Walking on the road leading to Lanxin Hall in the middle of the night, Jiang Beiran looked up at the starry sky, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
'Sure enough, people are cheap. '
When he first came to this world, Jiang Beiran loved admiring the beautiful starry sky because he had never seen it before.
But after such a long time, Jiang Beiran suddenly began to miss the neon night scene of the once modern city, where the long streets were as busy as the day, and there were no stars but clouds.
All the way into the Lan Xinxuan with emotion, now it's midnight, only a few tables in the Qixuan are still lit with candlelight.
After all, even in Lanxintang, playing chess is a secondary class, and most of the disciples chose to go to bed early so as not to delay tomorrow's morning practice.
In the corner, Mo Xia held an ancient chess record in his left hand, and dropped a piece on the chessboard with his right hand from time to time.
"clatter."
There was a crisp sound of falling pieces on the chessboard, and Mo Xia, who realized that he hadn't made a move, suddenly raised his head and said in surprise, "Senior brother!"
"Come out with me."
"Yes!" Mo Xia immediately blew out the candles after finishing speaking, and followed Jiang Beiran with the chessboard in his arms.
Taking Mo Xia back to his hut, Jiang Beiran lit two candles and said, "Sit down, what do you want to drink?"
"Brother, let me make tea." Mo Xia put down the chessboard and said.
"A visitor is a guest. There is no reason to let guests make tea. Are you used to drinking Cuiluo tea?"
"I like it very much, thank you brother."
After brewing a pot of hot tea, Jiang Beiran sat down at the table and took out the Yinglong Jade chessboard from the Qiankun Ring. This was the prize for winning the first prize in chess at the Yingjie Meeting. Unfortunately, he was very busy afterwards. Haven't used it much yet.
"Use this board."
Upon hearing this, Mo Xia immediately put away her chessboard, nodded and agreed.
Needless to say, Jiang Beiran, Mo Xia consciously insisted on white first.
"Da da da… "
As the sound of falling pieces continued to sound, the situation on the chessboard began to become anxious.
"Huh..." Blowing on the hot air on the teacup, Jiang Beiran looked at Mo Xia, who was thinking seriously, in surprise.
'It's really progressing rapidly. '
Compared with the last time when he was in the Zheyue Sect, Mo Xia's chess skills have not improved a bit.
"clatter."
Dropping a sunspot on the [Forbidden] position, Jiang Beiran said, "Have you won the process auditorium?"
Mo Xia, who was being restrained by his senior brother's [block], was stunned for a while before replying: "Win... I won."
Jiang Beiran smiled slightly, "Haha, have you won yet?"
"Am I...shouldn't win?" Mo Xia raised her head and asked.
"There's nothing you should or shouldn't do, just do whatever you want, let's move on."
"Yes."
Lowering his head again and thinking for a long time, Mo Xia picked up a white piece and landed it on the [Jane] position on the chessboard.
'Oh? Jiang Beiran raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Did you not jump into such a tempting trap?" '
Nodding affirmatively, Jiang Beiran took out another sunspot and dropped it.
With a sound of "Da!", the shot seemed to land on Mo Xia's heart. He was just glad that he had escaped the attack trap set by the trap, but found that because he only thought about how to avoid it, he was disrupted. previous situation.
'No... It's not just me, the brother's own layout is also disrupted, I still have a chance! Thinking about it, Mo Xia suddenly grabbed a white piece and landed it on the thirteenth seventeenth, [Climb]!
"Interesting... Really interesting."
Jiang Beiran suddenly felt very happy seeing Mo Xia not only not defending cautiously, but wanting to take advantage of the situation to counterattack.
Although Jiang Beiran is not a chess fanatic, Go has brought him a lot of happiness. When he racked his brains to break the game, it was like drinking a bottle of ice cream in the summer, not to mention how cool it was.
But as the chess power is getting higher and higher, the loneliness of being too invincible makes Jiang Beiran gradually no longer so enthusiastic about Go. After all, there must be two masters to be interesting, otherwise it is really no fun to bully a level 1 trumpet at level 100 to speak of.
And just at the moment when Mo Xia fell, the long-lost sense of fun returned to Jiang Beiran's mind.
'Do you play chess without routine... I like it. '
In the end, the chess game lasted until the third quarter of the ugly time before Mo Xia conceded.
While Mo Xia was cleaning up the chessboard, Jiang Beiran took a sip of tea and said, "From now on, you will come here to play chess with me every three days at Zishi. Of course, you don't have to wait if I'm not here."
Mo Xia, who was packing up the chess pieces, paused, raised his head with ecstasy and said, "Thank you, brother! Thank you, brother! I will definitely be there on time!"
Looking at Mo Xia's hands that were so excited that there was nowhere to put them, Jiang Beiran changed the subject and said, "By the way, you play chess every day, can you learn the exercises with your heart?"
"Yes." Mo Xia nodded, "Li Law Enforcement said that if the cultivation base is not improved enough, he will be expelled from the hall, so I only start playing chess every day after I finish my cultivation."
"Then you really don't practice at all."
Jiang Beiran could see that Mo Xia's current cultivation base was the first level of Xuan Zhe, and Lan Xintang's rules were that within two years of entering, as long as he did not stay in Qi training, he would not be expelled.
She lowered her head in embarrassment, and Mo Xia replied, "Because I still think playing chess is more interesting than practicing."
After listening to Mo Xia's answer, Jiang Beiran suddenly had a thought, and said: "Playing chess is important, but the cultivation level cannot be lowered. How about it, our hall will compete with Shui Jingtang once a month, don't you?" For every promotion, I will play two more games with you, how about it?"
Blinking her eyes twice, Mo Xia nodded sharply after making sure she heard correctly: "Okay! I will definitely work hard!"
"You're very confident." Jiang Beiran said with a smile.
Mo Xia scratched her head and said in a low voice: "Confidence... I don't have much confidence, but I will work hard!"
"Okay, let's play another game." Jiang Beiran said, looking at the chessboard that had been packed.
"Yes!"
The reason why Jiang Beiran suddenly had this idea is because Mo Xia looks like a very useful tool person, and because he can play Go so well, his brain must not be stupid, unless it is Qing Huan again Such a wonderful thing, otherwise it shouldn't be too difficult to practice the exercises.
Coupled with the fact that he has more and more problems to deal with now, the younger brother is really not enough, it is rare to find a good one, so it doesn't hurt to try it out.
The two played like this until dawn, thinking about going to meet the patriarchs later, Jiang Beiran covered the chessboard and said, "Let's play here today."
Although Mo Xia was still not satisfied, she still bowed and thanked: "Thank you for your advice, brother."
Picking up his chessboard, Mo Xia was just about to leave when he heard his senior brother shout.
"Wait a minute."
"Senior brother, what else do you want?" Mo Xia turned around and asked.
"This Yinglong chessboard is for you." Jiang Beiran picked up the chessboard and said.
"Ah!?" Mo Xia froze for a moment and quickly waved his hands, "You won't be rewarded without merit, it's too precious."
"You haven't slept all night, do you feel tired now?" Jiang Beiran asked.
"This..." Mo Xia replied in shock after hearing this: "Not only is it not, but it is very energetic."
"Well, this is the role of this Yinglong chessboard. In the future, you will not only have to work hard to play chess, but also take care of your skills. This chessboard should help you a lot."
"But… "
"Don't be fooled, it's a good saddle with a BMW, take it, you played very well in the last few rounds, keep working hard, and try to let me enjoy some more interesting games like this."
Hearing the senior brother's tone that could not be rejected, Mo Xia clenched his fists, nodded vigorously and said: "I will definitely not let the senior brother down!"
After speaking, he took the chessboard with both hands, saluted Jiang Beiran and said, "Thank you, brother."
"Well, let's go."
"Yes, brother, you should also rest earlier."
After Mo Xia finished speaking, he opened the door and left the hut.
The moment the door was closed, Mo Xia held the Yinglong chessboard and turned it around several times. Thinking that he would be able to play chess with his senior every three days in the future, and he would have the chance to play more, he couldn't help himself with excitement.
"hiss!"
While excited, Mo Xia suddenly felt his whole body tremble, as if being stared at by something extremely terrifying.
In a panic, Mo Xia looked around for a while, but seeing that there was no one there, he quickly hid the chessboard in his arms and ran towards his room.
Sishi.
Jiang Beiran came to Cangtao City in a carriage. As the largest city in Lulin County, the prosperity of Cangtao City can be ranked first even in the entire Fengzhou.
However, the prosperity is limited to this world. For Jiang Beiran, who lived in a metropolis in the 21st century, this Cangtao City can be said to be dirty and messy.
The muddy roads, people, dogs, and pigs defecating everywhere, Jiang Beiran was almost vomited when he first came to this world, but after getting used to it, his nose seemed to automatically block these smells, at least not as pungent as before up.
The side of the road is full of rubbish and waste piled up like a mountain. At first glance, it is not a big problem to say that this is a mountain of garbage.
Jiang Beiran had also wondered before that farmers in this world understood the importance of fertilization, and the extremely lucrative profession of excavator came into being. Logically speaking, cities should not be so dirty, at least they should not be full of excrement.
But no matter what era, there is no shortage of "smart" people. These excrement workers often deliberately fail to remove the feces and garbage in time in order to ask for skyrocketing prices. Various harsh requirements of manure workers.
As for why the government doesn't care, because the evil feudal society doesn't have municipal departments, let alone the Environmental Protection Bureau.
Taking a step back, even if there is an Environmental Protection Agency, even in the 21st century there are still places where garbage is thrown everywhere, let alone here.
'Soon, soon, there will be concrete roads soon. '
Putting down the car curtain, Jiang Beiran imagined that the city would no longer be muddy and dirty.
'That should bring back a little taste of home...'
After driving through the intricate roads, the carriage stopped in front of a luxurious mansion. This is a hotel that usually receives Guixin Sect envoys. The decoration and configuration inside are all top-of-the-line in this era.
After all, for all the local families in Fengzhou, Guixinzong is the real "emperor".
As soon as he got out of the car, Jiang Beiran saw a middle-aged man in a coat come up to him and knelt down in front of him, shouting, "Cao Min welcomes Your Majesty, long live the emperor, long live, long live."
If you were the former emperor, let alone kneeling down, this middle-aged man would be giving you face if he didn't roll his eyes.
After all, as a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, as a peripheral member who is dedicated to the Guixin sect, would he still be afraid of an emperor? Do you dare to offend Lao Tzu for a try
But Jiang Bei is different. This is not only the emperor, but also a disciple of Guixin Sect. Even Lord Baishan came to order that they must be treated well. If there is any mistake, they will be exiled.
Under such an order, the middle-aged man was naturally apprehensive, and showed a hundred and twenty enthusiasm to receive the new emperor of Sheng Kingdom.
"Come on, is the reception room ready?" Jiang Beiran asked.
"Ready, as you ordered, all to the highest standard."
"Okay, take me to have a look."
"Zunzhi, this way please."
Under the leadership of the middle-aged man, Jiang Beiran came to a living room with glazed cups, all kinds of goldware, porcelain, and ivory carvings, which can be called magnificent.
"The layout is good."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment." The middle-aged man bowed quickly.
After looking around again, Jiang Beiran found that the construction of this hotel was no worse than his bedroom, and it was in stark contrast to the street outside.
"Go out, I'll stay here by myself." Jiang Beiran said to the middle-aged butler after entering a wing room.
"Yes, Your Majesty, just call out if you have something to do, and the younger one will wait outside." After speaking, he retreated out in a very polite manner.
An hour later, the middle-aged housekeeper knocked on the door of the wing room and said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, the Wang family has also arrived, and the villain has arranged them to wait in the west hall."
With a "squeak", the door of the wing room was opened, and Jiang Beiran walked out and asked, "Are you almost here?"
The middle-aged butler bent down and replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, only the Liu family and the Li family are missing, and all other families have arrived."
"I've entertained you all."
"Yes, please rest assured, Your Majesty." The middle-aged butler raised his head as he spoke, but was taken aback for a moment.
'Where is the fairy! ? '
At this moment, standing behind Jiang Beiran, one on the left and the other behind, are two very beautiful women with completely different temperaments. A middle-aged butler who comes out casually feels that even the number one beauty in Cangtao City, Ji Tao, cannot compare.
But he didn't dare to ask more questions, he didn't even dare to look more, he quickly lowered his head again and said: "The villain will continue to entertain the distinguished guests."
"Well, let's go." Jiang Beiran nodded.
"Let's say it first, I won't serve those people tea and water!" Mu Yao, who had just been picked up from the palace by Jiang Beiran, raised her head and said after the middle-aged butler left.
Jiang Beiran turned to look at her after hearing this.
Seeing Jiang Beiran's eyes, Mu Yao immediately shrank her neck and said, "Those people will bully the people...I don't..."
In the middle of the conversation, Mu Yao, who felt a majestic breath slowly enveloping herself, shouted: "I know! Just this time!"
The reason why Jiang Beiran wanted to bring Deng Xianghan and Mu Yao was because he thought that if all the rich men came with beautiful maids and he didn't, wouldn't he be a loser
That's why I flew back and brought these two over. After all, in terms of beauty, these two are still very good at fighting.