“Pah.”
“Pah.”
“Pah.”
…
One sound after another.
These are the sounds of chess pieces falling.
Jianchou's mind had completely calmed down, immersed in the game of chess.
She had her own considerations in mind, but that did not prevent her from playing this game of chess seriously.
So familiar.
She was very familiar with that style of chess.
Whether it was a summer afternoon at Marquis Xie's Mansion or in the warm breeze at Shili Pavilion, it was always that hand, the hand holding the chess piece, putting down one chess piece after another.
Either frowning in thought, or lowering his eyes and smiling.
No matter what expression the person sitting opposite her had, the way he played chess never changed.
Always stable, cunning, murderous, and risky.
Surviving from desperate situations is his best move.
Jianchou didn't know who was on the other side of the chessboard, but as one piece after another fell, that familiar feeling became more and more terrifying.
The smile on his lips gradually deepened.
Jianchou's eyes became extremely bright, just like the dazzling stars in the sky.
“Bang!”
On the opposite side, another black chess piece was pressed down, like a black long sword, which cut off the hidden clues she had buried without mercy!
There were obviously so many mazes on the chessboard, and even a big loophole that could allow the opponent to lose two full points, but the opponent ignored them and directly aimed at the layout she wanted to plan in the next ten moves!
Cunning, cruel, and extremely accurate!
Especially this style that wants to eliminate all potential risks even if it means giving up greater benefits...
The originally bright gaze almost became hot at this moment!
This time, she really couldn't help laughing, she was extremely happy—
The Red Butterfly Fairy gave her a big gift!
Ever since she started playing chess, she began to wonder who her opponent was.
That lingering feeling of familiarity really made her constantly think of someone from the past.
When Jianchou is in the three thousand worlds of the mortal world, all his thoughts and ideas will be detected by Hongdie in this world. Although the person playing chess with him plays almost the same chess moves as Xie Buchen, he may not be a kind of "inner demon".
The person who played chess with her might not be Xie Buchen, but perhaps her own memory.
Until the black piece fell just now, Jianchou did not dare to confirm the vague guess in his heart.
But the moment this black spot fell, everything was confirmed.
In her memory, there was indeed Xie Buchen's chess moves, but the move just now was definitely not made by the Xie Buchen in her memory.
That was a Jedi counterattack, Xie Buchen's style, but it was much better than in the past!
The three thousand worlds of the mortal world can peek into her heart, but they themselves have no power to create.
If the one playing chess with me across the chessboard is the consciousness of this world itself, it would definitely not be so clever!
Apart from Xie Buchen, who else is there
"Thank you, fellow Daoist... It's been a long time since we last met..."
A chess piece made of starlight fell on Jianchou's fingertips, flickering as she murmured, and was gently pressed onto the chessboard by her at the moment she curled her lips and smiled.
***
"Changed again?"
The Thousand-foot Lamp of the Red Dust owned by the great demon Red Butterfly is quite miraculous.
Xie Buchen looked at the starry white chess piece that appeared out of thin air on the chessboard, and couldn't help but feel a little curious. How did the Red Butterfly Fairy do it
When he first started playing chess, Xie Buchen thought the game came from his mind.
After all, every move made by the non-existent opponent seems to be vaguely similar to the one made by the one he loved in the past.
It is a gentle style of chess, with a natural control over the overall situation, but it is a little more bloody.
It was like a Confucian general fighting on the battlefield, who suddenly transformed himself, his robe stained with blood, and his entire face became hideous...
He was still wondering whether this style of chess was her style, but unexpectedly, the style of chess suddenly changed and became cunning.
The general on the battlefield took off his armor and became a slick sorcerer wandering the world.
Trap, deception, hiding...
All these tricks were actually played by the other party for a while.
By the middle of the game, the opponent's style of play had changed several times.
From steady killing to slippery and reckless, to careful calculation, and finally to a kind of unpredictable deception...
That feeling was like a combination of the chess playing styles of countless famous people in the world, and finally integrated into the word "cunning".
When you think he is going to kill decisively, he suddenly appears and eats one of your pieces cunningly like a fox; when you think he is going to pester you, he decisively abandons a city without any lingering fight; when you think he is going to take this opportunity to advance triumphantly, he gives up his great kingdom and turns to conquer the corners that you have previously ignored...
If you eat one of my seeds, I will eat one of your eyes.
On the chessboard, there was back and forth movement, and the war was so stalemate that it was difficult to tell the winner.
There was an indescribable feeling passing through his heart, but Xie Buchen couldn't grasp it.
Too fast, that feeling is too fast...
Too subtle even.
It was so subtle that he couldn't imagine for a moment how his "opponent" could play chess in such a way.
“Pah.”
Another white piece condensed with starlight fell.
Xie Buchen's pupils suddenly shrank.
Under the wind and rain corridor, the mist and rain in the sky seemed to pause for this man with fierce murderous intent!
kill!
A murderous move!
He changed his previous slick and cunning attitude, and after making countless feints and setting numerous obstacles, he finally revealed his sharp swords and halberds!
It cut through the gloomy darkness, the heavy mist and rain, and completely cut through all the illusions that had existed before!
The entire chessboard, shrouded in mist, suddenly changed, with a shivering chill.
Even though Xie Buchen had been in battle for a long time and had experienced all kinds of changes, he couldn't help but gasp when he saw this sudden change.
If it were someone with less concentration, standing in front of the chessboard and seeing this change, he would probably be so scared that he would break out in a cold sweat.
How long has it been since I had this familiar yet strange feeling
Xie Buchen suddenly became suspicious.
He had played chess with Jianchou in the past many times, but he never tried his best, and Jianchou never really regarded the game as a life-and-death battle, so all the games he played were "idle chess".
There is often a sense of leisure in playing chess.
Where does all this murderous intent come from
Is it her
Or, is it just this world's "murderous intention" towards him
His slender fingers turned slightly, and the mist and rain around him seemed to be moved by his turning fingers, and instantly gathered towards his fingertips.
A black spot appears so quietly.
There was a faint sound of water flowing among the chess pieces, swirling, and leaving little ripples on the smooth surface.
What does it matter whether it is her or not
He will be killed eventually.
Anyone who is facing him—
It’s just a word: “kill”!
Kill with killing!
“Bang!”
It is also a piece full of blood!
The moment Xie Buchen raised his hand to place the piece, ripples appeared on the entire chessboard again, and it was like a wave that swept in all directions!
Xie Buchen's eyes and eyebrows, like a landscape painting in ink, originally appeared leisurely and freehand, but at this moment they had a hint of solemnity.
When he raised his hand and made a move, he was calm and composed, yet full of murderous intent!
“Pah.”
“Pah.”
“Pah.”
“Pah.”
…
One piece was faster than the other, and the sound of pearls colliding was almost constant!
The faster Xie Buchen is, the faster his opponent will follow up.
When he plays chess, he always plays at an extremely fast speed to put pressure on his opponent. The faster you play, the easier it is to make mistakes. Once you relax, you will make a wrong move and lose the whole game.
And the most meticulous thing about him is his mind.
But the opponent who had the white pieces on the opposite side was not inferior to Xie Buchen in terms of meticulous thinking!
Not only was he not confused by the maze he set, he was even able to easily see through all his disguises and go straight to the heart. Every move was like a sword thrusting in, constantly approaching his fatal point, his heart!
If there were any bystanders at this moment, they would probably break out in cold sweats at the first glance at this chess game!
Xie Buchen's eyes were full of brilliance, and a gleam of calculation kept flashing across his eyes. He raised his hand and made his move without any hesitation.
There was another sound of rain hitting the lotus leaves.
Compared to the slow first half, the second half was like a storm, from the middle to the end in the blink of an eye!
The black and white chess pieces covered most of the chessboard in the void. You are in me and I am in you. For a moment, it is difficult to tell which side has the upper hand.
Three, two...
Bang!
Another piece falls, a lamp lights up!
The bright flames almost instantly gave rise to a wisp of green smoke, which was then dispersed by the invading moisture and melted into the mist and rain, disappearing.
The entire wind and rain corridor had reached its end at some point.
The mist filling the lake showed no sign of clearing up, only a green lamp stood at the end of the mist.
Xie Buchen's eyes were calm, as still as a mountain.
I have played chess so many times that even at the end of the game, my emotions are unlikely to fluctuate.
The more intense the game, the calmer his heart becomes.
But...
As if there was some mysterious feeling, Xie Buchen's fingers pressing on the chess piece suddenly trembled.
The opponent's first move landed on Tianyuan, without any advantage.
Can…
What if the person opposite is also a living person, a "companion" trapped in this world of mortals
The number of moves is equal to the green lights on this windy and rainy corridor!
There is a green lamp where he is, so isn't it the same for the other party
And the next move is the opponent's turn!
The peak of his brow moved suddenly, and it seemed as if all the mist and rain in the lake were shaking as well.
Shalala...
Misty and rainy.
In the silence that filled the entire lake, Xie Buchen raised his head and looked across the chessboard from him!
It was a pure white chess piece, condensing the brightest starlight, held in an unpretentious hand...
Just like that, out of nowhere, it appeared in front of him!
No warning!
It was like a slender hand coming from outer space, reaching out into the mist and rain on the lake, into his field of vision, and gently and slowly put down the starlight chess piece.
“Pah.”
The entire chessboard suddenly changed, and all the black pieces seemed to become the silhouettes of the vast night sky, setting off the bright stars!
"Bang!"
Almost at the moment when the white piece fell, Xie Buchen did not hesitate and suddenly struck the entire huge chessboard with his palm. At the same time, a new black piece condensed at his fingertips the moment he placed his palm, and they also fell towards the chessboard together!
The moment the chess piece fell, the last green lamp was also lit.
Above the wind and rain corridor shrouded in mist and rain, endless golden light suddenly spread out, piercing through the haze.
“Crash!”
Almost at the same time, the power of Xie Buchen's palm surged in and directly destroyed the entire chessboard!
Following the back-rushing force of that palm, Xie Buchen's green robe fluttered, and he instantly rose from the ground, about to plunge into the dazzling golden light...
It’s a pity that he had already lost the initiative, so how could he catch up with the cold light that cut through the space!
It was as if this long corridor of wind and rain was torn apart!
As soon as Jianchou's hand holding the chess piece fell, the Deer-Cutting Knife was already in his hand in the blink of an eye. The moment Xie Buchen slapped the chessboard, he had already slashed with the knife!
The blazing knife light rolled back from one end of the corridor to the other!
Crash—
The entire corridor collapsed under the light of the sword!
Xie Buchen was in the corridor and had almost no way to escape.
With his heart shaking, amidst the spiritual energy flying all over the world, and amidst the endless flying ruins, he finally saw that figure again.
A figure engraved in my heart, an indelible figure.
"puff!"
The knife flashed and almost cut the chest!
Yet he couldn't look away—
Her face showed the determination to have everything under control, and she had planned every step carefully!
Thousands of mountains and rivers, a hundred turns and a thousand turns...
It was her after all.
The thousand-foot lamp in the mortal world is actually him...
If you miss a step, you will lose to her!