Standing on the plank road between the cliffs, looking at the two figures walking towards the pavilion in the distance, Shi Fengchen's eyes became sharp.
The sea breeze brushed his scorched beard, but could not shake the wrinkles on his face. Those wrinkles represented the hard work he had put into the court, as if they were made of iron.
The subordinate asked for instructions: "My lord, they are about to enter the building, do you want to do it?"
Shi Fengchen narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "Wait a minute, there are many guests at the Four Seas Banquet, so if you do something at this time, it is easy to cause trouble."
Subordinates understood what he really meant. The Xihai Sword Sect agrees to Qing Tiansi's request to send people to watch the Four Seas Banquet, which is already very face-saving to the court. If the Four Seas Banquet ends hastily in order to arrest those two devils later, it will even cause greater chaos... who will bear it? The anger of Xi Wangsun
Shi Fengchen said, "Who is in the building at this time?"
Another subordinate said: "Most of the immortal masters have already gone to Yuntai."
Shi Fengchen was a little displeased, thinking that it would be fine to let the other party escape from the inn the night before, but today he knew that the other party would come to the Four Seas Banquet, but those ascetics still didn't take it seriously.
"Where is the Green Mountain Sect?"
"Go too."
"Then who is there now?"
"Senior Takesuke was in the piano building just now."
"It's him? Very good, send someone to tell him to watch the two guys in hats inside."
"The rest are waiting outside."
"Notify the West Sea Sword Sect and ask them to help transfer the sword book to Yuntai, and leave it alone."
Shi Fengchen's order was clear and unambiguous.
He believed that as long as the other party left the lonely mountain, he would be caught.
The subordinates of Qing Tiansi were also convinced that the other party could no longer escape today, and they couldn't help but feel a lot of puzzlement.
Why did they dare to come to the Four Seas Banquet? What is the difference between being so ostentatious and courting death
"If what I expect is correct, they are really abandoned disciples of the famous sect, and they must have no hope of cultivation, so they were forced to leave the mountain gate and be reduced to what they are today. For people like them, the most important thing is Practice, if you can get the treasure bestowed by the King of the West, maybe you can really find hope, so they will definitely come."
Shi Fengchen said with a sneer: "Man dies for money, and bird dies for food. Practitioners seem to be superior, but what is the difference?"
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The solitary mountain is not solitary, with undulating mountains, growing along the coast, with cliffs facing west, during which several blue bays with clear water are naturally formed.
There was the sound of a piano coming from the opposite side of the water bay. It was very pleasant, but it didn't distract the people here. People stared at the big chessboard hanging down from the second floor, and discussed with their companions intently, expressing emotions such as wonderful and praise from time to time. Of course, sometimes it is inevitable to hear extremely annoyed criticism.
Jing Jiu was not used to such a noisy environment, so he insisted on watching it for a while. Yesterday Zhao Layue bought him a booklet about playing chess. He read it once and memorized the rules and the method of judging the outcome, but words are dead after all. Have real awareness.
"How much do you understand?" Zhao Layue said.
Jing Jiu said, "It doesn't feel too difficult, you can try it."
Zhao Layue said: "I said that day at Sea God Temple, this kind of thing is the easiest for you."
Jing Jiu smiled and said, "Then I'll go."
Zhao Layue nodded and said, "Go and win."
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The registration procedure was very simple. Jing Jiu was taken to a quiet corner, and his opponent was already seated across the table.
Except for the hat he was wearing, there was nothing noticeable about this table, and naturally no one paid attention to it, only the crisp sound of chess pieces falling on the board could be heard.
It didn't take long for the game to end. Jing Jiu stood up and nodded.
His opponent was a young man, a disciple of an unknown sect, his face was flushed, and his eyes were full of dissatisfaction and annoyance.
They are all practitioners, and they can know the outcome on the chessboard at a glance, without numbers, this young disciple knows that he has lost Sanmu.
The gap between victory and defeat is small, or he can win if he is more careful in the middle game. What really made him feel reconciled was that Mingming Jing Jiu's chess moves were very jerky, like a beginner, as if he didn't even understand the simplest formulas. At the beginning, he thought that he would win a big game very easily. Winning, because he didn't want to hurt the opponent's confidence too much, he deliberately took a few steps slowly. Who would have thought that the final situation would have such a big reversal, and he lost inexplicably!
Until the final move, he still couldn't figure out how he lost.
A deacon of the West Sea Sword Sect came over to take notes, and led Jing Jiu to another place.
As before, his opponent was already waiting for him across the table, a middle-aged man with an indifferent expression.
The middle-aged man looked at him and smiled and said, "You're lucky."
Jing Jiu glanced at him, a little surprised.
"The order of the game has been arranged long ago, but unfortunately your luck ends here."
The middle-aged man pointed to a piece of paper pasted in the corridor, and said, "I am a very cautious person, and I will not make the mistake of that little guy just now."
Being able to obtain the treasures of the Xihai Sword School through the so-called leisure fun of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting is an opportunity not to be missed for many practitioners who are ordinary in practice but good at it. The middle-aged man is such a person. He checked very clearly that the genius boy from the Zhongzhou faction did not sign up at all. There is no decent opponent in today's chess competition. He is full of confidence in getting the treasure. As he said, he was also very cautious. His previous game ended early, so he carefully observed the game between Jing Jiu and that young man, and confirmed that Jing Jiu's chess skills were far behind his own. As long as he didn't make mistakes, There is no possibility of losing.
Jing Jiu didn't say anything, just picked up a sunspot and dropped it on the board.
For him, this is a very natural move, playing chess is not chatting, but for those chess players who have been immersed in this way all year round, it seems a bit impolite.
The middle-aged man frowned, a little displeased.
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The sea breeze is coming slowly, bringing up the white veil and sending a fresh breath.
The sound of falling chess pieces stopped.
Jing Jiu put down the teacup in his hand, but didn't make any sound.
It was quiet.
The middle-aged man slapped the chess pieces in his hand on the table, stood up, and walked away.
Jing Jiu won, and the whole process was very similar to the situation in the first round.
His chess moves are really similar to those of beginners, or even worse than beginners. He obviously doesn't understand any fixed patterns, and even seems unreasonable, but as the game progresses, he can gain points and points in those subtleties. The advantage of the point gradually becomes an advantage, until the final victory, even if it only wins two or three eyes.
Just like the young man, the middle-aged man never figured out where he made a mistake until the end.
The deacon of the West Sea Sword Sect came over, and after finishing the records, he finally couldn't help but glance at Jing Jiu—the middle-aged man who left in a huff was a very ordinary casual cultivator, but he was somewhat famous in the chess world. I paid attention, but I didn't expect to lose to this guy wearing a hat.
Jing Jiu stood up and prepared to leave.
The deacon motioned him to sit down, and offered him a new cup of tea.
This time he just needs to sit at the table and wait for his opponent to arrive.
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