Xia Shang was frightened and put his foot on the chessboard. He heard a series of clanging sounds and clear black and white chess pieces scattered throughout the building.
Even though he kicked the chessboard over, Xia Shang was still in shock. He leaned on the window and gasped for air.
Seeing Xia Shang's appearance, Ji Zi made a mistake, thinking that Xia Shang had some strange illness, and asked anxiously: "Xia Shang, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Saying that, Jizi learned from Chinese medicine to feel Xia Shang's pulse.
Xia Shang grabbed Ji Zi's hand and shook his head: "There is no problem."
"Then why is that?"
"This chess...this chess has a magical power!"
Xia Shang was really a little scared. As the saying goes, "When you are playing chess, you don't know what the world has changed. When you are drinking, you have no choice but to miss home."
There is an anecdote in poetry and dictionaries, which tells that a woodcutter went into the mountains to see an immortal playing chess. After the immortal played a game of chess, the woodcutter came back home, only to find that things had changed.
Xia Shang was caught up in the chess game and completely forgot about the passage of time. He was really worried that he had entered some kind of magical game, and hundreds of years had passed in a blink of an eye.
He was not mentally prepared to travel through time again. There were still many things he had not done in this life, so how could he end it casually?
"Is there magic in chess?" Jizi frowned, very puzzled by what Xia Shang said.
Xia Shang covered his forehead with sweat pouring down from his hands, thinking to himself that the old ghost was really not a thing, he was setting traps everywhere!
I thought this old man was not simple before, but I didn't expect him to be so simple!
I almost fell into a small chess game.
Xia Shang was talking about the old Taoist, and the old Taoist himself walked in from the door of the Taoist temple. When he saw Xia Shang lying on the window, with countless chess pieces scattered in the building, the smile on his lips gradually faded, and he walked over seriously.
"What's going on? Didn't I ask none of you to disturb him?" Lao Dao said, blaming Ji Zi.
Ji Zi frowned even more tightly, and wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, Xia Shang suddenly rushed in front of the old Taoist and grabbed his neck: "Tell me! What are your plans? Otherwise, don't blame me.
You're welcome!"
"Master!" This scene happened to be seen by Lu Lu who was passing by the door. She rushed in with a single step, drew her sword and stabbed Xia Shang.
Xia Shang grabbed Lu Lu's sword with one hand.
Although Xia Shang's zhenqi was strong, his body could not compete with the sword blade. As soon as it came into contact, the sword blade cut into his palm and blood spattered instantly.
Lu Lu did not expect Xia Shang to be so arrogant, nor did she expect that her sword could hurt Xia Shang, so she was stunned.
Xia Shangke didn't stop, and with a flick of his wrist, he actually broke the sword in Lu Lu's hand with brute force.
There was just a crisp sound, and half of the sword blade appeared in Xia Shang's bloody hand.
Before Lulu could react, Xia Shang grabbed the blade and stabbed Lu Lu.
All this happened so suddenly, Lu Lu made no defensive movements at all, and saw that the sword blade was about to penetrate Lu Lu's forehead.
Jizi behind Xia Shang was so frightened that he screamed.
"ah!"
Hearing the cry, Xia Shang's hand suddenly stopped. The blade of the sword had already reached Lu Lu's eyebrows. If he was slow for even a moment, the cut sword would penetrate Lu Lu's head.
"Gulu..." Lu Lu swallowed hard, her legs were so scared that her legs were weak, and she asked Xia Shang in a trembling voice: "You...you want to kill me?"
Xia Shang took a deep breath. He didn't know what was going on at that moment. It seemed like he was defending instinctively. But if it was an instinctive defense, would such a brutal and reckless counterattack be too terrifying?
Xia Shang shivered, quickly dropped the broken sword on the ground, and released the old Taoist's hand.
Lao Dao and Lu Lu both took a few steps back. Jizi hurried to Xia Shang's side, grabbed Xia Shang's hand, and asked with concern: "How are you?"
Xia Shang did not answer, his mind was still a little confused.
The reaction just now was absolutely abnormal, and Xia Shang didn't know why he had such a series of actions.
It seemed that after breaking away from that chess game, everything became wrong with him.
"Chess... chess... it's just a matter of that game of chess. There must be something fishy in the chess game! Old man, what kind of magic did you use?"
"Xia Shang, what nonsense are you talking about? You just wanted to kill me, and now you are talking about a chess game. Are you crazy?" Lu Lu came back to her senses and stared at Xia Shang angrily.
She wanted to say something else, but Master stopped her slightly.
The old Taoist walked up to Xia Shang and said with a smile: "Do you really think it's a problem with the chess game?"
"The problem is your chess game! Without your chess game, I would
How could this be? And you, a Taoist priest, must have used some means to make everyone here become weird. I am about to settle accounts with you now!"
"Xia Shang, what are you talking about? Are you really crazy?" Lu Lu interrupted and shouted.
"Apprentice, he is not crazy, he is just confused." The old Taoist said calmly, and then stared into Xia Shang's eyes, "Little friend, whether it is a chess game or not, I believe you have the answer deep in your heart. About
There are not many people who are in the same situation as my friend in this chess game called "Xianren Yin", but my friend is definitely obsessed with the most profound chess game. It is difficult to crack this game, but it is easier said than to reach the sky.
Drink water and eat. The fundamental thing is how well the chess player understands chess, and what kind of heart the chess player has."
"What's the meaning."
"'Senren Yin' has been used to screen people's minds since its inception. The founder of Qingshui Guan believed that only those with a calm mind and no fighting for victory can practice Taoism. Therefore, the rules require black and white to be indistinguishable.
Lose, you have already lost since you entered the game, because you did not follow the rules and made your move in a hurry. This shows that your heart is too focused on winning and losing. If you were to rely solely on your first step when the Patriarch accepted a disciple,
You are no longer qualified. Of course, I did not join Qingshui Temple, and the old Taoist has long forgotten those old rules."
Xia Shang frowned as he listened.
"Throughout the ages, countless chess enthusiasts and national players have been deeply involved in this game, but only one person cracked this game by chance. But that person also cracked the game once by mistake, and then when he faced this game again
At that time, no matter how hard I try, I can’t untie it.”
"Old Taoist, what are you talking about? How could someone face the same chess game a second time but not be able to solve it?"
"This is the magic of the chess game. It is precisely because of this game that I believe that there are really enlightened people in the world. Otherwise, how could there be such a mysterious chess game in front of me?"
"The person who cracked the chess game is you, right?"
“My little friend’s intelligence is rare in the world, and I really admire his sophistication.”
"No need to talk so much nonsense, what do you want to say?"
"My little friend is so anxious, maybe he doesn't have the patience to hear the old man tell the story to the end, right?"
Xia Shang really didn't have that patience, but he still had many questions in his heart, so he could only take a breath patiently: "What you have to say, I will listen!"