The old man left the street under the gaze of everyone, carrying the chessboard that had gone through many years on his rickety back. Li Longqian had just seen that the lines on the chessboard were no longer clear, but the old man remained the same.
He was reluctant to change, probably because of feelings, just like Jiang Chengcheng also had a chessboard in his hand. Jiang Chengcheng would take it out and wipe it every day for many years. Li Longqian once joked that if the chessboard was broken, it would be better to throw it away, which made him angry.
Jiang Chengcheng couldn't hold his breath anymore.
Li Longqian clearly remembered that there were four big characters engraved on the chessboard.
The player in chess clears himself.
Although it is simple to write these four words, it is very difficult to do them.
Nowadays, many people in the Daliang chess world play chess with a sense of profit. They know they can win, but in order to please their opponents, they don't win. They know they will lose, but for the sake of face, they coerce and induce others to dare not win. This kind of thing Li Long
Qian has never seen it, but he has seen a lot of the old man before. How many people in Daliang can be like Du Lechi, the chess master of the previous dynasty?
It’s not just once or twice.
Du Lechi once said that the greatest respect for a chess player is to try your best, so Du Lechi never conceded a chess piece, no matter who was playing against him.
If a chess player does not have the heart to achieve nothing but gain nothing, how can he possibly play a good chess move?
Chess and character are all the same.
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After the old man left, the people around him slowly dispersed. Li Longqian stood there with squinted eyes, looking at the five hundred taels of silver left by the old man, and smiled helplessly.
In the end, I still took the silver, but it was more honorable than others. Others might have taken it because they won the chessboard but lost the chess pieces. Only Li Longqian won the chessboard and the chess pieces, but the chess pieces were not.
After all, Li Longqian got five hundred taels of silver in vain.
"Put the money away, let's go." Li Longqian turned around and looked at Chen Banliang and said calmly.
"Can I get this money?" Chen Banliang asked with a frown.
"Why can't you take it?" Li Longqian asked.
"Didn't you just say that chess players will be self-righteous? If we take this silver, how will we be different from those who play chess?" Chen Banliang asked in an upright manner.
"Are you a chess player?"
"No." Chen Banliang shook his head quickly.
"Then why are you so long-winded?"
Li Longqian replied helplessly and walked towards the carriage.
Chen Banliang froze on the spot, remained silent for a long time, and finally said with a grin: "You're right, I'm not a chess player, I don't need to clear myself up."
After saying this, Chen Banliang happily picked up the silver on the ground and followed Li Longqian with a smile.
When Li Longqian arrived at the carriage, he found that Ling Shiqing and Chen Shisan had not returned yet.
"Brother Li, why haven't they two come back yet?" Chen Banliang asked with some confusion as he followed Li Longqian.
When Li Longqian heard this, he turned around and looked around, and found a group of people surrounding him not far away, as if something had happened.
"Go over and have a look."
Li Longqian whispered back, vaguely feeling that something had happened. When Chen Banliang heard this, he quickly put down the money in his hand and ran over with Li Longqian.
Running into the crowd, Li Longqian squeezed into the crowd and saw a few unfamiliar faces. Because his back was to Li Longqian, he could only see their clothes, which were not worn by ordinary people.
Linen and silk, but rich and gorgeous silk materials. It seems that he must be a wealthy child with a good fortune, otherwise he would not go out dressed like this.
Especially the man standing in front of Li Longqian. The jade pendant on his body was clanging in the air. It seemed to be a rare thing. The most important thing was the hairpin on the man's head, with two phoenix eyes in it.
Orbs, that thing is a first-class treasure. One is already worth a lot of money. If there are two of them, they probably won't be bought without hundreds of taels of gold.
Galaxy City is not a big city to begin with, so there are definitely not many wealthy families, but if these few were placed in Galaxy City, they must be from top families.
There were several middle-aged men standing next to the man. One of them had a muscular body and a muscular body. He had a standard swallow's jaw and a tiger's beard, a leopard's head with ringed eyes, and a long kraited snake sword in his hand. He looked like he was a martial arts practitioner.
There is also a middle-aged man who is relatively thin compared to the one next to him. He even looks less strong than the young man next to him. The clothes they wear are similar.
They are definitely much worse than that young man. They are all made of relatively strong linen clothes. Generally, people who practice martial arts like this kind of clothes because they are strong. These two people should be the personal bodyguards of this young man, and they should almost control the body.
Above the soul realm. The remaining ones should be the servants of the Youth Mansion. Their realm is slightly worse, but they are still above the third level of martial arts.
If these people are mentioned individually, there may not be anything shocking, but if you think about it carefully, when a young master goes out, there are so many warriors of the third level of martial arts following him. Even if they are placed in Le'an City, they are very powerful characters.
But next to this young man, he seems to be just a handyman.
Lu Zhengyang in Ling Shiqing's family was only a fourth-grade martial artist at that time, but he was able to hold the official position of guard leader in the city lord's palace. From this point, it can be seen that this young master must not be from Galaxy City, otherwise he would not
It's possible to put up such a big battle.
Li Longqian glanced at the three of them briefly, then walked around the young man and found that the people surrounding them were Chen Shisan and Ling Shiqing.
At this time, Ling Shiqing's eyes were red, she was biting her lips, her face was very angry, and the person she was staring at was not the young man, but another girl.
Li Longqian lowered his head and looked at the indistinguishable herbs that had been trampled under Ling Shiqing's feet. He knew what had happened without even thinking about it. He reached for the wooden sword and walked straight towards Ling Shiqing with a sinking face.
Chen Banliang spent all his strength and finally squeezed out from the crowd. After seeing this formation on the opposite side, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly ran to Li Longqian's side, and then looked at Li Longqian
Said: "Don't be impulsive, you are still injured."
"Did you buy the medicine?" Li Longqian pointed to the herbs on the ground and asked, turning to look at Ling Shiqing with aggrieved face.
"Yeah." Ling Shiqing nodded.
"Did they crash?" Li Longqian asked next.
"Yeah." Ling Shiqing nodded.
Looking at Ling Shiqing's appearance, Li Longqian felt a little distressed and angry for some reason. He gritted his teeth and continued to ask: "Did they take action?"
"I moved, but was stopped by Thirteen." Ling Shiqing became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and tears the size of soybeans flowed down her cheeks.
How could a dignified daughter of the lord of Le'an City have ever been so wronged? Before Li Longqian didn't come, Ling Shiqing could be strong, but when Li Longqian came, Ling Shiqing's emotions completely exploded.