In Lan Xinxuan, a disciple clenched his fists and said with his head lowered.
Mo Xia, who was sitting opposite, cupped his hands and said humbly: "I accept it, senior brother."
"Wow... Junior Brother Mo is so awesome. How many consecutive victories is this already? It's only been more than a year, and there is no senior brother in the hall who can beat him."
"It's not just senior brother who can't play chess, I heard that his chess skills are on par with Cheng Litang's."
"Ah? This is too impressive, isn't it? Cheng Litang is recognized as the best chess player in the sect."
Amidst the deliberately suppressed exclamations around him, Mo Xia put the black stones on the chessboard into the chessboard.
Raising his head, Mo Xia was just about to find his next opponent when he saw a familiar figure walking through the crowd.
‘Senior brother!?’
Mo Xia's eyes widened. Ever since he came back from Yanyue Sect, Mo Xia had been trying to find his senior brother to learn chess skills. However, whether in the hall or within the sect, Mo Xia couldn't find his senior brother. Until later he heard that his senior brother had become the emperor.
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This made Mo Xia extremely disappointed, because during his time in the Hidden Moon Sect, he really learned a lot from his senior brother, but even if he learned so much, he still had a high level of admiration for his senior brother when it came to chess.
a feeling of.
Quickly squeezing out of the crowd, Mo Xia chased in the direction where his senior brother disappeared, but he did not see his senior brother again.
After looking around for a while, Mo Xia fixed his eyes on the chess room at the end.
That is Cheng Litang's exclusive chess room, and that's where senior brother is most likely to go.
Taking a deep breath, Mo Xia took two steps forward and knocked on the door.
"What's going on?" Cheng Litang's voice came from inside.
"Disciple Mo Xia needs to see you for something."
When he heard Mo Xia's name, Jiang Bei, who had just landed a white piece, suddenly paused, thinking that it had been a long time since he had seen this chess-crazy junior brother.
At first, I thought that since I became famous for winning the championship in chess, many people would inevitably come to challenge me in the future, so I planned to train Mo Xia to be a shield for me.
But the plan could not keep up with the changes. He ascended the throne in Ningdu Palace not long after he came back. Naturally, Mo Xia lost the meaning of a tool man. In addition, he was very busy after he ascended the throne, so Jiang Beiran forgot about him.
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Cheng Litang didn't like to be disturbed when he was playing chess, but when he heard that another of his proud disciples was coming, he didn't chase them away directly and said, "Come in."
As soon as Cheng Litang finished speaking, the door was gently pushed open. Mo Xia carefully looked in and found that his senior brother was indeed playing chess with the auditorium.
Putting aside the joy in his heart, Mo Xia first raised his hands towards Cheng Litang and said: "Greetings to Cheng Litang."
"What do you want from me?" Cheng Litang asked.
"Disciple would like to come to the auditorium to ask some questions."
"Yeah." Cheng Litang nodded, "Then you wait, I'll finish this game first."
"Yes." After agreeing, Mo Xia stood quietly in front of the chessboard and began to watch the game.
Soon, the time for half a stick of incense passed, and Mo Xia, who had been watching the battle carefully, had a feeling in his heart.
'Senior brother will definitely hold back.'
When he was in the Hidden Moon Sect, every move brought by his senior brother was extremely stressful. Especially in the middle game, almost every move would make him feel suffocated.
But in the battle between his senior brother and Cheng Litang, Mo Xia couldn't feel this feeling at all, and this was not just because he was watching from the sidelines and did not become a rival with his senior brother.
'No wonder senior brother hasn't won much in the auditorium, it turns out that's the reason...'
When Cheng Litang got the last piece, Mo Xia volunteered to take charge of the number. In the end, Cheng Litang narrowly beat half an eye.
"The chess skills in the auditorium are really getting better and better, and I admire them," Jiang Beiran said with a cupped hand.
"Hahaha, it should be said that Bei Ran, you have been unfamiliar with me for so long, but you can still play at this level, you are a formidable young man. Come on, let's play another game."
After hearing this, Jiang Beiran looked at Mo Xia and said, "There are disciples waiting for you in the auditorium."
"Ouch." Cheng Litang slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "Look at my memory. I forget everything as soon as I start playing chess. Mo Xia, what do you want to ask for advice?"
Mo Xia quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't be in a hurry, disciple. Please continue." After saying that, he began to arrange the chessboard.
"Speaking of which, you two should have met on the road that Yingjie Sai." Cheng Litang asked while drinking tea.
"Yeah." Jiang Beiran nodded.
"So, is this junior brother putting a lot of pressure on you? If you continue to relax, your chess skills will be surpassed by him sooner or later." Cheng Litang said with a smile.
As soon as Cheng Litang finished speaking, before Jiang Beiran could answer, Mo Xia's face turned red.
Beating his senior brother? He didn't even dare to think about it.
"I also want to spend more time playing Go, but now I am too busy with the game and have too many things to do. I just have some free time, so I came to play chess with you."
Jiang Beiran said this sincerely. In the first few years in the clan, the most he did was play chess. Although his starting point was to get some benefits from the hall master, the feelings he cultivated were true.
During this period, Cheng Litang did take good care of her in all aspects.
So as soon as I had some free time, I came to make the old man happy.
"It's rare for you to have such a heart."
While the two were talking, the chessboard had been arranged by Mo Xia, and the old man and the little boy started fighting again.
It went down like this until Youshi, when Jiang Beiran got up and said goodbye.
As soon as Jiang Beiran left, Cheng Litang was about to ask Mo Xia again, but found that he was no longer in the room.
'Where are the people...' Cheng Litang said strangely.
After leaving Lan Xinxuan, Jiang Beiran was about to go to Shuijingtang when he felt a little tail behind him.
"What do you want from me?" Jiang Beiran looked back at Mo Xia and asked.
Mo Xia, who was holding the chessboard, stopped, nodded and said, "I also want to play a game of chess with my senior brother."
"Next time, I have something to do later."
"Then... can you do it in Zishi? Or Choushi? I can wait for you, senior brother, to finish the work."
Looking at Mo Xia's pitiful eyes, Jiang Beiran sighed and said, "Wait for me at Lan Xinxuan."
Upon hearing this, Mo Xia nodded repeatedly: "Okay!"
"Well, let's go back." After saying that, Jiang Beiran turned around and continued walking towards Shuijing Hall.
Arriving at the door of Tinglan Water Pavilion, Jiang Beiran reached out and knocked on the door twice, but when he opened the door, he found that the person standing at the door was not Xiaoduo, but Shi Fenglan.
"Shitang..."
"Come in, come in."
Before Jiang Beiran could ask what was going on, Shi Fenglan took Jiang Beiran's hand and ran to the side hall.
"Slow down, slow down, what's going on?" Jiang Beiran asked as he ran.
"You just come with me."
Pulling Jiang Beiran all the way to the side hall, Shi Fenglan pointed to a big box in the middle and said, "What do you think is in here?"
‘Good guy, Yumuxiang?’
Yumu is a kind of wood with excellent sealing effect. No matter what kind of natural materials and treasures are stored in it, the spiritual energy will not leak out, just like freshly picked.
Such good materials are naturally expensive. Even Jiang Beiran only has a few small bottles made of bamboo. As for the box made of bamboo, this is the first time he has seen it.
'It's inhumane...'
With a sigh in his heart, Jiang Beiran used his mental power to sense the contents of the box.
'Hiss...what does this feel like?'
As soon as Jiang Beiran's spiritual power penetrated into the box, he felt a very mysterious feeling. It was difficult to describe what it was in words, as it seemed to be changing at any time.
"I don't know." Jiang Beiran shook his head.
"Guess, guess!" Shi Fenglan said jumping.
"No guessing."
"Ugh~" Puffing up her cheeks, Shi Fenglan knew that since Jiang Beiran said she wouldn't guess, it would be useless for her to act coquettishly, and would only have the opposite effect.
'Humph, when you see what's in the box, you will definitely...hehehe.'
With a snicker in her heart, Shi Fenglan bent down and unbuckled the box. The moment the lid of the box was opened, Jiang Beiran felt a strange fragrance penetrate into his nose.
'What does this smell like?'
Jiang Beiran, who had never smelled such a fragrance before, suddenly became curious. He had never smelled such a special smell after traveling among flowers for so many years.
"Dangdangdangdang~"
After completely opening the box, Shi Fenglan stepped aside and showed the contents of the box to Jiang Beiran.
Jiang Beiran took a closer look and saw a strange flower that was emitting a shimmering light in the box. The leaves were orange-yellow and grew opposite each other from very short stems on the ground. They were arranged on both sides and had long stems. The flower shape was very special.
Strange, like a fire phoenix about to spread its wings and soar.
Jiang Beiran searched through the knowledge base in his mind, but he didn't even know what this flower was called.
Seeing Jiang Beiran's astonished look, Shi Fenglan was obviously very proud. She crossed her arms and raised her neck and said, "Hey, it's awesome. This is called the Bird of Paradise, and it's the eighth-ranked existence on the list of strange flowers."
'bird of paradise!?'
Jiang Beiran's eyes widened again. He had seen this name on the rare book and knew that it could be ranked in the top five hundred.
You must know that the Rare Treasures Collection contains rare treasures from the entire Xuanlong Continent. It is extremely rare to appear on a list of this level, let alone among the top 500.
"Hey, isn't it awesome? Isn't it awesome? Isn't it awesome?"
Shi Fenglan asked, running around Jiang Beiran.
"Where did this come from?" Jiang Beiran asked.
"Don't worry about it. Do you like it very much?"
"Yes, I do like it." Jiang Beiran nodded and admitted.
"As long as you keep playing with me this month, I will give it to you, okay?"
As soon as Shi Fenglan finished speaking, two options popped up in front of Jiang Beiran.
[Option 1: Agree to Shi Fenglan. Completion reward: Broken Dragon Forbidden Book (prefecture level top grade)]
[Option 2: Reject Shi Fenglan. Completion reward: Random basic skill point +1]
'Good guy...he's not bad for the top grade at the prefecture level.'
Without any hesitation, Jiang Beiran directly chose the second one and said, "Not good."
[Optional mission completed, reward: Alchemy +1]
"Why!" Shi Fenglan, who originally thought she had successfully seduced Jiang Beiran, pouted.
"It's not good. Do you think I'm the kind of person who will be tempted by treasures?"
"Didn't you accept my Soul Infant Fruit last time?"
"Last time was last time."
"Then what's different this time!"
"I said it's different, it's different. Put it away quickly, be careful not to be robbed." After Jiang Beiran said that, he was about to leave the side hall.
Seeing Jiang Beiran was about to leave, Shi Fenglan grabbed Jiang Beiran's hand and said, "If you don't like this, I will find someone else for you, and you can play with me for a month."
Sighing, Jiang Beiran turned around and said: "Don't worry, even if you don't give me this, I will come to play with you often in the future. Haven't you noticed that I have been back to the clan often in the past two days?"
"Really?" Shi Fenglan asked with wide eyes.
"real."
"But you won't necessarily play with me when you come back..."
"Of course, I still have my own things to do." After saying that, he immediately added: "Don't say anything about you coming to help me. If you say that, I will never come again."
Shi Fenglan, who was about to open her mouth, immediately closed it, nodded and said, "Okay..."
"Go and collect the flowers quickly." Jiang Beiran urged.
"You really don't want it? I stole this from home with great difficulty... No, I wanted it."
When Jiang Beiran heard this, his head was suddenly filled with black lines, and he understood a little bit why the prefecture-level high-grade option was triggered. If her family knew that she had stolen this bird of paradise and given it to herself, would he still be alive?
"Send it back quickly! Don't do this kind of thing again in the future."
"Oh~ don't worry, my father loves me very much. Even if he knew, he would only give me a few words at most. I would tell him that I raised this flower because I like it."
"Hurry! Hurry! Send! Back! Go!" Jiang Beiran said word by word.
"Oh..." Shi Fenglan nodded and ran to close the box.
Seeing the box being closed again, it was impossible for Jiang Beiran to say that he didn't feel reluctant to give up, but no matter how good the treasure was, it had to be useful. This time, he thought he had gathered information about the Bird of Paradise in Shi Fenglan's place.
It might come in handy in the future.
Moreover, he can't use the too high-end treasure materials for the time being. After all, even the furnace cauldron and auxiliary materials for refining Soul Infant Fruit were cobbled together by him. This Bird of Paradise is probably even more difficult to obtain.
"Remember to send it back as soon as possible." Jiang Beiran warned.
"I know, I'll send it back tonight. Why are you so afraid of this flower?" Shi Fenglan asked strangely.
"I'm afraid your flowers will be stolen."
"I know, I know."
Pushing the box to the corner, Shi Fenglan ran back and pushed Jiang Bei and said, "Then let's go gambling. Today I want to play Huashan Sword Theory!"
Returning to the hall and sitting down, Jiang Beiran had just taken out the character card from the Qiankun Ring when he saw Yu Manwen walking in.
"Protector Yu." Jiang Beiran nodded towards her as a greeting.
Yu Manwen looked at Jiang Beiran and asked a little strangely: "You didn't know that the five of them were not here today, so you came here, right?"
"That's not the case." Jiang Beiran said as he sorted out the character cards.
"I said you hate my disciples so much?"
"I don't want to discuss this."
"Okay." Yu Manwen shrugged, "Have you discussed anything important with the sect master these days?"
"Oh? Protector Yu is very well-informed and knows all this." Jiang Beiran said while taking out the prop cards and equipment cards.
"There is no need to be well-informed. The sect leader now attaches great importance to you as the emperor, and all the senior officials in the sect know it."
"So what does Protector Yu want to ask?"
"I don't have anything to ask, I'm just curious about what you told the sect leader to make him mobilize so many senior officials to cooperate with you."
"Oh, it's just some trivial matters." After Jiang Beiran finished speaking, he pulled out five character cards and handed them to Yu Manwen and said, "Are you with Protector Yu?"
Yu Manwen looked at the character card in Jiang Beiran's hand, then at the prop card on the table, and asked: "Don't you have to gamble with Xia Ke Xiaoyao Xing recently?"
"Which one does Protector Yu like to bet on?"
Yu Manwen waved his hand quickly: "It's just a casual question. They are not all the same."
At this time, Shi Fenglan, who was studying the character's skills, suddenly raised her head and said, "No way, Manwen, you obviously like your sword fairy. I saw you playing with it the day before yesterday."
"I want to see if she is bad!" Yu Manwen said and took the character card from Jiang Beiran's hand, "Teach me how to bet on this."