At dawn, Chen Pingan had just finished practicing the heaven and earth pile. Pei Qian, who was sleepy, knocked on the door outside. He went to open the door. Chen Pingan saw a charcoal girl with a sluggish look. It seemed that Cui Dongshan's kind reminder last night had brought Pei Qian to a halt.
Qian was so frightened that Chen Pingan asked her to catch up on her sleep in his room. If Pei Qian was granted amnesty, he fell asleep and covered Pei Qian with the quilt. Chen Pingan sat at the table and looked through the gifts given by Lu Yong, the Earth Immortal of Qinghu Palace.
Although the alchemy book by Chen Pingan explains the method of alchemy, it is the unique secret book of Yuanying monk after all. It has many exquisite insights on the great road. Every time Chen Pingan calms down to study, he will gain something. It deserves to be "reading the book is beneficial".
Character.
The inn is simple and simple. Travelers have to go out to take care of two or three meals a day. From the shopkeeper to the waiters, they are all very angry. When Chen Pingan and his party checked in, they saw the inn and a group of traveling merchants cursing.
They disliked each other, but Chen Ping'an had Cui Dongshan, Lu Baixiang and Sui Youyou in charge of the place. The inn looked at the dishes and ordered them. They were relatively warm and friendly, and took the initiative to recommend several local delicacies.
Chen Ping'an took Pei Qian, who had just returned from bed, to go out and have breakfast. He also brought a portion with him. He did not return to the house. At the door of the inn, he told Pei Qian to bring food to Cui Dongshan and the others, and also asked her to inform them.
They were going to stay in the county town for two days, and he wanted to walk around alone. Pei Qian was naturally happy to take a rest for two days. He didn't have to rush, which meant he didn't have to do the boring six-step walk, which was very beautiful.
When Chen Ping'an was wandering around the county alone, Cui Dongshan and the other four people in Huamuan received the breakfast brought back by Pei Qian and met for dinner. Cui Dongshan looked grateful and said that this was the gentleman who was helping the students to check and fill in the gaps and had good intentions.
Where can I find a gentleman who cares about students? Pei Qian doesn't dare to talk back, he only dares to slander him. He's checking for omissions and filling in vacancies. It's obvious that he doesn't trust you in your work, okay?
After breakfast, Cui Dongshan was in a good mood. He smiled at Pei Qian and said, "Do you know how to play backgammon? Let's have some fun with a small gamble. If we win or lose, it's just a copper coin. How about that?"
Pei Qian had played backgammon, a trick Lu Baixiang taught her. The rules were simple. Pei Qian often pulled Wei Xian along and borrowed Lu Baixiang's chess pieces to fight on the chessboard. The two of them had a lot of fun.
Back, compared to the dull and boring game between Lu Baixiang and Sui Youyou, Pei Qian and Wei Xian played in a lively manner. Each move made a crackling sound and was full of momentum. It made them want to smash a hole in the chessboard.
Seeing Lu Baixiang regretted it endlessly.
Playing against Wei Xian, a bad chess player, Pei Qian wins more than he loses. He likes to get carried away when he has the upper hand, and regrets his moves when he loses. Fortunately, Wei Xian doesn't care about the outcome or the quality of his chess pieces.
When Cui Dongshan said he wanted to play chess, Pei Qian shook his head vigorously. She was not stupid. Even if Cui Dongshan said he wanted to learn to play chess from Lu Baixiang, Pei Qian really wanted to play chess, a sideline with no threshold.
I have no confidence that I can win money. After all, there are very few fools like Lao Wei in the world.
Cui Dongshan said with a smile: "Let's play chess. As Mr.'s disciples, of course you and I can't lose any friendship. Whoever loses wins money!"
Pei Qian's eyes lit up. He could still win a penny after losing a game of chess. Is there such a beautiful thing in the world?
So in Pei Qian's house, Lu Baixiang brought chess equipment, and Cui Dongshan and Pei Qian, who were not yet clear about their seniority, played a game of five-piece chess that was suspected of damaging the chessboard.
The four people in the picture scroll watched the chess game in unison.
Pei Qian made random moves, with two chess pieces separated by hundreds of thousands of miles. Cui Dongshan also played in an unorganized manner. Sometimes he would follow Pei Qian's chess pieces, and sometimes he would place one chess piece in the south, south, and northwest, playing with each other.
After playing some basic introductory formulas of Go, it seemed that Pei Qian had a greater chance of losing. However, when the space on the chess board became narrower and narrower, Pei Qian was distressed and surprised to find that it was getting easier and easier for him to connect five pieces.
After being filled with intertwined black and white chess pieces, Pei Qian actually won. No matter how she placed the chess pieces, it was a heroic situation of five pieces in a row.
Pei Qian regretted losing a penny like this and wished she could eat the chessboard into her stomach. She just glanced at Cui Dongshan, who was sitting across from him with his legs crossed and eating melon seeds. She didn't dare to cheat.
Cui Dongshan squinted at the chess game and said regretfully: "I lose every move, and I lose every move. It seems that my gambling luck is slightly better than yours. How about we play again? If you dislike a chessboard, you, Pei Qian, can't show your chess skills to the fullest."
, we can add one, two or three more chessboards, but for each additional chessboard, the bet must be increased by one copper coin. As for me, as long as I win the chessboard, I will immediately pay you out of my pocket, but you can add more chessboards at will with your money.
Until you lose and win money, it’s fair, right?”
Pei Qian hesitated and said: "But there is no room for two chessboards on the table."
Cui Dongshan pointed to the ground, "Let's play chess on the ground. What are we afraid of? If there are too many chess boards, we can go down to the corridor outside the house, right? Anyway, the more chess boards there are, the more money you will win. I know you have a good memory, so I
It's okay, let's ask Lu Baixiang or Sui Youyou to borrow two pieces of charcoal from the inn. Then I will use charcoal to draw the chessboard and we won't use the chess pieces. If anyone remembers it wrong, it will be considered a loss."
Pei Qian turned his head and glanced at Old Wei. Wei Xian probably thought that this way of asking for defeat was too stupid, so he left directly. Zhu Lian rolled his eyes and left the room.
However, there were two chess masters who had been national players in Ouhua Blessed Land. Lu Baixiang went to borrow charcoal and returned. Sui Zuoyi stood aside with an expression of indifference. Instead, the two of them stayed in the room patiently and accompanied the master squatting on the ground.
One big boy and one small boy from the same school were making trouble.
Pei Qian's memory is very good. Chen Pingan and the four people in Huajuan have long known that it is outstanding. This innate talent makes Chen Pingan and Lu Baixiang, who is extremely skilled in chess and is familiar with replays, proud of him.
Not as good as.
So after using up two boxes of chess pieces, Pei Qian and Cui Dongshan not only competed to see who was more shameless, but also competed for memory.
There were already two other chessboards drawn with charcoal on the ground. Pei Qian would still win if he didn't add another chessboard, so he had no choice but to ask Cui Dongshan to draw another one.
Lu Baixiang left the house silently, followed closely by Sui Xiang.
In the corridor, Sui asked from the right: "Can you see the depth?"
Lu Baixiang shook his head and said: "Renju is too simple. If I draw ten more chessboards, Pei Qian still can't test this person's chess strength."
Sui Youyou asked: "If you stop hiding and choose to go all out, how big is the gap between us?"
Lu Baixiang smiled and said: "To be honest, you shouldn't be able to make me play Tetsuji chess."
The so-called tetsuji refers to the wonderful moves on the chessboard, which are often caused by evenly matched opponents and fierce fighting situations on the chessboard. It is easy to have such magical moves when fighting an orphan or slaying a dragon.
Lu Baixiang's implication is that he only needs to follow the steps step by step, "laying out the chess" all the way like a bricklayer, and he can win the Sui Dynasty's right hand steadily.
Sui Youyou didn't feel humiliated and angry. The level of chess power on the chessboard was clearly there. Along the way, he often played against Lu Baixiang. Sui Youyou was either pushing the wooden board or throwing pieces. He was the best Go player in the world.
, can hardly say the three words "I lose", but pushing the wooden board and throwing the zi are two silent ways of admitting defeat. Although Sui Youyou has a strong desire to win or lose, she can talk about something, which is regarded as a leisurely way.
, winning or losing will not affect the way of swordsmanship far more than chess skills, so Sui Youyou can still afford to lose.
Moreover, according to what Zhu Lian accidentally talked about in the "chess world of later generations", the chess players from various countries in the Lotus Flower Blessed Land are waiting for Zhao and the top national players. Lu Bai, the originator of the Demon Sect in the early years, highly admires the chess skills and may choose the strongest player.
There will still be some differences among the chess masters of various schools in this era, but if the top three in the history of Ouhua Blessed Land are selected, Lu Baixiang will definitely have a place. This shows that Lu Baixiang has a high reputation on the chessboard.
The other two, one is Wang Jiyuan, who is known as the eternal chess sage, and the other is "Huang" who was later confirmed to be a banished immortal. He is also the ancestor of the Zhongxing of the Hushan sect in Songlai Kingdom and the master of Yu Zhenyi.
Relying on the huge reputation of the sect and his unrivaled chess ability, this man abolished the seat system, which caused a watershed in the chess world of Ouhua Blessed Land. From then on, it was divided into the ancient chess school and the new chess school. Wang Jiyuan was younger than Huang Liushi.
Huang and Huang disappeared when they were seventy years old, so the two never had the opportunity to talk about a game. Regarding the superiority and inferiority of three-person chess skills in different eras, the chess masters of later generations quarreled fiercely. Lu Baixiang undoubtedly
It is the pinnacle of the ancient chess school, and Wang Jiyuan is the pinnacle of the new chess school. He is also the master of various fixed styles and flying knives. Therefore, some people firmly believe that if Wang Jiyuan has the opportunity to face Lu Baixiang, he will definitely be able to defeat the second son. Lu Baixiang simply cannot
He is not qualified to be on an equal footing with the eternal chess sage Wang Jiyuan, but the chess masters who study ancient chess records carefully threatened to let Lu Baixiang get familiar with the new chess school for three or two months before he can play against Wang Jiyuan.
They are just disciples of the chess saint who they worshiped. In short, there are different opinions. Since no national player has appeared with roughly the same chess skills as the three of them, and no one has given a fair evaluation that is enough to convince the public, so the question of the level of the three people's chess skills is destined to become a fruitless affair.
's unsolved case.
Sui Zuoyi suddenly said: "Don't lose to that person."
Lu Baixiang smiled slightly and said, "Let's wait and see."
In Pei Qian's house, Cui Dongshan was squatting on the ground, eating melon seeds, while Pei Qian wrinkled his face and was about to cry.
She was about to lose six copper coins.
Cui Dongshan consoled him: "There are still enough charcoal pens. The outcome is still uncertain. Just draw another one. I'll bet big and win big."
Pei Qian raised her arm to wipe her eyes, took out the sachet that Aunt Gui had given her as a money bag from her sleeve, and took out seven copper coins. These were all her hard-earned money. She clutched the coins tightly, as if
He stood up hesitantly and put it gently on the table. He looked at the guy named Cui pitifully, hoping that he would show off his godly demeanor and walk away. Unexpectedly, Cui Dongshan walked to the table with a smile, stretched out his hand, and the copper coins disappeared.
Cui Dongshan then walked towards the door of the house, turned around and reminded with a smile: "Remember to return the chess set to Lu Baixiang, and wipe off the traces on the ground, otherwise Chen Pingan will find out about our gambling."
Call me bloody, and let you copy books until you break your arm. As for the money, I am willing to admit defeat, and Chen Pingan will not help you get it back."
Cui Dongshan held the back of his head with both hands and walked away swaggeringly, "Today is such a good day. I earned money and went out to buy candied haws."
Pei Qian stood at the table and cried miserably.
Cui Dongshan suddenly walked backwards, leaned back, stuck out his head, and said with a smile: "Pei Qian, don't I want to learn to play chess from Lu Baixiang? I just want to ask for a good omen. Every time you call me "chess fairy"
, I’ll give you a penny.”
Pei Qian's eyes lit up, and he ran out of the threshold in a hurry, followed Cui Dongshan, and called Qixian enthusiastically.
In less than an hour, in addition to returning the chess equipment to Lu Baixiang and calling "Chess Fairy" over and over again, Pei Qian had become hoarse. When they returned to her room, Pei Qian was babbling and she couldn't say a word.
She stretched out her hand to ask for it with a bright smile. When Cui Dongshan didn't respond, she quickly wrote a number on the table.
Cui Dongshan smiled and said: "I'm just kidding you. Do you really believe it?"
Pei Qian collapsed and was speechless. He could only show his teeth and claws.
Cui Dongshan narrowed his eyes and reached out to poke Pei Qian's eyes, "If you keep nagging, you will not only become a little mute temporarily, but you will also become blind. No matter how angry Chen Ping'an is, he can't kill me as a student, but you can
It’s so miserable, I’ve become a little blind man, what hope do I have in this life? Isn’t this the truth?”
Cui Dongshan stood up and pretended to be blind and stretched out his hand to touch around.
Pei Qian had a dark face, pursed her lips, but did not dare to pick up the hiking pole and beat the bastard to death. The more she thought about it, the more desperate she became, her expression dull, and she sat down on the edge of the bed, her heart was filled with despair, and she was crying like rain.
Cui Dongshan suddenly took out something like a silver ingot from his sleeve and gently threw it to Pei Qian, "Seeing that you are interested, I will lend it to you to play for a few days. If I learn chess well and am in a good mood, I might give it to you.
But when I play chess with Lu Baixiang, remember to pay me back first."
Pei Qian held the heavy silver ingots in his hands and suddenly burst into laughter.
Cui Dongshan left again.
Pei Qian put the big silver ingot on the table and looked at it sideways and vertically, left and right, never getting tired of it. She was thinking about how to keep the silver ingot in her hand, when her eyes suddenly widened and she saw "
"Silver Ingot" actually started to squirm, and then turned into a snow-white grasshopper, jumping towards the window, and suddenly disappeared. After Pei Qian came to his senses, he immediately climbed up the window and jumped down.
, began to search hard for "silver ingots" in the backyard, and searched for half an hour in the weeds, wall bases, and stone gaps. Finally, I started digging the ground with my hands. In the end, I still couldn't find the "worm" that turned into a "worm."
The exhausted Pei Qian sat in the mud, unable to even cry this time.
To be continued...