Huo Qingtong hurriedly wiped away the tears on her face. She wished there was a hole in the ground to hide in. "Why did you come back?"
"I didn't want to come back either. It was Miss Wang who was worried about her Sister Huo, so she begged me to come back to help you." Song Qingshu sighed as if he was extremely impatient.
"Brother Song," Wang Yuyan said softly. "You were the one who was worried about Sister Huo and had to blame it on me."
Song Qingshu smiled embarrassedly and stretched out his hand to Huo Qingtong. "Come, I'll take you there with me."
Huo Qingtong immediately turned her head away as if she didn't see his invitation.
Song QingShu immediately laughed, "If I'm not wrong, Huo Dou is also here to participate in the Zhenlong Chess Game. When the time comes, you'll meet him alone …"
Before he could finish, Huo Qingtong reached out and grabbed him. But she immediately realized the awkwardness and explained with a red face, "Hmph, I was only tricked by him last time. I'm not afraid of meeting him again!"
"Really?" Song Qingshu originally wanted to tease her, but when he saw the tears on her cheeks glistening under the morning sun, he couldn't bear to say anything more.
With one hand holding Wang Yuyan and the other holding Huo Qingtong, Song Qingshu didn't seem to be affected at all. He walked through the mountains as if they were walking on flat ground. Soon, they went over a mountain and entered a valley. The valley was filled with pine trees. When the mountain wind blew, the pine trees rustled like waves.
After walking for about a mile in the forest, they arrived in front of three wooden houses. They saw two people sitting opposite each other under a big tree in front of the house. The person on the left was followed by several people.
When they got closer, they saw a big stone between the two sitting people. There was a chessboard on it, and the two were playing a game. The person on the right was a short and skinny old man, while the person on the left was a young man. Song Qingshu recognized the young man as Duan Yu. The people standing behind him were Zhu Danchen and the other guards. Reverend Yideng and Ku Rong stood a little further away, as if they were afraid that their identities would disturb the two.
He saw that the chessboard was carved on a large bluestone, the black and white pieces were sparkling and translucent, each side had placed more than a hundred pieces. The short old man picked up a black piece and suddenly raised his eyebrows, as if he had seen a miraculous and urgent change in the chess game. Duan Yu held a white chess piece in his hand and pondered.
Song Qingshu saw Li Qiushui and Tianshan Tong standing at the side, so he walked over and asked, "Why did you stop?"
Li Qiushui said, "There are only Su Xinghe and his disciples here. Su Xinghe has always been stubborn. If we interrogate him, we might not be able to get Wu Yazi's whereabouts. So let's see what he has up his sleeve first." As Su Xinghe's mistress, she naturally understood the personalities of her husband's disciples. At this moment, in order to avoid being recognized, she also wore a veil.
As for the Heavenly Mountain Maiden, she was still young, but Su Xing He was already old. How could he connect this little loli with his Martial Uncle?
"Why did Wu Yazi gather all these people to play chess?" Tianshan Tong mumbled to herself.
Song Qingshu naturally knew his goal, but it was not convenient for him to say it at this time. He looked at the chessboard, but unfortunately, he was not good at chess and could not see anything.
As if seeing through his confusion, Wang Yuyan explained, "Young Master Duan, I'm afraid the situation is not too good."
Song Qingshu laughed inwardly. He naturally knew that Duan Yu was too kind and did not want to give up a single chess piece, so there was no way he could solve this exquisite chess game. After a while, Duan Yu suddenly said, "Alright, let's play!" As he said this, he placed a white piece on the chessboard.
Su Xing He's face lit up, and he nodded as if he was praising Duan Yu. He placed a black piece, and Duan Yu had already figured out all the moves, so he moved on to the white piece. Su Xing He then placed a black piece, and after a dozen moves, Duan Yu let out a long sigh and shook his head, saying, "Old Mister's moves are exquisite and profound, I cannot solve them."
Seeing that Su Xing He had won, Duan Yu's face turned gloomy, and he said, "Young Master's thoughts are very precise, and your moves have reached an extremely high level. It's just that you did not think further. What a pity, what a pity. Ai, what a pity, what a pity! "He said the word 'pity' four times in a row, and his regret was indeed very deep. Duan Yu picked up the ten white pieces from the chessboard and placed them into the wooden box. Su Xing He also picked up a dozen black pieces. The chessboard was still in its original position.
Duan Yu retreated to the side, looking at the chessboard in a daze, and said, "This exquisite piece is the one I saw in the cave on Wuliang Mountain. This wise man must have a close relationship with the fairy sister in the cave. When I get the chance, I must ask him secretly, but I must not let others hear. Otherwise, if everyone goes to see the fairy sister, wouldn't that be blasphemy? "
Suddenly, his eyes swept over to Song Qingshu's side, and his face lit up with joy. He ran over excitedly, and said, "Fairy sister, Miss Wang, Miss Li, you're here too."
Wang Yuyan nodded slightly in acknowledgment. Li Qiushui was currently preoccupied with Wu Yazi, and did not have the energy to pay attention to this rash boy. Li Qinglu was leaning against Song Qingshu, and did not respond to this rash boy.
Su Xing He's gaze swept across the entire field, and he said, "This exquisite chess game was created by my late master. My late master spent three years of painstaking effort to set it up, and he hoped that someone in the world of chess would be able to solve it. I've been studying it for 30 years, but I haven't been able to understand it. "
He then glanced at Ku Rong, Reverend Yideng, Duan Yu, and the others before he continued, "Master Ku Rong, Reverend Yideng, you're well-versed in Zen, and you know that the essence of Zen lies in 'epiphany'. Years of hard work might not be able to achieve an epiphany at first sight from someone with a long-rooted wisdom heart. Their chess skills are also average, and talented children of eight or nine years old can often defeat first-rate masters. Although I can't understand it, there are many talented people in the world, so they might be able to solve it. My late master left this wish, and if someone can solve it and fulfill his wish, he'll be very pleased to know that even though he's no longer in this world. "
"If that's the case, I'll give it a try." A voice was heard coming from behind the pine forest. Song Qingshu turned to look and saw Chen Jialuo, Yuan Shixiao, Yuan Ziyi, and the others, as well as the monks from Shaolin Temple.
A disciple had already run to Su Xinghe's side and whispered in his ear. Su Xinghe nodded, "So it's the Red Flower Society's Zongduozhu Chen, please come in." Then, with a wave of his hand, he pushed a few big stone stools to the side in front of the Shaolin monks. "Greetings, Abbot Xuan Ci. Please forgive us for our poor hospitality."
Xuan Ci returned a salute. "Amitabha. Mr. Su, you don't have to entertain us. You should concentrate on the chess game."
Su Xinghe nodded his head, and made an inviting gesture towards Chen Jialuo. After Chen Jialuo bowed, he picked up a white piece and placed it on the "Go" position. That was the key to breaking this "Exquisite".
Su Xinghe was pleasantly surprised. "Chen Zongduozhu's chess skill is superb," he said, "The old man is very happy." The black piece fell on the 'go' position eight-eight.
Chen Jialuo pondered for a moment before placing his white piece on the 'go' position. He came from a scholarly family and was well-versed in both literature and martial arts. Naturally, his chess skills were not weak.
Su Xinghe smiled and placed the black piece on the "Go" position …
While they were playing chess, Yuan Ziyi trotted over and said, "Sister Huo, why are you here? We've been looking for you everywhere."
Huo Qingtong said apologetically, "I thought I would come back soon, so I didn't tell you. Later, I was delayed by something. I'm really sorry."
Yuan Ziyi glanced at Song Qingshu suspiciously and said, "Did Song bully you and put you under house arrest? Don't be afraid. Master is here. We can ask the Shaolin monks to help you. "
Huo Qingtong shook her head awkwardly and said, "No, he is very kind to me and saved my life."
Even Song Qingshu couldn't help looking at her. He really didn't expect that she would put in a good word for him.
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