Upon hearing Murong Tuohai's words, Shangguan Yongqi's face instantly turned red. He braced himself and picked up the chess piece and placed it on the chessboard according to his original plan.
Lin Yun then picked up the chess piece and casually tossed it onto the chessboard without even looking at it.
This seemingly casual toss caused Shangguan Yongqi's expression to stiffen. It was as if he had eaten feces.
This was because the position of this chess piece blocked the path of the blue chess piece and obstructed Shangguan Yongqi's entire plan.
After this chess piece was placed, the entire palace fell into a dead silence.
All the officials who knew how to play chess looked at the chessboard in disbelief. They couldn't believe what they were seeing with their own eyes.
This was because Lin Yun's casual toss was too accurate.
Why did he toss it at that position? This was too much of a coincidence!
Although the generals who didn't know how to play chess couldn't understand the layout of the chessboard, they could tell from Shangguan Yongqi's expression that he was in trouble.
Although those who didn't know how to play chess couldn't understand the layout of the chessboard, they could tell from Lin Youliang's expression and the expressions of the officials that Shangguan Yongqi was in trouble.
"You still need to think? Can you hurry up? "Lin Yun urged impatiently.
At this moment, Shangguan Yongqi was in a complete panic. He wanted to calm himself down and think, but as a martial artist, Lin Yun was able to throw his chess pieces around without any hesitation. As a scholar who knew how to play chess, how could he have the face to think for so long?
In order to save his face, Shangguan Yongqi could only mess up his original plan and play along with Lin Yun's steps.
However, he didn't know that he was walking step by step into Lin Yun's trap.
From the start of the game until now, every move he made was under Lin Yun's control.
Seventeen moves.
Eighteen moves.
Nineteen moves.
When he reached the twentieth move, Shangguan Yongqi's hand suddenly froze, and his hand stopped in mid-air.
This was because he suddenly came to his senses and realized that his chess piece had walked into a dead end. No matter what he did next, it was a dead end.
Lin Yun's formation might seem chaotic, but it had actually formed an array that sealed off his blue pawns.
Just as Shangguan Yongqi had promised, the game came to an end after twenty moves.
Shangguan Yongqi, who was supposed to win, lost, while Lin Yun, who was supposed to lose, won.
"How … how is this possible?!"
Shangguan Yongqi's eyes were wide open as he stared at the chessboard in disbelief. His forehead was covered in cold sweat.
He retracted his hand that was holding the chess piece, and his entire person instantly became incomparably dispirited, as if he was a gambler who had lost all his fortune.
As a wise man who was proficient in chess and strategy, he had actually lost to a martial artist in his field of expertise. This was the greatest humiliation in his life!
Seeing Shangguan Yongqi's expression, Murong Tuohai immediately mocked, "Why aren't you leaving? Didn't you solemnly say that if you wanted to win against Brother Lin Yun, twenty steps would be enough? Now there's only one step left, hurry up and place your chess pieces. "
Hearing Murong Tuohai's words, Shangguan Yongqi's expression was one of utter disbelief.
How can I place my chess pieces?
Where should I place my chess pieces?
Every place is a dead end, and there's no way for me to place my chess pieces!
Shangguan Yongqi slowly turned his head and cast a pleading look at an old man wearing a black gauze hat, "Grandpa …"
"Yongqi, you're too careless." The old man in the black gauze hat glanced at Shangguan Yongqi and said resentfully, and then walked towards him.
This old man in the black gauze hat was Shangguan Yongqi's grandfather, Shangguan Qianbi.
Shangguan Qian Bi was a senior elder of the Shangguan Clan. Although his cultivation and strength weren't the most outstanding among all the elders of the Shangguan Clan, his wisdom and strategy were far superior to the other elders.
"Step back, I'll do it myself." Shangguan Qianbi came to Lin Yun and said to Shangguan Yongqi.
"Yes, Grandpa." Shangguan Yongqi nodded in shame, and then stepped aside. At this moment, he was no longer as frivolous as before, and all he felt was shame and humiliation.
The other civil and military officials in the imperial court were all in disbelief.
They couldn't believe that Lin Yun, who was a martial artist, could easily defeat Shangguan Yongqi, who was an expert strategist, with just a few random moves. This was too unbelievable!
What shocked them even more was that Shangguan Qianbi actually took the initiative to challenge Lin Yun.
In the Southern Summer King Kingdom, Shangguan Qianbi was a sage second only to the Grand Secretary. In terms of chess skills and strategy, he was even more proficient than the Grand Secretary. Throughout the entire Southern Summer King Kingdom, no one could match him.
How could such a leading figure in the chess world not be shocked when he played against a youngster who was still wet behind the ears?
After Shangguan Yongqi stepped back, Shangguan Qianbi walked to the chessboard and stared at Lin Yun with a deep gaze, "I'll set up a game, and as long as you can solve it, I'll concede defeat."
"Let's set it up," Lin Yun said indifferently, his expression still as calm as before.
Shangguan Qianbi didn't say anything else. He immediately grabbed the red and blue chess pieces and placed them on the chessboard one by one.
The seemingly random and disorderly placement of the chess pieces formed a game that was difficult to solve.
No matter how one looked at it, the blue chess pieces had an advantage over the red chess pieces.
The red chess pieces were already struggling to move, and it was on the verge of death. One wrong move and it would be immediately swallowed by the blue chess pieces.
It could be said that one wrong move and the whole game would be lost.
Seeing Shangguan Qianbi's arrangement, the civil officials who knew chess widened their eyes, their eyes filled with disbelief.
"It … it can't be? Shangguan Qianbi actually set up the Dragon Trapping Formation! "
"The Dragon Trapping Formation was created by Shangguan Qianbi ten years ago, but no one has solved it until now!"
"In order to deal with an inexperienced youth, he even used this kind of trump card! Isn't this making a big fuss over a minor issue? "
The civil and military officials all thought it was making a big fuss over a minor issue, but Shangguan Qianbi didn't think so.
As a knowledgeable and resourceful man, Shangguan Qianbi had seen countless people in his life, so he could naturally see that Lin Yun was different from others.
Although Lin Yun seemed to be "playing randomly" on the surface, in fact, every move he made contained great wisdom.
Even an old man over 70 years old like him could only look up to his great wisdom.
Therefore, when facing Lin Yun, Shangguan Qianbi didn't dare to have the slightest contempt.
"This is the game I set up. You should know without me saying that your chess pieces are red." Shangguan Qianbi pointed to the red chess pieces and said seriously to Lin Yun.
Even though he could see Lin Yun's great wisdom, Shangguan Qianbi didn't think that Lin Yun could solve his game.
Because even he himself hadn't figured out a way to solve this game.
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