On a floating island in the Dragon Pinning Sect:
Whoosh!
A figure shrouded in white fog flew out of the floating island.
Ding Rui had secretly gone to the floating island. When she flew to a nearby mountain peak, she showed an unsightly expression.
"The Twenty-Nine Line-Pair World Go Puzzle? I did manage to solve a lot of it. However, I still have not solved it completely. The backlash is actually getting stronger. Humph! "Ding Rui showed a sullen expression.
"Division Master! Division Master!" A subordinate rushed over.
"Huh?" Ding Rui turned her head to look at that subordinate.
"It is as Division Master worried. Gu Hai managed to instigate Ding Dong to defect. Now, he is secretly bringing Gu Hai to meet Long Wanqing!" that subordinate whispered.
Ding Rui narrowed her eyes. "Gu Hai is indeed a restless person. Humph!"
"Fortunately, we are constantly monitoring him. Otherwise, we would have made a mistake!" that subordinate said with a smile.
"Let's go! Let's go! "Ding Rui revealed a cold smile.
In the large hall where Long Wanqing was:
"Gu Hai?" Long Wanqing looked at Gu Hai in shock.
"Hall Master, long time no see!" Gu Hai said with a smile.
"Why are you here? Didn't you …? "Long Wanqing looked at Ding Dong.
Ding Dong knelt before Long Wanqing and begged for mercy, "Hall Master, please spare me. Ding Rui forced this humble one into this. I had no other choice. I have been very courteous to Hall Master over the past few days!"
Long Wanqing looked at Ding Dong in shock. How can this be?
Huh?
Long Wanqing turned her head to look at Gu Hai. Could it be that Gu Hai managed to instigate him to defect? Is that true? How can this be used to instigate a rebellion?
"Hall Master, there is no need to worry. Whether I come or not, you will be safe. Your maternal grandfather is already lying in ambush outside the Dragon Pinning Sect!" Gu Hai said with a smile.
"Oh? My grandfather is here? "Long Wanqing was delighted at first, then she was surprised.
The three thousand Go puzzles are about to be solved, and that big fish is about to appear. For now, we can only inconvenience you, Hall Master. To prevent alerting the enemy, the ambush is very far away. Hence, it is very difficult for ordinary people to find you. As for your safety, given your maternal grandfather's abilities, he has long been monitoring you, "Gu Hai said with a smile.
Ding Dong, however, suddenly quivered. A look of horror appeared on his face.
Long Wanqing looked at Gu Hai in surprise. At first, she was pleasantly surprised, but then her face showed an extremely blank expression.
Suddenly, Gu Hai blinked his left eye at Long Wanqing. A hint of a smile flashed in his eyes.
Long Wanqing was also extremely smart. From Gu Hai's small action, she suddenly quivered.
Was this a lie? I was wondering, how could Gu Hai know Maternal Grandfather? If Maternal Grandfather were here, would there be a need for an ambush? Just Maternal Grandfather alone would be enough. Would there be a need for Gu Hai to act as a vanguard?
Seeing Gu Hai's serious expression and thinking about that small blinking action, Long Wanqing suddenly felt like laughing. This Gu Hai is too evil. How frightened is Ding Dong, who is at the side?
Long Wanqing's expression turned solemn. Then, she asked, "Ding Dong, what else do you want to say to me?"
"Hall Master, this humble one has long wanted to renounce the darkness and join the light. However, I never had a chance. Only after Mr. Goode's earlier persuasion did this humble one understand!" Ding Dong said anxiously.
"Oh? You have long wanted to renounce the darkness and join the light? "Long Wanqing asked.
"Yes, Ding Rui forced me. Although she is my aunt, many of my Ding Clan's descendants have to listen to her. They are all her chess pieces. She was the one who arranged for me to become the Dragon Pinning Sect's sect master!" Ding Dong reported.
"Oh? She arranged it? "Long Wanqing revealed some shock." Yes.
Fifty years ago, my Ding Clan arranged for a large number of descendants to come to the Thousand Islands Sea to develop their faction on the various islands. This subordinate was arranged to stay here. After I arrived, I saw the Dragon Pinning Sect and felt that it was pretty good, so I joined the Dragon Pinning Sect. Originally, I was just an elder of the Dragon Pinning Sect. Ding Rui passed by and secretly helped me kill the old sect master and some people blocking me. She quietly pushed me to the position of sect master. The price for that was that I had to listen to her! "Ding Dong said bitterly.
"Ding Rui?" Long Wanqing frowned.
"In that case, why did you not discover the dragon vein back then?" Gu Hai asked seriously.
"I really did not discover it back then. Perhaps the old sect master knew. However, I did not know back then. Ding Rui had already killed the old sect master. At first, I did not notice it. Only when Ding Rui came one month ago and did her best to search the Dragon Pinning Sect did she see a stone platform in a corner of the floating island.
That stone platform is very unremarkable. Really, it is just for storing miscellaneous items in a corner of the courtyard. Who would have thought that it was actually a mechanism? "Ding Dong smiled bitterly.
"Mechanism? What do you mean? "Gu Hai asked seriously.
Ding Dong looked at Gu Hai.
"Just take it as saying this to Hall Master Maternal Grandfather. What happens in the end will depend on your performance!" Gu Hai said seriously.
"Oh! Yes! Yes! Yes! That's how it is!" Ding Dong immediately panicked, thinking that Long Wanqing's maternal grandfather's hearing had reached this place.
"It was a Go puzzle with twenty-nine horizontal and vertical lines. There was a Go bowl at the side. At that time, one of Ding Rui's disciples felt curious and reached out to play a Go stone. After the Go stone was played, one of the Go stones was eaten. In that instant, it was like a squeezing force appeared out of nowhere, and that disciple exploded.
A loud sound rang out, and the explosion left nothing. Blood, internal organs, flesh, bones, and everything else turned into powder that scattered with the wind.
If not for someone nearby, no one would have discovered this explosion.
One can even kill oneself while playing Go? "Ding Dong exclaimed in horror.
"And then?"
"And then … and then Ding Rui found out the crux of that Go board. Even after reading through many of the Dragon Pinning Sect's records, she only found an explanation that this courtyard was a forbidden area. Oh, that's right. I remember now. Twenty years ago, Hall Master's mother brought Montes and the other Elite Hall disciples to stay in that courtyard!"
Ding Dong suddenly recalled. Gu Hai and Long Wanqing exchanged glances, their eyes exceptionally grave.
"And then?" Gu Hai asked seriously.
"After that … after that, Ding Rui noticed that the Go board was strange and did not dare to play. Instead, she wanted to try breaking it, so she swung her sword with all her might. However, the Go board did not shatter. Instead, boundless clouds spread out in all directions. Then, three thousand Go puzzles appeared in all directions, "Ding Dong explained.
"Oh?"
"Looking at the floating island below us from the Go board, the upper part of the floating island is no longer made of land. Instead, it is a small spatial barrier. The shape of the spatial barrier is that of the floating island. Inside, there is a golden dragon's body that seems to be stuck in this spatial barrier. The dragon's body tried to move but could not," Ding Dong explained.
"The Twenty-Nine Unhindered World?" Gu Hai raised his eyebrows.
Ding Dong recalled that the Ninth Young Master mentioned that the complete Twenty-Nine Unhindered World Go Puzzle could form a world. It was no longer the imperfect Go Puzzle that could only hold one's consciousness. One could enter with one's physical body.
"The Dragon Pinning Sect? In the end, it should be called the Dragon Pinning Sect. The dragon vein is forcefully pinned here and cannot be moved? "Long Wanqing's eyes lit up.
Ding Dong smiled bitterly. "That might be the meaning. Unfortunately, the old Sect Master is already dead. I don't know, either."
"You can't enter?" Gu Hai asked. "We can't enter.
"You can't enter. Although you can see the inside, there is a large array around it. As long as you attack the small world's barrier, you will be immediately killed by the large array. However, Ding Rui solved one of the Go puzzles. Following that, the twenty-nine crisscrossing Go boards moved along with the Go pieces.
Later, we understood that the Twenty-Nine Unhindered World Go board was extremely complicated. When solving it, it was filled with danger. The three thousand Go puzzles should have been expanded from there. It was fine if we could not solve them. However, if we solved them, the Go puzzles would change. Perhaps, if we solved all the Go puzzles, the ritual array would be undone, and we could enter that small world, "Ding Dong explained.
Gu Hai narrowed his eyes. "So, Ding Rui issued a large reward to invite everyone to solve the Go puzzles?"
"Yes!" Ding Dong smiled bitterly.
"Based on my understanding from Venerable Liu Nian, Ding Rui is rather smart. Why is it so difficult to solve the Go puzzles?" Gu Hai asked with a frown.
"I know that. Ding Rui is not good at Go," Long Wanqing explained.
"Oh?"
"She is good at the zither and not at Go," Long Wanqing explained.
"Zither?" Gu Hai asked, feeling confused.
"The zither and Go are two different directions. Different cultivators cultivate the zither, Go, calligraphy, and painting. You should be cultivating the Go Dao. In the Go Dao, Old Man Guanqi was the best in the world back then," Long Wanqing explained.
"Zither, Go, calligraphy, and painting?" Gu Hai exclaimed, showing some shock.
"That's right. Each of them is a major system. You'll know in the future. It's a pity that Ding Rui has learned the Four Odd Beasts. She's not cut out for the zither. A powerful zither master can even form a sword qi storm when playing the zither, destroying everything! "Long Wanqing explained.
"Oh? You have seen it before? "Gu Hai raised his eyebrows slightly.
Long Wanqing nodded. "In the past, I saw Lüyang Of Gojoseon play the zither on the battlefield. With one song, boundless sword qi shattered an army of one million cultivators in the blink of an eye, wiping out the entire army. The sword qi swept through the mountains, rivers, and battlefields, flattening everything and reducing it to rubble. Living people are not allowed to enter, and death Qi spreads everywhere! "
"Lüyang Of Gojoseon?" Gu Hai raised his eyebrows.
"You will know in the future," Long Wanqing explained.
Gu Hai nodded.
"Ding Rui captured me to force me to hand over the Dragon Luring Jade," Long Wanqing said seriously.
"Oh?"
"The Dragon Luring Jade can draw out the dragon vein and absorb it," Long Wanqing explained.
"So, that's how it is!" Gu Hai said seriously.
"The Dragon Pinning Sect? The Nailing Dragon Sect? Ding Rui wants to solve the Twenty-Nine Line-Pair World Go Puzzle and get your Dragon Luring Jade to absorb it. What a good plan. Unfortunately, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind! "Gu Hai said coldly.
Ding Dong, who was at the side, felt worried. Unaware of the oriole behind? Is it that big fish or Long Wanqing's maternal grandfather?
"Hall Master …!" Ding Dong looked at Long Wanqing.
"I will plead with Maternal Grandfather. Maternal Grandfather might have heard it already. It's fine," Long Wanqing said indifferently.
"Many thanks, Hall Master. Many thanks, Hall Master!" Ding Dong said gratefully.
"What should we do now?" Long Wanqing looked at Gu Hai.
Boom!
A loud sound rang out as Ding Rui broke through Long Wanqing's door.
"Where is she? Where is Long Wanqing? "Ding Rui demanded.
Two guards stood at the entrance, staring blankly at the empty hall. There was only a strange hourglass-like Go stone falling out of the hourglass, making "pa pa pa pa" sounds.
"I don't know, either. After Ding Dong left with that black-robed man, I heard this sound in the hall. I thought that the hall master was playing Go. I don't know, either!" that guard said in shock.
"Oh no! Black robes? Long Wanqing is hiding in that black-robed man! "
"Black robes? Division Master, are you saying that there were two people hiding in the black robes when they came out? "a subordinate at the side exclaimed in shock.
"Back then, Ding Dong instructed us to guard the hall properly. We did not expect that. We did not expect that!" the group of guards said anxiously.
"How long were they gone?" Ding Rui glared.
"They just left! They just left!" that guard said.
"Quick! Deactivate the Dragon Pinning Sect's protective ritual array. Don't let anyone out!" Ding Rui shouted while glaring.
"Yes!"
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