In the Beating Drum Mountain, after passing through the valley, an empty space appeared in front of them. There were three wooden houses erected at the bottom of a cliff, and in front of the wooden houses was a huge tree. The trunk of the tree was as thick as a water tank, and its canopy covered a large area.
There was a stone platform under the tree, and there were two people sitting opposite each other on the stone platform. There were three people standing behind the person on the left.
As Ye Xuan's group of five approached, they could see that the two people sitting opposite each other were an old man and a young man. The old man was short and thin, while the young man was dressed in luxurious clothes and had a jade pendant on his belt. He was Duan Yu, the crazy seducer that Ye Xuan had seen before.
At this moment, Duan Yu and the short old man were sitting opposite each other, and there was a chessboard carved from a large limestone in front of them. There were already over a hundred black and white pieces on the chessboard, and the most astonishing thing was that these black and white pieces were actually glowing brilliantly as if they were rare treasures.
"Aiya, we're finally here. I'm so tired!" After Ye Xuan walked to the tree and stopped, Xia Die stuck out her tongue and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off her forehead while fanning herself.
Although the other three didn't speak like Xia Die, they were also exhausted, sweating profusely and gasping for breath like Xia Die.
On the other hand, Ye Xuan looked like he was taking a leisurely stroll in the park. Not even a strand of his hair was messed up, and there was no change in his aura.
"Eh? Young Master, look. Why are their pieces glowing?" After wiping the sweat off her body, Xia Die noticed that the two people in front of her were playing and pointed at the chessboard in surprise.
Before Ye Xuan could answer, Duan Yu and the others who were sitting next to the stone platform turned around unhappily.
As the saying goes, a true gentleman does not speak while watching a game of chess. When someone else was racking his brains to play chess, it was natural for him to be displeased when someone interrupted his train of thought. When the short and thin old man and the three people behind Duan Yu heard Xia Die's voice, they looked over with unfriendly gazes.
Duan Yu was originally thinking about how to counter the other party's brilliant move, and just when he had some ideas, he was interrupted by a voice. He couldn't help feeling a little depressed, but when he turned around and saw Xia Die's adorable appearance, his depression immediately dissipated.
However, before he could look at Xia Die again, he suddenly froze when he saw Ye Xuan standing in front of Xia Die. Then he got to his feet and exclaimed, "It's you?!"
Duan Yu would never forget the glimpse he had in the apricot forest that day. Although Ye Xuan had only appeared for a short while and was extremely mysterious, the miraculous movements and martial arts that he had displayed were something that Duan Yu, who was just a bystander, could never forget.
Hearing Duan Yu's exclamation, the short and skinny old man and Zhu Danchen's three bodyguards realized that Duan Yu actually knew this person. One must know that Duan Yu was the Young Prince of Dali's Duan Clan. His status was noble, and the person he knew might also have an extraordinary status.
The short and thin old man sized up Ye Xuan, and when he saw Ye Xuan's handsome face, tall and straight posture, and graceful bearing under his long white robe, his eyes immediately lit up. When he heard Duan Yu's exclamation, he smiled and said, "Young Master Duan, why are you like this? Do you know this young master?"
Duan Yu nodded, then shook his head and said, "In reply to Mister Congbian, I have only met this person once, but did not get to know him."
"Oh?!" Upon hearing Duan Yu's words, the short and skinny old man, who was also Mr. Connoisseur, was a little disappointed. He thought that Duan Yu knew this person and wanted to find out who this person was from him. He turned his head and sized Ye Xuan up, then said with a smile, "Sir, could you be the legendary Murong Fu, Young Master Murong, who 'gave him a taste of his own medicine'?"
"My name is Ye Xuan!" Ye Xuan shook his head and said indifferently.
"Ye Xuan?!" Mister Congbian, Su Xinghe, could not help frowning when he heard Ye Xuan's words. He racked his brains, but could not remember when such a young talent had appeared in Jianghu.
Moreover, this name did not seem to be among the invitation cards he had distributed?
At this time, Duan Yu cupped his hands and said, "I am Duan Yu of Dali. I did not expect to see you again after we parted in Apricot Forest that day. Thank you for helping my big brother that day."
He sized up Duan Yu. After a few months in the Jianghu, Duan Yu's scholarly temperament had become less, and he also had some of the habits of Jianghu people. He said indifferently, "No need. Qiao Feng is Qiao Feng, and you are you. I only helped Qiao Feng on a whim, and it has nothing to do with you."
Hearing Ye Xuan's words, Duan Yu smiled embarrassedly and did not say anything. On the contrary, the three guards behind him were displeased. After all, Duan Yu was the Young Prince of Dali, a respected person. How could he lower his head and thank him? How could he not know what was good for him?
On the contrary, when Su Xinghe heard Duan Yu's words, he suddenly remembered a piece of Jianghu news he had heard a few days ago. It was said that a month ago, in the Apricot Forest outside of Wuxi, someone from the Beggar Clan wanted to cause trouble. They used a few highly respected Jianghu seniors to expose Qiao Feng's identity as a Khitan in order to obtain an unspeakable secret.
However, at that time, an extremely mysterious and terrifying expert appeared. It was said that this expert not only had a handsome appearance, but his martial arts were also extremely terrifying. With a wave of his hand, he subdued Shaolin Temple's Master Zhi Guang, Master Tan, Granny Tan, the Iron Judge, and several other well-known figures in Jianghu. He also casually killed the Beggar Clan's Dazhi Branch Leader, Quan Guanqing, and exposed the mystery of the Beggar Clan's Deputy Leader, Ma Dayuan's death.
After that, this person really disappeared without a trace in front of everybody's eyes. Thousands of Beggar Clan members surrounded the entire Apricot Forest, but nobody knew how he disappeared. His martial art skill was really superb, it made people gasp in amazement, they exclaimed that he was like an immortal or a devil.
"I am Su Xinghe. May I know if Young Master Ye is here to solve the Exquisite Chess Set?" After thinking about this, Su Xinghe felt a burning passion in his heart. He felt that this person in front of him was too much of a match for his master, Wu Ya Zi's disciple. Not only was he as handsome as his master, but he even gave off a feeling that he was even more handsome than his master. Moreover, he also abhorred evil. This could be seen from his actions in the Apricot Forest. Moreover, he was free and unrestrained in his actions. For example, he helped the former Beggar Clan Leader, Qiao Feng, who was of Khitan origin.
"Yes, I just heard that someone had set up a Exquisite Chess Set on Beating Drum Mountain. I was interested and came to take a look." Ye Xuan said lightly.
"I see!" Su Xinghe was not angry at Ye Xuan's words. He cupped his hands and said, "If that's the case, please wait a moment, Young Master Duan. If Young Master Duan is unable to solve the chess set, then this old man will play with Young Master!"
After saying that, he turned to Duan Yu and said, "Young Master Duan, let's continue!"
"Ah, alright, let's continue then!" Duan Yu was slightly startled, but he nodded. The two of them sat down again and continued.
However, Beating Drum Mountain was destined to not be peaceful today. Before the two of them could continue, there was a sudden movement in the forest, and a group of people walked out …
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