Fang Yun returned the greeting, "Since we are all studying in the academy, we are classmates. You can just call me Fang Yun."
"No, no …" Everyone waved their hands.
"Since we have met Marquis Wen, I will take my leave. I have also received the invitation to the Double Ninth Scholarly Meet. On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Chang Dongyun of the Eastern Cloud State will be waiting for Marquis Wen's performance. "Chang Dongyun, who had just said that he would treat Fang Yun as his benefactor, cupped his hands and left.
The others saw this and left. They all understood that Fang Yun could be humble, but they could not really treat Fang Yun as a normal classmate. Even the people from the rich and powerful families did not come forward to give their names to Fang Yun. The difference in status between the two was too great.
When the crowd dispersed, Fang Yun and Zhao Hongzhuang entered the first dormitory. The two maids followed Zhao Hongzhuang.
After last night and this morning's cleaning, the first dormitory had changed its appearance. It looked more intimate, more like a home, and not just a student dormitory.
Yang Yuhuan was playing the zither in the room. The little fox rushed out and jumped into Fang Yun's arms. Then, it stared at Zhao Hongzhuang's hands and found that there was nothing delicious in them. It snorted and ignored Zhao Hongzhuang.
Zhao Hongzhuang smiled helplessly, "I will send someone to the palace to get some snacks."
Nuu immediately jumped onto Zhao Hongzhuang's shoulder and rubbed against her face. She cried out a few times, then returned to Fang Yun's arms.
Fang Yun and Zhao Hongzhuang entered Yang Yuhuan's room and talked about what happened before. Finally, the two of them went to Fang Yun's study.
"Let's start with Go." Zhao Hongzhuang said as she looked around the room.
Fang Yun took out a set of Grand Scholar Wen Bao chess table from the River Shell. This chess table was slightly bigger than a normal chessboard. It was close to two feet in length and width. This was something he had obtained from the Holy Ground. It was extremely rare, so Fang Yun kept it by his side.
Zhao Hongzhuang glanced at Fang Yun's River Shell with envy in her eyes. Then she happily took the silver-white chessboard and carefully observed it. He said, "It's the Qianmo Celestial Chess, a treasure of the Discussion of Hand House. It has a silver body and purple patterns. It should be made from the roots of the Silver Mulberry Tree Demon Marquis."
As she spoke, she opened the small drawer under the chessboard table and took out the chess jar in surprise. She gently opened it and said, "I didn't expect the chess jar to be made of old withered vines. These white chess pieces are even rarer. They are all from the chessboard shell. The chessboard pattern shellfish should be matched with the black moonstone. Don't tell me you have Obsidian Moonstones? "
Fang Yun took out his chess jar and opened the lid, revealing the shiny black moonstone chess pieces.
"Good stuff! Quickly bring me into the chess world. Let's see what kind of chess world it is. "Zhao Hongzhuang said.
Fang Yun smiled as he took out a bamboo mat and laid it on the ground. Then he and Zhao Hongzhuang sat on both sides of the chess table. They reached out and pressed on the chessboard, sending in their Qi.
The chessboard began to grow bigger and bigger. In the end, it was a full three hundred meters wide. Fang Yun and Zhao Hongzhuang were like small chess pieces on the chessboard.
Then, the chessboard began to shrink. But in the process of shrinking, the surroundings changed. The sky was clear with white clouds. It was surrounded by mountains and the ground was covered in fragrant grass. On the east side, there was a small waterfall falling into a pool. On the west side, there was a bamboo forest. On the north side, there was a wooden house. On the south side, there were red-crowned cranes and spotted deer. It was like a fairyland.
When the chessboard finally shrank to its normal size, the surroundings had completely changed into a beautiful valley. The two of them sat on the grass.
"Beautiful!" Zhao Hongzhuang said happily.
Suddenly, the earth trembled. There were rumbling sounds everywhere. The mountains collapsed and the ground rose. Lava flowed in all directions. Finally, it turned into a huge volcano.
The two of them sat on a rock at the center of the volcano. The rock was surrounded by bubbling lava. Loud rumbling sounds could be heard from time to time. That was the sound of the volcano erupting in the distance.
Zhao Hongzhuang said, "So it's two realms of Wenbao Chess. Amazing!"
Fang Yun waved his hand, and the surroundings returned to the beautiful valley. Zhao Hongzhuang could not feel it, but as the owner of the chessboard, he knew. The valley seemed quiet, but it was actually like a volcano. Once it was activated, it would cause a great deal of damage.
However, Fang Yun's chess skills were not at the first realm. He could not unleash the full power of Wenbao Chess. He could only use the basic realms.
"Let's play then. Please." Fang Yun smiled.
Unlike the Go of modern times, in ancient times, the white pieces went first, followed by the black pieces. Fang Yun happened to be a black piece. He could not be bothered to guess the pieces like in official Go. He let Zhao Hongzhuang go first.
"Then let's test your skills," Zhao Hongzhuang said.
Fang Yundao said, "I heard that your chess skills are close to the second realm. I'm not even at the first realm. I hope you'll go easy on me."
Zhao Hongzhuang smiled and said, "How many pieces should I give you?"
"I'd rather not. If you lose, how will you teach me in the future? "
Zhao Hongzhuang smiled and said, "That's good. I have to win this first round no matter what. Otherwise, I won't have the face to teach you."
"Then I'll do my best. I'll make it harder for you to win." Fang Yundao.
Zhao Hongzhuang smiled.
Fang Yun had not played Go many times, but he had read and memorized a large number of Go manuals. Not only did he have the manuals of modern countries, but he also had the manuals of Saint Origin World.
The Go of modern times was filled with killing intent, and victory was the way of the king. However, the Go of Saint Origin World needed to be complemented with the role of a weapon. Therefore, the Go of Saint Origin World lacked killing intent, but it was more tenacious.
Fang Yun's heart skipped a beat. He was ready to try out one of the most difficult Go josekis of modern times, the "Great Slant". Although he would lose no matter what, he could not lose carelessly.
Zhao Hongzhuang took the white piece and placed it in the corner position. Then, the two of them placed two pieces in the four corner positions. This was the famous "Seat" system. After that, Zhao Hongzhuang officially placed her piece.
Fang Yun looked and saw that Zhao Hongzhuang's move was very standard. She had chosen the commonly used "Flying Hack" in Saint Origin World. Fang Yun did not place his piece in the usual way. Instead, he used the Great Slant Josekis.
The Great Slant Josekis was also known as the Great Slant Thousand Changes. It was extremely complicated. Ordinary beginners could only grasp a few moves of the Great Slant Josekis. However, Fang Yun had a photographic memory. All the changes of the Great Slant Josekis were imprinted in his mind.
Very quickly, Fang Yun discovered that Zhao Hongzhuang was actually guiding him. Her intention was not to win, but to teach him how to place his pieces. This was a common method used by experts to teach beginners. No matter when, having an expert to guide him was something that beginners could only wish for. Beginners often had to spend money to hire an expert to guide them.
Fang Yun smiled. Although he did not play Go often, Zhao Hongzhuang was still looking down on him. Therefore, he quietly used the Great Slant Josekis.
Go was generally divided into three stages. From the beginning of the game, to the middle of the game, and finally to the end of the game. The so-called end of the game was the end of the game.
In the beginning, Zhao Hongzhuang played very quickly. However, before the middle of the game, she suddenly raised her head. She looked at Fang Yun in surprise. There was a faint trace of anger in her voice. "You tricked me!"
"What?" Fang Yun looked at Zhao Hongzhuang in confusion.
"Your layout was so exquisite. I actually didn't see it in the beginning! It wasn't until just now that I carefully calculated that if nothing unexpected happened, my white pieces would have been completely slaughtered by you! Tell me, did you already pass the second realm in the Dao of the Zither? "Zhao Hongzhuang's eyes were slightly red. She did not expect that Fang Yun would actually lie to her.
Fang Yun stared blankly. He could not help but laugh. "Why are you crying?"
"I … Bengong trusted you so much, yet you still played Bengong!" Zhao Hongzhuang pursed her lips. She was unhappy. She very rarely referred to herself as Bengong in front of Fang Yun.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "You ah, think carefully. Look at my layout again and see if there are any problems. If you really can't do it, I'll review it with you again and again."
"Oh?" Zhao Hongzhuang looked at Fang Yun in confusion. Then, she stared at the Go board and began to recall.
After a full quarter of an hour. Zhao Hongzhuang suddenly understood and said, "So that's how it is! You must have obtained an amazing chess manual, learned a special set, and memorized it. That's why I thought your Go skills were exquisite. But thinking about it carefully, whether it was the posture of holding the pieces or the process of placing the pieces, they were no different from that of a beginner. Moreover, your use of the set was slightly immature. In some places, you didn't even use it well enough. That's why I didn't expect you to have such an exquisite set. "
"You're not 'Bengong' anymore? Continue to be 'Bengong', "Fang Yun said with a smile.
Zhao Hongzhuang's face was crimson. She said, "Don't tease me! No matter what, I'm still the Great Elder Princess of Jingguo. The little king's aunt! Continue! I've lost a lot of games, but until the end, it's still unknown who will win! Don't be complacent too early! "
"I'm satisfied that I can take the initiative in the game! However, if you lose by accident, don't cry. "
"Continue!" Zhao Hongzhuang was angry. She didn't expect that she would almost be defeated by this person who was younger and worse than her in Go skills. Fortunately, she discovered it before the middle game.
They continued to play Go. At the beginning of the middle game, Fang Yun still had the advantage. However, as the game went on, Zhao Hongzhuang's Go skills were revealed. At the same time, Fang Yun's lack of experience began to be exposed.
If it were others, they would soon be defeated by Zhao Hongzhuang. However, Fang Yun had been injected with talent Qi many times. Even if he didn't use his talent Qi, his brain was much better than Zhao Hongzhuang's. Unexpectedly, he persisted.
All the way until the end, Fang Yun took longer and longer to think, and his moves became slower and slower. It wasn't until he accidentally used his talent Qi that he came to his senses.
Fang Yun gave up a piece and smiled. "You have no talent Qi, but you forced me to use my talent Qi. I lost."
Zhao Hongzhuang wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and looked at Fang Yun with sparkling eyes. "A person who hasn't even played fifty games has forced me to this point. I'm even beginning to doubt my Go skills. If I had the guts, I might have been crushed into powder halfway through. "
"Oh? How do you know that I haven't played fifty games? "
"Hmph, I said before that your posture and movements are different. However, you really are different. Not to mention a high scholar, even a grand scholar like you who doesn't use actual combat and only looks at the Go playbook wouldn't be able to force me to this point. "
"Many thanks for Your Highness' praise."
"Come, let's play another game! I want you to understand the power of a woman who has reached the second level of Go skills! "Zhao Hongzhuang glared at Fang Yun, her beautiful face full of fighting spirit.
Fang Yun was just about to tease her when he suddenly thought of how much effort a woman without talent Qi would have to put in to reach the second level of Go skills. Thus, he smiled proudly and said, "I'll make it even harder for you to win the next game. I might even make you lose!"
"I don't believe you! Come! "Zhao Hongzhuang's fighting spirit grew even stronger.
The two immediately began the second game. This time, Fang Yun played by the rules and didn't use his full strength. Meanwhile, Zhao Hongzhuang gave it her all and gained an absolute advantage in the middle game.
"Sigh, I still lost. How tragic." Fang Yun shook his head and sighed.
Zhao Hongzhuang grinned happily. Her white teeth were especially eye-catching.
"You're smiling without showing your teeth!"
"None of your business! I won! "Zhao Hongzhuang straightened her neck and smiled proudly.
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