Cang Mountain.
The mountain breeze blew, the white mist tumbled.
On the cliff, there was a pavilion called Full Moon Pavilion.
On the stone table of the pavilion, an old man dressed in a brocade robe and a Lao Dao dressed in Taoist robes were playing chess.
"Three Addicts Lao Dao, they say you're crazy about tea, crazy about medicine and crazy about chess. But you're trapped deep in the mountains and never take the initiative to go out and play chess. The name 'Crazy Chess' does not live up to its name, I don't want it. "As the old man spoke, he heavily placed a black chess piece on the corner of the chessboard.
An antelope hangs its antlers, leaving no trace. This move 'Three Side Stab' was the old man's famous unique skill.
"Lao Dao went out to find someone to play chess with, but he may not be able to find a chess player. It takes time and effort, but it also wastes a good day's mood. But as long as Lao Dao is guarding deep in the mountains, there will definitely be chess players who will take the initiative to find me — — I've been trapped deep in the mountains for a long time, unwilling to leave Cang Mountain even a step, because I'm afraid I'll miss a real opponent who is not afraid of the long journey up the mountain. This is the real crazy chess person. " Three Addicts Lao Dao said with a smile, placing a white chess piece in the middle of the chessboard, quietly creating a huge dragon.
"Lao Dao's excuse for his laziness is really unique, I admire it." The old man burst into laughter.
Just then, a colourful butterfly fluttered from the distant horizon.
A general wearing blue robe, holding a huge sword, was guarding behind the pavilion, his sharp eyes fixed on the trajectory of the butterfly's flight.
The butterfly recognised its master, flew straight to Cui Xichen.
Meng Die's urgent report naturally meant something unusual had happened.
He allowed the butterfly to fly to his ear, whisper to him, then turned into a ball of white light and burned to ashes.
This was just a wisp of spiritual sense, after being used, it was instantly destroyed and difficult to reuse.
Cui Xichen's face turned gloomy, glaring at the old man, his hair and beard standing on end.
Bang — —
The old man slammed his palm against the table, the stone table supporting the chessboard along with the four stone legs instantly turned to dust.
"Muyang boy, I will grind your bones and scatter your ashes, dismember your body into ten thousand pieces."
As the mountain breeze blew, the powder disappeared without a trace.
The stone table was gone, and the chessboard was about to fall over. Lao Dao, the Third Addict, flicked his sleeves, and the chessboard flew into the air again. Every chess piece remained in its previous position, as if it had been embedded into the stone chessboard with great force.
"My grandson died tragically, and my family is in trouble. Brother Three Chi, this game of chess can't go on. "Cui Xichen said apologetically, his eyes filled with killing intent.
"Mister Cui, don't be sad. Life and death are determined by the heavens. Please take care of yourself. "San Chi Lao Dao waved his sleeve and the chessboard slid down the mountain stream. "I will seal this up. When Mister Cui is done with his worldly affairs, he will come back to take over the palace."
Cui Xichen cupped his hands in a cupped fist salute. "Goodbye."
His figure was like a roc spreading its wings as he leaped towards the cliff of Cang Mountain.
The green-robed swordsman, who was guarding outside the pavilion, bowed to the Third Chi, Lao Dao, and then jumped out as well.
San Chi Lao Dao walked to the edge of the cliff, gazing at the countless chessboards floating between the mountain stream.
These chessboards were unfinished games between him and countless chess players. Some people would leave while playing, and some would die while playing. Then, he sealed them here, waiting for his opponent to return or a new opponent to start the game again.
These chessboards withstood the fierce wind of the mountain stream and the scorching sun overhead. But it did not lose its murderous spirit, and faintly there was the sound of a powerful army.
"They are all good chess pieces." Three Chi mumbled to himself.
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West Wind Imperial Palace. On the Martial Arts Stage.
The Emperor of the West Wind Kingdom, Chu Xianda, was admiring his favourite concubine, Concubine Ling's painting of the 'Emperor's Evening Banquet' when Chamberlain Li Fu rushed over to disturb him at an untimely time. "Your Majesty, Defence minister requests to see you."
"Lu Xingkong?" Chu Xianda was in the prime of his life, handsome and elegant, and wholeheartedly wanted to emulate his ancestor to expand the territory and become an emperor, so he was quite diligent in handling the affairs of the imperial court. Hearing that it was one of the most senior men in the imperial court, he said with a smile: "There's nothing to do in the country, what is he doing here?"
"Defence minister did not say." Chamberlain Li Fu bowed and replied.
Chu Xianda glanced at Concubine Ling's drawing board, the painting will be completed in a while, he wanted to feast his eyes on it as soon as possible. He really did not want to leave, so he said: "Go tell Defence minister, tell him I'm busy at the moment, it's not convenient for me to see him."
"Your Majesty — —" Chamberlain Li Fu stood at the door with an embarrassed look, refusing to leave. Xiaoxin softly advised: "Your Majesty, you better go see Defence minister — —"
Chu Xianda was enraged, shouting: "You old dog, you dare to lecture me on how to be a ruler?"
"I don't dare." Li Fu hurriedly knelt down and said awkwardly: "Defence minister is wearing a frightening dragon armour and holding a heavenly emperor spear in the Hall of Supreme Harmony."
"You old dog — —" Chu Xianda's face turned extremely ugly, muttering: "You old dog — — -"
When Concubine Ling heard Li Fu's words, her little hand holding the brush trembled, and a large black lump was pressed onto the paper.
"Ah — —" Concubine Ling cried out in alarm, several days of hard work was destroyed in an instant. "The painting is ruined."
Chu Xianda was even more enraged when he saw it, shouting: "Old people who don't die are thieves, you old dogs are giving me trouble — — Prepare to enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony."
When Chu Xianda arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony with a group of guards, Lu Xingkong was standing in the middle of the hall, wearing the Lu Family's family treasure, the frightening dragon armour. His heavenly emperor spear was in the hands of the guards at the door, how could he let someone bring a weapon into the court?
Lu Xingkong held his head high and chest out, looking majestic and awe-inspiring.
This made Chu Xianda even more unhappy, this old guy's power and influence is too strong, does he still put the emperor in his eyes?
However, Chu Xianda's expression was completely different.
He looked at Lu Xingkong with a face full of astonishment and said with a face full of concern: "What does Defence minister mean? Wearing heavy armour and coming to see the emperor, could it be someone wants to harm Defence minister? "
"Your majesty, I came to say goodbye." Lu Xingkong knelt down in front of the emperor Chu Xianda and said in a low voice.
"Goodbye?" Chu Xianda hurriedly pulled Lu Xingkong up, frowned and said: "Defence minister, where are you going?"
"I volunteered to go and guard Broken Dragon Pool. I will not return until I die. "Lu Xingkong said in a clear voice.
"Defence minister, what are you saying? Defence minister has fought for the country for many years, now is the time for you to rest and enjoy life, how can I let you go to the frontier to suffer? Broken Dragon Pool's general Xu Da was personally promoted by Defence minister, together with Red River Valley's general Zhou Dong, they are known as the 'iron wall'. With them guarding this area, what is there for Defence minister to worry about? "
Lu Xingkong carefully observed Chu Xianda's facial expression, then said in a voice filled with grief and indignation: "Your majesty, Xu Da was killed, I'm worried about Broken Dragon Pool — — Broken Dragon Pool is the border between West Wind Kingdom and Wu Kingdom, both sides are heavily guarded. If Wu Kingdom finds out that our general is missing and the army's morale is unstable. Broken Dragon Pool will most likely fall into the hands of Wu Kingdom. "
"If Broken Dragon Pool is occupied by Wu Kingdom, the western gate of West Wind Kingdom will be open, the army of Wu Kingdom can march straight in and take down Qingyuan, Xinkou and Changdi three towns. At that time, it will be extremely difficult for us to drive them out, we will most likely have to pay a heavy price. "
"Defence minister — — Defence minister — —" Chu Xianda interrupted Lu Xingkong's' deduction '. "What do you mean? Why is our general missing? Why is the morale of Broken Dragon Pool unstable? What about Xu Da? Where did Xu Da go? I entrusted him with a heavy responsibility to guard the frontier, he dared to escape? "
"Your majesty — —" Lu Xingkong looked at Chu Xianda in astonishment. "Did the emperor not send people to arrest Xu Da?"
"When did I send people to arrest Xu Da? What crime did General Xu commit? "
"This — —" Lu Xingkong's face turned extremely ugly as he said in a fierce voice: "Could it be that the Monitoring Division made the decision to arrest the general of the frontier?"
"Defence minister, what's going on?" Chu Xianda softened his tone, looking at Lu Xingkong and asked.
Lu Xingkong was filled with righteous indignation as he recounted the incident of Xu Da being arrested and framed.
"Xu Da is a fierce general that I personally raised. As a foot soldier, he made military exploits step by step and achieved the reputation of 'Iron Wall'. General Xu has guarded Broken Dragon Pool for ten years, experienced hundreds of battles, which is why the frontier is stable and the Great Wu Kingdom cannot take a step into our West Wind Kingdom. "
"Your majesty, what crime did Xu Da commit? Why was he suddenly arrested by the Monitoring Division? Moreover, along the way, they used all kinds of torture methods in order to force me to submit — — I don't care about the methods they used against me, what I care about is that this kind of lawless behaviour will shake the foundation of the country. "
"Whether the general is guilty of illegal corruption or not, the Monitoring Division should first investigate and collect evidence. The final decision and handling opinions are up to the Emperor — — But the Monitoring Division first arrested him and then collected evidence to force him to confess. This is putting the cart before the horse. Because the emperor did not know, he did not make proper arrangements and sent a new general to replace him. The generals of Broken Dragon Pool also do not know what happened, everyone is in a panic and their morale is low. If the spies of the Wu Kingdom find out about this, there will certainly be trouble and the consequences will be unimaginable — — "
"Where is General Xu?"
"Thanks to the emperor's blessing, when General Xu was secretly detained on an ordinary ship by the Monitoring Division, he was discovered by the young hero Li Muyang and rescued him — — Otherwise, General Xu's life would be over."
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