Blue Bird's eyes were warm. She patted Tao Manwu's head tenderly. She didn't know why the little girl was so close to her. After she was seriously injured, Tao Manwu stuck to her side. She had been recuperating at the foot of Mount Tibing these days. She more or less heard some gossip. She knew that her father was the mayor of Liucheng at the border of Beimang. He was attacked for no reason. It was rumored that it was done by two sons of the royal family. However, the murderer's whereabouts were still unknown. Furthermore, the military general Tao Qianzhi was as close as a brother to Dong Zhuo. The little girl's mother also unfortunately died on the way to her funeral. Ever since Tao Manwu was born, he had been brought along by Dong Zhuo, the most powerful and influential person in the Southern Dynasty's military world. Some time ago, without any warning, Liang Mang broke out into war. It was said that Dong Zhuo led his troops to Li Gu's Maolong to provide relief. Thus, Tao Manwu was left behind at Mount Tibing, where he was somewhat related.
The young master went to the north alone. Tao Qianzhi, who liked to kill Beiliang soldiers every day, died on the Qingming Festival. The young master happened to be familiar with Tao Manwu.
Blue Bird stared at the young master with her eyes wide open.
The little girl inadvertently glanced at the sister in green whom she had not known for long.
Hsu Fengnian, who knew that she was gifted, did not stop her.
The green bird found that the little girl's face was covered in tears after she let go of her hand and landed on the ground. The extremely complicated and contradictory look in her eyes was like a spider web in an expensive and ingenious box. It was so dense that there were no gaps. It should not appear in the eyes of an innocent and kind little girl.
Tao Manwu only shed tears but did not cry out loud. In the end, she threw the small lacquered box on Hsu Fengnian and ran out of the pavilion.
Blue Bird looked at the young master blankly.
Hsu Fengnian smiled bitterly. "She has the ability to see through people's hearts."
Blue Bird, who knew that she had unintentionally made a big mistake, was full of regret. When she was about to speak, Hsu Fengnian waved his hand and put the spear back into the cloth bag. He said calmly, "I didn't want to deceive her for the rest of her life. The sooner she knows the truth, the sooner she can relax. However, it's hard for me to say it myself. It's just nice that she saw through it herself. "
Although Xu Beizhi did not know the inside story, he knew that they were in big trouble. When he was about to remind them that they could run for their lives, Hsu Fengnian had already stood up and returned Cha Na to Blue Bird. He laughed at himself and said, "Let's go, let's go. The three of us can only wait to be hunted down by Bingshan."
Hsu Fengnian grabbed Xu Beizhi's arm and led Blue Bird, who had no objections, down the mountain.
Xu Beizhi felt like he was riding on clouds.
However, the three of them did not escape to the south directly. Instead, they secretly returned to the Rou Ran Mountains. Xu Beizhi could not help but secretly sigh. It was true that the skilled were bold. Xu Beizhi, who was good at self-reflection, was a little shaken when he rested by a stream in the mountains. When the scholar went north, he brought many things with him. Chess was one of them. Compared to Chess, it was more popular in Beimang. In the past, the King of the Northern Courtyard, who was very powerful in Beimang, was a veritable terrible chess player. However, when it came to playing Chess, he was a master. Xu Beizhi had been influenced by his grandfather for many years. Although he was very familiar with the Nineteen Paths of Zongzheng and was very proficient in it, his personal preference was still towards Chess. He often played with his grandfather Xu Beizhi and ended up with a draw. He remembered that when the old man first took out a Chess board, he told the young Xu Beizhi to play this game. Only when he had the ability to draw with Xu Beizhi would he be considered a master. However, in Xu Beizhi's eyes, when his grandfather fought with others in the imperial court, he would always cut the weeds and eliminate the roots. His way of doing things was completely different from the way he played Chess. It was not until he met his death that Xu Beizhi realized that in this game of Liang Mang's draw, the price was so great that all the chess pieces of the Xu family had died and he was the only one left. Since Xu Beizhi was a scholar, he naturally regarded himself as a "scholar" who did not know the Nine Palace Squares. He looked down on the boorish men of Jianghu. It was also because of this that a scholar assisted the emperor in devising strategies. Why would he need to personally kill the enemy? No matter how strong the masters of Jianghu were, there would always be other masters to kill. It was rumored that the creator of Chess, Huang Longshi himself, had brought the role of a "scholar" to the most exquisite level. The Poison Scholar Huang Sanjia, who said that he would bring peace to the world when he was young, could be said to have poisoned the entire Spring and Autumn Period. Xu Beizhi greatly admired such a character who transcended the imperial court's calculations and reached the heavens' calculations.
However, all of this was built on the chessboard in a favorable situation. Only on the chessboard could Xu Beizhi display his skills. Being at a disadvantage and attacked by the enemy to the side of the monarch, Xu Beizhi asked himself if he could turn the tide.
Xu Beizhi suddenly understood why the great official Cao Changqing, who had studied to become a saint, became a Celestial Phenomenon martial artist, and why he entered the palace three times.
When one was at the end of the rope and had no chess pieces to manipulate, in the end, one still had to walk out of the Nine Palace Squares.
The game Xu Beizhi wanted to enter was Beiliang, which was in a disadvantageous position in a corner, and not Beimang or Liyang, which had already gained the upper hand.
This was probably the key to why his grandfather had taught him how to draw.
To seek victory, one must first consider defeat.
Xu Beizhi could not help but raise his head to look at the young man sitting leisurely on the rock. Then this fellow in front of him had already thought of the worst situation. Beiliang would be completely destroyed and he would have no choice but to kill the enemy alone for revenge?
Was it possible?
Xu Beizhi did not believe it.
Blue Bird jumped down from a big tree, somewhat incredulous. "Young master, there is no movement from Mount Bubing."
Hsu Fengnian frowned, picked up a stone and threw it into the stream. He was slightly distracted and muttered to himself, "It seems that this account is not clear."
On Mount Bubing, the little girl ran away crying. Those who did not dare to leave the pavilion saw this scene and subconsciously wanted to kill their way down the mountain. However, she forced a smile and explained that Sister Tsing Yi was going down the mountain with an acquaintance, so she was a little reluctant. Everyone was skeptical, but they did not ask anything. However, if that girl didn't throw herself into a flame like a moth, then it could be considered a good thing. In the end, even if the Mountain Chieftain, who had a great reputation in the Northern Mang Jianghu, defeated a young girl, it wouldn't sound good if news of this were to spread. Tao Manwu walked for a short distance and did not let the retinue follow her. She turned and ran to the pavilion. When she saw the lacquer box, she bent down to pick it up and was about to throw it down the mountain.
However, she raised her hand for a long time and still could not muster up the courage to throw it away. Then, as if she was angry at her own failure to live up to expectations, she ran out of the pavilion, squatted down, dug a hole with her small hands, and buried the box in the soil.
She wiped away her tears and returned to the elegant little courtyard on the mountain. She climbed onto the bed, hugged the porcelain pillow and curled up in the corner, using the quilt to hide herself.
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