The chessboard of chess was very different from the chessboard of Gomoku. The chess side only had 16 flags, which was far less than the number of chess pieces held by the Gomoku side.
Simply put, if the chess pieces were used as substitutes, one side could only play 16 times at most. Because of the space of the chess chessboard, the paths that could be connected to five pieces were limited.
If the other rules of Gomoku were included, such as the forbidden move, the three-hand exchange, or the mountain pass rule, etc., then this Gomoku game with only 16 moves was much more difficult than imagined.
Whether it was Ouyang Jie or Zhong Luoyue, they were both people with excellent memory and proficient in algorithms, so they could easily calculate the possibility of connecting five pieces.
Basically, if one didn't deliberately give in to the other, the most likely outcome would be a draw between the two sides.
However, Tu Shenyi said that he could only pick the grapes if he won … In other words, Luoqiu could only win. There was no doubt that this might be a chess game that was destined to be a draw from the beginning. In terms of the conditions of the chess game, Tu Shenyi still had the upper hand.
"You are the guest. You can choose to play first or later." Tu Shenyi made a gesture of invitation and added, "There is a forbidden move."
Luoqiu nodded and picked up a chariot. He did not immediately put it down. Instead, he asked, "We only use the chess pieces here?"
Tu Shenyi nodded. "This game is very simple. We only use 16 chess pieces from each side."
"Understood." Luoqiu smiled slightly, then put it on the upper right corner of the chessboard. "I choose the black piece."
Chess was different from the chessboard of Go. It was composed of small square pieces neatly arranged. There were a total of eight rows and eight columns, a total of 64 grids.
Luoqiu put it on the upper right corner, which was the position of H8.
Seeing Luoqiu put it in this position, Ouyang Jie and Zhong Luoyue frowned at the same time … If it were them, even if they knew that it was a draw, they would put it in the center of the chessboard. At least they could create more possibilities for themselves. At least they would not lose half of their chances at the beginning.
Not to mention there was a forbidden move.
Tu Shenyi glanced at Luoqiu. Seeing that this young man was calm, he smiled slightly, picked up a chariot, and put it on the position of D5.
Then, Luoqiu picked up another chariot and put it on the position of H7.
Tu Shenyi also picked up a chariot and put it on the position of C5.
Luoqiu picked up a bishop at this time and put it on the position of H6.
Tu Shenyi looked up at Luoqiu again, nodded, picked up a bishop, and put it on the position of D4.
Luoqiu picked up the second bishop and put it on the position of H5. Tu Shenyi shook his head at this time, picked up his second bishop, and prepared to put it on the position of H4.
However, just as Tu Shenyi's bishop was about to land, it suddenly stopped. He raised his head and looked at Luoqiu strangely.
In the end, Tu Shenyi did not put down his bishop, but put it back in the chess box. Then, under the surprised gaze of Ouyang Jie and Zhong Luoyue, he stood up and said, "Wait a minute."
Tu Shenyi walked to another table under the grape trellis, took a hollow bamboo basin, and a pair of scissors.
He looked up at the plump fruits hanging down from the grape trellis. Finally, he chose a bunch and cut it with a pair of scissors. Then, he came to Luo Qiu. "Take it."
Luoqiu smiled and said apologetically, "I cheated."
"A win is a win, a loss is a loss." Tu Shenyi shook his head. "It was my mistake to not set the rules in the beginning. But you're right, this was indeed a trick, and it's also considered breaking the rules. It's just that the rules were originally set by people, it's up to you. "
"Thank you for the grapes, Mr. Tu." Luoqiu nodded slightly. "I've already gotten what I wanted, and I think that since Mr. Tu picked them himself, they must be the best here … Then, I won't disturb Mr. Tu and your student. Gan Hong, let's go. "
"Oh … Oh!"
Gan Hong was stunned, but seeing that Young Master Qiu was really leaving without any hesitation, she hurriedly put on her shoes and followed him.
It seemed … It seemed that the bruise on her heel did not hurt at all. Gan Hong looked at it subconsciously and found that there were only some red marks … Strange, it should be a bruise?
…
"Master, why did you admit defeat in this game?" After Luoqiu left, Ouyang Jie sat down and frowned. "You haven't played yet, right?"
Tu Shenyi said indifferently, "Then tell me, where should I play?"
Ouyang Jie subconsciously pointed to the position of H4. "Of course it should be here, or he would have specified … Wait, it wasn't specified beforehand, could it be … outside the chessboard?"
Tu Shenyi smiled and began to tidy up the chessboard and chess pieces on the table. "He didn't beat me with chess skills, he beat me with something outside the rules."
"This is cheating." Ouyang Jie shook his head.
Tu Shenyi said slowly, "Is using the chessboard to play Gomoku proper? He asked me if I could only play with this chess piece, but he didn't say that I had to play on the chessboard. "
Ouyang Jie opened his mouth, but he was speechless.
"Winning is winning, losing is losing. It's not like I haven't lost before, "Tu Shenyi said earnestly." It's just a bunch of grapes, I can afford to lose. "
"But …" Ouyang Jie wanted to say something.
Tu Shenyi shook his head and patted Ouyang Jie's shoulder gently. "It's about time. You take Miss Zhong to the cellar first. I will go back and change my clothes. It's about time to go over."
Tu Shenyi walked out from the grape rack and looked around. Then, he chuckled. "Outside the chessboard, the person playing chess … he sure has a big heart."
Then, he left with his hands behind his back.
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…
Luoqiu had said that he wanted to give the freshly picked grapes away as a gift. Gan Hong had thought that they might be something he wanted to bring back for his father. However, Gan Hong suddenly realized that the grapes that Master Qiu was holding had disappeared.
"Maybe he dropped it somewhere." Luo Qiu didn't care about it.
"It's not easy to win it back. Let me go and look for it." Gan Hong hesitated.
However, before she could put her plan into action, they were immediately found by Song Ying when they returned to the banquet hall. Song Ying scolded them for running around.
However, when she learned from Gan Hong that they had met the God of Gamblers, Tu Shenyi, and that Luoqiu had played a game of Gomoku with him, Song Ying's eyes widened in disbelief. She knew that Gan Hong would not lie to her. At least, there was no need for her to do so.
However, because it was true, Song Ying felt helpless. She had planned to steal some grapes from others on a whim and then met the legendary God of Gamblers.
Why did such a plot sound like a student who had just entered the campus meeting an old man who was sweeping the floor? The old man was the principal.
"You met Tu Shenyi. Did you invite him to join the Song Dynasty?" After Song Ying complained in her heart, she immediately asked.
Luoqiu shook his head and asked curiously, "Can I represent the Song Dynasty Group?"
"Of course you can …" Song Ying glared at him and snorted, "No!"
Luoqiu smiled and did not care.
At this time, Luoqiu suddenly saw a lot of guests gathered in a corner of the hall. He asked curiously, "What are they doing?"
"Do you want to know?" Song Ying crossed her arms and continued to snort, "See for yourself!"
Luoqiu nodded and walked toward the crowd in the corner. Song Ying looked and suddenly stared. She was inexplicably irritated and stomped her feet, "So obedient?"
At this time, there was a sudden exclamation from the crowd in the corner.
Gan Hong was very experienced as a follower. Before Luoqiu arrived, she had already squeezed through the crowd so that Luoqiu could easily see the thing that surprised the guests.
It was a man in an old suit. He was leaning against the wall and sitting on the ground with his legs crossed.
The man's face was slightly pale and there were some roots on his face. He looked like he was about 40 years old. His hair was messy and he had a typical oriental face.
No matter how one looked at it, this man was out of tune with the people present. He looked like a poor man who had mistakenly entered a rich people's gathering.
At this time, this slightly down and out man was holding a bead that was bigger than a fist in one hand. It looked like a crystal, or maybe it was just a glass product. In front of the destitute man was a slightly plump middle-aged man.
This middle-aged man was squatting in front of the down and out man at this time. He was seriously looking at the polished crystal ball in his hand. The exclamation came from his mouth.
"Oh! My God, it changed again! This time it's Changhe! Incredible! "The middle-aged man exclaimed again.
Luoqiu looked at the small ball in the down and out man's hand with interest. At this time, Gan Hong asked a lady next to her, "Excuse me, what happened here?"
The lady glanced at the man's clothes and said casually, "This man said that he has a treasure in his hand. Different people can see different sceneries through it. It's like a small world is hidden inside. Some people didn't believe it, so they tried it … Maybe it's true? My God. "
Hearing the lady's tone, she was probably one of the people who were watching the show.
"A small ball that can see different sceneries?" Gan Hong looked at Luoqiu in confusion. Song Ying followed behind him.
"What an incredible treasure."
At this time, the middle-aged man looked slightly excited and said directly, "Sir, are you selling this treasure ball? Please name a price. I want to have it … It's too exquisite, too incredible! "
"I'm sorry, this treasure ball is not for sale." The down and out man spoke fluent local language and said indifferently, "This is probably the only one in the world. If I sell it to you, I won't have it anymore."
The middle-aged man was unwilling to give up, and said quickly, "Name a price, no matter how expensive it is! It's really a treasure, and it's far from what gemstones and diamonds can compare to! "
"This … Do you want to consider it?" The middle-aged man's attitude was not bad. He only begged the other party to sell it, and did not force the other party to sell it. He even offered a shocking price.
On one hand, it was because he cherished his reputation. After all, there were many people who were famous here.
On the other hand, although this person looked down and out, he could pass through layers of checks and come here without being chased away. He was probably a guest invited by the God of Gamblers, or someone who had the ability to get an invitation letter.
"Okay, please give me some time to think about it." The down and out man seemed to shake his head, and there was a reluctant expression on his face, as if he could not make a decision.
"Pretending to be mysterious." Suddenly, a voice came from the crowd — it was Song Ying who said it.
The down and out man looked at the voice and saw Song Ying. The down and out man smiled, "Whether it's real or fake, you'll know when you see it."
As he said that, the down and out man slowly stood up, holding the 'treasure ball' in his hand, and walked in front of Song Ying. He slowly lifted the 'treasure ball' and placed it in front of Song Ying's eyes.
Song Ying did not have a good impression of this guy who was trying to get attention from the crowd, but this' treasure ball 'was placed in front of her, and it was not easy to not look at it. She sighed and looked at the 'treasure ball'.
"Isn't there nothing? What a scam. " Song Ying frowned. This' treasure ball 'was just an ordinary glass bead. Other than the fact that it was a little too big, there was nothing special about it at all.
"You have to look at it with your heart." The down and out man said indifferently, "Legend has it that fish only have a memory of seven seconds, so they can't remember so many beautiful things in the world. It's too cruel for them. There is a type of fish that, in order to keep the beautiful things they have seen, they seal their memories in their tears. How many years have passed … "
The down and out man's voice was full of magnetism, like washing on the beach, or the evening waves. It had a kind of gentleness that made people feel comfortable listening to it, "And how many years have passed, the tears that fell gathered into a bead, and entrusted the beautiful things they have seen in their lives. Why do you look at it with suspicion? "
Song Ying looked at the 'treasure ball', and her gaze gradually changed.
This' treasure ball 'was originally transparent, and she could even see the lines on the down and out man's palm through its material. But at this time, it suddenly became hazy, as if something was brewing inside this' treasure ball '.
It was as if it was covered by countless white clouds. When the clouds parted, Song Ying saw an island in the middle of the sea.
Blue sky, blue sea, white fine sand … This was a primitive land that had not been polluted, and it was more beautiful than any of the so-called pirate tourist holy lands she had ever been to.
"So beautiful …" Song Ying subconsciously reached out her hands, and picked up the 'treasure ball' from the down and out man's hands, as if she was possessed.
At this time.
Luoqiu suddenly covered the 'treasure ball' with his hand, blocking Song Ying's line of sight, and at the same time, holding the 'treasure ball' in his hand.
Song Ying was stunned for a moment, but she saw Luoqiu looking at the down and out man at this time, and said indifferently, "Can I see it too?"
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