Chapter 382

Ai Dian Shi is very polite to Ye Xiaotian and asked him to sit in the carriage. After asking a few questions, Ye Xiaotian made up a few sentences. Ai Dian Shi said, "From the way you talk, you seem to be a refined person. Do you know how to play Go?"

Ye Xiaotian cupped his fists and said, "I only know a thing or two."

Ai Dian Shi smiled and said, "You don't have to be humble. Come, let's play a game."

The carriage jolted violently on the bumpy mountain roads, but Ai Dian Shi was using a magnetic chessboard. Ye Xiaotian spent his time in the Imperial Prison since he was young. Which high-ranking official doesn't know how to play Go? That's why when Ye Xiaotian was still wearing open-crotch pants and snot, he was already playing Go with the Ministers, Assistant Ministers, and Counsellors.

That's why Ye Xiaotian's Go skills are really good. However, Ye Xiaotian's meals and necessities were all provided by Ai Dian, and he still needs to rely on Ai Dian to protect his safety. He can't possibly make Ai Dian uncomfortable, so Ye Xiaotian started to go easy on him.

In the first game, Ye Xiaotian took an unorthodox approach and won by a narrow margin. In the second game, Ai Dian Shi got familiar with Ye Xiaotian's style, and both of them were in a stalemate. Finally, when Ai Dian Shi was careless, Ye Xiaotian won again. In the third game, Ai Dian Shi started to go easy on him.

Two black and white stones were placed on the four corners of the board. Ye Xiaotian put on a competitive look and aggressively placed a stone. Ai Dian Shi immediately picked up a stone, and both of them started playing.

In the middle game, Ye Xiaotian's advantage of making the first move was gone. After a dozen more moves, Ai Dianshi gained the upper hand. Ye Xiaotian struggled with all his might, but unexpectedly, he made a mistake and lost two of his chess pieces to Ai Dianshi. At this point, Ye Xiaotian was completely at a disadvantage.

However, after Ye Xiaotian pondered for a long time, he suddenly placed a chess piece and the entire chessboard came to life, causing Ai Dianshi to be extremely nervous. After thinking for a long time, he returned to the central court and placed an elegant and light flying chess piece. The killing intent faintly cut off Ye Xiaotian's life.

After another dozen moves, Ye Xiaotian thought for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh, frowned and admitted defeat. This game of chess was full of twists and turns. Ye Xiaotian was obviously at a disadvantage, but he almost turned the tables several times. Now that he finally admitted defeat, Ai Dian Shi was elated.

Ye Xiaotian smiled bitterly: "Your Excellency's chess skills are brilliant. My chess skills are unorthodox. When I first used it, I could still bluff. Once Your Excellency is familiar with my playing style, I will be at my wit's end."

Ai Dianshi's smile faded. He looked at him and said, "Ye Xiaotian, you're going easy on me."

Ye Xiaotian was shocked and denied: "When did I ever go easy on you? Your Excellency is brilliant …" Halfway through his sentence, he saw the Warden's smiling expression and Ye Xiaotian immediately shut his mouth.

Ai Dian Shi picked up the stones slowly and leisurely said: "Even though I know you are going easy on me, I am still very happy that I have won."

Ye Xiaotian laughed.

Ai Dian Shi said: "This is the human heart. Even if it is not for the sake of winning, just for the sake of your thoughts, I am also happy. However, if you had gone easy on me from the beginning, would I praise you for being straightforward and honest? No, that would be a rash person. Chess can be played this way, but people who do it will not be liked.

However, you went all out from the beginning and defeated me first to arouse my competitive spirit. Then, step by step, you let me win. Even when you decided to go easy on me, you did not let me win easily. In this way, in the face of a rare victory, I am naturally very happy. If I could not see through your intentions, I would be overjoyed. If I could see through your intentions, I would have a good impression of you because of your good intentions. Am I right? "

Ye Xiaotian thought: "Right my ass. If I did not let you know my intentions, how would I do you a favor? Do you think you can see through people's hearts? I am someone who has been living in a fox's den for many years before coming out. "

On the surface, he put on a frightened and ashamed expression, apologizing profusely. Ai Dian Shi waved his hand and said: "You are not bad. You know how to conduct yourself, your thoughts are meticulous, and your methods are ingenious. You are a diamond in the rough, worth carving."

Ye Xiaotian immediately got up from his seat and kowtowed: "I hope Your Excellency will guide me."

"Get up, get up."

Ai Dian Shi said indifferently: "This time, when I go to Gourd County, I will need people by my side. You are very clever. If you are willing, you can stay by my side and work for me. This time, I came to Gourd County and did not bring my family with me. It is better to have a meticulous person by my side to help me arrange everything. "

Ye Xiaotian thought: I originally just wanted to play chess to make you happy. I did not expect you to have this idea. You have a good eye. Unfortunately, I have already decided on Shuiwu. If you want to have any ideas about my wife, there is no way. "

His face was full of joy and he said with a trembling voice: "My sister is gentle and beautiful. She is not betrothed yet. Your Excellency, if you lack someone to serve you …"

This time, Depressed Man laughed from the bottom of his heart. This kid is really clever and has a good eye.

He laughed heartily and said: "Good! Since that is the case, you do not need to listen to me anymore. I will find something for you to do in the yamen. If you follow me in the future, I will not mistreat you! "

Ye Xiaotian thanked him again in fear and trepidation. In his heart, he thought: I will fool you first, lest you kick us out of the carriage halfway. When we reach Gourd County, I will just leave. You are such a respectable person, how can you be so shameless to keep me here?

From this day onwards, the relationship between the two sides became closer. Gradually, Ai Dian Shi's entourage also knew that Ye Xiaotian will soon become the brother-in-law of the Warden. Therefore, their attitude towards the three of them became even friendlier.

The entire No Man's Land is difficult to travel through, so the road is very long. Fortunately, they have brought enough food. Occasionally, there will be woodcutters and mountain people passing by. When they see that they are not ordinary people, they will avoid them and avoid them.

One day, they arrived at a valley and saw a stone tablet carved at the bottom of the cliff. According to the tablet, they are only one day away from Gourd County. The whole group became excited. As they were walking, Le Yao suddenly said: "Brother Xiaotian, I need to pee."

Ye Xiaotian jumped out of the carriage and said to Ai Dian Shi's entourage, "You guys go ahead first, I will bring Yaoyao to pee. I will be right back."

Because the road here was filled with cobblestones, and it was once a waterway, the carriages moved very slowly. If they walked faster, they could easily catch up. So there was no need to stop and wait. Therefore, Ai Dian Shi's entourage did not stop and went straight to the mountain pass in front of them.

Shuiwu also jumped out of the carriage and held Le Yao's hand. As they walked towards the bushes, she bent down and whispered: "Yaoyao, when you want to pee, don't say it out loud, especially not to men, understand? How can you forget what I taught you in the past? "

Unconvinced, Le Yao said: "Brother Xiaotian is not an outsider."

Shuiwu said: "You can't do that! You are a lady from a noble family, so you should act like one. If you don't learn the rules now, you will be laughed at when you grow up. Don't do this in the future, do you hear me? "

Le Yao pouted like a piglet and replied: "Oh!"

Ye Xiaotian, who was following behind them, couldn't help but burst into laughter when he heard their conversation.

The valley was full of round cobblestones, and there was no cover. They walked all the way to a small valley overgrown with weeds. Following the valley, they walked for about a dozen steps before they found a place where they could hide.

Ye Xiaotian dug out a place in the grass, making the grasshoppers jump around. After confirming that there were no snakes or insects, he said to Shui Wu, "I'll wait for you here."

Ye Xiaotian parted the grass and walked out. At this time, the troops in the col had not stopped and had already walked a stone's throw away. Ye Xiaotian stood on the hillside and looked at Yaoyao. Suddenly there was a glaring light that flashed past his eyes. He squinted slightly, but when he looked again, he did not see anything.

Ye Xiaotian had never been a soldier, nor had he fought in an ambush, so naturally he did not know that it was the light of a knife hidden in the grass. He looked at the slowly moving troops, then lay down on the soft grass, put his hands behind his head, and crossed his legs.

The azure sky was blue to the extreme, pure to the extreme. Against the tree branches in front of him and the white clouds in the distance, there was a feeling of extreme loftiness. This was a scenery that could not be seen in Beijing. Looking up at this kind of scenery, it seemed that one's breadth of mind also increased.

Behind the bushes, Le Yao suddenly said: "Hey, there seems to be some movement."

Ye Xiaotian was separated by a bush. As soon as he heard this, he sat up and asked anxiously: "Girl, what is it?"

At this time, Xue Shuiwu's frightened voice also came from behind the bushes: "There seems to be … there seems to be some movement."

"You two don't move, be careful of snakes and insects." Ye Xiaotian conveniently picked up a branch that was as thick as his forearm and quickly passed through the bushes. Le Yao had already tied up her skirt and was trembling in fear as she nestled in Shuiwu's arms. Ye Xiaotian vigilantly asked: "What did you find …"

Before he could finish, he suddenly stopped because he also heard a low growl. The sound came from behind the bushes on the right in front of him. That low growl made people's hair stand on end.

Ye Xiaotian hurriedly made a hand gesture to Shuiwu, indicating that she should protect Le Yao. Then he tightly gripped the branch and quietly pushed aside the bushes. Carefully passing through the bushes, he suddenly found a few wild beasts in the distance circling around a big tree.

Ye Xiaotian's heart tightened: "Is it a wolf?"

What he saw in front of him were a few dog-like animals. They were smaller than ordinary dogs, but larger than foxes. Their fur was brownish-yellow, and their mouths were slightly square, unlike ordinary dogs which had sharp mouths. Ye Xiaotian thought to himself, "What are these things? Could they be wild dogs?"

Ye Xiaotian's guess was right. The beasts that raised their heads and circled around the big tree were indeed dogs. They were jackals, also known as jackals. Although they were smaller than wolves and dogs, they were more ferocious than the wolves on the grassland.

Fortunately, Ye Xiaotian and the other two were downwind, and the jackals were focused on the prey on the tree. They did not smell their scent, nor did they discover them. Otherwise, the three of them would probably be full of wolves.

There was an animal on the tree, and Ye Xiaotian did not recognize it. This animal had a chubby body, a short tail, and its whole body was composed of black and white. It looked like a bear, but it did not have the fierceness of a bear. Instead, it was charmingly cute.

Amidst the low growls of the wolves, it clumsily climbed a little higher. When it turned its head to look down, it saw a big round head with two dark circles painted on its round face. Even though it was in danger, it still looked awkward.