Comprehensive Martial Arts: Relying on Pili Martial Arts to Achieve Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Chapter 592: The Day of Winners and Losers

The affairs of the Southern Song Dynasty's martial arts world had long been a focus of the Northern Song Dynasty's martial arts community.

The people in the Northern Song Dynasty court received news of the unrest on the Wangbei South Peak on the same day.

The next day, the Northern Song Dynasty sent Yuan Shisanxian as a representative to Wangbei Chaonan Peak to clarify to the martial arts world that the killing of the Southern Song chess warriors had nothing to do with the Northern Song Dynasty.

If these words came from Zhuge Zhengwo's mouth, they might have some weight, but the person who came happened to be Yuan Shisanxian, so the effect was like adding insult to injury and adding fuel to the fire.

People are always only willing to believe what they have "reasoned".

The heroes of the martial arts world who thought they had seen through the truth and called themselves "smart people" would certainly not agree with the "enemy's" sophistry and sneered at Yuan Shisanxian's statement.

Thoughts went from one extreme to another.

A few days later, several heroes who had agreed to become chess warriors of the Northern Song Dynasty were attacked one after another, either dead or injured, and had to announce that they would give up the chess fight.

The most important people among them are the four leaders of Fengyun Escort Agency who enjoy the honor of "Four Great Families in the Martial Arts World" - Huang Tianxing, Lan Yuanshan, Yin Chengfeng, and Zhou Baiyu.

According to the relatives and subordinates of the victims, they were attacked by people from the Southern Song Dynasty.

Since ancient times, people in the martial arts world often act without martial ethics and use shady tricks outside the chessboard. This is something that both chess players and spectators are well aware of, and it is something that they all tacitly accept or even condone.

But this kind of thing can never be made public.

Even if the assassination of the Southern Song chess warrior was really done by the Northern Song court, at least they did it without leaving any flaws and were not caught on the spot, leaving any evidence.

But those idiots in the Southern Song Dynasty's underworld actually carried out the assassination openly and deliberately made a big deal out of it, so there was no way to resolve it.

For a moment, everyone in the world was angry and terrified.

The martial arts world of the Song Dynasty entered a strange state of "exchanging" where you kill one of my people today, and I kill ten of yours tomorrow, and the cycle repeats itself endlessly.

Gradually, some wise people began to realize that there were several things wrong with the whole thing and called on everyone to stop and have a good talk.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

The people in the martial arts world don't read many books, and now they are so obsessed with killing that they don't care about right or wrong, and won't listen to any good advice from others.

Anyone who speaks for the "enemy" or expresses a neutral stance will be labeled an "enemy spy" and attacked endlessly.

In this process, more and more people from the underworld were drawn into the fighting.

In just half a month, over ten thousand people were killed or injured in the martial arts circles of the Two Song Dynasties!
The chess match between the two Song dynasties officially began in such a panic-stricken atmosphere.

……

On this day, the sky was clear and rainless, with few clouds and light wind.

Looking north and south from the peak, one can see a grand scene as countless martial artists and court officials gather together, preparing for the chess match that will decide the fate of the Song Dynasty.

Beside the chessboard, the government set up a not-so-tall platform, on which the two Song emperors sat, with important officials and guards on either side. The other people from the martial arts world were pushed far away by the imperial guards and could not get any closer.

Just as everyone was about to start making a commotion because they couldn't see the entire chess game up close, a familiar figure, accompanied by a brand new poem, descended from the sky -

"The immortals are waiting to ride on the yellow crane, the seafarers have no intention of following the white gulls, soaring up to the sky, looking at the blue sky, black and white have their own way, and the heroic spirit is endowed with clouds and tides."

The graceful and celestial figure is unparalleled in the world.

When it fell to the mortal world, it seemed to bring down the pure and holy air from the nine heavens, making the air on the Hunyuan Terrace completely new.

When everyone heard it, they felt refreshed, their minds were clear, their spirits were boosted, and all their tiredness disappeared.

"Immortal! This person is definitely an immortal!!..."

"The Immortal Lu has arrived!"

"Is it finally starting?"

"Ku ...

Even though they had witnessed it several times before, every time they saw Lu Ping appear in this way, this group of lovely heroes were always shocked and sighed in their hearts.

The two emperors looked at each other, stood up from their seats, and stepped forward to respond.

If it were someone else, even if that person was a rare talent in a century, he would definitely not be worthy of such a great gift;
But if the recipient of the gift is Lu Ping, no one from the imperial court to the martial arts world would dare to say "no", simply because his contributions to the world are unparalleled and his strength in the martial arts world is invincible!
"Immortal Lu..."

The Second Emperor had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by Lu Ping: "Stop talking nonsense and let's get straight to the point." This left no chance for him to take a backdoor.

The two emperors were both sensible people, and their expressions immediately became serious: "Of course."

"But before we get started, we have a few more questions."

Lu Ping raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the problem? Feel free to tell me."

"Our question is, how exactly should we play today's game of chess?"

The Northern Song Emperor pointed to the chessboard in front of him and said, "This chessboard is indeed not small, but it is still a little insufficient for Jianghu people to fight on it."

"What should we do if the chess warriors can't use their full strength because of the limited space?"

When people from the martial arts world compete with each other, they have to consider the right time, place and people, and cannot be limited to one place.

In particular, the higher the strength, the greater the requirement for the venue, because when they fight, the impact can easily affect an area of ​​dozens of feet.

However, if the chessboard is full of people, it is very likely that the chess warriors will not be able to display their full strength during the fight, or it may affect other chess warriors.

"Besides, this game of chess will determine who will rule the world, and since it is under the banner of 'fairness, justice and openness', how can we not let everyone present watch it?"

"Also, may I ask how Master Lu decides the winner between chess warriors?"

"Will they be considered the loser if they are unable to fight again, or if they fall to the ground, or will they be considered the loser only if the fight ends with one of them dying?"

"..."

The two emperors took turns asking carefully about the specific rules of the chess game.

After the two men finished asking, Lu Ping replied, "I have already taken care of the matters that your Majesties are concerned about, and I will explain them to everyone present one by one. Now please go back and take your seats."

The two had no choice but to sit back in their original seats.

Lu Ping turned around and came to the stone platform in front of the chessboard.

He raised his right hand and swept it lightly, and where his long sleeves passed, thirty-two wooden signs appeared out of thin air on the stone platform.

Sixteen of the wooden cards are black, and the other sixteen are red. Words such as "general", "chief", "soldier", "pawn", "chariot", "horse" and "cannon" are written on each of the wooden cards, which correspond to the chess pieces one by one.

"The thirty-two chess warriors take the chess pieces corresponding to their respective identities and stand at their positions on the chessboard. I will take care of the rest."

"Your Majesties, as chess players, please just sit down beside the chessboard and play chess. Please help me move the tables and chairs over."

Lu Ping's words stunned the two emperors and several close guards and important ministers.

"Lu Xianren, what do you mean by this?"

"Isn't your majesty... joining the game as a general?"

Lu Ping blinked: "When did I say such a thing?"

"Your Majesties are of course chess players. How can a chess player enter the game on his own?"

"Since the fight is conducted with people as chess pieces, there will inevitably be a 'checkmate' situation. Do you want your Majesty to put on armor and fight with the martial artists?"

Oh boy, didn't we get it wrong before?

Everyone in the court of the two Song dynasties was dumbfounded, except for the two emperors who breathed a sigh of relief. Their faces showed a mixture of surprise and joy, but also aggrieved to the point of almost crying.

It turned out that the two Song emperors had previously thought that they would become the generals in the chess game and personally fight against the group of barbaric and rude people in the martial arts world.

In their view, "losing the game of chess" not only means "the kingdom is taken away", but also means "they are killed".

So in the past three months, the two emperors lived in fear, unable to sleep or eat, and their days were like years.

But at the same time, they lived every day as if it were their last, neglecting state affairs and indulging in sensual pleasures in the harem, making the entire court a chaotic place.

"So...so that's what's going on..."

"Who was it that said I would be the commander-in-chief? Stand up for me, or I will skin him alive!!"

(End of this chapter)