Rebirth of the Great Power

Tian Yuan and Mo Yan brought back the final result of the match between Su Yuzhi and Huan Zhanxuan, and Huan Zhanxuan really won.Mu Yuan had another game in the afternoon, so it was not appropriate to distract himself at this time, so Ji San asked Mo Yan to organize the chess records and study them later.

So far, Mu Yuan has won three rounds in a row, and the promotion is a certainty.

In order for Mu Yuan to have a better rest, as long as there is still a match, Ji San will arrange to eat in the room, so that it is quiet and free from disturbance.So they still don't know what kind of uproar has been caused in Yangzhou chess world at this moment, like a drop of water has been poured into a frying pan.

The center of the vortex is not the duel between Su Yuzhi and Huan Zhanxuan. These two people have long been famous in the Jianghuai area, but they have never met each other. The match between the two is indeed something that chess players have been looking forward to for a long time, and the excitement of the game has not yet been revealed. Live up to this expectation.But with regard to the chess strength of the two, everyone has already calculated in their minds, and it will not be too unexpected whoever wins or loses.Huan Zhanxuan's victory in this round was in line with everyone's impression that he was slightly better than Su Yuzhi.

What really excited the chess players was the match between Mu Yuan and Fan Yanxian in the morning.

What kind of person is Fan Yanxian?In the Jianghuai chess arena, it can be said that he is a rival to Su Yuzhi and Huan Zhanxuan, and is recognized as a master.

And what about Mu Yunzhi?Before the list of Yangzhou Lunping was announced this time, the Jianghuai chess world had never heard of this name.

But such a little-known young man defeated the great master Fan Yanxian.

Of course, there are many people who think that Fan Yanxian made a mistake for a while, and then he stumbled, and it happened that Mu Yun took advantage of it.However, as long as you have read the chess records and have a little chess skills, you can know that this is not a victory by luck.From the layout, response, to the final decisive battle of black chess, all of them reflect the chess player's extraordinary view of the overall situation and the right grasp of the timing; It is said to be a hand of the gods, and it fully embodies the profound and precise calculation ability of chess players.

Naturally, it's not that no one knows about Mu Yunzhi.

In the Yangzhou Xiaojian Chess Building, several chess players were discussing the games played in Yangzhou Lunping in the morning. When it came to the game between Fan Yanxian and Mu Yunzhi, everyone was even more excited.While talking, someone grabbed a chess player next to him.

"Brother Liang, aren't you from Qiantang? Have you ever heard of Mu Yunzhi?"

That chess friend shook his head blankly: "I can count all the Yilin masters in Qiantang, and I have never heard of the name Mu Yunzhi. However, it has been half a year since I left Qiantang for Yangzhou, so I don't know the current situation." how."

"It's impossible to produce such a master in half a year."

"It may be that he was practicing before and did not play against others, so no one knows."

"There is such a possibility."

The chess player surnamed Liang thought for a while, and then said: "But I do know a chess player named Mu Yuan. At that time, he hadn't reached the championship yet, and he hadn't picked his character yet."

Some chess players complained: "Then it should be this Mu Yunzhi."

"Impossible, impossible," the chess player surnamed Liang quickly waved his hand and said, "I have played a few games with him, and his chess is very average. I always lose more and win less for me. Before I left Qiantang half a year ago, I played against him. After one round, there is no progress."

The chess friend hesitated and said, "If what brother Liang said is true, then he should not be the same person. How can anyone improve their chess skills so fast in half a year?"

"Everything I say is true." The chess player surnamed Liang said firmly.

At this time, a chess player who heard the discussion on the other side came over and interjected: "Maybe, it's really the same person."

"Oh, brother Lian, do you know anything? Tell me quickly."

The chess friend started talking after a while: "Some time ago, my cousin who lived in Qiantang visited and told me a strange thing. It was said that there was a chess player named Mu in Qiantang, who was originally mediocre in chess. One night, he dreamed of a green dragon. The green dragon radiated light, swam three times around the beams of the house, and then turned into a white-haired fairy. Instructing, not only taught chess skills, but also taught chess records. After waking up, the man became a master of Yilin. It is said that even the former chess that he went to show off was beheaded by him. The Qiantang has spread all over the place.”

The original simple story has been continuously enriched through word of mouth, and many details have been added, but the core content such as Qinglong, chess records, and great advancement in chess power remain unchanged.

"So that's the case, it's no wonder."

"There is such a fortuitous encounter, it's really extraordinary!"

……

Not long after, the story of Muyun Zhiye's dream of Qinglong giving chess records spread throughout Yangzhou City, and soon spread to Jianghuai and Jianghuai.

In any case, when Mu Yuan showed up in a chess building in the afternoon, people looked at him much more eagerly.It's just that Mu Yuan doesn't care whether it's indifference or enthusiasm. All he cares about is the next opponent and the next game of chess.

Before the start of the game, players who are already familiar with each other will say hello to each other.

Yang Yiqian had a bye in the game in the morning, although he was still frustrated with losing two games in a row yesterday, he cheered up and went to the chess building to watch the game.What he was concerned about was naturally the match between Mu Yunzhi and Fan Yanxian in the same group.Looking at the back of the chess game, his heart was no less shocked than any chess watcher.He had fought against these two people in the game, and he lost both games. Naturally, he was not very happy. However, he didn't know until he saw this game that the two people in the game against him Everyone hasn't done their best yet.

Here is the gap!

Yang Yiqian understood this, but his heart suddenly became clear.

A person will be frustrated when he loses to an opponent who is equal to him, but if the opponent is far better than himself, he will not be depressed but only admire.

Yang Yiqian revisited the game of chess with Mu Yunzhi again, and had a new experience.

At this moment, he is no longer a frog at the bottom of a well who just left Yongzhou. He knew that there are people outside the world and there is a sky beyond the sky.

Seeing Mu Yuan, Yang Yiqian took the initiative to come over and cup his hands and said, "Brother Mu, the chess game in the morning was very exciting! Thank you for your enlightenment yesterday, and I have benefited a lot from it."

Mu Yuan also said politely: "I dare not be that."

Mu Yuan also sensed the difference in Yang Yiqian at this moment.A change in a person's mentality will naturally affect his temperament and posture, the so-called appearance comes from the heart.

Mu Yuan's opponent in this round was Gao Lianfei. With the prestige of winning three rounds in a row, Mu Yuan won this round relatively easily again.

After Yang Yiqian adjusted his form, he also played well in this round. After fighting with Wang Changkang to the end, he finally won with Sanmu.

After dinner, Mu Yuan and Ji San studied the chess game between Su Yuzhi and Huan Zhanxuan in the morning, and then went to rest early.

On the second day, several people still woke up early.

Tian Yuan heard that he was going on a trip today, he was so excited that he didn't sleep well all night, he tossed and turned so much that Mo Yan couldn't sleep well.

Because of the excitement, even if he didn't sleep all night, Tian Yuan still jumped wildly, full of energy, but it was poor for Moyan, with a depressed face and kept yawning.Mo Yan has followed his master to the south of the Yangtze River many times, so he has already seen the scenery of Yangzhou, so he does not have Tian Yuan's expectation and interest.

Mu Yuan looked at Mo Yan's yawning to the point of tears, and couldn't help joking: "Can Mo Yan still keep his eyes open? Don't drive the car into the ditch later."

Mo Yan immediately widened his eyes when he heard the words, cheered up and said: "Master Mu, don't worry, although Mo Yan's driving skills are not as good as those of Brother Ling, they are not far behind, even if you close your eyes. Wrong time."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but opened his mouth wide and yawned again.

Mu Yuan smiled gently: "If it's too sleepy, Mo Yan might as well stay and rest, we'll just hire another driver."

Ji San deliberately narrowed his words from the side: "That's right, you don't have to force Moyan, I can allow you to rest for a day."

Mo Yan hurriedly said: "Master, the little one is not sleepy, the little one doesn't need to rest, let the little one drive the car for you."

Tian Yuan twisted his fingers with guilt and anxiety, and said in a low voice: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, which caused brother Moyan to not rest well, young master..."

Seeing the anxious look of the two servants, Mu Yuan and Ji San burst out laughing. Mu Yuan patted Mo Yan's shoulder while laughing: "Don't worry, we're joking, get in the car."

Ji San also nodded with a smile.

Mo Yan stomped her feet in embarrassment, and muttered: "It's too much, Master and Master Mu are actually playing tricks on others together."

Tian Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief, quickly climbed up to the driving seat, sat next to Mo Yan, and said obediently: "Brother Mo Yan, I will drive with you."

Mo Yan pouted slightly, still a little annoyed: "No need, I can do it by myself."

Tian Yuan didn't care about his rejection, and sweetly called "Brother Moyan" a few times, and the other party followed him.

Mo Yan showed some annoyance on his face, but in his heart it was not the case at all.When he picked up the reins, he pretended to look behind casually. The curtains of the carriage were hung up and Ji Sansong was sitting in the carriage casually, watching Mu Yuan speak with a smile in his eyes, as if with light.

Grandpa can be joking!A gleam of joy flashed across Mo Yan's heart, that's great!

As Mo Yan himself said, his driving skills are really good, although he is still not as good as the previous guard in deep clothes.

Mu Yuan noticed that the guard disappeared on the second day they arrived in Yangzhou, so he inadvertently asked about it, and Ji San just casually said that he had other things to do, so Mu Yuan didn't ask any more questions.

In half a day, we arrived at the Slender West Lake.

Slender West Lake in Yangzhou is famous for its beautiful and varied natural scenery. The four seasons, the morning wind, the morning, the moon and the evening, make it transform into infinite natural interest.Although today's Slender West Lake is not as rich in history and culture as the Slender West Lake that Mu Yuan is familiar with, many famous gardens have not yet been built, but it has begun to take shape of the "Gardens on the Lake" of later generations.

The lake road is graceful and winding, with willows on both sides of the long embankment, the lotus lake beside the lake, the fragrant wind, the painted boats on the lake surface, and the well-proportioned pavilions, bridges and stone walls, the scenery is pleasant.On the boating lake, the beautiful scenery comes one after another, making people overwhelmed and fascinated.

The four of them hired a small boat, and the rower was an old man with white beard and hair but hale and hearty.The old man was quite talkative, and happily introduced the beauty and legends of the Slender West Lake to several people while paddling a boat with his face full of wrinkles.

It's not the first time for Ji Sanzao to visit the Slender West Lake, so he's naturally heard of these scenic stories.Mu Yuan is no stranger to the Slender West Lake in that era, but the one in front of him is a little different, and the stories and legends in it are naturally different, but he listened with great interest.

The boat went all the way along the lake road, and when it reached a large water surface, it saw a large area of ​​red lotus along the lake shore.This is the season when the lotus is in full bloom. Such a large area of ​​red lotus blooms enthusiastically.

gorgeous!

The few people were attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of them, and there was a burst of singing in their ears. The singing was melodious like the petals with dew in the morning, sweet and tactful like an oriole coming out of the valley.The lyrics are also very suitable for the occasion - "You can pick lotus in the south of the Yangtze River, lotus leaves and He Tiantian. Fish play among lotus leaves, fish play with lotus leaves east..."

After hearing the lyrics clearly, Mu Yuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and once again felt a kind of familiar comfort for the two cultures that are different in time and space but connected.

Hearing the singing, the old man laughed and echoed loudly.

After a while, the singing stopped, and there was a burst of laughter like silver bells from the girls, as if they were jostling and joking about something.After a while, the laughter stopped, the red lotus in front shook, and a small boat came out from between the separated lotus leaves.Standing at the bow of the boat was a young girl in a yellow shirt, without any decorations on her body, she was extremely simple, but she did not hide her beauty.The girl holds a blooming red lotus in her hand.

The small boat went straight towards Mu Yuan's small boat, and the old man had already stopped the small boat since he heard the singing just now.

There are two girls behind the flower-holding girl. They glanced at Mu Yuan and the others on the boat from a distance, chuckled and whispered something in the girl's ear, and gently pushed her on her waist. Bundle.A trace of shame suddenly appeared on the girl's face, she turned around and patted the two female companions a few times in protest.

Soon, Xiao Zhou leaned over.

As it got closer, the embarrassment that could not be hidden in the girl's big watery eyes became more and more obvious.The girl took another step forward, raised her bright eyes, looked at Ji San, then at Mu Yuan, her face was blushing, she pursed her lips and smiled shyly, stretched her arms, lowered her head, and put the red in her hand He handed it to Mu Yuan who was closer.

Facing the bright-armed red lotus in front of him, Mu Yuan was startled, and couldn't help but cast a questioning glance at Ji San, seeing that Ji San was smiling but didn't speak, he looked at the old man rowing a boat.

Seeing Mu Yuan's embarrassment, the old man laughed and said, "Go ahead, young master, this is our rule here."

Only then did Mu Yuan heave a sigh of relief, bowed his hands in a salute, said "Thank you" in a low voice, and took the red lotus that was in full bloom.

After Mu Yuan took the flowers, the girl raised her head again, her face became hotter and hotter, and she gave her a blessing in embarrassment, then turned around and backed away.

The two female companions winked at the girl for a while, and the girl was ashamed and annoyed, and pinched their arms a few times before giving up.

The boat rowed back along the original road, and was about to enter the lotus field, when the girl who gave the flowers suddenly looked back, with a trace of melancholy and nostalgia in her eyes.But soon turned back.

Tian Yuan stared blankly at the girl who came by boat and gave a flower to his young master, and then left by boat.Only then did he call out: "Master, she is looking at you."

Mu Yuan's face became hot, and he reprimanded lightly: "Stop talking nonsense!"

At this time, the old man who was rowing also laughed and said, "The young man is so handsome, no wonder the girls are tempted."

Just as Mu Yuan was about to say something, Ji San also joked, "Brother Mu is really charming."

Mu Yuan was speechless for a moment.

Seeing Ji San's narrow smile, Mu Yuan also felt a little teasing, and handed the delicate and beautiful red lotus in front of him, and said without hesitation, "Here you are."

Ji San was taken aback: "Huh?"

Mu Yuan smiled and said: "A gentleman among flowers should give a gift to a gentleman among people."

Ji San smiled lowly, raised his eyebrows, and took it over: "Brother Mu has such praise, but I'm so disrespectful."

Ji San lowered his eyes to look at the flowers in his hands, his eyes were gentle, with a hint of affection.

Mu Yuan glanced at it inadvertently, and couldn't help being a little stunned.

Ji San was originally good-looking, but he was both male, so he seldom paid attention to each other's appearance on weekdays. At this moment, amidst the scenery of lakes and mountains, he was dressed in white, with his arms raised and slid down a section of his sleeves, revealing a white wrist, pointing his fingers. With clear knots, a delicate flower is held in the slender and powerful hand, the focused and gentle expression on the face, the drooping eyes, and the long eyelashes, there is a harmonious beauty between the person and the flower, saying no The Fengshen Yuli came out.

Mu Yuan suddenly remembered how he felt towards Ji San when he first met him, it was like the most wonderful stroke in a painting, making people unable to take their eyes off.

Sensing his gaze, Ji San raised his eyes and looked over with a little doubt in his eyes.

Mu Yuan suddenly smiled, but didn't speak.