Rebirth of the Great Power

The moon is in the middle of the sky, everyone is full and ready to return.

Lady An wanted to load the rest of the prey into their carriages, but Ji Jin stopped them.Today they only came in a carriage, and the smell of prey was too strong, fearing that the carriage would be polluted, and it was already late at night, so it was really inconvenient.

Lady An laughed and said, "Then I'll make them into jerky and send them to the mansion."

This time Ji Jin didn't refuse again.

Everyone got into the carriage and said goodbye to Xie Jisheng and his wife.

The newly built Mu Mansion is closer to the western suburbs, so Mu Yuan asked: "Second brother, little sister, this is not far from home, do you want to go back to the mansion first, or go back to Tiaoliuzi Lane with elder brother?"

Mu Hong thought for a while and said, "My younger sister and I should go back home first. Brother will concentrate on the competition next time. We are all waiting for the day when brother wins."

Although Mu Yushang was a little bit reluctant, he also knew that the elder brother would devote himself to the competition, and it was very rare to be able to spend a day with them today, so he nodded and said, "I will go home with the second elder brother. However, today's trouble Being so late, will it affect the big brother's chess game tomorrow?"

Mu Yuan smiled softly, and comforted him: "It's okay, the elder brother's match tomorrow is settled, and I can't lose it. Then you go back to your home first, spend more time with your parents at home, and do your best for the elder brother. Wait until After the first round of the chess game, I went back to visit my parents."

When he arrived at the gate of Mu Mansion, Tian Yuan got out of the car and called to open the door. Knowing that Master Mu and Mrs. Mu had already rested, Mu Yuan didn't intend to enter the door.Mu Yushang hugged the little gray rabbit and followed Mu Hong into the door, and looked back reluctantly.

Only Mu Yuan and Ji Jin were left in the carriage.

The moonlight shone like a wash, spilling in through the half-opened curtains of the car, falling on Ji Jin who was dressed in white, and even the hair seemed to be a little softer.

Mu Yuan stared blankly for a while, then involuntarily moved away when he met the other party's eyes.Mu Yuan himself couldn't understand why he couldn't look directly at Ji Jin now, and he didn't know if he was afraid of seeing something in the other party's eyes, or worried that the other party would see something in his own eyes.

In order to cover up his discomfort, Mu Yuan covered his lips with his fist and coughed lightly.

Ji Jin immediately asked with concern: "Brother Mu, is it cold late at night?"

"Ah, um, some." Mu Yuan replied vaguely.

Before Mu Yuan finished answering, Ji Jin had already taken off the cloak on his body, and leaned over to put it on for Mu Yuan.

Mu Yuan was taken aback, and quickly pressed his hand: "Brother Ji, there's no need to..."

Ji Jin held his hand instead, the tentacles were icy cold, he couldn't help frowning and said: "In the late autumn night, it's really cold, I shouldn't come back so late." As he spoke, he used his skills and conveyed some warmth to the past .

Before Mu Yuan could stop it, a warm current spread all over his body along the held hands.The sentence "Brother Ji, I'm not cold." was swallowed back into his stomach.

Such a scene is very familiar.

Mu Yuan suddenly realized that Ji Jin's attitude towards him had never changed, even after he had more affection for him.What has changed is actually myself.It's because I have ambiguity in my heart, so I feel that all the actions of the other party have become ambiguous.

Mu Yuan thought, if he hadn't noticed it, Ji Jin probably would never have said it, and he didn't even expect his own response.

My heart suddenly felt sore and achy.What if you haven't noticed it all the time?What is he going to do?

An impulse made Mu Yuan couldn't help but say: "Brother Ji, actually I..."

At the same time, Ji Jin also opened his mouth: "Brother Mu, I was thinking..."

The two stopped together again.

Ji Jin asked, "Brother Mu, what do you want to say?"

The other party's eyes were clear and calm, and Mu Yuan regretted his impulsiveness.It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be impulsive because of sudden distress and pity, and this is not what Ji Jin wants.

Mu Yuan's heart calmed down, put away those messy thoughts that disturbed his mind, and the relationship between them returned to purity.Mu Yuan smiled quietly: "It's nothing. Where's Brother Ji, what do you want to say?"

Ji Jin didn't ask anymore, he would never force Mu Yuan to do anything, and he would never pry into what he didn't want to say.

Ji Jin said: "Brother Mu has been in the imperial edict for a while now. Can you tell which chess players are better than Cheng Shiyuan?"

Mu Yuan nodded: "Xu Wensu, Fan Guoqian, and Liang Mengping."

Ji Jin: "Brother Mu's opponent in the first round is Xu Wensu, Fan Guoqian is also in Group A with Brother Mu, and Liang Mengping is in Group B. What does this mean?"

"This shows that if I can win every round, I have a great chance to play against all three of them, as long as they don't lose to others."

Ji Jin smiled: "Their chess prowess should not be underestimated. Apart from Cheng Shiyuan, and you, brother Mu, as long as they don't miss, I am afraid that no one can beat them under the horse. , Cheng Shiyuan was assigned to Group D, and he had a bye in the first round so coincidentally. In such a high-intensity competition, the advantage of one less round is self-evident. If it is one or two, it will be fine. Together, I'm afraid it can't be called a coincidence."

Mu Yuan nodded, extremely calm: "Someone deliberately arranged it."

Ji Jin smiled and said: "This arrangement is obviously aimed at you, Brother Mu. These old foxes may not be sure, but they are extremely jealous of Brother Mu in their hearts. They have some eyes."

Mu Yuan was very calm: "This arrangement is very good. It must be very happy to take this opportunity to fight with them with all your strength."

Ji Jin's eyes were full of admiration: "I knew that Brother Mu was not afraid, but would look forward to it very much. So when they did their tricks, I didn't stop them. I'm afraid that if Brother Mu really made it to the end, they would still have to use some tricks." other means."

Mu Yuan looked at him: "Isn't Brother Ji still here?"

Ji Jin laughed heartily and said, "Brother Mu is the one who knows me. Brother Mu can just concentrate on the chess game, and leave the other things to me."

"Okay!" Mu Yuan nodded seriously.

The next day, the second game of the first round came as scheduled.

Mu Yuan naturally took it easily without a doubt.Lu Zijun also narrowly defeated Peng Xifan, but Qi Yingming missed and lost.

Leaving the arena, Lu Zijun walked towards Mu Yuan excitedly: "Brother Mu, I won."

Mu Yuan was also happy for him: "Congratulations."

Lu Zijun's face suddenly turned red suspiciously, and his voice lowered a bit: "Can I ask Brother Mu to replay the game today?"

"Of course." Mu Yuan said cheerfully.

"Okay, brother Mu, brother Lu, you actually eat alone behind everyone's backs." Qi Yingming's playful voice came from behind.

Mu Yuan and Lu Zijun turned around and greeted him.

After making a joke, Qi Yingming lowered his shoulders in frustration again: "I lost this game."

Mu Yuan patted him on the shoulder: "Three out of five rounds, there is still a chance."

Qi Yingming looked at Lu Zijun, then at Mu Yuan, and said again: "Brother Lu also lost the last game. I heard that he asked Brother Mu to replay the game, and we won this round. I can also replay with you guys." plate?"

Mu Yuan smiled and said: "Brother Lu can win because he and Peng Xifan are close friends. There is a chance to win or lose, but it just so happens that they replayed the game together after the last round. If Brother Qi is aiming at the replay, he can win the game , that’s not a good idea.”

Qi Yingming quickly waved his hand: "No, no, how can I do that? I just want to review the game with Brother Mu, as I did in the past when I was in the backup office, so that I can know my own shortcomings. Of course, I believe that I will definitely be correct for the next one. The chess game is beneficial."

Mu Yuan said: "In that case, let's come together."

At this time, several candidates who used to play chess together also came over: "Brother Mu, can we play together?"

Mu Yuan fully agreed.

This time, the people who came to Tiaoliuzi Lane became a little more powerful.

It was the first time Tiaoliuzixiang entertained so many guests, and Tian Yuan was a little taken aback.Mu Yuan asked Tian Yuan to call Yan Yu, it was rare to have such a large-scale seminar at home, so that the two juniors could learn along with them.

It was a little late when everyone left that day, but they still had something to say, so they made an appointment to continue tomorrow.The second day also came without a single drop.After more than one day of review and discussion, almost everyone gained something, and it seemed to have some influence on the following chess games.

After the third game of the first round, some people have won three times and advanced, while others have lost three games and are eliminated.

Mu Yuan was naturally the one who was promoted.

However, even though Mu Yuan has won three times and advanced to the next level, the replay discussion after each game still continues.The frequent chess game discussions during this period even made Mu Yuan feel like he had returned to the chess academy when he was learning chess not long ago.Even after he became the world champion and No. 1 in Go, he would occasionally think of those days, where his original intention lay.

After five games, the first round of the tournament was over.Naturally, some families are happy and some are sad.

In addition to the chess players who won the chess game, there were of course the gamblers who won the chess lottery, as well as the bankers, including Hu Shangshu from the household department.

Speaking of it, I don't know if there is a reason for the replay discussion that started after Mu Yuan entered the alternate chess office. In this Go match, the alternate chess players are obviously good at chess.Among all the fifteen pairs of chess, five of them were the alternatives to the main selection, and among these five pairs of chess, three pairs were won by the alternatives.

The three winning candidates are waiting to be called, no matter what the record of the next round is, if they win this round, they can be directly promoted to the main selection, including Lu Zijun.

Generally speaking, apart from the fact that there is a huge disparity in strength between chess players, the probability of winning or losing in a match is [-]/[-].However, it is almost universally recognized that the positive selection is superior to the secondary selection.Therefore, in the first round, when everyone did not have a clear judgment on the chess strength of the players, the five pairs of positive and secondary games became the most betting games. Of course, almost everyone bet on the positive selection to win. .Therefore, these three candidates who have won the main selection chess have almost won nearly half of the profit for the dealer.

In the past few days, Hu Shangshu was in a very good mood, and even looked a little more kind to those who came to the household department to withdraw silver taels.

But at this moment, Mu Yuan, who was finally free, returned to the Mu Mansion.