Rebirth of the Great Power

When the chess game was in full swing, Tian Yuan brought in a person, both of them didn't seem to notice, they were still focused on the chessboard.

Before the end of the game, both of them stopped. This game of chess was not played for the purpose of winning or losing.

Only then did the two notice the extra beauty in the room.

Mu Yuan greeted naturally: "Miss Luyi, when did you arrive?"

Luyi pursed her lips and smiled: "When the black chess is killed in the middle."

Mu Yuan paused, feeling a little embarrassed, it's been a while.I am obsessed with the chess game, but I tend to neglect the visitors.

Luyi looked sideways at the chessboard: "This game of chess is really eye-opening. Who is Mr. Today's opponent?"

Mu Yuan then introduced: "This is Fan Yi and Fan Shixuan."

Lu Yi's cherry lips parted slightly, revealing a look of surprise, and soon she smiled again, her eyes curved into a nice arc: "So it's Mr. Fan, no wonder."

Fan Shixuan asked curiously, "You know me too?"

Luyi smiled mischievously: "The leader of Yangzhou Lunping, I have admired him for a long time."

Fan Shixuan snorted lightly: "Oh, so that's the case." Then he looked at Luyi with great interest, "But I don't know who the girl is?"

Lu Yi gently blessed: "My name is Lu Yi."

Fan Shixuan cupped his hands slightly: "Xiaosheng is new here, I have never heard of the girl's name, and I still look at Haihan."

Lu Yi couldn't help smiling, the person in front of her was really interesting, she slightly covered her lips and said, "Mr. Fan is really funny."

Luyi came from Baiyulou, and she was in the business of welcoming and sending people. Although she didn't need all kinds of people to deal with her because of her high social status, she was also well versed in how to get along with others.Fan Shixuan's temperament can be considered a bit eccentric, and he doesn't even bother to reason with people who don't like him, but he is very familiar with speculative people who like him.Right now, whether it's for Mu Yuan's sake or for Lu Yi herself, he is willing to get along well.Therefore, after the two of them talked, they didn't really need Mu Yuan, the master, to smooth things over.

Lu Yi smiled and said: "I have always heard from Mr. Fan that Mr. Fan is very good at chess. Seeing this game today, it really deserves his reputation. Mr. Fan is the only one that Lu Yi has seen so far."

Fan Shixuan said bluntly: "Miss, are you praising me, or are you praising Yunzhi?"

Lu Yi pursed her lips slightly, but smiled silently.

Instead, Fan Shixuan said directly: "But the girl's words are not false. Although I claim to be very good at chess, I am still a little bit worse than Yun Zhilai." Fan Shixuan pinched the tip of his little finger to signal Said, "Of course, it will be hard to say in the future."

Luyi asked curiously, "If that's the case, why is Mr. Fan the leader of Yangzhou Lunping?"

Fan Shixuan said directly: "That's just because Yunzhi happened to miss the last final match, so I took advantage of it. I went to Yangzhou that day to go directly to Yunzhi, and I just pretended to participate in the final. Unexpectedly Yun Zhi was not among them. Fortunately, we still met later, and we played a game of 'Nine Dragons and Pearls'."

Luyi couldn't help laughing again, no one claimed to be cheating, this Mr. Fan was really genuine, and thoughtfully glanced at Mu Yuan: "I've never heard Mr. say this before."

Mu Yuan smiled lightly: "The girl didn't ask in detail, so I didn't elaborate."

Luyi said again: "I don't know what the situation of the 'Nine Dragons Playing Pearl' is like? It must be very exciting."

Fan Shixuan said: "Naturally, it was the happiest game of chess I have ever played in my life, but I believe that Yun Zhi and I will be able to play better chess in the future. Let's have a look with you some other day. Today you Let’s take a look at this round, what’s so special about it?”

When Luyi arrived, the chess game had already passed halfway, she just followed the black and white to come and go, overwhelmed, attracted by the wonderful situation.At this moment, Fan Shixuan reminded me to look carefully at the opening part, and I quickly saw the clues, so I couldn't help being surprised: "There is no seat for this game?"

Fan Shixuan laughed loudly: "Sure enough, I have some eyesight."

Mu Yuan said from the side: "Miss Luyi is known as the number one female chess player in Daqi."

"Oh," Fan Shixuan became more interested, "Then what do you think of this opening?"

Luyi pondered for a while, and said after deliberation: "In the past, limited by seats, there was only a fixed star at the beginning, and it was against the stars, and it was severely divided from the beginning. There is no seat in this game, and the small eyes are small and the stars are small. At the beginning of the project, with the Chu River and Han Realm as the division, both sides can better connect the big field. Let’s not say which one is better or worse, just the possibility of these numerous changes can make people’s eyes shine. If you think about it, it will be cancelled. Seat, Yilin will definitely usher in another world."

Fan Shixuan was very happy: "You think so too, right? When I first saw Yun Zhi playing chess without seats, I thought it was unbelievable at first, but afterwards I felt excited and excited. The thousands of years of bondage on the chessboard , it is also time to give it a break."

Hearing this, Luyi felt strange: "Why is it the first time Mr. Fan sees no-seat chess, isn't it the game between Mr. Fan and the Fusang Mission?"

Fan Shixuan shook his head: "Of course not. As early as when Yun Zhi and I were still in Yangzhou, I accidentally saw Yun Zhi setting up such a chess record. In the past few months, although I have traveled around, most of my thoughts have been relaxed. On this, the more I think about it, the more I feel that there is a lot to do.”

There was light in Luyi's eyes, and the eyes that looked at Mu Yuan became more and more fiery: "But I have never heard of it from my husband. How did you think of it?"

Mu Yuan said ashamedly: "It's just that I have seen a lot, and I didn't initiate it. I didn't mention it at first, but I didn't think it was time. Afterwards, I fought with the Fusang Mission, and naturally the world knew it. It was a good opportunity."

They only thought that he was being too modest, after all, no one had mentioned no-seat chess before this, but they didn't know that Mu Yuan never lied and always spoke frankly, but there were various reasons that could not be explained.

Fan Shixuan sighed: "However, the Fusang Mission can use the non-seat chess as a surprise attack. I think it has been studied for a long time. We are still a step behind on this point."

Mu Yuan smiled and said, "There's no need to underestimate yourself. They just canceled the seat, which is a bit rough. There is still a lot to improve in terms of rules."

Fan Shixuan's eyes lit up: "What does Yun Zhi have in mind?"

Mu Yuan picked up a chess piece and stared at the smear between his white fingers: "I have some ideas. But it's too early to talk about it now. Any change will encounter many resistances. If you want to weaken this resistance, You just have to work hard to get higher.”

Fan Shixuan sighed: "Yunzhi always has a kind of power that makes people sure. Although he doesn't say much, he is always in action. I came to Beijing this time just to meet and leave, but now I can't help but want to stay and watch Yunzhi does what he wants to do step by step.”

Mu Yuan said sincerely: "If there is no reason to leave, it is better to stay. Although this capital is inevitably disturbed, there are also many sincere people, and their love for Go is no less than anyone else. Shuiyuan went to search for it, why not try to open up your heart, maybe you can discover another world. The most important thing is, I haven't played enough chess with Shixuan yet."

The smile gradually overflowed, and Fan Shixuan said, "Yun Zhi sincerely wants to keep me?"

"That's natural." Mu Yuan said seriously.

Fan Shixuan was very happy: "You Yunzhi said, I will give it a try and keep it."

Luyi looked at this one, then at that one, pursed her lips and smiled: "There is another Yilin master in the capital, it should be obvious."

Fan Shixuan laughed: "It's reasonable and reasonable. But forget about the wine, Yun Zhi still has a chess game two days later, so that the things in the cup won't disturb his sense of chess. It's better to use tea instead of wine and discuss the game with tea. Come on! Yunzhi, do you have some good tea?"

Before Mu Yuan could answer, Tian Yuan had already said: "There are some, Longjing Pu'er, Dongding Oolong, Wuyi Dahongpao... Which one does Mr. Fan like?"

Fan Shixuan said with a smile: "Yo, I have a lot of treasures, so let's just grab a pot..."

Before he could explain why, Tian Yuan said again: "Then let's have a pot of Huizhou Maojian."

Fan Shixuan was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly he knocked Tianyuan with the folding fan in his hand, and said with a smile: "You boy, how dare you entertain Master Fan, you have made you fatter!"

Tian Yuan covered his head and hid for a while, then said with a smile: "I am so happy to hear Mr. Fan said that he will stay in the capital."

After finishing speaking, he trotted out to prepare tea.

Everyone in the room laughed out loud.

Soon, the room was filled with the aroma of tea.

Fan Shixuan took a sip, savored it carefully, and praised the good tea: "I have traveled around in these years. In addition to looking for master chess records, I also heard many interesting stories and legends."

Luyi has been in Baiyulou since she can remember, and has never stepped out of the capital. She is very interested in some legends and anecdotes. I'm afraid Lu Yi's knowledge is not as good as Lu Yi's own.This person in front of him has a lot of experience; he has no other thoughts about himself; he is also a good friend of the husband, not to mention his character, he can't help getting close to him.

Luyi fluttered her eyelashes, frowned and said with a smile: "I don't know what are there? I'd like to ask Mr. Fan to pick up a few and listen to them, so that I can teach Luyi to learn a lot."

Fan Shixuan said frankly: "It's easy to talk about. Not long ago near Junshan, we heard a story of 'One day in the mountain, the world is dead'. I just want to tell you about it."

Mu Yuan sipped tea and listened quietly, it sounded a bit like a story about "Lan Ke Ji".Fan Shixuan was good at eloquence, and it was lively and interesting when he said it, and Luyi's echoing questions from time to time made him talk more interesting.

The corners of Mu Yuan's mouth curled up slightly. At such a moment, having chess, tea, and friends is indeed a pleasure.It's just that the room is full of excitement but a corner is empty, just like a heart full of enthusiasm but lonely because there is one less person.If Shen Zhi is there, it will be fine.

Mu Yuan's temperament is calm, he rarely has big ups and downs, and he is not surprised when things happen, apart from his personality, he also has the will to hone in front of the chessboard for so many years.But he is not a person who doesn't like enthusiasm and doesn't like to make friends. On the contrary, he cherishes every moment with his friends and often hopes that such moments can last longer.But he does whatever he wants and never forces it.Be happy when you get together, and be calm when you are scattered.

Now, there is such a person in my heart.When we don’t see each other, I often miss it. The more lively the occasion, the more people there are, the happier the moment, the more I want to share it with that person.

During these days, Mu Yuan can be said to be very satisfied with Go.Not only are there high-intensity games and clever opponents to keep me excited about the competition; after the game, there are also speculative chess players who discuss and discuss together to complement each other; now, even the most valued friends come from afar, It is said that they can stay here for a long time, and there is great potential to create a famous game in the future.

However, in this overwhelming joy, he often feels regret and melancholy.He wants to introduce the person in his heart to all his friends and family members openly; he hopes that every moment he is satisfied with chess, he can look up and see that person's eyes that are as bright as stars, and those eyes Eyes overflowing with affection.He also wants everyone to know the joy and pride born of him.

That day will eventually come, Mu Yuan often comforts himself like this.And until then, restraint is required.

"Yunzhi, Yunzhi." Fan Shixuan's call brought back his thoughts of walking away, "What are you thinking? Can you hear us?"

Mu Yuan smiled apologetically: "Thinking of some past events. What's the matter, where did you talk about?"

"Speaking of when we first met." Fan Shixuan laughed, and didn't ask what happened in the past to be so distracted.

Mu Yuan also laughed: "At that time, we also experienced a prison disaster together."

"Isn't it?" Fan Shixuan said, "When we first met, Yun Zhi's upright look, and the words 'I'm just telling what I've seen, not for you', that righteous words I still feel shocked when I think about it. But, Yun Zhi, did you know at that time that someone would come to rescue us, so you were so calm?"

Mu Yuan lowered his eyes and smiled, and said calmly: "It is true that I left Tian Yuan on purpose at that time, and asked him to ask for help. If I didn't have any support, I would probably change to a less reckless way."

Fan Shixuan tapped his shoulder with a folding fan, and said with a teasing smile, "I'll just say, Yun Zhi has never been a man of no success, as expected. But," he straightened his expression and said. "At that time, Yun Zhi was able to stand up so resolutely, and I would love you for the rest of my life. I didn't expect at that time that you were the purpose of my trip to Yangzhou. I have to sigh, the fate is really wonderful."

"Come, replace wine with tea. I'll toast you." Fan Shixuan raised the teacup, touched it with Mu Yuan, and drank it down in one gulp.

Luyi's eyes brightened when she heard this, and she also raised her teacup at this time: "Luyi also replaces wine with tea, toast the two of you. Meeting is a fate, and Luyi is very happy to meet the two gentlemen."

After finishing the cup, Fan Shixuan asked curiously, "How did Miss Luyi meet Yun Zhi?"

Lu Yi glanced at Mu Yuan, and smiled slightly: "My acquaintance with Mr. is also because of a game of chess."

After listening, Fan Shixuan sighed: "It seems like Yun Zhi can do something. He is just not a monk, but he does not lack the compassion of a monk." As for Lu Yi's identity, he was not surprised, after all Although Da Qi is civilized, no woman from a good family would visit a single man's residence alone, they are very open-minded.If he didn't have a deep understanding of Mu Yuan's character and temperament, he might have thought that Miss Luyi was his confidante.

Mu Yuan coughed lightly: "Shixuan was joking."

Luyi's eyes are very serious: "It's Luyi's luck that he met Mr. and got advice from him."

Fan Shixuan noticed the tender affection in Lu Yi's eyes, and saw Mu Yuan's frank and innocent look, and suddenly felt a little subtle in his heart.

Fan Shixuan said casually: "It's getting late, Miss Luyi, do you want to go back? I'll give you a ride."

Mu Yuan hurriedly said, "Does Shixuan have a place to sleep in the capital?"

Fan Shixuan smiled and said, "I used to be considered half a native of Kyoto. The Fan Guoqian who played against you today is from my same family, but they are from different branches."

Mu Yuan didn't say anything more, just said: "I'm here most of the time except for the game, Shixuan comes whenever he has time."

Fan Shixuan nodded: "Don't worry Yun Zhi, since I promised to stay in Beijing, I won't leave so soon."

Leaving Tiaoliuzi Lane, the moon is already in the sky.

Seeing that Fan Shixuan hesitated to speak, Lu Yi couldn't help laughing and said, "Mr. Fan has something to say, but it's okay to say it. Although you and I met for the first time, we hit it off. What does Mr. Fan think?"

Since the other party was generous, there was no need for him to be twitchy, so Fan Shixuan said, "Excuse me, Miss Luyi is straight to Yun, but..."

Luyi smiled frankly, and said bluntly: "It's just as Mr. Fan thinks."

The confession was so thorough that Fan Shixuan was speechless for a while.

Luyi smiled: "For someone like Mr. Fan, if Mr. Fan were me, would he be tempted?"

Even if it doesn't need to be you, it is inevitable to be tempted.There are really not many people in this world who are as pure and upright as he is.Fan Shixuan thought silently.

After a long time, Fan Shixuan said again after walking out of a long section of the street, "Miss, don't you plan to do something?"

"I don't know." Luyi looked up at the bright moonlight, and sighed deeply, "Although I believe that whether Mr. accepts or not, it will never be because of my background. But I still inevitably stop because of this background. not before."

"Yun Zhi is not that kind of person." Fan Shixuan affirmed.

"I know, I just know, that's why I don't have the courage." Lu Yi looked at him, and her dimple, which was backlit under the moonlight, seemed a little sad.

Fan Shixuan suddenly felt a feeling of empathy: "If you don't say it, he may never realize it."

"In that case, perhaps, there's nothing wrong with it." Lu Yi was silent for a long time before slowly saying.

The two of them came to Baitiwu Lane in silence, and Luyi untied a piece of jade around her waist: "I don't know why, but we got along very well with Mr. Fan, maybe because we are 'like'. Baiyulou is a gold-selling cave at night, During the day, it is much more leisurely. If Mr. Fan wants to talk to someone, you might as well bring this to Baiyulou, and Luyi will listen attentively."

Fan Shixuan took Yujue silently, knowing that the smart girl in front of him was like seeing through her at a glance, and also seeing through himself.

The third round of the chess game was held every two days. For chess players with equal chess skills, it was an extra day to prepare for the game.

Now the remaining four groups of chess players, Lu Zijun, Lou Fengzhang and Chu Zizhou are all familiar with Mu Yuan, and they are also frequent visitors to Tiaoliuzi Lane since the chess match, so naturally they still gather here.As for the other eliminated chess players, there were occasional participants who came to participate in the replay study, but after all, it was not as lively as before.

Among them, Mu Yuan needless to say, but Lou Fengzhang basically gave up. After all, his opponent is currently recognized as the No. 1 Cheng Shiyuan.Lu Zijun and Chu Zizhou still have some chances. They are also the two fastest growing chess players in this long period of competition. It is not just luck that they can go all the way to where they are today.Especially Chu Zizhou, his opponent Yu Xianyi was not as good as Lu Zijun's opponent Liang Mengping. Although the first game was difficult, he still won, and his chances of winning were better than Lu Zijun.

Today's Chu Zizhou, no matter his state or mentality, is very different from himself who was struggling in the Zhengxuan waiting room. After participating in Mu Yuan's chess game discussion, he has grown not only in chess skills, but also in confidence .He also cherishes this opportunity more than anyone else, and hopes that Mu Yuan can win the final battle.In this day-to-day discussion of the game, he regained his original aspirations for Go that had been lost due to the exhaustion, and he even began to hope that the waiting room would have a different look from now on.Although the thoughts are innocent, the mind is unavoidably sincere.People who think like him are probably not in the minority in today's alternative places.

As for what kind of chain reaction his actions during this period will cause, Mu Yuan either knows, or doesn't care.All along, he just sticks to his heart and uses his own way to move towards his goal step by step.

After three rounds, Mu Yuan still won [-]-[-].As for the three game records between him and Fan Guoqian that were soon delivered to Cheng Shiyuan, he didn't know.

Lou Fengzhang also unceremoniously lost [-]-[-].Even though he knew that there was no chance of winning, he still tried his best in every game, until the end, he just hoped that the chess records provided to Mu Yuan would have more reference value.

Lu Zijun and Chu Zizhou fought one to two and two to one respectively.Compared to the one-sided relationship between Mu Yuan and Cheng Shiyuan, this kind of back and forth situation is more touching.

Mu Yuan's strength has long been proved by the victories of each game. Now people have no doubt that the fourth round of the chess game will be the least suspenseful in the whole game.No matter which player wins in Group D or Group C, the winners of the fourth round must be Mu Yunzhi and Cheng Shiyuan.Even the major dealers have no hope of the fourth round of profits.

Therefore, before the finals, the remaining two games between Group D and Group C were the last suspense, and the atmosphere in the entire capital was therefore tense.

In the fourth round, the two teams fought to a two-to-two tie.In a street market where people come and go, the first thing everyone says when they meet is to ask who you think will win.The major dealers also quickly adjusted their odds, and the final buy was decided.Suddenly, the popularity of Lu Zijun, Liang Mengping, Chu Zizhou and Yu Xianyi rose to an unprecedented height.It can be said that no matter what the final result is, they have gained a lot.

When Ji Jin rarely found Kong to meet Mu Yuan, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Even Your Majesty once asked me, among these four, which two do I like to win in the end?"

Mu Yuan looked at him with gentle eyes: "Then how did Shen Zhi answer?"

Ji Jin thought for a while: "I have read their chess records for the previous few games. In the game between Lu Zijun and Liang Mengping, Lu Zijun played all his tricks. It was already very difficult to win the last game. Liang Mengping seems to have more energy. If everyone does not make mistakes, Liang Mengping's chances of winning are better. As for Chu Zizhou and Yu Xianyi," Ji Jin smiled, "Chu Zizhou seemed to be too nervous in the last game, and he suffered a big loss at the beginning. It is very rare to be able to pursue such a situation. Therefore, if the last round can be adjusted well and there are fewer mistakes, the chances of winning are still quite high. What does Yun Zhi think?"

Mu Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "Shenzhi and I have the same views as heroes." Then he commented, "Zijun is still young after all, and has a little lack of experience. After all, this era is different from ours. There is insufficient information and there is not a lot of information. The chess record and all kinds of practice base, young, little experience, lack of knowledge, some disadvantages. At that time, there were many young and famous chess players, because of talent plus information training, the more The younger you are, the more advantage you have. Nowadays, most of the people cherish their own brooms. When they encounter valuable chess records, they wish they could treasure them and hide them, so as not to teach others to get a glimpse of them. Their own strengths, apart from the inheritance of masters, are also hidden. , the natural development will be slow.”

Ji Jin said: "It depends on human efforts. As long as you have the heart, this situation will definitely change little by little. Isn't Yun Zhi working hard now?" Ji Jin smiled meaningfully, "I remember that Chu Zizhou, he just entered At the time of the main election, his chess strength was still mediocre, and it was a fluke to win in the alternate challenge. Now it is really a three-day farewell, and we should look at it with admiration. How can we not miss the credit of Yun Zhi."

Mu Yuan smiled: "Go should be like this in the first place. Collecting ideas, the more you collide, the more brilliant, the eternal famous game is definitely not something that can be figured out alone, it must be played constantly, constantly with others."

Ji Jin nodded: "In this competition, the outstanding performance of the candidate office and Chu Zizhou also proved that what Yun Zhi did was the right way. Presumably in the future, when Yun Zhi wins the top spot and is promoted to the chief, no matter whether he wants to reform the system Whether it is reform or reform, there will be less resistance. Yunzhi's situation is not so deep."

Mu Yuan said seriously: "If I say, I didn't think of this at the beginning, can you believe it?"

Ji Jin smiled: "I'm just joking, don't take Yun Zhi seriously."

Mu Yuan said: "I know. It's just that even if it's a joke, I don't want you to think that I'm a deep-minded person, and I don't have that kind of foresight."

Ji Jin couldn't help sitting upright, and said solemnly: "I know what kind of person you are better than anyone else, and I will never misunderstand. Besides, I think that being deep-minded is not completely derogatory. Otherwise, Yunzhi thought I was what kind of person?"

Mu Yuan smiled slightly: "If it's prudent, then it should be foresight."

Mu Yuan's occasional sweet words and fiery eyes made him almost overwhelmed, Ji Jin couldn't help warming his ears, but a flower blossomed in his heart.

Ji Jin changed the subject: "Liang Mengping's chess strength is not much higher than Fan Guoqian's. You can easily win against Fan Guoqian, and it's not a problem if you want to deal with Liang Mengping. I'll come to congratulate you again after the fourth round."

Mu Yuan was a little bit reluctant: "Are you leaving now? I just came here for a while."

Ji Jin stood up, took the cloak hanging at the side, put it on and said in a low voice: "Recently, I was discussing the resumption of the imperial examination, and His Majesty kept calling for me, so I slipped out quietly while His Majesty was resting in the afternoon."

Mu Yuan's heart was sweetened, knowing that the subtext of this sentence was "I miss you, so I race against time to see you", knowing that the people I care about are always thinking about me, and the warmth is very useful.

Mu Yuan walked over to tie the cloak tie for him, and accidentally rubbed against the other's cheek, only to feel the heat from the back of the hand to the palm.

Mu Yuan said softly, "I'll see you off. Wait for my good news."

The result of the fifth round was as expected by Ji Jin and Mu Yuan, the winners were Liang Mengping and Chu Zizhou respectively.

Lu Zijun lost the game, but he didn't have any regrets, he let out a long breath: "I tried my best."

Mu Yuan patted him on the shoulder: "The future is long, but it's just the beginning."

Chu Zizhou won the chess game, but couldn't help but shed tears. As soon as he left the game room, he bowed deeply to Mu Yuan: "Without Brother Yunzhi's teaching, Zizhou would not be able to have this moment."

Mu Yuan pulled him up and said with a smile, "Zizhou is serious."

Chu Zizhou took him by the elbow, and then pulled Lu Zijun who was beside him together with Lou Fengzhang, and said vigorously: "Come on, I'll be the host today, let's set up a table in the Zuiyue Tower, and then call Shang Ping Shan brother, Ying Ming brother them."

Lou Fengzhang smiled and said, "There's still another round, isn't it too early to celebrate now?"

Chu Zizhou spat at him and scolded him with a smile: "Ask the question knowingly. In the next round, I will meet Cheng Daizhao. I can't get it right. I am satisfied to get to this point."

Lou Fengzhang laughed, and patted him on the shoulder: "What I experienced for my brother, Zizhou will soon have to experience it."

A group of people made a fuss in the private room of the Zuiyue Tower until the moon was in full swing, and even Mu Yuan couldn't resist persuading them to drink several cups, and the host and guest enjoyed themselves for a while.

On the second day when I woke up from the wine, my head was a little groggy, which was different from the previous time when I was drunk, presumably the wine in Zuiyuelou was really mediocre.After drinking the hangover tea, he only felt a little better, Tian Yuan had already come in and said, "Teacher, Mr. Fan is here."

Mu Yuan nodded, rubbed his still sore head, washed up and went to the chess room.

As soon as he saw someone, he smiled and said, "Shixuan, you came so early today."

Fan Shixuan was a little speechless: "It's almost noon, it's still early!"

Mu Yuan was taken aback, looked out at the sky, then at the front of his eyes, finally slapped the side of his forehead, and apologized: "Last night, I drank too many drinks, and even confused the time, no wonder."

Fan Shixuan was very interested: "It's rare to see Yun Zhi like this."

Mu Yuan's face turned hot: "Ashamed, ashamed. Last night, I celebrated with a few colleagues in the Zuiyue Tower. I couldn't push it and had a few drinks."

Fan Shixuan raised his eyebrows: "Chu Zizhou?"

Mu Yuan nodded, Fan Shixuan had been here a few times before, and two times when he met Chu Zizhou, Lu Zijun and other colleagues in the replay, they also met face to face.But most of the time, when he comes, he meets the girl Luyi.

Fan Shixuan expressed his understanding: "I should be happy to win the chess game. It was not easy for him to get to this point. But let's stop here. He is far from Cheng Shiyuan's opponent."

Mu Yuan didn't refute, expressing his acquiescence.

Fan Shixuan laughed and said, "It's rare to meet Miss Luyi yesterday, so we came to look for Yunzhi together, but we didn't want Yunzhi, but we didn't return for a long time."

Mu Yuan showed shame: "I kept you waiting for a long time."

Fan Shixuan waved his hand: "I don't care, but Miss Luyi seems a little disappointed. I heard that yesterday was her birthday."

Mu Yuan was taken aback, and suddenly felt that there was something wrong with it. After thinking about it, he tentatively said, "Shixuan and Miss Luyi seem to have a good relationship?"

Fan Shixuan nodded: "We can talk quite well."

Mu Yuan couldn't help but think of Su Yuzhi, and his love for Miss Luyi, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Miss Luyi is a rare and wonderful woman. As the saying goes, gentlemen and gentlemen are very good, and there are not a few people who admire her , although some people are just obsessed with color, there are also people who treat him sincerely. If Shixuan is interested, he must seize the opportunity."

Fan Shixuan looked at him strangely upon hearing this, making Mu Yuan almost terrified.

Mu Yuan couldn't help but said, "But did I say something wrong?"

Fan Shixuan was silent for a long time, Fang said: "Did Yun Zhi really not notice it at all?"

"Did you notice something?" Mu Yuan suddenly felt something faintly, but he didn't dare to confirm it.

Fan Shixuan sighed: "Yun Zhi really didn't notice at all, Miss Luyi's affection for you?"

With a "boom", that bad premonition came true, and the already painful head seemed to be heavier.

Mu Yuan said shyly, "I've never noticed it before."

How could he notice?

All along, Mu Yuan has been a little slow when it comes to the word love.Even Ji Jin's affection for him was slowly penetrated by his father's unintentional reminder; after he penetrated, it took a long time to confirm his own intention.After confirming his intention, his heart was divided into: Ji Jin, and others.All of his affection was locked on this person who knew him very well, and he couldn't share a little bit with others.

Naturally, there is no way to perceive what is next to it.

If Fan Shixuan didn't tell the truth today, he probably never would have noticed.

But once he said it, his heart, which had already been connected with love, became sensitive, and the words, expressions, and emotions that he usually felt normal had a deeper meaning.

Mu Yuan thought for a long time, so long that he didn't notice when Fan Shixuan left.

What Mu Yuan was thinking about was naturally not how to deal with it, there was no dispute about it, after he had confirmed his feelings for Ji Jin, he could no longer tolerate the slightest affection from others.Just like the obsession with Go, once you identify a person, there is no room for change.

What he was thinking about was how to refuse without a trace.

It's just that he never knew it, once he knew it, he naturally couldn't feel at ease as if it didn't exist, even if the other party never stated it.Regardless of whether the other party gives up or continues after the rejection, this is the other party's choice, and he has no way to interfere.But expressing his attitude after understanding it is his respect for each other.

But the other party never said anything, so it became difficult to even refuse.

I don't know if Fan Shixuan revealed in advance that before Mu Yuan made up his mind, Miss Luyi never visited again, which was quite different from the average visit every three or two days before.

Mu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief silently.

Fan Shixuan still came to visit, but the two never mentioned the topic of that day again.

The fourth round of the competition will soon start again according to the established schedule.

Mu Yuan temporarily put aside distracting thoughts and focused on the chess game.

Probably thanks to the experience of Lu Zijun and Liang Mengping's five-game chess record in the previous round, and the fact that the last round of the match with Lu Zijun spent too much energy, Liang Mengping's chess strength in this round is clearly slightly better than Fan Guoqian. Mu Yuan dealt with it more easily.

Even though Liang Mengping struggled hard, he still couldn't escape the fate of losing three rounds.

The same goes for Cheng Shiyuan and Chu Zizhou.

In the fourth round, the first three innings ended without incident, without any surprises or dangers.

The people in the capital were not disappointed with the result that had been expected for a long time.

The final round of the fifth round took place between Cheng Shiyuan and Mu Yunzhi.If it was a normal match, Liang Mengping and Chu Zizhou, who lost in the fourth round, would still have a battle for the third place, but this time it is only for the selection of the chief chess player, as long as the best player is determined, it will save money. ended that battle.

Because two games were saved, the original five-day preparation period was extended to eight days.The big dealers cheered up again, and the discussion about who would win in the end between Cheng Shiyuan and Mu Yunzhi was even more raging, with different conclusions repeated every day.

The hustle and bustle outside belongs to the outside world, but the two people in the center of the storm are very calm.

Mu Yuan could even free up his hands to deal with some private matters.

"Shixuan, are you still in touch with Miss Luyi?" Mu Yuan asked directly.

Fan Shixuan paused and nodded, "Yes."

"Can you send a message for Miss Luyi and me, come to Liuzi Lane tomorrow at Shenshi, I have something to say to her."

Fan Shixuan raised his head: "Has Yun Zhi made up his mind?"

Mu Yuan affirmed: "Yes, and I would like to thank Shixuan for the previous point."

Fan Shixuan gave a wry smile imperceptibly, hoping in his heart that he would not regret it.

At Shenshi the next day, Miss Luyi came as promised, Mu Yuan did not wait in the chess room, but prepared tea under the pavilion in the courtyard.

When Luyi came here this time, she dressed up meticulously and unobtrusively. She was still dressed in scarlet clothes, as gorgeous as peaches and plums, and in that gorgeous color, there was a pitiful shyness hidden.

Mu Yuan's expression was the same as before, he was tall and tall,