Shanhaizhi

Carved railings and painted buildings, satin curtains hang down, and the faint scent of spices permeates the entire sleeping hall.Crane and I played chess quietly without being disturbed by any guards and maids.The agate chess pieces are smooth and cool, and the oak chessboard is simple and thick.Black and white fluttered to the ground silently, jumping and spinning, and finally blended and merged.I was not in a hurry to conquer the city, I leaned on the wide chair with my hands resting on my chin, my legs crossed gracefully, and my right fingertips casually played with a shiny black chess piece, with an incomparably leisurely and joyful posture .And the eyes of the crane sitting opposite were shining like stars, shining brighter than the chess pieces on the board. That serious expression made me faintly smile from the bottom of my heart.

"Crane! Relax. You won't be punished if you lose."

Crane smiled and nodded, slightly changing his overly formal posture, but the slightly eager speed of the moves and the bright eyes clearly betrayed his true thoughts.

On the chessboard, white has occupied most of the field, surrounded by horns.

I see.Do you think you can win this game?Sorry, Crane.I have no intention of losing.I smiled even more, and the black chess pieces on my fingertips fell like shooting stars, "Two out of five, stab!"

Crane also seemed to sense the change in the atmosphere, and his expression became more solemn, "Two of four, sticky!"

"Three out of six, Spire!"

He paused, "Four out of six, damn."

"Are you sure?" I raised my eyebrows, but didn't give the other party a chance to repent, "Two out of seven, get over it."

Crane stared blankly at the chessboard. After this move, the black chess successfully emptied the emergency place, and the white chess pieces in the upper right corner became floating chess pieces. "Don't worry. This game of chess is only now beginning." I signaled to continue indifferently.

"You have indeed improved a lot compared to before. The advantage was established in the opening game, and you have been forcing me close to the thick situation. The three-foot game is the Shura field, Chen gathers soldiers, and the two opponents are even. You have fully understood the mastery of the situation. significant impact on the bureau."

Black and white are like the brilliant evolution of the Milky Way.The crane suddenly stopped playing chess, "Master is teaching the cranes to form a team—no...the so-called way of heaven?"

"It's just playing chess." I tapped the agate piece in my hand twice, and then dropped it without hesitation, "Ten out of twelve, enter!"

Black and white continued to carry out the brutal fight without gunpowder.After a round of attack and defense, the chess situation has changed hands, and the white chess is exhausted.

"I admit defeat." Crane observed the chessboard quietly for a while, and then simply admitted the result.

"Smart choice." I smiled and praised, sincerely.

He started to play chess from the beginning in frustration, and complained in a low voice with some grievances: "Master is really strict. It was intentional before, let me build my own power, and then destroy it ruthlessly." He tilted his head, After thinking for a moment, he raised his head and looked at me, his clear and bright eyes were full of deep trust, "Master, is he going to teach me to always be on guard against the enemy's movements and be strict?"

"No." I slowly slid the lid of the bright moon porcelain cup and drank the remaining tea, "What this chess game tells you is: when encountering an enemy hundreds of times stronger than you, any preparation is the most important thing." As fragile and useless as thin silk, the most time-saving and labor-saving way is to surrender immediately."

"Ah?" Crane was completely dumbfounded.

I finally couldn't help laughing out loud: "Although it is fragile and useless, the carefulness and seriousness, and the courage to fight tenaciously despite knowing that the hope is slim, still make people awe-inspiring."

"Are you interested in going to the king's arsenal? Even though it's a small country, there should be guys who can afford it."

"Master is interested." He Fu went to the half-arranged chess game, gathered them into a pile of black and white, and smiled slightly, "He hopes to be by Master's side."

Needless to say, I turned and left, and the crane followed closely at the same moment—as if it was a matter of course, this kind of scene is familiar as if I have experienced it thousands of times.

He didn't go far, and he greeted a guard casually, and the honest middle-aged man looked surprised and honored, "I will take Mr. Sorcerer to the arsenal of the Great Ni Kingdom."

Three days of heavy rain made the already sweet and humid air in Ni country more vibrant. The branches and leaves of the trees rustled in the breeze, and the new green grass buds emerged from the brown ground.All the water channels and pools in the palace are full of water, and the various water collection and storage devices that I saw before coming here have fully played their due role.

This happy mood lasted until I met too ugly.The guard took us to the armory through the back garden.

A group of children are chasing around a cluster of crimson and bright purple, playing an unknown game, and there are crisp laughter from time to time.Obviously the brightly dressed child in the center is the object of their pursuit - the little prince Hao of Ni country.

Wang implemented the advice I gave him very well.The cowardice and melancholy lingering on Hao's body are like dewdrops melted under the scorching sun at this time, without a trace to be traced.

Too bad I never liked rambunctious kids.On the contrary, Tai Ugly, who was silently in a daze in the corner, seemed cuter.The fat kid in rough linen and vertical brown stood quietly at the edge of the crowd with a lonely expression on his face.A child inadvertently pushes him, and he takes another step away from the center.Over and over, he just moved awkwardly at the tail end of the crowd.

I glanced at him from a distance as I passed, and continued on without expression.

The armory is not far from the back garden, and there are only two people guarding the place where all the elite soldiers and sharp weapons of King Ni's palace are stored.The accompanying simple and honest guards exchanged a few words with them and got the key to the gate.It seemed that this place hadn't been opened for a long time. As soon as the heavy door was opened, a thin layer of dust flew up, and the person who opened the door looked ashamed and sorry.

Actually, I didn't really care.Divine soldiers are like beauties.The beauty looks forward to the approval of her lover, and the magic soldier also hopes for the appreciation of the hero; the beauty is terrible in old age, but the ancient years will endow the magic soldier with more worth looking forward to.The seven-storey storeroom with a radius of hundreds of thousands is indeed full of thousands of weapons, either horizontally or hanging, with cold lights, but it's a pity that looking around - it's all vulgar.

Wandering casually, Crane's eyes stopped on a slot of three-pointed darts.

"Although it is an ordinary soldier, its quality is not bad." I walked over to take one down, played with it twice, and commented.This pure black three-pointed dart is small and thin, but it is very heavy. The strange thing is that the blade is extremely narrow and long, almost in the shape of a willow leaf, and it is smoothly received at the end.Presumably it should be made of black iron, without a trace of luster, with a restrained appearance-a bloodthirsty and cold beauty suitable for sneak attacks.

"Master Shushi really has good eyesight." The simple and honest guard smiled complacently, "It was the last work of Master Xuanshi in our country 300 years ago when he was alive. It has not been owned yet. It is the treasure of Ni Guo. Woolen cloth."

"Really." I turned my head to the side, a nasty smile appeared on the corner of my mouth, and when I turned around, seven or eight darts shot straight at the simple and honest guards with the momentum of thunder!Seeing unstoppable!

The pale yellow slender figure flashed by!

I stared at the guard's pupils that widened to the limit for a moment, and there was still a vivid afterimage of the crane in them.The afterimage dissipated, and the guard staggered back and fell to the ground, touching his chest in shock, unable to utter a word.

"The speed is indeed getting faster and faster! But! The movements are too fancy!" I looked at the six darts held between Crane's fingers, and finally showed a bit of satisfaction, "This design really makes throwing difficult. It will make a sound of piercing through the air. Put it away, it is just right for you now."

Crane nodded silently.

I looked around sloppily again, but I didn't like it anymore. I walked towards the door, took the seventh dart held between the crane's lips, and threw it back into his arms together with the remaining five.The simple and honest guard was still slumped on the ground, and naturally he couldn't say a word of objection.

It was only when I went out that I realized that the sun was setting.Crane carefully put all the three-pointed darts into his bag.The simple and honest guards still followed me faithfully, rubbing their hands together as they walked, and said, "That... respected Mr. Magician, Wu Zhui is the treasure of the town of our Great Ni Country..."

"Wuzhui is the name of Crane's three-pointed dart?"

"Ah yes... ah no! Wu Zhui is the last work of Master Xuan Xi during his lifetime..."

I stopped, frowned and looked at the guard who was still chattering behind me.The guard was shocked.

"Ah, I mean..." His tongue paused for a moment as if knotted, and then he said with a sad face: "It's really an honor for Ni Guo that Mr. Shu and Mr. He can see mere black cones. I It will be reported to the king."

very good!

But I saw the dark clouds in the sky rolling and gathering towards the back garden, pressing down heavily!It's flatfish!Crane returned a knowing look, and my expression sank.

The author has something to say: 1. "...is still awe-inspiring." By the way, no one wants to complain about Jiang Bo's way of getting along with his servants?So we know that the method of the protagonist's training|teaching is obviously wrong!Manman is a typical example of being raised by him ==+...

2. I just found out some time ago that Huaguo actually has a game called "Shan Hai Zhi"!At first, the hidden weapon designed for the crane in this chapter is called a three-edged dart. I didn’t expect to search for Du Niang. There is such a thing in modern times, but the picture is basically different from what I described!Do you want to be so consonant? Hey!Finally, let me briefly explain that the number of darts in ancient China should be calculated according to "slots", and there are twelve darts in a slot.Master Xuan Xi said that dart tassels, which trade for precision at the expense of strength, are not needed by experts...