Sword knocks the door of heaven

Chapter 248 The Shining Baizi

In Egret City, an imaginary realm, a stage with a large wooden signboard with a B name has been surrounded by crowds.

Today, among the many arenas set up by the Jiuxiao League in Bailu City, this one is the most spectacular, not to mention the large number of people, and the appearance of the arena is also different from other places.

Most of the other arenas are high platforms made of rocks, but this one is desolate with grass and shaded by giant trees, like a small courtyard without walls. On the grass in the center of the courtyard, simply put Two stools, one table, one chess board, two boxes of chess pieces, and two cups of tea.

If it wasn't for the big banyan tree in the courtyard, with a big wooden sign printed with the Nine Heavens logo and the word "B", I'm afraid no one would think it was a ring.

"Mr. Yu, what if Mr. Li Bai doesn't come today?"

At the entrance of the arena courtyard, a servant of Jiu Xiao suddenly approached a hunchbacked old man and whispered.

"Wait."

The hunchbacked old man spoke a word calmly.

"This...isn't very good, my reputation in Jiuxiao..."

The attendant frowned and said bitterly.

The hunchbacked old man didn't speak, but turned his head and gave the attendant a cold look. The attendant immediately shuddered and said:
"I, I'll go and see first, to see if Mr. Li Bai is here."

The attendants fled in despair.

Glancing at the departing attendant, the hunchbacked old man put his hands into his cuffs, then turned his head and glanced beyond the barrier, and the surrounding crowd gradually began to look a little agitated.

"I hope I'm not mistaken about you."

The hunchbacked old man withdrew his gaze, and muttered to himself calmly with no expression on his face.

The name of this hunchbacked old man is Yu Tianqian, and everyone in Jiuxiao respectfully calls him Old Yu. he.

At the beginning, Li Yun was born in the illusory realm, broke through the realm twice in a row, and defeated his opponent Qiu Laosan cleanly, which made the hunchbacked old man shine.

But after that time, Li Yunsheng didn't come to participate in the competition on the ring side for a long time, but instead made a lot of noise on the side of Lanke Academy.

Until a month ago, this Yu Tianqian met Li Yunsheng again. To be precise, Li Yunsheng found Yu Tianqian on purpose.

As for Yu Tianqian, he was also taken aback when he heard Li Yunsheng's intentions.

Because the boy, whose alias was Li Bai, told him that he wanted to challenge the chess players all over the world, and then asked him if he could let Jiuxiao set up a challenge for him.

It's not that Jiuxiao has never done an arena where chess is used as a competition method, but it is definitely the first time in Bailu City.

At that time, Yu Tianqian still remembered the question he asked the boy named Li Bai:

"What do you think you have a chance of winning?"

And the boy told him very calmly: "Ninety percent."

Yu Tianqian was taken aback. He also played chess in his spare time, and those who played chess knew what it meant to have a [-]% winning rate against all chess players in Shizhou.

Although he had a good impression of that boy, the answer of [-]% winning rate still made him feel a little arrogant.

But in the same way, Li Yunsheng's answer made him see a business opportunity. A young man who claims to have a [-]% chance of winning against chess players from Shizhou is an excellent selling point in itself.

So even though he felt that Li Yunsheng was a little arrogant, Yu Tianqian agreed to Li Yunsheng and helped him set up this arena in the name of Jiuxiao.

Originally, Yu Tianqian didn't pay too much attention to this matter, but the development of the situation in the next month or so caught him by surprise.

This young man named Li Bai has never lost a game of chess since the first game!

This winning rate is even far higher than the [-]% he said. Although the disciples of the Lanke Chess Academy did not participate in the competition, Yu Tianqian learned through some special means that at least ten of the chess players who challenged Li Yunsheng this month had previously scored in the Lanke Chess Academy. Kebang, even one or two people are still on the bad Kebang.

But facing these people, this young man named Li Bai still wins like a crush.

And the death of chess idiot Cao Yeming made the development of this matter truly beyond Yu Tianqian's control.

The arena that was originally set up for personal reasons suddenly attracted the attention of the entire Ten States. This time, even the leader of the Nine Heavens League personally asked Yu Tiangan to give a message, and he must do a good job in this matter.

For Yu Tianqian, this was originally an unexpected joy, because he didn't need to think about it, he knew that as long as this matter is done well, Jiuxiao's reputation will be established, and he will be able to leave the small place of Bailu City in a short time .

As a result, the originally small arena turned into today's somewhat exaggerated appearance.

It's just that the luxurious arena was set up, but Li Bairen disappeared, which made Yu Tianqian feel a little dumbfounded.

Fortunately, he is not such a person who cares about gains and losses. He even feels that it is right for this young man named Li Bai not to come. It would be fine if Li Bai had some background. After all, it was no longer ordinary people who would challenge him from now on. For these people, it would not end well if they lost or won.

"Is this how you Jiuxiao make the guests wait?"

"It's been three days, if Li Bai doesn't come again, you Jiuxiao must give us an explanation!"

Finally, outside the barrier, someone got impatient and started shouting.

Yu Tianqian glanced at the crowd and didn't speak, but thought in his heart:
"If you don't come today, then this ring will be terminated."

Money is second, Jiuxiao didn't invest much this time, but it might damage his reputation, after all, it would make the world laugh at him.

"Old Yu! Old Yu! This way, this way!"

Suddenly, Yu Tianqian's familiar voice came from the crowd in the stands outside the barrier.

He looked up in surprise, and found an unremarkable young man waving desperately at him in the crowd, and this man was Li Bai who had made him wait for a long time.

Seeing this, he didn't ask any more questions, and walked directly to the side of the enchantment, and then walked across the ring to pull Li Yunsheng up from the crowd.

"You finally came."

Pulling Li Yunsheng into the barrier, Yu Tianqian smiled with a hint of joy.

"Why are there so many people today?"

Li Yunsheng touched the sweat on his forehead and asked in a daze.

After he came to the Illusory Realm, he originally wanted to go directly to the arena along the familiar road, but he didn't expect that the originally simple arena would suddenly change drastically, and the surroundings of the arena were surrounded by water, and it took a long time to get there. squeezed in.

"You don't know yet?"

Yu Tiangan asked with a wry smile.

"what do you know?"

Li Yunsheng looked puzzled.

"I have something to do at home these days, and I haven't been free to come here, and I don't have time to inquire about outside news."

He added.

If Yu Tianqian knew that Li Yunsheng's "home" had been hanging over his head these days with a cloud of "climbing the sky", he would understand why Li Yunsheng couldn't hear the news from outside.

"Talk while you walk."

He dragged Li Yunsheng to the edge of the chessboard.

"It turns out that Cao Yeming is really a chess idiot from Changzhou, Cao Yeming."

After hearing Yu Tianqian's words, Li Yunsheng was surprised.

"It's a pity, he is actually very powerful."

He shook his head with regret.

Seeing this, Yu Tianqian smiled wryly, and thought, "What's the use of saying that now."

"There are so many people waiting for you, please say a few words at least, and we will start after that."

He glanced at Li Yunsheng and said.

"Tell me a few words..."

Li Yunsheng was taken aback for a moment when he looked at the dark heads underneath.

After hesitating for a while, he still walked to the center of the ring and bowed to the audience:

"I'm Li Yun... Li Bai! I've kept you waiting for so long."

Many of the people below had never met Li Yunsheng. They were a little skeptical when they saw Li Yunsheng whispering to Yu Tianqian just now. At this moment, Li Yunsheng stood up and confirmed that he was Li Bai, and the audience immediately went into an uproar.

Immediately, the spies of various state capital families lurking in the crowd began to send messages home.

For a while, many places in Shizhou Immortal Mansion outside the Illusory Realm became lively.

One after another news spread back to chess academy, academies, and people who were concerned about this matter.

After waiting for three days, Li Bai, who played chess and killed the chess idiot Cao Yeming, finally came back.

In the courtyard of Luchai Academy in Changzhou, Xu Youyou came out of the illusion again. She looked at the anxious grandfather Xu Shen with a happy face and said, "Here it is, that one named Li Bai is here."

Hearing this, Xu Shen let out a long breath, then waved his hand, a stream of light flashed in the courtyard, and a formation barrier was erected in the courtyard.

"Yuyou, we should be the last one to play. Don't rush in, just rest for a while, and when you play chess later, you must remember not to misread the position."

I saw Xu Shen sitting on the edge of the chessboard with a serious face.

"Come on, let me pass a piece of true energy to you first, later that Jiuxiao will definitely set up an enchantment to prevent you and me from sound transmission, and then my true energy will help you break the barrier."

He pressed a finger on Xu Youyou's forehead.

"Ah."

Xu Youyou nodded obediently.

It was the first time he had seen his grandfather look like he was facing a formidable enemy.

At the same time, in a chess academy in Fenglinzhou, a group of people were sitting around a chessboard with stern expressions.

"There's no one out there."

A middle-aged man asked in a low voice.

"Master Lou, don't worry, apart from the enchantment I set up, there are at least three layers of guards outside, and no outsiders will come in."

A somewhat difficult voice replied respectfully.

"I just got the news that Li Bai has returned to the Realm of Illusion. The chess game in the arena continues today. I got the qualification for this challenge through my friend in Jiuxiao, and I am ranked third."

The middle-aged man called Lord Lou said in a deep voice.

"Master Lou, don't worry, the four of us have studied Li Bai's chess record for nearly half a month, and we can solve the chess with the strength of the four of us. As long as Master Lou can tell us the exact position of the characters, we have no chance of losing."

Next to the middle-aged man, a long-faced man raised his mouth and expressed self-confidence.

Hearing the sound, the other three people sitting on the left and right sides of the chessboard nodded in agreement.

"Gu'er."

The middle-aged man looked up with some dissatisfaction at the teenager sitting opposite him.

"Father, don't worry."

The boy took a bunch of grapes that were on the table, raised his head, bit a few and began to chew.

"That kid, can one person beat the six of us?"

He said with a mouth full of grapes.

"Be serious with me!"

The middle-aged man snatched the grapes from the man's hand.

"I have already received news that those old and immortal people from Lanke Chess Academy have specially gone to the Illusory Realm this time. As long as you win this game, you will definitely be invited to enter the Lanke Chess Academy this year, the secret treasure of Lanke Chess Academy. As long as the Lou family can get one, they will definitely make a fortune from it! Even if they don’t get the secret treasure, my Lou family’s reputation in Fenglinzhou will definitely double.”

He warned the boy.

"Got it, dad, don't worry, as long as you can fix Jiuxiao's enchantment and let me communicate with you unimpeded, leave the rest to me."

The boy clapped his hands and smiled flatteringly.

"Don't worry about this, the Zixu stone you used this time was specially made by someone I found, and it was specially designed to break Jiuxiao's enchantment that prevents sound transmission."

The middle-aged man said confidently.

"That's good, let's see how I humiliated that kid this time, and dared to be arrogant enough to challenge chess players from the Ten States."

The young man stretched his waist proudly.

"Compared to him, I'm really low-key, right, Dad."

He raised his eyebrows at the middle-aged man.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go in!"

The middle-aged man gave him a blank look with a speechless face.

Compared with the turmoil outside, Li Yunsheng looked unusually calm, no different from the past.

After he finished speaking, he walked back to the chessboard and sat down quietly, waiting for the first challenger.

"I'm fine, Mr. Yu."

He glanced at Yu Tianqian.

Old Yu nodded to him with a smile on his face, then walked to the front of the ring, and shouted to the audience:

"Everyone has been waiting for a long time. The first person to challenge Mr. Li Bai today is Gou Junyu from Xuanzhou."

The people who challenged Li Yunsheng every day were determined by Jiuxiao, which was one of the conditions when Jiuxiao promised Li Yunsheng to be the guarantor for him in the game.

Regarding this point, Li Yunsheng actually doesn't care at all, not because he thinks he won't lose, but because he has played against the top [-] people in the bad Ke list, thinking that no matter how much he loses, he will lose to these [-] people, and always You don't meet these people every day.

Although Li Yunsheng's face was normal when he heard the name of Gou Junyu, there was an uproar in the stands again.

Everyone didn't expect that the first match would be so exciting after three days.

Because this Gou Junyu is quite well-known in Shizhou, and he once climbed into the top [-] of the bad Kebang, so many people know this name.

Because Jiu Xiao's attendants had communicated in advance, this Gou Junyu didn't squeeze through the crowd like Li Yunsheng, but walked easily to the chessboard from the entrance set by Jiu Xiao.

Seeing Gou Junyu approaching, Li Yunsheng was about to stand up to greet him, but Gou Junyu raised his hand to stop him.

"Mr. Li Bai doesn't need to get up."

This Gou Junyu looked very polite, and his slightly soft voice did not match his rough and ferocious appearance at all.

"Sir, I laughed. In reality, I don't look like this."

Seemingly seeing the strangeness on Li Yunsheng's face, he sat down and touched his face in embarrassment.

"Where, no."

Li Yunsheng shook his head.

"I have watched Mr. play chess before, it is very exciting."

Gou Junyu said with respect, but this respect was a little out of sync with his rough and ferocious face.

"Thank you."

Li Yunsheng nodded.

"The time of the game is one and a half hours."

Mr. Yu walked to the edge of the chessboard, and placed two hourglasses next to the two of them.

This hourglass is used for timing. When the chess game starts, the black stone moves first and the hourglass falls first. The hourglass will stop automatically when the stone is dropped, and then the hourglass on the white side will start to flow until the white stone is dropped.

"I feel that I am no match for sir, how about letting me go first?"

Gou Junyu looked like a daughter's family, his eyes turned, and he asked expectantly.

"No more."

This very disobedient appearance made Li Yunsheng's heart skip a beat.

"Let's guess first."

He grabbed a handful of pieces from the chess box.

"Humph……"

That Gou Junyu curled his lips, and then squeezed Li Yunsheng's hand with a "sorrowful" face.

Li Yunsheng felt his whole body tremble, and quickly withdrew his hand.

Not only Li Yunsheng, but even the spectators under the ring had mixed feelings in their hearts.

"Is this Gou Junyu a man or a woman? Why is he so disgusting?"

someone asked.

"Some people say he is a woman, others say he is a man, but not many people have seen him in reality."

Someone laughed.

"Guest, don't waste your time."

At this time, Mr. Yu came over and looked at Gou Junyu with a serious face.

"Okay, okay, guess first, guess first, long-winded..."

Gou Junyu glanced at Li Yunsheng complainingly.

And Li Yunsheng looked at Old Yu with a wry smile.

Guessing first served resulted in Li Yunsheng being white and Gou Junyu being black, so Gou Junyu cheered again, and didn't stop until Old Yu stopped him again.

"Tsk tsk, I'm guessing right, it's just a brat."

Seeing the flash of impatience in Li Yunsheng's eyes, Gou Junyu sneered in his heart, thinking that this kid was finally disturbed by himself.

"Oh, it seems that this step is not very good here."

He continued with his plan to disturb the other party's mind.

"Snapped!"

Just when he thought that Li Yunsheng would become more and more impatient, a white piece landed on the chessboard with a bang as if it was shining brightly.

"Hey, why is Mr. Li Bai in such a hurry, he scared me to death..."

He complained in a "soft and waxy" tone.

This sound made everyone outside the venue startled again.

"Snapped!"

On the other side of the chessboard, Li Yunsheng responded to Gou Junyu with a seemingly unthinking move.

"This kid..."

Gou Junyu found that Li Bai in front of him, instead of being disturbed by him, had unusually clear eyes.

"Mr. Li Bai is really impatient!"

"Snapped!"

Gou Junyu said as he said, his voice was even more "charming".

But just after he finished speaking, a shining white piece landed on the chessboard again with a "pop".

For a while, he had a long mouth and couldn't speak a word.

He only felt an invisible momentum rushing from Li Bai who was opposite him, making him feel like he couldn't breathe.

"It's your turn."

After a long time on the opposite side, Li Yunsheng raised his head and gave Gou Junyu a cold look.

Gou Junyu was taken aback by this look, and then quickly squeezed out a sunspot from the chess box and placed it on the board.

And almost at the same time as he dropped the piece, there was another "pop", and a white piece landed on the chessboard.

This time, Gou Junyu was completely speechless, and an unprecedented sense of oppression seemed to be strangling his neck.

Not only Gou Junyu, but even the audience outside the arena became inexplicably quiet at this moment, and they seemed to feel the aura emanating from Li Yunsheng.

They even forgot to look at the chess game projected on the large chessboard in the void above their heads.

And the next game completely turned into a chasing battle.

No matter how fast Gou Junyu played, Li Yunsheng's moves were always followed by him, as if he hadn't thought about it at all.

Gou Junyu, who had been talking a lot before, almost didn't even have time to open his mouth at this time, beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down on the chessboard on his forehead.

"This kid, is he messing around?"

Some people who don't know how to play chess and just come to join in the fun asked curiously after seeing Li Yunsheng's moves so quickly.

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand."

The companion beside him immediately gave him a blank look.

"From the beginning to the end, this white chess is playing against the black chess."

He said with admiration:

"I used to think that this person was bragging, but I didn't expect him to be really powerful."

"Going so fast, there will definitely be flaws. This Gou Junyu is not a waste. It's still a long time. Take your time."

Another onlooker was somewhat disapproving.

But not long after he finished speaking, Gou Junyu lowered his head, and then threw the chess piece in his hand into the chess box with a dejected expression.

"I lost."

He raised his head and said unwillingly.

This time his voice and eyes were normal.

"who are you?"

He stared at Li Yunsheng and asked.

"Li Bai."

Li Yunsheng raised his head and looked at Gou Junyu indifferently.

"Old Yu, next."

After finishing speaking, he turned to look at Old Daoist Yu.

Gou Junyu lost.

The crowd under the arena only reacted at this time, they didn't expect that Gou Junyu was defeated without holding on for half an hour, and the spectator who said that Li Yun was born so quickly would have a flaw at this time. Get out of the crowd.

At the same time, outside the illusory realm, Xu Shen made the last move while listening to the chess moves dictated by his granddaughter Xu Youyou.

"Why did Gou Junyu vote so quickly? There are obviously still a lot of land to fight for."

Xu Youyou communicated to Xu Shen in puzzlement.

"Because Gou Junyu played well himself, he had already judged his defeat, so he honestly voted."

Xu Shen said with a smile as he thought about the chess game.

"Then grandpa, do you think he lost too?"

Xu Youyou continued to ask.

"A complete failure."

Xu Shen simply said two words.

"Yuyou, please rest for a while, you don't need to retell the game record for me in the next game."

"why?"

"Because Li Bai's opponent in the next game is very weak."

"Oh well."

At the same time, the Lou family in Fenglinzhou had also learned that Gou Junyu had lost chess.

"I didn't expect that Gou Junyu would lose so quickly."

The head of the Lou family frowned.

"I originally wanted him to consume more of Li Bai's mind."

He said with a sad face.

"Master Lou, don't worry, this Gou Junyu's chess strength has not been as good as before, and Li Bai's performance in this game is also average. If it is this kind of chess, I don't need the four of us to fight together."

A chess player sitting next to Patriarch Lou sneered.

"With your words, I am relieved."

Patriarch Lou breathed a sigh of relief.

"Who will be his next opponent?"

he continued.

"Chang Mochou."

It was the chess master who answered him.

"I've heard about Chang Mochou. His chess strength is far inferior to that of Gou Junyu. I'm afraid he won't be able to stop that Li Bai, but that Xu Wei in the last game shouldn't be easy..."

Another chess master said.

"who is it?"

Patriarch Lou asked.

"The number one talented scholar in Changzhou, Xu Wei, a poetic madman."

The chess master replied.

　Because I was afraid that everyone would say I am a sucker, I wrote [-] words in one breath before passing it on. For this reason, I stopped updating. I hope everyone can vote for recommendation and monthly votes for encouragement. One chapter is worth three chapters.

　　
　
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