low-key is king

Chapter 753 Admit defeat, don't be ashamed!
"Old Gao, this is a bit too much, play with me so narrow-minded!"

Lu Houzhao stared at Gao Yuansheng with some resentment, and after hearing what he said, he believed that his old friend was playing tricks in the dark, so he caught himself by surprise by underestimating the enemy.

Otherwise, how could I lose to a cat in the fifth level of middle school if I am a majestic immortal chess master?

Why didn't I find that Lao Gao was so scheming before? Was it because he couldn't afford to lose four games in a row?
Lu Houzhao thought a little too much, but he thought this was the only answer.

In any case, it was impossible for him to admit that he would lose to a cat.

Xuan Shisan and Gui Dongnan who were next to him also looked at Gao Yuansheng. In fact, they also had such thoughts in their hearts. After all, it would be too shocking for a cat to win against an immortal chess player in the upper five realms.

"Old Lu, you can't afford to lose, can you?"

Gao Yuansheng couldn't help but called Zhuang Tianqu, this time he didn't cheat at all, let alone pointing at the black cat secretly, he was not familiar with the big demon at all.

And in Gao Yuansheng's heart, there are actually some speculations. It is not possible that Lu Xun is transmitting the sound to the black cat. In short, this matter has nothing to do with Gao Yuansheng.

"Old Gao, do you think I'm stupid?"

Lu Houzhao rolled his eyes strangely. In short, he would not trust the other party, let alone accept the fact that he lost to a cat.

If this matter gets out, it will definitely become the laughing stock of the Qingxuan world chess world.

"You still don't believe me, do you? Then I can swear that if I really point out this cat, it will teach me that I can't improve my cultivation in this life!"

At this time, Gao Yuansheng knew that if he didn't come up with something substantial, the other party might not believe him anymore, so he raised his hand and pointed to the sky three times, making an oath impressively.

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the field. Lu Houzhao looked suspiciously at this old friend in front of him, his face was full of disbelief, and there was even a hint of disbelief.

Those who have reached the upper five realms are actually very trustworthy, and generally do not swear easily.

Because it is likely to be fulfilled at a certain moment in the future, the power of heaven is unpredictable, and no one knows whether the rules in the dark are watching you.

But at this moment, Gao Yuansheng is using his own future as the result of his oath, which is already a very serious oath.

May I ask which one of the five upper realms powerhouses doesn't want to go further?

In this way, Gao Yuansheng really didn't command the black cat secretly. Lu Houzhao turned his eyes back to the black cat. He didn't pay much attention to the other people.

Except for a new kid named Lu Xun, Lu Houzhao had known Gui Dongnan and Xuan Shisan for a long time, and also had some understanding of their chess skills, and they were far from his opponents.

The only one who can surprise me is Gao Yuansheng, but now that Gao Yuansheng's suspicion has been ruled out, some things are a little hard to understand.

"One more plate!"

Thoughts turned in his mind, but Lu Houzhao had no intention of admitting defeat. Even if the opponent did not have Gao Yuansheng's guidance, he must have underestimated the enemy just now.

May I ask which fairy chess master will really play chess with [-] points when playing chess with a cat for the first time?

Just now, Lu Houzhao didn't pay attention to a cat at all. He only thought that he could kill the other party by three times, five times and two times, and he could also give a good lecture to that ignorant boy in black.

Unexpectedly, he lost the first set, which made Lu Houzhao completely unacceptable.

He made up his mind, this time he must use all his chess strength to kill the majesty of this cat.

Lu Houzhao, who became serious, was indeed a little different from before. Even the big demon's eyes became more dignified. Even if he had a slightly higher chess skill, he had to exert all his energy.

"Vault!"

"Chess Cannon!"

"Drive!"

"..."

There were constant voices coming from the courtyard, Gao Yuansheng and the other three were stunned, and their gazes swept back and forth on the black-clothed boy from time to time.

"Senior Lu's move is really subtle!"

Lu Xun let out a voice of emotion, but in Lu Houzhao's ears, he always felt that this kid was mocking himself, because he had been thinking longer and longer.

At this moment, the situation on the chessboard is a bit anxious, but looking at the state of the two, it is obvious that Lu Houzhao is more irritable, and he has to think for a long time before making every move, and even hesitates a little.

Of course, this is because everyone can't see the expression of the black cat, but compared to the speed of the move, the black cat is undoubtedly faster, as if every step is calculated by it.

By this time, no one regarded this black cat as an ordinary monster, at least in terms of chess strength, it surpassed Gao Yuansheng, the head of the chess academy.

After all, Gao Yuansheng had only lost four games in a row just now, but now the black cat had clearly suppressed Lu Houzhao. Even if the first game wasn't counted, the second game would probably end with Lu Houzhao admitting defeat.

As time went by, the situation on the chessboard gradually became clearer. Lu Houzhao's face was as ugly as possible, holding the only horse in his hand, and he refused to let it go.

clack clack...

A strange sound came from Lu Houzhao's hand, which made Gao Yuansheng a little funny, and thought to himself, old Lu, that even if you crush this horse, I'm afraid this round will be powerless.

Because the red chess on the black cat's side still has a chariot, a horse, and a cannon. No matter where Lu Houzhao's horse falls, he can be checked to death with a maximum of three moves. This is a fatal endgame.

"Old Lu, admit defeat, don't lose face!"

Gao Yuansheng's mood is a bit complicated, but he has experienced this kind of thing four times before, so there is a hint of schadenfreude in his tone that cannot be concealed.

"Hmph, if you lose, you lose. It's not like my old Lu can't afford to lose!"

The voice of the old friend beside him undoubtedly became the last straw that crushed Lu Houzhao. Even if he didn't want to admit defeat, he knew that he would lose this game of chess.

"Now, does Senior Lu still say that chess is easy?"

Lu Xun spoke at the side at the right time, causing Lu Houzhao to glance at him indifferently, secretly thinking that his face today was really slapped.

To be honest, after winning four consecutive games against Gao Yuansheng, Lu Houzhao did have a thought in his heart that "chess is nothing more than that". After all, he spent less time learning chess than Gao Yuansheng.

He always felt that his chess strength was already the best in Qingxuan, so this chess was far inferior to Go, and it was not worth studying in depth.

But now, with this little piece of chess, he can't even play a cat, and the chess moves played by the opponent make him feel ingenious when he thinks about it now.

From this point of view, there are still many things in chess that Lu Houzhao has not studied thoroughly.

That's all for the first game today, this second game undoubtedly opened a new door for Lu Houzhao.

The effect of chess is not too obvious for cultivation, but to reach their level, delving into chess is a shortcut that really helps to cultivate.

In the game just now, it was not just as simple as the big demon winning against Lu Houzhao, just like Gui Dongnan played chess with Lu Xun back then, it was also very helpful to Lu Houzhao's cultivation.

"Old Lu, are you convinced now?"

Gao Yuansheng is undoubtedly in a good mood, who made this old friend so flamboyant just now, and now being killed by a cat can be regarded as a boost to the prestige of the Chess Academy of the Arts and Teachers College.

"You old guy, your chess skills are not very good, but you have a good eye for disciples!"

Lu Houzhao was not a narrow-minded person. Seeing him sizing up the boy in black, the words he said immediately made Gao Yuansheng feel a little melancholy.

"You are wrong, Lu Xun is not my direct descendant!"

Gao Yuansheng shook his head slightly, and then heard him say: "His chess strength is not inferior to this black cat, do you think I am qualified to be his master?"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Lu Houzhao's eyes lit up, he really didn't pay attention to a boy in his teens before, but now hearing what Gao Yuansheng said, it seems that this boy in black still has many secrets.

"Old Lu, let me tell you the truth, Lu Xun solved the mess of the Big Nine Chains back then!"

Gao Yuan's holy words are not surprising, he knows that what Lu Houzhao is thinking about is the solution of the big nine chains, and now that he throws out this fact, Lu Houzhao will never dare to underestimate Lu Xun again.

Lu Houzhao has been studying the endgame of the big nine series for a long time, but he still has no clue.

But in the dark, he has a feeling that the seemingly unsolvable black chess will eventually find a chance.

This is like the principle of losing one of the fifty branches of the Great Dao, fighting for a ray of life among countless murderous opportunities. This is not only the principle of one way of chess, but also the principle that is indispensable when practicing.

However, the chess strategy of Dajiu Lianhuan is too complicated. If it weren't for Lu Xun's memory experience of countless predecessors in his previous life, it might not be easy to resolve it with his chess skills alone.

"Little guy, can you let this cat play a few more rounds with me?"

Lu Houzhao took a deep look at Lu Xun, but he didn't intend to play chess with him, but his attitude was undoubtedly a lot more polite, and he no longer had the same disdain as before.

"Da Yao, let's play a few more games with Senior Lu!"

Lu Xun glanced at the big demon who hadn't left his seat, the two agreed, he paused for a moment, and said: "After all, you are a senior, so you have to leave some room!"

"Boy, you look down on the old man, don't you?"

Hearing Lu Xun's last words, Lu Houzhao's eyes widened, and he seemed a little anxious.

What do you mean, boy, do you really think that the old man is someone who can't afford to lose?
Lu Houzhao asked the other party to play chess with him, but he didn't want the black cat to deliberately release water. That would be meaningless to him, and it would be more interesting to bully Gao Yuansheng.

He just wanted to find his own trace of heaven in that game of chess where he escaped death.

This will have some impact on the bottleneck of his cultivation that has not been loosened for a long time, and this is his real purpose.

(End of this chapter)