Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 752: A black piece fell!

Because they all know the person opposite them too well.

He knew that if he gave the other party even the slightest bit of leeway, they would definitely seize the opportunity and bully him.

In this extremely dangerous game, a slight advantage of the opponent may lead to the loss of the entire game.

Therefore, neither Shen Lian nor the Taoist controlled by Beichen will give the other party even the slightest chance.

At least, they won't take the initiative to give opportunities.

As for being passive...it depends on the chess skills and methods of each party.

The Taoist dropped a black piece with a snap.

He raised his eyelids and glanced at Qin Zulai opposite him, and said, "What a confident person. But Shen Lian, a smart person like you, don't you know that being overconfident will bring about your own destruction?"

"Just like Xiong Chenglin, he was overconfident and ended up falling for your trick. Do you want to follow in his footsteps?"

Shen Lian made his move quickly. He said calmly, "You are really insidious. You disturbed my original intention. The reason why I can come all the way to today and defeat one thief after another is not only because of my wisdom, but also because of my confidence!"

"If I don't have confidence, then even if I am smart, it will be useless if I don't have the confidence to do it."

"Beichen, you really are setting traps all the time. When others kill people, you are destroying their hearts!"

The Taoist laughed.

He made another move, without feeling indignant or angry at Shen Lian's sarcasm.

He still looked like an immortal, and said, "Shen Lian, at my age, I can be your grandfather. There is an old saying in the Tang Dynasty that goes, if you don't listen to the advice of the elderly, you will suffer the consequences. I am just caring about you as a person who has experienced this!"

"Ah."

Shen Lian was too lazy to respond to Beichen's shamelessness.

Killing people will destroy their hearts. Even if Beichen doesn’t kill people, he will destroy their hearts!

Shen Lian knew that if he had even a little faith in Beichen today, and if Beichen had planted a seed of doubt in his heart, one day... he might die at Beichen's hands because of this seed.

A smart person doesn’t carry an umbrella on a rainy night and doesn’t use a knife to kill someone.

They use these tiny things that are normally completely unnoticeable to plant seeds in other people's hearts little by little, and then sharpen the seeds into knives. When the time comes... they don't even need to show up or do anything, the target will die!

"You are really insidious!" Shen Lian said.

Beichen smiled as if he was praised.

He made his second move and said, "It may seem sinister to you, but to me, it is a completely just act!"

"Shen Lian, aren't you very smart? So if you put yourself in their shoes, you should understand this matter very well. Therefore...what you did today, are you willing to stand in the shoes of Xiong Chenglin and the others and consider everything you did? Are you willing to admit that you are actually more sinister and vicious than all of us?"

The chess piece in Shen Lian's hand paused slightly.

But almost the next moment, Shen Lian laughed and replied with two words: "Bullshit!"

The Taoist frowned.

Shen Lian glanced at the chessboard, quickly placed his pieces, and said calmly: "Putting yourself in someone else's shoes is not a big conflict of interest with you. When we have a conflict, I don't mind putting myself in their shoes. It's to know if I've done anything wrong and to ease the conflict."

"As for Xiong Chenglin, he and I, Shen, have a relationship in which if I don't kill him, he will kill me. This kind of relationship... If you put yourself in his shoes as you said, and think that you are insidious and vicious, then you are not smart, you are a saint, you are a fool, you are an idiot, you deserve to die!"

"And you, the questioner."

Shen Lian raised his lips and said sarcastically, "To ask such a question, either... you are extremely sinister, or you are extremely stupid, so... Beichen, can you tell me which one you are?"

Beichen's hand, which was about to make a move, suddenly paused.

He was silent for a moment before placing the chess piece again.

Looking up at Shen Lian, he smiled and said, "You are so sharp-tongued. I want to destroy your Tao heart, and you do the same to me."

"I just said that in my opinion, what I did was just. As a result, you asked me to choose between being insidious or stupid. Of course I'm not stupid, but if I choose to be insidious, wouldn't that be equivalent to self-refuting?"

"If that's the case, I won't trust myself anymore. You are such a bad boy!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Lian just chuckled and did not refute.

Sishe and others who were watching were all shocked.

They had never expected that in just a few words, Shen Lian and Beichen would have engaged in so many dangerous battles.

Each of them wanted to make the other doubt their own thoughts and actions, and each of them wanted to plant seeds in the other's heart, but in the end, they were all resolved by each other.

Even his young master launched a counterattack.

This kind of contest was as if Sishe and the others were seeing the two people's deadly fight, which made them unable to help but become nervous.

They knew that only Shen Lian was facing Beichen. If it were them, they would have fallen into the opponent's trap long ago.

This is really a crisis at every step!
The game is already more than halfway through.

The chess pieces have already occupied most of the chessboard, and the two players' killer moves have appeared frequently.

There is no need to say much about Shen Lian's chess skills. He is smart enough and can see a hundred steps ahead before making one move.

Beichen is not much worse. Although he may not be as smart as Shen Lian, he is good at setting traps and is extremely insidious. Therefore, Shen Lian must be very cautious, otherwise he may fall into the opponent's trap if he is not careful.

This Beichen is really fucking insidious.

Watch him as you watch people.

This is how people set traps when playing chess, and it is definitely even more so when it comes to being a human being.

"Shen Lian."

At this time, Beichen suddenly spoke.

"It's getting late, and neither you nor I are willing to give the other a step. Judging from the current chess situation, even if we continue playing, I think... it will be difficult to determine the winner."

"So, let's try another approach."

Shen Lian raised his eyelids: "What method?"

Beichen said: "The game is played inside the chessboard, and the winner is decided outside the chessboard!"

"This game of chess is based on the various plans you made tonight. How about we...use Li Wencheng's life or death to determine the outcome of the game?"

Shen Lian's eyes flashed, and he said, "Do you think you still have a chance to kill Li Wencheng?"

"The game of chess has not yet ended, and life or death is still uncertain!" Beichen replied.

Shen Lian stroked the chess piece, thought for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Okay, I promise you!"

"However, since there are wins and losses, there should be rewards and punishments."

"What if I, Shen, win?"

Beichen thought for a moment and said, "If the outcome is determined by the life and death of one person, then let's use the life and death of one person as the reward or punishment. If you win, I promise to get rid of one person for you... Of course, you can't let me kill myself."

"What if I lose?"

"Then you kill one person for me... Of course, I won't let you kill Li Shimin and the others, don't worry... I can kill them anytime I want, so I won't waste your chance to kill someone."

mad!
It's really fucking crazy.

Shen Lian was really worried that Beichen would ask him to kill those big shots.

However, Beichen said that if he wanted to kill the most important figure, Li Shimin, he could do so at any time and would not waste this opportunity.

What? I've given you the head on Li Shimin's neck. If you want it, I can take it back right away?
Everyone felt that the North Star was so wild that it was about to stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun.

However, Shen Lian narrowed his eyes slightly.

Based on his understanding of Beichen, Beichen is indeed a bit conceited, but he would not say such nonsense, so... Beichen can really hurt Li Shimin at any time.

Does this mean that he and Beichen have some kind of relationship?
Or, did he place his own confidants around Li Shimin? The kind of confidants who could harm Li Shimin at any time?
And the fact that he has not taken any action so far, does it mean that... his target is not Li Shimin at all?

Even, not the Tang Dynasty?
He disdains to usurp the throne? He disdains to kill Li Shimin?
why?
Could it be that he has greater ambitions?
Shen Lian's eyes flashed, and based on Beichen's words, he immediately had a lot of guesses.

But he didn't show any sign of it so as not to alert the enemy.

He nodded slightly: "Okay, I promise you."

"It's refreshing enough!"

Beichen smiled and said, "Then let's wait for a while, but I think... we don't have to wait too long."

Shen Lian looked at Beichen's confident look and a smile appeared in his heart.

How could he not know who Beichen was looking forward to?

Before he came, Zhang He told him that there was a drunk guy who led people to hunt down the first group of twenty people sent out.

And there, he had already sent Di Renjie to set up an ambush and lure the enemy into the trap.

The entire Chang'an is under his control.

But Beichen didn't know those things, because as soon as he came here, he was entangled by himself.

Moreover, there were many guards patrolling around, constantly looking for any suspicious people.

In this situation, Beichen didn't want to be exposed, so he absolutely didn't dare to send anyone to investigate.

This means that Beichen was completely clueless about everything that had happened since he came here.

But I know it very well.

So... Beichen, what gives you the right to fight me?

This time, you are doomed to lose.

Not to mention……

Shen Lian's eyes flickered and a deep smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

I have other arrangements.

Today, in fact, everyone has been deceived by themselves.

Even Beichen is the same.

So... they don't know at all that what they see and believe is just what they want them to see.

The truth is buried very deep.

Shen Lian chuckled, leaned back slightly, and looked at the tense chess game. He had already begun to think about... who he would let Beichen kill after he won.

Kill other members of Beidou Society?
Or, is there someone else who can expose Beichen's identity?

This choice is quite interesting!

The chess game on the board has stopped at this time.

The chess game outside the chessboard continued in silence.

Compared with the flashing swords and shadows on the chessboard, the chess game outside the chessboard makes people feel even more nervous.

At this moment, Sishe and others subconsciously held their breath.

They knew that somewhere they couldn't see, a battle of victory or defeat was still going on.

They knew that the victory or defeat this time might directly determine the pros and cons of the game between their young master and Beichen.

Although the winner can only allow the loser to kill one person.

But there are so many things that can be planned for this matter.

For the Snakes, killing someone means just killing an enemy who is dangerous to them.

But for people of Shen Lian and Beichen's level, this condition is indeed very useful.

For example... setting up an ambush from all sides, pointing out that the opponent is going to fall into the trap and kill the target. In this way, the loser will definitely fall into great danger.

As long as we are well prepared, perhaps we can directly take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of the other party!

Even if you can't get rid of him, you can seriously injure him, so that he can reveal more strength, more secrets, and more information...

In short, for people of Shen Lian and Beichen's level, even the slightest advantage can be used to make the most of it.

Not to mention this murder bet!
Therefore, Sishe and the others could not help but get nervous for Shen Lian. Even though they knew that everything tonight was set up by Shen Lian, the opponent was Beichen, a man who was extremely hidden and unprecedentedly sinister... And Beichen was so confident that he took the initiative to propose this bet...

All this shows that Beichen is confident.

Therefore, for a while, Sishe and the others were not sure who would win in the end.

They could only be more vigilant, more nervous and worried, praying in their hearts that the winner would be their own young master.

Shen Lian and Beichen sat there calmly, without a trace of tension or worry on their faces. Everyone had a smile on their face, as if they had everything under control at the same time.

"Shen Lian, you're not nervous at all."

At this time, Beichen suddenly spoke.

"Aren't you the same?" Shen Lian said with a smile.

Beichen said calmly: "That's because I have enough backup plans. I always do things completely. I won't leave myself any chance for accidents."

Shen Lian smiled: "What a coincidence, me too."

The two looked at each other, and saw in each other's eyes a confidence that seemed to radiate thousands of feet of golden light.

This made both of them raise their eyebrows subconsciously.

When two equally smart, wise, strategic and confident people play chess... the result is like this, which makes people full of expectations.

Because, at this time, no one knows the result as clearly as before.

But that's what makes it more interesting for people at their level.

This is considered a smart person, isn't it?

quack--
At this moment, two shouts were suddenly heard in the air.