People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

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Zhang Zhongjing passed away and got the answer he wanted. As to whether this answer satisfied him or Fu Xie and Liu Xie whom he asked on their behalf, only they themselves knew.

Xu Chen personally sent Zhang Zhongjing away, and he couldn't help but feel sentimental. He clearly felt that Zhang Zhongjing was already quite old, and he was afraid that he would not have much time left to live.

After coming to this world and growing older, Xu Chen attaches great importance to every one of his relatives and friends. They are his anchors in this world. Every time one of these relatives and friends is lost, he loses a connection with this world, so he is not happy to see them move away from him.

Watching Zhang Zhongjing's back disappearing into the distance, Xu Chen could only sigh softly. Then a small hand grabbed his sleeve, followed by a clear and pleasant girl's voice.

"Father, you finally get a day's rest, you can't just play chess with Mr. Zhang, I want to play with you too!" Xu Xia pouted, looking unhappy, and without waiting for Xu Chen to answer, she pulled him into the house.

Xu Chen smiled helplessly and could only say "okay, okay" before being pulled back to the yard by Xu Xia.

Although it had already darkened, the room was brightly lit by the oil lamps and candles, and the lighting conditions were more than enough for playing chess. Despite this, Xu Chen still thought of the electric lighting research that the Institute of Engineering and Xuanxia Academy were currently working on.

Although circuits have been set up today, they are mostly used to supply electricity to power machines in factories. It is not that people are unwilling to use electricity in their daily lives, but that it will take time to apply electricity. Only when all kinds of electrical appliances begin to appear can circuit laying be truly popularized. The Institute of Engineering and Xuanxia Academy have conducted many related researches.

Xu Chen was looking forward to using electric lights as soon as possible, not only to improve lighting, but also to feel the breath of modern scientific and technological achievements.

The closer Xuanxia's technological achievements are to future generations, the more familiar Xu Chen feels. It seems that he can use these things to transcend time and connect with future generations. In fact, it is the resonance of the soul of the time traveler.

However, although the laboratories of the Institute of Engineering and Xuanxia Academy have made some progress in this research, it will take some time to achieve mature results. Xu Chen also knows that he will have to wait patiently for the lights in the mansion to be lit up.

"Father, what are you thinking about? Pay attention!" Xu Xia had just set up the chessboard, and when he saw Xu Chen's distracted look, he immediately pursed his lips and put his hands on his hips, pretending to be angry.

"Got it, let's play right away." Xu Chen finally came back to his senses, smiled apologetically, looked around and said, "Why isn't your elder brother here? In the past, when you and I played chess, he would always be there to give instructions."

Xu Xia said indifferently: "I don't know what happened when his mother called him away, so I just ignored him. I can be quiet without him around!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Chen immediately realized that Cai Wenji probably knew some of his son's little thoughts and was now helping him to relieve his worries. His dream of becoming the crown prince was completely extinguished, and he was afraid that Xu Xuan himself would also be disappointed.

Although my coming to this world has brought about earth-shaking changes, this change is too drastic. People are still in a world of monarchs and subjects one second, and begin to accept advanced ideas the next second. In fact, this process is not so smooth.

Even his own son might not be able to have such a high level of awareness in such a turbulent era. Being at such a high level, coupled with the indirect criticism from some people with ulterior motives, it is inevitable that Xu Xuan will have some unrealistic fantasies.

However, this fantasy was shattered by Xu Chen today, forcing Xu Xuan to start accepting reality.

Xu Chen could only sigh inwardly in his heart. There were some things that even he could not avoid. Xu Xuancai was only a teenager, but his mind was no longer pure. To some extent, this was also the sorrow of the "emperor" family.

Most of the time, Xu Chen's mind was filled with heavy thoughts. He would just come to his senses and then be immersed in his own thoughts again. This was because he was in a high position and had to think a lot.

Fortunately, the "click" sound of the chess piece moving drew Xu Chen's attention back, so Xu Xia did not get angry.

Looking at the chessboard in front of him, Xu Chen couldn't help but feel a little headache. This was of course not the Go game with Zhang Zhongjing, but the beast chess that he had just taught her yesterday. The rules were simpler and easier to understand, and more suitable for children to play. However, after teaching her, Xu Xia kept pestering him to play, which made Xu Chen complain bitterly. He didn't have so much free time to play chess often. If he had known earlier, he would not have taught her.

But no matter how helpless he felt now, he had no choice but to get up.

This time, Xu Xia was actually in a very serious state when playing chess. The father and daughter were having a lot of fun taking turns to make moves. However, judging from the fact that Xu Chen responded almost immediately to every move, while Xu Xia had to think seriously, it was needless to say who was more at ease.

Not long after, as Xu Chen's mouse chess piece ate Xu Xia's big chess piece in one go, the outcome of the first game was clear.

Xu Xia pouted immediately: "Let's do it again, best of three. I was careless this time and didn't calculate well, so you sneaked up on me. I will definitely win next time!"

Xu Chen smiled at this time. Isn't this one of the three great illusions in life? I can fight back: "Go ahead, your father won't let you go. Don't cry if you lose!"

Xu Xia stuck out his tongue, then reset the chessboard, and the two of them started fighting again.

The chess game continued for a while, but the result was exactly the same. After a decisive move, Xu Chen looked at Xu Xia with a smile in silence, which immediately made Xu Xia furious.

"It doesn't count, best of five, I can still win!"

"You little girl, didn't you just say it was best of three? Why are you cheating again? Can't you stand losing?"

"Who can't afford to lose? I clearly said best of five games. You must have heard it wrong. Father, you are the one who is bullying the weak!"

After saying that, Xu Xia didn't care how Xu Chen responded and just placed the chess pieces again.

Xu Chen just found it funny when he saw this. It was just a parent-child game between father and daughter. There was no need to make a big deal about cheating. He then picked up the chess pieces and continued playing. Anyway, Xu Xia couldn't beat him.

This time, as expected, Xu Xia lost the game again. But this time, Xu Xia rolled his eyes and his childish nature came back: "No, no, this game is wrong. How can a mouse eat an elephant? There must be something wrong with the rules, otherwise I wouldn't keep losing."

Xu Chen smiled immediately: "Why can't mice eat elephants?"

Xu Xia said as a matter of course: "Of course not. Elephants are much bigger. How can you eat mice? This is unreasonable."

For some reason, when Xu Chen heard Xu Xia's words, his heart moved, as if he had his old habit of being distracted and thinking about other things again. Fortunately, he came back to his senses quickly this time.

After thinking about it, he gave a meaningful answer: "The mouse must be able to eat the elephant, otherwise the game cannot be played."

(End of this chapter)