World of Chessboard

The torch landed on a protrusion and three iron spikes emerged from the ground. If someone really touched the protrusion, they would definitely be pierced by the iron spikes. All the guards were secretly surprised. In the next moment, they almost bit their own tongues. After the iron spikes appeared, the torch landed in a diameter of three feet, countless mechanisms flew in the air, the ground instantly ignited with flames as tall as a person. Even from several zhang away, they could still feel the rolling heat waves.

The pitiful torch was completely burnt to ashes by the flames before even the wood splinters from the traps could hit it. No one dared to say they could escape in such a mechanism. For a while, their inner clothes were drenched in cold sweat.

Duke Huan slowly let out a breath, "It seems like the Eight Trigram Diagram cannot be moved."

Shen Yi Fan also came back to his senses, "Yes, there's no way we can survive this. Since there are rules to follow, then we shouldn't not leave no opportunity unturned. "

"This is a secret passage, not a mechanical group. There must be a way." Prince Huan sized up the green dragon stone statue beside him and turned around to ask, "Does anyone dare to try?"

After seeing the 'performance' just now, who would still dare to open their mouth to speak? On the other hand, Chen Huayi suddenly smiled happily and said, "I'll do it, but you'll have to give me more rewards when you get back."

Duke Huan laughed. "How much do you want?"

Chen Huayi thought for a moment and said, "Triple Slash?"

The corner of Duke Huan's eyes twitched. "You have so little ambition?"

Chen Huayi smiled and said, "I lost the bet with 203, and owed him a meal from the restaurant for three cents."

"203?" Duke Huan thought about this familiar yet unfamiliar number, "Tears of Blood?! You're not allowed to bet with him next time! "

Chen Huayi hastily replied, "Yes, yes."

Duke Huan sighed, "Move this statue to the north." Afraid that he would not understand, he continued, "Just a little bit away from the opposite side. If I say stop, you stop."

Chen Chengyi said, "I know the location." He walked over and placed his palm on the stone statue, pushing it with all his might, not moving at all. Chen Huayi was stunned for a moment, then shifted to the right of the stone statue and pushed in another direction … Still couldn't move.

Shen Yi Fan looked at the other stone statue that they could touch and asked: "You probably want to push two of them together?" He walked to the stone statue of the Black Turtle and said to Chen Chengyi, "Let's push it in that direction together. Be careful not to push it over."

Chen Chengyi said, "Don't worry." He was in front while Shen Yifan was behind. Both of them were pushing a stone statue towards the right position. This time he pushed. Although the two of them were moving very slowly, they were slowly advancing. As they pushed forward, the other two statues moved at the same speed.

The Azure Dragon entered the shaking position, the Black Tortoise entered the fighting stage, the White Tiger entered the fighting stage, and the Vermillion Bird left.

Chen Huayi straightened up, wiped the sweat off his face and walked back. He hadn't even taken a few steps before the earth shook and the mountains shook. He almost fell down. Everyone who had yet to recover from their shock was greatly frightened by this sudden change, but they all stood on the spot and looked at King Huai without panicking or shouting.

Duke Huan knew that everyone was looking at him, so he only said loudly, "Don't move from your spot." Without another word, his gaze fell upon the Eight Trigrams Diagram.

The tremors continued for close to an incense stick's worth of time. Everyone remained in their original position without moving. After this terrifying and long vibration, the eight trigram diagram split apart, revealing a passageway to descend.

Duke Huan heaved a huge sigh of relief and calmed himself down after a long while. "Then let's continue." Everyone silently followed but still did not say anything.

He had originally thought that he would encounter a small group of traps, but he didn't expect that he would run into another large mechanism.

"What is this?" They were not in the mood to talk due to their extremely tired bodies, but the same complaint resounded in their hearts.

On each of the four massive walls, there were pictures of the four great beasts. On the walls, there were seven straight holes that extended from top to bottom. There were more than ten fist-sized stone balls on the ground.

"Wing, Fang, Liu, Kui, Xu, Zang, Zou …" Duke Huan looked at the words on the ball and then looked around. As if he had expected, he saw balls scattered everywhere, "First it was the nine palaces, and now it's the eight stars. Is there something wrong with that?" He rubbed his temples and said, "Everyone rest here."

Chen Huayi excitedly asked, "Do you want to find all 28 balls? I will accompany the Lord to look for it? "

Duke Huan was startled, and asked snappily: "What do you mean by 'accompany'? I'm tired, I want to rest, I'm not looking for you. "

"Then I'll help the lord find it." Chen Huayi did not look the least bit tired. As expected, the four of them went to look for the ball.

Prince Huan looked at all twenty-eight stone balls and could not help but ask, "Aren't you tired?"

Chen Huayi threw up his hands and said, "Of course not. Don't you think Tao Zhe isn't tired either?"

Prince Huan looked at Tao Zhe and saw that seventeen or eighteen year old youth looking around in boredom without a trace of fatigue. "Why?"

Chen Chengyi said, "Because I'm not worried." You are tired because the eight trigram diagram was trembling in fear, that is why you are tired. I feel that starting with the first mechanism is more of a test than a stop. There were so many mechanisms within the Puppet Palace. If it was really to prevent outsiders from passing through, wouldn't it be better to set up some large-scale mechanisms? It would take a lot of effort to create such a heavy eight trigrams diagram, and it would also take quite a bit of effort to open the mechanism. "It's hard work not to please.

Duke Huan was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

Chen Huayi blinked. "I don't mean anything. It's just that I feel that it's a test, so I'm not worried at all. Therefore, I won't feel tired."

Prince Huan looked at Tao Zhe and sighed, "What about him?"

"Him?" Chen Huayi sighed even more fiercely than Prince Huan, "That silly kid probably doesn't even know what happened? Since he's so small, maybe he was completely blocked by the people in front of him when the eight trigram trigram diagram concealed its projectile. Didn't he see that? "

Prince Huan looked at Chen Huayi, who was only four to five years older than Tao Zhe, and sighed with a look of regret. He could not help but laugh lightly as he said, "No wonder Mo'er likes to hang around by your side. There aren't many imperial bodyguards like you."

Chen Huayi asked, "Is Master praising me?"

"Of course." King Huan seemed to have thought of something as he asked, "You have been in the inner palace for almost five years, right? Why did you want to enter the inner palace? "

Chen Huayi thought for a moment and said, "Probably because it's fun and reliable. Rather than playing games in the martial arts world and having no one to rely on, I might as well try to enter the country. At that time, I didn't expect to be able to come in and even went to acknowledge a master, so I was overjoyed. In the end, my master broke off his first job and left me behind. Although his words were somewhat exaggerated, it was still the truth. Usually, the majority of the newbies who came to the main hall would follow their senior in running errands, and only after being able to be independent would they be assigned appropriate tasks according to the circumstances. This kind of master and disciple were just calling each other by their mouths. There was respect, but not necessarily love. As a result, there were still a lot of people who died and got injured while working outside. Very few masters would risk their lives to protect their new disciples. A person like Chen Huayi, who was alive and kicking after his master died, could indeed be considered as a unique person. Because this kind of situation was too rare, the inner court did not arrange another master for him.

Duke Huan laughed and asked, "Is it difficult? I have been a secret envoy for so many years. Forget about your age, just how many people are there who can rise from a little errand boy to a first-rate bodyguard in less than three years? "

Chen Chengyi said, "Xia Fan."

Duke Huan was startled, and said in amusement, "Your words are truly against my will. Xia Fan is two years older than you, and he was directly recommended by Bao Zheng. Besides, he was in charge of the Cyan Robed Pirates. Anyone with a discerning eye would be able to tell that he was just running errands for them. This is also because I am too lazy to care about him, or else, if he could not reach the level of a Green Robed Thief within half a year, he would have already been demoted and replaced. "

Chen Huayi harrumphed and said, "Sir should have switched him earlier, in case something happens to him in the future."

King Huan asked curiously, "Why? "What do you mean?"

Chen Huayi suddenly stopped talking and said vaguely, "It's nothing. Maybe it won't be long before sire finds out." "Anyway, it's nothing. My lord might accidentally find out."

Duke Huan felt that this statement was rather novel, but seeing that he did not want to say it, he did not ask any further. He stood up and said, "We can't chat anymore. Let's finish this wall quickly. Let's head there early."

Chen Huayi asked, "Do you need my help?"

Prince Huan asked, "You should know how to press the button, right?"

Chen Huayi smiled awkwardly, "Sir, you think too highly of me. I am just a little bodyguard, how could I have the leisure to remember 28 stars?" "Even if I was in the mood to remember when I was young, I can't remember anything now."

Duke Huan picked up a ball and gave it to him, "Go on, it's the first night for Azure Dragon."

Chen Huayi looked at the ball with the word 'horn' written on it in his hand. He weighed it in his hand and stretched his wrist and shoulders a little before walking to the wall with the green dragon design drawn on it. Chen Huayi hesitated for a moment before lifting up his Qi, lifting up the ball high into the air and pushing it into the topmost depression in the ball.

Prince Huan picked another ball and said, "Fight, the first night of the Black Tortoise."

Chen Huayi took it and leapt up once more. He landed and took the next ball, pressing it into the first ball of the White Tiger. Although it was a success this time, it was a bit difficult and he almost failed to press the button. After landing, Chen Huayi was slightly out of breath. He wiped the cold sweat that had seeped out of his forehead and said, "Sir, I can't do it anymore. I can't do it anymore."

Prince Huan raised his head and looked at the depression in the ground that was more than three meters away. He asked, "Who's certain that they can press their hand in there?"

After a moment of silence, Chu Zhenye honestly replied, "Aside from Chen Huayi, the rest of us have the best movement techniques. At most, we can only meet the second one."

Prince Huan asked Chen Huayi, "Can you try again after a while?"

Chen Huayi shook his head and said, "Sir, it's best if you don't let me try. Not jumping so high along the way; three times is already the limit."

Prince Huan asked, "I'll jump with you, but what about stepping on me to borrow some power?"

Chen Huayi was stunned for a moment. "That's more or less right."

Duke Huan nodded his head and said, "Then you should rest first. I'll first put in their two nights and three nights. Vice General Shen, can I leave these matters to you? "

Shen Yifan nodded, "Yes, I'll take it."

Duke Huan picked up a "High" stone orb that represented the second night of the Azure Dragon. He walked to the bottom of the stone wall and looked up at the approximate height of the stone orb before leaping up and gently pressing the stone orb inside. What Prince Huan practiced was a blade, so his requirements for Qing Gong were not high. Therefore, although his Qing Gong could be considered one of the top amongst everyone here, he was still quite lacking when compared to Chen Huayi. He could jump onto the stone orb on the second night, but he had no confidence on the first night.

While Duke Huai placed the stone balls that were high up in the air into the recesses of the canyon, Shen Yi Fan arranged the stone balls that were opposite of the stars and gave them to the guards with better qinggong, telling them to press the balls in as well.

"My lord, why don't you let me handle it? "Sir, please take a rest." Chu Zhenye looked at the panting Duke Huan and asked. Besides the fact that Prince Huan was already exhausted, there was another reason as well — a prince acting as a stepping stone for his imperial guards. What was this? Duke Huan and Chen Huayi clearly did not mind, but Chu Zhenye had sweated all over that!

Duke Huan was indeed tired, and seeing him volunteer, he did not hold back. "Then come, be careful."

Chu Zhentian replied, "This subordinate understands." He exchanged a glance with Chen Huayi, found a suitable place to stand, and jumped up at the same time. In the middle of it all, Chen Huayi kicked Chu Zhen's shoulder, lifting him off the ground. With a flick of his wrist, he threw the last stone ball into the stone wall.

After Chu Zhenye was kicked, he immediately fell down. Although he had adjusted his position, it was not light and he grimaced in pain.

As expected, with a rumble, the walls opened up on both sides, opening up the path ahead.

"Continue."