Chapter 3946 Old Taoist

A small hut somewhere.

Two Taoists were playing chess, one was leisurely and the other was frowning.

"I'm an old man, you don't follow the rules."

The young Taoist raised his head with a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes.

I don’t know what chess is in front of me, what kind of chessboard it is. It’s square and square, with many lines drawn horizontally and vertically. It’s like a maze, with hundreds of colorful chess pieces piled on it. The left half of the chessboard is messy and densely packed with chess pieces, while the right half is empty. Yes, there are only eight blue chess pieces.

There is a large empty space in the middle, but there are only two or three lines connecting the left and right.

It's neither neat nor coordinated, and God doesn't know what kind of chess it is.

"Boy, this is the rule, haha."

The old Taoist sat with his legs crossed, his clothes were sloppy and his smile was greasy.

"You think this is my first time, old man?"

The young Taoist snorted, "The rules are half the rules. You took eight of them at once, which is not in compliance with the rules."

"It's five, that's right."

The old man smiled and said, "But don't you still want to take the past three? I was too lazy to move, so I prepared it in advance. Three to three will cancel it out. I still have five more. It doesn't violate the rules at all, right?"

The young man shook his head unconsciously, "Did I say I must take three? I'm not as nosy as you."

"It's not a trivial matter to come to your door for help."

The old man paused and said slowly, "Don't waste your time, kid. If you delay any longer, the game will start. Once the chess game starts, you and I won't have much room to adjust. This chessboard is not under our control."

"I can't control it even if I want to. If I could control it, would I still be here playing chess with you?"

The young man snorted, glanced at the chessboard, picked up two chess pieces, and placed them on the other half of the chessboard, "Aren't these going to touch each other?"

"You and I have seen the chessboard clearly, and you still ask so many questions. Unless the lines are temporarily changed, they will never touch them." The old Taoist stretched his waist, "There is another one, hurry up, start as soon as it is done. There can be no delay.”

The young man picked up a yellow chess piece, looked at it carefully, and sighed, "I really don't want to move this one."

The old Taoist felt the same way, "Forget it, let's not interfere with what's going on there. Since it's in line with the rules, let him go."

"That's because I didn't ask for it from you."

The young man snorted and dropped the yellow chess piece, "That's it."

The old Taoist glanced at it and said with a smile, "You really don't want to let it go? Although your positions are a bit more dangerous, they can still reach the middle. None of the seven on my side can reach the middle. Just seeking safety."

The young man sneered, "If you let them go to the end every time, the world will stop playing."

"Oh, I don't want to play either."

The old Taoist stared at the chessboard, sighed, paused and said, "Then let's start?"

The young man nodded, "Let's get started. As agreed, everyone can only have three chances to make changes at most, and one more time won't do."

"I know the rules better than you. It's best not to move even once."

The old man stretched out his hand and passed it over the chessboard. Several gray clouds emerged from the chessboard, and the chess pieces on it quickly started to move.

The old Taoist looked at the chess pieces, half-smiling, "There don't seem to be many worth paying attention to. Don't look at me. I didn't mention those few."

"there."

The young man pointed to the left, "There are four more chess pieces."

"This kind of thing is not uncommon. The entrance is not so particular." The old man looked at his finger and paused for a moment. "Did that chess piece turn into gold?"

"The founder of the Tao is naturally made of gold."

The young man was very calm, "It was expected, but no one asked us to take care of him, but it's a bit interesting."

The old Taoist understood something and said with a smile, "Tao Creator, you are so capable. You can also conjure four other chess pieces, and you don't need to take care of them."

"You seem to have some opinions about him?"

The young man's expression was slightly condensed, "Old Taoist, do you plan to use your three opportunities on him?"

The old man didn't answer and said with a smile, "What about you?"

"Depending on the situation, I might not use it even once."

The young man slowly closed his eyes and said, "We'll talk about it later. There are too many chess pieces now and it's annoying to look at."

The old Taoist sighed, "It's so comfortable. Aren't you worried about something happening to you guys?"

The young man waved his hand and said, "It happened just in time. It saved me some energy. But I know you, so you don't need to be so concerned every time."

"I don't care, I want it too."

The old Taoist chuckled, his eyes returned to the chessboard, his eyes changed slightly, "It's a bit strange."

The young man closed his eyes and had no intention of opening them. "Old Taoist, please stop talking. I'm too lazy to look at it until the middle game. Even if half of the chess pieces are missing as soon as they come in, I won't care."

The old Taoist shook his head and said seriously, "No, there may be something wrong with the chessboard this time."

"checkerboard?"

The young man opened his eyes, glanced at the old man, and said in a deep voice, "It's impossible, right? The chessboard is generated by chaos. What can go wrong? Even if there is a problem, there is nothing you and I can do unless it is necessary to stop it in advance."

The old Taoist looked at him, "Look at the golden chess piece first."

"Going pretty fast."

The young man took a glance and quickly noticed something, "He was surrounded just now, right?"

The old Taoist nodded, "There are thirty-six chess pieces beside him, and they will be surrounded at any time, and there are nine passages beside him, seven of which are dead ends and full of monsters, and only two of them can be walked down without looking back. One of them has chess pieces of other colors and three Pangu Soul Guards, and the other is an unmanned passage, which is very safe and can help him get out of trouble quickly."

The young man seemed to have some realization, "Having soul guards is the only way to Pangu Cave. Did he take this path?"

The veteran nodded seriously, "Yes, I chose it after passing through the unmanned passage and three dead ends."

"oh."

The young man smiled lightly, "He is the founder after all. He is so lucky."

The old Taoist frowned and said displeasedly, "Can't this be explained by luck?"

"What else could it be if it wasn't luck? Did he know in advance that his move would not work?"

The young man said seriously, "Old Taoist, you are overthinking. The chessboard is born out of chaos. What is happening to the chess pieces, lines, spirits, soul guards, etc., we can only know clearly when the chessboard appears. You and I can see the lines clearly." It was only two hours ago. How could he, a person who just entered, know how to move? Either he is lucky, or he understands the laws of chaos better than you and me. Which one do you think it is? "

The veteran hesitated, "Then it's better to be lucky."

"What else could it be?"

The young man shook his head with a smile, "It has been tens of thousands of years since you and I got the chance to see this chessboard. Have you and I really understood the law of chaos? Every time we see it reborn, we still have to look at the results. Derivation...you can even scratch the surface,"

The old Taoist nodded, "I'm overthinking it, I just think it's a bit strange."

"Leave him alone."

The young man closed his eyes again.

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