Chapter 448: Chess of Tang and Zhou Dynasties

The chess pieces crackled, falling on the chessboard like rain. Cui Yu continued to occupy favorable terrain and occupied key nodes one after another, but Tang Zhou seemed to turn a blind eye to Cui Yu's chess position, and the chess pieces fell on the chessboard one after another.

Rather than playing chess, it is better to say that Tang Zhou was arranging chess. Although he didn't know what Tang Zhou was doing, Cui Yu still cooperated with Tang Zhou and placed the pieces on the chessboard leisurely.

One by one, the chess pieces filled the empty chessboard little by little. Cui Yu's eyes fell on Tang Zhou's dragon.

"You lose!" Cui Yu said. Although he didn't make a move, the dragon of Tang and Zhou Dynasty would definitely be slaughtered.

"What a dragon-slaying technique." Tang Zhou praised.

"???" Cui Yu's mind was full of questions, and he stared at Tang Zhou opposite him in confusion, his eyes full of disbelief, and his eyes seemed to be asking the other person: "Do you know what you are doing? Do you know what you are doing?" What are you doing?" Tang Zhou waved his hand, put away the chessboard, and turned all the chess pieces into water and fell into the river.

"Let's go. What a dragon-slaying skill!" Tang Zhou praised Cui Yu, full of praise for Cui Yu's chess, then turned around and disappeared into the river, and he had returned to the Dharma Realm.

Sitting on the river, Cui Yu looked confused. But one thing he was sure of was that Tang Zhou was not really playing chess with him, but wanted to convey some kind of message through playing chess.

What message is conveyed?

"It's mysterious, what can't you say directly?" Cui Yu threw the bamboo stick into the river, and the next moment he drove the boat towards Dayu Kingdom.

He is going to the capital of Dayu Kingdom to meet his old friends. However, after such a long delay, Cui Yu's Zhu Youshu practice made rapid progress, and the venom on Zilu's body began to subside. Cui Yu's Zhu Youshu finally took effect.

But it will take some time to resurrect Zilu. The Qiankun in the sleeve was shaken, and the girl Runan appeared from the Qiankun in the sleeve. She looked at Cui Yu with sleepy eyes: "Brother, where are we?"

"We're going to Dayu Kingdom." Cui Yu smiled at Runan.

"I feel like I've been sleeping in Xiuli Qiankun for a long time." Runan rubbed her sore skin. After hearing what Runan said, Cui Yu patted the girl on the head: "Of course." People with lower cultivation levels than Cui Yu will fall directly into a deep sleep without eating or drinking, as if they were sealed by themselves.

"Where should we go to Dayu Kingdom?" The girl obediently took the oar and rowed for Cui Yu.

"I don't know." Cui Yu smiled. Where to go to Dayu Country? Cui Yu really didn't know, but he felt that Zhihu should have been waiting for him in Dayu for a long time.

Do you still need to think about where to go when you go to Dayu Kingdom? The boat slowly passed through the clouds and mist, and all the lightnings that came within three feet of Cui Yu were suppressed by the Dinghai Divine Pearl.

Looking at the water molecules flowing in the air and the round water droplets, it was as if he had entered a world of weightlessness. Cui Yu's eyes were full of surprise: "No wonder the water tribes in the world are bound to win the Dinghai Divine Pearl. The harm of the Sea God Pearl to the aquatic people in the world is really great." The boat gradually passed through the clouds and mist, and then suddenly seemed to have passed through some kind of barrier. The eyes suddenly became clear, and the big sun in the sky shone down, making people feel strange. Change.

It was like walking from night to day. After passing through the barrier set by the Dragon King, Cui Yu suddenly discovered that his boat had run aground.

Yes, the boat ran aground, and there was only a shallow stream flowing, which was not allowed for a small boat to pass.

"How did the Zhen family's fleet leave?" An idea flashed in Cui Yu's mind.

"Dry! The air is too dry! Water molecules are extremely rare." Cui Yu lowered his head and looked at the shore. There were already cracks in the shore. Looking at it, he saw a withered yellow and sparse green swinging tenaciously in the air.

"Severe drought." Cui Yu sighed with emotion. Then the boat turned into a bamboo stick. Cui Yu took the carriage out of Qiankun in his sleeves and drove the carriage forward.

After only a few minutes of walking, Runan in the carriage couldn't help but lift the curtain: "Brother, it's too hot!" The heat wave billowing in the air reminded Cui Yu of the midsummer in the south, with a high temperature of over 40 degrees.

The temperature of this world will only be higher than the south in the previous life. The most important thing is that there is extremely little moisture in the air, which makes the mouth dry and the throat smokey.

But this was not a problem for Cui Yu. Cui Yu grabbed the void, and the water vapor condensed and fell into the kettle. In just a few breaths, a full kettle of pure water was filled.

The most rare thing is that there are frozen bayberry, lychee, hawthorn and other appetizing fruits at the bottom of the pot. Cui Yu took a sip. Divine power could not resist the cold and heat, only magical powers could.

It's a pity that Cui Yu doesn't have the magical power to resist drought. He turned around and handed the ice water to Runan. Runan held it in his arms as if he had found a treasure, and then drank heavily, and his belly quickly expanded.

In order to prevent the girl from getting too hot, Cui Yu directly transformed the stones on the ground into ice cubes the size of a child's head and stacked them neatly in the car. The temperature immediately cooled down.

"Brother, your magical power is so powerful. It is a must-have for home travel." Runan sat in the car, lowered the curtain, looked at the scenery in the distance, and smiled at the corner of his mouth.

Cui Yu looked at the withered yellow weeds under his feet, but couldn't smile. Even the toughest weeds withered, let alone the crops in the fields?

"In this weird world, even the methods of rebellion are unique. These rebels are more harmful!" Cui Yu's eyes showed a hint of contemplation.

"You said, how can the people survive when even the leaves and grass are gone?" Cui Yu suddenly asked.

Runan blinked: "Changing children to eat?" Cui Yu fell into silence. In fact, the matter of changing children to eat did not happen, but the people had begun to slaughter livestock, relying on the blood of livestock to quench their thirst and eat meat.

Wild animals that have died of drought can be seen everywhere in the mountains and forests. From the cutest rabbit to the cunningest fox, all of them have become bones in the mountains.

"What a sin." Cui Yu suddenly sighed.

"Brother, I'm afraid it's not safe in Dayu State. Let's leave as soon as possible." Runan was a little worried.

"Don't be afraid, there is a big brother. No matter how difficult it is, can it still be difficult for him?" Cui Yu stroked the horse's butt, sweat dripping down the horse's body.

After walking for a while, Cui Yu stopped the carriage and prepared a bucket of cool water for the horse. Then he watched the horse drink with satisfaction before Cui Yu continued on his way.

Even the sparrowhawk overhead was thirsty and would return to Cui Yu from time to time to drink the water Cui Yu had prepared.

"What a sin." Cui Yu looked at the yellow sand on the ground, and it actually twisted into heat waves. It was really amazing.

Cui Yu looked into the distance with a pair of eyes, a hint of contemplation in his eyes, and began to recall Tang Zhou's chess game.

But after thinking for a long time, I still couldn't come up with a clue. After walking for half a day, I saw a tea shed appearing in the distance on the side of the road. The tea shed was crowded with people. They were lying in the tea shed holding kettles and bragging.

Seeing Cui Yu driving the carriage, everyone looked at him.

"Uncle, do you want to have a rest?" The waiter in the tea shed came to Cui Yu with a handkerchief on his head and an eager expression, and held Cui Yu's saddle.

"Have a rest and make a pot of good tea." Cui Yu said. The waiter diligently led Cui Yu's horse to the stable to rest: "Sir, you need a sling of money to feed the horse." Cui Yu frowned: "A sling of money?" Seemingly sensing Cui Yu's displeasure, the waiter hurriedly Explanation: "Uncle, look, people in this world are not full to eat. They are looking for grass roots and tree bark all over the mountains. Where can there be food for animals? Food is precious nowadays. Even the fodder that animals eat is considered as food for humans. Check out the price.”

"You don't need to feed it, I have it myself." Cui Yu put his hand into the carriage, seemed to pull a bag of corn from the carriage, and then poured it into the trough for the horses to eat.

The waiter was stunned when he saw Cui Yu feeding the horses with corn. People don’t have enough to eat these days, let alone animals eating corn?

"Master, this is too extravagant for you." The waiter's tongue was tied. Cui Yu glanced at the waiter and walked into the tea shed unhurriedly.

There were many people in the tea shed, and the tables were all occupied. Cui Yu was not picky at all. He actually came to the shopkeeper's counter, randomly pulled a chair and asked Runan to sit down.

At this time, everyone in the store turned their eyes to Runan, and then continued to brag.

"Uncle, why are you traveling during the day?" The waiter eagerly poured a pot of tea.

"Is there anything special about traveling during the day?" Cui Yu asked.

"Of course. It's too hot now, and it's difficult to walk during the day. If you walk a little further, you'll get dehydrated. So everyone travels at night and rests during the day." The waiter poured tea for Cui Yu and tried to please him diligently: "Thanks for looking back, a couple of silver ." Cui Yu was stunned and looked at the waiter with his eyes: "One tael of silver for a pot of water?"

"Master, it's really not expensive. Do you know how much money we spent to drill this well?" The waiter stretched out his hand and waved to Cui Yu: "Five thousand taels! We haven't gotten back the money yet. Apart from thousand-year-old ancient springs deep in the mountains and forests, where else can you drink water these days? Even if you want to drink water, you have to dig fifty meters underground! This is simply not something ordinary mortals can do. What we are asking for is Qi training. The price is not expensive at all." Cui Yu was too lazy to argue with the other party for a little money, and threw the money over casually, and then saw the waiter taking it with a smile, and then walked to the kitchen with a smile.

"Have you heard? The Dayu Kingdom is not peaceful now." Cui Yu took a sip of tea and heard a low whisper in his ears.

"What?" someone asked in surprise.

"The Lord of Dayu seems to have been plotted. He is dying and is about to die. He is all hanging on the elixir. The eight eldest sons of Lord Dayu, as well as his filial sons and grandsons, are about to fight for the throne." The man lowered his voice.

"Where did you hear the news?" Someone asked in the tea shed.

"Hey, why do you need to inquire about this news? As long as you are interested, it is all over the streets. Let me tell you, it is incredible. Now there are constant domestic conflicts in Dayu, and the government orders are conflicting. Then Xia Lin from Yingtian Mansion collects 10% of the tax, but the city But the gate officer said that they were following the order of the eldest prince and wanted to collect 30% of the tax. Then the officials from Yingtian Mansion and the city gate officials under the eldest prince all started to work." The man smiled bitterly.

"What do you think this is? That's outrageous for me. A few days ago, I entered Daliang City and was convicted of a gangster by Yingtian Mansion. However, the Dali Temple controlled by the second prince unexpectedly acquitted me and released me. Come out." Someone else answered.

"What's even more outrageous is that the Ministry of War dispatched troops to the front line, but they were summoned back by the Third Prince the next day."

"Now Dayu State's political orders are blocked, and there are contradictions everywhere, but it is suffering for us common people."

"A few days ago, the government called on everyone to dig wells, but who knew that the officials under the third prince actually said that digging water would waste people and money, so it was abandoned abruptly."

"What's this? I heard that a few days ago, the eldest prince and the third prince started having sex in the street. They beat each other to a bloody head, and the old king was so angry that he jumped out of bed." People heard this in their ears. Cui Yu's brows slowly furrowed amid the commotion, and all the information was summarized into one message: The current Dayu Kingdom is in chaos, with contradictory government orders. Everyone wants to be a trader, but they don't have the ability to convince everyone.

Cui Yu drank the tea and stood up directly with Runan.

"Master, it's so hot, why don't you wait until dark before leaving?" The waiter saw Cui Yu about to leave, so he kindly chased him out and asked.

Cui Yu ignored it, but directly led the horse and disappeared on the official road. The road was long and yellow, and Cui Yu followed the guidance of the sparrow eagle. He walked for three months before reaching the capital of Dayu Kingdom.

The capital of Dayu State was very large, more majestic than Chang'an. Just when Cui Yu was looking for a place to stay, Zhihu came out of nowhere with a smile on his face: "Boy, I've been waiting for you for a long time, but your speed is too slow."

"If you meet those difficult guys, you might be even slower than me." Cui Yu glanced at Zhihu angrily.

"I will write down a great merit for you this time. Do you have any requests? Just ask. As long as it can satisfy you, we will satisfy you." Zhihu looked at Cui Yu with a smile.

Zhihu said this, and Cui Yu really had a request in his heart.

"Is there any congenital sycamore tree in Zhenguisi?" Cui Yu asked.

"No!" Zhihu shook his head decisively: "Those treasures are beyond the reach of the Zhou Dynasty." Cui Yu was not disappointed: "Then can we find out the whereabouts of the innate sycamore tree?"

"Do you want innate sycamore wood?" Zhihu looked at Cui Yu. Cui Yu didn't hide anything and nodded directly.

Zhihu thought for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "Although I don't know the whereabouts of the innate sycamore tree, I have an idea that can help you find the innate sycamore tree."

"What's the idea?" Cui Yu looked at Zhihu.

"Find some ancient ruins, and then from the ancient ruins, you might find the whereabouts of the innate sycamore trees." Zhihu looked at Cui Yu.

I have to say, what Zhihu said makes sense.