Chapter 308: The Chess Game, the Human Race’s Must-Kill List, the Ancient Dragon Clan’s Long Xuan

Above the floating golden palace.

There was an old man in civilian clothes, sitting in front of a criss-crossed black and white chessboard in the center of the hall. He had white hair and was meticulously sparse. He had no aura fluctuations on his body, let alone an aura of righteousness. He was no different from an ordinary person.

However, the blood in his body is strong and full of vitality, and he does not look like an old man at all.

His eyes were always on the chessboard, with no intention of moving away.

"jingle!"

The wind chimes with the four characters "Guan Qi Lan Ke" engraved on the tag in front of the palace gate rang, and a disciple in Confucian robes walked into the hall and raised his hand:

"Mr. Qichen, someone wants to see you. Please invite him to come and have a chat with you."

"who is it?"

The commoner old man said calmly without taking his eyes off the chessboard.

"It seems to be the new king of Great Yan who has become famous and famous, Emperor Long Yuan."

Upon hearing this name, the originally careless old man's eyes suddenly raised, revealing a hint of surprise.

"It's actually him."

He was silent for a while and then calmly explained:

"Then let's meet up."

the other side.

The Great Yan soldiers on the ground saw a golden light emitting from the door of the Golden Palace, and then two rays of light flew away towards the door.

It didn't take long.

Lu Mingyuan stood at the gate of this palace.

There was only Qi Muxue with him, and no one else came.

Before he entered, Lu Mingyuan saw the hanging wind chime at the door, and he slowly said:

"Watching chess is bad."

Qi Muxue, who only saw one side, smiled softly and said: "This is an allusion. As the saying goes, those who fail to watch chess can understand the mountains and rivers, and ask questions in the criss-crossing."

Lu Mingyuan nodded: "The attainments and state of the painting sage are indeed extraordinary."

An old voice came from the main hall and said quietly: "There is no need to say more flattery."

"Just play chess and make moves. No need to talk and disturb the elegance of this place?"

The disciples in Confucian robes on the side felt a slight cold sweat on their foreheads when they saw that Mr. Dare to show disrespect to Emperor Dayan in this way.

The lineage of Confucianism, temple chess, and chess has declined. In terms of knowledge and ethics, it is far inferior to military, law, yin and yang, and Confucianism.

When facing the emperor of a country, it is better to treat him with courtesy. After all, as a scholar, if he wants to spread knowledge and recruit many disciples, the person he cannot offend the most is the human dynasty.

Even saints are no exception.

It is said that in the Middle Ages, there was a saint who offended a great emperor, causing all the knowledge in his lineage to be burned and became a banned book, and the incense of Confucianism and Taoism was burned.

However, when Lu Mingyuan heard this, he just smiled and said nothing more.

The disciple in Confucian robes secretly breathed a sigh of relief and led the two of them into the main hall. As he walked, he said, "You two, please come here. Sir, he likes to be pure, speaks in simple terms, and doesn't like to argue, so his temper has always been like this."

"It doesn't matter."

Lu Mingyuan waved his hand.

The two of them entered the hall and saw the chess master in the center.

Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are the four major miscellaneous subjects in the Confucian temple.

Today's Four Sages of Confucian Temple Miscellany are different from the traditional Confucian saints. Their strength and influence are not that high, but their reputation is still very high. It is even more difficult to become their disciples.

The chess master raised his chin, stroked his beard lightly, and said like a master, "Qi Xingyan was in the ninth level of chess when he was in the Confucian temple. I wonder how your majesty's chess skills are?"

Lu Mingyuan did not expect that the chess master would want to play against him as soon as he came up.

How can he play chess?

Still the most difficult game of Go.

Even if you know a little bit, you can't be the opponent of the chess master, right?

Just as he was about to refuse, Qi Muxue's message came to his ears:

"Watching chess is like watching people. Husband, please agree. The chess master should be testing you."

Qi Muxue reminded from the side, hoping that Lu Mingyuan would accept the game.

"On the trip to Tianbaozhou, if I can get the help of the chess master, Dayan will be even more powerful. His chess skills are so superb that he has already reached the realm of transcendence and sainthood. No move in the world of Middle-earth can be hidden from him. Eyes and ears, the chessboard of heaven and earth controlled by Li Sheng came from his handwriting."

In desperation, Lu Mingyuan had no choice but to agree.

"Well, since senior invites you kindly, then I'd rather be respectful than obey."

"But I told you in advance that I am not familiar with this, so please don't laugh at me, senior."

The chess master waved his hand, and the chessboard in front of him suddenly became empty, and the black and white stones returned to their respective positions.

After Qi Muxue told Lu Mingyuan the basic rules of Go, Lu Mingyuan began to play hard.

It rains and rains.

A meaningful smile appeared on the chess master's lips: "I didn't expect that Qi Xingyan's chess skills are known as the second in the world, but His Majesty's chess skills are so terrible."

Lu Mingyuan didn't respond at all.

Instead, keep playing chess.

If you lose one hand, try another one.

Every time, he was killed by the opponent and his armor was thrown away.

Not every inch of territory on the chessboard was captured.

After an unknown number of games, the chess master finally noticed Qi Muxue next to Lu Mingyuan, raised his eyebrows and said:

"The person next to Your Majesty should be Qi Xingyan's daughter, Qi Muxue, right?"

Lu Mingyuan didn't know why, but the other party brought it up again and again. What did it mean?

Could it be that you want to see if your feelings fluctuate?

"Exactly."

Qi Muxue nodded slightly in response.

"Your chess skills should be better than his. This kid, as an emperor, has no way of planning."

The chess master teased.

Qi Muxue sent a message to Lu Mingyuan: "When my father was studying at the Confucian Temple, he played against this chess master. A game between the two often took nine days and nine nights."

"So, they are close friends?" Lu Mingyuan answered the other party's words and asked tentatively.

"No, it's an opponent."

Qi Muxue denied it.

"The Chess Saint has been a saint for many years, and I have never met a more powerful chess player than him, but my father is one of the few people who can play with him for a long time."

After listening to Qi Muxue's words, Lu Mingyuan could roughly understand the chess master's state of mind.

He is unrivaled in chess skills, so he is very lonely and looking for opponents everywhere.

Qi Muxue added: "But the chess master is not truly invincible. There is still someone who can beat him on the chessboard."

"who?"

Lu Mingyuan asked curiously.

Qi Muxue smiled sweetly: "Husband, have you forgotten that the top chess player in the Confucian Temple and the master of the Southern Zhou Dynasty who has entered the tenth level of chess skills?"

"It turns out to be Xun Yu"

Only then did Lu Mingyuan remember.

Now Xun Yu has left the capital and his whereabouts are unknown.

Is he still an enemy of Dayan?

Where did the Ninth Prince go after he left the capital?

Lu Mingyuan had thought about these, but had no clue.

Qi Muxue continued to add: "The chess master doesn't always lose to Xun Yu, he just lost once to him."

Lu Mingyuan nodded.

Even so, it's not easy.

When Xun Yu was young, being able to beat a chess master was enough to prove his talent.

After all, the person in front of him is a chess master.

He has long surpassed the level of chess players.

After playing many games, the silent chess master suddenly spoke:

"You seem to have a lot of things you desperately want to do, and you want everything. But I tell you, in the end, you will only get nothing."

"Just like the chess piece in your hand, it seems indestructible. It is rooted in this corner as it moves forward. In fact, it has been ambushed by a prepared trap. If you don't get there, you will not know the danger."

Lu Mingyuan said calmly: "Sir, you have no desires and desires, so naturally I can't compare to him."

"Can it be said that just passive defense can lead to peace of mind overnight?"

The chess master was surprisingly not angry and did not continue playing chess. Instead, he smiled lightly and said, "Tell me, what do you want to do when you come to me?"

"Help Dayan regain the ascension platform and resurrect Mr. Qi."

Hearing this, the chess master's expression revealed an unnoticeable surprise.

"Is it as simple as just resurrecting Qi Xingyan?"

Lu Mingyuan shook his head: "Of course not. In addition, we cannot let the ascension platform fall into the hands of the demon clan, otherwise it will be a disaster for our human race."

The chess master told the truth to Lu Mingyuan: "I won't tell you if I'm honest. It's not easy for you to get to this point. I'm not afraid to tell you that the world is about to be in chaos, not just in the Middle-earth world, but the entire world. We need some young people." Junjie takes over from the older generation of monks and holds up the world, otherwise, our human race will be in danger of being exterminated. "

"You are barely the master of ZTE, but sometimes your methods are a little cruel. In the Battle of the Seven Kingdoms, you defeated the geniuses of all the countries. It would be great if you could be more kind and respect your moral character."

Lu Mingyuan was speechless when he heard this.

"I heard that the senior chess master has great magical powers, I wonder if I can let the juniors see it."

He has already called himself a junior, and his attitude is undoubtedly at the lowest level.

"If you want me to help, just say so. Don't beat around the bush."

"Come with me."

The chess master glanced at him and walked towards the depths of the hall.

Lu Mingyuan followed and saw the extremely vast mural as soon as he entered.

And the starry sky turned into chess pieces carved on the ceiling.

Each chess piece is like a star.

The entire ceiling is like the stars in the sky.

The chess master waved his hand.

In an instant.

The world began to expand.

The chess table that looks like a starry sky becomes larger and larger, extending in all directions, evolving into a huge world with continuous mountains, much like a map of the sky unfolding.

In Lu Mingyuan's eyes, many chess pieces appeared. Some of them were dazzling, some were dull, and some were broken and gray.

He guessed that the chess piece should represent three states.

At this time, the chess master said: "Anyone who has reached the fifth level of cultivation will be locked by heaven and fall on this chessboard."

Lu Mingyuan pointed to a mountain in the west and asked: "Why are there so many chess pieces here, and the chess pieces on top are generally brighter than those on the bottom?"

The chess master glanced at him and said with deep eyes: "Because this location is the battlefield of Longding Mountain. Every chess piece here is a demon king."

"And below is my human monk."

Hear this.

Lu Mingyuan was stunned for a moment and quickly looked at the chessboard.

It was discovered that there were countless chess pieces of the demon clan, and they were all very bright.

On the human side, there are many dim chess pieces scattered here and there, and some have even turned dark.

"The dim chess piece means that there is not much energy left, and the gray and broken chess piece means that the chess piece has just died." The chess master explained.

At this time, Qi Muxue couldn't help but said: "Isn't there even a way to save Senior Chess Saint?"

She believed that since the chess master could clearly see the situation in the world, he should be able to find a solution.

Unexpectedly, the chess master sighed deeply.

"You think I don't want to find a way to save it?"

"For the past three months, I have been simulating and evolving the variables on the chessboard, trying to find a way to win."

"But no matter how we simulate it, the general situation is not good for our human race."

Lu Mingyuan frowned and said: "This is a chess game between heaven and earth. Even the seniors can't do anything about it. Doesn't that mean that in the war between humans and monsters, the human race will definitely lose?"

The chess master snorted coldly: "Do you think that our human race has a chessboard of heaven and earth, but the demon race doesn't have similar means?"

"Let's not talk about the eighth throne of the demon clan. The divine pearl in his hand can predict the future and divine secrets. The method is not inferior to the Taoist armillary sphere."

"The Manghuang World also stipulates that all human monks with excellent talents and even powerful strength will be on the monster clan's must-kill list. There is no way to get this list alone. In the past hundred years, all those who have risen up are talented people. Those who are in control will be targeted by the demon clan, even those who have not grown up will be targeted by the demon clan in advance."

"In contrast, the human race has been engaged in civil strife and conquests for years and has been experiencing constant internal strife. How can it fight against the demon race?"

Lu Mingyuan did not expect that the demon clan had such means.

We can know that in the future, those geniuses of the human race will become the enemies of the monster race and then be eliminated in advance.

The abilities of these throne demons are really a headache.

Lu Mingyuan couldn't help but rub his eyebrows.

Currently, there are only four known demons on the throne. It seems that this time, the wild world really wants to end it once and for all.

They are: Liu, the leader of the Second Throne, is a great medieval demon with a strange bloodline and masters ten thousand magical powers.

Dragon King, the Eight Thrones, has the ability of divination and prophecy.

The nine-throne snake concubine has a snake kingdom under her command, and its strength is not inferior to any human dynasty.

The Twelve Thrones are strong and vermilion, and there is a nine-toothed divine nail that can destroy the heaven and the earth. Even the Buddhist gods and bodhisattvas cannot defeat him.

Overlooking the vast Xisha land.

A fallen human city is now occupied by the demon clan. The originally popular Buddhist temple in the city is empty and has become the demon clan's base camp.

A graceful and long-legged woman with horns on her head and lins on her cheeks was walking alone on the city wall. Under her feet were rolled withered grass, black stones and ice and snow, and the cold wind howled like a cry.

It looks heroic and neat.

She was dressed in a colorful dragon-scale dress that perfectly highlighted her exquisite figure, revealing her straight long legs. She held an ancient narrow knife made of bone in her hand. The glow shone behind her, and the dragon horns on her head were blue-purple. It can be seen that he belongs to the ancient dragon clan.

Since the end of the Middle Ages, there has been no true dragon clan in the world.

Only the ancient dragon clan whose bloodline is thinner and even other creatures transform into dragons.

If the bloodline of the True Dragon Clan is 100%, then the Ancient Dragon Clan may only have 10%.

"Lord Demon Lord, let's move forward to Longding Mountain."

The Longjiao woman said in a cold voice: "We will set out tonight and we will not make any repairs. We must intercept the human monks entering Longding Mountain before the human reinforcements arrive."

"yes!"

The demon king in front of him was respectful and did not dare to be careless at all.

The demon king in front of her, named Long Xuan, is the legitimate daughter of the one on the throne, and will be the successor of the ancient dragon clan in the future.

This time I came to Middle-earth to practice.

After all, she will most likely become the new throne in the next hundred years.

The future is bright.