World Tibet Bureau

Chapter 1015

I can only call him professor.

The general manager who knows about his past calls him "die-hard brother", the antique world calls him "old manager", and the academic community calls him "Professor Xu".

As for the real name.

Probably even he himself has forgotten it.

But it is not important.

A name is just a code name.

The old manager was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and saw me. His eyes were extremely surprised at first, and his body seemed to have been struck by lightning.

The air freezes.

It's so quiet that you can hear the sound of a pin dropping.

Eye to eye.

All the emotions in my heart condensed in an instant. The past grudges and hatreds were shining in my mind like fireworks, and I was full of dreamy expectations for the next dialogue and confrontation...

What a wonderful, shocking, and devastating encounter!
In a short period of time, his expression returned to calm and peaceful.

Just like when he gave a report at the Jin University, he was kind, admirable, and full of energy.

Mount Tai collapsed ahead.

I stood still.

The old manager is still the same old manager!
He smiled.

"Xiao Su, you're fine! Come on, come on, please sit down!"

I walked over.

The old manager smiled and looked at me for a long time, his face full of admiration: "I haven't seen you for a long time. Xiao Su, who was unruly and sharp in the past, has become more mature and calm."

There was no trace of emotion on my face: "The professor's complexion is getting better and better."

He gave up and took out a tea set and poured me a cup of steaming tea.

The fragrance of tea overflows.

It is refreshing and calm that penetrates the heart and spleen.

The old manager said: "I have lived in the mountains for a long time, drinking tea and playing chess every day, which is quite comfortable. But I feel very lonely without people to play games with. I always think that one day, that person will sit across from me. The person you want to drink with will definitely come. For this reason, I prepare two sets of tea sets every time I go up the mountain, and they finally came in use today."

I replied: "Sorry! I'm late!"

The old manager shook his head: "No! It's just the right time! This morning, before I went up the mountain, I came up with a hexagram out of boredom. The hexagram showed that there was no water in the lake, and the water submerged under the lake. The pond dried up and fish and shrimps were exposed. This is really dangerous. There are so many signs of nowhere to escape.”

"I have never learned hexagrams in my life. This is the first time I saw the results of hexagrams. Although I was very upset, I didn't take it seriously. I realized that the destiny of life is myriad. How can it be determined by the arrangement and combination of the 64 items in "Zhouyi"? ? But I didn’t expect that the hexagrams and lines were so accurate and so fast that they caught people off guard.”

"It's a pity that I have been studying this endgame for many days, but I still haven't been able to understand the secret of its solution. This is a great regret in my life."

Speaking of here.

The old manager's expression became sad and lonely.

I said: "In order to relieve your regret, I can accompany you in the next round."

When the old manager heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his old face was delighted: "Okay! Let me rearrange the chess game."

He is rearranging the chess game.

An endgame.

sat down opposite him.

that scene.

An illusion that I haven’t seen old friends for a long time, chatting and playing chess.

The old manager hugged me and said, "Xiao Su, please study the chess moves first."

I replied: "No need."

Hearing this, the old manager smiled and said, "That's okay, I, Heizi, I'll take the first step."

After speaking.

He held a chess piece in his hand, and carefully placed the chess piece with concentration and thought. Then, he looked at me with kind eyes, indicating that I could start solving the game.

I closed my eyes, grabbed a handful of white stones from the chess tube, and scattered them all on the chessboard.

Big pearls and small pearls fall on the jade plate!
Almost all the original chess games are covered!
When the old manager saw this, he was completely stunned.I said: "Professor, when the white stone moves according to the endgame rules set by the black stone, no matter what method the white stone uses, it will be a fatal game. There is only one way to break this chess game, not to enter the game!"

When the old manager heard this, he laughed.

There was a lot of laughter.

The shock caused the birds resting in the forest to fly away in fear.

After half an hour.

The old manager sighed.

"I still remember that at the Wangjiang Tower in Mangshan, I looked at the waves of water outside the window and recited the first two lines of Zhao Mengfu's famous poem, 'The clouds and mists moisten the steam without paying attention, and the sound of the waves shakes the Daming Lake.' Xiao Su once reminded me of the poem. The last two sentences are 'The spring water washes away the dust from time to time, and the ice and snow are full of purity and loneliness'."

"You also warned me that no matter how noisy the river is, it is just a moment of joy. All it takes is a pure snowstorm between heaven and earth to freeze it completely. Bai Zi, who flew down from the sky today, It’s more like a pure white snow that completely freezes the chess game that I have worked so hard on!”

I looked at him coldly.

The old manager poured out the cold tea and poured new tea in, his expression mixed with loneliness, apology, and despair.

"The tea has gone cold. It's time for another cup, please!"

I picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp.

Are you worried that there is something in the tea?

I had this worry.

But a strong sixth sense told me that a fugitive who had lost all hope and was hiding in the mountains had completely lost his spirit at the moment I climbed to the top of the mountain. A tiger with no teeth, broken limbs, and was on the verge of death could not even even Worse than a dog, he didn't have the strength to bite me.

He dared to fall.

I dare to drink.

The old manager looked at me: "Xiao Su, what does it smell like?"

I replied: "Sweet!"

The old manager slightly nodded his head and said: "We are also making tea for Huizhou. I invited Xiao Su to drink it when I was at Jinda University. You said it was bitter, but now you say it is sweet. Xiao Su, you are no longer the young man who broke into Jinling's goods yard."

After speaking.

He poured himself a glass and drank it too.

I replied: "You are not the professor who pretended to be a spiritual official and retired."

The old manager took a long breath, his expression was sad, his tone seemed ten years older, and his voice was slightly hoarse.

"In addition to playing chess and drinking tea today, I also have a set of words that I have kept in a box as a random gift for you. Although I take it up the mountain every day, I thought it would never be given away. I I really underestimate Xiao Su.”

"Hey...old man, this world does not belong to me."

I looked under the stone table.

A wooden calligraphy and painting tube made of sandalwood.

I don’t know what the calligraphy and painting are inside.

But it seems that he has a premonition that I will definitely find him. He goes up the mountain every day, carrying tea, chess, and words with him, waiting for the moment of the final judgment today.

I replied: "It's disrespectful."

at this time.

There was a sudden thunder in the sky.

The silver snake flies.

The rain poured down without any warning!

The old manager stood up from the stone bench, turned his back to me, looked at the mountain stream, closed his eyes, and let the heavy rain pour over him. His feet began to shake slightly, his hands patted his thighs rhythmically, and he began to hum intoxicatedly. Sing.

"... I want to pass a certain mighty Huayi hero, recalling the past with his boundless bravery in hundreds of battles, and test his skills in the battle before Hulao Pass with Lu Bu riding a sword alone and killing six generals to pass five passes..."

Silver hair is soaked.

The singing is sad.

Lyrics to "Zoumaicheng"!
The old manager has no escape today!
I slowly stood up from the stone bench, water mist entered my heart and throat, and rain moistened my eyes, but my mind was extremely calm and my eyes became more and more desolate.

It's time to stop!

(End of this chapter)