Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1223 Lack of information
  Tian Ming glared, but he wanted to cause trouble for Fatty Ding again, but after all, he was worried about Xue Nu, so he just snorted twice.

Master Ben ignored their respected master, reached out and took out a brightly colored kit from his arms.

"When I parted ways with the Confucian Mr. Zhang Liang, he gave me this bag of tips, saying that it was for Tianming and Shaoyu, and that they could open it when they get to Sanghai."

"The third master of the Little Sage Village?" Cook Ding looked at the bag of tips and felt curious, "That's an incredible person."

Cook Ding, who lives in Songhai, naturally has a far better understanding of Xiaoshengxian Manor than the rest of the Mo family.

Among the three heads of Xiaoshengxian Village, that is, among the three heroes of Qilu, the most famous one is not the head Fu Nian, but the third eldest Zhang Liang.

According to legend, he has a great appearance, a gentle personality, makes many friends, is smart and alert...etc., etc., and is a truly humble gentleman.

He is handsome, eloquent, smart, has a high status, and has a perfect personality. How can such a person be unpopular?
  In just two years, he, the new third master, had completely overshadowed the elder brother Fu Nian, who was the head and had a rigid personality, and the second senior brother Yan Lu, whose presence was almost zero.

For this kind of person, Fatty Ding always avoids people when delivering meals. After all, he is a smart person recognized by Qilu. What if his identity is revealed?
  After sighing with emotion, the chef hurriedly asked, "What's in the bag? Is there any clever idea left in it?"

"A clever idea?" Master Ban gave a wry smile and reached out to dig out the contents, "Maybe, but I never understood it, old man."

As he spoke, he took out the contents of the kit and placed them on the table.

There are three small wooden boards connected in a series, each with a simple drawing outlined in black lines.

Everyone stood up and crowded around the table, but they managed to squeeze in. Tian Ming was sitting below the person and stuffed his head in through the other person's waist, which looked quite shameful.

"Is this... Mr. Zhang Liang's clever plan?" Cook Ding touched his chin, bent over and stretched his head to stare at the three paintings, his tone full of doubts.

"Yes!" Master Ben responded weakly.

He had already opened this bag of tips. After all, there was no time to look at it, so why wait until Songhai.

If he watched it earlier, he would be able to make a decision earlier whether to adopt Zhang Liang's strategy.

As a result... As a result, the old man walked all the way and didn't understand.

"Take a look, do you have any thoughts?"

Cook Ding scratched his head and rolled his eyes, "What are these!"

The rest of the people looked at the pieces of wood in silence, obviously having no clue.

On the first wooden board, there is a special symbol painted on it, which is equivalent to adding a rhombus inside the word "田", or it can also be said that a rhombus is placed outside the character "十" and then a square is placed inside.

In short, it is definitely not a word, but a symbol with a special meaning.

The content on the second wooden board is much clearer. It is a horse standing in front of a door that may be a door - or it may be an archway, a hall or other place that means an entrance or exit.

The content on the third board is also clearly pointed. There are some circles of different shades drawn on several criss-crossing lines. It looks like Go at first glance.

Robber Zhi pointed at the wooden board and said one after another:
  "Unknown symbols."

"The horse standing in front of the door."

"And a chessboard...or chess game."

"What does the sum of these things mean?" Thief Zhi glanced around, wondering if anyone had any ideas.

However, there is really nothing in common between these three things, and no one can tell one, two, or three. The brainless and impatient sledge hammer simply hit the table, walked away, folded his arms and groaned:

"Symbols, knights, and chess pieces, these three things are not related no matter how you think about it!"

"Is the Master Zhang San playing tricks on us?"

Robber Zhi chuckled and said jokingly, "Maybe they were just afraid that we would be bored, so they left a puzzle for us to solve."

"This isn't the Lantern Festival, what kind of riddle are you guessing!" Big Hammer tilted his head to one side and responded with a cold snort.

"You idiots, you're just looking at me!" Tianming worked hard and finally squeezed himself in - in fact, the main reason was that the big hammer pulled away.

After getting close enough, Tianming was finally able to see clearly what was painted on the wooden board.

Without thinking much, Master Tianming let out a few triumphant laughs, "Hmph, hey, you can't guess this, isn't it very simple!"

"Look, you guys, there's a horse and a game of Othello, so Zhang San must let us play chess on horseback!"

Upon hearing Mr. Juzi's eloquent remarks, everyone shook their heads when they should, sighed when they should, and rolled their eyes when they should.

Shao Yu slapped the back of his head angrily and corrected him:
  "Not to mention how absurd your conclusion of playing chess on horseback is. First of all, the third picture is not about Othello, but about the siege war game, which can also be referred to as Go."

"Also, why don't you explain this first picture?"

"This...this..." Tianming scratched his head and scratched his head, then his eyes lit up, "I know!"

"Look, does this pattern look like a piece of land?"

"It's not like that." Shao Yu said with a slumped face and no mercy.

"You..." Tian Mingrang choked and felt very unhappy, but he was still anxious to show off his intelligence. He was so angry that he didn't care about it and forcefully explained, "What do these pieces of land look like if they don't look like fields? Aren't they just divided? It’s a bit more complicated, a few more slashes..."

"Anyway, he must have asked us to find a horse in the fields, and then ride it to play black... Go!"

Shao Yu put his hand on his forehead, veins twitching, and had nothing to say about Tian Ming's forced interpretation.

Not to mention how many years the well-field system has been abolished, even if it still exists, you can't draw a slash through the 'well'!
  Thief Zhi glanced sideways at Tianming, and said with half encouragement and half praise, "My Lord Juzi, your interpretation is very good. Don't interpret it next time!"

"Hey! Forget it if you don't believe it!" Tianming rolled his eyes, folded his arms and ignored everyone's contemptuous looks.

Seeing that he really had no clue, Master Ban could not help but turn his attention to Gai Nie.

Guigu Zongheng must have some clues, right?
  Gai Nie was keenly aware of Master Ban and the gazes of everyone chasing after him, and he simply shook his head:

"No, key information is missing."

According to Ge Nie's judgment, the three wooden boards represent three stages and are not directly coherent - not to mention the incomprehensible symbol, there is really no direct connection between horse and Go.

They have no clue now because they cannot decipher the content of the first plank, which is the first step.

There is no doubt that there is only one reason why it cannot be interpreted, and that is the lack of information, the lack of key information to assist in interpreting this symbol.

(End of this chapter)