Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 1006: The Plan of Resurrection
Under the night.

In a posthouse beside an official road in Dazhao.

There were two people sitting in front of a fire, staring at the chessboard and playing chess intently, with a few people watching around them.

One of the two people playing chess was an old man who was dressed quite elegantly, probably in his fifties. He looked elegant and knowledgeable, and his face was calm as he looked at the chessboard.

The other person was a young man dressed as a scholar.

About twenty years old.

At this time, he was frowning, as if thinking hard.

At some point, a figure in white walked in. The onlookers just looked up slightly and ignored him, continuing to stare at the chessboard.

He seemed to be thinking about the chess game.

Among the few people watching.

Two of them were also dressed as scholars, and their age was about the same as the young man playing chess. The other three were between 20 and 40 years old, standing quietly behind the old man.

"Old sir, I cannot break this chess game."

I don’t know when.

The young scholar playing chess shook his head.

Although I was excited at the sight of a prey, when I actually tried to break the game, I found that it was not an easy one.

I couldn't come up with a good solution for a long time.

At this time, the elegant old man looked at the young scholar, stroked his beard and smiled, saying: "Since this old man's chess game was first published, no one has been able to break it. It's already very good that you can play this far."

The two scholars behind the scholar playing chess were also a little surprised at this moment.

"Brother Du, is it really impossible to break this chess game?"

A scholar couldn't help but say.

The chess-playing scholar shook his head and said, "I'm afraid there are not many people in this world who can break this game..."

"It's not that there are not a few people, but that there is not one person."

A young man behind the elegant old man said proudly at this moment.

"No one in the world can crack this chess game?" The other scholar was a little skeptical, thinking that the other party was exaggerating, so he said: "There is no unsolvable game in the world."

"Then, brother, can you explain it to me?" The young man glanced at the scholar and said, "I have heard of Brother Du's name. He is the chief chess player of Aries Academy."

At this time, the three scholars were a little surprised. They didn't expect that the other party knew their identities.

They are students of Aries College.

Du Qing is indeed the top chess player of Aries Academy, good at attacking and killing...

Except for a few teachers, no one in Aries Academy could be his rival.

His chess skills have already reached the level of a national master.

When the three scholars were surprised, a voice said: "I can break this game."

"what?"

The elegant old man looked at Feng Qingyan with a little surprise, a look of disbelief appeared on his face, and after a pause he said: "Since you can crack it, then please give it a try. I am not being shameless, this chess game was set up by me a few years ago after I spent several months. Even now, I have not found a way to crack it."

"it is good."

Feng Qingyan didn't say much, just smiled at Du Qing and motioned Du Qing to give up his seat.

even though.

He is still only at the chess king level, but the chess game in this world is not difficult at all for him.

He can deduce it in his mind hundreds of thousands of times in a single breath.

The moment he came in and saw the chessboard, he already understood it clearly. Although it was quite troublesome to break the game, after carefully deducing it several times in his mind, he had deduced a way to break the game.

After just a few deductions, the answer was obtained.

At this time, after Du Qing made way, he looked at Feng Qingyan with curiosity, and was also a little surprised.

But the three of them didn't say much.

A middle-aged man behind the elegant old man was restoring the chess game.

After a while.

"please!"

The elegant old man smiled and said.

Feng Qingyan smiled and nodded, then sat down cross-legged. Without thinking, he immediately picked up a white piece and placed it down.

This chess game was set up by an elegant old man, so he naturally understood it clearly and followed suit in making his move.

Everyone watched quietly without saying a word.

Immediately afterwards, Feng Qingyan placed another piece, which made the elegant old man look slightly surprised. He did not expect that the other party only placed one piece and at the same time resolved the worry of two chess pieces being captured.

"This kid is a great choice. He solved two problems with one move!"

The elegant old man couldn't help but admire it.

This made Feng Qingyan slightly stunned. Although this move was a clever one, it was not worthy of such admiration. However, it seemed that the old man had never seen a method to resolve two challenges with one move, otherwise he would not have made such a fuss.

Under the night.

The posthouse was brightly lit.

Du Qing and the others were all watching the chess game quietly, with only the occasional crisp sounds of black and white pieces falling.

The clever moves in the game, such as "Golden Rooster Reading Power", "Life and Death Tribulation", and "Rat Stealing Oil", were linked together and were so brilliant that Du Qing and other spectators were amazed.

and.

Feng Qingyan made his moves neither hurriedly nor slowly but with great rhythm. Every step he took was wisely planned, showing the demeanor of a grandmaster.

This made Du Qing and the other three scholars look at him with new eyes.

The strategies of "creating something out of nothing" and "substituting someone else for a dead person" were so amazing that even the elegant old men were amazed.

The so-called creation out of nothing, white, black, in fact, is the second and third lines. Less space, fill the pieces, seek space, get space and seek eyes to survive.

"He values ​​the situation over the pieces, and is good at sacrificing pieces to gain the situation. He has great strategies, but victory or defeat is often decided by a few careless mistakes. Among them, he has a three-turn chess style, combining both hardness and softness, being able to attack and defend well, planning and watching the clouds rise. Moreover, he uses the pieces smoothly, defeating cleverness with clumsiness, and showing great strength in weakness. He does what others do and what others cannot do."

At this time, Du Qing, who was watching the game quietly, saw the thrilling changes in the game and couldn't help but praise it again and again.

He couldn't help but look at Feng Qingyan, thinking to himself: This man's chess skills are probably far superior to mine, and he has reached the level of a national scholar...

There is always someone better.

There is someone outside!

This person looks like he is only about the same age as me, but his chess skills are...

This made him feel a little ashamed.

However, although everyone recognized Feng Qingyan's chess skills, he was still at an absolute disadvantage in this chess game.

A series of clever moves can only extend the time it takes to make a move.

Still struggling to survive.

For this chess game, everyone still had low expectations for Feng Qingyan, even Du Qing thought so. After all, in this chess game, there were disasters within disasters, there was co-existence, there was immortality, there were counterattacks, there were five or six gatherings, it was extremely complicated, and it was impossible for people to crack it.

Although he was at an absolute disadvantage in the chess game, a series of clever moves did not seem to make much of a difference.

but.

Feng Qingyan made his moves calmly and steadily. He had already thought out every step and was executing them step by step according to his plan to break the impasse.

At this moment.

The elegant old man finally began to look at the young man in white in front of him. He seemed to have never expected that his chess skills had reached such an amazing level. Just from the way he broke through the game, he could feel what level his chess skills had reached.

Even I can't go down to this level. It seems that he is not much worse than me.

Although he was just breaking through, one could tell something from the young man in white before him that he was definitely a national player.

just.

My Zhao State has young people of national talent, why don’t I know about them?
Thinking of this, the elegant old man couldn't help but raise his head slightly and observe Feng Qingyan secretly.

It's strange. When did such a great young chess master appear in our Zhao State? Why have we never heard of him before?

Could it be that this young man is one of those hermits who lives in seclusion in the mountains?

Just got out of the mountains to travel?

The elegant old man did not think any further, but focused on observing the changes in the chess game and responding to them one by one. And the fact that he was able to design such a difficult chess game was largely due to luck...

unknowingly.

About half an hour passed slowly.

Although the chess game had changed beyond all recognition, the white pieces were still at an absolute disadvantage. This made Du Qing and the others marvel, and they couldn't help but shake their heads in their hearts. No matter how skilled the young man in white was, he still couldn't break the game...

"pity……"

Someone couldn't help but whispered.

"It's a pity indeed, but it's a great fortune to be able to see this chess game tonight..."

Du Qing pondered for a moment and said softly.

However, at this moment, after Feng Qingyan placed a piece, the situation on the chessboard suddenly changed. The white pieces, which were already at an absolute disadvantage, now... suffered a huge loss.

When the elegant old man saw the white piece falling, his face was stunned for a moment.

He raised his head slightly and glanced at Feng Qingyan. Was he admitting defeat by sacrificing his own chess piece? Or was he leaving it in that position, allowing others to eat up a large piece of it?

Du Qing and others who were watching the chess game did the same, looking at Feng Qingyan in astonishment.

If he didn't admit defeat, then he was in the wrong position by accident.

"Brother, what are you doing..."

A scholar looked at Feng Qingyan in surprise. Didn’t he swear before that he could crack the chess game?
Why now?

However, the scholar suddenly stopped and did not say anything.

After all, there are very few people in the world who can go to this extent, so why should we expose other people's scars?

Even the elegant old men think so.

When the elegant old man was about to make his move, he saw that Feng Qingyan was still calm and composed, without any sign of self-deprecation or surrender, and he became a little confused.

Could it be?

He hesitated for a moment, and the hand holding her stopped in mid-air.

Looking more closely, I was seriously deducing the chess game in my mind, which seemed a little unfamiliar.

Followed by.

His eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Feng Qingyan in shock.

When Du Qing and others saw the change in the elegant old man's expression, they were slightly stunned and puzzled.

Has the situation changed?

Du Qing frowned as he pondered the chess game, his mind rapidly deducing the situation.

However, he did not find any flaws in Heizi, but the elegant old man's expression clearly showed that he knew that Heizi had revealed a flaw.

What's going on here?

Du Qing was even more puzzled. He quickly replayed the entire chess game process in his mind and began to carefully deduce it again.

After he deduced it, his face turned into one of shock.

He looked as if he had seen a ghost.

At this moment, he couldn't help but exclaimed in shock: "How is this possible? He actually broke this chess game..."

"Brother Du, what are you talking about?"

A scholar looked at the shocked Du Qing in confusion and asked, "When was the chess game broken? Aren't the sixteen pieces about to be captured now? Isn't it... a sure loss? How did it happen? The chess game was broken?"

The proud young man and the middle-aged man behind the elegant old man also looked at Du Qing with doubt in their hearts. In the current situation, Feng Qingyan was obviously at an absolute disadvantage and was about to be eaten by sixteen pieces. He had already lost.

Where did the problem break?
Du Qing was quite excited, and his voice was filled with shock that could not be concealed. He said, "This move seems to be seeking death, or it may be forced by the black piece, but in fact, it is forcing the black piece to eat his sixteen pieces."

Everyone became even more confused after hearing this, and they all looked at the chessboard with frowns on their faces.

Among these sixteen pieces, the black piece must be eaten even if he doesn't want to?

After a while.

Everyone suddenly understood, their faces were all shocked, and one of them blurted out: "Resurrection from the dead!"

"Yes, it is the reincarnation of the dead."

Du Qing nodded in amazement and said, "In the last few moves, the strategy of 'resurrecting the dead' was used."

"The so-called 'borrowing a corpse to revive' means that when the game is over, you take advantage of the fighting between the enemies around you and ask for the death of the enemy's pieces to return your dead pieces to life."

"The last move seems to be self-destructive, or a threat to the black piece, but in fact it is forcing the black piece and then implementing the 'resurrection' strategy. At this point, no matter whether the black piece captures or not, as long as the white piece is tight on the third and fourth roads. Afterwards, the black piece must fall back and pull out the sixteen white pieces, and then once the white piece breaks, it can capture the seventy black pieces..."

Everyone was extremely shocked when they heard this.

"Finally, someone has cracked this chess game..."

At this time, the elegant old man was also a little excited, and sighed in his heart. Although he lost, he also won...

Without any hesitation, he placed a piece down and captured sixteen white pieces.

After Feng Qingyan placed three pieces, he captured seventy points of black pieces.

"The series of clever moves and tactics before, as well as the strategies involved, were all just for this one move of 'resurrection from the dead', this..."

The chess game was extremely clear at this moment, which made everyone recall the changes in the game and they couldn't help but marvel at it again.

It's really wonderful.

It's incomparably wonderful.

At this moment, they all looked at Feng Qingyan in disbelief...

The memory, deduction, and mental arithmetic abilities of this young man in white are far beyond those of ordinary people. It seems that he has already calculated the opponent's moves with every move, guiding them little by little...

Eventually, the opponent will make moves according to your plan little by little.

Then the resurrection of the dead was carried out.

This kind of control ability requires calculating the situation from beginning to end, all changes made by the opponent, without any mistakes.

It's really scary.

"I am here to thank you for fulfilling my wish and breaking this chess game."

At this time, the elegant old man came back to his senses from the chess game, stood up with some excitement, and bowed to Feng Qingyan.

"Lian Li?"

When the three scholars heard the elegant old man's name, they were surprised and even shocked.

Lian Li is the best chess player in the State of Zhao. He has dominated the chess world for nearly a decade and no one can rival him. He is known as the Hand of Zhao. He is as famous as Ye He and two others, and are known as the "Four Wonders of Music, Chess, Calligraphy and Painting" of the Great Zhao.

“I didn’t expect that the old gentleman is actually the world-famous Zhao Guoshou.”

The three scholars stood up and saluted.

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(End of this chapter)