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Chapter 15: Digging, NPC issues tasks

Chapter 15: Digging, NPC issues tasks
After winning seven games in a row, the old man was given a wave of high intensity. He sat on the stage feeling very uncomfortable, with sweat all over his head. There were more and more onlookers in the audience.

"Sai Zhuge, don't hold back, kill him without leaving a single piece of armor behind!"

"That's right, why is Mr. Zhuge so panicked?"

The man who was defeated by the old man a few days ago has now come back to clean up the battlefield. He was cheated of his money by this old man before, so naturally, what he said was as infuriating as possible.

But if you say that playing one or two games is just to make people happy, then that's fine, but this is already the eighth game. When the Xingluo chess pieces landed on the board, they looked like a death spell to Sai Zhuge. If he continued playing, he would probably lose. He simply put the chess pieces down and said, "My friend is a master of chess. I am blind. I admit defeat."

"Give me the money if you admit defeat! Why are you talking nonsense? In my opinion, you should remove the word 'Ge' from your name 'Sai Zhuge'."

The people in the audience were making a lot of noise. Before Xia Lin could say anything, the brats watching below started to make a noise. This made the old man's face turn pale and red.

At this time, Xia Lin smiled and refused Sai Zhuge's surrender. He made a few bad moves, which allowed Sai Zhuge to make a comeback. He finally won the game, but Sai Zhuge did not feel any joy. He looked up at Xia Lin deeply and just bowed slightly to say thank you.

After that, in the remaining two games, Xia Lin basically played Xia Ji's eight random moves. Anyone with normal skills could tell that this guy was giving up the hand. His previous sharpness was gone, as if he was a beginner. It seemed that he had considered for a long time, but all his moves were bad.

Others understood, and Sai Zhuge also understood, that this was the chess god holding back, in order to prevent the old man on the stage from losing face, and tacitly letting him go down the ladder was already the best outcome.

But in fact, they only thought they understood, because Xia Lin had put away his mobile phone and was relying entirely on his "superb" skills to conquer the audience. His deep thoughts and frowning and glaring were all real.

People are like this. As long as they have a preconceived notion, when they look back, they will find that even a sad face at the end of their rope will make others think it is a great acting skill.

It's really funny that you lose the game of chess and still have your opponent thank you.

After "giving up" three games, Sai Zhuge stood up and folded the chessboard without saying a word. There was no pleasure at all in this kind of chess game. If you think about it carefully, it is even more uncomfortable than winning directly. But the problem is that the other party is just a young boy. He can obviously kill all the enemies but still has to surround three and lack one. This is not in line with the calmness of his age. How can the old man find any reason to blame him?

Xia Lin was sweating all over his forehead after playing these three games. He realized that he was a real loser and his true strength could not withstand the old man's attack in the third round. His head was already full of confusion by the halfway point. He once laughed at Mr. Zhan's chess skills when watching the live broadcast, but now it seems that Mr. Zhan is really awesome.

But the current situation seemed... a bit outrageous. He had clearly lost three games in a row, but when he stood up, the audience was shouting like crazy. The little princess's hands were red from clapping, and she looked like a fan leader.

But now Sai Zhuge was too embarrassed to stay here any longer. His previous look of a hermit was gone, and his miserable appearance attracted a lot of ridicule.

Watching him busy on the stage, Xia Lin seemed to remember who this person was. This old man was the future number one strategist of the Wei Dynasty. He entered office at the age of 55 and managed to keep the precarious Wei Dynasty going for 20 years. When he was 77 years old, 27 tribes of barbarians entered the capital. He resisted for four years and three months, and finally exchanged his own grandson for the seven-year-old emperor. He took the little emperor all the way south to Jiaozhi, allowing the Wei Dynasty to survive for another 12 years.

Until he died of illness in Jiaozhi when he was over 90 years old, the young emperor changed the name of the country to Southern Ming and returned to the Central Plains to rule again. And this old man was pursued as a prince and was given the title of Wenzheng.

Now this old man has not become an official yet, but it seems that he will be one soon, considering his age.

By now the old man had finished packing. He hurriedly ran down the stage with his things amid the laughter of the crowd. He smiled shyly when he passed by Xia Lin.

"Mr. Zhu, wait a moment." Xia Lin suddenly had an idea and called him to stop him, then took a step forward and said, "Mr. Zhu, you don't have to care about what these people say. I see that you are an excellent chess player and have outstanding abilities. Why don't you try to become an official?"

Sai Zhuge shook his head helplessly: "I am old now, and now I can only do some tricks to make a living."

Xia Lin pursed her lips and said to him, "Sir, please wait a moment."

After saying that, he pulled the little princess aside, squatted down and whispered to her: "This old man is definitely a talent. Introduce him to the young prince. I guarantee that the young prince will be happy."

"Why don't you recommend it yourself? Why let me?"

Xia Lin scratched the back of his head. He didn't want to tell the little princess that he didn't want to take responsibility, so he could only pretend to be profound and chuckled: "Princess, my words are not worth mentioning. How can your words carry more weight? This is a sure win."

The young princess thought about it, but was still a little suspicious: "Is it possible that you are worried that someone will blame you if something goes wrong later?" "Could it be that I am so ugly in your heart?" Xia Lin turned around and pointed at the old man and then began to talk nonsense: "It is said that people are like chess. When I was playing chess with him just now, I felt that this person was meticulous but decisive, and he had a very smart mind. Now that the young prince is in need of manpower, he is suitable."

The little princess was so young that she could not stand the coaxing and deception of Xia Lin, a scoundrel. She really believed it and went up to Sai Zhuge and told him about the introduction. When Sai Zhuge saw these kids who were younger than his son saying these things to him, he was actually a little surprised. But now his money was all won and his face was lost. He might as well give it a try and follow them to the villa without doing what he had thought.

As for what they talked about with the young prince, Xia Lin naturally had no idea, because he and Lao Zhang were just ordinary scoundrels who were not allowed to go to the inner house casually.

However, at lunch time, there was an additional seat for Sai Zhuge at the table, and this seat was obviously closer to the little prince than Xia Lin. It was obvious that he said something that made the prince very satisfied.

But that's true. Xia Lin knew that without the cheat, he didn't even have the ability to carry this guy's shoes. Now he has a connection with him. When he gets up in the future, he shouldn't make things too difficult for him, right?

More friends, more paths...

At the dinner table, the little princess never stopped talking. She excitedly told the little prince how powerful Xia Daosheng was today and how he surpassed that old man in chess skills. She was a complete fangirl.

However, the "old hand" sitting next to him felt uncomfortable. He raised his head and looked around awkwardly, then lowered his head and drank silently.

"Mr. Zhu, don't be sad. Although this boy is young, he is a rare talent. The three poems that became popular overnight were all written by him. However, he is still young and far behind you in many aspects. In the future, he will still need your help and support, otherwise he will never be able to become a talent."

The young prince had been belittling Xia Lin and praising Mr. Zhu all the time, but Xia Lin was not angry at all. There were a few important keywords here, one was "this kid" and the other was "in the future". Although the young prince was young, he was also a serious high-ranking person. He was not educated to use such a common name since childhood, unless there were two possibilities. One was that he was very close to this person, but Xia Lin had only known him for less than three days, and asked him if he believed it. The other possibility was that he was deliberately trying to distance himself from him. In other words, compared to the "Mr.", "this kid" was much more intimate in the context.

Another one is "future". Once this word appears, it becomes a kind of potential team consciousness. Whether in the workplace or in the love field, people who have not considered the future will rarely talk about the word future naturally.

If Xia Lin got furious because of this seemingly derogatory remark, he would become a shark that cannot survive more than three chapters in a novel.

It is said that serving a king is like serving a tiger, and this crown prince is also a king. So when dealing with such people, you must be very careful. If you can get close to such a person, the speed of your promotion will probably be faster than that of being a eunuch.

"No, no, my friend's talent is far superior to mine. Although you are young, you are like the phoenix on Mount Qishan. Sooner or later, you will perch on the phoenix tree and sing to the world."

Look, look. Lao Deng's art of speaking, first modest and then highly praised Xia Lin, but he did not praise Xia Lin for nothing, he also said "perched on the phoenix tree and made a name for the world", which means that although he is a good talent, if he really wants to make a name for himself, he still has to choose a good tree to perch on. In the related context, it is clear that the young prince is the phoenix tree in Qishan, the tree where the phoenix lives.

It’s advanced, really advanced.

They are all people who think a lot after hearing what they say. It's a good thing that Xia Lin didn't let Lao Zhang drink, otherwise, with his stubborn mouth, after this meal, he would have been killed along with his entire clan and beheaded.

Just as Xia Lin was pondering, the young prince spoke again. He turned his head and asked Lao Deng: "Mr. Zhu, I have a doubt in my heart, and I would like to ask you to help me solve it."

"Your Majesty, please speak freely."

Hearing his words, the young prince looked up at Xia Lin and said, "Mr. Zhu, this kid is a natural talent. If he passes the imperial examination, it will be like hiding a pearl in a muddy river. I have an idea to let him directly become a village chief. After a few years of polishing, he should be able to become something. I wonder what Mr. Zhu thinks?"

Lao Deng glanced at this and his mind became clear as a mirror. It was obvious that they were going to bypass the imperial examination and directly promote their own young team. In other words, this young prince... no, he should be called the crown prince, would probably become regent soon, and the first thing he would do as regent would probably be to fight against Prime Minister Gao, right?

It's impossible to rely on one person alone, I'm afraid he has already sown a lot of seeds before this. So although Lao Deng thinks this is very risky, it is still a good solution.

"That's great." Lao Deng nodded and said, "Young men should experience more hardships."

Hearing this, Xia Lin raised his eyelids and glanced at the little prince. His heart skipped a beat and he thought, "Fuck, the NPC sends out tasks so quickly? He was promoted directly to village head?"

(End of this chapter)

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