The chivalrous spirit is fickle

As Shi Gu spoke, he recalled many past events and he knew what a dragon was.

No matter whether it is a dragon or a phoenix, they are all transformed into monsters by masters who have reached the ninth level of perfection.

Just as the monsters in this world all come from humans, so do the legendary gods.

As for those who transform from demons into dragons, their strength truly reaches the top in the world, a kind of top people who can almost crush the innate immortals in the world.

A long, long time ago, there was a person whom Shi Gu didn't like very much. He shed his mortal body here and turned into a white dragon.

Shi Gu didn't like that person, and that person didn't like Shi Gu either.

Chapter 5 Ferry (Part 2)

"Master, when are we going to board the ship?"

Shen Yue was very excited and couldn't calm down at all. After hearing what Shi Gu said about the dragon, she couldn't wait to set up the black-sailed boat and row to the water area pointed out by Shi Gu to see if there were any remnants of the dragon on the bottom of the water.

Shi Gu looked up at the sun rising to noon, shook his head and said.

"It's still early. If you want to see the afterimage of the white dragon, you have to wait until night."

"You two should just be quiet for a while and wait."

Hearing this, Shen Yue sighed, sat on the bow, lifted her skirt slightly, revealing her white and slender legs, and soaked them in the water.

The water was crystal clear and a little cool. Some small fish gathered and swam back and forth under Shen Yue's feet.

Su Xue sat at the stern, cross-legged, carrying the black sword case on her back, breathing softly, but she was unwilling to waste time meditating and practicing.

Most of the time, these two people were as intimate as if they were the same person, and they had an unusual tacit understanding, but in terms of cultivation, they were completely different.

Su Xue practiced very hard. With the blessing of dragon bones, her talent was not bad. But in the beginning, Su Xue was like a fool. After everyone fell asleep, she secretly practiced alone in the yard.

But she didn't know that there was another person in the yard who hardly slept. At that time, Shi Gu knocked Su Xue on the head several times without any hesitation, which made this silly girl give up the idea of ​​practicing all night.

But even though Su Xue practiced so hard, her cultivation was still a few points behind Shen Yue. This is the difference in talent.

Shen Yue's cultivation talent is one of the best among the two people Shi Gu has ever seen. The other person is the guy who turned into a dragon here many years ago.

Although Shi Gu didn't like that person very much, he had to admit that he was an indisputable genius in the field of spiritual practice.

When that person was born, there were no so-called geniuses in the world anymore. Everyone became mediocre and, compared with that person, seemed stupid and incompetent.

Except for the outlier Shi Gu.

Perhaps, this is exactly why that person doesn't like to release bones.

Shi Gu fell into distant memories and remembered many people, including many dead people. When he came to his senses, he found that a group of people had gathered nearby.

Those young masters who were supposed to board the big ship gathered here intentionally or unintentionally, and their eyes fell on Su Xue and Shen Yue.

Seeing this, Shi Gu sighed, closed his eyes and pretended to be dead.

Whether it is Su Xue or Shen Yue, both of them are the most stunning beauties in the world when they open their eyes. Of course, this is also because in the past year, these two people have eaten a lot of treasures collected by Shi Gu.

Most of those treasures are tonic items that are beneficial to spiritual practice, but they also make the skin of these two people as white as snow, which is very mouth-watering.

Under normal circumstances, people would just look at Shen Yue and the other person a few more times, but today was different. The three large ships were filled with young gentlemen from wealthy families. They tended to have more confidence and courage than ordinary people when it came to young and beautiful women.

Simply put, they are a group of lustful people with both the intention and courage to commit evil.

Those young gentlemen were dressed neatly and looked very proud. They opened their folding fans nonchalantly, revealing their valuable jade pendants, and showed off their wealth without making a sound.

In their past lives, if they had done this, many women would have thrown themselves into their arms. However, today, they chose the wrong person.

Shi Gu didn't want to get involved in such childish things, so he chose to play dead, and Shen Yue and the others didn't even look at these young masters.

Although Su Xue had fallen into poverty when she met Shi Gu, she was once the eldest daughter of Baijie Sect after all. The treasures she had seen were not something that ordinary people could see.

Shen Yue was even more of an outlier. Compared to these valuable things, she was more interested in edible things. At this moment, she was paddling the water with her feet, her eyes fixed on the fish swimming underwater, and she began to think about how to eat these stupid fish.

Among those young masters, there were some outliers, most of whom were dressed as Confucian scholars. They deliberately approached and began to read what they had written with their heads tilted upwards. Some of them set up chessboards and started playing chess, as if they thought that the two stunning women would definitely be attracted by their talents, creating a beautiful story of a talented man and a beautiful woman.

"Girls, my master would like to invite you to have a chat on the boat."

Suddenly, two young and beautiful maids walked out from the crowd and smiled and invited Shen Yue and Su Xue.

Su Xue closed her eyes and entered into a state of meditation, completely ignoring the words of the two maids, while Shen Yue turned her head somewhat slowly and looked at the two maids who came forward. She blinked blankly and said.

"do we know each other?"

The two maids smiled when they heard this, bowed slightly, and spoke in a very familiar tone.

"What can we do about the beautiful scenery? Why do we have to know each other before we meet? Meeting is fate. If we haven't met, how can we know each other and get to know each other?"

Shen Yue tilted her head slightly. She was a simple-minded girl and didn't think much about it. She asked the two maids.

"Who is your son?"

Hearing this, the two maids looked delighted, but they had misunderstood, and said to Shen Yue with a smile.

"My young master's surname is Zhao, his name is Yuan, he is the most talented person in Nanyang, he is proficient in all arts, such as music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The two girls will definitely hit it off with my young master right away."

Shen Yue's eyes lit up, she lifted her feet out of the water and said happily.

"Can he play chess? I can play chess too, so let him play a game with me."

The two maids smiled even more and spoke slowly.

"Then please change the scenery and go to the boat to play chess with my young master."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yue shook her head, stepped barefoot on the hull, and said.

"Forget it. If he wants to play chess, he should come to me. Why should I go to him?"

"Look, my feet are all wet. They're not suitable for walking."

Hearing this, the two maids were stunned and were unable to respond. At this time, a man dressed as a Confucian scholar walked out of the crowd and said with some pride.

"What a coincidence. Mr. Zhao didn't come, but I, Li, came, and I brought a chessboard with me. If this lady doesn't mind, can you play a few games with me?"

Shen Yue smiled foolishly, ran to the stern barefoot, looked at the scholar innocently, smiled sweetly, and said.

"Okay, okay, I've wanted to play chess for a long time, but Master and the others never play chess with me."

The scholar looked at Shen Yue with a frozen expression and a look of astonishment in his eyes. After a moment he came to his senses and responded in a dazed manner.

"Okay."

Then, the scholar put down the chessboard and sat cross-legged on the grass. Shen Yue also wanted to sit cross-legged, but looking at the long skirt she was wearing, she couldn't help but frowned slightly.

Although Shen Yue is naive, she is not a fool. Although she sometimes really acts like a silly roe deer, she still understands the differences between men and women.

So, Shen Yue turned her gaze and looked at Shi Gu who was pretending to be dead, and called out.

"Master, come here."

Shi Gu, who was pretending to be dead, twitched his eyes and pretended not to hear anything. He planned to continue pretending to be dead, but Shen Yue saw this and walked down the boat barefoot without any hesitation and forcibly pulled Shi Gu over.

"Master, don't play dead."

Shi Gu sighed and was unable to resist. He was forcibly dragged over by Shen Yue. Shen Yue pressed down with both hands and forced Shi Gu to sit on the ground. Then, in full view of everyone, she put her arms around Shi Gu's neck and lay on his back very naturally.

In this way, those people would only see Shen Yue's little head sticking out from Shi Gu's shoulder, which wouldn't be too rude.

Shen Yue thought so and felt somewhat proud of her own intelligence, but she did not notice that the place had already been dead silent and everyone's eyes were on Shi Gu.

Shi Gu's face twitched. He seemed to hear someone secretly making obscene comments about him, not to mention that the Confucian scholar opposite him had already begun to look at Shi Gu with murderous eyes.

Even the people of the martial arts world attach great importance to the difference between master and disciple. Except for the odd couple Li Qing and Qing'er, most masters and disciples have a very obvious sense of distance when they get along with each other.

At least in front of outsiders, the apprentices are not allowed to make jokes in front of their master.

Not to mention that at this moment, Shen Yue was lying on Shi Gu's back so naturally, her body pressed tightly against his, which was very tempting.

Shen Yue didn't notice this at all, instead she urged the scholar opposite her.

"Hurry up and start."

The scholar had an unsightly look on his face, his eyes showing no disguising of his hostility towards Shi Gu, but he was a man who cared about his reputation after all, and as he listened to Shen Yue's urging, he held the chess piece tightly in his right hand and stretched it forward.

"Guess first, girl."

Shi Gu didn't know how to play Go, but he knew how to guess the first move. At the same time, he was very thick-skinned. Facing everyone's suspicious looks, he rolled his eyes and ignored them.

"Girl, do you want to take the initiative?"

Shen Yue nodded heavily and uttered a "hmm." Upon hearing this, Shi Gu did not hesitate and stretched out his palm, revealing two black chess pieces.

"Even number."

Hearing this, the scholar frowned and slowly opened his hands, revealing two white chess pieces lying in his palms.

The first move determines the outcome.

Shi Gu and the scholar withdrew their hands at the same time. Shen Yue squatted behind Shi Gu, stretched out her little hand, and as if controlling a puppet, let Shi Gu place a black piece on the chessboard.

The scholar took one look at the position of the chess piece and shook his head repeatedly. That position was the favorite of novices, so this girl’s chess skills must not be very good.

As long as he could win the game beautifully and show some grace, he would be able to make this inexperienced girl admire him.

As the scholar thought about it, he became more excited and casually picked up the chess piece and placed it on the chessboard like a master.

Shi Gu didn't know how to play Go, and had never taught Shen Yue how to play Go. He just remembered that Shen Yue once stood on the street and watched the players playing Go at the stalls.

I think her chess skills are just at the entry level, so she probably won't win.

Never mind, I just want to have fun, why bother about winning or losing.

So, under Shen Yue's manipulation, Shi Gu placed the chess pieces one by one on the board. As the chess was played, people around him began to shake their heads.

This little girl is extremely beautiful, but her chess skills are just beginning. Every time she makes a move, it is in the wrong place. If she continues like this, she will definitely lose.

The Confucian scholar opposite him obviously thought the same thing. He looked more and more relaxed, playing chess while chatting and laughing with the people next to him.

However, as time slowly passed, the surroundings gradually became quiet. As more and more chess pieces appeared on the board, the scholar's face became more and more ugly, and he placed his pieces more and more slowly.

Shen Yue was focused and held Shi Gu's arm to make moves again and again without any pause, as if there was no need to think. The people around her gradually noticed this and their faces changed slightly.

Gradually, the scholar's face darkened, cold sweat began to seep out of his forehead, and he held the chess piece tightly, refusing to put it down for a long time. The people around him looked at Shen Yue with a bit more surprise in their eyes.

The scholar's chess skills were not that great, but Shen Yue's initial moves were clumsy and awkward, with nothing to recommend her. But who would have thought that she would be able to turn the tables in the middle game.

If she is really a beginner, then her chess talent is too amazing.

After a long silence, the Confucian scholar finally made his move. Without any pause, Shen Yue grabbed Shi Gu's arm and quickly placed a piece. The Confucian scholar looked at the fallen chess piece, his pupils shrank slightly, and his body trembled.

Snapped!

The scholar's face was pale, he stared at the chessboard in a daze, the chess piece in his hand slipped and hit the board with a crisp sound, he sat there in a daze, unable to come back to his senses for a long time, and a sigh was heard from the crowd.

After a long time, the Confucian scholar's mouth trembled slightly, he lowered his head in shame, and said in frustration.

"I...I lost."

Chapter 6: Fighting for Starlight (I)

As the scholar surrendered, the river bank fell into silence. Those who didn't know chess were afraid that they had said something wrong, while those who knew chess stared at the chessboard, frowning and keeping silent.

Judging from this game alone, Shen Yue’s chess skills were not very high, her advantage was not big enough, her pursuit was not decisive enough, and the situation was a bit stalemate, but she still won.

"Master, I won."

Shen Yue was quite happy. She hugged Shi Gu's neck and was overjoyed. However, Shi Gu hit her on the forehead with a finger and she stopped.

The scholar looked at the chessboard, swallowed his saliva, and after a moment of silence, he picked up the chess piece again, looked at Shen Yue, and said with his neck stiff.

"One more round."

Winning and losing are common in this world, but if you have never thought about losing, the unwillingness to lose will be like poison, seeping into every pore, making you restless and full of resentment.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yue was about to agree without thinking much, but before she could open her mouth, Shi Gu raised his right hand to stop her from speaking. Seeing this, the Confucian scholar looked at Shi Gu with a frown, while Shi Gu smiled and said to the Confucian scholar.

"Ten taels of silver."

The Confucian scholar was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Shi Gu in disbelief, while the crowd around him was also in an uproar, looking at him with contempt.

"What does this person mean? He wants money just because he can win?"

"Ha, this is what all peasants who have never seen money do. Look at how poor he is, it's no surprise that he would do something like this."

"It's so shameless. It really spoils the fun."

Listening to those undisguised taunts, Shi Gu didn't care at all. He just looked at the Confucian scholar with a smile. The Confucian scholar's eyes gradually turned cold, and he stared at Shi Gu and asked in a deep voice.