Ye Fan fell asleep in a daze, and he didn't wake up until the evening, when the young man in the Taoist robe named Xiaoxi knocked on the door and asked him to eat.

After a hurried wash, he followed the young man in the robe to the backyard, that is, the courtyard where the owner of the courtyard lived.

When I entered the restaurant, I met the master of the Zen Monastery and Wu Jianxi!

The courtyard master's dress is still the same as before, with a cyan robe and a hat veil, which is a little mysterious.

Ye Fan greeted the two of them, and then sat down at the table.

The meals have already been served, just waiting for Ye Fan to come.

"Coarse tea and light rice, poor hospitality, don't be surprised by Mr. Wang. The master of the courtyard said politely.

"The owner of the courtyard is too polite, I was rescued by Master Wu yesterday, and I haven't thanked the owner of the courtyard yet, and I am really embarrassed to disturb the noise again today. ”

"Mr. Zhang......" After a slight pause, the courtyard master asked, "Should I be called Mr. Zhang or Mr. Ye?"

Ye Fan sneered slightly and said apologetically: "My real name is Ye Fan, I am out of the house, I am on guard, I hope you two will not be surprised." ”

"Understand, there are many inconveniences in the rivers and lakes, it's not too much to mention a little more, okay, don't say much politely, let's talk while eating. ”

The three of them moved their chopsticks.

Ye Fan thought that the master of the courtyard would inquire about him, but he didn't, and only talked about some chess skills, so it seemed that the master of the courtyard was only interested in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

After eating, during the process of taking a break and drinking tea, the owner of the hospital issued an invitation:

"Mr. Ye, do you have time to play against me tonight?"

It's here again!

Ye Fan couldn't refuse again, so he had to agree.

The three of them moved to the chess room, Ye Fan and the courtyard master sat on both sides of the chessboard, and Wu Jianxi watched the game next to him.

The game begins!

The first game took nearly half an hour, and Ye Fan's chess momentum was slightly worse and he lost!

The second game took longer, it took more than forty minutes, but the result was still the same, Ye Fan lost!

In the third game, the two sides went back and forth, the situation was stalemate, and it took more than an hour to decide the winner, or Ye Fan lost!

Lose three games in a row!

Ye Fan rubbed his forehead, looked complicated and said with a wry smile:

"I haven't lost like this for many years, and the master's chess strength is really terrifying. ”

"I haven't played so hard for many years, it should be Mr. Ye's terrifying chess skills. ”

After a pause, the master of the academy asked curiously: "I don't know who Mr. Ye's chess master is?" To be honest, many of these chess moves are exquisite layouts that I have never seen before. ”

"My senior brother!"

"Then Mr. Ye's chess skills are more superb than Mr. Ye's?"

"It should have a fight with the master of the hospital. ”

"I hope he will have the opportunity to see Mr. Ye's chess skills one day. ”

"This ...... I'm afraid it's a little difficult. ”

"Why?"

Ye Fan smiled and said: "Because my senior brother never plays chess with outsiders, what he wants to defeat is himself, when he was young, he sat alone in front of the chessboard, playing against himself, I was pestering him with a dead face, so he had no choice but to deal with me, haha, unless the master of the courtyard can force him with a dead face like me." ”

The eyes under the veil of the courtyard master shrank slightly: Is it a person who is playing a game? Is it himself who wants to defeat? What kind of realm is that?

The owner really couldn't imagine the scene, so he couldn't help but ask:

"How long will it take for him to play a game on his own?"

"At first, it was not long, half a day, a day, and then it became longer and longer, from a week to half a month, then to a month, two months, the longest game of chess, he played for more than half a year, and then later, the time began to get shorter, so short that it only took a few minutes, and he never touched the chess pieces again. ”

“……”

The courtyard master and Wu Jianxi glanced at each other, and there was surprise in their eyes!

After chatting a few more words, Ye Fan said goodbye and left, leaving the courtyard master and Wu Jianxi in the house.

Wu Jianxi, who had not spoken, sighed: "A game played by one person, a game of chess for more than half a year, is there really such a person?"

"What he should have said was true. ”

"Then these two brothers are interesting people. ”

"Definitely. ”

"By the way, has the courtyard master tested Ye Fan's chess strength?"

The master thought for a while, shook his head slightly, and said: "No, in the three games of chess just now, in the first game, his chess momentum was indeed slightly worse by one point, and it is normal to lose, but in the second game, I beat him by half a point at most, and in the third game, I am not sure whether I still beat him." ”

Wu Jianxi was slightly stunned, and blurted out: "Could it be that he deliberately lost to the master of the courtyard in the third game?"

"I can't be sure, I can only say that it is normal for him to win, and it is normal for me to win, as for whether he deliberately let me, only Ye Fan himself knows. But I can be sure that with every game, his strength has improved, and he is improving at an astonishing rate. ”

The corners of Wu Jianxi's eyes twitched faintly, and he was a little speechless, because he knew very well that once his chess strength reached a certain level, if he wanted to take a step further, it would become very difficult, but the courtyard master said that in just three games, Ye Fan's chess strength was improving at an astonishing speed......

"This kind of chess player is the most terrifying, because I don't know where his limit is, maybe today's chess strength is still above him, but tomorrow, maybe he will be far away from him, in other words, his thinking has no limitations, he changes when he sees change, the stronger he is, once he feels that something useful, he will absorb it, quickly turn it into his own use, and can draw inferences from one another, I think, I can suddenly understand why his cultivation is unfathomable, presumably it must be the same as his performance in these three games of chess. ”

I have to admit that the master's insight is terrifying, and from the three games of chess alone, he has grasped Ye Fan's character.

This is indeed the case, as mentioned earlier, among the three senior brothers, the road taken by the senior brother is a road that he himself identifies and belongs only to him, the road that Xin Wuxing took is the road that Mr. Meng Da assigned to him, and Ye Fan's road is a road full of variables, no one can judge how far he can go and fly high, it is possible that he will suddenly die halfway, and it is possible to fly to the peak that others cannot reach.

It is precisely because there are too many variables that he is destined to go very dangerously this way, and it will be more difficult than Senior Brother and Xin Wuxing.

Immediately, the owner of the hospital said this:

"Such a person is like a bomb, wherever he goes, danger follows, he can blow himself to the ground, and he can also blow up the people around him to the bones. I let him enter the Zen monastery, I really don't know if it's a blessing or a curse, maybe it's fate. ”

"Do you want to investigate his information?"

"No need. The head of the courtyard vetoed Wu Jianxi's proposal: "I just said, he changes when he sees change, even if he understands his past, he can't judge his future, in this case, why let his past solidify our understanding of him, let it be, don't be far-fetched, don't force it, just treat it as a practice." ”

"Understood. ”

"There's one more thing that needs to be refreshed. ”

"Please ask the master of the courtyard to command. ”

"According to the report of the people below, the people of Tianyin Rakshasa went to the Qinghuo Sect, it is estimated that they are trying to win over the forces, and the next step should be to go to the Tianlan Sect, you are responsible for this matter, pay more attention, and don't be careless. ”

"Obey!"

After Wu Jianxi retired, the master of the courtyard replayed the last game of chess he had just played with Ye Fan, originally wanting to judge whether Ye Fan was humble or not, but after pondering and pondering, he still didn't understand.

She sighed helplessly: "This chess is really like you!"

There was nothing to do all night, and the next morning, the Zen Monastery ushered in a guest, none other than Zhao Haomiao.

There was another person who walked with him: Elder Xue - Xue Xianhe.

(End of chapter)