Qi You knew that his brother was very unhappy when he lost to Meng Hao, and when he saw him coming, he naturally didn't have a good face.

"What are you doing here?"

Without waiting for Meng Haotang to approach, Qi You jumped up from his position and pointed at him and asked, looking unwelcome.

Meng Haotang's face was very pale, and his whole person looked weaker than before, he smiled at Qi You kindly, "I came here to ask for advice." ”

Qi Zuo seemed to be pondering, but in fact, his mind was not fully immersed. Hearing Meng Haotang's words, he got up and asked the other party: "Don't dare to be, Meng Gongzi's chess skills are better than playing, how dare you be worthy of the word "ask for advice." ”

Meng Haotang didn't care about the sourness in Qi Zuo's words, and smiled innocently, "I was just lucky." ”

"Yes, when it comes to chess, Qi Gongzi is still better than Haotang, but Qi Gongzi lost in soft-heartedness." Zhongsun Hao also came over and interjected.

But the words of the two did not make Qi Zuo's mood feel any better, and everyone understood the truth, but this result could not help but make him angry. After all, he is young and vigorous.

Qi You knew that his brother was in a bad mood, so he didn't want to listen to the two of them anymore, so he asked directly: "If you have something to say, can you just do it?" ”

Meng Shaotang smiled helplessly, "Okay, it's still Qi Xiaogongzi who is frank." After thinking about it, the reason why we can't break the ban is that in addition to being tougher than ordinary people and being able to endure what we can't bear, is there also a relationship between opponents? ”

Qi Zuowan suddenly came to his senses and looked at Meng Haotang in surprise.

Zhongsun Hao said approvingly: "Not bad. So I had an idea with Hao, how about we exchange chess? Qi Zuogongzi must want to take back his own honor with his real skills. And Qi Xiaogongzi, you can play a few games with me. ”

Not to be outdone, Qi You said, "Come on." Who's afraid of whom! ”

Just after speaking, he suddenly thought of something, and looked at Qi Zuo worriedly. I saw that Qi Zuo nodded in agreement without thinking about it. Playing against the opponent who won against him again, the pressure is not small, and there is always a feeling that the opponent is pressing on top of his head, but Qi Zuo decided to untie his knot.

Ever since he lost chess in the main hall, in fact, he has always had a knot in his heart. He asked himself secretly more than once. If he did it all over again, if he was like Meng Haotang and only focused on the chess game regardless of the lives of others, would the outcome change?

He didn't know the answer. But he knew that he was caught in a nightmare, and if he could take the opportunity to solve it, it didn't matter if he couldn't get the big five elements chess array this time.

The four-man game begins again. And the other people in the main hall seemed to have realized something when they saw this. So they changed their opponents one after another.

Qi Zuo has always maintained a high degree of caution and sharpness. Every time he is very serious. On the other hand, Meng Haotang was much more leisurely, coughing twice from time to time, panting. At first, Qi Zuo always felt that he was invincible, but after a long time, he gradually got used to it.

Some people are good at disguising themselves as harmless, but they can give a fatal blow in the back.

No, just when Qi Zuo was distracted and concerned about Meng Haotang's body, the other party silently ate his five chess pieces.

The two have won and lost. The depression in Qi Zuo's heart has slowly eased a lot. Winning or losing is a common thing in soldiers, and winning or losing is also a normal situation for both sides of chess.

Either lose. Either win, fortunately, the game can be repeated, but life cannot be repeated.

Qi Zuo felt a sense of sudden clarity in his state of mind.

In Meng Hao, he lost because his experience was not deep enough, his knowledge was not broad enough, and the city government was not deep enough. And Meng Hao lost to him, because his thinking was not clever enough, his ideas were not tricky enough, and his energy was not concentrated enough.

The two have their own advantages and disadvantages, and there is no absolute winner or loser.

Qi Zuo's chess moves are becoming more and more superb, and he often drops a piece at will, which makes it more and more difficult for Meng Haotang to deal with.

"Huh...... I lost again. This is already Meng Haotang has lost three games in a row, and he smiled helplessly and weakly.

Qi Zuo had already regained his previous warmth and brightness, and his face was indifferent, "It's just a fluke." You're not well, do you want to rest? ”

"Not necessarily." Meng Haotang shook his head and picked up his sunspots one by one and returned them to the box.

In Qi Zuo's opinion, such a Meng Haotang made him extremely admirable. Just like the weeds in the wilderness, after countless times of sun and rain, each time they will feel that they will lie down, but when the wind and rain stop, they grow tenaciously and tenaciously, and each time it becomes more and more dense. It is as if all the tribulations and hardships are for them to be better tempered.

At this time, Meng Haotang was like this.

At this moment, you feel as if he is about to fall down at any time, but the next second, he immediately makes a backhand blow, making you unable to turn over.

Meng Haotang saw that he didn't move for a long time, so he raised his head suspiciously, "What's wrong?" ”

Qi Zuo thought for a while, "The quality of Meng Gongzi has made me feel a lot, this chess game, although defeated, it is still glorious. ”

"It's a pity...... The defeated person is obviously me, although the defeat is still glorious to me, it is more like irony. Having said that, there was no trace of anger on Meng Haotang's face.

Qi Zuo smiled, "It's not all about you losing, it's not all about me winning, the charm of chess is that no matter how many times you lose, you have a chance to turn the tables and defeat your opponent." ”

"Hehe......" With a chuckle, Meng Haotang re-landed the sunspot on the clean chess surface, "Then you have to pay attention, this game is my chance to turn the tables!" ”

"Okay."

Both of them went all out to get into the fight.

Compared with Qi Zuo, Qi You's chess skills are more tricky and weird, and he often surprises Zhongsun Hao off guard. The two played thirteen rounds, and Zhongsun Hao lost eight games, and his face was obviously a little impetuous.

On the other hand, Qi You is very leisurely, humming a little song from time to time.

Another three days passed.

The leaves finally reached the foot of the Flaming Mountain.

The entire Flaming Mountain is majestic and towering, and its surface is covered with a thick layer of crimson rock and sand, and almost no vegetation survives. Waves of smoky heat rushed in layer by layer, and the clothes on Ye Dong and Ji Yan were wet and dry, dry and wet, and even light white crystals formed on the surface.

Only Ye Zi was calm and relaxed, and his body was refreshing, which attracted Ye Dong to glance at him from time to time.

I can't tell you that I'm wearing an ice silkworm robe, and she silently vomited in her heart for the thirteenth time.

Ji Yan snatched the folding fan in Chen Tianhai's hand and shook it, panting: "Shall we go up now, or find a place to rest first?" ”

Ye Dong hurriedly suggested: "Let's find a place to rest, it's best to take a bath, I'm about to be drowned by the sweat stains on my body!" ”

Ye Zi glanced at the embarrassed crowd, "Okay, rest first, and you guys will also change your clothes." ”

After searching for a while, I finally found a relatively shady cave, but there were already people inside. It seems that they came in a group first, about two dozen of them.

Hearing the movement, everyone looked towards the entrance of the cave vigilantly, and after seeing that there were only six of them, they all relaxed their hearts and turned their eyes away.

Ye Dong's idea of wanting to take a bath was shattered in an instant, and the whole person felt bad.

Ye Zi looked at him amusedly, "The soil here is so soft, you won't dig a hole yourself?" ”

"Huh? That's right, why didn't I think of it......" Ye Dong felt that his whole person was alive again, and without saying a word, he pulled Ye Feng and Ye Nan to dig a hole next to him.

Ji Yan and Chen Tianhai found a place to sit down cross-legged and began to breathe.

Ye Zi was thinking about whether to help Ye Dong dig a hole or breathe when someone walked over to her.

"Ye Gaozu."

She looked at the stranger man who was well-dressed and had a calm bearing, suspiciously, convinced that she didn't know the other person. (To be continued.) )