Fang Guochuan said at this time: "The matter has come to this, we should find another way." There is one thing that needs Mr. Liu's help, maybe he can find something in this matter. Liu Baixi said: "Fang Gongzi is only able to cast the trick of 'one son sleepy double dragon', which shows that Gongzi's chess strength is high, and there is such a strange thing in chess, Liu is not talented, and he is willing to work with Gongzi to find out the truth of the matter, hoping to benefit things." ”

Fang Guohuan nodded and said, "Mr. is a real chess player, Fang Guohuan has thanked him here." Thinking that after Li Wusan entered the palace, his chess strength became more strange and profound, and his self-mutilation and willingness to be a eunuch were particularly suspicious, perhaps related to his sudden killing power in chess. Sir, but I inquired privately with acquaintances in the palace to see what abnormal behavior Li Wusan had in the palace before, so that I might be able to find out something. When Liu Baixi heard this, he nodded and said: "The son is really a wise and ordinary person, and his words are reasonable, Liu has some private dealings with several eunuchs in charge of affairs in the palace, so leave this matter to me." ”

Fang Guochuan said: "Where there is silver, sir, I and Brother Bu have our own silver here." Liu Baixi said: "Fang Gongzi is righteous, but this matter is not simply Gongzi's own business, and everyone in the chess path should do their best." Fang Guohuan admired: "Since this is the case, everything has Mr. Lao." ”

It was getting late, Fang Guolian and Bu Yuan were retained by Liu Baixi to stay in the Baixi Chess Pavilion, and the disciples of the Chess Pavilion knew that Fang Guolian was a master in chess, and they all respected him very much. In the evening, Liu Baixi invited Fang Guohuan to discuss chess in the study, and Fang Guohuan's remarks on chess made Liu Baixi surprised.

Early the next morning, Liu Baixi went to find out the news from his acquaintances in the palace, and before leaving, he ordered his disciple Liu Xing to accompany Fang Guolian and Bu Yuan to play on the street. Fang Guohuan and Bu Yuan visited several places of interest with Liu Xing, but they were entangled in chess, Fang Guohuan was not much interested, and Bu Yuan was happy to play. On the way back, when he passed by an inn, he suddenly heard a burst of crying and laughter from inside, and then Qu Liangyi ran out in a frenzy, and several guys in the inn chased him out and dragged him back, Fang Guo was hopeful.

Bu Yuan shook his head and sighed: "It's really pitiful that this big country has fallen into such a situation!" Liu Xing said on the side: "Mr. Qu is delirious and crazy for no reason, and the people of the capital regard the Royal Chess Academy of Anguo Mansion as an unclean place and avoid it. In the past, it was like a city, but today it is deserted, and the Royal Chess Academy has no real name. Liu Xing then said: "Mr. Qu won the championship in the capital in the past, defeated the world's masters, and rode horses and flowers to parade the streets, what a scene!" Everyone in the world hopes that their children will get ahead like Mr. Qu and set an example, but unfortunately Mr. Qu's blessings are too short, and the sophisticated villain gloats. If the world is so cold, what can I do? Fang Guochuan sighed: "Mr. Qu suffered this accident, it is really unfortunate, we should go to visit when we pass by today." Bu Yuan said: "Brother Xian is reasonable, I think this Mr. Qu used to be the leader of our chess family, and now he can't ignore it." ”

Liu Xing accompanied Fang Guolian and Bu Yuan into the inn, and a guy thought that the three of them were going to stay in the hotel, so he hurriedly greeted him. Bu Yuan took two coins of silver with the guy and asked, "Little second brother, where does that Qu Guoshou live?" The guy was stunned and said, "What? Anyone else came to see him? It's not as beautiful as it used to be, and now in the firewood room in the backyard, you can see it for yourself. He went crazy all day long, and he didn't have to do the business of the small shop, and the shopkeeper wanted to get his master and servant out for the past two days. ”

Fang Guohuan was sad when he heard this, and then came to the firewood room in the backyard with Bu Yuan and Liu Xing, only to see Qu Liangyi lying on a pile of messy grass, his eyes glazed and muttering, and the little boy squatted aside to wipe his tears and cry. When Fang Guohuan saw the scene in front of him, his heart was sour, and he almost wanted to cry, but he didn't expect that the world-famous champion of the national hand would fall into such a miserable situation. Liu Xing said angrily: "The store is so unreasonable, how can you arrange Mr. Qu here, I'll look for them." With that, he turned around and went. When the little boy saw someone coming in, he showed a little timidity, Fang Guolian stepped forward and said softly: "Little brother, don't be afraid, is your master better?" The boy did not dare to answer for a moment, but shook his head in confusion, not knowing what these strangers meant.

At this time, there was a voice outside the door, and a person shouted: "What can I do, can't let me give to him endlessly, and turn around and ask my family to drink the northwest wind, right?" What kind of champion national player, it can't compare to the spirit of riding a horse and wearing flowers on the street. Immediately, I saw Liu Xing and a short and fat man who looked like the shopkeeper of the inn entered, followed by a few guys. Fang Guochuan knew that it was useless to talk too much at this time, so he took an ingot of ten taels of silver from his arms, handed it to the shopkeeper, and said, "We are friends of Mr. Qu, please ask the shopkeeper to arrange a better room for Mr. Qu, can these silver be enough?" The shopkeeper took the silver, and immediately smiled: "Gongzi is really a righteous person, and he came to help people at this time, so that I can wait for a good life to admire." This money was enough to pay off the money for the shop and the food that had been owed. However, the son is so righteous, and the shopkeeper also has some blood, and it is not in vain that the champion of the national hand lives in a small shop. After speaking, he happily accepted the silver, turned back to the guys, and said, "Quickly send Mr. Qu to the room, there is silver." The guys stepped forward to help Qu Liangyi.

At this time, the little boy knew that Fang Guohuan was a good person who helped their master and servant, so he stepped forward and fell to his knees, and began to cry. Fang Guohuan also burst into tears, and hurriedly said: "Little brother, Mr. Qu is really difficult for you like this, don't be too sad, we will help you." Bu Yuan shook his head and sighed: "It's so pitiful! He stepped forward and comforted the little boy and said, "Don't cry, don't cry, your master's luck is much better than that of the monk in the maple forest thatched cottage." The innkeeper nodded and accompanied him, and led Fang Guohuan and the others to the room where Qu Liangyi was placed.

Qu Liangyi was placed on the bed at this time, and seemed to feel that the bed was more comfortable than the firewood and grass pile in the firewood room, so she fell asleep from a deep sleep. The innkeeper said a few more compliments, and then withdrew with a few fellows. When the boy saw that his master was lying on the bed in the guest room and had slept peacefully, his face became a little happy. Fang Guochuan asked, "Little brother, what's your name?" Where do you live? Xiao Tong responded: "Hui Gongzi, the villain's name is Qu Ning'er, and my master is Jiangsu Huaiyin Qu Jiajiren, half a year ago with the master to Beijing to take the chess test, the master won the first place in one fell swoop, and settled down in the Anguo Mansion Chess Academy. I wanted to take a year and a half to bring all the people from my hometown in Jiangsu to share the wealth, but who knew that the owner had such a crazy disease for no reason, and everything was over. As she spoke, Qu Ning'er couldn't help but sobbed again. Fang Guolian and Bu Yuan were busy comforting themselves.

Fang Guohuan then said: "I heard that your master suddenly got this strange disease after playing a game of chess with others, do you know more details?" Qu Ning'er said: "I know about this. That night, Gonggong Li in the palace and Master Yu in the Jinyi Guard came to the chess courtyard to find my master to play chess. At that time, I heard the master say to Gonggong Li that if it weren't for Gonggong Li's loyalty to serve the emperor and his own body, this national champion and Anguofu Chess Academy should be Gonggong Li's. Gonggong Li laughed a few times in a dumb voice, and it was ugly to laugh so well, saying that he would give him ten more national champions to do, and he was not uncommon, and said that he had grown a lot of skills in chess, and he made a special trip to learn the master's tricks today. ”

When Fang Guohuan heard this, his heart moved, and he hurriedly asked, "Do you know what happened when they played chess at that time?" Qu Ning'er said: "I went in to deliver tea at that time, and I waited on the side, Gonggong Li said that he was happy and quiet when he played chess, and he didn't want outsiders to watch, and the master said that I didn't know how to play chess, so Gonggong Li didn't pay attention to it." When playing chess, Gonggong Li pushed away the black chess pieces on the table, saying that he had brought the chess pieces himself. When Fang Guohuan heard this, he was shocked and said, "What kind of chess piece is that?" Qu Ning'er said: "The black chess pieces brought by Gonggong Li are no different from ordinary chess pieces, but they have a kind of ghostly light, which makes people feel uncomfortable." "A kind of ghostly light?" Fang Guochuan was surprised in his heart, "Could it be that the matter has something to do with this kind of black chess piece?" ”

Qu Ning'er said again at this time: "At that time, the master said to Gonggong Li, how can Gonggong use such strange chess pieces? Gonggong Li said that he used this kind of chess piece smoothly and got used to it, and he only used it when he played chess with a master like his master. The master didn't care, so he walked away on the chessboard with Gonggong Li. Fang Guojian said: "When they play chess, can you see that Gonggong Li and your master have different behaviors from usual?" Qu Ning'er said: "At the beginning, there was nothing abnormal, they were all very calm, but later there were more chess pieces on the chessboard, and my master said, 'How can my father-in-law's chess style change so much'." Gonggong Li sneered at the time and said that he was playing ghost chess, and asked my master if he was afraid. "Ghost chess?" Fang Guolian, Bu Yuan and Liu Xing next to him were taken aback when they heard this, and Bu Yuan was surprised: "It's really weird in chess!" ”