Fang Guolian saw that Master Kuyuan wanted to oppose him with ten sons in chess, and couldn't help but be surprised: "One person has ten sons, but the number of twenty hands, how can you divide the victory and defeat?" Master Kuyuan said: "Those who are good at playing look at the situation, although the victory and defeat cannot be divided, but the high and low can be determined, can the little donor be interested?" Fang Guolian knew that there were only ten sons, and he could only set the layout and take advantage of the general trend, and when he saw Master Kuyuan trying his chess like this, he was puzzled, so he had to respond: "Juniors do their best." He took the ten black chess pieces, and suddenly made a "huh" sound, and found that the texture of these chess pieces was not ordinary chess pieces, round and moist, and they were very pressing in their hands, but they didn't notice it just now, and they couldn't help but praise at this time: "Good chess pieces!" ”

Master Ku Yuan said: "This is a 'Luohan chess piece', which is the top grade in chess. Fa Wu said: "It seems that Fang Xiao's donor is lucky, and those who can play with Arhat chess pieces are all masters in chess, and ordinary chess players can't get their hands on it." When Fang Guohuan heard this, he was secretly surprised.

Within one day, Fang Guolian met two chess masters in a row, and at this time, he didn't dare to take the layout of Kaizi Tianyuan, but he dropped a son at the lower right star position, and Master Kuyuan responded casually, each laying out the general trend in the overall situation. When the two sides walked to the eighteenth move, Fang Guozhuan couldn't help but be surprised, although the chess pieces on the chessboard on both sides were sparse, but the white chess pieces were few pieces, and the overall chess momentum was accounted for, and no matter how the black chess was arranged, it was always covered in the chess momentum of the white chess and could not be expanded. Fang Guohuan was surprised, knowing that the other party was a real chess master, he also calmed down, thought for a moment, and laid down the last chess piece in his hand.

Master Ku Yuan was secretly surprised at this time: "This kid is really unusual, and it is rare in the world to be able to get out of such a chess position with the ten sons of the old monk." I couldn't help but feel happy in my heart, especially gratified, and I also lost the last son. When Fang Guohuan looked at it again, he was very surprised, although the two sides played ten discs each, but White's chess position was dominant, and there were few flaws to be found, while his own Black chess position had already shown two losses.

Fang Guohuan was taken aback, and hurriedly got up and bowed: "The master is a real master in chess, and the younger generation is fortunate to meet him today, and please give me advice." Master Ku Yuan nodded, got up and said: "The little donor is talented and intelligent, and his skills are exquisite, although he can't be called the best in the world for the time being, but he is the most talented one in chess that Lao Qu has encountered in his life, but I didn't expect to search for decades, and today I finally found the aura of chess in you." As he spoke, Master Ku Yuan was a little excited. When Fang Guohuan heard this, he couldn't understand it for a while. Monk Fa Wu said happily: "Congratulations Master, after many years of hard searching, today I finally got my wish." Fa Wu then smiled at Fang Guolian, who was at a loss: "Didn't the little donor want to go to Tianyuan Temple to learn chess, and the master is the abbot of Tianyuan Temple." Fang Guohuan was shocked when he heard this, looked at Master Kuyuan, and had mixed feelings for a while, and he was stunned. Master Ku Yuan nodded at this time, and said happily: "Lao Wei often travels the world, in order to find a child like you who has chess roots, and the hard work of heaven is not in vain, so that you and I meet here, it is really fate." ”

Monk Fa Wu patted Fang Guolian, who was a little overwhelmed with excitement, and said with a smile: "Why don't you meet Master soon, what are you waiting to do?" Fang Guohuan woke up like a dream, and was busy leaning over in surprise and bowing: "Disciple Fang Guolian, meet Master." Tears welled up in her eyes. Master Ku Yuan happily accepted Fang Guolian's apprenticeship, and then said: "It seems that the wish of being a teacher for decades should be on you, accept you as a disciple today, or the will of heaven." Then he pointed to the Fawu monk and said, "This is your senior brother Fawu, and I have met you." Fang Guohuan hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Thank you Senior Brother for introducing me, otherwise I don't know when I will be able to see Master." Fa Wu said happily: "I didn't expect you to be chosen by the master, to have such a little junior brother as you is really my creation, and it is also a happy event for Tianyuan Temple." ”

Master Ku Yuan then asked about Fang Guolian's life experience, and Fang Guohuan told him about his experience of being lost from home and wandering in the rivers and lakes when he was a child. When it came to the Zhishan monk of the Fenglin Thatched Cottage, Master Kuyuan was surprised: "Many years ago, Tianyuan Temple did come to a fellow disciple called Zhishan, because he left after losing a game of chess in the temple, I didn't expect him to guide you here, he is really a caring person, a real chess player!" At this time, Fa Wu told about the chess game in the Tielong Temple in Fengtai City, and when Master Kuyuan heard it, he was surprised: "This is a master outside the world, and this time he wants to make a name for himself in the world with chess." Fa Wudao: "Then Li Ruchuan's chess skills are profound, and he can become an opponent with the senior brother, and it is difficult for the senior brother of Guolian to defeat him even if he does not open Zi Tianyuan by mistake." It's a pity that although this person has a high chess path, he is a narrow-minded and insidious person, and he is not worthy of our fellowship. The entourage spoke again.

Fang Guochuan was still apprehensive at this time, and said in confusion: "Master, the disciple doesn't understand, that Li Ruchuan has a high level of chess ability, has a lot of disciples, and defeated me in chess, but why do you still chase and kill disciples?" Master Ku Yuan said: "This person must see that you are young and high, and your future cultivation will be better than him, so he will be jealous and start killing." The so-called chess master will know if there is a chess player, although Li Ruchuan defeated you, but he feels that the chess strength is old when playing against you, and you have the potential to advance thousands of miles every day, this person wants to be famous in chess and the world, how can others have the opportunity to compete with him in the future and compete with him for fame in chess? Therefore, it is necessary to get rid of it as soon as possible. When Fang Guochuan heard this, he shook his head and sighed: "Li Ruchuan's chess skills are unfathomable, and if the disciple studies hard for a few years, I am afraid that it will be difficult to catch up with him, why bother to play such a poisonous hand and spoil the elegance of chess?" Master Kuyuan said: "Otherwise, chess is also character, and it is extremely difficult to improve every one or two sons because of the limitation of character." Li Ruchuan has practiced chess for many years, although he has achieved great success, he does not know this limitation, he thinks that he is invincible in chess, and there is no one else in his eyes. When you feel that you have a soaring momentum in chess in the future, and your potential is especially higher than his, you will naturally have jealousy, which is the reason why his heart is not pure, and the chess strength will naturally be limited there. When Fang Guohuan heard this, he admired Master Kuyuan's incisive analysis.

Master Ku Yuan said at this time: "As far as the world's skills are concerned, most of them are tangible learning, if they are exquisite to the extreme, there is an ancient saying that 'blowing the flute leads the golden phoenix, and playing the kite calls the ghosts and gods', don't be a wonderland." And the game of Go is particularly wonderful, which is ever-changing, the ghosts and gods are unpredictable, and since ancient times, it has been listed as an immortal product, respected as an elegant art. Master Ku Yuan then said solemnly: "For the teacher is a good chess player, diligent in practice, self-belief that he has succeeded, he has seen countless chess masters in his life, but it is a pity that even as a teacher, he still does not have the offensive and defensive momentum of the layman in chess, and he cannot reach any realm, and he is still confined to the technique." When Fang Guolian heard this, he was surprised and said: "In the eyes of the disciple, Master's chess skills are already invincible in the world, is there a higher way of chess?" Master Ku Yuan said: "The chess path is extensive, there is no one who can be invincible for a while, but it is limited to the chessboard, and the perception of the real chess realm, no one has been able to do it so far, it is a regret for chess players." ”

Fang Guohuan was surprised: "Master, what is the real chess realm? Master Ku Yuan said: "The chess way should be hearty, don't give birth to a wonderful world, mutual curiosity, and merge all things." Chess and heart are combined, supreme, the realm of chess is the realm of the heart, and the unity of the two is the real chess realm. Fang Guochuan was surprised: "This kind of chess realm should be another feeling in chess, or a kind of highest cultivation, I don't know how to achieve it?" Master Ku Yuan sighed and said: "This is the problem that the teacher has been trying to solve in his life, chess is an elegant art, this is based on the clear mind and wisdom, and the cultivation of temperament is the top, if you are obsessed with winning or losing, then it is below, but the world is like chess, chaotic in the attack and killing, how can people's minds be separated from this?" ”

Master Ku Yuan then said: "Although there are those who are happy to win and rejoice in defeat, they recuperate themselves with chess entertainment, every autumn is high and cool, when the flowers fall in the courtyard, the two of them sit opposite each other, and they call themselves those literati and doctors to be relaxed and happy, and the situation is very. Even the mountain Weng Yesuo can also lead to a little elegance because of chess, which is the small skill of the World Bank's chess. However, there are those who regard chess as the avenue, have the wind of big chess, talk about the world with their own lines, and move the world with the sound of chess. Everything is the same, the world is like chess, and it is a great virtue to be able to use chess to connect the world and help the world with chess. The real chess realm is not only a wonderful feeling on the chessboard, but can be integrated inside and outside the chess, should be felt in all things, is the transformation of the realm, although this is only a kind of illusion but not to reach the realm, but people's natural nature is different, and there is also the possibility of achieving this supreme cultivation. Master Kuyuan's words made Fang Guolian seem to have an understanding.

Master Kuyuan accepted Fang Guolian, and he was particularly pleased, so he said to Fa Wudao: "You and I have been traveling for several months, and since we have accepted your Guolian junior brother today, we should also go back to Tianyuan Temple." Fa Wudao: "The disciple still has some things to do, please master and junior brother take the first step." Master Ku Yuan said: "It's okay, among all the senior brothers, you have the most affairs in the rivers and lakes, since this is the case, for the teacher and your senior brother to take the first step, you also have to go back to the temple earlier." Hearing that he was going to Tianyuan Temple, Fang Guolian's heart burst with joy. Fa Wu then said goodbye to Master Kuyuan and Fang Guolian, and went to his own house first, and Master Kuyuan took the plan all the way back to Tianyuan Temple. When approaching Dongting Lake, Master Kuyuan said: "In the past few years, there have been many thieves in the lake, and it is not very peaceful, let's take the dry road." So he led Fang Guohuan to go around him.

On this day, Master Ku Yuan took Fang Guolian to the bottom of a big mountain, this mountain is towering, several peaks stand side by side, the forest is dense and the grass is deep, the air is refreshing and the environment is secluded, and it is a paradise. Master Kuyuan said at this time: "Juan'er, this is Lianyun Mountain." Fang Guohuan was relieved when he heard this, and he was happy in his heart, and he didn't have a sense of intimacy. The master and apprentice walked along the mountain road for a long time, suddenly the mountain circuit turned, a temple appeared in front of it, this temple was built according to the mountain, although it was not very spectacular, but it was also quaint **, the red wall was in the green tile, and the temple loomed. When he arrived at the mountain gate, the three words "Tianyuan Temple" came into view, and Fang Guochuan suddenly realized: "Yes, Tianyuan Temple is named after the position of Tianyuan on the chess table." ”

Master Ku Yuan stepped forward and gently patted the temple door a few times. After a short time, a crack opened in the temple door, and the head of a small monk poked out. When the little monk saw Master Kuyuan, he was immediately surprised: "Master is back!" Then he opened the temple door, let in Master Kuyuan and Fang Guolian, and then happily ran in front and led the way to the main hall. Master Ku Yuan asked as he walked, "Fa Neng, I've been out for a few months, but have outsiders ever visited?" The little monk named Fa Neng responded: "Back to Master, Elder Qingming of Qinghe Temple in Wuhua Mountain has traveled here, waited for Master for two days, and can't wait to go." "Oh! It's Elder Qingming. Master Kuyuan nodded.

Fa Neng said again: "By the way, a month after the master left, there was a fellow disciple who had a crippled right arm, and the Dharma name couldn't call the master's visit. When Master Kuyuan heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Then what did Master say?" Fa Neng said: "No, Master said, three years later, on August 15, please don't go out and wait for him in the temple, then he will definitely come to visit Master." Master Kuyuan shook his head and sighed: "This waste monk, still unconvinced, it's endless." As he spoke, he had arrived at the Mahavira Palace. Several sweeping monks saw Master Kuyuan, and they were all happy, and they all put down their work, clasped their palms together and saluted: "Master! Several other monks were also busy coming to pay their respects. Master Ku Yuan nodded in response, pulled Fang Guohuan to sit on the chair on the side, and a monk offered tea, and the two of them used it.

Master Kuyuan took a sip of tea, and then shouted, "Fa Yuan." A middle-aged monk stepped forward and responded, "The disciple is here." Master Kuyuan said: "Go and call your brothers and sisters, you have something to say for your teacher." Fa Yuan said: "Follow the teacher's orders!" Shi Li withdrew. Master Kuyuan then said kindly to Fang Guolian: "Zhuan'er, Tianyuan Temple will be your home in the future." Fang Guohuan nodded excitedly and said, "Thank you, Master." Fa Neng saw it on the side, knowing that there was another senior brother, and Fang Guolian smiled kindly. At this time, Fa Yuan led more than ten monks in, both young and old, and when they saw Master Kuyuan, they immediately bowed together and said, "See Master." Then he stood respectfully on either side, moving slightly, for fear of making a noise. When Fang Guochuan saw this, he was surprised in his heart: "Master's face is kind and not very strict, but these monks are also so in awe. "The body also involuntarily straightened.

Master Ku Yuan said at this time: "Are they all together?" Fa Yuan stepped forward and said: "Back to Master, Senior Brother Fayang went down the mountain to buy salt and rice, and he will be able to come back in these two days. Master Ku Yuan nodded, and then introduced Fang Guohuan and said: "This is your new junior brother, a lay disciple who is accepted by the teacher, called Fang Guolian, you will get along well in the future." When the monks heard this, they turned their eyes to Fang Guolian, and they all became confused. Fang Guohuan hurriedly got up and saluted: "Fang Guohuan has seen all the senior brothers. ”

Master Ku Yuan said slowly at this time: "You usually believe that you are superb in chess, thinking that you have won the world's laity, and you, the junior brother of the country, have a particularly high cultivation in chess, and there are even stronger players in the strong, so you must encourage each other in the future." When the monks heard this, they were all surprised, and they all looked at Fang Guolian again. Fang Guojian said in his heart: "Master's chess strength is unfathomable, these senior brothers must also be masters of chess, we must be cautious in the future, don't let these senior brothers laugh." Master Ku Yuan said: "Fa Neng, this junior brother of yours is not used to everything when he first arrives in the temple, and you have to take more care of it in the future." Fa Neng said happily: "Disciple understands. Master Kuyuan said again: "Juan'er, I'm tired after a day of walking, and I can go and rest with the Fa Neng, and tomorrow I will be able to take you to the Baiyun Cave in the back mountain to see me." Fang Guohuan hurriedly got up and responded, and withdrew with Fa Neng Shili.

Out of the main hall, Fa Neng affectionately pulled Fang Guolian, and said happily: "Master values junior brother so much, junior brother must have extraordinary ability, it is not simple." Fang Guolian said solemnly: "Senior brother has won the award, please give me more advice in the future." Fa Neng smiled and said, "You're welcome, since the master can accept you, you should be stronger than all of us." Turning the two courtyard doors, he came to the front of a row of exquisite monks' houses in the backyard, and Fa Neng said: "Senior brother Guojian will live in this room on the left, you go in first to rest, and I will go to the kitchen to bring tea and rice." After speaking, he pushed open the door, let Fang Guolian in, and turned around. Fang Guohuan entered the monk's house, and saw that this room was neat and clean, a wooden bed was set up on the north and south sides of the wall, and a neat plain cloth bedding was stacked on the bed, and a square wooden table was carved on the table, but a chessboard was carved on the table, Fang Guohuan said in his heart: "Yes, the monks in this temple are all chess monks." ”

After a while, Fa Neng brought in a food box and laid out the food on the table one by one, a bowl of top-notch rice, two plates of vegetarian dishes, and a pot of tea. Fang Guohuan thanked him and used it indiscriminately. After eating, Fa Neng cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and still put them in the food box, Fang Guolian wanted to step forward to help, but Fa Neng stopped and said: "I'll do these jobs, junior brother doesn't have to be polite." Fang Guohuan said uneasily: "How dare Senior Brother Lao wait?" At this time, a person outside the door answered: "Heaven is born of people, each has its own master, since it is the master's arrangement, the little junior brother should not be polite." ”

When Fang Guohuan heard the sound, he saw that it was Fayuan and several monks standing outside the door, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Senior brothers, please." After letting Fa Yuan and the others into the floor, a monk put the two baskets of chess pieces in his hand on the table. Fa Yuan smiled at this time: "Shicai heard from the master that the junior brother is a genius who has not been met in a hundred years, and his talent and chess power are above ours." It is difficult to find a good player in the world, and the skills are itchy for a while, so regardless of the fatigue of the journey, I came to ask the junior brother for a lesson. Fang Guohuan hurriedly said: "Don't dare to be, please ask the senior brothers for advice." Fa Yuan smiled and said, "It's easy to say." Then he said to a monk beside him: "Senior Brother Fahua, you come to appreciate the wonderful hands of this little junior brother." The Fahua monk said: "Follow the orders of the second senior brother." That is, he stepped forward and sat down with Fang Guohuan to play chess at the table. Fa Neng saw that there was a chess game, so he hurriedly sent the food box to the kitchen and ran back to watch the chess.

At this time, Fang Guolian and Fahua had already exchanged more than a dozen chess moves, Fang Guolian knew that the other party was a master, and Yunzi's layout was very cautious, knowing that these senior brothers were trying their own chess strength, they didn't dare to be careless. After dozens of chess moves, Fang Guohuan was secretly surprised that the magic chess path was special, all different from the people who played against him in the past, it was extremely difficult, and he already felt struggling. In the middle of the chess game, Fang Guolian felt more and more difficult, and he couldn't show his chess momentum to the fullest, and secretly exclaimed: "Could it be that all the masters in the world are gathered in Tianyuan Temple?" And the Fahua here was even more surprised, and said differently in his heart: "This little junior disciple is very lucky, and he has a good move, at such an age, he has cultivated such chess strength, I don't know where the master found him?" Fa Yuan and others who watched the chess next to each other were amazed, with the magic of chess, in Tianyuan Temple, in addition to the master, not the top four, at this time in front of this new junior brother, the chess road felt difficult, the chess momentum could not go away, the monks knew that what the master said was really not bad, and they all respected the other country.

Fa Neng secretly rejoiced at this time: "This junior brother is really powerful!" I actually met my opponent in chess with the senior brother of Fahua, and at this time I had a slight advantage, and if I go on like this, I will win, and with him in the future, I am no longer afraid that the senior brothers will bully me in chess. As a result, at the end of the first game, Fang Guohuan only led by one and a half sons, which was a narrow victory. Fahua smiled calmly at this time: "The little junior brother is really the prodigy national player that the master is looking for, admire!" Admire! The monks were pleasantly surprised and impressed.

After sending away Fa Yuan, Fa Hua and others, Fa Neng said happily: "Senior brother can really do it!" As soon as he came, he showed his face, and Senior Brother Fayuan didn't dare to have a relationship with you at this time, so he ordered Senior Brother Fahua to try. Fang Guohuan shook his head and sighed: "Senior Brother Fahua is one of the few chess masters I have met in my life, it is not easy to win in just one game, and it is also Senior Brother Fahua who saw me for the first time and let me." In Tianyuan Temple, it is really a master like a forest, and it is in vain to be able to practice chess here! ”

Fa Neng said at this time: "It seems that in addition to the master, only Senior Brother Fayang can be higher than you, Senior Brother Fayang's chess strength is close to that of the master, and sometimes he can even be higher than the master by a son and a half." When Fang Guohuan heard this, he became more and more surprised, knowing that all the people in Tianyuan Temple were masters, and he was secretly glad to have this opportunity. Fang Guochuan and Fa Neng had a conversation again, and the two were of the same age, and they talked very harmoniously. When it was time to hold the lamp, Fa Neng left, and Fang Guolian also went to bed to rest.

The next day, when Fang Guohuan woke up, it was already higher than the pole, and remembering that he still wanted to see his master, Fang Guohuan couldn't help but be in a hurry, and hurriedly put on his clothes and went out of the room. At this time, the monks in each house were empty, and there was no figure around, Fang Guolian was at a loss, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

At this time, Fa Neng came over with a food box, and when he saw Fang Guohuan standing under the eaves in a daze, he beckoned: "Senior Brother Guolian, did you sleep well last night?" When Fang Guochuan saw Fa Neng, his heart was relieved, and he hurriedly said: "When the sun is high, why doesn't Senior Brother call me?" Fa Neng said: "Senior Brother Fayuan has confessed that as long as you don't miss the time to see the master, you can sleep a little longer, so I haven't called it." When Fang Guohuan heard this, his heart was a little relieved. After going to the bathroom to wash up briefly, and when he entered the room, Fa Neng took tea and snacks from the food box and let Fang Guolian use them. While using refreshments, Fang Guohuan asked, "Why don't you see other senior brothers?" Fa Neng said: "Senior brothers, it's time to finish reciting the Buddhist scriptures and go to chess lessons." "Chess lessons?" Fang Guohuan was surprised, "What chess lesson?" Fa Neng said: "This is the rule set by the master in his early years, the soft chess scripture, specializing in the principles of chess, just said chess lessons, it is a real combat game." Fang Guochuan sighed with emotion when he heard this.

After finishing the refreshments, Fang Guohuan followed the law to the back door of Tianyuan Temple, and came all the way to the Baiyun Cave. On the way, Fang Guolian asked Fa Neng: "Senior Brother Fa Neng, can you tell me that there is no senior brother in Fa Neng?" When Fa Neng heard this, he immediately danced with his eyebrows: "You're talking about the third senior brother!" He practiced a body of martial arts stunts, especially for light skills, the people on the rivers and lakes called 'flying monk', is the great protector of the temple, love to manage the gossip on the rivers and lakes, it is said that after a very famous general in this dynasty, he followed the master in his early years. Senior Brother Fa Wu is very good at kung fu, there was a tiger cub who accidentally fell into the valley from the Baizhang cliff behind the mountain, and fell into a serious injury. When Fang Guochuan heard this, he was amazed, remembering that Fa Wu had saved himself from that Li Ruchuan's men, and he missed it especially in his heart.

As I walked, I saw a wide and neat pine forest in front of me. At this time, Fang Guochuan found that this pine forest was a little strange, the trunks were almost as thick, and the branches were luxuriant, covering the dim and unpredictable darkness in the forest, especially the spacing between the trees seemed to be arranged regularly, rather than naturally formed, giving people a strange feeling. At this time, Fa Neng pulled Fang Guolian to stand by the woods, and said solemnly: "Senior brother, do you know what this is?" Fang Guo said in confusion: "This pine forest looks different, is there really anything weird?" ”

Fa Neng looked mysterious at this time, and said in Fang Guolian's ear: "This is a chess forest, that is, a chess array made of trees. "Chess forest?" Fang Guochuan was surprised when he heard this, "Who set up this chess forest?" Fa Neng said: "This is when the master was young, he selected high-quality pine seedlings and planted them according to a wonderful game of chess, black and white with the same color, not based on the chessboard, and became a chess formation by himself." The chess forest is like a labyrinth, and the arrangement between the trees is very complicated, and if a person breaks into it by mistake, he will not want to get out, that is, he will be trapped inside. When Fang Guochuan heard this, he was surprised: "According to the chess score, according to the chess momentum, there will really be such a big effect?" Fa Neng said proudly: "Of course, the master said that this is the result of mutual communication inside and outside the chessboard, everything is the same, and the chess player cannot be confined to a one-foot pattern, limited to black and white. When Fang Guochuan heard this, he was surprised: "Could it be that Master planted this chess forest to prove this kind of big chess realm?" Fa Neng said: "Maybe, or there are other intentions, I don't understand the inner mystery." ”

Fang Guohuan looked at this mysterious chess forest, and said puzzledly: "How much effect can planting trees into a forest and arranging a formation according to chess pieces?" After all, this is different from the strange door number magic and the like, or the illusion to confuse people's minds. Fa Neng said: "Senior Brother Guolian, don't underestimate this chess forest, no one dares to enter it now." There was once a hunter who strayed into it, and it took a lot of effort for the master to find him, and if it was too late, the hunter would probably starve to death inside. Strange to say, in other places in the mountains often see wild beasts infested, but never see any animals appear on the edge of the chess forest, even birds are difficult to see inhabited here, the birds and beasts in the mountains seem to have a sense of fear of this chess forest, but somehow? When Fang Guohuan heard this, he became more and more surprised.

Fa Neng then said: "Back then, Senior Brother Fayuan was curious and broke into the chess forest by himself, but he was trapped in it for three days and three nights, and he was dying of hunger. Fang Guochuan was surprised: "How could Master be trapped for a day?" Fa Neng said: "Later, I heard from the master that this chess forest is full of branches and leaves due to its age, covering the space on the top of the forest, and the light cannot enter, and the day is like night, and it is dim and cannot distinguish objects. And some of the thicker side branches, growing horizontally, completely changed the pattern that Master had laid out at the beginning, and became more complicated. In order to prevent regeneration accidents, the master listed the chess forest as a forbidden place, and no one in the temple was allowed to enter again. Later, there were many accidents, the tiger cub that Senior Brother Fa Wu had rescued under the Baizhang Cliff was kept in captivity in the temple that year, and his injuries gradually healed, and Senior Brother Fa Wu wanted to release it back into the mountains in a few days. Unexpectedly, the tiger was frightened in the temple, escaped from the cage, ran out of the back door, and ran into this chess forest in a panic. Senior Brother Fa Wu chased after him to the side of the forest and didn't dare to go in, so he waited outside, wanting to wait for the tiger cub to come out. Senior Brother Fa Wu walked around the chess forest for three or four days, but he didn't see any movement, knowing that the beast must be trapped inside, so he had to give up. ”

Fang Guohuan heard that the law could say so strangely and bizarrely, and he was also moved by curiosity, and couldn't help but walk into the chess forest. When Fa Neng saw it, he shouted anxiously: "Senior brother, don't go in, it's dangerous inside." Fang Guohuan walked into the forest a few steps, and then stopped, the forest was dim and terrifying, faintly visible those strangely arranged tree trunks, although there was no grass on the ground, but it was already covered with thick needles, a damp and cold air, mixed with the smell of mildew and rot. Looking deeper, there seemed to be a giant beast lurking in the darkness, with its terrifying mouth open, waiting for someone to vote. A layer of goosebumps aroused on Fang Guolian's body, his hair stood on end, the chill was in vain, and he couldn't help but be horrified, and hurriedly retreated. Seeing this, Fa Neng was relieved in his heart, so he pulled Fang Guolian away and walked away, all the way to the Baiyun Cave in the back mountain.

Lianyun Mountain is undulating, and the strange peaks are towering, which is really a place with beautiful scenery. Fang Guolian watched all the way, his mind was smooth, and he felt that the wonder of the landscape was intoxicating. Fa Neng led Fang Guolian to climb a high mountain, the mountain looks steep at first glance, there is no road to work, but in fact, there is an imperceptible path leading to the mountain hidden in the grass. As I walked higher and higher, I gradually seemed to be leveling with the white clouds floating in the sky. The higher it is, the steeper it becomes, so that you can use your hands and feet together to climb the hand-hewn stone steps. Suddenly, at the end of the road, a bluestone platform three or four meters square appeared, and a deep hole was also presented in front of you, which was the Baiyun Cave. At this time, Fahua and a monk were standing next to the entrance of the cave, and when they saw Fang Guolian and Fa Neng coming up, Fahua greeted him with a smile: "Master has been waiting for a long time, little junior brother, go in quickly." "Let Fang Guohuan enter, and the law can be guarded at the entrance of the cave.

Fang Guochuan entered the cave, and immediately felt that the cave was very wide, and the light was not very dark. Descending the stairs, facing a set of stone tables and stone benches, a soft mat was laid on a stone bed, Master Kuyuan was dressed in a clean monk's robe, closed his eyes with a curtain, and sat cross-legged on it. Fang Guohuan stepped forward lightly and saluted, "Disciple Fang Guohuan greets Master." Master Kuyuan nodded slightly and said, "You are here, come up and sit." Fang Guohuan said in confusion: "The disciple does not dare to sit with the master. Master Kuyuan opened his eyes at this time and said kindly: "No need to be polite, Zhuo'er, you are a lay disciple, no better than them, come up and sit, for the teacher to have something to say to you." Fang Guochuan hesitated for a moment, and then went to the stone bed and sat down with the master.

Master Ku Yuan said with concern: "How was your rest last night?" Fang Guohuan hurriedly responded: "Thank you Master for your concern, although the disciple has only been in the temple for one day, he is also used to it. Master Kuyuan nodded and said, "Tianyuan Temple is no better than other places, it is best for you to be unrestrained, and you will devote yourself to practicing chess in the future." Master Ku Yuan then said solemnly: "You are the one with the highest spirituality and talent in chess that you have encountered in your life, and Master will not dare to determine the depth of your cultivation in the future." However, your chess skills at this time are mostly used in the folk, although the technique is high, the theory is not clear, and you need to work the principles of chess in the future, so as to achieve the great chess material, and tend to the supreme wonderland. When Fang Guohuan heard this, he respectfully said: "Master's words and chess are broad and profound, so that the disciples feel inadequate, and ask the master to teach." ”

Master Ku Yuan said solemnly: "The way of chess is profound and extensive, and if you don't know the theory of chess, for a chess player who can move alone, there will be no great achievements." Chess is the art, there are 32 ancient methods, for: rushing, drying, squeezing, about, flying, passing, sticking, topping, pointing, looking, door, hitting, breaking, line, standing, pinching, pointing, gathering, stilting, coercing, swinging, stabbing, strangling, pounced, levy, hijacking, holding, killing, loosening, and discing. In the previous dynasty, there were people who created 36 laws and 64 laws, which were originally due to the ever-changing chess, from the fixed layout, the middle game officials, and sometimes innovations. And because of the different personalities and talents of people, they have become foreign players on behalf of the country, leading the chess style for a while, so that there are many good chess players in the world. These chess principles will be explained to you by the teacher in the future, so that you can benefit from chess and increase your understanding. ”

Master Ku Yuan said: "As a chess player, you should understand the current chess affairs. The chess style of this dynasty is prosperous, and there are many masters, among which there are three extremely prestigious chess players, whose chess strength is unfathomable, and they have reached the realm of big chess. One is Tian Yangwu, who lives in Suzhou and is known as the 'Jiangnan Chess King'; the other is Zhong Shiyuan of Qinghe, Hebei Province, who is known for his rapid chess and is known as the 'No. 1 rapid chess player in the world', and the other is Liu He and Liu Minzhang of Sichuan, who is a generation of grandmasters. The chess attainments of these three people are not under the teacher, and each has its own style, in the future, when the opportunity is met, when you have to humbly ask for advice, every game with the three people, their own family can benefit a lot. ”

When Fang Guohuan heard this, he was secretly surprised, and thought of Li Ruchuan, who was playing chess, knowing that there were many masters in chess in the world, and none of them were within his own reach. Master Ku Yuan saw that Fang Guohuan had a look of imminence when he heard this, nodded and smiled: "You are still young now, and you have not yet reached the time when chess is famous in the world, according to the teacher, in three or five years, the leader of the chess world of this dynasty will be none other than you." When Fang Guohuan heard this, he said in fear: "The disciple really doesn't dare to be, the master is ashamed of me." Master Kuyuan said: "Of course, it also depends on your own cultivation in the future. Then, Master Ku Yuan taught Fang Guohuan an extremely difficult method of "adjusting chess" on the chessboard, Fang Guohuan understood it at one point, without any words, and Master Ku Yuan was secretly surprised in his heart.

The master and apprentice discussed the chess path for a while, and before they knew it, it was getting late, and Master Kuyuan said: "Juan'er, you have gone back to the temple to rest, come here early tomorrow, you and I will study chess again." Fang Guolian said: "Isn't the master going back to the temple?" Master Ku Yuan said angrily: "In order to realize the highest chess realm, the master lived in this cave and cultivated, it seems that the master's understanding is old, and this place should be the place for you to meditate and understand chess in the future." When Fang Guochuan heard this, he was moved by the master's spirit of learning chess, and the rest didn't think much about it, and then Shi Li withdrew.

At this time, there was only one person left at the entrance of the cave, and Fa Hua and another monk had gone for some time. Seeing Fang Guolian coming out, Fa Neng stepped forward and said enviously: "Master Guo is very important to his junior brother, and after talking about it for a long time, on weekdays, Master said that the chess strength I am waiting for has reached its peak, and it is extremely difficult to improve a few more pieces." Now it seems that the junior disciple is different, and he should be the kind of high and boundless person that the master said. Fang Guohuan shook his head and said, "There are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky!" Senior brother, don't praise me, if I can achieve the master's chess strength, I will be self-sufficient. After saying that, he looked into the cave suspiciously. Fa Neng saw it and said: "Master has been painstakingly cultivating the way of chess for many years, and he is used to sitting alone here, and he will have his own senior brother to bring tea and rice later, don't worry." After speaking, Fa Neng pulled Fang Guolian, talked and laughed all the way back to Tianyuan Temple.