Fang Guohuan hurriedly asked, "What did Mr. Qu say?" Qu Ning'er said: "My master laughed at the time, saying that Gonggong Li's chess trend is just weirder, although it is not easy to deal with, it makes people think about it more, but it is also a normal ever-changing chess, not leaving the offensive and defensive momentum, there is only one Go in the world, where is there any ghost chess." ”

Bu Yuan said at this time: "Later, was it that the eunuch couldn't walk Mr. Qu in chess, played a trick, blew on Mr. Qu, cast a demon spell, and recited some confusing incantations?" Qu Ning'er shook her head and said, "No, Gonggong Li didn't make any moves except for moving chess pieces." Fang Guochuan said: "What happened later? "Later, ......" Qu Ning'er said with a blank look at this time, "Later, the master went all out to show his chess skills, and it seemed that it was very difficult, but somehow, the master's face became more and more strange, and he seemed to be very surprised." You must know that the master has always been free and quiet when he plays chess, even when he encounters a very powerful opponent. In Huaiyin's hometown, the master once walked with a visiting Taoist priest for two days and two nights in a game of chess, and finally ended up in a draw. ”

Bu Yuan said on the side: "In the end, was it that the guard surnamed Yu, seeing that the eunuch was about to lose the chess, played a trick, walked behind Mr. Qu, and while Mr. Qu was not paying attention, when he was playing chess, he stretched out his hand and pointed at one of Mr. Qu's crazy holes, so that the later imperial doctors couldn't find out what force caused it?" Qu Ning'er shook her head and said, "That's not the case, the lord is very respectful to my master, and he always stands behind Gonggong Li without any action." Bu Yuan was a little anxious and said, "It's not like this, it's not like that, it's weird." Tell me, what happened in the end? ”

Qu Ning'er said: "Later, the master's expression became more and more strange, staring at the chessboard in horror, as if something on it scared him, and it took a long time to lose a son, which had never happened before." That Gonggong Li seemed to be struggling to walk, and said a few words of compliment to the master, but the master didn't pay attention to it, as if he was stunned. When Fang Guochuan heard this, he remembered that Tie Wu had said in the past that Monk Zhishan and Li Wusan had a similar situation when they played against each other, and looked up at Bu Yuan and Liu Xing, and each wondered.

Qu Ning'er said again at this time: "The chess game doesn't seem to be over, so Gonggong Li put away his black chess pieces, stretched out his hand to mess up the chess game, and got up to say goodbye." The master was very strange at this time, and did not get up to send him off, but still sat there without moving. The lord said a few words of farewell to the master, and when he saw that the master should not, he asked Gonggong Li what was going on. Father-in-law Li actually said that my master had lost in chess, and he felt uncomfortable, and his family was wronged! At that time, Lord Yu was very surprised, saying that Gonggong Li had already defeated my master, and he could be called the first in the world. Gonggong Li laughed twice at this time, saying that it is not only the first in the world, but also the only in the world. "The only one in the world?" Fang Guohuan was stunned when he heard this, and then asked, "What happened later?" ”

Qu Ning'er said: "Later, Gonggong Li and Master Yu left, and several chess scholars in the chess academy knew that my master and Gonggong Li had a game of chess, and they all ran to ask how the victory was. I was about to serve my master in a wide coat and sleep, but the master still sat at the chess table and did not move, as if he muttered a few words, but there was no way, so I sat aside and waited, and brought tea to the master to eat, but the master ignored me. After a long time, I fell asleep unconsciously and in a daze, and suddenly ......" Qu Ning'er said this, her face suddenly showed a look of horror, and she choked up a little: "Suddenly, I was awakened by a shout from the master, and when I opened my eyes, it was so scary, the master had messy hair and disheveled clothes, and he was walking around the room, crying and laughing, and he went crazy from then on." After Qu Ning'er finished speaking, she cried again.

Fang Guohuan sighed at this time: "It seems that Master Zhishan and Mr. Qu Liangyi really did something in this kind of ghost chess that Li Wusan walked, but I didn't expect that there really is such a murderous chess technique in the world." Bu Yuan said: "Isn't that eunuch doing something on the chess pieces?" Liu Xing said: "Impossible, in the past, Li Wusan defeated many masters in chess, so that they had the idea of 'absolute chess', and they used ordinary chess pieces, which had nothing to do with chess sets." ”

Fang Guochuan pondered for a moment and said, "From the perspective of time, Li Wusan first learned the evil art of ghost chess, and he once looked for a master to test the chess power of the ghost chess he had learned. After a long time of cultivating into a chess demon, a month ago, he finally learned the power to hurt and kill people in chess, and the first key was Mr. Qu Liangyi, the champion of the national player who competed with him in chess, and then found the Fenglin Thatched Cottage and killed Master Zhishan. The reason why Mr. Qu ended up in the situation of two wastes of personal chess is that he was not killed by the evil art of ghost chess like Master Zhishan, perhaps because Li Wusan had a heart of revenge and schadenfreude, or it may be that Mr. Qu's chess skills are profound, and he has resisted the murderous power of some ghost chess, so he has no outlaw chess, but he has been ruined. As for how the national eunuch Li Wusan learned the art of ghost chess and killing people in chess, and where does this mysterious power of hurting and killing people come from, it is not something we can know, this needs to investigate what abnormal behavior Li Wusan has in the palace, I wonder what news Mr. Liu Baixi can hear from the palace today? Bu Yuan and Liu Xing nodded when they heard what Fang Guohuan said.

Fang Guohuan took twenty taels of silver at this time and handed it to Qu Ning'er, saying, "These little brothers of silver will be taken away for pocket gains, and we will find a way to arrange Mr. Qu's future arrangements." Qu Ning'er was very grateful, crying and thanking her.

Fang Guolian, Bu Yuan, and Liu Xing then went out of the inn, and saw that one of the men of Shicai was sitting at the door basking in the sun, Fang Guohuan stepped forward and took five taels of silver with the guy, and said: "Please take care of Mr. Qu with the second brother, don't let him run around and cause trouble, take more care of his master and servant, and don't give in to them." The guy was happy and promised, patted his chest and said: "Childe, please rest assured, I will take care of everything that Mr. Qu is here, and there is nothing to do, and there is no one, so you can settle accounts with me." When Fang Guohuan heard this, he went with Bu Yuan and Liu Xing with confidence. The other men in the inn were so red that they regretted that they didn't sit at the door and let others bargain.

When Fang Guolian, Bu Yuan, and Liu Xing returned to the Baixi Chess Hall, Liu Baixi had not yet returned after hearing the news, and Liu Yue, Liu Xing and other chess hall disciples accompanied Fang Guohuan and Bu Yuan to drink tea in the hall. All the disciples of the chess hall knew that Fang Guohuan was a master of chess, and they refused to let go of this opportunity, so they took a few controversial chess games from the masters, and set up a few games of life and death left by the ancients, and asked Fang Guohuan for advice.

Fang Guohuan drank tea, waved his hand, and brought a few endgames to life, and explained those controversial chess games in a few words. Liu Xing, Liu Yue and other disciples of the Baixi Chess Gym were all amazed when they saw Fang Guolian's free-flowing demeanor, and looked at each other in amazement, meaning: Better than our master! It's all about respect.

Bu Yuan saw that Fang Guohuan had arranged a few chess pieces at will, so he taught the disciples of the chess hall to be obedient and respectful, and he was very happy in his heart, so he simply ran to the front hall and sat in the back to listen to the chess lessons given by the disciples of the chess hall to those little chess boys. Occasionally, a few children turned around and grinned at him, Bu Yuan blushed, grimaced at the chess boys, and walked away embarrassedly.

In the evening, Liu Baixi came back from hearing the news, and after sitting down and taking a sip of tea, he said to Fang Guolian: "Liu inquired about several fathers-in-law who knew each other in the palace today, and they all said that the national eunuch Li Wusan had previously harmed himself and was willing to be a eunuch, which was a little puzzling, but there was nothing unusual about it. But for a while, I closed my door to the guests, as if I was studying some chess game. Gonggong Cao, who was in charge of the affairs of the harem, told me that for a long time, Li Wusan often went to the Ouchi Imperial Library. ”

Fang Guohuan said: "The Great Inner Imperial Library is a place with a very rich collection of books, Li Wusan went there to find some chess scriptures and chess games of the ancients, and it is normal to increase his chess strength with more knowledge, is it ......" Fang Guolian's heart suddenly moved, and he said in surprise: "Could it be that Li Wusan got some strange books in the collection of the Imperial Library?" ”

Liu Baixi said: "Liu also has this idea, the Ouchi Imperial Library has a lot of books, there is no shortage of strange books and rare solitary manuscripts, Li Wusan suddenly became weird and strange in chess, unfathomable, maybe he got a book of evil books, and he learned to kill chess, this possibility cannot be ruled out." But the father-in-law in charge of the Imperial Library, Liu is not familiar with it, so let's find a way tomorrow. Liu Baixi then said: "Since the national champion Qu Liangyi is crazy about chess, the national eunuch Li Wusan and the leader of Jinyi Wei Yu Ruoxu suddenly disappeared mysteriously, Long Yan is displeased, the emperor has not played chess for more than a month, it is obvious that the two top national players have made a mistake, which hurts the emperor's chess interest." The vitality of the chess world in this dynasty has now been greatly damaged, and the chess style in the world may not be sluggish from now on. With that, he sighed.

Fang Guochuan said: "Someone who shows his own chess world, leads the style for a while, and can drive the world, which shows that one person's great merit is great!" For example, Mr. Qu Liangyi, who was the leader of the chess family for a while, was famous all over the world, admired by the world, and left a name in the history of chess. Liu Baixi said: "Yes, in all dynasties, there is no shortage of master chess saints, but Qu Liangyi can be said to be the first person to be the first person to be canonized as the champion of the country, lead the Royal Chess Academy, and drive the world's chess style." Moreover, Qu Liangyi also defeated a Jurchen prince in chess to increase the prestige of the dynasty. This kind of chess to help the world should be a model for chess players like us. When everyone heard this, they nodded their heads in good faith.

Fang Guohuan then repeated what Qu Ning'er said when he visited Qu Liangyi in the inn, and repeated it to Liu Baixi. When Liu Baixi heard this, he was taken aback and said: "Mr. Qu Liangyi really did something in chess!" Is there such a murderous ghost chess in the world? It's horrible! When the disciples of the chess hall heard this, they were also shocked. Liu Baixi was surprised and sighed: "In the world of chess, I'm afraid it will be eventful from now on." ”

At this time, a disciple came in and said, "Master, Mr. Yinquan is here. Liu Baixi was overjoyed when he heard this: "Hurry up, please!" Seeing Mu Yinquan trotting in from outside, holding a chess game in his hand, he shouted when he entered the door: "Brother Baixi, I really have a trick to beat you, it seems that the old man has grown in chess again, I misunderstood you yesterday." ”

Liu Baixi hurriedly got up to greet him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yinquan played a game of chess cleverly yesterday, but he set up a trick to try me from time to time. Mu Yinquan shook his head and said, "I'm ashamed! Ashamed! The old man didn't recognize this trick at that time, and it was such a high level, but this son couldn't mention it at his own time, and his chess strength was old. ”

Mu Yinquan then said: "Liu Yue came to the house in the afternoon to send this chess game, which made the old man suddenly realize, I heard Liu Yue say that there is a Fang Gongzi who came to Beijing from other places, and the chess is amazingly high, and he can see at a glance the trick of this 'one son sleeps Shuanglong'." Liu Baixi said with a smile: "Yes, there is also a young national player in our chess family, and it is this Fang Gongzi." Fang Guochuan stepped forward and bowed, "Fang Guohuan has seen Mr. Yinquan." ”

When Mu Yinquan saw Fang Guolian, he couldn't help but be shocked: "Fang Gongzi is so powerful at a young age, if he reaches the age of the old man, shouldn't he be as high as the sky?" Fang Guochuan said with a smile: "The seniors have won the award, the so-called heaven outside the sky, there are people outside the world, and there is no end to learning." Mu Yinquan listened to it and praised it greatly. Fang Guochuan introduced Bu Yuan to Mu Yinquan again, and the two sides exchanged salutes, and then everyone sat down. The disciples of the chess hall offered tea, and everyone used it.

Mu Yinquan said at this time: "I heard that when Liu Yue sent the chess score, Mr. Baixi and Fang Gongzi were investigating the matter of the national eunuch Li Wusan, saying that Qu Liangyi, the champion of the national player, suddenly fell crazy, and it was related to a game of chess played by Li Wusan, I don't know what happened?" The old man didn't believe that such a strange thing could happen in chess. Liu Baixi said: "This is indeed the case, although it is incredible, but things have happened, and we can't believe it." Moreover, Fang Gongzi entered Beijing this time to investigate a chess murder case related to the national eunuch Li Wusan, because Li Wusan left the capital after injuring Qu Liangyi in chess, and began to kill people in the world. ”

Mu Yinquan was surprised: "Kill people with chess? How did the eunuch come to this evil art? Liu Baixi said: "Li Wusan has this change in chess, starting in the palace, it is said that this person often sets foot in the Ouchi Imperial Library, Liu and Fang Gongzi guessed that it may be that Li Wusan accidentally got a strange book in the Ouchi Secret Collection, and learned a kind of ghost chess magic that can hurt people and kill people. Liu went to find a few fathers-in-law who knew him in the imperial city today, and inquired about some suspicious things about Li Wusan in the palace, but unfortunately the father-in-law Liu Mou, who was in charge of the imperial library, didn't know it, couldn't speak, and couldn't know some of the reasons. ”

Mu Yinquan said: "The national eunuch Li Wusan is a little strange on weekdays. Since the matter is related to his chess path, it should be investigated. It's also a coincidence, the eunuch Lin Gonggong, who is in charge of the imperial library and the imperial study, but the old man knows it, so leave this matter to the old man. Liu Baixi, Fang Guolian and others were overjoyed when they heard this, and Liu Baixi asked, "How did Mr. Yinquan know this Gonggong Lin?" Mu Yinquan said: "Just like I am a good chess player, that Lin Gonggong is in charge of the imperial library, after several generations of the Son of Heaven, he has been in contact with the collection of books for a long time, and he has become addicted to collecting strange books, and often goes out of the palace to buy some ancient books from the famous used book stalls in the capital. The old man is not talented, and his ancestors have also left thousands of volumes of books, and after being introduced, Lin Gonggong got acquainted with the old man, and picked up a few old books from me, as if he was happy, and said that there was a big deal in the future, just go to him, he will try his best to help. It's okay to go to him this time to ask for some news. ”

Fang Guochuan said: "In this way, there is Mr. Lao Yinquan." Mu Yinquan said: "This is a major event in the chess style of the world, the old man is duty-bound, but listen to my news tomorrow." The crowd was overjoyed.

On the second day, everyone waited in the Baixi Chess Hall all day, and there was no shadow of Mu Yinquan, and everyone was a little anxious. Bu Yuan said: "Isn't this old gentleman using words to trick us, he can't do anything, and he has no face?" Liu Baixi shook his head and said: "No, Mr. Yinquan is upright and serious, Liu has known him for many years, everyone knows each other, maybe something is delayed." ”

After dinner, there was still no shadow of Mu Yinquan. It was getting dark, and the chess children in the chess hall were all picked up by their families, and when Liu Xing wanted to close the door, he saw Mu Yinquan sitting in a small sedan chair for two people and came in a hurry. Liu Xing was overjoyed when he saw it, and hurriedly welcomed Mu Yinquan in, and took out the broken silver to send the sedan chair man away.