Yin Mountain, in the palace of heaven.

The snow fell for a day and a night, and the chess of Ji An and Qi Xiang also fought for a day and a night.

"Wait for this chess skill, the progress can be described as fast, and the old man is going to bow down." Qi Xiang twisted his white beard with his right hand, squinted, and said with a smile.

"It's too humble." Ji An stood up, waved at the old man who was playing the game, and said, "It's been four shifts, so it's okay if you don't play this chess." Taibu retreats everywhere, takes 'harmony' as the defense, and 'retreats' as the advance, never takes the initiative to fight in the chess game, but everywhere shows an inviolable fierce offensive, Taibu is the winner of the chess game. ”

Tianju Palace is located in the extreme north of Yinzhi, the top of Huotai Mountain.

During the Yin Shang period, this was the temple where Wen Taishi cultivated divination and predicted the major events of the country. The king favored Wen Zhong, for the country's great plan, the policy of stabilizing the country, relying on Wen Taishi everywhere, and the status and power of the Taishi reached an unparalleled level. In order to reward this lonely minister, the king of Wen Taishi, according to the will of the Taishi, soon after ascending the throne, he built the temple Tianju Palace on the top of Huo Taishan where the Taishi cultivated.

Tianju Palace is located at the top of Yin Mountain, there is a main hall, and there are several small side halls around it. Wen Taishi was an official in the court, and all the affairs of the Tianju Palace had always been taken care of by his disciple Qi Xiang. The battle of Juelongling, after the death of Wen Taishi, no one cared about Tianju Palace for several years, and then it coincided with the battle of Muyi, the important ministers of Shang died and fled, and this day the palace became a place of refuge for Qi Xiang. Waiting for the black tiger's cronies Ji An, seeing that the general trend had gone, he went north, found the Tianju Palace, and lived here temporarily with Qi Xiang.

These two were once important ministers with outstanding intelligence during the Yin Shang period, but because the king was mediocre, the country was ruined, so they took their relatives and hid in the mountains, planning to wait for an opportunity to make a comeback.

In his early years, Ji An had been serving in front of the Black Tiger Tent to protect the country and wait for him, and he was a fierce general. Later, he was appreciated by the king and was named Jian'an. He is in his thirties, with a square face and thick eyebrows, eyes like torches, a body like a strong ox, and a sword hanging from his waist. He saluted Qi Xiang, and after speaking, he stood up, walked to the window, and sighed slightly.

"An Hou is extremely intelligent, familiar with the art of war, and understands people's hearts, where will the old man have a chance of winning in this chess? Wait for a while, don't be impatient, wait for the porridge, and you and I will finish this game of chess. Qi Xiang also stood up, dusted off his robe, and said slowly.

In fact, Qi Xiang is only in his forties, just because he has long gray hair, is described as withered, lean as wood, and has high cheekbones, but his appearance is as deep and unfathomable as an ancient old man. On such a cold day, he was barefoot, wearing a single robe, and there was a strange aura all over his body. Qi Xiang is terrifyingly thin, dressed casually, with only a pair of eyes, clear and bright, flashing with seductive wisdom. Qi Xiang is an orphan who grew up with Master Wen since he was a child, and he has been exposed to it, believing in the Tao, believing in the destiny of heaven, and being able to calculate. After the death of Master Wen, Qi Xiang once divined a hexagram in the center of the Heavenly Palace, and the murderous hexagram showed that it was destroyed in the second year. Qi Xiang was taken aback, he wanted to write a warning to the king, but he didn't. The king is stubborn and self-serving, and he will even kill him, let alone himself? So he had already prepared, and slowly transported the books in the palace and the required amount to the Tianju Palace without knowing it.

Sure enough, the next year, the Battle of Muyi broke out. Qi Xiang had already taken a group of dead soldiers of Master Wen up the mountain in advance and lived on the top of Yin Mountain. In the Shang Dynasty, he and the halberd were friends of life and death, before the outbreak of the war, Qi Xiang persuaded the halberd to be an, and Zhou Xingzhi was the way of heaven. But Ji An, as a military general, held on to the last moment. In the end, the general trend was gone, and Ji An had to fight his way out of the encirclement, and fled to the Tianju Palace with more than a dozen cronies.

To the south of Huo Taishan is Yangshan, from Tianju Palace to the south, through the Yinshan Xingguan, built oppositely, and Halberd An temporarily lived here.

"This game of chess is destined to have no ending." Ji An looked out the window and said faintly.

It was pitch black outside the window, the light in the room was shining through, and the snowflakes were still falling.

"An Hou is worried about his master?" Qi Xiang stood beside Ji An and asked.

"It's been a whole year, this broken Yin Shang country, does the prince still have the ability to help him up?" Ji An sighed again, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was asking Qi Xiang.

"Destiny cannot be violated! Destiny cannot be violated! Qi Xiang opened the door barefoot, and said loudly. The bitter cold wind was like a vicious beast, and it pounced in, and the halberd shivered. Qi Xiang was fine, standing at the door, looking at the night.

"Five watches, yes, five watches, divination! Halberd An, Anhou, our luck has come. Ha ha! Qi Xiang pinched the joints on his index finger while muttering, and then smiled at the night sky.

"The murderous servant and Tong Tian should have seen their master. If the master learns that you and I are still alive, he will be happy. This Yin Shang may still be saved. Ji An muttered, as if he hadn't heard Qi Xiang's long smile.

"The cycle of heaven has its own destiny, how can ordinary people like you and me be able to influence it? After the old man's divination, he will know who should be the king of the world! Qi Xiang had a strange expression, barefoot, and ran out.

Although Tianju Palace is the place where Master Wen divined and asked, the place of divination was not in the palace.

Qi Xiang was barefoot in a robe, exuding no makeup, and had toe prints on the snow all the way. He walked a hundred paces to the west, and stopped in front of a stone house, where there were a few very weak lamps, the stone house was square, more than two feet high, without windows, four overhangs in the air, and four square wooden supports to create a breathable dome, and the top was inlaid with golden wooden boards, which was very exquisite. The stone house was covered with thick planks, which were golden yellow in color, and were very clean and polished. Qi Xiang pushed the door in and bowed in front of a stone statue, his expression extremely solemn. There is a tripod in front of the stone statue, this tripod is one hundred and eighty pounds, and a row of oil lamps is lit on it, which reflects the stone house brightly. Qi Xiang closed his eyes, sat down in front of the stone statue, and began divination with the turtle shell.