The dishes in the evening were very rich, and under the dim oil lamp, a boxy table was set, and the eldest lady was busy buying things for them.

Ying Long likes this feeling very much, a very warm and sweet feeling, the taste of the dishes on the table must not be as good as that made by a real chef, and the room is very small and narrow, but he just likes it.

The eldest lady asked tentatively, "Is it delicious?"

Ying Long's mouth was full, he nodded, nodded very hard, the eldest lady smiled, she asked, "Is it enough?

Ying Long helped the eldest mother to sit down, the little scholar put a pair of chopsticks in front of his mother, the eldest lady flashed with golden candles, her eyes were full of tears, but she couldn't let the tears flow out, so she picked up the chopsticks and said: "I'll taste it, maybe you lie to me!"

A few people laughed, and under the candle flame, the laughter became very sweet and warm, and for the corresponding dragon, this feeling was more important than eating a full meal.

After eating, Ying Long and the little scholar washed up, and then lay on the bed, and the clear sound of pots and pans in his ears stopped after half an hour, and Ying Long said:

"Little scholar, you are so happy!"

The little scholar looked at the roof and thought stupidly, and then he said, "Yes, I'm so happy!"

Ying Long: "Then what is happiness?"

Little scholar: "Happiness is to eat well, play chess, and see your mother every day!"

Ying Long was taken aback, his surprise was more moved by this simple happiness, he wrapped the quilt tightly, breathed a few times, and said, "Go to bed early, there will be something tomorrow!"

Little scholar: "You go to sleep first, I still have to help Rhubarb!"

Ying Long: "What's wrong with Rhubarb, will there be thieves at night?" He thought of this dilapidated courtyard, and thieves would be at a loss when they came in!

The little scholar picked up a wooden stick, and he couldn't see his appearance clearly in the dark, and he said, "When Rhubarb fights with other dogs, I have to help, and I can't let it be bullied!"

Ying Long turned over indifferently: "It's a dog, what did you help with the dog fight!"

Little scholar: "It's thin and small, and it has to go out to grab food, if I don't help it, it will definitely not be able to beat it!"

Ying Long muttered: "Then you go, if you can't beat it, come back and call me, let's - let's help Rhubarb together!" As soon as he finished speaking, he yawned and snored.

The little scholar held the wooden stick, and seemed to think that the wooden stick was not domineering enough, so he picked a longer and thicker one, and listened to the movement outside the window, and fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, a fierce dog barked outside the house—

The little scholar was excited, picked up the stick and was going out to help, a few steps out of the courtyard door, rhubarb was grabbing food with a few dogs, it was very thin and small, but it was very bold, when he saw the owner, he was even more courageous, a few steps into the dogs, and ran away with meat and bones.

The little scholar shouted first to strengthen his courage, his two arms were not as thick as the stick in his hand! This stick was so long and so thick, he was a little unable to use it, but he was not afraid of anything, and he staggered into the dogs, shouting and barking in his mouth, and the momentum was very sufficient, and the dogs were stunned, and they stopped their feet one after another, and fled in all directions.

Seeing that the dogs were scared away, the little scholar was tired and collapsed on the ground, the wooden stick in his hand rolled aside, Rhubarb put the bones aside, rubbed his head against his face, the little scholar was itchy and laughed, he said:

"Eat!

When the little scholar woke up, he was under his persimmon tree, and Rhubarb was lying in his arms, and when he woke up, Rhubarb woke up, stunned his ears, stared at him with round eyes, and then played with a very well-behaved bite of the bone, he patted the dust on his body, stood up and walked back to the house.

Ying Long's sleeping appearance was very ugly, his nose was bubbling, and the whole bed was dominated by him, so he pulled Ying Long's quilt and said with a smile:

"Get up!"

His mother stopped him, pulled him out and covered the door, and whispered, "Let him sleep a little longer, you go and chop wood, and I'll make breakfast!"

Ying Long slept comfortably, he woke up when it was not very late, dressed and jumped out of the house, the little scholar had already chopped a lot of firewood, the eldest lady put breakfast on the stone pier under the persimmon tree, when she saw Ying Long, she said:

"Come, let's have some breakfast!"

Ying Long nodded stupidly, and also beckoned the little scholar to come over, the two picked up the rice bowl and ate it all, the eldest lady put her two hands in front of her waist, and watched the two finish eating with satisfaction, and then packed up the dishes, leaving a sentence: "Be careful when you go out, remember to come back early!"

Ying Long nodded with the little scholar and rushed out of the courtyard.

Ying Long was very energetic, he looked at both sides of the street, today is the same as yesterday, every day in Ling Qi City is similar, those chess tables are always full of people, he remembered the purpose of his coming to Ling Qi City, he asked:

"Little scholar, have you ever heard of the 'Soul Jade Chess Piece'?"

The little scholar seemed surprised that the dragon could say the 'Soul Jade Chess Piece', and then he said, "Of course, everyone knows the treasures of Ling Qi City!"

Ying Long: "Then how can I take away the jade chess pieces?

The little scholar smiled: "As long as you win the Linghai Chess Saint, you can inherit the position of the Linghai City Lord, and the jade chess pieces will also be in your hands!"

Ying Long asked, "Is it easy?"

Little scholar: "Ling Haiqi's holy chess strength is superb, it won't be easy, but how can I say it? As long as you want to think about it very much, maybe it will be a little easier!"

Ying Long took this sentence as a joke, he smiled bitterly twice, and sighed: "Maybe!"

A brocade-robed carriage sped up, and the groom in the carriage jumped down and stopped in front of them a few steps.

The little scholar asked, "Brother Tai, is there something wrong?"

The groom arched his hand, looking respectful, and said: "The adults have seen the five chess games yesterday, and I specially ordered you to come and invite you to the mansion!"

Ying Long asked suspiciously, "My lord?"

The little scholar buried his head, his eyes were full of joy, and he said, "It's the Ling Haiqi Saint I just mentioned! It's really a good thing to see him!"

Ying Long laughed and said, "That's right, I still want to see the Luyu chess pieces!"

The groom bowed, pointed to the carriage and said, "Then the two of you please!", the two jumped into the carriage, the groom waved the whip vigorously, the two horses raised their hooves, ran along the streets of Linghai City for half an hour, and then with a shout of "driving", the carriage gradually stopped, and the Linghai Chess Mansion arrived.

Linghai Chess Mansion and Liufu are similar, the only difference is a couplet posted in front of the house:

Shanglian: Life between heaven and earth

Downlink: such as a white horse passing through the gap

Sideways: Suddenly