Chapter 18: The Game (II)

This time, Xiao Lingran is still a black chess piece, and Dan Qingzi is a white chess piece. The two sat up straight, very serious.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides were as if they were killing the enemy on the spot, and the black and white flags in their hands were soldiers from different camps, and the two of them were the generals who led the army.

In the first game, Dan Qingzi played very passively, and the only few active attacks were a little "understatement". Xiao Lingran is very "brave and good at fighting", taking the lead in winning the first flag, I don't know if it is an illusion or what, Dan Qingzi looks a little careless, Xiao Lingran is in excellent condition, take the first one, and then the momentum is like a rainbow, the enemy's encirclement is repelled layer by layer, and finally leads with five chess pieces, and wins a big victory.

"I conceded." Xiao Lingran said modest words on his lips, but the smile on his face betrayed, and he was triumphant in his heart.

Dan Qingzi nodded in appreciation, and the curvature of the corners of his mouth was quietly rising. Xiao Lingran was very happy that Di Cong took a piece of crystal clear glutinous rice dumplings from his plate. Take a bite, soft and glutinous, and there is a milky fragrance, which is very delicious, Xiao Lingran still wants to eat a piece, so he can't wait to play against Dan Qingzi.

In the second game, Xiao Lingran was a little impatient, trying to force the enemy to death everywhere, and after taking the lead in winning the chess pieces again, he became even more "aggressive", and took the initiative to attack without thinking, and as a result, the war ended quickly with three chess pieces. Xiao Lingran watched Dan Qingzi drop without hurry, picking up his beloved glutinous rice dumplings and eating them, and he was not annoyed.

In the third game, Xiao Lingran realized her problem and couldn't eat glutinous rice dumplings in a hurry, and this time she was no longer as reckless as in the second game. At the beginning of the game, Xiao Lingran found a loophole for the enemy, and wanted to take this opportunity to break the enemy's army, but fortunately, she kept an eye on it and did not attack for the time being, otherwise she would have fallen into Dan Qingzi's trap, and the whole army would have been wiped out in the end. Dan Qingzi originally just wanted to give Xiao Lingran a try, but when she saw that she had become calmer than before, she was very satisfied. But in this game, he didn't plan to let Xiao Lingran, just one round, and Xiao Lingran was powerless to return to the sky. In the end, one chess piece, the only chess piece wins.

After Xiao Lingran was deflated again and again, although his heart was very uncomfortable, the more frustrated he became, he became more and more calm, and in the next many games, he turned the tide when he was annihilated, which really made Dan Qingzi look at it with admiration. However, the final results were all uniform, Dan Qingzi won several games in a row, each game was more precise and careful than the other, his rigorous thinking made Xiao Lingran a little shocked, even if she racked her brains, she could guess at most Dan Qingzi's thoughts. Seeing Dan Qingzi chewing and eating slowly, and the glutinous rice dumplings on the plate also disappeared visibly with the naked eye, Xiao Lingran was a little unwilling, so he kept shouting, "Go on!" "Come again!"

It wasn't until the glutinous rice dumplings were eaten on the plate that the sky was almost dawn, and a thin layer of mist rose outside the window, that Xiao Lingran felt sleepy, so with the unhappy mood of "I just ate a piece of glutinous rice dumplings", he strode back to his house in anger and fell asleep.

Today, Dan Qingzi is extraordinarily humane. No longer like usual, training her heartlessly, Chang Qing wanted to wake her up, but was stopped by Dan Qingzi, but let her sleep well, and this sleep lasted until the afternoon.

The afternoon time is wonderful, Yao Lao doesn't know where to get the good tea, and he enthusiastically wants to share it with Dan Qingzi. So taking advantage of the daylight, a few people sat in the courtyard, Yao Lao and Dan Qingzi tasted good tea, Banxia was grinding and rubbing the bow there, and Changqing was still the same as there was a new book to read.

It was supposed to be quiet and warm until someone inadvertently broke in.

"Ha~ Good afternoon, everyone." Xiao Lingran drooped his face, rubbed his worried eyes, looked like he had just woken up, and even his hair was messy, so he walked to the courtyard to "join in the fun".

"You ......" Chang Qing was the first to raise his head when he heard his sister's voice, and when he saw his sister, he didn't have the heart to read the book.

"Huh?" Banxia also looked for prestige, and stopped rubbing his bow.

"Xing'er, you!" Yao Lao was even more excited that the teacup was almost thrown away, pointing at Xiao Lingran, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

"What the hell is wrong with me, all the fuss?" This group of people looked at themselves as if they were seeing monsters, and Xiao Lingran was a little uncomfortable.

Only Dan Qingzi was present and saw that Xiao Lingran was very calm, yes, when did he panic?

"Xing'er, your face ......" Seeing that Yao Lao couldn't speak, Chang Qing regained his composure first and spoke.

"My face?" Xiao Lingran touched his face and asked blankly, "What's wrong with my face?" ”

Seeing that no one responded to her, Xiao Lingran ran to the large water tank filled with water in the courtyard and looked for it carefully.

"Mom! My face! Xiao Lingran looked at himself in the water and said in shock.

Then, with an expression of disbelief, he looked at the medicine elder and a few of them, made eye contact with them, as if after definitely not dreaming, like a monkey, while covering his face, he jumped up and down in the yard, and shouted:

"My face is good, my face is good!" Xiao Lingran's excited appearance is really reminiscent of Fan Jinzhongju's story, and I think it can be described as "chickens flying and dogs jumping", not to describe the scene, but to describe the dynamic scenery of Xiao Lingran.

Yao Lao got up and walked up to Xiao Lingran, grabbed her shoulders tightly with both hands, and asked ecstatically, "How did you get rid of that black spot?" As he spoke, he began to rub her face vigorously again, Xiao Lingran brushed his hand away with some impatience, and then replied:

"I didn't know, it was suddenly gone on its own."

Yao Lao waved his hand and said, "That's it, no matter how it doesn't matter, as long as our star is good, I will be satisfied!" Xiao Lingran also laughed, and the atmosphere present was very harmonious.

"Now that you're awake, just read the excerpt from that strange beast, anyway, you have nothing to do now." Dan Qingzi's somewhat disappointing words made Xiao Lingran's smile disappear suddenly, and he had to leave with an "um".

In Dan Qingzi's bookcase, there are all kinds of books neatly arranged, about poetry and songs, self-cultivation, swordsmanship, martial arts, and mental formulas, which Xiao Lingran has not read carefully on weekdays. Today, I came to look for the book "Excerpts from Strange Beasts", and I was fortunate to see so many kinds of books, and I searched around to find it in the innermost. The book looked the most shabby, as if it had been flipped through a hundred times, and the outer layer was about to fall off, leaving only a faint purple dye. What else is used in the book, open it and see that it is a white feather, and the page separated by it happens to tell the story of the ancient beast - the phoenix.

This whole book is about ancient mythical beasts, abyss beasts, all kinds of names that have never been heard, they are all recorded on it, and there are illustrations next to it, which is very interesting; Some of the precious beasts in it may be tamable, so the book not only writes about the habitat, but also about the habits, personality traits, and how to domesticate them. Xiao Lingran read it with relish, and unconsciously read this book three or four times, and the focus was different each time. For example, when she saw the ancient divine beast Xuanhu, what she thought of in her mind was Tu Ye, and she wondered if Tu Ye could be her spirit beast? When she saw the snow-capped mountain troll, she wondered if the troll was the same as Dan Qingzi, with a paralyzed face and a cold snow-like expression?

"Ahh Someone rubbed his nose.

"Are you alright?" A gentle voice asked with concern.

"It's okay...... Ahh "Someone's face is black, who says bad things about me.

After Xiao Lingran read it three or four times, he wanted to put the book back, but half of the yellowed paper fell off, and when he picked it up, it turned out to tell the story of the phoenix. The title is called the Divine Bird White Phoenix. The content of the story is roughly about the fact that the ancient beast clan signed a contract with the divine realm and was willing to be loyal to them, and in return, the phoenix clan could be protected by the divine realm and inhabit the "paradise" of the divine clan for generations, protected from external harm. Among them, the white phoenix with a noble bloodline was under the hands of the Emperor of the Divine Realm. Some people say that this white phoenix is a symbol of the moon, because the whole body is as white as the moonlight, and some people are rumored to be lucky enough to see the figure of the white phoenix when the moon is full. The book also says that different phoenixes have different divine powers, just like the white phoenix's main water system defense attributes, which can transform into hundreds of things with the orders of the master, and can also heal and defend against damage; In this case, it is definitely possible that there is a phoenix that is a fire-type attack attribute, or a wood-type healing attribute.

In the whole book, Xiao Lingran's favorite is the phoenix, if he can have one, how magnificent it would be, thinking of this, Xiao Lingran's mind has already appeared in his mind riding a phoenix, galloping above the crowd of majestic posture......

"How's the book going?" A voice shattered Xiao Lingran's daydream.

When he turned his head, it turned out to be Dan Qingzi's paralyzed face, "Face ...... Oh no, sir, you're here. I've read this book several times. Xiao Lingran smiled earnestly.

"That's good, let's talk about it." Dan Qingzi found a seat and sat down without hurry, two heads taller than Xiao Lingran, just in time to look down on her with an arrogant expression.

"Say what? Well, I like the phoenix in it the most, if only I could have one. Xiao Lingran turned around and said face to face with Dan Qingzi.

"Oh? Then tell me what kind of phoenix you want. Dan Qingzi asked with interest.

Xiao Lingran thought about it for a while, and replied, "Then I must be a little more powerful, just like a phoenix with a high attack power." The feathers are jet black and beautiful, and how majestic! ”