(Foreword)

Another victory, leading us into uncharted territory.

(Text)

September 20, 2021 at 21:52 p.m.

At the beginning of the game, this is Zhao Miyu's third game, and it may also be the last game in this garden. Either way, the outcome of this game is crucial for everyone in the room.

Zhao Yuyu's expression did not hesitate at all: "Cannon two and three."

As she blurted out her words, the third game finally began!

"Do you think we can get in? It's not that I don't believe Zhao Yuyu, but you see that she has already failed twice, and there are fewer and fewer chess pieces. Do we need to plan ahead? Cui Li walked to my side, glanced at Zhao Yuyu, and said softly.

"Don't talk nonsense, she'll make it!" I don't know where I got my confidence, but I believe in her.

Watching the statues in the garden keep moving rapidly, Zhao Yuyu's speed of playing chess became faster and faster. But suddenly, Zhao Xiaoyu slowed down the pace of playing chess, and I sat on a bench and watched the fierce game. The stars in the sky were blinking, the moonlight was soft, and if it weren't for this game, maybe I should have enjoyed this beautiful night.

September 20, 2021 at 22:15 p.m.

Zhao Yuyu's chess is playing more and more slowly, and she has to think for a long time every time she makes a move.

"Why haven't I finished yet, I'm going to fall asleep." Lin Yun seemed to be waiting a little impatiently.

At this moment, Zhao Yuyu suddenly shouted, "General!! ”

Before I could see what was going on on the pitch, my gut told me that we had succeeded.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the statue of the representative on the other side of the garden fell to the ground with a heavy blow. All of us couldn't believe our eyes, it was incredible that we had come back from defeat to victory when we lost two pieces! I glanced at Xia Cheng inadvertently, and his expression seemed as if it was all in his expectation. Just celebrate with a smile on the sidelines.

"Zhao Yuyu, you are too powerful, I said did you deliberately release water before? I was worried before. Cui Li said as he imitated the statue of the opposite general and fell to the ground. Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they saw it.

"I didn't release water, I gave my best in every game before." Zhao Yuyu's expression didn't look like he was lying, so why did we win in the third game when we lost two pieces? I struggled in my head to come up with a plausible answer.

Zhao Yuyu saw everyone's puzzled expressions, and further explained: "Actually, it's just the opposite of what you think, if it weren't for the previous two defeats, I don't think I would have been able to win." This explanation makes us even more confused, does it mean that it is impossible to win without previous experience?

"The way to win is not the level of chess, but the rules of the game." Xia Cheng seemed to have known the truth for a long time, no wonder he was so calm before.

"The rules of this game? What the hell are you talking about? Why do I get more confused the more I listen? Cui Li asked.

Xia Cheng stood in front of Cui Li and said, "How many steps do you need to walk behind me now?" ”

Cui Li bypassed him according to Xia Cheng's question and walked behind him: "About two or three steps, what's wrong?" What does this have to do with chess? ”

I looked at the statue in the garden and suddenly understood something, no wonder Zhao said that it would be impossible to win the previous two games. The answer to everything lies in the rules of this game.

Xia Cheng continued to ask, "If I get out of the way, how many steps do you need to take?" ”

Cui Li walked over directly: "If you get out of the way, I'll do it in one step." As Cui Li spoke, everyone present seemed to understand the truth.

"It's true that if I get out of the way, you only need to take one step, so the pieces that fall after losing the first two games happen to be the key to the third game." Xia Cheng's words made Cui Li suddenly realize: "So that's the case." You're so powerful, I can't imagine that there is such a way to win. ”

"According to the previous speculation, if we win the chess, the door of the restaurant should be opened." Li Ruina glanced in the direction of the restaurant.

Our group walked to the door of the restaurant, Cui Li went up and pushed the door, but the strange thing was that there was no reaction at all, and the door still couldn't be opened.

"What does this mean? Are you kidding us? We finally passed the test of garden chess, but we were still not allowed to enter!" Cui Li said and kicked the door.

"Cui Li, you calm down first, what tests may there be?" Li Ruina fumbled at the door. "Look, there's a switch here!"

"Strange! I remember there wasn't a switch here before, could it be that it came after we passed the test? Cui Li turned the switch on the door.

Suddenly, the door slowly opened. The lights in the room kept us from opening our eyes for a while.

"We succeeded! We did it! We did it! Cui Li kept shouting from the side.

"Great! We should have plenty of food now. A smile appeared on Zhao Yuyu's face.

Although the restaurant is not very large, it has two floors, with a wooden spiral staircase leading to the dining area on the second floor. The overall layout of the restaurant is quite cozy. It should be a good western restaurant.

"Shall we go to the kitchen and see if there is anything else to eat?" Lin Yun and Li Ruina walked towards the kitchen of the restaurant.

I took a casual look on the first floor of the restaurant, and there were a lot of oil paintings of flowers on the walls. The light shows the traces of the passage of time. The wallpaper in the dining room looks quite noble. It seems that the food here should be very good, but unfortunately there are no chefs here who cook delicious dishes for us. But now it's great to have a fluffy baguette and a bowl of hot borscht. But judging from the current situation, I am afraid that even this small wish will be difficult to achieve.

Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps on the second floor, no! Lin Yun and Li Ruina were looking for food in the kitchen, Zhao Yuyu and Cui Li were sorting out their backpacks next to them, Xia Cheng was flipping through the menu in his hand not far away, and no one was on the second floor. What the hell is going on? There are others here besides us! If I'm right, who are the people here?

Just as I was thinking, a voice came from upstairs: "Who are you?" Why is it here? "From the speaker's voice, you can tell that the speaker is very nervous.

Could it be that there is anyone else here besides us? All of a sudden, all the problems became more complicated again. Who else but us could be here!