Meow ......

Bai Ye, who was following Xiaomi, screamed.

The cry of the white night also reminds Xiaomi that she is not in the dream of a thousand years ago. Because thousands of years ago there were no white nights by her side.

Zifei's eyes were still as soft and warm as in a dream, shrouding Xiaomi's body like the first sun that had just emerged from the mountain in the morning.

"Ziyu ......" Zifei said softly, as if a breeze was passing by.

Xiaomi shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I'm Xiaomi." ”

Zifei smiled indifferently and motioned for Xiaomi to sit down.

Xiaomi sat down on the other side of the board. Xiaomi once learned Go from her grandfather for a while, and although her level of chess has not improved significantly, she can recognize some of the ways. Xiaomi looked at the black and white chess pieces on the chessboard and found that the black and white sides showed a three-catastrophe cycle.

The chain of three tribulations, as the name suggests, is the situation that there are three calamities of A, B, and C at the same time on the plate, and the two sides do not let each other carry out a cycle of robbery. That is, if black mentions the robbery at A, and white mentions the robbery at B, then Black cannot mention the robbery at B in the next black move, and if black discs remove the robbery at C as "robbery", in the same way, white cannot immediately mention the robbery at C, if white goes to mention the robbery at A as "robbery", then black will mention the robbery at B. This creates a cycle, i.e., the game cannot be played any further, because both sides are robbing in a cycle at A, B, and C.

Of course, if one party retreats during the robbery, stops the robbery and lets the other party eliminate the robbery, then the chain of three tribulations will end. The one who retreats loses. But when those three calamities are a matter of life and death in the big chess, neither side can back down. The only way is for both parties to agree to a draw.

Helian Tian, of the Dog Meat Restaurant, also likes to play Go, and he says that the first Three Tribulations appeared in Japan in the 17th century. At that time, the shogun and the first generation of the Honinbo sand game were played against each other, and then some of the general's men rebelled, so the ancients regarded the three tribulations as an ominous omen.

Millet said to the chessboard: "This is a three-calamity chain, and there is no other way than a draw." You have been watching this chess game for a long time, do you want to crack this chess game? ”

Zifei glanced at the chess pieces on the chessboard and smiled: "I know that there is no solution to this chess game, but for some reason, I still want to try." ”

Xiaomi said: "Then have you figured out a way to crack it?" ”

Zifei said: "I have solved it for more than 2,000 years, but I still haven't been able to find a way to crack it. After speaking, he glanced at Xiaomi meaningfully.

Xiaomi knew that he was not just talking about chess, but also alluding to her. Xiaomi picked up the chess piece with one hand and said, "Then don't think about it." It seems that this three-calamity chain did not first appear in Japan. But I'm not here tonight to play chess with you. I want to know how my bloodshot jade bracelet got into your hands. Also, why did Master and I ...... No, the memories of my past life and Ma Xiucai are completely gone. Also, why haven't you changed at all? ”

Zifei looked at the messy chess pieces on the chessboard, smiled sadly, and said, "Ziyu's temperament has not changed for two thousand years." ”

Then, Zifei told Xiaomi the ins and outs of the blood-silk jade bracelet.

He said that this jade bracelet was indeed a child's. When he left Master and Ziyu, he also saw a jade bracelet on Ziyu's hand.

He didn't know that Master had secretly changed Xu Fu's list, and he didn't know that Ziyu didn't have to follow Xu Fu to the East China Sea. By the time he knew, it was too late.

So, he followed Xu Fu out of his homeland and went to the misty East China Sea.

In fact, Xu Fu didn't know where the elixir of immortality was, and he didn't know if there was really an elixir of immortality in the East China Sea. He wandered aimlessly in the East China Sea with five hundred boys and girls.

During the days of accompanying Xu Fu, he finally learned that Xu Fu had deliberately included Ziyu in the list of five hundred virgins. Because of the different cultivation philosophies, Xu Fu wanted to take this opportunity to take revenge on his master. Xu Fu knew that his master had a secret relationship with Ziyu. Xu Fu originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity given by the emperor to take Ziyu for himself, but he didn't expect his master to steal the list and change the name.

However, Xu Fu didn't expect Zifei to take the initiative to join the five hundred boys.

Xu Fu was overjoyed when he saw Zifei, and from then on, all the hard work at sea was handed over to Zifei to do∮ Fei's life at sea was miserable. But it was precisely in this way that he had the opportunity to accidentally obtain the method of immortality.

Once, Xu Fu said that there was not enough fresh water on the boat, so he sent Zifei to drive a small wooden boat to a nearby island to find water.

In fact, there was no shortage of fresh water on board at that time. Xu Fu knew how to calculate, he calculated that there would be strong winds and waves on the sea that day, and deliberately sent Zifei out in a single boat to let him die at the bottom of the sea.

Zifei had also learned the art of pinching arithmetic from his master, and knew that it would be dangerous to go to sea at this time. But he couldn't disobey Xu Fu.

There are more than a dozen small wooden boats in the cabin of the big ship in Xu Qizhen, ready to be used in an emergency. Xu Fu chose the most broken and smallest ship for Zifei.

Zifei rowed the small wooden boat to a nearby island in search of fresh water.

In the process of searching, he encountered a great storm. His little wooden boat tossed and turned over the sea like a leaf from a tree. He clung to the hull of the ship, closed his eyes, and let the storm strike.

After the storm, he woke up from his coma and found himself on an island, the bottom of the small wooden boat facing the sky, like a large seashell on the beach.

The trees on the island are lush and green, and there are actually the sounds of birds cheering and monkeys playing. He was thirsty and hungry, and when he saw that there were monkeys on the island, he thought that he should have something to eat, so he went deeper into the island to find something to satisfy his hunger. In case you can't find something to eat, drink some water.

He walked for a long time, but he could not find food or water.

Just when his hopes were about to be dashed, he suddenly saw an amazing scene!

There were actually two old men sitting at a stone table playing chess in front of them!

He didn't expect the island so far from the coastline to be inhabited.

He crept over and found that the two old men had not played new pieces or removed the pieces they had played, although they were facing the board. There is a small teapot next to the chessboard, and there are two small teacups next to the teapot.

He felt that the chess game of the two old men had reached the point of life and death, so they were thinking carefully and did not dare to play easily.

At that time, there was no such saying as "watching chess without saying a word, a true gentleman". However, Zifei has been taught by the master that when others are playing chess, it is not appropriate for the chess viewer to open his mouth to disturb.

Although Zifei was thirsty and hungry, he felt that he could endure it for a while. If you open your mouth to disturb the two old men, it may make the two old men unhappy. Moreover, Zifei had not seen a living person in half a month after following Xu Fu to the sea, and it was strange to be able to see a living person here at this time. These two old men have gray hair, but their faces are full of red, and they don't look like ordinary people∮ Fei is more cautious in his heart. He stood aside, silently looking at the chessboard and the two old men.

The two old men sat quietly and thought, not paying attention to Zifei on the side.

If it weren't for the two old men's chests rising and falling when they breathed and occasionally squirming their mouths, Zifei would have thought that the two of them would have sat down.

Finally, an old man spoke, and he said, "I'm afraid that this chain of three tribulations will not be unraveled. ”

Only then did Zifei know that the two old men had encountered an impasse. He had learned Go from his master before going to sea, but he had never heard of the game of "Three Tribulations".

Another old man said: "There is no game that cannot be solved, but it seems that I can't think of a trick today." After speaking, he looked sideways and saw Zifei standing on the side, and said in surprise: "Huh? How did you get here? ”

Seeing the old man asking him, Zifei hurriedly made a gesture and replied, "I was in distress at sea and drifted here." Because I was hungry, I wanted to come here to find something to eat. I saw that the two elders were playing chess, and I didn't dare to disturb them, so I kept standing here and waited for the two masters to finish playing chess before asking. ”

The old man stroked his silver beard and said with a smile, "Wait until we finish playing chess?" If we really wait for us to finish, I'm afraid it's already a wilderness! The two of us have been thinking about these three calamities for more than 500 years. ”

Zifei was surprised, could it be that these two are masters who know the method of immortality?

Another old man pointed to the chessboard and said, "Maybe the authorities are confused, but you can tell me, do you have a way to crack it?" ”

Zifei said: "Although I have learned Go in Xia, I am not good at chess. But I think all the rounds can be solved in the end, it's just a matter of time. ”

The two old men laughed.

The old man who called Zifei to crack the chess game said: "Okay, you help us think about it, time is not a problem." He picked up the small teapot, poured out a cup of tea, and handed it to Zifei.

Zifei was already so thirsty that his throat smoked, so he hurriedly took the tea and drank it all.

After drinking the tea, not only was he not thirsty, but he was not hungry, his whole body was extremely refreshing, and his armpits were windy, and he almost flew away in the wind.

"Good tea!" Zifei praised heartily.

The old man said: "This tea is not drunk for nothing, you should remember the location of each chess piece in this chess game, and then come back to us when you think of a way to solve this three-tribulation chain." ”

Zifei kept every piece in the game in mind.

The old man said, "Remember, go back first." ”

He thanked him, then turned back to the beach, turned the little wooden boat over, and drove it away from the island.

It took him two days and two nights to find Xu Fu's fleet and return to Xu Fu's big ship.

Xu Fu was very surprised to see Zifei coming back safe and sound, and asked him where he had gone and why it had taken so long.

Zifei said that he was swept away by the wind and waves, but fortunately, he did not die, and there were actually people and ships, so he escaped. He hides the meeting of two old chess players on the island.

After returning to the fleet, Zifei recalled the chess game of the two old men day and night, trying to find a way to solve it. But he couldn't figure it out. So, he came up with the idea of escaping the fleet and returning to his master. He thought that the master was proficient in chess, and there might be a solution.

He didn't know that at this time, Master and Ziyu had already slept under the loess.