Chapter 23: The Chess Game

Sakura Ling and I didn't say a word, thinking about what to do.

Sakura Ling said that it is better for me to pull you and escape with light skills. I shook my head and said no, I saw three rows of archers in a circle outside, and if we slowed down, we would be shot beyond recognition.

Speaking of this, I suddenly thought that I had followed Huiyun to learn more than 20 days of light skills, the heart method remembers that it is a rolling melon, Master Huiyun's light skills I have witnessed with my own eyes, it is not an exaggeration to use the word magic, I now set myself and Master Huiyun's internal strength in one, not to mention that the light skills can be compared to Master Huiyun, there are also seven or eight discounts, even if it is five folds, it is estimated that these officers and soldiers will not be able to shoot us.

I said to Sakura to cover her face.

Sakura was stunned for a moment, tore off the corners of her skirt, and covered her face for me and her.

I said Sakura, you have to hold my hand tightly in a moment. After speaking, he held her tightly with his left hand, and pulled out his right hand.

Sakura Ling said that you plan to kill it directly?

I took Sakura's hand and sneaked to the back door and jumped onto the roof. I shushed and looked around, only to see that the outside of the Jiafu courtyard was lit red by torches, just because the area of the Jiafu is not small, we went up to the roof and they didn't notice it, taking advantage of the moonlight, I jumped to the roof of the wing house closest to the west wall, and the archers outside the west courtyard immediately found us, and they drew their bows and prepared to shoot arrows.

I followed Master Huiyun's teachings, took a deep breath, stomped on the ridge of the roof, and swooped out into the air. I heard a bang behind me, and I hurriedly turned around, and by the moonlight, I saw that the wing room had collapsed under my kick. The archers outside the courtyard continued to shoot arrows, and by this time I was already out of range, and they could not shoot anywhere. I looked down at the soles of my feet, only to see the houses moving backwards with a swish, and I pulled the cherry blossom spirit like a cloud driving the fog, and in the blink of an eye, I had thrown Jiafu far away. After another moment, we landed, and just two steps away, I faintly heard the sound of horses' hooves rushing towards this side, and I simply half-hugged Sakura Ling and galloped wildly.

The wind beat at our faces, and I turned my head to look at Sakura, who had long been blown away from her eyes. I ran happily, holding Sakura Ling, but I felt very light. I don't even think I need to have a lot of strength under my feet, no matter what I step on, I can jump with my strength, even if it's a green grass on the side of the road. After a while, they reached the western city wall, and the city gate was already closed. I leaped as hard as I could, flying over the city wall like a roc spreading its wings, but the soldiers patrolling back and forth on the top of the wall did not notice us. I landed and continued to run west.

Rushing and running, then to the suburbs, in front of you is a newly opened canal more than 40 zhang wide, the river surface is calm as a mirror, a round of crescent moon reflected in the water, very clear. I didn't have the slightest idea of stopping, gathered all my internal strength to the bottom of my feet, and rushed over.

I took a step ten feet, and as soon as my foot touched the water, the internal strength of the soles of my feet was stimulated downward, and the water surface exploded as if it had been bombarded, and my body involuntarily bounced up and took another step forward. And so the fourth step was to step on the riverbank. I stopped running, and turned my head to look back at the canal with Sakura in my arms, the originally calm surface of the river kept shaking and swaying, hitting the river bank one after another, and hitting the white waves one after another.

I was stunned with Sakura.

It took a long time for us to come back to our senses, and Sakura Ling said Brother Zhishan, who did you learn light skills from? Why did you become so light and functional? If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, I wouldn't believe that anyone would have been able to jump over the city wall and tread water. No matter how good the light skills are in the martial arts, I'm afraid they don't have this ability.

I smiled and told her that it was the monk who saved me who taught me. I didn't know that light work was so powerful.

Ying Ling asked who the old monk was, and I said it was my master Huiyun, his martial arts are extremely high, and I am afraid that no one can beat him in the martial arts. Jia Gongzi's little light work to Master Huiyun is not worthy of carrying shoes.

Sakura Ling said no wonder, I saw that his body was the same as a ghost, and every time he suddenly appeared in front of me.

I said I admired him, but I felt a little sorry for him. The first thing he did to learn his light skills was to run for his life.

Sakura Ling and I wondered how the officers and soldiers suddenly appeared outside the door. Ying Ling thought for a while and said that maybe Jia Gongzi had violated the king's law, and the officers and soldiers originally wanted to arrest Jia Gongzi, but we happened to encounter it with bad luck. I think it's very likely. Ying Ling was still sighing later, saying that he was in too much of a hurry to save me at that time, Master Huiyun hugged me and picked up the handsome and left, and Ying Ling cared about my safety and followed Huiyun, not to mention the silver ticket on the table that Jia Gongzi pressed 50,000 taels, and even forgot to take the more than 4,000 taels we won.

I said it was all right, I still had more than thirty taels of gold and some broken silver on me. We can't stay in the city for a long time, and when we wait until the next town, we will exchange the gold for silver, and we can exchange it for more than a thousand taels, even if we stay in the inn every day, and eat wine and meat at once, it is enough to eat for a few years.

Sakura muttered, "Then we won't be able to buy our house." I smiled and said that when I finished participating in the martial arts league master bidding competition, I would quit Shaolin, gamble with you all the way, and buy the house we fancy with the silver won when I arrived in Guancheng, and then buy thousands of acres of land, and rent it out to eat rent. I can be our rich man with peace of mind, and you can give birth to our baby with peace of mind.

Sakura Ling laughed and said, Who said he was going to marry you? Have you ever heard of Aunt Dao marrying a monk?

When we came to Xingyang, it was late at night, and we couldn't enter the city, so we found a shady tree outside the city and ate the dry food brought by the cherry spirit, and the cherry spirit pulled a lot of hay from the neighborhood, and we laid the hay and lay down under the tree to rest. The moon was now in the middle of the sky, and I turned my head to look at Sakura, who was already asleep. Watching Sakura follow me all the way to suffer and be tired, I was very sorry to go. secretly swore that he would treat her well in this life.

Although the season has begun autumn, there are still a lot of mosquitoes, I am afraid that mosquitoes will bite the cherry blossoms, so I gently pull out the handsome, listen to the voice, and cut off the mosquitoes. In this way, I closed my eyes and slept lightly to kill mosquitoes all night, and by the morning, I didn't feel tired at all. When the sun first rose, I opened my eyes and went to look at the Sakura Spirit, who was also looking at me.

Ying Ling said Brother Zhishan, I see that when you used Gan Shuai to kill mosquitoes, the swordsmanship was flowing and silent, I am afraid it is much higher than when you went down the mountain.

I hurriedly put away my sword and sat up, only to see that the hay was densely covered with mosquitoes, and the centipedes, toads, and snakes passing by outside the hay were not spared. I said sin and sin, I didn't expect to kill so many creatures in one night.

Sakura Ling smiled, the most unlucky is me, I woke up early to relieve myself, and when I saw the handsome man wiping his face, I was so scared that I didn't dare to move. I didn't want to wake you up and delayed your rest, and I have been holding it until now.

I said don't worry, even if I fall asleep, I won't cut you, why don't you go quickly?

Sakura got up and hid in the grass behind the tree to relieve herself, I said Sakura-sama, you don't seem to be ten feet away.

Sakura shouted in the grass, it's not like you haven't seen it.

We came to the outside of Xingyang City, and saw a lot of people on both sides of the city gate, looking at the list on the wall.

Sakura Ling and I were curious, and we also squeezed into the crowd, which was startled.

There are two avatars drawn on the list, no matter how you look at it, it looks like me and Ying Ling, and then look at the text: Shaolin criminal Zhao Xiaoer (legal name Zhishan) plundered Wudang Sakura girl in early May, and killed Guancheng Jia Fugui (known as fast man in the rivers and lakes) when he was in early August and his family snatched money, and now a wanted warrant is issued to want Zhao Xiaoer, and those who report clues will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver, and those who are captured will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver. The inscription is the seal of the prince.

Sakura and I glanced at each other, and we couldn't help but bow our heads together and go back to where we slept.

I said what's going on, Bangwen said I robbed you and killed Jia Gongzi.

Sakura Ling said don't worry, I guess someone on the road saw me with you and told my grandfather, my grandfather's temper must have thought that you kidnapped me and didn't go back for so long. As for the killing of Jia Gongzi, I really don't know, we obviously hide our faces.

I said yes, could it be that the people in the casino saw me and Jia Gongzi fighting once, and now they see that Jia Gongzi's family is dead, and mistakenly think that I killed them?

Sakura Ling said it was very likely. At that time, there were so many people in the casino, maybe someone went to tell the government.

We discussed it, or let's modify it. You can't go to the city, so you have to avoid crowded places and continue to hurry. Sakura Ling put on the men's clothes she was carrying again, went into Xingyang City to buy a lot of things, and when she came back, she dressed me up as a middle-aged farmer. I hurriedly ate some flatbread and steamed buns, and then went on the road again.

Of course, he did not dare to use light work on the road, and a farmer who walked like a fly would definitely arouse the suspicion of others. When we walked to the west mountain at sunset, we arrived at Renzhuang Village, and we didn't dare to go to Renzhuang to spend the night, and planned to find a cave on the nearby mountain to deal with the night. As soon as I went up the mountain, I saw a clearing next to the mountain road, and there were stone benches and stone tables in the open space, and two old gentlemen in white clothes sat on the stone bench and played chess.

I wanted to ignore them, but Sakura Ling pulled me and whispered You see they are all bald, could they be monks?

I stopped to take a closer look, and there was no scar on my head, so I thought maybe my hair had fallen out of my hair when I was old.

An old gentleman laughed and said that the two donors, we are monks, but we are not bald, and the incense scars are not without fragrance, and we can't tell the difference after all these years. I see that the little girl is as careful as a hair, why don't you come and help me see how this game of chess can be solved?

I was taken aback, Sakura Ling was obviously dressed as a man, and he didn't look much at it, so he recognized the identity of Sakura Ling's daughter. Ten ** is also a master like Master Huiyun.

Sakura was not very happy to go over, so I pulled Sakura over it. Say, I don't know how the monk knows that she is a woman.

The old monk looked up and smiled and said to me, "Men have strong steps, and women have light steps." Just the sound of footsteps can guess that this must be a little girl.

Sakura Ling "cut" and said that if it were a thin man, I was afraid that his steps would not be much thicker.

The old monk smiled again, if it is a slightly thinner man, I am afraid that his walking posture is not as good as that of a girl. We saw you when you went up the mountain. How can you not see it after observing it for half a day?

I asked the old monk, I don't know what kind of situation the high monk called Sakura Lingjie?

The old monk said that the monk did not dare to be, my law name is stupid, this law name is discerning, as for the chess game, the two of you might as well take a look.

When Sakura Ling heard that the old monk called himself a fool, she covered her mouth and laughed. I am very curious, I have heard of countless Dharma names, some of which are unpleasant, but I have never heard of "stupid". I didn't dare to ask more, so I looked at the chess carefully.

Speaking of chess, there is nothing for ordinary people to have as a pastime, but chess is available in every family, and the production is very simple - just find a thumb-thick branch, chop it into 32 chess pieces, and engrave the words to play on the wooden board with the lines drawn, so everyone can say that chess can be played. In my spare time at the Shaolin Temple, I often play chess with Master Huien.

But I saw that on the chessboard, there was only one "handsome" left on the other side in the middle of the middle line of the nine palaces, and there was only one "will" left on the stupid monk's side in the middle of the left line of the nine palaces, but in the middle of the middle line next to the "will" was the "pawn" of the wise-eyed monk. "General" can't eat "pawn", eat "pawn" will be "handsome" to death, can only move up and down, but no matter whether it moves up or down, you can only admit defeat, because there is no way out.

I casually said how this chess could have been played like this.

The discerning master, who had never spoken, said that if it weren't for the stupid carelessness to leave the pawn until now, how could he have no way out?

Sakura Ling glanced at it and said, I think I can only admit defeat. Isn't it an obvious dead end?

The discerning master laughed, and suddenly shouted: "Fool! When the game is completed, it is too late." If you refuse to pawn at the beginning, how can you lose again?

As if enlightened, the stupid master stood up and saluted the discerning master, calling Amitabha Buddha.

I immediately understood that these two monks were performing for us, the so-called "stupid" alluded to me, and the chess game was next year's martial arts league master bidding tournament, and the "pawn" referred to Sakura Ling. It turned out that they were the same as Master Huiyun, worried that I would get along with Sakura Ling, and that the Dharma Vajra Sword Technique would lose its power and would lose next year.