Chen Yusheng had taken more than a dozen steps away from the big banyan tree, and Tang Shan still stayed still.

Tang Shan glared at the middle-aged man, but this person had half-closed eyes, did not speak, and had no expression. Tang Shan's gaze slowly moved from the middle-aged man to the chess game.

That's right, that is the "Jade Silk Golden Ding" copied from the old man's back two years ago. A son is not bad.

But according to the dead old man, the endgame of "Jade Silk Golden Ding" has been hidden in his family, passed down from generation to generation, and has never been announced to the world. Except for the old man himself, no one in the world knows how this game is set.

If the old man's words are true, then, in today's world, the only person who knows the real way of "Jade Silk Golden Ding" is Tangshan. The other versions of "Wen Cheng Prime Minister Jade Silk Golden Tripod Map" circulating on the rivers and lakes are obviously all fake by good deeds.

Of course, Tang Shan is the only one who can get through this real endgame. In addition to this, Tang Shan also inherited another endgame from the old man, "Riding Alone" and his moves.

In the past two years, Tang Shan has never shown it to others, except for often contemplating these two games of chess in his room. Including his friend Chen Yusheng, who doesn't know chess at all, he didn't reveal half a word.

However, why does such a mysterious endgame of "Jade Silk Golden Tripod" appear here and now? Will this person put on another plate of "riding alone"?

I don't know how long it took, the middle-aged man couldn't hold his breath at first, opened his eyes completely, looked at Tang Shan, and then looked at the butcher's knife inserted in Tang Shan's waist, suddenly smiled gloomily, and asked:

"Do you want the next game?"

Tang Shan was startled, but his mouth answered the question:

"Who are you?"

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man also answered the question:

"It's been a long time, and there's nothing to do, why don't you go on the next game, boy?"

Tang Shan was no longer surprised at the moment, but once again answered the question:

"Who the hell are you?"

The middle-aged man didn't seem to have enough patience, and finally couldn't resist Tang Shan, so he replied helplessly:

"The people who have fallen into the rivers and lakes, their names have long been insulted to their ancestors, why are you obsessed with who I am? Besides, a name is just a symbol, you can call me anything if you want. ”

said such a big thing, in fact, in anyone's ears, it is said that it is equal to not speaking.

Tang Shan knew that this person was unwilling to reveal his true identity, and it would be useless to ask anything more. He had no choice but to knock on the side:

"Why are you putting the endgame here?"

The middle-aged man's answer was more mysterious:

"The rivers and lakes are so big, let me be free, where is the endgame not placed?"

Tang Shan sneered:

"You can lie to a three-year-old child. This remote mountain village is not a place to put on the mess and eat at all. ”

The middle-aged man also sneered, and his words were still mysterious:

"Who said I set up the mess to eat?"

Tang Shan was stunned by his rhetorical question, and involuntarily asked:

"And what are you for?"

The middle-aged man glared at Tang Shan's face and said word by word:

"I'm looking for someone who is destined."

Tang Shan immediately became vigilant and asked tentatively:

"Who is the one who is destined?"

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man looked depressed and shook his head:

"To know who is destined, do I still need to wait hopelessly here?"

Tang Shan knew that no matter how far the circle went, he couldn't ask anything.

The person in front of him either has something unspeakable to hide, or he has other plans. If he was setting up another endgame, Tang Shan was more curious, and then walked away.

But he was biased to be the "Jade Silk Golden Ding", and when he was seen by Tang Shan, he couldn't let it go easily.

Since he couldn't ask the other party's background, Tang Shan wanted to know if this person had gone through this endgame.

In addition, Tang Shan pondered the chess games and moves left by the old man for two years, and wanted to find a chance to try whether he knew all the changes by heart.

Tang Shan asked coldly:

"What's the stake?"

This time it was the middle-aged man's turn to be taken aback, as if he didn't expect Tang Shan to bet with him so soon, but he immediately calmed down:

"In the gambling game, the stakes are nothing more than money."

It's vulgar when it comes to money. What I just said is looking for people who are destined, how can you gamble money? I thought that I would meet a stranger in the rivers and lakes, Tang Shan thought to himself, I didn't expect you to be a last-class person after all.

Tang Shan snorted coldly:

"You shouldn't gamble this game for money."

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly:

"Wandering in the rivers and lakes, I have no choice. I had to use the sword as a pig-killing knife. ”

Tang Shan simply went straight to the topic:

"Okay, how much to bet?"

When the middle-aged man saw that Tang Shan was speaking simply, he no longer had a vain head and said:

"Five to one. If you lose, give me a hundred, and if I lose, give you five hundred. You are a guest from afar, and the red and black are up to you. ”

Tang Shan didn't say a word, counted out five hundred yuan from his pocket, put it on the edge of the chessboard, and stared at the middle-aged man gloomily:

"Let's change the rules."

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, and involuntarily asked:

"How?"

Tang Shan was still staring at the middle-aged man's face:

"I'll give you five hundred if I lose. You lose, just answer me one question. ”

When the middle-aged man heard this, he suddenly became alert:

"You'd better go."

Tang Shan smiled:

"What? You don't want to make this money? ”

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly:

"If you want to ask me about my name, I can't tell you. So, you better go. ”

Tang Shan sneered:

"So, you know you're going to lose before you play chess?"

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, realized that he had lost his words, and hurriedly made up for it:

"That's not what I said. People in the rivers and lakes, the word 'letter' is the first, I just take into account the situation of 1 in 10,000, if you win, I have the answer to the question asked, but I don't want to answer, it will break the rules of the rivers and lakes. ”

Tang Shan smiled again:

"Well, I won't embarrass you. On top of the rules just now, with one more condition: I don't ask you anything about where your name came from, or what you're here for. How is it? ”

The middle-aged man pondered for a long time, and finally nodded:

"Okay, that's it. Do you choose red or black? ”

Tang Shan sat down and sneered:

"I'll give you this priority."

The middle-aged man looked up to the sky and sighed:

"With the same to adapt to all changes, I may meet a master today. Well, people are in the rivers and lakes, and they are not informal, so I will no longer take care of the host's courtesy and take a step first. ”

After speaking, he picked up a red piece and took the first step.

Tang Shan looked at it coldly, this person was so proficient in his moves, he had obviously practiced in advance, and he didn't look like an ordinary chess player. Of course, just by the first step, I can't see his rules, let alone how deeply he has studied this bureau.

Tang Shan deliberately hesitated for a moment before picking up a sunspot and responding.

In the next dozen or so steps, the middle-aged man played smoothly, which confirmed Tang Shan's conjecture, this person had studied the chess game with hard work, and his chess skills were not bad, and he dredged many changes.

Tang Shan muttered for a long time every step he took. This is not to deliberately confuse the other party, but to verify whether this person's move is any different from the correct move given to him by the old man.

After walking twenty steps, the middle-aged man's son began to show blockage, which showed that his previous research had only ended this step. Next, he changed his offense to defense, and could only rely on his real chess skills to deal with Tang Shan's well-known footwork.

The endgame of all rivers and lakes is a trap step by step, and it is very confusing, if you are not careful, you will lose everything, and there is no room for reversal; This is not the same as playing full chess.

Usually play full chess, make a small mistake, generally do not die immediately, at most lose an important piece, and there may be a chance to get it back.

Therefore, in general, the street gambling endgame will not exceed ten moves, and you can see the winner and loser.

Although the game of "Jade Silk Golden Ding" has never been circulated in the rivers and lakes, the characteristics of its endgame are the same. Therefore, if a middle-aged man can walk more than 20 steps, he is already a powerful character.

It's a pity that he met Tangshan. Tang Shan relied not on chess skills, but on amazing memories.

The middle-aged man made a mistake at the twenty-eighth step. Tang Shan remained silent and suffocated his old handsome in the Nine Palaces at the thirtieth step.

The middle-aged man didn't seem to expect that he would lose so quickly, and he was very unwilling, and even forgot the bet oath he had made in advance, and stammered:

"One more game."

At this time, Tang Shan could have directly refused. Because according to the prior agreement, the middle-aged man loses, and he has to answer Tang Shan's question. But Tang Shan suddenly changed his mind and decided to take the opportunity to test him again.

Tang Shan wanted to know if this person would put another plate of "riding alone" in addition to the "Jade Silk Golden Ding". If even "seeing the captive alone" can be easily posed, then this man is likely to be from the mysterious family of the old man.

Tang Shan smiled, stared at the chessboard, and pretended to respond intentionally or unintentionally:

"Okay, I'll give you a chance, put another game out, if you win me, even if we make a draw, we don't owe each other."

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly explained:

"What another game? Where's the other game? I'm talking about the same game, and the next time, I may not lose to you. ”

As soon as Tang Shan heard him speak a little incoherently, he knew that this person was a small character and didn't know how to "ride alone".

Tang Shan threw down the chess pieces, looked away from the chess game, stared at his face, shook his head, and said with a smile:

"As agreed beforehand, you have to answer me a question first."

The middle-aged man woke up and lost the game and had not yet cashed in his bet. With a dead face, he said dejectedly:

"If you want to know something, you ask."

Tang Shan put away the five hundred yuan he had just taken out, and took out a boning knife from his waist and placed it next to the chess game. Said coldly:

"The rules of the rivers and lakes are willing to gamble and lose. What I asked, you answered truthfully. If I find you deceiving me, we'll see from the tip of the knife. ”

The middle-aged man's fingers trembled, then he regained his composure and said coldly:

"I'm willing to gamble and lose, and don't forget the rules and conditions."

Tang Shan took a deep breath, stared at the middle-aged man's eyes, and asked word by word:

"Tell me, where did you get this endgame?"

The middle-aged man was taken aback at first, as if he had thought about various possibilities in advance, but he didn't expect that Tang Shan was asking such a strange question.

He lifted his spirits, looked at Tang Shan for a long time, and finally suddenly closed his eyes and replied:

"I can't say that. Kill me. ”

Tang Shan picked up the knife, shook it in front of the middle-aged man, and said viciously:

"Do you think I don't dare?"

The man looked at him with horror on his face.

Suddenly, a figure rushed next to him and hit Tang Shan like *, Tang Shan flew out two meters with a knife, fell to the ground, and couldn't get up for a while.