Zhang Xuan said with a smile: "Mother, in addition to these, we can also get some living money every year." You are the lady of the third grade, and you can get 2,000 Sima coins every year. I am a high-ranking official, and I can get 5,000 Sima coins every year. ”

As he spoke, he took out two official letters from his body, explained them to the Xuan clan pointingly, took out two sets of official uniforms, handed one of them to the Xuan clan, and said, "Mother, this is yours, try it when you have time." ”

The Xuan clan rubbed the glittering dress of the lady of the command, and said with tears in his eyes: "Yinzi, you have not only added luster to your mother's face, but also added luster to the face of the ancestors of the Zhang family. ”

When Zhang Xuan heard this, his heart couldn't help but sink. If his father Zhang Da Niu lived until now, looking at the beautiful scenery of their mother and son, how good it would be!

The next day, Baguio came to the mansion again, muttered to the family behind closed doors, and then left happily.

On the third day, a white-haired, arrogant old man suddenly visited, Dao is a chess master who teaches Zhang Xuan's chess skills, surnamed Bai Minglang, according to the arrangement of the royal family, he will teach Zhang Xuan's chess skills from now on.

Zhang Xuan greeted Bai Lang and invited him to sit down and cook tea.

Bai Lang took out a chessboard from his backpack and said to Zhang Xuan, who was sitting opposite: "General, this is the chessboard of Wanxiangqi, with nineteen lines horizontally and vertically, forming three hundred and sixty-one intersections, and these intersections are where the black and white chess pieces fall. ”

After that, he took out two colored chess pieces from his backpack, one black and the other white.

Seeing this, Zhang Xuan reached out and picked up the sunspot and said, "Mr. Bai, can we go down?" ”

Bai Lang shook his head expressionlessly, and said: "The mystery of this chess piece lies in the nine squares, when the pawn is moved, unless the first piece lands casually, starting from the second piece, each piece must follow the rules of the nine squares, otherwise, the chess pieces that fall are very likely to be eaten by the opponent's chess pieces." The victory or defeat of chess is measured by the number of pieces that the player ends up on the board, and the more pieces left on the board, the more likely it is to win. Therefore, if you want to learn Wanxiang, you must first learn the Nine Directions, otherwise you will definitely lose. ”

When Zhang Xuan heard this, he knew that Wanxiang chess still had such a way, so he said: "Mr. Bai, according to what you say, is this Wanxiang chess particularly difficult to play?" ”

"For beginners or stupid people, it's really hard to play chess." Bai Lang shook his head and responded, "And for talented people, it's just a game of boring time to talk about how to play." Since the debut of the old man, he has been invincible all over the world, and he is very lonely and lonely, and now he has been invited by the royal family, and he thinks that he is idle, so why not come and teach, if there are some interesting jokes, wouldn't he be able to laugh? ”

These words were very self-boasting and contemptuous of others, Zhang Xuan wanted to flip the table on the spot, but he couldn't hold back.

The arrogant Bai Lang on the other side, with his skills, is invincible all over the world, and he can be regarded as some arrogant capital. Just like him Zhang Xuan, with his wonderful supernatural powers to subdue demons and eliminate demons, he is also a little arrogant in front of others, which is actually normal.

The crux of the matter is that if you want to suppress other people's arrogance, you have to become stronger than others, so that he can't be arrogant.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan said calmly: "Well, what Mr. said is true, everyone has their own unique endowment, and they can't be forced to be the same. ”

"You can agree with my statement, it shows that the children are teachable." Bai Lang glanced at Zhang Xuan, nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then it's good to memorize the mantra of the Nine Directions, and don't let me repeat it over and over again!" ”

With that, close your eyes and recite the mantra one by one.

Zhang Xuan recited along while memorizing with his heart.

Such a state reminded him of studying with Zhang Kuanren in the school. The difference is that Zhang Kuanren often shakes his head when reciting, but Bai Lang does not move.

The mantra of the Nine Directions was about a thousand words, and Bai Lang was afraid that Zhang Xuan would not be able to remember it, so he recited it five or four times in a row, and Zhang Xuan also recited it four or five times.

After that, Bai Lang opened his eyes and asked, "Have you remembered everything?" ”

"Remember, sir!" Zhang Xuan replied crisply.

Under Bai Lang's suspicious gaze, Zhang Xuan took the initiative to recite the mantra.

After hearing this, Bai Lang bowed his head and said, "Well, you have a good memory and are very attentive, I am very pleased!" ”

Next, he began to explain the meaning of the mantra and demonstrated it on the board with black and white chess pieces as he did.

After the demonstration, Bai Lang immediately got up and said, "These days, you have carefully understood the content of the mantra, and I will come back in ten days." ”

With that, he walked away.

Zhang Xuan respectfully sent Bai Lang outside the gate, but Bai Lang didn't even look back, and walked away.

"Alas, this is the conceit of the craftsman, hopeless!"

Zhang Xuan muttered as he returned to the mansion and asked the Xuan clan who had just come out of the back room, "Mother, is this what you muttered to Baguio yesterday?" ”

Xuan Shi smiled: "I told Yaoyao that you agreed to learn the six arts, but I didn't expect her to arrange it today, this girl is very good at doing things!" ”

"I think she's in a hurry to get married!" Zhang Xuan complained.

He originally thought that the six arts were not difficult to learn, but the chess skills he had just come into contact with gave him a blow to the head. It's just a game of chess, and what algorithm do you pay attention to, it's just a deliberate toss of people!

However, there was no turning back from the bow, and since he had started, he could only learn it head-on.

In a daze, in order to find some shortcuts, he hid in his room, entered Xiaoqiankun, and went to chat with Hongrui.

Hongrui was taking the seven little demons to watch the Huashan Craftsman Demon making tools, and when she saw Zhang Xuan, she asked with a smile: "What, is there something troublesome again?" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled bitterly and asked, "Xiaorui, have you ever played Wanxiang?" ”

Hongrui shook her head: "No! I was originally a demon, and we demons don't usually play chess. ”

"You don't know how to play chess, so you may not have heard of Jiufangju, right?" Zhang Xuan continued to ask.

"I really haven't heard of it, what is this nine squares?" Hongrui asked rhetorically as she shook her head.

The Huashan Craftsman Demon, who was concentrating on making craftsman, suddenly raised his head and said, "Master, I know a little about the nine squares you said. ”

"Oh?" When Zhang Xuan heard this, his eyes lit up, and he squatted next to the Huashan Craftsman Demon and said, "Gardener, could it be that you can also play chess?" ”

"No, never!" The Huashan Craftsman shook his head decisively.

"Hey, you haven't been down, why are you still here!" Zhang Xuan was frustrated when he heard this, and planned to stand up.

But I heard the Huashan Craftsman Demon say: "Although I haven't been down, I know what the Nine Directions are all about." ”

When Zhang Xuan heard this, he squatted down again with half of his body standing up, and said, "If you have something to say, just say it neatly, don't spit out half and half like this!" ”

"Master, in order to learn crafts, I often wandered the world, mingled with all kinds of craftsmen, and met a lot of people who played chess." The Huashan Craftsman replied, "During this process, I often heard them talk about the Nine Directions, so I asked them for advice out of curiosity. After listening to the formulas of the nine rectangles they said, I realized that those formulas are similar to the formulas of the nine reckoning moments that our craftsmen have mastered, and there is nothing unusual. ”

"Oh, according to what you say, your craftsmen's nine reckos can be used to play chess?" Zhang Xuan asked.

"I'm not sure." "However, I think that many of the world's skills have something in common, and whoever draws inferences can achieve great success. ”

Well, there is nothing wrong with this, it seems that the Huashan Craftsman Demon has some insight.

Zhang Xuan secretly praised the Huashan Craftsman Demon in his heart, and asked the Huashan Craftsman Demon to recite the nine-count mantra again, and his face couldn't help but smile.