The greatest pleasure of playing chess lies in the unknowability of victory and defeat, the attempt of winning and losing, and the inquiry of winning and losing.

But the victory or defeat is often not related to the chess pieces, but only to the chess players.

For example, Li Xiu played chess with Liang Xiaodao all night, but never lost a game.

The two of them were full of interest, but Xiong Fat felt very bored, and what made him feel most angry was that Li Xiu didn't ask him to eat with him when he had just eaten.

The reason is that there are not enough meals.

Is this what people say?

Xiong Fat may not be stingy, but he is not generous, and he thought about it all night, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.

So he jumped up from Li Xiu's head and sat on the chessboard.

The chessboard shattered into several pieces, and the pieces were scattered all over the ground.

Liang Xiaodao showed a smile and said a draw with a smug face.

Of course, he deserves to be proud, and being able to play against Li Xiu and become a draw is enough for him to go to any big teahouse chess hall and get a job with an annual income of more than 1,000 taels.

Li Xiu didn't care about him, but looked at Xiong Fat, and said seriously: "That's Jiang Liu'er's chessboard, if you sell it outside, it can be sold for at least 100,000 taels." ”

Xiong Fat shrunk his neck, and then thought that he couldn't weaken his momentum, so he raised his head and looked arrogant.

Either give me food, or sell your Xiong Ye, Xiong Ye and I will definitely be worth more than this broken chessboard.

Li Xiu sighed, thinking to himself that of course you are worth more than the chessboard, but you can't destroy something inferior to you just because you are valuable, this is very unreasonable.

Xiong Fat lowered his head and thought about it, and then said in his heart that you didn't give me food, so you can't blame me.

Li Xiu grinned: "What do you want to eat?"

Xiong Fat looked at him with some suspicion when he heard this, and didn't seem to believe that he cooked for him so easily, so he couldn't help but ask, "What?"

"Do you want to eat?"

"Eat, of course, I'm going to eat fish. ”

Li Xiu nodded when he heard this, then turned his head to look at Liang Xiaodao and asked, "Do you want to go fishing?"

Liang Xiaodao sat on the chair in some astonishment, his eyes wandering back and forth on their bodies, as if he was a little surprised that Xiong Pang could suddenly speak?

Li Xiu didn't explain, the sky was very good today, the sun was warm, and the snow outside the door became even more staring.

Xiong Pang glanced at Liang Xiaodao, thinking that Tubaozi had never seen the world.

Fishing naturally has to go to the small pond on the back mountain, Liang Xiaodao goes almost every day these days, the fish is not actually unpalatable, but many people hate trouble, because eating fish has to pick thorns.

That's troublesome.

At least that's what Li Xiu thought.

But grilled fish is different.

Yesterday it was a lot of snow and it had been raining for a long time, but the water was not frozen and never covered with snow, and you could even feel the mild temperature in the water when you put your hand into it.

Li Xiu glanced at the green blades of grass floating on the water, and at a glance he could see the little white snake lying there with its belly facing the sky, its round belly rising and falling, and it looked like it was sleeping soundly.

A smile appeared on his face, and for some reason he felt a lot more settled.

Xiong Fat glanced at the little white snake, the expression on his face changed slightly, and he leaned behind Li Xiu with a small round eye, staring at the winter bird on the branch.

"Fishing is a fun sport to kill time and bring food at the same time, as well as to calm the mind and become peaceful. ”

Li Xiu looked at the water surface and said to himself.

In many cases, tranquility is a luxury.

"You're so tired. ”

Liang Xiaodao reached out and picked up the bait in front of him, hung it on his hook and threw it into the water, and said softly.

He didn't say that you don't have to be so tired, because the two of them knew each other that he would always be so tired.

Cultivation is not tiring, entering secret realms such as the sea of books is not tiring, killing people is not tiring, and calculating is not tiring.

Even if you go to the Heavenly Lock Tower and the Wasteland, it is not tiring, and it is not tiring to deal with Changlin and the Wasteland, planning the Snow Country, and even being vigilant against the Demon Clan.

But it's very tiring to put it together, especially when it comes to a person whose cultivation is only in the three realms and has only been practicing for a year.

He's always gambling with his life, he's always tightening that string.

So naturally very tired.

Liang Xiaodao knew, that's why he said so.

"You're practicing too slowly. ”

Li Xiu stretched his waist and drove the fish to float on the surface of the water and shake.

Liang Xiaodao has already stood at the peak of Chengyi, and this speed is definitely not slow.

But still slow.

"The Tower of Heaven will open next month, you don't have to do anything this month, stay with me with peace of mind. ”

Liang Xiaodao looked at the water surface and instructed.

Li Xiu did not speak.

Liang Xiaodao continued: "I will let it go, Beidi is very unhappy with your decision to go to Gusu City alone, His Majesty said a few words when he was in retreat, if I remember correctly, there is a sentence that is King Keqin of Beidi." ”

Li Xiu said silently: "I am not a king. ”

Liang Xiaodao glanced at him and did not speak.

What Beidi shows is just an attitude, and it seems that everyone has forgotten that Li Xiu will always stand firmly behind Beidi.

Li Xiu was silent for a moment and nodded: "I know." ”

Some people say that fishing is a game that requires patience, but in Li Xiu's opinion, all that is needed is luck.

When someone tells you that you don't have any fish to take the bait, you should wait slowly, you might as well turn your attention to other people, because there should already be a lot of fish in the basket of others.

Same equipment, same bait, same place.

The fish just doesn't catch your hook.

In Li Xiu's view, this is a matter of luck.

But sometimes strength can change luck.

So his eyes suddenly became a little gray, one after another big fish were hooked, and Liang Xiaodao couldn't see a single fish.

It's strange, there's no reason why someone who didn't have a fish one moment caught six or seven the next.

So Liang Xiaodao couldn't help but ask, "You didn't cheat, did you?"

Li Xiu looked at the water and shook his head.

Liang Xiaodao nodded suspiciously.

But when an hour passed, he still hadn't caught a single fish, and Li Xiu already had two full fish baskets there, he knew that he was too naïve.

So he asked again: "You really didn't cheat?"

Li Xiu shook his head again: "No." ”

Liang Xiaodao glanced at his eyes, then at his side, took a deep breath, and said seriously: "You fart." ”

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January isn't a long time, but it's just right.

Li Xiu walked back and forth between the cabin and the pond for a month, and even put his cultivation aside for the time being.

During this period, I watched a few snowfalls, and the disciples of the academy would occasionally come to chat, and Chen Sining and Zhong Liang often came.

Even Qi Yuanbin came once.

It's been a very peaceful and rare month.

Li Xiu was lying on a bamboo chair outside the door of the wooden house, and the raccoon was lying on his chest.

Liang Xiaodao shook his head and sat on the stone not far away.

It's very comfortable.

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PS: It's very comfortable, some people say that my rhythm is too tight, and one thing after another keeps appearing, so I want to write a little more bland chapters so that Li Xiu can also live a few quiet days.

It's just that ordinary days always pass quickly, just like our day-to-day lives.