After three days of sailing, the first snow fell on the river after the beginning of winter this year.

The snow is not heavy, and the white velvet snowflakes are like catkins flying all over the sky, and they disappear without a trace in the blink of an eye like moths in the river water.

After admiring the snow on the deck for a while, they returned to the warm cabin.

Over the course of a few days, the five children became more familiar with each other and got along with each other much more closely than the adults.

Miao Yusheng and Lin Baochun opened the ring, and played chess with relish. Lin Baoqiu knelt on the chessboard, his hands propped up and watched with interest. Whenever my brother played a good game, he smiled happily.

Xiao Jar couldn't play Go, so Mantaibao taught her to play backgammon. The little jar always loses, and in a fit of anger, he runs to find Lu Ye to move the rescuers.

Lu Ye hid alone in the cabin on the second floor to read, and in the past few days, he meditated and contemplated, feeling that he was getting closer and closer to breaking through the "health master", and there might only be one opportunity left.

Xiao Jar couldn't help but drag Lu Ye downstairs, but saw that Man Taibao had already played backgammon with Chen Fahu. Chen Fahu's chess strength goes without saying, the newborn calf of the Mantaibao is not afraid of tigers, and he actually walks well and does not fall behind.

Xiao Jar stood beside her with a pout, Lu Ye touched her head, and said with a slight smile: "Xiao Man is good at calculation, you can anticipate the enemy at every step, and you will not lose unjustly." In other words, most of them are not opponents. ”

Man Taibao smiled and said, "Thank you Lu Gongzi for complimenting, why don't we have two plates later?"

Chen Fahu shook his head and said, "Do you think Lu Gongzi is praising you? When you play chess, you are too obsessed with calculations, and you want to guess the intentions of your opponent everywhere, which seems to be clever but is not. Real national players, of course, have a saying of taking one step and seeing ten steps, but they are all based on me, and will never follow the opponent's ideas and rhythm. True strength lies in doing what you want and making your opponent unable to do anything. ”

Man Taibao showed a thoughtful expression, carefully pondering the deep meaning contained in Chen Fahu's words.

Fu Roujia said disapplausively: "Senior Brother Chen, you are good at everything, but you like to talk around the bush, and you see that Xiaoman is confused, right? Children, it's useless to talk about such profound truths, as long as you understand a sentence, the so-called strong person just doesn't have to look at other people's faces." ”

Chen Fahu smiled bitterly: "This is Senior Sister Fu's style, which is more transparent than me." ”

As he spoke, he had already seized the opportunity, and killed everywhere at will, forcing the Mantaibao to be exhausted and completely lost his rhythm and discipline, so he had to admit defeat.

Seeing that the Taibao had lost, the little jar applauded gloatingly, and was happier than if he had won.

Man Taibao was not angry, and made a grimace at the small jar and said: "Losing to Uncle Fahu, although defeated, it is still glorious." If it were you, the result would be the same for another hundred plates. This is called the Mantaibao to win a hundred battles, and the little jar loses the chess and cries wow......"

"Who is crying!" Xiao Jar stomped his feet and said angrily: "If you have the ability, you and my brother Lu will have a plate!"

Man Taibao glanced at Lu Ye, and said with a smile: "Brother Lu, do you want to ask for some advice?"

Lu Ye was silent, watching the game just now, Mantaibao's chess skills were good, but if he played against him, he would inevitably be a little bullying.

Lu Bo is a world-class national player, and Lu Ye has been immersed in black and white since he was a child. When he was about ten years old, the father and son played against each other, and Lu Bo only let the three sons. After another two years, Lu Bo made it difficult for his son, and gradually changed to divide the first.

The so-called one law is all over the world, the changes of backgammon are far less than that of Go, although Lu Ye does not play much, but it is used to deal with the Mantaibao that is to kill chickens with a knife.

He nodded and said, "Let's continue this game, you use white and black for me." ”

Man Taibao was stunned, the black chess on the board has long been collapsed, and the white chess can form a nirvana game with a maximum of seven moves, this Brother Lu really has the ability to rejuvenate his hand?

Lu Ye looked at the suspicious Man Taibao, and said with a smile: "I'm lazy, I don't want to start over, it's best to have ready-made." ”

He picked up a sunspot and landed on the board with a crisp "pop".

The Mantaibao did not dare to slack off, and carefully cast a white son after thinking for a moment.

Lu Ye "snapped" and fell into a sunspot again, and after three rounds, Man Taibao was stunned to find that the situation was not right, and he thought that the few places he had left in the middle of the game had become a waste of chess, but Lu Ye's understatement of three moves was a move, and he was faintly alive, not only survived but also began to turn defense into offense!

He stared at the chessboard and racked his brain for a long time, gritted his teeth and dropped a fierce punch.

The two of you go back and forth, entering the ever-changing endgame of strangulation. There is less and less white ground on the chessboard, Lu Ye is falling faster and faster, and the forehead of Man Taibao is no longer oozing sweat.

Over there, Miao Yusheng and Lin Baochun's chess game ended, and they both came over to watch the excitement.

Xiao Jar and Lin Baoqiu were like sisters huddled together, Chen Fahu stood behind them, and Fu Roujia sat with a cup in her hand and watched the chess without saying a word.

After more than 20 rounds, the situation on the board has been completely reversed, and Lu Ye's black chess pieces are blooming everywhere, rushing the white chess to pieces, and the more it is blocked, the more leaks are full of holes.

Man Taibao threw down the pile of white children in his hand, and asked Lu Ye dejectedly: "How did you do it?"

Lu Ye said: "Liar." ”

Man Taibao was surprised: "Deceit?"

"Lie to you to follow my chess path. The first seven moves are when I'm at my most dangerous, and you'll have at least three chances to beat me. So I'm going to try to make you misjudge, give up your advantage and dance with me. It's not easy, but it's a fluke. ”

Lu Ye explained: "If the opponent was a small jar just now, maybe I would have lost. Sometimes, it is better to calculate too deeply than to be above board, and it is better to anticipate the enemy's aircraft than to go straight to the ground with a single knife. Of course, if you are strong enough, it may be a different story. ”

Several children lowered their heads and pondered when they heard this, but the little jar smiled and said: "Man Taibao, you are called smart but you are mistaken by cleverness!"

Mantai Bao was like a Daigo empowerment, knowing that Chen Fahu and Lu Ye were borrowing the way of cultivation taught to him by chess theory, he knelt down and saluted the two of them: "Thank you Zhenren, thank you Brother Lu!"

The little jar was dissatisfied: "And me, I lost so many plates to you, and there is no credit and hard work." ”

Everyone laughed, and Lin Baochun couldn't help but quip: "Sure enough, losing chess is a very hard thing." ”

At this time, I suddenly heard Chen Douyu's voice outside the cabin and said, "Senior Brother Chen, Senior Sister Fu, come here." ”

Chen Fahu and Fu Roujia glanced at each other, and when they both walked out of the cabin to the deck, they saw Chen Douyu standing at the bow of the boat, with the ship's boss and two sailors next to him.

The snow was still falling, more dense than before, and the sky was as dark as night, and it was impossible to see the scene vaguely from three or five feet away.

In the wind and snow, it seemed that they were the only boat left floating in the waves.

Chen Fahu's face suddenly became solemn, and he asked, "When did you notice it?"

Chen Douyu looked at the dark river in front of him and replied, "I'll call you when I see it." ”

The boat boss said nervously: "Three Dao Leaders, do you want to dock quickly? It's too dark this day!"

Fu Roujia said coldly: "I'm afraid that this boat will not be able to dock." All of you go back to the cabin, and leave no one on deck unless we hear you greet you. ”

A daring sailor asked, "What's going on?"

Fu Roujia sneered: "It's not an accident, it's a ghost." ”

The boss of the ship shuddered, and hurriedly ordered a few sailors to say: "Listen to this fairy girl, all of them will be rolled back into the cabin and not allowed to come out!"

"Bang la, bang la-" The river below was still bubbling and flowing, pushing the passenger boat slowly forward.

However, the boat originally went all the way to the west, and it was clear that it should have traveled against the current!

Suddenly, a woman's singing voice came from the distant river: "By asking Xiao Xiang Ziyan, I once learned to dance for a long time." If you have to become a star, why don't you die, Gu Zuo Mandarin Duck is not envious of the immortal......"

The song is ethereal, intermittent, like crying, like complaining, flickering far and near.

"Pretending to be a ghost," Chen Douyu perked up: "I'm afraid you won't come out!"

Chen Fahu's face was heavy, and he ordered: "Senior Sister Fu, Senior Sister Chen, you and Lu Gongzi stay on the boat to protect the children, I will meet her for a while!"

Not allowing Fu Roujia and Chen Douyu to argue, he shook his body and rose against the wind, and his back disappeared into the darkness in a flash.

The singing in the distance slowly stopped, and the eerie tranquility of the river returned.

Fu Roujia and Chen Douyu stood on the bow of the boat with all their eyes on guard, and the snow was blowing around them, and a cold wind came from the surface.

The Mantaipo poked his head out of the cabin and asked curiously, "Is the river haunted?"

Fu Roujia scolded sharply: "Go back, do you think it's a joke?"

Man Taibao stuck out his tongue, retracted his head, and muttered in a low voice: "I'm too lazy to come out, it's snowing in this winter, and it's most comfortable to sleep under the covers." ”

Fu Roujia said: "Senior Sister Chen, did you say that Senior Brother heard something strange from the woman's singing, so he rushed over immediately?"

Chen Douyu said: "Senior Brother Chen has always acted steadily, and he should ...... Huh?"

Her voice was interrupted, and as soon as her eyes stared, she saw a lotus flower slowly floating on the river in front of her. In the early winter weather, this lotus flower is actually blooming brightly, and the light blue flowers are held up on the green lotus leaves, like a graceful dancing girl dancing on the water.

Immediately after that, the second, third, and fourth...... Hundreds of lotus flowers in full bloom float down the river, like a splendid sea of flowers, colorful and beautiful.

"Do you dare to make a ghost?" Fu Roujia sneered, and a hundred-step flying sword of Hanging Heaven Viewing Secret Refining shot out of her cuffs, flashing a bright white arc of light in the dark, and the explosion of "pop" exploded a lotus flower.

"Whew-" The lotus turned into a cloud of blue smoke rising and dissipating in the wind and snow.

Fu Roujia withdrew her hundred-step flying sword, only to see thousands of lotus flowers pouring into the passenger boat from the left and right sides and in front of and behind the boat, and they and the passenger boat under their feet had been surrounded by lotus flowers that reflected the sun in the sky, and they were trapped in the middle of the river.