Soon after lunch, Xiao Xi wandered aimlessly on the street, and walked to the street of chess stalls.

Lao Yu raised a cannon and snapped it into the opponent's bottom line: "Haha, general, I won!"

"No, no, no, this chess doesn't count, I can't see it clearly, it doesn't count, it doesn't count, it doesn't count!" The middle-aged man on the opposite side hurriedly disrupted the chess game and began to play tricks.

"Li Lao Er, don't be ashamed, change your virtue of boiling eggs!" Many people next to him laughed at him, but everyone was familiar with it and playing, so they didn't take it seriously.

Lao Yu has been here for a while recently, firstly because he lost to Su Qinghe and needs to improve his chess strength, and secondly, because he wants to try his luck to see if he can meet Xiaoxi.

The street is very noisy, the sound of chess pieces falling on the chessboard, the sound of chess pieces hitting each other, and there are those who win money and those who scold their mothers.

When Xiaoxi stepped into the field of vision, everyone was like a great enemy.

The crowd whispered, "This is the man?" and "Isn't that it, he is the one who has won all the chess stalls." "What is he doing here, and he has no money?"

Lao Yu was far away, but looking at the situation, he could roughly guess who this person was.

Xiao Xi arched his hand to everyone and said, "You don't have to worry about me, I'm not here to play chess with you today." ”

When everyone heard him say this, the atmosphere eased a little, and under him, it was better to directly admit defeat?

Xiao Xi was about to cross the street, but was stopped by Lao Yu halfway, and heard that Lao Yu meant to have a game with him.

"Don't gamble, right?" Xiao Xi had to ask first, he wanted to win when he had no money, and now he didn't want to gamble if he wasn't bad money.

Lao Yu said: "It's up to you to decide whether to gamble or not." ”

"If you don't gamble, you can. ”

"Then don't bet. ”

So the two of them started a battle and killed.

Everyone knew that Lao Yu was a good chess player, and they also knew Xiao Xi's strength, and as soon as the two started the battle, the crowd gathered around to watch.

After three rounds, all draws.

"I said a long time ago, Lao Yu, the chess king of the six provinces, is not in vain. "That's, actually, I've seen it for a long time. ”

The crowd dispersed in a commotion, only Lao Yu and Xiao Xi were still sitting and did not move.

"Brother Yu, these chess kings of the six provinces are not called for nothing, they are amazing!"

"Brother Xiwen, at this time, the crowd has dispersed, you and I will show the true face of Lushan!" Lao Yu knew that he was deliberately playing chess.

Xiao Xi thought that there was nothing to do, so he sat down and chatted with Lao Yu.

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In the past two days, Xiao Sun Zhi often ran to the mountain behind the academy whenever he had time. The mountain is still very large, consisting of several small hills, and there are two springs in them, and the water that flows out forms a small stream that flows down the mountain.

There are many maple trees and many wild flowers and weeds on the mountain, which often attracts many people to go for autumn excursions in spring and autumn. It's just that the maple leaves have already fallen to the ground at this time, leaving only bare tree trunks and some dead weeds.

So the mountains at this time are lonely, quiet, and even empty.

There is a mountain road paved with bluestone slabs on the mountain, which is zigzagging like a small earthworm and slowly climbs up the mountain, and some places of the slate are still some moss at this time, so they lie there quietly.

There is a huge stone beside the mountain road on the mountain bag, and the stone is so large and high that even an adult man has to build a few gravel to climb it.

The top of the stone was flat, as big as a bed. From the top of the rocks, you can see far down the hillside, but the view will still be obscured by the trees.

He knew that the master often walked this road, because only on this road there were few pedestrians, and it would not hurt if the wild grass and wild flowers beside the road were eaten by the old cow for a few bites.

But the master would occasionally come back to the gate of the academy, but there were too many people on the street outside the gate, and it was not a matter for a cow to squeeze in the crowd, so the number of times to go back to the gate was much less after all.

Wenjiaoxi also seems to often take this path, he thinks that Wenjiaoxi should be the most similar to the whole academy and the master and dean, such as the temper is not big, for example, walking is a little slow, for example, they all like to take this path that few people take.

Recently, he often encountered Wenjiao Xi in the mountains, sometimes seeing him lying on his stomach by the stream drinking water, and sometimes cleaning up the thorns on the side of the road.

Xiao Sun Zhi remembered asking him once that although the thorns grew beside the road, pedestrians would avoid them, so why did they break it in one fell swoop. Wen Jiaoxi told him that most people will avoid it when they see it, but there are always people who are careless, or don't see it, and they will hang up. It's like a scammer on the street, most people will avoid them, but someone will always be fooled.

Xiao Sun Zhi heard vaguely, and he didn't know what Wenjiaoxi was going to say. But if you think about it carefully, the last time I went to spring, Jiao Xi took them to Qingshui to enjoy the flowers, and on the way I saw a hornet's nest on the trunk next to it, everyone was afraid to take a detour, but Guo Xiaoyi was bold, and then she was stung by a wasp and cried for a long time, and her face was swollen like a steamed bun.

He couldn't go up the big stone, so he sat down against the big stone. I picked up a small stone and slapped it on the big stone with one hand, and suddenly a white spot appeared on the big stone.

Xiao Sun Zhi stretched out his hand and touched it, the touch was gentle and not as cold as other stones, and he hit it with the stone in his hand, and he knocked it unhappily twice at once, very rhythmically.

In the end, he came to the conclusion that this was a stone suitable for carving, with moderate hardness and softness, and the inscription was not easy to crumble or powder. What's even more rare is that it has a tough texture, so it has spent many years alone in the mountains, how many mountain winds have been blown, it has been exposed to heavy rain, it has been drought, and it has survived cold winters, but it has always maintained its original appearance, and even a single stone chip has not fallen.

Such a stone is naturally suitable for carving monuments, and it will not be out of shape for a long time, and grandpa must be very happy if he sees it!

As soon as he thought of this, his originally good mood began to fall again, and now his grandfather is gone.

There was footsteps behind him, and Xiao Sun Zhi hurriedly wiped away his tears with his hands.

"Sun Zhi is waiting for the master again!"

"Hmm. Xiao Sun Zhi could only answer with one word, because he was afraid that Wen Jiao Xi would hear that he had just cried.

Wen Guo sat down next to him, and Xiao Sun Zhi moved to the side to make way for Wen Jiaoxi.

"Then I'll wait with you!"

Xiao Sun Zhi didn't speak, and Wen Jiaoxi didn't speak.

Two figures, one large and one small, sat side by side, looking in the same direction.

Finally, the sound of the old cow stepping on the stone slab came from the bottom of the mountain, and a gray-haired old man slowly appeared in the field of vision of the two.

"Master......" Xiao Sun Zhi shouted, quickly got up and ran over to take the ox rope from the master's hand.

The Master, as usual, was so frightened by the sudden impact that he groaned twice, and handed the ox rope over. On weekdays, when they saw the Master carrying things in their hands, they were all like this, and several of their companions ran over like the wind, so frightened that the Master could only stand in place, for fear of being knocked down by them. So the master could only tie his hands and let them move!

On the way back to the academy, he didn't mention this matter to his master, thinking that he would wait for his master to rest for one night.

But Wen Jiaoxi still told him.

When the master learned the news, his already unfast footsteps suddenly stopped, and after a while, he touched Xiao Sun Zhi's head, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the master will find someone to send you back to Chu Jingguo later." ”

Xiao Sun Zhi looked up at his master, and his voice whimpered: "Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry." ”

"Hurry, hurry!"