Chapter 45 forty five

The Eleventh Wuqi Baiyun Cave Early the next morning, Fang Guohuan and Faneng came to Baiyun Cave again.Master Ku Yuan was sitting at the stone table at this time, facing an ancient wooden chessboard on the table, holding Luo Hanzi, and was playing and studying chess.Fang Guohuan and Fa Neng came forward to greet him, Master Ku Yuan told them to sit aside.Fang Guohuan heard that Master Ku Yuan's sound of dropping his pieces on the board was very clear and sweet, especially when he saw the ancient wooden chessboard, which was antique and fragrant, and it was really unusual. He couldn't help being surprised and said: "Arhat chess pieces are rare, but this chessboard is also rare. The sound of the scale is very clear!" Master Ku Yuan laughed and said, "This set of chess set is left by Master Kong Wu, the ancestor of Tianyuan Temple, and it is a rare treasure in chess.

Master Ku Yuan then pointed to the chess game set up just now and said: "This is a famous game in the chess records of the predecessors, you two can see what is so good about it." Fang Guohuan and Faneng stepped forward to take a closer look.Fa Neng said in amazement: "This is a wonderful game where one piece determines two levies!" Master Ku Yuan nodded and said, "That's right, after the white piece has determined two levies with one piece, the outcome has been decided, and the game ends here. Master Kong Wu, the senior ancestor, understood the anti-victory method within three months." Fa Neng heard it, and said in surprise: "The chess game has been settled so far, and if it continues, it will be like a waste of chess. It's not true. Do you know how to turn the world around?" Master Ku Yuan said: "The two sides of this game are moving ingeniously, and this is where the magic is. Gu Xiangtong, who was the best chess player in the world back then, also thought that the game ended here. Master Wu figured out the solution, and Gu Xiangtong admired him so much that he donated the family-heirloom Arhat chess pieces and the ancient wooden chessboard to his ancestors, and Tianyuan Temple will have the treasure of the temple." Fa Neng was puzzled by hearing this. , shaking his head puzzled.Fang Guohuan didn't say a word at this time, focusing on the chessboard.A little bit, suddenly nodded and said: "Master, there is a way to break this chess game, but it should be after the third move." Master Ku Yuan was shocked when he heard this, and quickly said: "Yes, you can try to move with the chess." Fang Guohuan stood aside He took a black chess piece and dropped it on the board, Master Ku Yuan was overjoyed to see it, and hurriedly responded with a white chess move.Fa Neng's chess skills are not weak, he shook his head after seeing it, and said: "Junior Guohuan's move is useless, there is no rush." ​​However, when Fang Guohuan's third move was settled, Master Ku Yuan immediately expressed surprise and said: " That's right! That's right! I didn't expect that Master Kongwu's three-month achievement could be obtained by you in an instant, it's really a miracle!" Master Ku Yuan secretly rejoiced to accept this disciple, and was a little excited for a while.Fa Neng stared at the chessboard for a long time, and suddenly realized: "That's right, three tricks broke one! Junior brother is really a master of the gods!" Then he was overjoyed.

Master Ku Yuan sighed at this time: "If Master Kongwu hadn't given clear instructions after the chess record, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to understand it in this life as a teacher. Now that you have made three moves within half an hour, no one in ancient or modern times can do it, it seems that this miracle comes from the spirituality of your chess, it is God's will!" Fang Guohuan's solution to this wonderful situation was also praised by his master, and he himself Gladly.When Master Ku Yuan was happy, he said: "Huan'er, when you first came here, everything is still unfamiliar, and you and Fa Neng went back and forth in the mountains to familiarize yourself with the geographical environment of Lianyun Mountain. Go relax now, Don't let the chess work be tiring and exhausting, let's study chess with the master in the future." Fa Neng said happily: "Excellent! I am the best guide for the younger brother." Then he pulled Fang Guohuan to bow out, left the Baiyun Cave, and played went.

Along the way, Fang Guohuan was very happy, because he finally arrived at Tianyuan Temple, and he was able to learn the way of chess with an expert as his teacher, and he felt safe and secure.On the way, Faneng said: "As soon as the younger brother comes, I see that the rankings in the temple will be rearranged." Fang Guohuan was puzzled and said, "What is the ranking?" Faneng said: "Of course it is the ranking on chess." Fang Guohuan asked interestedly: "I don't know how to arrange it?" Faneng said: "This is arranged by the brothers in private according to the level of chess strength. The master is naturally the first, the second is the senior brother Fayang, and the third is the chess player. Brother Fa Yuan." Fang Guohuan was surprised: "Since Brother Fa Yuan is so good at chess, when I came to the temple the day before yesterday, why did he watch the chess and not fight?" Faneng said: "This is Brother Fa Yuan's tolerance, see Junior brother came here for the first time, I was afraid that I would dampen your vigor and lose your interest in chess. Of course, I also heard the master say how clever my junior is, so I dare not ask for advice rashly, so I will look for you to play chess in the next few days." Fa Neng continued: "After Senior Brother Fayuan, the fourth place is Senior Brother Fawu." Fang Guohuan was surprised when he heard that, "Why? Senior Brother Fawu also has such a high chess strength?" Brother Fawu is obsessed with martial arts, so he wasted a lot on chess, otherwise his chess strength would not be inferior to that of senior brother Fayuan." Fang Guohuan was amazed when he heard this, and suddenly realized: "No wonder senior brother Fawu took me to see him that day after he rescued me. Master, you must have found me from the chess game I played against Li Ruchuan." Fang Guohuan thought of Monk Fahua, who had met him in chess, and asked, "Which position is Brother Fahua ranked?" Fa Neng Dao: "Senior Brother Fawu is ranked fifth, Senior Brother Fahui is sixth, and Senior Brother Fazhi is seventh. Senior Brother Fazhi won a chess player who came to Tianyuan Temple to challenge him two months ago. A master." Fang Guohuan asked with a smile at this time: "I don't know where the senior brother Fa Neng is ranked?" Faneng shook his head and said: "There are only twenty or so. In the temple, the senior brothers are all masters, and they can't compare with them. But outside, I have never lost to others." Fang Guohuan was amazed when he heard this.

While speaking, Faneng led Fang Guohuan to the top of a peak, and immediately felt the cool breeze blowing on his face, and his heart was at ease. Looking far away, the mountains are low and the sky is vast, and there is a special scene.At this time, Faneng pointed down the mountain with his finger and said: "Master, please look, that square forest is the chess forest." Fang Guohuan looked at it, and there was a forest in a neat square shape, which was different from the surrounding forests. Don't have a sense of mystery.Faneng pointed to a high cliff in front of him and said: "This is Baizhang Cliff, the most precipitous place in Lianyun Mountain. It is surrounded by steep walls on three sides, and there is a back that can reach the top. Standing on it, one feels as if you are climbing to the sky." After watching for a while, because of the strong wind on the mountain, Faneng led Fang Guohuan down the mountain.After swimming around for a while, the two of them took a bath in a stream. Faneng found some fruits in the mountains and ate them with Fang Guohuan. place of interest.Tired of walking, the two found a hillside and lay down on the grass to rest.Fa Neng pointed to the green green hills on the opposite side and said: "These mountains are treasure mountains. There are hundreds of herbs growing in the mountains, some of which do not grow anywhere else in the world, and there are more wild fruits and mountain treasures than other places. Master Every year, I lead my seniors to go up the mountain to gather herbs, save some for my own use, and transport the rest outside the mountain to exchange for rice vinegar, oil and salt. However, there are many poisonous insects in the mountain, so if my seniors travel alone in the future, I have to be careful." It's getting late Only then did Faneng and Fang Guohuan take a shortcut and return to Tianyuan Temple.