Chapter 2206: Is it actually chess?

Lao Bai couldn't help but stare at Hongyu like a sword, and said, "What kind of fame are you trying to do?"
In the first few competitions, most of the chess games that Hongyu chose were long-standing chess games in the spiritual world. Only once was a chess game that appeared in Lingxu after the spiritual world was broken, but the rules were also derived from the previous spiritual world chess. It's a kind of game, so Lao Bai can quickly become familiar with the rules and routines.
Even so, Lao Bai still lost eight times in a row.
This time, Hongyu actually chose Lingxu chess again, and after hearing his words, Lao Bai knew that he had never played this chess game before.
Every time the Lingxu monks explored the Qingping World Ruins, the interval was five hundred years compared to the time in the ruins. God knows how long Hongyu has been studying this kind of chess. Under such circumstances, Lao Bai himself was not sure that he would be able to win against Hongyu, let alone the Yuan Ying spokesperson he chose.
Hongyu said with a smile: "Old Bai, our agreement is that I will choose the way of the competition. The rules of the chess game I chose this time are complete and strict. Although it is not a long-standing tradition in the spiritual world, it does not violate the rules. You can't object. of!"
Old Bai snorted coldly and said, "Hongyu, you already have the upper hand. If you are more aggressive, aren't you afraid that I will die?"
"You've said this countless times!" Hongyu didn't care about Lao Bai's weak threat, he said with a smile, "Besides... I really don't know who will die this time. I just think this kind of chess is more interesting. We can make our game a little more fresh! I can swear by my soul, I only discovered it by accident in recent years, and the time I have really studied this kind of chess is definitely no more than three years. I will burn to my death!"
Lao Bai's expression changed slightly. The cultivator swearing with his soul was no joke. If he really violated his oath, he might not fight back immediately, but he would definitely form a demon in his heart. When the breakthrough is reached, this oath is very likely to be fulfilled.
Therefore, Ruby should not lie.
Of course, as for a chess game, after two or three years of research, for Hongyu with a powerful primordial spirit, it can be studied very deeply, and Lao Bai is still at a disadvantage.
It's just a lot better than he expected. If it is a chess game he has never heard of, and Hongyu has been studying it for five hundred years, then today's competition can be avoided.
Therefore, Lao Bai decided to listen to the rules before making judgments.
He said lightly: "You talk about the rules first!"
Hongyu said with a smile: "You will also be interested!"
Lao Bai complained in his heart: If it wasn't for the competition, I wouldn't be interested in playing chess! Nothing chess can attract me!
Hongyu stretched out her hand and wiped it on the wooden table, and there was a chess card transformed with vitality, and sixteen chess pieces for each of the red and black sides.
If Xia Ruofei was here, the red jade whose jaw dropped would definitely turn out to be Chinese chess on the earth, and the words in the middle of Chuhe Hanjie are directly Chinese characters.
The monks in the cultivation world of Shenzhou have never entered the Qingping world ruins before, so Hongyu's chess manual must not have been obtained from the monks of Shenzhou.
In fact, Hongyu found a chess manual from the storage magic treasure left by the Lingxu monk who was picked by Lao Bai last time. It recorded the basic rules of Chinese chess and some famous games.
To be precise, the chess book only had more than half of it, and some of the content of the endgame analysis was lost.
The source of this incomplete manual is unknown, but the cultivators of Shenzhou are also active in Lingxu, so the possibility of Lingxu monks getting the chess manual is naturally there.
Moreover, this chess manual also has a translation of the common language in the spiritual world. Obviously, the Lingxu cultivator who obtained the chess manual before has really studied it for a period of time.
Old Bai frowned at the chessboard in front of him. It was indeed a kind of chess game that he was completely unfamiliar with, and he had never even seen the text on it.
Hongyu said with a smile: "Old Bai, the rules of this game are not very complicated, but there are many changes, and it coincides with the method of marching formations, which is still very interesting..."
After speaking, Hongyu explained to Lao Bai the meaning of the words on each piece, and then began to explain the basic rules of chess.
After listening to the introduction of the rules, Lao Bai couldn't help but feel a little interested.
He has studied various chess games over the years, and naturally he can hear the mystery of this chess at once.
"Old Bai, do you want me to accompany you in two sets to let you feel the feelings?" Hongyu asked with a smile.
Lao Bai has no objection to Hongyu's proposal. He wants to teach the spokesperson chess skills, so he naturally needs to study it himself first, and actual combat is definitely the fastest way to understand the mystery of this kind of chess change.
Of course, Lao Bai also knew that Hongyu would definitely not show his true skills, and would not even use his usual style to play against him. After all, in tomorrow's test, he would have to go into battle in person, so he definitely couldn't. First, Lao Bai found out his own way.
"Okay!" Old Bai nodded.
Hongyu made a gesture of invitation with a smile, and said, "You already understand the basic rules. After the red is black, you go first!"
...
Laobai and Hongyu are playing games among the branches at the top of the tree, but Xia Ruofei is still groping forward in the corridor, as if there is no end at all.
Xia Ruofei always has a heart, and his mental strength is on high alert. He doesn't know that he will not encounter any danger in the corridor, and no matter which road he chooses at the fork in the road, he will end up with the same goal in the end.
He walked forward step by step, and although he was anxious, he still forced himself to remain calm, because impulses had no effect on getting out of the current predicament, but might lead to danger.
At this time, Xia Ruofei suddenly found that there were ripple-like fluctuations on the wall of the corridor in front of him. He stopped quickly and looked forward with great vigilance. Ready to go.
The water ripples gradually stabilized, and an old face appeared on the wall of the corridor. His eyes were calm with vicissitudes, and he just glanced at Xia Ruofei, which made Xia Ruofei feel as if his soul had been seen through.
"Little friend, the old man invited you here, I have something to support you!" Lao Bai's transformed face said straight to the point.
In fact, Lao Bai was playing against Hongyu at this time, but within the range of this dragon tooth cypress, Lao Bai could easily incarnate into thousands, and it was even easier for him to be distracted.
With a hint of vigilance, Xia Ruofei asked tentatively, "Excuse me, senior... This is the inside of Longyabai? Is the senior a tree spirit?"
"The tree spirit?" There was a faint smile on Lao Bai's face, "You can say the same! Every time the Qingping world opens, I will choose a cultivator of Lingxu to help. This is a reserved program. Little friend, I don't know. Are you willing? If you don't want to help, this old man will choose someone else..."
Xia Ruofei secretly said in his heart: I'm afraid it's true to choose someone else, but I mustn't be able to live, right?
The tree spirit of Longyabai gave him a feeling of standing up on a mountain, and now he is still inside Longyabai, it can be said that it is completely fish on the chopping board, the other party wants his life, it is not too simple!
For Xia Ruofei, if he refuses the other party, the best result is that he still has time to hide in the spiritual picture space, and the spiritual picture scroll can withstand the attack of Longyabai.
Even so, he would undoubtedly be trapped in space.
So, Xia Ruofei just changed his mind slightly, and said with a wry smile: "Senior, they have all come here, does the junior still have a choice? Can you tell me what you need me to do?"
There was a smile on Lao Bai's face, and he said: "It seems that Xiaoyou is a smart person, so we can talk more easily! I need Xiaoyou to play a game on behalf of Laoxi, if you can win, Laoxi will naturally keep Xiaoyou safe. Send it out, and you will also send a thank you gift..."
Lao Bai didn't say what would happen if he failed the test, and Xia Ruofei didn't ask, because it was self-evident.
The focus of Xia Ruofei's attention is that he came to represent the tree spirit to compete. What does this mean? If it is an opponent that the dryad can't deal with, wouldn't he lose faster? And if the opponent's strength is average, why didn't the tree spirit take the shot himself?
This made Xia Ruofei a little confused, and he couldn't help asking: "Senior, can you tell the junior about the content of the competition?"
"Of course I have to tell you, and the old man has to give some guidance to the little friend." Lao Bai said with a smile.
Xia Ruofei's performance made him very satisfied. The young cultivator saw the situation very clearly, and he didn't need to spend more time. This is a good start. After all, time is very precious, and the game will start in a day.
Old Bai continued: "Little friend, you need to represent the old man to play against the opponent. Your task is to do everything possible to win. Now I will teach you the rules first..."
Play chess? Xia Ruofei couldn't help feeling absurd in his heart.
He thought that on behalf of this tree spirit, it was either a competition of Taoism, combat skills, or a competition of formations. Anyway, he would never have dreamed that the content of the competition was actually playing chess.
The most important thing is that Xia Ruofei doesn't know much chess, and his chess skills can only be said to be very general.
Although after becoming a monk, his memory has also been greatly enhanced due to his strong mental power, so he should be better than before when he plays chess, but playing chess is still about talent. It has been enhanced, but the enhancement is actually very limited.
What's more, Xia Ruofei felt that in the ruins of the Qingping world, the chess game between the two sides was definitely not something he had learned before. He learned the rules temporarily and then went to the competition immediately. Xia Ruofei felt that the possibility of winning seemed infinitely close to zero!
Old Bai didn't care what Xia Ruofei thought in his heart. He directly transformed a chessboard on the wall of the corridor, and then began to learn and sell it now. He also just learned the rules of chess from Hongyu.
When Xia Ruofei saw the familiar "chariot, horse, cannon, Chuhe and Han world" appearing on the wall of the corridor, his eyes widened, and he couldn't believe what he saw.
An old tree spirit who has been in the ruins of Qingping Realm for thousands of years, even knows the chess of Earth China? And also to use this chess for a game.
Although Xia Ruofei didn't know what this competition meant, he knew that it should be very important to the tree spirit.
Xia Ruofei naturally knows the rules of chess. When he was a soldier, he often played a few games with his comrades in his spare time. Although he learned that the content of the competition was chess, which he was relatively familiar with, Xia Ruofei still did not feel the slightest ease, but smiled bitterly.
Because when he was in the army, he was called a stinky chess basket by his comrades. Even when he played chess with his comrades, he was defeated and defeated.
With such a level of yourself, now you want to represent this tree spirit to compete with others in chess skills?
Lao Bai was talking about "the elephant walks the field and the horse walks the sun", and he told Xia Ruofei the basic rules of Chinese chess bit by bit.
Xia Ruofei naturally knows these rules, but he doesn't dare to show it at all. Now he has a thought in his heart: I must not let the tree spirit know that I can play chess, otherwise his expectations will definitely be higher. The opponent's anger will be greater.
If you just compete as a beginner, even if you lose, it is reasonable. I don't know if this tree spirit will make a difference... Xia Ruofei said in his heart.
The basic rules of chess are not complicated, so Lao Bai quickly finished.
Then he began to introduce some basic routines, which he had just learned. When he played against Hongyu, he didn't understand these routines at first, but after all, he was proficient in too many chess games, so the speed of learning Chinese chess is very fast. Also very fast.
At least the basic principles of "shooting the gun and jumping with horses" were quickly mastered by him.
The content of what Lao Bai said was basically covered by Xia Ruofei's skills. Although he had a bad chess skill, he had learned to play chess when he was very young, and he basically relied on chess and playing cards to pass the time when he was bored in the army. , so the basic things are not difficult for him.
After Lao Bai finished speaking, he said, "Little friend, do you understand what I just said?"
Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Basically I understand! Senior, what is my opponent's level? The junior is just starting to learn, will it..."
"The other party didn't study for a long time, you don't have to worry too much, just do your best!" Lao Bai waved his hand and said.
Xia Ruofei gave him a haha ​​in his heart, of course he is doing his best now, if he loses, I am afraid it will be another attitude.
Lao Bai continued: "Since the little friend has understood the basic rules and routines, then we can try a few games! You have time to familiarize yourself with this game one day, and the competition will officially start tomorrow!"
"This..." Xia Ruofei hesitated, nodded and said, "Okay!"
The old face of the old cypress disappeared on the wall of the corridor, and was replaced by a huge chessboard with the re-arranged pieces of the two sides.
"You can drive the chess pieces with your mental power!" Lao Bai's voice echoed in the corridor, "Red first, then black, you go first..."