Chapter 2207: catch the duck

The game between Lao Bai and Hongyu has been going on, and his understanding of Chinese chess is constantly deepening.
For ordinary people, studying chess in one day may not be able to even get started; but Lao Bai was originally a master of chess, and with his powerful Yuanshen, even though the time was very short, he The level of chess is also rising straight.
At least he is now playing chess with Hongyu, and it is difficult to distinguish between them. If he plays a few more games, he may be able to easily win against Hongyu.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Hongyu is deliberately hiding his clumsiness. Before the official competition, he will definitely not show his true level, at least Lao Bai thinks so.
At the same time, Lao Bai's chess instruction to Xia Ruofei is also in progress.
At the beginning, Lao Bai was quite surprised. He felt that Xia Ruofei was very quick to get started, and it was difficult for him to gain the upper hand in the game with Xia Ruofei even in the first few rounds.
Lao Bai thought that the spokesperson he chose based on his feeling had a very high talent in chess, so he was also full of hope for the official competition tomorrow, and felt that he could finally win back a victory.
Under the situation, the battle between him and Hongyu will continue, and he can get a precious breath.
But as time went by, Lao Bai found that Xia Ruofei's chess skills were hardly improving. At first, he thought it was an illusion that his chess skills were progressing too fast, but he soon discovered that this was not his illusion, and Xia Ruofei's chess skills had been stagnant.
How did Lao Bai know that Xia Ruofei would have played chess, but his chess skills were indeed a bit difficult to achieve. At the beginning, he measured Xia Ruofei's chess skills with the standard of beginners. Naturally, he felt that Xia Ruofei's level was not bad, but Lao Bai's own level continued to improve, while Xia Ruofei has always maintained a stable rookie level, which made him a little dumbfounded. .
Going down to the back, Lao Bai couldn't help but ask, "Little friend, are you hiding your clumsiness?"
Xia Ruofei smiled bitterly: "Senior, is it necessary for the junior to hide in front of you?"
"Then why did it make rapid progress before, but now it's stagnant?" Lao Bai asked suspiciously.
Xia Ruofei naturally did not dare to tell Lao Bai the truth, so he could only smile bitterly: "Perhaps the younger generation has limited potential, so..."
"That's unreasonable!" The old face of Lao Bai's hallucination on the wall of the corridor showed a hint of puzzlement.
Xia Ruofei asked weakly: "Senior...Is it too late to change people now?"
Old Bai stared at him and said, "Substitution? It can be negotiated, but are you sure you want to substitute?"
Xia Ruofei was stunned all of a sudden. He knew that if someone else came to fight, his fate would be conceivable. This tree spirit is not a good man and a woman at first sight. How could he just let him go?
Xia Ruofei smiled dryly: "Senior, junior think... hard work can still improve!"
"Hmph! I hope it's what you said!" Old Bai's turbid eyes shot two stern lights, "If you can win the competition, you will naturally benefit from you, but if you lose, don't blame the old man for being ruthless and ruthless. ."
"Junior knows..." Xia Ruofei said dejectedly.
"Continue!" Lao Bai said coldly.
He really regrets it now. In fact, he chose Xia Ruofei completely based on his first intuition. Those monks in Lingxu before were also selected by feeling. After all, there are not many opportunities in the Hedong grassland area. The probability of a cultivator coming here is relatively small, and his options are not very many.
Lao Bai doubted his intuition.
But if the competition was suspended and he was asked to pick another person, he would also have no confidence in his heart, and Hongyu might not agree.
What's more, the selected spokesperson will definitely be higher than Xia Ruofei? Lao Bai thinks not necessarily.
This kind of chess is unheard of before. It is very likely that it is a very niche game in Lingxu. Many monks spend most of their lives practicing hard, and they may have never been exposed to chess, so choose a person based on feeling. Come to fight, maybe it's worse than Xia Ruofei.
After all, when Xia Ruofei first started, he was still very quick to get started, which shows that he still has some talent in chess. This is also the only place Lao Bai can comfort himself.
He also has a glimmer of hope, that is, Xia Ruofei's current chess skills have only encountered a bottleneck, and after breaking through the past, he may improve a lot.
In addition, Hongyu should not lie, after all, he swore with his soul.
Through the game with Hongyu, Lao Bai also felt that the opponent's level was actually quite average. As Xia Ruofei said, there is still hope of winning if you work hard.
So, Lao Bai transformed into a chessboard again, and while playing against Hongyu, he spared no effort to guide Xia Ruofei.
Time passed little by little.
Xia Ruofei's chess skills have indeed improved a bit.
After all, he hasn't played chess for many years, and now he is playing high-frequency games all of a sudden, and the feeling of that year is gradually getting back. Although his level was not very good back then, he is better than a beginner after all.
In addition, Xia Ruofei is now a Yuanying cultivator, and his spiritual realm has reached the level of a Yuanshen cultivator. According to the standards on earth, Xia Ruofei's brain development is definitely a lot higher than that of ordinary people. In the past, he may have You can think of three or four moves for the next move, and now you can think of six, seven or even more.
Therefore, his current chess level is definitely higher than when he was a pawn.
Of course, the height is also limited. Playing chess still depends on talent. Facts have proved that Xia Ruofei has no talent in this regard.
Lao Bai's level has been continuously improved in the actual chess game with Hongyu, so that Xia Ruofei's chess skills have become increasingly disliked by him.
He is also a little helpless now, and he wants to say to Xia Ruofei: Dead wood can't be carved!
The day passed quickly.
Lao Bai has already given up on the treatment, because Xia Ruofei's chess skills have not improved at all, and have remained at a slightly better level than the stinky chess basket. Chess is very particular about layout and strategic vision. According to Lao Bai's standards, Xia Ruofei is simply too bad.
Even if Hongyu didn't hide his clumsiness, Lao Bai felt that Xia Ruofei's current level was worse than Hongyu's.
But the time has come, and Lao Bai has no other way.
Is it really that God wants to kill me? Lao Bai sighed in his heart.
On the tree branch, Hongyu said with a smile: "Old cypress! How is your instruction? Can you start the competition?"
Lao Bai said blankly, "Let's start!"
"Okay! Then I'll go down first!" Hongyu said happily, "I hope the little guy you choose can be of a higher level, otherwise it won't be fun!"
"Humph!" Lao Bai snorted softly, ignoring Hongyu.
Hongyu didn't take it seriously either, her figure turned into a red smoke, and disappeared directly into the branches, instantly escaping into the ground.
In the corridor, the chessboard transformed by Lao Bai also disappeared.
Xia Ruofei was stunned for a moment and asked, "Senior, is the time up?"
At this time, Lao Bai was already ashamed, but at least he was reconciled to the competition. He nodded slowly and said, "Yeah! It's time to start the competition!"
After he finished speaking, the huge face he had transformed into on the wall of the tunnel slowly dissipated, and the wall of the tunnel that he played against just now cracked, opening a new passage directly.
Lao Bai's voice echoed in the corridor: "Little friend, just walk down this passage in front of you..."
"Yes! Senior!"
Xia Ruofei felt a little flustered. Although he didn't know the level of his opponent, he knew his own level, and when Lao Bai was instructing him, he became more and more impatient, and he could imagine that his chess skills might be a little better. Not on the table!
Losing the test means it's all over...
However, Xia Ruofei didn't have any choice. That's how weak his strength is, and the right to speak is in the hands of others!
With a sigh of relief, he stepped into the newly opened passage.
This corridor is no different from the corridor that Xia Ruofei walked through before, except that there are not so many twists and turns, and the all the way down seems to be greater.
Xia Ruofei walked down this straight corridor for ten minutes, and the front suddenly became clear.
This is a huge underground cave, and thick tree roots can still be faintly seen on the cave walls. If nothing else, it should be the roots of Longya cypress.
In addition to the sturdy tree roots, blocks of red ores can be seen looming on the cave walls. These ores emit a faint red halo, making the entire cave shrouded in red light.
At the same time, when Xia Ruofei stepped into this cave, he felt that his Yuan Ying was shocked, and then a very comfortable feeling, as if the soul was a few taels lighter, although the soul had no weight, but Xia Ruofei was in the cave after entering the cave. That's the first feeling.
In fact, this area is already the periphery of the Soul Jade Mine. The red ores that are intertwined with the tree roots are all high-quality Soul Jade. It is also very valuable.
The main battlefield where Lao Bai and Hongyu clashed is actually still deeper underground. There is also the coverage of Lao Bai's roots, and there are already a lot of soul jade in that area. The existence of this area is also An important reason why Laobai was able to fight against Ruby for thousands of years.
Xia Ruofei came to the cave, and his eyes immediately fell on the area in the middle of the cave. There was a smooth rectangular area more than ten meters long, with criss-crossing lines already drawn on it.
Xia Ruofei recognized it at a glance, this is a huge Chinese chess board, and even the Chuhe and Hanjie in the middle are traditional Chinese characters.
On the opposite side of the chessboard, a boy wearing a red apron was looking at Xia Ruofei with interest.
Is this kid the opponent I'm playing today? Xia Ruofei had such thoughts in his heart.
Of course, Xia Ruofei did not take it lightly because of the boy's image. In the cultivation world, he could never judge a person's strength by his appearance. The boy with a red apron on the opposite side, although he looked innocent, his eyes However, there is an atmosphere of vicissitudes looming, which Xia Ruofei has also felt in the eyes of Lao Bai.
Xia Ruofei estimates that the real age of this little boy is probably similar to the tree spirit of Longyabai. Compared with his age in his twenties, the other party may be his ancestor.
Xia Ruofei walked slowly to the side of the chessboard. At this time, the old man who was transformed by the old Bai Yuanshen also walked directly from the cave wall, where there happened to be a thick root.
Hongyu took a lot of Xia Ruofei up and down with great interest, and then said: "Old Bai, this is the spokesperson you're looking for? It seems to be very weak..."
Xia Ruofei's apparent cultivation strength seems to be weaker than most of the monks who entered the Lingxu.
Old Bai snorted softly and said, "Hongyu, stop talking nonsense! Every time the monks in the Lingxu come in, the highest cultivation level is in the late Nascent Soul, even if the strongest of them come here, it's not you and me. Blow your breath and die? The competition here is chess, what's the point of cultivation?"
Xia Ruofei couldn't help laughing bitterly when he heard the words, his own cultivation strength was relatively weak, but he died when he breathed, isn't it too heart-wrenching?
In addition, the sadder fact is that not only is his cultivation base weak, but his chess skills are also weak!
Xia Ruofei felt a little panicked...
Hongyu said with a smile: "It makes sense! I hope this little guy's chess skills don't disappoint me! It's not interesting to win too easily..."
Xia Ruofei didn't interrupt, just quietly watched the two big bosses fight each other.
Lao Bai obviously doesn't have much confidence. After all, he knows Xia Ruofei's chess skills, but he must not be cowardly at this time. He said coldly: "How is his chess skills?
Hongyu nodded with a smile, then turned her eyes to Xia Ruofei, and said, "Little guy, you can play chess with your heart! There were eight of your seniors who played against me here, but they all lost without exception. Now. Guess what they ended up with?"
Hongyu pointed to the surrounding cave walls, and said with a smile: "They all died here, and in the end they became the nourishment of the old cypress, um... The root behind you probably absorbed a lot of this kind of stuff. nourishment!"
Xia Ruofei saw that the innocent boy with braids on the opposite side looked old-fashioned, and when he said such gloomy words, there was an indescribable sense of disobedience.
Before Xia Ruofei could speak, Lao Bai snorted coldly: "Hongyu, you are his senior after all. If you use this trick to disrupt your opponents before the competition, aren't you afraid of making fun of you? I said, stop talking nonsense, and start according to the rules. That's it!"
"Okay!" Hongyu said with a grin, "Let's get started!"
"Wait a minute!" Lao Bai said, "According to the rules, we can ask to try the next round first. I decided to honor this power. The first round will not be counted into the score. Starting from the second round, the best of three will be the best of two. burden!"