Riding the Pheonix Chapter 235: Play chess
Of the originally huge crowd, only a dozen or so people were left at the second square gate. ()
There are seven disciples guarding the gate here.
Next to the second gate, there is a protruding stone platform, about three to four feet square. These seven disciples stood on the stone platform, their positions staggered.
Yang Shu went up and asked: "Sir, what is the second test question?"
The Taoist youth headed by him cupped his fists and replied: "Play chess."
"How to say it?"
"Look here, sir," the young man pointed at his feet, and everyone discovered that white lines were drawn on them with lime, "This is a chessboard, and the seven of us are seven chess pieces. Those who are taking the exam, stand there At the entrance of the head, every time we take a step, the chessboard will change, and the positions of the seven of us will also change. If we make a wrong move and the positions overlap, we will be attacked. If the candidate successfully reaches my position, he will win. ”
Yang Shu thought about it carefully and smiled: "So, there are two ways to pass the level. One is to find out the rules and crack the chess game. The other is to have high enough force to knock down the opponent when attacked. Right?"
The young man nodded: "Young Master is right."
Yang Shu nodded, but sat aside: "In that case, I would like to observe how this chess game is broken."
The young man smiled and cupped his hands: "As long as it doesn't affect the chess game, you can do whatever you want."
He didn't play, which made it difficult for others.
I originally thought that Yang Shu would take the lead and sum up his experience, maybe he could take advantage. Now that he's not moving, could he be moving too? That's too deliberate.
The scribes who had barely passed through the previous gate were all excited when they saw the chessboard.
Literati are proud of their erudition, and they are proud of their talent and knowledge. They have a wide range of knowledge. Chess skills and formations are their skills!
At that moment, someone began to study it carefully.
After a while, a young master from the Wenchen family stood up and said, "Several immortals, I am willing to give it a try."
The young Taoist priest stretched out his hand: "Please."
This person stood at the starting position, composed himself, and took the first step.
As soon as he stood still, Xuandu watched the seven disciples immediately change their positions.
The man took a look and was overjoyed. This position is roughly similar to what he calculated, which shows that his previous idea was correct. So take the second step.
The positions of the seven disciples changed again.
The young man's expression became slightly serious.
Compared with what he calculated, there is a little difference.
After a while, he took the third step.
This time, the position deviated again, and one of them was a little closer to his position.
He could only calm down and recalculate. His algorithm should be correct, but the basis may be slightly different...
After waiting for a moment, he carefully took the fourth step.
The positions of the seven people changed again. The one who was closer just now was farther away, but another person broke into his safe range.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued to calculate.
Five steps, six steps, seven steps...
The further he walked, the harder it became, often struggling to survive among seven people. This one is further away, and that one is closer. In order not to be attacked, I had to go further even though I was already close to the end.
On the tenth step, the leading young Taoist priest stepped in front of him: "Sir, our position is important."
The man's face darkened, and he raised his hands: "Xiaosheng has no martial arts skills. Since he is serious, he is defeated. Before retreating, please ask the immortal to clear up my doubts. In this formation, I can see Qimen’s seven formations, yes or no?"
The young Taoist priest smiled and said: "Young master, it is very difficult to see seven formations. To be honest, there are thirteen formations in this round."
"There are actually thirteen sets..." The young master sighed, "My skills are not good and I have to study hard when I go back. Thank you to the immortals for their advice."
This man failed the challenge but returned without losing his grace.
The emperor looked at it and nodded: "Be neither arrogant nor discouraged. Whose son is this?"
A chamberlain immediately replied: "Your Majesty, this is the young master of Mr. Yan's family."
The emperor smiled and said: "It turns out that after Duke Yan, he did not bring shame to our ancestors!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone became even more envious of the defeated Young Master Yan.
Isn’t participating in this competition just to attract the emperor’s attention? It's totally worth it to ask the emperor to remember it!
The second participant came out. This person is a martial arts practitioner. He started by saying: "I don't understand any of these strange formations. I can only judge whether I have the ability to break through this brute strength. Some immortals, please give me advice!"
This person was really just walking around randomly, and within a few steps he overlapped with one of them. Since he said he wanted to challenge with force, this disciple of Xuandu Temple was not polite and took action directly.
The two of them passed twenty moves, and he took a step back: "Twenty moves have passed, and Xiaodao has been temporarily knocked back one step. If you want to knock Xiaodao out of the field, you can continue. If you choose to move forward, stop here. ."
The man was overjoyed. It turns out that it only takes twenty strokes, so there is still hope!
He chose to move on.
Take two steps and meet another disciple in a narrow road.
I barely passed twenty moves, and this time I only took one step before I met the third disciple.
In this way, in the fifth encounter, he finally lost and retired with regret.
In the second gate, three people were eliminated in succession, and one finally passed by luck.
He also chose force to pass through the level, but he was lucky and only encountered it three times and successfully reached the finish line.
This person got the Bagua copper coin and was so happy that he almost wanted to run around the platform.
Subsequently, another scholar came on stage.
With the first warning, he walked very carefully. He knew a lot about the way of Qimen, and he reached the destination without any danger.
In the end, three people successfully obtained the Bagua copper coins.
Except for the four people from Xuanduguan, as well as Mingwei and Ji Xiaowu, everyone else has finished the competition.
Yang Shu stretched and stood up: "I have learned something, come on!"
The young Taoist priest who led him still smiled: "Master, please."
Yang Shu stood at the starting position and took the first step. After looking at the changing positions of the seven people, he laughed and moved closer to one of them.
In the fourth step, the two met on a narrow road.
Yang Shu didn't say a word~IndoMTL.com~ He turned his wrist and knocked out the folding fan.
The two of them got into each other's hands.
Twenty moves passed in the blink of an eye, and he showed no intention of stopping. Instead, each move became more brutal than the last, almost killing the opponent.
The disciples who can be sent to guard the gate are naturally extraordinary in strength. But as he pushed forward step by step, he gradually showed signs of defeat.
Some of the princes and nobles watching the battle were surprised, while others were pleased.
"Don't tell me that this third boy from the Yang family spends his days playing tricks on cats and dogs. Isn't he ignorant and incompetent? How can he be so skilled?"
"He is not without merit. The eldest princess and Xian Bolinghou know it well and can rest in peace."
The emperor looked at it and nodded with satisfaction: "Sister Huang taught me well. This kid has been working around for so many years, and it has not been in vain."
Concubine Pei smiled and said nothing.
After Jiang Sheng heard this, his eyes became darker.