It turned out that not far below, there was a wisp of smoke rising up. The strange thing was that even with the breeze blowing around, this lone wisp of smoke rose straight up without dispersing at all!
Due to the dense trees below, they could not see where the smoke came from. They only saw a very tall tree beside the smoke, even taller than the giant tree. However, the tree was very small and did not have any branches. It pierced into the clouds.
Chu Feng sniffed and said,"This smoke has the smell of meat. Someone must be cooking something."”
"You have a sharp nose!" Pan Feifeng laughed.”
"Looks like there are other people on this island?" Chu Feng said.”
"Let's go take a look!"
The two of them quickly descended the tree, but they left the bow and arrow on the tree. Chu Feng felt that something would happen if he held the bow and arrow, and he was very uneasy.
The two of them walked in the direction of the smoke. Soon, a vast expanse of land appeared in front of them. The ground was covered with green grass and flowers. There were Du Heng, Lan Cao, Bai Zhi, Du Ruo, Belamcanda, calamus, Gracilaria, weeds, plantains, and so on. There were also all kinds of unknown exotic flowers and plants in all kinds of shapes.
"Could this be the legendary Hui Garden?" Chu Feng asked in astonishment. "Zi Xu Fu" said that there was a Hui Garden in Yunmeng Lake, where there were countless "Heng Lan Zhi Ruo, Xiong Zhi Chang Pu, Jiang Li Wu, Zhu Zhe Ba Ju".”
The two of them also saw the tall and straight tree, which was right beside the Hui Garden. He didn't think much of the tree when he was on the balcony just now. Now that he was on the ground, he realized that the tree was shockingly tall. In addition, the tree wasn't big, so it seemed to reach the clouds. This tree was covered in spikes, long, sharp, and hard. There were no branches on the entire tree, so climbing up was harder than ascending to the heavens.
There was a wooden house made of bamboo in the Hui Garden, and the wisp of smoke came from the chimney of this wooden house. The house wasn't big, but it didn't have a door. There was only a very small window. Looking in through the window, it was dark and nothing could be seen. It was quiet inside. There was no smell of fire, no smell of walking, and no smell of breathing. There was only a wisp of smoke rising from the kitchen chimneys. It was indescribably strange.
The two of them were originally surprised and happy to suddenly meet someone in their loneliness and hopelessness. However, when they arrived in front of this wooden house, they suddenly felt a strange and cold feeling. They did not even dare to approach it.
Behind the wooden house was a crisp bamboo forest, and in front of it was a large stone platform about ten feet away. There seemed to be something on the platform.
Chu Feng and Pan Feifeng paused for a long time before they finally stepped into the Hui Garden and slowly approached the stone platform. It turned out that there was a chess game on the stone platform. The chessboard was carved on the stone platform, and the chess pieces were made of extremely hard black wood. The words on the chess pieces were carved with ancient seals, which were very ancient.
"Such deep inner strength!" Pan Feifeng shouted in horror.
It turned out that the lines on the chessboard and the words on the chess pieces on the stone platform were carved with finger force. Looking at the chess situation, there were seven pieces left on each side of the chessboard. The red chess pieces had one commander, two chariots, one cannon, and three soldiers, while the black chess pieces had one general, one chariot, one elephant, and four soldiers.
The red chess pieces had two chariots guarding their own bottom line. One cannon was in place, and another two soldiers had crossed the river and approached the black chess piece. On the surface, the red chess piece had the advantage, but the black chess piece had one chariot guarding the general position. The most terrifying thing was that the four soldiers had surrounded the red chess piece's commander. The red chess piece's life was actually hanging by a thread!
"It's the endgame of the Seven Stars Gathering!" Chu Feng said in surprise.
"You know about this mess?" Pan Feifeng said.
" This is the most famous chess game. Because each side has seven pieces left, it's called the 'Seven Stars Gathering.' It's the first of the four chess games in Jianghu. The changes are extremely complicated, profound, and exquisite. They are the sharpest of each other's moves, and there are hidden dangers everywhere. If you're not careful, you'll be killed immediately!”
"From the looks of it, the red stone must go first. If the black stone goes first, it will be a one-shot kill!" Pan Feifeng said.”
Chu Feng nodded and said," That's right. This is the red chess piece who broke the game first. It's either winning or keeping the peace. It's extremely dangerous!"”
Pan Feifeng tapped the table lightly with her hand. Her jade-like fingers were stained with thick dust. Obviously, this chess game had been here for countless years.
The two of them watched the chess game for a while and were about to leave for the wooden house when Pan Feifeng raised his left foot and a bamboo stick suddenly protruded from the ground.
The two of them were shocked, thinking that they had stepped on a trap. Chu Feng wanted to step out from the other side, but another bamboo stick protruded from his feet, blocking his way. The two of them subconsciously stepped back, and two bamboo sticks protruded out from their heels.
The two of them finally realized that these bamboo sticks had flown out of the small window of the wooden house. However, because they were too fast and silent, it looked as if they had suddenly protruded from the ground.
Chu Feng and Pan Feifeng didn't dare to move, because it was easy for the bamboo stick to take their lives. The two of them stood side by side, not daring to breathe too loudly. They did not move, and there were no more sticks protruding from the ground.
Pan Feifeng nudged Chu Feng with her elbow and whispered,""What should we do? Are we just going to be trapped here?”
Chu Feng looked at the mess in front of him, deep in thought. Suddenly, he bowed deeply towards the wooden house and said,"May I ask if Senior wants us to solve this chess game?”
No one answered. There was still no aura in the wooden house, only a wisp of smoke curling in the air.
"Since that's the case, this junior will boldly resolve the situation!"”
Just as he was about to raise his hand, suddenly, rows of bamboo sticks were inserted at the feet of Bubu Bubu. They were neatly arranged into four big words: Chess gives birth to life, chess dies, people die!
Chu Feng and Pan Feifeng looked at each other and were secretly shocked. They didn't expect to encounter a life and death game!
"Are you confident?" Pan Feifeng looked at Chu Feng.
Chu Feng shook his head." This endgame is full of changes. It's simply endless. The old Daoist has set this endgame up for me to solve many times. Unfortunately, every time…"
He didn't continue. The two of them looked at each other. A breeze blew past, lifting the two strands of hair on Pan Feifeng's temples. It was very beautiful.
Chu Feng stared at her and said," General Fei, our lives depend on this. If I bring harm to you, I'll return it to you in my next life."”
Pan Feifeng also stared at him and said softly,""You just have to play."
Chu Feng took a deep breath and stretched out his right hand, preparing to leave. Pan Feifeng suddenly reached out her hand and held his left hand,""We played together.”It was the first time her tone was so gentle.
Pan Feifeng's hand was as gentle as jade, and Chu Feng thought he was dreaming.
" Pu!" A bamboo stick suddenly stabbed into Chu Feng's feet, splitting the bamboo stick that was originally stuck there in half! Chu Feng knew that she was urging him to leave.
He composed himself, picked up the piece "Pao 2 Ping 4" and called out to the general. He sent the cannon to the soldier's mouth and prepared to abandon the cannon.
"Tsk!" A burst of energy shot out from the small window of the wooden house and bounced on a black chess piece. The chess piece moved horizontally, and the pawn drew five to six.”After crushing the Red Cannon and "eating" it, he occupied the Red Cannon's position.
The two of them were shocked. Such a powerful finger force was really shocking and unbelievable! Moreover, it was really vicious to break the opponent's chess piece to eat it!
Chu Feng took a deep breath, and once again used the 'four soldiers into one' move, still calling him a general. "Tsk!" Another trace of finger force shot out, and the black general charged forward, advancing six to one, smashing the approaching pawn into pieces," eating."
Chu Feng continued to move forward," three cars into eight " still called out to the generals, while Hei Zi " six generals retreat one " moved aside.
These methods were necessary. It turned out that in any endgame, the first few moves were usually fixed to start the fierce battle. It was called the "Preface Battle", also known as "Take Off the Hat".
The next few moves were still the same as before, both sides had to follow the same method, and there were no waves.
On the thirteenth move, the " sequence battle " ended and officially entered a fierce battle of changes. At this time, both sides had four pieces left. The red chess pieces were a commander, a chariot, and two soldiers. The black chess pieces were a general, a chariot, an elephant, and a soldier. The red side has more soldiers on one side, and the black side has more elephants on the other side.
Although the Red Players had more soldiers, they had not crossed the river yet and were not a threat to the Black Players. The Black Players still had an elephant to protect them, and a carriage and a soldier were already at the city gates. The Red Players were still at a disadvantage.
Chu Feng's every step was shocking. With only one carriage to protect Commander Hong, it was extremely dangerous and he could be killed at any moment! Pan Feifeng could also tell that the Red Stone was at a critical moment of life and death. She couldn't help much, so she could only hold Chu Feng's hand tightly. Her palm was already sweating.
There was no intense battle filled with smoke, no fight between famous sabers and spears, no earth-shattering shouts and roars, only the sound of light breathing and two taut heartstrings.
At this moment, everything seemed to stop. The flowers stopped blooming, the bees and butterflies stopped flying, the birds stopped chirping, and even the wind stopped blowing. It was as if everything was attracted by the soul-stirring chess game.
With every step Chu Feng took, Pan Feifeng's heart thumped.”She suspected that her heart was about to jump out of her chest!
In the end, the black chess piece managed to take down Chu Feng's red pawn, but Chu Feng also cleverly destroyed the black chess piece's single elephant. Now, the red chess piece only had one commander, one chariot, and one pawn, while the black chess piece just happened to have one general, one chariot, and one pawn, forming a mutually restraining situation.
Although Chu Feng believed that it was definitely a draw, he didn't know what the senior expert in the wooden house would do next, because the changes in the chess game were too profound.
The black stone did not fall for a long time. The long silence was almost suffocating.
" Hiss hiss hiss…" The bamboo sticks that surrounded Chu Feng and Pan Feifeng's feet suddenly flew away one by one. The two of them finally heaved a long sigh of relief.
Chu Feng took a deep breath and took a step forward. He felt his left hand tighten. It turned out that Pan Feifeng had not let go of his hand. Pan Feifeng blushed and quickly let go of her hand. Chu Feng was a little reluctant to let her go.
The two of them slowly left the stone platform and walked towards the wooden house.
"Stop!" A hoarse and old voice suddenly came from the room!# Date:07 10 2019 5:46PM
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