【Boom!】

The entire cave began to shake violently.

This hole is ridiculously bright, but it still reveals a dim blue light, and white stars roam freely inside. Two people are sitting on the stone platform here. It is quiet, overwhelming, and terrifyingly lonely.

Both of them looked like old people, with gray hair, but there was no sign of aging. Maybe it was because of their spiritual practice. The spirit of the two people was visible to the naked eye, because their backs were straight and straight.

Their shoulders were also relaxed, and a huge stone chessboard was placed directly between them. The chess pieces were knocked casually, and even the click sound made the empty place have a human sound.

I shouldn't have said it was lonely, but that's what I want in this chess game. It's quiet and quiet. Even if I have to wait for a long time to find a good move and plan a great game, I still enjoy it.

But, obviously, there was someone on one side who was so patient and scratched his head.

"You old guy!" He held a black chess piece in his hand and sat slightly tilted. He glanced at the old man opposite who was fanning leisurely. He smashed the black chess piece on the ground in frustration.

On the chessboard, he pouted and said: "There is such a big noise outside! You want me to play chess here?!"

"Mingqiu...this move of yours...isn't good..." The old man opposite waved his fan gently in front of his chest, took out the white chess pieces from the chessboard with some annoyance, and carefully looked at the situation on the chessboard.

Black and white intersect, twists and turns, inseparable, the black chess piece is smashed in the opening position, it can be seen that he wants to end it as soon as possible, and has even given up on his own initiative, but it is difficult to say, but

It was very casually sold out.

This old man is wearing a green robe with white sleeves, and flying cranes are flying on it, which makes him feel relaxed and elegant.

He has a small white beard, and the wind from the fan gently blows his temples. If it weren't for his age, he would definitely be a handsome boy with such a smooth face.

"Qingshan... you didn't know something big was going to happen today, did you? You even invited me to play chess... You can't say you don't have sinister intentions... You will have to punish yourself with three cups by then! You must not cheat!" Tan Mingqiu looked at him and couldn't wait.

He picked up the black chess piece and seemed to have already thought about where to go.

It’s a loss anyway… Of course it doesn’t matter where we go…

"When the time comes... let's talk..." Xiao Qingshan put the white chess piece in his palm and carefully observed the chessboard with his eyes, not taking a moment, just watching.

"What a move you made! What a bad move..."

Xiao Qingshan was still angry, even a little angry.

"Smelly chess...there are stinky chess moves..." Tan Mingqiu turned sideways and placed the chess pieces next to the stone board: "I have always been like this...you know...when I play chess with you, I always lose more.

Mr. Ying, if I don’t do some weird tricks with you... I’ll be stupid and panic..."

"Uh-huh... Then you shouldn't just open the city gate... and let my soldiers attack it... This is not an empty city strategy. In chess, if there are more soldiers than there are fewer soldiers, the side with more soldiers will win.

"..." Xiao Qingshan held on to Tan Mingqiu's mistake in playing chess, as if Tan Mingqiu's little idea had already been understood. The white chess piece held in his palm and index finger just refused to be played...

"There is nothing we can do about it. If one soldier can kill him seven in and seven out, why bother fighting? I will definitely surrender directly... Who cares about the number of soldiers and the lack of them..." Tan Mingqiu used another

He scratched his head with his little finger and simply stopped looking at the chessboard. He looked at the tea beside him and took the tea cup over. He knocked the tea bowl and cup lid together and blew air into it to make the water less hot.

This space is so silent, as if any movement they make can shake the world.

"Okay... the dignified General Manager of Bai Lingshan... actually immediately thought of surrendering to the powerful enemy... If this was reported to the Holy Lord, the five horses would be cut into pieces and there should be no way to escape..." Xiao Qingshan compared the white chess pieces on the chessboard.

Then he moved it slightly, touched it with his index finger, and then gently pulled it back, making it difficult to go down.

The feather fan shook slightly, then he frowned and lowered his head.

"If there really is such a person who comes in and out seven times, who is not a friendly army and cannot be persuaded to surrender, but can only be an enemy, then it doesn't matter if he kills tens of thousands of them. If he cannot be killed, I will definitely not let my men one by one.

I will die or burn my boat, but I will not compromise..." Tan Mingqiu chuckled lightly, looking at the tangled Xiao Qingshan, he didn't care so much about the word "Holy Lord".

He cleared his throat and said: "I am already so old... death means death, it must be indifferent... Both of us, our wives and children have passed away, and we have no worries in this world, so death means death.

He is dead, but the children of the younger generation are suffering..."

"Is this the reason why you came back to take charge of the Wutong Division? I remember...haven't you already retired to seclusion?" Xiao Qingshan went round and round, but still played the white chess next to the black chess.

"Going into seclusion... um... how should I put it? I went to Bailing Mountain because of the little girl... otherwise... I would have really gone to plant my tea... How could I have worked so hard here for seven years...

..." Tan Mingqiu grabbed the black chess piece, played it again, and placed it in a random place.

"Hey! Why did you play so randomly! Look where I went!" Xiao Qingshan took off the black chess piece and put it aside.

He only stared at the chess piece, not Tan Mingqiu's reaction.

"You are definitely hiding something from me today..." Tan Mingqiu picked up a black chess piece again. Now, he looked at the anxious Xiao Qingshan with a relaxed look. He also gave a bad smile and quickly found a position to hand over the black and white pieces.

place, the black piece is sent in.

"You..." Xiao Qingshan was helpless at this moment... he could only shake his head gently and said: "Hey... you really... play chess well... it doesn't matter... even if I have something wrong, if you don't tell me, of course it will be

I don’t think it’s important…the good chess piece is gone…what a pity…”

"Tell me, what are you hiding from me? What is happening outside... now?" Tan Mingqiu quickly grabbed a black chess piece, as if the black chess piece would soon fall on the stone plate.

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"If something big happened...how could I play chess with you so leisurely? You still can't trust me?" Xiao Qingshan touched his beard and took out the white chess piece.

Thinking about it, he paused for a while.

"No, no, no... If it were in the past, I would definitely listen to you... But now after so many years... I can't understand you anymore... It's better to keep my questions..." Tan Mingqiu used

The chess pieces gently hit the stone plate, making a small clicking sound.

And just such a small sound is enough to resound throughout the entire place.

"Playing chess... If you still have other things on your mind... the moves are really stinky and rotten..." Xiao Qingshan was still talking about chess, putting the white chess pieces in front of him, but he just couldn't move.

"This time... you should really believe me for once... When I say it's okay, it means it's okay... No matter how loud the movement is, it's okay. Even if the sky falls, it's okay... There's no need to worry..." Xiao Qingshan

Shaking the fan, the feathers swayed slightly, and the breeze blew on his face. He still lowered his head and looked at the two terrible chess pieces, full of flaws, placed there as if they were waiting to be eaten...

It really gives people who know chess a heart attack.

"Obviously, it is a relatively big matter..." Tan Mingqiu continued following Xiao Qingshan's words, and then stared at Xiao Qingshan carefully. Seeing that he was not in a hurry, he chuckled naturally:

"Qingshan...you obviously have something on your mind...why do you need to say that I have something on my mind?"

"Is there any?" Xiao Qingshan frowned and placed the white chess piece next to the two black chess pieces.

"Ha... I'm already old... I pretend to be like a stupid youngster... I've lived in vain..." Tan Mingqiu clicked the black chess piece into the opening without any hesitation.

Xiao Qingshan clicked his tongue, leaned back with a ferocious face, and looked at the four chess pieces unbearably...

"I didn't lie to you... Nothing big happened... I told you this, and you should understand... There is definitely no need to lie to you..." Xiao Qingshan did not go to get the white chess piece, but raised it.

Tan Mingqiu looked at something with a bad smile at first, and said nonchalantly: "If I really want to hide something from you...that is...I just stole a box of Erhai from you in the study...I'll put it away

It’s on my bedside table…”

"Ha, the dignified Prime Minister... would actually do such a sneaky thing... If the Holy One knew about it... he would definitely not be able to escape the punishment of beheading... After all... it's so embarrassing..." Tan Mingqiu looked at him with disgust again.

Xiao Qingshan took another sip of tea with some comfort: "If you want tea... I'll give it to you... Why steal it? I've been in Bailing Mountain all day... I can get as much Erhai tea as I want...

Even if you want them all...I can probably bring them all to the court for you to drink...I'll just plant them again..."

"No..." Xiao Qingshan shook his head, and the feather fan also shook. The wind blew his beard, but the beard was obviously not as light as his temples. It only moved slightly twice, and then became stiff and straight.

.

"What's wrong?" Tan Mingqiu also touched his mustache, looked at Xiao Qingshan even more proudly and said, "Did you just panic? Isn't it really a big deal? Even an old clever guy like you will make a miscalculation one day?"

"No..." Xiao Qingshan continued to shake his head slightly, and said to Tan Mingqiu with wide eyes seriously: "I think... the prime minister wants you to have something from the general manager... you shouldn't use the word steal...

...It should be called taking...or...borrowing. Anyway, when it comes to the Prime Minister...how can we call it stealing? Are you right?"

"Damn it!" Tan Mingqiu cursed lightly, lowered his head and drank tea: "You didn't want to be the prime minister just for this, right? That is really the misfortune of the world..."

"You can't say this, our Tianzijie that year... now we are the only ones left... If we really talk about it... the prime minister should be mine, hahahahahaha." Xiao Qingshan also held the teapot with one hand.

, the lid on the teacup seemed to know that tea was coming, and gently opened a large opening with the teacup, attached to the side of the teacup, and asked Xiao Qingshan to fill the teacup half full.

Then close it gently.

"Hey...I am jealous of the talented people...those who are really capable...can't live as long as us...it is really a loss to the empire..." Tan Mingqiu also began to feel a little sad, and the tea was bitter, but the aftertaste was sweet.

"If they were still here... I guess we would have nothing to do with us... I could really go to my small yard again... feed the chickens, feed the ducks, hoe the ground... and grow tea...

Not to mention how carefree..."

"Back then... if I hadn't gone to Bailing Mountain... I might not have been in such a situation now... That was all a hundred years ago..." Xiao Qingshan nodded and responded naturally.

: "I still remember that you were urged to go up the mountain by your mother... you cried while asking for directions and marriage... I saw you... not to mention how embarrassing..."

"Eh... I didn't want to come here in the first place... My family is poor, and without me, I am missing from the farm work... It's really hard for my parents... Hey... I thought at that time... I can

Helping my parents pick rice ears in the fields is better than coming to Bailing Mountain to pay for accommodation..." Tan Mingqiu touched his face: "Now... it's been so long... I really don't know how to describe that era.

We...call it naive...we have countless little ones in our hearts, call us complicated...a few grown men can become good friends after a fight..."

"Do you miss the past? Ming Qiu?" Xiao Qingshan put down the feather fan and picked up his tea bowl. The tea bowl and the lid of the cup clicked together. He blew in, and there was slowly rising water vapor rolling in the heat wave.

"There's no point in remembering... We are all going to be buried soon... Missing... ha... tut." Tan Mingqiu continued to drink tea and tutted.

"Almost all the capable people and strangers we knew in that era have left... It's our turn to go... isn't it?" Xiao Qingshan shook his head with a chuckle.

"That's right... But our current status does not allow us to leave at will... As long as the greedy people are here, even if we want to leave... we can't leave... What's more... we

With this kind of strength, you can't just walk away... It's hard to live until the end of your life... Who knows where the focus of our life span is... maybe next year... maybe tomorrow..."

Tan Mingqiu's words made Xiao Qingshan obviously stunned for a second.
To be continued...