Chapter 53: Canghai Yusheng (1)

"Huang Fei!"

With a heavy blow, the solid purple sandalwood long table in the Helian Marquis Mansion shattered on the spot, the pen and inkstone smashed to the ground, and the two people beside were both startled. Bai Shu'er saw that Helian Yiren was furious, so it was not convenient to say anything, and persuaded: "The matter has reached this point, Marquis, please mourn and calm your anger, don't get angry and hurt your body."

Helian Yiren stood up and said angrily: "The vertical child is too deceptive! I will enter the palace to ask the King to judge right and wrong, and see what Huang Fei wants to do!"

Bai Shu'er hurriedly stopped: "Marquis, please stay! Huang Fei dares to be so arrogant today, he must have something to rely on. The Chu King has always been protective of him. Theory in front of the palace is afraid that it will not help. What's more, this time he calculated properly, and after careful thought, he couldn't pick out any faults. Marquis, please think twice!"

Helian Wenren on the side also stopped: "Brother, Hall Master Bai's words are reasonable. Now the Shao Yuan Jun Mansion is waiting to see the jokes of our Helian family. This matter is more unfavorable to us whether it is made to the court or spread to the Jianghu. Qi'er was defeated under the Guili Sword. Now eliminating Ye Xuanshang is the priority. Brother, don't be angry for a while, but delay the big event."

Helian Yiren's eyebrows stood up, and he said fiercely: "If there is no Huang Fei to support him, Ye Xuanshang is just a hostage, his life is in the hands of others, how dare he be arrogant and presumptuous in my Chu country! Not eliminating Huang Fei, it is really hard to eliminate the hatred in my heart!"

Bai Shu'er got up and moved forward, and came up with an idea: "Marquis, listen to Shu'er's words. Huang Fei has a deep mind and is a person with a city government. He is not a person who is easy to deal with. For now, we should act cautiously. Marquis, don't forget, Huang Fei has a sister who is the Queen behind him. If it weren't for her beauty back then, the Shao Yuan Jun Mansion wouldn't have regained control of the court so quickly. Now I heard that news came from the palace that the Queen is pregnant. I have a few stunning women in my hands. Marquis, why not try to send them into the palace, first take the opportunity to reduce the Queen's favor, and even use some small means to make her unable to give birth to the heir. Otherwise, even if the second son can return to the country, it will not make sense to the Marquis."

After Helian Yiren was furious, he gradually calmed down under Bai Shu'er's soft words, paced back to the case, and thought silently with a gloomy face. Bai Shu'er said another word softly: "That day on the painted boat, I heard Huang Fei and Ji Cang's conversation. Now the Jianghu rumors say that Ji Cang is willing to win over with the "Ye Zi Secret Record", and there must be an unusual relationship between them. Marquis, think about it, what is more powerful than the charge of treason? If you can catch this handle of Huang Fei, I am afraid the first one to kill him will be the Chu King!"

Helian Yiren raised his eyes: "Huang Fei is fascinated by you now, what method do you have to explore the secrets in his mansion?"

Bai Shu'er laughed lowly, her eyebrows were beautiful: "Marquis, don't be so impatient. The defense of the Shao Yuan Jun Mansion is different from other places after all, and give Shu'er some more time, good shows are not afraid of waiting."

This kind of smoke and charm was truly soul-stirring, and even Helian Yiren was a bit distracted. Thinking of Huang Fei's pet for this beautiful Ji, he shot a cold light in his eyes: "Huang Fei, I didn't want to fight him to the death, now don't blame me for turning against him!"

"Huang Fei, Huang Fei!" In the Shangyang Palace of the Chu Palace, two rows of silver-carved seven-colored crystal lamps flowed on the jade steps, casting a flexible and beautiful shadow on Princess Han Xi's skirt that danced with the wind like red clouds. She ran and jumped out of the palace, waving her hand: "Hurry up! It's been so long since you came, waiting for people to be anxious!"

Because it was a private matter to enter the palace, Huang Fei did not wear court clothes, only a jade-white dragon-patterned silk shirt, covered with a vermilion cloak, with an elegant demeanor. When he reached the outside of the palace, he raised his hand slightly, and the guards stayed in the corridor: "I just got free, and you sent several people to urge me one after another. What is so urgent?"

Han Xi stood at the door with her hands behind her back: "Slow and slow, people are waiting for you to play chess!"

"Eh?" Huang Fei wondered, "Didn't you grit your teeth and say you would never play chess with me again after losing several games in the middle palace last time? What's the matter today?"

Han Xi raised her head unconvinced: "Do I lose to you forever? Hey, what have you been doing for the past two days? You can't be seen anywhere, making me look for you so hard!"

In the whole Chu country, I am afraid that only Princess Han Xi dares to question the Shao Yuan Jun like this, but Huang Fei smiled indulgently: "I just got free, and you sent several people to urge me one after another. What is so urgent?" The maids serving Han Xi heard it and giggled. Seeing them enter the palace, they bowed one after another, but they couldn't help but look at Huang Fei, each with a pink face flying red, shy and charming.

Huang Fei dropped his cloak and ordered with a smile: "Go and get the plum tea that your princess hid for me to taste!"

"Yes, Young Master!" A group of maids responded with words, and two had already rushed forward to serve, lifting the gauze curtain for them and picking up the bright lamp. Han Xi pointed to the jade case and said: "Come quickly, look at this game of chess?"

Huang Fei walked leisurely to the case. A purple jade inlaid with gold silk carved flower chessboard, full of crystal chess pieces reflecting the stars and dots in the few glass lamps around, saying nothing of crystal clear and beautiful, pleasing to the eye. This chessboard was because Han Xi thought it looked good, and she relied on the Shao Yuan Jun Mansion to get it. Huang Fei was very familiar with it. At this moment, he raised his eyebrows quite surprisingly.

The head of the Shangyang Palace, Longyue, was originally a female official beside the Chu Queen, and now she was ordered to serve Princess Han Xi. Waiting for the maids to offer the newly made plum tea and several exquisite snacks, she stood nearby to watch the chess, but did not expect to see it for only a few eyes, suddenly felt the world spinning, and couldn't help but "Ouch" and supported her forehead with her hand, her body swaying.

Huang Fei was quick-eyed and quick-handed, caught the person in time, and smiled: "Longyue, you can't watch this chess." As he spoke, his palm was pasted on Longyue's back, and he passed a full True Qi. Longyue's dizziness eased slightly, opened her eyes, and found that she was actually lying in Huang Fei's arms, suddenly full of rosy clouds. Just about to struggle to get up, she was soft and couldn't use half a strength.

Huang Fei saw her shy and happy appearance, leaned over and asked with a smile: "What's wrong, where are you uncomfortable?"

Longyue leaned on his shoulder weakly, just didn't dare to look at him, and said in a low voice: "I just... looked at the chess game, and suddenly felt dizzy..."

The chess game was exceptionally strange. Under the golden light and jade shadows, each piece was distinct, yet in an instant, they became intricate and undulating, as if they were a vast, boundless sea from the depths of heaven and earth—bottomless and shoreless. Swirls of dark currents surged and churned, mixed with flickering, strange lights and shadows that flashed and swirled, making one's eyes dazzled and one's spirit exhausted. Long Yue, still shaken, closed her eyes and breathed slightly, but being held by Huang Fei like this, she couldn't help but feel her heart beating like a tide, her face burning like fire, making her feel even more dizzy and weak.

Han Xi saw her face red, wondered: "How can you feel dizzy watching chess? I have watched it for so long, and I don't feel it?"

Huang Fei was knowledgeable and naturally not comparable to Han Xi. He ordered people to help Longyue down to rest, and then said: "This is a game of Tongyou chess. You know the changes in the chess game in your heart, and you have practiced the Shexu Duoxin technique, so naturally it is fine. Longyue is not familiar with martial arts, but how can she support it?" As he spoke, his gaze brought the chessboard.

According to the "Cangshang Spectrum", eight hundred years ago, the Baidi set up a Tongyou chess game on Lingxu Peak of Jingyun Mountain to fight against Zhaohuang Zhuxiang. For a hundred days and ten games, Zhuxiang summoned the ghosts and gods of the three realms to help, Zhuxiang lost one and nine, and was defeated, since then swearing to serve the Central Baidi with the thirteen immortal cities of the East Sea, achieving the Nine Domains pattern. It is said that these ten absolute chess games correspond to the number of heaven and earth, one step and one cave, one robbery and one spring and autumn, and the square reality can hide heaven and sea. The chess game in front of him is not as strange as the legend, but it hides the Nine Palaces, using the Tianyuan son to control the divine numbers of the eight directions, and the changes are unpredictable. If the chess player's internal strength is slightly insufficient, he will be invaded by the illusions in the game, his heart will be confused, and finally he will only have to abandon the son and admit defeat.

Huang Fei knew that Han Xi went to Zi Rao's place a few days ago. The Tongyou chess manual had long been lost, and no one had seen it for hundreds of years. If there was still a place in this world that might be preserved, it would be the Imperial Capital Royal City.

A pair of charming and clear laughing eyes flashed before his eyes. Every time they met, the woman's mind changed and her plans were endless, using his hand to shake the world and turn the countries. Now she set up this exquisite and wonderful game, and wanted to play a machine with him, testing his martial arts concentration? A few points of interest floated in the bottom of his heart, and he smiled faintly: "This game of chess was taught to you by Zi Rao, right?"

Han Xi didn't care whether the chess game had any mystery, just wanted to win him: "Ask so much, if you can't solve it, then admit defeat quickly."

Huang Fei smiled, lazy: "Black or white?"

Han Xi pushed the chess box over: "Naturally, I will set the game with white, and you will respond with black."

Huang Fei nodded, picked a black piece and pondered slightly, raised his hand and pointed into the game. Han Xi saw him drop the piece, hurriedly went to see, and couldn't help but wonder: "Gen 4 5, you actually dropped the piece here?"

Huang Fei raised his hand to take tea and drink, and asked casually: "What?"

Han Xi's laughing eyes were flexible: "I knew you would be like this." As she said, she took the piece and hit it below him: "And, I also know what you will do next!"

Huang Fei saw her without hesitation, as if she had a countermeasure early, but didn't believe she could really guess his chess path, pondered for a while, and dropped another piece. Han Xi smiled "hee", and responded immediately. This move was clever and unparalleled. Huang Fei couldn't help but look at her. Han Xi raised her eyes and looked at him: "You took the life gate of Gen Palace in the first step, which is actually a plan to confuse the enemy, not the original intention. This step is the real purpose, wanting to attack my left camp, am I right or not?"

Huang Fei's eyes were slightly surprised, but his smile was calm: "It is this reason. It sounds like it really guessed my mind."

"That's natural," Han Xi raised her chin: "But guessing a few of your chess moves, how difficult is it?"

Huang Fei smiled and said: "Since you say so, I am curious. Why don't you guess where I will drop the next piece?"

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 54 =====