Chapter 13

He knew that Ninth Master Xie's game of chess sounded a bit like thunder but little rain at first.

But this battle could become one of Ninth Master Xie's representative deeds, which meant there must be a big reversal!

Its excitement was absolutely enough to make people applaud!

At this moment, he heard Zhang Lin continue: "Speaking of this eight-game match, let's first talk about the result."

After he finished speaking, he deliberately sold a suspense and paused.

Only then did he say: "The result of these eight games of chess was that the Yangcheng chess saint lost seven and won one; the one he won was against Ninth Master Xie!"

Boom—

Hearing this, everyone exploded.

They all exclaimed in surprise, thinking Zhang Lin had said it wrong.

"This is not right, Mr. Zhang!"

"That's right, didn't you say Ninth Master Xie is the best at chess in old Changsha? How could he lose to the Yangcheng chess saint?"

"Is this a mistake?"

"Or is it that Mr. Zhang lied to us when he said Ninth Master Xie is a chess saint?"

Zhang Lin saw the audience's intense reaction and slapped the wooden block "clack," making the scene quiet.

"Everyone, don't be impatient, listen to me tell it in detail!"

"Ninth Master Xie's game of chess can be said to be thrilling!"

"The people watching the game on the side didn't even dare to breathe."

"Clearly, there were flaws everywhere at times, and every time it looked like he was going to lose, Ninth Master Xie would pull it back."

"But every time the advantage wasn't obvious, no matter how he played, he was still suppressed; it was like this back and forth, and in the end, he still lost!"

Tianzhen could also play chess; he learned it from his second uncle when he was a child.

Hearing Zhang Lin say this, he had already noticed the trick.

A sound of "so that's how it is" came from his mouth.

Making the fatty on the side scratch his ears and cheeks in anxiety.

He pulled Tianzhen and asked: "Little Tianzhen, what's going on? Tell me, tell me."

Tianzhen didn't push it away and said directly: "You listen to Mr. Zhang say this; do you think that Yangcheng chess saint and Ninth Master Xie were evenly matched, fighting to a standstill?"

The fatty nodded, "That's for sure; only when the level is about the same can it be like this back and forth."

Who knew Tianzhen would wave his hand and say: "You're thinking wrong; actually, this kind of chess game has a professional name called 'subject chess'."

"It refers to subjects playing chess with the emperor in ancient times; they definitely can't win."

"But the subject can't let the emperor win too easily, otherwise the emperor would lose the fun of playing chess."

"He must lose, but he must lose very hard, making the emperor think he won by his own strength."

"This way of playing is very difficult to rely on improvisation."

"So some people figured out many routines, specifically making chess moves that are difficult to play."

"This kind of chess game is called 'subject chess'!"

Hearing Tianzhen's explanation, the fatty suddenly realized, but then he reacted.

He stammered: "No… Tianzhen, if Ninth Master Xie played 'subject chess,' it means his chess skill is much higher than that Yangcheng chess saint!"

"Playing 'subject chess' means he was aiming to lose; why would he do that?"

Wu Tianzhen shook his head, thoughtful.

"I don't understand why Ninth Master Xie played chess like that; let's listen to what Mr. Zhang says!"

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PS: Seeking flowers, evaluations, monthly tickets, and rewards.

Chapter 8: Little Xie Jiu fights seven games alone! (Seeking flowers, evaluations)

At this time, Zhang Lin, who was telling the story on stage, also told the audience about the mystery of Ninth Master Xie's chess game.

Here, most people were hearing about "subject chess" for the first time.

While feeling very fresh, they also felt something was wrong, just like the fatty.

"Mr. Zhang, according to what you said, Ninth Master Xie played 'subject chess,' which means he deliberately lost?"

"Was it deliberate? Then what was Ninth Master Xie aiming for?"

"The Yangcheng chess saint, one against eight, and only Ninth Master Xie lost; how can he hold his head up in old Changsha in the future!"

The listeners had already started to worry about the fate of the characters in the story because of Zhang Lin's storytelling.

This is the infectious power brought by an excellent story!

At this moment, he heard Zhang Lin say: "Everyone, when did I say that Ninth Master Xie played this game of 'subject chess' aiming to lose?"

"Others playing 'subject chess' might be for the sake of losing, but Ninth Master Xie is definitely not like that!"

Hearing Zhang Lin's firm words, the audience below sat up straight unconsciously.

Even Old Lady Huo in the second-floor box couldn't help but sneer.

"Heh, this person really has some skills!"

"I, this old woman, also know about Little Xie Jiu's battle against the Yangcheng chess saint."

"But it's not as rhythmic as this Zhang guy's telling."

Huo Hongxiu, who was listening intently on the side, whispered: "Can that be compared? Everyone has their own specialty; he is a professional storyteller!"

At this time, amidst the anticipation of the crowd, she heard Zhang Lin continue: "Ninth Master Xie's battle against the Yangcheng chess saint had many spectators, and after everyone knew that Ninth Master Xie was playing 'subject chess,' they had many questions, just like you all."

"People who can play 'subject chess' must have a chess skill higher than the opponent."

"Some people even asked Ninth Master Xie directly why he didn't just win against the chess saint and dampen his spirit?"

"At this time, Ninth Master Xie explained that the Yangcheng chess saint had fought all the way from Yangcheng to here, playing countless chess matches, and had his own methods."

"This kind of person, although a chess saint, is a typical bully who only picks the soft persimmons."

"If there is one among the eight people whose chess skill is equal to or higher than his, he will definitely bypass it; anyway, winning seven and losing one is not shameful, he is still powerful!"

"Ninth Master Xie grasped this point, first using 'subject chess' to reveal flaws and lure him into the game."

"The opponent must have thought Ninth Master Xie's chess skill was the weakest and must attack him first."

"If he wants to gain an advantage against Ninth Master Xie, the other chess games can only be dealt with first."

The audience below heard this and had already tasted the trick.

Some people even shouted excitedly, interrupting Zhang Lin's storytelling.

"I know! So that's how it is!"

"On the chessboard, the basic way of one against many is not to attack all sides fiercely; it must be attacking some and defending others."

"So within a few games, the Yangcheng chess saint's attention was not balanced."

"Ninth Master Xie cleverly used this point, several times it looked like he was going to lose, but he turned it around with the next strange move."

"Oh, I understand! In this way, the chess situation can always be concentrated in a situation where the chess saint wants to win but cannot; it seems Ninth Master Xie has many flaws, but none of them can really be used!"

"In this way, the Yangcheng chess saint neither wants to let go and focus on attacking others, nor can he go any further, and in the end, he was dragged to death by this one stall!"

"In this way, isn't it because Ninth Master Xie restrained the chess saint's attention that the other seven people could win the match?"

At this moment, those who finally understood the trick couldn't help but applaud!

Some even called Ninth Master Xie a strategist who plans strategies!

This method of breaking the game just happened to crush the Yangcheng chess saint's prestige.

Winning one and losing seven, that's not very glorious!

However, everyone still had one question at this moment.

Zhang Lin said before that Ninth Master Xie is good at setting the game, and the Wu family junior is good at breaking the game.

How come this time, Ninth Master Xie also used the method of breaking the game?

Facing this question, Zhang Lin smiled slightly and said: "Who said Ninth Master Xie was breaking the game? This chess match, from beginning to end, was just him setting the game!"

Hearing this, the crowd was in an uproar.

Ninth Master Xie set the game? Where did he set the game? Why didn't they see it?

Zhang Lin continued: "Actually, at that time, each person was in a separate chess room, so the actual situation couldn't be seen clearly by outsiders."

"And the explanation I just gave was just Ninth Master Xie's excuse to tell outsiders."

"The real situation is that that game of 'subject chess' was actually played by the other seven people together!"

"And the other seven games were played by Ninth Master Xie!"

Hearing this, the audience below was shocked.