Chapter 69: Borrowing everyone's heads, not one is a man

【Everyone in the temple witnessed this scene, all panicked and pale.】

【With the exclamation of "Grandmaster!", the entire temple seemed to be shaken by this momentum.】

【Especially the handsome youth; he knew the sturdy man with the saber had high martial arts, only one step away from the Grandmaster realm.】

【Although the youth was not deeply involved in the world, he knew the weight contained in the three words "Grandmaster."】

【In Daqing, there are only four Grandmasters; they are the true top experts in the Jianghu.】

【They can be arrogant toward princes and nobles!】

【The woman in white held Su Ziyin's hand, her expression solemn.】

【The two scholars were already so frightened that they retreated repeatedly, their faces pale.】

【Zou Shuning supported her aged father, her eyes full of worry; in this dilapidated temple, they had actually encountered a Grandmaster of the Jianghu.】

【This is truly unbelievable!】

【How could such a person appear in such a secluded place?】

【Swimming in shallow water, encountering a flood dragon!】

【The old man surnamed Zou was also shocked, but more concerned about the safety of the man on the ground.】

【At this time, a green-robed Daoist walked over slowly and opened his mouth with a smile.】

【"Everyone, don't worry, he won't die."】

【An indescribable momentum unfolded; everyone felt the temple tilting, dizzy, and several were about to be unable to stand.】

【The rain outside the temple had slowly stopped.】

【Among them, the thin scholar took the opportunity to rush out of the temple, only to feel light-headed, falling to the ground involuntarily, his face showing panic.】

【He felt the green-robed Daoist standing in the temple, heaven above and earth below, with no way to advance or retreat.】

【"Everyone is giving me so little face."】

【The green-robed Daoist walked into the middle of the group; the two scholars were like frightened birds, hurriedly retreating a few more steps.】

【The handsome youth, the beautiful woman, and the old man stood together.】

【The two scholars, Su Ziyin, and the woman in white gathered together, all hiding behind the woman in white.】

【Su Ziyin looked up at one side of the dilapidated temple.】

【She found that the two of you were actually motionless, without any panic.】

【The green-robed Daoist also didn't feel anything wrong with the two of you.】

【Su Ziyin was secretly surprised.】

【The few people also noticed this scene.】

【Lu Yu just gave a cold laugh.】

【Lu Yu transmitted sound to you: "Brother, what should we do!"】

【"Slaughter him?"】

【You couldn't help but look at Lu Yu; these years, listening to what Yang Su said, Lu Yu has been walking the Jianghu for these years.】

【He stirred up a series of bloody storms, and every time he went down the mountain, it was called "Exterminating Demons" by the Jianghu.】

【His catchphrases were "Giving you face!", "You really deserve to die."】

【However, you observed Lu Yu carefully and found that he still had a heart of innocence, his thoughts clear and unobstructed.】

【This might be what Master Liu Jinchan said, that Lu Yu was born for Dao cultivation.】

【You stared at the green-robed Daoist; relying on your ability to read people, you judged that he had no killing intent in his heart.】

【You shook your head lightly, deciding to wait and see.】

【Lu Yu felt quite disappointed, not having encountered an opponent who could make his hands itch for many years.】

【The green-robed Daoist glanced at the chessboard by the firewood and spoke slowly:】

【"The bet is very simple." His tone was indifferent.】

【"Play a game of chess; if you lose, you die; if you win a game against me, you can live."】

【Everyone was stunned after hearing this.】

【Su Ziyin was unconvinced and retorted: "Why? If we lose, we have to die, but if you lose, you don't have to pay anything."】

【The green-robed Daoist touched his chin after hearing this.】

【"That's true." He nodded, then said: "If I lose, I will give you a chance to kill me."】

【He smiled and added: "However, you might also die."】

【Su Ziyin was speechless.】

【The woman in white said coldly: "If we don't know how to play chess, what should we do?"】

【The green-robed Daoist was slightly stunned after hearing this.】

【"Then you can only die!"】

【Everyone's panic surged like a tide; the fat scholar was shaking all over, almost kneeling to the ground to beg: "Daoist, please spare our lives; we are really just passing through."】

【"Daoist, we have no enmity with you, why force us like this?" The fat scholar said with tears in his eyes, continuing: "I have an eighty-year-old mother at home who needs support, and... an unborn child who needs to be raised."】

【The green-robed Daoist smiled slightly, his tone peaceful: "We indeed have no enmity."】

【The fat scholar suddenly noticed the two of you, standing motionless in the temple.】

【A glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes, as if you had become his only savior; he called out urgently: "Two heroes, please save us!"】

【The green-robed Daoist, hearing the sound, turned around slowly and looked at you.】

【He said softly in the temple!】

【"I just want to borrow everyone's heads to play a game against this gentleman. If I lose, I will return the heads to everyone."】

【As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked; they had never heard of or seen such a bizarre bet.】

【Su Ziyin looked at you after hearing this, and a ripple rose in her heart.】

【"This person is indeed not an ordinary person."】

【Zou Shuning also finally turned her gaze to the two of you; this was the first time she noticed you.】

【You two were wearing bamboo hats and straw rain capes, sitting in one place.】

【From beginning to end, you didn't say a word, just reminded them to leave!】

【It seems you two are not ordinary Jianghu travelers either.】

【The situation tonight is becoming more and more complicated.】

【The woman in white knitted her brows tightly, her eyes full of worry. She had always been independent and was not used to entrusting her life to others.】

【However, she knew well that she was no match for the green-robed Daoist, and even more so, she couldn't abandon her cousin to escape alone.】

【Zou Shuning took a deep breath and asked the green-robed Daoist: "If we win against you on the chessboard, will you really let us leave?"】

【The green-robed Daoist turned around, looked at Zou Shuning, and a smile appeared on his face:】

【"Naturally true."】

【Zou Shuning nodded silently, her heart already made up. She looked at the two scholars and said firmly: "Two young gentlemen, please go up and try first to understand the chess path."】

【Zou Shuning looked at the handsome youth and said: "Ziyu, you go play next."】

【The handsome youth was named Feng Long, courtesy name Ziyu.】

【Feng Long was uneasy and nodded; the green-robed Daoist didn't seem to be joking, and it concerned life and death.】

【"Two young gentlemen, don't worry; my father is Zou Lin, a great national master who has been renowned throughout Daqing for thirty years." Zou Shuning's voice carried pride, "My father entered the divine realm at eighteen and was recruited into the capital at nineteen to be a chess attendant."】

【The fat and thin scholars couldn't help but look at the old man.】

【They didn't expect that the person playing against him just now was a great national master; it seems he had been very modest.】

【The thin scholar hurriedly said: "So it is Master Zou; excuse my disrespect."】

【The Vegetation Gathering held thirty years ago in Daqing was a grand event in the chess world, where countless chess players from all over the world gathered to compete. And Zou Lin won the championship in this grand event, becoming famous everywhere.】

【Those who learn chess know his name.】

【Chess is divided into nine grades, with the first grade being the best, also called entering the divine.】

【Those who enter the divine have unpredictable changes and can know in advance; their essence enters the divine, defeating others without fighting, and there is no enemy.】

【The thin scholar's chess skills are not bad, and he has only reached the sixth grade, also called small skill, good at changes, winning by skill.】

【As soon as the beautiful woman said this, even Su Ziyin and the woman in white were moved.】

【Zou Lin, this great national master famous throughout the world, besides his superb chess skills, also had a past event that is unforgettable.】

【Zou Lin's family had a long history, and three generations were historians; he was upright and did not fear power.】

【When the imperial court wanted to compile the history of the north back then, Zou Lin disagreed with them.】

【This old man, who looked quite kind, pointed at the Son of Heaven back then and scolded him in the imperial court.】

【"Thirty thousand men laid down their armor, and there is not a man in the imperial court."】

【He was demoted and returned home.】

PS: There is another chapter tonight; the plot in the temple will end soon.

I'll try my best to do three chapters tomorrow; you fathers, I'm really not padding, I'm wronged, maybe the updates aren't enough, the foreshadowing is a bit slow, thank you for your support.

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