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Chapter 308 The Lame Playing Chess

When checking in the inn, the service in the inn was not bad, and hot water was available at any time. After a few days of travel, Chu Huan was covered in dust, took a shower, and then changed into clothes made by Linlang, which was very suitable. The materials for the clothes were very good. It was not silly when worn on her body, but very comfortable. The newly changed shoes were also the right size. Chu Huan sighed in her heart that although Linlang was from a wealthy family, she was also considerate.

In the evening, he asked the shopkeeper to deliver food and eat it inside the house. Suddenly, he heard a knock on the door outside the door. Chu Huan got up, walked to the door, and asked softly: "Who is it?"

"I live next door. I heard that there is a brother station here, so I come and meet you." The voice outside sounded very enthusiastic.

Chu Huan frowned. Inn guests, you come and go from north to south. You don’t know me or I don’t know you. Even if you live next door, you rarely greet each other. But since the other party came over, Chu Huan couldn’t keep anyone outside the door.

He still remembered that before he moved in, a tall man came out next door, and at this time, he didn't know if the person was that person.

When I opened the door, I found that there was a short man in coarse clothes, with horoscopes and beards outside the door, which was very different from the tall man I had seen before. I thought it was the man's companion. When I saw Chu Huan open the door, the man bowed and smiled, "I'm disturbing!"

This life was full of smiles and looked very kind. Chu Huan also bowed and said, "It's okay, but I don't know what advice?"

The man smiled and said, "I'm in Changyi. I heard that my brother has just moved in today, so I came over to say hello, and when I go out, I'll make more friends, and I'll have more ways."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "So it's Brother Chang."

Chang Yi looked inside the door and asked with a smile: "Brother, there is only one person on the stage?"

Chu Huan said: "Yes."

"Well." Chang Yi smiled and said, "Actually, I just came to the world. Chang has only arrived in the capital these days and is very unfamiliar with the capital. However, since he can live next door, Chang and his brother are also destined to do his best. If there is anything in need of help, I will say it over and do my best to help."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "Brother Chang is welcome."

"Don't disturb me." Chang Yi smiled and said, "Let's meet again!" He bowed and left with a smile. Chu Huan nodded. Seeing him leave, he closed the door. Thinking that Chang Yi seemed to be looking at the scene in his room, but he didn't know what he wanted to do.

However, Chu Huan didn't care. The generals came to block the water and soil. Even if the other party had ulterior motives, Chu Huan was not afraid at all.

Chu Huan was waiting for Sun Desheng to send the news, so he did not leave the next day. Until after noon, Sun Desheng finally found Huiyuan Inn. After entering, he immediately said: "Chu Wei General, let you wait for a long time."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Sun Desheng said: "General Chu Wei, you are afraid you will have to wait a few days." He lowered his voice and said: "We have seen Your Highness, but Your Highness is in a bad situation now."

Chu Huan frowned and said, "What does father-in-law mean?"

"Sir Xu submitted a memorial, and reported that His Highness Chen left the headquarters privately when he was in Yunshan Mansion. The Queen has already learned about this. The Queen asked His Highness to believe in the Palace of Confession and could not take the Palace of Confession for a while." Sun Desheng sighed and said, "Your Highness asked our family to tell the General Chu Wei, you will stay here for a few days. He will find an opportunity to let you enter the palace and let you rest assured."

Chu Huan thought for a while and said, "Your Highness's order, Chu Huan should obey it." But he felt unsure. He didn't know how long he would have to wait, and he didn't know how King Qi would arrange for him when he turned back.

Sun Desheng seemed to see what Chu Huan was thinking and said softly: "General Chu Wei, you don't have to worry about your future. Since Your Highness appreciates you, it is easy to find a job for you."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "Chu Huan understands that as long as he can serve His Highness, Chu Huan should do his duty."

Sun Desheng said: "There are quite a lot of places to visit in the capital. If the generals of the guards are bored and walk around, life will pass very quickly. The Empress is in a rage these days, but she loves His Highness very much and will be relieved in a few days. As long as the Empress gets angry and the ban is abolished, His Highness can summon you into the palace."

Chu Huan nodded and said yes.

Sun Desheng didn't stay in the inn for a long time. He gave a few instructions and then said goodbye. He went out and passed by the door next door. In the crack of the door, there were eyes staring at Sun Desheng until his figure disappeared from the inn.

Since Sun Desheng brought this, Chu Huan could only be at ease since he came.

On this day, Chu Huan did not go out, but just stayed in the house to practice. The Dragon and Elephant Sutra had already broken through the first "Shining Wheel" path, and its role was also discovered.

Compared to the past, Chu Huan's breathing was much different. Only he knew this feeling, but he didn't know when the second "Floating Dust Path" would be able to break through.

From the literal meaning, Chu Huan couldn't figure out what role it would play in his body with his practice of "Floating Dust Path", but he also knew very well that this "Dragon and Elephant Sutra" is indeed a magical skill, and "Shuhuan Tao" can already make him enter a state of false death, and "Floating Dust Path" is one step further than "Shuhuan Tao", and its role must be extraordinary.

...

Not far from Huiyuan Inn, there is a restaurant. Chu Huan sat in the restaurant and drank and watched the scenery.

It has been two days since I arrived in the capital. There has been no news from Sun Desheng for a long time. Chu Huan waited patiently. The weather is getting better and better day by day, but Baitongfang is also extremely lively.

Baitongfang is one of the many shops in Xicheng. It is not far from the second city of Xicheng, only two streets away.

Sitting above the restaurant, looking under the railings, the streets are cleared, the boats and horses are flowing, the buildings are flowing, and the elm and willows are shining. The scenery is beautiful and busy. Looking at the bustling streets, it is hard to think of the cruel war in the northwest of the empire. In this prosperous capital, there is no smell of the smoke of war.

Although it is still a little far from the largest Eryuan City in Xicheng, Baitongfang has many commercial businesses, including palace powder, silk, hemp shops, jewelry, bamboo and wood, rice wine, ironware, and antiques. On the Qinshui shore, there are also many small vendors setting up stalls. The long streets coexist with water and land, and there are many types of goods.

Chu Huan ordered a pot of wine and two plates of vegetables, drinking slowly, but his eyes were fixed on a big willow tree not far downstairs.

Under the willow tree, there was a person setting up a stall.

It's just that man's stall is unusual.

The man who set up the stall was wearing a gray coarse cloth dress. He was not very handsome, but his temperament was as elegant as water. He sat cross-legged under the big willow tree, as if he was sitting in meditation. In front of him, there was a chess game. Chu Huan could even see that there were already black and white chess pieces on the chessboard. The man was sitting behind the chessboard, holding his hands horizontally in front of his chest, motionless.

When Chu Huan went upstairs, he saw the man sitting there. Although there were so many people setting up stalls on Qinshui shore and the man was not very conspicuous, Chu Huan just felt that the man was a little special.

He kept staring at the man, and naturally he didn't know that someone was looking at him in a restaurant, sitting there as steadily as Mount Tai. Chu Huan saw that the man didn't move for a long time, and really admired the man's character.

Other people who set up stalls shouted, but this person sat quietly and said nothing. Chu Huan didn't know if this person was buying chess.

A pot of wine was finished unknowingly, and the second pot of wine came up. The waiter saw Chu Huan staring at the man and whispered: "The guest official knows the cripple?"

"Crip?" Chu Huan turned his head.

"Yes." The waiter smiled and said, "That person has been here for more than half a month, and he has chessboards there every day. I heard that he is relying on that business."

Chu Huanqi said, "How do you say this?"

"The cripple lost a lot of endgame." The waiter said, "It is said that if anyone can win, he will give him five taels of silver. If he loses, he can just give him thirty cents of copper coins. At the beginning, many people tried it, but the cripple really had a trick. The young man had seen many people go up to challenge, but none of them beat him. Everyone gradually ignored it. The business was much worse in these days."

"In this way, that person is still a master in chess?"

"It may not be said that he is a master of chess." The waiter smiled and said, "How many Go masters can there be in the market? Who would play chess with a cripple for five taels of silver?"

Chu Huan nodded slightly.

After drinking the wine in the pot, Chu Huan settled the bill and went downstairs, but was about to go to Eryuan City to take a look and experience the prosperity of the Beijing Market.

But before I could take a few steps, I saw a group of people coming towards me. There were as many as seven or eight people, but I didn't come for myself, but walked towards the cripple with the chessboard.

When Chu Huan saw these people being careless, he saw that they were not good people. He knew that something would happen next, so he stopped and stood not far away.

The first person was wearing a green hat and rushed to the big willow tree. Several stalls next to him hurriedly opened the distance, obviously quite afraid of this group of people.

The green hat man walked under the willow tree, and a group of people behind him immediately surrounded the cripple. The green hat man rolled up his sleeves and shouted: "I heard you are playing a chess game here?"

The cripple finally raised his head. Chu Huan was not far from the man at this time, but he could see clearly. He saw that the man had very thick eyebrows, a national face, a straight nose, a wide mouth, a very long ear, and a big eyes. He was a talented person. He looked only in his early thirties. Although his eyes were bright, he looked sleepy. Seeing that he was surrounded by people, he was calm and calm and asked, "Who are you going to play chess?"

The man in the green hat took off his hat, sat down opposite the cripple, and said, "I heard that if you lose, you will have to accompany you for five taels of silver?"

The lame man nodded slightly and said, "If I win, I will only have thirty cents of copper coins."

The man from the green hat took out a hanging of money from his arms and said, "If you win, all the money here will be yours. If you lose, give me five taels of silver, but... where is your five taels of silver? Take it out first and take a look."

The cripple said calmly: "Don't worry, if you win, I will naturally offer five taels of silver."

"I can't believe you." The man from the green hat shouted: "Give the silver first."

The cripple shook his head and said, "If you win the chess, you will naturally have silver. Otherwise, even if I take out a thousand taels of silver, you can only take a look." He pointed to the green hat man's hanging money and said, "If I win, you don't need to hang money. Just count thirty cents of copper coins, I won't take advantage of you."

Green Hat said with a popular voice: "Oh, do you really think you will definitely win?"

The lame man hugged his chest with both hands and said, "You have a bad face and can't beat me today."

The man from the green hat sneered: "I won't argue with you about these things. Do you know who I am?"

The lame man looked at the man with green hat a few times, looked at him very seriously, and finally shook his head and said, "I don't know him."

Someone next to him immediately cursed: "You are so blind. You don't know Mr. Meng? In Baitongfang, who doesn't know Mr. Meng?" He rolled up his sleeves and looked like that, he would punch the cripple's head at any time.

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