Chapter 245: The long river is the board, time and space are the pieces, and the game begins

Su Mu came to the river bank and looked into the dark waters.

thump—

The dull sound continued to ring in my ears, and it was very clear.

Looking closely, he saw a black piece of driftwood on the water surface downstream, floating against the river towards Su Mu.

When I got closer, I found a figure standing on the driftwood. He was holding a round gong in his left hand and beating it with his right hand, making a series of rhythmic and dull sounds.

Su Mu waved his hand and blew away the thick fog floating on the river at night. The wide driftwood also stopped less than 20 meters away from Su Mu. With the dim light, he could see the figure clearly.

The figure was wearing a purple Taoist robe, his hair was gray, his eyes were cloudy but still had a little light in them, and his face was ordinary. From his facial features, he was just an ordinary old man.

When the two people's eyes met, Su Mu suddenly froze in place, brows furrowed, with a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen this old man before, but he couldn't remember where he was for a while.

"Who is coming?" Su Mu asked the old man on the drifting wood with his hands behind his back.

"It seems that you are a forgetful person. We have met before." The old man put away the gong in his hand and took out a white whisk from his sleeve, looking like an immortal.

Hearing this, Su Mu began to recall in his mind. It seemed that he had a little memory, but he couldn't remember the details.

Mou——

A cow's cry was heard, and the old blue cow came to the river bank at some point and cried out to the old Taoist on the driftwood.

Su Mu could tell from the voice that Old Qingniu seemed to know this old Taoist.

At this time, Su Mu grasped the key point and thought of something.

A few years ago, Su Mu got drunk once, and while drunk, he happened to meet a man crossing the river.

Moreover, it seemed that he had beaten the other party severely.

Old Green Ox also started to follow him from that day, so the other party's identity was obvious: he was Old Green Ox's former master.

After hearing the cry of the old blue cow, the old Taoist smiled without saying anything, still looking at Su Mu calmly.

"I remember now. You were supposed to be preparing to cross the river. I was drunk at that time and I beat you up, didn't I?"

Su Mu asked the old Taoist.

"It seems that you still remember me." The old Taoist replied.

"I was drunk at the time, so I am a little sorry. I am not like this normally. I treat all the people crossing the river equally. As long as you don't cause trouble, I will only charge the crossing fee and let you pass."

"However, you need to cross the river so late at night. You need to pay extra during this time period."

Su Mu said slowly to the old Taoist.

Hearing this, the old Taoist smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's okay, I don't blame you, on the contrary, you helped me unintentionally."

“I came here today without any intention of crossing the river.”

After he finished speaking, Su Mu was stunned.

Did I help you?
what?

Are you a masochist?
"Then what are you doing here so late at night?" Su Mu looked puzzled.

You're not going to cross the river, so what are you doing banging the gong in the middle of the night?
Are you here to get a fight?

"I would like to play a game of chess with you." The old Taoist's voice echoed and was very clear on the quiet river surface.

Hearing this, Su Mu also waved his hand and said, "Go back, I'm busy."

are you crazy?

Come to play chess with me late at night?
"Wait." Seeing Su Mu was about to leave, the old Taoist hurriedly said, "If you can beat me, I will give you a gift."

Without waiting for Su Mu to speak, the old Taoist continued: "I know that you are not short of any treasures."

"But the treasure I gave you is definitely what you need."

Hearing this, Su Mu also became interested and said, "Before dawn, no matter whether the winner is decided or not, I will play with you for only one night at most. I don't have that much time to play with you."

Su Mu is now busy earning favor points and doesn't want to delay for even a day.

"One night is enough." The old Taoist said with a smile.

"What if I lose?"

Su Mu asked, the other party couldn't possibly ask him to go down for no reason, there must be a condition.

"If I win, I would like you to do me a small favor." The old Taoist replied.

"What small favor?" Su Mu frowned and said, "First tell me what you want me to do for you."

What if the other party asks for too much?
So, ask hello in advance.

"Don't worry, sir. It's just a piece of cake for you. If you are not satisfied, you don't have to help." The old Taoist said with a smile.

After thinking for a moment, Su Mu agreed: "Come ashore."

Hearing this, the old Taoist waved his hand and said, "I can't go ashore yet."

"Just get off here."

After saying this, the old Taoist looked at the water in front of him, practiced his skills, and a tremendous amount of spiritual power burst out. A one-meter-sized chessboard appeared in the water in front of him.

Then, the old Taoist waved his hand, and a drop of water gathered at his fingertips, turning into a chess piece. As his finger fell, it landed on the Tianyuan position of the chessboard.

Seeing this, Su Mu was also a little surprised.

Use the river as the chessboard and water drops as the chess pieces?

interesting.

Su Mu also moved his mind lightly, and without even waving his hand, a drop of water left the water surface, turned into a chess piece, and fell on the chessboard.

And so, the two began their game of chess.

Half an hour later, the two were confronting each other, neither of them giving in, but the opponent's chess skills were very strong, causing Su Mu to be unable to cope.

Fine beads of sweat also seeped out on the old Taoist's forehead, because he used the waters of the long river of time as the chessboard and the drops of time as the chess pieces, which was extremely exhausting for him.

He could only open up a "one-meter-sized" area of ​​water as a chessboard, which was the limit for him now.

Unlike Su Mu, who can stop the water area in this section with a wave of his hand, and can also perform various operations.

After an hour, Su Mu was already at a disadvantage and his face looked solemn.

The old Taoist wasn't having a good time either. He was constantly controlling drops of the water of time, but the consumption was too great. If he continued to drag on like this, he would not be able to hold on before the opponent won.

Therefore, he had to act quickly and not delay any longer.

He has been planning for today for a very long time and he absolutely cannot fail. If he fails, he doesn't know how long it will take for him to succeed next time.

Every move made by Lao Dao was approaching step by step, full of murderous intent, ready to end the game of chess as quickly as possible.

Facing the fierce offensive of the old Taoist, Su Mu also showed his true strength, countering the opponent's moves and resolving the opponent's attacks time and time again.

At this moment, the old Taoist's eyes lit up, he saw a perfect flaw, and executed a miraculous move!
(End of this chapter)