HLnovel Chapter 345 Chess Game
Chapter 345 Chess Game
Fang Duobing was quite surprised: "So Zhan Yunfei never combs his hair because of a bet with you. Li Xiangyi has been so bored all these years, how dare you say that?"
"Aren't we just like you? Too much youthful righteousness, we only enjoy showing off our skills in martial arts competitions, wasting our inner strength on trivial matters."
Li Lianhua spoke of what Li Xiangyi had done without any remorse.
Li Lianhua: What does what Li Xiangyi did have to do with me, Li Lianhua?
"However, Li Xiangyi never expected that even after he had been dead for so many years, Zhan Yunfei still remembered this promise. He's really stubborn."
“Yes, he is indeed someone who always loses when gambling.” Fang Duobing nodded in agreement.
"However, he did lose the bet with Li Xiangyi back then, but as for your aunt, I don't know."
"Him and my aunt?" Fang Duobing wanted to ask more, but was interrupted by a servant outside the door.
“Young Master, I have investigated. All seventeen people Xing Ziru contacted last night are local merchants who have been doing business with our Tianji Hall for many years. There should be no problem.”
"Besides chatting with guests, what else did you do?" It's impossible for them to do nothing at all.
The guard replied, "He only goes out for some fresh air during breaks from talking to people. He always goes to the pavilion in the distant courtyard to set up a chess game and plays by himself."
"A chess game?"
The guard quickly handed the things in his hand to Fang Duobing: "I don't know how to play chess, but I have been trained in Tianji Hall and I won't forget what I have seen."
"These are the sets that Xing Ziru and his men saw him set up at different times. After setting up the fourth set, he went back to his room and never came out again."
"Keep a close eye on Xing Ziru. Report any unusual activity immediately. Don't alert him."
"Yes."
After the guards left, Fang Duobing handed the chessboard in his hand to Li Lianhua and Wu You to examine.
"These look a lot like the chess manuals in the Collection of Forgetful Joys."
Fang Duobing spread the two chess manuals in his hand on the table: "Look, this is the Shangqing Diagram, and this is the Four Fairies of Chengdu Prefecture Diagram."
Wu You waved his hand: "I don't understand chess, so I don't understand why this is called the Four Fairies Picture?"
"Don't interrupt. Bring yours over here. This is the authentic version. This is the Jinming version." Fang Duobing also took the chessboard from Li Lianhua's hands and spread it out on the table.
"Minister Fang has truly put a lot of effort into your son. He is proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting." Seeing Li Lianhua's eloquent explanation, Li Lianhua sighed.
"Speaking of this, my father always tried his best to teach me when I was a child, but I was young and disobeyed him in every way. Looking back now, I feel very fortunate."
"Fang Xiaobao has grown up."
"Only by experiencing setbacks and hardships can a person grow up quickly. Fang Duobing, you've had quite a few hardships."
"Wu You, do you know?"
"What could I possibly know?" Wu You was momentarily confused by this sudden question.
What I mean is, sometimes, your mouth is like it's coated with poison; the things you say are really awful.
"I, you..." Wu You was speechless at Fang Duobing's words. He clenched his fists and punched the air in Fang Duobing's direction several times to vent his anger.
"Let's not talk about that anymore. Take a good look at this game record. What are your thoughts?"
Wu You shook his head: "Don't ask me, I don't know how to play chess."
"You don't know how to play chess? I thought you did because you were watching so intently."