[Soul of Chess] What if

Two, anger

Although Ah Liang is still very immature, he also understands that what his mother said is just to comfort himself.He could feel that his mother didn't seem to believe what he said.

After all, not only the mother, but even the father didn't see that trace.

After realizing this, Ah Liang couldn't help feeling a bit more lost.He stroked the traces on the chessboard lightly, and murmured in a low voice: "There are obviously such a large and strange trace here, and this trace is like a bloodstain. But why is it that only I can see it?"

Thinking of going to school early tomorrow, Ah Liang gave up the idea of ​​further study.He sighed softly, intending to get up and go back to the room to rest.

Just at this time……

"Can you see it?"

A very small voice came.

"?"

After hearing the sound, Ah Liang immediately raised his head and looked around.

It was an unfamiliar voice.

Although the voice was very cool and pleasant, Ah Liang couldn't help but secretly guarded.

It stands to reason that there should only be father, mother and myself in the room now.Just now, my parents went back to rest, so I should be the only one who is still here.

However, I heard other people's voices.

This shows that besides myself, there is someone else here!

Ah Liang vaguely felt the breath of other people.However, he carefully looked around for a long time, but he couldn't find the figure of that person.So he asked aloud, "Who is it?"

"Can you hear my voice?" The man didn't respond to A Liang's question, but asked in surprise, with a hint of joy in his tone.

Ah Liang didn't respond, but took precautions more carefully.

The voice was very close to him, but for some reason, no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't find the figure of that person. A Liang couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

And Ah Liang's behavior can be regarded as a disguised response to that person.

After a brief pause, the voice sounded again, and the tone was full of affirmation: "You can really hear my voice."

As soon as that person finished speaking, the chessboard in front of him suddenly glowed green!Immediately afterwards, a figure appeared in front of Ah Liang.

It was only after he stretched out his hand and used the folding fan to remove the white cloth covering his body that his appearance was fully revealed.

It was a very handsome man.

He has flawless white skin, a pair of clear and gentle deep purple eyes under the slender eyebrows, and a slight smile on the corners of his thin lavender lips.

He was wearing a tall black hat, a light crimson shirt, light green bloomers, and a snow-white safari jacket. His long blue-purple hair like a waterfall was gently tied with a soft white hairband.

Just standing there, he exudes an incomparable elegant and noble temperament.

A Liang stared blankly at the dreamy figure in front of him, and murmured involuntarily: "Ah! You... are you... the god of Go?"

Hearing Ah Liang's words, the man lowered his eyes slightly and said softly: "No. I'm just an ordinary person. To be precise, I'm just a wandering soul in the world..."

"Then, why are you on the chessboard?" A Liang was a little puzzled.

The man sighed softly, then raised his eyelids.He gazed softly at the small but extremely focused figure in front of him, and said softly: "That's a rather long story. Are you willing to listen to it?"

A Liang nodded slightly.

"Alright then." He closed his eyes slowly, as if he was sorting out his thoughts.After a while, he opened his eyes and began to talk about his past.

"My name is Fujiwara Sakai, a chess master who taught the emperor how to play Go in the palace during the Heian period..."

Accompanied by Zuo Wei's soft voice, Ah Liang felt as if he was in the long-ago Heian era.The broad palace walls and solemn buildings in the capital seemed to be clearly in front of my eyes, and the sound of rushing water could be faintly heard.

The man was sitting under the red leaves.

He smiled and picked up a chess piece, and with a "pop", the chess piece landed firmly on the chessboard.

It turned out that he was also a chess player.

Thinking that he also aspires to become a chess player, Ah Liang couldn't help getting closer to the person in front of him, and listened more carefully to the other person's narration.

"At that time, I could play chess every day, every day, which made me feel very happy. It's just that besides me, there was another chess master teaching the emperor to play chess in the palace."

Speaking of this, his voice, which was originally very gentle when he mentioned his beloved things, was a little lower.

Seeing the faint sadness gradually appearing on the other person's face, Ah Liang didn't make a sound to disturb, but thought silently in his heart: Did something happen?

After a little calm, he continued to talk: "One day, he said to the Emperor: 'Emperor, one chess player is enough. Please let us have a game to decide the outcome. Only the winner can stay.'"

"The emperor accepted his suggestion, and a game of chess was held."

He stopped.Maybe it's considering the words, or maybe it's sorting out my thoughts.

Ah Liang waited quietly for a while, but saw that the other party still had no intention of continuing, so he asked softly, "And then? Who won?"

"He is black, I am white." A Liang's voice seemed to bring the other party back from his memory, and he continued to talk.

"The battle on the chess game was indistinguishable. When everyone was concentrating on the chess game, only I accidentally discovered that there was a white piece in his chess pot." He took a deep breath, as if trying to calm down own emotions, "Although this situation is rare, the opponent's chess pieces do occasionally mix in your own chess tank. Of course, this has nothing to do with winning or losing. Just say 'there are other pieces in the chess tank. Chess pieces', and then put the pieces back into the opponent's chess jar."

A Liang nodded in agreement.Indeed, sometimes there will be situations where the wrong player's pieces are installed.At this time, it is true that you only need to return the chess pieces to the opponent.

"But, he took advantage of the moment when everyone was staring at the chessboard, and put that white piece in his grape!"

Although that person's voice was fairly steady, if one paid a little attention, one could still hear the suppressed grief and indignation deep in the seemingly calm words.

"!" Hearing this, Ah Liang's eyes widened, "He cheated..."

The person in front of him continued to speak slowly, but his tone was filled with irrepressible resentment and sadness:

"You just..."

Just when I wanted to speak out, he pointed at my face and roared loudly: "Hey! You bastard! Just now you took the sunspots mixed in your chess box as your own grapes, right?"

"!"

Before I could react, he continued: "I saw it! When everyone was paying attention to the chess game, you put the black pieces mixed in the chess pot into your own winning pieces, didn't you?!"

"What did you say? Isn't that your trick?!"

I was about to refute, but he stopped me: "Hmph! What a boring excuse!"

at this time--

"It's ugly, be quiet!"

The emperor's voice came from inside the imperial curtain.

Although he couldn't see his expression, the disgust in his tone could be heard from his voice.

"I won't believe that such a dirty trick will happen in front of me. Just keep going."

The unexpected development made Ah Liang feel speechless.

He never thought that such despicable behaviors would appear in such a sacred field as Go.Just listening to the other party's story, he already felt depressed and depressed.

So, what about that person?

What kind of mood is he talking about now?

Ah Liang couldn't help regretting his decision to ask the other party to tell.

Perhaps, I should say something like "Enough is enough" or "Please stop talking"... A Liang looked at the other party's uncontrollable mourning expression, thinking secretly.

Before he could open his mouth, that warm voice rang in his ears again: "I couldn't hold back my shaky mood... In the end, I lost that game of chess... I was charged with cheating, and I was kicked out of the palace. Because I didn't have the skills to make a living, I drowned myself two days later..."

"Suicide?" Ah Liang gasped.

Although it was a bit unbelievable, but, vaguely, he seemed to be able to understand the reason why the other party did this.

"My soul cannot return to heaven. Because, I still want to... still want to continue playing chess..."

"I, who cannot become a Buddha, my soul resides on a chessboard. After a long time, I heard a child's voice: 'No one but me can see the stains on this chessboard. The traces look like Someone's tears, why is it that only I can see them?'”

It turns out that this isn't the only thing that happens to me.

Hearing this, Ah Liang could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It's just that I feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.

Why is this?Even he himself could not give any specific reason.

"'My child, my child.' I rose slowly after hearing his voice. 'If you can see my tears of regret, please let me stay in a small corner of your heart.' "

"That kid also wanted to be a chess player, so he happily accepted me. Then, I finally got my wish and continued to play chess."

"Then, why do you still stay on the chessboard?" A Liang asked the doubts in his heart.

"He, who had become a top Gojogi player, was crushed by an epidemic. He passed away at the age of 34. He was Honinbo Shusaku. He was a good man." The man lamented.

Hearing the familiar name, Ah Liang exclaimed in disbelief: "Honinbo... Xiu Ce?!"

"Yes."

"Then, are you playing all his chess?" A Liang asked.

"Exactly."

"How could it be?! Too cunning..." A Liang couldn't help muttering.

"Huh?" The other party's melancholy thoughts were suddenly interrupted by A Liang's inexplicable words.

Hearing the suspicious voice from the other party, Ah Liang said in a deep voice, "No, I'm not referring to you, but that Honinbo Shusaku."

It is obviously a simple sentence, but the tone makes people feel that every word is so difficult to utter.

Honinbo Shusaku, a name known to everyone in the Go world.

He is a Go player in the Edo period, and is also recognized as the strongest Go player in the history of Go.

Whether it is his record of 13 consecutive victories in [-] years in the strong Yucheng chess game, or the world-famous red-faced game, or the myth of his undefeated black, everyone talks about it. matter of Tao.

What's even more commendable is that although he has such unrivaled strength in ancient and modern times, he is extremely gentle and humble, so he is honored as a "chess master" by later generations.

Xiu Ce's chess style is known for its conciseness, and his layout is solid without any flaws. He often has laid the foundation of invincibility before the middle game.And once you have an advantage, it will be difficult for others to recover.In addition, he also created the "Show Strategy Style Layout" that has a profound influence on later generations.

It is often said that if you often rehearse Xiuce's chess records, your chess strength will improve.I heard that there are even many high-ranking players who will arrange Xiu Ce's chess records.

People tirelessly study the precious chess records left by Xiu Ce, and strive to absorb nutrients to improve their chess power.

The same is true for A Liang.

A long time ago, Ah Liang began to arrange various chess records.

Of course, Xiu Ce's ranked the most.

At first, he just placed the pieces on the board step by step.When he was gradually able to understand the deep meaning behind each word, he couldn't help but admire Xiu Ce more and more.Because, every move of Xiu Ce is extraordinarily delicate, every move is so just right, it can even be said that every move is the best move.

Honinbo Shusaku is simply a genius!

So A Liang studied Xiu Ce's chess records more seriously, trying to learn the essence from them.With Xiu Ce as his goal, he constantly sharpens his chess skills, and constantly tries to pursue the best move in the game.

Every day, every day, he played chess for several hours, no matter how painful it was, he worked hard to get over it.

But now someone told me that Honinbo Hidetaku did not play all the moves by himself!

This made Ah Liang feel disappointed, but at the same time, he couldn't restrain the anger of being deceived.

"The road to becoming a chess player is obviously so difficult: patience, hard work, bitterness, pain...even despair! Even if you overcome all these, some people still can't reach that lofty position." A Liang's voice trembled slightly with anger, " I have seen too many chess players who tried their best by my father's side, but finally had to end in failure... I also came to my senses and worked hard to come over! But he..."

Ah Liang clasped his hands tightly, trying to calm down the violent fluctuations in his heart: "But he simply took the credit of others, and then easily achieved the unattainable goal of others, and even became The existence that everyone admires the most! It's really too cunning...too cunning..."

He lowered his head so that people could not see his expression clearly.

All he could see was his slightly trembling shoulders.

The author has something to say:

Stop here for now.The rest will have to wait until the exam is over.

Absolutely not cheating, hmm. (*?︶?*).. .:*?