Square inch by Kyushu

At noon the next day, Gu An met Li Muge again.

It’s still the same street, the same corner, the same chess game with one person, one box, one bag of gold and silver.It's just that this time he wasn't surrounded by crowds from three floors inside and three floors outside. Obviously, today's business is rather bleak.

Gu An led the horse and stopped in front of Li Muge. It was still the washed white shirt, the long hair that was casually rolled up, or the eyes that were as bright as the moon and pale as a lake.

"Brother Li, how is business today?" He wanted to leave, but he couldn't help saying hello when he got in front of him.

Li Muge looked up when he heard the words, and when he saw Gu An, he immediately smiled and opened his eyes like a moon: "Brother Gu, you asked the question knowingly, the situation is naturally extremely bleak."

"Business matters, this is what happens from time to time, brother Li don't have to worry about it." Gu An smiled lightly, met each other and was ready to leave.

At this time Li Muge suddenly got up and stopped in front of Gu An's horse, proudly said: "Yesterday my old brother said that if there is a fate, we will meet again and finish the unfinished game with me, how can we change our mind in just one day?"

Hearing this, Gu An raised his eyebrows in surprise, and said: "At that time, I was just being polite, did Brother Li really take it to heart?" There was already a hint of sarcasm in his words.

"In this world, some people's words should be kept in mind. I can't help but remember and think about them, but some people's words can be passed by easily." Li Muge approached Gu An's folding fan, and whispered softly behind the fan: " The old brother is naturally the former."

Seeing that the other party can bully him so easily and in such a normal manner, An'an became very vigilant, and hurriedly stepped back a few steps to slowly distance himself from him. At the same time, a few silver needles slipped into his fingers, ready to accumulate ready to go.

At this time Li Muge suddenly turned around and retreated to the booth, shook his folding fan and said with regret: "My old brother and I hit it off right away, and wanted to make friends with chess, but unexpectedly it was just falling flowers intentionally and ruthlessly." Speaking of this, he couldn't help sighing softly: "Forget it! Old brother has an important job, so I don’t want to force others to make things difficult for me. But after all, you and I have known each other once, and I’m not talented, so let’s just play the last song and practice it for you.”

Therefore, when An heard the words, he nodded slightly, got on his horse, and left.

Li Muge shook his head helplessly, thinking: This person is really cold.

But he still took out a jade flute from his sleeve, and played for him as he said.A song is played eloquently, dancing behind the Lizhe with the flood of spring in April.

It's just the sound of the song, but Gu An suddenly reined in the horse.

At this moment, all the complicated sounds in the world seemed to stop suddenly, only the melodious song lingered in his ears, rising and falling, leaving him stuck in place at a loss.

It seems that after a long time, it is only a moment to release the Buddha again.He closed his eyes lightly and sighed almost silently.After that, he pulled the rein back to the horse without hesitation, turned around and ran back to the original place.

Li Muge was leaning on the side of the stall, playing his "Farewell Song" with his eyes closed and fascinated, but he didn't expect that the person who sent him off would turn back so quickly?

I was also stunned on the spot for a while, I don't know whether to be more surprised or surprised?

Gu An originally only had indifference in his eyes, but at this moment he looked at Li Muge with cold eyes, so cold that one could shudder even under the warm April sun.

But his voice was colder than his eyes: "Dare to ask Brother Li, where did you learn the song you played just now?" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly glanced at the jade flute in the other party's hand, and his eyes were cold for a moment Frozen, the words in the mouth no longer have a trace of warmth: "You, what is the purpose?"

If the name is just a coincidence, and the appearance is just an illusion, but he will never admit it to this piece of music and this jade flute until he dies.

It used to be "his" personal thing, and there is no second identical white jade hole flute anywhere in the world.

Li Muge was aggrieved by his stare, and also confused by his question, so he could only wonder: "You and I met by chance, what purpose can I have?"

Gu An stared at him for a long time, seeing that there was no trace of hypocrisy in his eyes, so he said calmly, "I wonder if I could borrow the jade flute in your hand to take a look?"

Li Muge subconsciously looked at the white jade flute in his hand, and his face was even more confused: "Of course, it's just that I don't know why my brother suddenly turned around with such ferocity, what exactly is his intention?"

Therefore, An didn't answer, and just stretched out his hand in front of Li Muge, leaving no room for doubt.

Seeing the other party's tough attitude, Li Muge smiled wryly, and handed the jade flute to Gu An.But I couldn't help but muttered: "Old brother, this is not some stolen goods, I got it rightly. Huh? I see that although you look gentle on the surface, you have a cold heart in your bones, and you are also alienated and cautious in dealing with others. , Could it be some kind of secret agent from the government? Then you can’t wrong a good person. No, no, you look more like a person in the Jianghu, you can’t be the head of a gang, right? Although this jade flute is valuable It's expensive, but you can't take it by force..."

Ignoring the rambling nonsense of the people around him, Gu An fell into eternal silence after receiving the jade flute.

As soon as he touched that section of whiteness, his fingers began to tremble uncontrollably.Although the trembling was extremely subtle, it still fell into Li Muge's eyes without any trace.

What is it that can make such a person who is as indifferent as water and distant as the moon have such emotional ups and downs?

Li Muge stopped making noise, and subconsciously felt that at this moment, he really shouldn't disturb this person's sadness.

Although Gu An's expression remained the same and his behavior remained the same, what was the figure that seemed to have been stuck in the air exuding, if not sadness?

Look carefully at the jade flute, it is indeed a supreme treasure, with six sound holes in the front five and back, slender and exquisite, the whole body is translucent white and lustrous, staring at it for a moment, it seems that the shadow of the moon is reflected on it, and the layers of moonlight are floating. In the interlaced space, another faint smoke that seemed to be absent rose up.

The body of the flute is engraved with gold-plated nine-obsidian star patterns, each stroke is extremely fine, it is natural, and the little golden light and the faint moon white complement each other.

There are two seal characters engraved on one side of the flute body, named "Sun and Moon", which is exactly Xiao Ru's name.

A section of hollow protrudes beside the seal characters, decorated with pendants.However, the pendant is a bit weird, it is neither a jade pendant nor a colored tassel, but at first glance it looks like a piece of paper rolled into a tube, which doesn't quite match the Xiao.

The only fly in the ointment is that, if you look closely, you will find that there is a slight crack at the end of the decoration, which extends to the tail of the flute engraved with seal characters.

But I don’t know which skillful craftsman carved a micro-scene of the moon rising and flowing clouds along this crack, which was ingeniously blended with the decoration on the end, and at the same time carried on the word "sun and moon". Such good intentions made this flute even more distinctive. .

Just like "a drop of Yin Yan burns its flowers" in "Peach Blossom Fan", it instantly turns decay into magic.

Holding the jade flute tightly, no matter what the other party's origin or purpose, so An has already made up his mind at this moment.I saw that he suppressed the coldness on his face, and returned to that indifferent and distant look again, and asked lightly: "Can Brother Xiao Li sell it to me?"

Hearing this, Li Muge pondered for a while and said, "This thing means a lot to me, I'm sorry I can't give up my love."

Therefore, An had already guessed that the other party would definitely not agree, so he pointedly said: "I don't know what conditions I will agree to, brother, so that brother can give up his love?" As soon as this remark came out, it already showed that he did not want to continue circling, and just wanted to open the skylight and speak plainly. .

Li Muge clapped his hands and laughed loudly when he heard the words, and said: "Okay! I didn't expect that I would do it unintentionally. If you can break my three games, I will give this to you."

"What if we can't break it?" Gu An has always refused to be naive in doing things, and it is better to ask clearly about many things.

"If you can't break out all of them, you can't take this jade flute. Besides, you have to promise me one thing every time you lose a game."

"what's up?"

"Everything, anything, within your power!"

Without waiting for the other party's answer, Li Muge took out a chessboard and two boxes of black and white from the basket.I saw him laying his son Tianyuan and arranging the star points, but what he put out was "go" instead of the previous "chess".

While making the move, he continued, "There has never been one in this world who was in the middle of the game and stayed out of it. Since you have already decided to enter the game, why bother to get out of the game easily?"

Although the chess game has changed, Gu An doesn't care too much.Pulling up his clothes, he sat opposite the wooden table and said coldly: "It seems that in the games that brother Li has set up, he will never let one person get away with his body?" The name, jade flute, military god, chess game... are all pure coincidences , or deliberate collusion?No matter why, all he can do now is adapt to the situation.

Li Muge held black and white and quickly galloped across the 360 ​​two star lines, his moves were so precise that there was no repetition.At the same time, you can also chat and laugh with Gu An.

It's just that this smile has a bit of helplessness: "old brother, don't blame me. How can anyone else do the game in this world? In fact, it's all self-sufficient. For example, although I set up the chess game here , but the ones who choose to bet on the chess game are you yourself. And in my game, I am always the only one.”

At the same time as the words are exhausted, a black and white game has also appeared!

He raised his head to look at Gu An, made a "please" gesture with his hands, his eyebrows and eyes were curved, and he smiled like a fox.

Although it was only the first game, it was already an extremely difficult game.Countless tricks have been exhausted, and murderous intentions are everywhere.Every time you are born, you will encounter a desperate situation, and in the desperate situation, you will meet death.Every drop is full of dangers, and it can be said that if one step is missed, the whole game will be lost.

Therefore, although it is still smooth when it is settled.But his brows are sometimes slightly furrowed and sometimes stretched, and the corners of his lips are sometimes raised and sometimes pursed, which is much richer and more real than his usual expression.

Therefore, An is a breaker, and his mood will naturally fluctuate.But for some reason, Li Muge who was sitting opposite him seemed much more impetuous than him.Sometimes happy and sometimes worried, I am very nervous when I make a move, so An is even more nervous when I make a move.

What's even more strange is that when the first game of chess was successfully cracked, Gu An didn't show any expression. On the other hand, he was ecstatic, and he didn't feel that he was a "loser" at all. The eyes are even brighter.

Seeing this, An felt a little clear in his heart, but he didn't show the slightest bit on his face.The second game turned into "chess" again, but compared with the endgame of the "Separatist Regime of Heroes" he had solved earlier, it was really much better.

The red side was almost wiped out, with only one soldier and one cannon left. One could only move forward without hesitation, and the other could only rely on others to attack, with no advantage at all.On the other hand, Black, although he is also a defeated general, has a rook in the fort.Comparing the two, the strength is already a world of difference.

Gu An looked at the chess game and sighed slightly.Just as he was about to pick up the chess pieces, Li Muge suddenly stopped him and said, "You have to think carefully about the chess pieces. If you lose, not only will you not get the jade flute, but you will also be subject to me, so be careful. Think about it carefully, and be careful Think about it. Wouldn't it be better here?"

Li Muge pointed his finger at a place on the chessboard, with an expression that he was afraid that the opponent would not listen to his worries.

Gu An smiled helplessly in his heart, pretended to hesitate for a moment, and finally dropped the chess piece where Li Muge pointed.

This step of his was originally intended to test him out. Seeing that the goal was achieved so easily, he couldn't help laughing: It seems that this person's outstanding talents are all used in chasing fame and fortune.

Although the second game was dangerously broken, Gu'an's pawns still checkmate Black's veteran.This made Li Muge couldn't help clapping his hands and shouted "Okay!" The joy was even greater.

The third game of chess was solemnly laid out, Li Muge and Gu An both showed a serious look on their faces.

"This is the most predicament in ancient times, Zhenlong?" Although it was a question, Gu An used it in an affirmative tone.

Li Muge nodded: "Whether you can take away Yuxiao Sunyue depends on whether you can solve this situation!"

"Try hard." There was neither contempt nor fear, so after Anping said these four words calmly, he began to concentrate on breaking the situation.

But Gu An is a human being after all, not a god.

No matter how superb his chess skills are, facing "Zhenlong" will inevitably be sluggish and difficult.This chess game handed down from ancient times has its own subtleties, not to mention the current generation, even if you count the chess masters of the previous dynasty, there are probably no more than two or three who can break this game.

Now, for Li Muge to use such a game of chess to let Gu An break it, it is undoubtedly an ineffective victory, and he is suspected of making things difficult.

But looking at his expression, he didn't mean to make things difficult at all, and he even wished that he could break the situation.

In this round, Gu'an went from the scorching sun to the sinking golden black, from the bustling around to two or three scattered, and finally only broke the situation of a draw.

After the last piece was dropped, Gu An shook his head and sighed: "I'm sorry, Zhenlong's game is too mysterious, and I'm still young at chess, so I can't break this 'Military God's game' for you."

Li Muge replied listlessly: "It's okay, it's okay." Fu You was surprised and said in his mind, "You, you know everything?"

Therefore, it is the default to not answer.

This made Li Muge feel guilty and embarrassed.

"Earlier in the morning, you pestered me to have a good time playing chess. You must not have hit it off with me at first sight. You want to make friends with me through chess?"After all, he was wandering in troubled times, had seen too many "no benefits", and too little "true sincerity".

"You didn't say that the 'Military God Chess Game' has only one game, so if my guess is correct, there are four games in this 'Military God Chess Game', which are exactly the four games you played."

Having said this, Li Muge had to admit that Gu An had seen through his little trick, so he generously admitted: "This clumsy plan has been told by my old brother. My brother is quick-witted and really very human."

"The so-called 'Military God Chess Game' is composed of chess and Go interlaced. Although the difficulty increases in order, it is extremely difficult to crack from the first game. I think my old brother who broke three games is more important than me on this point." Much clearer."

Gu An nodded, waiting for the other party to continue.

"So I thought, instead of studying hard by myself, it's better to use the power of the world's talented people to crack it, so this thing about setting up a chess stall. If someone really breaks these four games, I don't worry about him and me. Sharing this treasure of the God of War, anyway, what I have laid out is just a chess game, and only I know the real clues."

After all, Li Muge waved the folding fan triumphantly, not feeling that he was cheating, but seemed to be showing off his cleverness and wit.

Seeing him like this, An really didn't know whether to scold him for being dishonest, or praise him for his generous confession?But using the four words "thick-skinned" to describe him is definitely correct.

Although the confusion of the chess game has been solved, the mystery of the jade flute is still pending.

If it is said that his purpose is to let himself break the situation for him, then how can there be so many "stories about old friends" gathered on him alone?

While I was thinking about it, I heard the other party say: "Old brother, although you did not break my three rounds as agreed, you have indeed saved me a lot of energy. Especially the last round has reached a draw, which is really not easy. Today, I will give this jade flute to you."

After saying that, he really handed over the jade flute to Gu An, without any hesitation or affectation.

Therefore, in the morning, An only thought that he had other goals, and he might threaten him with Yu Xiao.At this moment, seeing that he spoke sincerely and acted calmly, he didn't know whether to suspect him or...believe him?

After receiving the jade flute, he expressed his gratitude, and at the same time tentatively asked: "I don't know what is the relationship between brother Li and this jade flute?"

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Mu Ge smiled and asked instead: "I don't know what is the relationship between my old brother and this jade flute?"

Gu An frowned when he asked, and remained silent.

Seeing this, Li Muge laughed: "I just asked casually, just kidding!"

Gu An snorted coldly: "Brother Li likes to joke so much, be careful that one day he will become a joke!"

Hearing this sarcasm, Li Muge was not annoyed, and still smiled and said: "Brother, you don't want to tell me about the origin of this jade flute, and neither do I. So let's not embarrass each other."

Gu'an nodded in response and said, "Brother Li's words are very true. That's why I was so abrupt." After saying that, he turned around and left.

This person seems to have no words or deeds, and he is confused, but in fact he is thoughtful and impeccable, you can tell by his words and deeds.Everything you do and say is intertwined.If he wanted to avoid unnecessary troubles, he would definitely not deal with this person again, so as not to cause complications.

As soon as he walked away, Li Muge's clearer and louder voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Brother, you didn't solve the last game, don't forget that you still owe the next thing you can do!"

So An folded off the willow branches beside him and threw them behind him.Make a "covenant to break the willow" with him, expressing that he will not break his promise.

After bidding farewell to Li Muge, it was already the first bright moonlight in the sky.

So An had to take the horse and go back to the inn for the night.

The neon lights around him brushed by, and the voices of people were bustling. Rao, the colorful world of mortals is not as white as the little white in his palm.

Rubbing the jade flute in his hand repeatedly, the corner of his mouth could not help but smile slightly.Although it was only a shallow bend, his boring facial features immediately came alive, revealing a handsome appearance.

"Sun and Moon" lay quietly in Gu An's palm, it was clearly a piece of warm jade but at this moment it was icy cold, reflecting the pale moonlight it looked like a ghost dying, he put it between his lips, thinking Breaking its icy silence, he also wanted to search for the temperature of its old owner, but after several attempts, he still couldn't tune it. He sighed, then pinned the jade flute to his waist, and suddenly caught a glimpse of the weird pendant on the side— —It really was a piece of paper rolled into a tube.

He untied the gold thread tied to the paper tube, slowly unfolded it, and found that it was a small and exquisite Xue Tao paper, on which a seven-character poem by Du Shaoling was carried in cursive cursive: It is common to see in King Qi’s house. I heard it several times before Jiutang.

that was nice scenery at Jiang Nan, met you again in autumn.

Looking at this poem, a premonition suddenly arises in his heart: he and this person named Li Muge may meet again in the near future.