Volume 1, Chapter 160: The way out.

Beimeng City.

At dusk.

Ye Tingmu came to Banyueju again.

The only difference from a few days ago was that today he was traveling alone.

He wanted to meet Dongfang Shuo again, as there were some things he wanted to confirm in person.

The past two days have been relatively peaceful.

Nothing else happened.

On weekdays, I still get up in the morning to read and go to bed at night.

Occasionally chat with Lin An.

Learn about the current Kyushu and some things about the people behind the third prince and the eldest prince.

After learning about it, he was still quite shocked.

A power struggle among the royal family.

Nearly half of the thirty-six saints of Jiuzhou participated in it.

And the person behind the eldest prince was even more terrifying.

The first disciple of Tiandao Academy and the most proud disciple of the current dean of Tiandao Academy.

He is also known as a peerless genius who appears once in 1,000 in the Kyushu Empire.

Not only does he possess divine blood, but he is also proficient in the secret techniques of Taoism.

Such a person is a BUFF in itself.

The most important thing is that he also has a good mother.

And her background is even more cruel than that of the third prince’s mother.

The daughter of the master of Tingchao Pavilion.

What does this mean? It means that there are two major sects behind them.

No wonder Chao Yu is so eager to marry into the Dongfang family. Who wouldn’t be anxious?

However, thanks to the great power of the eldest prince, he and Feng He were able to survive.

Otherwise, he would have been killed by that old fellow Beimang Wang long ago.

He came today just to drag Dongfang Shuo into the water.

And he already has some confidence.

All of the Dongfang family's previous actions revealed their interest in him.

If Dongfang Yuan and Dongfang Qinghu were simply attracted by his talent.

Then Dongfang Shuo definitely knows Feng He's identity.

He gave his family's ancestral sword as a gift.

And that day he talked to me about royal affairs.

It must have been intentional.

Everything is still certain.

Climbing alone is actually pretty quick.

With the blessing of the state of separation and union.

It only took him one hour to reach the top of the mountain.

Walking in the afterglow of the sunset.

He slowly walked towards the pavilion.

At this time, a wisp of smoke was still floating above the pavilion.

Ye Tingmu came to the door.

Bowing and greeting through the bamboo door.

"Junior Ye Tingmu, I came here today to visit you, senior."

Some time passed.

Dongfang Shuo's voice rang out from within the bamboo house.

"My friend is finally here, come in."

Ye Tingmu raised his eyebrows.

It seems that Dongfang Shuo had already anticipated his coming and had already taken control of him.

He pushed the door open and walked in.

Just then, Dongfang Shuo was seen sitting upright on a cushion.

There was still an unfinished chess game in front of him.

Seeing Ye Tingmu pushing the door open.

Dongfang Shuo also had a smile on his face.

"Young man, please sit by yourself. I won't entertain you."

Ye Tingmu said respectfully, "You are too polite, Senior."

Then he walked to the chessboard and sat down as well.

At this time, Dongfang Shuo was watching the chessboard, and the black piece in his hand had not yet been placed.

This is a game of chess with a broken chessboard. The player holding the black pieces is in a desperate situation, surrounded by the white pieces. It won't take long before he loses the whole game.

Ye Tingmu couldn't help but touch his chin and started thinking.

In this world, when he had nothing to do in his spare time, he liked to read some chess records and occasionally solve endgames.

The chess game in front of him couldn't help but arouse his interest.

At this moment, he is like the black piece in the chessboard, surrounded by the white pieces. Although he will not be defeated immediately, it is only a matter of time before he loses the whole game.

Crisis is surging all around. If you are not careful, you won't even have a chance to make a move.

Looking at Ye Tingmu like this.

Dongfang Shuo smiled.

"My friend, you seem to understand the art of Go."

Ye Tingmu smiled awkwardly and said, "I know a little bit, but I can't show it off in front of you, senior."

"My friend, you are too modest. Do you think this chess game can be solved?"

Facing Dongfang Shuo's question, Ye Tingmu did not answer, but pondered for a few seconds and asked: "Then do you think you can solve it?"

The two were talking about chess, but not the chess pieces on the chessboard.

Dongfang Shuo laughed and said, "The black piece originally had some room to recover, but with this move, it's already in a desperate situation. There's no way to break it. No matter how cautious you are, you can only hold on for a little while, but defeat is inevitable."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Ye Tingmu with a pair of deep eyes, and the meaning of his words was self-evident.

In other words, your current situation is like the black piece on the chessboard.

No matter what, I'm afraid I'll die.

Whether you stay in Beimang or leave Beimang, there will always be people who will try their best to put you to death.

Ye Tingmu naturally knew what he meant.

I think Dongfang Shuo already knew about what happened in the Beimang government office two days ago.

What he just said was telling him that if he hadn't done that move that day, he might still be alive, but once he did that move, there was no way back.

Ye Tingmu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "In my opinion, there is still hope for this game to turn around."

Dongfang Shuo's expression lit up and he became interested.

"Oh...you can break this situation."

"I'm willing to give it a try."

"Hahaha... Are you talking about this mid-game, or..."

Ye Tingmu raised his head and looked directly into Dongfang Shuo's eyes.

He said solemnly: "All can be broken."

Dongfang Shuo was stunned at first, then fell into deep thought, and finally expectation appeared in his eyes.

If you say that your current situation can be broken, I still think it is possible.

All that is needed is the courage to burn your boats.

But once this move is made, there is no room for retreat.

And what you are gambling with is your life.

However, the situation on the chessboard before him seemed unsolvable to him.

He couldn't help but be curious about how Ye Tingmu broke through.

"Then my friend, please break this chess game."

Ye Tingmu was not polite either.

Said: "Then I am offended?"

"Come......"

After Ye Tingmu finished speaking, he opened his hand, but there was no chess piece in it.

Dongfang Que looked surprised at this moment, staring at the chessboard in front of him.

Just at this moment, Ye Tingmu raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and then his big hand fell.

Just a gentle wave.

The entire chessboard, black and white chess pieces, were instantly thrown into chaos.

Half of the chess pieces were knocked out of the game by him.

A hint of displeasure instantly appeared between Dongfang Shuo's brows.

"What are you doing, little friend?"

Ye Tingmu was not panicked, but said in a deep voice: "Senior, is this the method for me to break the deadlock?"

Dongfang Shuo's brows furrowed even more.

This is not a breakthrough, this is clearly a destruction of the game. Could it be that your so-called way to break the game is to cheat?

It seems that this can indeed be broken, but it can only break the middle game of chess, and Dongfang Shuo really cannot agree with such means.

"My friend, this isn't a breakout, this is cheating."

"Senior, you are right. This is how I will break the deadlock and ruin it."

Dongfang Shuo was stunned and subconsciously asked, "Ruin the game?"

Ye Tingmu nodded.

"Yes, if you know you're going to lose, then just don't let anyone win and just overthrow him and start over."

"Hiss, my friend, this idea really shocked me."