Jiang Luofu was lost in memories: "It was a secret realm I entered by chance many years ago. I remember that besides these costumes, there were also some mannequins. Those mannequins were made to look so much like real people, even..."
She blushed slightly halfway through her sentence and changed her words, saying, "There are also some strange things that look like human skin."
"Human skin?" Zuan was startled.
Jiang Luofu nodded and said, "Those human skins are a bit strange. They seem to have special holes. When you inflate them with air, they transform into human shapes and can even make some strange sounds... It feels a bit like puppetry, but I can't sense any fluctuations of vital energy on them."
Zuan looked strange. Why did it sound so much like an inflatable... you know?
"Do you still have those human skins?" Zuan asked hurriedly, wanting to verify whether the things in her secret realm were from his own world, and to see if this world was connected to his previous life's Earth.
Jiang Luofu shook her head: "No, there were other people in the secret realm back then. We accidentally tore their skins apart during our fight."
Zuan: "..."
"Is there anything else?"
Jiang Luofu nodded: "Back then, we found a few meat-shaped Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms."
"Meat Ganoderma?" Zu An was stunned. What the hell? Did we have this back then?
Jiang Luofu nodded and said, "It looks a bit like Ganoderma lucidum, but the texture is very similar to meat, and it's very similar to human skin, but it's not. I've asked many people and they don't know what the texture is."
"Could you describe the approximate shape?" Zuan's tone became increasingly strange.
“Oh, it looks like a cylinder, roughly like this…” Jiang Luofu said, gesturing as she spoke.
As he listened to her description, Zuan's expression grew increasingly strange; the more he heard about this secret realm, the more unbelievable it seemed.
Did she run off to an adult store from her past life? No wonder her clothes look so much like those of teachers in Japanese movies...
Pshaw, those teachers are worlds apart from her.
Forget it, I definitely shouldn't let her know what those things are, otherwise I'm worried she won't be able to handle it.
Zaun had originally wanted to find out more about the secret realm when a burst of laughter came from not far away: "Haha, you lost again."
"Teacher, how could I possibly beat you?"
"It's nothing, I just wanted to torture you a bit to get some satisfaction."
"Teacher, is it too late for me to change my subject?"
...
Hearing one of the voices sound familiar, the two turned around and saw two men playing chess in a pavilion not far away. The younger one was handsome and even had a somewhat feminine appearance. Who else could it be but Xie Xiu?
At this moment, he was holding a chess piece with a worried expression, hesitating to make a move.
The middle-aged man opposite him looked much more relaxed. He was wearing a black and white checkered shirt, and a few strands of gray hair were faintly visible, but he didn't look old at all.
With his refined features and wide sleeves, his long robe trailed on the ground, giving him an elegant and graceful air. He must have been a handsome man in his youth.
Even now, it should still be very attractive to many women.
Zuan stared at the robe that was dragging on the ground, thinking that he had only seen such clothing in old TV dramas. The robe was so long, was he really not sweeping the floor? The hem of the robe was so dirty.
“This is my fifth senior brother, Hei Baizi,” Jiang Luofu quietly introduced to Zu An. “Xie Xiu became his disciple.”
Zu An thought to himself that Xie Xiu had been hiding things before, saying that the Xie family didn't have much influence in the capital, and that it was already a great achievement for the son of a mere prefect to be directly admitted to the National Academy. How could he possibly be sent to the back mountain right away?
It seems the Xie family has quite a background.
At this moment, Xie Xiu also saw them and breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had found a savior: "Teacher Jiang, Azu!"
Jiang Luofu nodded slightly to him, then stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Fifth Senior Brother."
"So it's Eighth Junior Sister," the black-and-white chess piece glanced back at the two of them, giving a casual reply before his gaze fell on Zu An, suddenly flashing with a sharp light, "You're Zu An from the Eastern Palace, the one who invented Gomoku?"
Zu An nodded subconsciously: "A little trinket like this is hardly worthy of serious consideration."
Hei Baizi stroked his goatee and said seriously, "How can this be called a trifle? To reinvent a new way of playing Go and greatly lower the entry barrier is something only a master of Go can achieve. You know, for so many years I have called myself a Go saint, but I have never thought of inventing a new way of playing. Your Gomoku seems simple, but the rules are complete and full of hidden depths. I really admire you."
Zu An chuckled awkwardly, "You flatter me, you flatter me."
Damn it, I only used Gomoku to fill in the gaps because I don't know how to play Go. How could I dare to be arrogant in front of a real Go master?
Hei Baizi seized the opportunity to grab his hand and pull him to a seat: "Come, come, let's play a game. Xie Xiu, you piece of trash, step aside and watch how a real master plays."
Zu An felt a chill run down his spine. Although he hadn't been on guard, the fact that the other party had grabbed his hand so quickly proved that his timing and speed were top-notch, and this person's cultivation level was definitely not to be underestimated.
Upon hearing this, Xie Xiu was not displeased at all; on the contrary, he excitedly made way for her, saying, "Brother Zu, please come and sit here."
Finally, someone freed him from his misery. Although he wasn't good at cultivation, he had put in a lot of effort in unorthodox skills like playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting in order to win over girls. He might not be the best chess player in Mingyue City, but he was definitely among the top five or even top three.
Unfortunately, he's been dragged into playing chess by Hei Baizi these days. At first, he was overjoyed, thinking he could show his skills to his teacher and earn his respect.
Who knew that even after his opponent gave him a few points, they still easily routed him, leaving him in a sorry state.
Actually, losing to the renowned Go master is nothing special; it was entirely within expectations.
But his opponent kept dragging him into the game, and each time they used different methods to torture him, making him question his existence. To the point that now he has a kind of post-traumatic stress disorder whenever he sees a chess piece.
How could he not be happy when someone finally came to rescue him from his misery?
At this moment, Hei Baizi glared at him fiercely: "You have no respect for elders. Even your master treats him as an equal. Quickly change your address and call him Uncle."
Xie Xiu: "???"
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Today's two chapters have been combined. This chapter features Wang Shuyang, a minor character, from a reader.
Also, I should mention that not all of the Grand Master's disciples will be introduced; this is the last one.
I'm going on a long trip next month, so I'll try to save up some drafts these days to make updating less stressful.
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