The so-called "blind chess" means that the two players do not look at the chessboard or move the chess pieces with their hands during the game. They use mnemonics to express the moves they want to make. This requires superb chess skills and amazing memory to memorize the entire game of chess in the mind, and it requires extremely high chess skills and memory.

There is no time limit for the game between Gu Jue and Wuhejialou. They can start and stop the game at will.

They had been playing for more than three days, and the winner was still undecided. Apart from the two of them, no one else knew what the outcome of the game was.

After the two of them went back and forth a few times, Jialou seemed to sense that Gu Jue was in a good mood and suddenly asked, "Is everything going well?"

In fact, Jialou did not need anyone else to escort him back to Hao. He proposed to let Gu Jue escort him just to do him a favor and give him a chance to leave the capital with a legitimate reason.

He didn't care about other things at all, and never thought about finding out where Gu Jue went and what he did during those days.

It is conceivable that Gu Jue was willing to make such a trip without the emperor's knowledge, so he must have something important to deal with.

This time, he not only did a favor for Gu Jue, but also repaid a favor to Chu Qianchen.

"It went smoothly." Gu Jue didn't intend to hide it. He just nodded, a soft smile flashing across his eyes.

Surprise, relief, and joy: all there is.

Before he left the capital, he only told Chu Qianchen that he would secretly go to the northwest to meet Qin Yao.

That's all.

At that time, he didn't know the situation in the northwest, and hadn't decided what to do specifically. However, he believed that this girl would be able to cooperate with him, but he didn't expect that she could do this.

Thinking about the contents of the letter, Gu Jue's eyes were filled with smiles. A slender figure appeared in his mind. The girl looked back at him and smiled, as beautiful as a blooming Epiphyllum under the moon.

This marriage was originally just an accident, but it unexpectedly made him feel concerned.

Gu Jue’s smile was as gentle as a spring breeze, and suddenly he wanted to go back to the capital as soon as possible.

"Black, December, March, Stand."

"White, fourteen pheasants, six, closed."

“…”

Amid the occasional sounds, the convoy moved forward rapidly until it came to a stone tablet with the three words "Changjing Town" written on it.

Jingfeng rode his horse to Gu Jue's side and said, "Your Highness, Changjing Town is three miles ahead. After we go to Changjing Town for supplies, we can go to the dock."

After crossing the river from the dock, it is no longer the territory of Da Qi, but the territory of Hao Kingdom.

Their journey was finally coming to an end.

Thinking of this, these dusty soldiers could not help but become full of energy.

Therefore, Gu Jue ordered the soldiers accompanying him to stay here and wait, while he and a dozen people including Wuhejialou went into the town to replenish supplies and take a rest.

The group slowed down their horses a little, and after riding for two cups of tea, a small town appeared in front of them.

The town was not very big, and the main street was only wide enough for three horses to run side by side.

There are restaurants and shops on both sides of the street. There are vendors and peddlers setting up stalls every few steps on the road. Some passers-by are buying things and bargaining at those stalls on the roadside.

The stall owners shouted to attract customers:

"Take a look, take a look, the fruits and vegetables here are fresh and cheap."

"My dear gentlemen, would you like to buy some small things to bring back to your wives?"

"Dried goods, selling dried goods. Our dried goods are the most reasonably priced in this town!"

“…”

On the streets, the shouts of stall owners and shop assistants are heard one after another, full of vitality.

After entering the town, the group went into a nearby restaurant. There were few customers in the restaurant lobby, with only three or four tables occupied.

Gu Jue and Wu Hejialou sat at one table, and the others spread out to sit at three tables.

Jingfeng looked at the noisy streets outside and said with a smile, "This town is quite lively. Although it is small, it has everything."

Others also echoed: "Yes, it is indeed lively."

"I've been eating cold, hard dry food lately, and my mouth is almost dry. Today I can finally find a decent hotel to have a hot meal."

"It would be best if I could buy some braised meat, braised duck, sausages, etc., which can be stored for a few more days."

“…”

Everyone felt their mouths watering and their stomachs rumbling with hunger.

Without waiting for their reply, the waiter spoke eloquently, "Our Yunlai Restaurant is the largest restaurant in town. Our chef's grandfather used to be a chef at Tianxiang Restaurant in the capital. His cooking skills are impeccable. Whether it's meat or vegetables, they are all top-notch."

Gu Jue said casually: "Then serve some of your specialties."

"Okay!" The waiter responded repeatedly, "Please wait a moment, guests."

The waiter turned around, swinging the rag, a sharp light flashed in his eyes and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

The waiter quickly retreated from the front hall.

After a while, he came back with a tray with a few pots of tea and a few dishes on it. He smiled and said attentively, "Dear guests, the food is already being cooked in the kitchen. I will serve you some tea and dishes first. Please fill your stomachs first!"

The side dishes served by the waiter were all cold dishes, such as salt and pepper peanuts, dried bamboo shoots mixed with sesame oil, pickled goose feet and duck stomachs, cold pickled ferns, etc.

"We don't have any good tea here. This barley tea is also made by the chef himself. It is fragrant, appetizing, and thirst-quenching." The waiter thoughtfully poured tea for Gu Jue and Wuhejialou, and spoke eloquently.

Gu Jue casually picked up the white porcelain teacup, sniffed the tea aroma leisurely, and praised: "The tea is good, the aroma is fresh and not mixed."

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The waiter's eyes sparkled, and he smiled and said to Wuhejialou, "There is no meat in this tea, Master, would you like to try it?"

Jialuo did not move. He held the beads in one hand and made a Buddhist salute to Gu Jue who was sitting opposite him with the other hand. "White, eleven winter, five, thorn."

He emphasized the last word slightly.

The two men looked at each other. On the chessboard that only they knew, the white piece that had been playing steadily and cautiously suddenly turned into a long sword drawn from its sheath, with the cold and shining blade pointed at the enemy.

Gu Jue smiled, as if he had heard something that pleased him. Without even a moment's pause, he said, "Black, seventeen stars, three, demolish."

The waiter was confused and looked back and forth at the two of them.

He clenched his left hand hidden in his sleeve, and a dagger appeared in his hand. He took a step closer to Wuhejia Tower and said, "Sir..."

The next moment, his smile froze on the corners of his mouth, and a long knife stabbed at him from behind. He crouched down and tried to dodge, but it was too late. The other two long knives crossed and attacked him from both sides, and two knives were placed on his neck.

Mo Chen acted decisively and broke the waiter's left wrist, and the dagger in the other's hand fell down. Mo Chen raised his toes to the handle of the dagger, and the dagger fell into his hand.

“……” The waiter’s eyes widened in disbelief and cold sweat broke out.

At the same time, the soldiers at the other three tables also attacked synchronously, cooperating with each other tacitly. Two soldiers carefully blocked the door of the restaurant, and the others killed one person each, with a white knife in and a red knife out, killing all the other diners in the hall, and each of them was killed with one knife.

In just a blink of an eye, the lobby of the restaurant was filled with corpses, with blood gushing out from underneath the corpses...

On the street outside the restaurant, no one noticed the changes and the street was still bustling.

Mo Chen pointed the newly acquired dagger at the waiter's face, mercilessly slashing a bloody mark on his face, and asked coldly, "Who sent you here?"

He was like an emotionless weapon, full of murderous intent.

The waiter sneered and ignored Mo Chen. Instead, he looked at Gu Jue and Jia Lou and asked instead of answering, "Where did I reveal my flaws?"

"There are flaws everywhere." Gu Jue casually played with the white porcelain teacup in his hand, "This barley tea must have been added with drugs, using the burnt aroma of the tea to cover up the smell of the drugs."

"The man at the gate has been following us since we entered town, and he's sitting there to block the gate."

"The people at the table next to us have peeked at us at least thirty times in just one cup of tea. Their toes are all pointing this way, and they haven't even sat down yet, ready to strike."

"The food on these people's tables is all cold. At least it's leftover food."

"They all have calluses on their knuckles. They are all martial artists..."

“…”

The more Gu Jue talked, the uglier the waiter's face became. He said in a deep voice: "The military has no fixed form, and deception is the way. Your Highness Prince Chen is indeed worthy of his reputation. No wonder we fell into his hands!"

Gu Jue smiled slightly, and there was a hint of coldness in his smile, "Are you guys coming for Wuhejia Tower?"

Gu Jue spared Xiao Er's life, of course not out of mercy, but for interrogation.

Just now, he had spent so much time talking to the waiter just to observe his facial reaction.

This man is a well-trained killer. His reaction when facing torture is different from that of ordinary people. His expression changes will be more subtle, and he may even make some reactions to mislead others, so Gu Jue needs some basis for judgment.

The waiter did not answer, but asked: "If I say that I was sent by the Emperor to assassinate His Royal Highness Prince Chen, would His Royal Highness believe it?"

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