Mu Qingyun: "..."
It was truly beyond saving.
However, regardless of the circumstances, the results still need to be clearly shown to the netizens.
So she moved the horse.
Then her horse was eaten.
"Checkmate, you have lost." The opponent's pieces are arranged in a circle, and no matter how she moves them, the outcome is already predetermined.
With a sigh, she admitted that she was no match for him. "You're amazing. It's really hard to win a game of chess against you."
She was, after all, a renowned strategist; in terms of tactics, intrigue, and planning, she was definitely no match for him.
"Let's play again." She returned the chess piece she had captured, and Su Zhou also changed his pieces. The two of them started arranging the pieces again.
This chess game looks interesting.
[Yeah, it looks pretty fun, and it only requires two people, while nowadays Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game) requires three.]
Ah, did you all understand? Why didn't I understand? How did we lose in the end?
[Oh dear, the game rules: the chariot moves in a straight line, the horse moves in an L-shape. Just now, Brother Mu's general could only move forward or left. Moving left meant he was captured by the chariot, and moving forward meant he was captured by the horse.]
Oh, I see, I get it now.
In the next game, Mu Qingyun took an unconventional approach, not playing by the rules. At the start, she made a series of mistakes, handing over several of her pieces to Su Zhou.
Su Zhou thought she was furious and her hands were sore from picking up the chess pieces, but little did he know that she was just playing mind games.
Perhaps she had never used this move before in the game, and even Su Zhou hadn't realized it, but her piece was already aimed at Su Zhou's general.
"You little brat, trying to mess with me?" Mu Qingyun raised an eyebrow and looked at Su Zhou smugly, her brows full of triumph.
"I lost." Su Zhou smiled, not angry at losing, which led Mu Qingyun to reasonably suspect that he did it on purpose.
Oh well, if it was intentional, then it was intentional. I've intentionally lost to her quite a few times before.
"Again."
They played this game over and over again, but the more they played, the more addicted they became.
"I'm really into it, that's for sure."
[Brother Mu, could you show us that chessboard and the chess pieces more closely?]
After finishing a game, Mu Qingyun saw the comments and immediately pushed all the remaining pieces on the chessboard to the side, lifted the chessboard, and showed both sides to the camera.
“This side is Chinese chess, with the Chu River and Han Border in the middle, and each point on it has a corresponding position on the board.” Mu Qingyun then flipped the chessboard over. “This is Go. We’ll play a few games later.”
After showing it once, Mu Qingyun flipped the chessboard over and said, "Let's play a few rounds of this."
Su Zhou raised his chin in agreement, "In this respect, I might not be as good as you."
In ancient times, people learned chess from a young age. Those who were interested in chess and had talent could excel at it, while others only needed to say a few words when others mentioned chess.
"It's alright, there's no punishment anyway." Mu Qingyun lowered her head, looking at the densely packed dots on the chessboard. "You choose black or white?"
"Black."
A game of Go takes a long time; the time it took to play a dozen games just now wasn't enough for the two of them to play one game.
As the situation began to take shape, Mu Qingyun looked at the chessboard in her hand and a slight smile appeared on her lips. "After all these years, your abilities haven't improved at all."
Despite her mockery, Su Zhou could tell she was criticizing his poor chess skills, but he wasn't angry at all.
“That’s right, it’s been so long since I’ve experienced a day like that.” Su Zhou lowered his eyes to look at the situation on the chessboard.
To play this game, besides mastering the techniques, you also need to have a broad understanding of the overall situation.
He had spent many days in the army camp, living a life of hardship and savagery. Although he had managed to thrive by relying on his remaining supernatural abilities, in the battlefield, being strong alone was not enough.
After returning to his interstellar world, he no longer needed to observe the situation or formulate tactics, and since no one here understood chess, it was perfectly normal for his chess skills to decline.
Mu Qingyun smiled knowingly, and her hand holding the chess piece fell to the ground.
Judging from their conversation, it seems like they've known each other for a long time?
[I had the same feeling. Who exactly is that guy opposite Brother Mu?!]
Am I the only one paying attention to Go? It's so difficult, I can't understand it at all!
The two became more and more serious as they played, and fewer and fewer people were watching the live stream.
I really don't understand it, it's so complicated!
When Su Qiluo rushed back, the two were still playing, but by then the chessboard was completely filled with pieces.
Su Qiluo watched a few glimpses of the live stream beforehand and knew they were playing Go, so she simply went to buy some ingredients and came back to cook for them.
"Who's winning?"
He was carrying a bunch of things and walked straight toward them.
"No result." Mu Qingyun looked at the chessboard. In fact, she had already won this game based on the trend, but Su Zhou refused to admit defeat and kept blocking her moves. There was nothing she could do but continue to stalemate with Su Zhou.
"Don't be stubborn, it's not shameful to lose to me."
Mu Qingyun didn't want to continue fighting, mainly because Su Qiluo was back and she wanted to eat.
"Losing by even half a point is good." However, Su Zhou insisted, and she had no choice but to continue to wear him down.
Su Qiluo glanced at the chessboard, but couldn't understand it, so she simply took her things and went to cook.
[General Su went to cook again? This isn't what I expected.]
[Count me in! I didn't expect this either. I thought Brother Mu would cook at home.]
After a while of stalemate, the aroma of food wafted over, and Mu Qingyun could no longer sit still. She was really hungry. Playing this game was both mentally and physically exhausting, and it also made her feel hungry quickly.
Su Zhou glanced up casually and happened to see Mu Qingyun's face momentarily breaking down.
He silently turned his head and glanced at her. Su Qiluo had already prepared the meal and was leaning against the door, staring at him expressionlessly.
Su Zhou realized the problem.
The piece in his hand suddenly took a turn and landed in a very foolish position.
Okay, I finally realized it.
Upon seeing this, Mu Qingyun was overjoyed. She quickly walked to several points and won the game, winning by three and a half moves.
"Let's go eat, I'm starving."
Is there a share for him?
Su Zhou looked up in surprise, quickly responded, and hurried after him.
Chess and Go did not generate the same level of buzz as tea, but chess attracted more attention because it was relatively simpler to play, which is why more people chose chess.
Upon learning of this achievement, Mu Qingyun nodded in understanding. She and Su Zhou then played a game of Go. If anyone could understand it, they would either be a genius or someone who knew how to play Go.
In the evening, Su Qiluo saw the konghou and guqin she had placed in the room and looked surprised. "These two instruments that Su Zhou got for you are quite beautiful. Can you play them for me?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Qingyun shook her head, "Let's talk about it in a few days. I haven't quite figured out those two things yet."
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