Chapter 348 - Smack Chess (2/2)

However, naive Little Xuanyue asked, “Then why is Go called ‘Go’ and not ‘Black and White’?”

The snake egg thought about it for a moment and said, “Indeed, Go is divided into black and white pieces. Black and white are intertwined and mixed together. It’s like the Dao of Yin and Yang. I think it should be called Dao Chess.”

Wei Huo said, “I think it should be called Life and Death Chess.”

Chen Xuanyue was silent. She had been trying to figure out their conversation, but she could not understand the logic behind it.

Wei Huo asked her, “Why aren’t you talking?”

Chen Xuanyue was a little stunned. Moments later, she said, “What should I say?”

The snake egg said, “Say whatever you want. Tell me your opinion.”

Chen Xuanyue was stunned. My opinion? Does my opinion matter?

Moments later, Chen Xuanyue said, “Isn’t a wall famous because it can surround the enemy and thus destroy them?”

The snake egg said, “That’s a limited viewpoint.”

Wei Huo said, “That’s not your opinion. That’s someone else’s opinion.”

Chen Xuanyue felt a little wronged. You are the ones who asked me to say it.

The snake egg said, “Mythical creatures aren’t that terrifying. You can treat me as an ordinary egg.”

Chen Xuanyue was speechless.

Can normal eggs speak?

Wei Huo said, “There’s no need to be too restrained. A real Mythical creature might not be able to escape the seven emotions and six desires. Immortals who don’t seem to have any emotions are most likely faking it.”

Chen Xuanyue, who was emboldened, said, “Since we’re going to let our thoughts run wild, there’s no name for Go. This is because we learned the words black and white, Dao, and life and death in our later years. In my opinion, this is called ‘Smack Chess’ because a chess piece will make a ‘smacking’ sound when it lands.”

Wei Huo and the snake egg looked at each other. The snake egg then said, “You have the potential to enter the Mythical stage.”

Wei Huo said, “Didn’t you choose to follow me to find out how to enter the Mythical stage? We told you today that the Mythical stage is nothing but that. There’s nothing mysterious about it.”

Little Xuanyue scratched her head. “These words sound familiar. I think I’ve heard them before.”

Wei Huo asked curiously, “Where did you hear them?”

Little Xuanyue widened her eyes and said, “Back in the Soaring Cloud City, in a place called a classroom, a person called a math teacher once said, ‘This is linear algebra. It’s nothing but that. It’s not difficult.’”

Wei Huo and the snake egg laughed. The snake egg said, “Little Xuanyue, I think you have a higher chance of becoming a Mythical creature. I remember that you brought me up from the bottom of the volcano. Why aren’t you afraid? After all, everyone who plans to enter the volcano ends up dying.”

Little Xuanyue said, “I know Wei Huo. He definitely won’t kill me. Why should I be afraid?”

The snake egg laughed and said, “It turns out that the way to enter the volcano is very simple. You only need to build a good relationship with Wei Huo, who is guarding the gate. The Atlanteans have been waiting for this for 13,000 years.”

Wei Huo told Chen Xuanyue, “Some things in this world are that simple. You just think too highly of them. The same applies to Mythical creatures.”