560 Heavens Will (1/2)

Chapter 560: Heaven's Will

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An uproar rose among the cultivators who were looking at the chess board with bewilderment.

They had figured out the White's strategy and thought it would definitely lose the game. The old monk in yellow robes had decided to end the game and let the black horse-drawn carriage go up the mountain. But Sangsang seemed to decline his kindness as if she, the Lady of Light, knew how to solve the conundrum.

The monk was shocked. He looked at the carriage and frowned. Although he appreciated the girl's courage and wit, he did not expect that she could win this match. He thought even if she was the dignified Lady of Light at West-Hill Divine Palace, it was very rude of her to decline his offer.

As a reclusive Elder at Lanke Temple, he felt offended at Sangsang's declination. He then coldly sat at the stone table, took a black chess piece from the urn, and placed it on the chessboard.

The chessplayer from South Jin Kingdom did not expect Sangsang's declination as well. He sighed while shaking his head, ”Do you think you can win?”

Sangsang lifted the green curtain of the carriage to see the black chess piece's position. She found it was very beautiful under the reflection of daylight and then she said a position.

Mo Shanshan picked up a white chess piece and put it gently on the chessboard. It appeared brighter, as if it were going to dissolve the adjacent black chess piece.

The monk was slightly irritated at this.

However, when he saw the white chess piece's position, he became solemn as he found its movement to be completely different from what he had studied for years. The white chess pieces on the board were aimed in another direction, as carefully as an arrow.

The White's movement was beyond his expectations, and so he was silent for some time before his next move.

Just as the monk's old fingers left the black chess piece, Sangsang's slight voice rose again. She did not hesitate but guided the next move of another white chess piece.

The monk's long silver-white eyebrows slowly rose as the autumn wind blew.

He looked at the mixed black and white chess pieces competing on the chessboard. Suddenly, a very strong sense of vigilance ignited within him.

The chessplayer from South Jin Kingdom uttered another cry. He bent down to closely observe the board.

Sangsang's voice continued to rise from the black carriage.

White chess pieces were continuously taken out of the urn by Mo Shanshan and calmly placed on the stone chessboard.

The monk's eyebrows were now being raised more frequently. A look of urprise appeared on his old face as if he were witnessing something impossible.

The South Jin Kingdom chessplayer's exclamations also became more frequent. He bent forward to be closer to the board and widened his eyes. He seemed to see the white chess pieces come to life.

angsang's voice continued to sound beneath the green tree.

Four or five chess pieces were placed on the stone board.

The monk looked unprecedentedly serious. The slightly trembling robe revealed his nervousness and there were beads of sweat on his forehead.

”It seems that the White is going to win. How could it be possible?”

The monk murmured to himself in a low voice as he stared at the chessboard. His body seemed to stiffen, taking ages for him to take a black chess piece from the urn.

”How could it be possible? The White's every step was very risky. One error will lead to failure. And as the game goes on, every step becomes riskier and the calculation becomes harder. I have gone through many games all my life and I know no man can defy the heaven's will. Even if the girl was a math genius, can she defy the heaven's will?”

The South Jin Kingdom chessplayer glared at the chessboard. He waved his right hand and murmured in a hoarse voice as if he wanted to help the monk calm down or release his own shock and anxiety.

He took several smooth chess pieces from the urn and played with them in his trembling right hand, trying to calm himself. He said in a trembling voice, ”It's impossible.”

The Messy Phase Game was profound. Only now were spectators starting to discover the great changes happening on the chessboard. Whilst some were still confused, they saw the old monk's sweat on his forehead and the chessplayer's reaction and guessed the situation had changed greatly.

Sangsang was still giving instructions, though she seemed a little bit tired. Her instructions were clear and accurate without pause. It seemed that she did not need any time to think about her next move.

The monk played more slowly. He carefully placed his black chess pieces after thinking for a great time. His yellow robe had become drenched with sweat.

There were more and more chess pieces on the board. The Black and the White were silently fighting against each other, just as darkness and daylight did during dawn and dusk.

It was very quiet. One could only hear the clear and crisp sound of the chess pieces falling on the board, the rustle of the green trees in the autumn wind, and the sound of waters flowing through deep mountain streams.

As time went by, the morning light had left Wa mountain. Before noon, the game was about to end.

The monk's right hand slightly trembled in the autumn wind; between his fingers there was a black chess piece. He looked at the serried chessboard and hesitated for he did not know how to make his next move.

The South Jin Kingdom chessplayer stared at the board for a long time. His eyes were extremely dry and bloodshot and he kept rubbing the chess piece in his right hand. He did not realize that the sharp debris had scratched his palm and he had blood dripping along his clenched fist and falling on a green leaf on the ground.