Two hours later.

When the sun was about to be buried in the mountains, Ye Xun silently returned to the hospital with a concern on his mind, and not long ago, he personally sent Jiang Fan on the bus to Xijing.

Ye Xun touched the two red Grandpa Mao in his pocket, and an indescribable warmth filled his chest.

After two hours of understanding, Ye Xun finally knew Jiang Fan's true situation now.

Originally, he just thought that Jiang Fan might be very difficult, but he didn't have a general idea of this difficulty, but now he found that Jiang Fan's situation was much more difficult than he imagined.

Coupled with the 200 yuan that won him, Jiang Fan's money was less than 400 yuan, and such a little money was all the assets of the family, not to mention that this was still the food expenses of the two fathers and sons for the next two weeks.

Even if it was so difficult, when Jiang Fan left, he still left 200 yuan and told Ye Xun to strengthen his nutrition after Jiang Xingbo woke up after surgery.

Under normal circumstances, Ye Xun would never take this money.

But in order to pay Jiang Xingbo's medical expenses, he was penniless, and in the end, under Jiang Fan's soft grinding and hard foam, he had to put the two hundred yuan in his pocket, so that Jiang Fan could get on the bus with peace of mind.

Ye Xun took a deep breath, let the hot air pour into his chest, looked at the dusk sky where there were already a few shining stars, and prayed silently in his heart.

Tonight is not only Jiang Xingbo's most dangerous night, but also for Jiang Fan......

……

Jiang Fan sat on the bus, looking at Xijing, which was getting closer and closer, and his heart was surging.

As a folk chess player, if you want to truly become a professional chess player, the difficulty is tantamount to climbing to the sky.

Once upon a time, he was also a Go teenager with a dream, thinking that one day he would be like the protagonist in "Chess Soul" and participate in the competition in one step.

However, after staying in this circle for a long time, I suddenly realized that this is really just a fantasy.

Huaxia is different from Heguo, if you want to become a professional player, you must at least get a ranking in the competition organized by the provincial level, of course, this is still a very high ranking.

Only with the ranking can you get the amateur qualification certificate, and only with the amateur qualification certificate can you be eligible to register for the professional chess player's entry competition.

However, provincial-level competitions are either the territory of major enterprises and institutions, or individuals who are particularly prominent in municipal-level competitions.

Jiang Fan is just a dropout child forced by life, and he is not even qualified to participate in county-level competitions, let alone city-level competitions, and even provincial-level competitions.

Jiang Fan himself was already desperate, and felt that this life was probably wandering in the wind and dust.

It wasn't until he left Hecheng that he suddenly woke up and found that a big pie had fallen from the sky, like a beggar who had suddenly picked up 100,000 yuan, and happiness didn't come too violently.

The qualification that blocked him out of the door was easily solved with such a phone call, and it still feels like a dream.

Although this time it was also for his father's sake, if he really won a little place in the competition, anything was possible.

Looking at the tall and majestic city wall, Jiang Fan's eyes were full of eagerness, and he secretly swore in his heart that whether it was for his father or for his dreams this time, he had to fight.

……

Xijing, known as Chang'an and Haojing in ancient times, is located in the middle of the Guanzhong Plain, bordering the Wei River in the north, the Qinling Mountains in the south, and Chang'an with eight waters.

Since ancient times, 13 dynasties of the Western Zhou, Qin, Western Han, Xinmang, Eastern Han, Western Jin, Qianzhao, Qianqin, Later Qin, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang have built their capitals here.

It is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation, and the eastern starting point of the Silk Road.

Jiang Fan stepped off the bus, a burst of blazing air suddenly rushed to his face, coupled with the long-distance bumps, his stomach suddenly seemed to have knocked over the paint bottle, and for a while it surged up and down, and a disgusting air stream with a sour liquid poured into his mouth along his throat.

Holding back the blackness in front of him, Jiang Fan struggled as fast as he could, throwing up into the pungent toilet.

It wasn't until the vomit was dark and the tears flowed for a long time that it was a little more comfortable.

It's not the first time he's come to Xijing, and he's familiar with it.

I remember half a year ago, introduced by a chess hall owner, saying that there was a chess and card room owner in Xijing who wanted to teach a troublesome chess player, the lottery head was as high as 1,000 yuan, and even if he lost, there was a fee of 200 yuan.

This kind of pie-in-the-sky good thing moved Jiang Fan for the first time, so he secretly came to Xijing without Jiang Xingbo and fought with that colorful chess player.

Although he won in the end, due to the high cost of accommodation and meals in Xijing, after returning to Hecheng, only 800 of the 1,000 yuan remained, which can be described as a fresh memory.

"The dumplings in Hecheng are 24 yuan a catty, I bought half a catty at the time, and it was only 12 yuan, and the bus to Xijing was 36 yuan, plus the nutrition for my father, and now there is 152 yuan left.

The cheapest meal here is instant noodles, which costs about 5 yuan a serving, and the cost of a meal is 10 yuan a day based on two meals a day.

The registration time is 1 day, the competition is 7 days, a total of 8 days, and the food fee needs 80 yuan, which is 116 yuan if the return fare is included.

In this way, I only have 36 yuan left, which is completely insufficient if you count the bus fare along the way.

Besides, as far as I know, the cheapest accommodation fee here is 150 yuan a day, and the rest of the money can't even support the cost of accommodation tonight.

However, I had expected this situation for a long time, because the opening hours of KKiki and Hecheng in Xijing are different, they are open 24 hours, and you only need to order a Coke for one night.

Of course, this is just a way to do it, before that, I still go to the Qingya chess and card room, maybe you can find a person who plays chess, so that the problem of accommodation may be solved. ”

Although he had just vomited a lot of meat and vegetables, Jiang Fan's mind was extremely clear at this moment, and he considered the plan to live in Xijing for the next eight days very comprehensively.

After thinking about these things clearly, Jiang Fan came to the faucet, washed his face, drank some cold water by the way, and then strode out of the toilet full of strange smells.

At this time, the streets of Xijing were already filled with dim street lights.

Jiang Fan walked out of the station, feeling melancholy for a while.

At this time, the office workers in Xijing are finally free after a day of exhaustion.

Although it was already dark, there were unusually many pedestrians, and the whole city revealed a strange prosperity.

However, Jiang Fan knew that all this prosperity had nothing to do with him, a stranger.

I hurriedly found the bus stop sign, put a few dollars, and then embarked on the way to the Qingya chess and card room with the crowded crowd.

Located near a university in the northern suburbs of Xijing, Qingya Chess and Card Room is a paradise for chess players, unlike Hecheng.

There are battles taking place all the time, and it is a unique area where hope and darkness are opposed.

After a two-hour long journey, when Jiang Fan got out of the car again, the sky was already full of stars.

Maybe because it is located in the suburbs, it is different from the sultry heat in the center of Xijing, and there is a light breeze from time to time, which is less impetuous and more cool.

At the same time, Su Yue had been fighting in the Qingya chess and card room for a day, and her face was full of excitement at this time.

Today, she played a total of 5 games of color chess, and won the game smoothly, and successfully won 500 yuan, so that her dinner and accommodation with Han Yao in the evening were settled.

"Yueyue, 13, 16." Hearing the familiar voice in his ears, the corners of Su Yue's mouth unconsciously spread a demonic smile, and he slowly pinched out a chess piece from the chess chessboard, and then put it on the chessboard under the frightened eyes of the opponent.

At this moment, the gaze in the eyes of the strange man on the opposite side instantly drifted, as if he had exhausted all his strength at once, and lowered his head heavily.

It wasn't until a long time passed that a low, frustrated voice sounded, "I lost." ”

"Thank you for your patronage."

Su Yue helped her glasses, her eyes narrowed into a crescent moon, and she impatiently put the red Grandpa Mao on the table not far away into her pocket, got up and stretched.

Although Su Yue is not very old, because of his good family background, he is very full of development, especially the pair of murder weapons, which made the strange man opposite stunned for a while, and the feeling of failure was relieved because of this.

Su Yue felt very sensitive, and in just an instant, he found the aggressive gaze of the strange man, his face turned red, he was a little annoyed, and shouted: "Don't leave yet, what to see." ”

"Oh......" The strange man was startled by Su Yue's sudden shout, and then he felt rude, hurriedly got up, and walked out of the elegant chess and card room.

At this time, the proprietress of the Qingya chess and card room slowly came to Su Yue's side, looked at this fierce little girl with a smile, and laughed softly: "Today's harvest is good, but I'm about to close." ”

"Oh! Thank you for taking care of it today. Seeing the proprietress, Su Yue's tense face suddenly relaxed, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing a sweet smile.

At this moment, it was as if a hundred flowers were blooming, even the proprietress who had been in the wind and dust all year round lost her mind for a long time, and she only had time to say: "Oh......" Then I saw Su Yue's back as she turned away.

Suddenly, the sliding door of the Qingya Chess Hall was rudely torn open by a strong wind, and a figure that seemed to be a benchmark appeared under the bright light.

"Uh...... Are you closed? ”