He pointed to the square of the chessboard to Du Jiu, motioned for him to put the child, and then, faintly, as if he was smiling, as if thinking about something, said:

You didn't ask me, in fact, if you asked, I would have told you when I first came here twenty years ago, but unfortunately you never asked.

If you had asked twenty years ago, you might not have been so haggard and so old.

Both men and women, there is a common characteristic, that is, curiosity, I think, in the past twenty years, you must be very curious about my identity, and I don't understand my daily actions, since you asked me today, then I will tell you, my name is Ji Sijue.

Shang Tianxiang was suddenly stunned, and the brows that had been tight immediately stretched out, and said with a smile: Actually, I should have guessed that it was yours a long time ago.

Seeing Du Jiu put the sunspot on the side of his corner, Ji Sijue immediately put down the white seed that had been picked up in his hand for a long time, and then, looking at Shang Tianxiang, who seemed to have finally been liberated, smiled slightly, and said, "Oh, yes? Do you think I died early?"

Shang Tianxiang smiled indifferently and said: Twenty-five years ago, in the battle between Acacia Maze and Sword Thirty, everyone thought that although Ji Siduel was defeated by the sword of Sword Thirty, in the end, the real big winner was still Ji Sijue.

Because although he was forced off the cliff by the iron sword of Sword Thirty, in the end, he was also blessed by misfortune and inadvertently obtained a sword book that is unparalleled in the world.

Ji Sijue didn't seem to think that she actually said this at all, and his face, which had always been expressionless, finally showed a slight smile.

He held a white piece between his index and middle fingers, placed it in the center of his eyebrows, seemed to be thinking about something, and then said slowly: Ji Sijue has always been a big winner.

Speaking of this, his smile suddenly closed again, and he said indifferently: How can someone as smart as you never guess who I am?

Shang Tianxiang suddenly sighed and said: The reason why I didn't think it was you was because five years ago, there was a sudden appearance of Ji Sijue on the rivers and lakes.

Hearing this, Ji Sijue seemed to be taken aback, and he was greatly surprised.

He first looked at Du Jiu, then looked up at Shang Tianxiang, and said in a deep voice: "However, I have been playing chess here for twenty years.

Shang Tianxiang paused, and then, with a smile, said: So, I didn't guess that it was you, if the Ji Si who appeared five years ago is true, then you are a fake.

Ji Sijue seemed to be amused by these words, and suddenly laughed, and said: If I am fake, then, who can prove that you are true?

Du Jiu, who had not spoken on the side, suddenly said at this time: Master, let's play chess first.

Ji Si never spoke again, and his expression gradually returned to his previous peace and indifference.

He let out a long breath, as if relieved, and looked up at the blue sky above him.

It's been another twenty years, and although he spends every day in the courtyard, sitting under this small sky, he has never seen the color of the sky.

Now, it was the season of late autumn, and a light ray of sunlight on the autumn morning fell on his face, exuding an indescribable lightness.

And on his forehead, still lubricated and without wrinkles.

If he didn't say it himself, probably no one would believe that the middle-aged man sitting in front of him at the moment was actually an old man who was already sixty years old.

And this sixty-year-old man not only did not show a little tired and senile demeanor, but also had an indescribable arrogance and pride.

His temples bulged high, and his hooked nose stood tall and majestic, and there were signs that this was a man of the past.

Although Du Jiu said that he wanted to play chess, he was also sitting in danger.

He rested his hands flat on his knees, his body straight, his attitude respectful and rigorous, staring intently at the chessboard, as if he had completely entered this world of black and white.

Although they have already begun to fight, they do not reach out to grab the chess pieces.

The air condensed again in the courtyard, as if surrounded by a huge balloon, unable to breathe, unable to move, and all life was about to lose its meaning.

Although the autumn sun has added infinite vitality to this bleak autumn, the October sky is still as quiet as death.

There was no longer the sound of gurgling water and the shadows of birds hurrying past in the air, and the swaying body had been restrained in the verdant bamboo forest next to it.

All life is a little cautious, as if they are thinking about something, and they seem to be slightly worried about something.

For half an hour, the two of them sat and confronted each other......

The four eyes were fixed on the empty checkerboard, and no one moved, no one spoke, but stared intently at the chessboard, as if trying to find gold from the board.

In fact, for Ji Sijue and Du Jiu, gold is not important at all, nor is it rare.

Gold is not visible to them at all.

If they weren't looking for gold, what were they looking for, and what were they doing when they were confronting each other like this?

It's been a long time, and there is probably a cup of tea, no, it should be a pillar of incense, no, it should be a longer period of time.

Ji Sijue still didn't move, and Du Jiu didn't move, what moved was just the shadows that were dragged longer and longer by the bleak sun, just those autumn moods that were getting stronger and stronger.

Playing chess is to gently place the chess pieces on the squares of the chessboard, and people who are skilled in chess generally think for a long time.

Those who are not skilled in chess will think for a longer period of time, but there are not many people who have been thinking for so long like them.

It seems that they are not playing chess at all, but watching chess.

In other words, they are not playing chess with these black and white pieces that can be touched and seen, but they are simply playing chess with their hearts.

In their minds, each has their own set of chess, some chess pieces, and how this game of chess should be played depends on their own determination and ability.

In the past 20 years, Ji Sijue has played tens of millions of chess games in this courtyard, and there are thousands of changes between the black and white chess pieces, and all kinds of changes will be combined into different patterns.

And how these chess pieces change and intersect between the squares, I am afraid that in this world, I will never find a more familiar one.

In the eyes of others, these black and white chess pieces are monotonous, static, and lifeless, but in Ji Sijue's view, the combination between these black and white chess pieces is full of complex and rich mysteries.

Each combination is a wonderful picture, a casual hint that will bring him endless reverie.

Every moment of change and judgment reminded him of something that had been searching for him for twenty years, and that he had been searching for that kind of thing for the past twenty years.

That's why every move he made was so difficult.

However, no matter what, the white child that Ji Sijue picked up in his hand for an hour finally let it go in hesitation.