Fairyland Sunshine

Chapter 142: Leaking the Secret

The figure with his back to Xu Heng, wearing a very familiar Taoist robe, was obviously none other than a Taoist gambler.

Sitting inside was a handsome, elegant middle-aged man, holding a white piece in front of him, with a thoughtful look on his face.

If Xu Heng's guess was correct, this person should be Shui Jing Zhenren, a mysterious and elusive master in the world of cultivation.

Neither of them seemed to notice Xu Heng's arrival. Of course, it was more likely that they just didn't have time to pay attention to him.

The girl stopped but did not intend to stop Xu Heng. He thought about it, walked quietly to the glass round table, looked at the chessboard, and suddenly a strange look appeared on his face.

Logically speaking, the art of chess is nothing more than mathematical changes. Although Xu Heng has not studied it in depth, he has made some progress in his practice. His mental and mathematical abilities are not ordinary. He dare not say that his chess skills are very profound, but he can still see the situation clearly.

But in his opinion, the progress of this game of chess was really messy. It didn't look like a game between two immortals, but more like a bad chess player making random moves.

But these two were playing extremely seriously, thinking hard about every step they took, looking completely focused.

Xu Heng was very confused, so he stood aside and couldn't help but try to guess the intention. Unexpectedly, as he watched, he didn't see any mysterious truth, but he found that the distribution of the clouds on the chessboard gradually became familiar.

"What is this...?" Xu Heng looked at it again and again, and was suddenly shocked. Isn't this a map?
"Is this Xingxiu Sea, or Sanshan Sea? Yes, the black piece further east is the Eye of the East China Sea. What about further east? Why haven't any pieces been placed yet?"

"Is this the Tiannan Mountains? How could they be so vast? Dragons coil and tigers crouch, rhinos and elephants lie dormant, and phoenixes fly and gather. It is indeed a place of great spiritual beauty."

"This must be Yu Kunlun. To the north of the vast snow-capped mountains is the Tianshan boundary, and beyond the Tianshan is the 'Kuzhou'..."

"This is the bitter sea in the southwest, this is the desert in the northwest, this is the vast expanse of land, this is the abyss of heaven and earth, this is the thunder lake of the wilderness, where is this? Why is it so isolated from the world?"

The more Xu Heng read, the more fascinated he became. It seemed as if a vast painting scroll was floating before his eyes. The names and descriptions that he had only known from Taoist books before seemed to become clear one by one.

Unfortunately, at this moment, the two men suddenly paused, and then they heard the Taoist gambling man laughing and shouting, "Look! Fellow Taoist Shui Jing, I won!"

Xu Heng came back to his senses and realized that he had been watching for an unknown period of time, and the game of chess had already come to an end.

Master Shui Jing smiled slightly, Shi Ran withdrew his hand, put the Yunzi back into the chess box, and said lightly: "Daoyou is a smart move."

The gambler was originally in high spirits, but after hearing what Master Shui Jing said, he suddenly felt neither up nor down and lost interest.

Shui Jing Zhenren ignored him and turned to look at Xu Heng, with interest: "You are the friend that the Taoist Gambler brought to Jiuyou. Whose disciple is this?"

Xu Heng bowed and answered seriously: "Junior Xu Heng, a disciple of Tianchi Mountain Xuanwei Sect."

"Oh, Tianchi Xuanwei." Shuijing Zhenren nodded and suddenly said, "So he is the disciple of that evil star Qiao Cheng..."

"Evil star?" Xu Heng's eyelids twitched. He was a little surprised why Master Qiao was called an evil star by Shui Jing Zhenren?

"Oh, you don't know?" Master Shui Jing seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. He showed a half-smile and said, "It seems that your master has not revealed his other side in front of you. Then I can't say much..." Xu Heng shook his head. Regardless of whether what Master Shui Jing said was true or false, he had no intention of guessing his master's intentions in secret.

Master Shui Jing seemed to be quite interested in Xu Heng. He ignored Master Qiao's topic and asked, "Your merits and deeds are not bad, no... it should be said that they are very rare, but have you ever used elixirs? Have you ever taken natural treasures?"

Xu Heng was a little surprised, but since it involved his own cultivation, he was reluctant to talk about it too much, so he just tried his best to deal with it.

But Master Shui Jing listened attentively, and even showed an understanding on his face. He was about to ask again, but Taoist Du suddenly said, "Shui Jing, little boy."

"It's someone else's private matter, why bother asking about it?"

Xu Heng's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered something.

Taoist books say that there are some masters of divination who can know the past and the future, and calculate yin and yang. If they ask you a question, no matter what you answer, they can already calculate the answer. This is called "revealing the secrets of heaven."

Of course, it's not that we have to ask and answer questions, but Xu Heng, as a disciple of a big sect, is a part of the sect's fortune. Moreover, he has a great master and a great master above him. It is impossible for ordinary masters of divination to calculate for him, and they may not even dare to do it.

But the person in front of him was different, he was one of the eight great immortals, and was famous for his ability to 'know people and discuss the world, and to understand subtle details'. If Xu Heng opened his mouth and revealed the secret, he would probably be in danger.

Thinking of this, Xu Heng couldn't help but frowned. Although the other party was an extremely skilled person, this matter was not glorious, so it was understandable that Xu Heng was unhappy.

Shui Jing Zhenren laughed and did not mind being exposed by the gambling Taoist. Instead, he cupped his hands and said apologetically, "Please don't blame me, my friend. I didn't mean to spy on you. I'm just compiling a book called Four-Character Commentary recently, so I'm a little curious."

"Four-Character Review?" Xu Heng was curious, but he didn't ask. He just thought, "It sounds like a review of something with four words. It fits the way Shui Jing Zhenren does things."

As far as he knew, Master Shui Jing was very fond of this kind of evaluation and had compiled many reviews such as "Several Great Flying Swords" and "Several Great Formations".

For example, the Taihe Sect's "Taihe Huiyuanhaili Formation" is one of the twelve major formations commented on by Shuijing Zhenren. Xu Heng also read several editions of the "Ten Great Flying Swords" in the Tianchi Mountain Library, which all mentioned famous immortal weapons and magic treasures.

Why do we say several editions? Because the comments of Shuijing Zhenren would change from time to time, but he just enjoyed himself, so only when someone came to Shuijing Cave Heaven and read his collection of books would a certain version be circulated...

Thinking of this, Xu Heng suddenly became curious. Among the ten great flying swords, why was the first place always vacant? This question had been on his mind for a long time since he read the reviews. Now that he had come to Shuijing Cave Heaven, he couldn't help but want to ask.

But thinking about what happened just now, Xu Heng chose to remain silent. However, the gambler became curious and asked, "What is the "Four-Character Review" about?"

Master Shui Jing smiled and stroked his short beard with one hand, then said: "After the stars changed, the fortune of Taoism suddenly surged like a well. Seeing the great gathering of heroes, I can't help it..."

"So I want to compile a book to list the talents of the world who practice Taoism, and I will use the four words 'Tao, Xuan, Fa, Miao' to distinguish them."

"What do you think of my idea, fellow Taoist?"

(End of this chapter)