While writing a diary at Zongwu, Wang Yuyan falls in love with someone else.

Upon hearing this, the assembled heroes all cast death stares their way through the crowd.

Ye Erniang was startled.

This place is full of experts, each with a powerful aura. There are probably no fewer than ten people who can rival Duan Yanqing. If they are targeted by the same group, how will they survive?

He immediately stepped forward and grabbed the Crocodile God of the South Sea: "Third brother, don't talk nonsense! Playing chess is not fighting, why are you brandishing weapons?"

The Crocodile God of the South China Sea shook her off and stubbornly argued, "You're the one talking nonsense. If we don't fight, why did you come all this way?"

Just as Ye Erniang was about to speak, Duan Yanqing's voice rang out: "Shut up!"

Upon meeting Duan Yanqing's cold and stern gaze, the Crocodile God of the South China Sea immediately wilted, lowered his head, and dared not utter a word.

Duan Yanqing ignored him and went back to looking at the chess game.

The crowd noticed that the Crocodile God of the South Sea seemed to be a little slow on his feet, hence his incoherent and rambling speech, but they didn't bother to argue with him.

Duan Yanqing pondered intently for a long time. Then, he reached into the chess box with his left iron staff and, as if by suction, drew in a white piece (263) and placed it on the chessboard.

Su Xinghe then got off.

Unlike the original novel, the real-life Xu Zhu, while still simple-minded, was not to the same extent as in the book, so he did not rashly disturb Duan Yanqing.

Similarly, Ding Chunqiu, having two major enemies, Jiang Sishui and Su Xinghe, was unwilling to cause any more trouble, so he did not take advantage of Duan Yanqing's predicament to sabotage him.

Therefore, although Duan Yanqing was tempted by the game of chess, he managed to suppress it with his profound inner strength and unwavering will.

Since everything is interconnected, the situation would never have happened where Xu Zhu accidentally played a crucial move to break the deadlock while trying to save someone.

"It seems no one can break this today," Jiang Sishui thought to herself.

In the original novel, Xu Zhu randomly filled in a chess piece, which made all the experts, including Kumārajīva, Murong Fu, and Duan Yu, burst out laughing.

Therefore, it is clear that in the eyes of those who understand chess, that move was ridiculous, and no one would even think of it that way.

The difficulty of the "Precious Chess Game" lies precisely in this.

Without that coincidence, the game is unbreakable.

"That's fine, it'll save us some trouble."

As expected, Duan Yanqing was caught in a dilemma for a long time, and finally had no choice but to give up.

With a long sigh, he admitted defeat.

Su Xinghe stood up and said, "Is there any other hero willing to learn from me?"

The heroes looked at each other.

But seeing so many big names fail, no one else is willing to try again.

So next...

Su Xinghe turned to look at Ding Chunqiu, about to speak, but Murong Fu stepped forward first and politely asked Jiang Sishui, "May I ask how you are addressed?"

Jiang Sishui sensed Murong Fu's hostility with her "cicada's senses" and said calmly, "Jiang Sishui."

Murong Fu smiled and said politely, "I am Murong Fu, greetings to Brother Jiang."

Jiang Sishui, however, remained nonchalant and cut to the chase, saying, "Just say what you have to say."

Murong Fu smiled slightly: "I have been obsessed with martial arts since I was a child, especially swordsmanship. Just now I saw Brother Jiang's swordsmanship was superb, and he easily neutralized Master Kumozhi's 'Formless Finger of Calamity'. I admire him very much."

Jiang Sishui understood the implied meaning and couldn't help but chuckle: "So you want to fight me?"

"I humbly request your guidance, Brother Jiang." Murong Fu's expression turned slightly solemn.

In fact, after seeing Jiang Sishui effortlessly deflect Kumārajīva's sneak attack with a single finger strike, Murong Fu knew that he was no match for Jiang Sishui.

After all, they were both Grandmasters, but he was only at the early stage while the other was already at the late stage.

But he had reasons to take action.

First, it was out of jealousy.

Murong Fu was known as "Murong of the South" and was on par with "Qiao Feng of the North," and was regarded as the top young talent in Suzhou.

However, he noticed at some point that there were more and more outstanding peers.

The pressure was mounting, the sense of crisis was growing, and coupled with his narrow-mindedness, he wanted to compare himself to all these people (chdh).

He wanted to prove that the name "Southern Murong" was not exaggerated.

Therefore, when he met Xu Zhu, he took the initiative to challenge him to a contest of lightness skills.

Although Murong Fu was displeased upon meeting Tang Bohu, he believed he could defeat him.

As for Shen Lang, he felt a sense of defeat and didn't want to compete with him for the time being.

Now that an even stronger Jiang Sishui has emerged, he naturally hopes to see Jiang Sishui suffer misfortune and die as soon as possible.

Second, it stemmed from anger.

Abi was a maid in the Murong family, raised from childhood, but after he showed hostility towards Jiang Sishui, she actually stepped forward and bowed.

After it was all over, he even sided with the Free and Unfettered Faction!

Abi's act of filial piety instantly touched a nerve with Murong Fu.

He would not allow those he considered his private property to side with the opposing side.

Thirdly, it was out of necessity.

He had previously spoken up for Kumārajīva, intending to make Jiang Sishui the target of public criticism; he didn't believe Jiang Sishui couldn't see through it.

Thus, a feud has been formed between the two sides.

He had two options at this point.

First, he was determined to oppose Jiang Sishui; second, he took the initiative to make amends and, through Abi's connections, turned hostility into friendship.

Ultimately, driven by jealousy and anger, he chose the former.

Of course, Murong Fu knew he was no match, yet he still jumped out, not to humiliate himself.

Rather, he had his own considerations.

His being the first to launch an attack was particularly strategic.

He had thought it through. If he waited until Jiang Sishui started fighting with someone before joining forces with them, people would inevitably say that he was "taking advantage of the situation."

This will damage his reputation.

So he decided to be the first to act!

Murong Fu was certain that Ding Chunqiu and Kumārajīva would get involved after he made his move.

One of these two was a member of an evil sect, and the other had an extremely thick skin but no reputation to worry about and was not afraid of being pointed at or talked about by others.

Jiang Sishui's cultivation level at the late Grandmaster stage was enough to make them wary, so as long as they wanted to win, they would not let go of such a great opportunity to attack together.

Even those who witnessed Jiang Sishui enter the fray last night might be tempted to take advantage of her misfortune.

After all, it's human nature to "push a wall when it's falling".

In this way, Murong Fu can join forces with others without attracting criticism, which is the best of both worlds.

Murong Fu's plan was extremely shrewd, but the four powerful retainers and the three women, including Wang Yuyan, were unaware of it.

Seeing that Murong Fu had made enemies "for no reason," the seven were puzzled and even more anxious.

“Young master, you…” Deng Baichuan stepped forward to try and persuade him.

Murong Fu interrupted him with a flick of his sleeve, drew his sword, and bowed respectfully, saying, "Please!"

Having said all that, how could Jiang Sishui possibly back down?

With swords in hand, the atmosphere instantly became tense.

080 One trick is all you need: The battle of seven grandmasters

Murong Fu leaped into the air, his body as swift as a swallow, his cold, sharp sword reflecting a chilling light in the sunlight, enveloping Jiang Sishui like a storm.

Just like in the original story, in order to maintain his reputation of "using their own methods against them," Murong Fu studied various martial arts from a young age.

When he fights, his usual tactic is to use the skills of multiple schools in one move, making him a master of "showy skills".

At this moment, Jiang Sishui's skill was profound, far surpassing that of Murong Fu. He could see dozens of variations in the opponent's sword strike at a glance, and knew that this kid was showing off his skills again.

He didn't recognize what kind of swordsmanship the other person was using, or which school or sect it belonged to, but none of that mattered.

Any sword technique that is not above divine skill level will be subject to the "Broken Sword Style"!

The sword thrust out diagonally, seemingly slow but actually fast, not only interrupting the subsequent changes in Murong Fu's sword technique, but also finding a flaw in his sword moves to strike.

Murong Fu frowned. If he insisted on cutting down with this sword, he would be the one who was stabbed first.

He dared not advance rashly, and swept his sword back to parry Jiang Sishui's sword.

Jiang Sishui's longsword did not collide with it. He dodged it with a single movement and then thrust out another sword. Because his hand speed was so fast, it seemed to ordinary people that he had never dodged at all.

But the two swords did indeed cross each other.

Murong Fu's parry missed, and facing Jiang Sishui's second sword, it was as if he had willingly offered his chest to the tip of the sword.

Murong Fu was startled!