Zhang Wanzhi held the chess basket in his hand, looking calm and relaxed on the surface, but the knuckles of the hand holding the chess basket turned white, obviously he had used some force.
Mo Tu on the side had no expression on his face, but his eyes could not help but glance at the chess basket from time to time.
The two of them inadvertently showed their care for the chess basket.
On the opposite side, two Nascent Soul carefully observed every move of Zhang Wanzhi, and were also discussing in private via voice transmission.
They also discovered that Zhang Wanzhi and Mo Tu seemed calm on the surface, but some unintentional details still betrayed them.
The two of them showed a vague concern for the chess basket.
"Tell me, are there any chess pieces in the chess basket?" Scrawny Old Man asked Red-haired Demonic Cultivator.
The two did not know each other before, but when Life and Death was at stake, they still actively cooperated and discussed.
"On the surface, there should be no chess pieces in the chess basket. The two of them acted very casually, but if you look closely, you will find that they are very concerned about the chess basket. However, I suspect that they are deliberately pretending to give us the illusion that there are chess pieces in the chess basket." Red-haired Demonic Cultivator analyzed.
Scrawny Old Man agreed, "I also think this is deliberately pretending. No matter how subtle they are, if we can observe them, there is something wrong."
"So fellow Daoist believe that there are actually no chess pieces in the chess basket. They deliberately showed concern to induce us to exchange the chess basket?"
"This... I'm not sure. I think if they were smarter or didn't take us for fools, we should be able to guess that they were acting. After all, their acting is not very good. Once we see that they are acting, we will naturally think that there are no chess pieces in the chess basket and give up the exchange. Maybe this is what they want. There are probably chess pieces in the chess basket!"
Red-haired Demonic Cultivator agreed, "I also have this suspicion."
"Then how to choose? To change or not to change?"
"Let's keep a closer look. If Faceless Monk next to us doesn't push him, we won't make a decision in a hurry."
In their minds...
The superficial casualness of Zhang Wanzhi and Mo Tu is just the first level, showing that there are no chess pieces in the chess basket.
The two people's inadvertent attention to the details of the chess basket is the second level, which means that there are chess pieces in the chess basket.
The two people may have deliberately shown a subtle concern, which is the third level, which means that there are no chess pieces in the chess basket, and they want to induce them to take the initiative to exchange the chess basket.
At present, both Nascent Soul have seen that Zhang Wanzhi is most likely acting on purpose, so the two Nascent Soul believe that they are already on the fourth floor. At this time, as long as they give up the exchange, they will win.
But they also suspected that Zhang Wanzhi was actually standing on the fifth floor, that is, Zhang Wanzhi predicted their prediction.
Now if they want to win, they have to guess which layer Zhang Wanzhi and Mo Tu are on.
At this time, Zhang Wanzhi and Mo Tu were also communicating through voice transmission. Mo Tu was a little skeptical and asked, "Is this really possible?"
"Don't worry, the two people on the opposite side are both people who have worked hard at the Myriad Mountains Realm until Nascent Soul Realm. If they were not careful, they would have died a long time ago. You can definitely tell that we are acting on purpose!" Zhang Wanzhi said confidently.
"As long as they see that we are acting, they will think that there are no chess pieces in the chess basket, and they will give up the exchange! We are already on the fifth floor this time, and we are bound to win!"
Zhang Wanzhi is full of confidence.
Finally, Faceless Monk urged, "The time has come, make your choice, change or not?"
The two Nascent Soul looked at each other and said in unison, "Change!"
They said they still respected the city government of Zhang Wanzhi and Mo Tu, and suspected that they were already on the fifth floor.
Therefore, they chose to stand on the sixth floor and exchange!
Zhang Wanzhi felt a thump in his heart, secretly thinking that it was not good.
However, he and Mo Tu made amends in time, showing panic, hoping to make the two Nascent Souls have self-doubt with their exaggerated acting skills.
Faceless Monk confirmed again. "Are you sure about the exchange?"
"Change!" The two Nascent Soul were actually not so sure in their hearts, but as tribulation cultivators for many years, they still had the courage to do so. They gritted their teeth and insisted on their choice.
"Okay, exchange the chess baskets!"
Faceless Monk waved his hand, and the two sides exchanged chess pieces.
Once the exchange of chess baskets is completed, there is no room for regrets and everything is settled.
Zhang Wanzhi and Mo Tu suddenly couldn't keep up the pretense, and the pretended annoyance on their faces was replaced by real annoyance. There was no trace of acting and they looked much more natural.
"How is this possible, how is this possible..." Zhang Wanzhi couldn't believe it.
He has already reached the fifth floor this time. The two little Nascent Soul opposite are actually on the sixth floor?
This is definitely a scam!
They are just unlucky, like a blind cat encountering a dead mouse.
Yes, that must be the case, maybe they are just on the second floor!
He overestimated these two people!
Zhang Wanzhi looked unwilling. He cared more about losing the game than not being able to regain his freedom.
The chess baskets have been exchanged successfully, and no one needs to continue the performance. When the two Nascent Soul saw the expressions of Zhang Wanzhi and Mo Tu, they immediately understood that they had won!
They were excited, ecstatic, and extremely excited!
Win!
Be free again!
"Hahaha!"
The two Nascent Soul hugged each other to celebrate this hard-won victory.
Faceless Monk said calmly, "Please open the chess basket and confirm the game results."
"This is a confirmation!" Scrawny Old Man thought to himself, but he still stepped forward and opened the lid of the chess basket.
As a result, he froze for a second.
Bloody Nascent Soul took a step forward and was also stunned.
Then, as if they didn't believe in evil, Divine Sense frantically scanned the inside of the chess basket, a thousand and eight hundred times in an instant.
But there was no trace of the chess piece!
Zhang Wanzhi and Mo Tu opposite saw this situation, looked at each other, and suddenly thought of something.
The two people quickly stepped forward and opened the lid of the chess basket. A dark chess piece floated quietly inside the chess basket.
For a moment, countless thoughts flashed through the two people's minds, and they couldn't help but feel the joy of regaining something lost.
They thought they had lost, but they didn't expect to win. Their moods were ups and downs, but at this time the two of them still maintained their superficial composure.
Zhang Wanzhi stretched out his hand to pick up the chess piece, raised it and said to the other side, "Stop looking for it, the chess piece is with me."
"This... how is this possible!"
"You two bitches, you obviously won, but you still show off and play tricks on us!"
The two Nascent Soul fell from the thirty-third heaven to the eighteenth level of hell in an instant. At this time, they lost their eyes and even started to curse.
They thought that Zhang Wanzhi had deliberately acted like they had lost just to make fun of them.
Little did they know that Zhang Wanzhi were also quite surprised by this victory.
At this time, Li Xiuchang, who was isolated, witnessed the whole game and smiled without saying a word.
The moment the two Nascent Soul chose to exchange chess pieces, he couldn't help but curl up his lips, knowing that the victory was decided.
When he stepped forward to check the chess basket, he saw chess pieces in the chess basket on the right.
But before he told Senior Brother Zhang the results, many thoughts passed through his mind...
He thought of the poor chess skills of the two senior brothers. Although chess skills cannot represent IQ, but...
He thought again of the exaggerated acting skills of the two senior brothers.
I thought of the many unreliable features of Senior Brother Zhang Wanzhi.
So, by some strange combination of circumstances, at the last moment, Li Xiuchang told the brothers the wrong information, telling them that the chess piece was in the left basket.
He admitted that there was an element of gambling involved.
It turns out he was right!
Senior Brother Zhang is indeed as unreliable as ever, losing the process, but achieving the wrong victory.
There is another reason why Li Xiuchang made such a decision, and that is senior brother Gui Wuyan's divination.
Senior Brother Gui told Senior Brother Chen Changsheng that Senior Brother Chen and him must come together to rescue the two senior brothers Zhang and Mo.
The role of Senior Brother Chen Changsheng has already been played in the first game.
Li Xiuchang was just thinking, what is his role?
If he only acts as a tool in the second game, what role can he play?
Therefore, he chose to tell Senior Brother Zhang and Senior Brother Mo the wrong information.
In this wave, Senior Brother Zhang Wanzhi is standing on the fifth floor, two Nascent Soul are standing on the sixth floor, and he, Li Xiuchang, is standing on the top floor!
The surrounding barriers disappeared, and Li Xiuchang walked up to the two senior brothers and celebrated the victory with them.
However, Li Xiuchang vaguely felt that something was wrong with the way the two senior brothers looked at him.
Faceless Monk said calmly, "You have already won two games. According to the agreement, you can leave here. Do you want to leave directly or continue with the third game?"
"Of course we left. Do you think we like to play games with you?" Zhang Wanzhi said impatiently.
"Leave." Mo Tu affirmed.
Li Xiuchang certainly agrees with the two senior brothers' decision.
They were not at all curious about the third game.
If they want to play a game, they go back and play slowly, why are they stuck here for a meaningless third game?
"What a pity. This is the third game specially prepared for you." Faceless Monk rarely showed some regretful emotions, "Since you have decided, let me send you away."
Li Xiuchang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Faceless Monk was quite trustworthy and had no intention of breaking the contract.
But then he remembered something and asked, "Can I return my two Nascent Soul?"
"They lost the game and have no right to leave." Faceless Monk refused.
What about tomorrow?
Li Xiuchang cursed in his heart, these two Nascent Soul were his prisoners, but they were taken over by Faceless Monk.
But the mere two Nascent Soul are really nothing. He suggested. "How about killing them? These two are both robbery cultivators, and living alive is a waste of spiritual energy."
The two Nascent Soul heard this and greeted their eighteenth generation ancestors Li Xiuchang wildly.
Even if they are trapped here, as long as they can survive, they can at least survive. Li Xiuchang doesn't want to give them any way to survive.
Faceless Monk thought carefully for a moment, nodded and said, "This does not violate the rules of the game."
The two Nascent Soul immediately transferred all the curse words in their hearts to their mouths, and furiously spat out at Li Xiuchang.
"Just wait, we won't let you go even if we are ghosts!"
"I will haunt you for the rest of my life, so that you will never have peace and die a happy death!"
Faceless Monk waved his hand, and an invisible pressure in the space directly crushed the two Nascent Soul.
Then I saw two ghosts slowly condensing...
Li Xiuchang opened his mouth, these two guys really... hit the mark!
I promised to be a ghost, but I actually did it!
They said they would haunt them for the rest of their lives, so of course they had to help them realize their wish.
It can only be said that the explosion rate of magic cultivators is really high, and the probability of demon cultivators dying and leaving ghosts is quite high.
Scrawny Old Man Although he is not a demon cultivator, he is also a calamity cultivator.
Maybe those who do too many bad things will easily turn into ghosts after death.
Li Xiuchang suspects that the biggest obsession of these two guys is to take revenge on themselves.
Two ghosts condensed and formed, and sure enough, they rushed towards Li Xiuchang in the next second.
"You couldn't beat me when you were alive, how dare you act so recklessly after death?"
Li Xiuchang quickly captured the two new ghosts, sealed them and put them into one Gourd Artifact.
This Gourd Artifact was bought together with the Wangcai. It has not been used for a long time.
I didn't bring Rainbow Soul Banner with me when I went out this time, so I had to use this Gourd Artifact first.
Faceless Monk watched quietly as Li Xiuchang put away the two ghosts without saying anything. He only said, "If you want to continue the third game, you can come in at any time."
After saying that, with a wave of his hand, Li Xiuchang felt a repulsive force pushing him out.
When he came to his senses, he found that he was already standing in a mountain col.
Not far from him, there was the huge wooden fish.
"You finally came out." Chen Changsheng came over with a smile. He never left, waiting for Li Xiuchang outside Muyu to come out.
He was very confident that Li Xiuchang and the others could leave Muyu, or he was very confident in Gui Wuyan's judgment.
Although they won the game and came out successfully, Zhang Wanzhi and Mo Tu became increasingly unhappy the more they thought about it.
Previously in Wooden Fish Space, the two of them could still hold it in.
Now that he came out, Zhang Wanzhi was the first to hold it in no longer. He looked at Li Xiuchang and said with a half-smile, "Xiu Chang, it seems you have no confidence in us?"
Li Xiuchang secretly said that it was not good. His actions just now really offended two senior brothers.
Although the result was good, the process fully demonstrated his distrust of the two senior brothers.
To be precise, it is a distrust of their abilities.
Li Xiuchang smiled coquettishly, "Senior brother, it was all a misunderstanding. I was too nervous at the time. I made a mistake and it was too late to correct it."
"Oh." Mo Tu responded lukewarmly, obviously not believing it.
"What's going on?" Chen Changsheng asked curiously.
Zhang Wanzhi snorted and said nothing.
Mainly because I'm embarrassed to say it.
Li Xiuchang There is nothing embarrassing about not trusting them and telling them wrong information.
The key is that under the misleading of such wrong information, they actually won the final victory!
What does this mean?
This shows that Li Xiuchang is right to distrust.
This shows that they are indeed unreliable.
If it weren't for Li Xiuchang's misleading, they would have lost.
In the end, this victory seemed to be the result of Li Xiuchang alone.
Seeing that Zhang Wanzhi was unwilling to say anything, Chen Changsheng asked Li Xiuchang.
Li Xiuchang briefly explained the matter.
Chen Changsheng laughed dumbly, and then spoke for Li Xiuchang: "You just said that you should be deceived? If Xiu Chang doesn't deceive you, can you win?"
Zhang Wanzhi was speechless.
Mo Tu said in a calm tone, "Cultivation is quite good. In a blink of an eye, you are already Nascent Soul Realm, right? As you grow up, your wings become stronger."
Zhang Wanzhi also echoed, "Yes, he is no longer the little monk who always rubs against my flying boat when he first started, but now he is the powerful one Nascent Soul."
Li Xiuchang was sweating profusely and couldn't stand the strange annoyance of the two senior brothers, so he excused himself:
"I did this mainly because of Senior Brother Gui."
"Returning to a mute? What does this have to do with him?" Zhang Wanzhi asked in confusion.
"Senior Brother Gui had to ask me and Senior Brother Chen to come together to help the two senior brothers out of trouble. I was thinking, if I don't make any changes, how can it be effective? So I..."
Li Xiuchang expressed what he was thinking at the time.
I'm sorry Senior Brother Gui, I didn't mean to blame you... Who told you that you can't speak?
Zhang Wanzhi and Mo Tu's expressions softened slightly after hearing this. They were not really angry with Li Xiuchang, but more out of embarrassment.
"Okay, don't say any more, you should go back quickly." Chen Changsheng said to smooth things over.
Zhang Wanzhi suddenly looked at the big wooden fish and said, "How about taking this wooden fish back?"
Being treated like this by the owner of the wooden fish, of course he was not willing to just give up.
So he came up with the idea of seizing the wooden fish.
Mo Tu said, "This wooden fish is extraordinary. Staying with us is equivalent to having another eyeliner for the other party. This may not be a good thing. At least the other party can know our location at any time."
Chen Changsheng also advised, "Bring Immortal Dust Sect back. If the other party comes to the Immortal Dust Sect one day and asks for wooden fish, I'm afraid it will bring us a lot of trouble."
Zhang Wanzhi rolled his eyes. "How about Lao Chen, you can set up a few formations to seal this wooden fish here, which will cause him some trouble."
"Forget it, you may not cause less trouble to others." Chen Changsheng has always been unwilling to make enemies for no reason. "It is better to resolve enemies than to make enemies. The other party has not been cruel to us and has left room for it. There is no need to continue to deepen the conflict. If you have the opportunity in the future, you can also consider making friends with him."
"Okay."
Seeing that both Chen Changsheng and Mo Tu said so, Zhang Wanzhi had no choice but to give up.
Chen Changsheng looked around and said, "Ascension from here may not correspond to the Immortal Shade Realm. It is better to ascend to a familiar place."
The corresponding Upper Realm may be different in different areas of the same world, and they don't know whether the corresponding Upper Realm here is Immortal Shade Realm.
Mo Tu nodded. "Okay, then let's go to the place where the dog man and woman ascended before."
The three Li Xiuchang and Chen Changsheng parted ways.
The clone of Chen Changsheng still wants to continue exploring other worlds and has no plans to return to the Immortal Shade Realm.
As for the big wooden fish, few people moved.
Chen Changsheng's clone planned to stay in place for a while to see if he could meet the wooden fish owner.
"Senior Brother Zhang, can these two ghosts in my body ascend with me?" Li Xiuchang asked.
They rushed all the way to the ascension site and were preparing to ascend.
Li Xiuchang has not met the ascension conditions of the Myriad Mountains Realm. At this moment, he is still carrying two fourth-level ghosts, which also does not meet the ascension conditions.
Two senior brothers must help to return to the Immortal Shade Realm.
Zhang Wanzhi said nonchalantly, "It's okay to take one of you, and it's okay to take three of you, but you still have to hand over the ghost to Old Mo first. We'll share it between us, so the pressure will be less."
Li Xiuchang handed Gourd Artifact, which contained the ghost, to Senior Brother Mo.
He himself also hid in Beast Taming Bag under the instruction of Zhang Wanzhi.
"There may be some pressure on you when you ascend later. It will be similar to when you ascended by yourself before. Don't worry." Zhang Wanzhi warned.
Li Xiuchang is hiding in Beast Taming Bag and has no idea what is happening outside.
All he knew was that after a moment, he suddenly felt a little pressure, and then he felt dizzy and had that familiar "motion sickness" feeling.
Feeling this motion sickness-like feeling, Li Xiuchang knew that he had successfully ascended.
However, he was not let out immediately. After a full quarter of an hour, Li Xiuchang left Beast Taming Bag and breathed the fresh air outside.
"The elder Ascension Pavilion was chasing us just now." Zhang Wanzhi explained.
You will definitely encounter a chase when you first ascend, Li Xiuchang understands.
They ascended to the Immortal Shade Realm Western Region.
Next, the three of them hid their auras, made disguises, and flew all the way back to the Immortal Dust Sect.
Outside the Immortal Dust Sect, the three people took off their disguises and entered Immortal Dust Sect from different directions.
"Finally back!"
Li Xiuchang Returning to Eastern Geng District, the whole person relaxed.
This journey has been full of twists and turns and experienced many dangers. Only when he returned to Eastern Geng District could he feel at ease.
All members of Eastern Geng District gathered at the door to greet the three of Li Xiuchang.
Even Wenwen and Senior Brother Gui are there!
"I heard that you almost lost three of you when you went out?" Xia Siyun teased.
Zhang Wanzhi blushed, but Mo Tu couldn't see the change because he had a lot of beard on his face.
At that time, Zhang Wanzhi volunteered to take Li Xiuchang on a trip to the lower world. Unexpectedly, they lost Li Xiuchang, and Li Xiuchang had to rescue them in the end.
Li Xiuchang paved the way for the two senior brothers at the right time. "Senior Sister Xia, although this trip has many twists and turns, these experiences have made me grow a lot. Isn't this the meaning of experience?"
Xia Siyun snorted softly and said, "Next time you go out, your senior brother Lu and I will accompany you."
Li Xiuchang said to her heart, no, don't I have to be fed dog food all the way?
Lu Yang said warmly, "Let's go, I've prepared wine and food for you, so that you can catch the wind and wash away the dust."
As soon as they heard about the good wine and food, Zhang Wanzhi and Mo Tu's eyes lit up, and a group of people walked towards Eastern Geng District No. 13.
The little turtle jumped steadily onto Li Xiuchang's shoulders, patted his chest and said, "Xiuchang, my good brother, you are finally back! During your absence, I have given all my life-saving skills to Jinjiao. You will be surprised when you see its changes!"
Li Xiuchang's eyes twitched. "What did you teach it?"
"Don't worry, I strictly follow your instructions. Those who taught it were taught to me by Chen the Turtle when I was young."
That's good...Li Xiuchang Relax.
With Senior Brother Chen Changsheng's stable character, he will definitely not teach any messy things.
When we arrived at No. 13 Eastern Geng District, a group of people sat around the table, eating food, drinking and chatting, having a great time, just like a family.
"To tell you the truth, when I was trapped in that big wooden fish, what I missed most was your wine, cook. If I were trapped for thousands of years without being able to drink the wine you brewed, it would really drive me crazy!" Zhang Wanzhi said as he drank heavily.
Mo Tu suddenly said, "I don't think about that. As long as I think about being trapped with you for tens of thousands of years, I lose all my appetite."
There was a burst of laughter all around.
After having enough wine and food, Li Xiuchang returned to his residence and immediately went to visit Jinjiao.
He also wanted to see what Jinjiao would become after being trained by the little turtle.