The Whole Family Should Be Together

"You can actually run over and snatch the treasure chest?" Yun Qingyang's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again.

Her range of movement is too small; she can't even get past her own 'safe zone,' let alone run to the other side.

"Don't even think about it. Do you think treasure chests are so easy to snatch?" Ma Feifei rolled her eyes and casually pulled out the book "Dream into Divine Machine" from her pocket.

"Whoosh~"

At this moment, a blue dot appeared nearby, less than one grid space away from Ma Feifei and the others.

Ma Feifei and Yun Qingyang both looked up at the passage on the left.

"Whoosh~"

A figure appeared in their line of sight.

"Luan Feng!" Ma Feifei's face lit up with joy. The person in front of him was his employee, Luan Feng!

"Shopkeeper, Qingyang." Luan Feng was also very happy to see Ma Feifei and Yun Qingyang, and smiled as she ran towards them carrying the treasure chest.

"What is your identity?" Ma Feifei asked curiously.

Luan Feng put down the treasure chest, and the white clothes on her belly had the character 'cannon' printed on them.

No wonder Ma Feifei noticed that Luan Feng could walk horizontally or vertically when she came over; it turns out she's 'Pao'.

"Shopkeeper, are you a car? What's that on the other side?" Luan Feng asked doubtfully.

The voice just now said that the car killed the enemy's xx, and that 'car' is still wreaking havoc in the enemy camp, but Ma Feifei also has 'car' printed on his chest, which makes Luan Feng a little confused.

Ma Feifei understood Luan Feng's meaning and explained, "This so-called Treasure-Snatching Chessboard is just a game of chess, where both sides have the same number of pieces and compete fairly under the rules."

At this point, Ma Feifei pointed to Yun Qingyang, then to Luan Feng and himself, and said, "You see, the three of us are all pawns, but we each have different identities, and some identities are held by more than one person."

"For example, as we just heard, there are 'pawns' and 'advisors'. In Chinese chess, there are five pawns, two advisors, two chariots, and two elephants, two horses, and your cannon."

"So, there will be someone else with the same status as me?" Luan Feng said, seemingly understanding but not quite. When they came in, apart from the previous introductions and hints, nothing else was mentioned.

In fact, apart from Ma Feifei, no one else knew how many pieces with different identities were on the chessboard, or what each piece represented.

"That's the idea. Apart from Qingyang's 'General' status, all other pieces have two statuses, while 'Pawns' have five," Ma Feifei said. These aren't exactly secrets. As long as you live long enough, you'll eventually figure out the number of each piece's status, and then fit it into the enemy's camp to determine the status of the pieces in that camp.

"So what should we do now?" Luan Feng asked. They were all in the same group, much more reliable than ordinary allies. Ma Feifei was the shop owner and familiar with the Treasure-Snatching Chessboard, so Luan Feng naturally wanted to follow Ma Feifei's instructions.

"Alright, Luan Feng, you go find the others first, and we'll get together as a group first," Ma Feifei said after thinking for a moment.

The most crucial thing right now is that Ma Feifei doesn't know everyone's identities, so he doesn't know how to play this game and Protect his own "general" from being killed by the Treasure-Snatching Team.

"Okay!" Luan Feng nodded and headed straight for the treasure chest. Ma Feifei watched Luan Feng's retreating figure, then looked at Yun Qingyang, and instructed, "I'll go find the others too. You stay here obediently. If there's any danger, hide immediately. Don't try to steal the treasure chest from your own people, understand?"

"Understood." Yun Qingyang nodded, looking a little annoyed. The reason wasn't because of Ma Feifei, but because her identity directly restricted her from leaving the Nine Palaces area, preventing her from traveling around like Ma Feifei.

Ma Feifei no longer cared whether Yun Qingyang was happy or not. After getting her to agree, he ran in the opposite direction from Luan Feng.

Ma Feifei had observed that there were quite a few blue dots here, and the nearest one Ma Feifei about a few squares away, so he could find it quickly.

The other party didn't react at all when it saw Ma Feifei walking towards it, as if it was just waiting for Ma Feifei to come to its door.

"This place is relatively close to the Nine Palaces. It's either an elephant or a horse. As long as I don't walk in the field-shaped or sun-shaped shapes, it won't be able to pose a threat to me." Ma Feifei thought for a moment and chose to move a little farther away, then walked to the line parallel to it, and then walked towards it with relief.

As their gazes drew closer, the other person showed no sign of leaving.

Soon, Ma Feifei saw a figure.

"Shopkeeper!" Ba Jiu, clutching the treasure chest, waved excitedly at Ma Feifei.

Ma Feifei's face lit up with joy; another one of his own had joined the cause.

"Who are you?" Ma Feifei asked as she walked over.

"I am an elephant," Ba Jiu replied, taking the treasure chest from his chest.

Ma Feifei nodded. Sure enough, he guessed correctly. This place was very close to the nine-square grid, and according to the chessboard layout, the bishop was the most likely candidate.

"Let's go, let's gather first." Ma Feifei prepared to Ba Jiu back first.

"Are we going to Jiang's place?" Ba Jiu asked. Jiang was the most likely candidate, and Ma Feifei had come from Jiang's side, so it was easy to guess that Jiang was with Ma Feifei, meaning they were employees of the Mysterious Bookstore.

"Yes, Qingyang and Luan Feng are there. Have you seen anyone else?" Ma Feifei asked casually.

Ba Jiu nodded and replied, "I have seen Miss Lian Yi, but she has already left."

"Lian Yi? Where did she go?" Ma Feifei asked curiously.

"They went to the other side," Ba Jiu said, pointing to the distant, indistinct opposite bank.

"She's a car?" Ma Feifei was a little surprised, not only because she was a car, but also because she dared to go to the enemy camp alone.

"Yes, she also left me a message to pass on to you," Ba Jiu said after a moment's hesitation.

What are you saying?

She said she's waiting for you across the street.

"..."

What does this mean? Is it not enough for him to just kill his way in; he wants him to go and die with him?

No way, Ma Feifei will never cross that river in his lifetime. Isn't it better to be alive? Why does he have to cause trouble?

"Let's gather together first." We'll put Lian Yi's situation aside for now and talk about gathering first.

"Alright." Ba Jiu, and then shot out like a spring. Ma Feifei looked up in disbelief as Ba Jiu flew over his head.

On the virtual chessboard, the small blue dot representing the Ba Jiu flew directly across the square maze, forming a diagonal line.

"Wow! You can do that?" Ma Feifei looked away in surprise, then looked around at the walls all around her, sighed, picked up the box, and ran off.

"Thump! The enemy's 'horse' has stolen our 'cannon's' treasure chest."

"Thump! The enemy's 'chariot' has killed our 'horse'."

The situation is becoming increasingly dire.