The Deaf-Mute Sect was no great, renowned sect. In present-day Dali, only one Jianghu sect counted as a major power: the Five Immortals Sect.
Many people dismissed the invitations when they received them.
For instance, A'Fei threw his invitation away as soon as he saw it.
He barely had enough time to practice his swordsmanship. Where would he find time to play Go?
His mother had never taught him to play, either.
Li Xunhuan could play Go, and he was rather good at it, but the Deaf-Mute Sect's people could not find him, so they had no way to deliver his invitation.
Lu Xiaofeng also received an invitation, but he had no interest in inheriting someone else's sect. The affair at Ghost Villa had exhausted him. He needed a good long rest, and to properly console a few women.
Some people who had not received invitations were deeply disgruntled.
Why did others get invitations when they did not? Was this Deaf-Mute Sect looking down on them?
Soon, news of the Exquisite Chess Puzzle spread throughout the Jianghu.
Numerous experts hurried to Chessboard Mountain.
Why should having no invitation stop them from going? Did Chessboard Mountain belong to the Deaf-Mute Sect?
Some wanted to see just how difficult the Exquisite Chess Puzzle was to solve, and what benefits they could gain by solving it.
Others had heard that their enemies were going and intended to seize the chance to settle their grudges.
At the foot of Chessboard Mountain.
Suddenly, someone began beating a gong to clear the way, with pomp rivaling an emperor's procession.
"Immortal of the Stars and Lodgings, your power knows no bounds! Through a thousand autumns and ten thousand years, unite the Jianghu!"
Many people of the Jianghu hurried out of the way when they heard this.
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