Extraordinary Medical Saint in the City-Chapter 3 - : The Precious Dragon Chess Game!

Chapter Three: The Precious Dragon Chess Game!

One day later.

In Jiangnan Province, a certain prefecture-level county in Ancient State, at the suburbs.

A bus passed by a station, stopping later, and a resolute-looking, tall and straight young man descended—it was Lin Fan.

Ahead lay a maple forest.

Lin Fan stood outside the maple forest, his gaze sweeping over the scene as a trace of reminiscence flickered in his eyes.

"Mother loved maple trees the most, so I secretly buried her ashes here. Now that I've returned, I should pay respects to her."

Lin Fan murmured to himself.

Then, he followed the path through the maple forest.

Before long, Lin Fan arrived at the place where he had buried his mother.

Back then, because of the Qin Family, Lin Fan didn't dare to erect a tombstone.

He could only secretly bury his mother's ashes beneath her favorite maple tree.

Standing under the maple tree, Lin Fan lingered there.

"Mom, I'm back. If you're aware of what's happening below, please bless me so I can find father soon!"

"The chief culprit of the Qin Family has been eliminated by me; you can rest in peace! Over these past three years, as I've been investigating the Qin Family's crimes, they not only bullied the common people but also brought catastrophe upon the nation—truly deserving of death!"

"Mom, don't worry. In a few days, I'll set up a new gravestone for you here, so you won't be alone."

After staying under the maple tree where his mother was buried for two hours, Lin Fan finally stood up and left.

However.

Just as Lin Fan had taken a few steps away, he heard the sound of conversations all around.

Looking up, he saw a group of young men and women, seemingly seventeen or eighteen years old, standing there as if discussing something.

In front of these youths, an old man sat beneath a maple tree, with a chessboard etched on the marble slab before him, playing both sides of the game by himself.

The group of young men and women were all voicing their ideas.

"Move here, moving here has to be right!"

"No, that's wrong! The move should be there. This Precious Dragon Chess Game is a once-in-a-millennium puzzle, it's not as simple as you all think it is!"

Curious, Lin Fan approached them.

Watching from the periphery, before he knew it, Lin Fan had made his way through the crowd, standing at the very front.

After observing for quite a while.

The old man sitting in front of the chessboard still showed no intention of making a move.

"What? You also understand Go?"

Noticing Lin Fan's presence, the old man raised his head and asked with a smile.

"I know a little."

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Lin Fan nodded slightly.

"Hehe, young people nowadays rarely have interest in such relics left by our ancestors. Since you understand Go, let me test you—how should the next move be played?"

The old man looked at Lin Fan with a smiley and friendly expression.

This chessboard is known as—The Precious Dragon Chess Game!

It was created by the pre-Qin sage Guiguzi and has been passed down for thousands of years.

Legend has it that only Han Xin, Zhuge Kongming, and Liu Bowen had ever solved it!

Besides them, no one else could decipher the Precious Dragon Chess Game!

The old man's intent in speaking was merely to test whether Lin Fan truly understood Go or was merely pretending.

Unexpectedly, Lin Fan stood there for a moment, his brow slightly furrowed, as he looked down thoughtfully at the chessboard in front of him.

Ever since he cultivated the Cultivation Method within the Ancient Jade left by his mother, Lin Fan found that his memory was exceptional, and his ability to calculate in his mind was nearly on par with a computer.

Moreover, he inherently understood Go, so with one look, he was able to calculate tens of thousands of moves.

Seeing Lin Fan stay silent, the old man gently shook his head and said:

"Forget it, this chess puzzle is too hard. I have pondered for thirty years and still can't figure out the next move. It's too difficult to ask you to try."

No sooner had the words fallen than.

Lin Fan reached out and picked up a black piece!

"Young man, think it over carefully; this is the Precious Dragon Chess Game, created by the pre-Qin Guiguzi. Old Jiang has been studying it for decades and hasn't been able to figure out the next move!"

Seeing Lin Fan's overlooked confidence and readiness to make a move, a young man spoke gravely.

He was dressed in branded clothes, with a Vacheron Constantin watch on his wrist; the total worth of his attire was no less than a million RMB.

His name was Zhou Yi.

A very unique name, associated with the I Ching and the Bagua!

"Back in the day, a Go master from Japan came to our Jiangnan province to challenge us, and he defeated dozens of our players in succession. It looked as if Huaxia was about to lose, but at the last moment, Elder Jiang stepped forward and directly defeated that Japanese Go master, his great skill and fame remained hidden from the world!"

Next to him was a pretty girl with an air of pride on her lovely face, who gave Lin Fan a disdainful glance!

In her beautiful eyes was also a hint of scorn!

She is Zhou Yi's younger sister, named Zhou Qingyi!

"Elder Jiang pondered for decades without figuring out the next move; you've only looked for less than five minutes, and you dare to play?" Zhou Qingyi said.

"Exactly!"

"With Elder Jiang's Go expertise, he couldn't figure out the strategy. Do you think you can?"

"I advise you to just give up. Once you place the piece and lose the entire game, you'll be a laughingstock!"

"Take the chance to leave before you embarrass yourself!"

The group of young men and women nearby were also snickering mockingly.

Lin Fan seemed as if he hadn't heard what the crowd said at all; he picked up and played a stone with swift confidence, without any hesitation!

'Hmm? He really dares to make a move?'

The old man raised his eyebrows, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes!

However, when he lowered his head to look, the sharpness in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a strong sense of excitement, as his pupils shrank slightly!

"This is——!"

In that instant, the old man suddenly felt as if he had plucked the clouds to see the moon, as if a dark path had suddenly bloomed with flowers!

It seemed as if Lin Fan's placement had brought all the stones, whether black or white, to life!

This stone was like the pivotal point of an Array.

It was also like the engine of a car or an airplane.

With it there, all the stones on the board came alive!

One stone is placed, and the whole board comes alive!

"Clack!"

Overjoyed, the old man picked up a white stone and confidently placed his stone in response!

"This is..."

Seeing the spot where Lin Fan placed his stone, Zhou Yi's eyes narrowed slightly!

To curry favor with this elder, Zhou Yi himself had also studied Go for five years.

He had considered this move before, but the step Lin Fan had taken was obviously a dead stone!

Although it was a dead stone.

For some reason, Zhou Yi had a bad premonition deep in his heart.

"Huh?"

The pretty girl beside him also let out a light gasp.

Her face full of surprise, she looked again at Lin Fan's profile, reassessing the youth who was about her age.

"He really dared to play?"

"That's clearly a dead stone!"

"Heh heh, let's see how he fails later on!"

A few other boys and girls, only half-understanding Go, saw Lin Fan play a dead stone, and couldn't help but relish and mock his presumed misfortune.

Lin Fan ignored what everyone was saying.

Without a second thought, he picked up another black stone and placed it!

"Tsk tsk, good!"

Seeing this, the elder couldn't help but praise him, then picked up and placed another stone!

The two played back and forth, and in half an hour, several dozen moves had already been played.

At this time.

Zhou Yi and the others were completely dumbfounded!

Lin Fan was not losing but was actually getting stronger as the game went on.

After dozens of rounds from the very first stone, which was already a dead position, Lin Fan miraculously revitalized the game?

'Eating one's own stones? A desperate fight for survival? Could this be the solution to the Treasure Dragon Game puzzle?' Zhou Yi's heart was immensely shocked, and his mind buzzed.

He had studied the Treasure Dragon Game for years, tried all sorts of strategies, but never thought of this one!

Sacrificing one's own stones!

The essence, so profound!