Not to mention what Master Shigui requested, it was just that it took several days for Ning Fan to return to the guest house.

When Ning Fan was away, Bai Ling didn't go anywhere and stayed quietly in the room practicing chess alone.

She probably also understood that Ning Fan had something important to do. Even so, she couldn't concentrate on the notation practice these days.

And when Ning Fan finally returned, although she still seemed to be concentrating on playing the score, the chess piece in her hand was inadvertently placed in the wrong position.

"Here, I'm wrong. You should play seven of fourteen, town. If you play here, White's dragon will escape."

As soon as Ning Fan entered the door, he found Bai Ling quietly playing chess. He wanted to sigh, "Real chess players really work hard," but unexpectedly, with a casual glance, he found that his opponent's mind was not on the chess board.

[Ah? Thanks for the reminder, brother.] Bai Ling felt embarrassed and quickly moved the chess piece to the correct position.

She suppressed her curiosity and didn't dare to ask where Ning Fan had been these past few days for fear of offending others.

However, human curiosity cannot be suppressed.

Ning Fan could hear Bai Ling's heartfelt thanks, but how could he not hear the strange thoughts deep in his heart.

[Hey, where have you been, senior brother, in the past few days? Why haven't you come back for several days in a row? Could it be that I asked him to play chess all night and annoyed him? 】

[Or is it that senior brother encountered a once-in-a-million-year avalanche in the Arctic Mountains? 】

[Could it be that some strong man was greedy for his superb chess skills and kidnapped him to play chess? 】

[Senior brother, could it be that he just encountered his own calamity? 】

[Senior Brother, could it be that he was captured by the goblin? 】

[Senior Brother, could it be that...]

And so on.

That’s all, let’s just explain a few sentences casually.

"The reason I haven't returned home for several days is because the Stone Ghost Master has something to ask of me, and this matter is quite difficult..." He just hit the mark without mentioning the specific matters.

[Oh.] At first glance, Bai Ling seemed to have accepted Ning Fan's statement and did not intend to inquire further. She knew how to advance and retreat.

But there is more to a woman’s heart than just one layer?

If you listen carefully to the other party's voice, you will find that what you hear at this time is only the first level. The other party's true thoughts may be on the fifth, ninth, or even the hundredth level... Well, these are the things Ning Fan has stolen over the years.

Experience summarized in words.

[Fortunately, fortunately, senior brother was not captured by the goblin. 】

【Did you go to help someone?】

【What kind of help are you doing?】

【Could the other party be a woman? 】

[Could it be that senior brother encountered something that only happens once in a million years...]

Ning Fan:......

Although I can see the other person's true thoughts, but as expected, I still pretend not to know...

After thinking for a while, he continued to explain.

"...This matter is not a secret. It doesn't hurt to tell you something. It's Shi Guizhen who has something to ask for. In the circle of chess players, many people seem to have heard of his experience. And he is here

He contacted me because he wanted me to help him find someone."

【Oh.】Looking for someone? A man? A woman? An enemy? A lover? It can’t be a Taoist monk looking for a past life, right? It’s so important! Eat me!

"It's not about looking for Taoist companions in previous lives..."

[Oops. I, I...] Senior brother can actually see the thoughts I have hidden in my heart at the 999th level! Shocking!

"He wants to find his big brother."

【oh oh.】

"His eldest brother, Daoist Master Shi Shen, was obsessed with chess all his life. He once came to the Northern Barbarian Kingdom to find friends to discuss with him, but on an ominous night, he was kidnapped by a mysterious monster and his whereabouts are unknown since then."

[There is actually a goblin catching people!] I guessed it right! Shocked!

"At that time, several fellow travelers also witnessed the scene of the monster arresting people, and not long afterward, the witnesses encountered ominous experiences one after another. The clues that can be found now are only some rumors about this matter..."

[Please elaborate, brother!] When the melon was thick, Bai Ling could not hide his curiosity and couldn't wait to listen.

"There are three doubts about this matter."

"First, when Shi Shen Zhenren disappeared, he was only a few steps away from breaking through the Immortal Emperor, and the incident happened in the Northern Barbarian Kingdom. According to Shi Guizhen Zhenren, there was a saint in the ancestors of the Northern Barbarian Kingdom, and even though that saint usually

It is not manifest, but it is still hidden somewhere in the northern barbarian country. If what the real stone ghost said is true, it is difficult to imagine what kind of existence it is that can silently abduct a quasi-emperor under the nose of the saint...

"

"Secondly, the life tablet of the real Shi Shen has not been broken yet and is still alive in the world. So, what is the purpose of the other party abducting him? Is it to suppress him somewhere as a punishment? Or maybe he has a deep hatred and leaves him alone.

Life is tortured in every possible way? Or is there some other ulterior reason?"

"Third, it's the physical evidence. An object was left behind at the scene of Shi Shen's disappearance, which seems to have been deliberately left behind by a monster. When a fellow traveler encountered an ominous person, similar objects were also left behind at the place where the incident occurred... If it is really the other party who did it intentionally.

,What is the profound meaning of this move..."

[The monster kidnapped people and left physical evidence? Curious! What did the monster leave behind!]

"I can't tell you what it is specifically."

Regarding this matter, Ning Fan did not intend to explain more, obviously because he did not want Bai Ling to be too involved in such ominous things.

Even if everything in front of me is just the illusion of the Holy Son's trial.

"I may have to be busy for a while in the coming days, it may be a few days, or it may be longer. Don't go out alone while I'm away, otherwise if you encounter a goblin and arrest someone, I won't be able to save you in time.

By the way, these chess records are given to you. I got them from Master Shigui. It seems that they are all famous games that have appeared in Beiji Mountain, which will be beneficial to you."

[There are even ancient records for title battles! There are so many unique copies! It’s amazing! Thank you so much, brother!]

Bai Ling's mind instantly shifted from Shi Guizhen's gossip to the Ancient Famous Game, and he began to study seriously.

After all, he is still a chess player.

Ning Fan nodded with satisfaction.

I don't know whether he was satisfied that Bai Ling was studying seriously, or he was satisfied that the ominous cause and effect that had almost formed around Bai Ling's body was disrupted by his few words.

In his eyes, an imperceptible green light flickered, and he could see more, more things gathering and destroying, like threads, like dew, like lightning, connecting people to fate.

He could feel that the more he stepped into it, the more he evolved and transformed bit by bit, slowly pushing open a giant door in his heart...

"Then, I'm going out."

[Oh, please be safe, senior brother.] Senior brother has just come back and is he going out again? Could it be that when he came back this time, he took time out of his busy schedule to send me chess records?

Senior brother is such a good person!

...

Ning Fan went out to carry out a mission.

When Shi Gui Zhenren made a request to him, Holy Son Lei Shu responded, updated it simultaneously, and released the relevant tasks of "Stone Ghost Seeking Brother".

Ning Fan was just pretending to be Zhang Dao, not really Zhang Dao. He and Shi Gui Zhenren had no life-long friendship, but because of the trial mission, he agreed to Shi Gui Zhenren's request.

If you want to repair Duowen Wushuang, you need a score of at least 500 stars. Considering the score, you can only reluctantly run errands for others.

[Main mission: Stone ghost looking for brother.]

[Task reward: Successfully rescued the real Shi Shen and brought him back, reward points are 200 stars; Successfully found the real Shi Shen, but failed to rescue him, reward points 100 stars; Only found the location of the real Shi Shen, reward points

Count forty stars; only a few clues are found, and twenty stars are awarded; when no clues are found, the mission fails, and dozens of points are deducted. When the points are insufficient, the Trial of the Holy Son ends.]

This is the first time that Ning Fan triggers the main mission in the Trial of the Holy Son.

This was the first time he heard the word mainline, but this did not prevent him from understanding it.

A person's body is entangled with countless causal threads, and there are thousands of causes and effects, each of which is different. But in the illusion of the Holy Son's trial, most people are entangled with a thick causal thread of the same color and strong aura.

Thousands of causal lines radiated from countless people, but eventually merged into one, connecting them with the entire Northern Barbarian Kingdom.

At this moment, Ning Fan can see that there is great cause and effect in the Northern Barbarians! And this cause and effect affects the final fate of the vast majority of people here!

This country gave Ning Fan a feeling of impending disaster and imminent destruction.

Thinking of the stone ghost letter he received at the beginning of the Holy Son's trial, he fell into deep thought for a moment.

Sure enough, if you want to complete the task perfectly, you must first understand the era and background of the task.

[Brother Zhang Dao, your words are as clear as your face... The Northern Barbarian Kingdom is in urgent need... I specially invite Brother Dao to come... The Arctic Daoguo Conference... Borrowing the reputation of the disciples of the Holy Sect of Hunkun... To administer justice... The doom of the Ziwei Demon Lord... Nine days later... The bronze boat will greet you

…Brother, here comes the stone ghost.】

"Master Shi Gui suspects that the disappearance of his brother is caused by the Northern Barbarian Kingdom, so the other party can act under the nose of the saint. The justice he wants me to administer is to first find out the real culprit, and then use me to hide it.

As a disciple, he put pressure on the other party, forcing the other party to agree to release him. As for the fate of the Ziwei Demon King he mentioned, it had little to do with the disappearance of his brother. This matter seemed to be the cause of the crisis and imminent destruction of the Northern Barbarian Kingdom.

, but I don’t know the cause and effect of how the Northern Barbarian Kingdom provoked the Ziwei Demon Lord... and because the Northern Barbarian Kingdom was facing a catastrophe, Shi Guizhen was worried that his brother who was "imprisoned by the Northern Barbarian Kingdom" would be involved in the catastrophe, so he was eager to fight in the Northern Barbarian Kingdom.

Rescue my brother before the disaster strikes. Because of this, when Master Shigui saw me coming to the Northern Barbarians, he said that I was a righteous man who sacrificed his life."
To be continued...