This is the first time we met. Although Xue Qing had met this Prince Suo at Fankou Station, peeping was not considered a meeting. The Xiliang candidates had never met alone before.

At this time, when you look at Suo Shengxuan from close range during the day, you are really beautiful, and your smile and eyes are very bright, which is not disgusting at all.

Xue Qing smiled at him again and reached out: "Your Highness, please."

Suo Shengxuan sat down with a smile and said, "You can't hide your identity in front of smart people. Young Master Qingzi really guesses who I am." He also seemed distressed, "But, Young Master Qingzi, please treat me like other candidates. I want to win with real skills rather than identity."

If Zhang Shuangtong or Liu Chunyang were there, he would definitely spit at his words... Looking at the troubles and sincerity in the eyes of the young prince, Xue Qing smiled and looked solemnly, saying, "Of course, otherwise how can you be called a gentleman."

Suo Shengxuan smiled, and the ritual officer over there knocked on the wooden bell to signal quiet.

"start."

With a notice, Zuo Xi made a move first... This was also decided during the draw of lots.

Looking at Xue Qing's move, Suo Shengxuan was slightly stunned, smiled again, and said, "Young Master Qingzi's move is indeed extraordinary... This is the first time I have seen such a start."

Xue Qing said: "There are tens of millions of chess games, and some people may not meet all their lives, let alone we are so young, so Young Master Suo Miao Zan."

Suo Shengxuan's eyes shining and he said, "Yes, yes, Young Master Qingzi, I was wrong... It's great to call me Young Master Su."

Xue Qing said: "It's so good that Master Suo can be called that."

Suo Shengxuan browsed and said, "Young Master Qingzi, I really like you, you..."

Before he finished speaking, the candidates on both sides watched.

"Hey, are you here to take the exam or speak?" One of them said bluntly, looking angry.

Others also frowned and were displeased. Although they could not hear what they said clearly, they were very upsetting... especially because their opponents had much better chess skills than themselves.

Suo Shengxuan apologized to his left and right with an apology, and then made an apologetic expression to Xue Qing, and whispered: "I'll hold a banquet with Young Master Qingzi after the exam."

Xue Qing smiled and reached out to ask... She had already left one more time, and Suo Shengxuan smiled and had not left yet, Xue Qing had already made another move... The crisp sound of slap was almost constantly ringing.

After a moment, Suo Shengxuan couldn't help looking at the boy in front of him. The boy lowered his head slightly, revealing his clean, smooth and plump forehead, and his nose was very small. From this angle, he looked even more beautiful and weak... He endured it and endured it, but still couldn't help but whisper: "Young Master Qingzi's style of chess is really the opposite of that of others."

Xue Qing looked up and said, as if puzzled, and said, "What's wrong?"

What else can it be done, it’s obvious, Suo Shengxuan pointed to the chessboard and said, “Young Master Qingzi, you are really good at playing chess…it’s random.”

Xue Qing said oh, and just as he was about to say something, the candidate next to him turned his head angrily again.

"Can you stop talking?"

"I'm going to sue if you talk again!"

Suo Shengxuan bowed and accused him repeatedly, and Xue Qing looked at the candidate and said, "This brother, you are wrong. Who stipulates that you can't speak when playing chess? There is a saying that your heart is calm and you will be naturally cool. If you can be disturbed by external objects so easily, it can be seen that your chess skills are not very good."

You're so rude. Suo Shengxuan stared at the wide open eyes, and the candidates over there shook their sleeves angrily: "What do you mean?"

The noise here made everyone in the hall see. The examiners frowned, and the ritual officer knocked on the wooden dou to warn Su Jing... The side hall became a little noisy, but in the noise, Zhang Shuangtong quietly looked at the chessboard and seemed to hear nothing, but smiled. Sanshilang was deliberately making trouble, which made everyone feel uneasy... he learned bad things.

With the maintenance of order by the ritual officer, the side hall quickly became quiet. So Shengxuan stood up and saluted the surroundings repeatedly. Xue Qing just sat down, raised his hand, and smiled, "Master Suo, ignore the others, it's your turn."

Suo Shengxuan hurriedly sat down, looked at the chessboard and thought about it, and the surroundings became quiet again, but the candidates over there seemed to be slapping the chess pieces to vent their anger...

Suo Shengxuan made a mistake, and Xue Qing made a mistake immediately. Suo Shengxuan thought a little, but saw Xue Qing suddenly raised his hand.

"Sir, I want to have tea," she said.

The candidates in the side hall looked at each other again, and the ritual officials seemed to be helpless.

Xue Qing said with a little apology: "I'm a little tired... I've talked a little more and I'm thirsty."

The candidate next to him said, "You know you talk a lot."

Xue Qing frowned and saw that he was about to speak. Suo Shengxuan hurriedly reached out to stop him and said, "It's my fault that I talk too much." He bowed to the candidate, asked Xue Qing to sit down, and said to the official Li again, "Please some tea..." He lowered his voice and was very polite.

After he finished speaking, footsteps sounded on the side, and a stinger walked over slowly with a teapot and cup.

Xue Qing looked down at the chessboard slightly as if he was thinking. He listened to the sound of footsteps and saw a pair of feet stopping beside him, an ink-colored robe, and then a teacup fell on his side with one hand... This hand was slender and white, which matched the brown teacup with light green tea...

"Your tea."

A crisp sound followed.

This sound... You candidates from Chang'an Prefecture have lost something.

Xue Qing raised her head, as if she had returned to the day after the official banquet, the Xiliang candidate stood solemnly on the high steps. Her eyes turned again, and she passed the Xiliang candidate and landed on the back of the minor official under the lamp... He turned around today.

Xue Qing looked at the young... gray face in front of her, with small eyebrows and dull skin. She smiled and stretched out her hand as if she wanted to hold the little official's hand... The moment she approached, the little official's hand was taken back.

The teacup fell steadily in Xue Qing's hand, steadily and smoothly, just as if the teacup had not been turned over, but was always in one hand.

Xue Qing smiled at the little official, who looked at her from a high point. At this angle, his eyebrows were even smaller, with only a ray of light... Xue Qing withdrew her gaze, covered her entire hand on the teacup and waved it in front of Suo Shengxuan, and said, "Young Master Suo first."

Suo Shengxuan smiled and thanked him, and was about to take the tea cup, and reached out with one hand and put down a cup of tea.

"You're welcome." said a crisp voice, "There's another cup."

Suo Shengxuan stretched out his hand and stopped picking up the cup, and nodded to Xue Qinghan: "Thank you."

The little official held the teacup sent by Xue Qing in his hand and said, "Young Master, please." He sent it back to Xue Qing.

Xue Qing said: "I don't want to drink anymore... I almost forgot that this is an exam, so as not to be anxious if I drink too much." He smiled shyly.

Suo Shengxuan smiled and said, "Young Master Qingzi is thoughtful." Then he looked at the tea cup, his eyes moved slightly, and he immediately drank the tea and put it down.

I don’t know what reminder was written in the teacup. Xue Qing looked at the teacup. The little official had already taken it and picked it up. He looked at the cup of tea in front of Xue Qing and said, “Prepare it, it’s good to have it.” After that, he turned around and walked away.

Xue Qing looked at his back again... She had wide shoulders and thin waist. This time, because she was holding a teapot and teacup in her hand and did not hold her hands in front of her, she looked much taller... She was not serious enough, and she only covered her appearance, but her voice had not changed. The real disguise was to do both her face, sound and body shape, such as herself.

Suo Shengxuan seemed to be about to speak. Xue Qing put the teacup on the ground next to the chessboard and said first: "Okay, Master Suo, let's play chess seriously, don't talk anymore."

Suo Shengxuan smiled and said, "I'm about to say this... Is this called being in harmony?"

Young man, this is not the case with idioms. Xue Qing nodded to him and said, "Yes, it's not really a big deal to learn more. Being able to use them freely is truly proficient."

Suo Shengxuan was about to speak, but he hurriedly closed his eyes, with a serious expression... Is this the request conveyed by that guy just now? He was really obedient... Xue Qing also looked solemn and raised his hand and said, "Please." He fell a son by himself.

The two sat opposite each other and had no conversation anymore. The sound of tea was lingering.

People kept getting up and leaving, and the sunlight slowly moved in the side hall, and the candidates watching outside the door gradually dissipated, only Liu Chunyang stood beside the door.

Suo Shengxuan and Xue Qing did not talk anymore. The two looked at the chessboard quietly. Xue Qing's move changed from the previous one to slowly. From time to time, they put their bracelet in front of them, and thought seriously... Then when Suo Shengxuan thought she was going to abandon her son and give in, he twisted the son and fell... The chess game was still in full swing.

Xue Qing held the teacup and took it in front of her, took a few sips, then covered the cup and put it back, and only half of the tea was left.

"Give tea." She said without raising her head.

The familiar footsteps sounded and stopped beside him. The hot water poured into the tea cup. The heat and tea fragrance suddenly overflowed. The footsteps retreated. Xue Qing did not look up, thinking seriously about the chessboard... It seemed to be in a state of meditation.

Suo Shengxuan looked at the boy opposite, smelled the fragrance of tea, felt the fragrance of tea from thick to light, and watched the tea from hot to cool... The boy looked so seriously that he couldn't help but look at the chessboard seriously... Is it that difficult?

Several more candidates in the side hall finished the game...

"No, this is not over yet..." Zhang Shuangtong sat in her seat and refused to leave, and said with her hips on her hips.

The boy from Xiliang opposite was not angry at all, and he smiled and said, "Young master is very good at chess skills, but the young master is very..."

Zhang Shuangtong said: "Shut up, we don't need this trick here... If you lose, scold your mother and win, you will be arrogant. This is the real way of a gentleman..."

The young man from Xiliang was slightly stunned, and the examiner on the side frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense, you have lost, leave the game soon."

Zhang Shuangtong said: "I can still break the deadlock."

Is it still possible? The examiner looked down at the chessboard and said, "How to break it?"

Zhang Shuangtong hugged her arms and thought, "I have to think about it... Give me a day and a half..."

This little bastard! The examiner raised his eyebrows: "Go out!"

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The candidates gradually left the venue, and only one couple remained in the side hall.

The examiners looked at the two people sitting quietly, looking solemn, and they couldn't stand a stalemate when they met their opponents. I don't know what kind of wonderful chess game it would be...

Xue Qing raised his hand and fell a piece. Suo Shengxuan on the opposite side seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and quickly twisted the piece. Xue Qing looked at the board player and placed him in front of him again, falling into a state of meditation... The examiner was also a little curious when he saw this scene. What a wonderful chess game? It seems that today's best scores will be produced among the top two masters... Maybe it will take until dark to decide the winner. This is a common thing for chess. There are many legends about masters playing chess for three days and three nights.

Of course this is an exam, with time limit... It is impossible to really let you eat and sleep for three days and three nights. An examiner couldn't help but walk over curiously, his eyes fell on the chessboard, and his originally solemn expression was stunned. This chess game...

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"Why has the next game not started yet?"

“The inside is not over yet.”

"It's not over yet? What master hasn't decided the winner for so long?"

"It's the people of Xiliang and Xue Qing from Chang'an Prefecture."

"...ah that's really! Master!"

Everyone already knows how powerful the candidates in Xiliang are. The previous Lanling King's formation song made Xue Qing even more known to all the candidates. When they heard that they had played chess with the people of Xiliang for so long, the candidates who immediately dispersed rushed to the side hall. Liu Chunyang, who was standing by the door, was squeezed to the east and west.

"Who is more brilliant?"

"Of course I've been so kind... I don't even twist the sad eyebrows of Xiliang people into pieces." Zhang Shuangtong said proudly.
To be continued...