Lord of Eternal Darkness

Li Xiaoming was walking on the bustling street, but he felt empty in his heart. He made several calls in succession, but the other party still did not respond, and he was always in no man's land.

He felt faintly uneasy. Will Brother Tudes encounter something unexpected?

Although it is close to October, there is still a kind of dryness and heat in the air. This is probably because this area has a Mediterranean climate and is close to a hot desert. Some areas have a tropical desert climate. Once it rains, it usually lasts for several days. And it's all rainstorms.

But it's still pretty good compared to the Innocence City. The temperate oceanic climate there means it rains continuously, coming and going quickly, and the air is very humid due to repeated rains.

Although the weather is very hot at this time, the vendors on the road are very enthusiastic and shouting everywhere. At a glance, the whole street is very clean. After all, only good civilization and hygiene can attract a large number of tourists.

I just went into the police station to inquire and found that the other party was on a mission. It seemed that there was no reply for a day. Li Xiaoming felt that searching blindly was not an option. He could only pray in his heart that he would return safely. He had better go to the street to buy some today. The food for dinner.

Just as he was putting money in his pocket, feeling a little uneasy because of something, and comparing the prices of vegetables anxiously, someone next to him stopped him.

"Would you like a divination, my friend? It's pretty accurate."

Li Xiaoming looked over for the voice and found that it was a man. He was wearing tattered strips of cloth, but the overall feeling was very clean. He also wore a strange decoration on his head, which looked like a pheasant's long hair. Ling.

"No, I'm in a hurry." Li Xiaoming doesn't have any spare money to get these things now.

The man smiled slightly and said, "Believe me, my copper coin hexagram is very accurate. I can get it right at least 9 times out of 10."

Seeing the other party speaking quite confidently, Li Xiaoming was speechless. Did he use the word "meng" just now? It didn't look very credible.

Although there are professions like James in this world, most of them are just pretenders. A real fortune teller often requires knowledge of a lot, including psychology, Feng Shui, geography, mysticism and some astronomy.

Although I don’t know much about this profession, I have heard that there are two types of divination methods, Eastern and Western. Most of them are about speculation about fate, or looking for marriage, etc. A slightly stronger fortune teller can avoid evil. Looking for luck.

However, along with the opportunity comes a painful price. Everything is exchanged at equal value. The more you know, the greater the risk of backlash.

If something outrageous is predicted, it is likely to bring about unpredictable disasters, and even harm the family. Therefore, there are fewer and fewer professions in this field, but some charlatans have taken advantage of this loophole.

I heard that in this year's Warwick University admissions, only three top-level fortune tellers were recruited, which can be said to be a rare commodity among talents.

Li Xiaoming looked at this guy again, and he always felt that he looked inexplicably familiar. He seemed to be the guy who was throwing coins at the market last time. This time, he was almost unrecognizable after changing his clothes.

Of course, what Li Xiaoming didn't know was that they had met each other during the dream exam. Unfortunately, the other person's memory had been erased and he didn't recognize Li Xiaoming. Li Xiaoming couldn't see a fortune teller hiding in the house through a certain perspective. This is particularly unfortunate.

"Seeing as everyone is ancient Chinese, can you give me a preferential price?"

Albert Lu smiled and said, “Sir, I have a destiny to meet you, and this also increases my chances, so I won’t charge you any money, you just need to treat me to a meal.”

Li Xiaoming thought for a while and said, "Let's agree in advance that I will never treat you to high-end steaks or anything like that, so it's better to just pay for it."

"Don't worry, we are students from the same school. Your name is Li Xiaoming, right? I've heard about you for a long time. Can I have a meal in the school cafeteria for free? Tell me, what do you want to deduce about marriage? Or wealth?”

"Okay, I don't need the first two. I need you to help me find someone. Can you do this?"

"Yes, yes, if it's a transcendent, it's best not to be too far ahead of me. Otherwise, it's impossible to calculate the position. It will be even harder if it involves a murder case or something like that."

Li Xiaoming said: "I'm afraid of the last one, so I'm telling you this."

The other party nodded, led Li Xiaoming into a tea shop behind him, and opened the door very proactively and enthusiastically, motioning for Li Xiaoming to go in first.

Li Xiaoming didn't know what kind of medicine the other party was selling, but in the current situation, he could only hope that he was a genuine product.

"Don't be so nervous. I won't eat you. Don't worry, the money for the tea is just mine."

The two sat down and the waiter came in and poured tea for both of them. Although the tea was not expensive and the main purpose was not to drink tea, he didn't expect that the other party also brought out a game of Go. , very interested in inviting Li Xiaoming to play a game with him.

Li Xiaoming looked down at the chessboard and then at the two baskets of black and white chess pieces, feeling a little speechless.

"What is this for?"

"Let's talk with a leader. This is also part of divination, and the accuracy may be higher." The other party said with a smile, expressing his goodwill.

Li Xiaoming helplessly picked up the chess pieces and said, "But I only know backgammon, what should I do?"

The opponent fell into silence. Steam rose from the teapot next to him, and then he gently picked up the chess piece and placed it on the corner of the chessboard, grabbing the black piece first without any politeness.

Li Xiaoming looked at him in shock, and then said: "Friend, you are too rude, after all, I am a guest, why don't you even come to guess the odd or even."

"You know how to play Go, don't you? You know the rules of the game, so why did my fortune-telling go wrong?" the other party said proudly.

Only then did Li Xiaoming realize that he seemed to have been exposed, but could he really find someone by playing Go? He couldn't believe it, but he still chose to play chess with the opponent. Although he gave up the first move, he did not hesitate to move the white stone later. He was sound and attacked quickly. It was not a defensive white piece at all. He beat the opponent. Worried.

Li Xiaoming held his head and looked at the opponent. He kept playing with the white chess pieces with his left hand and stared at the opponent unhurriedly. Although he hadn't played for a long time, he had beaten the uncle when he was the district champion 1,000 years ago.

Although Go is different from chess in that the younger you are, the better you are at playing it. However, it is also very troublesome for people with some experience to play the game, which is exactly what they need to hone their superb chess skills.

After a while, the other party gave in and deeply expressed his inner despair. He never thought he would lose so miserably in front of an ordinary person.

Although I calculated that the opponent may have some chess skills, I didn't expect it to be so high. The calculation of brain capacity is simply exaggerated. The next five steps after each move are calculated, and the attack is so fast that it doesn't give any chance. , and gave me three pieces.

"It's so boring. When you calculate the position, does it affect your performance?"

Li Xiaoming said somewhat plainly, after all, it felt a bit fake to win so easily. Did the opponent deliberately let him go? After all, looking at him like that, he should be quite good at playing chess.

The embarrassment on Albert Lu’s face was quickly covered up, and he nodded quickly to show that he was correct.

"Yes, that's what happened, and I successfully calculated his position. The chessboard is like the terrain of this world, and these chess pieces are the direction he has walked, and his dangerous fate of life and death.

"The last chess piece I threw out just now is his location. Judging from the location, it should be in the nearby mountainous area, which is full of old and leafy trees. Why do you go to this place? I don't know, little one You should still be alive. The white ones here are surrounded by my black ones, but you have made a living eye, and they are very dangerous. If you take one step at night..."

Li Xiaoming nodded, stood up and prepared to walk out. He felt that the other party still had some skills. If the location calculation was wrong, go back to find him and smash his stall to prevent him from cheating people and wasting time in the future.

“Wait a minute, you haven’t finished your tea yet.” Albert Lu suddenly stopped him

"Forget it, this tea doesn't taste good."

The other party said a little shyly: "Can you please pay for this tea for me? I forgot to bring my wallet when I went out. I will pay you back next time, hehehe."

Li Xiaoming was speechless, took out his wallet, took out the bills, put them on the table, and then quickly turned around and left.