Alluring City

"We don't play Go, we play backgammon." Gu Xiaowu and Duguyi swapped positions with a smile.

"Gobang?" Does Tianchen have such a kind of chess?Why has he never heard of it?

"Well, yes, it's backgammon, don't be surprised, in the whole Tianchen, I'm the only one who can play it if I win it! But don't worry, the way to play this kind of chess is very simple, I guarantee you will understand it." Gu Xiaowu grabbed a handful of sunspots and played with them.

Dugu Xun nodded and said with a slight smile, "If that's the case, then tell me the rules!"

Gu Xiaowu then explained the rules of backgammon, and finally asked: "How is it, do you understand?"

"Let's start!" Dugu Xun couldn't wait to try it out. The rules are indeed very simple, but I don't know if it's that simple to play?

"You first or me first?" Gu Xiaowu asked.

"You go first!" In the first round, it's better for him to learn a little bit first.

Gu Xiaowu didn't refuse, just randomly picked a place in the center of the chessboard and put down a sunspot.

Seeing that Gu Xiaowu was so casual, Dugu Xun also randomly picked a position and placed Baizi.

The round ended quickly, with Dugu Xun's disastrous defeat.

Seeing that Gu Xiaowu really won against his third brother, Duguyi was not to mention how happy he was, as if he was the one who won.

"Come again." Dugu Xun took back his white pieces one by one.

This backgammon sounds really simple, but if one doesn't pay attention to the opponent, the five pieces can be practiced into a line. It really shouldn't be careless.

After playing Go for so long, Dugu Xun found it very interesting to suddenly come into contact with such a simple backgammon.

In the second round, Gu Xiaowu didn't win the first round as easily as he did.

Dugu Xun is indeed very powerful, only two rounds are enough for Gu Xiaowu to face each other seriously.

"Come again." Losing again, Dugu Xun's interest became even higher.

"Okay, but this is the last round." Gu Xiaowu smiled like a fox.

If it continues, she will be the one who is afraid of losing.

God is really unfair, he gave Dugu Xun Ruhua's beauty, but also gave him such a good brain.

She has been able to play backgammon for twenty years, but Dugu Xun only learned it for a dozen or twenty minutes, and he almost beat her. It's not fair, it's not fair!

The third round also ended with Gu Xiaowu's narrow victory, but this round Gu Xiaowu played very hard, the chessboard was already filled with black and white chess pieces.

If there was another round, Gu Xiaowu felt that he might not be able to win.

"Let's play another game!" Dugu Xun suddenly felt that this backgammon was actually more interesting than Go, and if there was another game, he should be sure to win.

"I refuse, it was agreed just now that this is the last round." Gu Xiaowu shook his head, unwilling to continue.

Just kidding, if she continues, she may be the one who loses.

"Are you afraid of losing to me?" Dugu Xun raised his eyebrows, using all the aggressive methods.

"The aggressive method is useless to me. In short, I won't let it go." Gu Xiaowu poured himself a cup of tea with a smile, stepped aside and sat down.

But Duguyi couldn't help but sit opposite Duguxun, "Third brother, since Xiaowu doesn't want to play, don't force her, let me play with you, this time I must win you!"

After watching three rounds, he had already learned how to play.

Since he can't beat the third brother in Go, it would be good to beat the third brother once in backgammon.

"You still have a long way to go to defeat me!" Duguxun said confidently, "Are you coming first or am I?"

"I go first." After Duguyi finished speaking, he placed the sunspots in the center of the chessboard just like Gu Xiaowu did.

Dugu Xun was still as casual as before, but Dugu Yi was a little nervous.

You come and go and drop more than a dozen pieces, Duguxun won the first game.

It was obviously cold winter, but Duguyi's forehead was sweating.

"Come again, I will win a game against you today." Dugu yelled unconvinced.

If he can't even beat the third brother in backgammon, let alone go.

Dugu Xun didn't object either, he calmly picked up the white pieces one by one, and then asked, "Are you going first or me this time?"

He has already grasped the essentials of this backgammon, even if he plays ten games and eleven games, he will not be able to win.

Moreover, in this situation, the more you want to win, the more anxious you will be. Once you lose your mind, there is no chance of winning.

If Eleven could be calmer, it would not be impossible for him to win him.

Looking at the five white stones on the chessboard, Duguyi took back the black stones in disappointment.

Lost again.

He has lost more than a dozen games in a row today.

"Do you want to continue?" Dugu Xun asked with a smile.

"No, it's getting late, it's time for lunch, come back another day!" Duguyi said dejectedly.

After he returns to the palace, he must find someone to practice backgammon. One day he will definitely beat the third brother, definitely!

Hearing Duguyi's answer, Duguxun also secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Even though he won more than eleven games in a row, the more time he passed, the longer it took.

If it continues, he is really not sure that he can win all eleven!

Gu Xiaowu yawned disrespectfully, and said in a sleepy voice: "It's finally over, I thought you guys wouldn't stop until it was dark!"

She was so sleepy, she didn't close her eyes for almost the whole night last night, she just woke up this morning when she turned white, and now she is very sleepy, it's a pity that she is outside, otherwise, she must have a good sleep.

"Did you become a thief last night?" Dugu Xun asked with raised eyebrows.

Sleepy like that, with dark circles under her eyes so obvious, this girl probably didn't close her eyes all night last night!

"Well, yes, I was almost caught by someone, and I was trapped to death." Gu Xiaowu said half-truthfully, and in such a short time, she yawned several times in a row.

Sure enough, it’s impossible not to sleep. After so many days of driving, I didn’t have much rest. Now I relax, and I’m even more tired than before.

Sure enough, she still had to find time to get a good night's sleep, otherwise she really couldn't recover her energy.

And in two or three days, she will start to rush again, if she doesn't take a good rest now, she is afraid that she will collapse before she reaches Nanman.

"If you're so sleepy, let's take a rest at the third brother's house after lunch. Anyway, there are so many guest rooms in the third brother's house." Dugu said nonchalantly, "Ah! I haven't noticed it all the time while playing chess. very hungry!"

Sure enough, once he gets serious, he will ignore other things!

"Let's go, lunch should be ready." Duguxun stood up and walked out of the octagonal pavilion first.

"Speaking of which, I haven't eaten lunch at the third brother's house for a long time! I really envy the third brother, who can live outside the palace all the time. I don't know when I can move out of the palace!" Duguyi broke down while walking. read.

But Duguyi's unintentional words made Duguxun's face change slightly, although it was not obvious, even though it was only for such a short moment, Gu Xiaowu still noticed it.

Although she is very sleepy at the moment, her eyesight is the same as usual.

If she read it right just now, there seemed to be something in Dugu Xun's eyes that she couldn't understand.

Such as... self-deprecating, painful!

Why did Shi Shi's words just now make him show such an expression?

However, Gu Xiaowu didn't think deeply about it, it's true that she and Duguxun are friends, but it doesn't mean that she has to know everything about Duguxun.

Everyone has a secret in their heart that they don't want others to know, and she knows this best.

Therefore, she didn't think about searching for anything in the past, and everything came naturally.

"Third brother, do you think that if I play backgammon with the prince brother after I return to the palace, will I have a chance to win?" Duguyi asked as he walked.

"I..." Before Dugu Xun could answer, he heard a plop from behind.

The two turned around immediately, only to see that Gu Xiaowu fell to the ground for some reason, but he had no intention of getting up.

Most importantly, she kept her eyes tightly closed.

The two hurriedly ran back to Xiao Wu's side.

"Third brother, is Xiao Wu alright?" Duguyi asked cautiously.

Listening to the not-so-loud but extremely calm breathing, Dugu Xun felt a little speechless.

"It's okay." Dugu Xun hugged Gu Xiaowu horizontally, and then walked forward, "Eleven, you go to the dining room first, I'll be right over."

"But..." Duguyi looked at Gu Xiaowu in Dugu Xun's arms with some hesitation, "Isn't Xiaowu..."

Why is the third brother still in the mood to eat at this time?

"She just fell asleep." Dugu Xun's head was full of black lines, and he could even fall asleep while walking. I really don't know how long this girl hasn't slept. No wonder the dark circles under her eyes are so heavy.

"Sleeping... Asleep?" Duguyi watched Duguxun's figure disappear from his sight in a daze.

So, can you fall asleep while walking?

Duguxun reluctantly carried Gu Xiaowu back to his bedroom.

He carefully placed Gu Xiaowu on the bed, his movements were extremely gentle, as if he was worried that he would wake Gu Xiaowu up.

But his worry was really superfluous, Gu Xiaowu at this moment, even if someone yelled in her ear, she might not wake up.

Dugu Xun covered her with the quilt, then turned around and ordered the servants to prepare more stoves and bring them over.

Although there is floor heating in the room, this girl is extremely afraid of the cold, so it is better to prepare more stoves, so as not to wake her up in the middle of her sleep.

Duguyi went back to the palace directly after lunch.

Because he was thinking about playing backgammon with Dugu Chen, so he didn't have the heart to stay in the Three Princes Mansion anymore.

However, his luck was not very good. After returning to the palace, he was told that the prince had invited the emperor to the imperial study room to discuss the hunting meeting.

Duguyi waited in the East Palace for about a quarter of an hour, but Duguchen still did not come back.

Thinking that sitting alone was boring, Duguyi sent someone to take out the chessboard and chess pieces, and then played against himself.

I don't know how many games have been played, when Duguchen returned to the East Palace, as soon as he entered the door, he saw his eleventh brother holding white stones in one hand and black stones in the other, playing happily beside him.