Reborn and Counterattack: The CEO's Powerful Sweetheart

Chapter 1216: Chapter 1215: The Reason for Memory Misalignment?

The chess manual itself isn’t the point. The real focus should be the very rare surviving copies...

Xia Xi said in surprise, ”Since when did you get so knowledgeable? You even understand chess manuals...”

”...” I don’t, okay...

Gu Tong answered evenly, ”I haven’t read this particular manual either, but it still feels really familiar!”

”???” Could this be because of the memory dislocation? Being able to directly recall useful clues? Same rebirth, how is the gap this huge...

Xia Xi thought for a moment and said, ”Then stop thinking. Just empty your mind and answer naturally. Maybe the answer will pop out.”

”Okay!” Gu Tong agreed to this suggestion and said, ”Ask away!”

”...” So casual...

Xia Xi整理了一下思绪,道:”这个棋局怎么解呀?”

Gu Tong’s lips twitched twice. ”Can you not jump straight to the endgame? The brain needs a boot-up process, you know. I’m not there yet!”

”...” So troublesome!

Xia Xi adjusted and continued, ”Then think about anything related to this position!”

Gu Tong didn’t look like she was thinking at all; the words just spilled out.

”This chess manual was compiled by the Baji people. The Baji were good at using cannons. They believed the ’Cannon at the Head’ was extremely powerful, so they struck out on a different path. In this manual, the very first game emphasizes that the ’Cannon at the Head’ can beat the Screen Horse, which is the opposite of the Meihua Records.

Starting from the second game, it advocates using other formations to restrain the offensive of the ’Cannon at the Head,’ proposing a series of problems on how the second player should arrange their pieces!”

Gu Tong’s train of thought grew clearer and clearer. She went straight on, ”Red and Black, Red on the left, Black on the right. Red cannon from file two across to five; Black cannon from file eight across to five!”

It had begun!

A flash of joy shot through Xia Xi’s heart; she immediately thought of something.

She made a snap decision and ran straight toward the cannon mound without the slightest hesitation.

She activated the setup on the mound and pressed according to the coordinates of the position Gu Tong described. ”Next move, what is it?”

Without a second’s thought, Gu Tong rattled it off: ”Red horse from file two up to three; Black horse from file eight up to seven... Red cannon from file eight up to two... Black horse from file two up to seven...”

Xia Xi listened carefully. Their coordination was seamless. She followed every command Gu Tong gave, her hands moving nonstop!

”Black advisor from file six up to five, Red chariot from file four across to five, and finally, Red wins!” After Gu Tong spoke the last few words, her eyes were already fixed on the mound.

The last two presses...

Xia Xi didn’t hesitate and pushed down the final two spots.

After she completed all the steps, she simply took a step back and waited patiently.

The position was complete!

She had followed the formation of the game that Gu Tong recalled without a single gap.

If nothing was wrong, the array should be broken!

”Kacha--”

A crack opened in the mound. The doors on both sides split apart and retracted into the inner layer.

”We did it...” Xia Xi’s voice trembled a little as she unconsciously took a step forward.

The staircase inside the mound revealed itself, like a secret passage welcoming them in.

The Treasure the old man left behind had been cracked just like that by Gu Tong...

Gu Tong swayed a bit, almost losing her balance.

Xia Xi reacted fast and grabbed her. ”You okay?”

Suddenly dredging up memories, or maybe because of the extreme focus, a brief wave of physical fatigue was perfectly normal. Xia Xi actually had plenty of experience with this.

”I’m fine...” Gu Tong waved her hand. ”Let’s go down and talk...”

The villagers could come back to search at any time; staying here any longer was asking for trouble.

Since the old man’s array had already been broken, the tomb itself was the safest place. Gu Tong had a hunch about that.

”Okay.” Xia Xi nodded and, without giving her a chance to refuse, supported Gu Tong. They quickened their pace and stepped into the tomb.

All the unsolved secrets were wrapped in darkness; an unknown realm, and yet a door had just swung open!