Guarding the River of Time-Chapter 252 - 246: Countless Twists of Fate, All for Today—to Defeat You!

Chapter 252: Chapter 246: Countless Twists of Fate, All for Today—to Defeat You!

With the old Daoist’s move, the entire advantage of the game shifted to his side.

This divine move directly dismantled all of Su Mu’s defenses, and the old Daoist’s chances of winning were now infinitely close to one hundred percent.

The old Daoist had simulated countless possibilities but couldn’t deduce a way to resolve this predicament.

So, in the old Daoist’s eyes, it was already a dead end, and he had already won.

However, since the opponent did not concede, the old Daoist couldn’t urge him, so he waited quietly...

Su Mu stared at the deadlock before him and started deducing, fully opening his Divine Sense. In this state, Su Mu could hear every whisper of the River of Time, and everything became as clear as unravelling a silk cocoon in his mind...

Under the aura emanating from Su Mu, the water at his feet automatically formed into water screens, changing and gathering around him as if forming a throne of water, with Su Mu sitting as the king on the water throne!

Witnessing this scene, the old Daoist’s pupils shrank abruptly, and he took a deep breath.

All surrounding sounds disappeared; in Su Mu’s vision, only the chess game before him remained.

The next second.

The water chess game turned three-dimensional in Su Mu’s eyes, changing from a flat two-dimensional to a three-dimensional form. Every move, every influenced place, every possibility was crystal clear.

Finally, Su Mu’s eyes lit up, deducing hundreds of ways to breakthrough the stalemate.

Yes, not just one, but hundreds!

Su Mu casually chose one method of breaking the stalemate, and with his move, the game became instantly alive!

Upon seeing Su Mu make this move, the old Daoist stared at the game, stunned, unable to come back to his senses for a long time. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

He had laid out this game for countless years, deducing countless ways, yet found no way to break the stalemate, while the opponent, in just a few breaths, found the perfect method.

This very move made the old Daoist realize the disparity. This game did not need to continue; the gap was evident, and continuing would only lead to his defeat.

The old Daoist took a deep breath, smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said, "I concede."

Hearing this, Su Mu was somewhat surprised and said, "But it’s not over yet, you still have a chance."

Following his words, the old Daoist shook his head, "No need, there’s no chance, I’ve already lost."

...

After a long while, the old Daoist lifted his head, looked at Su Mu, struggled for a moment, and then asked, "Sir, how did you deduce this method to break the stalemate?"

Su Mu also explained, "It’s not that difficult."

....

Then, Su Mu not only explained that one method but also demonstrated over a hundred ways to break the stalemate to the old Daoist.

After the old Daoist finished watching, he was again stunned on the spot.

Su Mu’s actions refreshed the old Daoist’s understanding; hence, he could only shake his head and smile bitterly.

After deducing for so many years and failing to find even one, the opponent, in just a few breaths, not only found one but over a hundred.

That’s the disparity.

The old Daoist deeply realized a truth: "When you stand high enough, you see many things."

He himself couldn’t deduce even one because his standing height wasn’t high enough, leading to a dimensional reduction strike.

While the opponent stood atop the River of Time, in the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, who stands taller?

From the beginning, he was destined to fail.....

....

At this moment, the old Daoist took out a lump of mud from his sleeve, a black-gold incense burner, and three sticks of incense, and handed them to Su Mu.

After receiving them, Su Mu carefully examined and found an extremely peculiar energy contained within the lump of mud, an energy Su Mu had never seen before.

The incense burner and the three green incense sticks were also not simple, all containing the same energy.

"This soil has many grand and sacred names."

"But I prefer to call it...’Merit Soil,’ more down-to-earth."

"Sir, you just need to sculpt the mud to resemble yourself, light the incense and insert it into the incense burner, and offer the sculpture. It will have miraculous effects, you’ll know when you try."

The old Daoist explained to Su Mu.

Although Su Mu didn’t know what it was or what purpose it served, one thing was certain, at least it was beneficial to him.

Since it didn’t delay him, he accepted the gift.

...

"Sir, I won’t disturb you anymore, farewell..."

The old Daoist’s voice was very low, drained of energy.

Seeing this, Su Mu called out to him, "Wait."

The old Daoist turned, asking, "Is sir not satisfied with this gift?"

...

"Not at all, the gift is fine."

"Go ahead, tell me what help you need from me, let’s hear it."

Upon hearing this, the old Daoist’s eyes lit up, and he took out a strangely shaped, palm-sized black stone from his sleeve: "I’d like to ask your help in...."

"In the future, a large black turtle will cross the river."

"If sir sees it, please throw this stone onto the back of that turtle and let it carry it away."

"If you don’t see it, just treat this stone as rubbish and throw it away. If sir values it, it’s fine to keep it."

Hearing this, Su Mu was also taken aback.

So simple?

"Sure, a trivial matter."

He thought it was a big favor; had he said earlier, offered a little reward, he would have helped. Why go to such lengths to play a game with him?

Seeing Su Mu agree so readily, the old Daoist was somewhat flattered.

"But, I just lost."

"For me, it’s just a small effort." Su Mu replied with a smile.

....

Hearing this, the old Daoist was astonished, his hands holding his duster, bowed deeply towards Su Mu, performing a solemn Daoist salute.

"Thank you."

.....

"By the way, what was your name again?" Su Mu thought of something and asked the old Daoist.

"Jiang Qing," the old Daoist replied.

.....

"Was that your original name? Doesn’t seem like it."

Su Mu didn’t remember what happened after getting drunk last time, but upon hearing the name, he recalled a bit.

"Last time, it was Jiang Yuan; this time, it’s Jiang Qing."

The old Daoist replied with a smile.

Because last time was the first life; this time, it’s the second life, hence the name is different.

"So next time....what do you plan to call yourself?" Su Mu jokingly teased.

.....

"Next time....."

"I haven’t thought of it yet."

The old Daoist’s face showed a look of reminiscence because he still didn’t know if he could successfully overcome the calamity in this life.

"By the way, was that old Cyan Ox originally your Spirit Pet?"

Su Mu remembered something, pointing to the old Cyan Ox on the shore and asking.