Chapter 56 Secret Message
In an instant, Xu Shu’s attention was attracted by the one-foot-square red wooden box in his arms, and he guessed that the secret gun he wanted should be in that wooden box.
It turned out that the process of handing over the secret gun was finally completed, and he came here with Lao Liu to take away the secret gun.
This small, dusty building is an office of the Guards in Chunshen, responsible for the affairs of retired soldiers.
After the two parties met, the gray-haired old man asked Xu Shu to sit down, "My surname is Ma, you can just call me Uncle Ma. This is your father's secret gun, and it belongs to you now."
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Xu Shu suppressed his excitement and opened the square box. There was a silver pistol inside.
“Northwestern black tiger!”
Xu Shu said in shock.
Uncle Ma nodded slightly, "The secret gun is indeed made from the mold of the Northwest Black Tiger, but the quality and precision are far superior. Each one is made by a famous master."
Xu Shu held the pistol. It was indeed three points heavier than the ordinary Northwest Black Tiger. A cold feeling hit his palm.
He was about to put the secret gun back when suddenly, a strange force was transmitted from the gun body into his palm, as if it was bitten by an eel, it was slippery and numb.
Then, the shiny silver gun body revealed red lines, like tendons.
At the same time, the word "stopping cloud" appeared on the handle of the gun, shining brightly.
"It is indeed Lao San's cub, there is no mistake."
Hot tears flowed from Ma Bo's eyes.
Xu Shu looked at Ma Bo in surprise.
Ma Bo said, "The secret spear is made of blood. Each one has a name. Your father's character is Tingyun, so the body of the gun is engraved with the character Tingyun.
After your father's death , the Taiyun Gun was taken back and has been in the dust for a long time.
Today, you held this gun, and the Taiyun Gun sensed your father’s bloodline, and that’s why you had this vision.”
“It turns out to be this. In this way, do you dare to ask the seniors if they know my father?”
Xu Shu rubbed the gun body carefully, and the more he looked at it, the happier he became.
Ma Bo said, "More than that, we realized that back then, the seven of us were sworn brothers. Your father did three and I did two."
Xu Shu stood up and bowed deeply, "It turns out It's Shibo."
Ma Bo waved his hand, "I haven't seen you for so many years, so I feel ashamed that you call me Shibo."
He was full of wrinkles. Eyes filled with tears.
"Xiao Shu, it's not because I'm cruel, but I'm still suffering.
Five years ago, your father came to me before he died and told me something.
Said that one day, if If you come to get the Tingyun Gun, it proves that you have stepped into the extraordinary world, so let me play a game of chess for you.
If you don't come to get the gun, he wants me to never disturb you.
When I learned that you applied for the documents to obtain the Cloud-stopping Gun, I rushed here without stopping.
Now let me ask you again on behalf of your father, have you thought about it, do you really want to get this gun? ”
Xu Shu nodded solemnly.
Ma Bo got up and went out, brought a document bag, took out a document and a pen, and asked Xu Shu to read it carefully and sign his name. Yes.
Xu Shu took the document and read it carefully
This is a letter of commitment with two core ideas.
First, after obtaining the gun, if you change the blood contract of the secret gun, any risks that arise will be the responsibility of the gun owner.
Secondly, once the blood contract is successfully changed, the gun holder is obliged to respond to three calls from the Guards.
The terms are a bit harsh, but after all, there is no free lunch in the world.
"Shibo, what is the process of changing the blood contract?"
After Xu Shu learned about the secret gun from Li Junhai, he wanted to change the blood contract again, but he had no idea about the specific process. Don't know.
Ma Bo said, "The secret spears are all refined using secret methods, which are made from the blood and courage of hundreds of thousands of tigers and warriors in the army, making them extremely strong and powerful.
Among them, the gun holders even contributed their own life essence and blood. The secret method is formed into a blood contract, so the secret gun can be handy.
Although you inherit your father's blood, it is mixed with maternal blood. If you want to activate this gun, you can only change the blood contract.
Although the process is not complicated, it can be called dangerous. I read your information and it turns out that you are already an extraordinary person with strong body energy and blood.
It has a considerable advantage when changing the blood energy.
But I still have to remind you that in the past, less than 30% of the secret gun heirs succeeded in changing the blood contract, so you have to think carefully. "
Xu Shu pondered for a moment, "Can I first know what the process of changing the blood contract is? "
Ma Bo said, "The whole process is neither difficult nor easy.
When changing a blood contract, the original owner’s bloodline is the key. For example, your father’s bloodline that you inherit is the key to unlocking the original blood contract.
After opening the original blood contract with blood, sign a new blood contract again.
The whole process seems not difficult, but it must be supported by strong Qi and blood. Many people have failed at this step. "
As he said that, he took out a booklet from the folder and handed it to Xu Shu, "It contains specific steps, as well as the experiences and lessons of previous successes and failures. "
Xu Shu accepted it and thanked him again.
Ma Bo waved his hand, "You and I are our closest relatives, so there is no need to be polite.
By the way, take a good look at the chessboard your father asked me to show you. ”
As he said this, he asked someone to fetch a Go chess set and started playing with it on the table. It took about five minutes to complete the game.
Xu Shu stared at the Go game blankly, lost in thought. For a long time, he retrieved the game in his memory.
"My father wants you to play chess. What does this mean?"
Xu Shu stared at Ma Bo and asked. Ma Bo shook his head, "This is what your father meant, and I don't know the deeper meaning."
"Shibo, is my father famous in the Guards?"
Xu Shu asked the question he had always wanted to ask.
Ma Bo said proudly, "Of course, Xu Tingyun's name is unknown to everyone in the Guards. He is a genius in the physical education path.
Unfortunately, in the Dargan Mountains, he My vitality was damaged and I could never recover.”
“Then what kind of extraordinary person are you?”
Xu Shu has been observing Ma Bo.
This man was in his fifties, with a body as strong as an old tree, but no strong signs of Qi and blood, which made Xu Shu very curious about his path.
Ma Bo's eyes were gloomy, "I am a decayed person, so what way can I talk about.
After you successfully change the blood contract, I will leave Chun Shen and I will have no regrets from now on. "
Xu Shu saw that he was unwilling to talk in depth. After thanking him again, he bowed deeply and turned to leave.
He was very grateful to Ma Bo. At any time, those who kept the promises of the deceased were worthy of respect.
Xu Shucai got in the car, and Lao Liu stared at the mahogany box in his hand, his eyes shining, "Done?"
Xu Shu nodded.
Old Liu said excitedly, "The next step is to change the blood contract. We, Mr. Li, have already prepared potions for you to strengthen your qi and blood, and even the venue is ready.
Of course, our President Li said that if you are willing, you can take the potion, choose any secret place, and change the blood contract.”
"Don't rush this matter for now. I'll rest for a few days, adjust myself, and then make arrangements."
At the moment, Xu Shu asked Lao Liu to send him back to his old house.
After closing the doors and windows, Xu Shu returned to the study, took out the dusty chessboard and chess pieces from under the bed, wiped them clean, and put on the remaining game.
The familiar chessboard, familiar chess pieces, and familiar endgame suddenly brought his memory back a long way.
He remembered clearly that he was only twelve or thirteen years old at that time. Xu's father would play with this mess every now and then and ask him to write it down. This continued for a year or two.
Later, Xu's father never mentioned this mess again, nor did he let him play around with it. He seemed to have forgotten about it, and Xu Shu also gradually forgot about it.
To this day, the endgame reappears in Ma Bo's hands, making Xu Shu fall into deep contemplation.
Obviously, Father Xu wanted to convey a message through this endgame.
But what kind of information is so oblique?
He will not be informed until he goes to get the gun.
Xu Shu stared at the end game for a long time, but couldn't figure it out.
Suddenly, he realized that the endgame might be just one of the key pieces of information, and there must be other hidden information.
He began to try hard to recall the details of when Xu’s father taught him how to play chess.
"Wait, the order, the order in which the chess pieces are played."
Xu Shu suddenly realized that every time Xu's father played with the endgame, he would always move the pieces in a fixed order.
Moreover, when teaching Xu Shu how to play the endgame, Xu Shu would be severely reprimanded every time Xu Shu made a mistake in the order.
Xu Shu didn’t understand at that time that it was just an endgame, just lay it out. Why was he so entangled in which move came first and which move came last?
Now that I think about it, the order in which the chess pieces are played is also one of the key messages.
“But why when Ma Bo laid out this endgame, the order of the positions of the chariots, horses and cannons was completely wrong. Although the endgame was also laid out, since his father taught him to show it to him, there is no reason why he would put it in the wrong order. The order is wrong."
Xu Shu couldn't understand the reason and stared at the chessboard in confusion, "What does the order of the moves mean? Wait, the book "Chunshan Tongmeng"!
Xu Shu jumped up and returned to the bookshelf in the utility room. After rummaging through the cabinets, he found a dusty copy of "Chunshan Tongmeng". He dusted it off and opened the pages. The paper turned yellow.
He remembered clearly that every time he played with the endgame, Xu's father would be drinking tea while flipping through the book "Spring Mountain Childhood" casually.
He opened Chunshan Tongmeng, and there were four words on the title page: three or five wrong numbers.
With a flash, Xu Shu's mind exploded with light, and he understood everything.
It turns out that Go can be regarded as a coordinate axis, and each move corresponds to the corresponding coordinate value.
The three-five wrong number is a specific algorithm for converting coordinates.
Xu Shu quickly wrote the first move of the endgame into coordinate values, and then used three or five wrong numbers to convert it into coordinates, and got two numbers. The first number was 7, and the second number was 108.
Xu Shu opened Chunshan Tongmeng, turned to the seventh page, and found the 108th word, but it was the word "small".
With a thought in his mind, he continued to look for the coordinates corresponding to the second move: three, eighteen, on the third page, the eighteenth word, but it was the word "Shu".
“Xiao Shu, it’s true.”
Xu Shu cheered up and continued to study.
Three hours passed, and Xu Shu finally recorded the text corresponding to all the chess pieces, which filled two pages.
He raised his head and looked out the window. A waning moon was half hidden in the thick clouds. The breeze picked up and the bamboo branches were swaying.
He stood up and moved for a while, turned on the desk lamp, and read carefully under the lamp.
This is a letter written by Xu's father to Xu Shu. Apart from the father's wishes and concerns for his son, there is only one core message.
That is, ten years ago, Xu's father went to the Dargan Mountains with a Guards detachment for field work, and encountered tomb robbers. The two sides fought fiercely, causing countless casualties.
Father Xu obtained a secret item from a tomb robber, which he hid in the trunk of the sycamore tree in the courtyard.
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(End of this chapter)