Chapter 1231 Playing Chess
A smile spread across Xiao Xiao's face, "Frog God, Xiao Xiao, happy new year."

"Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack~"

Mr. Xiao, do you have time now?
The Frog God looked at Xiao Xiao eagerly.

Although he was puzzled, Xiao Xiao quickly gave a positive answer, "Yes."

“Quack, quack, quack, quack~”

That.
Let’s play chess!

The frog god's big eyes were clearly out of focus, but at this moment they had a sparkling concentration.

Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment, then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly and he agreed with a smile.

"it is good."

I didn't expect that this monster was addicted to chess.

Xiao Xiao followed the two monsters to the stone table under the white plum tree.

“Quack, quack, quack~”

The chessboard was put away.

There was a hint of loss in the Frog God's voice.

"I'll get it."

Xiao Xiao smiled.

Before returning to school, considering the Frog God's love for chess, he told his family not to put away the chessboard on the stone table.

When Xiao Xiao came to the white plum tree again with the chessboard, he found that the stone table, which was originally covered with a layer of soft snow, had been cleaned up.

With the corners of his mouth slightly raised, he placed the chessboard and the jar containing the chess pieces on the stone table.

"Frog God."

Xiao Xiao sat down on the stone bench, "Let's play chess."

"Quack~"

The Frog God jumped from the head of the monkey to the stone table, and sat across from Xiao Xiao. His excitement gradually subsided, and his face became solemn and serious.

The plum girl, who appeared out of nowhere, sat on a plum branch above the stone table, with her long black hair hanging down and the chessboard below reflected in her eyes.

The cold fragrance surges.

Mixed in the cool air, it makes people's brain clearer.

Xiao Xiao plays the black pieces first.

He believed that his chess skills were far inferior to those of the Frog God, so when the Frog God pushed the chess jar containing the black pieces to him, he accepted it without objection.

……

The frog god is almost as tall as the chess jar.

It stood on tiptoe and took out a chess piece that was several times larger than its head.

The slightly shaking body soon stabilized.

The Frog God sat back down beside the chessboard and said, "Pah~"

The chess pieces landed on the board with a crisp sound.

Although it was not the first time he had seen it, Xiao Xiao was still amazed by the Frog God's standard chess-playing posture.

However, the size contrast between the small toe and the big chess piece made the smile in his eyes disappear for a moment.

Then he put on a serious expression and looked at the chessboard with black and white chess pieces distributed on it.

The chess game has begun.

……

It was noon, and Xiao's mother didn't see Xiao Xiao in the house, so she looked towards the yard with understanding.

as predicted.

She saw Xiao Xiao sitting with his back to her under the white plum tree.

She smiled and shook her head.

This child, even in such a cold day, still likes to stay in the yard.

Are you playing chess?

Mother Xiao narrowed her eyes to confirm.

Is it true that this child’s hands won’t get frostbite?
Mother Xiao was a little worried.

She opened the door and walked towards Xiao Xiao.

Just as she was about to speak, she froze.

Mother Xiao blinked.

He couldn't help but rub his eyes.

How did she...see the white piece fall onto the board by itself?

Is she dazzled?
But with his eyes wide open, he clearly saw once again a white piece floating up from the pile of chess pieces in the chess jar, and then falling onto the chessboard.

"Crack~"

Really loud.

Mother Xiao was stunned. If she wasn't dazzled, then...

She took a deep breath, withdrew her gaze from the white piece, and turned it to her son.

But when she noticed that Xiao Xiao was staring at the chessboard with concentration, Xiao's mother swallowed the question that was about to come out of her mouth.

The scent of plum blossoms in her nose made her look up subconsciously.

No matter how many times she looked at it, the white plum blossoms still amazed her, and seemed to be radiating light even in the daytime.

Mother Xiao was stunned.

This white plum tree...isn't it also so magical that she finds it incredible?
She also realized that there were some changes in Xiaoxiao that she didn't understand.

Moreover, it is an unusual change.

So, this... Xiao's mother looked at the chessboard again, and happened to see another white piece floating in the air... Was it also caused by the changes in this child?
……

"I lost."

Xiao Xiao's voice brought back Xiao's mother's wandering thoughts.

His eyes were focused, and Xiao Xiao's profile was clearly reflected.

She saw Xiao Xiao turning his head to look at her.

……

"mom."

Xiao Xiao stood up.

He raised his wrist and looked down at the time.

"Are you here to invite me to dinner?"

"Ah, um."

Mother Xiao responded subconsciously.

She did come to call Xiaoxiao to eat.

However, the strange vision she saw later occupied her entire mind, and she almost forgot the purpose of her coming here in the first place.

……

Mother Xiao opened her mouth and wanted to ask something, but strangely found that she didn't know where to start.

Maybe...she didn't have any idea about what she just saw?

She tilted her head to glance at the pond. The water was not very deep, but she could see the bottom. Apart from aquatic plants such as water plants and pebbles, she could not see anything else.

But she knew there were fish in it...

Perhaps, there was a being sitting on the other side of the chessboard that she couldn't see?

So, even if she asked more, she couldn't see it.

Mother Xiao curved her eyebrows and smiled gently, "Let's go, the food is getting cold."

"Your grandparents will be here to urge you soon."

"Ah."

The corners of Xiao Xiao's mouth curled up slightly, and he followed Xiao's mother into the house.

Xiao's mother never asked again about what she saw about Bai Zi that day.

He wasn't too surprised to see Xiao Xiao playing chess under the white plum tree.

As she saw the same scene more and more times, she gradually became accustomed to it.

However, after watching it a few times, Grandpa Xiao finally couldn't hold back his itching hands, so he replaced his grandson and started fighting with the opponent himself.

At the beginning, Grandpa Xiao would always call Xiao Xiao and ask him to ask the other party if he wanted to play chess.

Later, Grandpa Xiao sat down at his seat and saw the lid of the chess jar fly onto the stone table. He knew that the other party also planned to play a game.

The Frog God is an excellent chess player, and Grandpa Xiao enjoys the game very much.

However, Xiao Xiao was worried that the elderly would catch a cold if they stayed outside for too long, so he suggested bringing the chessboard into the house and letting them play chess there.

But Grandpa Xiao refused.

The old man said that he liked playing chess under the white plum tree, which was very poetic.

The old man's words made Xiao Xiao laugh and cry.

But the old man's stubbornness also made him helpless.

Grandma Xiao frowned, looking dissatisfied, "Artistic conception?"

"Why are you being so pretentious, old man?"

"Is the artistic conception more important or your body?"

"Do you think you are Xiaoxiao? You are young, in good health, and not afraid of the cold."

"If you catch a cold, how will you play chess?"

……

Grandpa Xiao was silent, but he showed no intention of moving from the stone bench he was sitting on.

　ps: Thank you for your silent reward (*︶*)!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)