Chapter 64: First Transformation

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  Chu Jiaqiang quietly entered Shanhe Map, at this time, the area of Shanhe Map had increased many times.

  The valley is still the same, this place will never change, no matter how the landscape evolves, the valley as the center of the landscape will not expand or shrink.

  The outside of the valley was connected to a vast plateau, on which there were endless snow-capped mountains. The foot of the snow-capped mountains was an ancient forest. Chu Jiaqiang was somewhat stunned, adding a plateau, all of which were snow-capped mountains, what's the use?

  In the Mountain and River Map, he is equivalent to a godly existence with Turing, and can silently chant a sound to reach every corner. At this time, a snow-colored light shot from afar, instantly entering Chu Jiaqiang's mind. This light came very quickly, and Chu Jiaqiang had no reaction at all.

  His head buzzed for a moment, and he suddenly felt a surge of information. He shook his head, paused for half a beat, and then digested the contents. This was all the information about this plateau, including the minerals, flora and fauna, etc.

  Inside, there are towering ancient trees, tall and old. Taking out one casually can surpass the thousand-year-old ancient trees outside. There are also precious medicinal materials, not to mention the thousand-year-old, even ten-thousand-year-old ginseng, lingzhi, etc. In addition, there are ancient species, they are all very primitive species, many ferocious beasts have strong attacking power.

  The Chu family's wealth was enough to last a lifetime, but Chu Jian didn't have such plans. As long as he had enough money, why bother looking for trouble? He returned home just for this carefree life. Moreover, the things here were too extraordinary, and if they fell into the wrong hands, it would be endless trouble. The secret of the Shanhe Map was something that only he could know, and absolutely no one else.

  Chu Jiaqiang summoned a cloud with a wave of his hand, stood on it, and drifted with the wind, surveying his territory with the enthusiasm of a king. A clear cry came from afar, followed by the appearance of a giant eagle. This was a snow-white giant eagle, a pure-blooded Snow Eagle, with wings spread wide, about four or five meters in length.

  The snow sculpture flew to Chu Jiaqiang's side, circling around him excitedly as if seeing a loved one. Chu Jiaqiang stretched out his hand to touch the snow-white feathers of the snow sculpture and patted its head. The snow sculpture let out a happy clear cry, as if receiving praise from an elder.

  Chu's family also quite likes this snow sculpture, and plans to take it out when there is an opportunity, but needs to create an opportunity first, or else it will be hard to explain if taken out rashly.

  Actually, there are many powerful flying creatures inside. Just now, Chu Jiaqiang saw a huge Peng bird with a diameter of tens of meters. When it flew, the surrounding area suddenly swept up a storm, which was very terrifying. This Peng bird is just like the legendary Phoenix in ancient times, both are the emperors among birds. Such animals absolutely cannot be released, that would be completely inexplicable.

  This snow sculpture is relatively larger than the ones outside, but not by much. Chu Jiaqiang had heard of giant eagles with a wingspan of two to three meters before.

  Standing on a snowy peak, Chu Jiaqiang could see a fierce battle. A snow leopard and a snow tiger were fighting fiercely, both of them more majestic than those outside, with roughly equal strength. Watching their fight, it was clear that this wasn't their first clash, as they were both familiar with each other's moves.

  Chu Jiaqiang didn't force himself to stop either. This is the law of life, and it's better to follow nature. After watching for a while, he quietly left.

  The next moment, he came to a huge lake. The sky-blue lake water was like a piece of jade lying underneath. There were many fish species inside, including some that had already become extinct outside. Many birds circled in the air, occasionally swooping down like an arrow, picking up a fish and then quickly leaving.

  Chu Jiaqiang had also forgotten how long he had walked, and after calming down, Chu Jiaqiang left the Shanhe Map. Looking at the time, half an hour had already passed. Just as he was about to leave, someone knocked on the door.

  "Brother! Dinner's ready!" Chu Jia Wan shouted while banging on the door.

  "Alright, alright, get out! You're going to knock my door down!" Chu Jiaqiang opened the door and looked at his sister with resignation. There she was, one hand banging on the door, while the other hand was holding a crab and eating it.

  After a meal that satisfied both the host and the guest, Yan Rujin surprisingly joined Yan Ruyi and Chu Jiaoyan to go catch fish, while Chu Jiao didn't immediately set out to plant strawberries, as it was too sunny now.

  Everyone came to the bottom of the tree at the door again to drink tea and play chess. Basically, it was just Yan Tianzhi and his son who were taking action, while Chu Jiaqiang watched from the side. Chu Jiaqiang himself still had some self-awareness, his chess skills couldn't be said to be very bad, but they were definitely not up to par.

  "Chu's family is strong, or would you like to play a game?" Yan Tianzhi wiped his sweat and said to Chu Jiaqiang. His chess skills were much better than Chu Jiaqiang's, but when facing the old man of his own family, he was still quite at a disadvantage, having lost three games without gaining any advantage.

  Chu Jiaqiang waved his hand repeatedly: "Forget it, if I had even a tenth of the chance to win, I would never escape and be completely abused, that's not okay."

  Yan Lao sighed, his tone revealing a sense of loneliness that came with being a master.

  "Everything is fine here, it's just that I couldn't find a decent chess player," said Old Yan.

  "It can't be said that way, I just know there's someone in the village who is very good at chess, and you may not even be his opponent, Old Yan." Chu Jiaqiang laughed.

  Chu Family Village is not just the Chu surname, there are also a few small surnames, but the number of people is not many, and those with the surname Chu account for the vast majority. Li Hui is an idle person in the village, 50 or 60 years old, and everyone calls him Old Man Li. No one knows where he came from, before Chu Jiaqiang was born, he had settled in Chu Family Village.

  As an outsider, although he was allowed to build a house, he had no land. Later, the village chief took pity on his lonely situation and allocated several acres of land for him to cultivate. But this person is a bit lazy, refused the kindness of the village chief, raised two dogs, from time to time went into the mountain to catch snakes, and lived a very carefree life.

  This man's chess skills were the best in the village, because he couldn't find an opponent, often playing with his left hand against his right hand. The extent of this madness was unimaginable to the villagers, but after watching for a long time, they got used to it.

  "Oh? Where?" Lao Yan's eyes lit up.

  Chu Jiaqiang was just about to speak when he saw a figure approaching from afar.

  "Haha! Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives! Ah! It's that man, called Li Hui, also known as Old Man Li. He's crazy about playing chess too." Chu Jiaqiang pointed at the person in the distance.

  "Hey! Old Li, over here." Chu Jiaqiang waved his hand. The person on the other side immediately quickened their pace, heading straight for Chu Jiaqiang.

  Li walked in and saw the remaining chess pieces on the board, his eyes lit up.

  "Haha! I heard someone was playing chess here, so I came to take a look." This old man's emotions were originally those of a scene-stealer.

  The two old men locked eyes, and sparks flew immediately. The two smiled at each other, with a sense of regret for not meeting earlier, introduced themselves briefly, and then reset the chessboard to begin their intense battle.

  The two men seemed to be evenly matched, but Old Li had the upper hand and won the first game by a narrow margin. However, Yan Lao was not discouraged, on the contrary, he became even more excited.