Journey of Sacred Destiny – Part 11.2: The Queen, the Prophet, and the Forbidden Tongtian Chess

Journey of Sacred Destiny Part 11 The Motion Kingdom and the Pyramid In this unfamiliar country, Mo Tsai quickly adapted to everything around her thanks to Dai Le's attentive care. After their marriage, Dai Le was busy with state affairs but often took the queen to become familiar with the surroundings. Mo Tsai remembered Mengang's instructions and presented herself with a virtuous and graceful demeanor. The people of Jewel Kingdom believed that their queen was not only beautiful, dignified and noble, but also virtuous and truly worthy of being a motherly example for all. Although Mo Tsai is highly respected in this country and is well taken care of by Dai Le, she sometimes misses her own country very much. She often dreams of her family in her dreams, her brother's wisdom and tolerance. Her sister-in-law's virtue and beauty, and her nephew's cleverness and playfulness. Mo Tsai also dreams of Momo and wakes up in tears. Mo La also misses her sister and often dreams of being together with her sister hunting and playing. After waking up, he feels lost. One year later, at the annual Buddhist ceremony in Jewel Kingdom, Yu Chen saw the queen and still believed that she was very wise, but she had not shown her talent. Therefore, Yu Chen specially requested from the king to play a game of Tongshen Chess with the queen. Dai La was very surprised because Tongshen Chess had always been in the hands of the priests and was a key to understanding the will of heaven. Guiding the country's progress, even the previous kings had never seen the true face of Tongshen Chess. They had only heard of it. Dai La nodded and Mo Tsai saw Tongshen Chess in the priest's meditation room. The Tongshen chessboard is square-shaped with concentric circles and many intersecting squares inside. The Tongshen chess pieces are made of jade and there are 32 pieces in total. Each piece bears a distinct character, such as heaven, earth, human, water, fire, wind, disaster, anomaly, movement, virtue, goodness, spirit, grass, becoming, dwelling, and extinction. These pieces can be freely combined. And spirit and anomaly may be paired with elements like earth, water, fire, wind, human, and others. As she became familiar with the board and the pieces, the flexibility of the Tongshen chess surprised Mo Tsai. She placed a piece down and felt it combine with the others, transforming into a spirit. Every move she made changed the game, making it unpredictable. Mo Tsai felt as though she was not merely playing a game, but invoking supernatural forces. Each piece was turning into a living entity, and the combination of the pieces was simply breathtaking. When she connected the fire and disaster pieces, she saw a fire dragon. And when she invoked the water spirit, she saw a water dragon. Mo Tsai was amazed by the magic of Tongshen chess. Yu Chen observed the queen's understanding of the chessboard and the use of the chess pieces. The queen quickly became familiar with the Tongshen chess and showed great proficiency in using the mysterious powers behind the chess pieces, which surprised Yu Chen greatly. Through the game of chess, Yu Chen confirmed his own inference that the queen was highly talented but had been hiding her abilities. Therefore, Yu Chen suggested to the king that the queen, with her outstanding talent and strategy, should participate in the state affairs. When Dai La and Mo Tsai talked about the priest's suggestion, Mo Tsai modestly declined. Dai La wanted to build a palace as a gift for his beautiful wife. When digging the foundation, Mo Tsai came to see and was surprised to see five different beings with fierce faces and different colors of skin at the five. Directions of the foundation Mo Tsai felt uneasy and wondered. When building the golden tower in Motion Kingdom, there were five heavenly children. But what she saw now, were they five demonic beings? Did they correspond to the construction not lasting long? Or did they have some other meaning? After thinking about it, she decided to seek help from the priest, Yu Chen. On this day, while playing Tangshan chess, the priest sensed that it was not appropriate to build a palace. As he was pondering over it, someone came to report that the queen had come to see him. So, the priest put away the game pieces and went out to see the queen. When she saw the priest, Mo Tsai spoke openly about the vision she had seen, hoping that the priest could interpret the strange phenomenon. The priest knew then that the queen had special abilities. The priest said, Tang Tian chess can give guidance on the country's destiny. Now, I hope to play a game of chess with the queen to see the country's destiny. While playing chess with the priest, Mo Tsai rolled up the sleeve of her left arm and placed the pieces, her bracelet sliding down from the middle of her forearm to her wrist. The priest noticed the queen's bracelet and glanced at it. A strange expression suddenly appeared on his face. He stopped playing Tang Tian chess, clasped his hands together, slightly bowed his body, and said to the queen, The queen's bracelet is quite unusual. I saw it shimmering with a rainbow-colored light. I have a request that may be inappropriate, but could the queen take off the bracelet for me to observe it? Please forgive me. The bracelet was given to me by the priest of my motherland, and he told me not to take it off. I promised him. The priest's face showed a surprised expression. As a priest and also a prophet, Yu Qian knew some of the secrets of Tang Tian chess. Although Tang Tian chess had been passed down to him, he was merely a preserver. For generations, priests had passed down one thing through oral teachings and personal guidance. Tang Tian chess had its own master. When Tang Tian chess found its master, a great Buddha would appear in the world, leading all Buddhas and people to be free from suffering, imparting teachings to all living beings. At the end of the eon, they would attain the Dharma and practice it, not falling into delusion and attain great freedom. One omen of the appearance of the Tang Tian chess s. Master was that the priest would see a wooden bracelet that could transform into a rainbow on a noble wrist. Yu Qian fell into contemplation. Could the Tang Tian chess master be the priest of Motion Kingdom? He felt that the celestial mechanism had already been revealed. Yu Qian still kept a harsh secret in his heart. The departure of Tang Tian chess was precisely when Jewel Kingdom changed hands, and the national fortune would decline. Yu Qian decided to obey the will of heaven. Yu Qian continued to play chess. He knew that if a palace was built, it would be destroyed in the flames of war. Yu Qian stopped placing his chess pieces, and Mo Cai took her leave. Yu Qian advised Dai La that the construction of the palace would harm the nation's fate, and requested the king to stop the project and restore the site. Mo Cai also requested Dai La to do the same, saying that she felt uneasy after seeing the site. Dai La listened to their advice and stopped the project.