At once, Granny Kui could only swallow her words, though strange flickers filled her eyes... Time continued to pass. The little girl's pieces began to clash with Sikong Jing's, and she won the first round with ease.
So naturally, she pressed her advantage...
Yet in merely an instant, Sikong Jing's pieces on the board underwent a sudden upheaval, slaughtering the opponent who had pressed her advantage until not a scrap of armor remained.
The reversal began at that moment. This time, it was Sikong Jing's turn to press his advantage...
Pieces fell one after another, while the little girl began suffering defeat after defeat because of her loss in the first round. Her earlier arrangement had been far too arbitrary; she had completely underestimated her opponent.
And now, she understood Granny Kui's meaning as well: the one-armed young man opposite her was exceptionally formidable.
But it was too late. Tense yet serious, she hurriedly began arranging her pieces again.
Yet no matter how she arranged them, it was useless. Her defeat spread like a rout a thousand miles long, and in the blink of an eye, every piece on the board had been wiped out.
When the little girl's final piece fell, the entire place fell silent.
Clap, clap, clap...
A few breaths later, the old men began applauding one after another, all laughing as they stroked their beards.
At the same time, the plump old man laughed. "Little girl, now you know how formidable he is, right?"
"Young brother, you only just learned how to play chess—how are you already this good?"
The group of old men burst into raucous laughter, slapping their thighs wildly like children who had been given candy.
Old He finally understood as well. His face shifted from dark to red as he said, "So