Qiu Wuji sat down opposite Qi Chengtai, and the two began setting up their pieces.
Zhu Mengmeng nervously clutched Qiu Wuji's hand. She wanted to call her "Qiu Qiu" but feared revealing her identity, holding herself back until her face turned red.
Qiu Wuji rubbed the back of her hand and smiled. "Be good, Mengmeng. Watch me teach him a lesson for you."
Du Lianfeng was smiling at Zhong Yi. "Actually, if you played, your chances would be slim, but not nonexistent... Are you sure you want to let a youngster do it?"
Zhong Yi quite enjoyed chess, and his age was a mystery. In any case, he had played for decades. Even if he couldn't beat Qi Chengtai, he probably wouldn't lose too badly.
This female Calabash Brother sounded young... Of course, playing strength wasn't measured that way, but even Zhong Yi couldn't believe that some young woman who had appeared out of nowhere could beat Qi Chengtai, who did this for a living.
He had no mind to entertain Du Lianfeng's mockery and asked Chu Ge worriedly, "Aren't you two... being too aggressive? Insisting on challenging them at what they do best."
Chu Ge merely shook his head. "Beating them at what they do best is precisely what will deter them. Did throwing him downstairs do any good?"
No one trusted Qiu Wuji's abilities more than Chu Ge did. Even if he couldn't trust himself, he would never doubt Qiu Qiu. Besides, this was Chinese chess. Apart from the name of the Chu River and Han Border, all its rules were exactly the same as in the book. Had it been Go, she might have needed to study the differences in the rules first.
Zhong Yi fell silent.
Chu Ge looked at the board. As the two finished