Tong Jiaqi nodded with a smile, "Then let's have another round. This ti, you can't go easy on ."
Yi Luowa chuckled, "You still insist on playing black first? After each move, you all can discuss strategies... Or let's make it more interesting—I'll handicap myself by three stones."
"Such arrogance. Haven't you heard the saying 'There's always soone better out there'?" Tong Aino snorted coldly.
Yi Luowa raised an eyebrow slightly, "If you're not convinced, co challenge ."
"My fifth brother is as clueless as I am when it cos to this ga, haha..." Mi Chenxuan laughed, "But you'd better watch out for my big brother, my fourth brother, my dad, and my uncle. The four of them are neck-and-neck with Granduncle."
Yi Luowa pouted and looked at Tong Jiaqi, "Looks like I'm going to lose."
"Not necessarily." Tong Jiaqi called out to the chess-playing group with a smile, "Co on, let's have an intense match. It's been ages since I've had such fun."
Yi Luowa inwardly scoffed at Tong Airui—for a family with so many chess experts, why did he insist on dragging her out to play with Granduncle?
Tong Airui gave her a deep look. The girl clearly seed mad at him—otherwise, she'd at least glance his way. But had he offended her sohow? Fourth Master thought for a mont, maybe it was that remark he made before they left?
Everyone gathered around. Tong Jiaqi placed the first piece. At first, the four standing behind him said nothing, but ten minutes in, they began offering advice one after another.
Mi Xiaotian's moves, much like his personality, were steady, with sharp precision at just the right mont.
Mi Chenshuo resembled his father greatly in this aspect, yet he was far more flamboyant.
Mai Shenglun carefully deliberated every move, refusing to speak unless the timing was perfect.
Tong Airui rarely spoke, but every ti he did, Yi Luowa inevitably lost a piece.
To Tong Airui, the chessboard was a battlefield. He analyzed the entire ga before delivering a decisive blow.
Yi Luowa faced five opponents alone, not daring to relax for even an instant.
After Yi Luowa placed her stone, Tong Jiaqi turned his head to look at Tong Airui, "Looks like we're going to lose!"
Tong Airui's lips curled slightly upward as he picked up a black stone and placed it onto the board.
Yi Luowa blinked in surprise. On the surface, the move seed suicidal; but if she captured his piece, she'd fall into a trap!
Yi Luowa focused intently, studying each piece on the board. Slowly, she picked up a stone and placed it on the upper-right corner adjacent to Tong Airui's move. This was her slowest move in this entire series of gas.
After this move, Mi Chenshuo studied the board for a long ti before exhaling deeply, "It's a draw!"
Mi Xiaotian shook his head, "Don't forget, Luowa gave us a handicap of three stones."
"Five against one, and we still lost?" Mi Chenshuo was stunned.
"Not everyone was going all out," You Jia said with a laugh.
Everyone turned their eyes toward Tong Airui.
Tong Airui's lips twitched slightly, "I was giving it everything I had—even resorting to suicidal strategies!"
Mi Chenshuo glanced at You Jia, "You Jia, you know Go too—why didn't you join in?"
"Even if I had joined in, the outco would've been the sa. While you all were playing, I checked online—Miss Yi's most impressive record was defeating Qin Yuan, ranked second in Z-country, when she was just fifteen years old."
"You can find stuff about her online?" Mi Chenxuan perked up, "Show ."
You Jia smiled and handed him her phone.
"Haha... Little girl, you've made it to the trending list!" Mi Chenxuan held up the phone for Yi Luowa to see.
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