"Well played." Meng Yanchen stood up and extended his hand, politely shaking hands with his opponent.
Elder Ji watched as Meng Yanchen fought his way through all the rounds to win first place, and he was immensely gratified.
"Little Jiu was taught hand by hand by our master, how could he be anything less than exceptional!" The speaker was Meng Yanchen's senior martial brother, a man in his fifties belonging to the main branch of the Ji Family who lived a free and unconstrained life and occasionally taught chess at the Ji Family academy.
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