I played a game of chess with Nan Mengqian.
Ji Yun found that Nan Mengqian's chess skills were actually much more superb than he had imagined.
Although Ji Yun hadn't cultivated his chess skills to a very high level, there were hardly a few people in Lan City who could contend with him.
Those older antiques all liked playing Go, especially the scholars in the Lan City Museum, among whom few could match Ji Yun.
In the end, it was a draw.
Yet, Ji Yun was left feeling unsatisfied.
Quite interesting.
Next time, when I'm alone with Teacher Nan Mengqian, we can play this game.
Then we could spice it up with a little bet, for example, unbuttoning one button for each point won, as young people should play excitingly.
"A draw?" Ji Yun proposed.
"Agreed," Nan Mengqian nodded.
Ji Yun reached out his hand.
Nan Mengqian placed hers on Ji Yun's palm as well.
It was merely a gentle, gentlemanly handshake to signal a good draw.
