Even after being given a three-stone handicap, ten minutes later, Xun'er pouted. She had lost again.
Then Lin Xiao held Xun'er and comforted her for a while, after which Xun'er requested another round.
She lost again.
Xun'er's pout grew even more pronounced.
Clearly, she really wanted to win once, but she was always overtaken by her father. She couldn't understand, no matter how hard she thought, why her father, after giving her a three-stone handicap, could still not be defeated by her.
"Xun'er, you need to try and think further ahead, for example, after I make this move, where you will play next, and after you place your stone, where I might place mine. Think more, don't just focus on the four stones that are already blocked in front of you." Lin Xiao gave her some good advice at this point, then said, "I'll demonstrate for you."
Lin Xiao then picked up Xun'er's previous stone and began to teach his daughter what to do at that moment.
After demonstrating once, Lin Xiao finally noticed Seventh Uncle watching from the side.
He could tell from Seventh Uncle's gaze that Seventh Uncle was feeling restless.
"I have another board." With that, he brought out another Go board.
Seventh Uncle's eyes lit up, and then his target shifted to Ming Yi: "Xiao Bao, haven't we played chess in a long time?"
"...No."
Ming Yi's refusal was immediate: "I'm no match for you."
"Gomoku is fine too!"
Seventh Uncle continued, truly itching to play. He had no opponent when he was with the Ning family. The entire Ning family knew they couldn't beat him. Initially, some people would play with him, but over time, no one was willing to play anymore. After all, who wanted to be thrashed?
No one liked an opponent against whom they had absolutely no chance of fighting back.
Clearly, Ming Yi was not someone who enjoyed being thrashed.
He wouldn't play chess with Seventh Uncle either.
After all, he wasn't particularly interested in chess himself.
Since Ming Yi was unwilling, Seventh Uncle set his sights on Shi Yiling.
Ming Yi pulled at him from the side, but Shi Yiling didn't mind. Gomoku, it was simple, just for fun.
Ten minutes later.
Lin Xiao played two more rounds with Xun'er. Meanwhile, Seventh Uncle had already finished five games with Shi Yiling.
Now, Shi Yiling understood why her fiancé didn't want to play with Seventh Uncle.
It was simply impossible to play!
Even in Gomoku, she had never felt such pressure!
Once every two minutes. At first, she thought she wasn't thinking enough, but later she realized.
No matter how much she thought, it was useless. Facing Seventh Uncle, whether she played first or second, she had no chance of winning. This was a massive gap in their skill.
When facing Seventh Uncle, she felt no different from Xun'er.
Either way, she was defeated in a devastating manner.
"I'm not playing anymore, I'm not playing anymore."
She immediately stood up, not daring to continue. She said, somewhat irritably, to Ming Yi: "You should have told me earlier."
"I did, but didn't you say just two rounds? And then..." Ming Yi trailed off.
Now, Shi Yiling didn't know what else to say. It seemed he was right. She couldn't blame anyone.
At this moment, Seventh Uncle's attention turned to Lin Xiao beside him.