Chapter 113 - 86, Even if we meet, I should not recognize you
In the main hall of Taiping Medical Hall, Old Yao was leisurely writing a prescription before handing it to Chen Ji to prepare the medicine.
Chen Ji’s movements were slow and silent as he weighed the medicine, his eyes fixated on the markings of the copper scales, almost squinting; he dared not look anywhere else, fearful of incurring Prince Jing’s wrath.
Bai Li stood with her head lowered next to the Princely Heir, constantly nudging him with the tip of her foot, urging him to quickly admit his mistake.
However, Prince Jing no longer looked at the Princely Heir but instead turned to Chen Ji, "Stop preparing the medicine; it’s rare to meet someone with such a unique approach to chess as yours. Come, let’s play a few more rounds."
"Oh..." Chen Ji, with lowered eyes, moved to the counter and began picking up the chess pieces into the basket.
Prince Jing smiled, "This time I won’t give you a two-piece advantage. Even with two stones, I can’t beat you."
Bai Li’s eyes widened in surprise; her father, willingly not giving handicap while playing chess with a junior? That was indeed a rarity.
She took steps to sneak a peek at their game but had only moved two steps when Prince Jing glanced sideways at her, prompting her to retreat obediently and only sneak glances on tiptoe.
Chen Ji’s chess skills were far inferior to Prince Jing’s, yet relying on the fact that Prince Jing had never seen such a peculiar method of Healing Solitude, he fought back time and again from desperate situations.
Prince Jing exclaimed, "You are indeed a clever person, so why not follow the orthodox strategies of chess, and why do you only favor this unconventional method of play? Isn’t that limiting your own chess skills?"
Chen Ji calmly placed a piece, "Greedy cannot win."