After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

As someone who had been playing chess with Wen Tingzhu, Su Ziqi clearly sensed that his opponent was definitely not a reckless person who wanted to show off. This could be seen from his chess style; he preferred to plan carefully before acting and was definitely a person with a deep mind.

Now that the other party has put forward such an idea, does that mean they haven't yet shown their full potential?

What others may not know is that although the brothers studied under the same teacher and practiced together on a daily basis, he was indeed superior in chess skills.

In that case, his brother is very likely to lose, so he has to win!

However, it's also possible that Wen Tingzhu might be distracted and unable to beat his brother, but he can't afford to gamble on that!

While Su Ziqi was pondering these things, his subordinates continued working without stopping.

In other words, Wen Tingzhu had already fought the two brothers several times, and showed no signs of being at a disadvantage.

Those watching from the sidelines had their eyes shining; such a wonderful game was truly a rare treat!

It's not that their chess skills were particularly extraordinary, but rather that those chess masters were often not involved in the imperial court and longed for a life of leisure and tranquility. People with official careers like them rarely had the opportunity to meet them.

What's more, it's such a rare thing as one person fighting against two people!

The added hype of a competition between the two countries further heightened everyone's expectations, with everyone eagerly awaiting the outcome.

"I really underestimated him; he can actually hold on for so long!"

"Yes, I thought he was just bragging, but I didn't expect him to be such a skilled chess player."

"I wonder who he is, that he can actually be on par with the Su brothers!"

"Yes, we'll have to find out more about it after the competition!"

I heard that Lord Wen is from Ezhou, but I've never heard of any great figures from there! Could he be some kind of recluse?

Wen Tingzhu was unaware of everyone's speculations. If he had known, he probably could only have replied, "It was taught by the academy's teacher."

Whether he believes it or not is beyond his control.

Right now, all he needs to do is play the game at hand well.

He discovered that although the Su brothers were taught by the same master, their playing styles were quite different. Su Ziqi's playing style was steady and he was good at setting up the board; one could easily fall into the traps he had set.

However, Su Zixiu's older brother was different. He was bold and daring, using offense as defense, and his chess style was fierce. Yang Bo probably had never experienced such an opponent before, so he found it difficult to deal with him.

Although both players are very skilled at chess, they are not invincible.

What he had to do was disrupt their rhythm and then find a weakness in their defenses.

Soon, this opportunity came.

When Su Zixiu played chess with Yang Bo before, he was always on the offensive, and Yang Bo could only defend himself without any chance to fight back.

But Wen Tingzhu was different. He moved his pieces even faster than Su Zixiu and attacked frequently, often taking risky moves to survive. Su Zixiu quickly went from being the attacker to the defender and was trapped in a field he was not good at.

In less than half an incense stick's time, the outcome was already decided. Su Zixiu was completely convinced and cupped his hands towards Wen Tingzhu, saying, "Lord Wen's chess skills are superb, I admire you!"

Wen Tingzhu returned the greeting with a bow: "You flatter me. Let's meet again sometime."

Su Zixiu looked at him and said cheerfully, "Definitely."

At this moment, he only felt that this opponent was indeed very powerful, but he did not realize what impact the opponent would have on him later.