Chapter 143: I'll Send You To A Crushing Defeat Three Times!

  Jiao Nanxin didn't gain an advantage in the verbal sparring, and coldly smiled as he said: "Let's see if you can still laugh later."

  "I'll try my best to laugh." Tang Zhong said with a smile.

  Jiao Yuheng saw the two of them whispering to each other, but didn't know what they were saying. Seeing his granddaughter's face change color, he quickly made a round of conversation and said: "Let's play chess, let's play chess. I'm still waiting to see."

  Jiao Nanxin holds the white piece, Tang Chong holds the black piece.

  According to the rules, Black moves first.

  Then, Tang Zhong gave birth to her first son.

  Jiao Nanxin immediately adopted a close combat approach, apparently eager to see Tang Chong's 'not leaving a single piece of clothing'.

  Tang Chong's face revealed a look of fear, pretending to be defeated by Jiao Nanxin's attack, and could only be forced to defend, without any chance of counterattacking.

  Jiao Nan's mind was focused, his attack more urgent, and his moves faster. Tang Zhong, still hesitating with the chess piece in hand, was urged to make a move quickly.

  In the first half of the game, Jiao Nanxin was pressing Tang Chong to chase and fight back.

  The chess piece reached the middle section. Tang Zhong finished setting up his formation, and after placing a piece at the dragon's eye position, his seemingly disorganized black pieces suddenly came to life.

  Adding the final touches!

  Thus, Feng Shui turned around and around until Jiao Nanxin's chess piece was surrounded and killed by Tang Chong. Soon, the first game came to an end.

  Jiao Nan's mind was defeated, Tang Chong won.

  Jiao Nanxin's eyes stared intently at the chessboard, her fists clenched, and two words burst out of her thin lips: "Again."

  "It's a good thing you were careless in front, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to make my big move." Tang Chong said with a smile. "This time, are you going to let me win three times again?"

  Jiao Nan's heart hesitated for a moment before saying: "One."

  "Is one too few?" Tang Chong said. "In that case, I don't have the slightest hope of winning. I won't bet anymore. I'm not betting anymore."

  "Two bullets." Jiao Nan said angrily. "I gave you two bullets."

  She had just lost to Tang Chong by a fluke, which was a great shame for her. How could she let him get away like that?

  "Two pieces?" Tang Zhong thought for a moment and said: "Alright then. But I still want to play with the black pieces."

  "Good." Jiao Nanxin agreed to Tang Zhong's terms.

  Still led by Hei Zi, Tang Chong seized the initiative.

  This time, Jiao Nanxin became cautious. He responded carefully and was on guard everywhere. His moves slowed down a lot, while Tang Chong's side actually moved faster.

  Fifteen minutes later, the second game ended.

  Still the same as before, Jiao Nanxin lost and Tang Zhongsheng won.

  The first game was lost due to underestimating the enemy, where was the second game lost?

  Jiao Nanxin realized that he had fallen into a trap. This guy had been pretending to be a pig eating a tiger all along. His chess skills might far surpass his own.

  Jiao Yu Heng followed the ancient saying "watching chess without speaking is a true gentleman" and remained silent. Until this moment, he let out a soft sigh and said to Jiao Nan Xin: "Let's stop here for today. Let's go eat."

  Jiao Nanxin refused to get up, his eyes fixed intently on Tang Zhong as he said, "Let's play another round."

  "Good." Tang Zhong replied.

  The third game, neither side gave in.

  This time, Jiao Nanxin took the lead with Hei Zi.

  Although it's a bit humiliating to do so, Jiao Nanxin no longer cared about that much for the sake of victory.

  Jiao Nanxin's moves were cautious yet bold, bringing out his true strength. Tang Zhong also changed from his previous timid and lukewarm state, making swift moves with a majestic air, his killing intent sharp and piercing.

  The third round was more like Jiang Nanxin and Tang Chong's fierce battle ending in defeat, rather than being brutally killed by Tang Chong.

  Tang Zhong won three battles in a row.

  Jiao Nanxin didn't win a single game, and his wonderful wish to see Tang Zhong take off his clothes was unfortunately left unfulfilled.

  She sat there in a daze, unable to snap out of it.

  Jiao Yu Heng let out a soft sigh and said to Tang Chong: "Tang Chong, go sit in the living room for a bit. I need to have a few words with Nan Xin."

  Tang nodded seriously and stood up to leave the study.

  "Can't figure it out?" Jiao Yuheng sat back in the position where Tang Chong had just been sitting, and asked with a smile.

  Jiao Nanxin raised her head and glanced at Grandpa, then lowered her head again without saying a word.

  "I'll analyze the reasons for your three losses in a row. Jiao Yuhe didn't wait for Sunzi's response and continued: "In the first game, you fell into Tang Zhen's weak trap. He said he wasn't good at playing chess, so you immediately gave him three pieces... If he was indeed as bad at chess as he claimed, with your current skills, winning against him wouldn't be difficult. However, you were eager for a quick victory and overlooked many details. So, in the first game, you were turned over by him."

  "In the second game, you knew he was a good player and had been hiding his true strength, but you didn't want to believe it and instead blamed your own complacency. You were eager for revenge and agreed to Tang Zhen's request again. This one point alone sealed your fate. Even if you made no mistakes in the endgame and played even more brilliantly than before, you still lost."

  "In the third game, Tang Zhong didn't use any tricks, nor did he need to. He used his genuine chess skills to make you understand the truth that there are people outside of people and heavens outside of heaven - your chess skills are not as good as his. Moreover, at that time, you had lost two games in a row, and your momentum was greatly dampened. You became more cautious, but lost the brilliant moves that could dazzle others. Without momentum and without luck, so you still lost."

  Jiao Yu Heng picked up a black chess piece and said softly, "He has a plan to lure the enemy, you have no mind to defend. Three games, three losses, it's not unjust."

  Jiao Nanxin suddenly lifted her head, with red eyes and said: "Is he better than me in everything? Why is he better than me in everything?"

  "Alas." Jiao Yuheng stretched out his hand to stroke his granddaughter's head and said, "Whether he is better than you in everything or not, I'm not sure. But your competitive spirit must be stronger than his ----- you compete for everything, so you're always at a disadvantage. He doesn't compete for anything, and taking a step back makes him even more composed."

  "It's just like playing chess. Because you lost the first game, you were eager to win back in the second game. But Tang Zhong's attitude of not being concerned about the second game at all made you worry that he would escape on the spot ---- so, you agreed to his request for a draw. Otherwise, how could the second game have been lost so miserably? And if the second game had ended in a draw, how could you have unfairly lost the third game?"

  "One misstep, every step a mistake. Every move you make falls into his trap. What can a trapped beast do to fight the hunter? Tang Chong wasn't my best student when it came to learning psychology, but he's the one who applies psychological knowledge the best."

  Jiao Yuheng glanced at Jiao Nanxin and said, "Moreover, although he has said that after learning, he will go back to be a prison guard, but his ambition is far greater than what we can imagine."

  " Ambition?" Jiao Nan looked at his grandfather with a puzzled expression.

  "Everything in poetry, literature, painting, drinking, chess and various skills, nothing is not innate, nothing is not granted by heaven." said Jiao Yuheng.

  "You say he's very talented? What does this have to do with ambition?"

  "Talented people have ambitions. Someone with nothing has ambition, that's a fool's dream." Jiao Yuheng pointed at his granddaughter Jiao Nanxin, "It's not scary for young people to make mistakes, what's scary is not being willing to admit it and learn from it. Have you seen Tang Chao's calligraphy?"

  Jiao Nan thought for a moment and said, "I've seen it."

  She remembered the two characters 'Tang Zhong' that he had written on the blackboard when he ran for class monitor, which seemed to hook away people's souls with its iron painting and silver hook.

  "Writing like a master, chess like a grandmaster." Jiao Yuheng looked at Jiao Nanxin with a serious face, not feeling that his description was too exaggerated, and asked aloud: "What kind of father can cultivate such an excellent son?"

  The old lady knocked on the door and shouted, "Dinner is ready. Come out and eat quickly! Tang Chong is a guest, how can he be left sitting alone in the living room?"

  Jiao Yuheng patted Jiao Nanxin's shoulder and said to the old lady: "Open a good bottle of wine for me. I'll have two cups with Tang Chong."

  "Tang Zhong brought two bottles of Qin and Jin." The old lady said.

  "Oh? Then let's drink Qin Jin." said Jiao Yuheng.

  Jiao Yuheng returned to the living room and saw Tang Zhongzheng sitting at the tea table writing.

  He walked over and saw him writing on a white paper with a pencil placed on the tea table.

  The font is neat and tidy, with each character looking like it was printed by a machine. Obviously, Tang Zhong has mastered more than one font.

  "Tang Chong, what are you writing?" Jiao Yuheng asked with a smile.

  "I saw that Master's mother had bloodshot eyes, probably because she hadn't rested well these past two days ---- is Master's mother's blood pressure a bit high?"

  "It's not just a little high. It's very high." said Jiao Yuheng. "The blood pressure often soared, scaring people to death under the stimulation of Nan Xin."

  Tang Chong reviewed the prescription again and then handed it to Jiao Yu Heng, saying: "As it happens, I know an old Chinese doctor who has written many prescriptions. I memorized a few of them by heart. This one is for lowering blood pressure, and it's said to be quite effective. Teacher, you might as well have your wife try it. These medicines all have nourishing effects and won't harm the body."

  Jiao Yu was greatly surprised. He did not expect Tang Chong to also know how to treat illnesses.

  The old lady's cooking is a masterpiece, with color, fragrance and flavor all in perfect harmony. Just looking at it and smelling the aroma makes one swallow saliva.

  Tang Chong praised a few words, the old lady's face lit up, and she said to let Tang Chong come home for dinner often. She also said that Jiao Yu Heng used to have a student who would often eat at her house, and later even learned her craftsmanship.

  Tang Zhong thought, it must be that student trying to curry favor with Jiao Yu Heng by often coming home to cook.

  He doesn't think there's anything despicable or blameworthy about this behavior, everyone has a hard time living, it's just that some people are better at taking advantage of the opportunity.

  The old lady urged several times, and Jiao Nanxin finally came from the study to the dining room.

  She still didn't speak to Tang Chong, but gave him a few strange glances.

  Tang Chong bought wine for Jiao Yu Heng and gave an old lady a prescription to lower blood pressure. The only thing is that he really couldn't think of what to give to Jiao Nan Xin.

  Listening to her grandmother constantly nagging at the dinner table about Tang Chong sending her antihypertensive prescriptions, Jiao Nan couldn't help but stare at Tang Chong and ask: "What about my gift?"

  "Haven't I already sent it?"

  "What?" asked Jiao Nanxin.

  "I'll send you packing in three rounds." Tang Zhong said with a smile.