Grandmaster Xiang emerged from the Council Hall only to feel overwhelmed by confusion and myriad thoughts that he could not untangle.
As he turned around, he saw that Sage Yue Qing was standing right beside him, so he asked, "Senior, would you care to sit down in my residence for a while?"
Sage Yue Qing, who also had a full belly of worries, readily accepted: "Sure."
Thus, the two left together.
Once in the guesthouse, Grandmaster Xiang sent all his disciples away and invited Sage Yue Qing to sit down at the chessboard before asking, "Care for a game?"
Sage Yue Qing showed a helpless expression: "Since you've asked me to sit here, what else would we do if not play chess?"
So, the two of them played chess.
Grandmaster Xiang's chess skills were actually mediocre at best; Lu Mingshu, if she played seriously, could utterly defeat him. Luckily, Sage Yue Qing's skills were not exceptional either, so at the moment, he was just playing casually.
