The cold wind of winter, swept through the crannies opened by the crowd.
Accompanied by the joyful and excited exclamations of "Grandmaster Chen", delight spread across the numb faces of the spectators around the small chess stall.
Zhao Douan's eyebrows raised, vaguely remembering this name.
Emperors of past dynasties had the tradition of nurturing talent for the reserve, as with the scholars of the Hanlin Academy originally.
Among them, those with exceptional chess skills would be summoned into the palace, often accompanying the Emperor and princes in chess, known as "chess envoys."
Commonly referred to by the people as "National Hand."
Not referring to a single person, among the several National Hands of the current Great Yu Dynasty, this Chen Jiuyan was somewhat held in the highest regard.
"Grandmaster Chen is actually here! Did someone specially invite him?" Beside him, a chess player was overjoyed beyond expectation.
As if they had found their pillar.
