C12 Natural Control

The older people in the community gradually increased, and after some early sports, they surrounded Chen Nan to play chess. A few of them sat beside Chen Nan, and the discussion and the voices of those who had lost and were unwilling to accept it roused Chen Nan.

He took a deep breath. He had been thinking about what to do next, but there wasn't a single thread of thought running through his mind. He shook his head and decided not to think about this question at all.

He turned around and looked at the game played by the two old men beside him. One of them, an old man who looked to be in his sixties, had a face full of depression, not knowing how to make a move. Meanwhile, the old man with a long white goatee, who sat beside Chen Nan, smiled amiably as he waited.

Although he did not know much about chess, he could still walk, just that he was not that proficient in it. Black is the chess piece of that 60-odd old man, and the red naturally belongs to the old man. There are only a few pieces left on the chess board, and right now, it's obvious that White has started to leave, but judging from the old man's expression, it seems like he doesn't know how to make a move.

Chen Nan's gaze landed on Bai Zi, who was in the middle of a car and a horse, if the opponent's move was in the wrong position, then it could be eaten by Hong Qi's horse and horse at any time, this was obviously a game of chess, no matter what, it was a path of death, but there was one path that could be taken, Chen Nan could not see through the eyes of the old man who took Bai Zi. This was because walking like this, although it could solve the critical situation, it would also cause the chess game that he had already set to go through, so the old man did not know how to make a move for a long time.

The white goatee elder smiled and said, "What do you think, Elder Ye, you've admitted defeat, right?" The old man who was called Elder Ye looked at the white goatee old man and said, "Don't be complacent." He thought for a moment and seemed to have made a great decision. It was likely that he wanted to solve the problem in front of him and push his black cannon behind his own private. As long as he took the next step, he would be able to defeat his enemy's Red Handsome.

If he did not do so, the other side could disintegrate his plans at any time. The number of white and red pieces he had, however, gradually decreased over time, but the game was not over yet. It was possible that it was just out of boredom, Chen Nan was also engrossed in it, and as he carefully observed the game, he indeed saw through some tricks, and couldn't help but secretly say in his heart that the white goateed old man was crafty.

It had only been three rounds, the white goatee old man laughed and said, "Elder Ye, you can't not admit defeat this time, General." The red horse that seemed to have been left behind by the old man in the corner walked forward and stopped in front of the black general. Elder Ye was shocked and wanted to let him leave, but when he looked at the chess game again, he helplessly retracted his hand and shook his head with a bitter smile, "I lost."

"Hur hur, sorry about that." The white-bearded old man laughed: "You can take it out now, right?"

Elder Ye sighed. He took out a round and clear jade chess piece from his pocket, looked at the jade piece in his hand and said reluctantly: "I gave it to you, take good care of it. Next time, I will win it back."

When the white-bearded old man saw that Elder Ye was reluctant to give it to him, he snatched it away and said, "Alright, let's talk after you win next time." The white-bearded man scrutinized the chess pieces and said, "Finally, I have collected a set of jade chess pieces."

Just like the old man had said, it was indeed a chess piece, a red marshal. Although Chen Nan didn't know much about jade, he still knew what was pretty and ugly, this chess piece had no impurities whatsoever, and the colors of the jade pieces on its entire body were all the same. The most important thing was the word 'marshal' on the jade board, it was powerful and vigorous, just like a real marshal on a battlefield. The people who were originally observing the chess game all exclaimed in surprise when they saw the chess piece.

Elder Ye looked at the chess piece that originally belonged to him and said, "Don't be complacent, I was wrong this time. Next time, I will win back. Hmph." He turned around and left. Seeing that the chessboard had been scattered, everyone else left as well. Only Chen Nan was still sitting there, watching the white-bearded old man as he packed up the chessboard.

When he turned around and saw Chen Nan still sitting there, he asked, "Young man, why are you still here? Eh, I've never seen you before." It seemed that the old man came to this community to exercise frequently, so he was quite familiar with the people here.

Chen Nan smiled and said, "No, I didn't even eat breakfast when I got home so early. When I woke up, I came to exercise for a bit to train my body."

The old man nodded: "Yes, very few young people are willing to get up so early to exercise. Otherwise they will sleep at home or go to the gym." Chen Nan was slightly embarrassed by what the white-bearded old man had said.

He scratched his head and said with an embarrassed smile, "Not at all, haha."

The white-bearded old man changed the topic and asked, "Young man, I think you've been here for a long time. You also like to play chess."

Chen Nan was taken aback. He didn't know why the white-bearded old man would ask such a question. He shook his head and said, "No, I just know a little. I know the rules." Then, he let out a hollow laugh, "At least a bit better than that old man."

"Since you know how to play, then come and play with me." It seemed that the old man was clearly a chess fan.

Chen Nan was taken aback. "Didn't you put away the board already?"

"Why aren't you willing?" The old man raised his head and asked, "You can also take it out now." As he spoke, he took out the chess pieces and placed them on the board. Chen Nan could not say anything more. Since the old man had spoken, it would seem like he was putting on an act if he were to continue speaking.

Chen Nan was only slightly knowledgeable about chess, and he was defeated not long after. The old man was still unsatisfied, although Chen Nan's chess skills were not good, but he still dragged Chen Nan through three sets before he stopped.

The old man shook his head: "Your chess skills aren't that good."

Chen Nan scratched the back of her head in embarrassment and said, "Hur hur, I'm not that good after all."

Looking at Chen Nan's honest look, the old man smiled and said, "It's alright. Even those of us who have played chess all our lives wouldn't dare to say that we're the strongest. But today, with you playing chess with me, time passes really quickly." Hearing this, Chen Nan looked at the watch on his wrist. It was only 6 o'clock and it was only 7 o'clock. This was also considered fast.

The old man put away the chessboard and said to Chen Nan, "Young man, will you still be coming here tomorrow?"

Chen Nan didn't know why the old man would suddenly ask this. After thinking for a moment, he said uncertainly, "He should be able to."

"That's enough." The old man laughed: "From now on you will play chess with me to relieve the boredom. It seems that you are injured and have nothing to do. So you want to play chess with us?"

Stunned, Chen Nan rubbed his head, which was wrapped in thick gauze, thinking to himself, 'What's with this old man? Did he treat me as a nurse?' Chen Nan laughed in his heart, "Why do I have nothing else to do?" However, Chen Nan didn't dare to say these words out loud. At least, he still maintained some basic courtesy towards this old man. Besides, he had recently been recuperating at home, so accompanying this old man shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Seeing that Chen Nan didn't say anything, the old man said, "It's a deal then. It's time for me to go back and put this chess piece together". He got up and stretched his body. He turned around and asked: "What is your name?"

Chen Nan returned to his senses and replied, "Ah?" "Oh, my name is Chen Nan"

"Chen Nan" The old man nodded, "From now on, I will call you Little Qing."

"Ga!" Chen Nan was taken aback. "Little Qing?" He wanted to speak up to correct him, but the old man had already stood up and left.

He swallowed his words, "Little Qing?" He murmured the nickname given to him by the old man, but there was nothing he could do. He looked around. Although there were still people training in the morning, most of them had already left.

When he opened the door, he saw Chen Shuiguo and the others sitting around the table. Seeing that Chen Nan had returned, they swarmed over like a swarm of bees. Chen Wan asked anxiously, "Chen Nan, where did you run off to? Why did you run out there without saying a word?"

Chen Shuiguo and the others

Looking at how nervous everyone was acting, Chen Nan said embarrassedly, "Sorry, I woke up and couldn't sleep, so I went to a distant community to exercise my face. I played a few chess games with an old grandpa and then came back late".

Chen Shuiguo said, "It's not that you came back late, but you should at least let us know about you going out. Body tempering is a good thing, but if you don't tell us, we'll be dead worried."

Li Wen also added, "Remember to tell me the next time you go out."

Chen Nan looked at them and promised, "I got it"

Only then did Li Wen nod. "Okay, now we have breakfast." They prepared breakfast together, intending to wake everyone up for breakfast. But when they arrived at Chen Nan's room, Chen Nan was no longer there, and upon thinking about how Chen Nan's injuries had just started to heal, everyone immediately exploded, wanting to go out and look for her. However, they didn't know where to start, nor did they know where Chen Nan would go back to.

After the meal, Chen Nan, who had already applied for leave, also didn't rush to go to school. Even if he did, his family probably wouldn't be willing, so Chen Nan didn't say anything. Instead, Chen Shuiguo called Chen Nan and Chen Wan back into his room.