In an elegant courtyard, there sat an old man dressed in fine clothes playing chess with a girl dressed in white clothes.
“Master, it’s your turn.” The girl in white smiled. This girl was the girl, Lin Xintong that Yi Yun had the chance to meet. And the old man she addressed as master, was of course old man Su.
“Eh…” Old man Su knitted his brow in concentration as his fat finger tightly squeezed a chess piece, indecisive of his next move.
He had used various excuses to avoid the last eight chess matches, he had once again, been forced into a corner by Lin Xintong. Seeing that his king was about to abdicate, and he did not have any way to get out of his predicament.
“Ke Ke…Xintong, your chess skills have improved and resemble my skills of the past. Looks like I have to get serious…” The old man Su brazenly said it made Lin Xintong snigger, but all she did was to urge her master to make his next move.
Lin Xintong seldom smiled, only in front of old man Su would she display the small liveliness a young girl would normally display. In Lin Xintong’s mind, old man Su was both her master and grandfather.
At this time, a voice came from the door,” This lesser commander, by order of the Emperor is here to deliver a letter to Grand Master Su.”
“Ah? There’s a guest,” said old man Su as if his savior had arrived. “Not playing anymore, not playing anymore. A guest is here. Xintong, bring the pot of tea here.”
With that old man Su, used his fat arms to swipe across the chessboard, messing up all the chess pieces.
“Eh…” Lin Xintong was speechless and said with humor, “Your tea disciple had already prepared the tea. Master had been too focused on the game that you didn’t drink it.”
“Eh?” Old man Su looked at the teapot on the table as he blinked speechlessly.
Fortunately, the Jin Long Wei’s Thousand Households Zhang had entered the yard and cupped his hand, saluting old man Su.
“This lesser commander, by order of the Emperor, is here to deliver a letter to Grandmaster Su. May Grandmaster Su look over it.” As Zhang Tan said it, he placed the letter on the chess table politely. It was a red letter with a seal rune on it.
Old man Su’s main reason for being at the Tao tribal clan was to wait for the letter that Zhang Tan brought him.
He took the letter and with a serious look on his face casually said, “Zhang Tan, right? You’ve worked hard. Have some tea.” Zhang Tan paused for a moment and glanced at the teacups on the table.
He was a careful person. He could see that the tea was drank while old man Su and Lin Xintong played chess, and it was most likely brewed by Lin Xintong.
Lin Xintong was a person of great stature that many elites from the big families chased after. She may one day be betrothed to a prince of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom and become a princess, and may one day become empress.
As a Thousand Household of the Jin Long Wei, Zhang Tan would be courting death to drink tea brewed by a future empress!
Although it was unlikely, Zhang Tan had to consider the big picture as a Jin Long Wei Thousand Household when dealing with all kinds of people.
He immediately replied, “Thank you Grandmaster Su for the offer, this lesser commander still need to return to report, so I’ll not drink.”
Zhang Tan followed etiquette to the letter, and was proper with his words, but old man Su was a person with no fixed place of abode, so even the Kingdom’s royalty would have to treat him with courtesy. He was not mindful of the etiquettes of the world, nor was he interested in it.
“Alright, you can leave then.” Old man Su waved his hand and waited till Zhang Tan left. He tore up the wax and with a few hand gestures released the seal.
After that, old man Su took out something inside the envelope. It was not a letter full of text, but a diagram.
When Old man Su took out the diagram, an ancient beast ghost image rose up before disappearing. It was like a curl of smoke.