A young boy from the 1970s, separated from his family, fled famine and led his younger brother into

"A contest of wits?"

Su Nianci's earth-shattering words stunned everyone present!

Even Lu Zhenguo and Zhou Yayun were stunned, wondering if they had misheard.

A five-year-old girl said to a boy who was much taller and as strong as a calf, "Let's not fight, let's compete with our brains?"

This scene looks incredibly eerie!

Li Hao felt as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. He was stunned for a moment, then clutched his stomach and burst into exaggerated laughter!

"Hahahaha! Comparing brains? Did I hear that right?!"

He pointed at Su Nianci, who wasn't even as tall as his waist, and laughed wildly at his group of thugs behind him: "Did you hear that? This little brat said she wanted to compete with me in brains! Is she scared out of her wits?!"

"Brother Hao, she's definitely gone mad!"

"A little girl like you thinks she can outsmart Brother Hao? Brother Hao is the chess champion of our compound!"

"Exactly! Brother Hao could wipe her out without a second thought, just by flicking his finger!"

The group of teenagers burst into laughter, their eyes filled with contempt and mockery as they looked at Su Nianci. In their eyes, this was utterly presumptuous, the biggest joke of the day!

Zhou Yayun panicked and rushed forward to pull Su Nianci back: "Nianci, stop fooling around! What are you comparing yourself to them for! Come home with Mom!"

Lu Zhenguo stopped her.

His gaze lingered on Su Nianci's unusually calm face.

From the moment this child appeared before him, she repeatedly challenged his understanding of the world. He had a gut feeling: if she dared to say that, she must have some reason to do so!

He wanted to see just how many more surprises this adopted daughter could bring him!

"How do you want to compete?" Lu Zhenguo asked in a deep voice, choosing to believe Su Nianci.

Su Nianci raised her head, meeting Li Hao's mocking gaze: "Let's play chess."

Let's play chess!

As soon as those three words were uttered, Li Hao's laughter grew even louder.

This was practically walking into the line of fire! He had been learning chess since he was seven, and he had swept through the entire military compound without ever losing! Even his father, who was the chief of staff, sometimes had to give him a three-move handicap!

This little girl actually dared to challenge him in his area of ​​expertise?!

"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Li Hao said three times, afraid that Su Nianci would change her mind. He stiffened his neck and said arrogantly, "Let's play chess! But what's the point of just playing? We need to add some stakes!"

"Go ahead," Su Nianci said calmly.

"I won," Li Hao said viciously, pointing at Su Nianci and then at the small stone behind her. "From now on, when you and your mute brother see me, you'll kneel down and kowtow three times, then crawl between my legs!"

He wanted to retaliate in the most vicious way possible, to humiliate himself even more for the slap he had just received!

Upon hearing this, even the family members who were watching the commotion couldn't stand it anymore and frowned.

"That Li family brat is really bullying us!"

"Exactly, saying that to a five-year-old is just awful!"

Zhou Yayun was trembling with rage: "Li Hao! You bastard! Say that again?!"

"What if I win?"

Su Nianci was not provoked at all; she simply interrupted Zhou Yayun coldly.

"You win?" Li Hao exclaimed as if he'd heard a fantasy. "If you can beat me, I, Li Hao, will be your grandson! I'll make sure they call your brother 'Little Stone Brother' every time they see him! And they'll avoid him like the plague! They'll never appear in front of him again!"

"Okay." Su Nianci nodded. "It's a deal."

She turned to Lu Zhenguo, whose face was ashen, and asked, "Dad Lu, could you help us find a chess set and a table?"

Lu Zhenguo gave her a deep look and nodded.

"Go! Move that stone table out of the training room!"

At a single command, guards immediately sprang into action.

Soon, a heavy stone table and two small stools were placed in the open space in the center of the courtyard. A wooden chess set, worn smooth and shiny, was also placed in the center of the table.

A "battle of the century" that the entire compound is watching is about to begin!

Almost everyone who was at home poured out of the building, crowding the place up in layers.

Everyone wanted to see what kind of person this martyr's orphan, who had just "parachuted" into the political commissar's house yesterday and dared to challenge "Little Tyrant" Li Hao today, really was!

Li Hao sat on a small stool, looking completely confident of victory.

Because Su Nianci was too short, she could only stand or kneel on another stool to barely see the entire chessboard.

The huge difference in their physical appearance made everyone pessimistic about Su Nianci.

"Little girl, you go first!" Li Hao said arrogantly, arms crossed.

"it is good."

Su Nianci didn't stand on ceremony.

She reached out her little hand, picked up the red side's "cannon," and moved it forward two steps.

First shot.

A very ordinary yet extremely dramatic opening.

Li Hao curled his lip and disdainfully jumped off his horse.

"Cannon moves from rank 2 to rank 5, Horse moves from rank 8 to rank 7..."

"Horse moves from rank 2 to rank 3, Rook moves from rank 9 to rank 8..."

The two exchanged moves, their pieces flying across the board.

Li Hao's playing style is characterized by its wide-open, aggressive moves. This is his consistent style.

However, Su Nianci's chess moves were incomprehensible to everyone.

She didn't move her chariots or rush her troops; instead, she slowly and deliberately deployed her advisors, elephants, and horses, arranging them into a strange formation in her own half of the field.

The formation looked full of flaws, as if it would collapse at the slightest charge.

"Haha, she doesn't know how to play chess at all!"

"What kind of formation is this? A tortoise formation?"

Li Hao's underlings started mocking him again without restraint.

Even some adults who knew chess and were watching from the sidelines shook their heads.

"This girl's chess moves are too scattered; there's no strategy at all."

"Yeah, she's just wandering around aimlessly. That kid Li Hao could checkmate her in less than twenty steps."

Only Lu Zhenguo stared at the chessboard, his brows furrowed into a knot.

Something's wrong! Something's really wrong!

Although his chess skills were mediocre, he sensed a dangerous aura in Su Nianci's moves!

This isn't playing chess! It's... setting up a battle formation! It's digging a trap!

Just when everyone thought Su Nianci was bound to lose, the situation on the chessboard suddenly changed dramatically!

When Li Hao's black "car" triumphantly crossed the Chu-Han border and headed straight for the enemy's lair, Su Nianci made her move.

Her red "horse," which had been holding back all along, suddenly jumped out from an unexpected angle!

"Bang!" Hindsight is 20/20!

Li Hao's "car" was instantly eaten!

"No...impossible! How come I didn't see it?!"

Every step that followed became a nightmare for Li Hao! He felt like he was trapped in an invisible net!

Every step he took was a step into the opponent's trap! His attacks were like hitting cotton, weak and powerless!

Meanwhile, those seemingly useless pieces of the opponent's chess pieces unknowingly formed a deadly torrent, gradually eroding his territory bit by bit!

His chariot was restrained, his horse was crippled, and his cannon became a dud!

His main force was neutralized and eliminated by the opponent at the lowest possible cost!

Su Nianci's expression remained unchanged throughout the entire process.

"Gulp." Li Hao nervously swallowed.

The surrounding laughter had long since disappeared, and everyone held their breath, staring in disbelief at the game that could only be described as a "massacre"!

Li Hao's chessboard was left with only a bare "general" and a few immobilized "advisors" and "elephants".

Su Nianci's chessboard was fully equipped with rooks, knights, and cannons, and her army was at the gates!

"General."

Su Nianci used a small "soldier" to block Li Hao's last escape route.

Lore!

Li Hao stared blankly at the chessboard. His face turned from red to white, then from white to green. His body trembled uncontrollably!

He, the "king of the kids" and "chess champion" of the entire school, was brutally murdered by a five-year-old "wild child" in a way that he couldn't even understand!

"You...you..." Li Hao pointed at Su Nianci, stammering for a long time, but couldn't utter a single word.

Su Nianci slowly raised her head.

You lost.

"According to the agreement, what should I do when I see my brother in the future?"

Li Hao's face instantly turned a deep liver color!

Are you suggesting he call a three-year-old "mute" boy "brother" in front of the entire compound?! And even kowtow to him?!

Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated!

A surge of immense shame and indignation welled up inside him!

"I...I'll fight you to the death!" Li Hao suddenly stood up from the stool, his eyes bloodshot, like an enraged bull, and was about to pounce on Su Nianci!

He's going to cheat! He'd rather fight than suffer this humiliation!

However, just as he took a step forward, a tall figure blocked his way.

"What? Can't accept defeat?"

The newcomer was dressed in a crisp military uniform, with the rank of senior colonel (two bars, four stars) on his shoulders. He had a playful smile on his face, and his sharp eyes seemed to see right through people.

He was Gao Jianjun, the commander of the 1st Independent Division of the Air Force, the one whom Su Nianci said "could not be found"!

He found himself standing in the crowd at some point and watched the entire game.

He laughed and called out to Lu Zhenguo, who was not far away, "Old Lu, where did you find this precious gem?"

"This isn't a game of chess."

"This is... military strategy!"