"How did you cultivate?"
Su Fan asked Su Yutong with a face full of curiosity.
He really couldn't understand why Su Yutong cultivated so fast. They were both human, so why was she so outstanding?
"Just normal cultivation, hehe, are you envious?"
Su Yutong giggled and stared at Su Fan's face. Seeing Su Fan's envious look, she found his expression inexplicably funny.
"I'm not envious at all. You're still a long way from catching up to me!"
Su Fan would never admit that he was envious.
After spending some time affectionately with Su Yutong, Su Fan went out to buy groceries as usual.
Buying groceries had even become Su Fan's daily routine.
When Su Fan returned with the groceries, he met Fang Tongzi at the entrance.
Fang Tongzi could no longer hide himself. Since Su Yutong already knew about his existence, there was no need to conceal it anymore.
At this moment, Fang Tongzi was squatting on the ground, engrossed in a chess game with a chessboard.
Fang Tongzi picked up a black piece and placed it, pondered for a moment, and then moved a red piece.
So, he was playing chess by himself here.
"Uncle-Master, why are you playing alone?"
Su Fan walked over and greeted him.
Fang Tongzi looked up at Su Fan.
What could he do? Su Fan had sent his old companions back to his hometown to protect his parents. He was left alone to protect Su Yutong. He also wanted to find someone to play with, but there was no one.
Fang Tongzi looked at Su Fan, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Su Fan, play a couple of games with me!"
Wasn't Su Fan the perfect opponent? The tactics he had been researching for days would surely defeat Su Fan!
Su Fan initially wanted to refuse, as Su Yutong was waiting at home for him to cook. But Fang Tongzi wouldn't let him leave, so Su Fan reluctantly agreed to play a couple of games.
"We agreed on one game to decide the winner, right?"
Su Fan reluctantly played one game with Fang Tongzi; it wouldn't take too long.
"Okay, okay, quickly, quickly!"
Fang Tongzi couldn't wait any longer. He pulled Su Fan down and they sat on the spot to set up the pieces.
They were playing Chinese chess, not Go. Su Fan didn't know how to play Go anyway.
"Here, I'll go first with the red pieces! Cannon to the head!"
Fang Tongzi, acting without regard for his age, shamelessly seized the red pieces and gained the initiative.
"Knight jumps."
Although Su Fan's chess skills were not great, he knew how to respond to the "Cannon to the head" opening.
"Pawn advances!"
Fang Tongzi directly moved the central pawn forward one step.
Su Fan followed by advancing his advisor. These were basic opening moves, and Su Fan could handle them.
Fang Tongzi moved his cannon again.
After that, every move Fang Tongzi made was fraught with hidden dangers. Gradually, Su Fan's pieces dwindled. Both his knights were captured, one cannon was lost, and one chariot was also lost.
Su Fan frowned.
"Check! You lose! Haha!"
Fang Tongzi's next move directly checkmated Su Fan.
"Alright, you won. I'm leaving."
Su Fan didn't mind; he still had to go home and cook.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't go!"
Fang Tongzi grabbed Su Fan again, preventing him from leaving.
"Didn't we agree on one game to decide the winner? I need to go home."
Su Fan said speechlessly.
"We agreed that you can only leave if you win. Don't go back on your word!"
Fang Tongzi insisted on not letting Su Fan leave.
"When did I say I could only leave if I won?"
Su Fan was speechless. You can't just conscript people like this; this is pure bullying!
"I don't care, play another game with me."
Fang Tongzi, without further ado, pushed Su Fan down and returned to his seat.
Su Fan was immediately helpless.
His eyes darted around, and an idea formed in his mind.
"Then I'll send a message back to Yutong."
Su Fan pretended to reply to Su Yutong, and secretly downloaded an app.
"Are you done?"
Fang Tongzi impatiently asked Su Fan.
"Done."
Su Fan quickly finished and said to Fang Tongzi with a smile.
However, Fang Tongzi saw a hint of a mischievous smile in Su Fan's smile. He wasn't sure if it was an illusion.
"Come, come, come."
Fang Tongzi proactively set up the chessboard and started a new game.
"You go first again."
Su Fan said to Fang Tongzi.
Fang Tongzi had no reason to hesitate; going first had its advantages.
Fang Tongzi immediately made a move.
Su Fan merely fiddled with his phone and then made his move.
Back and forth they went, Su Fan playing chess while also using his phone.
"Can you play seriously? Why are you still playing with your phone?"
Fang Tongzi said to Su Fan with dissatisfaction.
"What would an old bachelor like you know? It's almost dinnertime, shouldn't I report back to Yutong?"
Su Fan said to Fang Tongzi with a look of disdain.
Fang Tongzi was speechless after being chided by Su Fan.
"Fine, fine, fine, play your phone. Let's see if I don't defeat you soundly!"
Fang Tongzi, having been momentarily silenced by Su Fan, wanted to regain his dignity on the chessboard.
However, he soon realized that he was at a disadvantage.
In the current game, Su Fan had only lost one cannon out of his chariots and horses, while he only had one cannon left.
Then, in less than two minutes, Fang Tongzi was checkmated by Su Fan's two chariots.
Fang Tongzi scratched his head in confusion.
What was going on? How did Su Fan suddenly become so good?
"Well, study it slowly. I'm leaving."
As Fang Tongzi had said, Su Fan could leave if he won.
Fang Tongzi wanted to stop Su Fan again, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.
Although he was a bit unreasonable, he couldn't always go back on his word.
Fang Tongzi scratched his head, still unable to figure out how Su Fan had suddenly become so formidable.
Su Fan returned home and put the groceries he bought into the refrigerator.
"Why did it take so long? Did something happen?"
Su Yutong asked Su Fan curiously.
She knew some things about Su Fan and was worried that he might have encountered some trouble outside.
"Nothing, just played a few games of chess with the old man."
Su Fan smiled and said truthfully.
"Oh."
Su Yutong nodded, as if she had something on her mind.
"What's wrong?"
Su Fan sensed Su Yutong's change in mood and asked with concern.
Su Yutong opened her mouth, but decided to tell Su Fan.
"My father just called and asked me to return to the Su family."
Su Yutong explained to Su Fan.
"Then go. What's there to be unhappy about? It's just a trip back home."
Su Fan didn't think much of it. It was just a visit to the Su family, not a battlefield.
Su Yutong opened her mouth, hesitating whether to tell Su Fan.
"Is there anything else?"
Su Fan saw Su Yutong's hesitation and asked with a frown.
"It seems that the Su family's higher-ups have had a conflict with my father."
Su Yutong said to Su Fan uncertainly.
Su Dongsheng had only briefly mentioned it to Su Yutong on the phone and hadn't gone into detail, so Su Yutong wasn't entirely sure.
Su Fan frowned.
Why would Su Dongsheng have a conflict with the Su family's higher-ups?
"Do you know the specific reason?"
Su Fan asked again.
"It seems to be because... of me..."
Su Yutong said somewhat uncertainly.
Based on her father's words on the phone, the reason seemed to be because of her, which was why she was asked to return to the Su family.
"I'll go with you."
Su Fan decided to accompany Su Yutong. If the Su family's higher-ups had any other intentions towards Su Yutong, Su Fan would absolutely not let them off!