Gu Qinlan patted Dongfang Hongye's shoulder gently and turned her gaze to the young boy on the stage.

At this moment, Dou Qianqian seemed to find it hard to believe that she had won the competition, and she couldn't help but smile innocently.

Li En, on the other hand, had a look of shock on his face. He stared at Dou Qianqian with dull eyes, his face as pale as paper.

He could never have imagined that he would be defeated.

As the son of the Imperial Censor, he actually lost to such an unknown playboy?

Li En stared at Dou Qianqian, the initial arrogance in his eyes had long gone, replaced by deeply complex emotions.

Li En was well aware of Dou Qianqian's past abilities, but in just a few months, Dou Qianqian was able to catch up and surpass his years of efforts!

If someone else says that Dou Qianqian is incompetent, how will he feel?

Dongfang Hongye was already shouting excitedly to Sun Jijiu:

"Sun Jijiu, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and announce our Qianqian's victory!"

Sun Jijiu was also caught off guard. After being reminded by Dongfang Hongye, he came to his senses. Just as he was about to speak, Meng Yu stopped him in time:

"Jijiu! Dou Qianqian did not win the game!"

Sun Jijiu looked at Meng Yu in confusion, while Dongfang Hongye glared at Meng Yu angrily and shouted:

"You guys, can't you afford to lose?"

Meng Yu was scolded by Dongfang Hongye. Although he was angry, he did not argue with him because of Dongfang Hongye's status. He just said to Sun Jijiu calmly:

"Sun Jijiu, didn't you deduct one point from Dou Qianqian at the beginning of the game? So, this game can only be considered a draw at best, right?"

As soon as Meng Yu said this, everyone immediately understood the key point.

That’s right, Dou Qianqian was indeed deducted one point by Sun Jijiu for misconduct! They almost forgot about this!

When Li En heard Meng Yu's words, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face.

After all, defeat was already decided, and even if he could get that one point back, he would feel that he had lost all face.

Li En was about to open his mouth to explain, but Meng Yu glared at him coldly. He could only keep silent and dared not make another sound.

When he first deducted Dou Qianqian's points, he never thought that Dou Qianqian would be able to turn the tables!

Now, because of this point deduction, Dou Qianqian and Li En are in a tie, which seems a bit unfair to Dou Qianqian.

Just when Sun Jijiu was feeling torn, Dou Qianqian spoke up:

"Just deduct one point! Sun Jijiu, don't worry about it. The teacher once said that only when you dare to act and be daring, you can show the demeanor of a gentleman. Now that I have taken action, I am not afraid of bearing the consequences."

Dou Qianqian's words made everyone present look at this former laggard with new eyes.

This kind of broad-mindedness and tolerance... is indeed not something that ordinary people can possess!

Even the students in the Imperial College looked at Dou Qianqian with a gentle gaze, as if they were expressing a feeling of "When a scholar has been away for three days, he should be looked at with new eyes."

Sun Jijiu was obviously satisfied with Dou Qianqian's tolerance. He nodded and announced, "In that case, the first game is declared a draw."

Dou Qianqian smiled and bowed to Sun Jijiu and the emperor sitting on the throne, then jumped back to her seat briskly.

"Oh! My child has really grown up!" Dongfang Hongye hugged Dou Qianqian, his heart full of emotion.

Dou Qianqian poked her head out from Dongfang Hongye's embrace, looked at General Dongfang who was keeping his head down and saying nothing not far away, and said with a smile on her face:

"It's all thanks to my grandfather's good teaching!"

"Huh?" Dongfang Hongye looked at his father with some confusion.

General Dongfang raised his head slightly embarrassedly and smiled awkwardly. His eyes moved back and forth between General Dongfang and Dou Qianqian, as if he was curious about what had happened.

Gu Qinlan sat aside, a glimmer of understanding flashed in her eyes, and she couldn't help but smile.

General Dongfang looks calm and composed, but in fact he is more like a naughty old boy.

Although this game ended in a draw, anyone with a discerning eye knew that if Dou Qianqian's point had not been deducted, she should have won!

From this moment on, this young man will let go of his inferiority complex and soar into the sky like an eagle spreading its wings!

On the other side, Qi Zhong and Yuan Jinbin were surrounding the frustrated Li En and blaming him.

"What happened? You actually lost to that useless guy?" Qi Zhong complained dissatisfiedly.

"Brother Li En, you were too careless this time. You really shouldn't have lost."

Although Yuan Jinbin was surprised by Dou Qianqian's sudden progress, he still looked down on her deep down in his heart.

In his opinion, Li En might have been shocked by Dou Qianqian's sudden performance, which led to the mistake.

Li En was already in a bad mood, and when he heard the two people's nagging, he couldn't help but roll his eyes and said unhappily:

"If you can do it, then go ahead! What's the point of telling me here? Especially you, Qi Zhong! You and I are about the same strength, I don't believe you can defeat Dou Qianqian if you go ahead."

Qi Zhong was scolded by Li En in person. He felt embarrassed and said angrily:

"I'm different from you! It's easy to deal with that kind of trash!"

"Hahaha..." Li En sneered.

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Yuan Jinbin hurried out to mediate and said:

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. After all, this is a draw, so it's not a big deal. We just need to win the next two games."

Qi Zhong snorted coldly, turned his head to look at Zheng Huiyi opposite him, and said confidently:

"Don't worry, that little brat who's still breastfeeding! It'll be easy to beat her."

Meng Yu watched the situation from the side and did not care about the students' quarrel.

Dou Qianqian's progress this time is indeed surprising, but her father is the Minister of Revenue after all, and perhaps he has forced her to give her some tutoring during these days.

Moreover, they managed to draw this round, which was actually equivalent to not losing and starting all over again.

As for the next two rounds of competition...

Let alone a little rascal who is only three and a half years old, even Zheng Fengyun, a teenager who is keen on swords and swords, would not be able to change his stubborn heart even if he met an excellent mentor!

Therefore, even though the first round of the game was somewhat unexpected, Meng Yu still maintained his composure.

"In the second round, Qi Zhong will face Zheng Huiyi."

As soon as Sun Jijiu finished speaking, Qi Zhong and Zheng Huiyi quickly stepped into the arena.

There was a chessboard in front of the two of them. This round of competition was simple and direct, and the winner would be decided through a chess game.

Qi Zhong and Zheng Huiyi sat down face to face.

Qi Zhong was obviously much older than Zheng Huiyi, and with his slightly plump figure, he looked almost three times as big as Zheng Huiyi.

Zheng Huiyi looked particularly petite and delicate in front of him.

Qi Zhong glanced at Zheng Huiyi with contempt and said coldly: "Since you are young, I will let you play black chess first."

Zheng Huiyi rolled her eyes when she heard this and responded in a baby voice:

"No way! I let you play with the white chess piece so that you won't have to deny your debt after you lose."

As soon as these words came out, Qi Zhong couldn't help but laugh at Zheng Huiyi's unrestrained arrogance.

The crowd watching could not help but shake their heads helplessly.

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