A few people were greeting, Steward Sun walked in from outside with Jiang Yibei, and there were two other people who came in with him, one big and one small, the two children had no reason, and occasionally looked away quickly when they met together, with obvious hostility on their expressions, as for the two adults, they talked and laughed from time to time, and they chatted very lively, but if you look closely, it is easy to see that it is a perfunctory smile without smiling.

"Heh, it's such a coincidence that these two people will come in together." Seeing this, Liu Bensheng said with a smile, and when he said this, he lowered his voice a little bit intentionally or unintentionally, so as not to be heard by the people who just came in.

"I heard that the representative sent by the Jiang family this time is called Jiang Yibei, although he was born in a side branch of the Jiang family, not an authentic lineage, but because his father is responsible for taking care of the industry of the Jiang family's old house in the countryside, every time the old man Jiang returns to his hometown to worship his ancestors, he has the opportunity to speak, so he also has a considerable status in the Jiang family, relying on this relationship, Jiang Yibei was able to come to the capital at a very young age to learn chess with the children of the Jiang family, and the performance is also very good. Although this is related to the fact that the best disciples of the Jiang family did not participate, it also shows that his strength is very strong, at least above the average level of the Jiang family's descendants, and it is estimated that he will be the most difficult opponent for us to deal with in this competition. Chen Jianren also lowered his voice and told what he knew - although the Zheng family is also one of the four great families, the representatives sent this time also have the name of geniuses, and their strength is certainly not weak, but after all, they are only eight years old, and it is difficult for people to be regarded as real opponents, and the representatives sent by the Jiang family and the Dong family are all over ten years old, and they all stand out from many inner disciples through the competition, so the representatives of these two families are the favorites to win the championship in this selection competition. With a common and powerful enemy, other people with competing relationships will become natural allies, and if they unite the representatives of other families to defeat the representatives of the Jiang and Dong families, the chances of their own families winning the championship will increase accordingly.

"The child of the Dong family is not bad, his name is Dong Yuyan. Eleven years old this year, is Dong Xing's son, Dong Xing is one of the five tiger generals of the Dong family, chess strength can be ranked in the top eight in the Dong family, the so-called tiger father has no dog, Dong Yuyan's talent is also very good, I heard that he ranked sixth in the big ranking of the inner disciples of the Dong family last year, and it is estimated that the strength will not be worse than Jiang Yibei, I really hope that these two people can meet in the first round. No matter who is put down, it's a good thing for us. Liu Bensheng nodded and said with a serious expression, obviously, this is not a joke, but really wants to become a reality.

"Hehe, is this called 'Sandpiper and Clam Fight, Fisherman Profit'? Brother Liu. Do you mean a little bit of 'grow the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige'? Zheng Xing said with a smile - it is normal for the main competitors to fight each other in advance, so that the already side is in an advantageous situation. However, if he said it in front of others before the game, he would inevitably be suspected of not being confident enough in his own strength, of course, he was just ridiculing, as an adult who has been mixed in society for decades, if he doesn't know that the result is more important than the process, then he can't become the real steward of the Zheng family.

"Haha. Of course not, this should be called 'sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight', what does it have to do with long ambition and extinguishing prestige? Everything is according to the rules, and no one can find fault with it. Of course, it is impossible for Liu Bensheng to admit that he lacks confidence. Haha smiled and replied slyly.

"The problem is that the draw is lucky, are you going to play tricks and make the two of them match?" Zheng Xing asked - for the sake of the fairness and transparency of the competition, this selection tournament did not compile the list of opponents in advance to prevent some well-informed people from playing tricks from it, so it was decided to decide their respective opponents through an open lottery before the competition, so that even the organizers of the competition could not cheat from it, not to mention how could the power of the Liu family have such ability?

"Hehe, if I really had that ability, I would have made a fortune sooner." Liu Bensheng replied with a smile - even if there is, he can't say it here, if it is heard by others and spread, then he is guilty of deceiving the king, and he dares to cheat in the competition for the royal princess, and if he can't do it, he may even lose the guy who eats.

Tan Xiaotian was quite unimpressed by the ridicule between several adults, he felt that the championship won with his own strength was the most meaningful, if it was a victory achieved by the opponents fighting each other and weakening, it was called luck, victory but not martial arts, but he was just a child, he was soft-spoken and couldn't interject, so he just let the three of them laugh and laugh there, daydreaming.

No matter what the occasion is, there are circles, and there is a difference between large circles and small circles in the circle, and different circles cannot be added casually, and this situation also exists here - there are 20 participating chess players in this selection competition, in other words, there are 20 families or chess halls participating, including Jiang, Zheng, Dong and other giant families, as well as second-rate medium-sized families like Liu and Chen, and more third-rate small families with a reputation of not exceeding the third street. Every family member knows their position in this circle, and will not casually deal with people in different circles.

Therefore, after coming in, although there were many people in the hall, after a cursory glance at Steward Sun and the steward of the Dong family, they still walked over to Zheng Xing, Liu Bensheng and Chen Jianren for the first time to participate in the conversation of this small circle.

"Hehe, Brother Dong, do you see it, this kid is Tan Xiaotian, Brother Zheng went to Yangzhou to pick up the genius chess boy a few days ago, don't look at the age of only eight years old, but he is extremely talented and extremely smart, otherwise he would not have been favored by Mr. Zheng Jili Zheng at a glance, and he was directly accepted as a disciple of his disciples." After saying hello to each other, Steward Sun immediately pointed to Tan Xiaotian and looked at Dong Quan, the housekeeper of the Dong family.

"Oh, this is Tan Xiaotian, yes, yes, he does seem to be a smart kid, but it's a pity that he is younger, otherwise Yuyan will have a strong competitor in this trial." Looking Tan Xiaotian up and down, Dong Quan said indifferently, with a bit of disdain in his tone, obviously not taking Tan Xiaotian in his eyes.

Seeing Dong Quan's reaction, Liu Bensheng and Chen Jianren were slightly stunned, although there is competition, but in the same circle, they basically have to maintain the harmony on the surface, is it necessary to carry a gun and a stick like this and ridicule each other? (To be continued.) )