"Just play a game of chess with me. If you win, I'll let him go and tell you how to pass this level," the old man looked at Mu Can with a smile on his face.
"You know all this?" Now it was Mu Can's turn to be surprised. This old man was definitely up to no good, knowing even the identity of a Challenger like him.
"What's so surprising about that? With the air of an outsider all over you, it would be impossible not to recognize you," the old man said, looking at Mu Can with indifference.
"Enough with the nonsense. Will you play or not? Just one game of chess," the old man waved his hand lightly, and the pots and pans in front of him vanished into thin air, replaced by a chessboard set between the two men.
"Let's play," Mu Can took a deep breath and nodded.
