Xu Fengnian and Yu Youwei left the Anglerfort. Wandering around the city, they found an alley crowded with people. They went closer and found out that they were all betting on chess. The public chess players sat against the wall with their chess pieces and boards in front.

Xu Fengnian only kept Ning Emei around and sent the three bodyguards further away. Soon, he found an available chess player and pulled Yu Youwei over through the crowd. The young man looked like a poor scholar in his patched clothes and worn shoes. He laid ten chess pieces on the chessboard, meaning that the bet was ten times the stake. It was a gesture of confidence because ordinary chess players bet only two or three times, not even five. Xu Fengnian squatted down. As he was contemplating the stake, he looked up and realized that the young man was blind. "How are we going to play?" He wondered.