War God Mansion, Zhou Family Courtyard.
Zhou Daocang gazed at the chessboard with concentrated focus. After a long while, he placed his chess piece back into the bowl and said with a bitter smile, "Father, I've lost."
Opposite Zhou Daocang sat Zhou Tianlin, clad in brocade, his sharp eyes fixed on Zhou Daocang.
"You lost the game because you're distracted. What's on your mind?"
After a slight hesitation, Zhou Daocang confessed, "I'm thinking about Lin Chen."
Zhou Tianlin's expression turned two shades colder as he dropped his chess piece into the bowl and indifferently said, "You should rein in that temperament of yours."
Zhou Daocang's face tightened slightly: "The Zhou family has been shamed because of me. I just want to erase this stain."
