Up until then, Wan Zhi'an had always looked down on chess—at least, for the first thirteen years of his life. …
Up until then, Wan Zhi'an had always looked down on chess—at least, for the first thirteen years of his life. All that changed one day when he became curious after discovering that the Wan family's book club was secretly dealing with people from the Ghostlight Market. He decided to follow Mu Zhiwei, a member of the club, to Forsaken Quarter. But Mu slipped away, leaving Wan Zhi'an searching for the entrance to the Ghostlight Market alone. While he roamed, he came across a young one in front of a chessboard with a crowd around him.