I Protected Huaxia for Ten Thousand Years, and My Great-Granddaughter Exposes Me

Zhou Tian has lived for ten thousand years.

He has played the game of China for five thousand of them.

Sometimes he would grow so tired that he fell asleep, and someone would overturn his chessboard.

He would set it right again, and they would have to play on with him in peace.

Those who refused to play in peace were driven out by Zhou Tian,

vanishing into the long river of history.

All these years,

he has wanted only one worthy opponent.

Five thousand years ago, he faced the floods alongside the ancient Egyptians.

Four thousand years ago, he played with bronze alongside the ancient Babylonians.

Three thousand years ago, he pondered philosophy with the Greeks.

Two thousand years ago, he fought across the world with the Romans.

A thousand years ago, he was richer than the Arabs.

He has always been at the world's gaming table,

while his opponents have changed several times over.

The last time he appeared was thirty years ago.

He never imagined

that his identity as the Guardian of Huaxia would be exposed on a livestream by his great-granddaughter!

Miss Zhou asks, "Great Ancestor, why do so many people bow when they see you?"

Zhou Tian replies, "I'm just an ordinary person."

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Please do not imitate.