Chapter 31 - How Can You Cheat!!
The next afternoon, Wen Xinya was sitting in the living room with Si Yiyan over a game of Chinese chess.
The purple rosewood chess board was covered with black and white chess seeds. Si Yiyan was amazed by Wen Xinya’s talent in the game. She merely read through a few chess manuals and seemed to be able to figure out a few strategies on her own. When he tried giving her some tips, she was able to understand quickly and even devised advanced techniques from them!
“Have you decided?” Si Yiyan looked at Wen Xinya, who was deep in thought, with a piece of black chess seed between her thin, long fingers. The black seed contrasted with her pure, fair skin. The chess game had reached a difficult stage. As a beginner, it was already quite impressive of her to arrive at this stage.
“Here?” Wen Xinya placed the seed on the chess board without releasing it. She looked up to see Si Yiyan’s reaction.
Si Yiyan laughed with amusement. Does this young lady know the rules of Chinese chess? It was an unspoken rule that once the chess piece hit the chess board, it was considered a move and could not be undone. She still had a lot to learn about the etiquette of Chinese chess. However, Si Yiyan was amazed by her child-like nature and playfulness. “Hmm. This is a good move. As long as I don’t interfere with the pieces in this area you will be able to conquer it.”
Wen Xinya happily retracted her hand. It’s considered a move and cannot be undone. Then she asked as if she suddenly thinking of something, “What if you choose to interfere?”
“If I were to interfere…” Si Yiyan looked at her smilingly and then pointed to the position right beside her chess piece.