It was very quiet in the pavilion. Only the sound of the cold wind coming from outside the window could be heard and two people were playing Go-chess inside. Xiqi and Xiao Xuanzi were respectively standing beside their own masters, carefully watching them playing chess.

Although they were eunuchs, they also knew a little about Go-chess from their master. Every now and then, their expressions changed from nervous to relaxed, or from relaxed to nervous, according to the changes in ...