Just then, Sword Master Zhang arrived by Sword Flight.
"What are you all doing?"
"Playing chess."
"All of you crowded around here?"
"Go."
"I see." Sword Master Zhang stood among the crowd and peered at the two players. "How do you play this again? Let me have a couple of games."
"..."
Chen Shu thought it over and came up with an idea, but he still said, "I don't think you're up to it. Your brains do seem to have grown a little lately, but you're short on patience. I'm afraid you'll pull out your sword halfway through. We'll be playing Go, and you'll be playing with a sword."
"You're the one playing with a sword!" Zhang Suannai pointed at them. "I'm the Sword Master now, on the same level as your elders. Show me some respect!"
"That's not what I meant..."
"Who says I have no patience? I have plenty! We Sword Sect Disciples train with swords our whole lives. We're patience from head to toe!"
"Then have at it!"
Chen Shu gave up his seat.
"Great!"
Zhang Suannai sat down at once. The seat was still warm.
"You're both beginners anyway. As an expert, I'd be bullying Nameless Brother if I played him." Chen Shu grinned. "I'll explain the rules of Go again and guide you through one game. Then you two can practice against each other."
"Let's do it!"
Zhang Suannai was raring to go.
That morning, Unknown Person took two sword strikes for playing badly.
Some of the spectators failed to grasp that a true gentleman kept quiet while watching a game. Among them, the Group Leader, Wu Eiwei, Yan Keling, and Master Tongdeng each took a sword strike. The rest had only been criticizing Unknown Person, so they escaped unscathed.
Lunch was Chicken with