Chapter 29: Falling Asleep Again

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

‘The next day.

The tournament finals officially started.

Cheng Qianqian had been dragged out of bed by Lan early in the morning. At this moment, she was still in a dazed state. It was only when she entered the venue and felt her eardrums aching from the overwhelming cheers that her mind started to clear up.
Looking up, the spacious stadium was now packed to the brim.

Sitting on the left were the students from Firth Royal College, and their side was full of banners in support of Teacher Guan.

Sitting on the right were the fans of Lian Hai, the new world champion. They had flown in from all over the world and were all holding banners to cheer him on.

As for Yu Xuan and Lan, they were squeezed into a tiny corner near the exit. They held a small loudspeaker each and were blowing it excitedly to cheer her on. Unfortunately, they were drowned out by the cheers of the others and could not be heard at all.
But it didn’t matter. Cheng Qianqian had felt their support. She nodded at them and walked to the competition stage.

“The competition today will be based on the best of three games. First, let us invite the three players to draw lots to decide the order of today’s game.”

Guan Jing and Lian Hai, the two gentlemen, gave Cheng Qianqian the chance to draw the first lot.

Cheng Qiangqian did not stand on ceremony with them and drew a number.

But this time, it was a blank again.

Cheng Qiangian. “…”
Could it be that she had had a free pass to the final match again?

The host was also stunned for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure. “As there are three players who advanced this time, the one who drew the blank card in the first round will not have to play, and advance to the second round directly.”
This meant that the first match was between Guan Jing and Lian Hai.

‘The crowd exploded when they heard this!

No one expected that the day would begin with the much-anticipated battle between Guan Jing and Lian Hai. At the same time, they secretly admired Cheng Qianqian’s luck. This was equivalent to getting second place without any effort!

Hence, Cheng Qiangian went to wait at the side while the match between Guan Jing and Lian Hai officially began.

Guan Jing played black and went first. Neither of them hid their abilities and fought fiercely on the Go board. Cheng Qianqian watched for a while and she could already guess the final outcome, so she leaned to the side and started to doze off.
“Student Cheng, Student Cheng!”

After some time, Cheng Qiangian was woken up by someone.

She rubbed her eyes in a daze. The stadium was filled with cheers. She scratched her head. “They’re finished?”

“Yes, the second round has already begun,” the host kindly reminded her.

“alright!”

Cheng Qianqian walked right over to where Lian Hai had been sitting and sat down. Guan Jing was stunned for a moment. “You fell asleep just now?”

“Yeah!” Cheng Qiangian yawned loudly.

“Then how did you know that I won?” Guan Jing asked.

She did not even stir the least amid the roar of the crowd earlier. Guan Jing thought that she had really fallen asleep!

“L knew it from the start. You set a trap for him from your first move and he didn’t notice it. It’s normal for him to lose,” Cheng Qiangian said calmly.

Guan Jing was shocked. He didn’t expect Cheng Qianqian to be so talented that she discovered this from the start.

Pulling together his concentration, Guan Jing regarded Cheng Qianqian as a formidable opponent and began to play seriously.

At the same time, Lian Hai was eliminated unexpectedly, and Cheng Qiangian’s odds in the black market had soared to 1 to 200!