I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 344 Could you please... play another game with me?

"So that's how it is. Zhu Xinyuan wanted to surround the top, and for that he was willing to live such a small life below."

In the lounge, Jiang Changdong looked at the chessboard in front of him and said, "He wants to restrain the white pieces on the bottom and then try to build a large territory on the top."

Across from him, Zhuang Weisheng, also gazing at the chessboard, asked, "Is this Black's last desperate attempt?"

Just then, on the television screen, in the upper right corner of the chessboard densely covered with black stones, a white stone slowly fell!

Hey!
Seventeen columns, three rows, dot 33!
"what?!"

Upon seeing this move, Jiang Changdong froze, then abruptly raised his head, his expression deeply moved, staring at the television screen in disbelief.

At this moment, even he could no longer contain his emotions and couldn't help but exclaim, "He didn't invade, but directly... attacked the third level?"

At this moment, the upper right corner of the board is full of black pieces, with no white pieces except for the one that has just been placed!
In other words, this white piece is isolated and helpless, facing an all-out attack from all sides by black pieces, which is tantamount to suicide!

but……

Before long, Jiang Changdong seemed to realize something. His eyes widened little by little, and he was terrified. He opened his mouth slightly, but could no longer make a sound!
Yes!

It seems that Black has more pieces, but upon deeper reflection, with so many Black pieces, there is surprisingly no way to deal with this one White piece!
Although the position is so narrow that it seems like a certain death situation, White can definitely live!

"That move..."

Beside him, Zhuang Weisheng looked at the television screen and slowly said, "It directly shattered Zhu Xinyuan's illusion of forming a formation above."

Quiet.

The entire lounge fell silent.

On the television screen, under the watchful eyes of the two, the black and white pieces continued to fall alternately.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Everyone can see that unless White makes a big mistake, Black will have no chance!
Even in the endgame, no matter how much White concedes, Black will find it very difficult to catch up.

The outcome of this game is already decided!

Finally, after dozens of moves, and after the endgame was over, under everyone's watchful eyes, two black stones slowly fell onto the board.

The lounge became quieter.

“Zhu Xinyuan…”

After a long while, Zhuang Weisheng finally spoke, "We lost too."

Zhuang Weisheng stared at the chessboard in front of him, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke again: "Unlike Li Congyou's game, in this game, Teacher Zhu Xinyuan couldn't find any opportunities from beginning to end."

……

……

Hands talking indoors.

"I lost."

Zhu Xinyuan stared blankly at the chessboard, as if each move he had made could still be seen before his eyes: "How could this be..."

Although Yu Shao had been winning all along, he had seen Yu Shao's game records and felt immense pressure and threat, knowing that Yu Shao was an opponent not to be underestimated.

However, before today's game, he never thought he would lose, let alone be forced to admit defeat in such an extreme way by a move called "Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens"!

It could even be said that they were completely powerless to fight back!

The notarizer and referee on the sidelines were also somewhat stunned as they stared at the game.

After that six-space shoulder hit, Black was completely suppressed throughout the game. Even in his last desperate attempt, Black was utterly defeated by White's move at the 3-3 point.

Just then, Yu Shao reached out and began to tidy up the chess pieces on the board.

Not long after, Yu Shao put the white pieces back into the chess box, then slowly stood up, preparing to leave.

It wasn't until Yu Shao was about to leave that Zhu Xinyuan finally realized what was happening.

The next moment, Zhu Xinyuan immediately stood up, looked at Yu Shao's back, and called out, "Wait a minute!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Shao finally stopped and turned to look at Zhu Xinyuan with some confusion.

The referees and notators in the game room also turned their attention to Zhu Xinyuan.

"Play another game with me!"

Zhu Xinyuan stared intently at Yu Shao, his expression somewhat unwilling, and said, "One more... round!"

Upon hearing this, not only Yu Shao, but also the music notator and judge standing nearby were all stunned.

"Teacher Zhu Xinyuan..."

The bald referee stared blankly at Zhu Xinyuan, and he could clearly feel the intense resentment and longing revealed in Zhu Xinyuan's words.

"Teacher Zhu Xinyuan, it's getting late."

The female notary forced a smile and asked, "And this game has been going on for a long time, aren't you... tired?"

"I'm not tired, I'm not tired at all, I can still go!"

Zhu Xinyuan was somewhat agitated and said, "One game is fine, two games are fine, I can keep playing!"

"so!"

Zhu Xinyuan stared at Yu Shao, gritted her teeth, and said again, "Could you... play another round with me?"

Hearing Zhu Xinyuan's somewhat excited tone, the female music notator was startled and immediately fell silent.

She never expected that Zhu Xinyuan, who was already forty years old, would say such a thing, and even her voice carried a hint of pleading.

Yu Shao looked at Zhu Xinyuan's appearance and fell silent for a moment.

This attitude seemed familiar to him.

As for the next game...

Although he still had plenty of energy, he hadn't eaten all day and was now feeling a bit hungry.

"How about we eat first?"

After thinking for a moment, Yu Shao asked.

"it is good."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xinyuan paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he immediately agreed, saying, "There's a Donghai Chess Hall near the chess academy; I'll wait for you there."

Yu Shao nodded, then finally took another step, pushed open the door to the game room, and turned to leave.

Seeing Yu Shao leave, Zhu Xinyuan took a deep breath, put away the chess pieces on the board, and then left the game room.

After the two left, the two judges and the female notary looked at each other in the game room.

A moment later, the bald referee asked, "Are you... going later?"

"go with!"

The tall, thin referee snapped out of his daze, nodded immediately, and then stood up and said, "I'm going to eat too."

"I'm not eating. I'll just buy some whole wheat bread and milk at the convenience store and go now."

Just as the female notary was about to get up, she suddenly noticed the score paper on the notary table. This was a contingency plan in case the computer malfunctioned, and it contained the coordinates of the chessboard.

The female music notator thought for a moment, picked up the score paper and pen, and finally left in a hurry.

"The second game..."

After the two left, the remaining bald referee took a deep look at the chessboard not far away.

Although this game was already quite brilliant, he had a strong premonition that the second game between the two sides, which would soon take place, would be completely unexpected!

From Zhu Xinyuan's tone, he could sense—

The game of chess we just played ended in such a tragic way. As someone who once held two major titles, Zhu Xinyuan could never accept this outcome!
So in the second game later, Zhu Xinyuan might... really have to use all his strength to fight to the death!

"call……"

The bald referee took a deep breath, finally stood up, and left the game room.

……

……

Donghai Chess Hall is usually very popular because it is located near the Eastern Chess Academy, and today was no exception, with the hall bustling with people.

"I regret it, I made a mistake!"

"Old Li, this won't do. Life is like a game of chess; once a move is made, there's no going back. There's no reason to take it back."

"Xiao Gao, two bottles of lemon grapefruit tea, please!"

"That was a terrible move of yours too, and you still want to beat me? Hahaha!"

"Keep your voice down. There are still people playing chess. What kind of behavior is this, making so much noise?"

Unlike other chess clubs, most chess clubs require customers to keep quiet. However, Donghai Chess Club is mostly frequented by regulars, and every time a game is played, a group of people gather around and point and comment.

Sometimes, close friends would watch from the sidelines, even deliberately making silly moves for their friends, all to make it a fun game of Go, filling the air with a joyful atmosphere.

"Brother Wang, you'd like two cups of lemon grapefruit tea, right?"

At the front desk of the chess club, the proprietress, surnamed Gao, listened to the noisy commotion with a smile, making fruit tea as she replied, "Coming right away."

Just then, the doors of the chess hall were suddenly pushed open.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Xinyuan, dressed in a suit, walked into the chess hall.

"Hello, welcome, light—"

Upon seeing the guests arrive, Gao Wanwan instinctively smiled and looked up to greet them.

But the moment Gao Wanwan saw the person's face, the words he was about to say stopped abruptly, and his eyes widened little by little.

"Zhu...Zhu Xinyuan, a famous person?"

Gao Wanwan covered her mouth, asking with a mixture of excitement and disbelief.

"I don't have a title this year, I'm just a 9-dan."

Zhu Xinyuan shook her head and asked, "Are there any seats available?"

"Isn't that inevitable? You just didn't perform well last year, but you'll definitely win the title again in the next couple of years."

Gao Wanwan's face flushed red, and he said excitedly, "There are definitely seats available. Do you want to play chess at our chess hall?"

Although their Donghai Chess Academy is not far from the Dongbu Chess Academy, there are not many professional chess players who come here to play chess; at most, only a few low-ranked players come occasionally.

A heavyweight player like Zhu Xinyuan has never appeared before.

If Zhu Xinyuan could play chess here, and word got out, her chess club's business would definitely improve a lot!
"Ah."

Zhu Xinyuan nodded slightly and asked, "Are there any private rooms available?"

"A private room?"

Gao Wanwan's expression turned somewhat awkward as he explained, "Our chess club mainly caters to acquaintances. We used to have private rooms, but they were closed down later..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xinyuan couldn't help but look towards the chess room inside the chess academy. Hearing the noisy sounds inside, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

Just then, the guests inside the chess hall also noticed Zhu Xinyuan standing at the entrance.

"what?"

"Is that... Zhu Xinyuan, 9th Dan?" "Holy crap, Zhu Xinyuan, 9th Dan!"

"My God, Zhu Xinyuan, 9-dan, is here! I'm a fan of his!"

Inside the chess hall, more and more people noticed Zhu Xinyuan's arrival, their expressions initially showing surprise, then quickly turning into excitement.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

Fearing that Zhu Xinyuan would find it noisy, Gao Wanwan quickly said loudly, "Teacher Zhu Xinyuan will be playing chess here later. Could you all please keep your voices down so as not to disturb Teacher Zhu Xinyuan's game?"

"what?"

"Is Professor Zhu Xinyuan going to play chess here?"

"Really? Professor Zhu Xinyuan wants to play chess? Holy crap, then what's the point of us playing chess?!"

"No, no, we're not playing anymore. We can witness Professor Zhu Xinyuan playing chess live, why would we play? It would be like showing off our limited skills in front of an expert!"

"Exactly! Back then, the old man who watched a game of chess could watch it for a full hundred years. Isn't Teacher Zhu Xinyuan a god? If we're watching a god play chess, why should we play chess at all!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd in the chess hall immediately stirred.

Many guests who were playing chess even abandoned their halfway through the game and stood up, saying, "Teacher Zhu Xinyuan, please sit here. I have a very high winning percentage if I sit here!"

"Haha, Teacher Zhu Xinyuan can win no matter who he plays against."

Upon hearing this, someone nearby couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why would we care about your lousy position?"

Seeing this, the proprietress, Gao Wanwan, looked at Zhu Xinyuan and asked with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation, "Teacher Zhu Xinyuan, what do you think?"

"Okay, this will do."

Since the meeting had been arranged in this chess room, Zhu Xinyuan had no intention of changing the location. He nodded and asked, "Could you also get me a piece of bread? How much is the bread plus the room fee for two people?"

"No need, no need! If word gets out that you're willing to play chess here, it will greatly benefit our business. Why would we charge you?"

Gao Wanwan immediately shook his head and said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xinyuan opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he was not in the mood to say anything else at the moment, so he stopped being coy and went straight into the chess room.

Zhu Xinyuan quickly found an empty chess table, then pulled out a chair and sat down.

Upon seeing this, the guests in the chess hall became even more excited. After exchanging glances, they quickly got up and hurried towards the chess table where Zhu Xinyuan was.

Before long, the chess table where Zhu Xinyuan was located was surrounded by a huge crowd.

"Teacher Zhu Xinyuan, who are you playing chess with later?" someone couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Yu Shao, third dan".

Zhu Xinyuan replied.

Upon hearing the name "Yu Shao," the people around were taken aback, and then their expressions became even more excited!

"Yu Shao, third dan?"

"My God, Yu Shao, a third-dan player, is coming too?"

"Is it Yu Shao, the one who caused the avalanche, the Demon Blade, and the Great Slope to be completely destroyed?"

"Is Yu Shao, a 3-dan player, going to play Go with Master Zhu Xinyuan here?"

A small number of people were unaware that today was the main tournament of the National Team competition, and that Zhu Xinyuan's opponent was Yu Shao, but others knew this and couldn't help but feel a little confused.

However, they were all playing chess here today and didn't watch the match, nor did they know the result.

Thinking of this, some people couldn't help but take out their phones and start searching for the results of today's national team match. With a simple search, they quickly found the answer.

Zhu Xinyuan, Fu, Yu Shao.

Zhu Xinyuan just lost to Yu Shao in the match?
Upon learning this, everyone was stunned, and the noise in the chess hall suddenly became much quieter.

This……

Is it a revenge match?
Zhu Xinyuan tore open the bread packaging and quietly ate the bread, his mind replaying every move of the game of chess he had just played.

"He couldn't possibly anticipate every move I made, but... no matter how difficult the questions I posed, he always gave me answers I never expected."

"I underestimated him. In the end, no matter what moves he made, before playing face-to-face with him, I always felt that he was too young and not worth worrying about."

"Actually...that's not the case!"

In Zhu Xinyuan's mind, all of Yu Shao's previous chess records kept flashing by, those records that he had previously found amazing but had never taken seriously from the bottom of his heart.

"He is not just someone to be underestimated!"

"He is the opponent I must fight with all my might until the very last half point, until the final endgame!"

"However, he is by no means invincible; his moves... still have flaws!"

"As long as we can find that opening, we can pounce on it like a hungry wolf and never let go, even if it means death!"

"Then I can win!"

Thinking of Yu Shao's previous chess records and the game he had just played with Yu Shao, Zhu Xinyuan's expression became increasingly serious, and he even chewed his bread more forcefully.

"We cannot be careless in the slightest, nor can we underestimate our opponent!"

"We must cut off his path to survival and eliminate any future troubles!"

"We must tread carefully!"

"Proceed step by step!"

At this moment, the female notary also entered the chess hall. After seeing Zhu Xinyuan, she let out a soft sigh of relief and then sat down at the chess table next to Zhu Xinyuan.

Before long, the two referees also arrived at the chess hall and squeezed into the crowd.

It seems someone leaked the news that Yu Shao and Zhu Xinyuan were going to play chess at the chess hall, and not long after, several more professional chess players walked into the hall.

A few minutes later, when the two men appeared at the entrance of the chess hall, they once again attracted everyone's attention, even the professional chess players couldn't help but turn their heads.

Zhuang Weisheng.

Jiang Changdong.

"Oh my God!!!"

The moment Zhuang Weisheng and Jiang Changdong appeared at the entrance of the chess hall, the head of the chess hall owner, Gao Wanwan, was buzzing.

What merit does her small chess club possess to attract two title holders to come together today?
Only two words remained in Gao Wanwan's mind—

"My chess club is going to be a hit!"

Zhuang Weisheng and Jiang Changdong did not speak, but silently walked towards the crowd.

Upon seeing Zhuang Weisheng and Jiang Changdong approaching, the previously tightly packed crowd spontaneously parted to make way for them.

With the arrival of Zhuang Weisheng and Jiang Changdong, the atmosphere in the entire chess hall suddenly became somewhat heavy and tense.

People would occasionally glance at Zhuang Weisheng and Jiang Changdong, seemingly wanting to strike up a conversation, but they were intimidated by the inexplicably heavy atmosphere and ended up remaining silent.

Time keeps passing.

Finally, after about seven or eight minutes, a young and handsome figure appeared at the entrance of the Donghai Chess Hall.

The moment this figure appeared, everyone's eyes were fixed on it, including Zhuang Weisheng and Jiang Changdong.

Zhu Xinyuan finally raised his head and looked at the figure at the door.

"coming!"

Yu Shao looked at the chess table surrounded by the crowd, feeling the gazes directed at him, and silently walked into the chess academy.

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Yu Shao walked step by step to the chessboard. The crowd immediately parted again to make way for him.

Yu Shao walked to the opposite side of Zhu Xinyuan, silently pulled out a chair, and slowly sat down.

Seeing Yu Shao sit down opposite him, Zhu Xinyuan's expression turned serious. Looking at Yu Shao, he said without turning his head, "You Haochen, it's getting late. Each side has one and a half hours, with one minute of countdown."

Among the crowd, the bald referee was slightly taken aback, not understanding why Zhu Xinyuan suddenly spoke to him, and looked at Zhu Xinyuan in confusion.

When the bald referee saw Zhu Xinyuan's stern expression, he suddenly seemed to realize something.

"Teacher Zhu Xinyuan is extremely serious about this game of chess."

"Even though it's just a casual game, not a real competition, he tried to make it look like a real match, or even like the final game of a title match!"

The bald referee looked at Zhu Xinyuan, then at Yu Shao, and finally took a deep breath before saying, "The match time is one and a half hours per side, with one minute of overtime, and a seven and a half komi for black."

For some reason, the bald referee felt an even heavier pressure than when he was in the game room, looking at Yu Shao and Zhu Xinyuan sitting opposite each other!
"Now, the two players may begin to coin toss for first place!"

Hearing this, Zhu Xinyuan kept his eyes fixed on Yu Shao, then reached into the chess box, grabbed a handful of white pieces, and clenched them tightly in his hand.

Feeling Zhu Xinyuan's gaze, Yu Shao remained silent for a moment before finally reaching into the chess box. With a "click" sound as the chess pieces collided, he took out two black pieces and placed them on the chessboard.

"clatter!"

"clatter!"

"clatter!"

Zhu Xinyuan released his grip, and the chess pieces fell one by one onto the chessboard, then he counted them in pairs.

There are seven white pieces on the chessboard.

"White has an odd number of stones. In this game, Zhu Xinyuan 9-dan will play black, and Yu Shao 3-dan will play white!"

Seeing this, the bald referee in the crowd spoke up again.

The two quickly put away the chess pieces and then bowed to each other.

From the moment they began to guess each other's names to the moment they bowed, the surroundings were completely silent. And as soon as the two finished bowing, the silence became even greater.

Influenced by the atmosphere, even though there wasn't a single piece on the chessboard, everyone subconsciously held their breath, their mood becoming tense and oppressive, with a sense of impending doom.

"This is their second game!"

"In the previous game, Zhu Xinyuan, a 9-dan player, lost."

"So, what about this game of chess?"

This thought inevitably arose in everyone's mind.

In an astonishing silence, Zhu Xinyuan gazed at the crisscrossing chessboard before him, and finally reached into the chess box. The chess pieces collided with each other, making a sound!

As the sound of the chess pieces clashing rang out—

The game has finally begun!

Hey!
Sixteen columns, four rows, stars!
Yu Shao immediately picked up a chess piece and slowly placed it down!

Sixteen columns and sixteen rows, stars!

Zhu Xinyuan, holding a black piece, placed it down again.

Four columns and four rows, stars!

Yu Shao looked at the chessboard, then reached into the chess box and picked out a chess piece.

Hey!
Four columns and sixteen rows, a star!
Double star formation, yes, double star formation!
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