I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 349 A Strange Injustice Through the Ages, A Chronicle of Blood and Tears for Generations
Everyone watched this scene in silence.

"Teacher Zhuang Weisheng..."

The bespectacled young man stared blankly at Zhuang Weisheng, noticing the expression on Zhuang Weisheng's face, and was moved.

"Teacher Zhuang Weisheng, how could you say such things with such an attitude?"

Zhuang Weisheng is a lifelong role model for countless chess players. Countless chess players take Zhuang Weisheng as their goal and keep moving forward. The name Zhuang Weisheng is almost synonymous with chess players.

As a Go player who stands at the top of the world, Zhuang Weisheng has also said many times that he "looks forward to playing against so-and-so".

However, he could clearly sense that Zhuang Weisheng's attitude when he said those words was completely different from when he said them before.

When Zhuang Weisheng used to say such things, it felt more like an appreciation for the younger generation, an encouragement and affirmation for those who came after.

However, now that Zhuang Weisheng had uttered those words, he actually felt a sense of awe from them, and rather than it was an affirmation or appreciation of a younger generation, it was more like—

challenge!

The moment those two words appeared in his mind, even he himself found it hard to believe.

"Although we hold them in awe, we still dare to face strong opponents."

"A chess player can only grow under such circumstances."

"Pursue with trembling body, challenge with awe."

"Only in this way can we reach a higher level of Go."

For some reason, the words of his Go teacher when he was a child suddenly seemed to echo in his ears!

"Is Mr. Zhuang Weisheng challenging a seventeen-year-old boy who has only been a professional Go player for less than a year?"

Not only him, but everyone in the entire chess hall at this moment could vaguely sense this from Zhuang Weisheng's attitude and tone.

Quiet.

The entire chess hall suddenly became even quieter.

Yu Shao looked at Zhuang Weisheng, and after a moment, slowly nodded and said, "I also look forward to the day when I can face you on the field."

Zhuang Weisheng didn't say anything more, and turned to leave under everyone's watchful eyes.

Seeing Zhuang Weisheng leave without a word, Jiang Changdong also looked deeply at Yu Shao, took a deep breath, and finally turned and left.

After the two left, Yu Shao looked at the chessboard in front of him again, his eyes filled with a strange expression.

On the chessboard, black and white are clearly distinct, yet intertwined.

On this chessboard, one can almost see the figures of all the great Go masters of the past four thousand years, and also glimpse the emotionless Go AI in another world that crushes all Go players.

The two not only transcend time, but also cross space!
Finally, a fierce battle for survival unfolded on this intricate 19x19 chessboard!

Tears streamed down the children's faces!

Every single one is stained with blood!

The fierce battle on the chessboard still seems vivid in my mind!

After a moment, Yu Shao silently reached out and picked up the chess pieces one by one from the chessboard, putting them into the chess box.

Not long after, Yu Shao slowly stood up after putting away all the chess pieces.

The surroundings remained completely silent.

Under the silent gaze of everyone, Yu Shao quietly walked through the crowd and left the chess hall.

After Yu Shao left, the chess hall remained quiet. Everyone silently watched Zhu Xinyuan, who was still sitting quietly on one side of the chess table, with complicated expressions.

They looked at the chessboard again. Even though the game was over and the pieces had been put away, the sound of the pieces being placed seemed to still echo in their ears, deeply resonating in their hearts.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock!
The clock hanging high on the wall was still ticking away.

When the two arrived at the chess hall, it was still daylight, but after the game was over, the whole world was gradually shrouded in darkness, and the light inside the chess hall was extremely dim.

Everyone felt a complex and heavy feeling in their hearts.

When they learned that Zhu Xinyuan and Yu Shao were going to play chess here, they were excited because they could see two masters playing against each other, and they thought that this game would be extremely exciting.

In the end, they got what they wanted.

It was truly spectacular.

But when the game ended, they felt no excitement at witnessing such a brilliant game; instead, they felt only endless heaviness.

It was absolutely brilliant.

This was a game of chess that they would remember for the rest of their lives.

Because of this kind of game, the game is destined to be brutal.

One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand.

They only felt sorrow.

"We may see many, many, many more games in the future, but we should never forget this one..."

Among the crowd, someone looked at the chessboard and spoke in a low voice.

There was no answer from any of them.

Not long after, people finally began to turn around and leave.

As they left the chess hall and saw the dimly lit, bustling streets outside, everyone felt a sense of loss...

……

……

After half an hour.

It's unclear who posted the game of chess played by Yu Shao and Zhu Xinyuan inside the chess hall online, along with several photos of the chess hall.

Then--

The online buzz surrounding the game between Yu Shao and Zhu Xinyuan began to grow at an astonishing speed!
"The second game?"

"Didn't we just finish one game?"

"A war of revenge? Who wins and who loses?"

When Yu Shao and Zhu Xinyuan finished their second game, it was already around 7 p.m. At that time, many netizens were still discussing the first game between Yu Shao and Zhu Xinyuan. Unexpectedly, the second game followed immediately!

After the game record was leaked, it spread rapidly in less than two hours!
At first, only one or two people saw it, then those one or two people immediately forwarded it and called their friends, who then called and shared it with other friends...

This game of chess spread like wildfire online, from one person to ten, from ten to a hundred!

This game of chess was absolutely breathtaking!
Especially considering that Zhu Xinyuan had just played a game with Yu Shao, this game seemed particularly tragic and awe-inspiring!

Initially, this game only spread on the domestic internet, but it quickly swept overseas, and its popularity began to rise at an astonishing speed on foreign websites!
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Night, Gangneung, inside a hotel.

Ding Huan stared at the computer screen, looking at the Go game records on it, his brows furrowed, smoking one cigarette after another, but he couldn't write a single word of the manuscript.

He was responsible for writing the report on this game. Although it was a fierce battle with over 100 points between the two sides, and quite exciting, he felt nothing about it.

"Sigh... the manuscript is due tomorrow."

Ding Huan scratched his head, stared at the computer screen with a worried expression, and struggled for a long time, still not knowing how to begin writing.

Ding-ling-ling!
Soon, Ding Huan took out his cigarette case, ready to smoke another cigarette, when his cell phone, which was on the computer desk, suddenly rang.

Ding Huan rubbed his temples, picked up his phone and glanced at it. When he saw that it was Ma Zhengyu calling, his already bitter expression became even more miserable.

"Ugh……"

Ding Huan sighed deeply, but still answered the phone.

Before Ma Zhengyu on the other end of the phone could speak, Ding Huan said weakly, "Almost finished, almost finished, don't rush me. Also, the donkeys in the production team really rest more than I can. I'm already—"

On the other end of the phone, Ma Zhengyu interrupted Ding Huan, asking somewhat agitatedly, "Did you see that chess game record online just now?"

"That chess game record online?"

Upon hearing Ma Zhengyu's words, Ding Huan was taken aback and asked, somewhat puzzled, "What chess manual?"

"The game between Yu Shao, 3-dan, and Zhu Xinyuan today!" Ma Zhengyu immediately asked.

"The game between Yu Shao and Zhu Xinyuan in the National Masters Tournament?"

Ding Huan rolled her eyes and complained, "I read it. You could have just asked me to write that report, why did you have to put me in this game? It's not that the game is bad, but I just—"

Ding Huan was interrupted by Ma Zhengyu halfway through his sentence: "I'm not talking about the game in the National Masters Tournament, I'm talking about the second game after their game ended!"

"The second game?"

Ding Huan was a little confused: "They played another round?"

"I'm off!"

Ma Zhengyu's tone was somewhat urgent as he immediately urged, "Don't worry about this manuscript for now. Go look at that chess score right away, and then write the manuscript tonight!"

"No, Chairman Ma, although I am an ox or a horse, I am not a superman. It takes at least two or three days to write an article. How could I possibly write one in one night?"

Ding Huan looked puzzled and asked, "And is it really that urgent? It wasn't even a game in the main tournament; it was just two private games. What's the need to write a report about it?"

"Just look at that game of chess and you'll understand!"

Ma Zhengyu's tone grew increasingly urgent: "It's incredibly popular! It's gone viral across the entire internet!"

"Our Go academy is about to launch a magazine called 'The Blood and Tears History of Go,' and the front page of the first issue will feature this game! If it's well-written, the buzz will be absolutely staggering!"

"So, Ding Huan, you absolutely must write this well! I have complete trust in you, which is why I entrusted this arduous task to you alone!"

Ding Huan became increasingly confused as he listened. He blinked rapidly and quickly asked, "No, no, Chairman Ma, wasn't the main text for the first issue of our magazine 'Go Blood and Tears' already finalized?" "Wasn't the first issue supposed to use the game between Honinbo Shingo and Master Yasuhiro? The final draft is due tomorrow, and you're changing the draft at this last minute? Are you crazy?!"

Ma Zhengyu's tone became somewhat impatient as he said, "All you do is ask questions. I already told you, just search for the game record online, and you'll see!"

Hearing Ma Zhengyu say this, Ding Huan, though full of doubts, finally stopped asking questions, turned on the speakerphone, and immediately started searching for keywords online.

Yu Shao and Zhu Xinyuan.

Press the Enter key!
Soon, information about Yu Shao and Zhu Xinyuan popped up.

"Fuck!"

Seeing the popularity of these two keywords, Ding Huan was completely shocked and couldn't help but swear: "Ninth in popularity ranking, and the popularity is still soaring? Is this some kind of title battle?!"

“I already told you, you can see it by looking at the game record!” Ma Zhengyu immediately said.

Ding Huan took a deep breath. Hearing Ma Zhengyu say that, his curiosity was piqued. He immediately opened the most popular post, clicked on the chess score link, and started reading.

At first, Ding Huan's expression was relatively calm, but as he watched, his expression underwent a surprising change.

From calm, then confusion, then bewilderment, and then a look of shock quickly crept onto Ding Huan's face!
"The isolated white stones in the center have become a strong force, while the black stones on the outside have become isolated. The large territory on the top, which originally had a single jump and a blossoming effect, has not only disappeared, but the three stones in the upper left are now surrounded!"

Faced with a massive gap of up to fifty points, White only took about twenty moves to make Chu sing loudly and change the map!

Upon seeing this, Ding Huan understood why this game of chess was so popular. He almost couldn't help but swear again!
This game of chess, played just up to this point, is enough to make one a legend!
On the white chessboard, a magnificent performance unfolded that changed the landscape and made all chess players in the world bow down!
But that's not all!
When Ding Huan saw the black stones pay a heavy price to suppress the white stones, but the white stones also fought to the death with the black stones, a large number of dead white stones joined hands and started a riot in the black's main camp—

Ding Huan has completely lost his speech!
At this moment, Ding Huan finally understood why Ma Zhengyu had made the last-minute decision to change the magazine's main page.

Go: Blood and Tears!
Blood!

tears!
Is there anything that better illustrates the meaning of blood and tears than this game of chess?
"Have you finished reading?"

Ding Huan finally snapped out of her daze when Ma Zhengyu's voice came through the phone again.

"I've...I've finished reading."

Ding Huan swallowed hard and said, "I think I understand why they changed the main page."

"I'm glad you understand. You are the most talented Go editor in our Go academy, and I have full confidence in your talent!"

On the other end of the phone, Ma Zhengyu's voice turned serious: "I've entrusted this arduous task to only you. Do you have any inspiration to write a good article?"

"rest assured!"

Hearing Ma Zhengyu value him so highly, Ding Huan seemed to be injected with adrenaline, his face flushed red, and he said, "This game of chess is sooooo awesome! It's simply divine chess! I'm totally fired up!"

“There’s something to write about in almost every aspect of this story. I’m sure I can write a great piece! I’ve even come up with a title for it: ‘A Strange Injustice Throughout the Ages, A Chronicle of Blood and Tears for Generations!’”

"Chairman Ma, rest assured, I will definitely live up to your expectations!"

Upon hearing Ding Huan's words, Ma Zhengyu paused for a moment, then slammed his hand on the table and exclaimed, "Excellent! Very good! A tragic injustice throughout the ages, a chronicle of blood and tears for generations! It's so fitting for our magazine, we must write it well!"

You can rest assured!

Ding Huan nodded confidently, his voice filled with excitement: "I'm bursting with inspiration right now, my creative desire has never been so strong, and I feel like I can't stop once my hands touch the keyboard!"

"Okay, okay, that's exactly what I wanted to hear. I won't bother you anymore. Hurry up and write, preferably before midnight, so I can see the draft," Ma Zhengyu said immediately.

"Alright, that's all for now, Chairman Ma. Wait for my good news!"

Ding Huan rolled up his sleeves, staring intently at the chess score on the computer screen, and said, "I'm hanging up the phone. After I look up some background information on this game, I'll get to work!"

"Good, it's not in vain that I trusted you so much and entrusted you with this difficult task. You certainly didn't disappoint me. I'll wait for your good news! If it's well-written, I'll promote you to editor-in-chief!"

Ma Zhengyu said solemnly, "Keep it up, do a good job!"

"it is good!"

Seeing how much Ma Zhengyu trusted him, Ding Huan seemed to be completely inspired. After hanging up the phone, he closed his eyes and took two deep breaths.

Then, Ding Huan opened his eyes again, closed the chess score, did some simple research, and after understanding the background of this game, he immediately began to bury himself in writing.

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the other side.

As soon as Ma Zhengyu hung up Ding Huan's call, he started scrolling through his phone's contacts.

Soon, Ma Zhengyu dialed another Go reporter's number.

"Hey, Li Chu, did you watch the game between Yu Shao, 3-dan, and Zhu Xinyuan today?"

After receiving the answer from the other end of the phone, Ma Zhengyu smiled and said, "Good, good! It's good that you've seen it. To be honest, I have a difficult task for you now!"

"I've entrusted this task to only you! Because I only trust you! Your talent is undeniable!"

"You should know that our Southern Chess Academy is currently preparing to publish a magazine called 'Go Blood and Tears,' right?"

"I'm writing an article about this game record tonight, and the first issue of the Go Blood and Tears magazine will feature this game!"

"Yes, this matter is of great importance! If it's written well, you'll be promoted to editor-in-chief! After all, there are so many editors and reporters, but I only trust you!"

"You don't want to be a beast of burden anymore, do you?"

Soon after hanging up the call, Ma Zhengyu went through his phone's contacts again and called another Go reporter.

"Hello, is this Howard?"

"I have a difficult task for you, and I'm only entrusting it to you because you're the only person I trust!"

"Did you watch the game between Yu Shao, 3-dan, and Zhu Xinyuan today?"

……

……

Ding Huan was completely unaware of all this. He was engrossed in his computer, his fingers flying across the keyboard, almost leaving a blur.

"I believe everyone is already familiar with Yu Shao."

"This young chess player, who has only been a professional for less than a year, has already created too many miracles and played too many astonishing games!"

"To have made it to the second round of the title match with an undefeated record in less than a year since his debut is already a remarkable feat!"

"In the second round of the title match, Yu Shao faced Zhu Xinyuan 9-dan."

"I believe everyone is familiar with Zhu Xinyuan, a 9-dan player. He became a professional player at the age of 12 and once swept across the Chinese Go world. He also achieved great results in world-class competitions. I still vividly remember his bloody battle with Honinbo Shinho."

"Their first match may have been due to Zhu Xinyuan 9-dan underestimating his opponent, or perhaps Zhu Xinyuan 9-dan did not play well in that game, and it ended in a crushing defeat for Zhu Xinyuan 9-dan."

"I won't go into too much detail about this game of chess here, as it's not the main point I want to make; it's merely an introduction to the story that follows."

"For Zhu Xinyuan 9-dan, such a crushing defeat was naturally unacceptable. Therefore, after the match, Zhu Xinyuan 9-dan extended an invitation for a rematch."

"Losing to a young man who had just become a professional Go player, Zhu Xinyuan, a 9-dan player at that time, must have felt extremely unwilling."

"Therefore, in the next game, Zhu Xinyuan 9-dan is destined to fight with all his might and use all his skills to fight Yu Shao 3-dan to the death on the chessboard."

"Thus began a game of chess that can be described as 'a great injustice throughout the ages, a bloody and tearful record for generations.'"

"..."

"Yes, it wasn't until this point that I was shocked to discover that the difference of up to fifty points was not caused by Black's attack, but by White's rejection of it!"

"I don't know what kind of courage it takes to abandon the Fifty Eyes of the Sky with such a domineering spirit!"

"I don't know what kind of imagination it takes to think of abandoning the Fifty Eyes of the Sky in order to seize the initiative!"

"I have no idea what kind of calculation ability it takes to be able to reverse the situation in just over twenty moves after abandoning the fifty-point Great Void!"

"These twenty moves are simply masterpieces! This is a breathtakingly magnificent performance presented to the world by a chess player!"

"At this point in the game, it's already enough to be considered a masterpiece! It can be called an eternally famous game of sacrifice!"

"However, this game is not over yet!"

"Black's tenacity after falling into a losing position is astonishing. Even though White has the advantage, it can't defeat Black in a short time. He truly deserves the name of Zhu Xinyuan!"

"The two sides clashed continuously over the ko fight, and finally, White, alone and determined, ventured deep into Black's territory, determined to fight to the death and decide the outcome of the game, pushing the game to its final climax!"

"So what was the final result?"

"Black has succeeded!"

"White was suppressed by Black and its pieces were reduced to a large number of dead stones. However, just like in the game between Yu Shao and Zeng Jun in the previous game, Yu Shao once again demonstrated his amazing ability to utilize dead stones!"

"For a small ko in the corner, Black risked everything, but all of White's dead stones were connected and, hand in hand, staged a riot in Black's stronghold!"

"Black can no longer be considered to have lost, because Black was able to play such a game, and in such a precarious situation, to tear White to pieces, which is almost a miracle. It was worth it!"

"This game of chess was incredibly awe-inspiring! The two players displayed their talents to the fullest on this 19x19 chessboard, which was truly breathtaking!"

I don't want to
"To be able to play such a game, even if you lose, is something to be proud of!"

"Looking back at the entire game, it's beyond description as simply brilliant!"

"For the first time, I feel that if you use 'wonderful' to describe a game of chess, then this game must not be wonderful enough!"

"Only blood and tears!"

"Yes, only blood and tears can explain this game of chess!"

"And for this game of chess, I feel that even blood and tears cannot fully express its significance!"

Therefore, the only way is—

"A tragic injustice throughout the ages, a testament to blood and tears for generations to come!"

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