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Zhang Yifan followed them to his maternal grandmother's house.

My maternal grandmother's house is a detached villa. We pushed open the gate and went inside.

The courtyard is filled with flowers and plants, with roses, jasmine, and bougainvillea lined up along the base of the wall.

Each pot was neatly trimmed, and water droplets from the watering still clung to the leaves.

You can tell at a glance that Grandma is a person who loves life; she takes care of these flowers as if they were her own children.

Zhang Yifan followed him into the living room, where a bespectacled old man was sitting on the sofa, watching the morning news with a teacup in his hand.

The old man looked very kind, with his hair neatly combed and gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose, like a retired cadre who practices Tai Chi in the park every day.

Zhang Yifan stepped forward and respectfully greeted, "Hello, Grandpa."

Grandma followed from behind, warmly took Zhang Yifan's arm, and introduced him to the old man: "Old man, this is Yiyi's boyfriend, his name is Zhang Yifan."

The old man's originally kind expression froze instantly upon hearing the word "boyfriend," as if a cold wind had blown through him.

He placed his teacup on the coffee table, gave Zhang Yifan a nonchalant look, and said in a tone that could freeze: "Don't make up relatives randomly. I'm not your maternal grandfather."

Grandma scolded him playfully for being "old-fashioned," then told Zhang Yifan to sit wherever he wanted and make himself at home. That's just how the old man is; there's no need to worry about him.

Lu Wanqing smiled and said, "Dad, this young man is very outstanding. He's the top scorer in the Shandong Province college entrance examination, and he's going to Tsinghua University with Yiyi."

After saying that, the mother and daughter carried the groceries into the kitchen, leaving the living room to the three of them.

The old man doted on his granddaughter, and was shocked to see her dating and even bringing her home so openly!

My first reaction was, "This is fucking amazing! That blond-haired bastard deserves to die!!!"

Hearing that Zhang Yifan had also been admitted to Tsinghua University changed her mind, but she still couldn't stand Zhang Yifan no matter what.

The old man frowned, glanced at Zhang Yifan, and grunted through his nose, "Sit down."

Shen Zhiyi tugged at Zhang Yifan's arm and whispered, "My grandpa isn't usually like this. He just... he's just not used to it yet."

Zhang Yifan patted the back of her hand: "It's okay."

He had just patted twice when the little old man on the sofa started coughing.

"Cough cough cough cough... I'm still sitting here! How can you two be pulling and tugging at each other like that in front of me?!"

Shen Zhiyi quickly let go of Zhang Yifan, went over and hugged her grandfather's arm, acting coquettishly: "Grandpa~ don't be so fierce~ Yifan is a very nice person!"

The old man's expression softened slightly after she shook his arm a couple of times, but he remained stubborn:

"I've lived to be this old, I've seen all kinds of people."

You're already siding with outsiders before you're even married yet. What will you be like after you get married?

I'm afraid I won't even get a corner spot as the grandfather.

After being coaxed by Shen Zhiyi, the old man finally agreed to take the initiative to talk to Zhang Yifan.

He asked Zhang Yifan several questions in succession, and Zhang Yifan answered them one by one without being humble or arrogant, showing no fear at all because of his cold attitude just now.

The old man nodded expressionlessly, but in his mind, he secretly raised his opinion of the young man a few points higher.

At least he's not a coward.

He leaned back on the sofa armrest and suddenly asked, "Do you know how to play chess?"

Zhang Yifan paused for a moment, then said, "I know a little..."

"Would you dare to have a game of hand-to-hand combat with this old man?"

The old man narrowed his eyes slightly behind his gold-rimmed glasses, his tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible provocation.

He believed in one thing most: a person's character is reflected in their chess skills.

How a person places their pieces on the chessboard reflects how they conduct themselves in life.

Whether one is reckless or prudent, upright or opportunistic, it cannot be hidden on the chessboard.

He wanted to use this game of chess to test the boy and see if he was worthy of his precious granddaughter.

Shen Zhiyi panicked: "Grandpa..."

She knew her grandfather's chess skills all too well.

Her maternal grandfather, Lu Tingzhou, was a recognized Go master in China's Go community back then.

He single-handedly fought against eight top players from South Korea and Japan, remaining flawless from the start to the end, never losing a single game, earning him the title of "Iron Wall of the Go World".

After retiring, he lived in seclusion in Liancheng, growing flowers and vegetables, and detached himself from worldly affairs.

Even if Zhang Yifan knows a little about Go, he wouldn't last more than a few rounds against a Go master.

If Grandpa were to utterly defeat him on the chessboard, Grandpa's impression of him would be completely ruined!

The old man completely ignored his granddaughter's protests, staring intently at Zhang Yifan: "How about it?"

Just as Zhang Yifan was about to speak, that familiar electronic voice suddenly exploded in his mind.

【Ding--】

[The system has detected that the host is facing a holographic AI specially created by Shen Zhiyi out of her longing for her grandfather!]

Shen Zhiyi's public servant, Lu Tingzhou, was once the Chess Saint of China. He fought against eight masters from South Korea and Japan without being defeated and was known as the "Iron Wall of the Chess World"!

This AI perfectly integrates all the skills of this chess master, and it has achieved 100% reproduction of his playing style, moves and even the little gestures when playing chess.

Whenever Shen Zhiyi missed her grandfather, she would play chess with him to soothe her longing.

[Task issued: Defeat the Go Master AI!]

[Task Difficulty: Extremely Difficult]

[Mission Description: Even the combined might of eight top masters couldn't defeat the Chess Saint. How can a 68-year-old scavenger like you possibly defeat him? You probably can't even count how many squares are on a Go board, so don't go looking for trouble!]

[Task Reward: All of the Chess Master's chess skills.]

Zhang Yifan was completely stunned.

Looking at the kind-looking old man holding a teacup in front of him, he felt a turmoil in his heart.

This old man is actually a chess master?

A chess master who fought eight top players without being defeated?

Although the system is usually terrible, always saying he's 68 and then belittling him, this time it wasn't wrong.

He really didn't even know how many squares were on a Go board!

Forget about becoming a chess master, he can't even beat the old men playing chess in the park in our neighborhood!

And what's the point of the "Chess Master" reward the system gave him before? Now we're playing Go!

What makes him think he can beat this old man?! His life?!

And are these mission rewards for real?! First he got a chess master, and now the reward is the complete chess skills of a chess saint!

Is this an intention to develop him into an all-around chess player?

wrong!

Something is absolutely wrong!

He mentally reviewed the system's task description again.

Defeat the Go master AI.

The system doesn't seem to provide any rules on how to defeat the Go master AI!

He looked up at the little old man on the sofa who was waiting for his answer, and then at the chessboard that had already been set up.

This looks like there's something we can do!