I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

Fu Xun ate the dried scales, took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, and then continued, "Find a place to stick a few incense sticks in, then shout 'God Lord' three times to the sky. If you're lucky, you'll see the God Lord in a little while."

"Of course, if you think that's unreliable, you can also go and pray in front of the statue of the deity. But I think... the probability of either method is the same, and in the end, it still depends on your own luck."

Fu Xun couldn't help but chuckle as she thought about her lucky encounter with the God.

"……don't know."

The young girl watched the woman in front of her whose expression kept changing, then turned her gaze to the window to look at the scenery outside.

The scenery on land is different from that at sea.

They are not obstructed by the water flow, and they seem to be right in front of you at a glance.

This is something I've never experienced at sea.

She...likes it very much.

……

In front of an unassuming mansion in Quanxin County.

"Hey, little one, be quiet later."

Although she knew she was stating the obvious—the little one was quiet enough as far as anyone could handle—she was going to visit her teacher, who was elderly and preferred quiet places, so just to be on the safe side, she gave her instructions again.

"..."

The young girl nodded gently and then followed Fu Xun into the strange lair.

"Disciple Fuxun greets Master."

After greeting the old man who was playing chess with him, Fu Xun took the little girl's hand and stood aside with her to wait.

"sit."

The old man saw the young girl beside Fu Xun. As the white chess piece fell from his fingertip, two chairs floated out from the side and landed silently on the ground.

"Thank you, teacher."

First, he moved the young girl onto a chair, and then Fu Xun sat down quietly, watching the old man entertain himself.

"?"

His sleeve was tugged, and Fu Xun lowered his head in response to the call.

The little girl raised her hand and pointed to a chessboard in the distance filled with black and white pieces, her watery eyes already showing her confusion.

What is that?

"It's Go, little guy."

The old man answered for Fu Xun.

"Although it is a form of entertainment, it also contains many profound truths."

"Go?"

Seeing that the child seemed quite interested, the old man, who was no longer enjoying himself, also had a slight thought of preaching.

"Want to give it a try, little one?"

The old man stroked his beard, put away the chess pieces, and then reached out to invite the young girl.

"Go ahead. Your teacher is one of the few Go masters in Yan Kingdom. Learning a move or two will be very helpful for your future."

Having received Fu Xun's approval, the young girl jumped off the chair and walked towards the old man.

"Thank you."

After the young girl sat down, she said something that left the old man completely baffled.

"Why do you say that, little one?"

The young girl glanced at him, then at Fu Xun beside her, and whispered amidst his awkward smile, "Fu Xun said we should be polite."

"Hahaha... Good, it's good to be polite."

The old man chuckled twice, and then began to explain the rules of Go to her.

"...Well, if I put it that way, little one, you'll probably have a hard time remembering it all at once. Let's play a game of chess together, and you can learn as you go. You'll get the hang of it quickly."

The old man picked up a white chess piece and showed it to the young girl.

"According to the rules, black should go first. But this time, I'll take advantage of you and go first."

Because he wanted to teach her how to play, the old man placed his first chess piece in the very center of the board.

"The position where the chess piece lands here is called the center point."

The young girl, remembering the rules the old man had just explained, placed a piece next to his.

"Um……"

As the old man played, he explained the various moves and the steps that were easy to make mistakes on to her.

It was the young girl's first time playing. Although she had heard the explanation, she only had a vague understanding, so she quickly lost the first game.

"Hmm, are you quite skilled now?"

The old man and she put away their chess pieces, and he asked her softly.

"It feels... okay."

The young girl stared at the chessboard, having already reviewed the game ten times in her mind.

Through this practice, thanks to the connection of consciousness between the groups, she, with her strong simulation reasoning ability, has gained a fairly good understanding of the game of Go.

She was already confident that she could play chess with the old man.

This time, she took the initiative to make the first move.

He was learning from the old man's previous move, placing his first piece on the center point.

"Ah."

Those who land on the center point are either Go novices or highly confident players.

It suits this little guy perfectly.

The old man placed his piece, and the young girl followed closely behind.

The crisp sound of pieces being placed echoed one after another, while Fu Xun secretly cheered for the young girl from the sidelines.

"Well……"

Although the old man won the game, he straightened his face and looked at the young girl seriously.

"Young friend, have you really never learned Go?"

"No."

Young girls don't lie.

Moreover, she was indeed a complete novice, only slightly better at learning derivations.

"Hmm, little brat, you..."

Because of the old man, Fu Xun also understood Go.

In that match just now, if the old man hadn't been more experienced and knew more special techniques, he would have almost lost to the young fellow.

"A genius...a genius indeed."

A glint of light flashed in the old man's eyes.

He looked at the young girl in front of him with the joy of a jade craftsman who had discovered a piece of uncut jade.

"Young friend, although I am not a master, I have achieved some success in Go after playing for so many years. Would you be willing to become my disciple?"

This kid almost beat him after only two games; if he gets a few more years of instruction...

It seems that another bright moon will rise in the world of Go.

Perhaps... this child is capable of playing against that person.

Even...we could win.

The old man became even more excited at the thought of a certain possibility.

"Become an apprentice?"

The young girl looked at Fu Xun.

"It means you become the teacher's disciple, and the teacher will teach you more about Go."

Fu Xun fairly answered her questions.

Although the young girl is exceptionally talented, Fu Xun will not force her to become his disciple if she doesn't like it.

"Oh, right."

Fu Xun then said, "Little brat, didn't you want to find the God? Your teacher has connections."

As a disciple, one should still consider the teacher's feelings.

"..."

Upon hearing what she wanted, the young girl immediately looked at the old man and asked him.

"If I become your teacher, will I be able to see the God?"

"..."

The old man stroked his beard and then nodded.

"I do indeed have a way to let you see the Divine Lord."

"any solution?"

"...If you play Go well, and you can win first place in the Yan Kingdom Go Tournament a year from now, you can play against the Divine Lord."

"One year..."

The little girl tilted her head and asked again, "It takes a long time. What other methods are there?"

Is it in a hurry?

The old man put aside his Go game for the moment and instead asked the young girl why she was in such a hurry to see the deity.