"Congratulations to the host for completing this mission. The reward will be received after returning to the main world."
"After the mission is completed, the host can return at any time. If he does not make a choice, he will be forced to return within 48 hours."
Half a year later, at the finals of the chess masters' competition, the moment Yu Xiaoyang surrendered, the system beeped as promised.
"I lost."
Yu Xiaoyang glanced at the boy sitting opposite him with a complicated expression. After half a year, he lost to the same person again.
Compared with the Samsung Cup final, his condition this time was unexpectedly good, so good that he thought he was thirty years old again.
However, the result was the same as last time, no, to be precise, this time was not as good as last time.
In the Samsung Cup final six months ago, he could still play back and forth with Li Jie, but in this battle for the chess master, he lost even more miserably.
2:0!
And both games were lost in the middle!
Such a result could not help but make Yu Xiaoyang doubt his life.
Are you getting old?
He felt that after half a year, he had obviously become stronger, but the result was completely opposite to what he expected.
Fangyuan City, Yijianghu Taoist Temple.
"Duke, awesome!"
"Boss Duke, you are awesome!"
"Oh! Oh! Win the championship!"
"Haha, Boss Duke has not been open for three years. He has been open for three years. He has hidden his sword for half a year and still shocked the world when he unsheathed it again!"
Seeing Li Jie win the championship, the teenagers in the competition felt so proud and exclaimed in surprise.
‘Chu Ying? Chu Ying?’
On the other side, Shi Guang lamented and went over to chat with Chu Ying, but he called out several times and didn't hear Chu Ying's answer.
Turning around, he saw Chu Ying frowning and staring at the TV screen in front of him solemnly, not knowing what he was thinking.
‘Chu Ying? Chu Ying?’
Shi Guang shouted twice more, but this time his voice was louder.
‘Ah?’ Chu Ying came back to his senses and asked doubtfully: ‘What’s wrong with time?’
Shi Guang smiled: 'Nothing, what were you thinking about just now? I called you several times but you didn't answer.'
Chu Ying flicked his sleeves and said truthfully: 'Of course I'm thinking about the game of chess played by Duke and Yu Xiaoyang.'
The original intention of calling Chu Ying before the time was to ask him what he thought of the chess game that just ended, so he asked in a casual manner.
'Oh? Have you come to any conclusion?'
Chu Ying looked at the screen with burning eyes and said word by word: 'Half a year has passed, Yu Xiaoyang has become stronger!'
Hearing this sentence, Shi Guang was obviously a little surprised.
Has Yu Xiaoyang become stronger?
This is wrong. Since he became stronger, why did he still lose, and the loss was even worse than last time?
Looking at Shi Shi with a confused look on his face, Chu Ying explained with a smile.
'But Duke is the one who has become stronger. Compared to half a year ago, Duke is more terrifying now.'
Having said this, Chu Ying paused for a moment before continuing.
'He is closer to the Hand of God than I am!'
Shi Shi was keenly aware of the disappointment in Chu Ying's tone. After spending so long with Chu Ying, he rarely saw Chu Ying like this, and he quickly comforted him.
'Isn't it right? Duke obviously lost to you last time, how can he be stronger than you?'
'No.' Chu Ying shook his head with a firm look and said frankly: 'Actually, I was lucky to win last time. If Duke had been more focused, the outcome of that game is not yet known.'
‘…’
After hearing this explanation, Shi Guang didn't know how to continue to 'comfort' Chu Ying.
Just when I was thinking hard, Chu Ying's voice came to my ears.
'Time, I want to play another game with Duke!'
'Well.'
When Shi Shi heard this, his expression suddenly changed. He could hear Chu Ying's seriousness. In fact, he really wanted to help Chu Ying.
But, he has no chance!
In the past six months, ‘Duke’ has not appeared on the Internet at all.
Not only that, the opponent didn't even participate in other competitions. Half a year later, the only competition he participated in was this Chess Master Tournament.
Therefore, even if Shi Guang wanted to play chess with Li Jie, he could not find a chance because the distance between them was too far.
The opponent is the new world champion and the most popular professional ninth-dan in the country.
And what about himself?
Now he is just a 'youngster trying to reach Duan', even though the great teacher said that he is very talented and has a good chance of succeeding in Duan this year.
But comparing his performance with that of Duke, it can be said that one is in the sky and the other is on the ground. The two are not comparable at all.
'well.'
Seeing that time was in a dilemma, Chu Ying sighed, his tone full of regret.
He also knew very well that if there were no special encounters, it would probably be difficult for him to fight against the other party again in this life.
Hearing this long sigh, Shiguang's expression kept changing, as if he was making a difficult decision.
After struggling for a long time, time gritted its teeth.
'Chu Ying, if you really want to, there is no chance.'
‘Really?’ Chu Ying said with surprise on his face.
'If I can be determined this year, according to the regulations, I will participate in the new first-tier league, and Duke may appear in the new first-tier league.'
'If, I mean if, if you really meet Duke, this game of chess will be played by you!'
After saying these words, Shi Guang breathed a long sigh of relief, as if a huge burden had been lifted off his shoulders.
In fact, Shi Guang has been feeling guilty about Chu Ying for a long time. Chu Ying was so kind to him and he loved Go so much.
But he had many restrictions on Chu Ying.
Obviously, the contributions and rewards from both parties are not at the same level.
'Time, you are so good to me!'
Chu Ying didn't think much at this time, he only felt excited.
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Country R, Taya family.
Taya Xingyang crossed his arms and looked down at the chessboard in front of him. At this moment, his mood was extremely complicated.
Before "Duke" came out, there were only two people standing at the top of Go, one was him and the other was Yu Xiaoyang.
Now, the situation in the chess world has changed, and the two of them are still standing at the top of Go.
But above them, a person appeared, and that person was 'Duke'. The other person was sitting on a throne in the air, looking down at everyone on the mountain and below.
"well."
Seeing his old friend lose again today, Taya Xinghi felt quite sympathetic. The relationship between the two of them can be described as "a bright moment". They are both rivals and sympathizing friends.
"Father, you?"
Ta Yaliang was very surprised when his father suddenly let out a long sigh.
Taya Xingyang glanced at his son who was sitting upright, and when he saw his young face, he couldn't help but think of 'Duke' who was thousands of miles away.
And every time he thought of 'Duke', he would sigh incessantly.
A new era of Go has arrived, and he, Yu Xiaoyang and others are just remnants of the old era.