Chapter 520: Heroic Deed (2)

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"This isn't necessary..." Miss Xiao Feng wanted to say that it wasn't needed, but she was quickly interrupted by Chu Xinan's brother.

"Xiao Feng, this is still necessary. Otherwise, if Xinan loses like this, I would also feel very embarrassed."

Miss Xiao Feng fell silent. Since the other party had already said it to this extent, she couldn't oppose too much either. Anyway, Xiaoyao took her ten thousand silver coins; another round wouldn’t be an issue.

"Well then, you go ahead and have another match. Shouldn’t there not be a problem for you" Miss Xiao Feng looked at Xiaoyao and asked.

"There’s no problem with the matter itself, but I’m not very fond of wasting time. However, since you’ve spoken up, naturally, I’ll stay." Xiaoyao said somewhat reluctantly, but he ultimately agreed. Originally, he hadn’t left either; he could just consider this matter as unfinished.

Chu Xinan felt even more annoyed by Xiaoyao’s reluctance. And that sentence about not liking to waste time—this should be my line of dialogue instead of yours. Don't think you're amazing just because you got lucky and won this round.

The matter was originally something he could easily show off in front of everyone, but unexpectedly, it was ruined by the boy. And now, he had no choice but to continue; otherwise, there would be a stain on his reputation for the future.

"Well then, as long as everything’s fine, you two can have your match. However, this time around, I won’t set the question. Otherwise, people might say that my questions are too casual." Miss Xiao Feng said and took this opportunity to ridicule him; she originally didn't like Chu Xinan very much.

"Ahem, since Xiao Feng isn’t setting the question, then leave it to me. Since we’re testing wisdom, let’s use Go [Weiqi].” Chu Xinan's brother said. Indeed, Go was a game that truly tested one's wisdom; many things were contained within its simple rules.

"Go Aren’t you being a bit of a scoundrel Everyone knows that Chu Xinan is the demon realm’s top Go player." Miss Xiao Feng spoke up and pointed out that this wasn't an arbitrary choice, but rather something he was familiar with. Did it mean he feared losing

"Being a top Go player is just talk; genuine masters won’t play Go. They use their wisdom to take the world as their board and all things in existence as their pieces." Chu Xinan said indifferently.

“Then, does this mean that if you lose at playing Go, you can say the board isn't interesting Only taking the world as your board is interesting” Xiaoyao asked with a smile. This made Chu Xinan very uncomfortable.

"Of course not; I just wanted to say that people of great wisdom are masters regardless of whether they know how to play Go or not." Chu Xinan said.

“That’s true as well, alright then, let's play some Go.” Xiaoyao casually replied. Playing Go was also quite interesting; there wasn't anything else going on now anyway. He could consider this a favor someone paid him to play a game with them—this was an ideal job.

At this moment, Xiaoyao didn’t think that playing Go would be such a troublesome matter, especially when he had opponents of his caliber. And if the opponent took a long time thinking before moving their piece, it was even worse.

"Alright then, let’s go to nearby Qingxin Tea House and play there; you can't play games here." Chu Xinan said with a nod and headed toward Qingxin Tea House without asking Xiaoyao's opinion because he felt that Xiaoyao following him was a foregone conclusion.

Xiaoyao didn’t mind Chu Xinan’s attitude and followed Miss Xiao Feng to Qingxin Tea House. This tea house seemed to have some background, having connections with people like Chu Xinan; therefore, it was easy for them to get a private room.

In the private room were many chess-related devices as well as musical instruments. It was an upscale tea house where guests would usually find something to pass the time while drinking tea, and playing Go was a very popular pastime here.

"Bring me your best morning tea; use the finest water." Xiaoyao wasn’t shy about ordering a pot of tea upon entering. His actions made people think he wanted to take advantage instead of him being knowledgeable about tea.

"Delicious tea!" Xiaoyao took a sip and began placing his pieces on the board, starting off casually without following any strict rules at first; it looked somewhat chaotic.

This naturally caused Chu Xinan to show disdainful looks in return. He thought inwardly: As expected, you were just lucky; it would be impossible for me to lose to someone like you in this lifetime.

Because of this, he had the leisure to talk as well—though these weren't very nice words.

"Do you know what kind of tea this is" Chu Xinan asked with a smile. Clearly, he felt that Xiaoyao wouldn’t know and was just pretending to be knowledgeable about tea.

However, this time, his guess was correct; Xiaoyao truly didn't know which type it was because he had never encountered demon realm’s tea before. Even if it were from another place, there might still be some types of tea he hadn’t tried, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t knowledgeable about tea.

However, Xiaoyao was too lazy to argue with Chu Xinan and casually said: "I don't know what it is. I’ve never tasted this kind before, but its taste isn’t bad; any tasty tea is a good one."

"Haha…" Miss Xiao Feng and the others laughed; they felt that Xiaoyao’s answer was rather witty—although not in a positive way.

“So for you, as long as it's drinkable, it must be good tea” Chu Xinan said with obvious sarcasm.

Xiaoyao smiled and nodded. "Of course; anything that’s drinkable is good tea. Isn’t that correct" As he spoke, he placed a white piece on the board.

White always went first according to Go rules, which symbolized yin and yang—day and night—with black being nighttime and white representing daytime, hence white going first.

To show his courtesy, Chu Xinan naturally let Xiaoyao go first.

"This is only true for someone like you, who distinguishes between good and bad tea. Not everything that can be drunk is necessarily good." Chu Xinan placed a black piece with a hint of mockery in his tone.

"That's not quite right. Tea either can or cannot be drunk. Do you want to drink tea that cannot be consumed" The Wanderer asked.

"Of course not, I want to drink the finest quality tea." Chu Xinan replied.

"Then is fine-quality tea something that can be drunk" The Wanderer continued to ask.

"Of course it can. Anything else cannot be consumed."

"So then, what's drinkable must be good tea." The Wanderer said with a smile.

…"

Chu Xinan realized that he had been led into the Wanderer’s way of thinking and found no way to refute it as these were his own words.

"Forget about the tea. If you continue like this, the game will be very dangerous for you." The Wanderer reminded him.

"What are you kidding Dealing with someone like you, I don't even need to think and can still capture your pieces," Chu Xinan said disdainfully as he casually placed a piece down on the board.

"Really Then why did you get captured by me" The Wanderer chuckled before placing another piece. Chu Xinan's expression immediately changed; this move was going to result in his black pieces being surrounded, and it seemed like an inevitable outcome.

If he had been more focused just now, he might have noticed this, but it was too late now...

Chu Xinan gritted his teeth, deciding to attack another area rather than struggle here, since he could always capture back later. Go isn't a game where once an area is captured, you can never play there again; if he focused more carefully, this situation would be easy to reverse.

"It's only just begun. It seems that you also know this move and are quite skilled at it." Chu Xinan said, begrudgingly admitting the Wanderer’s superior skill in Go—partially due to his own misfortune of being captured earlier.

Even if he made a mistake and got surrounded, his opponent was still an expert; ordinary people wouldn't be able to capture him.

"I know a thing or two," The Wanderer said with a smile.

"You'll find out how lacking your skill is as we continue..." Chu Xinan said coldly.

“Average, average!” The Wanderer replied with a chuckle.

Hmph! We’ll see about that!

Chu Xinan thought to himself. However, he was unaware that this “wait and see” had actually spanned several days without any end in sight; the two were locked in an intense battle with neither side gaining clear advantage. This could be considered a world war of Go, very exciting.

What Chu Xinan is now numb to is how powerful The Wanderer’s Go skills seem to be—most of these days have been spent by him deep in thought while The Wanderer has quickly placed his pieces without much consideration.

Chu Xinan didn't believe that the Wanderer hadn’t thought at all; he believed that during his time thinking, the Wanderer had already planned out his next moves because of the advantage being allowed to go first.

This must be the case. Right now, only by defeating him can I reclaim my honor, but this seems a bit difficult. Where did they find this brat His Go skills are too strong; he’s actually managed to battle it out with me like this.

The current game between the two has attracted everyone interested in Go. Qingxin Tea House had already set up their board in the main hall, broadcasting the live situation.

Devil City itself has several expert Go players from the demon realm; they are now watching on the side and marveling at how exquisite this game is.

Some others have heard about it and rushed over despite knowing that they might not be in time, hoping to catch a glimpse of the endgame.

The battle of Go can last for a very long time, sometimes even ten days or two weeks. Its intensity would make all those who love this game feel extremely excited.

However, The Wanderer felt無奈 as a participant. If he had known this, he should have limited the other party's thinking time; when will this end Fortunately, there are good food and drinks here, which allows him to practice cultivation while watching the game and still get enough sleep at night.

To maintain his clarity of mind, Chu Xinan naturally wouldn’t exhaust himself but would take proper rest.

The Wanderer originally wanted to go back and rest, only to be restricted by Chu Xinan and others—mainly limited by Miss Xiaofeng who said that he couldn't leave until the game ended.

So The Wanderer could only stay here helplessly, writing a letter for someone else to deliver to his lodging place and give to Qi Yanran so she wouldn’t worry about him. (To be continued...)ly guilty towards her. It wasn't that he loved her more than Yun Qingyi."Are you resenting him for abandoning his wife and child" Xiaoyao asked. He wouldn't be able to tolerate someone who abandoned h...