Chapter 18 (1/2)

Chapter 18 - Elder Wuya

An hour earlier, when Gu Hai was still challenging a hundred Weiqi players on the first floor, Elder Wuya and Chen Taiji who were on the fourth floor were already aware of him, but they didn't attach too much importance to it as even challenging five players on the 1st floor simultaneously didn't amount to much for them!

However, when Gu Hai's winning streak continued until the time he was simultaneously facing off against the five old fogies, the game of Weiqi between Elder Wuya and Chen Taiji couldn't help but stop at this time. The Weiqi prowess of this young man was worthy of being valued by Elder Wuya and Chen Taiji.

Therefore, they placed five Weiqi boards in front of them before organizing the pieces on the board to match with the five games that were being played downstairs. Every time a piece was placed, a designated person would transmit the information to the fourth floor. Even Elder Wuya was carefully savoring these five Weiqi games!

When Gu Hai placed the final pieces on the five boards, Elder Wuya turned silent for a long time.

”Our country has produced a capable person. This Old Xiu at death's door didn't antic.i.p.ate meeting such a person with this kind of prowess. If I am able to play a Weiqi game with him, then I could die without regrets!” Elder Wu suddenly let out a sigh of emotions!

”Can it be that this man who G.o.d knows where he has sprung up from be able to face off against Teacher in Weiqi?” Chen Taiji skeptically said. His Weiqi prowess was not shallow and he also knew that this stranger's Weiqi prowess was not ordinary, but he couldn't believe that this random youth had the qualifications to truly face off against Elder Wuya in Weiqi. He had always regarded his teacher as the only Supreme Weiqi Grandmaster who n.o.body could contend with!

”Haha, Weiqi is limitless. Even though I have some attainments in Weiqi, but the more I researched the more I felt that I have only scratched the surface. I have only taken a few steps in the world of true Weiqi, that's all. It is only normal for there to be people who are able to exceed me in the aspect of Weiqi!” Elder Wuya laughed and said, it seemed that finding a well-matched opponent before his death made him quite happy.

”But…….”

”Silly boy, it is just a game of Weiqi, that's all!” Elder Wuya interrupted Chen Taiji's words and said with profound intent, ”Moreover, perhaps the key to solving the crisis before the Chen Kingdom lies with this young man……”

”Teacher, are you saying……” Chen Taiji was somewhat surprised!

”Now is not the time, let's talk about it after a game.” Elder Wuya could only helplessly shake his head. Afterward, he turned to look at the CChamberlain on the side who had been recording the Weiqi game for them, and said in a mild tone, ”You go downstairs and invite that Mister up!”

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Gu Hai, having guided by the chamberlain, arrived at the fourth floor. When the gate was opened, he saw an old man and a young man sitting at the center of the room. Placed in front of them were five Weiqi boards which had Weiqi pieces already spread around and one empty Weiqi board.

Gu Hai looked at the two and then looked at the six Weiqi boards, he understood everything immediately but didn't speak anything. He just went towards the two and sat down in front of them in a calm and collected manner and his eyes were looking straight at them, whereas his face showed a tranquil expression; apparently, he was not the slightest bit tensed.

Elder Wuya, looking at the tranquil Gu Hai, also revealed a somewhat appreciative expression on his face. However, they had already decided to not speak until the game was over.

Elder Wuya moved his right hand and gestured Gu Hai to start. Even though the first move had a certain advantage in a game of this level, but Elder Wuya still gave up the right of moving first. He didn't even have any intent to take the first move, apparently, Elder Wuya was still quite confident in his Weiqi ability!

Gu Hai also didn't decline and used his right hand to take out a black piece from the Weiqi box and placed it directly in the Tianyuan position1.

Elder Wuya looked at the piece placed by Gu Hai at the Tianyuan position, then glanced at Gu Hai with profound intent and immediately thereafter placed his white piece onto the board.

However, Chen Taiji, seeing the black piece being placed at Tianyuan, was shaken to the core. 'The first piece at Tianyuan, can you really play that move in Weiqi?'. If he were not at this place, Chen Taiji would have believed that Gu Hai didn't know how to play Weiqi. Only his extremely good bearing made him not display anything outward, as he continued looking at the Weiqi game calmly.

Gu Hai and Elder Wuya kept placing their pieces one after another. They were placing their pieces extremely fast as if playing Weiqi for them was as easy as drinking water.

However, Chen Taiji, sitting on the side, was shaken to the core. He believed that even though his Weiqi ability was still far from the Old Weiqi Grandmaster, he was still quite strong. In this Weiqi Celestial Hall, he was absolutely capable of using his abilities to reach the top threshold of the third floor. However, he couldn't understand this game from the beginning to the end. He simply stopped watching the Weiqi game and began measuring up Gu Hai.

Since according to Elder Wuya, this youngster had the ability to resolve the crisis before the Chen Kingdom, although he was not convinced of Gu Hai, he believed in Elder Wuya's insight. Perhaps this youngster was truly different from what he sees, but he hadn't discovered it yet!