Chapter 54 (1/2)

The young girls' eyes seemed to be plastered onto their backs even from far away

”I said that this guy was the biggest faker He actually wore a hood so he couldn't be seen, then in one fell swoop stole our spotlight,” said one of the young er

Ning Yunzhao laughed but did not say anything Despite his co, they made their way forward Very soon, they stopped

This place was not for guessing riddles, but for people playing Go

The lantern riddles were arranged by the authorities, so whoever gave away the least riddle lanterns would receive an additional reward froovernment Thus, the stand owners all racked their brains for tricky questions

Right now, this stand vendor had set up a Go board Whoever could beat him would earn a lantern

Playing Go was h there were many more spectators, many fewer of those who obtained lanterns

How could the group of young men pass this up? They rubbed their fists and polished their palms and immediately stepped forward

”This time you just think it over yourself Wait for us to win before you appear” EverybodyYunzhao

Ning Yunzhao se forward

Although there weren't irl, old, young-coeneral atmosphere

The stand owner had obviously wanted to show his fairness He had an especially large Go board and specially set the scene so that the people around hihtly

Ning Yunzhao glanced on either side of hie tree Here, he didn't have to be squished yet he could still see the match

On the board, black and white were locked in a deadly confrontation

After taking a cursory glance, Ning Yunzhao nodded This stand owner had invited an expert It would not be easy for an ordinary person to defeat hier lost

Another person stepped up to take the challenge, but in less time than it took to drink one cup of tea, he lost in just three or fourYunzhao saw one of his companions step up, the confrontations more or less followed this pattern

Ning Yunzhao watched his coame intently When he saw hi

”Wrong”

A girl's voice spoke next to him

Ning Yunzhao blanked teirl had walked underneath the shade of another tree She was also watching the Go board

She, too, wore a cloak, the hood hiding her face Her figure was slender and graceful, and she was not very old

”Row ten, nine, cut,” said the gentle voice

Ning Yunzhao turned back to the Go board, internallythe white piece his companion had put

Row ten, nine, cut Although it wasn't what he would have thought of, it wasn't wrong

However, what if the opponent responded with row 15, 6?

He voiced out his thoughts

”Row 14, 5,” the girl immediately responded

Made sense

Ning Yunzhao focused on the board

”Row 11, 3,” he said

When he stopped speaking, the girl immediately responded

”Row 17, 5”

If so there, they would discover that they were talking about a coht now Ever since the row 10, 9 and the row 15, 6 response, they had started a new game

Black and white were engaged on the Go board, but the two spectator's had launched another battle A battle that was not in view, but was in the heart

Blind Go

According to ancient legend, immortals drew lines on the sand to create a map for the white and black This was called the Go board

The board was square and still, while the stones were round and movable This was called Go

Heaven and earth inspired the game; no one on earth could completely understand it

In the Classic of Arts, it said that there were nine ranks of Go players: rank 1 Being in the Spirit, rank 2 Seated in Enlightenes, rank 5 Applying Wisdo Quite Inept, rank 9 Being Truly Stupid

Ning Yunzhao had outstanding Go skills since he was young When he was eight years old, he could y, and it was said that he could enter the Understanding Changes rank when he enty

Itwith an expert, the better player should let the worse player put down a few pieces first When it was time for him to play, if his pieces were blocked he could respond aptly, to decide to fight or not to fight He has 'understanding changes' in his heart

Ning Yunzhao was always a very ht that he, as not yet twenty, was of the Understanding Changes rank

Ning Yun, who had always believed this, was shaken right now

In what seemed to be the space of tiirl had already made near one hundred moves

Victory or defeat was yet undeter more and more forceful