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Chapter 631 Rare in the World
"How long are we going to have to keep at it?" Wang Yang was getting anxious, after all, the people in the hospital couldn't afford to wait!
"Haste makes waste; there's no use in being in a hurry."

"By the way, there were two foreigners who seemed to be looking for him too. Could he have some kind of connection with foreigners?" Wang Yang told the old professor about his doubts.

The old professor frowned deeply on the other end of the phone.

"Wang Yang, you need to act quickly. You must get your hands on the item before the foreigners find him."

"Could it be that they're also after that thing?"

"I'm not sure about that either, but I'm certain that they came to our door with ill intentions," the old professor said firmly.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll do it as soon as possible!"

……

After hanging up the phone, Wang Yang returned to his room, looking preoccupied. By then, the driver had already gone home.

The driver was just there to deliver a message; if they really wanted to solve the problem, talking to him wouldn't be of any use.

"Wang Yang, how did you know that old man's surname was Wang? The business card the professor gave us didn't even have a name on it."

Zhou Yijun and Lin Xiaolong have just been discussing this issue.

“I once read about his chess style in a book. This style is only passed down to members of his family, so I’m sure his surname is Wang.”

Wang Yang thought to himself, "Maybe even the old professor doesn't know that his friend comes from a prestigious family."

"So this is ah!"

"So how do we find him now? Judging from his attitude today, he doesn't seem to want to talk to us at all."

Wang Yang smiled and said, "Don't worry, since I beat him today, it at least means that he might still be somewhat interested in me in the future."

"By the way, the old professor just told me that we must get the things before the foreigners find him."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yijun jumped up from the sofa.

"What should we do? We're still sitting here, what if those foreigners have already found him!"

"Don't worry! Even if the foreigners find the old man, he won't hand over the things to them so easily." Wang Yang was quite confident about this.

"But we need to hurry, after all, Liu Yue is still in the hospital!" Lin Xiaolong said with a dejected expression.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely get the stuff soon. As long as we have the Nine Deaths Resurrection Grass, Liu Yue will be fine!"

"That's right! Lin Xiaolong, don't worry too much. You need to cheer up. Liu Yue definitely wouldn't want to see you like this."

The next morning.

After having breakfast, the three of them strolled leisurely toward the park.

As soon as I stepped into the corner where they had played chess yesterday, I heard the old man cursing and shouting.

"You're a full 10 years younger than me, so what's wrong with letting me have my way 10 times? Isn't that just common sense? Let me tell you, don't take advantage of this old man!"

"How can you be so unreasonable! Everyone says that once a move is made, it cannot be taken back. If you keep cheating like this, who would want to play chess with you?"

The old man scoffed, "I never follow conventional strategies when playing chess; my approach is unique!"

The old man opposite him turned red with anger, suddenly stood up, flicked his sleeves, and stormed off.

With a smile on his face, Wang Yang slowly walked over and sat down opposite the old man.

"Teacher Wang, how about we play another game?"

"No need, even if we play 10 more games, I'll still lose."

"Why is Teacher Wang so lacking in confidence? You come from a prestigious school, how can you be repeatedly defeated by a greenhorn like me?"

Upon hearing this, the old man glared angrily at Wang Yang.

"Stop being sarcastic. Do you think I don't know who sent you? Let me tell you, no way!"

Wang Yang looked at the old man in front of him, who was acting like a spoiled child, and chuckled helplessly. Lin Xiaolong, on the other hand, was furious at the sight.

Now is the critical moment to save lives, and this person is completely unyielding. It would be better to let him come and force him to submit by force.

Wang Yang noticed Lin Xiaolong's movements, glanced at him, and gestured for him to step back.

"Teacher Wang, aren't you curious about why we're here?" Wang Yang stared at him with a grin.

"Of course I know why you came here—to make things difficult for me."

"Don't try to fool me. Let me tell you, when people like you come knocking on my door, it's never anything good."

The old man continued.

“Go back and tell your high and mighty professor that my friendship with him dates back decades.”

"So unless there's something else, we don't need to contact each other anymore, and don't send anyone to me anymore."

After saying that, he prepared to get up and leave.

"Then wouldn't you like to learn my method of playing chess?" Wang Yang said to him unhurriedly.

"What do you mean by that? You think you can teach me your method? Are you sure? If you teach me your method, wouldn't that be betraying your sect?"

It was clear that the old man had suddenly become interested. He put down the chess box in his hand and sat back down opposite Wang Yang.

Wang Yang squinted and remained silent, but the old man couldn't help but urge him on.

"Stop playing hard to get. Tell me, are you really willing to teach me?"

“I’m willing to teach you, but you have to agree to one condition.” Wang Yang opened his eyes and looked at him.

"What do you want?"

"Nine Deaths Resurrection Grass." As Wang Yang said this, his gaze was fixed directly into the old man's eyes.

"What do you need this thing for? To save someone? Who needs this? They're probably already beyond saving. There's no need to waste your time."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaolong rushed forward and lifted the old man up.

"Who do you think you are? What gives you the right to say that? That was a living, breathing person!"

"She's not dead yet, she's still waiting for us to rescue her, but you're dawdling here. If anything happens to her, I will never let you off the hook!"

"Lin Xiaolong! Let go of Teacher Wang!" Wang Yang glared at Lin Xiaolong.

Zhou Yijun quickly came over and separated the two.

"This young man has quite a temper. I just said it casually, just joking!" The old man didn't feel offended at all and even joked back.

"Sorry, my buddy here is a bit impulsive!"

"It's alright, it's nothing, we're used to it!" the old man said nonchalantly.

"The Nine Deaths Resurrection Grass you wanted is really gone."

"It's not that I don't want to give it to you, it's just that I really don't have any left."

Seeing that the people in front of him didn't seem to believe him, the old man explained again.

“If you had come 10 years ago, there would still be one left, but now there isn’t even one left.”

"Impossible! The professor clearly said you had it here..." Lin Xiaolong almost shouted. "I've known him for decades. I did have it back then, but it hasn't been able to be cultivated for 10 years."

"I also wish I had such a life-saving and healing thing. Who wouldn't want that?"

The old man's eyes were filled with desolation as he said this.

"It takes 10 years to get one of these things. It took me my whole life's work, but now it's really gone."

"Why?" Wang Yang asked him.

"I discovered this thing by accident, but for some reason, it stopped working 10 years ago."

"If you don't believe me, you can come back with me and see for yourself. Those things are still in my house."

"Okay, then we'll go back with you and take a look!" Before Wang Yang could even speak, Lin Xiaolong shouted from the side.

"Then we'll go back with you and take a look!"

Along the way, the old man led them back at a leisurely pace, which made Lin Xiaolong impatient and he almost rushed up to push him several times, but fortunately Wang Yang stopped him in time each time.

As they walked, the old man suddenly stopped and turned to look at Wang Yang.

What exactly is your relationship with that professor?

“I am his student. He sent us to find you, saying that you are an old friend of his from many years ago.”

Wang Yang answered respectfully.

After hearing this, the old man snorted coldly: "Since he knows that he and I are just friends from many years ago, why did he send you to find me in the first place?"

"The main reason is that this stuff is only available here; otherwise, we wouldn't have come all this way."

The old man couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, I'm probably the only one in the world who has this thing, but now, it's no longer in the world."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaolong, who was standing to the side, immediately became dejected.

"What will we do if we don't have this?"

"Isn't there anything else that can replace it?"

The old man turned his head sharply and gave him a disapproving look: "You young man, it's one thing to have a bad temper, but you're not exactly bright either!"

"I just said that this thing only produces one plant every 10 years. Do you understand what that means? You're still thinking about finding a substitute? If there were a substitute, why would you come to me?"

Wang Yang quickly pulled the old man aside and calmed him down.

"Please don't take it personally. He's just worried about his friend. Our good friend is seriously injured and is relying on this to save his life in the hospital!"

"Everyone who comes to me is asking for a life-saving solution. Over the years, I've saved countless lives. If I had a way to save them, why would I keep it to myself? But I really don't!"

Seeing the old man's exasperated expression, Wang Yang knew he was telling the truth. If the old man were a liar, the professor wouldn't have sent them to him.

"But now that thing is gone, is there really nothing that can replace it? I know this thing is unique, but is it even possible..."

Wang Yang could only pin his hopes on this at this moment.

"If there were a way to find a substitute, I would have found it long ago." After saying that, the old man shook his head slightly.

"No, really no. If I had, how could I not have found it yet?"

Ever since the Nine Deaths Resurrection Grass disappeared, the old man has been searching for it everywhere, but after so many years, he has spent a lot of energy and still found nothing.

As they talked, the group arrived at the old man's house.

"Why does your house look like a factory?"

“My house isn’t a factory, it’s a laboratory. You’ll see when you go inside.”

As soon as they entered, they felt that this place was different from ordinary factories, but they couldn't quite put their finger on what was different.

"There's not even a piece of furniture here, and you're living here?" Even though she knew the old man wasn't an ordinary person, Zhou Yijun couldn't help but ask.

“I don’t live here, I live inside. This place is just for outsiders to see.”

As he spoke, the old man led the three of them inside. There was a door in front of them, bare and without any markings, but when the old man put his hand on it, the door suddenly recognized his fingerprint.

"Wow, what kind of high-tech is this? I've never seen anything like it before!"

Zhou Yijun couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Wang Yang also stared at the door, but he couldn't see any place where he could unlock it with his fingerprint.

"So, you people who consider yourselves big city people look down on us small-town people. Just like your old professor, didn't he always say he was a city person?"

"If he saw this, he would be just as surprised."

Wang Yang nodded: "Yes, as the saying goes, true masters are often found in plain sight, and there are many hidden talents among ordinary people. That's exactly the point!"

"Actually, the old professor has always admired you, otherwise he wouldn't have asked us to come to you."

As they stepped inside, the lights automatically turned on, and they realized that the place resembled a peach orchard, or a magnified miniature landscape, and didn't seem like a place that modern people would live in.

However, it also incorporates many modern elements.

"This place feels so strange, so incongruous," Zhou Yijun said, then immediately covered his mouth, afraid the old man would get angry and hit him.

"Don't be afraid, I won't scold you. You're right, this place is a blend of Chinese and Western styles, a combination of local and foreign elements!"

The old man seemed quite satisfied with his masterpiece.

"This is something I've been working on for a long time, and there are many little secrets about it that you don't know."

The other two found the place quite peculiar, while Wang Yang noticed that there was a chessboard placed in every corner.

He knew, of course, that the old man came from a family of Go players, but surely there were more Go boards than necessary.

He walked over and examined each piece one by one, discovering that the pieces on each chessboard were arranged differently.

"You've noticed, haven't you? I have everything I need, except for Go."

"The chessboard here looks really strange..."

Wang Yang muttered something to himself and then walked to the next chessboard. After looking at all the chessboards, he suddenly realized what was going on.

“I understand. This is a unique chess strategy of your Wang family. You used this move when we played the second game today.”

Wang Yang pointed to one of the chessboards and said. Upon hearing this, the old man clapped his hands and burst into laughter.

"No wonder your professor sent you to find me; you've truly surpassed your teacher!"

"Old man, you're such a skilled Go player, and you come from a family of Go players, how come you always lose?"

Zhou Yijun looked at the old man with a puzzled expression. He had heard the driver say that the old man loved to cheat when playing chess.

When they arrived this morning, they happened to see the old man and another old man arguing heatedly, their faces red with anger. The reason for their dispute was about taking back a move.

"You don't understand. Didn't you just say that true masters live in seclusion in the city? There are probably many hidden masters in this world, I just don't know them."

"I'm tired of playing chess with experts. Everyone in my family is an expert. But playing chess with these ordinary people has given me a different perspective."

(End of this chapter)