I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 135: Many people on the road
For a moment, everyone couldn't help but look up, with surprised expressions on their faces, and all cast their eyes towards Fang Haoxin in front of the referee's seat.

Ma Zhengyu saw Fang Haoxin's expression. Although Fang Haoxin did not continue speaking, he knew what Fang Haoxin wanted to ask. He nodded silently, confirming Fang Haoxin's question.

This time he did not blame Fang Haoxin for losing his voice, because he knew what a shock this news would have on Fang Haoxin.

Even he almost couldn't control his emotions when he first heard the news.

It was already outrageous enough that Su Yiming showed up unexpectedly and defeated Fang Haoxin. But it turned out that besides Su Yiming, there was another master hidden along the way?

Aren’t there too many people on your way?
What’s more important is that although Ma Zhengyu did not see the entire process of that game, the game was over in just seventy-four moves!
Until now, even his own mind was in a mess.

Su Yiming was giving Fang Haoxin some advice on how to play chess, while he defeated Zhuang Fei in 74 moves...

No, what kind of qualifying tournament is this?
Shouldn’t the biggest highlight of this qualifying tournament be the powerful confrontation between Fang Haoxin and Zhuang Fei?

How come they have all been defeated before they even met?!
Everything about this ranking tournament seemed too unbelievable. Ma Zhengyu even had the illusion that he was dreaming.

How can this be? !
When Fang Haoxin saw Ma Zhengyu nod, he stood there for a moment, opened his mouth wide, but could not make a sound.

When the other people in the game room saw Ma Zhengyu nod and acknowledge Fang Haoxin's words, their minds went blank for a moment.

They looked at each other and could see the shock on each other's faces.

Zhuang Fei...also lost?

There was a blank in everyone's mind, and they felt it was extremely absurd.

Zhuang Fei didn’t lose to Fang Haoxin, nor did he lose to Su Yiming who showed up halfway, but he lost to... Yu Shao?
Although they were reluctant to admit it, everyone had to admit that Fang Haoxin and Zhuang Fei were far stronger than them.

The only one who can fight with Fang Haoxin is Zhuang Fei; similarly, the only one who can fight with Zhuang Fei should be Fang Haoxin.

The two of them are evenly matched opponents!

The result was beyond everyone's expectations. Su Yiming suddenly appeared halfway through the competition and defeated Fang Haoxin.

But what surprised them all was that Zhuang Fei actually... also lost, and he didn’t lose to Su Yiming and Fang Haoxin, but he lost to Yu Shao, a person they had never heard of before?

There were only a few people in the game room. Although they were also shocked by the news, there was not much surprise on their faces. Pu Weize was one of them.

"He really won..."

Pu Weize couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The game he played against Yu Shao yesterday left a deep impression on him. He was inexplicably at a disadvantage from the beginning of the game, and the difference in strength between the two sides in the middle game was obvious at a glance.

Even though he played chess in a steady style, preferred to play on the ground, and was relatively conservative, he was still unable to withstand Yu Shao's fierce and sharp attack after just over 120 moves.

Moreover, Yu Shao played that game of chess very quickly. He racked his brains to come up with a move, but Yu Shao was able to respond instantly the next moment he made his move. It was as if he was playing chess based on his chess sense.

"Fang Haoxin, Zhuang Fei, Su Yiming, Yu Shao..."

Thinking of these four names, Pu Weize felt the pressure on his shoulders become even heavier.

Zhuang Fei fell into the loser group, which was undoubtedly good news for the players in the winner group, but for the players in the loser group... it was a bolt from the blue.

As they are in the loser group, they can no longer afford to lose.

If they lose one more game, they will be eliminated, fall on the last stage of the road to becoming professional chess players, and become bones under the feet of others.

Until Fang Haoxin left the game room, everyone in the room was still confused and found it difficult to calm down.

They took deep breaths and adjusted their states before they finally suppressed their mixed emotions. They each took a chess piece out of the chess box and placed it on the chessboard.

Soon after, more and more people finished today's round of games. They came to the referee's seat to report their results and looked at the scoreboard.

Then, after seeing the results on the scoreboard with their own eyes, even though they had prepared themselves mentally, everyone still couldn't help but take a deep breath and their hearts trembled.

Hearing it from others and seeing it with your own eyes are two different things.

Zhuang Fei, really lost!
By six o'clock in the afternoon, with the second round of today's finals coming to an end, the news that Zhuang Fei had lost the game and fell into the loser group had spread completely, causing an uproar in an instant.

"Zhuang Fei also lost?"

In the competition hall, reporters and cameramen who learned the news were stunned.

For a moment, the entire hall was silent.

"This……"

"How is this possible?!"

After a long while, a tall and thin reporter swallowed hard, his face full of doubts about life, and he couldn't help but swear, saying in disbelief: "Fang Haoxin and Zhuang Fei...both lost?!"

The bearded reporter Zhang Feng was also bewildered, muttering, "Even... we lost to the same person."

The whole place fell silent again. They couldn't find any words to describe their feelings at this moment.

Before, they heard that Fang Haoxin lost to Su Yiming. While they felt unbelievable, they were also inevitably a little surprised. After all, with such a dark horse, this year's qualifying tournament would be even more of a topic!
Journalists all chase hot topics.

but……

After learning that Zhuang Fei also lost, and not to either Fang Haoxin or Su Yiming, this news only brought them fear.

This topic is a bit too explosive!

How could it be possible that Zhuang Fei and Fang Haoxin both lost?
If they all lost to Su Yiming, they would not be unable to accept it, and they might even feel ecstatic. After all, this press release was full of hype.

But Zhuang Fei and Fang Haoxin actually lost to other people respectively. This is even more incredible than Zhuang Fei and Fang Haoxin both losing to one person!

Are you...kidding me?
After a long time, Zhang Feng said with a trembling voice: "Brothers, this dan ranking tournament is going to be a blast!"

This night, many people are destined to remain sleepless.

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The final of the Dan Tournament, third round.

Early in the morning of that day, Yu Shao came to the game room again.

When Yu Shao appeared at the door of the game room, the room, which was originally filled with the sound of conversation, suddenly stopped and the entire room became extremely quiet.

The entire game room was filled with an eerie silence.

Everyone looked at Yu Shao, but this time, the way they looked at Yu Shao was very different from before.

If there was fear in those looks before, there were also merely fear and curiosity, but today there was only shock and solemnity as if facing a formidable enemy in those looks.

Especially Bai Jingchuan and Jiang Xiahua, the looks they gave Yu Shao were extremely complicated.

They still remember every move made by both sides in yesterday's game very clearly. Even after a night had passed, the memory seemed to be even more profound.

From the beginning of the layout, facing the black piece's Double Flying Swallows, he fiercely abandoned the star-position white piece; and then facing the black piece's combined move, he turned a blind eye and made a tough jump, making the star-position white piece die but not die!
Then, when faced with the two-four invasion move, he made the almost hair-raising, ground-shattering four-line split-two move, and then he used the sacrifice of pieces to gain the initiative and strangled the black pieces in the corner.

Finally, that hanging move with an echo was the final blow!

From the setup to the end, there were only... seventy-four moves!
"Why are all the people still here?"

Yu Shao was also a little surprised when he saw the scene in the game room.

No one will be eliminated in the first round of the finals, but people will start to be eliminated in the second round. However, in the game room today, the losers who were eliminated yesterday did not leave but stayed.

However, Yu Shao didn't care too much. He quickly found an empty seat and sat down.

Soon, other players also walked into the game room one after another.

After they arrived at the game room, they all looked at Yu Shao first. After looking at Yu Shao deeply, they each found a seat and sat down.

Not long after, Zhuang Fei finally arrived at the game room.

Suddenly, everyone couldn't help but look at Zhuang Fei again.

After arriving at the game room, Zhuang Fei looked at Yu Shao first. After a moment, he retracted his gaze, lowered his head silently, found an empty chair and sat down without saying a word.

Not long after, Fang Haoxin also came to the game room.

The first thing he did when he arrived at the game room was to look at Yu Shao. After a long time, he finally took his eyes off Yu Shao and found a place to sit down.

Soon, Su Yiming also walked into the game room.

Unlike others, he just glanced at Yu Shao, then immediately looked away and found a seat to sit down.

"this?"

Observing this, everyone was extremely shocked and looked at each other in bewilderment.

They thought Su Yiming would pay close attention to Yu Shao. After all, Yu Shao defeated Zhuang Fei yesterday. However, Su Yiming did not seem to pay much attention to Yu Shao.

As the game time approached, Ma Zhengyu and another referee came to the game room again.

Seeing the referee come in, everyone immediately withdrew their gazes and their expressions became extremely serious.

No matter what, they have come this far. Even if the road ahead is bumpy, no one will retreat. They can only grit their teeth and keep moving forward!
Ma Zhengyu glanced around the game room, looked at Yu Shao twice, then retracted his gaze, cleared his throat, and said, "Let's start the draw."

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