Sir Bi was no longer as calm as before. His brows were tightly furrowed, his attention fully focused on the Go board.
In an ordinary game of Go, when it reached the number of one hundred and thirty-five moves, the general trend was basically set. Unless it was some particularly high level and relatively well-matched opponents, there would be no clear winner or loser due to chance encounters.
In spite of this, there would always be a difference in the number of black and white pieces. It was easy to tell which side had the upper hand.
Even when both sides were extremely cautious and their arrangements were exceptionally solid, there was still a slight difference.
In spite of this, the game Yun Yang had laid out was obviously different.
Both sides had been engaged in an intense battle right from the beginning. It was all hand-to-hand combat of life and death. However, this was not surprising. What was surprising was that both sides had yet to move a single piece up to the hundred and thirty-fifth move!
This was an unbelievable result.
There were flashes of swords and sabers everywhere, every step filled with murderous intent, but there was not the slightest loss or gain from moving a piece. As the game progressed, it became more and more dangerous.
Whether it was the black or white sides or even the entire game, it was shrouded in an atmosphere of 'take a step back, take a step forward and plunge into a bottomless abyss'.
'If you don't cut my throat, I'll stab your heart! '
This was the situation!
The hundred and thirty-six moves should be White's.
In spite of this, Sir Bi held a white piece in his hand, hesitating and unable to make a move.
"Break?" He then shook his head, "No, no, if we break off here, it would seem like a good move, but in reality, we would be falling into the enemy's trap. Once the enemy counterattacks, not only will we lose everything we have, we will even drag one of our own dragons into the fray. It will be like a landslide."
"Clamp? You can't clamp it. Forcing it is like drawing legs on a snake. "
"Push? That won't do. It'll only expose your own weakness and hasten your own defeat. "
"Fly? Too weak in response, giving the enemy a chance. "
"Point? Not good, not good, not good … "
"Push? That won't do … "
"Is this a robbery? But how can such a game of Go be a robbery? There's no robbery material. "
Sir Bi watched the game, step by step. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the black piece was harboring malicious intentions. Each move was filled with the glint of swords and shadows, filled with traps. On the other hand, Bai Qi had been advancing with great care, setting up countless ambushes. He had already reached his limit.
At this point, whoever made the first move would fall into the special situation of being attacked!
In the words of cultivators, it was like two peerless experts fighting on the battlefield. First, they fought fiercely for three hundred rounds without a clear winner. Then, they fell into a special state where the enemy didn't move, they didn't move, and neither did they.
Both sides were experts, and they were fully prepared. They wanted to gain the upper hand by striking later, hoping that the other side would make the first move. Then, they would be able to break the momentum and launch a massive counterattack to defeat the enemy!
With a single move, it was enough to force his opponent into a disadvantageous position and even determine the victor!
Unfortunately, both sides were heavily fortified, and the situation was impregnable. This state of immobility had lasted for a long time!
"This … whose chess record is this?" Sir Bi pondered for a long time but still could not find a place to start. Finally, he could not help murmuring to himself with a frown.
"John Doe." Yun Yang placed the Go manual on the table and said, "There's no record of the author in this Go manual, nor are there any clues to be found. I was thinking that Sir Bi's Go skill might allow me to meet him or her."
"That's strange." Sir Bi said, "A man leaves his name when he passes, and a wild goose leaves its sound when it passes. A Go player who could play this game must be unparalleled in his skill. How could he not leave his name behind?"
"I have no way of knowing. Actually, finding out who the original owner of this Go manual is a matter for another time. My true intention is still the final outcome of this game," Yun Yang said. "I've never been unduly humble and I'm quite confident in Go, but I've studied this game, especially at this stage, for a long, long time. I've always felt that no matter how I deal with it, I'll only be committing suicide. Now that I think about it, I feel a headache coming on, but I'm also itching for the final outcome of this game. That's why I've searched everywhere for Go experts to solve my confusion. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to the crown prince to ask for advice."
Sir Bi pondered and said, "Such a Go game is truly captivating and captivating …"
He then continued, "I've heard from young master that you must have a deep understanding of Go as well. I'm not talented, but I'm willing to play the white piece with young master and deduce possible Go paths. Perhaps, I'll gain some insight."
As he spoke, he placed his piece, but it was a break.
Seeing this, Yun Yang reacted immediately without a second thought. He outflanked and clamped down on the man's body, already setting himself up to be eaten.
Sir Bi forcefully extended, barely managing to counter the move. Then, he saw Yun Yang's black piece land on the white piece's break point. The white piece's momentum was gone, there was no more room for a fight.
"This won't do. Allow me to change my hand. "
Sir Bi frowned. "I'll block it here."
Yun Yang pushed his hand forward without a second thought. Sir Bi entered forcefully, but Yun Yang responded with a long piece. Sir Bi broke again, and Yun Yang countered with a backhand. Sir Bi countered with a counterattack, and the situation seemed to be in his favor. However, Yun Yang's black piece flew out and embedded itself in the white piece's dragon. The situation changed drastically.
If Sir Bi were to take care of the other side, the dragon would inevitably be broken into two halves, putting him in an unprecedented passive position. However, if he were to try his best to keep the dragon intact, he would need to make three moves to protect it completely. His side would inevitably be taken advantage of by the other side. Even the most conservative estimate would cost him at least five eyes.
In a match between experts like this, even a difference of half a eye was enough to affect the outcome, much less five eyes. How could he dare to make a loss?
Unable to attend to one thing and lose another, he could not advance or retreat. It was obvious that this method would not work.
"This still won't do … I'll change again."
In the time it took to eat a meal, Sir Bi had consecutively changed seven to eight different Go moves, but they were all destroyed by Yun Yang without exception. The white pieces lost every single one of them, unable to turn the tables.
"If that's the case, the white pieces … are hopeless …" Sir Bi pondered. "But why is it marked as the white piece's victory?"
"This is something I've been puzzled about. According to the book, the white piece should've played an exceptional move up to this point in the game and sealed the victory, then subdued the opponent and won. That's why it's stopped here," Yun Yang said.
"The problem now is that I can't find that move."
Sir Bi nodded and said, "That should be the case. I'd do the same if I were to make the Go manual, but where did the white piece's winning move end up?"
He stood up and looked down at the Go board for a long time, deep in thought and speechless for a long time.
After a long time, he switched to another direction and looked at the Go board obliquely. He looked at it from a different angle, hoping to find more clues.
"The onlooker sees the game better than the onlooker …" It was obvious that Sir Bi was trying to pull his thoughts away from the Go board and look at the game from an outsider's point of view, but he gained nothing after a long time.
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