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"What condition?" Luo Zhiliang asked.

"I need some time to prepare." Duan Lingfei looked at his watch: "It's two in the afternoon now, and there's still some time until the start of the banquet. Tonight at six o'clock sharp, I will accept your challenge, what do you think?"

It was four hours from two to six, but the game was so profound that, let alone four hours, even if it was four years old, he still wouldn't be able to master it.

This was precisely the reason why when Luo Zhiliang heard this, he did not worry at all and said generously, "Alright, we'll do as you say. We'll fight it out here at six o'clock sharp."

After saying that, he turned to Su Linhai and said: "Help him arrange for a quiet room, and let him prepare properly. Otherwise, when the time comes and he loses, he might find an excuse."

Since he had already spoken, Su Linhai naturally could not go against his intentions.

After a while, Duan Lingfei and Su Xiaoqiao walked into a quiet study. After the servant brought the melon fruit and tea, he closed the door from the outside, and Duan Lingfei and Su Xiaoqiao were the only ones left in the room.

"Hey, are you stupid? How could you accept such a challenge so easily? " Seeing that no one was around, Su Xiaoqiao took off his disguise, bared his fangs and brandished his claws, as he complained to Duan Lingfei: You don't even know how to play Go, you're definitely going to lose this time.

"Don't worry, there's still time." Duan Lingfei remained calm. After drinking some tea, he started to search around on his phone.

"What kind of joke is this? How can four hours be enough?" Can you learn Go in such a short time? " Su Xiaoqiao paced around the room anxiously and kept on complaining.

Duan Lingfei ignored her and took out his phone to go online. He searched for some theories and books about Go and started to learn them.

The specific rules of Go were not complicated. There were a total of 361 lines crisscrossing the board. Chess pieces had to be placed at these points of intersection to determine victory or defeat based on the amount of space the black and white parties occupied on the board.

But while the rules were simple, the techniques involved were vast and profound. They were a project that tested the mind and the ability to calculate.

It has been said — if a Go test is to be used to test a person's intelligence, the initial layout is mainly a test of the ability to predict, while the middle stage is a test of creativity, and the end of the game is a test of analytical power.

Because there was a long history behind it, Duan Lingfei searched through many books and videos about Go on the internet and started to research some of them.

Due to the brain's development level far surpassing ordinary people's expectations, he firmly memorized many techniques and battle examples he only needed to read once before memorizing them. As he read more and more chess books, various techniques regarding Go gradually integrated together in his mind.

Duan Lingfei gradually immersed himself within it, the profoundness and profoundness of the Go made him feel that it was extremely profound, and the more he studied, the more he felt that it was fun to do.

Time continued to pass minute by second, Duan Lingfei was completely immersed in the sea of Go, and after Su Xiaoqiao saw a few clues, he no longer casually walked around to chat, and instead found a chair to sit on, quietly accompanying Duan Lingfei.

Four hours passed quickly. When six o'clock was about to arrive, Duan Lingfei stretched his body lazily and put away his phone.

"Are you sure?" Su Xiaoqiao asked in concern.

"More or less."

Immediately, a servant came to open the door and lead them to the living room downstairs. At this moment, it was already brightly lit, with nearly a hundred people gathered here.

"How is it? Are you ready? " Upon seeing Duan Lingfei, Luo Zhi Liang took the initiative to ask him, but from the playful expression on his face, it could be seen that he did not put Duan Lingfei in his eyes at all.

Actually, it was no wonder. As long as someone had some knowledge of Go, they would know that this was a vast and profound sport. Four hours wasn't enough time to learn anything.

Luo Zhiliang had always thought that Duan Lingfei was only trying to stall for time, but he relied on his victory in his hands to generously agree to's request.

However, at this moment, he couldn't see any hint of panic or nervousness in Duan Lingfei's eyes at all.

"Although time is a bit tight, it's enough to use it to compete with you."

"Alright." Luo Zhiliang waved his hand. Someone had already brought a chess board and two boxes of chess pieces and placed them on the tea table.

The chess board was made of top-quality sandalwood, and it emitted a faint fragrance. The black and white chess pieces were made of cold jade, and the chess set alone was an expensive art piece. This showed that Luo Zhiliang had prepared it long ago to use as a foil to his identity.

"Let's begin." Duan Lingfei said, and prepared to sit down.

"Wait, who said I want to compete with you?" Luo Zhiliang suddenly said with a smile. At the same time, two thirty-something-year-old middle-aged men suddenly appeared behind him.

Duan Lingfei squinted: "What? You took the initiative to challenge me to Go, but you don't even dare to fight yourself? "

"Who said I don't dare? However, if you want to play chess with me, you have to prove that you are qualified. " Luo Zhiliang sneered as he pointed to the two people behind him. "These two fools are my disciples. You have to defeat them first before you have the qualification to challenge me."

Actually, everyone present knew that these two were professional chess players invited by Luo Zhi Liang, but when Luo Zhi Liang said they were his disciples, the two of them did not refute him.

"How should I address you two?"

Hearing Duan Lingfei's question, the person on the left laughed, and did not answer, but the person on the right suddenly spoke out: "I am Wang Ji Qian, he is called Liu Zhongfu."

If it was someone who was not familiar with Go, they would not be too sensitive to these two names, but as long as they had actually learned Go, they would definitely feel very familiar with these two names.

Because Wang and Liu Zhongfu were both famous chess players in the Middle Ages, not only did they rule the chess world in their respective times, but there were even some legends and legends about them that caused their identities to become mysteriously mythical.

In history, there were two stories about Wang's salary and Liu Zhongfu that were sung the most.

The first was about Wang Ji's salary. He was a powerful man during the Tang Dynasty. One day, he went for a sightseeing tour, wandering in the mountains and rivers. As a result, it was too late for him to return, so he had to stay in a farmhouse.

In order to avoid being suspected of being an enemy, Wang Ji had to stay under the eaves. In the middle of the night, he heard his wife and mother-in-law conversing in the two rooms, and without turning on the lights, they played a game of blind chess.

At that time, Wang Chui was already very skilled in chess, but he had never heard of his daughter-in-law's skills before. At that time, Wang Chui was already very skilled in chess, but his mother-in-law's skills were still completely unheard-of, and this was simply an eye-opener.

And this game of chess was the famous "Wang Ji's salary runs deep into the mountains to meet the immortals".

Liu Zhongfu was a famous hand of the Northern Song Dynasty. One day, he was touring Lishan and met an old woman. They played a game of chess.

At that time, Liu Zhongfu's chess skill was pretty much the best in the world. He thought that this old woman in the mountain was very powerful, but he didn't expect that this chess skill was completely different.

In the end, it was only a hundred and twelve, but Liu Zhongfu was miserably defeated, unable to advance or retreat. In his fury, he suddenly vomited several mouthfuls of blood. And because of this, that chess piece was also known as the "Spitting Blood Technique".