"I hope you win this time, otherwise, our Cheng family will suffer heavy losses!"
Cheng Wanyun knew that if they lost, it wouldn't be as simple as Lu Yang said. Figures from the Cheng family's higher echelons might have to get involved. Indeed, the Guo family would apologize, and the Guo family would firmly gain an upper hand over the Cheng family in the entire Yan Jing city.
However, seeing Lu Yang's eagerness, Cheng Wanyun didn't say much. After all, her grandmother had instructed her to treat Lu Yang well this time. Since Lu Yang wanted to take a gamble, she would let him have his way and play against the Go Saintess of Yan Jing city. Although the probability of losing was ninety-nine percent, Cheng Wanyun was merely fulfilling her grandmother's task. As for other matters, she would leave them to the elders of their Cheng family.
And this news instantly exploded across the entire internet.
"What? The Spirit Sparrow King agreed to the challenge from the Go Saintess Guo Manxue? She's going to compete with Guo Manxue online at 3 PM?"
"What is the Spirit Sparrow King thinking? This is clearly taking her weakness to challenge someone's strength. Everyone knows that Guo Manxue's Go skills are at the ninth dan level, just one step away from becoming a national Go master. As for Cheng Wanyun, she is devoted to martial arts and probably knows nothing about Go. She accepted the challenge just because she couldn't swallow her pride. Isn't this like an egg hitting a rock?"
"Yeah, I don't know what the Spirit Sparrow King is thinking. If she loses, we won't see the beautiful Cheng Wanyun in Yan Jing anymore. For us otaku, this is a huge loss!"
"..."
Countless people started to cry out madly after seeing this news.
"Manxue, that Cheng Wanyun actually agreed to the challenge. She's truly seeking death. You must defeat her thoroughly today and let her know the power of your Go Saintess title!"
A noble and elegant beautiful woman looked at Guo Manxue and sneered.
"Haha, I didn't expect it either. I just wanted to pressure her, but I didn't think she was so impatient and actually agreed. Then, prepare to be completely crushed by me!"
"This time, our Guo family will definitely slap the Cheng family in the face!"
"What Spirit Sparrow King? Her cultivation is nothing in front of my father. Relying on the country's care for their Cheng family, they act with impunity. This time, we will make them pay a heavy price!"
Guo Manxue's face was icy, and she laughed madly.
"Yes, this time they must pay a heavy price!"
The noble and elegant beautiful woman also smiled faintly.
Soon, it was 3 PM, and Guo Manxue directly started a live broadcast, intending to let everyone witness this match on stream.
For a Go match, it might end in ten minutes, or it might take several hours, depending mainly on the strength of the players.
Even before it started, Guo Manxue had boasted that she would defeat the Spirit Sparrow King within ten minutes.
"Miss, this Guo Manxue is truly unreasonable and causes trouble. She directly started a live broadcast and even said she would defeat you in ten minutes!"
Lu Yang and the Spirit Sparrow King were also sitting in front of the computer, entering the Go game and waiting for it to begin.
"It's okay. Let her say whatever she wants. This time, we are mainly waiting for Lu Yang to perform!"
"As for how well he performs, I'm prepared for anything!"
"Lu Yang, as long as you don't lose too badly!"
"This Go match will be decided in one game. As long as you hold on for ten minutes, even if you lose, I won't lose too much face!"
The Spirit Sparrow King said to Lu Yang calmly.
"Ten minutes? Let alone ten minutes, even if she had an hour, she wouldn't be my opponent!"
"Her methods and patterns, I've been watching them on my phone for a while. They are just average and unremarkable. She merely likes to lay traps and win unexpectedly. Such methods might be useful for ordinary people or even higher-level players, but for me, they are completely useless!"
Lu Yang smiled faintly, not taking Guo Manxue seriously at all.
An hour before 3 PM, Lu Yang specifically opened his phone and searched for Go games that Guo Manxue had played. He studied them carefully for a long time and finally discovered this secret. It wasn't much of a secret, but rather Guo Manxue's killer move. Even if you knew it, if you couldn't see it during the game, it would be useless.
And by the time you realized it, it would be too late, and all that would be left was to be beheaded by Guo Manxue.
Guo Manxue's method of beheading was also unique: directly killing the opponent's large group of stones, thus winning the game.
"I hope so!"
Hearing Lu Yang's words, the Spirit Sparrow King looked at Lu Yang deeply and said calmly.
Soon, the match began. Guo Manxue's live stream room had already attracted a hundred thousand viewers, and the number was still increasing.
Although Guo Manxue was not an internet celebrity and it was her first time live streaming, the influence of this match was immense. Countless people entered Guo Manxue's live stream room with curiosity to watch this epic battle.
Even though they knew that the Spirit Sparrow King's Go achievements were nowhere comparable to Guo Manxue's, after all, Guo Manxue was the ninth dan master of Go in the entire Yan Jing, known as the Go Saintess of Yan Jing, they still held a sliver of hope.
Lu Yang rubbed his hands together and smiled slightly.
"The show is about to begin!"
Guo Manxue directly chose the black stones, leaving the white stones for Lu Yang.
"Guo Manxue is truly interesting. Her Go skills are already so impressive, yet she still grabbed the black stones, wanting to go first!"
The woman standing next to the Spirit Sparrow King said coldly and disdainfully.
"It's okay, black stones or white stones don't matter!"
Lu Yang said calmly, not taking this minor matter seriously at all.
Soon, Guo Manxue made her move. She occupied the center position, placing all her main stones in the central area, intending to play a game of "eagle eating chicks," slowly devouring Lu Yang's white stones.
Lu Yang was naturally not foolish and immediately saw through Guo Manxue's intention. However, he didn't counter directly but instead gradually walked into the trap Guo Manxue had set.
"Haha, what a waste! As expected, he understands nothing!"
Guo Manxue looked at the moves of the white stones on the computer screen and immediately sneered.
This kind of play was obviously from a novice. Anyone with even a little Go foundation wouldn't play like this, because by playing like this, all their stones would enter Guo Manxue's trap, and Guo Manxue could capture a large area without any effort.
"Lu Yang, although my Go skills are not high, by playing like this, aren't you just walking to your death? You've entered her encirclement, and she doesn't even need to surround you; you're already dead!"
Seeing Lu Yang's play, the Spirit Sparrow King's expression changed slightly.
"Don't worry, this is just to give her a false sense of security. Only when her guard is down can I deceive her. Otherwise, the outcome of a draw is very likely. My goal is to defeat Guo Manxue!"
Lu Yang smiled and said indifferently.