In the evening, under Song Qiao's guidance, Mo Ling arrived at the Go room as arranged.
Guo Can had already been waiting on the challenge platform for half an hour with no opponent to face.
"How lonely it is to be invincible!"
"Young Master Guo is awesome!"
"I wonder if Young Master Guo has challenged AlphaGo yet? Who is stronger?"
"..."
After Song Qiao washed up, he used his secondary account to wait for Mo Ling to enter the room.
[Ling Ling] has entered the room!
Song Qiao clicked on the profile card and his forehead instantly darkened.
Mo Ling was using her own avatar?
It had such a dated feel!
If they went up to play, even a blind person could tell it was a woman.
Brother only wanted to set a trap for Guo Can, he didn't take Guo Can for an idiot!
"Mo Ling..."
"What is it?"
Mo Ling, seeing Song Qiao's constant typing, was a little confused.
"I didn't expect your ID and your person to not match very well!"
"Why does it have such a girlish vibe?"
Song Qiao, unable to directly point out the problem, chose to tease her in hopes of prompting Mo Ling to change her profile.
As expected, the bait was taken.
"Shut up!"
Mo Ling, having been teased by Song Qiao in front of the computer screen, blushed.
"My suggestion is, you change your name to [Prosperity Blooms]!"
"And then change your avatar to a lotus flower!"
"It needs to match!"
If Song Qiao were by Mo Ling's side.
Mo Ling might very well have thrown a couple of punches at him.
"Don't ignore me!"
"Women over twenty shouldn't dress like little girls!"
"What I suggested is more suitable!"
*Pfft!*
Seeing Song Qiao relentlessly sending messages, Mo Ling felt both annoyed and amused.
A minute later, Song Qiao's computer displayed:
[Ling Ling] has been renamed [Supreme Goodness is Like Water]. Go say hello to him quickly!
Song Qiao watched as Mo Ling lowered her noble head and burst into laughter.
Under Song Qiao's direction, Mo Ling entered the challenge platform set up by Guo Can.
At the same time, news of a match between two players spread across the entire server.
"[Supreme Goodness is Like Water] is challenging [Brilliant Sunshine], hurry and watch!"
Due to traditional biases, the crowd, seeing Mo Ling's name, assumed it was a park-sweeping elder and flooded into the spectator room to watch the match.
Before the game began, Guo Can's ID was accompanied by an official certification as a Go third dan, which was very eye-catching!
The first game commenced amidst the audience's anticipation.
Guo Can was unaware of his opponent's style.
He decided to adopt an aggressive approach, believing that striking first would prevent further attacks.
With ten stones placed, Mo Ling actively defended against Guo Can's onslaught while also setting up her endgame.
With twenty-four stones placed, Guo Can, under fierce attack, had not achieved the desired position and had already entered a prolonged tug-of-war!
"This Supreme Goodness is Like Water is really not simple!"
"In the platform competition a while back, Guo Can directly handled his opponent with twenty-five stones as half a match!"
"I didn't expect today, twenty-five stones is just the beginning of the match!"
"It won't be long, look!"
"This Supreme Goodness is Like Water is already forming their endgame!"
"Guo Can is desperately defending!"
"To be able to set up a strategy while passively defending, truly remarkable!"
"Without years of accumulated experience, ordinary young people probably couldn't do it!"
A crowd of chess enthusiasts were furiously sending bullet comments, discussing the subsequent moves of both players.
It was rare for someone to go back and forth with Guo Can, and the chessboard was filled with palpable tension.
"Not bad!"
"The first game has pushed me this far!"
Guo Can stared at the computer screen, his eyes narrowed.
This opponent, whom he had never met, gave Guo Can the impression of being a very steady individual.
"Could you really be a white-haired old man?"
"If so, then losing this game isn't a complete loss!"
Guo Can muttered to himself as he placed stones.
Forty-two stones, endgame!
The first game was a fierce and exhilarating battle between both sides.
The viewers were left wanting more.
Mo Ling's mouse had already become misty with sweat.
Guo Can's skill surprised Mo Ling.
By the thirty-sixth stone, the characteristics of a potentially losing position were already evident.
The crowd also noticed the signs.
However, Guo Can still refused to give up, and almost managed to turn the tide during his own endgame.
"Song Qiao, this Guo Can's chess skill is not simple!"
"You saw it too!"
"Teach me a couple of moves later!"
Song Qiao, seeing the text message from Mo Ling, agreed without hesitation.
One game was not enough to reveal much, so Guo Can challenged Mo Ling to a second match.
As the two players faced off again, the platform's spectator room's popularity surged, and the server almost couldn't handle the load.
"The previous game was a mutual test of strength!"
"This game will likely be longer!"
Forty-two stones is not a large number for ordinary practice or casual play.
However, for a master like Guo Can, who pursued quality of victory.
Therefore, the defeat in the previous game made him vigilant.
In the second game, Mo Ling struck first.
"The roles of offense and defense have reversed!"
With seven stones placed, the audience saw Mo Ling adopt Guo Can's strategy from the previous game.
"This person is truly risking it all!"
Mo Ling's attack was even sharper than Guo Can's!
Mo Ling didn't even pay attention to Guo Can's strategic intentions.
With fifteen stones placed, Guo Can's position on the board was clearly precarious.
"You really succeeded!"
Guo Can's tone was very serious.
Under Mo Ling's reckless assault, the second game reached its endgame!
Twenty-two stones!
In this game, Guo Can was completely overwhelmed, unable to retaliate!
Mo Ling's aggressive style, disregarding the outcome and defying convention, put Guo Can at a psychological disadvantage.
In two games, the hitherto unchallenged king of the platform, Guo Can, was thrust into the eye of the storm of public opinion.
If it were a best-of-three match, Mo Ling had already won!
Guo Can, unwilling to accept defeat, intended to invite his opponent for a third game, but his avatar had already turned gray.
Song Qiao, on his screen, had been watching Mo Ling's performance.
"Song Qiao, I've won both games!"
"Hehe, I didn't realize your chess skills were even better than Guo Can's!"
"It's truly refreshing!"
Hearing Song Qiao's praise, Mo Ling snorted coldly but felt pleased inwardly.
"I don't know why you're trying to approach Guo Can this way, but you must be careful!"
"The situation in the capital is unfathomably deep!"
"Of course, if you have other intentions, then pretend I didn't say anything."
This intention was different from that intention!
Song Qiao, not understanding what Mo Ling meant, chuckled and said:
"Naturally, I won't!"
"Oh!"
Mo Ling coldly hung up the phone and, thinking of Song Qiao's reply, felt a little annoyed.
"So stupid!"
On the other side, Guo Can, upon seeing his opponent's avatar turn gray, became curious about their identity.
"This person is actually named Song Qiao!"
Guo Can stared intently at the words "Song Qiao."
"Why does he also have a secondary account called [Ling Ling]?"
"What exactly is going on?"
After a long time of thinking without finding an answer, Guo Can said indifferently:
"Whatever!"
"I will definitely win back what I lost today next time!"