novelraw Chapter 78: Why Not Come Back After Winning?
Chapter 78: Why Not Come Back After Winning?
Chiba Chikafu’s body trembled, his lips quivered: "Who exactly are you? What is your relationship with him?"
"What’s going on?"
Everyone looked incredulous. What exactly did Ye Qingtian say that scared Chiba Chikafu like this?
Ye Qingtian looked calm: "No need to worry about that! Just treat me as him and see how much you’ve progressed these six years!"
Chiba Chikafu had a ghostlike expression: "What exactly is your relationship with him?"
Indeed, the peerless genius in the story Ye Qingtian just told was Chiba Chikafu.
It’s not that he hasn’t faced defeat; he has.
That person was Asakawa Naonaka. Due to this person’s emergence, he swept through Chiba Chikafu and others.
It appeared as though a stronger genius had emerged in the Go world, but it broke certain rules, harming many people’s interests.
Over the years, the commercialization of Japanese Go grew increasingly severe.
Every match was hugely profitable!
Chiba Chikafu was the undefeated legend propped up by capital.
Under no circumstances could he lose!
Absolutely could not lose!
Suddenly someone emerged to defeat the legend.
In just one match, capitalists lost billions.
Worse, their money-making tool "The Undefeated Legend" fell into the abyss.
So, capitalists used their connections to make Asakawa Naonaka disappear, making it as if this person never existed in the Go world, and the undefeated legend continued.
The best way to make Asakawa Naonaka disappear wasn’t to kill him but to send him to Atlantis Prison.
Killing him might leave evidence for others, but sending him to Atlantis Prison meant he vanished from the world.
This allowed Asakawa Chushi to meet Ye Qingtian.
"Let’s begin! My style is exactly like his."
Ye Qingtian’s words made Chiba Chikafu break out in a cold sweat, his entire body trembling.
Now, Ye Qingtian was his nightmare!
"Snap!"
Ye Qingtian placed a piece in the tengen position.
This seemingly insignificant move was actually turning the tide for the white pieces.
Chiba Chikafu’s body trembled; he couldn’t win within two moves.
"But it’s impossible for you to win! I will definitely beat you! And I can beat Asakawa Naonaka!"
Chiba Chikafu reignited his hope; he wanted to personally end the nightmare that had haunted him for six years!
Chiba Chikafu played cautiously, surrounding and attacking the white pieces, not seeking a single decisive victory, only to maintain an advantage.
Snap!
Snap!
...
Both sides played ten consecutive moves, and the white pieces had been almost completely eroded, the defeat was set.
The main reason was Chiba Chikafu’s meticulous mind, to prevent Ye Qingtian from using a strange path to invert the victory, he tightly surrounded the ten pieces he had placed, not giving them any room to play.
Snap!
Ye Qingtian placed another piece, its position moving from a remote area to the main battlefield.
Chiba Chikafu’s expression was grave, he pondered for five full minutes before placing his piece.
Snap!
Ye Qingtian placed yet another piece on the main battlefield.
After consideration, Chiba Chikafu continued to surround and intercept.
Snap!
The thirteenth piece landed, and Ye Qingtian stood up directly, heading straight for the stands.
"What’s happening?"
The crowd was dumbfounded, staring in disbelief at the scene.
Everyone was puzzled as to why Ye Qingtian would stand up?
"Boss, why did you come back?"
Fatty asked in confusion.
Everyone turned to look at Ye Qingtian.
"Why not come back after winning? Let’s go!"
Ye Qingtian walked straight toward the exit, and Fatty and the others followed in bewilderment.
Leaving a group of people dumbfounded.
"What did he just say? He won?"
Qin Lingyue asked, unsure.
"I don’t know! I don’t know what’s happening!"
Almost everyone was confused.
Everyone looked unanimously toward the scene—
Chiba Chikafu was still intently looking at the board; after a long while, he finally spoke: "Heaven-Mending Thirteen Techniques! I lost to him again! I’ll never be able to beat him in this lifetime!"
"What’s happening?"
Even those familiar with Go were perplexed.
Jiang Xianxian observed and then loudly declared: "Chiba Chikafu lost! We won!"
"What?"
Qin Lingyue’s eyes almost popped out.
Ye Qingtian was even good at this?
And he defeated a Japanese genius!
Hou Tianlei and the others wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
They mocked the other as a bronze, not expecting him to be a king!
Hou Tianlei suddenly felt the gap between himself and Ye Qingtian was growing larger.
He regretted always trying to catch the footsteps of the Four Great Young Masters, not expecting the gap with those around him to widen.
Song Xuefei was full of pride, extremely excited, her eyes smiling like crescent moons, as if she had won herself.
Jiang Zixuan squinted her eyes, looking thrilled.
Jiang Xianxian was the most delighted; his lifelong dream had finally come true.
"By the way, where is he?"
Looking again for Ye Qingtian, there was no trace of him?
Not only was he looking for Ye Qingtian, Chiba Chikafu was also looking for him.
After all, Ye Qingtian held the biggest secret about him; once leaked,
He would lose his reputation!
There would be no place for him in Japan!
In the afternoon, Jiang Zixuan found Ye Qingtian.
"Are you free in the evening? My grandpa has set up a celebration banquet and invites you over!"
Ye Qingtian shook his head: "I’m busy!"
Jiang Xianxian’s arranged celebration banquet was held at Jin City Tianhua Hotel, with numerous celebrities gathered.
Even representatives of the Four Great Families attended, clearly showing that today’s Go battle had a significant impact.
However, at the celebration banquet, Jiang Xianxian heard news: The one who won against Chiba Chikafu today was Fan Jingyu, not Ye Qingtian.
"Isn’t this distorting the truth?"
Jiang Xianxian was very agitated, but it seemed everyone tacitly accepted this.
Not only the prominent figures in Jin City, but even Japan’s Hokkaido delegation also accepted this.
There was definitely something fishy?
Jiang Xianxian wanted to reveal the truth, but no one paid any attention to him.
Facing this situation, he felt deeply powerless.
"Father, what’s wrong? We won. Why aren’t you happy?"
Jiang Huiyun and his wife came over and noticed Jiang Xianxian’s odd expression and couldn’t help but ask.
Jiang Xianxian ignored them, and Jiang Huiyun said to his wife, Shao Wenting: "Fan Jingyu is indeed a prodigy; he really won against Japan’s top genius Chiba Chikafu!"
"Huh? Fan Jingyu won? Where did you hear that?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xianxian’s expression suddenly changed, and he couldn’t help but ask.
"Huh? Father, what’s the matter? Everyone in Jin City knows about this!"
Jiang Huiyun was full of surprise.
Jiang Xianxian’s face was full of pain; he finally understood what was happening.
Ultimately, the one who appeared at the celebration banquet was Fan Jingyu, not Ye Qingtian.
With Chiba Chikafu not present, everyone assumed Fan Jingyu won the match.
The title of Go prodigy was given to Fan Jingyu, with all predicting his future could rival Tianjing’s young masters.
...
Qin Yunlei and Kang Meiyi also attended the banquet.
Especially seeing Fan Jingyu, Kang Meiyi’s eyes lit up.
First praised by Ye Kuangfeng, now in the Go battle, he overturned the game and won the match.
It’s already beyond the description of excellence.
Except for Qin Lingtian, Fan Jingyu is the best in Jin City.
If Fan Jingyu were to be with Qin Lingyue, it wouldn’t be a bad thing.
Kang Meiyi intentionally chatted more with Fan Jingyu, subtly hinting at this possibility.
Qin Yunlei also valued Fan Jingyu very much...
Even though Fan Jingyu was still a student, he knew the survival rules of wealthy families and easily conversed with Qin Yunlei and Kang Meiyi.
After a conversation, Kang Meiyi almost considered him her son-in-law.
In the evening, after some grilling, Ye Qingtian parted ways with his roommates.
He went deep into the school’s woods.
"Come out!"
He shouted coldly.
Only to see Chiba Chikafu and four Japanese Samurai appear, surrounding Ye Qingtian.
"Now can you reveal your identity?"
Chiba Chikafu asked.