After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

Chapter 17 17. Ghost Hand
The Game of Red Ears is a chess game between the 127th Honinbo Akeme Shusaku and the 17th Inoue Genan Insho. During the game, when Honinbo Shusaku made the th move, Genan was so frightened that his ears turned red. This move became the "god move" that turned the defeat around and was called "the wonderful move of red ears" by later generations. Shusaku was only years old at the time.

Liu Xiaoliang had always believed that this kind of story was just a dramatic adaptation. How could someone suddenly become so anxious that his ears turned red?

It was not until just now that Liu Xiaoliang suddenly felt his ears getting hot that he realized that this might really be true.

When people are frightened, their ears will become hot in an instant...

Liu Xiaoliang could only rub his face at this time. He didn't know if it was because his hands were cold, but his face felt hot to the touch.

Liu Xiaoliang can only hope that his face doesn’t turn red and that the person on the other side doesn’t notice.

But as long as Zhan Lang was not blind, it would be impossible for him not to see it. Liu Xiaoliang's whole face was now red.

But Liu Xiaoliang patted his chubby face to sober up a little, then picked up the chess piece and continued playing.

Now he had no way to retreat and was forced into a desperate situation. He could only fight Zhan Lang forcefully.

If you can hit the spoon, the opponent can also hit the spoon. If you win, you win!
But the subsequent fighting process was very fast, and it was Zhan Lang's turn to attack from the top and Liu Xiaoliang stuck to him.

After Liu Xiaoliang carefully observed the chessboard, he felt that he was powerless to save the situation. He could only take out two chess pieces from the box and admit defeat.

In Go, when one player admits defeat, he or she will usually place the two pieces in the lower right corner of the board. This is a more formal way of admitting defeat.

Of course, most of the time, verbally admitting defeat or directly stopping the game timer is considered as admitting defeat.

Unlike most beginners, Liu Xiaoliang thought the game was over because he had calculated several variations, but no matter what, he didn't have enough energy.

Moreover, the subsequent calculations are all linear, so there is basically no possibility of the other party making mistakes.

Even if Zhan Lang gave in and lived with him as a couple, he would not be able to tolerate this result, because Zhan Lang lived in his own home.

It's your car, but it's being driven away by another car, and the other car is kicking you hard. Even an honest person can't stand this!

After careful calculations, Liu Xiaoliang found that all the changes were useless. Even if he continued, it would only be garbage time. Unless Zhan Lang made another incredible mistake, he would not be able to win.

Thinking of this, Liu Xiaoliang readily surrendered.

After all, continuing would only bring humiliation upon oneself. The entire dragon might be killed by the opponent, or even taken away by the opponent directly, which would only be more embarrassing.

Zhan Lang was stunned for a moment when he saw Liu Xiaoliang throwing in the towel and admitting defeat. Then he scratched his head and said, "Are you admitting defeat just like that?"

Hearing this, Liu Xiaoliang was furious. You have killed me like this, what should I do if I don’t admit defeat?
I am humiliated to be whipped by you again?
And the most important thing is that this time the opponent turned the tables when we were in a very advantageous position, just like last time.

After being overturned twice in a row, Liu Xiaoliang's mentality had already collapsed, but he started to "taunt" as soon as the battle wave ended.

It seems to be saying that's it?
What do you mean? I have to admit defeat after you completely devour my dragon?!

You are taking things too far, kid!

Thinking of this, Liu Xiaoliang gritted his teeth.

It was obvious that the opponent was not as strong as me. No matter how I looked at it or thought about it, I had the advantage both times, but was defeated by the opponent.

What the hell! Is this guy trying to stop me?!
Seeing Liu Xiaoliang's face full of dissatisfaction, Zhan Lang guessed that the other party didn't see that move at all and shook his head.

“At this step, there is still a chance.”

After saying that, Zhan Lang picked up a white piece and placed it in a position along the way.

Move 118, White chess, support all the way!

After making this move, Zhan Lang stood up and left, leaving Liu Xiaoliang alone.

Liu Xiaoliang originally disapproved of Zhan Langbai's move. After all, he had been thinking about it for a long time but had not found any solution.

How could the other party still think from his perspective and find a good way out? However, due to the habit he had developed since childhood, Liu Xiaoliang began to calculate this point the moment Zhan Lang made his move.

The process of deducing the result from the answer is much simpler than deducing the answer by oneself. Liu Xiaoliang deduced it quickly based on this trick...

Then Liu Xiaoliang was stunned.

This move doesn't just mean there is still a chance; it's a Jedi counterattack, it's the key to victory or defeat!
It is the door to your victory!
The beauty of this move is that after it is made, the black pieces will no longer be able to capture the white pieces inside.

After this move, Zhan Lang will be powerless whether he chooses to stick to the piece or capture it, and he may even not be able to return.

This move not only cleverly tightened the energy of Zhan Lang's black chess pieces, but also played a role in blocking the passage.

A clever move...

Ghost Hand...

Great, simply great.

A perfect hand...

If there is a flaw in this move, the only one is that it was not thought of by me, but by my opponent.

Thinking of this, Liu Xiaoliang looked at the chessboard and became depressed.

The other party is not as good as me, why did he come up with this idea?
But if he was stronger than me, how could he be defeated by me every time and only turn the tables in the end?

This is unscientific? This is impossible!

What went wrong? Why didn't I think of this?!

If I could think of this, the situation would be reversed and I would win the game...

Liu Xiaoliang grabbed his head with both hands, and his expression became more and more painful.

Being overturned is painful enough, but what is even more painful is to find out that the other party can make you, who has been overturned, turn the tables.

What does this mean? I am totally inferior to the other person?

That's impossible. His level is obviously not as good as mine.

The two thoughts intertwined in Liu Xiaoliang's mind. For the first time in his life, Liu Xiaoliang felt that his brain seemed not enough.

"Xiaoliang, what's wrong?"

Liu Qiqiang had just finished his work and came to the scene. Looking at Liu Xiaoliang, whose hair had been pulled into a mess, he asked in surprise.

What happened? Did I lose again?

Last time I could say it was an accident, but what excuse can I make this time?
Thinking of this, Liu Qiqiang turned his head to look at the chessboard next to him, but when he looked at the situation on the chessboard, Liu Qiqiang couldn't help but be stunned.

Because of his family background, he still has a certain level of ability, at least he can understand the general situation.

Therefore, he could also understand that after these 118 moves, Black would be no longer able to play.

But why are there two white pieces on top? Is it because white has surrendered?
What the hell is surrendering when you have such a huge advantage?

Liu Qiqiang was also confused at this time and had no idea what was going on.

Then Liu Xiaoliang, whose hair had been tied into a mess, looked up at his uncle and said, "Is my great-grandfather at home? I want to go see him..."

Perhaps being called Nan Liu's great-grandfather could help resolve my doubts.

(End of this chapter)