hapter 505 Xiaoxi, long time no see?
At this very moment, among all the people present, apart from the two girls Ning Xi and Gu Ziyi, not a single other person was optimistic about Ye Fan.
It wasn't about inflating others' prestige and deflating their own. But the rank difference between the two sides was too great. Although a player's rank doesn't represent absolute strength, when the rank difference is too much, the result doesn't even need thinking.
1-dan VS 7-dan?
This kind of match, the result is obvious.
Ning Xi…
Is just an exception!
It's impossible for everyone to be Ning Xi. This kind of monstrous-level 1-dan player could be said to be a once-in-a-century encounter.
The crowd's thoughts weren't wrong. The mistake was that their knowledge limited their thinking.
Ye Fan was indeed not Ning Xi, but he was even more terrifying than Ning Xi!
Guessing the first move ended. Ye Fan took black and played first. He took the Go box without saying anything, directly picked up a black stone and placed it on a star point.
The corner of Bliss's mouth twitched, but there was not a trace of contempt on his face.
After all, he had just suffered a loss on this. Once bitten, twice shy. Even if Ye Fan was only a 1-dan player, he would still go all out. The victory of this game must be secured!
"Pa——"
"Pa——"
…
The speed at which the two placed their stones was extremely fast. In just one minute, the game was already about to exceed twenty moves.
Originally, Bliss's stone placement speed wasn't fast. But as Ye Fan's stone placement speed grew faster and faster, he was involuntarily brought along, completely different from his usual playing style.
The corners of Ye Fan's mouth gradually lifted. Every time just as Bliss placed a stone, the black stone in his hand would follow without stopping.
Boiling a frog in warm water?
No, cutting a tangled knot with a sharp knife!
He didn't want to waste too much time on such meaningless things. With this time, he could completely do more meaningful things.
For example, secretly taking some advantage of Ning Xi… pah! secretly getting closer to Ning Xi.
"Pa——"
"Pa——"
When the game exceeded thirty moves, the style of the black stones abruptly changed. The offensive instantly erupted. The ferocity of the attack made the circle of Qihai team members watching collectively dumbfounded.
Facing Ye Fan's attack, Bliss struggled to resist, completely powerless to counterattack. Unconsciously, his forehead was already covered in sweat.
Bork's face was sluggish, as if he had seen a ghost.
What on earth is this?
A 1-dan player is actually suppressing Bliss, this professional 7-dan, head-on?
Your sister!!!
Are all of Xia Country's 1-dan players this bizarre?
Apart from the word 'bizarre', Bork really couldn't think of a word to describe the scene before him, completely subverting his previous cognition.
Forty-sixth move, the white stones were forced into a desperate situation.
Bliss, who had a disdainful face before the match began, his face was frighteningly pale, his right hand trembling unceasingly in the air, as if one of his three souls and seven spirits had been lost.
Ye Fan raised an eyebrow, his middle and index fingers loosened, the Go stone between his two fingers fell back into the Go box. As if nothing had happened, he clapped his hands, "You lost."
There was not a single bit of self-satisfaction in his words.
For Ye Fan, beating Bliss was a very normal thing.
At the same time, bursts of gasps sounded.
Everyone wished they could pop their eyeballs out, their gazes fixed intently on the Go board, their calves instinctively trembling.
Exaggerated!
Scary!
Outrageous!!!
A 1-dan player suppressing a 7-dan player throughout the entire game?
Moreover, the game didn't even pass fifty moves before the 7-dan player was crushed head-on...
This kind of thing, let alone seen, they had never even heard of. Fundamentally not within the scope of the crowd's understanding, incomprehensible!
Looking at the expressionless Ye Fan, a thought appeared in the minds of the crowd.
Is this person really a 1-dan player?
Facing this result, Gu Ziyi's face twitched slightly. She quickly walked to Ye Fan's side, complained in a low voice: "Bro, can I call you bro? Can't we be a little more low-key? You this…"
She knew Ye Fan would win, but never ever expected he would win so quickly. Battling a professional 7-dan, didn't even pass fifty moves.
Originally, Gu Ziyi was still thinking of letting Ye Fan be the team's secret weapon, to catch other professional teams off guard in the Golden Saint Cup in October.
Now it's great...
Although the people present were all members of the Qihai team, this kind of thing fundamentally couldn't be hidden. There was more than one big mouth in the team. This time, Ye Fan would definitely enter the sights of various major Go teams in advance.
"Already held back. Otherwise, it would have ended even faster."
"…"
This matter-of-course attitude left Gu Ziyi speechless.
Headache——
Things are already like this, regret is useless. Who asked her not to remind Ye Fan in advance at the beginning? Can only say… careless!
Ning Xi tilted her head, her eyes flowed, happiness rippling within them.
Ye Fan moved closer to Ning Xi's ear, asked in a small voice: "Relieved or not?"
"Puchi——"
The corners of Ning Xi's eyes curled up, her red lips lightly parted, "Thank you, Gege."
"Impossible, impossible..."
Bliss propped himself up with both hands on the Go table, stared dejectedly at the game board, unable to come back to his senses for a long time. At this moment, where was the arrogance from the beginning? His eyes were dim and without light.
Losing to Ning Xi, only face was lost.
But losing to Ye Fan completely shattered Bliss's pride in Weiqi. 33小说网 (33 Novel Net - likely a source website marker)
No one pitied Bliss. For every pitiful person, there must be a hateful aspect!
A trace of forbearance flashed in Bork's eyes. He cast an apologetic look at Gu Ziyi, supported Bliss and quickly left.
Looking at the two's retreating figures, the members of the Qihai team burst into roaring laughter, their hearts feeling extremely relieved.
Yang Hao, who had spoken sarcastically to Ye Fan at the beginning, his face burned hot. He slowly walked before Ye Fan, "Um… sorry about just now."
"It's fine, just human nature."
Ye Fan shook his head nonchalantly.
Seeing this, Yang Hao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Ziyi clapped her hands, said: "Everyone, quiet down."
In just three or five seconds, the hall completely quieted down.
Gu Ziyi gave Ye Fan a look. Ye Fan immediately understood. Under everyone's gaze, he held Ning Xi's hand and took a step forward.
"My name is Ye Fan, this is my girlfriend Ning Xi. We are both players who just ranked this year. Now joining the Qihai team, please take good care of us in the future, seniors."
His posture was placed extremely low.
Many coughing sounds sounded one after another. Everyone's heart was more speechless than the last.
Seniors?
These two words… they couldn't bear it!
It's said that the new waves are stronger than the old waves, but it doesn't have to be that the new waves come up and beat them, the old waves, to death on the beach, right?
Under Gu Ziyi's smiling scolding, everyone introduced themselves one by one, considered a preliminary acquaintance.
After the pleasantries, the atmosphere was somewhat silent. Everyone was a bit uneasy.
Seeing this, Gu Ziyi was preparing to let everyone go for their daily training. But before she could speak, her eyes noticed a figure.
The only two… no, now it should be said the only three female players of the Qihai team walked out from the crowd. Publicly, she took off the mask on her face, her expression rather resentful as she stared at Ning Xi.
"Xiao Xi, long time no see?"
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