The chess game was still in progress. When Shen Mu saw Ye Chengtian lifting a chess piece and it was about to fall somewhere, he finally couldn't help but cough twice.
Even though he didn't like Shen Mu, Ye Chengtian's arms paused slightly after hearing the cough, while Ge Yunhe opposite him had already glared at Shen Mu angrily.
"Ahem...well, my throat feels a little uncomfortable!"
Seeing Ge Yunhe's gaze, Shen Mu touched her nose awkwardly.
Although this lie was a bit too obvious, Ge Yunhe didn't say much at this time.
In fact, no matter where Ye Chengtian is in this game, there is probably no room for redemption. It is impossible to think about it for a while and make a comeback, right?
In such a situation, if you, Shen Mu, are a spectator and feel that taking this move is seeking your own death, that may not necessarily indicate how high your chess skills are.
Anyway, in Ge Yunhe's heart, a young man with Tianyuan's starting point just doesn't know how high the sky is.
Now that I still want to win Ye Chengtian's favor, this flattery is probably going to hit the target.
If Ye Chengzhen really thought about it and thought of a way to break the situation, that would be it.
But this game of chess is there, and no matter how hard his side struggles, they can't escape defeat.
Since he was destined to be defeated, Shen Mu's coughing at this moment seemed a bit deliberate.
Ye Chengtian, who has come back to his senses, will probably not accept this favor and will instead question Shen Mu's character.
As I said just now, you are a true gentleman who watches the chess without speaking. What you, Shen Mu, did at least was not a gentleman. You wanted to take this opportunity to flatter Grandpa Ye Lan, right?
Compared with Ge Yunhe, Ye Chengtian's mood is actually not much better. He knows the situation of this chess game well.
Even if he had known that he would lose more than he would win when playing chess with Ge Yunhe, losing was not what Ye Chengtian wanted. He still wanted to win one or two games out of ten.
Unfortunately, it seems impossible to create such a miracle today. Ye Chengtian's Go level is barely above the low-level professional level, and can only reach the fourth level.
It is very difficult to win one out of ten games against a professional six-dan chess player like Ge Yunhe. Ye Chengtian is actually used to this.
Besides, with Ye Chengtian's status, only Ge Yunhe, a highly respected senior in the entire Go Academy, is qualified to play chess with him.
Others are either too young or don't have time. Anyway, in recent years, Ge Yunhe has almost become Ye Chengtian's royal chess player.
Perhaps because of this, Ye Chengtian's chess skills have improved greatly, even compared to some low-level professional players in the Go academy.
Ye Chengtian was originally in a good mood when he saw Ye Lan in the chess academy, but because Ye Lan brought back a young man, he had a very subtle feeling.
Ye Lan's parents have always been very busy, so she has grown up with her grandfather. The relationship between the two may have gone beyond the ordinary relationship between father and son.
In normal times, Ye Chengtian often jokes that Ye Lan is already in her twenties and has not found a boyfriend. He has long wanted to have a grandson.
But when Ye Lan really brought a young man home, and the relationship was not ordinary, Ye Chengtian's mentality changed a little.
It's like the cabbage that you have been raising for more than 20 years, and suddenly one day it was eaten by a pig.
No matter how handsome the pig looked, there was always a feeling of loss in my grandfather's heart.
Ye Chengtian undoubtedly felt this way in his heart at this moment.
He was afraid that Ye Lan would not have time to come and see him from now on, and he was even more afraid that the young boy named Shen Mu had bad intentions and would let down his Xiao Lan.
In such a distraught state, by the middle of the game, Ye Chengtian was unable to recover, let alone defeat Ge Yunhe, a professional sixth-dan player.
Under Shen Mu's "obscure" reminder, Ye Chengtian held up the chess pieces for a long time without falling. He might not admit defeat, but this game was obviously a foregone conclusion.
"Brother Yunhe, I lost!"
A few minutes later, under the strange looks of several people, Ye Chengtian was not a man who couldn't afford to lose. He finally threw in his pieces and admitted defeat, but his eyes never left the chessboard.
Go still requires talent. Ye Chengtian liked Go when he was young. As he got older, he became calmer and more strategic, surpassing many young professional players.
It's a pity that after facing Ge Yunhe, he lost the game after all.
And when he thought of Ge Yunhe's status in the chess academy, Ye Chengtian felt that losing to such a famous Go player was not a shame.
"Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. Brother Ye, don't worry about it!"
Ge Yunhe was in a good mood. He finally won the chess game. He and this person were already old friends, and he didn't care too much about the other party's identity. His tone was a bit proud.
"Hmph, a sixth-dan professional can beat a bad old man like me, what's there to be proud of?"
Ye Chengtian naturally heard the trace of pride in the other party's tone, and stood up angrily. Although he snorted coldly, anyone could tell that he was not really angry.
"Let's go and have tea in the tea room!"
Ye Chengtian didn't want to watch this chess game any more, it would make him cry if he watched it too much.
But when he just turned around and spoke, he found that the young man named Shen Mu had been staring at the chessboard.
Seeing this scene, Ye Chengtian couldn't help but frown slightly.
He had never thought that Shen Mu was a master of chess, and he had never seen Shen Mu's chess skills with his own eyes.
The boy was winking at the side before, just to attract his attention.
I have been in high and low officialdom for decades, who hasn’t seen me?
"Haha, this little Shen is not very good at chess, but he is excellent at tea ceremony. It seems we are in for a treat today!"
Ge Yunhe also stood up, looked at Shen Mu, and what he said were two different extreme evaluations, which made Ye Chengtian's heart move.
Ge Yunhe seemed to have said before that Shen Mu's tea skills were good. Ye Chengtian knew how demanding this person was in the tea ceremony. Many juniors could not catch his eye.
To be praised repeatedly by Ge Yunhe, Shen Mu's attainments in the tea ceremony must be extraordinary. Ye Cheng really wanted to see it, after all, he is also an old-timer in the tea ceremony world.
Ge Yunhe was naturally full of praise for Shen Mu's tea ceremony, but because Gao Cheng had said about Shen Mu's Tianyuan moves, he had always been worried about Shen Mu's chess skills.
Your tea ceremony skills are astonishing, but your chess skills cannot be said to be superior to others. Now that you are staring at the chessboard, do you still think that this chess game can't be saved?
"Mr. Ye, do you mind if I take over this game and play another game with Mr. Ge?"
At this time, Shen Mu finally turned his head and looked at Ye Chengtian.
But the words that came out of his mouth made the three people in the pavilion and one person outside the pavilion stunned for a moment.
Even if Ye Lan has seen Shen Mu's chess skills before, Gao Cheng is just an amateur chess player after all. How can amateur 9th Dan be compared with professional 6th Dan?
Uncle Long, who was guarding outside the pavilion, didn't know anything about Go. He also knew his leader's chess skills very well. Since the leader has already surrendered, where did you get the confidence to take over?
As for Ye Chengtian and Ge Yunhe, after being stunned for a moment, they sneered. It was obvious that they both thought of going together.
"Xiao Shen, if you want to perform well, you have to look at the occasion. If you don't care about the occasion, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive!"
Ge Yunhe's tone was somewhat admonishing. He highly praised Shen Mu's tea ceremony, but Go was his main business, and he would not allow anyone to blaspheme like this.
Even an amateur chess player would be able to see that there is no way to recover from this game.
Ge Yunhe's side is almost surrounded by dragons. Even if a master chess player takes over, it is impossible to turn the tide.
"Xiaolan, this friend of yours seems a little impetuous!"
Ye Chengtian finally couldn't help but say that maybe in his heart, Shen Mu really wanted to show off in front of him in order to gain his first impression.
But as Ge Yunhe said, your performance depends on the occasion. Do you really think that taking over this game will win your favor?
The consequences of not overestimating your own capabilities will be really counterproductive.
"Shen Mu, if you are not sure, then... forget it!"
Ye Lan, who originally had great confidence in Shen Mu, was told by the two old men that she didn't have much confidence anymore, so her tone became less confident.
In any case, Ye Lan had only seen Shen Muxia defeat Gao Cheng, an amateur at 9th Dan.
But the two people in front of me are both in the middle of their careers, and they are not considered weak in the entire Dragon Kingdom Go world.
Even if Ye Lan had confidence in Shen Mu, she still didn't think he could beat a real professional chess player.
Couldn't this guy be irritated by grandpa's attitude of refusing to accept tea cakes just now?
"Sister Lan, don't you even believe me?"
Hearing the words of several people, Shen Mu was a little bit dumbfounded, but he also knew how shocking what he was doing at this moment, so he could only ask a question.
If Shen Mu hadn't activated the system, if the system hadn't forced a lot of Go knowledge into his mind, he wouldn't have been able to become a palace-level chess master in such a short period of time.
Shen Mu has never figured out what level this so-called palace level is, but at least at this moment, he, the bystander, can clearly see the match between the two elders.
In a situation where Ye Chengtian thought he would lose and Ge Yunhe thought he would win, Shen Mu thought there was still room for a comeback.
This may be the true embodiment of palace-level chess skills.
"If you can't turn defeat into victory, I will never touch black and white again in this life!"
Just when several people felt that Shen Mu was overestimating his abilities, a serious voice came out from this young man's mouth, which made them feel trembling.
This oath was somewhat formal, and it was sworn in front of two seniors. If you didn't keep your promise, you would definitely be criticized.
This also demonstrated Shen Mu's determination, but in the hearts of the two old people, they were even more unhappy. This was really going to be a dark road.
Ye Chengtian's old eyebrows wrinkled again, and at the same time he looked at his precious granddaughter with some worry.
When he saw the strange look on the latter's face, this worry couldn't help but become a little more intense.