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[I will not stop chasing after you.]

[Previously]

[When you finally reach my level,]

[I will not longer be here.]

[I was so close. I lost.]

I was always so close.

[Xiao Guang, they're not me.]

[They should be afraid of you now.]

You're not weak any more. You've improved!

You all said that I've improved,

but have I ever won? Tell me!

Shi Guang. I, Hong He, have never lost any bets.

[This kid is not simple.]

[He was born to play Go.]

I said put it here!

They should be afraid of your strength now.

[Hikaru no Go]

Alright.

-Where's Shi Guang? -He left.

He left?

-Where did he go? -He's promoted to Group A.

Right.

Look.

When Shi Guang just got here,

his winning rate was only 25%.

Now his winning rate is 90%.

Imagine how much he has improved.

Like I said,

if you want to be better, you have to work hard.

Do you hear me?

Yes.

We're finally free.

They call that learning Go?

It was killing me.

My grading this year is already hopeless,

but if I didn't get downgraded, I would've gone crazy.

Xiao Guang.

Did they say that because of Mr Zhu?

What's so scary about Mr Zhu?

I smashed a stone

right before his eyes.

But every time I see Mr Zhu,

I feel panic.

I've got your back.

When you first got here,

you were ranked last.

But now,

you rose to the occasion.

Stay calm. This is just a beginning.

After this, I'll practice with Hong He and Shen Yi Lang.

My goal after this is getting into the top eight in Group A

and get ready for Young Lions Cup.

You got this!

-I got this! -You got this!

[The 16th Round: Time will shape you into who you should be]

[Yijianghu Club Group A Go Room]

Good morning, guys.

Good morning.

What are you doing here?

Hi, Mr Zhu. I'm...

I'm Shi Guang, reporting to Group A.

Sit down!

I gave you a hint. Didn't you notice it?

Don't you have any idea

how close you are to the grading tournament?

Don't you dare embarrass me

with your current performance.

Look here.

Mr Zhu has keen eyes and sharp ears.

He even has eyes at the back of his head, don't you know that?

Hong He.

Yes.

-Get out. -Yes.

Let's go.

Why did you come out?

It's break time. Mr Zhu has also left.

Go back in.

Why?

Hurry up. Hide behind me.

What's happening?

Squat down.

Now you know.

In our group,

break time is just a deception.

If the bottle is there, he is there.

If the bottle is gone,

he won't go far either.

Keep this in mind.

As long as his bottle is there,

the class will never be over.

But why did Yue Zhi leave?

[Don't ask about succession, don't talk about Yue Zhi]

His grandfather has shares,

what's there to complain?

By the way, how was your day in Group A?

Was it a little...

It was only my first day and you're discouraging me.

You really get on my nerves.

I didn't expect that after Mr Zhu shocked you,

you'd fix your manner.

This is called dancing with the devil

and walking on thin ice.

That's boundless joy.

Yue Zhi,

one hundred points.

Liu Zhen,

sixty points.

Hong He.

Look at your cowardly face,

eighty points.

Shi Guang,

zero point.

Alright, I'll stop calling your names.

Come take it yourselves.

Where's Shi Guang? Is he not eating?

I guess

he must've been hurt by Mr Zhu,

so he can't take it yet.

Do you think

Shi Guang will pass the qualifying game this year?

Of course he will!

You're perfectly in sync.

Both of us believe in his skills.

Xiao Guang, have your lunch first.

Do the calculation more carefully next time.

I want to finish these questions first.

Here. Eat it now.

You'll have energy to practice after eating.

Thanks.

Xiao Guang, don't rush.

Your skills have improved compared to last time.

Besides, you just got into Group A,

you need time to get used to it.

So this is the solution.

You're right.

But there's not much time left before Young Lions Cup.

In fact, if you wish to win,

skills is not the only way.

Is there any other way to do it?

Give me your tournament schedule.

If you compete with Hong He, Yue Zhi and Shen Yi Lang,

you have almost no chance of winning.

It's tough to win Bai Xiao Xiao too.

Meanwhile, Liu Zhen, Liang Le, Xu Kai and Fu,

you can give it a try.

Do you mean

if I win nine rounds,

it's possible for me to get into the top eight of Group A?

Don't throw straws against the wind,

you've won if you manage to do something within your reach.

I lost.

[Luo Hao, Zhou Zi Hao, Shen Yi Lang, Shi Guang, Zhong Shu Han]

You're not bad, huh?

You beat Xu Kai and Liu Zhen.

You're amazing.

I got into Group A with my skills.

It is no joke.

Well, I have to tell you,

you still need to work harder.

It's not easy to get into top eight.

In honour of your two consecutive victories,

I have good news for you

and not-so-good news.

Which one do you want to hear first?

The not-so-good news first.

The not-so-good news is

my master wants to see you again.

But this time, he called for you.

That boy who came with you last time,

ask him to come too next time.

-Really? -Yes.

Are his plants growing again?

This is the good news.

This time we just need to water it.

It's not that tiring.

Mr Lin Li helped me a lot.

I have to do this for him.

Now this is real brother.

We should endure misfortune together.

Get lost.

Hello, junior.

No, I mean Can Can.

You're here. Come on in.

You should leave the donkey work to us.

Go and rest.

No.

I'm changing the pot for my flowers.

My dad is waiting for you inside. Go in.

You mean

Mr Lin is here?

Why would I lie to you?

-Go ahead. -Then we'll go in now.

See you later.

Don't worry, he does too much farm work.

He's uneasy after taking a few days' break.

I'll go in too.

Come here.

-Mr Lin. -Hi, Mr Lin.

I asked you here today

to see if you've improved.

You're not young any more.

You've taken the grading tournament.

Not everyone

has a gift for Go.

Just like this crested floating heart.

If you plant it in the soil,

it will never bloom.

Look at this game.

You'll play white.

As for your coming moves,

I'll give you ten minutes.

I'll ask you later.

Did Master Lin Li prepare this test for Hong He?

He just needs to connect the centre stones.

It's 2-Move Go, even I can tell.

Think about it again.

If you ignore the life and death of the centre stones,

and use this opportunity to test black first,

after you benefit from it, get rid of the burden in the centre.

Isn't this more concise?

The older, the wiser indeed.

The game is a little messy.

This is a piece of cake.

I can connect the whites and take down the blacks here.

Look.

This is too simple.

You're wrong.

Xiao Guang, help him out.

If Mr Lin Li wanted

such a simple solution,

why did he go through all the trouble and set up this game?

Go board is big, you should take a broader view of it.

Think again.

This is it, right?

If I put the white stones in the centre,

this game will be too simple.

Now you see it.

Not bad.

You solved it in a short period of time.

You do have a solid foundation.

So, Mr Lin,

will you accept me as your student?

We'll talk about it later.

But, you can come to my seminar next week.

Did you solve your problem last time?

Thanks to your advice, I solved it.

You're lucky, aren't you?

So many teachers are guiding you.

Both of you may go home after finishing this game.

-Thank you, Mr Lin. -Thank you.

Not bad, you're quite insightful.

You're welcome. Shi Guang will shape you to be who you should be.

Come on! Shi Guang will shape me?

It's my turn.

Go.

Why does that sound so familiar?

I think so too.

What did you say?

Shi Guang will shape you into who you should be.

Hurry up!

Oh no. I have stomachache.

Keep the stones.

I'll come find you.

Can Can, do you have a computer?

I need to check something. It's quite urgent.

It's over there, on the dining table.

Shrimp in Brown Sauce.

Time will shape you

into who you should be.

After the water supply plant is over, change into

-116. -Shi Guang.

Have you ever played Go on Wei Da?

I have.

We all have, haven't you?

What's your username name?

I forgot.

Who will remember that? It was a random name.

It's an outdated website, isn't it?

Do you know the top player is someone named Chu Ying?

Chu Ying?

Who doesn't know Chu Ying?

All Go players know him.

What are you doing?

Look at my eyes.

Are you Chu Ying?

Are you out of your mind? How can I be Chu Ying?

I'm terrible at Go. Don't you know that?

Come on.

Then do you know his friend?

I don't, I don't!

Who knows his friend?

If you know his friend, introduce him to me.

That's not right.

I played with Chu Ying once,

he also said the same thing.

Time will shape you

into who you should be.

Really?

I've heard that line.

It's very common.

Really?

This is because you're boastful. Now you almost let the cat out of the bag.

Don't worry. I can handle this.

My throat

is dry and itchy.

Are you okay? Is everything alright?

I'm okay.

I'm fine.

Shen Yi Lang, have you heard about this quote?

Time will shape you

into who you should be.

Never.

By the way, why did you keep losing recently?

I heard you've lost few consecutive games.

Three games.

If I go on like this,

I guess I'll go to Group B.

You know what? Teaching in Children's Palace must've affected you.

Next week will be Young Lions Cup.

If I can't get back on track, I'll be doomed.

I'll go wash my face,

I can't sleep well recently.

Rest early.

Time will shape you

into who you should be.

Let's eat together, Chu Ying.

Brother,

I told you many times already,

I'm really not Chu Ying.

How can I make you trust me?

If you're not Chu Ying,

how did you know that quote?

I read it in a book.

Which book? When? Where?

Tell me right now. If you don't, then you are Chu Ying.

Which book?

I think it's called... Don't come after me, let me tell you.

They even run like each other.

Fu.

Hong He.

I think I'm playing against Shi Guang today, right?

Yes.

But can we switch partners today?

No.

Today's match will be recorded in our result. It's crucial.

It's fine.

Our team will switch back eventually.

What if Mr Zhu finds out?

He won't. Mr Zhu will not inspect the match today.

Okay?

No.

That's too bad. Too bad.

I can't share my magical brain supplement with you.

-Do you want it? -No.

Please don't bribe me, will you?

I'll give you supply for this week.

Go ahead.

Bye-bye.

Why are you here?

Isn't Fu Gui my opponent?

Fu switched with me,

he said the sequence is wrong.

Really?

Then I'll be in danger.

You're a great obstruction in my journey towards top eight.

If I lose to you,

it will have a great impact on my ranking.

If we play against each other,

we will never know who the winner is.

It's about time. Start the match.

Isn't this tactic

exactly the same as the one in the game?

It's really you.

What me?

Why did you give up?

I couldn't beat you last time.

This time I definitely can't beat you either.

I lost.

I still can't beat you.

They said you haven't been doing well,

but I think you're doing just fine.

You will definitely do well in the grading tournament.

What's the matter?

Why are you holding my hand?

Bai Xiao Xiao,

do you think I won't get into top eight?

No,

you just made a wrong move.

If you were in a better condition,

I definitely wouldn't be able to beat you.

No matter which move was wrong,

I still lost.

I accept it.

That's not what I meant.

I mean, if you've had made a right move,

I would've had no hope.

I thought you lost the game on purpose.

Why did you do that?

I know you were trying to help me,

but what's the point of doing that?

[Office]

Shen Yi Lang lost again.

If he continues like this,

he won't be able to flip.

I will play against him in the next match,

so I might get to win?

Yeah.

Let's go.

Brother,

when will you leave me alone?

Are you haunting me?

Don't worry.

I know it now.

It's definitely not you.

So you figured it out?

But how?

Wasn't I surfing the forum?

Chu Ying has been online everyday recently.

He cheated the players money to reload his phone.

He even set up

a children learning centre.

He's cheating children's money!

That's definitely not you.

We see each other everyday,

how can you surf the internet, right?

Is that so?

Well, I...

I need to go to the wash room.

My reputation, my profile picture

and my ranking.

You...

Don't worry.

If I have time these two days, I'll check it out.

These two days? You should go now.

Otherwise it will be too late.

Fine. But I didn't expect anyone to hack into a Go game account.

My keys.

Hurry up.

Chu Ying is God of Go,

one, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

It's fine.

Everything's fine.

No one hacked into it.

Please accept my respects.

Xiao Guang, we've been trapped.

That's not it.

-No, get up first. -You don't have to say anything.

Chu Ying,

it must've been hard on you.

I understand your feelings.

Everyday, you have to pretend to lose to us.

I've never thought

that I'd ever meet you in real person.

Thank you.

No.

At this point,

I can only tell you the truth.

It's fine.

-I will keep the secret for you. -Hong He.

I am not Chu Ying,

but I know Chu Ying.

Besides, he's with me.

-Xiao Guang, I asked you to solve it. -Enough!

No one can stop me now.

I have been carrying this secret for too long.

Hong He!

I will tell you the truth today.

-Chu Ying. -Xiao Guang!

Chu Ying is actually

my grandpa.

Listen,

my grandpa told me to keep this secret for him.

But I brought you here today,

he will be pissed off.

Stop looking around!

I'll go in and inform him first.

Wait here.

Please don't make grandpa angry.

Now, go in and inform him first,

tell him I'm your best friend.

Closest one.

-Don't eavesdrop. -Don't worry.

You're a troublemaker.

Don't eavesdrop.

Grandpa.

I came today to ask you to do me a favour.

Then I'll ask him to come in.

Come in.

Hong He,

come in, come in.

What are you afraid of?

Grandpa.

This is Hong He, my best friend.

I have heard a lot about you, grandpa.

Nice to meet you, Hong He.

Nice to meet you.

Come, please take a seat. Let's sit down and talk.

Sit down.

-Grandpa. -You must be thirsty. Have some tea.

I've seen you play Go

and I'm genuinely impressed.

You're truly amazing.

Yeah.

I'm not that good, but I play occasionally.

Playing Go is about self-cultivation.

Grandpa, you're totally on another level.

You're a master indeed.

To be honest,

Xiao Guang started to choose this path

mostly because of my guidance.

I enlightened him.

Of course, grandpa.

With such a great teacher like you,

it's impossible for him to be bad at it.

Right?

Come, Hong He, come.

Let me show you.

Look, this is the champion of Senior Go Tournament

in District 54, Fangyuan City.

Grandpa, you're amazing.

I bet there were a lot of players in the tournament.

That's for sure.

One more. We just got a first prize

in our community.

Think about it.

Without me,

would our team

win the first prize?

They wouldn't!

You're right. Grandpa, I have to say

you're really healthy and strong.

At your age,

you even can play Go on Wei Da.

You're really impressive!

Wei Da?

Wei Da website!

It was me who helped him out on Wei Da.

He's very old already.

I knew it.

He refuses to think that he's old. He cares about his reputation.

-Don't talk about it. -Don't worry.

Go ahead.

Grandpa.

I have a small request,

I don't know if I should tell you.

Here. Take it.

-I wrote it for you. -Thank you, grandpa.

Hong He, I'm very happy that you are here.

Why don't you play a game with me?

No way. That's not a good idea.

What's wrong with that?

He's already here.

Grandpa,

aren't you going for square dancing?

Those aunties are waiting for you.

Of course I need to,

but playing Go is my priority today.

Grandpa.

You overestimated me.

Your level is far beyond my reach.

After I finish practising, I will ask for your advice.

Good boy. Are you sure about this?

Good, good.

-You can fold it up. -Let me dry it first.

Blow it, blow it.

[Grandpa.]

[I came today to ask you to do me a favour.]

[Can you see that guy out there?]

[He is Hong He, my best friend.]

[He's been very depressed recently.]

[A promising young man]

[is going to lose his hope.]

[But he has an idol called Chu Ying.]

[He is a master of Go,]

[but no one knows who he is.]

[He is very mysterious.]

[But today,]

[I hope you can pretend to be Chu Ying,]

[so that he can be motivated.]

[He does seem a little weird.]

[He's weird, he is.]

[Sure, I'll help you this time.]

[Thanks, grandpa. Don't spill the beans.]

So you're Shrimp in Brown Sauce?

That's me.

Why does your grandpa

seem like a peerless master who retired in the mountains?

What is that again?

As the precious sword unveiled itself from the sheath and came with the cloud,

it startled the world with a blow.

Does he meet the expectations you had of Chu Ying?

My expectations? Of course he does.

I'm serious here,

regarding what happened,

I only have one request.

What is it?

-Keep it a secret! -Keep it a secret!

I get it.

He's our grandpa.

If some reporters start bothering him,

I will feel sorry for him.

You've grown up.

As your father, I feel relieved.

Go to hell.

I always think

that Hong He isn't trustworthy.

Don't worry.

I know

what to do.

Do you know that on Wei Da's Go website,

there's a mysterious top player

who beat all the players online

and won 9-dan Fang Xu?

Isn't he Chu Ying? Everyone knows him.

You're right!

Everyone knows Chu Ying.

But I have a question,

between all of us, who has ever played Go with him

besides me?

You played Go with Chu Ying?

Of course. You can check Chu Ying's battle record

and see if you can find me, Shrimp in Brown Sauce.

Anyway, this is not the main point.

The main point is

do you know his real identity?

Didn't he never show up?

He didn't even join the invitational tournament.

Yeah, Wei Da held an invitational tournament before,

there was a big prize waiting for him,

but there was no answer.

You're right!

He is

a mysterious Go player who comes without a shadow and leaves without a trace.

Fu, do you want to know?

Yes, yes.

Miss Bai Xiao Xiao.

Spill it.

This person is

Shi Guang.

His grandpa.

I thought he's my grandpa.

You should've come up with something better. Come on.

No,

what I said is true.

Yes, it's true.

We didn't say we didn't believe it.

Yes. We all believe it. It's true.

-Shi Guang's grandpa? -It's really his grandpa.

You guys are ordinary men.

Recently I'm arranging the list for the competition,

I need to discuss with you.

You just need a main player.

After further consideration,

I think Zhou Si Yuan is not good enough yet.

If he wants to play against Class B main player with his current skills,

that's really difficult.

But Zhou Si Yuan

is the best player in this batch.

That's why I'm here to discuss with you

if we can

sign a deal with another main player.

Sure.

Do you have a candidate already?

Your junior,

Yu Liang.

He's just been graded this year, probably hasn't signed any deal yet.

Him...

I have to think about it first.

I will play against Sang Yuan soon.

Don't forget,

the registration deadline is approaching.

I'll ask Xiao Liang.

Xiao Liang, what brought you here?

Senior, are you busy?

I want to talk with you about the deal.

Do you have any ideas?

I heard Wei Da is recruiting players.

It's a rookie team waiting to spread their wings,

I think it suits me.

It's a rookie team indeed,

but I think they can't spread their wings yet.

You should join Class A,

that world belongs to you.

What's wrong with Class B?

If we perform well, we'll be able to catch up next year.

In fact...

Forget it,

I'll be honest with you.

Regarding the future of this team,

I'm not sure about it.

But I don't want you to be involved in this mess.

Go back and practice first.

The club is a little complicated,

I'll talk to you after I go back.

Play one round with me.

If you don't perform well in the match this afternoon,

get out of Group A.

Don't even think about joining Young Lions Cup.

Xiao Guang,

we've been longing for today.

I guess even God is helping me,

He sent me a pushover.

But to me,

you're a weakling.

Stop talking. Start the match.

I lost.

It's an honour,

Mr Weakling.

Don't worry too much about the ranking.

When it comes to skills, you are the only one who can win Yue Zhi.

But I'm not there yet.

Shi Guang, you're not bad.

You got promoted from Group B in such a short time

and you got into top eight.

This is such a great news,

why don't we celebrate it tonight?

Yes, let's celebrate it tonight.

You guys go ahead. I have something to do.

If I finish early, I'll go there as soon as I can.

How about you? Are you joining us?

Celebrate.

I need to celebrate it.

I need to celebrate it.

Celebrate it!

What's wrong?

I've always wanted to play this game.

Now that I finally have time to play this game,

I'm not as happy as I thought I'd be.

You might not believe this.

In the middle of the game, I thought,

if I have time,

I should study the manual and practice.

It's all your fault.

You took me on a road of no return.

How can you blame it on me?

Of course. Who can I blame if not you?

I wouldn't play Go if it's not because of you.

Let's go. Go back and study the manual with me.

Mr Shen, goodbye.

Bye-bye.

Don't forget to study at home.

-Goodbye. -See you.

[Where are you? We've left.]

[Bao Xiao Xiao is still there.]

Three sixes and eight.

Why did you come back already?

Shouldn't you wait for me?

Don't mention it.

We came back after staying for a while.

Sa Sa has been drinking alone,

Lang didn't go.

It was not fun at all.

Three sixes and three.

-Three tens. -I left my bag in the class.

I was really busy.

-That day... -That day...

I will speak first.

That day, when you suddenly held my hand,

I was startled.

I thought you wanted to beat me up.

Why would I do that to you?

I was agitated.

I lost the game

and lost my face.

When I hid it, I thought you wouldn't know.

I guess you're getting better.

Did the rain stop?

Senior, why are you here?

I just got this,

so I brought it for you here.

[The 9th Young Lions Go Cup Match Table Class B]

[Yu Liang, Shi Guang]

This time, I will make him understand

the gap between us

is beyond his imagination.

Stupid weather,

I had to hold my pee.

Bad weather.

Xiao Guang,

you shouldn't curse the rain during a thunderstorm.

You're disrespecting heaven and earth, understand?

-Really? -Of course.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I was talking nonsense.

I'm sorry.

Is this enough?

The weather is strange,

I'm sure something big will happen.

Not again.

It's just the positive charge near the clouds...

Listen.

There was a noise. Listen.