Chapter 243 Xu Zijin’s Gift

The next morning, Yu Shao left home, ate a bowl of spicy beef noodles at the breakfast shop at the entrance of the community, and then walked towards the Shanhai Chess Hall.

Shanhai Chess Hall is located between Yu Shao’s home and Jiangling No. 1 Middle School. Yu Shao walked for about ten minutes and arrived at Shanhai Chess Hall.

"here we go again……"

His first game of chess in this world was played here with Zheng Qin.

Yu Shao calmed his mind and walked to the gate of Shanhai Chess Hall. As soon as he arrived at the door, the glass door of the chess hall opened automatically. Yu Shao took a step and walked in.

"Welcome light——"

The receptionist saw a guest coming and was about to speak, but when she saw who it was, her voice stopped abruptly and her eyes widened.

In the chess hall, many other guests also noticed Yu Shao. They were all stunned for a moment, then some of them showed surprise on their faces, while others were stunned.

"Yu Shao 2nd stage?!"

"Isn't this Yu Shao 2nd Dan? Why is he here?"

"You don't know? Yu Shao 2nd Dan played chess with Zheng Qin 3rd Dan here before. I knew at that time that Yu Shao 2nd Dan would definitely be famous in the world in the future!"

"I remember that when you saw Yu Shao 2nd Dan play point 33, you were the first one to shake your head and turn away."

"Slander, this is blatant slander!"

With Yu Shao's arrival, the chess hall suddenly became noisy.

"Yu Shao, 2nd Dan, are you here to look for Zheng Qin, 3rd Dan?"

The receptionist looked at Yu Shao with an awkward expression and said, "Zheng Qin has been very busy since he became a professional chess player. He hasn't been here for a while."

"no."

Yu Shao smiled and shook his head, saying, "My friend asked me to come here today. She has already booked a chess room, number 3."

In Shanhai Chess Hall, most people play chess in the hall. Yu Shao and Zheng Qin played chess in the hall before, but there are also separate chess rooms. The advantage is that it is quieter, but the disadvantage is that it is more expensive.

"Chess Room Number Three?"

Hearing Yu Shao's words, the receptionist breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Would you like something to drink? I'll treat you."

"Thank you, but no thanks."

Yu Shao shook his head and said with a smile: "I'll go in first."

Seeing Yu Shao walking towards the chess room, a guest stood up and said, "Yu Shao, 2nd Dan, can we take a photo together?"

“I want to take a picture too!”

After hearing this, the other guests in the chess hall finally reacted. They all stood up, not even caring about the chess game in front of them, and soon surrounded Yu Shao.

Yu Shao did not refuse. After taking photos with all the guests in the chess hall, he finally walked into the chess room.

The chess room is very quiet. There is a chess table in the middle and small sofas on both sides. The decoration is simple and there is a faint fragrance in the air.

Yu Shao waited in the chess room for a while before the door opened again. Then, Xu Zijin appeared at the door.

Xu Zijin was dressed simply today, a white sweatshirt and jeans, yet she still had a light and elegant look.

"How long have you been here?"

Seeing that Yu Shao had already sat down at one side of the chess table, Xu Zijin was slightly startled and asked.

"Just arrived not long ago."

Yu Shao answered casually, noticing that Xu Zijin was holding a gift box in his right hand, and asked in surprise: "What is this?"

"Congratulations on winning the Yingjiao Cup."

Xu Zijin came and sat down opposite Yu Shao, then handed the gift box in his hand to Yu Shao and said, "This is a gift."

"Thanks."

Yu Shao hesitated for a moment, but didn't act pretentiously. After saying thank you, he took the gift box from Yu Zijin. As soon as he took the gift box from Xu Zijin, the sound of chess pieces colliding together was heard from inside the gift box.

Hearing the sound coming from the gift box, Yu Shao was a little surprised: "Chess piece?"

"Yes, the chess box and chess pieces."

Xu Zijin nodded slightly and said, "I think you will like it. Open it and take a look. We will use these chess pieces to review the game today."

Yu Shao nodded, quickly untied the knot on the gift box, opened the gift box, and after seeing two wooden chess boxes inside the gift box, he reached out and took the chess boxes out of the gift box.

Then Yu Shao opened the lid of the chess box and saw that the chess pieces in the box were round and smooth, crystal clear, and were all made of polished stones. They were obviously worth a lot of money.

"How much is this?" Yu Shao couldn't help but ask.

Xu Zijin replied calmly: "Three thousand."

"How many?"

Hearing this, even though he was mentally prepared, Yu Shao was still shocked and asked, "You're selling these chess pieces and chess boxes for three thousand?"

Hearing this, Xu Zijin couldn't help but look up at Yu Shao and said, "A chess piece costs three thousand, and the chess box is not expensive, only two thousand."

silence.

Deathly silence.

Yu Shao lowered his head, staring blankly at the chess pieces in the chess box. For a moment, he couldn't even utter a word.

He suddenly felt that poverty still limited his imagination.

In Go, there are 181 black pieces and 180 white pieces, a total of 361 pieces. One piece is worth 3,000, so 361 pieces are -

More than one million...

Seeing Yu Shao's expression, Xu Zijin couldn't help but reveal a faint smile on his face and asked, "Do you like it?"

Yu Shao did not answer Xu Zijin's question. He took a deep breath, suppressed his inner emotions, and asked, "Can this chess piece glow?"

"These chess pieces are made of fine clam stone. If you look closely, you can see very fine snowflake patterns on them."

Xu Zijin smiled faintly and said, "The chess pieces are translucent. If you shine a flashlight on them, these snowflake patterns will be stunning."

"No matter how pretty it is, it's just a chess piece. It's too expensive."

Yu Shao shook his head, immediately pushed the chess box to Xu Zijin, and said, "You should use it yourself."

"I have some myself, and it's not a lot of money."

Xu Zijin shook his head and said, "Just play your best in the game. I won't say any more. Let's review your game in the final."

"No, three thousand is fine, thirty thousand is also acceptable, but this one, three thousand..."

Yu Shao was not being pretentious, he really felt that the chess piece was too expensive.

Xu Zijin frowned slightly and said, "If you don't want it, I'll throw it away."

After saying that, Xu Zijin tucked the loose hair on his forehead behind his ears and said calmly, "Review it for me."

Yu Shao didn't say anything for a long time. After a long time, he finally reached into the chess box. With the sound of chess pieces clicking, he picked out the chess piece and slowly placed it on the chessboard.

clatter!

Sixteen columns and four rows, stars!

Yu Shao didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but he actually felt that the collision sound of the more than 3,000 chess pieces in the chess box was much better than that of ordinary chess pieces.

Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da…

In the chess room, the sound of chess pieces dropping could be heard continuously.

Soon, Xu Zijin looked at the chessboard and asked, "Here, why did you take the first move?"

“Keep the local changes. If you finalize them too early, there will be fewer changes.”

Yu Shao pondered for a moment and explained: "Consider the overall situation and try not to finalize the local situation too early."

Xu Zijin thought for a moment and then asked, "What if I clamp it here?"

Yu Shao quickly laid out the subsequent changes on the chessboard and said, "Then I will break it, and then you fly, and I will break it..."

Soon, after completing this local variation, Yu Shao continued to follow the chess record.

Not long after, Xu Zijin looked at the chessboard, pointed at a spot on the chessboard, and suddenly said, "How about flying to the town here?"

Seeing the position Xu Zijin pointed to, Yu Shao was a little surprised. After thinking for a while, he said, "I've considered that Feizhen should also be a good way to play."

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

This game of chess was reviewed and disassembled for nearly two hours before Yu Shao finally solved it to the end.

Xu Zijin looked at the chessboard silently without saying anything.

After a long time, she raised her head, looked at Yu Shao, and said, "Want to play a game with me?"

"good."

Yu Shao did not refuse, nodded and agreed.

…

…

The next day.

Yu Shao and Liu Peiran agreed to meet in the park in the morning.

Yu Shao didn't really have any thoughts about Liu Peiran, he just added his contact information and he was invited to hang out with Liu Peiran. There were no competitions for the next two days anyway, so he might as well come out and relax.

"hello!"

Yu Shao waited in the park for a while before Liu Peiran came and greeted him with a sweet smile.

She had obviously dressed up specially today, wearing a dress. She looked even better than in the photo, with bright eyes and white teeth, and looked very well-behaved. She was indeed very beautiful.

Seeing Liu Peiran, Yu Shao smiled and asked, "Where are you planning to go?"

"Do you want to go to the chess hall?"

Liu Peiran had obviously already thought about today's itinerary and spoke immediately.

Yu Shao was a little surprised: "Go to the chess hall?"

Liu Peiran nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, you are so good, I want to play a game of chess with you!"

"That's fine."

Yu Shao was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he didn't refuse. He nodded and agreed and walked towards the chess hall.

"You became a professional Go player by self-study, but I didn't learn anything even with a Go tutor."

Liu Peiran said with admiration: "That's amazing."

"It's okay, just practice more."

Yu Shao casually replied: "How long have you been studying?"

“I’ve been learning this since first grade!”

Liu Peiran looked frustrated and said, "But it's really difficult. Although the rules of Go are simple, the knowledge involved is really too profound."

"It's not easy. I've been learning for a long time."

"By the way, which class are you in Jiangling No. 1 Middle School? I also have friends in Jiangling No. 1 Middle School."

"Class 7, but I haven't been to school for a long time."

"Yeah, it seems like all professional chess players are just studying, right?"

“…”

Liu Peiran was trying hard to find topics to talk about, and Yu Shao answered casually. Maybe because he hadn't been to school for a long time, listening to Liu Peiran talking about school gossip, he actually felt that he was a little distant from him and couldn't get a word in for a while.

These are two different worlds.

However, as he walked and the surrounding scenery became more and more familiar, Yu Shao felt something was wrong, until Liu Peiran finally stopped in front of the chess hall.

"Here?"

Yu Shao looked at the four big words "Shanhai Chess Hall" and was a little confused.

"Yes, what's wrong? I saw that this chess hall has a high rating on the reviews." Liu Peiran was a little surprised and glanced at Yu Shao: "Isn't this one good?"

"nothing."

Yu Shao shook his head and said, "Then let's do it here."

Liu Peiran did not suspect anything and quickly took Yu Shao into the Shanhai Chess Hall. As soon as Yu Shao entered the chess hall, he found that the atmosphere in the chess hall was a bit depressing today.

"Yu Shao 2nd dan?"

Seeing Yu Shao coming in, someone in the chess hall was slightly startled, then his eyes lit up, and he immediately shouted, "Yu Shao, Yu Shao is here, Yu Shao 2nd Dan is here!"

"Didn't you just say that even Yu Shao, second dan, is no match for you? Here comes the man!"

"Beating Zheng Qin isn't a big deal, just beat Yu Shao!"

Seeing Yu Shao coming, the whole chess hall instantly became excited! Hearing the voices of the crowd, Zheng Qin, who was looking at the chessboard in front of him with reluctance, was stunned for a moment, then immediately raised his head and looked at Yu Shao at the door of the chess hall.

Opposite Zheng Qin, a boy about sixteen years old also immediately looked towards the entrance of the chess hall.

After seeing Yu Shao, his expression changed.

The next moment, he gritted his teeth and stood up from the chair.

He quickly walked up to Yu Shao, who didn't know what was going on, and said in unfluent Chinese: "Play chess!"

"Come!"

The young man stared at Yu Shao and said, "Play chess!"

…………

ps: This female character is just for the side description of the protagonist. She has her own purpose and only appears once... Don't worry, everyone.

(End of this chapter)