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No matter what they say,
Previously
I know I'm doing the right thing.
You did not let me down.
I'd been looking forward to this day.
Yu Xiao Yang. Fang Xu
I've decided
to retire officially starting today.
I want another match with Chu Ying.
The time I've left
is running out like the sand in an hourglass.
One day, if I'm gone,
will you still enjoy Go?
You've been asking weird questions lately.
You're not playing your own game.
Mu Qing Chun. Third Seat. Shi Guang
You're impersonating someone else.
What a load of crap.
If you employ my tactics,
you will become the best player.
I'm not the duplicate of Chu Ying.
I'm afraid when I'm gone,
you'd make the same mistakes.
Hikaru no Go
What should I do?
Shi.
What's going on?
Neighbour.
Listen to me.
My house was robbed.
My items were stolen.
Police officer.
-There are more. -Sir.
You already checked the items.
Besides the flask, what else did you lose?
I lost a monocular telescope.
A Soviet compass
produced in 1958.
-There's one more... -Sir.
These items
aren't valuable.
We can't file a case.
They are my treasure.
I collected them since I was young.
I loved them. How could...
Your situation is a little complicated.
Don't worry. We will try our best to find them.
Grandson.
I was robbed.
I lost all my treasures.
What should I do?
Xiao Guang.
The chessboard.
It's still here.
Yes.
I'm glad it's still here.
What's the matter?
Is something wrong with me?
The lines on the
chessboard are fading away.
That's not true.
You're overthinking.
I mean it.
They do look a bit faded.
Since the room is always damp,
it's normal for them to fade.
-Don't dwell on it. -Xiao Guang.
I've something to tell you.
Go ahead.
-I might be... -Xiao Guang.
What should I do?
Head to the police station with your grandpa.
They are all stolen.
All right.
What were you saying?
It's an urgent situation.
You should help Grandpa.
I'm coming.
The 32nd Round: Answer of the Millenium
Hou.
When did you arrive?
Last night.
Not bad.
You're in good condition.
It's the first round of Go League.
Don't let us down.
Thank you for believing in me
and giving me the Third Seat.
I'll make this tournament my debut game.
I'll give you the results you seek.
Play well.
The results will add on to your accolades.
I understand.
Let's go.
Xu Hou.
Here.
Hou.
Hello.
I can't believe I'd meet you here in the first round.
What a pity.
Go League is a team event.
Even if both teams go against each other,
that doesn't mean we both will.
Don't make it sound like I'm afraid of you.
I'd always wanted to compete
with you in an official match.
You owe me a match.
It's a pity we didn't get to
play the last time.
You want an official match.
Sure.
At the second half of the year.
The selections for Hokuto Cup are held next quarter.
I'll see you at the tournament then.
The Hokuto Cup...
It is the International Go Youth Team Competition.
The selected players
shall represent China.
I'll see you at the Hokuto Cup.
It's you again.
Are you here for another rematch?
I'm not employing Bai Zi Qiu's tactics anymore.
I'll play with my own.
If you did this, you wouldn't be as passive as you were.
Actually, I'm very interested
in the real you.
Thanks.
Round One of National Go A League
Tournament of 2005
shall begin.
Who do you think will win?
It's hard to say.
Both are amateurs.
Shi Guang against Qing Chun.
It's a loss.
Although Shi Guang lost to Mu Qing Chun the last time,
I studied the set.
I think they are both equally strong.
Shi Guang 1-Dan improved greatly.
He's beginning to demonstrate his abilities.
Xiao Guang, you need to avoid...
Mu Qing Chun. Third Seat. Shi Guang.
Yu Liang. Main Player. Xu Hou.
I lost.
Your way is compositional.
Your sets are great too.
This match was very exciting.
I lost.
Thanks for your time.
You like playing the Tengen for the first move.
Yes, I do.
I don't mean anything else.
I've discovered my own style.
Have you?
Are you still the genius
who enjoys playing
Tengen first?
Did you see the expression on Mu Qing Chun's face?
He was suppressing
the rage in him.
It was liberating.
This set of yours is problematic.
I won the match. What's the problem?
Take this piece for example.
Why did you play hastily?
If Mu Qing Chun made the right move,
you'd lose.
His every move is within my prediction.
My game isn't flawed.
You cornered the Black before this,
the situation was beneficial to you.
You should've aimed for a steady win.
That is your opinion.
That's not what I think.
Should I imitate you for the rest of my life?
When will I make my own decisions?
Xiao Guang.
That is not my intention.
I just want you to learn from the best.
One day,
when you've come to,
you'd be able to integrate them in your ways.
By then, there will be
no differences between us.
You're preaching to me again.
I don't want an easy win.
I want to suppress him in all directions.
Try a few more moves.
If Mu Qing Chun makes a countermove here,
you will be in trouble.
It's impossible.
I know him well enough
to know that he'd never play it there.
He isn't good enough.
Like I said,
knowing your opponent is the key to victory.
It's important to know your opponent.
Xiao Guang.
You can't trick your way through Go.
How is this a trick?
I won, that's enough.
You need to grasp that it is more important than winning or losing.
What's the matter with you?
You're unhappy that I lost.
You're unhappy that I won.
What do you want?
I just want you
to improve faster.
I just realised
you're either impatient or long-winded,
or completely quiet and depressed.
I don't know what's wrong with you.
Are you suffering from retirement syndrome?
I'll get you some sutras from grandpa's home.
You are acting exactly like he did back then.
You lost all
four rounds.
Look at you guys.
How embarrassing.
Fang Xu.
I lost to someone I wasn't supposed to.
It is my responsibility.
Who do you think you are?
Play Tengen only if you can win it!
How dare you underestimate Shi Guang?
He's mediocre.
You played with flaws.
I underestimated my opponent.
I'm sorry.
How aggravating.
Senior.
I promise that
I'll not lose anymore.
Xiao Liang.
I can't bear this.
Don't let me down.
Don't give me the thought
that I'm working on something hopeless.
Fang Xu.
You helped arranged the
match between Yu Xiao Yang and Chu Ying.
Master would never agree to an online match.
You're most probably responsible.
I want a match with him too.
Can you help arrange that?
Fang Xu, you got the wrong person.
I don't know who Chu Ying is.
It's my biggest regret right now.
Once, on Wei Da,
he
sent me an invitation.
I rejected the match.
You're drunk.
It's pointless to come to me.
Right now,
I appear as covers for magazines
and own the title of Meijin.
I thought I'd be contented.
I thought I'd desire nothing else.
However, that's not true
because I've not played against Chu Ying.
I've not played against the
player who've never lost.
Do you really
want a match with him?
Of course.
He invited me 13 times.
I did not accept a single one.
I'm willing to send him an invite every day from now.
I would send him invitations for 130 days.
He doesn't have to wait.
We will play right now.
He's drunk anyway.
He will not remember anything.
Fine. Let's do it today.
He's nearby.
There are some ground rules.
Chu Ying does not want to reveal his identity.
He wants me to be the middleman.
-Secondly,... -No problem.
You can set as many rules as you'd like.
I'll agree to all of it.
I'll wait for you in the room.
Room 2530.
He changed a lot.
He's no longer the same Fang Xu.
The current Fang Xu
is a respectable opponent.
Thus,
I look forward to a match with him.
I'm holding the Wei Da team down.
I might not be able to make it either.
As long as our team wins,
I'll retreat as a substitute.
I lost too.
It's a shame,
but I don't care.
I only care about the next win I'm going to get.
I know
it wasn't easy for our team to
advance to the A League from B League.
However, we need to
readjust our emotions as soon as possible.
The opponents of A League are strong,
but is this all we've got?
Are we just losers?
Guys.
It is only the first round of A League.
There are many more rounds to go.
Yes.
I know some people call us the amateur of A League,
but I'd never thought that we're just space fillers.
If the rest of you
are still motivated to fight for top three,
if the rest of you
still think of yourselves as men,
if the rest of you
do not want to give up on Go,
tomorrow morning at eight.
We will discuss and restudy sets.
All right.
Sure, Master Chu Ying.
I understand.
I'll pass the handbook down.
We shall begin.
Fang Xu.
Master Chu Ying would play a game with you.
I'm here to make the moves.
Are you saying that
Chu Ying is outside?
No, I need to pay my respects.
We agreed that
you'd listen to me.
Have a seat.
Hold on.
Fine.
I'll ask him to leave right now.
Wait, you...
You should get Master Chu Ying a stool.
I'll do it. Stay right there.
Have a seat, Master Chu Ying.
All right.
Master Chu Ying said to guess the stones.
Sixteen-seventeen on the Small Point.
Master Chu Ying, look.
Sixteen-seventeen on the Small Point.
I got it.
At the Star Point.
The Star Point, alright.
This is the most tiring game
I'd ever played so far.
This is amazing.
What a game.
You're indeed amazing.
Alright, I'll do it now.
I did all of this for nothing.
I know this formation as well.
Seven-thirteen.
Do you know where this set came from?
During the 1-Dan competition,
I made a bet with Master Kuwabara.
He placed his bet on you
while I bet on my master.
Perhaps,
I should have placed my bet on you.
If
you'd join Wei Da,
I'd be very pleased with the line-up.
It's fine. It's over.
Don't worry.
Hold on.
Why didn't you ask Chu Ying about the last move?
I...
Why didn't I inquire Master Chu Ying?
I...
That's because he thinks
that I'm disrupting his thoughts
by walking back and forth.
Thus, he predicted your next five moves.
He taught me five ways to counter your moves.
According to Chu Ying,
what are my next two moves?
What should
your next two moves be?
In the next two moves,...
In the next two moves, you'd...
Hurry up.
Connect the Hane.
He's Chu Ying indeed.
He could easily see through me.
No.
I need to meet him personally.
You should go, Master Chu Ying.
It's over.
This match is over.
-Do not move. -Let me go.
Master Chu Ying, he's being unreasonable.
Do not come close.
He broke his promise.
I was behaving rashly.
Ask him to come back.
-We need to finish this match. -Mr Chu Ying is mad.
You did this again and again.
-I was wrong. -Do not come close.
Get back in there.
Master Chu Ying.
Chu...
Master Chu Ying?
-Hurry up and get him back here. -Stop pushing him.
He left because you angered him. Don't rush me.
Master Chu Ying.
He behaved hastily. Give him another chance.
Chu Ying.
Master Chu Ying!
Master Chu Ying, you're finally back.
I was worried sick.
Were you really mad?
Master Chu Ying.
It's nothing.
I'm just a little tired.
Let's continue.
Captain.
You said eight in the morning.
I couldn't sleep
so I decided to revise the set tonight.
Us too.
We're still bothered
so we came back here.
Captain.
We thought you're right.
Our opponents are powerhouses.
However, even the strongest players
started from an amateur.
It's true that they are powerhouses.
But we are dark horses.
We're not afraid.
They are strong,
but the hard work we put in over the years,
the achievements we made are real too.
Captain, help me revise my set later.
Sure.
Let us help each other out.
I want to see if the powerhouses
or the dark horses would win.
It's over.
Chu Ying is amazing.
His ability to control is flawless.
Chu Ying wants me to tell you that
you're
a respectable opponent.
Did he really say that?
Yes.
He said, if you weren't drunk,
it's hard to say who'd win.
Thank Mr Chu Ying for the guidance.
Since he's unwilling to reveal himself,
I'll not force it.
Help me see Chu Ying off.
Sure.
Bye, Fang Xu.
Let's go.
Do you think
it was because of my perfect acting
or Fang Xu was drunk?
Even if he isn't drunk,
I don't think he'd notice anything.
I've a feeling he has a plan.
He might be laying a trap
to lure you into meeting him.
I'll break it down for you.
Look, Fang Xu is an intelligent man.
There are many ways for him to meet you.
If he wants to, he just needs to...
Delicious Dumplings
Have a rice dumpling.
Freshly made rice dumplings.
Check these dumplings out.
Delicious rice dumplings.
I'm not giving you a piece of my mugwort leaf.
I'm not giving you any rice dumpling either.
I'm sorry.
Freshly made rice dumplings.
Mine.
Gentleman.
Dumpling
Get yourself some fresh rice dumplings.
Delicious Dumplings
Have a piece a day. It's very delicious.
Get yourself one.
Is the Geze Star
really approaching?
Chu Ying.
-It's time to eat. -Xiao Guang?
Chu Ying.
Festive Goods. Delicious Dumplings.
You're back.
Where did you go?
If you don't want to listen to me,
you shouldn't hide anyway.
You scared me.
Were you talking to me?
Yes.
I was saying,
I think Fang Xu is setting a trap.
He's just pretending.
If he really wanted a match,
we could do it online.
Why must we play it in real life?
I think he's trying to find out who you really are.
Were you talking for a long time?
I just started.
I talked so much
until my mouth is drying up.
I turned around and you were gone.
I called and there were no answers.
I searched the entire area and couldn't find you.
I even bought a drink.
Where have you been?
I drifted off for a short while,
but I had no idea
so much time has passed.
Drifted off?
Is today the Dragon Boat Festival?
I want to take a walk in the alley.
Well, I'm getting a little hungry.
Let's go.
Rice dumplings are the same.
Xiao Guang.
I want to ride this one.
Ride safely
The previous one doesn't move.
This looks like a lot more fun.
Sure.
Charged per hour despite shorter duration. ID required.
My ID is required as deposit.
After getting the ID and returning,
the store would be closed.
Let's do it tomorrow.
Don't lie.
Time is of the essence.
Why would I lie?
I'll bring you here tomorrow. Don't worry.
It's a promise then.
Tomorrow.
It's a promise.
Let's go.
I've to ride it today.
Like I said before.
That's enough.
Are you keeping something from me?
No.
You've been acting up all morning.
Something is certainly wrong.
Today.
It's my birthday today.
What?
I asked you previously.
You said you forgot.
When I was young,
every year during the Dragon Boat Festival,
my grandma would tie a colourful thread around my wrist.
She'd kneel down with a smile and say,
"Grandson, you're one year older again."
That's great.
Happy birthday.
How about this?
I'll hurry back and retrieve my ID.
We will try to make it today.
Let's do it tomorrow then.
Today,
there are a couple more things I'd like to do.
You're waiting for me, aren't you?
Sure.
You're the birthday boy. You call the shots.
What is your wish?
I want to take a stroll to the places we'd been to.
That's simple.
Where would you like to go first?
What are we doing at the laboratory?
The Go Club moved.
The Go Corner is gone too.
Chemical Laboratory
I miss the times
back then in the Go Club.
You're expressing how I feel.
Feel free to voice your opinions.
Go ahead.
There are three of you.
You should call yourselves Three Musketeers.
I figured something even better.
Four Musketeers
Four Musketeers.
There are only three of us.
Who's the fourth musketeer?
I'd take on two opponents at once.
Four Musketeers is a perfect name.
Chu Ying.
Things are different now.
Although we only had a small room,
we were motivated and passionate.
This is the starting point of your pursuit for Go.
Of course.
The previous win at the tournament
brought joy surpassing any of this.
You can do it, Four Musketeers Go Club
I wonder if they can see this.
This encouragement should be good enough.
Please, Master Chu.
Have a seat.
Hurry up.
Don't move.
I've a gift for you.
Give me a minute.
Xiao Guang, slow down. I can't keep up.
Xiao Guang.
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The Geze Star has really come.
I haven't bid Xiao Guang farewell.
Shi Guang, 1-Dan. Go Master, Chu Ying.
What do you think? It's pretty cool.
I hereby announce,
the seventh round of Go Master Game
officially begins.
Shi Guang 1-Dan shall challenge the Go Master, Chu Ying.
What's the matter with you?
It's nothing.
We have
finally met on a professional match.
Come on.
After the tournament, I remember
telling you this at the gym.
How old were you when you started playing Go?
When I was a child.
I was three years old.
Three years old?
How old did you commit suicide?
28 years old.
You used 25 years
to become the top player of Nanliang.
I'm 15 this year.
I'm smart and talented.
By the time I'm 40 years old,
I would have surpassed you.
As long as you're willing to learn,
I'll teach you as much as I can.
When I'm 40 years old,
I'll challenge your title as the Go Master.
Right now,
I'll let you enjoy the title for two more years.
Xiao Guang.
If only...
If only
playing chess was as easy as boasting,
that'd be great.
Go to hell.
Stop insulting me.
Well, we've been to the Mystery Go Room.
Where else would you like to go?
I want to go to
the place we first played chess together.
That place?
Sure. Let's go.
Black and White Go Club
Black and White Go Club.
Closed
It's closing down.
It's probably because everyone is playing online now.
Nobody goes to the chess house anymore.
The world is bizarre.
Fang Xu's Wei Da
destroyed Yu Xiao Yang's Black and White Go Club.
What's going on?
Without Yu Xiao Yang,
without Black and White Go Club,
Fang Xu wouldn't exist.
You're right.
Do you play the chess well?
I'm way beyond that.
I'm very slow. Please be patient.
Here.
Xiao Guang.
I would like to ask you something.
Go ahead.
Did you fall in love with Go because of me
or because of Yu Liang?
It was because of you.
Really?
It's your birthday.
You and Yu Liang
are very important to me.
You exposed me to Go for the first time.
I started playing then.
On the other hand, Yu Liang
motivated me to play Go.
One is my mentor and the other is my friend.
What's with you?
Why are you so negative? It's your birthday.
You're acting weird.
I just want to reminisce on the past.
I'm afraid I might forget.
Forget?
There's a belief that
one's memory will deteriorate as they age.
Are you even
vulnerable to that?
Where else would you like to go? We'd stop by.
Let's go home.
After you obtained a grade and moved out,
we haven't been home for a long time.
Sure.
It's the Dragon Boat Festival. Let's go.
We shall go home for a meal.
Open
Mum.
I'll be home soon.
Are you on a break?
No.
I'm celebrating a birthday.
Whose birthday is it?
It's my birthday.
What are you talking about?
There are three more months to go till your birthday.
I know that,
but I'm very happy today.
I've decided that
from now on, I'll celebrate all of my
birthdays today.
Mum.
Can you buy me a cake?
What is wrong with you?
Mum, you're the best.
Please buy me a cake.
This child.
I'll send you
the message to be written on the cake
to you via text later.
Thanks, Mum.
Bye.
It's settled.
Are you buying me a cake?
Yes.
It's your birthday.
We must do it right.
Many memories were
made at this place.
You must have forgotten.
The memories here
are disheartening.
Do you remember
when you interrupted my game
with Xiao Liang?
We quarrelled here too.
Of course.
I remember what you said.
Shi Guang.
You know I want to play so badly,
but you wouldn't allow me.
You're so heartless.
You made a promise and you broke it.
You're insensitive.
People like you
will be hung and flogged in ancient times.
In ancient times, you'd be hung up and flogged.
I'm not that mean.
You smiled.
I'm glad you finally smiled.
You were frowning all day.
You're upsetting me too.
You shouldn't be like this.
You should be happy on your birthday.
Yes.
I'm happy.
Spending the entire day with you
is the best birthday I'd ever had.
Besides me, who else did you spend your birthday with?
Who do you want to spend it with?
Do you want to do something fun?
Here. Everything is here.
Thank you, Mum.
It looks really romantic.
Who are you sharing the cake with?
Do you see anyone else here?
Happy birthday, Go Master.
Leave me be.
Tell me if you'd crave anything.
You don't have to come up with a lame excuse.
What do you mean?
There's an emergency surgery I need to participate.
-Eat your food. -You're leaving?
Do I need to wait up for you?
You don't have to. Get some sleep.
All right.
It's good that she's done.
Listen to me.
About placing 1,500 candles on the cake,
I can't do it.
However, we will make do with what we have.
Today is the 1,508th birthday
of Chu Ying.
One thousand five hundred eighth birthday?
Think about it.
When you first arrived at my house,
let's assume you were 1,500 years old.
You don't know exactly how old you are.
This is our eighth year together.
Thus, you're 1508 years old.
Look,
you're almost 1,600 years old.
You're a fossil.
Is that good enough?
It's done.
Can I blow on the candles?
Of course. It's made for you.
It's your birthday. Celebration is important.
It's done.
Remember to make a wish.
♫ Happy birthday to you ♫
♫ Happy birthday to Chu Ying ♫
Are you done?
Three, two, one.
Mission accomplished.
We blew the candles. You should turn on the lights.
Actually, I noticed
that you're having a hard time recently.
I'm sure you have your reasons.
Let's just stay like that for a while.
If you're
uncomfortable, cough twice.
If you're tired, get some rest.
I can't see you anyway.
I'll just keep you company.
Xiao Guang.
I've a question for you.
Does my existence
make a difference
to you?
Your existence
is like the moon in the sky.
I can see it, but I can't reach it.
However, it's always there.
Your absence
is like jellybeans in my pocket.
I don't have to eat it to know what it tastes like.
What if I'm gone one day?
I mean, I've to leave you.
That's impossible.
The moon is always in the sky. It'd never fall.
Jellybeans are always sweet.
Xiao Guang.
I understand.
I was just messing with you.
I'd never leave you.
These few days,
I'm tired from the matches with Yu Xiao Yang and Fang Xu.
I'll recover after a few days' rest.
Well, you don't
look as well as you do before.
I think you overused your brain.
I'm concerned about you.
You should turn on the lights then.
You're fine now.
I was worried for nothing.
After today,
I'm dying from fatigue.
What did you wish for?
Don't tell me.
You can't tell anyone or it wouldn't come true.
Win
Do you still remember this?
Of course.
You bought this during the grading tournament.
Exactly.
I'd always wanted to plant it,
but I keep forgetting.
Maybe, it is meant for me
to plant it today.
Let's go.
From today onwards,
you will share your birthday with Master Chu Ying.
Grow well.
Let's play a quick game
on your birthday.
You must be tired.
Get some rest.
I don't need sleep. Hurry, you take the black pieces.
Small Point.
I'll do a Small Point too.
Let's hurry. We're riding a bike tomorrow.
Hurry up. It's only the third move.
It's my birthday today.
I want to win.
I need to take it seriously.
You're so greedy.
Fine.
I'll take a 20 minute nap.
Wake me up when you're done.
Make sure to wake me up.
Goodnight.
Xiao Guang.
I've played Go for three lifetimes.
I discovered the Divine Move.
Why am I still reluctant to leave?
Today
isn't actually my birthday.
However, it is the happiest day
I'd ever had in three lifetimes.
When you lit the candles,
I suddenly realised
that the mission of a chess player is like a candle.
One candle is used to light up the other.
Xiao Bai Long entrusted his life to me.
If he had existed for me,
that means,
I exist for Xiao Guang.
Perhaps,
one day, Xiao Guang
would also do the same for another.
After hundreds of years,
even thousands of years,
this is the way of Go.
It is meant to be passed on.
Over here.
Until the end of times.
In this lifetime,
it's my honour,
to be able to meet all of you.
Some people play against the rules.
Some deviate from the path.
Some take risks
and turn their lives around.
Some live to bring happiness to others.
Yijianghu Club
Even with adversities,
some will still see the light.
Some
bear no regrets in life.
Some stay stagnant over the years,
remain unchanging.
Some
have never strayed from their goals.
Some obtained enlightenment
while some understood the meaning of life.
Some
are born to be champions,
while some
will be remembered by many.
She gave birth to a champion.
Some may hide talents in a jar,
while some are able to change their fate.
Some
are born teachers.
They are meant to serve others.
Some return as the prodigal son,
and become the brightest star of the galaxy.
Some
are meant to be on top.
They go through ups and downs
and live for a game of chess.
There are some
who only exist for your sake.
They are rivals
chosen by the heavens.
Some
will bring you joy,
while some will bring you sorrow.
They are the happiest things in life,
while some are unmovable obstacles.
Some are blessings you'd earned over three lifetimes,
a friendship and bond you'd earned.
We will always be together.
Xiao Guang.
You asked me about my birthday wish.
My greatest wish
is to stay by your side.
We shall play chess
and grow old together.
As compared to this wish,
the Divine Move is insignificant.
Unfortunately, I'm a fool.
I understood the ways of chess,
but in the end,
have I only understood the truth.
Xiao Guang.
The moon will always be there.
But Chu Ying has to go.
Xiao Guang.
I don't want to leave.
I don't want to part with you.
I've a lot to tell you.
I want to play chess with you.
I'm lucky
to be able to know you.
Xiao Guang.
Don't blame me.
Don't blame me for not telling you.
Because I understood
that this is inevitable.
I just want you to live freely
during my last days.
It's gotten so dark all of a sudden.
A white light shot across the sky.
What's going on?
Did you see it?
The light disappeared immediately.
-Yes. -That's enough.
Stop making a big deal out of this.
The news reported
a supernova explosion.
Yes, I watched the TV.
That must be the Geze Star.