Everyone familiar with the Dragon Lord knew one thing.
To summarize the Dragon Lord's skill at playing chess in one concise sentence:
He was bad at it but loved to play.
His chess skill among his peers was such that anyone who could play was better than him. Thus, he stopped looking for trouble, especially from those willing to play with him, as they were usually good friends who wouldn't concede due to his status. Almost all of them would utterly defeat him.
Over time, he wisely stopped playing Go with these old friends.
After that, the younger generation became the unfortunate recipients.
Some among the younger generation also played Go, but their mastery was mediocre. Although the Dragon Lord was bad at it and loved to play, he had been playing for a long time. Against the younger generation, he could still handle himself with ease.
Among all the youngsters, Xiao Zheng possessed the highest skill.
To be precise, apart from his main job, Xiao Zheng spent most of his time playing Go. He was a skilled amateur ninth dan.
The first time he played with the Dragon Lord, he realized that the Dragon Lord's Go ability was inversely proportional to his status, position, and other achievements.
Therefore, he tried his best to create the illusion of an evenly matched game, and then, he "narrowly" lost to the Dragon Lord.
However, in this game, he discovered something.
Qi Tian's mastery of Go was very high!
Nowadays, many people play chess by memorizing openings and following AI strategies. Whoever aligns most closely with AI has the highest win rate. However, Qi Tian clearly had not memorized AI's game records. His personal style was very distinct, and his killing intent was heavy.
Most importantly, at each step, he made the relatively best choice available to him.
Meanwhile, the Dragon Lord was gradually being cornered.
The inevitable outcome was that the Dragon Lord would lose to Qi Tian.
"Do you have a way to end this game..." Xiao Zheng immediately pulled Lin Xiao aside, not daring to make a sound, only mouthing the words.
Lin Xiao seemed to understand Xiao Zheng's meaning. He telepathically communicated to Xiao Zheng, "The Dragon Lord is going to lose?"
"He'll be thoroughly defeated within ten minutes."
He moved his lips again.
This made Lin Xiao's head ache. What was Qi Tian doing, causing trouble!
With this thought, he rushed over, then impatiently approached Qi Tian. With a conflicted expression on his face, he stared at Qi Tian, then glanced at the Dragon Lord.
"Lin Xiao, if you have something to say, say it. When did you become so hesitant?" The Dragon Lord frowned, noticed Lin Xiao's demeanor after making a move, and then said.
"It's like this, Dragon Lord. I just received news that something has happened in the Northern Territory, and I need to take Qi Tian back there." Lin Xiao said urgently.
"Something happened in the Northern Territory?" The Dragon Lord looked at Lin Xiao with some surprise.
He felt that if anything happened anywhere in the Dragon Country, it wouldn't be a problem. But Lin Xiao said something had happened in the Northern Territory? That must be serious.
"Yes, it involves disciples of the Misty Immortal Palace. Do you know that two of them have now reached the Divine Realm? Ye Chen just said he needs me to return immediately because there's a problem he can't solve, so..." Lin Xiao said, looking at Qi Tian, "It's time to go."
"Oh... if that's the case, then go. I have Xiao Zheng accompanying me."