Chapter 58: A Chess Duel with the Mysterious Man

Chapter 58: A Chess Duel with the Mysterious Man

On this side, Nan Huang was much more relaxed than Tao Bi Hu.

She was playing chess while he served her tea and water.

She was playing chess while he reached behind her and touched her head.

She was playing chess while he took advantage of the situation and nibbled on her earlobe.

"..." Nan Huang was disturbed, but she couldn't make a sound!

She turned her head and gave Rong Wu Ye a glare, making him behave.

He released her, but soon, millions more gifts rained down in the live stream.

Nan Huang's live streaming account skyrocketed to the top of the platform.

Meanwhile, Tao Bi Hu's situation was chaotic. One of her assistants had already started berating her, saying that the app's ratings were dropping rapidly, filled with negative reviews accusing them of dark marketing.

Tao Bi Hu immediately muted her microphone and switched the live stream to her computer screen, removing herself from the camera.

"Tao Bi Hu! Look at what you've done to our marketing! The ratings are dropping rapidly, and the app is about to be taken down!"

"It's all negative feedback, not a single compliment. They're all accusing us of dark marketing!"

"Tao Bi Hu, all of this is your doing!"

Tao Bi Hu was getting anxious. "What can we do now? If we don't handle this well, our studio will be ruined!"

She turned to her assistants. "What can we do? Think quickly! If we can't turn this around, there's no point in running the studio anymore!"

The assistants shook their heads, and only one of them, trembling, said, "Miss Tao, the only way to have a chance at a comeback is to win this chess game."

"Win? How can we win?" Tao Bi Hu said frantically. "Do you all know anything about chess? Can't you see that this computer algorithm is already at a disadvantage?"

"How is that possible? My software algorithm is very powerful!"

"You should shut up!" Tao Bi Hu didn't even want to earn the one million from him anymore. "What can we do? What can we do?!"

Tao Bi Hu was losing control completely.

On the other side, Tao Bi Hu's phone lit up. She hesitated for a moment before looking at the displayed name.

"What's going on? Whose call is it? Answer it!" The fat boss urged her.

"Urge? What's the rush?"

When the fat boss heard her hesitation, he remembered something. "I heard that when you, Tao Bi Hu, made your debut, there was also a man behind you. Is it him? Is this person calling to help you?"

Tao Bi Hu's whole body was covered in goosebumps.

That man, that man... He was the head of the XC district's underworld, formidable indeed, but... He was a very terrifying person, and more than one or two women had died at his hands!

She liked that man, that was true. It was because of her affection for him that she had gone under the knife for her face.

But even if she sent him messages claiming to be his girlfriend, he had never bothered to look at her.

He had even kicked her aside and sent her to the dark corners of the world.

He had never helped her!

That man was ruthless and terrifying.

Tao Bi Hu looked at the ringing phone, her breathing in disarray.

She was very afraid of him, and she couldn't afford to have any further involvement with him now. But she also couldn't afford not to answer his call.

In her hesitation, the ringing continued, and she finally answered the call.

"Hello."

On the other end of the phone, a refined voice said, "Tao Jing, you finally answered the phone?"

...

Tens of thousands of people were watching Tao Bi Hu and Phoenix's live streams simultaneously.

After Tao Bi Hu turned off her live audio, there was a long pause. As people wondered what Tao Bi Hu was planning to do, suddenly, her live audio came back on, and at the same time, her computer chess game was closed.

Her face once again appeared in front of the camera.

Tao Bi Hu said, "Phoenix, let's have a formal face-to-face duel!"

She still had her earphones on, a necessary accessory for streamers, so it didn't raise any suspicion.

Nan Huang ignored the large hand that was touching her chin and looked at Tao Bi Hu.

"Her aura has changed."

"Hmm?" Rong Wu Ye, who had temporarily stopped his antics, looked at Tao Bi Hu as well. "Yes."

Rong Wu Ye's expression became serious. "What happened that made her think she could win?"

Nan Huang said, "It can't be something ordinary."

The two of them spoke softly, and their voices didn't reach the ears of the other people in the live stream. However, the hundreds of thousands of viewers weren't fools, and they could sense the tension in the air.

It was a terrifying sight, with two extremely powerful individuals locked in a silent battle within the small computer screen.

The Go Society was filled with a heavy silence. The entire room was focused on the chessboard.

Zhong Ya held a cup of water, too nervous to take a sip.

Two national-level Go masters furrowed their brows, deep in thought.

After a while, Zhuang Lao finally spoke, "Tao Bi Hu has changed her player."

He Ren nodded. "She's replaced herself with someone just as strong as you and me."

"Who else in Z country has such a level of Go skill?" Zhuang Lao asked. "I'll make a few phone calls."

Zhuang Lao made a series of phone calls, only to find out that his old friends were also following this match with great interest. They all said it wasn't them.

"I didn't expect that, besides Z country's professional Go players, there would also be two individuals among the amateurs with such formidable skills."

Tao Bi Hu placed one stone after another, following the voice of the man in her earpiece without hesitation.

The man didn't allow her any pause. He wanted to display his full aura and completely suppress the woman on the other side.

However, it seemed that Nan Huang didn't care. She placed her stones one after another, matching Tao Bi Hu's pace.

Two people engaged in a silent battle across the network.

Tao Bi Hu placed one stone, and Nan Huang immediately responded with one. Tao Bi Hu placed another stone, and Nan Huang followed with one of her own.

...

In the live stream, tens of thousands of people were watching Tao Bi Hu and Phoenix closely.

Tao Bi Hu placed stone after stone according to the voice of the man in her earpiece, without the slightest deviation.

The viewers couldn't see the man, but they felt his presence through Tao Bi Hu, and it seemed like he was also playing the game with them.

Nan Huang didn't seem to care. She responded to every move Tao Bi Hu made, sometimes even leaving a few openings.

The man chuckled softly. His traps were well-hidden, but he had already seen through them. What could she do against him?

Little did he know that Nan Huang had set a massive net beyond his traps.

In the live stream chat, there were fewer and fewer comments as the audience was captivated by the intense match.

Terrifying.

"E

at!"

From Nan Huang's live stream, the final "eat" resounded, and the game was over. The board was nearly full, and they began counting the stones.

In the end, Nan Huang won by one point!

At that moment, the live chat exploded with excitement. Comments of praise filled the chat, and various gifts flooded the screen.

(End of this chapter)