n

n

nTranslator: Legge Editor: Legge

nThroughout the journey, despair enveloped the group.

nThis was a group of professional Go players who had just begun their careers. They were supposed to be at their most successful and glorious peaks right now, yet in the end, an amateur who seemed to be out of touch with this era had used the eliminated Cosmic Flow from yesteryear to crush the group of them once over. Every game was played using the Cosmic Flow, and every game followed the same standard approach!

nBut they just could not win against it!

nThe Tian Style that Teacher Tian Weiwei had founded?

nThe Turtle Style 1 that Chen Ying had created?

nThey were all ineffective!

nNone of them could win against the Cosmic Flow!

nWhat was with this situation?

nWho the hell was this person?

nWasn’t this amateur a little too strong for his ranking?

nFor a moment, the group of teenagers had a suspicion. It felt like this young man sitting across from them was the professional, while they were the amateurs!

nChen Niannian was convinced at her loss this time. “We’ve encountered an expert today.”

nHuo Yan said, “There’s that saying about how talents walk among the common folk. I didn’t used to believe it!”

nChen Qiqi shouted, “Big Bro…Uncle, you call this standard of yours amateur? You wouldn’t have a problem even if you played professionally. Why don’t you join our China Qiyuan?”

nZhang Ye smiled and said, “I’m someone who has fallen behind in time, so I’d better not be a bother to you guys.”

nChen Qiqi rolled her eyes. “Why are you so petty?”

nZhang Ye laughed. “Haha.”

nHuo Yan rolled up his sleeves and said, “Looks like you guys need me to get called into action.”

nChen Niannian curled her lips and said, “With your Go skills, I think you can forget about it.”

nHuo Yan chuckled. “I’ll be playing Xiangqi with this big bro.”

nEveryone gave him looks of contempt.

n“Get lost.”

n“He’s a Go expert.”

n“Yeah, why would he play against a professional Xiangqi player like you?”

nBut Zhang Ye said, “We’re stuck in traffic anyway, so why not play a game?”

nHuo Yan said excitedly, “Alright, come on!”

n20 minutes later.

nThe bus arrived at Yalong Bay.

nWhen the coach reached the westernmost zone of the resort where the villa hotel was located, Zhang Ye glanced out the window before lowering his head to play the last piece. “Checkmate.” Then he said to the driver with a smile, “Driver, don’t drive any further. You can drop me off at the curb. I’ll be getting off here, thank you.”

nHe stood up and walked towards the exit.

nThe group of teenagers were left behind on the bus in disbelief!

n“Holy **!”

n“You can even play Xiangqi?”

n“Oh my God!”

nThe bus stopped and the door opened.

nZhang Ye smiled and said, “Thanks for giving me a lift. I’ll be going then.”

nChen Qiqi shouted outside, “Master, who exactly are you?”

nChen Niannian also said, “Don’t tell me you really know our aunt?”

nZhang Ye got down from the bus and waved at their outstretched hands. “Send my regards to your aunt and Little Tian.”

nChen Qiqi asked, “Send what regards?”

nZhang Ye laughed. “Just say that I’m back.”

nZhang Ye took his leave as his figure disappeared into the villa hotel.

nEveryone on the bus looked at one another.

nHuo Yan said in astonishment, “Could he really know Master Tian and Sister Chen?”

nChen Qiqi said angrily, “Who knows? He doesn’t even make himself clear and just says ambiguous things like ‘I’m back’? So who the hell is he?”

nAll of a sudden, a teenager said, “Hey, don’t you guys find him a little familiar?”

nHuo Yan said, “Do you?”

n“Ah, now that you mention it, it really feels so!” Chen Qiqi exclaimed.

nChen Niannian was also stunned. “He does look a little familiar!”

nChen Qiqi said, “But as his face was mostly covered up by the sunglasses, I couldn’t get a clear look at him!”

nHuo Yan said, “In any case, the hotel he got off at isn’t that far from where we’re headed. Who knows, we might just bump into him again over the next few days.”

nA girl said, “He’s staying at the No. 1 Villa Hotel? He must be really rich.”

n…

nThe sun.

nThe sea.

nThe sand.

nZhang Ye’s mood was lifted by the blowing sea breeze.

nIn front of him, a single villa stood close to the sea. Such standalone villas that faced the sea weren’t particularly abundant in the entire hotel. So there weren’t that many people to be seen on the private beach. Some tropical and subtropical plants stood in the villa’s yard and created a large shady region. The environment here felt quite comfortable to live in.

nOne step.

nTwo steps.

nThe closer Zhang Ye got, the harder his heart thumped. He was a little excited and a little scared at the same time.

nIt had been more than three years. How was his family doing?

nWere his parents doing well?

nWere there wrinkles on Old Wu’s face now?

nWould his child not acknowledge him?

nIn a split second, Zhang Ye started imagining all kinds of scenarios. The next moment, he heard two very familiar voices that nearly made him cry.

nA middle-aged woman’s voice rang out. “Let’s go and swim.”

nA middle-aged man’s voice sounded. “You’re like lead in water. Why would you want to go swimming for?”

n“Zeqing spent so much money to bring us here to Sanya for a vacation. What a waste it would be if we didn’t go swimming.”

n“I’m too lazy to move. I’ll just lie down here in the yard. Hai, how much longer do you reckon it’ll be until Little Ye comes home? Why aren’t we allowed to visit him anymore?”

n“The sentence was for six years, so there are still three more years to go.”

n“It’s the Lunar New Year again. Don’t you miss our son?”

nThe middle-aged woman harrumphed and said, “Don’t mention him. I’ve almost forgotten that he exists.”

nOutside.

nSeeing his parents out there in the yard, Zhang Ye was almost unable to control himself. But when he heard those words come from his mother, he couldn’t help but roll his eyes. He harrumphed and strode over, exclaiming, “Who have you forgotten about?”

nWhen his voice blared, it dumbfounded the couple in the yard!

nHis father looked over, startled!

nHis mother turned around in shock!

nZhang Ye gave them a smile. “I’m back!”

nHis father stood up at once. “Son!”

nHis mother also shouted and rushed up to him. “Damn, what are you doing out here, kid? Did you break out of prison?”

nZhang Ye saw red. “Why would I break out of prison!”

nHis father said excitedly, “So what’s going on?”

nZhang Ye smiled and said, “I’ve made contributions to the country and received a sentence reduction.”

n“So you mean that you’ve earned an early release?” his mother asked.

nZhang Ye replied, “Yes.”

nHis mother said, “Has the formal paperwork been processed already?”

nZhang Ye rolled his eyes. “Of course.”

nHis father yelled out thrice, “Good, good, good!”

nHis mother held his hand and did not let go. “Quick, let me take a good look at you. How were you in prison? Did you suffer? Did they make you perform hard labor?”

nZhang Ye said happily, “No.”

n“You must have suffered. Let me see if you became thinner.” His mother pinched his cheeks and squeezed his shoulders, then remarked in a speechless manner, “Hey, why does it seem like you’ve put on weight instead?”

nZhang Ye said, “The food inside was pretty good.”

nHis mother said, “How did you know that we were here?”

nZhang Ye said, “I naturally have my ways of finding out.”

nHis father said, “Whatever it is, it’s just good to have you back! It’s so good to have you back!”

nHis mother smiled and said, “Zeqing will be so happy. They will return very soon. You haven’t met your daughter yet, right?”

nZhang Ye said, “I saw her photo right after she got born.”

n“The girl is very adorable,” his father said with a smile.

nHis mother said happily, “I can only say this: It seems like fortune favors the foolish when it comes to you.”

nZhang Ye was also unable to wait any longer.

nAt this moment, an inflatable beach ball bounced several times and rolled towards the beach that was just beyond the villa’s yard. Then a little girl around three years old stumbled over to pick up the ball. She looked eagerly at Zhang Ye, who was standing in the yard.

nZhang Ye was stunned!

nShe’s so adorable!

nShe’s so cute!

nTears nearly rolled down his cheeks. Then he strode over in a hurry and picked the child up. “My daughter, my dear daughter, let Daddy have a good look at you. Did you miss Daddy? Did you? Aiyo, I missed you so much! Come, let Daddy pinch your cute little face.”

nSomeone tugged at him from the side.

nZhang Ye looked up in shock and saw a woman in her 20s standing beside him.

nThe woman did not know whether to laugh or cry. She said, “Bro, that’s my child.”

nZhang Ye was dumbfounded. “Ah?”

nThe woman bent down to pick her daughter up and hurriedly carried her away.

nZhang Ye nearly fainted onto the beach.

nBehind him, his mother clutched her forehead and said, “Can you embarrass yourself any more than that?”

nZhang Ye said angrily, “Why didn’t you tell me then?”

nHis father said, “You rushed over to her before we could even react.”

nZhang Ye was a little embarrassed.

nAt this moment, another little girl came walking over from the beach.

nZhang Ye immediately fixed his eyes on her. “Daughter!”

nHis mother anxiously pulled him back. “That’s not her either!”

n