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nTranslator: Legge Editor: Legge

nYalong Bay.

nAt the beach.

nZhang Ye’s parents and Old Wu were strolling back to the villa.

nHis mother laughed and said, “We bought too much again.”

nWu Zeqing said, “It’s alright, Little Ye has a big appetite.”

nHis father said, “Zeqing, let me carry it for you.”

n“You don’t need to, Dad. It’s not heavy,” Wu Zeqing said with a smile.

nTwo hotel guests who were out swimming were talking excitedly. They were speaking so loudly that Old Wu and Zhang Ye’s parents could hear what they were saying.

nThe husband said, “PeterGo has finally lost!”

nThe wife said, “Although I don’t understand Go, this news really blows off steam.”

n“Yeah, humanity has finally clawed back a game. It’s been more than two years, so it must not have been easy.”

n“I heard the rules call for two wins out of three. That person might have to win one more game before they can secure a total victory. I wonder when the second game will be played.”

n“We definitely have to watch it!”

n“Yeah, this is mankind’s counterattack. We definitely should give our attention to it.”

nWhen Zhang Ye’s parents heard that, they were stunned.

nWhat?

nPeterGo has lost?

nWhat was this about?

nWhen did it happen?

nHis mother suddenly thought of something and drew in a sharp breath. “Surely not, right?”

nHis father also looked quite surprised. “Come, let’s head back quickly!”

nThe three of them immediately picked up their pace and rushed back to the villa. But when they got back, they were all stunned by the sight before their eyes!

nIn the living room.

nSisi was in a very happy mood.

n“Daddy, this is my writing.”

n“Ai, it’s pretty good.”

n“Daddy, this is my toy. She’s called Little Xi.”

n“How nice, come and show her to Daddy.”

n“Daddy, can you tell me a story tonight?”

n“Sure, Daddy will tell you any stories that you wish to hear.”

nSisi was overjoyed. She hung around Zhang Ye and kept calling him “Daddy” every time she spoke. Her little voice sounded so sweet to Zhang Ye.

nHis mother was dumbfounded. “What happened here?”

nZhang Ye looked to the door and said happily, “Yo, you guys are back?”

nWu Zeqing smiled and said, “She’s started addressing you as Daddy?”

nZhang Ye said excitedly, “Of course! Don’t you know how charming this bro is?”

nHis father was convinced. “Kid, you’re great.”

nThey were thinking that it would be very difficult for Sisi to accept Zhang Ye since he had been away for so long. They believed that it would have to take some time for her to get used to his presence, but who could have thought that Sisi’s attitude towards Zhang Ye had done a 180 after leaving them alone for less than two hours. This situation was the opposite of what they had expected.

nSisi ran over. “Mommy, what did you buy?”

nWu Zeqing smiled and crouched down to show her what was in the plastic bags. “There’s seafood and some fruit.”

nSisi looked down. Then she reached in and clumsily took out two large mangoes. As her hand was too small, she had to attempt twice before she managed to take them out of the bag. Then she turned around and hobbled to Zhang Ye. “Daddy, have some fruit.”

nZhang Ye was on cloud nine. “Ai, thank you, my dear.”

nHis mother said jealously, “You’re only thinking of your daddy? What about Nana?”

nSisi blushed. Then she went over and took out another large mango. “Nana, for you.”

nZhang Ye’s mother teased, “Hey, you gave your daddy two mangoes, but only one to Nana?”

nZhang Ye said in amusement, “My daughter is implying that you need to go on a diet.”

nHis mother rolled her eyes at him. “Get lost.”

nEveryone laughed.

nAt this moment, Sisi came looking for her mother. She was tugging at her mother’s dress excitedly and saying, “Mommy, Mommy, Daddy is so great. Daddy played Go with the robot!”

nWu Zeqing patted her daughter on the head and asked, “Who won?”

nSisi said proudly, “My daddy won!”

nZhang Ye’s father said in surprise, “Little Ye, it was really you?”

nHis mother also said, “You won against PeterGo?”

nZhang Ye smiled. “I guess so, but I only won by half a stone.”

nHis mother said in disbelief, “You’ve not touched Go in so long. How do you still know how to play so well?”

nZhang Ye chuckled. “I’m not too bad.”

nHis mother said, “I was wondering why my eyes kept twitching just now. I knew that something big must have happened.”

n“It’s just a Go game. What’s the big deal?” Zhang Ye said indifferently.

nHis father said, “If it were anyone else who lost, that would be easy to explain and wouldn’t really mean a thing. But this is PeterGo we’re talking about. It’s called the most powerful Go AI in history. Just have a look online. It’s become so chaotic. Your mom is right. You really can’t rest on your laurels for a day. You started something big the moment you came back!”

nWu Zeqing smiled. “Let’s have lunch first. I’ll cook.”

nZhang Ye rubbed his belly and said, “Right, let’s eat, let’s eat. I’m hungry.”

nLunch was served.

nEveryone got seated and Zhang Ye started wolfing down the food.

nSisi stared at him. “Daddy, I wanna eat those big crabs.”

nOnly then did Zhang Ye react. “Look at me, all I cared about was eating my own share. Alright, Daddy will crack the shell for you. Come and sit on Daddy’s lap.”

nWu Zeqing picked their daughter up and asked, “Do you want to?”

nSisi murmured a yes.

nOnly then did Wu Zeqing carry her daughter over.

nZhang Ye grabbed hold of his daughter with one hand and used the other to crack crabs for her to eat.

nZhang Ye’s mother shook her head. “Little one, you’ve forgotten all about your mommy now that your daddy is back.”

nWu Zeqing smiled. “Looks like I can take it easy for a few days.”

nZhang Ye’s father suddenly said, “Turn on the TV.”

nHis mother facepalmed and exclaimed, “Oh right, I nearly forgot.”

nThe five of them watched TV as they ate lunch.

nSure enough, the media outlets and television stations in the country had burst into uproar!

n…

nCentral TV News Channel.

n“We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming with breaking news. Just half an hour ago, the American created AI, PeterGo, had its unbeaten record of more than two years running broken. In a game that was played, it lost to an account that originated from an IP address in China. This has sparked an uproar in the Go world as countless netizens and Go enthusiasts guess the identity of this person. As for how this person won against PeterGo, that is still unknown as of yet. Some people guess that PeterGo’s program bugged out and resulted in its loss. Our reporters are still investigating this matter to find out more, so stay tuned for further updates.”

n…

nBeijing Television.

n“Which godly person could HEOR be?”

n“Tian Weiwei?”

n“Chen Ying?”

n“Xu Haodong?”

n“Park Hwaseon?”

n“For now, no professional Go players have stepped up to admit that it was them.”

n…

nShanghai Television.

n“Our reporter interviewed 9-dan Tian Weiwei of China Qiyuan over the phone. He expressed that he does not know who HEOR is and publicly clarified that HEOR is unlikely to be a Go player of China Qiyuan, or even an active professional Go player from China. As there was no game record saved on the Go server, there is a lot of debate over how HEOR won the game and what his identity is. Everyone is looking forward to the second match to be played between HEOR and PeterGo.”

n“Breaking news: The American team behind PeterGo has officially confirmed the news of PeterGo’s first loss. They did not elaborate on any specific details as to its loss but have sent an official invitation to HEOR to take part in the second game of the match. The battle between PeterGo and HEOR is scheduled to begin at 10 AM tomorrow, but so far, there’s been no response from HEOR.”

n…

nThere was a bombardment of news.

nThe media was going haywire.

nThe people got into heated discussions.

nZhang Ye’s parents were watching the television in surprise. They hadn’t expected there to be such a great reaction.

nWu Zeqing asked, “What does HEOR mean?”

nZhang Ye answered matter-of-factly, “It means hero of course. Our daughter wanted me to use that name.”

nWu Zeqing laughed and said, “Your English has not improved at all.”

n“Ah?” Zhang Ye said nervously, “Did I spell it wrong?”

nWu Zeqing said, “Yes.”

nZhang Ye sighed. “Who cares as long as it’s close enough.”

nWu Zeqing took a bite of her food and asked, “What do you plan to do?”

nHis mother said, “The Americans have thrown down the gauntlet, and you’re leading one to nothing. If it’s based on three games, you would have to win twice to truly be victorious, right?”

nHis father looked at him. “Can you win the second game?”

nZhang Ye shrugged. “Who knows?”

nBut Sisi looked up and said determinedly, “Daddy will definitely win!”

nZhang Ye’s mother humored, “Right, right, your daddy is the best.”

nSisi nodded hard. “You can do it, Daddy.”

nWu Zeqing smiled and said, “If you win another game, it won’t be possible to keep the news of your return a secret.”

nHis mother said, “Will they be able to guess that it’s Little Ye?”

nWu Zeqing said, “Other than him, who can do that?”

nZhang Ye smiled and said, “Then allow me to think it through first.”

nAfter lunch.

nZhang Ye played with his daughter for a while until she got tired. Then Old Wu took her to have her afternoon nap while Zhang Ye returned to his bedroom. He powered on the computer and logged in to his HEOR account again. The moment he got on, he saw that the inbox was almost exploding with messages!

nHe had received over 10,000 messages!

n“Master, you’re so good!”

n“You’re my idol!”

n“Fucking kill PeterGo!”

n“Master, please sign an autograph for me!”

n“Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!”

nZhang Ye smiled while going through the messages one by one. Later, he even spotted many familiar names messaging him.

n9-dan Li Yi: “Who are you?”

nXiang Rong: “Thank you.”

nTian Weiwei: “Please help the Go world.”

nChen Ying: “I don’t know which old friend you are, but I know that we humans must not lose. If you also love Go, then please battle on behalf of Go and on behalf of mankind!”

nAs he went through the messages, a smile crept onto Zhang Ye’s face. He made up his mind.

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