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Mao Xiaodong arrived in a peaceful courtyard to discover Cui Dongshan seated with his legs crossed on a stone stool, humming a tune to himself while facing the position laid out on the go board. His hands were spread open and placed on the edges of the black and white go stone boxes, and as he pondered the position, he was gently tapping the go stones with his fingers, causing them to clatter together audibly.
Following Mao Xiaodong's arrival, Cui Dongshan asked, "How did it go? Did Li Er demolish the entire imperial palace?"
Mao Xiaodong arrived beside the stone table, then took a glance at the position on the board, which was gradually becoming more clear-cut. Even after observing the position for a while, he wasn't able to glean much from it, so he didn't bother analyzing it any further, and he sat down beside Cui Dongshan as he asked, "What are you plotting? Or should I say, what are the two of you plotting?"
Cui Dongshan's gaze remained fixed on the position as he mused, "It hasn't been long at all since you arrived here, and you're already beginning to think for the sake of Great Sui Nation! I don't want to chastise you for switching allegiances, but isn't it a little unbecoming of you to switch allegiances this quickly?"
Mao Xiaodong slammed a palm down onto the stone table, and all of the stones on the go board sprang up before being suspended in mid-air.
The black stones were situated slightly higher than the white ones, making them appear like a layered image, but no matter how Mao Xiaodong examined the stones from whichever angle, he was unable to see any hidden meaning behind them. In the end, he gave a cold harrumph, and all of the stones instantly fell back to their original spots with unerring accura...
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