At the same time, Old Master Xiao was keenly aware of his own shortcomings.
With the idea that one should learn from anyone who had something to teach...
And since the other person had indeed always spared no effort in helping him improve his Go skills, Old Master Xiao had started calling him his Go teacher.
But most of the time, he kept that title to himself.
On the surface, he was still very unwilling to admit defeat.
He wanted to be evenly matched with the other person, to become a worthy opponent.
He was working very hard toward that goal.
He knew it would be difficult.
But he had kept at it.
"Right."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
He was impressed that his grandfather had guessed correctly on the first try.
"Grandpa, you're amazing."
"You guessed the answer right away."
The old man looked delighted, while trying hard to keep himself from looking so pleased.
Wasn't that only natural?
Why was he so happy about it?
A hint of amusement crossed Xiao Xiao's eyes.
He didn't call his grandfather out for pretending otherwise.
Instead, he changed the subject.
"Grandpa, I haven't had lunch yet."
"I'm hungry."
It was already afternoon, and Xiao Xiao, who hadn't eaten breakfast or lunch, could feel his stomach protesting.
He needed to eat.
Meanwhile, the agitated aura around the little Taotie on his head was growing more and more intense.
Even though he couldn't see it,
he could feel it.
The breaking point was drawing near.
"Huh?"
The old man was surprised.
"You haven't eaten yet?"
"How can you still not have eaten at this hour?"
"Come on."
The old man took the child by the arm.
"Grandpa will make you something delicious."
"Go sit in the living room for now..."