PS: The following is side story content. Since a single chapter can only contain a maximum of 20,000 characters, it will be released all at once across two chapters. There may not necessarily be more to come ^_^!
Did He Die?
Late at night, the room was still brightly lit.
"Heh... haa..."
Ning Feng stretched and yawned. The tears brought on by the yawn briefly eased the dryness and fatigue in his eyes.
Finally got it done!
Looking at the proposal on his computer screen, Ning Feng rolled his neck and shoulders, easing the fatigue in his body from sitting in one position for so long.
He rose onto his toes, pushed his computer chair back a little, and stood up. In the process, something slipped out of his jeans pocket.
"Clatter..."
The sound made Ning Feng look down, where he saw a small white object shaped like a flattened steamed bun.
What is this? This thing was still here!
Ning Feng bent down and picked it up. It was a white Go stone, smooth and even, with translucent glaze. It was far prettier than an ordinary Go stone.
He remembered that just after graduating two years ago, he and a few friends had gone hiking in the mountains and planned to build a campfire beside several withered trees in the forest.
While clearing away leaves and branches, they had found a damaged Go board beneath them, along with some Go stones scattered through the dirt.
The stones were either filthy and dull or simply broken, but Ning Feng had spotted this particularly beautiful one. He had thought it looked nice, picked it up to play with it for a while, then casually stuffed it into his pocket. Come to think of it, he had probably been wearing these very