I sense another great talent on his way.
I am so overjoyed!
Young Master Murong, you're here to solve the Zhenlong puzzle.
I hope you don't mind if I play on your behalf.
I received an invitation to solve your puzzle, O' Intelligent Gentleman,
during my journey.
I could not resist dropping by to meet these fellow heroes.
Amitabha.
(Another one?)
That was an excellent move, Mr. Duan.
Let's see if you can solve it
and break free from the formation.
Mr. Duan.
Your first few moves took you ahead.
But your last was caught in a ruse.
A dead end.
There's no way out.
(You and your Shaolin Sect are orthodox indeed.)
( So tell me how would you solve it?)
A Go formation is neither honest nor devious,
contrary to what it seems.
You cannot solve it with honest moves.
And neither can you do it with only unorthodox means.
(Neither good nor evil, you say.)
(Never mind then.)
You know what they say?
It's easy to turn from good to bad,
but hard to turn back to good.
One misstep, and you'll regret it for eternity.
By the time you look back, it's too late.
(As a royal heir of the Duan clan of Dali, )
(I have fallen so far in the martial arts world.)
(I am ashamed to face my ancestors.)
Ancestors?
Even if you die and go to the other world,
you wouldn't be able to face your ancestors.
If you know you are ashamed,
why don't you end it all now?
That's what a hero would do.
Why don't you just kill yourself?
Kill yourself!
Mr. Duan, no!
Boss, catch that monk!
It's too late.
Duan Yan Qing, hurry up and end it all!
(Indeed. )
(What's the point of living in this world any further?)
(I might as well end it all.)
(This Go challenge is driving people insane.)
(If I could think of a way to distract him, )
(I might be able to save him.)
(I can't solve the game, )
(but I can cause a commotion.)
I... I'm going to solve it!
You fool!
You played in vain.
You killed a large chunk of your own white pieces.
I know of no such move anywhere in this world!
You brat.
You ruined my plans!
(Old Freak of Xingxiu!)
(You wanted to take advantage of this ruckus.)
(I won't let you have it your way!)
Mr. Duan has been eliminated.
My late master has willed
that anyone in the whole world is eligible to play.
Your move, although whimsical
it still counts as valid.
However,
you eliminated a large number of your own pieces with that move.
If the black pieces close in on you,
how will you deal with it?
Amitabha.
Senior, I'm not good at Go.
I saw that Mr. Duan
was disoriented by the game.
That is why I made a move to distract him.
I will not make another move in this game.
I'm so sorry, Senior.
Stop.
My master designed the Zhenlong Go formation
to invite chess masters from all over to solve it.
It's not a big deal if it can't be solved.
But if anyone deliberately messes it up,
and put all of his effort to waste,
even if that person were to bring thousands of troops,
I will fight to the death with that person!
- But Senior... - Play on!
My master's efforts are not something you can toy with.
(Lower left, 3-9.)
(Who was that?)
(Who's teaching me to play?)
(Who spoke to me?)
(Forget it. I'll just do as told.)
(Lower left, 2-8.)
(Upper right, 5-6. )
Little monk, you are indeed gifted.
30 years have passed
since my master set up this formation,
and no one has ever been able to solve it.
Until today, when you came and solved it.
Senior.
I did it?
I am truly grateful to you.
No, no, Senior.
You got it all wrong.
Actually, it wasn't me. It was...
(This is a secret.)
(Don't tell anyone.)
(Otherwise, your life will be at risk.)
Actually, Senior,
I only got lucky.
You're flattering me.
Young Monk.
Please.
That's the gateway to my sect!
How dare you try to tread on it, you bald brat!
(Now that you're inside, )
(why do you want to go out?)
(Our time in this world is transient.)