"Young man, you go first," Elder Shangguan gestured invitingly.
The nearby Elder Jiang also looked on with great interest at how Ye Qiu played against Elder Shangguan.
"Excuse me," Ye Qiu grasped his fists in salute before picking up a black stone and gently placing it in the lower-left corner of the board.
The two elders were somewhat surprised by Ye Qiu's opening move; placing the first piece in the bottom left corner was baffling.
Elder Shangguan played quickly. Ye Qiu had just made his move when his white stone immediately followed.
Guan Hong did not understand Go. To her, it seemed a boring game that also took a long time, and she could never grasp why her grandfather was so fond of Go.
Even if his health was failing, he still insisted on playing a game or two.
Ye Qiu also increased his pace of play, and as the game quickened, Elder Shangguan kept up step by step, and quietly, half an hour had passed.
