I'm Really Going to Become an Immortal
Chapter 172 - 141: Longing is the Emotion Furthest from Fondness

Chapter 172: Chapter 141: Longing is the Emotion Furthest from Fondness

Noon, twelve o’clock.

Chen Yun, unaware that quite a few people had arranged to collectively target him next, decisively logged off after playing a few rounds of lightning-fast chess with a Level 7 AI.

Playing against real people was simply too boring.

He felt he was about to be worn down by their old-man tactics.

The higher his rank, the longer it took to play against real people.

Firstly, because even with strong skills in a Go match, one could not instantly defeat the opponent.

Secondly, because these high-ranking players always took their time to think, allowing Chen Yun to get bored enough to watch short videos in between moves.

Even though he now always used the Flying Blade strategy to complicate the situation, aiming for a quick mid-game resolution, it still took a significant amount of time.

Despite his abundant energy, continuously dealing with lengthy considerations from his opponents, who then played moves surprisingly foolish beyond Chen Yun’s expectations, his patience was truly wearing thin.

Most importantly, real players of the same rank simply couldn’t keep up with Chen Yun’s ever-changing strengths, making him feel as though he was polluting his database.

He found it hard to predict what kind of astonishingly foolish moves these players would come up with.

In just one morning,

Chen Yun had only managed to level up to a Level 7 AI.

If it weren’t somewhat entertaining to play against AI, and he wasn’t looking forward to a match with a Level 10 AI,

he wouldn’t bother playing with real people at all.

So, after playing all morning and seeing that advancing to a Level 8 AI still required winning three consecutive matches against players of the same rank,

Chen Yun didn’t continue to play on and didn’t match with real players to upgrade the AI to Level 8.

Feeling somewhat exhausted, he now just wanted to make lunch, then find Bai Shi in the afternoon to continue learning about signal modulation and demodulation and baseband signal encoding.

...

What Chen Yun didn’t know was

that at this moment, news about him was spreading in the small circles of the online Go World.

In Qi Dongxu’s chess friends group, a busybody, after waiting in vain for those amateurs of seventh rank, equivalent to the strength of professional fourth or fifth rank, to encounter "Go on, Hand of Eagle,"

simply shifted their eagerness to follow the excitement and promoted today’s event to various forums and sites.

With the headline "The Genius of the Veiled Chess World," they wrote an article full of the chess world’s current abstract characteristics, and heavily "watered" it for experience.

The operation of "Go on, Hand of Eagle," who dealt with real players perfunctorily and only played against AI, caused a minor sensation in the Chess World due to this post, which was a mix of stirring up trouble, fishing for reactions, abstraction, and frenzy.

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After eating and reading some novels, time flew by.

Two o’clock in the afternoon.

Chen Yun realized Bai Shi wasn’t home, so he made a phone call to contact him.

"Isn’t it the last day of the Qingming holiday? I’m picking up my girlfriend and her bestie to hang out. How about making some fried snake meat for us to try?" Bai Shi said with a laugh on the phone.

This made Chen Yun, who was just about to speak, pause and roll his eyes helplessly, "You sure don’t stand on ceremony."

When he last made fried snake meat, he did leave two pieces for Bai Shi, not expecting it would become something Bai Shi eagerly anticipated.

"Hehehe, who told you to make it so delicious?"

Bai Shi’s tone carried a hint of amusement.

To be fair, he hadn’t expected Chen Yun’s culinary skills to be so outrageously good.

Sometimes he truly wondered if this guy had a system.

But then he considered that he himself possessed several skills, hence he did not dwell on it much.

Chen Yun pondered for a moment and then agreed.

If Bai Shi wanted to have fun today, there was no need for Chen Yun to insist on studying.

Moreover, making fried snake meat for a snack during afternoon play wasn’t really much trouble, especially since there were still some marinated snake meat pieces left in the fridge.

Thinking it over,

Chen Yun put on an apron before heading to the kitchen. Although he wasn’t afraid of getting burned by the oil, he was concerned about getting oil stains on himself.

Next, Chen Yun began to prepare the batter while simultaneously decoding the wireless radio broadcasts as background music.

"Dear listeners, hello! This is Sichuan Traffic Broadcasting FM101.7, I’m your traffic navigator, Xiao Yang. The time is now 2:15 in the afternoon, peak travel period, and I am here to bring you the latest traffic updates in real-time. Regarding the weather today, it’s a clear day in Shucheng with temperatures suitable for outings, but please note that the ultraviolet rays are strong in the afternoon, so take precautions against the sun and carry a water bottle to stay hydrated..."

"Welcome to Tianfu Voice FM92.5. It is now 2:15 in the afternoon, the sun is shining just right, and the breeze is gentle; I hope you are enjoying your own tranquil time. Coming up next, I will present you with a classic old song, ’Sweetly’ by Deng Li Jun. This song carries the memories of a generation, and with its gentle melody and sweet lyrics, it seems to instantly take us back to those simple and beautiful days. Let’s savor together with this familiar tune..."

As the oil warmed up,

Chen Yun skillfully added the pieces of snake meat to the pan, creating a persistent sizzling sound.

Such a life was filled with contentment.

Before long, Chen Yun, who was about to start the second round of frying, sensed that Bai Shi and the others had entered the elevator.

Hence, Chen Yun remotely used telekinesis to leave the door half-open from afar, without stepping out of the kitchen.

The silly dog Bai Jin, who was playing with a toy in the living room, paused in surprise at the sudden noise of the door opening.

Looking towards the automatically opening door,

Bai Jin excitedly trotted to the door and sat down, recognizing the familiar scent.

"Ah~ Bai Jin!"

Sun Huwen, who had opened the door, reached out to grab the adorable silly dog sitting by the door with a smile.

However, after training under Chen Yun’s telekinetic tissue paper, Bai Jin was exceptionally nimble and dodged out of the way.

Jiang Anping, following behind Sun Huwen, entered the room calmly, silently observing as Sun Huwen chased the silly dog Bai Jin around.

Bai Shi casually closed the door as he entered last.

Then he walked to the kitchen and watched Chen Yun busily working, teasing him, "Why don’t you shut the door?"

"No worries, someone’s at home."

Chen Yun said with a smile as he plated the processed snake meat segments.

Considering Chen Yun’s solo feat of clearing out a gang’s hideout in a single night, along with the massive barbell left in the living room, Bai Shi didn’t dwell on the matter any further.

He couldn’t even begin to imagine the fate of anyone bold enough to break in while the door was unlocked.

"What are we doing this afternoon? Playing cards or video games?"

Chen Yun, carrying the snake meat out of the kitchen, asked Bai Shi, who was following behind him with chopsticks.

Seeing Chen Yun come out,

Sun Huwen, who had been chasing the silly dog, stopped in her tracks and cheerfully waved at Chen Yun, "Hello, Mr. Gambling God~ Sorry for intruding today~"

Jiang Anping, who had been quietly standing by the door, nodded at Chen Yun.

Though she didn’t say anything, Chen Yun’s Emotion Perception allowed him to sense the happiness that briefly crossed her.

Chen Yun nodded back at the two women in greeting, then curiously turned to Bai Shi.

He was still awaiting an answer to his earlier question.

"Video games! I get trampled in cards, but I soar in games when I’m with you—I can tell the difference."

"No guests downstairs today; just us, and Ma Wancheng, who’s looking after the esports B&B. Perfect for a five-stack."

Bai Shi said earnestly.

As he spoke, he placed the chopsticks on the table.

Hearing this, Chen Yun, who had set the snake meat down on the table, couldn’t help but laugh.

"Why not invite Ma Wancheng up for some snake meat? Let’s not bring fried food down; we don’t want to make him clean the esports B&B again."

Chen Yun said, removing his apron.

"I’ll go with Xiao Wen, then,"

Bai Shi nodded in response.

He smiled and called for Sun Huwen to accompany him to check out the B&B.

After all, she had seldom visited since returning from Jiangnan Province.

For a moment, only Chen Yun and Jiang Anping were left in the room.

"Have a seat, don’t just stand there."

Chen Yun sat down at the table, motioning for Jiang Anping to join him, and picked up a piece of snake meat with his chopsticks.

"Today, my sniping won’t fall short of yours!"

Jiang Anping obliged and sat, glancing at the snake meat on the table and subtly licking her lips, then earnestly uttered to Chen Yun across from her, as if matching or surpassing Chen Yun was a matter of great importance.

Upon hearing her remark,

Chen Yun offered a light chuckle as a response.

Then he passed a pair of chopsticks to Jiang Anping.

Watching her take the chopsticks, her expression composed yet her emotions full of anticipation, she picked up a piece of snake meat.

The taste of the snake meat left her visibly unfazed, yet her emotions radiated happiness and satisfaction.

Thoughts flitted through Chen Yun’s mind.

He could almost sense Bai Shi’s intent to pair him up with Jiang Anping, always bringing this close friend of Sun Huwen to hang out with a homebody like himself.

But honestly, he felt nothing in particular.

It wasn’t that he disliked Jiang Anping; he was equally apathetic to everyone.

This girl, always placid on the surface but different inside, was quite nice.

Stubborn to concede yet unwilling to accept defeat, she silently and secretly aspired to outdo the protagonist, always thanking Chen Yun sincerely for the lessons and quickly restraining the brief smile that flashed across her face. Often bold, yet sometimes, due to some bashfulness, she showed an unexpectedly contrasting side.

Her personality was quite adorable and hard to dislike.

But if he were to be brutally honest,

Chen Yun had no real feelings for her.

He couldn’t even muster feelings for his former white moonlight, Chang Yaning, so it was the same with Jiang Anping; he experienced no emotional stirrings whatsoever.

Yet, he wasn’t heartless.

For Bai Shi and the two girls, he felt friendship.

But the current Chen Yun felt it was very hard for him to like someone again in a romantic sense.

Further casting aside his own dwindling interest in romance, he believed Jiang Anping’s hidden curiosity about him could hardly be considered affection.

To be frank, Chen Yun didn’t think human emotions were purely regulated by various hormones; he wasn’t that coldly rational.

But from the bottom of his heart,

Facing Jiang Anping’s subtle curiosity and longing stirred by his uniqueness, he believed that hardly constituted deep affection.

He thought even if it eventually developed into what is called liking, it might not truly be liking.

After all...

Longing is the emotion furthest from liking.

And he would become very distant to everyone in the future.

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