Go: Is the portable old man the nine-time champion?

Chapter 162 Returning Home in Wealth [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Looking at the banner hanging at the gate, Yi Zheng couldn't help but sigh. Every time he saw his name on the banner, he felt strange, even a little scared.

Today, Yunyi Chess Academy has invited a newly qualified professional player from the academy who successfully achieved professional status in last year's ranking tournament to return to the school and provide training and guidance to students participating in this year's ranking tournament.

This is a recurring program every year, but last year Yi Zheng was away from school and missed it entirely.

Otherwise, according to the plot deduced by Master Ke, the senior from the previous year should have come to show off but ended up being humiliated by Yi Zheng.

Old Ke was heartbroken when he thought about this. He never expected there would be skipped chapters. Unfortunately, there was no rollback function, so he couldn't go back and replay them now.

But this year, Yi Zheng has taken on the role of senior student, lecturing the junior students.

Accompanying him were Shi Yuhan and other professionals who had achieved their professional rankings last year. Of course, they achieved their rankings through the ranking tournament, while Yi Zheng achieved his through the National Amateur Tournament.

Therefore, Yi Zheng's awkward situation is that in addition to the banner welcoming the new first-dan player to the school for guidance, the chess academy also put up a separate banner for Yi Zheng.

"A warm welcome to Yi Zheng, the champion and first-dan player of the National Amateur Competition, for his guidance!"

Old Ke seemed quite satisfied with this: "That's great. Everyone else doesn't have a name, but you do. That's cool. As the saying goes, 'Wealth and honor not returned home is like wearing brocade at night!'"

Everyone knows you're back! If you don't show off now, when are you going to? Get ready to unleash your ultimate show-off form, Yi Zheng!

"To be fair, the guy who said that before, who was practically from the same hometown, ended up dying a rather tragic death."

The last person to say this was dismembered by a group of people on the banks of the Wujiang River. A man surnamed Yang managed to seize one of his limbs and used it to establish the Yang family's legacy that lasted for hundreds of years, eventually leading to a unified dynasty.

Yi Zheng always felt that Ke Lao's understanding of handsomeness was a little different from that of normal people. He would often do some silly things and then ask Yi Zheng if he was handsome.

However, Yunyi Chess Academy underwent renovations and upgrades after last year's professional ranking tournament, and its facilities have been upgraded to a higher level compared to before.

Sometimes people find themselves under a kind of curse: as soon as they graduate, their school is renovated, or a subway line near the school opens soon after.

So as soon as Yi Zheng entered the lobby, he felt that it was much more impressive than before, because Yunyi's decoration used to be in the style of twenty years ago, but now it has finally changed.

"Hello? Are you the scholar Bai Yi, the first-dan student?"

As soon as the group entered, a parent with a small child's eyes lit up and immediately came over.

Upon hearing this voice, many other parents in the lobby immediately gathered around, and it seemed that many of them recognized Yi Zheng.

"Is he the top scorer in last year's ranking competition?"

"The top scorer didn't even participate in that competition; he just went straight into the professional scene."

"That's impressive! I heard he beat several 9-dan players right away!"

"Yi Zheng, 1-dan, my child is a big fan of yours, could you please sign an autograph?"

Seeing the group of fans chattering in front of him, Yi Zheng was quite composed. He took the fan, notebook, and pen handed to him and signed his name on them.

In a way, Yi Zheng is now a celebrity, because he is so young and a star player, so it's normal for him to have fans.

Many chess fans enjoy the thrill of nurturing young players and specifically seek out and train them.

This scene is already small; it's mostly parents with children visiting Yunyi. Since the official registration date has passed, there aren't many people.

Compared to even the national commercial competition, the number of fans is countless.

Even Yi Zheng himself didn't know when he had a fan support group. He was almost scared to death when he went out for the competition and saw a bunch of girls holding banners and waving flags outside.

Yi Zheng never expected that he would have fans, especially so many female fans.

Mr. Ke commented, "I have female fans, so it's normal for you to have them too." Therefore, this scene is no big deal for Yi Zheng now.

Just then, the teacher who came to pick up Yi Zheng and the others came over and called out, "Yi Zheng, you've arrived."

Yi Zheng took advantage of this excuse and readily agreed, signing over a dozen documents before quickly leaving with his teacher.

The few people who successfully became professionals last year couldn't help but sigh as they followed Yi Zheng inside, because no one recognized them or asked for their autographs or photos.

With such a comparison, it's hard for people not to feel a sense of disappointment.

Both of them became professional players last year, and some of them have already reached the second dan level, but in terms of fame and other aspects, they are completely inferior to Yi Zheng, who is still at the first dan level.

Of course, they themselves know that they are second dan because their limit is second dan, and Yi Zheng is first dan because he has no rivals in lower ranks.

That's the difference.

"You're really famous now. There are tons of posts about you on all sorts of forums, and you've got so many nicknames. Like Bai Yi Xiushi, the strongest first dan in history."

Shi Yuhan walked shoulder to shoulder with Yi Zheng. As his former and current roommate, Shi Yuhan's feelings were the most complicated.

Although I knew Yi Zheng would soar to great heights right after the ranking was finalized, you didn't say he would fly this fast.

It's not that I'm afraid of my brother living a hard life, but I'm also afraid of my brother driving a Land Rover. Driving a Land Rover isn't scary, but what if your brother drives an aircraft carrier?

That's not right, bro!

In less than a year, Yi Zheng not only dominated various national commercial competitions, reaching the finals of the Rookie of the Year competition, but also entered the main tournament of the Asian Cup, and was selected for the national youth team and the World Tour Junior Championship.

Although Yi Zheng felt that his performance this year was not good enough, others thought it was simply outrageous, utterly outrageous.

To put it bluntly, Yi Zheng's first team championship at the Qinglong Cup has been overlooked by everyone, even though it is currently Yi Zheng's only championship.

It was terrifying; it felt like a dream.

"I don't think it's enough. My form hasn't been good lately, but I have to go to the national team training camp in a few days."

This national team training camp is not a group training session, but rather a small group of players who will participate in the competition. Of course, there are also other team members who will be training with them.

Yi Zheng feels that his recent condition is not very good. It may be because the continuous competition has made him a little tired. So Yi Zheng is going to take a short break.

Even Coach Ke commented that even if you are young and have great physical strength, you shouldn't overexert yourself like this. Top athletes should learn to reasonably arrange their competition and training time, focus on important competitions and eliminate unimportant ones.

If you can't make the right choices, it will actually affect your state of mind.

Of course, it's hard to say whether Old Ke meant for Yi Zheng to rest or for him to rest himself.

Furthermore, this person once did something like playing a game competition in the capital the night before, attending a dinner party at two or three in the morning, and then flying to Shenzhen the next day to participate in a competition at noon.

Most importantly, they won against another world champion-level opponent.

"We've arrived. We'll be waiting for you in this classroom."

But as soon as Yi Zheng and his group reached the door, they heard a roaring sound coming from inside.

Instantly, some unpleasant memories came to mind.

However, the people sitting inside are no longer them.

(End of this chapter)