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

Chapter 80 Fighting for a Good Disciple

Jin Wan: "Child, you don't have to worry about him. I'm here. I can handle anything for you after you enter the professional world."

Upon hearing this, Ma Zhaoxu immediately spread out his fan and said, "Haha, the number of talented players on your side of Jingwei is still quite different from ours, right? Of the ten currently active 9th-dan players, three are here.

No matter how you look at it, our Yunyi is more powerful and better able to cultivate talents, not to mention that Yi Zheng originally belonged to Yunyi."

Upon hearing this, Jin Wan also said confidently, "So what? The title of Go Saint, the title of China's number one Go player, is held by us at Jingwei. What good will it do you have no matter how many people you have?"

What’s the use of quantity? Quality comes first!

Ma Zhaoxu was choked when he heard this. The weight of being the first person is indeed heavier than that of everyone else. As long as the first person is on the opposite side, even if the second to tenth people are your people, you will feel suppressed by the other side.

This is the uniqueness of the first man.

Jin Wan then continued to increase the stakes: "Besides, I own a Go League B team! I'm the boss! I can let Yi Zheng join the team directly and have the opportunity to play in the World League right away. Lao Ma, you don't have the capital for that."

At this point, Jin Wan felt his back stiffen. Sorry, but does having money really allow you to do whatever you want?

It's because you, Lao Ma, didn't learn how to manage finances even though you won so much prize money.

Ma Zhaoxu didn't know how to refute this for a moment, as if this guy's conditions were indeed better than his own...

But Ma Zhaoxu quickly found a new angle: "That's also why my thinking is the best match for his. Just think about Yi Zheng's opening point 33, can you handle it?"

As for Tiegeda's purely orthodox way of playing, he would definitely not be able to adapt to this way of playing.

Hearing this, Jin Wan couldn't help but twitch his lips. He couldn't say that he could accept this way of doing things: "Can you accept it?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Zhaoxu immediately spread his hands and said, "I can do it. I just did some research and found that opening the three-three position, according to my previous thinking, leaving the opponent with an empty point outside the position is not cost-effective. But now that we have cancelled the sticking, there are no eyes outside, so in a sense, it is indeed not thick anymore. Yi Zheng's theory is logically sound."

"You fart!"

Jin Wan got anxious when he heard this: "This explanation is just like shooting arrows at a target! You've been doing this for so many years, don't you know if it's possible?
You actually threw around such basic common sense just to get someone to be your apprentice. You're not even worthy of being someone's teacher!"

In Jin Wan's opinion, although Yi Zheng is very talented, he has gone astray and should correct himself.

But now, in order to snatch his apprentice, Lao Ma is lying with his eyes open, and trying to make the crooked path the right path. Aren’t you harming people?

Based on this point alone, Jin Wan felt that he would never let Ma Zhaoxu take the person away even if he died.

Ma Zhao's preface: "That's because you are an old-fashioned person who can't think straight. It's a new era now, and actual Go practice comes first.

Yi Zheng has gained quite a bit of advantage over the past few days with his three-three strategy. I've read all his chess records over that long period of time. If this was just a simple trick, he wouldn't have been able to get this far."

So if you can cheat once or twice, it's good enough. How can you go from an ordinary amateur to a professional?

This is also one of the reasons why Ma Zhaoxu initially approved the point 33.

"That's because Yi Zheng is stronger than others, not because this move is correct."

"You're the one who's prejudiced against this technique! You can't just assume it's wrong because the original theory was wrong!" Seeing the two people's argument escalate into a heated argument, Yun Linglei, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but step forward and offer a word of advice: "Teachers, there are people around here. Stop arguing here. It's truly unmannerly."

"Who's arguing with this old guy!" x2
"Hmph!" x2
Seeing the two people speaking in unison, Mr. Ke couldn't help but laugh: "These two people really have a tacit understanding."

"Stop laughing! I'm in a difficult situation now. What should I do? I can't afford to offend either of them. This is like a Shura field! Didn't you say you have a lot of experience in love? Hurry up and give me some advice!"

Yi Zheng felt helpless looking at the current scene. Although theoretically it was a scene that everyone envied, most people were not lucky enough to enjoy it.

When Mr. Ke heard this, he simply waved his hand and said, "This is easy. Haven't you read those romance novels and TV dramas? How do the protagonists in those romance novels deal with the Shura Field?
You are all my wings.

It seems I came at the wrong time? No! You came at the perfect time!
From now on, don't argue about who is the father of the child!"

Yi Zheng was speechless when he heard this. What kind of weird soap opera had Mr. Ke watched?

If I said something like that, I would probably be beaten to death on the spot by the two of them.

"Yi Zheng, you don't have to worry about the B-League. Even though I don't have a team, I can still find one for you if I sell my reputation."

Ma Zhaoxu was determined at this time. To arrange for a new beginner to join the Class B team, he had to use some connections that he would not normally be able to use.

But if I don't use it now, I will lose face. I absolutely cannot lose to this iron lump!

"Teachers, how can you expect this child to make a choice? No matter what he does, it's wrong. Whoever he chooses will offend the other person. Do you have the nerve to put a child in such a position?"

Yun Linglei could clearly see that the two of them were now fighting for face, but no matter who was the one who lost face today, Yi Zheng would have a hard time.

He really couldn't stand watching two old men messing with a child like this.

Yun Linglei was also thinking about how to make it possible for these two old men to walk down the stairs.

Upon hearing this, Jin Wan and Ma Zhaoxu coughed twice. They felt that it was not a good idea to force the children in public like this. If other families said that they didn't want either of them, it would be even more embarrassing.

"Yi Zheng, what do you think?"

Yun Linglei thought it would be better to ask Yi Zheng's opinion first, in case he had already decided on a master.

Yi Zheng coughed upon hearing this. "Master Jin has a unique vision for training his disciples. Senior Jiang Mobai's 'famous game through the ages' at the World Cup remains a legend in the chess world. No matter who receives your training, what they learn will surely be twice the result with half the effort."

Mr. Ma was renowned for his fierce style of play, and his perseverance in defending his title despite a serious illness is truly astonishing. I long to learn from your practical adaptability in adversity and to incorporate this spirit of intense effort into my chess practice.

The achievements of these two masters shine like the sun and the moon, and my disciple, still relatively young, dares not choose either. Only by embracing both—learning the upright ways of one while also acquiring the sharp, killer moves of the other—can I live up to the millennia-old tradition of Go.

I would like to spend three years to innovate my chess style, and I sincerely ask the two teachers to give me some guidance on the direction for each stage.

If I fail to meet expectations after three years, I will voluntarily resign from the school and will not allow my teacher's reputation to be damaged; if I succeed, I sincerely ask you to jointly grant me the title of 'Dual-Master Disciple', leaving a good story in the chess world."

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