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

Chapter 70 Dao Heart Broken
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Looking at Yi Zheng waving away the cigarette smoke with his hand, Che Da couldn't help but smile. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to him: "Have one."

"Thank you, I don't smoke."

Yi Zheng waved his hand awkwardly. It was the first time someone gave him a cigarette, and the other person was a middle-aged man.

After the award ceremony and post-match interviews, the organizer organized a meal for the champions and runners-up as well as the contestants. Now Yi Zheng and Che Da are standing at the hotel entrance waiting for a car to pick them up.

Mr. Ke was muttering to himself that Yi Zheng was not pretentious enough during the interview just now. He only had his own three-point chess shape, but it was not as impressive as his three-point style.

"It's good not to smoke. It seems that young chess players nowadays don't smoke. So we can only smoke more and donate some money to the military."

Cheda put the cigarette away and said, "Do you feel that I kept stirring this dish until the very last moment and refused to give up? It's a bit embarrassing."

"No, it's nothing under normal circumstances." Yi Zheng didn't care too much when he heard this. Although Che Da had no chance at around 70 moves, to some extent Yi Zheng should be grateful to Che Da for giving him the opportunity to perform.

Compared to the Huo Zheng that everyone has been discussing, Yi Zheng is more satisfied with his performance in controlling the isolated unit in the lower right corner.

Upon hearing this, Cheda shook his head: “It doesn’t matter if you say you care, how should I put it, we in China are still too particular about moral integrity, so we almost admit defeat.

The Koreans are even more shameless. Even if they are losing, they will always finish the game and never give up until the very last moment. Sometimes you can even get the winning hand.

Yi Zheng just nodded when he heard this. Korean chess players are indeed like this. Sometimes they can still complete the last official move even if the difference is thirty or forty points. However, the official explanation within South Korea is that Korean chess players are more resilient.

Cheda casually flicked the cigarette in his hand to the ground. "You said in the interview just now that you wanted to be the best in the world. Young people are still too arrogant."

Old Ke suddenly appeared behind Che Da and said, "If you don't have a strong temper, what kind of young man are you? Are you still teaching me a lesson? If you have the guts, then you say you have the guts to win? I gave you a chance, but you didn't use it!"

As Mr. Ke spoke, he patted the back of Cheda's head. Cheda shuddered inexplicably, feeling a chill at his back. "There are too many geniuses in this world. It's too difficult to be the world's number one. In fact, you can consider what I told you before the game. The amateur world number one is also the world's number one..."

Before Cheda could finish his words, Yi Zheng interrupted him: "Actually, it's not me you want to convince, it's your current self.

You may have struggled for a long time on whether to enter the professional world or stay in the amateur world, and finally stayed in the amateur world, but regretted in your heart that you could not enter the professional world to see more exciting scenery.

You want to persuade me to go the amateur route and then prove that your previous choice was right, but no matter what choice I make, you can't fool yourself. "

After hearing this, Cheda was silent for a moment: "Oh, maybe... I also imagined what it would be like if I took the professional path late at night, but maybe this is the best outcome now.

It is because I have seen the geniuses in the professional world that I know that the professional world does not belong to me.

In front of them, I knew that no matter how hard I tried, I could never catch up with them...it was a gap in talent.

You may feel that you are special, and today's game may have given you more confidence.

But you don’t know that eight years ago I had the same choice as you, but I gave up because I…”

"Wait, eight years ago?"

Yi Zheng looked at Che Da who was expressing his true feelings. Although he knew it was not good to interrupt him at this time, he still couldn't help but interrupt him.

Had the opportunity to become a professional eight years ago?

Whether it's the professional ranking tournament or this national amateur tournament, the requirement to become a professional is to be under 20 years old, right?

So you mean you were less than 20 years old eight years ago?

Yi Zheng couldn't help but scan Chedda up and down. He hadn't shaved, and was wearing a T-shirt with a beer belly slightly exposed. He looked to be in his thirties or forties, right?
No? What on earth have you been through in these eight years?
Seeing Yi Zheng's face full of disbelief, Che Da immediately became dissatisfied and pulled up his trousers. "What are you looking at? What's so surprising? Even though I look a little mature, I'm only 28 years old this year! I'm telling you, people like me who are mature beyond their years are the ones who profit the most. I'll still look 30 when I'm 60 or 70, and you'll age even faster then! Winning first doesn't mean winning. Twenty years from now, I'll still be as handsome as a jade tree and a pear blossom that outshines the crabapple tree!"

When Yi Zheng heard this, he could only nod awkwardly, indicating that what you said was right.

The emotions that had been brewing with great effort disappeared without a trace. Che Da tried to hold it in for a while but now he couldn't hold it in any more. He could only say helplessly: "I just happened to get this quota, but I also wanted to participate in the World Amateur Go Championship.

At that time, I made it to the finals and thought I was about to win the World Amateur Go Championship and then get a professional spot, enter the professional world with glory, and achieve some great success.

But reality hit me hard! My opponent in the final was a ten-year-old American kid, and in the first game, he killed me in just 100 moves...

At that time, I thought there was something wrong with my play and I didn't perform well.

But in the second game on the third day, I was still beaten badly. I clearly realized the gap in strength and talent between me and these geniuses.

The person opposite me was only in his early teens, and I had studied until I was twenty, yet I was no match for him. The only reason we could stand on the same stage together was because I was ten years older! I had studied ten more years!
I still remember his name, Ethan Hikaru Stone! It’s unforgettable.”

Mr. Ke followed and hummed: "First time meeting you~"

Yi Zheng's focus was strange when he heard this: "At the age of ten, he already had professional skills. Now he's eighteen, so it's time for him to show his achievements."

Upon hearing this, Cheda blurted out, "Eighteen years old! Champion of this year's Copa América! Even reached the semi-finals of the World Cup."

So you understand? These monsters can't be defeated no matter how hard you try! Sometimes giving up is a wise choice! We don't need to face an opponent we have no way of defeating! "

Yi Zheng shook his head when he heard this. He originally thought that Che Da would do something like the traditional supporting character in a passionate novel, such as "Take my part and continue on your journey, and show me the scenery that I have never seen."

But in reality, Cheda's faith had obviously been shattered by the beating, and he kept muttering to himself that he couldn't win no matter how hard he tried, so it was useless to say anything now.

When the heart of Tao is broken, even gods cannot save it.

Looking at the stubborn Yi Zheng, Che Da sighed helplessly. The young man still received too little education.

If you haven't truly experienced the harshness of society, you will understand once you enter the professional world.

Looking at the awkward situation, Cheda shook his head, said he was going to the bathroom, and left.

But just as Cheda left, a car stopped in front of the hotel.

Secretary Zhou poked his head out. "Are you alone? I thought I saw the runner-up next to you."

"Oh, he went to the bathroom."

"That's perfect. We only have one seat available. Come on up. There's another bus coming up soon. He'll be on the next one."

Hearing this, Yi Zheng nodded and got into the car.

But just as the car drove away, Cheda ran to the door panting, looked at the car driving away and said something with a confused look on his face.

"I'm not in the car! I'm not in the car! I'm not in the car yet!"

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