Chapter 342 Whatever You Fear Will Come True
"Xiao Xi, you squeezed me first, I'm the victim!"
Ning Xi: "…"
If looks could kill, then Ye Fan didn't know how many times she had killed him with her eyes.
So infuriating…
"Shut up!"
"Alrighty."
The two followed the main group to the Kicking-the-Hall Shed. The so-called Kicking-the-Hall Shed was just a simple iron shed. The occupied area was quite large, a rough glance suggested at least nearly a hundred square meters. Inside the shed were three wooden tables, each with a chessboard and Go boxes placed on them.
Under normal circumstances, hall-kicking matches followed a best-of-three format.
As soon as they entered, Ye Fan noticed a person sitting in front of each wooden table, two males and one female. Clearly, these were the people who came to kick the hall today.
Seeing the students from Beichuan Dojo arrive, the three quickly stood up.
The middle-aged man standing to the side, upon seeing Jiang Hanyi, his eyes lit up with a bright gleam.
This man was named Li Dongzhou, a professional 7-dan player, and also the lead instructor for the Qihai Dojo team this time. He shook hands with Jiang Hanyi with immense enthusiasm, exchanging pleasantries: "Teacher Jiang, long time no see."
Jiang Hanyi said lightly: "Teacher Li, didn't we just meet last month at the Golden Phoenix Cup competition?"
"Cough——"
Li Dongzhou looked embarrassed. Last month at the Golden Phoenix Cup, he had been thoroughly crushed by Jiang Hanyi. A dignified 7-dan player actually suffered a crushing defeat and returned home without even making it past the preliminaries.
"Teacher Jiang, these three students are the three most talented individuals from our Qihai Dojo. This time, your Beichuan Dojo must be careful. If by carelessness you capsize in a gutter, I estimate tomorrow's Weiqi newspaper headlines will have material."
To this, Jiang Hanyi smiled noncommittally, waved his hand, "Old rules, best two out of three, how about it?"
"No problem."
Li Dongzhou nodded in agreement.
Jiang Hanyi turned his head to look at the students behind him, his gaze swept over, and he already had a decision in mind, "Zhao Juan, Ning… Xi, Ye Fan; you three come out."
Hearing this, Ye Fan, standing in front of Ning Xi, smiled wryly, turned around and shrugged helplessly, "Xiao Xi, I tried very hard to block for you, really couldn't help this one."
Ning Xi wore a苦 (bitter/troubled) little face, her eyes resentful.
Whatever you fear, comes…
Clearly so many people, why did he have to pick her?
Moreover, she was sure Jiang Hanyi didn't see her just now. Clearly, this was premeditated.
When the three walked out of the crowd, the eyes of the two boys at the wooden tables lit up, their attention fully focused on Ning Xi. Even the only girl couldn't help but frequently glance sideways.
Last time they came to challenge, Beichuan Dojo didn't have such a beautiful female student. If nothing unexpected happened, this girl should have just entered Beichuan Dojo. To enter Beichuan Dojo when enrollment has ended, there's only the path of special recruitment.?
Regarding Beichuan Dojo's rules, the three were very clear in their hearts.
Jiang Hanyi noticed Ning Xi's small, resentful eyes, a trace of guilt flashed across his face. He walked up to Ning Xi and explained in a low voice: "Little Martial Aunt Ning, can you please not look at me like that?"
"The level of Qihai Dojo's students is alright. For you, this is a good opportunity for experience. I'm also doing this for your own good!"
Saying this, he winked at Ye Fan, "Ye Fan, don't you think this logic makes sense?"
"Don't know."
Ye Fan didn't cooperate, saying with a chuckle: "Anyway, I only know Xiao Xi doesn't want to compete."
Jiang Hanyi gritted his teeth in anger. This kind of public undermining made him very embarrassed, yet he had absolutely no way to deal with Ye Fan.
Yesterday, he learned from his Grandmaster that Ye Fan had saved him, was his Grandmaster's life savior.
Even Gu Yun had to be polite when meeting Ye Fan, what could he, this grand-disciple, do to Ye Fan?
Ning Xi pouted her lips, stammered: "Uncle Jiang, I only started learning Weiqi not long ago, what if I lose?"
This point was what she worried about the most.
Competing wasn't a big deal, the key was what if she lost?
She really didn't want to be publicly reprimanded by Jiang Hanyi, it would be too humiliating!
The girl clearly underestimated her own status…
Hearing Ning Xi's words, Jiang Hanyi smiled wryly, said in a low voice: "Little Martial Aunt Ning, if you lose, you lose. Even if you lent me several guts, I wouldn't dare say anything to you. Just play with peace of mind, it's fine even if you lose."
"Really?"
Ning Xi's clear eyes flashed slightly, somewhat surprised.
Jiang Hanyi nodded, explained with a troubled) face: "Of course it's true, you are my Little Martial Aunt, how would this martial nephew dare to say anything to you? If Grandmaster finds out, people will die!"
Hearing this, Ning Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, her nervousness eased significantly.
Seeing this, Jiang Hanyi resumed his indifferent demeanor, pointing at the three people at the tables, "You three choose your opponents yourselves, play well."
After speaking, he walked over to Li Dongzhou's side.
Li Dongzhou asked with a face full of curiosity: "Teacher Jiang, who is this beautiful girl? Why didn't I see her last time I came?"
Jiang Hanyi glanced at Li Dongzhou, said: "Her name is Ning Xi, she is Grandmaster Gu's newly accepted direct disciple, and also my Little Martial Aunt."
"Ah?"
Li Dongzhou showed astonishment on his face. His exclamation attracted everyone's attention, casting glances over one after another.
Jiang Hanyi glared annoyedly at Li Dongzhou, reminded him in a low voice: "Can't you damn well lower your voice? Don't spread this matter everywhere!"
"Cough cough——"
Li Dongzhou smiled awkwardly, "Accident, accident. Didn't Teacher Gu not accept disciples? How could he suddenly accept a little girl as a direct disciple? Moreover, this little girl is way too beautiful, right?!"
"What business is it of yours?" Jiang Hanyi retorted coldly.
Li Dongzhou: "…"
Fine.
He just wouldn't talk, alright!
The female student named Zhao Juan nodded slightly towards Ye Fan and Ning Xi, chose the left wooden table, her opponent was a boy.
Ye Fan smiled, pointed at the right wooden table, said in a low voice: "Xiao Xi, go ahead, don't be nervous, play well."
"…Mm."
Ning Xi nodded obediently, walked lightly to the right wooden table and sat down.
Her opponent was the only girl among the Qihai Dojo students who came to kick the hall. After sitting down, Ning Xi gave a polite nod.
"Lu Shuhan, Go age six years, please give guidance."
Ning Xi paused for a moment, quickly mimicking her, speaking softly, "Ning Xi, Go age… six months, please give guidance."
Lu Shuhan was extremely surprised, looking at the incomparably beautiful Ning Xi before her, asked with astonishment: "You've only learned Go for six months?"
"Mm, yes."
Ning Xi didn't feel there was anything wrong with it. In her understanding, the level of skill was the key, as for the time spent learning Go, it wasn't important at all.
On the other side, Ye Fan sat at the middle wooden table. Noticing the boy opposite him actually twisting his head to peek at Ning Xi, he immediately got quite angry, raised his hand and knocked on the tabletop, saying: "Brother, is there something wrong with your neck?"
"If there's a problem, you must go get it treated, definitely can't delay. Many illnesses become terminal just by being delayed."
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