Chapter Thirty-Six Pain and Joy Intertwined

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  "Wang Lao emphasized this time, he must find you to go together." Hu Kai said with a serious tone: "Although you don't want to take the path of Go, but you still have great potential in this aspect. If there's an opportunity for Wang Lao to guide you, the gain will be extraordinary."

  The king is pointing at himself? It seems like it's always been him pointing at the old man instead.

  "Hehe......" Wentao smiled and nodded: "It's just that I'm afraid Wang is getting old, too busy, and it's not good to disturb him."

  Hu Kaiyu said with a strange tone, "Speaking of physical condition, Wang Lao suddenly changed into a different person after the last battle with Kong Jie. After going to the hospital for a check-up, some minor ailments he had before were all gone, and his body is now even better than mine. Not only that, but even the doctor was surprised, saying that his physical condition was twenty years younger than before, it's simply a medical miracle."

  This matter has been bottled up in Hu Kai's heart for a long time, although the main person involved, who is now his partner Kong Jie, hasn't asked a single question. However, countless people outside are eager to know about Wang Lao's changes and the mysterious high-ranking official's affairs.

  "Now I finally have the chance to say it out, without having to control myself or pretend to be mysterious. Hu Kai Zhu poured out all his doubts: "This matter of Wang Lao is not known to ordinary people, and you mustn't mention it outside, otherwise who knows what kind of storm will be stirred up. It's already like this now, because of that mysterious expert, I'm getting a headache."

  He naturally wouldn't say it himself, so Wen Tao nodded lightly and began to listen as Hu Kai Zhu told him about some recent troubles. Actually, even if Hu Kai Zhu didn't say anything, Wen Tao already knew about his troubles in this regard. Troubles were one thing, but as they talked, Hu Kai Zhu started to feel a bit happy and excited again, and he was also looking forward to it. Because when he asked Wang Lao about it, he couldn't get any answers out of him, and after listening to him complain for half the day, he had a kind of painful yet pleasant feeling.

  Wang Lao's home was not Wen Tao's first visit. In the evening, he followed his aunt and uncle to Wang Lao's house.

  Wang Lao's wife had passed away long ago, and now he lives alone. His children are all busy, and usually there is a special nanny at home to take care of his daily life.

  Today, only the three of them were invited, and Old Wang personally came to pick them up. He was especially warm and affectionate towards Wentao, which made Hukai very comfortable. He didn't know that there had been other things between Old Wang and Wentao, so for him, Old Wang's warmth towards Wentao was a kind of recognition, making him happy and relieved.

  "Lingxuan, come and pay your respects to Uncle Hu and Auntie Hu." Wang Lingxuan, the granddaughter of Old Wang, was also the only one among his many grandchildren who had embarked on a professional Go career. At just 19 years old, she was already a second-level professional player with boundless prospects.

  "Ah... Uncle Hu, Auntie Hu are well. I originally wanted to go see you when I came back, but Grandfather said he's hosting a dinner for you at home tonight, so I didn't go over." A slender dress, red leather boots, youthful charm and vitality radiating from her smile, shining brightly like sunlight.

  Kai Zhu Qi She is also where Ling Xuan usually practices, and she is naturally familiar with Hu Kai Zhu and Ma Yu Zhen. Ma Yu Zhen comes forward to pull her, like seeing her own daughter, with a look of tenderness and concern in her eyes. As for Hu Kai Zhu, he only briefly mentioned the matter of Ling Xuan's overseas competition this time, and it was over in just a few words.

  Then, Wang Lao formally introduced: "Ling Xuan! This is your brother Wen Tao. In the future, you should learn from him more."

  "Hello, Brother Wentao!" Lingxuan shook hands with Wentao very politely, and then her eyes sparkled with a hint of cunning: "Grandpa has been mentioning you recently, saying that I should learn from your temperament and study the art of being as still as a mountain. Only then can I make a breakthrough in Go. And, Grandpa heard from Uncle Hu that you're very good, let's play a game!"

  Her mind moved, and Wentao already knew what she was thinking. A very interesting little sister. Wang Lao let her learn from herself, obviously unhappy in her heart, but very filial. It's just that she uses this way to show that she is very capable and doesn't need to learn anything from Wentao.

  "Alright!" Wentao nodded his head. He thought about it and decided to control the strength of Go at the level when he won against his uncle, there shouldn't be any problem.

  What is called a circle, is having common topics to talk about. Medical people discuss medicine, martial artists demonstrate their skills in person, and Go players naturally play games. Wang Lao didn't notice Ling Xuan's cunning little thoughts, but he also agreed: "Good, I've always heard from Kai Zhu that you're very good at playing Go, but I haven't had time to take a closer look."

  In his heart, Wentai is just an amateur Go player. However, since he likes it so much, he also wants to see if he can give him some guidance.

  Saying that, he looked at Wentao and said: "With your temperament, demeanor, and mentality, it won't be bad to take it away."

  His words had another meaning, and only Wentai and he could understand it.

  Wang Lao's house has nothing else, to engage in a game of Go, can be done immediately. Wang Lao, Hu Kaitu and Ma Yuzhen watch from the kitchen, looking at the people cooking downstairs.

  Go is a game that has infinite possibilities, like a vast ocean of smoke. Even with the development of supercomputers, it's still difficult to calculate all the possible moves in Go.

  After the game, Wentai realized that although Lingxuan was only a professional second-level player, her actual chess skills had already surpassed Hu Kaiyu, and she just needed time to gradually upgrade and participate in competitions. Moreover, as a young person, she had more momentum, and Wentai discovered this point after a few moves.

  If she followed Hu Kaiyu, at least seven out of ten games could be won, and if she wanted to win herself, she would have to do so in the middle or late game. The control point was quickly calculated by Wentai. At his current level, taking liberties was no longer a difficult task.

  The route he adopted is also just one of the most popular and common ones nowadays, or in other words, more internet-like.

  Ling Xuan was originally excited to hear that Wen Tao dared to play against him, thinking of thoroughly defeating him. He couldn't bear the fact that his grandfather always praised Wen Tao, praising him on the phone and even after returning home. Humph, he didn't believe it, how could an amateur player like Wen Tao have so much worth learning from, and surprisingly, his grandfather had never even played a game with him before praising him.

  Ke Zhenxia Shang, Ling Xuan's expression gradually became serious, because Wen Tao had been suppressing her from the start, and by the middle of the game, he had suppressed her to the point where she had no strength to counterattack, and could only try her best to defend.

  Of course, Ling Xuan was King Lao's personal disciple after all, and had secretly set up a back-up plan. This back-up plan, even if the opponents were of the same level, would be difficult to detect, and when their strengths were evenly matched and they were in a stalemate, it could turn defeat into victory at critical moments.

  Just then, Wentao's phone rang, and Lingxuan's eyebrows furrowed on the spot. As a professional Go player, she was particularly displeased with others being distracted during a game, especially such behavior.

  However, what made him unhappy was yet to come. After listening to the phone call, Wentao only responded with two "uh-huhs" and finally said "I'll rush back immediately".

  After finishing speaking, Wentao stood up and apologized to Wang Lao: "Wang Lao, I'm really sorry, something has come up at my clinic and I have to rush back to deal with it. Let me treat you another day."

  "Wen Tao, what's wrong? Can't you slow down a bit?" When others invite you to dinner, especially elders like Wang Lao, and the meal hasn't even started yet, but you're already leaving. If it weren't for Wen Tao's usual composure, Hu Kai would be unhappy about this matter too.

  "Wen Tao said: 'Uncle, I must rush back immediately.'"

  Wang Lao didn't mind and stood up saying: "We're all family, no need to be so polite. You hurry back, you can come here anytime."

  For Wang Lao, Wentao is his lifesaver, and at such a young age, he has such ability, and he doesn't show off or brag about it, the more he looks at him, the more he likes him.

  Grandpa said so, Ling Xuan originally opened his mouth to say something, but swallowed it back. However, his eyes were very dissatisfied with Wen Tao. He sat there, muttering in his mouth: "What's the matter? Thinking he's some kind of person, doesn't even know a little etiquette, hasn't finished playing chess yet and leaves, Grandpa is really something, actually letting me learn from this kind of person, what can I learn from him?"

  Her voice was very small, but it couldn't deceive Wentai's ears.

  The clinic was in a hurry, and Wentai didn't have time to explain much. After listening to her muttering to herself, he could only smile and bend down to pick up three chess pieces from the board: "Little sister, chess is like life, it never ends, but this game... you lost."

  Having said that, he stood up and left, hurrying back to the clinic.

  But when Wang Lao and Hu Kai-zhu looked at the chessboard, they found that Ling Xuan was staring at the chessboard as if he had been fixed there. When they saw the last three chess pieces placed by Wen Tao, they were all stunned.