Chapter 50: Research Master and Apprentice
Chapter 50: Research Master and Apprentice
Hearing this new greeting from his master, Ni Jue couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He understood what Li Wangyuan meant: the last time he came, he was just a "Celebrity", but this time he had an additional title of "Tianyuan"...
He even won the Tianyuan title for two consecutive years...
...Well, it's been almost a year and a half now. It seems a bit long.
Ni Jue knew that he was in the wrong, so he quickly found an excuse:
"Master, I am concentrating on my research at home! Didn't you say before that we need to have enough patience and concentration when doing research..."
"Oh!" Li Wangyuan looked as if he had suddenly realized something: "So the reason why Old Man Li is so lonely is actually because of me?!"
"Ah, that's not what I meant..." Ni Jue hurriedly explained: "Look at Sun Yi, hasn't he also been away from Dajing City for a long time? But Yu Jiudan didn't blame him at all, instead he kept urging him to work harder to win the World Championship!"
Li Wangyuan immediately rolled his eyes at his disciple: "You compare Lao Yu with me? Lao Yu has only four students who are teachers in his own temple! What about me? Do you think I have a second disciple?
"Besides, can you compare yourself to Sun Yi? He is in Dajing, and you are in Qiantang! How can you be the same?"
After hearing this, Ni Jue realized that he was not good at talking and could not win the argument with his master, so he immediately lowered his head and lay down, allowing himself to be ridiculed.
It was obvious that Li Wangyuan had not yet calmed down and was still outputing.
"… And you said you were studying at home, what the hell! Where's your second world championship? Have you really been hiding in that so-called 'one championship group' for so many years?!"
"...At least I got an extra title!" Ni Jue retorted slightly.
"So this is the reason why you've been pulling out all the competitions except for the [Meijin] and [Tianyuan] competitions?"
Li Wangyuan directly asked a soul-searching question.
"Are you ranked eighth or ninth in the country in terms of your current rating?"
"Ninth..." Ni Jue whispered, but then immediately added: "...but I just defended the title of [Tianyuan] half a month ago. If I update the points now, I should be eighth..."
"Bah! You sound so proud! Is there any difference between the eighth and ninth place?" Li Wangyuan couldn't help but spit: "The dual titles of [Celebrity] and [Tianyuan]! In our era, if the holder's rank was not among the top three in the country, people would laugh at him to death!"
"…There were no rank systems in your time."
Ni Jue added in a low voice, but quickly shut up after seeing the look from his master.
Although Li Wangyuan was still a little dissatisfied with his apprentice at this time, he felt a little better after venting his anger. He finally said slowly:
"...But I can understand it. If I learn your method of defending the ring, I think my honors will be better, and I won't be left without any title."
"Ah, thank you for the compliment, Master!" Ni Jue quickly flattered: "I also learned a lot from you and was able to master it!"
"Then..." Li Wangyuan looked at Ni Jue expressionlessly: "Does [Chess Saint] have a chance? If you can really beat [Chess Saint] and win two or three consecutive championships, then the situation will be different! If you don't want to win the World Championship, then don't win the World Championship! Anyway, you already have one..."
Ni Jue couldn't help but squeezed the corner of his mouth and shook his head, "It's very difficult. For a five-game match, our strengths in research are much worse than a three-game match...
"Although Lin Ruixin is weaker than before, he now takes the title of [Chess Saint] very seriously. As long as he focuses on the Chess Saint Tournament regardless of everything, it will be difficult for others to win - oh, except Xiao Lei."
At this moment, Li Wangyuan's eyes showed a rare admiration: "Oh? Are you so confident in Xiao Lei?"
"I'm not so blind to that!" Ni Jue replied, "On the one hand, it's true that Xiao Lei is growing too fast. On the other hand... the preparation time for the Chess Saint Tournament is indeed long! The challenger was decided before May Day, but the first game of the challenge was not played until June 6th. This is actually very beneficial to the challenger."
"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, the only five-game chess title in the country is only held every two years." Li Wangyuan added.
"Well, I heard that Xiao Lei is planning to change his cell phone to an old one these two days. He plans not to read any news from the outside world and concentrate on preparing for the Chess Saint Tournament."
"So early?! It's still a month and a half away!"
This time Li Wangyuan was surprised.
"Uh... didn't he play a rather outrageous game of chess the day before yesterday?" Ni Jue explained, "It seems that he was a little emotional at the time, so after returning to Dajing, he further reflected on himself and felt that he still lacked concentration, so he moved up the time of his 'retreat'."
"Tsk, he really deserves to be called 'Little Shang Chess King'! It's hard to imagine that this is Lao Lei's son!"
Behind his old friend's back, Li Wangyuan secretly said something sarcastic.
"Not really. The day before yesterday, Xiao Lei showed his bloodline..."
Seeing that the master had criticized Lei's father, Ni Jue followed suit with a calm expression and criticized Lei's son.
"Heh, you've always been good at telling jokes!" Li Wangyuan finally couldn't help but smile and raised his eyebrows at his apprentice. "Thank you for the compliment!" Ni Jue just smiled calmly.
"Well...actually, apart from the fact that you come back so seldom, you, as my apprentice, are quite good with me!"
Li Wangyuan withdrew his gaze and looked at the table, as if he was thinking about something.
"Well, there is still some difference between your personality and mine, right?"
"That's why you have the right temper!" Li Wangyuan glanced at his apprentice again: "Two people who love to argue can't stay together! At the same time, you can really sit still...
"Hey, no wonder you are better than me! The many flying knives you researched can confuse the dog, but I am too picky sometimes..."
"Ah, it's actually useless. I can't beat the AI anyway..."
Ni Jue said this casually to be modest.
However, the tone was a little unself-deprecating.
Li Wangyuan's expression froze, and he decisively took over the conversation and changed the topic to a lighter one:
"Hey, Xiao Ni, if I accept a new student, will you be jealous?"
"Um...what?!" This time Ni Jue's expression was a little surprised: "What did you say?"
"I'm accepting a new student!" Li Wangyuan repeated, "My main trumpet has been out for years and it seems like I don't exist, so I want to start a new trumpet!"
"Oh... you don't need to be so serious!" Ni Jue secretly complained: "I will definitely come to see you more often in the future!"
"Hmm... that sounds good!" Li Wangyuan praised, "But... what about the new students?"
"How dare I ask you for this!"
Ni Jue quickly expressed his attitude, and seeing that his master was still looking at him, he finally came to his senses:
"...Are you really going to accept a new student?"
"Why would I lie to you!" Li Wangyuan scolded, "Just say whether you support or not, you big shot!"
"Support, support, support! I support with both hands!"
Ni Jue expressed his opinion again, but then he began to have doubts in his heart.
Who...is this?
How could a master still want to teach at this age?
But before he could think for two seconds, Li Wangyuan spoke again.
"Okay then! It's settled! I'll go see that trumpeter tomorrow morning!
"But... we're still missing a gift!"
"Well, this is what I want."
Ni Jue agreed, but he soon realized something was wrong.
"But why are you looking at me?"
I took a look at the recommended data yesterday and felt that maybe, possibly... there is a chance to be recommended in the second round? !
I simply can't believe it!!! A little-known article like [First time signing] [Female lead] [Niche competitive project] [Accidentally touched a poison point at the beginning] actually has a chance to make it to the second round? !
Bacon is so nice, I am crying again!
(Yes, I am putting pressure on dear editor Bacon)
First of all, I said before that if you make it to the second round, there will be four updates a day, and I will keep my word.
In addition, regarding the negative aspects of the female protagonist's character and the first live broadcast, we have tried to revise the text as much as possible without changing the plot. The original character is definitely still a negative character, which cannot be completely changed (affecting the logic of the subsequent text). We can only try to reduce the degree as much as possible. I also ask the big guys who follow the update to be more tolerant.
(End of this chapter)