The group came to Wu Qingyuan's residence. It's a quiet place in the middle of nowhere, and the conditions are not very good, but there is a distant Zen feeling. Unconsciously, all the players who came over relaxed their steps, and their expressions were more solemn than usual, and there was a sense of pilgrimage.

Mr. Wu Qingyuan personally came out to greet everyone, and everyone first greeted each other. Li Xiaoqiang stood behind Coach Luo in an orderly manner and did not speak. Just quietly observing this living legend in the Go world.

At present, Mr. Wu Qingyuan is in his 70s, very thin, and does not talk much. As long as you open your mouth, it is all related to Go.

"Your master is amazing!"

Li Xiaoqiang was taken aback. After the greetings, I didn't expect Mr. Wu's first sentence to say to himself. And, straight to the point.

Although Li Xiaoqiang felt that his face was much thicker after being reborn, he still blushed a little.

Who is the "master" who is working hard to build? Isn't it just that I have put some Go thoughts, some mainstream views, and some experiences of later generations into a hodgepodge. Through its own careful packaging, it appeared in this era in the form of its own "master". It also includes a lot of thoughts of Master Wu.

Li Xiaoqiang didn't speak, and smiled embarrassedly.

Wu Qingyuan looked at Li Xiaoqiang:

"The kid is 11 years old, right? You're stronger than I was when I was 11 years old. ”

"I'm at a better level than when I was 13 years old?"

Li Xiaoqiang couldn't help but didn't ask this sentence. Li Xiaoqiang knew that according to his current level, there would be no problem in setting a career in Japan. When Mr. Wu Qingyuan had just crossed to Japan, he was also defined as a professional third dan in Japanese chess at that time.

"Hey."

Mr. Wu Qingyuan sighed, as if talking to himself, and as if he was reminiscing.

"Now that I think about it, I wonder if my level has improved since I came to Japan."

Everyone else was startled, and Li Xiaoqiang's eyes lit up.

Li Xiaoqiang actually knows this sentence, and Fujisawa Hideyuki also mentioned this sentence in his autobiography. However, everyone knows that Fujisawa Hideyuki has always been a god, and not many people take it seriously. I think he is exaggerating, and in public, no one has confirmed that Mr. Wu Qingyuan said such a thing.

"Mr. ......"

Mr. Lin Haifeng hurriedly interrupted Master Wu's topic. Master Wu blocked with his hand and continued:

"Let me finish, all along, I am inconvenient to say, and I am embarrassed to say. Now that I think about it, it's better to say it, the path of Japanese Go seems to be on the wrong path now. ”

The others were completely confused, especially the other Chinese players who had been using Japanese Go as a role model to follow, and they had no idea what Master Wu was talking about.

Li Xiaoqiang realized something, didn't care about being rude, and asked tentatively:

"What do you mean? Actually, since you came to Japan, you've been practicing with the same methods you have cultivated in China? ”

Master Wu Qingyuan stared at Li Xiaoqiang, and his eyes suddenly became bright.

"That's why I said, your master is amazing. You're also good, you understand it at such a young age. ”

The others looked at each other, completely unaware of what kind of dumb riddle the old and the young were playing. Li Xiaoqiang's heart suddenly brightened, and he felt that the purpose of his visit had been achieved.

What did Li Xiaoqiang realize? Let's talk about Mr. Wu's experience.

Wu Qingyuan's Go has actually been self-taught. Before I went to Japan, I relied on playing chess in a teahouse and playing music by myself, and no one taught me. The opponent was basically the first-class player in China at that time, and of course, that period was the darkest period in modern Chinese history. The overall level of Go in China is very low. At the age of 13, Mr. Wu reached the highest level in the country. However, his opponents are basically Chinese ancient chess. Naturally, at this stage, Mr. Wu's Go contains a lot of ideas from ancient Chinese chess. That's not an exaggeration.

What is the core idea of ancient Chinese chess? In fact, it is very simple, it is to fight, fight and fight. Calculate, calculate, calculate. It seems to be very vulgar, has no connotation, and is satirized by Japanese Go as having a few catties of brute force, and it can't be put on the table at all. Considering that the overall level has not been high, I thought that the Japanese Go set was right at that time. Including Wu Qingyuan, who is still a child.

After Wu Qingyuan arrived in Japan, he worshipped a Japanese teacher. That is the senior of Kensaku Segoshi. However, this teacher did not give Wu Qingyuan any guidance in Go, but was more like a guardian. This is not nonsense, as evidenced by their autobiographies and the memoirs of other chess players.

Naturally, Wu Qingyuan is practicing, improving, and making progress along the habits he has developed. In it, of course, I was also exposed to Japanese Go thinking. Of course, he also absorbed the nutrients in it, but Mr. Wu knew it very well in his heart.

"I don't know if there is a half-eyed in the road."

Of course, I couldn't say this in the environment at the time, and I was embarrassed to say it. Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, you Wu Qingyuan also grew up in the Japanese Go environment, are you embarrassed to say that the core of your Go is still ancient Chinese chess.

This is also very understandable, why Mr. Wu performed so vigorously in the later Shiban chess.

Of course, his talent and talent in Go are the main ones, but he thinks differently from other Japanese players, which is probably also a major reason.

To know that in the same environment, it is very difficult to get rid of others. Between the top masters, the difference of half an eye is very remarkable, and the difference of one eye is basically two grades. The level gap between Li Shifo and other masters is only a half-sighted gap.

Wu Qingyuan played most of the 10 juban chess games to the point of relegation. What does downgrade mean. Downgrading one level is "first phase", and downgrading two levels is "setting first". For example, he once played the first nine-dan of the Japanese Chess Academy. This is the current level gap between Li Xiaoqiang and Dazhu. There must be a two-level, 5-6 level difference in purpose. Then the first level is about 3 meshes. In other words, Wu Qingyuan threw his opponent away by at least 3 eyes.

This gap is unthinkable in Go. To achieve such a big gap, in addition to the talent of Go, the difference in thinking methods should also be a big reason.

Now Li Xiaoqiang can already be sure that the Go thinking of ancient Chinese chess must be more advanced than the Japanese theory of Go, and it must be closer to the essence of Go. Thinking of this, Li Xiaoqiang's heart suddenly brightened. It's really chaotic from the beginning to the end, the development of Go has come full circle, and it has returned to the original development track. It is no wonder that the game of Go played in later generations is really very similar to ancient Chinese chess. It's no wonder that the Japanese game of Go quickly fell behind. It is no wonder that Li Shifo, the most successful master of Japanese Go, also wanted to make changes later.

"It's a pity that you thought about the change, but you didn't have enough energy at that time."

Li Xiaoqiang sighed for Li Shifo in his heart.

"How do you think you compare to the three seniors of Huang, Shi, and Fan?"

Li Xiaoqiang suddenly asked an inexplicable question.

Of course, this is inexplicable, and it is others who think so. Especially reporter Zhang Da, I feel as if I have become brain-dead again today.

"You can't blame me, forget about one Li Xiaoqiang, now it's the aura of him and Master Wu who has forced me to be brain-dead."

Reporter Zhang Da defended himself in his heart.

Master Wu thought about it very seriously and replied very seriously:

"I played with them, and I won the first 20 games because I had a little more Japanese Go stuff. I don't know what to say about the rest of the road, maybe, almost......"

Master Wu Qingyuan suddenly lost interest in speaking. It means, yes, he's lonely, he's lonely. It's a kind of loneliness that looks at the mountains. So you can only imagine your possible opponents in your own mind. Compared with him, Li Shifo is much happier.

"You'll be happier."

Walking out of Mr. Wu's house, Li Xiaoqiang suddenly had a little more confidence.

"You may have a better talent for Go than I am, but I'm now convinced that I'm on the right path. So let's start the race now! ”

On the second day, Li Xiaoqiang boarded the plane back to China.

There is no rumor of what happened at Mr. Wu Qingyuan's house. Considering Master Wu's situation, no one said anything about such an obvious contempt for Japanese Go.

When saying goodbye to the Japanese Chess Academy, a little girl suddenly ran in front of Li Xiaoqiang:

"This thing was given to you by Teacher Xiuxing."

"Is this his gift? What is it? How can it help me? ”

Li Xiaoqiang, who was in a good mood, smiled at Yukari Umezawa in front of him:

"I really didn't mean to do it that day."