Chapter 334: A Man of Honour is Not Afraid of His Shadow
After this simple little interlude, Ye Fan and Ning Xi followed Gu Ziyi to the student Weiqi room.
Gu Ziyi introduced: "This is where the students usually have their classes. The instructors teaching at our dojo are all professional players, even including some 7-dan and 8-dan players. Even Grandpa and Teacher Guo Yuan will occasionally come here to give a lecture."
Speaking up to this point, a look of pride appeared on her face.
"In terms of teaching staff strength alone, looking across all the dojos nationwide, none can compare with Beichuan Dojo. Plus, our students are already genius players selected layer by layer from the National Youth Weiqi Competition."
"Therefore, ever since the Weiqi Institute renovated this place decades ago and officially put it into use, the dojo has maintained a record."
Ning Xi blinked puzzledly, asking softly: "Sister Ziyi, what record?"
Gu Ziyi pursed her lips into a smile, said lightly: "It's not really a big deal record, just that over all these years, our dojo's students have a 100% success rate in qualifying for professional rank."
"Ah?"
Ning Xi's red lips parted slightly, her pretty face filled with astonishment. She knew very well what this represented; it represented that as long as one studied Weiqi at Beichuan Dojo, it meant they could definitely achieve professional rank.
The two words 'qualifying rank', for many players, are a dream.
Players unable to qualify for rank are as numerous as crucian carp crossing a river.
But Beichuan Dojo enabled all its students to successfully qualify for rank and become professional players.
Extremely remarkable!
Ye Fan, however, didn't react much, his expression faint.
Beichuan Dojo is backed by the Weiqi Institute, its teaching staff strength is unparalleled nationwide, coupled with strict admission requirements, students who can enter Beichuan Dojo are already one in ten thousand.
Under these two prerequisites, the students' success rate in qualifying for rank reaching one hundred percent is very normal!?
Gu Ziyi was quite satisfied with Ning Xi's reaction, smilingly asked: "That's right, isn't it very impressive?"
"Very impressive…"
Ning Xi nodded obediently.
Seeing this scene, Ye Fan, standing behind the two girls, felt his mouth twitch. He spoke up, interrupting this childish conversation topic, asking Gu Ziyi: "How long do Xiao Xi and I need to study at the dojo before we can participate in the qualifying tournament?"
Hearing this question, Ning Xi's eyes lit up.
Clearly, regarding this matter, she also really wanted to know.
Gu Ziyi pressed Ning Xi down into a seat against the wall, turned around, looked smilingly at Ye Fan, and said: "You and Xiao Xi arrived at quite the right time. The annual qualifying tournament starts in half a month, you two can just catch it."
Hearing this, Ning Xi showed doubt on her face, weakly said: "Sister Ziyi, as far as I know, doesn't one have to join the dojo for a full year before participating in the qualifying tournament?"
"Under normal circumstances, that's the case."
Gu Ziyi nodded, then changed her tone, "However, with Grandpa and Teacher Guo Yuan around, just issuing a certificate is OK!"
Hearing this, Ye Fan's eyes narrowed slightly. It really was a case of 'coming early is not as good as coming at the right time'. This way is perfect, half a month of studying Weiqi, then participating in the qualifying tournament, the remaining time can be used for planning.
There were too many things he wanted to do with Ning Xi, for example, shopping, watching movies, holding hands while strolling down the road…
Anyway, experiences other girls have, Ning Xi must have; experiences other girls don't have, Ning Xi must also have.
In this life, he wanted to give this little rabbit a perfect romantic experience!
The three chatted idly for a while, then students began to enter the Weiqi room one after another. Many boys' gazes converged on Ning Xi, their eyes filled with fiery heat.
In the morning, because Ning Xi was wearing a mask, the male students' behavior was relatively normal. But after seeing Ning Xi's peerless beauty, let alone the boys, even the few female students couldn't help but frequently glance sideways.
So beautiful!
Noticing these gazes, Ning Xi's fine brows furrowed slightly, her small hand patted the empty seat to her right, she looked up towards Ye Fan opposite her, blinked her eyes, and said softly: "Gege, can you sit here?"
"Mm."
Ye Fan moved over, blocking the line of sight of many boys. He took out a mask and put it on the girl, saying gently: "Don't mind them, I'm here."
"…Mm."
Ning Xi's eyes curved. She didn't know since when, but as long as Ye Fan was by her side, her heart would feel very secure.
Gu Ziyi, standing to the side, had a quite peculiar expression, muttering under her breath: "Gege? Is a word missing, Qing Gege perhaps?"
Although the voice wasn't loud, Ning Xi still heard it clearly, immediately blushing deeply, her bright eyes filled with shyness, "Sister Ziyi!"
"Ahem——"
Gu Ziyi looked up at the ceiling, muttering to herself: "I didn't say anything just now, hmm, didn't say anything."
Ning Xi: "..."
The girl's helpless expression made Ye Fan chuckle repeatedly. He rubbed that round little head, comforting: "Don't be afraid, if Sister Ziyi wants to talk, let her talk. Our conscience is clear, we fear no gossip (Lit: If the body is upright, don't fear a crooked shadow)."
As soon as these words came out, the rosy hue on Ning Xi's cheeks deepened.
Conscience clear, fear no gossip?
The key is, she and Ye Fan…
Are they upright?
Regarding this, the girl couldn't help but place a large question mark in her heart!
Gu Ziyi's reaction was even more obvious. After hearing Ye Fan's absurd words, she directly started a complaining mode in her heart.
Upright?
Upright my foot !
You two are already crooked all the way to grandma's house!
However, Ye Fan's intimate action shattered the hearts of quite a few boys in the Weiqi room into pieces on the floor.
Looking like this, the goddess seems to already belong to someone.
Don't!...
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the two finally began their journey of studying Weiqi at the dojo.
An afternoon passed, and even Ye Fan couldn't help but be secretly surprised. He had to admit, the instructors' teaching level was indeed very high. Even he could learn quite a few techniques from it, let alone a Weiqi newcomer like Ning Xi.
The dojo had four classes daily, two in the morning, two in the afternoon, each class lasting one hour. After each class, there was a one-hour break, during which students could use the time for discussion and exchange.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, when the instructor walked out of the Weiqi room, the atmosphere immediately became lively.
Many adjacent students started whispering, the content of their conversations all related to Ye Fan and Ning Xi in the front row, left side, against the wall.
"Ai, tell me, what's the relationship between this person named Ye Fan and the goddess?"
"If there are no surprises, they should be boyfriend and girlfriend. Didn't you see how intimate the two of them are everywhere? If they aren't boyfriend and girlfriend, I'll take your surname!"
"Wow, damn, does that mean I'm going to be heartbroken again?"
"What are you afraid of? Before marriage, you still have a chance!"
...
Ning Xi, who was taking notes, heard these words, her fine brows furrowed high. She quickly closed her notebook, turned her head to look at Ye Fan, "Gege, should we go home?"
Ye Fan paused, then understood the thoughts in the girl's heart, said: "Xiao Xi, if you don't like the atmosphere here, we won't come to the dojo to study Weiqi anymore in the future."
"The content the instructor taught is very helpful to me. Besides, it's only half a month anyway, it doesn't matter."