I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 315 The edifice of Go is already teetering on the brink of collapse!
"An Hongshi, the Go Master?"

"It really is An Hongshi, the Go Master!"

"Did you bring a pen? I'd like to get your autograph!"

Upon seeing that it really was An Hongshi, the crowd in the hall was both shocked and excited, and immediately stirred up a commotion.

As An Hong-seok entered the hotel lobby, he readily agreed to the requests for photos and autographs from several Go fans. After taking photos and signing autographs for each of them, he finally hurried towards the inter-Korean seminar room.

Soon after, Ahn Hong-seok arrived at the door of the inter-Korean discussion room and saw a sign that read, “Inter-Korean Team Discussion Room, No Unauthorized Personnel Allowed.”

An Hongshi knocked on the door, and soon footsteps echoed in the seminar room before the door was opened.

The person who opened the door was Park Ji-guk, one of the two generals from North and South Korea. When he saw Ahn Hong-seok at the door, Park Ji-guk was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened and a look of shock appeared on his face. He exclaimed, "Teacher Ahn Hong-seok!"

Good morning, Park Ji-guk, 8th Dan.

Ahn Hong-seok nodded and greeted Park Ji-guk with a smile.

Inside the seminar room, all the Korean and North Korean Go players looked towards Ahn Hong-seok at the door, their expressions shifting from surprise to delight.

"Professor An Hong-seok, weren't you in Pyongyang recently? What brings you to Seoul?"

"Professor An Hongshi, please have a seat here!"

"Does Coach Ahn Hong-seok have any matches in Seoul recently?"

Upon hearing these words, An Hongshi did not answer immediately. He walked into the seminar room, sat down in the seat that everyone had made way for, and then said, "I probably haven't had many competitions in the past two years."

After finishing speaking, An Hongshi noticed Bae Yoo-yeon and teased her with a smile, "Yoo-yeon, it's been a year since I last saw you. Not only have you improved in chess, but you've also become more beautiful. You played very well the other day."

Upon receiving praise from Ahn Hong-seok, whom she had admired since childhood, Bae Yoo-yeon's face flushed red, and she hurriedly bowed her head, saying, "Thank you, Teacher Ahn Hong-seok!"

Shin Seung-hyun was a little puzzled and asked, "Since there are no matches, then Mr. Ahn Hong-seok, what brings you to Seoul?"

"Let's take a look at today's game."

An Hongshi did not hide anything and said frankly, "I am very interested in today's main battle."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the seminar room fell silent.

It's worth noting that Ahn Hong-seok didn't even come to watch the North-South Korea match a couple of days ago, but he came to watch the China-Japan match today?

"Junhe, I watched the game of chess you played with Yu Shao yesterday."

At that moment, Ahn Hong-seok suddenly looked at Lee Joon-hyuk and said.

Lee Jun-hyuk was taken aback, then seemed to suddenly realize something and immediately asked, "Professor An Hong-seok, do you think there's something I didn't do well enough?"

"No, to be honest, I actually think you played quite well."

An Hongshi smiled and shook his head, saying, "I have also seen many of your other chess records. Without a doubt, you have already reached a level where you can compete with me."

"Although you are still young, at your level, even I can't offer you any guidance."

"Indeed, there are many games where our approaches differ, but you have your own way of thinking, and I wouldn't dare say that your approach is necessarily worse than mine."

An Hong-seok looked at Lee Jun-hyuk, paused, and then continued, "At most, I'm just discussing with you why you think this way, and why I think this way."

"So, I'm not here to point out the problems in your game yesterday. I'm here to verify a question."

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but turn their gazes toward An Hongshi.

What question do you want to verify?
An Hongshi looked at the chessboard in front of him, which was still empty, and reached into the chess box. The chess pieces immediately made a "click" sound.

Immediately afterwards, under everyone's watchful eyes, An Hongshi slowly placed the chess piece down.

Upon seeing the location where An Hongshi placed his piece, everyone was stunned.
Suddenly, a black piece appeared in the very center of the chessboard.

Ten columns and ten rows, the center!
One-handed Heavenly Origin!
"Different players have different strategies for playing the game, and there may be right or wrong answers among them, but none of us can convince anyone else. There is no answer, and that is precisely the charm of Go."

An Hongshi stared at the black stone and said, "However, some things are right and wrong, just like this move at the center."

"What we all believe to be right is right, and what we all believe to be wrong is wrong."

"However, after reviewing many of Yu Shao's game records, a question arose, especially after yesterday's game, which deepened my doubts."

Upon hearing An Hongshi's words, everyone exchanged bewildered glances.

"What doubts?"

At this moment, Pei Youyan couldn't help but ask further.

An Hongshi continued to stare at the central move on the chessboard. After a moment, he slowly spoke, "Is what we all think is right really right?"

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.

Everyone's heads felt as if they had been struck by a heavy hammer, and their minds went completely blank.

"Whether it's right or wrong is starting to become unclear."

An Hongshi finally turned his gaze away from the chessboard, looked at the people in the discussion room, and continued:
"For example, in a local situation, we might all feel that Black has the better position and is attacking White, but White's judgment might be exactly the opposite of ours..."

"White might think, 'It's clearly me attacking you, not you attacking me.'"

"If Black is right, that's fine, but... what if White is right?"

Upon hearing An Hongshi's words, the entire room fell even more silent, almost to the point of being able to hear a pin drop. "Go has a concept of direction. If the direction is correct, then differences in the strategy are allowed within the correct overall framework. But if the direction is wrong, then it will definitely be a bad move."

An Hongshi paused, then posed another question: "But what if everyone is going in the wrong direction?"

Lee Jun-hyuk was somewhat lost in thought, his mind replaying the game of chess he played with Yu Shao yesterday.

After a long pause, Lee Jun-hyuk finally spoke, somewhat bewildered, "These universally acknowledged rights and wrongs are the foundation of Go. Once the foundation falters, the edifice of modern Go will..."

Lee Jun-hyuk opened his mouth, but after a long while, he finally uttered the last few words: "Complete collapse."

An Hongshi smiled and asked, "Haven't you seen it yet?"

what did you see?
Everyone looked at An Hongshi with blank expressions.

An Hongshi looked up at the television screen, which was still completely black, indicating that there was still some time before the match began.

An Hongshi replied, "This four-thousand-year-old edifice is now... on the verge of collapse."

The entire venue fell silent once again.

A moment later, the knocking on the door again interrupted everyone's thoughts.

Park Ji-guk, who was sitting closest to the seminar room door, paused for a moment, then immediately stood up, walked to the door, and opened it.

Upon seeing the figure at the door, Park Ji-guk seemed to freeze in place.

Not only Park Ji-guk, but everyone else in the seminar room was also stunned when they saw the figure at the door of the seminar room. Even Ahn Hong-seok couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face.

At the entrance of the seminar room stood a middle-aged man who, although nearing forty, still possessed a handsome face.

He was wearing a suit, his eyes were bright, and he scanned the seminar room before his gaze quickly settled on An Hongshi.

"Professor An Hongshi, I just heard you were here too. I thought it was a lie, but I didn't expect you to actually come." The man smiled and spoke in Japanese.

“It’s not far from Pyongyang; I can get there in no time by high-speed train.”

An Hongshi smiled and said in fluent Japanese, "But it was really unexpected that you came, Professor Xinhe."

"May I come inside?"

At this moment, Honinbo Shinhwa looked at Park Ji-guk, who was still standing blankly at the door, and asked in broken Korean.

"Of course!"

Park Ji-guk finally came to his senses and quickly cleared a path for Honinbo Shin-ho.

Honinbo Shingo quickly walked to the opposite side of An Hongshi, pulled out a chair and sat down, then took out a cigarette case from his pocket, took out a cigarette and handed it to An Hongshi.

Everyone watched this scene in silence, completely unexpected that not only An Hongshi had come, but even Honinbo Shingo had shown up.
The two have been rivals for countless years, often fighting tooth and nail on the international stage, creating countless amazing games.

"Thank you."

An Hongshi smiled and took the cigarette from Honinbo Shinko, saying, "You flew here last night?"

"Correct."

Honinbo Shinko said as he lit a cigarette with a lighter, "Actually, it's not that far. It only takes a few hours by plane."

"That's also very troublesome."

An Hongshi also took out a lighter, lit a cigarette with a click, and asked, "Isn't it fine to watch the game at home?"

"Because I had a premonition."

Honinbo Shingo took a deep drag of his cigarette and then spoke.

"Premonition?"

An Hongshi was somewhat surprised to hear this.

"If I don't have time, then so be it. But since I do have time, I will definitely regret it later if I can't witness this game of chess in person."

Honinbo Shinko flicked his cigarette ash, looked at the television screen, and said, "Besides, I want to see with my own eyes what the future will be like."

"Hiss... Mr. Xinhe, your premonitions are usually very accurate. I've suffered a lot because of your strange premonitions on the chessboard."

An Hongshi gasped, half-jokingly and half-seriously saying, "I'm afraid today's match will shake the world of Go. I'm even more looking forward to today's match."

At that moment, all five television screens simultaneously displayed images.

The competition is about to begin!

Seeing this, An Hongshi asked with some curiosity, "Aren't you going to the Japanese discussion room to watch the match?"

"Never mind, it doesn't matter where I watch it. Since you're here, I'll stay and watch the game. You won't kick me out, will you?" Honinbo Shingo asked with a smile.

"of course not."

An Hongshi smiled and shook his head: "On the contrary, I couldn't be happier."

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