Chapter 117: Tang Feng Leads the Mathematics Department to Win the Campus Basketball Championship! (Part 1/4)

In the morning, after breakfast, Tang Feng went to the neighboring Tsinghua University.

Qiu Gang was already waiting for him at the entrance of the Mathematics Department.

“Professor Qiu!” Tang Feng saw him and hurriedly went up to greet him.

“Let’s go! I’ve already made an appointment with Dean Ma! He’s waiting for us at the Go Institute!” Qiu Gang said.

Tang Feng followed him into the car.

The car started and left Tsinghua University.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the Go Institute.

A man who looked to be about sixty years old was already waiting at the door.

Qiu Gang greeted the elderly man and introduced Tang Feng to him.

“Dean Ma, Tang Feng is a genius from the Mathematics Department of Jingcheng University. I mentioned Go to him during our conversation before. I brought him here mainly to have him exchange ideas with you.” Qiu Gang explained his purpose.

“Tang Feng, have you had any contact with Go before?” Ma Qihua asked with a smile.

“I haven’t really been in touch. But I’ve been researching it these past few days and found Go quite interesting. I would set up a board in my mind and play against myself.” Tang Feng answered.

“Oh? Is that so?” Ma Qihua’s eyes lit up.

He didn’t expect Tang Feng to be able to play against himself in his mind!

After all, such play requires a very strong memory!

“Dean Ma, why don’t you play a game with Tang Feng?” Qiu Gang suggested.

“Okay!” Ma Qihua agreed very readily.

Soon, they sat down in front of a Go board.

Luckily, Tang Feng was from Dongshan and had often eaten on the kang in his childhood, so sitting cross-legged was natural for him.

If it were someone who had grown up sleeping in a bed, they might not be used to it at first.

Ma Qihua let Tang Feng go first.

Tang Feng didn’t stand on ceremony with the other party and started to place his stones.

The speed of their game was very fast!

Especially Tang Feng! He hardly took any time to think!

In less than fifteen minutes, Ma Qihua was defeated!

He looked at the Go board, then at Tang Feng, with a somewhat dazed spirit.

Although he was past his prime, he was still the dean of the Go Institute, and his level was quite high.

He had originally thought he could easily defeat Tang Feng, but in less than fifteen minutes, he was thoroughly defeated.

Qiu Gang also did not expect such a situation.

“Let’s play another game!” Ma Qihua decided.

This time he went first.

Because he lost so badly in the previous game, he was extra cautious this game.

This game lasted a whole hour.

In the end, Ma Qihua was defeated again.

“Tang Feng, I really didn’t expect your Go level to be so high! I’m not your opponent!” Ma Qihua couldn’t help but give a thumbs up.

“Dean Ma, what do you think Tang Feng’s current Go level could be?” Qiu Gang couldn’t wait to ask.

“Nine dan is definitely no problem! I even think he fully qualifies to be ten dan!” Ma Qihua answered.

“There aren’t any ten dan Go players, right?” Qiu Gang asked.

“No.” Ma Qihua shook his head and said, “But his ability to defeat me in such a short time is indeed very impressive! None of the players in our Go Institute can match his level.”

“Dean Ma, if he represents China in the Go world, is there a chance to win the championship?” Qiu Gang’s emotions seemed a bit excited.

“That’s hard to say. After all, whether it’s Japan or Korea, there are very strong players in place! But his Go level is indeed very high, in my judgment, he could be ranked first in China.” Ma Qihua answered.

“In that case, how about letting him represent China in the competition?” Qiu Gang discussed with him.

“The 13th Seven Stars Cup is about to be held! If he can defeat our Go Institute’s three seeded players, then he can represent China in the competition!” Ma Qihua answered.

“Tang Feng, do you have the confidence to defeat them?” Qiu Gang asked.

“Yes! I can play against all three of them at the same time! That way, we can save time.” Tang Feng answered.

“But that’s not fair to you. Playing against three people at the same time will inevitably increase the consumption of mental energy.” Ma Qihua was somewhat worried.

“I think it’s okay. If I can’t bear it, I will stop the match.” Tang Feng said.

Seeing him say this, Ma Qihua naturally did not say anything more.

Soon, three Go players who were slightly older than Tang Feng came here.

“Dean, you called us?”

“Yes.” Ma Qihua nodded and said, “This is Tang Feng from the Mathematics Department of Jingcheng University. His Go level is very high, and he wants to have a match with you.”

“Play against all three of us? Who goes first?”

“He wants to play against all three of you at the same time.” Ma Qihua answered.

“What?” The three Go players were immediately shocked.

They looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

This was the first time they had encountered someone so arrogant!

After all, they were the top Go players in China!

Even the top players from Japan or Korea wouldn’t dare to be so presumptuous as to play against them three at the same time!

“Dean, it’s not that I’m arrogant! Not to mention the three of us teaming up, I alone can take him down!” One of the Go players said.

“I can do it myself too!” Another Go player also followed suit.

“You definitely can’t. I just played two games with him, and both were quite badly lost. Although your skills are slightly better than mine, you will definitely lose against him.” Ma Qihua didn’t mind hitting their confidence, saying it straight.

“What?” The three of them changed their expressions upon hearing this.

Ma Qihua was the dean of the Go Institute!

And Ma Qihua at his peak basically swept through the Go world!

Even though his condition had declined a lot now, his Go level was still very high.

The key was that Ma Qihua said the words “quite badly lost.”

“In that case, all three of us will play against you!” The opponents decided.

Soon, the Go boards were set up.

Tang Feng gestured for them to go first.

Ma Qihua and Qiu Gang watched closely by the side.

As time passed, Tang Feng’s pace of placing stones remained very steady.

As soon as the opponents placed theirs, he followed with his placement.

There was hardly any time spent thinking in between.

It was like a high-performance robot.

In the end, all three players playing against Tang Feng were defeated.

Their eyes were filled with disbelief!

After all, they were the strongest three people in China’s Go world at the moment!

The three of them teamed up, yet they were not Tang Feng’s opponents!

Terrifying! It was truly terrifying!

In front of them, Tang Feng was like a monster!

“Tang Feng, I really didn’t expect your Go level to be so powerful that you could play against three people at the same time. It seems that we have a complete chance of winning the Seven Stars Cup Go tournament this time!” Ma Qihua was exceptionally excited.

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