“…Uh, that’s not right!

"I lost to that dwarf by 1.5 centimeters in height, and lost to that big mouth Lin by half a point in chess!
"I'm so mad!!!"

Seeing her boyfriend's comrade-in-arms showing a helpless expression, Queen Mulan realized her slip of the tongue and quickly corrected it to avoid being mistaken for a fool.

Indeed, as Yang Manjing said...

In the final crucial round of the Sanshuang Cup qualifiers that ended this afternoon, the little witch, who played with black, lost to Lin Ruixin by half a point and failed to catch the last train to the Sanshuang Institute. This made Mulan, who had just won the Weiqi League championship and was in excellent form in this qualifier, beat her chest and stamp her feet:
“I’ve already defeated Zeng Gou this time, and I just need to beat Lin Laodeng in the last round to go to South Korea!
"The result really depends on this last round!"

"Uh, Xiao Yang..."

Hearing this, Zeng Guangwen, who was also planning to comfort his teammates, twitched his facial muscles slightly, and then corrected himself:

"I've already told you that I can tolerate your yelling in the team... but please be more careful in public!
"In principle, I can only allow the Queen to call me a dog to my face!"

Uh...Brother Zeng...

Why do I feel that your "principle" is not very principled...

Hearing this, Chu Jun, who was already embarrassed on the spot, couldn't help but complain about Zeng Guangwen in his heart again.

What's more, Rui Zhao doesn't usually call you that! You are showing your loyalty in vain... Oh!

He probably knew Rui Zhao wouldn't call him that, so he said that...

What does it mean to "show loyalty out of thin air"?

However, Zeng Guangwen did not seem to notice Chu Jun's expression. After making the first statement, he immediately said:

“…Besides, my dear aunt, the one you lost to was Lin Ruixin! The seven-time champion Lin Ruixin!
"Back then, Little Sheep and Little Bird couldn't beat him even when they were given a handicap. Now you play first under the Ying-Korean rules and he only loses by half a point. And yet you're still unhappy?"

"Of course I'm not happy! He's so old!"

Queen Mulan puffed up her lips and replied:
"Even Brother Zeng, you can beat him, so why can't I?!"

"Uh...hiss——"

"If you put it that way...it does make sense, eh?!"

Looking back on the entire experience of this qualifying round, Zeng Guangwen had to admit that what Yang Manjing said was not outrageous.

After the top three domestic players, Lei Ruisun, who were obviously stronger than the others, were exempted from selection and directly participated in the competition, among the remaining people who needed to participate in the preliminaries, except for Ji and Xiong who might be slightly stronger than the others, the rest of them are now about the same, and it all depends on who is in better on-the-spot condition.

Like Lin, Zeng, and Yang, this time they fought each other and won and lost, and they went around in circles. It can be said that they are basically players on the same level! Miss Witch seemed to have no problem with her regret.

The logic behind it might be easy to understand, but the sense of unreality that the little witch's words brought to Zeng Guangwen was not so easy to digest.

Ah, this, this, this...

Now, not only is Lin Ruixin no longer able to defeat the Queen, she is even beginning to have the possibility of losing to the Little Witch? !
After digesting this fact for a while, Xiaotian Dog finally came to his senses.

But...that's true!

It’s been a long time since Lin Ruixin achieved any results!

Although I heard recently that this guy has been staying at home all day and hasn’t even done a live broadcast for almost a year, I don’t know how many fans he has lost!
But time is merciless, Lin Ruixin is already thirty years old!

I was able to beat him in this qualifying round, so it’s not surprising that Xiao Yang has a chance to win.

It's even considered good that he made it to the next round... Wait? !
Zeng Guangwen, who was thinking about it in his heart, suddenly discovered another brilliant point:
……its not right!

It’s true that Lin Ruixin is thirty years old...but I’m only one month older than him!
He is old... How can I beat him?
...

...

"Sir, congratulations on qualifying!"

At the same time, in the first floor lobby of the Huaxia Chess Academy.

Shangguan Sheng, who had just gone downstairs to return to the hotel, unexpectedly received a brief congratulations from an old friend.

“Ah, thank you, Dai Gong!
"I was just lucky and found the spoon again!"

The official smiled modestly and responded briefly to Dai Ran.

The two are of similar age and both have introverted personalities.

We have been in the same professional circle for nearly twenty years. Although we cannot be called close friends, we do have a good relationship.

However, what Shangguan Sheng said just now cannot be considered completely modest - the current Guan Ye is indeed relying on his unique Chinese second-half finishing and the overall strategy of "make fewer mistakes and wait for the spoon", standing firm in the Chinese chess world and being an outspoken figure who becomes more powerful as he gets older.

In contrast, Dai Ran can be said to be a complete counterexample... But just when Shangguan Sheng thought that this was just a polite remark, Dai Ran, who usually doesn't like to talk, seemed to be in a very good mood today:
"Why are you being so modest? It's much better than me now, where I can hardly win against a 9th dan player under 30 years old!"

"As I get older, I am getting worse at straight-line calculations. I make mistakes all the time. It seems like there is no situation where I can't make mistakes!

"You are half a year older than me, and you still made it to the preliminaries. I really have to admire you!"

Although his tone remained unchanged, Dai Ran did not say less today.

"Ah, it's not much better!"

Shangguan Sheng was a little surprised by this, but he still smiled bitterly and replied:

"My little tricks can only deal with some impetuous young people!
"If I really meet players like Xiao Lei and Sun Yi, who have very high quality in layout and mid-game moves and rarely make mistakes, I will be completely timid! The outcome will be decided before the endgame!

"Even now, everyone still calls me 'the best official in the world', but even if we only talk about the domestic situation, I feel that Xiao Lei and Rui Zhao's official moves are not necessarily weaker than mine! It's just that I can't last long enough to compete with them in official moves..."

"There's nothing we can do. They are young after all!"

Dai Ran said with emotion:
“Even that ‘highly gifted person’ Lin Ruixin has been working so hard recently, but he almost didn’t make it out of the qualifying rounds again. Sometimes you really can’t accept your age!
"To be honest, I have been thinking these days, if AI could have come out a few years earlier, would I have been able to familiarize myself with AI's style more quickly and achieve more results while I was still young - but in the end, there are no ifs in the world."

……Um?

Mr. Dai seems to be in the mood for chatting today!

Realizing that the other party seemed to want to chat with someone today, the official couldn't help but think silently in his mind.

In fact, there have been rumors in the circle that Dai Ran taught Rui Zhao for a long period of time in 25 years. During this period, Rui Zhao became more and more like Dai Ran's mid-game chess style, which is very telling.

Although Rui Zhao and Dai Ran have never directly confirmed this rumor, considering that the "Nongshim Cup Spring Festival Special Training" in 25 years was almost certain that it was Rui Zhao who was working under the name of Dai Ran, it can indeed be inferred that the two have a close relationship.

——This was also the reason why Dai Gong was not invited to join the two times of the [Rui Zhao Encirclement Network].

Well……

Since there has been no progress from Ni Jue for the time being, can we consider learning about Rui Zhao's potential weaknesses from Old Dai?

After all, if there is no good news, the atmosphere in the fermented bean curd group will be like "crying at the name of the queen"!

Having made up his mind, Shangguan Sheng immediately started to take advantage of the situation and followed Dai Ran's words and said:

"Hey, Lao Dai, you're just not in good shape recently, just adjust yourself!
"Hey, I just want to celebrate my qualification this time. Shall we go find a restaurant to eat?"

"Row!"

Dai Ran agreed very readily:
“But… I’ll treat you this time!

"I also want you to accompany me to pick out a wig tonight!"

"wig?"

Shangguan Sheng was slightly stunned when he heard this.

"Well, didn't you all say that I would look more energetic if I wore a wig? I want to try it!"

"This, this is it..."

Although Dai Gong gave an explanation, the official was still a little suspicious - because it should not be his turn to help with such a relatively private matter.

In terms of relationship, both Ni Jue and Ji Qiujuan are closer than he and Dai Ran.

Although Ni Jue gave up the chance to participate in the Sanshuang Cup qualifiers because his wife was pregnant and he knew he had no hope of qualifying, Ji Qiujuan, his teammate, had just qualified successfully. Logically, Dai Ran should have invited Ji Qiujuan first!
At this time, Dai Gong seemed to see what the other party was confused about, and he smiled and answered directly:
"Qiu Juan, then I won't consider it!
"As an old brother, I feel sorry for him every day. He is such a good talent, but just because he is a little indecisive, he has only won one World Cup Champions League and one National Championship so far.

"And with Rui Zhao and Lei Qi being so strong, it will probably be difficult to make any breakthroughs in the future...

"It wasn't until now that I realized that the clown was actually me!"

"……what?!"

After hearing this, the official became even more confused.

Because in his opinion, no matter how suddenly Ji Qiujuan achieved a breakthrough in his performance, it would be impossible for Dai Gongzhineng, who held three world championships, to regard himself as a clown:
"W-What's going on?!"

"It's nothing."

The smile on Dai Ran's face did not fade at all, but became more meaningful:
“I just feel that, for chess players, Go may be life, but in the end it is not the whole of life…

"Oh, of course...

"Except Rui Zhao." (End of this chapter)

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