Go: The live broadcast queen launched a gorgeous rebellion against the dog

...I imagine...everyone in the live chat group...

They must have already been discussing surrendering, right?
Meanwhile, in the chess room of the Huaxia Chess Academy.

After spending more than a minute recounting the number of pieces on the plate, Shangguan Sheng couldn't help but let out a long, dejected sigh.

As a top-tier player skilled in endgame strategies, he had already quickly calculated that he was likely to lose by about two and a half points. Now, he was simply trying to calm himself down.

It's entirely easy to imagine the uproar that would ripple through the hearts of the spectators after watching such a game.

To be honest, the energy that Rui Zhao unleashed in this game was truly astonishing!
When he successfully used Ni Jue's meticulously crafted mid-game strategy to outmaneuver the world's number one player, he was absolutely certain that he held a huge advantage! Even the usually meticulous Ni Jue felt that his chances in this game were extremely high!

But who would have thought that Athena, unleashing her full divine power, would be this terrifying!
Even though it was already the 128th move after the right-hand flying knife was placed, the opponent still managed to overload his brain with their incredible linear calculation ability, superb endgame finishing skills, and almost insane speed of placing pieces, ultimately forcibly changing his fate!

perhaps……

If I wait until the top left and top right corners are more defined before making a move, I can hold out until the very end...

But... there are no "what ifs".

At that time, the price on the chart was at its lowest point!
If we delay any longer and miss the opportunity, we may never be able to use this knife again!
……Why!

Give up!
Continuing to persist will only increase the suffering.

With this in mind, Shi Yiguan gently lifted his fingertips, as if they weighed a thousand pounds, and then took two black stones from the chess box, placing them on a corner of the board, issuing a crisp signal of resignation. His tired but sincere voice followed:

"...I give up!"

The game is now over.

After 204 moves, facing Shangguan Sheng's extremely fierce sudden attack at the end of the middle game, the world's number one player finally relied on his brilliant endgame performance to complete a comeback from the top to the bottom, and entered the Dragon Star Tournament final for the second consecutive year.

But... at this moment, the official's nerves did not relax at all; on the contrary, they became even more tense.

He sighed again, resigned, and lowered his head slightly, awaiting the impending storm.

—After all, this time, he disregarded martial ethics and launched a sneak attack on a 22-year-old girl!
He could almost guess the question that would be thrown at him soon:

"...Shangguan Jiudan, what's going on? Didn't we agree to a fair endgame match?"

"I kindly promised to have a fair match with you, and you, a man in your thirties, still broke your promise... Don't you have any basic sense of shame?"

"Working with someone like you in the Chinese chess world is utterly disgusting!"

...Tsk!

Just thinking about it is unbearable!

At this moment, the muscles on Shangguan Sheng's face were twitching repeatedly, and he was on the verge of losing his composure at any moment.

Although Hajime and he did agree on the same "explanation" in the group chat before the game - the gist of which was that inspiration struck suddenly, and they couldn't control themselves, resulting in this outcome.

But how could such an obvious and highly targeted "sneak attack" not arouse her suspicion?!

If Rui Zhao were to continue questioning them, and the existence of the "Rui Zhao encirclement network" were to be exposed... that group of fermented bean curd fans would probably be wiped out on the spot!
Therefore, although he had already suffered a crushing defeat in the game and was convinced of his loss, at this moment, he had to muster all his energy, put on all his acting skills, and be psychologically prepared to deal with the opponent's "torture".

He even replayed the few lines Bian Lele had taught him in his mind at high speed, waiting for the judgment to come.

But... to the official's surprise...

The expected opening remarks, filled with judgment and reproach, did not come.

Time seemed to freeze for a few seconds. Rui Zhao, sitting opposite him, seemed to finally break free from the intense world of competition. Her long, slightly upturned eyelashes trembled gently, and her clear, spring-like eyes refocused on him.

Then, a completely different, clear voice, filled with obvious excitement and agitation, shattered the heavy silence like a silver bell and pounded down on Shangguan Sheng! Every word seemed to carry the force of an exclamation mark!

"Shangguan! Ninth Dan!"

The contemporary Zhaojun called out her full name, her voice high-pitched, filled with barely concealed excitement:
"I knew you could do it!"

"...

“……?!?!?!”

Shangguan Sheng was stunned when he heard this—it sounded like a compliment to him.

How can you say it "definitely will"?!
What about the questions?!

What about the doubts?!
What about the uncontrollable rage after being ambushed?

His body froze instantly, his eyes filled with astonishment and disbelief, making his prepared defensive stance seem ridiculous and superfluous.

This script...

Something just doesn't look right!

Rui Zhao clearly didn't notice his current awkward state and continued her exclamation at a rapid pace:

"Your performance in the bottom right corner was absolutely brilliant!!!"

Her eyes sparkled, as if she had discovered a rare treasure:
"Although you made a lot of blunders like before, the move in the lower right corner was absolutely, truly, truly beautiful! I didn't even notice that there was such a subtle and ingenious move in that area!"

With an astonished tone, Meijin Tengen's finger instinctively pointed to the incredibly foolish shape in the lower right corner of the board that had caused her such a significant loss:

"I thought you had made a stupid mistake again, with inconsistent strategies in your moves!"

"But then I realized! Your real purpose was to make me build up my strength and create repetition by sacrificing pieces! And that final super roll was absolutely brilliant!!"

"So... I already said it!"
"As long as you, Shangguan Jiudan, work hard, you will definitely be able to come up with some very brilliant moves in the opening and middle game!"

"..."

Rui Zhao's tone was full of affirmation and encouragement, as if she were cheering on a junior who needed encouragement.

Faced with these words, a huge surge of emotion, mixed with shame, guilt, and utter disgrace, instantly rushed to the official's mind, and his ears burned.

Brilliant? Beautiful? The result of my hard work?!
This is clearly all thanks to the collective wisdom and efforts of the "shared knife library" of the fermented bean curd fans and the upgrades and modifications personally undertaken by former celebrity Tianyuan!
If you were to be caught completely unprepared on the spot, how could you possibly dig such a deep hole that even the world's number one player with a gap in skill level was caught off guard by!

However, having said all that, he naturally couldn't reveal the truth...

You can't exactly say, "No, no, no, that move wasn't my idea. It was something we, a bunch of grown men, created after building a shared throwing knife library, and then we begged you, Senior Brother Ni, to help us upgrade and modify it specifically to deal with you, can you?"
His Adam's apple bobbed laboriously, his eyes darting away, avoiding Rui Zhao's bright gaze. He mumbled incoherently, like a child just learning to speak:

"...Ah...yes, yes...I, I understand!"
"...From now on...I will work hard!"

To avoid continuing this suffocating topic, and to alleviate his near-explosive embarrassment, Shangguan Sheng used almost all his quick wit, stiffly and awkwardly changing the subject while his face burned:
"That...that...

"Shall we... review the rest of the game now?"
"Especially those spoons you just mentioned that I cooked!"

"Okay!"

Upon hearing the suggestion to review the game, Rui Zhao immediately nodded in agreement, her eyes regaining their unique, focused gleam as she explored the details of the game.

Seemingly oblivious to the official's embarrassment, and completely unaware that his heartfelt "affirmation" had nearly caused this senior to die on the spot:

"...Then let's talk about the last two most crucial spoons first!"

"First, here it is, move 177! The move you made here."

"It seems like it's trying to do two things at once, putting pressure on my large group in the upper left corner while simultaneously rescuing the three black stones in the center... But in reality, this move poses absolutely no real threat to my large group in the upper left corner!"

"It seems like I need to immediately resurrect this piece, but actually it's not necessary!"

"My move of turning and squeezing is the first move! You simply cannot block me here! So this move 177 can only be described as... a move with almost no clear purpose! It is an absolute blunder!"

"The correct solution at that time should have been to directly stick to point 179! First, protect the points in the middle, and prepare to decide the outcome when the middle is finally settled..."

"Ah! At this point, we must also mention the 179th move that followed!"
"This post! After my 178th move exchange, you absolutely cannot place your bet in this position anymore! The nature of the situation is completely different!"

"Originally, Black could have made a pin at move 177 because if White jumped in afterward, Black could counterattack. If White continued to break into territory, Black could save three stones and recover the loss..."

"After exchanging moves 177 and 178, the means to save three pieces disappeared, so it's better to finish the job with this move..."

"Hey, wait a minute! Rui, Rui Zhao, slow down..."

"I can't digest things as quickly as you do..."

...

...

"...Um..."

"Why...why hasn't she come out yet?!"

In the corridor on the fourth floor of Huaxia Chess Academy, the afternoon sun at 4:30 pm slanted through the glass windows, casting long shadows on the ground.

Nie Yunyi leaned against the cold wall, his fingers unconsciously picking at the seams of his trousers, his gaze occasionally drifting to the tightly closed door of the chess room next to him—inside, Rui Zhao and Shangguan Sheng's debriefing seemed to still be ongoing.

At this point, a full twenty minutes had passed since Rui Zhao's stunning comeback that secured her ticket to the Dragon Star Battle finals. For Nie Yunyi, those twenty minutes felt like an eternity.

Although Athena unleashed her full power in the rapid game, and in the latter half of the game she was like a goddess descending to earth, she managed to force Shangguan Sheng to a complete reversal, creating another game worthy of being recorded in the annals of Go history...

But in Xiao Nie Miao's eyes, the victory of the person she cared about was still fraught with danger and thrilling!

That sudden flying knife! That precipitous drop in winning percentage! That suffocating feeling of being cornered... all of these pierced his heart like needles, making him feel even more guilty! He was restless and unable to sit still!

He couldn't wait to rush in and tell her everything he knew! To let her see the true colors of those scoundrels and to warn her to be more wary of these scheming guys in the future!
Just as his inner anxiety was about to burst through his skull, a slight "click" sounded as the latch snapped open!
The door to the chess room... opened!
Nie Yunyi's heart jumped into his throat!

He turned around abruptly and rushed towards the door like an arrow released from a bow. The words he had rehearsed countless times in his throat came out with urgency and worry!

"Rui Zhao! You...wait?!"

However, when he saw the figure walking out of the door, Nie Yunyi was frozen in place as if he had been struck by a spell!
Because the person who came... was not Rui Zhao!
Instead, it was another player from Group A who made it to the semifinals, someone Nie Yunyi had always regarded as his idol and a role model to strive for…

Lin Ruixin, 9-dan, former leader of the Chinese national team. (End of Chapter)