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

To be honest, since turning twenty-seven, Sun Yi has indeed begun to understand why it is said that "chess players will feel that their energy can't keep up after the age of twenty-six."

After his unexpected loss to Kosaka in the Spring Orchid Cup, he was again unexpectedly defeated by Little Witch in the Nongshim Cup preliminaries in July, becoming a member of the new Keda team with a full set of losses, and sitting at the same table as Lele.

The stability of the "strength and weakness detector" is indeed not as good as it used to be.

Nevertheless, Sun Yi has learned his lesson and adjusted his mindset since then.

If she hadn't encountered Lei Qi so early in the second round of the Changqi Cup, she probably could have gone even further. In the Yixian Tournament, she even fought her way to the challenger finals in her lucky place before losing to her own junior sister, which can be considered a small recovery.

However, just when he hoped that he would at least not lose to any player other than Rui, Lei, and Liu in this Dream Lily Cup, he lost to the veteran Lin Ruixin with white after a long and arduous game, which made him quite depressed.

...Oh well! Never mind!
After all, it's the age when things start to decline! It's normal for grades to fluctuate a bit.

Sun Yi, who had no strong desire to win the World Championship, comforted himself a little. But just as he reached the door of his room and was about to open it, a thought, like a grain of sand stuck in a gear, made him suddenly stop!
...Wait a minute!

Lin Ruixin is more than three years older than me! And he used to have a history of plane crashes...

But his grades seem a bit off lately?
Upon discovering the key point, Sun Yi's mind raced, and the more he thought about it, the more something seemed amiss.

Since successfully qualifying for the Sanshuang Cup at the beginning of the year, Lin Ruixin has not only qualified for the Chunzhilan Cup, Tongge Cup and LIG Cup, but has also achieved good results each time!
In the Sanshuang Cup, he lost to Rui Zhao in the round of 16.
In the Spring Orchid Cup, the quarterfinals saw Mingren Tianyuan Fuzi once again defeat the other team.

In the Tongge Cup, he fought hard in the quarterfinals but lost to Liu Shixian.

In the LIG Cup, he was defeated once again by the young master of the Liu family in the round of 16...

He has to be among the top three in every World Championship to be eliminated, which shows that he has already demonstrated his remarkable strength!

Today, he eliminated himself again and made it into the World Championship quarterfinals once more!
Currently, his ranking even surpasses Chu Jun and Xiao Xiong, placing him fourth in the country! It's hard to believe he's a veteran in his thirties!

Uh……

Could he really be trying to beat Rui Zhao?!
When this thought popped into his head, Sun Wukong's expression twitched slightly.

It's only because his junior sister is so incredibly strong that he'd be a little worried.

Okay! I'm not going to think about it anymore!
Don't bring your bad mood to Yu Hong.

Thinking of this, the captain of the Suhu team quickly composed himself, forcing a slightly regretful and helpless smile on his face before taking out his room card and swiping it to open the door with a "beep".

"Yu Hong, I'm back!" Sun Yi pushed open the door, trying to keep his voice light and cheerful.

However, the expected gentle response from the little bird did not come.

Sun Yi blinked several times in surprise, and when he peeked inside again, he saw the female team's captain sitting blankly on the sofa.

She didn't get up to greet him immediately as usual, nor did she even look up at him. She just sat there on the sofa, her brows slightly furrowed, as if shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere.

hiss--

What's happening here? !

Sun Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously slowed his pace, but a guess quickly formed in his mind.

Oh right! I remember Yu Hong and Lin Ruixin have never gotten along!

I guess she was unhappy because I unexpectedly lost to Lin Ruixin!

Having figured out the key point, Sun Wukong instantly had an idea. He quickly went to the sofa, sat down next to his wife, and began to explain in a flattering tone:

"Ah... I'm sorry, Yu Hong!"

"I never expected Lin Ruixin to be in such good shape at his age!"
"I didn't target this one too much... and it still backfired... uh... Yu Hong?"
Are you listening, Yu Hong?

After talking for a while, Sun Wukong realized that his wife seemed to be still stunned, so his tone became a little more urgent.

Only then did the little bird, which had been in a daze, seem to be brought back to its senses by his voice.

"...Huh? Monkey, you're back?!"

"W-what did you just say?"

She trembled slightly, turned her head to look at her husband with a blank expression, her eyes still clearly unfocused.

"..."

Sun Yi was taken aback by his wife's completely off-track reaction. All the prepared remarks he had prepared were stuck in his throat, as if he had punched a pillow.

So you didn't hear my "deep self-reflection" at all?!
Sun Yi had no choice but to refine the key points again, stating with certainty:
"I said... my loss to Lin Dazui today was an accident!"

"I will definitely work harder from now on, and I'll get my revenge next time I meet him!"

However, after hearing this statement, Liu Yuhong's beautiful eyebrows still furrowed slightly, and her gaze lingered on Sun Yi's face for a few seconds, as if she was processing her husband's words.

then……

Sun Yi then heard something that greatly surprised him:
"Ah... there's no need to push yourself so hard!"

His wife seemed completely unconcerned about his defeat today:
"Anyway, you're an old player now. You've won the World Championship, the Nongshim Cup, and several domestic championships!"

"Besides, Rui Zhao is incredibly strong right now, so why are you still putting in so much effort!"

"……what?"

Sun Yi was stunned and didn't react at all.

This...this art style is wrong...
Weren't you angry about Lin Ruixin before? Why are you advising me to stop pushing myself?
However, what surprised him even more was yet to come.

After briefly brushing off the topic of the competition, Liu Yuhong suddenly looked at him very seriously and said in a solemn and unyielding tone:

"Well... lately both sets of parents have been pressuring us to have a baby."

"Shall we start preparing now?"

"what?!"

Sun Yi's brain seemed to freeze for a second, leaving him completely bewildered! He even wondered if he was hallucinating from losing the game!
Inducing childbirth? Preparing?
The topic shift was too abrupt!

Moreover, just a few days ago, Liu Yuhong's parents mentioned having a child again on the phone, and Xiao Xiaoniao's response of "I'll think about it some more" was still fresh in everyone's mind.

But the result...

Why did things suddenly change so drastically today?!
"……Well……

"I...I have no objection..."

Sun Yi responded somewhat haltingly:

"But when your parents called a few days ago, didn't you say you 'need to think about it some more'?"

"What's there to think about! I'm almost thirty!"

Liu Yuhong waved his hand, his tone suddenly becoming somewhat anxious:

"If we don't prepare now... people much younger than me might already have kids!"

"Much younger than me"?
Sun Yi was a little confused at first, but he didn't take it too seriously and continued to persuade his wife not to make a decision on a whim:

"Being two or three years younger is no big deal!"
“My parents told me that the little rascal next door in town when I was a kid is now a dad, but I’m not in a hurry!”

The problem is!

"This isn't just a matter of being two or three years younger! It's way too young!"

The little bird's words puzzled Sun Yi even more, and he cautiously probed:
“Yu Hong… Who…are you talking about?”

"that is……"

The little bird instinctively wanted to blurt it out, but swallowed the words back:
"……never mind!
"I promised Jingjing I wouldn't tell anyone else!"

However, before Liu Yuhong even realized what she had said wrong, she saw her husband completely frozen in place, as if he had heard something terrible...

...

...

The following day, December 19th, was the quarterfinals of the Dream Lily Cup.

At 12:45 PM, in a room at the Zhigao Junrui Hotel.

The curtains were half-drawn, and the midday sun slanted in, casting a bright patch of light on the light brown wooden floor, which was slightly dazzling.

There was no television or music playing in the room; only the room's occupant's deep breathing and the soft rustling of fabric could be heard.

After putting on his slightly wrinkled suit in three seconds, Lin Ruixin casually tied his tie, glanced at his reflection in the glasses, and headed straight out to the chess room, his movements swift and decisive.

More than half a year later, today he will once again sit opposite that person in an official match.

That figure he had been chasing for so long, that figure who was now revered as a god by the entire chess world!

In his limited interactions with the outside world recently, Lin Ruixin heard that Rui Zhao seemed to have caused a great stir globally, and he could also sense some of the ridicule from the outside world for his desperate defense of Rui Zhao.

But he didn't pay attention to that.

His ears seemed to have a built-in filter, blocking out all the noise.

There was only one thing on his mind from beginning to end!

...Win against Rui Zhao!
He defeated the world's strongest Go player who had won six consecutive World Championship titles, dominated all titles, and was revered as the only true god in the world!
For this reason, he has devoted almost all of his available time and energy to chess over the past year!

No holidays, no entertainment, not even a life!

Only through day after day of training, reviewing, interpreting scores, and researching.

He knew better than anyone else...

Otherwise, he would have absolutely no chance of catching up with that monster who has created a myth of only losing one game all year and winning 100 games in official matches!

Therefore, Lin Ruixin's mood was indeed a bit fluctuating compared to usual, but he had to admit it...

There weren't many fluctuations.

Although he never paid attention to the huge waves that Wang Zhaojun caused in the public opinion arena, he carefully studied every game that Rui Zhao played, so he had the clearest understanding of his opponent's strength.

It can be said that... the opponent's strength is almost indescribable!

Even in the relatively weaker field of slow chess, Rui Zhao's level of skill compared to all other human chess players has reached an unimaginable level!
That's why she has such a leisurely yet exquisite performance on the chessboard in the past two months of competitions!
Lin Ruixin could clearly feel that, through his almost superhuman training, his own strength was indeed improving against his age.

His keen insight into board positions, clearer control over the overall situation, and more composed handling of complex situations... all reached their highest point since he won his last world championship in 2020.

This is absolutely not an illusion!
This is the strength he snatched back from the hands of time with countless days and nights of sweat, blood, and even at the cost of his future health!
however……

This strength, which most of his peers look up to and even enough to put him back in the world's top ranks, is nothing short of a futile effort in the face of the world's number one player, who is almost impossible for humans to defeat!

This realization is cold and cruel, but it is by no means a reason to back down.

Even if it doesn't work now... there will definitely be opportunities in the future!

This belief was etched deep into Lin Ruixin's soul like a brand.

At worst, I'll just wait and see with her until the end of time!
Let's see if her incomprehensible love for Go can truly remain unchanged and eternal!
It seems she was the first to tire of this endless series of victories...

Or perhaps it's my own body that's been worn down by time until it can no longer hold the chess pieces!

Just then, a thought with a touch of fatalism suddenly rippled through Lin Ruixin's heart.

He began to understand a little better... those believers who prostrated themselves every step of the way on the snowy plateau, measuring the earth with their bodies, on their way to worship the holy mountain.

In his original view, these believers were no different from fools!

Is it worth spending your whole life just to reach a vague and uncertain end?
But at this moment, as he was about to embark on that doomed journey once again, he seemed to suddenly understand.

To others, aren't we also using the most foolish persistence to try to trigger a miracle that seems completely impossible in normal times?
……Oh!

Lin Ruixin let out a barely audible hum, but one that carried a strong sense of self-mockery.

I've always prided myself on being exceptionally intelligent, able to see Go from a perspective that transcends the chessboard...

They have the ability to see into people's hearts and weigh the pros and cons.

But unexpectedly... in the end...

They were still trapped in this tiny chess game!

However, the thought only flashed through his mind for a moment.

All the emotions in my heart were suppressed and flattened in an instant, leaving only a kind of cold, pure focus.

He walked through the quiet hotel corridor, took the elevator, and arrived at the chess room on the first floor.

The figure that was so deeply etched in his mind was now sitting upright on one side of the chessboard.

Rui Zhao was wearing a simple sky-blue knit sweater, her back straight, her head slightly lowered, her gaze seemingly fixed on the empty chessboard in front of her.

The overhead light strip cast a soft halo around her.

Quiet.

sacred.

It seemed to be isolated from everything around it, forming its own world!
However, Lin Ruixin's steps never stopped.

His gaze swept calmly over the almost godlike figure, without any unnecessary reaction or movement.

There was no anger, no resentment, no provocation, not even...

There wasn't the slightest emotional fluctuation.

He walked straight to the other side of the chessboard, pulled out a chair, and sat down steadily.

"...Let's start guessing."

The seven-time Chinese champion, who had just taken his seat, spoke in a low voice—there were no greetings, no pleasantries, only calm preparations before the game.

Rui Zhao's gaze lingered on his face for a moment, before she responded with a single, equally emotionless word:

"Ah."

Then, she stretched out her fair fingers to the chess box, grabbed a handful of black pieces—the game of guessing who goes first begins.

The attitudes and determinations of the two had already been confirmed in their previous encounters, as clear as the black and white pieces on a chessboard! There was no need for further words!

At this moment, the game on the chessboard is the only way for the two sides to communicate!
Silence once again enveloped the chessboard.

Only the crisp sound of Lin Ruixin striking the coin toss signaling the start of this battle destined to be recorded in the annals of Go history! (End of Chapter)