Chapter 207 The Queen's Victory (True)

"Rui Zhao, are you feeling better?"

On the afternoon of the 25th, Yongle District People’s Hospital.

Shang Chaotian came to Rui Zhao's ward to greet him.

After waking up in the morning, the doctor determined that Rui Zhao was in good health and he had a simple meal at noon.

Although Rui Zhao's face is still a little pale, he has regained some vitality and can accept visitors.

So Shang Chaotian decided to have some small exchanges this afternoon - after all, after suffering a loss at the hands of Lei Qi, he now dared not hide any important things from these young people.

Some things...it's better to let the child know right under his nose.

...

At this time, Rui Zhao had sat up from the hospital bed and was eating the fruit that her mother had just cut for her.

Although the girl was not as energetic and lively as usual, it was obvious that she was fine. She even stood up and greeted Shang Chaotian when she saw him coming in.
"Ah, Chairman Shang, you are here!"

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Hurry up and don't move!"

Shang Chaotian quickly stepped forward to stop him and said:

"You are a patient now! Why are you still being polite?"

The girl puffed up her lips and said:

"There's nothing wrong with me. It's just that the game of chess yesterday took a little too long and I couldn't hold on for a while!"

Shang Chaotian couldn't help but scold:

"Nonsense! It's okay if you fainted! Have a good rest and don't move around! You are not allowed to play online chess in the chess room for inpatients!"

"what?!"

Rui Zhao was stunned and muttered:
"I, I just wanted my dad to bring my laptop over!"

Fortunately, I arrived in time!
Otherwise, you, this fool, will start to do evil again!

Shang Chaotian wanted to scold her again for a moment, but then he thought that the girl was still a patient and it would not be appropriate to scold her all the time, so he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and started to get to the point.

"Rui Zhao! In short, don't do anything as brain-intensive as playing chess while you're in the hospital! Do you understand?"

It was obvious that the girl wanted to bargain with the monk Chaotian at this time, but seeing the other party's unquestionable attitude, she finally decided not to make trouble and nodded obediently.

Shang Chaotian then asked tentatively: "By the way, um... when did you master the little trick I taught you?"

Speaking of "flow", Rui Zhao suddenly became interested:
"Ah! That night, I tried it after you left! After all, you said that you and Lei Qi were both using it!
“After trying it a few times, I found it really useful! My chess skills have obviously improved!
"After that, I kept playing chess with Senior Brother Sun. I became more and more proficient with practice, and soon I mastered it!"

This answer... seems as simple as sleeping and eating!

Shang Chaotian smiled bitterly in his heart after hearing this.

Although he had thought about it before, the reason why Rui Zhao was able to master it so quickly must be because of his pure mind.

But to hear how easy it is for others to learn and improve themselves still makes one a little amazed.

But…it’s time to give this girl a break for now.

"That's... amazing!"

Shang Chaotian first praised the girl, but then he changed the subject:
"But Rui Zhao, when you use 'Flow' later, I will have to impose some restrictions on you."

"what?"

The girl obviously didn't expect Shang Chaotian to say this:
“W-Why?!”

Shang Chaotian replied slowly:
“Because this thing actually has some side effects—I’m sorry, I didn’t expect you to learn so quickly, so I didn’t explain it to you specifically.

"Once you use it without restraint, it can easily drain your body of energy and strength - this must have been one of the reasons why you fainted on the field yesterday.

"Here, let me ask you, after using 'Flow' recently, do you feel more tired than before after playing chess?"

"Ah..." The girl thought for a moment, then nodded slowly.

"Really?" Shang Chaotian said, "In fact, the 'flow' thing requires the human body to gradually respond.

“When I was playing the chess holy war eight years ago, I didn’t realize this. My mind was becoming more and more proficient, but my body was already declining.

"As one thing gained strength while the other lost strength, I used this technique a little too hard in the third game. This is why I fainted during the game, just like you did this time, and was sent directly to the hospital."

The girl bit her lip lightly, then asked, "So, what you mean is...?"

Shang Chaotian's answer was very decisive: "In the future, when you use 'flow', you must use it as a standard to not feel more tired after playing chess, and proceed step by step."

"Like my two students, Cai Shuang and Lei Qi, they didn't master the 'flow' as fast as you did, but they also didn't have the same problems as you and me.

"They are like this, working hard to hone their chess skills while gradually entering the state of 'flow'. I think this is the most appropriate way to use and improve.

"Besides, you don't want your parents to worry about you every now and then, right?"

The girl took a while to digest these words, but after all, Rui Zhao was a well-behaved child.

Seeing Shang Chaotian's sincere words, he did not hesitate and replied with a smile:
"Well... I understand, I will do as you say!
"In fact, I also feel that the practice of Go is ultimately a process of continuous accumulation. Recently, I have become stronger so fast that it seems a bit unreal."

...What a good kid.

Looking at the girl's innocent smile, Shang Chaotian couldn't help but praise her in his heart.

In today's society, there are fewer and fewer people who can calm down and slowly polish their children.

Shang Chaotian then bowed slightly to the girl and said:
"I'm sorry, Rui Zhao. I caused you so much trouble this time and even sent you to the hospital. I'm really sorry!"

Rui Zhao had never expected Shang Chaotian to suddenly apologize to him! After being stunned for two seconds, he waved his hands in panic:
"Um, um! What are you apologizing for? Oh, by the way! Speaking of this, I want to thank you again!
"This time, I was able to enter the quarterfinals and compete with Kim Woo-eun 9th Dan, all thanks to the 'Flow' you taught me! This is not your problem at all!"

“In the final analysis, I was wrong about this.

"Anyway, I will definitely find a way to help you more in the future to express my apology. Don't argue with me about this!"

Shang Chaotian defined the matter without saying a word, and then immediately moved on to the next matter, not giving the girl any room to be polite.

"...But speaking of the game between you and Jin Youen, I have a question I want to confirm with you."

"Well, go ahead." The girl looked like she was ready to answer every question.

"When the game was almost over... you already felt like you were going to lose, right?"

"Correct."

Rui Zhao admitted very straightforwardly:

"At that time... Jin Jiudan and I played each move very slowly, trying to use the time we had to calculate the closing sequence and the difference in the board.

"As the game progressed, the game became less complicated, and I focused more on judging the difference in points. So I was ahead by seven points at the time, and I should have calculated that very clearly. I really felt that I would lose after the game ended..."

At this point, the girl seemed to suddenly remember something and let out a small cry:
"Ah! But at the end of the game, Jin Youen made a stupid mistake, which gave me a chance to win by playing a ko. It's a pity... I was one step short of the ko material, so I still lost...

“Ah, what a pity this game of chess is!

"I was a little behind in the middle of the fight to kill the big dragon, and I was half a point behind in the end. I finally waited for the opponent to make a mistake and was able to do a robbery, but in the end I just needed one piece of robbery material. It's such a pity..."

At the end, the girl smiled bitterly, and her tone couldn't help but sound a little lost.

Knew it……

Hearing this, Shang Chaotian had confirmed the previous speculation of most people.

Then...

It's time to reveal the truth to the girl.

"Rui Zhao, you said that Jin Youen made a low-level mistake... is this it?"

At this time, Shang Chaotian handed over the tablet that had been prepared long ago.

Rui Zhao took a look at the screen, and saw that the Go software on it was showing the game he had played yesterday, and it just stopped at the 232nd move of the white chess piece, "digging".

The girl nodded:

"Yes."

Shang Chaotian paused and continued:
"Then have you ever thought about why Kim Yoo Eun would do this when it is obviously more complicated and there is obviously no profit?
"If it was a mistake, it should have been a simpler move!"

"what……"

The girl blinked blankly and shook her head, “This… I, I didn’t think about it at the time.

"At that time, I just wanted to seize every opportunity to win the game, and I didn't think too much about anything else."

Having said this, Shang Chaotian, who already understood the whole situation, suddenly felt a little reluctant.

But he knew that it would be most appropriate for him to explain everything that was going to happen next to the girl.

Shang Chaotian took a deep breath and said slowly:
"Rui Zhao, let me tell you why she would do this?"

(End of this chapter)

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