Chapter 212 Unexpected Defeat
"Ah, Brother Cheng... No, hello, Cheng Yuyang!"

When he saw Cheng Yuyang, Rui Zhao, whose face was still a little pale, immediately smiled and greeted him warmly.

But the girl immediately expressed her confusion about his question:
"But...why am I here?
"Didn't we agree to meet at the Nationals Tournament Qualifiers? Did you forget?

"Ah... I'm sorry. It's my fault that I was so busy adjusting my state last night that I forgot to say hello to you. I'm sorry..."

"No...that's not what I meant!"

Cheng Yuyang was speechless for a moment at Weiqi Hanhan's reaction and interrupted him directly.

"Aren't you still hospitalized in Rongcheng? Why are you here in Zhongyuan Province now?!"

"what?"

Rui Zhao was stunned again, then acted as if it was a matter of course:
"But...if I stay in the hospital, I won't be able to participate in the national team preliminaries, right?"

Cheng Yuyang became increasingly frustrated by the girl's silly behavior.

"No, why do you have to participate in this preliminaries? You are just a new first dan!"

The girl did not give in at all, and retorted unconvincedly with her lips puffed up:
"What happened to the new first stage?

"New beginners can also participate! It's also a chance to train!
"Besides, Cheng Yuyang, you are also a new beginner... You are here too!"

Cheng Yuyang felt like his head was smoking after hearing this twisted logic, and he immediately argued with the girl:

"Please! I'm in good shape. If I can try more to improve my skills, I'd be willing to do that!

"But you just fainted from overwork during a game the day before yesterday! Logically, you should still be recuperating in the hospital, so why are you here?
"A girl who just got promoted to a professional dan, do you still expect to enter the main tournament...eh?"

Having discussed this point, Cheng Yuyang was suddenly stunned.

He thought his logic was sound: trying more for a slim goal was worth encouraging, but it was not worth it if the price was to sacrifice one's body. That was why he was so confident when he argued just now.

But... just as he reached the end, Cheng Yuyang suddenly realized a key problem.

Is it true that Rui Zhao will not be able to enter this competition?
He originally subconsciously believed that there were many high-level players in the professional circle, and it would be news if a sixth-dan chess player entered a national tournament.

A new beginner entering the main tournament...what kind of dream is that?!
But when this question was put on the table, Cheng Yuyang found out...

I might have been careless!
You know, the girl in front of him was the one who had just fought a famous game with the Ice Queen three days ago and almost defeated her!
What level is Ice Queen?
In the past two years, its strength has basically remained in the top ten in South Korea and around 50 to 60 in the world.

Although China has a larger population base and far more top chess players than South Korea.

If the Ice Queen were to be brought to China, she would probably be in her early thirties.

but……

This is already at a level that is completely capable of entering the 32-person tournament!

Given the Queen's strength, it's not surprising that she entered the national tournament.

Why did he say that Rui Zhao, who almost defeated him, had no chance of entering the competition?

Cheng Yuyang's eyes widened when he realized this fact.

Shit! It's broken!

I'm the only rookie!

For a moment, the boy's face was extremely embarrassed.

Just when I was thinking about what to say to save face, the girl smiled sheepishly:
“Maybe it’s a bit overconfident…

"But I always think that if there is an opportunity to compete, I will try my best to seize it. After all, the more you practice Go, the better you will become!

"But... this is all I can do this time. I have to prepare to go back to Dongjiang and get scolded. After all, I ran away from the hospital secretly without telling my parents yesterday morning."

"……Eh?"

Cheng Yuyang was stunned:
"You, you lost the first round?"

The girl scratched her head subconsciously:

"Well, I didn't play very well in this game. I lost to... uh, I think it was called Gao Yang, 2nd Dan."

2. Second paragraph?
Cheng Yuyang was even more surprised when he heard this.

Hey, you almost beat the world's number one female player, "the strongest new first-dan in history" (a gimmicky term given by some media)!

How did she lose to a player who was about the same level as Mr. Liao? The key point is that the night before yesterday, Dongjiang TV broadcast an interview with Jin Youen. In the interview, Jin Youen was very optimistic about Rui Zhao's future and even said that she would be the strongest female chess player in history.

As a result... you lost the game by two levels as soon as you turned around?

The Queen was embarrassed enough this time, and she finally accepted an interview and gave a face-saving explanation of commercial mutual flattery...

Then you turned around and found that the stage was torn down?!
However, after being surprised, Cheng Yuyang thought about it for a while and felt that this matter was not too outrageous.

Go is a game that requires a lot of competitive state and on-the-spot performance. As long as you play too much, you will inevitably lose.

Even Liu Shixian, who is now recognized as the world's number one player in the T0 class, does not automatically win when he participates in the competition...

...Uh, brackets: except the Nongshim Cup.

Considering that Bianzhou is not a big city, to get here from Rongcheng, one either has to take a high-speed train for seven or eight hours, or fly to Shangjing, the capital of Zhongyuan Province, and then take the high-speed train to Bianzhou. It is not comfortable to get here in any way.

Rui Zhao should have been resting well, but he sneaked out early yesterday morning. He had a long journey here, so it would be strange if he was in good shape today!

Hey...if you're not in good shape, don't come and give yourself away!

Cheng Yuyang said this in his heart, but looking at the girl's still pale face, he couldn't bear to say any more, and instead comforted her:

"It's okay, it's normal to have ups and downs in form, I lost too!

"Um...how are you going to get back to Dongjiang? Let's go together!"

The girl nodded and said:

"Hmm! I guess it's still the high-speed rail!

"I always feel a little short of oxygen on the plane, and my head is always dizzy, making it difficult to do homework or think about chess."

Uh……

Isn't your use of time a bit extreme?

Although he had been reminded many times by his head coach that he should practice as hard as his "junior sister", Cheng Yuyang was always a little dissatisfied and felt that he was working hard too.

But only through daily contact with Rui Zhao did Cheng Yuyang truly feel:
My so-called efforts are only under the premise of "not being extreme" and cannot be compared with real Go extremists at all!
Just as the two of them agreed and were about to go back to their respective residences to pack up their things, they heard a slightly delicate female voice suddenly sound behind them:

"Rui Zhao! It's you indeed!
"I was wondering what the commotion was about! Turns out it's you, a big star, who's here!"

The two looked back and found a petite girl walking towards them aggressively - it was the little witch Yang Manjing.

Seeing that the other party was pointing his finger at him, Rui Zhao hurriedly stood up and said:

"Ah... my little girl, ah no, hello Yang Manjing! Is this... our first meeting offline?"

To be honest, Rui Zhao felt a little embarrassed when he saw Yang Manjing.

In fact, the two had met during the Wu Yue Cup, but at that time Rui Zhao was concentrating on preparing for the competition, and the little witch was too lazy to take the initiative to talk to her, so the two parties only attended the opening ceremony together and never talked to each other in private.

So Rui Zhao, who was generally introverted, was a little at a loss when he met this fifth-dan woman who he was not sure whether he should consider as someone he knew.

But Yang Manjing was too lazy to talk nonsense, and said in a very aggressive tone when they met:
"It's good that you're here. According to the match schedule, your next opponent will be me! I've been looking forward to this game for a long time!"

"Ah? But I lost the first round..."

"Lose?! Ha, let me tell you, I may not...

"…Wait, what did you just say?"

Halfway through his words, Yang Manjing suddenly realized that something was wrong:

“You lost?!
"We lost in the first round?! Who did we lose to?"

"That, that... Gao Yang 2nd stage."

"Gao Yang?"

The little witch widened her eyes, her tone full of disbelief:

"Big sister, you think you can lose to Gao Yang, who is just a boaster?!"

Rui Zhao nodded hesitantly.

Originally, she was just a little upset about losing the game, but now she felt a little uneasy at the incredible look in the little witch's eyes.

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