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

Chapter 300 Desserts
"...Brother Li, you've been in good shape lately!"

November 11th, 29: pm.

Konchi Resort, Kyoto Province, South Korea.

Liu Shixian, who had just finished the second game review of the LIG Cup final with Li Junyan, said to his opponent in the final without any grudges.

"what……

"It's... okay!"

Lee Jung-yeon, who is generally calm and introverted, answered modestly.

Objectively speaking, Li Tingyan does feel that he has adjusted his condition well during this period.

As a seasoned former South Korean men's Go leader who has won four world championships (although the weakest leader since the world championship era), the 30-year-old has become increasingly aware of how to allocate his limited energy and adjust his competitive state to the best when necessary.

That's right...

Although I did prepare a lot for the LIG Cup this time, but...

"...Xiao Liu, have you been in a bad state recently?"

Hearing Li Tingyan's words, Liu Shixian was stunned and replied naturally:

"Hmm? I think it's okay!"

"But, your performance in this game just now didn't seem as good as before... otherwise you wouldn't have let me win."

Hearing this, Master Xiao Liu couldn't help but laugh:

"Hey, Brother Li!

"It's normal to have a bad game in a Go match! I lose a game to a lower level player every now and then!"

Is this so…

Li Tingyan couldn't help but pursed his lips.

Although from a personal perspective, he really doesn't want his opponent in the final to be in too good a state - for professional chess players, every world championship is a great honor, and it would be a lie to say that he doesn't want to win the world championship.

But...if Liu Shixian is in average condition, facing the aggressive Chinese team that has not lost a single player, Li Tingyan doesn't think that his thirty-year-old arms and legs can withstand the fierce bombardment of a group of Chinese masters in the ring.

Just when Li Tingyan was feeling a little worried, the young master of the Liu family patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Of course, if you, Brother Li, feel that I am not in good enough shape to be the main player, I can also challenge the champion tomorrow! I can just tell the organizing committee about the situation and change the time of the third game of the final!

"I have analyzed many of Lei Qi's games recently. It would be a shame if I didn't use them!
"There's still some time before the opening ceremony at 7pm. I'll rush to Puju early tomorrow morning and still be in time for the afternoon game..."

"Xiao Liu, stop messing around!"

Li Tingyan gently scolded the youngest and best player in the team:
“Just leave Lei Qi’s words to Min Lie!
"He just won a game against Lei Qi in the LIG Cup, and he also wants to help Xiang Heng regain his ground in the Nongshim Cup. I believe there will be no problem!"

Hearing Li Tingyan's words, Liu Shixian couldn't help but reveal a helpless expression of "as expected", shrugged slightly and said:
"...I understand, Brother Li.

"For the first match... let Brother Min Lie play."

...

...

The first game... no matter how you look at it, it can only be Da Park!

At the same time, in Buju Nongshim Hotel, in Lei Qi’s room.

The boy, who had just turned off the live broadcast of the LIG Cup final, immediately opened an EXCEL spreadsheet he had prepared long ago and began to ponder.

This EXCEL is quite simple. It is actually the opponent that the boy expects to encounter in the second stage and...

...the opponent Rui Zhao is expected to face.

There are a total of five games in the second stage. Whether it is the Nongshim Cup or the Lakeside Cup, South Korea and Japan each have three people left.

The only difference is the order of attack between the two countries.

On my side it's "Han Ying Han Ying Han", while on Rui Zhao's side it's just the opposite, it's "Ying Han Ying Han Ying" - if they can keep winning.

According to previous analysis and speculation, in the Lakeside Cup, the Japanese women's team should send out their female fan Sora (title name) - Sanada Asa 5th dan.

Judging from past results, Sanada Asa is roughly on the same level as several domestic female 6th dan players. If it were two months ago, Lei Qi would probably still think that this game is very suspenseful, and Rui Zhao might have lost!
But now...the young world champion no longer dares to make such predictions.

Because of the recent Women's Masters Tournament and Dongjiang Jianqiao Cup... Rui Zhao has never lost to several female 6th dans!
Although the overall sample is not large, if we consider that the Chinese Women's Pioneers continuously crushed the three-game challenge in the first stage, this is very telling!

Since I can't count on Sanada Asa, I have to take down Da Park tomorrow...

Thinking of this, the young man couldn't help but feel a headache.

Among South Korea's current chess players, without considering their previous results and possible future achievements, and only considering their current overall competitive level, the top four are generally recognized as "Liu, Xu, Li, and Park."

However, apart from Liu Shixian who is in a class of his own, the gap between the other three is not that big, and the real match depends a lot on their condition.

Just like this LIG Cup, Lei Qi originally thought that he should still have the upper hand against Park Min-yeol, but in the end he was defeated by the opponent in one fell swoop, which is enough to show that he is in good form recently.

I had already eliminated the top two players from Japan in the first stage, and even defeated Old Xu who came with a knife...

In the end, my situation is still not optimistic...

The young man, unwilling to be left behind, couldn't help but groan after clarifying the "competitive situation".

Unfortunately, complaining doesn't solve the problem.

After feeling indignant for a few seconds, the boy encouraged himself.

...It's okay. I have studied Da Pu a lot in recent days.

Believe me, there will be no problem...right?

Lei Qi still felt uneasy when he recalled the game he lost to Park Min-yeol a few days ago. Without saying a word, he pulled out his opponent's recent chess records and prepared to start studying countermeasures again.

But at this moment, there was a knock on the door.

Hmm...who is this?

Lei Qi couldn't help but feel strange: he didn't make any appointments or order room service tonight.

He just asked a question, but found that it seemed unnecessary.

If it's a hotel staff, they may not understand Chinese.

But if it was Lu Wenjie or Jiao Kai, then my question would seem a little rude.

Lei Qi thought about it quickly, and finally decided that it would be better to open the door directly. However, when the boy opened the door, he was shocked:
"Rui Zhao?!"

"Lei Qi Ninth Stage!"

Seeing the other party open the door, the girl in front of her immediately smiled.

"Hello, long time no see!

"Well... I originally wanted to try my best to meet you at the Masters Tournament, but I lost to Fang Zhaoxiang, 8th Dan, in the third qualifying round and had to go home early. It turns out that it's too difficult for me to enter the main tournament of the unlimited title tournament with my current strength..."

However, Lei Qi was in no mood to talk about these things at this moment! He immediately asked:
"No! What's the matter with you coming to see me now?"

"what……"

Faced with such a direct question, Empress Zhaotian couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, but she still responded politely:
"Um, um... I just arrived today, so I have to say hello to everyone who arrived earlier!
"After I got off the plane, I was blocked by a bunch of reporters for a long time. It took me two or three hours to escape from the airport, so I just came here now...

"I'm just confused. Why are they targeting a second-dan chess player like me? There are obviously many masters like you, the ninth-dan Lei Qi, who are more worthy of an interview!

"Next time I will definitely ask Chairman Shang how to hide from these media reporters..."

Although Rui Zhao's eyes were innocent and clear when he said this, he seemed to be really confused about this.

But in Lei Qi's opinion...

These words still sound very sarcastic.

The young man replied indifferently:
"that……

"Since I've already greeted you, if you have nothing else to do, I'll continue practicing chess."

Before he could finish his words, Lei Qi was ready to close the door.

Hanhan saw something was wrong and rushed forward to block the door:

“Wait a minute, Lei Qi Nine Stages!
"I also brought you some snacks! Please accept them first!"

"what?

"dessert?"

Lei Qi couldn't help but stop what he was doing, and Rui Zhao quickly brought the handbag he had been carrying to Lei Qi:
"Yes! I heard from Mr. Lei before... Oh no! Mr. Lei Jiudan said that you really like to eat traditional Dongjiang cakes!

“After the recent LIG Cup, you have been staying in South Korea!

"I thought you might not have anything delicious to eat after such a long time, so I bought some snacks before going to the airport this morning! See if they suit your taste!"

"what……"

Looking at the handbag in front of him that was emitting a faint sweet scent of snacks, Lei Qi was a little stunned for a moment.

He never expected that the other party would do something like this! Therefore, he had no plan to deal with it.

To be honest, Lei Qi was a little reluctant to accept the kindness of his "competitor".

But he also understood that since people had come all the way to bring him something, he had no choice but to accept it honestly - otherwise it would seem rude and inferior.

"Um... um, thank you."

The young man was silent for two seconds, but he still took the snack and expressed his gratitude, and finally added hurriedly:

"Um...is there anything you want? I'll get back to you next time."

"No need! It's just a small matter!"

The girl waved her hands and smiled innocently, which was very pretty.

Lei Qi, who didn't want to owe the other party a favor, continued to insist:
"It's just a matter of reciprocity. I'll feel bad if you don't tell me. Don't make it difficult for me!"

Rui Zhao blinked, then asked carefully:

“Well, then…

"Last time we agreed to commentate on the game between me and Xu Xiangheng... Lei Qi, do you think it's convenient for you now? I saw that you didn't mention it since you returned to China, so I didn't dare to disturb you..."

Self-commentary?!

The young man couldn't help but be silent for a long time.

please...

Can you, an 18-year-old girl, think about something other than Go? !
“…No, no?”

Seeing that Lei Qi didn't speak for a long time, Weiqi Hanhan couldn't help but ask carefully.

Lei Qi sighed and said:

"Of course not now... I have to prepare for the match with Da Park the day after tomorrow."

"Ahh! That's right!"

The girl only then reacted:
"S-Sorry for interrupting your chess practice!"

Lei Qi replied in a neutral but pointed tone:

"It's okay, it's not a big problem.

"When I win these few games, we'll talk about it then!"

After a brief pause, Empress Zhaotian understood what she meant, nodded with bright eyes and said:

"Um!

"Tomorrow I will definitely continue my winning streak like Lei Qi Jiudan!"

...So I'm not encouraging you! You don't have to be so hard!

Lei Qi was speechless for a moment, but he didn't want to experience the feeling of punching cotton again.

After a few simple responses, he thanked again, closed the door, and placed the snacks on the small table in the room.

However, at this moment, the young man felt something strange in his heart.

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