Chapter 372 The Third Stage Begins

"Chu Jun, let's review... let's stop here!"

"Okay, thanks for your advice."

At 2pm on the evening of February 18, Dongjiang Chess Academy.

Chu Jun had just finished reviewing his second round of the China Newcomer King Contest and politely returned the greeting to his opponent.

His opponent today is Miao Yanlu, a 4th dan player who is roughly the same age as him, so he is an old acquaintance of his - they were also ranked in the same class.

Although Miao Yanlu has never been able to beat Chu Jun, it does not prevent the two chess players of the same age and class from having a good relationship.

At this time, Miao Yanlu, who had completely finished the game, stretched his body and sighed:
"You've been in pretty good form lately! I have almost no chance in this game.

"I feel like you still have a good chance of winning two consecutive championships!"

"It's OK. I'll try my best."

Chu Jun always felt comfortable when hearing others praise him, but he still looked focused and indifferent.

only……

Miao Yanlu's next words made him unable to hold back:
"Hmm? I thought you were going to say 'thank you, Brother Yan Lu'?"

"???"

The expression of the boy with glasses, who was originally smiling, suddenly twisted.

How could he not know that the other party was playing a joke on him!

On that day, Chu Jun impulsively posted a circle of friends with harsh words against Rui Zhaogong, which directly caused the entire circle of people who had nothing to do recently to talk about it.

no way!
Under the guidance of the chess association, the chess community rarely puts their disputes on the table. In such an environment, Chu Jun's circle of friends is really rare.

Not to mention that Queen Zhaotian is already a huge topic of discussion!

Although the post only existed for less than an hour, it was screenshotted countless times before it was deleted! The screenshots of the post are still spreading rapidly on major Go forums.

The confident tone and the interaction between Lin Ruixin and Chu Jun immediately became the target of ridicule in the circle.

Sentences like "I support you very much, XX. I also think XXXXX is too fake" or "From my experience with her, I don't believe XXXX" have all become popular raw materials for sentence making in the circle and are frequently used by bored chess fans who have no games to watch during the Chinese New Year.

After getting Lin Ruixin's support, Chu Jun couldn't wait to say "Thank you Brother Ruixin", which has become a hot topic in the circle nowadays, and has appeared repeatedly in major forums in the format of "Thank you Brother XX".

What does it mean that one misstep will lead to eternal regret?
Chu Jun now understood why the Chess Association often reminds chess players to pay attention to the use and management of their social media accounts... but it's too late to regret!
At this moment, hearing his peers also making the same joke, Chu Jun, who had just been as calm as an old dog, immediately lost his defense and started cursing without caring about the friendship between peers:
"roll!

"What kind of brother are you when you're two months younger than me?"

Chu Jun, who will turn 18 next month, is undoubtedly the oldest male chess player participating in this year's Rookie King Tournament.

To him, all the male chess players present are truly “younger brothers” regardless of their age or chess skills.

"Hey! I praised you after all! It's not wrong for you to call me brother!"

Seeing that he had successfully provoked the opponent, Miao Yanlu did not continue to argue. Instead, he smiled at the opponent in a nasty way, and then left the field contentedly.

"Well……

"Vice Chairman Lu was right to ask me to delete this post..."

The bespectacled boy who was left behind by his opponent couldn't help but mutter something secretly, then walked to the match map next to the stadium helplessly to check the game situation.

First of all, he naturally glanced at the name of a girl on the other side.

As expected, Rui Zhao advanced smoothly in the second round and entered the top eight.

——Yes, when the lots were drawn earlier, Chu Jun and Rui Zhao drew the two sides respectively.

If they were to meet, they would have to wait until the final three-game match.

After reading it, Chu Jun stared at it for a moment, then looked at the matchup in his own half, intending to confirm who his next opponent would be.

But at this moment, a clear but slightly cold voice suddenly came from the side:
"…You won this round too, didn't you?"

"Ah!" Chu Jun took two steps back by the sudden sound.

After calming down, he realized that there was a petite girl standing under the battle map, looking at him with cold eyes.

"…Are you really that shocked?"

Yang Manjing said with a frown.

Chu Jun quickly explained:
“Oh, sorry sorry!
"You're smaller, so you didn't see it!"

However, after saying this, the little witch frowned even more tightly...

Chu Jun soon realized that something was wrong:

Shit! I stepped on a landmine!
The little witch has always hated being told that she is too small!

The boy with glasses suddenly felt that something was wrong and subconsciously shrank his head, ready to endure the upcoming roar of the lion cub.

Unexpectedly, the little witch frowned for a while, but did not make any extra movements. She just sighed and said in a deep voice:

"...Since you won, your opponent in the next round will be me."

"……Eh?"

"You can tell by looking at the battle chart!"

The girl pointed to the battle map behind her:
“…I saw your circle of friends saying that you would never lose to a female chess player, right?
"Then... let me learn from you."

After saying this, the girl did not linger any longer, but turned around and walked out of the chess academy.

Uh……

Is this still the same noisy little witch?
Chu Jun was quite surprised to see the other party's reaction and performance.

In his impression, this girl is a very energetic girl.

This current state made him feel quite unfamiliar, yet also somewhat scary.

Even though the little witch often said "defeat Lei Qi, kill Chu Jun", it still gave people the feeling that it was mostly just empty talk, with a hint of "I know I can't win but at least I can't lose verbally".

However... although the sentence just now did not have that kind of solemn tone, the sense of oppression it gave people was obviously much stronger than that of the little witch in the past!

This... does she really want to kill me? !
Could it be that it was because of what I posted on WeChat Moments?
For a moment, Chu Jun regretted more and more about posting on WeChat Moments.

...

...

That evening, at Dongjiang Hotel.

As the host of the third stage of the challenge tournament, the Chinese Go Association held a grand welcome ceremony and media meeting here as usual. The third stage of this Nongshim/Lakeside Cup has officially opened!
Hiroaki Shindo and Se-hyun Ryu attended the opening ceremony as representatives of athletes from Japan and South Korea respectively.

On the Chinese side, only Lei Qi showed up. None of the other contestants arrived early, and they were all recuperating.

Lei Qi thought this was naturally the most appropriate arrangement - after all, he had been eliminated, and being able to help his teammates deal with some social activities was also a way of reusing waste.

Although in theory, Rui Zhao was in the same situation.

However, considering that Rui Zhao was also competing in the Rookie of the Year competition, and that she herself was not very happy to be surrounded by the media, Shang Chaotian did not mention this matter to the girl at all.

At the welcome ceremony, after various speeches, courtesies and group photos, the vice presidents of the chess academies of Japan and South Korea announced the candidates for tomorrow's Nongshim Cup and Lakeside Cup respectively.

There is no doubt that the main players of the South Korean women's team and the Japanese men's team will take the stage to challenge tomorrow.

And then, whether it was the Nongshim Cup or the Lakeside Cup...

The winner of the battle between the main players of Ying and Han will face the successive tests of all the players of the Chinese team except the vanguard.

Alas, the update time is becoming more and more unstable...

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(End of this chapter)

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