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

"Xiao Liu? Xiao Liu!"

January 6, South Korea’s capital city, South Korea Chess Institute.

Jin Youen, who was taking a short break in the training rest area of ​​the chess academy, saw a figure hurriedly passing by and took the initiative to call out to the other person.

The gentle young man who was called turned around and saw that it was Jin Youen. Although his expression still showed signs of fatigue from the journey, he still walked over immediately.

“…It’s really you!”

"Ah, hello Sister Youen!"

Liu Shixian responded first:

"Are you... preparing for the Wu Yue Cup in the middle of next month?"

"Ah."

Jin Youen nodded and said:
"After all, this time the Wu Yue Cup has changed the original zone-based grouping system, and has implemented 're-drawing every round' and 'avoiding the same country' like the Fan Air War and other unlimited competitions. It is entirely possible to encounter strong opponents in this stage.

"Of course, on the other hand, I'm also preparing for the GS Rapid Chess Tournament that starts the day after tomorrow! Although my chances of winning are slim..."

"That's not the case. Didn't you make it to the finals last year, Sister Youen?" Young Master Liu said respectfully.

"…In the end, we lost 0-3 in the final…

"It seems that Xu Xiangheng still holds a grudge against me for slapping him in the face in the LIG Cup semi-finals two years ago..."

The Queen rarely complained, but she realized that the topic had strayed a bit, so she quickly pulled it back:
“…Ah! I forgot everything!

"Congratulations, Xiao Liu, you won your eighth individual championship!"

"Thank you."

Master Liu smiled gently and said:
"I also wish Sister Youen that you can reach double digits in your Women's World Championships this time in the Wu Yue Cup!"

"I hope... so!"

The Ice Queen sighed as if she was worried, and then continued to ask:
"But... why did you come to the chess academy tonight? I thought I was seeing things.

"You just won the championship yesterday! Why don't you take a break?"

Master Liu smiled bitterly:
“Ah… Actually, I just came here because I wanted to take a break.

"The GS Rapid Chess Tournament starts the day after tomorrow... I was planning to give up. But I was worried that it would be difficult to refuse if I told the Chess Institute over the phone, so I hurried to come here in person."

"……what?"

These words really surprised Jin Youen.

The GS Rapid Chess Tournament is an important domestic tournament in South Korea. The champion prize money is as high as 7000 million won (about 37 won), which is the highest among domestic tournaments in South Korea.

In addition, it is a rapid chess tournament, so the "cost-effectiveness" is very high, and almost all the top players from South Korea are present.

But in the end, for such an important domestic competition, Master Liu actually said he would not participate? !

Although Young Master Liu's family is not short of money, Xiao Liu has never shown such an attitude!
Liu Shixian could naturally see the other party's surprise and continued to explain:
"I was a bit too aggressive in the Tongge Cup this time. After the first set, I was too tense in every game. I need to slow down.

"There will be the Yingyi Cup next month, and I hope to adjust my condition to the best during this period. That's why I decided to withdraw.

"After all, if we have to wait for the Respondent Cup... that would be a bit long."

Jin Youen was a little surprised to hear this.

Attaching importance to the Yingyi Cup... This is very understandable. All leading figures attach great importance to the Yingyi Cup.

Take Lao Li for example. He has attached great importance to the Yingyi Cup every time since 2012, but unfortunately he won the runner-up three times in a row. This can be said to be the biggest weakness of this calm and mature leader.

But...you have to know.

This is Liu Shixian, who fought five games in five days and turned the tide in the last Nongshim Cup!
But...he actually said he was tired?!
"I never thought you would be tired...

"When I played the chess match with you in Dongjiang City in February this year, I really thought you were just a chess machine."

“Ah… Actually, the situation is a little different.”

Liu Shixian explained:

“Human energy is always limited. If you give your all in every game, you will soon become mentally exhausted.

"Actually, I think I enjoy Go quite a bit, but if you want to say that I can handle all the big and small competitions throughout the year... I guess only Choi Myung-ho-sempai can do that!"

"Senior Choi Myeong-ho?"

"Yes!"

Young Master Liu sighed softly and began to speak slowly:
“In fact…our generations of leaders actually have somewhat different attitudes towards Go.

"For example, Brother Li is more like what the Chinese people call a 'hardworking ox', hardworking and persevering.

"In addition to pursuing success in Go, he also seems to enjoy the feeling of taking responsibility.

"As for the two seniors, Moon Bo-hyun and Choi Sung-seok, it is obvious that they enjoy the feeling of winning, and they are the direct embodiment of the term 'winners'.

"So, after losing to OMEGA GO, senior Choi Sung-seok was heartbroken and announced his retirement. He simply couldn't stand the existence of an unbeatable opponent. Senior Moon Bo-hyun... was a little too obsessed with winning in some competitions.

"As for me... I have other things I want to pursue outside of the game.

“Except for Senior Choi Myeong-ho…how should I put it, it seems like he just likes playing chess.

"Even though his level is not as good as before, he still tirelessly participates in various professional competition qualifiers, making the chess academy wonder whether it should classify him as an inactive player.

"Playing chess is not so much his career as it is his only hobby, and it just happens that this hobby can make a living. So when he plays chess, he doesn't even have to worry about whether he's tired or not. As long as there is an opportunity to play chess in front of him, he will keep playing."

“Ah… is that so…”

After hearing this, Jin Youen couldn't help but ponder.

This was the first time she had heard of this theory, but at first glance it seemed to be in line with the style of successive South Korean leaders.

That's right... There was one thing that concerned her:

“But I think… you should be closer to Choi Myung-ho, right?
"Haven't you always played Go for fun?"

“This is still different…”

Young Master Liu directly denied the other party's statement:
"To become a top professional Go player, it is impossible not to have a passion for Go, otherwise it would be impossible to withstand such high-intensity training on the way to the top.

“But…when it comes to the degree of passion, there are differences.

"Senior Moon Bo-hyun, Senior Choi Sung-seok, Brother Lee, and I, the four of us actually all have other pursuits mixed in with this passion to a greater or lesser extent." Jin Youen couldn't help but ask, "So what are you pursuing?"

"Ah, don't investigate me so thoroughly!"

Young Master Liu made a joke and tactfully avoided the Ice Queen's questioning.

"...In short, Senior Choi Myeong-ho is indeed somewhat different from the rest of us.

"I can say that I have only seen one person like him..."

But when he said this, Young Master Liu suddenly stopped, and the expression on his face froze, as if he realized something that surprised him.

"What's wrong, Xiao Liu?"

Seeing this, Jin Youen couldn't help but ask.

"Ah...nothing."

After a brief moment of daze, the world's number one man quickly regained his smile:
"It just suddenly occurred to me that the reason I was so exhausted from the Tongge Cup this time was largely because of the excitement of that little girl...

"If you meet her in the Wu Yue Cup next month, remember to teach her a lesson for me!"

...

...

"Hey, hey, it's a rare opportunity for me to come see you, why are you looking so stern?"

On the same evening, at a barbecue restaurant near the Huaxia Chess Academy in Dajing City.

Queen Mulan, who was waiting for the skewers to be grilled, glanced at the chess master in front of her who was full of suspicion, and her tone was quite dissatisfied.

However, even though he was blamed by the other party, Sun Yi remained calm.

"I always feel that you have bad intentions..."

"Why do I have bad intentions?"

"Come on! You went to Tiangang for the competition today, but after the competition you came all the way to Dajing to find me. I feel like there's something fishy going on!"

Yes, today the sixth round of the Women's Go League was held at each team's home stadium, with the Suhu Women's Team away challenging the mid-ranked Tiangang Women's Team.

Although the Su Hu team successfully won all 4.5 points in the end, because its two main opponents, Dongjiang and Pohu, also won all the games, Su Hu still did not gain any advantage after this round.

But Sun Houer never expected that the opponent would come to Dajing to treat him to a barbecue at night after competing in Tiangang! This made Sun Yi, who had suffered a lot in the past, more cautious.

But when it came to this, Liu Yuhong naturally became angry:
"What? You still have complaints?
"I'm telling you, I haven't settled the score with you for peeking at your junior sister over the Tongge Cup!"

"No! Why can't I aim?"

Liu Yuhong's mouth twitched when he heard this:
"You're still talking back! You look like a toad wanting to eat swan flesh!
"What level of girl is Rui Zhao? She looks like she's going to be a big star! How dare you, who haven't even won the Shiya Award, to get close to her?"

"what--?!"

Sun Wukong suddenly looked confused and innocent, and it took him two seconds to react.

"Oh, I am innocent! I never meant that to her!

"I've seen her progress very quickly recently and she's very motivated. Now she's about to be promoted to the Chinese Weiqi League, so I want to see what her state is like when facing strong opponents so I can learn from her."

"Learn from it?"

"Yeah... isn't she famous for being able to 'crush those below her and fight those above her'?"

Sun Wukong explained in detail:
"She's not going to say she can crush the opponent, she's basically never been upset. And she has a lot of outstanding performances against the opponent.

"I beat Zeng Guangwen in the Pinghu Rapid Chess Tournament qualifiers last year, I beat Liang Sizhen in the Masters Tournament qualifiers, I beat you in the Bay Area Masters Tournament and won the championship unexpectedly, and I almost beat Fang Zhaoxiang in the Tianyuan Tournament qualifiers to enter this year.

"But I can only do the first one. I become weak when facing a pair of strong opponents. So I wonder if there is a gap between my mentality and hers. It just so happens that she just drew a big boss, so I want to take a good look at her pre-match state and learn from her..."

"...Really?" Liu Yuhong blinked, but there was still a hint of doubt in his tone.

"Why would I lie to you?"

Sun Yi frowned and said:

“Although my family is poor, I have been in Dongjiang for so many years, and I know the principle of marrying someone of equal status.

"I'm so happy that my junior sister's family is willing to take care of our family in Dongjiang. How can I think of anything else?"

"That's it..."

Queen Mulan's expression relaxed a little, and a smile appeared on her face.

But Sun Yi's brows were still furrowed:

"Don't bother to interrogate me! You haven't even told me about yourself yet!

"Why did you come all the way to Dajing to stay for one night?"

Liu Yuhong muttered:

"You were defeated by Young Master Liu and didn't make it to the finals. You looked so ugly. After the competition, you came directly to Dajing to train. Are you afraid that you will be depressed..."

"Don't give me that! I don't know you or me!"

Sun Wukong waved his hands, looking totally unconvinced:

"Just say what you want to say, or I won't be able to eat this skewer in peace!"

...Is this monkey mentally ill?

The girl came to him eagerly, but he still had such a terrible attitude? !
Queen Mulan's hands suddenly became throbbing with veins. But she was too embarrassed to say something right now, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.

Fortunately, she suddenly remembered that there was something in the team that needed to be discussed with Sun Yi, so she used this "shield" as an excuse.

"Ah...it's nothing, it's about Jingjing..."

"Little witch?"

"Ah."

The captain of the Su Hu women's team nodded and said:
“That’s the thing…

"If...if Jingjing can reach a level similar to mine next season, do you think there is a chance for Jingjing to become a starter on the men's team?" (End of this chapter)