"Rui Zhao 7th Dan, first of all, congratulations! What a great victory!
"Under the watchful eyes of so many spectators, you played brilliantly and led the Pohu team to successfully avoid relegation!
"In such an important match, you rose to the challenge and decided to play on the main stage! May I ask why your team made such a decision? Is it related to your recent significant improvement in strength and ending Liu Shixian's cross-term winning streak in the Nongshim Cup?"

“Uh, not really.

“The Nongshim Cup match… it was just luck and better performance! And I might be better at fast chess.

"As for why I took the main general's platform...it was mainly because of my own strong request.

"Then there was the team's 'Captain Challenge' where Brother Du lost by half a point, so he let me play this time. Otherwise, I would have been placed in another position, right?"

“Is that so?

"That means Rui Zhao, you are very confident in defeating Park Min Yeol 9th ​​Dan!"

“No, no…

“In fact, we had expected it to be a tough battle before the game, and it was actually very difficult.

"But Brother Du's condition has been average recently. I think I'm probably not worse than him, so it would be more exciting to meet a stronger opponent!"

“Exciting…?

"No, but after such an exciting victory, you didn't seem particularly excited. Is it because the joy of victory came too suddenly and you haven't reacted yet?"

“Not really… I just don’t think this is anything particularly exciting!
“Although I am very happy that we were able to avoid relegation, I feel that today’s victory was more due to luck.

"I was suppressed by Park Min-yeol for most of the game, and I only managed to sneak attack him by taking advantage of his mistake. It's not something to be proud of..."

"Is that so? Uh...

"Rui Zhao, you are so humble in every interview!
"Mistakes are also a reflection of one's own strength. Chess players will always make fatal mistakes! You can't think that a victory achieved by taking advantage of the opponent's mistakes is not worth celebrating!"

"But I wouldn't make a mistake of this magnitude!

"Although the quality of my moves may not be high when I play games, I will never make such low-level mistakes as missing a life-or-death calculation!"

"..."

"...Eh? Sister Nian, why are you silent...

“Ahhh! I’m sorry!
"I, I was wrong! I got too carried away!

"Like the quarterfinals of the Wu Yue Cup two years ago, I made a very low-level mistake at the very end! I lost the chance to win the game. I still regret that game till now..."

"That, that's all in the past! Today is a happy day, don't think about it!

"You led the team to successfully avoid relegation today. How are you going to celebrate tonight?"

"Celebrate?
"Well, I may have to hurry up and practice chess again...

“When I was laying out the game today, I didn’t really think there was anything wrong with my moves, but as I was playing, the situation got worse.

"This shows that there is still a big gap between me and top players like Park Jiudan. I need to continue working hard so that the team will not fall into the dilemma of a do-or-die battle next season!"

"...Oh, my little Zhaojun!

"Can you say something more festive?
"These days, reflective monsters are not popular with everyone!"

“…Anti-reflection monster?!”

……

...She won such a beautiful game of chess, but she still needs to practice more tonight...

This has always been her style!
At six o'clock in the evening on February 2, at the New Century Yingkong Hotel in Dajing City.

Lei Qi was sitting in a corner outside the stadium, watching the post-match interview of the relegation zone playoffs on his phone, with a complicated expression on his face.

Logically, this should be the time when the captain of the Dajing team is in high spirits.

Although the first game between Cai Shuang and Shangguan Sheng was still going on, thanks to Li Tingyan's victory over Zeng Guangwen on the fast chess table and his own two victories on the main chess table, the Dajing team was already leading with a total score of 4 to 3!
Considering that the Dajing team won the main stage, even if Cai Shuang lost to Shangguan Sheng in the last game, the Dajing team has already obtained the ticket to the finals of this year's Weiqi League, and it is the first time for the team to reach the finals since its establishment!
Among them, Xiao Lei, who won both games and one of them was a key main general victory, should undoubtedly be credited with the greatest achievement!
However, just like the contemporary Zhaojun who was just interviewed, the reigning Lei Guozhang had no mood to celebrate at all, and even...

I just want to go back quickly and continue to hone my chess skills!

In the past two years, although he was somewhat depressed after the chess saint war, Lei Qi considered himself to be quite hardworking and diligent in the following time and continued to practice chess.

But even so, the gap between him and Queen Zhaotian did not widen at all, but was getting smaller and smaller!

Even today...

When he looked back, he could clearly see the challenger!

After nearly two years of growth, Rui Zhao has come a long way and is now qualified to compete with him on the main stage of the Weiqi League!

hiss……

How come she's improving so fast! It feels like she's getting stronger every once in a while, with almost no stagnation!

Lei Qi couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
If only... I could have been a little more mature back then!

If I could still use the "Flow" now, maybe I wouldn't be so embarrassed by her pursuit...

Just when Lei Qi was feeling a little conflicted, a young boy's voice suddenly sounded in his ears:

"Ah! Xiaolei, you are also watching the live broadcast of Xiaoxiong Er!

"Hey, her game today was amazing! I just took a quick look at the replay and I was really excited!" "Yeah...very amazing."

Lei Qi glanced at the person who came, nodded slightly, and answered simply.

But Xiong Siyi felt a little unsatisfied!
For Xiong Siyi, who has never been too obsessed with the outcome of the championship, Rui Zhao's miraculous reversal at this time obviously made him more excited than the regret of his team being eliminated:
"She is now able to step down as the main commander! And she also led their team to successfully avoid relegation!
“I’m looking forward to meeting her at the main stage next season! If my opponent is her, it will definitely be a very exciting game!

"Hey, Xiao Lei! Are you looking forward to it too?

"I think it would be fun to play chess with the grown-up Little Bear!"

“Looking forward to…?”

Hearing the words of the overage boy, Lei Qi couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"If possible, I really don't want to meet her...

"But now it seems inevitable!"

After finishing his brief speech, Xiao Lei Jiudan couldn't help but look up at the high ceiling of the hotel, as if he was thinking about something, or looking at something.

...But if it is unavoidable...

Well, before we officially meet, I have to bring something out!
...

...

...Tsk!

It looks like...a meeting is inevitable!
Meanwhile, Crowne Plaza Sky Harbor City.

Lin Ruixin, who just took a look at the screen full of liquidation barrages in the live broadcast room of [Yunding Zhiyi], couldn't help but sigh.

Lately, he likes to open a small account and visit the live broadcast room of Nie Yunyi, his little fan.

The reason is simple - this little guy is truly the internet mouthpiece for the great chess master Lin.

According to Lin Ruixin's usual personality, with the recent controversy surrounding the little chess player, his old enemy would have to help out no matter what.

However, when Rui Zhao came on as a substitute in the Nongshim Cup, the great chess master Lin had already taken the lead in questioning on Weibo, "What to eat tonight?", but was directly slapped in the face by Zhao Tian's "pink miracle" in the Nongshim Cup. At the same time, he was also criticized by Shang and Lu afterwards. Therefore, he had to be honest and obedient recently and not stir up trouble again.

However, Nie Yunyi's sudden appearance was highly appreciated by Lin Ruixin, who felt that he was not alone and even took the initiative to call on everyone in the fan group to increase the popularity of Xiao Nie to show their support.

But what Internet celebrity Lin didn't expect was that he, the substitute for the mouth, would be slapped in the face so quickly!

After Rui Zhao's strong reversal of Park Min-yeol and the team's successful relegation today, Nie Yunyi's Weibo and live broadcast room were instantly flooded with the excited fans of the queen!
Xiao Nie, a third-level player, had never seen such a scene before! He hastily closed the comments on Weibo and logged off the B station live broadcast to avoid the limelight for the time being.

Therefore, in the live broadcast room of [Yi of the Clouds], there were only the fans of the queen whipping and mocking, and there was no sight of Nie Yunyi's overjoyed face when he saw Rui Zhao's situation fall behind and Pohu team on the verge of relegation. This made the chess master Lin, who was not in a very good mood recently, feel even more gloomy.

In fact, objectively speaking, Lin Ruixin's current situation is not too bad.

Although after the Yingyi Cup last year, chess master Lin was in poor form and was in a slump for a while, he even faced the embarrassing situation of being unexpectedly eliminated by Taiwan's "Qu Shime" in the first round of the Miaojia Bailing Cup.

But the seven-time Chinese champion is, after all, a veteran in the chess world. He quickly adjusted back to his normal form and generally maintained his previous level.

In today's crucial playoff battle, he also defeated "Round Pig" Zhu Yuanjun and secured a ticket to the finals for the Tiangang team. Compared with this time last year, the only difference between him and the first place in the domestic ranking was that Lei Qi, whose performance was getting better and better, took away his throne.

...But this is exactly what Lin Ruixin is worried about.

Being ranked first in the ranking is somewhat useful, but not much, so Lin Ruixin can just take it easy.

but……

There are some things that Lin Ruixin can't be indifferent to.

As the Weiqi League is about to end, the key competitions in 2025 will be launched one after another...

March, San Shuang Cup.

April, Spring Orchid Cup.

In May, the King of Kings competition.

And in June...

The five-game chess tournament to decide who will be China's number one chess player will usher in a new challenger for the title.

And the increasingly growing “future No. 1” is in great form lately!
In such a situation, the addition of a sword-wielding Zhaojun who has already taken the position of the main general is not good news for the great chess master Lin.

Although Lin Ruixin does not think that a female chess player will pose a real threat to his position, after all, the grudge between the two sides has not been resolved, and his fans are still waiting for him to "torture" Rui Zhao every time he sees him!

Thinking of this, Lin Dawanghong couldn't help but have a headache.

However, he decided to save the headache for later.

After all, it was not until July that I met Rui Zhao in the Weiqi League main general battle.

And I'm really afraid of being stabbed. It's just a regular season of the Chinese Go League. The worst that can happen is that I can just find an excuse to cancel it.

Right now, the most critical thing...

It’s still the June Chess Saint Tournament!
Thinking of this, Lin Ruixin narrowed his eyes slightly, then put his phone in his pocket and walked towards his room with a serious look... (End of this chapter)

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