"……ah?

"You said... let me be careful Liu Jiudan?"

4:12 p.m., April , banquet hall of Hailing Hotel.

The welcome dinner and draw ceremony for this year's Spring Orchid Cup is currently being held here.

However, the contemporary Zhaojun, who was pulled to a corner outside the hall by the Tianyuan national team, seemed a little confused by the other party's instructions:
"Leiqi Jiudan, you mean... in the competition, right?
"Yeah, don't worry! I know exactly how powerful Liu Jiuduan is!
"I'm looking forward to fighting him again..."

"You don't understand at all!!"

Hearing the other party's reply, Lei Qi interrupted madly:

"I mean, in your daily life, you should pay attention to him! Stay away from him!
“If he comes to talk to you normally, you must refuse!

"Especially if he comes to you under the pretext of sparring or reviewing, you should be more careful! Do you understand?"

"Ah? Practicing or reviewing with Liu Jiudan?"

Rui Zhao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he went straight into a "wow cool wow cool" state:
"…There is actually such a good thing?!"

“So I told you to be careful ahhhhhh!!!”

Lei Qi's forehead twitched, and he became more hysterical:

"Why are you still acting like a child?

"He was so handsome and beautiful at the Weiqi League awards ceremony, and he stunned everyone!

"Why do you look so silly again at this time!"

"Eh……?"

As soon as Lei Qi finished speaking, Queen Zhaotian, who had a happy look on her face just now, was immediately stunned, as if she had heard something extraordinary.

It was not until this moment that Lei Qi realized that there seemed to be something wrong with what he had just said...

……broken!
What the hell did I just say?!

Xiao Lei Jiudan was a little flustered, and blushed and said:

"Uh, no, that's not what I meant..."

Unfortunately, before Lei Qi could start to explain, the girl in front of him had already puffed up her lips and said aggrievedly:

“Lei Qi Jiudan… Although, I know I’m not very smart.

"But it's not as stupid as 'silly' yet!

"People around me have actually said that I have grown a lot recently!"

……Eh?

So she cares about the part where I called her "silly"?!
Lei Qi was slightly stunned. He had never expected that Rui Zhao would focus on this point. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But seeing that the other party's mood was obviously depressed because of his words, the Tianyuan national player hurriedly comforted him:
"Uh, I, that's not what I meant!
“I’m just saying… you have to listen to advice!
"Liu Shixian obviously has bad intentions! You can't be fooled by his harmless appearance!"

“…Is that so?
"But I don't think Liu Jiuduan has any bad intentions!"

Rui Zhao blinked and then asked back:

"But Lei Qi Jiudan... why did you suddenly say that?"

"Ah this..."

When asked, Lei Qi was suddenly speechless.

hiss--

How should I explain this to her? !

I can't tell her the exact "private" words that Liu Shixian said to me at the San Shuang Cup dinner!
But just as Lei Qi was standing there, feeling extremely conflicted, the host's bilingual reminder came from the loudspeaker in the banquet hall:

“Dear guests and chess players!
"The draw ceremony for our first round of matches is about to begin! Please return to your seats!"

"Ladies and gentlemen..."

"...Ah, sorry, Raiki Nine-dan!"

Rui Zhao, who heard the reminder, said quickly:
"I have to get ready to go on stage and draw lots now! We'll talk later!"

"Uh……

"It's nothing, just prepare for the battle!"

Lei Qi, who was just saved by the broadcast reminder, breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he might not be able to explain the reason to the other party at the moment:
"I wish you a good draw and a smooth victory tomorrow!"

“Well, thank you, Lei Qi Jiudan!
“I’m also looking forward to passing the first round and meeting you in the next game!
"We have never met in an official competition!
"Then... I'll be leaving first! Goodbye!" After answering this sentence, Hua Xia Zhaojun trotted back to the banquet hall. It was obvious that she was eager for the upcoming Spring Orchid Cup.

Lei Qi, who did not need to participate in the first round of drawing lots, felt quite touched when he looked at the back of a girl of the same age as him.

Meet me...?

Yes!

With her current strength, it wouldn’t be surprising if she ever met me!

Even...I'm going to encounter this many, many times in the future.

Thinking of this, the Chinese Tianyuan national player couldn't help but laugh.

He is truly a “strong rival”!

She is such a good opponent... I can't send her to fight in front of that "God of Nongshim" again!

After taking a long sigh, Lei Qi calmed down.

Then he took a step and walked slowly and firmly back to the banquet hall.

……

As the guests gradually returned to their seats, the draw ceremony for the first round of the 15th Spring Orchid Cup officially began.

According to Shang Chaotian's previous intention, the draw ceremony for the first round of the Spring Orchid Cup will be highly transparent.

Not only did they draw lots on the spot, they even invited a notary public to come! This was to give no one a chance to gossip.

But in this case, who will be drawn by Queen Zhaotian, the absolute top star in the Chinese chess world and the participant with a wild card, has become the absolute focus of this draw ceremony.

When Concubine Zhaojun of China came on stage to draw lots, the flashbulbs of numerous media outlets at the scene suddenly flashed, which fully demonstrated the news appeal of Empress Zhaojun!

However, Rui Zhao has been through a lot in the past two years and has become completely desensitized to media attention.

She showed no sign of panic throughout the whole process, maintained a business smile, and completed the drawing calmly and gracefully.

——In 2025, the first round of the Spring Orchid Cup will be played against:

Rui Zhao vs. An Mingjiao

...

...

……Eh?

I beat Queen Zhaotian?
When An Mingjiao saw the result of the draw for the first time, he was a little confused.

Yesterday he was still wondering why Park Min-yeol was so afraid of Rui Zhao!

As a result, in the blink of an eye, the hot potato in the eyes of Li, Pu and Wen was in his hands!

However, after being slightly confused, An Mingjiao quickly came to his senses, and even...

Some were pleasantly surprised!
Compared with several already famous world champion predecessors, although An Mingjiao, who was born in 03, has always been regarded as the leader of the next generation of South Korean chess, his performance at critical moments has always been less than satisfactory.

Previously, An Mingjiao's best result in the world championships was only the quarterfinals in last year's Yingyi Cup. At that time, this result made the South Korean chess world think that he was finally going to gain momentum.

But after that, he failed to get past the first round in the Miaojia Bailing Cup, LIG ​​Cup and Sanshuang Cup. His best result in China was only a national runner-up. His quarterfinal performance in the Yingyi Cup seemed more like an accident.

Therefore, compared with his predecessors who have made great achievements, he really needs to prove that he still has room for improvement and training value, so that the chess academy will allocate more resources to him, so as to avoid ending up as a "deposed prince".

In this situation, drawing Rui Zhao is undoubtedly a pillow for the An Ming Sect!

For a player like Rui Zhao who has slightly weaker hard power but has defeated a number of world champions and is very well-known, it is much easier to win than to defeat top-notch chess players. However, the increase in his own fame and attention is probably even greater!

Moreover, in An Mingjiao's impression, Rui Zhao has always been afraid of being targeted.

At the last Miao Family Bailing Cup, Xu Xiangheng followed some targeted measures summarized by Takuya Ichijo and the Dongying Chess Institute at the time and successfully suppressed the Queen Zhaotian!

After all, I am also one of the quarterfinalists of the Yingyi Cup. As long as I follow the same method, passing the test will definitely not be a problem!

Oh, by the way, what is the name of the thing that was summarized in Japan...

I think it's called "Zhao Tianhou Response Plan"? I remember it's online!

I'll search it online when I get back to my room!
After making up his mind, An Mingjiao smiled with relief.

However, he did not notice at this moment that Park Min-yeol and Moon Sung-jin, who had been somewhat nervous, also showed very similar expressions at the same time.

It can be seen that the three of them were very disappointed with the result of the draw by Empress Zhaotian...

...They all seemed very satisfied. (End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like