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

Chapter 619: Can’t I do that?
"Monkey...are you okay?"

At 6:30 p.m. on the same day, in the chess players' lounge at Hailing Hotel.

Liu Yuhong, who had been waiting here for a while, saw her boyfriend finally come back after a hard fight, and immediately went forward to show concern for him.

As for why you care...

...Well, that’s naturally because Sun Yi lost the game.

Of the four quarterfinal matches today, the first to end was undoubtedly the one where Rui Zhao defeated Lin Ruixin with a flying knife. After that, Liu Shixian and Zhu Yuanjun defeated Xiong Siyi and Ji Qiujuan in the middle game respectively and advanced to the semifinals.

Only the game between Lei Qi and Sun Yi was very intense. The two were deadlocked for a long time, and in the end Lei Qi still maintained that little advantage to the end, winning by half a point with black.

The chess master of the time failed again on the road to the world finals and once again became a footnote to the victory of others.

"……fine!"

Although Sun Yi looked a little depressed, he still tried hard to force a smile when he saw his girlfriend coming to comfort him:
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!
"Just now during a media interview, I don't know what's wrong with that reporter. After asking about this match, he kept asking me how badly I lost to Rui Zhao in sparring, and whether I often win the game within a hundred moves...

"I was confused at the time! Wasn't it Lin Ruixin who became the Dragon of the Dragons today? How did he involve me?

"Rui Zhao is sparring with me, and her winning rate is less than 20% now! How long does it take for a so-called miserable defeat to happen? Why do you keep asking me nonsense questions?"

"Uh……"

Upon hearing this, Empress Liu couldn't help but shrink her head subconsciously, thinking that she should think more carefully before speaking on live broadcasts in the future.

As for now, she decided to play dumb for the time being and wait until she was exposed.

However, Silly Monkey didn't know what Liu Yuhong was thinking. Seeing Liu Yuhong's embarrassed expression, he thought that he was not satisfied with his performance. So he stopped talking and apologized guiltily:
"Yu Hong, I'm sorry to disappoint you again this time...

"Before the competition this time, I boasted that I would definitely get a good result, but in the end, I was in the quarterfinals again..."

"It's okay, it's okay!"

The little bird rushed over and hugged the silly monkey that he had chosen:
"In fact, I think you have made a lot of progress recently, including in the Tianyuan Tournament, didn't you beat Dai Gong and Xiao Xiong in a row? In the past, they were both your victims!
"You and Xiao Lei actually persisted in playing chess for a long time today! Maybe you'll have a chance next time!"

"Um……"

After being comforted by the little bird, Sun Yi's mood recovered a little, and then he pondered:

"The next time...it will be the Tongge Cup in July!
“It feels a bit long!”

"Huh? No!"

Liu Yuhong immediately corrected:

"Don't forget what competition will follow the Spring Orchid Cup!"

"what……"

Sun Yi blinked, then reacted:
"You're right. People should still dare to think a little bit!"

"Yes!"

Liu Yuhong nodded naturally and said:

“Although Xiao Lei now thinks that winning the World Championship is more important than the [Chess Saint] title, I think he has become too responsible recently!
"Getting the title of [Go Saint] is still a higher achievement than just being a world champion!

"It just so happens that Lin Ruixin has just suffered a heavy blow this time, and Xiao Lei is focusing on the World Championship and may not fight so hard in the Chess Saint Championship. This is a good opportunity... Wait!

"Speaking of Xiao Lei...

"Where are Xiao Lei and the others?"

As he was talking, Xiao Xioniao suddenly found that his junior brother had disappeared after winning the game, which was quite strange.

"what……"

Seeing his girlfriend's doubts, Sun Yi, who knew the situation, immediately replied:

"He left in a hurry after playing chess without reviewing the game. I don't know what he was in such a hurry to do..."

...

...

“…So!

"I told you at the opening dinner that you should be careful of Liu Shixian! Why didn't you understand?!"

At the same time, at the door of Rui Zhao's room in Hailing Hotel.

Xiao Lei, who had just finished the game and came over, felt his blood pressure rise significantly when he saw Rui Zhao, who still looked fine.
"When he saw that he was still playing, he came to talk to you. Not only did you try to avoid him, but you also chatted with him!

"He has bad intentions!"

"…bad intentions?"

Rui Zhao tilted his head blankly:
"What bad intentions could Liu Jiuduan have? How come I didn't sense any of that?"

"he……"

Lei Qi was about to answer, but he was immediately speechless. After two seconds of embarrassment, he stammered:

"Didn't he say that he hopes to play against you again in the next Nongshim Cup?"

"Hmm? What kind of bad idea is this!

"I also hope to play more chess with Liu Jiudan!" Rui Zhao didn't seem surprised or confused by what Lei Qi said, and even the slightly confused expression just now disappeared:

“And…it’s not just the Nongshim Cup!

"Just now in the game room, Liu Jiudan also said that he is looking forward to meeting me in the next round!
"Although my level is still far behind Liu Jiudan, I am very happy to be recognized by the world's number one player..."

"...So I said this kid has bad intentions, do you understand?"

Lei Qi suddenly felt a little hysterical.

Seeing that his rival of the same age was eager to try against Liu Shixian in the game, the young Chinese Tianyuan national player was very unhappy.

Rui Zhao frowned slightly, looking a little strange:
"Well, so...

"Why do you keep saying that Liu Jiuduan has bad intentions, Lei Qi Jiuduan?
"It seems to me that he does not behave in any strange way."

"Uh……"

When Lei Qi was asked again, he hesitated again, and after struggling for a long time, he forced himself to answer:

“Um… do you know what the underlying meaning of him wanting to play against you in the Nongshim Cup is?

"You are still far from being able to enter the Nongshim Cup preliminaries based on your current ranking! If you want to enter the Nongshim Cup, you can only use the wild card like last time, but the condition for a wild card is that no one is exempt from selection!
"He wants to beat us once again and make us win the world championship for the whole year!"

"what……"

After hearing this, Rui Zhao finally reacted belatedly.

In the last Nongshim Cup, the longest winning streak of the Huaxia team was Lei Qi’s four consecutive wins, which was just one game away from being exempted from selection and entering this year’s lineup.

The last one to finish the match was Rui Zhao. But Rui Zhao was not the main player - only the main player who finished the match could automatically get the ticket to the next competition.

Considering that China has not won any World Championships in the past two years, and no one has been exempted from the selection for this year's Nongshim Cup, every time the World Championship is lost, it is a torment and blow to domestic chess fans.

In this case, when Liu Shixian said that he wanted to meet Rui Zhao again in the Nongshim Cup, it was more of a provocation than an expectation.

Seeing that Rui Zhao agreed with this statement, Lei Qi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously:

“…According to this year’s schedule, before the Nongshim Cup qualifiers in July, there are two world championships, the Chunzhilan Cup and the Tongge Cup starting in early July.

"After the last Samsung Cup semi-final, I told him that I would never send you to face him in the Nongshim Cup again! Absolutely!
"And yet you are so good that you actually rush over to get close to me!"

"Woo..."

After listening to this, Rui Zhao pursed his lips and responded with a hint of apology - it seemed that he was not paying attention to the atmosphere.

However, Rui Zhao seemed a little conflicted about Lei Qi's statement.

On the one hand, she thought she could understand Toureki's feelings - if she really appeared in this year's Nongshim Cup, it would definitely mean that China would fail again in this year's Spring Orchid Cup and Tongge Cup, which was something she didn't want to see.

But... to be fair.

If you ask her if she wants to go to the Nongshim Cup again, of course she does!

The peak duel with Liu Shixian in the Nongshim Cup was undoubtedly the most important and exciting game that Hua Xia Zhaojun had ever played!

On one of the highest stages in the Go world, fighting hard against the world's number one player who had already become a god in the arena, the game brought Rui Zhao joy and enjoyment, and made her heart beat fast and unable to control herself.

After tasting the sweetness of the game, she could no longer look back at the women's games. She was eager to join the world of top players that she had briefly experienced in the Nongshim Cup, so after that game, she made the decision without hesitation not to play in women's games anymore.

But now, hearing what Lei Qi said, although she understood Lei Qi's feelings, it was hard for her to say how happy she was, so she seemed a little hesitant.

And this hesitation was naturally caught by Lei Qi at this time.

Looking at the other party's slightly lost expression, Lei Qi couldn't help but asked in a muffled voice:

“You just…

"So you want to compete with Liu Shixian?"

“…To be honest, I do want to.”

After a little hesitation, Rui Zhao decided to tell the truth.

"As a chess player, I always hope to learn from stronger players so that I can grow.

"Yiu Jiudan is the undisputed world number one. I had a lot of fun playing against him in the Nongshim Cup!
"So... I can't help but have more expectations!"

“…Is that so?”

Although these words were inexplicably unpleasant to hear, Lei Qi still gave a small bitter smile to show his understanding.

Others may not know, but he knows too well what kind of person his "rival" is:

“I really have to say…it’s you!
“But…from the perspective of national honor, I naturally don’t want you to appear in the Nongshim Cup.

"Including the draw for the semi-finals later, I don't want you to draw him either - after all, for Liu Shixian, the most difficult route to win the championship is definitely to defeat me and Zhu Jiudan in turn..."

At this point, the young Tianyuan national player paused, and then, somehow, as if possessed by a ghost, asked a somewhat strange question:

"You just...want to draw Liu Shixian so much?
"Could it be...

"Can't I?"

(End of this chapter)