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

Chapter 620 Of course!
"……Eh?"

The moment he heard the question, Rui Zhao, who was standing in front of Lei Qi, was obviously stunned.

She blinked her eyes briskly, as if she had never expected the other party to ask such a question.

It was not until this moment that Lei Qi realized that he seemed to have asked something quite extraordinary.

Oh My God!
I guess my brain must have been burned out after playing with Sun Yi for so long today!

What am I asking?!

Lei Qi, who found something wrong, quickly argued, "Oh no," and explained:

"Uh, no! I mean..."

"...Of course you can!"

Before Lei Qi could find a way to explain, Rui Zhao's voice, like a silver bell, came, and instantly froze Little Lei Jiuduan on the spot:

"……Eh?"

Seeing Lei Qi's surprised look, Rui Zhao thought that Lei Qi didn't understand, so he continued to explain:

“Well…if I could draw you, the ninth rank of Lei Qi, I would be very happy too!
"Compared to Liu Shixian, I even hope to draw you, Lei Qi, who is also a 9th dan!

"...After all, I have never played against you, Lei Qi Jiudan, in a match before!"

"what……"

This was completely unexpected from the Tianyuan national player, and Lei Qi was at a loss for words. His cheeks even felt slightly hot. He hesitated for a long time before saying with some hesitation:

"But I have been losing to Liu Shixian since the game at the Nongshim Cup two years ago. It's been eight consecutive defeats...

"I'm not as good as him..."

However, Rui Zhao did not seem to agree with Lei Qi's statement and shook his head:

"No!

“Although past wins and losses are a record of one’s strength, people will always continue to improve!

"Before, you may not be as good as Liu Jiudan, but judging from the recent games, I think we are very, very close! In the semi-final of the Sanshuang Cup, we were just a little bit behind!

“If you meet Liu Jiudan again this time, Lei Qi Jiudan, you will definitely have a chance!
"Just like I lost three games in a row to Kim You-eun, 9th Dan! But now I am still confident that I can fight her!"

……Eh?

she says……

Liu Shixian and I are already quite close?!
Hearing this, Lei Qi was extremely surprised and even subconsciously wanted to say a few more humble words!

But when he thought about it, he had already shown some weakness just now, and it was his "strong rival" who said something that showed he believed in him.

If I still say something cowardly now, it would be too unmanly!
“Uh…thank you.

“I’ll try harder this time!”

Lei Qi said this a little embarrassedly, and his originally slightly irritable mood suddenly became calmer as if brushed by a breeze, and his body, which had felt heavy before, gradually began to relax.

"Yeah, come on!"

Rui Zhao showed a silly smile, and then tried to ask cautiously:

“But…Lei Qi Ninth Stage.

"From what you said...

"You don't seem to mind facing me in the game?"

"Uh……"

Faced with this soul-searching question, the Tianyuan national player, who had originally felt relaxed, suddenly felt his face getting hot again, and he even subconsciously had the urge to deny it.

——But fortunately I managed to hold it in.

He just recognized me so much, if I now put on a sour face and say something like "I don't really want to confront you", it would be so embarrassing!
……well!

Be honest!
Although his cheeks were still slightly red, Lei Qi took a deep breath and tried to appear calm and serious as he said:

"Of course I don't reject it!
"You...are already a very good chess player. You will definitely be promoted to ninth dan in the future! You will definitely win the national championship in the unlimited competition...

"...even won the world championship!" After a slight hesitation, Lei Qi added a few more words after "national champion" and then continued:

“…In various future competitions, we will definitely meet many, many, many times!
"It's such a common thing, why should I reject it?"

After pouring out all his thoughts, Lei Qi subconsciously glanced at Rui Zhao, fearing that the other party would have some strange reaction to his words.

But after hearing this, Empress Zhaotian was overjoyed:

"Really? That's great!
"I thought you wouldn't be too keen on running into me..."

"……ah?!
"Why would you think so?!"

"Uh, that...

"After the last chess saint tournament, I always felt that you, Lei Qi, were always indifferent to me, and most of the time you seemed unwilling to pay attention to me...

“Plus, I said some offensive words at the Weiqi League awards ceremony last month.

"I saw that you didn't look very happy at the time, so I thought that you definitely didn't like me very much, so I didn't dare to mention the idea of ​​running into you in the competition..."

Well……

Even though she didn't guess correctly in some places, she wasn't completely stupid...

Lei Qi said this in his heart, but with an indescribable embarrassment on his face, he quickly squeezed out the words:

"That's impossible! Don't make wild guesses based on your own assumptions!

"I'll draw lots later, and I'll be very happy if you're picked...

"...After all, you are the weakest relatively speaking! Uh..."

Lei Qi hurriedly added an explanation at the end of his words, fearing that the other party would misunderstand him for having some strange intentions.

But as soon as he hastily added the last sentence, Lei Qi felt that it seemed a little unpleasant, and he became conflicted again.

but……

Rui Zhao didn't seem to care at all about being called the "weakest", and just replied with a smile:

"That's true! But I will continue to work hard to become stronger!

"Well... Lei Qi, ninth stage, it's almost time, let's go draw lots!

"Hopefully... we can draw each other!"

"……Um."

Faced with the other party's active invitation and the wish of "hoping to draw each other", the young leader of China's future felt a slight tremor in his heart for a moment, so that at this time he just responded subconsciously without any other words or actions.

Rui Zhao took out his card without saying anything, and walked towards the elevator with Lei Qi, who was still a little shocked.

"Alright, Lei Qi Jiudan, let's go!
"Oh, by the way! If you really win, you must give it your all!
"Don't forget what you promised me at the Tongge Cup last year. You would not show mercy to me!"

"what……"

Hearing this, Xiao Lei Jiuduan's head suddenly started to hurt as he recalled what happened at that time...

What the hell did I say at the beginning!!!

It’s a good thing that she is a simple person who only knows how to play chess, otherwise she would have been looked down upon countless times behind her back!
However, even though Lei Qi was feeling ashamed of his own behavior at that time, seeing the bright smile of the contemporary Zhaojun, the Tianyuan national player was still quite touched and said seriously:
"...Don't worry about this!
“To you…

"I have never been negligent."

...

...

However… although the two young supernovas in the Chinese chess world were looking forward to the upcoming draw, in the end, the course of events did not develop as expected by the parties involved…

Twenty minutes later, the semi-final matchups for the 2025th Spring Orchid Cup in were officially announced:

Lei Qi versus Liu Shixian

Rui Zhao to Zhu Yuanjun

(End of this chapter)