"Teacher Yu...I'm sorry...

"I'm calling you to annoy you right after I lost the game...but I really feel bad..."

Five minutes later, in Dongjiang City, Muhu Go Dojo.

Yu Qingguang, who had just answered a call from a student, heard Sun Yi's choked voice on the other end of the phone. His heart sank, and he quickly comforted him:
"Sun Monkey, you play this game of chess well! From what I can see, there's nothing wrong with it!

"It was today... this Da Pu was really a bit unkind, it's really unlucky!
"We can get back at you next time, it's okay!"

Although these words sounded like comfort to the students, for Coach Yu, he was just speaking the truth.

Normally speaking, Sun Yi's strength is definitely enough to suppress Dae Park - whether from the third-party rating ranking or the record of mutual confrontation, Sun Yi has a clear advantage. Even in the recent Nongshim Cup, Sun Yi defeated Park Min-yeol in one game.

And Sun Yi actually did not play badly today. Even when he was in a disadvantageous situation, he was still fighting very actively and looking for opportunities to win!
Unfortunately, however...

This time is the time when Da Pu’s “legend of there are always such days every year” comes to an end!
If they were to collide with each other, even Young Master Liu would find it hard to bear, let alone Monkey King!

Since the beginning of the game, Da Pu made many brilliant moves, played very confidently and accurately, and quickly suppressed Sun Yi after entering the middle game.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Monkey King immediately chose to intervene very actively, and tried his best in every aspect to try to turn the disadvantage around.

But the crazy Da Pu was really scary. He managed to make the right moves at all critical moments! The advantage gradually turned into a winning advantage!

Finally, Sun Yi saw that he was powerless to turn the situation around. In his dream, in the Lily Cup, the last major competition a year ago, not only did he not achieve a breakthrough, but he was even eliminated in the first round. He lost his balance for a moment, resigned and left the arena without even collecting the chess pieces. He made quite a noise and attracted many people's attention. It was obvious that he was extremely depressed.

At this moment, Sun Yi suddenly called again, obviously looking for Tree Hole to talk, which naturally made Old Yu Jiudan very worried.

Thinking of this, Yu Qingguang pursed his lips, continued to work hard and raised his voice and said:

"…That's perfect! Monkey, you've been participating in so many competitions lately and you must be exhausted. Why don't you take a break during this time?

"Including Liu Yuhong, doesn't she have a three-game match against the Queen this month?

"Wouldn't it be better for you to accompany her for some training so that she can prepare for you to go to her parents to propose marriage during the New Year?!

"We can talk about getting good results in the World Championships and domestic titles after the Chinese New Year! Why are you in such a hurry?

"You're still young, you know!"

"...Teacher Yu, I'm not young anymore!"

Regarding this phrase that Master Yu Jiudan had used many times before, the former chess master refuted his teacher in a rare move:

"It's almost twenty-six!"

Upon hearing this, Head Coach Yu pursed his lips and remained silent, his eyelids drooping.

Of course, he also knew that the student was right.

For chess players, 26 is basically the tail end of the peak period of calculation ability. Combined with the improvement of experience and mentality, it is generally considered to be the peak age for chess players. After that, they will get worse year by year. After the age of 30, it is not surprising that there is a cliff-like decline.

In the past year or so, Sun Yi's strength has improved significantly. It is obvious that he is about to reach the peak of his career and is working hard to become the world champion!
But in the end, not only did he not achieve anything in the past year, he also lost his title of "Chess Fairy". He was even eliminated in the first round of the World Championships, which was his worst performance in the World Championships in recent years.

In such a tragic situation, it is not surprising that Sun Yi's emotions fluctuated again.

Just as Master Yu was trying to think about how to comfort the students, Sun Yi on the other end also realized that he had behaved inappropriately and apologized immediately:

"...Ah, I'm sorry, Mr. Yu! Something is not right now. Something is not right...

"I, I'll be alone for a while! I'll apologize to you when I calm down..."

"Hello? Hello Monkey King? Monkey King?!"

After saying this, Sun Yi hung up the phone.

Yu Qingguang couldn't help but call out the student's nickname repeatedly, but only a short hang-up tone came from the receiver of the phone.

"……Why!

“Isn’t Da Pu a ‘legendary fallen man’?

"My student is just a small defective product, a 'legend' at best! How could he have suffered such a cruel fate?
"During the Lily Cup qualifiers, I felt like he had adjusted himself..."

After putting down his phone, Yu Qingguang couldn't help but complain a few times, but he also knew that under the current circumstances, Sun Yi might not answer the phone if he called.

His first thought at this moment was to quickly call Liu Yuhong who was also at the scene and ask Xiao Xiaoniao to help comfort his student.

But just as Old Yu raised his hand, he immediately put it down - he just remembered that Liu Yuhong was participating in the live commentary today, and he could not leave his post until the last game was over.

Hey!
What should I do?

Yu Qingguang, who always has a lot of ideas, couldn't help scratching his head for a moment.

Although he could call the two presidents and vice presidents of the chess association who were present, he couldn't comfort Sun Yi at the moment. It was hard to say whether letting the two association leaders go would have a positive effect...

Um...that's right!
Please, Rui Zhao!
Didn’t Monkey King say before that Rui Zhao’s winning the celebrity competition also encouraged him?
If Rui Zhao, who just finished the game, could go and counsel him, he would probably feel better...

Thinking of this, Yu Qingguang acted immediately and called Rui Zhao's cell phone.

According to his idea, Rui Zhao had just collected the chess pieces not long ago and probably had his cell phone by now, so it was a good opportunity to give him some instructions.

However, the voice coming from the phone surprised Old Yu Jiuduan:

"Sorry, the number you dialed is powered off. Please try again later..."

"Um?

"The phone... is still turned off?!"

Yu Qingguang was suddenly surprised:

“After the game, doesn’t this girl always take out her phone or tablet to watch the AI ​​review right away?

"What happened today?"

...

...

"Hey, hello, Park Min-yeol 9th ​​dan!
"First of all, congratulations on your successful victory over Sun Yi, 9th Dan, and entering the second round of this year's Mengli Lily Cup.

"Today I can see that you are in very good form. After the layout was completed, you gained an advantage in a local drastic change and successfully 'overcame the superior'! I wonder how you would like to evaluate today's game?" "'Overcame the superior'? Is there something wrong with this description?!"

"I am a world champion after all. It's normal for me to defeat a player who has never even made it to the world finals!"

"Well... But judging from your past matches against each other, Sun Yi, the ninth dan, actually has a very clear advantage.

"Including the third-party ranking list, he is now ranked third in the world, second only to the two leading chess players Liu Shixian and Lei Qi..."

“Hey! There’s no point in winning some unimportant games!
"Don't you Chinese have an old saying, 'The best use of force is when it matters most'?

"Like Lin Ruixin, he seemed to have won quite a few titles in the past few years, but has he ever won a world championship?
“And let me say one more thing.

"Just now, after Sun Yi lost the game, he didn't simply review the game, which is fine, but he didn't even greet or collect the chess pieces, he just stopped for a while and left...

“I think… this is a bit disrespectful!

"Throwing a tantrum when losing a game of chess is clearly unworthy of a chess player.

"Go is a sport that requires a lot of etiquette. I can only say that there is a reason why Sun Yi, 9th Dan, has not been able to enter the finals!"

"Uh... is that so?

"Well, it seems that you are very confident in this Dream Lily Cup, Park Min-yeol 9th ​​Dan!"

"I can't say I'm 'very confident', I should say I'm completely in shape this time, I'm just telling the truth!

“In fact, performances like this are my true strength, but I lack the ability to adjust my form, so it takes me a long time to find my form.

"Sun Yi, who will never make it to the finals of the World Championships, is really unlucky to meet me this early! I don't know why he can't recognize himself and still gets angry after losing the game!"

"Uh... Ok, Ok! Thank you, Park Min-yeol, 9th Dan!

"Then we also wish you good luck in your next game!"

At 4:10 p.m. on the same day, in the media interview area of ​​Zhigao Junrui Hotel.

Seeing that the other party's words were very impolite, and even slandering Sun Yi in both open and covert ways, the official reporter knew that the interview with Park Min-yeol could not continue and quickly stopped it.

Besides, there are more important things to do right now...

After finishing the interview with Da Pu, the female reporter immediately turned to the side and asked Rui Zhao, who had been waiting for a while:
"Rui Zhao, 7th Dan, sorry to have kept you waiting. Shall we start your post-match interview now?"

"……Um?"

Hearing this, Da Pu, who was originally planning to leave and go back to his room to rest temporarily and wait for all the games to end before starting the second round of draws, couldn't help but stop and turned to look over.

But he found that at some point, China's contemporary Concubine Zhaojun had arrived next to the media interview area, staring at him with a calm look that concealed strong emotions, which made people subconsciously feel their hair stand on end!
...Hiss, what's that look in her eyes? !

I'm just saying a few words to draw attention and save face!
Is it necessary to stare at me like that?!
Da Pu, who felt a little nervous when being stared at, couldn't help but mutter something in his heart.

To be honest, although Da Pu has always been a bit free-spirited and does whatever he wants, he doesn't actually have much ill will towards Sun Yi - as a chess player himself, he even has a certain understanding of Sun Yi's temporary mental imbalance after losing the game.

It's just...

Understanding in the mind and taking action in reality are two different things.

In this Nongshim Cup, Sun Yi played as the vanguard of the Chinese team. He defeated An Mingjiao, Xu Xiangheng, and Park Min-yeol himself, winning six consecutive victories, forcing the iron general Liu Shaoye to play early, which also caused an uproar in the South Korean media and public opinion! Of course, there was no lack of verbal attacks on the South Korean Chess Institute and several contestants, which made Park Min-yeol extremely upset.

Now, he has finally caught the chance to "avenge" his hatred and eliminated his opponent in the first round, so naturally he has to take advantage of the situation to make some output to save his face. At the same time, he also uses this more topical discourse to boost the public's attention to the sport of Go.

Next... I also want to mess with the mentality of Sun Yi, China's top master.

You know, since last year, as Lee Jung-yeon and Seo Sang-heng have grown older, and the new generation of South Korean players represented by An Mingjiao have not grown as expected, South Korean Go has increasingly shown a lack of overall depth in front of China.

In the Spring Orchid Cup and LIG Cup, only Liu Shaoye from South Korea made it to the quarterfinals. In the Tongge Cup, because Liu Shixian unexpectedly lost to Zhuang Zheng in the round of 16, only Da Park made it to the quarterfinals!
In the three World Championships since the past year, many South Korean masters were defeated by Sun Yi, whose strength has increased significantly in recent years but who has a strong ability to suppress his opponents!

If this victory can further influence the competitive state of this "strength and weakness detector", it will be a breather for South Korean Go. Therefore, Park Min-yeol did not show any mercy to Sun Wukong in the post-match interview.

But what Da Pu didn't expect was that Rui Zhao had been right beside him when he was being interviewed! So just a few seconds after he said this, Zhaojun showed a look of dissatisfaction!

“…Ah, reporter sister, wait a moment!”

When Rui Zhao heard the reporter asking him a question, he turned his gaze away from Park Min Yeol and explained:
"Have you seen Sun Yi, 9th dan?

"I just saw him running out and I was looking for him, but I couldn't see him anywhere! I wondered if he was here for an interview..."

"Sun Yi? No!"

The reporter shook his head:
"I just saw him walking out quickly with a red face, but he didn't seem very emotional and didn't look like he was ready to be interviewed, so I didn't go to look for him..."

"Is that so... then I'd like you to wait a moment.

"I, I have to find Senior Brother Sun first! Can you come over for the interview later?"

"……what?"

Hmm...it seems that she is indeed more worried about Sun Yi...

No wonder you were unhappy about what I just said!
After listening to the conversation between the two, Park Min-yeol said in his heart.

but……

If you are unhappy, then just be unhappy!

Anyway, media interviews will be spread sooner or later...

Thinking of this, Da Pu, who had already finished the interview, raised his eyebrows and then continued his steps - he naturally didn't want to be stared at by this Chinese lady who had left him with some psychological trauma.

But... as the saying goes, "What you fear is bound to come true."

Just when he was about to run away, Rui Zhao stopped him with a cold tone:
"Park Nine Dan, wait a moment!"

When Da Pu was called, he couldn't help but frown and turned around.

The contemporary Zhaojun of China, who usually gave people a sense of innocence, was now serious and just stared at him intently. Then she said something very seriously:
"As his junior sister, I cannot agree with what you just said about Sun Yi Jiudan.

“But since you are so confident in your words and deeds, I would also like to learn from you!
“I hope… this tournament…

"Can you give me, who has already defeated you twice in a row, one more chance?" (End of this chapter)

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