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

Go is the quintessence of Chinese culture and a living symbol of its long history and culture, but it is also a small part of life.

No matter what happens in the chess world, time is slowly moving towards the Chinese Lunar New Year.

Although the winter wind is fierce, it carries a gentleness that marks the end of the old year. On the branches of the forest, the snow begins to become mottled, revealing the outlines of the dead branches.

In the morning light, thin frost and first dew interweave, adding a touch of freshness to this quiet winter picture at dawn every day...

The entire Chinese land, which has been bustling for a year, gradually returns to the peace and tranquility of winter as the snow-covered world is gradually dyed with a touch of elegant blue.

Before we knew it, time had quietly entered the last month of the Chinese lunar year of the Snake...

January 2026, 1, the second day of the twelfth lunar month, is the day of the Great Cold, and is also the match day for the eleventh round of the Chinese Weiqi League regular season.

In northern China, Jinyang City, the capital of Jinfen Province.

At 12:30 p.m. that day, Lee Jung-yeon, South Korea's previous generation leader and five-time champion, walked out of his hotel room, glanced at the vast land covered in snow, and seemed to have some feelings on his face. But after stopping for a moment, he continued to walk towards the chess room on the first floor.

Mr. Li, who was born in November 93, officially turned 11 three months ago.

Although he has been practicing Go diligently, and South Korea has always had a tradition of veterans maintaining their form for a long time and many precedents...

But, Li Tingyan had to admit...

In the thirty-fourth winter of his life, he could still clearly smell the faint smell of aging all around him, so much so that he could not help but feel emotional just by looking at the winding mountains in white and blue in the distance outside the window.

In the past year, Mr. Li’s performance cannot be said to be very good.

In the World Championships, the Spring Orchid Cup, Dream Lily Cup, and LIG Cup were all eliminated as soon as they took the stage, and the Sanshuang Cup only barely made it to the quarterfinals.

Although there was a factor of luck in taking away Chinese strongmen such as Ji Qiujuan too early, the five-time South Korean champion had to accept the fact that he was gradually losing the upper hand in the face of China's large number of first-class masters.

Because of this, in the Weiqi League, Lao Li, who switched to the Jinfen team as the main player this season, can only be described as having mediocre results.

Since the start of the season, the Jinfen team has only ranked 12th in the standings, far from the goal set at the beginning of the season to enter the championship zone. They even have to work hard to get a higher position in the relegation zone to gain an advantage in successfully staying in the league.

After the contract is signed this year... I guess Jinfen team won't renew my contract, right?

His eyes swept across the scenery outside the window again, and Lao Li couldn't help but think in his heart.

...But...this is fine too!
I can now focus my energy on the World Championships!
Although there is definitely no chance to win the championship...

But, at least try to help Xiao Liu to hold back the situation!
Otherwise, he would be too tired...

As his mind moved, Lao Li had already walked to the door of the chess room.

After pushing the door open, he took a quick look and found that he seemed to be the first to arrive, while the opponent's four players were already in place - this might be because their team's main player preferred to arrive early and adapt to the environment.

I could even hear the Chinese Queen Mulan on the other side saying something to the reigning celebrity Zhaojun:
“…So, Rui Zhao!
“You must play well in the next few rounds of Weiqi!
"Let's not talk about whether we can make it to the championship zone, can you at least upgrade this 8th dan first?!

"You've been stuck in section 7 for a year and a half! I can hardly bear to watch it go on like this!

"Originally, you were going to pass the tribulation after you won the Immortal Chess Tournament against Ji Qiujuan, but why did something go wrong at that time?

"Didn't you say at the Weiqi League awards ceremony that you would be promoted to the ninth grade without any preferential treatment?!"

"...Huh? Up, up to eight?
"Am I almost reaching the eighth level?!"

"...

“…Please! Can you not be like your dog who was so confused when you were promoted to level eight?!

"You are now on the verge of promotion to the first, second and third divisions! In addition to the two main players of the five teams being foreign players, the other three are Lin Ruixin, Xiong Siyi and Zhu Yuanjun!
"As long as you beat two of these three people, you can successfully advance to level eight. At least you can give yourself a New Year's present before the New Year!
"Otherwise, even if I reach level nine next year, I won't feel any sense of accomplishment if I see you still at level seven! I always feel like levels are useless..."

"Uh... Actually, I think... Oh no! It's nothing, nothing!
"Anyway, anyway! Brother Du also told me so.

"I will play well in the next round of Weiqi and try my best to fill the hole I dug before! FIGHT!"

"That little witch, let me interrupt...

"Although I think I have a good temper and I accept everyone calling me 'Zeng Gou'... "But I am here anyway, isn't it a bit too much to use the measure word '条'?!"

“…Eh, eh?!
"Uh...I'm sorry..."

……

Well……

It really makes the team lively with two young girls in it!

Young girls around 20 years old are playing in the men's go league - and there are two of them!

The future of Chinese Go is really enviable.

but……

Fortunately, we also have our own luck!

Lao Li silently glanced at the opponent's rest area, but still walked to his own rest area calmly and waited for the game to begin.

...

Soon, as other members and staff of the Jinfen team entered the venue one after another, both sides quickly entered into the game process.

The chief referee announced the matchup of this match under the witness of the two teams. As for the Jinfen team, they faced the Pohu team, which had a similar points situation, so they naturally went all out in this match and put the strongest player in the team, Lao Li, on the main stage as usual.

[Li Tingyan] versus [Rui Zhao] - this was a matchup that was completely in line with the expectations of both sides.

So immediately after the match was confirmed, the two main players walked towards the second stage at the same time in tacit understanding. However, one of them walked slowly and steadily, while the other seemed full of expectation.

Seeing his opponent still looking energetic and vigorous, Li Tingyan, who was sitting at the chess table, couldn't help but laugh and said a little teasingly:

“Ah, Rui Zhaoming, why are you so excited?

"Although I know that you have a very high winning rate against our South Korean chess players, including the fact that we South Korea also lost face in the Yumeli Lily Cup...

"But I'm not that weak!"

“…Ah? No!”

Rui Zhao was startled when he heard this, and then quickly denied it:
"I was just thinking that I only played one game with you, Li Jiudan, before, and this time I finally have the chance to meet you again, so I'm really looking forward to it!

“It is a happy thing in itself to be able to learn from different masters!

"and……"

At this point, the cheerful Zhaojun suddenly lowered her eyes and said helplessly:
“And this time in the dream Lily Cup, we should be the ones feeling embarrassed.

"Although I am very happy to be able to learn a thing or two from Liu Jiudan again...

"But as one of the six Chinese chess players he defeated on his way to the championship, I still feel a little unwilling to be defeated by him alone against seven and to win the championship from the quarterfinals..."

"Ah, that's not necessary!"

Li Tingyan couldn't help but reveal a rather gratified smile and said:
“Xiao Liu now… is indeed very difficult to defeat.

"Come on, let's get started!"

——Yes, just as they said.

At the 6th Mengli Lily Cup that ended not long ago, as the only foreign player to enter the quarterfinals, the twelve-time champion and Nongshim God Liu Shixian, in the quarterfinals, defeated Rui Zhao with his superior chess quality, and in the semifinals, he easily defeated Xiong Siyi 2-0.

In the final five-game chess match, facing Lei Qi, the strongest challenger to his throne, although the four rounds of the finals were very tense, the young master of the Liu family, who was on the throne, took advantage of the first guess of the white chess piece to take a 2-1 lead in the first three rounds, and successfully reversed his opponent in the crucial fourth round by using the melee. With an impressive record of nine wins and one loss, he defended the title of the Mengli Lily Cup!
While completely ending the debate about "the best player in the world" that had been raging after Lei Qi won two consecutive world championships, Liu Shixian's total number of world championships also officially tied that of his predecessor Cui Chengshi. With his much stronger Nongshim Cup record, he became the undisputed second in history, and is approaching the number one player in history, Cui Minghao!

As the South Korean Go stars, who have been brilliant for nearly 30 years, gradually fade away and the overall talent pool becomes increasingly scarce...

Liu Shixian, the world's number one player, shined the brightest in the best years of his career. (End of this chapter)