"Hey, hello, Dai Jiudan!
"I'm sorry, Rui Zhao was called away by Ni Jue just now. Do you think it's convenient for you to accept our interview first?"

"I can't wait."

"Ah, that's good!"

“As a long-established triple champion and ninth-dan master in China, you have maintained a relatively good strength after the age of 30, and you also made it to the quarterfinals of this Tongge Cup.

"But facing Rui Zhao, who showed his fierceness in this match, you were not spared in this match either, and resigned at the 192nd move. Although Rui Zhao's time was obviously longer than before, each move was only seconds, and the total time was only minutes, which is only a quarter of yours!

"I've heard about Rui Zhao Jiudan before. She received some advice from you during her transformation of her chess style. But today she killed you so ruthlessly without showing any mercy.

"May I ask what you think of this?"

“I can’t help it, I’m old, vegetable.

“It was actually luck that I made it to the quarterfinals this time. Young Master Liu, Xiao Lei, and Monkey King had to overcome some of the tough challenges. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to get in.

"Losing to Rui Zhao like this... can be considered paying back a debt!"

“Well…it seems Dai Jiudan is very humble!
"Next question: Rui Zhao, the 9th dan, who played slowly and quickly all the way in the Tongge Cup and successfully defeated you today. Now the whole chess circle is amazed! Many chess fans think that Rui Zhao is likely to be one of the top three chess players in the world today, and is capable of challenging the number one in China or even the world!
"I wonder if Dai Jiudan agrees with this statement?"

"Taking into account the speed and slowness of the game, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is in the top three. She has a bright future ahead of her.

"I think she can compete with Lei Qi for the world's number one position in the future..."

“Oh! A female chess player becomes the world’s number one?!

"Dai Jiudan, your judgment is very bold! You don't normally look like someone who dares to speak so boldly!"

"...

"If you know her well enough, it's not surprising that she would say that.

“And… I’m not finished yet.

“Although the future is bright, at the moment, neither Liu Shixian nor Lei Qi are easy to deal with in the slow chess arena.

“Especially Liu Shixian. Even though he won all the way very easily, his sword is heavy but has no edge, and his skill is not perfect.

"If Rui Zhao meets him, he must not be careless...but that girl will definitely not be careless either!

"After all, even if she was facing me, she would have played it safe, not to mention Liu Shixian..."

“…Huh?

"Dai Jiuduan means..."

“Nothing… ah!

"Rui Zhao is back, so should we end the interview here?
"Otherwise, if you waste too much of her time, she'll start to get upset..."

“…Puffing up the corners of your mouth?! Uh…that…”

"Ugh... that was just subconscious...

"Dai Jiudan! Don't make it sound like I'm a bad-tempered person!"

"But I'm not wrong! Okay, it's your turn now."

At 7 p.m. on July 4, in the interview area on the first floor of Tongge Building, Tongge Hotel.

Seeing Rui Zhaoren coming back, Dai Ran smiled and said something before giving up the interview position, letting Rui Zhao take over.

Although he usually didn't like to joke, he seemed to be in a good mood at the moment. His pace seemed very relaxed, and he even made a rare joke. He didn't feel like he had just been defeated at all.

But just when he was about to leave Tongge Tower, he was stopped by someone.

"...Ni Jue?"

Dai Gong raised his eyebrows, looking a little surprised:
"Haven't you already finished talking to Rui Zhao? Why are you still here?

"The other three channels haven't finished yet, don't you want to continue explaining with Hua Ran?"

However, Ni Jue had no intention of following his old friend's topic at this time. He frowned and went straight to the topic he wanted to ask:
"What are you talking about? I want to ask you something!
"I just asked Rui Zhao, she was clearly planning to play well today! Why did you ask her to make a move within 30 seconds?!
"And I even tricked that idiot into agreeing to it!"

Dai Ran blinked and then smiled:

"Hmm? Didn't she tell you?
"I've already said it. I gave her so much advice before. Now that we meet again on a narrow road... she should at least give in to me, right?!"

“Stop it!
"Why are you so noisy today, you autistic guy!"

Ni Jue couldn't help but complain:
"Don't you know that if she plays 'slow chess and fast moves' against you, it's possible that she will fail?!"

"Look how worried you are!
Dai Ran smiled and said:

"I became 'OEM intelligence' in a second...it's not the first time or the second time!"

Ni Jue was startled when she heard these meaningful words, but her brows immediately furrowed even tighter:
"Old Dai...what are you doing all this trouble for?!

"Is it really that serious?"

"I just want to experience how good she is at fast chess in person!"

Dai Ran answered calmly: "After all, my level of fast chess skills is not qualified to let her play fast chess with all her strength, so I can only feel it this way!

"And I have to say... her reputation as 'Fast Chess Athena' is well-deserved! She can even beat my slow chess with a fast chess move of thirty seconds per move!
"I didn't calculate a part after the 26th move, and she defeated me directly! After that, she controlled the game to death and didn't give me any chance at all!"

"To be honest, given her current condition...

"I think Liu Shixian should really be worried!"

"You seem to have a lot of confidence in her."

"That's natural.

"After all, the only person in China who dares to say that she is more hardworking than me... is her."

At this point, Dai Ran paused and asked casually:

"What about the other three games? Does Qiu Juan have a chance this time?"

“It’s probably going to be difficult.”

Ni Jue shook his head and said:
“Those three games were basically played according to pre-match predictions.

"Although it's not over yet, the advantaged parties are clearly ahead."

"That's it..."

Dai Ran sighed softly and said:

"Xiaoji's luck is really bad...

"It just so happens that the top four people today are all of this type of extremely strong suppressive type!"

...

...

"Monkey, we're in the top four! You're awesome!"

At 5:30 pm on the same day, Sun Yi, who had just finished reviewing his game with Ji Qiujuan, walked out of the game room and was greeted by a hug from his fiancée:
"You also completely defeated Xiaoji today! This time, the Tongge Cup will go smoothly!"

If it were Sun Yi a few years ago, he would have started to boast after being praised like this.

But now Sun Wukong has calmed down a lot, just showing a happy but humble smile and saying:
“It’s probably better luck!
"This time Da Pu didn't explode, and he didn't meet those two nemesis!"

Just as the two had just talked about: In this Tongge Cup World Championship, Sun Yi won consecutive victories over Xu Xiangheng and Park Min-yeol in the first two rounds, and after defeating Ji Qiujuan, who is of the same age, in the quarterfinals, Sun Yi once again entered the top four of the World Championship after the Sanshuang Cup.

However, a journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step.

Although Xu Puji and the other two were also strong players, Sun Yi knew that his real test was still ahead, so after a brief celebration with his fiancée, he asked:
"Uh, Yu Hong. The other three quarterfinals...

"Anything unexpected?"

After hearing this, the little bird, who was in high spirits just now, couldn't help but hold back his joy a little:

"……No.

"If there is any surprise, it's that Rui Zhao was very fast today even when he was playing Dai Gong. He played one every thirty seconds! And...

"Even after doing that to Dai Gong, she still won!"

“…Ouch! I have a headache!”

Hearing this, Sun Yi couldn't help but lower his eyebrows.

His fiancée's words had already indicated that his two nemesis and the popular junior sister were waiting for him ahead, which was the worst possible outcome for him.

"...I originally thought that if I won, I would be able to draw Rui Zhao and have a chance to enter the finals again...

"It seems that even Rui Zhao won't be able to win!"

Sun Yi couldn't help but sighed with a wry smile:
“But… Rui Zhao is the best choice!

"If we draw those two tough guys, I'm afraid we won't even have a chance of getting second place..."

"Don't say discouraging words!"

Before Sun Yi could finish his words, the little bird raised his hand and pinched the monkey's mouth and said:

"Maybe Liu Shixian and Xiao Lei don't want to pick you either!"

hey hey...

I don't believe what you said!

For a moment, Sun Yi didn't know what expression to show, but he quickly said:

"Um!

"My wife is right!" (End of this chapter)

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