Tsk tsk... the number of media outlets today...

He truly deserves to be China's national star!
The time has come to July 7, the day of the semi-final of this year's Tongge Cup.

12:20 noon, Tongge Hotel, Gezhou City.

Liu Shixian walked all the way from the room to the Tongge Tower and saw all kinds of guns and cameras outside the isolation lines on both sides of the passage, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

However, what surprised him was that when he walked into the chess room, Queen Zhaotian, who usually liked to arrive early for the game, was not waiting by the chess table today.

However, the other one of the two Chinese "post-05" stars subconsciously looked over when he saw someone walking into the chess room. He made eye contact with Liu Shixian, but found that the person who came did not seem to be the one he expected, so that the atmosphere in the entire chess room was a little awkward for a while.

But... fortunately, Young Master Liu is an expert in breaking the awkward situation.

Although his sense of responsibility is stronger than in the previous two years, the young master of the Liu family is still a fun-loving person at heart. If there is a chance, he will never miss the opportunity to have some fun.

He immediately showed his signature gentle smile, and greeted the current Chinese leader just like he did during the draw ceremony the day before yesterday:

"…See you in the finals!"

then……

The effect is outstanding!!!

The reigning Chinese chess master was stunned for a moment, then his face flushed instantly:

“????????!
"I'm not dating you, okay!!!"

However, at this time, the young master of the Liu family had no intention of getting entangled with the other party. He simply ignored the other party's rather intense reaction, walked straight to his chess table and sat down, and then ran away after teasing the other party.

Even though the person you dated wasn't me...

But this...

Maybe it's not up to you.

After muttering to himself, the world's number one man who had just taken his seat took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, and waited for the arrival of his opponent today - and he didn't have to wait long.

A minute later, with the sound of shutter clicks coming from outside the door, the pair of brother and sister under the tutelage of head coach Yu walked into the game room side by side. All four players of today's semi-finals had entered the competition venue.

Today, Sun Yi seemed neither nervous nor relaxed. After nodding slightly to his junior sister, he walked towards his nemesis in China.

The contemporary Zhaojun also nodded and walked quickly to Liu Shixian's side. She took a seat and said apologetically:

"Ah, I'm sorry, Liu Jiuduan!
"I'm a little late today! Sorry to have kept you waiting!"

"It's okay. As long as we get there before the game starts, it'll be fine."

Liu Shixian's words were still gentle:

"But what happened today?
"That's not like you!"

"Ah! That..."

Rui Zhao said somewhat embarrassedly:

"I ran into Senior Brother Sun when I just left the house, and he wished me good luck today!"

"Hmm? Isn't this normal?"

"Uh... Indeed..."

There was a hint of embarrassment in the words of the contemporary Zhaojun:

“But when I heard him cheering me on, it suddenly occurred to me…

"The day before yesterday, after the draw ceremony, I wished Lei Qi good luck in the 9th dan semi-finals in front of him, but I didn't give Brother Sun any blessings afterwards...

"It's obvious that Senior Brother Sun and I have a closer relationship!"

"what?"

Hearing this, Liu Shixian was obviously a little surprised, but Rui Zhao still explained to himself:

"…So I quickly stopped Senior Brother Sun and started to explain! I said that I just casually responded to Lei Qi Jiudan after the draw ceremony, and then I was too focused on preparing for today's semi-finals, so I forgot to cheer him on!

"To be fair, I definitely hope he makes it to the finals! I hope he doesn't think too much!

"After all, I have already upset a member of their team, so I can't make the same mistake again..."

But before Rui Zhao could finish her words, the number one player in the world in front of her couldn't help but smile, and subconsciously looked towards the other chess table.

Fortunately, there were only two chess tables in today's semi-finals, and the two chess tables were relatively far apart. Lei Qi did not seem to hear what Rui Zhao had just said - otherwise, today's game would have been a disaster.

"……Eh?"

Rui Zhao was a little confused when he saw this:
"Liu Jiuduan, did I do something wrong?"

"No no!"

Although he couldn't suppress the smile at all, Liu Shixian still tried to put on a serious look and said:

“That’s very thoughtful!”

"……Yeah?!"

It was obvious that Empress Zhaotian was very pleased with Liu Shixian's praise, and the words "As expected of me" were instantly written on her face:

"I'm saying that I've made progress in social skills!"

"…Remember to keep this matter secret from Lei Qi, the Ninth Dan. Otherwise, his chess-playing state will be affected." "Huh? Why?" Rui Zhao naturally didn't understand the reason, and asked subconsciously.

"Don't ask so many questions!"

South Korea's most powerful chess player in office easily skipped over this topic:
"Could it be...

“Shouldn’t you be concentrating on this game right now?
"I'm not the opponent you can beat by playing slow chess as fast chess!"

"Oh, of course!"

Hearing what Liu Shixian said, the little fool who had been looking so innocent and romantic just now suddenly came to his senses, and his eyes suddenly showed excitement and fighting spirit.

"Today's chess game...

"I've been looking forward to this for a long time!"

...

...

[Zeng Gou, what's wrong with you? I was expecting you and Xiao Zhao to meet in the semifinals! ]

[Why didn't you complete the mission assigned to you by the organization! ]

[Yes! Originally, you bit Liu Shixian, ending his dream of winning four consecutive world championships and sending Xiao Zhao to the finals. Isn't that great?! ]

[Why did we get swept in the quarterfinals?! It feels like we didn’t achieve anything!]

[Xiao Zhao raised this dog in vain! I strongly suggest depriving Zeng Gou of his dog status! ]

[From now on, the position of the seat dog will be filled by competition! I will be the first to sign up! ]

……

Hey, hey, you fans...

Isn't this a bit too extreme?!

Ten minutes later, in Tongge Hotel, in the temporary studio of [Go Xiaozhao].

Zeng Shabao, who was just eliminated by Liu Shixian in the quarterfinals the day before yesterday and turned into a commentator today to serve his master loyally, looked at the barrage of comments in the live broadcast room and his business smile seemed quite stiff.

Forget about the blame I had for not being able to defeat Xiao Lei and Da Pu in the "Legendary Ender" state...

So now you are all blaming me for not being able to defeat Young Master Liu? !

Do you really think I'm a Roaring Sky Dog?!
However, even though he was muttering in his heart, just like in the last Dragon Star Tournament final, Zeng Guangwen still didn't dare to make any movement this time and could only smile awkwardly.

There is no way! You know, there are so many people watching Zeng Guangwen's every move right now!

Ever since he won the Dragon Star Tournament with an astonishing 13-game winning streak, Rui Zhao has become famous and a true national figure.

The number of his fans has also been rising, and now has exceeded 10 million, leaving the second place by a long way! He is truly unique and the leader in Bilibili!
Moreover, this is the data for those who have never bought fans!
Now, even if Boss Ai suddenly rushed into the B station headquarters and asked the uncle to come out to see her immediately, I'm afraid the uncle would have to come out and call her sister!

And right now, this live broadcast with the world's number one player has attracted countless viewers. Even the Go Association has suggested that they should consider sending a person of sufficient weight to lead the team [Go Xiaozhao]!

Ai Jianan chose Zeng Dashabao as his partner for commentary because of the overall atmosphere and professionalism. How could he dare to act rashly? He could only try to help out awkwardly:
“Well…I didn’t play it right this time, and the Queen’s die-hard fans are right to criticize me!
"Next time! Next time I will definitely try my best to bite off Young Master Liu as well! Please give me a little more time!
"Let's just focus on the Queen competition today!"

Ai Jianan, who came to support the team today, couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she saw her mainstay being tortured. And seeing that the game had just started, Miss Ai also helped to save the situation and said:
"…Zeng Jiudan said it well! Dear viewers and fans, thank you for waiting for a long time!

“The game has already started, let’s get into the game!

"In this game, Liu Shixian played black and Xiao Zhao played white.

"After both sides simply formed their positions in the four corners, Liu Shixian, who had the first move, attacked the two white pieces at the top of the lower right corner.

"And Xiao Zhao pulled back and moved forward, playing chess very actively."

"The Queen is actually prepared here."

Seeing that the game has come to this point, Zeng Guangwen, an insider, commented:

"This is a change in the way the Queen and I have worked out over the past two days.

"Black retreats here, which undoubtedly gives White an advantage.

"And if the black pieces counterattack and rise, then after the black pieces are cut off, the white pieces will support and they will find the rhythm of the battle and attack. This is also the rhythm that the Queen likes!"

Sure enough, the game progressed just as Zeng Guangwen had expected.

Faced with this extremely tough attack, Liu Shixian chose to fight back without hesitation!
Next, both sides can be said to be on the same path, but when the white chess piece is passed, the black chess piece's next move changes!

In the 33rd move, Black did not choose the long move at the bottom as the AI ​​had chosen, but instead directly cut off and attacked at the corner, asking for a fight for the capture!

"Hmm...it looks like we're not the only ones who are prepared!"

Ai Jianan shook his head helplessly:

"During the interview before the game, Liu Shixian said that he paid special attention to Lei Qi and Xiao Zhao in this game. It seems that what he said is true!"

"Yeah, but it's okay!"

Zeng Xigou nodded, but his tone was not flustered:
"The Queen...

"We are prepared for this!" (End of this chapter)

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