"Well, although I brought all three gold medals here as requested by Chairman Shang..."

At 10:4 p.m. local time on October th, the closing ceremony of this Asian Games will officially begin in ten minutes.

At this time, a corner outside the main stadium of the Asian Games, Chukyo Mizuho Stadium.

The bright red flag fluttered in the light of the high-powered spotlight outside the stadium. The moment Rui Zhao gripped the flagpole tightly, the ribbons of the three gold medals happened to be entangled at the end of the flagpole.

Dangshi Zhaojun, who had just received the national flag from the organizing committee staff, tried the weight of the flag and felt that it was much lighter than she had imagined. She carefully untied the ribbon and asked Lei Qi, who was standing beside her:

“But… when I enter the venue later, do I have to wear these three gold medals?

"The hearing has not yet come to a conclusion. Is this appropriate?"

"...

"That is to say, because of this incident, it is even more necessary for you to wear these three gold medals!"

It can be seen that the reigning chess master was somewhat speechless about this question from the contemporary Zhaojun:

"You should know that the two gold medals you won in the men's events are undoubtedly the two gold medals that our Chinese sports delegation is most proud of in this Asian Games!
"You may have only been practicing chess, so you don't know how enthusiastic everyone is - people from other sports teams have been asking Coach Jiao to invite you to hang out! At least three or four times a day!
"In the end, Coach Jiao was so tired of declining so many invitations that he just told the delegation officials in the group that he would not accept any invitations. That was the end of it!"

"It's not that exaggerated..."

"You do not believe?"

Lei Qi blinked, then showed a helpless smile:

"Okay, now we have the flag. Let's go and join the delegation!
"When we get in front of everyone, you will know whether what I said is true or not."

Rui Zhao nodded, but he felt nothing real about it.

In her opinion, she was just an ordinary Go player and had nothing in common with the athletes from other sports teams, so naturally, no one would keep asking her out.

But when the red and white sneakers of Beauty Nine Dan stepped across the ground of the waiting area, the cheers that exploded like thunder in the Chinese delegation's formation made Zhaojun a little dazed.

"Ah! Rui Zhao is here!!"

"Rui Zhao, well done! You are the pride of our Chinese female athletes!"

"Don't let those sticks get you down, you're the best!"

……

Although he had long been famous, the top star of the Chinese delegation had been obsessed with chess and did not even attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games. So until this time, most of the athletes of the Chinese delegation had not seen Athena on the chessboard up close.

However, the number of contacts did not affect everyone's enthusiasm for support.

The cheers from the Chinese athletes made Rui Zhao's eardrums swell slightly, and she even fell into a daze. Fortunately, a little Lei Jiudan held her sleeve and led her to the designated position of the flag bearer.

"Do you believe it now?"

Lei Qi, who had just pulled Rui Zhao's sleeve, seemed a little unnatural at this moment. After leading Rui Zhao to the seat, he quickly let go of his hand and spoke hurriedly, as if he was afraid that one more second of delay would make the atmosphere between the two of them a little subtly awkward.

Of course, the little fool didn’t notice these details and just nodded slightly.

"So, that's why I just said that!"

Seeing this, Xiao Lei Jiudan hurriedly continued:

“You should have more confidence in yourself! You have done really well!
"You really attracted the attention of the whole world in this Asian Games. Even the shameless reports from those Koreans could not dim your achievements in the slightest!
"I believe that after this Asian Games, more people will learn about Go through you."

Lei Qi's words made Rui Zhao suddenly realize something.

During the first match of the Asian Games, the voice of Chinese Hong Kong-Pearl chess player Chen Leying jumped out of the memory, overlapping with Lei Qi's voice of encouragement at this moment, making the beautiful chess player of the Chinese delegation somewhat unable to distinguish between memory and reality.

"Uh... Rui Zhao?"

Seeing that the contemporary Zhaojun seemed absent-minded and seemed to be recalling something, Lei Qi couldn't help but ask again tentatively.

However, before Rui Zhao could react, the staff's guidance came from the front:

"Please invite the Chinese delegation in!"

"Rui Zhao! It's our turn to enter!"

"Ah, okay!" The hurried words of her companion finally woke up the chess queen. Rui Zhao reacted and quickly put the bottom of the flagpole level with her shoulder blades.

I...may very well be carrying the world's attention on the ancient oriental sport of Go.

Realizing this, the contemporary Zhaojun took a firm step forward with the best mental state, and the three gold medals on her chest collided with each other and made clear vibrations.

And when she actually entered the venue holding the red flag and leading the team, she also felt the world's response very clearly:
As soon as the end of the flagpole swept across the athletes' passage, a tsunami-like roar exploded in the Chukyo Mizuho Stadium!

At first there was chaotic cheers and whistles, which like a raging torrent, carrying exclamations in various languages, crashed into the dome.

After a few seconds of chaotic and noisy cheers, the first single note that came from nowhere became the starting point of the avalanche. The small snowflake rolled bigger and bigger, and would cause the snow field to collapse in an instant!
Almost within two or three seconds, the name "Rui Zhao" became a roar forged by tens of thousands of people in the entire stadium!

This situation made even Athena, who was devoted to playing fast chess, feel shocked.

This... is what Senior Brother Ni said...

A wider world?

However, the world's response to this girl, who has been committed to promoting Go since the Bai Yinhua incident, is more than that!

As soon as we stepped onto the red carpet, two girls in Kazakh national team uniforms suddenly ran back from the front line.

They stuffed the wristbands embroidered with snow leopard patterns into the crook of the arm of the Chinese flag, shouted in stiff English: "Pride of women!" and ran away quickly.

Before she could thank him, another male contestant from Singapore squeezed over and handed her an exquisite keychain.

As soon as this top star of the Asian Games appeared, many "premeditated people" soon showed up.

Athletes trotted out from the queues of many delegations, and souvenirs were thrown into the arms of Meiren Jiuduan one after another.

The flagpole was struggling to maintain balance between his left arm and the souvenirs, so much so that for a moment Rui Zhao was unable to continue holding the flag. The pile of souvenirs in his arms also began to shake, and a shiny badge slipped from his fingers.

Just when the Chinese flag bearer was at a loss, a red and white sports jacket suddenly unfolded before his eyes.

"… Rui Zhao, let me do it."

At some point, the Chinese chess master, who was following the famous Zhaojun in the back formation, had already come to his side.

In the late autumn night breeze of Japan, the Chinese ruler was now left with only one piece of clothing.

He shook his coat into a bundle and gathered all the small gifts together:
"I'll keep it for you first. Holding the flag is more important."

When the last key fell into the bundle, Lei Qi carried the temporary bundle and followed closely behind his "enemy".

Less than two hours after saying "I will always follow you", this young leader of Chinese Go fulfilled his promise.

The coat and bag swayed with every step, and the souvenirs from various countries jingled under the dark grey fabric, just like the cartoon wind chimes that the host country decorated outside the corridor of the training room in the Asian Games Village - every time the wind blew, it would shatter the sound of chess pieces in the room.

"Thanks……"

Rui Zhao had just opened his mouth to express his gratitude when he suddenly heard an exclamation from the Chinese delegation following closely behind him.

She looked up and saw the giant circular screen replaying the award ceremony of the men's individual Go final. In the camera, Kanako Akiyama led the cheering group to continuously wave a large banner with the words "The Mandate of Heaven is Clear". This banner perfectly overlapped with the shouts of "Rui Zhao" at the scene, all of which told of the sensation and shock that the famous Chinese celebrity Zhaojun brought to the whole world at this Asian Games!

For some reason, the flagpole in my arms seemed to suddenly become heavier.

Rui Zhao hurriedly tightened his knuckles, and the three gold medals reflected a cross star shape under the spotlight.

Chen Leying's words, Uesaka Rei's expectation of asking for the bouquet, the news that the next Asian Games will still retain the Go event, Ai Jianan's WeChat message informing him that the Zhao Miao Cup has received unprecedented attention due to the Asian Games Go craze, and Liu Shixian's hearty laughter after the men's individual event final...

All the memories of what happened in this Chukyo Asian Games seem to have turned into snow waves on the chessboard, gradually flowing into my eyes.

As the pearls and jade quietly overflowed and slid down, dazzling fireworks of various colors bloomed in the starry sky above.

Rui Zhao looked up and saw clusters of jade trees and silver flowers blooming under the shining stars, just like cherry blossom petals scattered on a chessboard, the flowers and chess pieces complementing each other, which was a beautiful sight.

This……

It’s really beautiful!!!
The beautiful Chinese girl exclaimed simply but sincerely in her heart.

However, when the scene of the Thai chess player holding his hand tightly with an awkward chess posture flashed through his mind again, Rui Zhao still felt a little pain in his heart... (End of this chapter)

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