Chapter 11 Xiuqin VS Xiudou
When Hongqiao Wolong, who was busy arranging the competition, heard Li Xiangping's request to change the channel, he immediately understood what he meant, so he didn't say too much nonsense.
Beggars' Sect* Hongqiao Wolong: "What, did you run into an enemy?"
Beggars' Gang*Young man in white: "Yeah."
This is the most common situation in online competitions, and for the organizers of the competition, if someone is willing to take the initiative to pick an opponent, this is actually something they are happy to see, so Hongqiao agreed very readily:
"Okay, our fourth station is Bagui. I'll go tell him, or you can tell him yourself."
At this point, Hongqiao kindly reminded him, "By the way, Baiyi, since the other side is your enemy, then your opponent probably knows your account, do you want to change your username?"
Li Xiangping thought so too. He had been playing online with the account "White-Clothed Young Man" for several years and was currently one of the ten protectors of the Beggars' Sect. Maybe the other party really knew his true identity.
Beggars' Sect* White-clothed Youth: "Boss, you are right. I will change my vest right now."
Beggars' Sect*Hongqiao Wolong: "Hurry up, since you are representing the guild to participate in the competition, the new vest must also join the guild, you should act quickly so that I can quickly approve it for you."
Beggars' Gang*Young man in white: "Okay."
After Li Xiangping finished speaking, he logged out of the account and went to the Lianzhong homepage to register a new account. While he was busy, he did not forget to explain to Lao Shi:
"I'm sorry, Brother Ding'an. I wanted you to meet the heroes today, but the situation is special now. I just happened to meet an enemy, so it's not easy to let someone else play. Therefore, I have to play the first game by myself. Brother Ding'an, please support me first. After this game, I will help you find an opponent. How about that?"
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, I'm not yet suitable for playing chess this way. I might as well watch the game first."
At this point, Old Shi asked curiously, "Who is today's opponent? Why do you say he is your enemy?"
Hearing Lao Shi mention today's opponent, Li Xiangping snorted.
The "Honinbo Shudou" was none other than Yanqing, the new first-dan champion this year, and Li Xiangping knew that he was his worst opponent. He had lost to him in the three consecutive dan tournaments, so it was only natural for Li Xiangping to take action himself when he met him in the first game after traveling through time.
However, the grudge between him and Yan Qing could not be explained in a few words, so he said to Lao Shi:
"This matter is hard to explain in a few words. Brother Ding'an, let me explain it to you slowly. First, let me change my identity so that I can compete with him."
So what kind of vest should I wear? Li Xiangping thought about it for a while and soon came up with an idea.
A smile appeared on Li Xiangping's lips. After a while of typing away on the keyboard, a new alias of "Beggar Gang*Honinbo Xiuqin" came out.
While waiting for Hongqiao to help him pass the verification, Li Xiangping still had time to joke with Lao Shi:
"Brother Ding'an, what do you think of this name? I will use this name to compete with my enemies later, okay?"
"What does this 'Honinbo' mean?"
Li Xiangping laughed loudly. While explaining the meaning of "Honinbo" to Lao Shi, he returned to the competition server using the username "Beggar Gang*Honinbo Xiuqin".
Li Xiangping took a deep breath. The first game he was going to play after traveling through time would start under such circumstances.
At the same time, in Beijing, at the Chinese Chess Institute, Yan Qing, who was currently participating in the "National Youth Selection Tournament" at the Chess Institute, sat in front of his computer.
The "National Youth Selection Tournament" is a customary event after the Dan-fixing Tournament. New Dan-fixing players compete with other lower-dan players who are not over the age limit. Those with outstanding results can be selected for the new "National Youth Training Team". The number of places in the training team is limited. Usually, players like Yan Qing, who entered the Dan this year with a score of 19th place, are generally difficult to be selected for the National Youth Training Team.
However, in the first six rounds of the competition, Yan Qing performed well, with 4 wins and 2 losses, only losing two sets, so he has a good chance of passing this year's selection. It is for this reason that he was in a very good mood sitting in front of the computer today.
"Damn, we agreed to start at 8 o'clock, and it's already been 5 minutes. Why hasn't the opponent come yet... Hmm? Honinbo Shuqin? Haha, this guy, where did he come from... He's so sentimental..."
The "Duoqing" mentioned by Yan Qing is the "Duoqing Tianwang", one of the organizers of the Axe Gang. His real name is Ao Lang, a young chess player who entered the professional level two years ago and is now also participating in the trials at the chess academy. However, compared with Yan Qing, "Duoqing" is much older. He has turned 17 this year, so this is the last time he is eligible to participate in such trials.
"Boss Duoqing, didn't you say that my opponent was that young man in white? Why did you change him?"
"What did you change?"
"Come and see."
"Duoqing" came to Yanqing's computer:
"Honinbo Xiuqin? Haha, this name is interesting. Let me take a look... 0 experience points, 0 battle record, this is obviously a newly registered account. I don't know who this person is. But Yanqing, you see his name is Xiuqin, and your name is Xiudou, it's obvious that he is coming specifically for you. He may be someone you know."
Hearing Ao Lang's reminder, Yan Qing laughed:
"If he's coming specifically for me, then I can roughly guess who he is."
"Who is it?"
"Who else could it be? It's still the same guy as before."
"Who are you talking about, Bai Yi? Do you know who the real body of the white-clothed youth of the Beggars' Sect is? Which one is it?"
"Li Xiangping."
"Li Xiangping? Is that the Li Xiangping who has been boasting about himself in recent years but still hasn't entered the professional league?"
Yan Qing smiled: "It's him."
Ao Lang also smiled, but didn't say anything else. He just patted Yan Qing on the shoulder and said, "The time is up, so let's get started."
"Okay..." Yan Qing just said these two words, and he suddenly frowned: "My stomach hurts, I can't stand it anymore, I'm going to the toilet first."
Watching Yan Qing trotting towards the toilet, Ao Lang shouted at his back, "Hey, if the game is over by 20 minutes, it will be automatically considered as giving up. Hurry up."
"No, no, no, Boss Duoqing, just find someone to take my place at the beginning."
"This kid." Ao Lang shook his head helplessly, but he was not panicked. You know, this is the Chinese Chess Institute. It might not be possible to do other things, but if you just want to find someone to play chess with, there are plenty of people there.
Who are you looking for? Just as Ao Lang was about to help Yan Qing find a gunman, there was a burst of laughter at the door. Two young men about the same age as Ao Lang walked in, talking and laughing. Both young men were wearing sportswear, and one of them was holding a football in his arms. He was grinning with a sunny smile and sweating profusely, as if he had just played a game of football.
Ao Lang's eyes lit up when he saw the person coming. He shouted to the young man holding the football:
"Old Master, come over and help..."
Just now Yan Qing called Ao Lang "Boss", but now Ao Lang called this young man "Boss" again, and he called him so naturally, as if this man was really his boss.
And the young man with such a sunny smile is indeed qualified to be the boss of Aolang.
Because his name is Gu Dali. He is the leader of the "Three Musketeers of National Youth", the winner of this year's domestic "Newcomer King" championship, and the most powerful candidate for the next generation leader of the domestic chess world.
Gu Dali is not only very good at chess, but also a warm and generous person, which is why Ao Lang went to him as soon as he saw him.
A few minutes later, when Ao Lang explained the whole story, Gu Dali laughed heartily and said:
"Okay, then I'll take a few steps first, but you tell Yan Qing to hurry up, I just finished playing football and I haven't taken a shower yet."
So just like that, at around 8:10 pm, the 4th stage of the 10VS10 ultimate showdown between the Beggars' Gang and the Axe Gang: Beggars' Gang*Honinbo Xiuqin VS Axe Gang *Honinbo Xiudou officially began.
Li Xiangping, who was sitting at the other end of the computer, certainly didn't know that his opponent had now become the famous Gu Dali.
So how will this game of chess turn out?
Online chess games are usually played very quickly, although to show seriousness the time setting for this competition was one hour plus one minute for each side with three countdowns, but only 15 minutes had passed, which was around 8:30 in the evening, and the game had already reached more than 40 moves.
"Hehe, this is interesting! This change is interesting..."
At the Chinese Chess Institute, Gu Dali stared at the chessboard with bright eyes and muttered to himself.
Although Yan Qing had actually returned to his side at this time, and Gu Dali himself said that he was not going to take a shower yet, but looking at his current posture, he didn't seem to have any intention of giving up his position.
In a high-end ward in Jinling, Li Xiangping was also looking very proud in front of the chessboard, and was also talking to himself:
"Little guy, I really don't understand how someone like you can become my nemesis. So today I will let you see what a 'dog trick' is..."
