I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 303 China, Japan and South Korea

Higashiyama Kaoru?
Yu Shao looked at Dongshan Xun with some surprise. He never expected to meet Dongshan Xun, let alone that she could speak Chinese, and that she could speak Chinese quite fluently.

“I specifically studied Chinese for several years.”

Higashiyama Kaoru seemed to have figured out what Yu Shao was thinking and explained.

Yu Shao nodded, extended his hand, shook hands with Dongshan Xun, and said, "Yu Shao is also the main player for the Chinese team in this team competition."

"I have read many of your game records, and every game you have played has left an extremely deep impression on me."

Higashiyama looked at Yu Shao and said, "I look forward to our meeting on the field."

“Me too,” Yu Shao replied.

Upon hearing this, Higashiyama Kaoru smiled, finally letting go of his hand, and said, "Let's go eat. See you at the stadium."

After saying that, Dongshan Xun walked towards the hotel entrance. The other young men took a deep look at Yu Shao, then finally looked away from him and followed Dongshan Xun out of the hotel.

"Is he Higashiyama Kaoru?"

Wu Zhixuan looked at Dongshan Xun's back with some curiosity and said, "I don't see anything special about him. Saying that there are no geniuses after Dongshan Xun is too exaggerated."

"Perhaps he'll be different when he sits at the chessboard?"

Yu Shao withdrew his gaze and walked towards the elevator in the hotel lobby, saying, "A chess player is completely different on the chessboard and off the chessboard. Aren't you the same?"

"I?"

Wu Zhixuan was somewhat surprised: "Will I become different when I sit in front of the chessboard?"

"Will do."

Yu Shao quickly walked into the elevator and said, "It's just that you don't realize it yourself."

"is it?"

Wu Zhixuan seemed to be deep in thought as she followed Yu Shao into the elevator, and suddenly couldn't help but steal a glance at Yu Shao.

She couldn't help but recall the few games of chess she had watched Yu Shao play live before. Every time he played a game, Yu Shao seemed like a completely different person to her.

Many chess players make small gestures like frowning, scratching their hair, or covering their face while playing chess, but Yu Shao is different.

calm.

There is only peace.

Every time Yu Shao plays chess, his expression is always incredibly calm and focused, as if there is an invisible pressure, and he appears somewhat indifferent.

Even so, when Yu Shao played chess, she felt that Yu Shao seemed to be radiating light.

"It is said that chess reflects a person, but Yu Shao's chess playing style is completely different from his usual self."

A question suddenly popped into Wu Zhixuan's mind: "Is he really himself in real life, or is he really himself on the chessboard?"

Soon after, the elevator finally arrived.

Yu Shao stepped out of the elevator, only to find Wu Zhixuan still standing inside, seemingly lost in thought. He asked, "Aren't you going back to your room?"

"Huh? Back, back, back!"

Wu Zhixuan then realized what was happening and quickly ran out of the elevator.

The two walked together for a while, and soon reached the corner, ready to part ways.

"Yu Shao".

At this moment, Wu Zhixuan suddenly shouted.

Yu Shao turned to look at Wu Zhixuan, who was clenching her fists and cheering him on, saying, "Go for it, team competition!"

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For the next two days, with the team competition approaching, Yu, Shao, and the other four naturally couldn't go out and have fun like the others. They spent both days playing chess in the review room prepared for the players at the hotel.

As the competition date approached, the number of people at the hotel increased visibly each day, with media reporters from all over the world flocking to the hotel. After all, the China-Japan-Korea team competition is a major event every year, attracting a huge amount of attention.

The reason is simple: almost every year, the China-Japan-Korea team tournament produces excellent results, and the level of skill is so high that even top players can only express their sincere admiration.

It could even be said that some of the players participating in the China-Japan-Korea team tournament, although young, are already at the level of top players!
This is why the future of these players who participate in the China-Japan-Korea team tournament is even more promising, as they often shine in international competitions.

Players like An Hongshi, Sho Misaki, and Honinbo Shingo, all well-known in the world, participated in the China-Japan-Korea team tournament when they were young!
This year's team competition is attracting even more attention than in previous years.

After all, this year's team competition is not only about North and South Korea and Japan, but also about the Chinese team, which has had a poor record in the last five years, attracting a lot of attention from the world.

The two countries boast Lee Jun-hyuk, a prodigy who reached the main tournament of a title match at the age of fifteen; Higashiyama Kaoru, hailed as "the last genius after Higashiyama Kaoru"; and even Yu Shao, who recently shocked the world of Go with ten wins in a series of matches! And it's not just the captains; Park Ji-chang, the vice-captain of North and South Korea; Fujiwara Terashima, the vice-captain of Japan; Su Yiming, the vice-captain of China; and even the third, fourth, and fifth captains of the three countries—none of them are mediocre; each has an impressive record!
This year's China-Japan-Korea team competition is destined to be a battle of talent without any pretense!

It is precisely because this team competition has generated so much hype that journalists from all over the world have been reporting on it like crazy, and predictions about the outcome of this team competition are flying everywhere on websites around the world!

Yu Shao and his group of five arrived at the hotel lobby, ready to go out for dinner.

Seeing the dense crowd in the hotel, Gu Chuan was visibly nervous and said, "Tonight is the opening ceremony of the team competition, and the competition starts tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Le Haoqiang and Qin Lang's expressions also became somewhat heavy, clearly indicating that they were under considerable pressure.

Just then, two European journalists in their thirties or forties walked towards Yu Shao and his group of five, chatting in English.

"The level of excitement surrounding this team competition has exceeded my expectations. It looks like it's going to be a thrilling contest, and I wonder who will ultimately win," the tall man remarked.

"In terms of overall strength, it should still be North and South Korea, right? Last year's competition proved that."

The short, stout man said, "Even if Higashiyama Kaoru beats Lee Jun-hyuk, he still lost in the end, didn't he? And Lee Jun-hyuk is definitely working hard to improve himself for this rematch. Can Higashiyama Kaoru win again this year? It's not certain."

"That's true... What about the Chinese team?"

The tall man asked, "The Chinese team has also received a lot of attention this year. Our French master Louis has a very high opinion of Yu Shao."

"Does the Chinese team still seem to be lacking?"

The short, stout man pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said, "I think we'll probably still be at the bottom."

"Oh? The Chinese team has Yu Shao and Su Yiming?" the tall man said, somewhat surprised.

"Yu Shao and Su Yiming are indeed exceptionally strong, but they are far too far behind. The other three Chinese athletes seem to be quite a distance behind the three athletes from North Korea, South Korea, and Japan."

The short, stout man shook his head and said, "If it were the year four years ago, Yu Shao and Su Yiming might have been able to win easily, but this year is different."

"This year's captain is Higashiyama Kaoru again, Lee Jun-hyuk again, Fujiwara Terashima again, Park Ji-chang again, the third, fourth, fifth captains... this lineup is really too luxurious."

"Among the games played by Yu Shao, only the one in the Yingjiao Cup can be considered a masterpiece. However, it's different with Li Junhe and Dongshan Xun. Yu Shao might not be able to win against either of them, and the same goes for Su Yiming."

"Even if Yu Shao and Su Yiming win both games, they still need to win at least one of the remaining three games."

The short, stout man chuckled and said, "Unless Qin Lang and the other two are replaced by Zhu Huai'an, Li Congyou, and Dai Tianxiang from back then, I think the Chinese team has a very high probability of winning the championship."

The tall man couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this, and said, "Why don't you suggest replacing Qin Lang and the other two with Zhuang Weisheng, Zhang Dongchen, and Jiang Changdong from back then?"

"Then why don't you just let the Chinese team go up on stage to receive the award?" The short, stout man couldn't help but chuckle. "Even if the captain and vice-captain lose, the third, fourth, and fifth players still win."

Upon hearing their words, Qin Lang, Le Haoqiang, and Gu Chuan all turned pale, with Qin Lang clenching his fists tightly.

At this moment, the two European journalists finally noticed Yu Shao and his entourage approaching, their expressions immediately turning extremely awkward, and they quickly shut their mouths.

Qin Lang stared at the two of them for a while, then gritted his teeth and left without saying a word.

The five people quickly left the hotel and went to a Korean barbecue restaurant near the hotel to have lunch.

After hearing what the two European journalists had said, Le Haoqiang, Qin Lang, and Gu Chuan became noticeably more subdued and ate their meal in silence.

"I want to win."

Qin Lang picked up a piece of roasted meat with his chopsticks, and was about to put it in his mouth when he suddenly stopped, put the chopsticks in the bowl, and said, "No matter what, I have to win."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shao, Le Haoqiang, Su Yiming, and Gu Chuan all couldn't help but cast glances at Qin Lang.

Qin Lang gripped his chopsticks tightly, a vein bulging on his handsome face: "I will fight Han Ri to the death and win in the end, showing them all!"

Gu Chuan stared blankly at this scene, a huge sense of shame welling up in his heart, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"Upon hearing those words, Qin Lang was determined to win no matter what."

"But I... I actually felt that they were right, and even felt that I probably couldn't win."

"What I've always thought is... I just got into the team competition by luck. This position should have belonged to Che Wenyu. My chess skills are actually inferior to Che Wenyu's!"

Gu Chuan subconsciously gripped his chopsticks tighter, and the game records of the five Go players from North Korea and Japan involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

He has studied these chess scores countless times during this period.

Although one can only roughly judge a player's strength based on a game record without playing a game, even so, he considered the two Japanese and Korean players to be extremely strong!

"But now that I've made it to the team competition, I'm going to win, and win big to show them!"

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