Chapter 88 A sword made of gold?!
Chapter 88 A sword made of gold?!
"Ah, hello everyone~ It's been a week since we met again~
"Today is the first day of the rematch. The competition will begin soon. Let's go to the competition venue now!"
The girl in the live broadcast said this opening statement carefully and a little shyly, then turned and walked into the school.
As the girl took a step, the camera moved along with her, always keeping the girl in the center of the frame.
At the same time, a female voice outside the camera began to ask the girl some light-hearted questions, and the girl answered them one by one.
Well... I said that my silly junior sister can't do anything interesting or liven up the atmosphere, so how can she do a live broadcast?
It turns out that this method can play to one's strengths and avoid one's weaknesses!
Ni Jue nodded slightly in front of the TV. If Rui Zhao was broadcasting live alone, it would be a 10,000-times-unpopular show.
But just as Ni Jue was watching the live broadcast attentively, Xiao Mingran's emotionless voice came from the side.
"Eh--
"Your junior sister is really pretty..."
Ni Jue's scalp tingled and he quickly looked at his wife.
Xiao Mingran was looking at him expressionlessly, with a meaningful look in his eyes.
Uh, if I had known, I wouldn’t have told her about Rui Zhao’s situation!
Ni Jue thought to himself that something was wrong.
Oh no!
...But if I don't tell her, when she finds out that this beautiful girl named Rui Zhao is her junior sister, she will definitely question me again whether I have something to hide that's why I didn't tell her earlier.
Why do I feel like I am not a human being?
Ni Jue hurriedly explained, "No, wife! Rui Zhao and I only played two games of chess! We didn't have any other interactions!"
"Besides, it was Master who decided to take her in as a student. I had no other thoughts! You know, Go has always been my only thought..."
"Hmm?" Xiao Mingran raised his voice.
“…And you!”
Realizing that he had filled in the wrong answer sheet for the fatal question, Ni Jue quickly filled in an extra option.
Xiao Mingran's face remained tense for another two seconds. Just as Ni Jue was quickly thinking about whether to find another way to save himself, a gleam of light suddenly appeared on Xiao Mingran's tense face.
"Hey, hey, I'm just teasing you for a moment. Why are you so nervous? I'm not that petty!"
Ni Jue was stunned for a second after hearing this, and immediately responded:
"This... Of course I know this! But as a husband, you have to strive for perfection and have higher standards for your words and actions!"
"Hmm! Good awareness!"
Xiao Mingran praised with a smile.
"Thank you, my wife!" Ni Jue thanked her quickly and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"…but remember to put me in front of Go next time."
"Uh...I understand, I understand!" Ni Jue's facial muscles, which had just relaxed, tensed up again.
However, after Xiao Mingran nodded slightly, he didn't intend to continue to argue. Instead, he turned his eyes to the TV and started to comment.
"Well, this girl is pretty, but she doesn't look like a host at all! She's a little silly... Are all the people in your Go circle so introverted?"
"Uh, not really."
Ni Jue imagined the appearance of the number one person in the country and gave a decisive reply.
"Is that so... But being a little introverted is not bad. She gives people a good impression and is very fresh! She doesn't have the affectation of many female anchors, but she is very beautiful. No wonder Bilibili has been promoting her recently.
"The female voice that worked with her was also very skilled. She knew when to ask what questions and how to highlight the host's innocence..."
Xiao Mingran paused for a moment, looked at her husband and said:
"Your little junior sister... is she really that good at chess?"
"It depends on who you're comparing yourself with. Compared to me, of course, you're still far behind, but if you compare yourself to all the people who can play chess, you're at least one in ten thousand."
"Only women?"
“Both men and women count.
"If we only count women, she's now good enough to play in the highest level league."
"So amazing!" Xiao Mingran couldn't help but sigh: "Then... you Go community has found a treasure!"
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"Oh, I knew I couldn't talk about these things with a blockhead like you who only focuses on chess!"
Xiao Mingran spat, then straightened himself and started chatting seriously.
"You guys, Go, may have been very popular in the past, but now I think it's not too much to say that it's a niche sport, right?"
Ni Jue was silent for two seconds, and answered honestly: "...well, not too much."
"Then you know that there are a lot of niche sports. It's hard to find a beauty like your junior sister, even if it's just an amateur level?" "I agree with that, but competitive sports are ultimately about competitive level. Being pretty doesn't mean you can't..."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a dull idea!"
Xiao Mingran interrupted with a look of disgust.
“That’s right, good looks really can’t win you the championship.
“But you have to know that for niche projects with low attention and economic value, a celebrity who can attract the attention of outsiders is often much more important to the project than a champion!
"This kind of star can attract attention, increase the commercial value of the project, and attract people outside the circle to continue to join the circle.
“And the good-looking contestants are undoubtedly the most eye-catching and the best among them.
"After all, it appeals to both the elite and the masses, and a single picture can catch people's attention in this age of marketing information everywhere... Look! How many people are watching a person just doing a live broadcast!"
Xiao Mingran raised his chin slightly towards the TV and saw that in the live broadcast, many passers-by on the way to school were looking at Rui Zhao.
"Well...if you put it that way, it seems to be true."
Ni Jue thought about it and had to admit that his wife was right.
But Xiao Mingran hadn't finished speaking yet.
“…and, more importantly, your junior sister is very strong.
“A good-looking and high-level athlete can bring an even greater bonus to an event.
"I won't even mention it, but your junior sister is actually willing to help you promote Go. Do you know that many projects have to spend a lot of money to invite celebrity players to participate in activities...
"Tell me yourself, is this a treasure?"
After hearing this, Ni Jue was speechless, and finally had to nod and said: "Yes! I just didn't think about it!"
"So! Take good care of your little sister in the future, because you might have to rely on her for food in the future!"
Xiao Mingran pretended to tease her husband and looked at the screen again, but suddenly she found something wrong.
"...Hey, Junior Sister, why do you have such dark circles under your eyes?"
"Huh? Is there any?"
"Hey! The dark circles under her eyes are just covered up with makeup! Can't I, a woman, see it?"
Xiao Mingran was almost irritated by her husband's straight masculinity.
"I saw her in the videos she uploaded earlier and she looked pretty good. Why did she have to put on makeup to cover her dark circles this time?"
Ni Jue interrupted and explained, "She has been practicing chess until one or two o'clock recently, and only sleeps five hours a day..."
"Practice until one or two?"
Xiao Mingran looked puzzled.
"Is it that serious? Although I see you often playing chess or studying at night, I never see you staying up until midnight."
"The situation is quite different. Just...something happened in our Go community recently. We really need someone who has not been promoted to a professional dan to stop a master in this amateur competition of the 'Metropolitan Cup', so she is preparing for it."
But Xiao Mingran was even more puzzled: "Ah? Why does a little girl have to risk her life? Aren't most of you Go players played by men?"
“Ah, this…” Ni Jue was speechless for a moment: “Among those who haven’t been promoted yet, she should be the strongest right now…”
"So there are no male chess players of similar level?"
"Well, I do, but I'm old now, and even practicing hard won't improve my chess skills."
"What about the young ones?"
"Among the undecided players, the level of the younger ones is obviously lower than hers..."
Xiao Mingran had an expression of disbelief on his face: "So you guys...are just going to watch a little girl fight to her death?
"I just said that a girl like this is a rare treasure no matter which niche sport she plays, but you guys... let her stay up late to practice chess to win the competition?
"You guys in the Go world are really extravagant, using gold to forge swords?!"
"It's not us who asked her to win the game!" Ni Jue quickly explained: "She fought voluntarily!"
"Volunteering to fight?
"You just agreed when someone asked you to do it. Aren't you ashamed?!"
"We refused at that time! She was the one who insisted on fighting!
"And my master and two senior ninth-dan players are also spending time talking to her about chess! Chairman Shang also..."
"Don't talk so much! I just have one question: Does anyone else only sleep five hours a day?!"
Now Ni Jue was completely speechless.
He didn't think much of it at first, but after his wife said that, he thought more and more that it was wrong.
No matter what, if there is someone who can really stop Bai Yinhua in the "City Cup", it will be of great benefit to the entire Go world.
But why did it become just a group of young and old playing with their lives here?
Seeing his wife's eyes gradually revealing some contempt, Ni Jue hurriedly explained:
"My dear wife, please don't be angry! Although I can't participate in this competition, I will definitely try to help my junior sister...
“The kind that tries its best!”
(End of this chapter)