At less than 4 o'clock in the afternoon, at the end of the game, Lee Sedol, who had no intention of fighting, conceded defeat in less than 160 moves, so that Lao Shi once again helped Li Xiangping reach the World Series finals.

At the moment of the final game, Li Xiangping noticed that Xiao Li's face was extremely bad, he didn't even mention the rematch, and after calling the referee to confirm the result of the game, he hurriedly left the arena with a blushing face.

Li Xiangping understands this.

Yes, Li Xiangping thinks that he can indeed understand Xiao Li's mood now.

Counting up, Li Xiangping has been in the professional Go world for some days, although he is still a weak **, but he has been fighting with Lao Shi in the international arena for so long, and his vision and knowledge have still grown.

He knows that there are many ways to lose a game of Go, but the way to lose a game like Lee Sedol today ---- be suppressed by the opponent throughout the game, almost starting from the first move, the opponent seems to completely suppress the play of his own strengths, and then just one mistake later, the whole game of chess is lost in a mess.

This way of losing is undoubtedly one of the most aggrieved ways to lose, especially for a "genius" chess player like Xiao Li, who is unruly and arrogant, such a way of losing must make him even more unacceptable.

In addition, he said a lot of things before the game, swearing that he would avenge the "Chunlan Cup" in this game, and also said that "it is his unshirkable responsibility to help the South Korean team block Li Xiangping".

Since this is the case, he chose to leave in a hurry at this time, and Li Xiangping certainly said that he could understand.

Pressing where Lee Sedol ran to lick his wounds, Li Xiangping ran to the viewing room after his game, because it was still early, to pay attention to the other semi-final.

The other semi-final was played by South Korea's Lao Cao against South Korea's Da Liu, when Li Xiangping came to the viewing room, this game of chess was just over 150 hands, and the situation was stalemate, which was just the key to victory or defeat.

Naturally, while congratulating Li Xiangping, everyone in the viewing room would of course also ask him for his opinion on the other semi-final, and ask him to predict the opponents he might meet in the final.

Li Xiangping didn't dare to make a prediction at this time.

The reason is very simple, he knows that in real history, this game of chess is Da Liu defeating Lao Cao, and then meeting Lee Sedol in the final. However, Li Xiangping also watched the progress of this game of chess just now, and although it can be regarded as a stalemate situation so far, according to Li Xiangping's own judgment, he still thinks that Lao Cao's situation is slightly better. In this case, Li Xiangping did not want to make a prediction on this game of chess out of his own heart.

"Hehe, the outcome is unpredictable, this game of chess is really unpredictable, anyway, with my level, I can't see who can win in the end now."

"Li Sang is really modest, so personally, which chess player would you prefer to meet in the final?"

"Haha, this, this..... I'm sorry I haven't really thought about it, but both Mr. Cao and Liu Jiuduan are senior chess players that I respect very much, so for me, it doesn't matter who I play with in the finals, it doesn't matter who I meet. ”

I must admit that this is indeed Li Xiangping's true thoughts, he also thinks that his words are more decent and polite, but in the eyes of others, they are different, and others clearly see a kind of domineering in his words.

For example, at this time, Zhang Da reporter of "Go World" laughed and said:

"Tsk, our Xiangping is domineering, but then again, in today's world chess world, it seems that only Xiangping is qualified to say this."

Zhang Wendong Jiuduan on the side also smiled and echoed: "Yes, yes, reporter Zhang, do you remember the photo not long ago, do you know what domestic chess fans commented on that photo?" ”

Hearing Zhang Wendong mention "that photo" in the ninth paragraph, all the Chinese present laughed, including Li Xiangping.

"That photo" is actually nothing, it is nothing more than that the Korean Go Channel deliberately organized an activity in order to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the broadcast, that is, Lao Cao, Da Li, Da Liu and Xiao Li played a joint chess exhibition match, and the combination of Cao Li and Xiao Li played against the combination of Da Liu and Xiao Li, and "that photo" was actually taken of these 4 people sitting together and playing chess.

To say that such a photo is nothing, the key is the caption given to this photo by the Korean media: the strongest and most luxurious chess combination in history.

After all, in real history, these four are the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Korean Go at this stage, and the four of them have been combined together to almost win more than eighty percent of the professional Go world championships before this.

Therefore, in real history, after Chinese chess fans, including Li Xiangping, saw this photo, they had nothing to say except that their hearts were a little sour.

However, in this world, it is different, because of the appearance of Li Xiangping, not only does Chinese chess fans not have such a big sour taste, but also provides an opportunity for the masses to spoof:

"Haha, isn't this the four defeated generals of the mastery boss getting together for a meeting......

"Hehe, that's right, that's right, everyone sees that the four of them have serious expressions and sad faces, and now they are gathered together, probably discussing how to deal with our masterful boss......"

That's why when Zhang Wendong mentioned "that photo" in the ninth paragraph, all the Chinese people present would smile knowingly.

While waiting for the results of another game, Li Xiangping also sighed in his heart that although the current South Korean "New Four Heavenly Kings" are in full swing, Li Xiangping knows that if the historical trajectory does not change significantly, then whether it is Lao Cao or Da Liu, their peak period is about to pass, and probably next year will be a watershed in their careers.

Among them, Lao Cao can say that after all, he is already old, and when the "SARS" comes next year, the schedule of many Go events will be forced to adjust, and it is during this period that Lao Cao gradually fades out of the professional line.

Compared with Lao Cao's natural aging, Li Xiangping thinks that the real pity is still Da Liu, Da Liu is because of major changes in his family life, his wife died unexpectedly next year, and it is because of this that Da Liu directly slipped from the world's top chess player to an ordinary chess player. He was able to win the World Championship in his first year, and after his wife passed away, he was able to see who lost in the World Championships, and even his results in the Chinese Weijia competition were miserable, which really made people sigh.

Just when Li Xiangping fell into memory, the other semi-final was over. It was Da Liu, and in the end, it was still Liu Chonghe who grabbed Lao Cao's mistake, and he won the final victory.

That night, Li Xiangping and Liu Chonghe's hands were held together, and the two began to look forward to the finals in a month, although they had a certain sympathy for the "chess world" in front of them, but Li Xiangping did not relent, and he was still high-profile when looking forward to the finals, reiterating his determination to win the championship, because in Li Xiangping's view, compared to Liu's personal experience, it may be that Chinese Go needs this championship more.

At the end of this trip to Osaka, Li Xiangping quickly returned to China, because after entering July, it can be regarded as the peak season of the Go world, and in this month, Li Xiangping has quite a lot of competitions to participate.

The first thing Li Xiangping did after returning to China was, of course, to participate in the party that sent Yang Na to the United States, of course, there was nothing to say about such a party, it was nothing more than a group of "second-generation" gatherings, no, it was not so much a "second-generation" party, it was better to say that their elders took this opportunity to expand their connections.

In short, in this party, Li Xiangping played soy sauce almost the whole time, and he didn't think about how to be high-profile, nor how to pretend to be cold. However, what Li Xiangping didn't expect was that it was precisely his attitude of "honor and disgrace not surprised" that was favored by many bigwigs and tyrants present, especially Cai Shanshan's mother, who kept shouting at Li Xiangping during the party, as if she really regarded Li Xiangping as his son-in-law.

When this party ended, Li Xiangping immediately started another trip to Japan, and this time it was Tokyo, which was a new competition "Toyota Cup" established this year.

In real history, although this "Toyota Cup" is short-lived, but the prize money is quite generous, because the champion can not only get the same prize money as the "Fujitsu Cup", but also get a reward for the latest Toyota car, these two combined, the value is about 300,000 US dollars----- which is second only to the "Ying's Cup" in the professional Go World Championship.

In this tournament, Li Xiangping was listed as a national seed for the first time, so his trip to Tokyo was really just one game of chess.

In the 16-8 game, Li Xiangping was lucky, and drew a Japanese veteran Awaji Shusanjiudan, there was nothing to say about this game, Lao Shi defeated his opponent very smoothly, and entered the top 8 for the fourth consecutive World Series.

After returning from Japan, Li Xiangping immediately went to South Korea to participate in this year's "LG Cup" after a short rest.

In this competition, Li Xiangping is going to start from the first round, but this time Li Xiangping's luck is still good, and he still didn't draw any opponents with much weight when drawing lots, and Lao Shi won two consecutive victories again, reaching the quarterfinals for the fifth consecutive World Series.

"Tut-tut, Li Xiangping is really in full bloom, attacking on all fronts......"

When the domestic media began to praise Li Xiangping like this, Li Xiangping himself began to worry.

It's easy to understand his mood when he thinks about it, and when he finishes the "Fujitsu Cup" finals in early August, it will be Li Xiangping's "Crossing Anniversary" immediately, and after the "Crossing Anniversary", Lao Shi's 15 rounds of "quota" for the new year will be activated immediately.

Think about the competitions that you need to participate in now, whether it is the "Chunlan Cup", "Toyota Cup", "LC Cup", or the "Samsung Cup" that has not yet started, these competitions start from the semi-finals, this Nima is a three-way chess, and after the finals, the "LG Cup" and "Samsung Cup" are still five-way chess.

Then, according to Lao Shi's assumption that he is attacking on all fronts now, maybe he doesn't have to wait until next year, and the "quota" of the 15 rounds will be used up in 2002.

What to do when that time comes?