In the playing room, at the very moment of the final game of the second set, a feeling of exhaustion hit Lee - in this moment, he felt that something he had been carrying for a long time was finally let go of himself. Therefore, although he was tired, his mood was extremely cheerful and relaxed.

Seeing Li Shifo signaling to admit defeat, Li Xiaoqiang looked up at his opponent again. At this time, Li Shifo's face was flushed, and he seemed to be trying his best to control his emotions. I don't know why, at this time, Li Xiaoqiang suddenly remembered Li Shifo's enlightenment teacher, that is, Tian Yongshan in the Korean Go world, and an evaluation of Li Shifo in the seventh paragraph: "Shifo's character is more bloody than imagined, quite intense and impulsive." It can be said that his inner surface is always boiling with lava, but his innate internal strength can suppress this lava. It's just that he can't see it because his face is darker, and in fact, he won't go down for 30 minutes once he is red-faced. ”

After saying this, Tian Yongshan's predecessor even roared loudly and said:

"Remember! The Stone Buddha is a very scary and fierce child. ”

Whether Li Shifo is fierce or not, of course Li Xiaoqiang has no way to evaluate. However, the previous sentence of Senior Tian seems to be very likely to be true now. Because Li Xiaoqiang saw that Li Shifo's face was blushing, it was indeed a long time that had not subsided. People who don't know him will think that he is shy there, that he is just a young boy. And those who know him know that he is actually desperately trying to control his emotions.

After the end of this set, because Li Xiaoqiang was the winner of this game. Then out of politeness, he had to take the initiative to wait for Li Shifo to come over and review with him. While waiting, he saw that Li Shifo had been adjusting his emotions. Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang at this time still has time to think about it. He once again compared the Li Shifo in his impression with the Li Shifo sitting opposite him.

In real history, Korean Go was 20 years ahead. As for the reason why they are ahead, the Go world is naturally divided in opinion. In later generations, due to the development of the Internet, there will definitely be many chess fans who will participate in such discussions. It is well known that the rise of Go in Korea. Everyone generally counts from the time Cao Yanzi defeated Nie Whirlwind, that is, in 89 years. However, there is a very interesting statement from one chess fan, who said:

“…… The shining point that really affected the course of history should have occurred a year earlier, that is, in 88. At that time, South Korean Go was first humiliated by Mr. Ying Changqi because of the allocation of places in the "Ying's Cup". Then he suffered a crushing defeat in the first round of the first Fujitsu Cup. When he lost the first international competition, Cao Yanzi, who would drink soda, went home drunk, leaving Li Shifo, who was alone and sullen and playing music, and fell into bed and waited for him to wake up. Li Shifo, who was still playing music, told his master that according to his research, the main reason for Cao Yanzi's defeat in the game of chess to Masaki Takemiya was ......"

“…… For more than ten years, the Korean Go team has been strong for more than ten years, and for more than ten years, the master and apprentice have checked each other's shortcomings and made up for each other's shortcomings, and suddenly plundered the crown because of the elimination of the opponent in every world championship. Chinese and Japanese chess players often break their heads in front of Cao Li's master and apprentice Iron Gate, and the disciples sigh helplessly......"

In the end, the chess fan also said very emotionally:

"Everyone remembers, maybe as early as in that inconspicuous corner of memory, two generations of grandmasters passed on the torch ......"

In 88, Li Shifo was 13 years old. Whether he gave Cao Yanzi "analysis of the cause of defeat", of course, Li Xiaoqiang has no way of knowing. But this chess fan elaborated. That's basically the same fact, for a long time, the "Cao Li combination" of Korean Go is indeed the dream of the Chinese and Japanese Go circles. In the midst of this. Some of the data may be unremarkable, but the data doesn't deceive people, so it seems more realistic.

For example, in real history, there was such a data:

Before 2006. To be precise, before Luo Shen Zhu Fanqi defeated Li Shifo. In any world tournament, as long as there is only one Korean player left in the quarterfinals, semifinals and even the finals. What are Li Shifo's chances of winning the championship? It's 100 percent! In other words, before this, Li Shifo had never missed.

Does this data have anything to do with Li Xiaoqiang? Li Xiaoqiang knows in his heart that there is! Because in the real history, Li Shifo's record will be counted from the "Toyo Securities Cup" competition. This competition is the starting point of Li Shifo's conquest of the world. As for himself, Li Xiaoqiang has always had a feeling that he feels as if he is just replacing Mr. Lin Haifeng, and wants to stop Li Shifo from creating a hegemony at this time. Therefore, when Li Xiaoqiang occasionally flashed that terrifying record in his mind, he was always a little awkward.

It can be said that it was because of this mentality that Li Xiaoqiang played abnormally in the first game. It is for this reason that when Li Xiaoqiang won the second game, his mood would seem so relaxed.

Li Xiaoqiang is funny when he thinks about it, after winning today's game of chess, what does he think of his current mentality? It seems to be similar to the mentality of many reborn or time-travelers, right?

You must know that when Li was in his previous life, he could often see such sentences: "Since what pig's feet have done, since when did it start, then how has the whole "wheel of history" been......"

Of course, such an analogy may not be appropriate. Because Li Xiaoqiang knows very well that his current changes must have nothing to do with the "wheel of history". The only thing Li Xiaoqiang can be sure of is that after passing these two games, especially after winning the second game. Then all the records of Li Shifo's previous life will no longer affect his future self. The burden that I am unloading now is actually the "chess fan complex" that I brought over from my previous life. This is what makes Li Xiaoqiang seem so relaxed.

At this moment, Li Xiaoqiang can clearly feel that after winning this game of chess, he seems to be completely cut off from the history of his previous life. From today on, Li Shifo will no longer be his "benchmark", and he will no longer induce fear in his heart. I won't be scared because of Li Shifo's former strength. From now on, Li Shifo will only be an equal opponent of himself, a flesh-and-blood, real and clear opponent.

Of course, this opponent is still very strong, and he is not sure of winning. But Li Xiaoqiang thinks that this is no longer important, no matter how strong the opponent is. As long as you don't have fear. As long as you can do this, then you have the confidence to continue to fight with him without any problems at any time.

Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang believes that this should be his biggest gain through these two games. What is the source of fear? Fear comes from the unknown. Through today's game of chess, Li Xiaoqiang can actually clearly feel Li Shifo's fear. He feared his "whimsy", he feared his name as a "chessboard wizard". This also caused him to hold back in this game, and his slow and problem moves continued one after another. He may depend on the strategy he has developed before the game, as well as how to win the first game. He tried to "wait" for a set to win. As a result, he found that when he could not "wait", it was already too late by then, and the loss was a foregone conclusion. That's why he's so annoyed now. His face will also be flushed.

It is conceivable that when Li Xiaoqiang has such an understanding, when such a real Li Shifo is presented in front of Li Xiaoqiang, it will of course eliminate Li Xiaoqiang's "unknown", and then eliminate the fear in his heart. This should be a very normal thing.

After the game, when Li Shifo adjusted his emotions, the two began to review. However, there is not much to say about the technical aspects of this game, and the two players know it. And because this final is not over, now everyone knows it. The real battle is yet to come. Therefore, today's review is like going through the motions, and the two sides simply express a little bit of their thoughts and then end hastily.

It also ended with the review of both sides. The first stage of the final of this year's "Toyo Securities Cup" has also come to an end. The rest of the contest won't continue until more than 10 days later. Interestingly, at this time, both the Chinese and Korean chess circles believed that this "pause" came at the right time. Because in the first two sets. The quality of both games is actually very poor. Both men have shown varying degrees of sluggish form.

Lee, in particular, is a big demo, which is not in line with his consistent performances. He won the second game though. But that's because his opponent played worse than him. So everyone thinks he needs to continue to adjust. The same is true for the South Korean side, and the abnormality of Li Shifo's performance in the second set is also in everyone's eyes. Therefore, this "pause" also made both sides happy.

"Xiaoqiang. I really don't understand you, you're only playing 1 to 1 now, how do I think you seem to be excited? It's weird, I really don't see anything to be happy about about you. ”

It was reporter Zhang Da who said this, and it was on the flight back to China. The next three sets of matches will not be played until 10 days later, so it is impossible for Li Xiaoqiang and them to stay in South Korea and eat kimchi for 10 days in a row. Returning home is a must. And when Li Xiaoqiang goes back this time, he will not go back to the capital, but will fly to Shencheng. Because at this time, the domestic "Tianyuan Competition" is still in full swing. Most of the masters in the country have gathered in Shencheng. Out of preparation for the war, everyone still thinks it's better to go to Shencheng now.

In Zhang Da's mind, of course he thinks that Li Xiaoqiang is stronger than Li Shifo. Considering that Lee is acceptable, but obviously not something to be particularly happy about. Therefore, when Zhang Da reporter saw Li Xiaoqiang, he looked very relaxed, and he even looked like he had gained a lot. Reporter Zhang Da naturally felt strange, so he would have this question.

"Hehe, this matter is not clear. Let me tell you this, through the first two sets, I found a problem that I should be able to solve by now. So I think that even though the score is only 1-1, I should be the bigger in terms of gains. I'm more confident now for the next races as well. Do you understand when I say that? ”

"Oh! What problems did you find? Did you discover any weakness in Li Shifo? Can you tell me about it? ”

Seeing the brightening of reporter Zhang Da's eyes, Li revealed his true thoughts. He just smiled and said to reporter Zhang Da:

"I can't answer your question right now. But you'll see. In the first two games, it can only be regarded as an encounter or contact battle, and there are many factors that determine the outcome of the game, and it is uncontrollable. But in the back, it should be a real hard battle. When the time comes, it will be up to each to his own true strength. All I can say to you now is that the real show is yet to come. ”

"What's to come? I said you're not talking nonsense......"

In the midst of Li Xiaoqiang's nonsense, the Chinese delegation returned to China. (To be continued......) u