Chapter 429 Phoenix Flying
Two hours later.
An airplane departing from Jiangling slowly landed at Phoenix Airport. Soon, the cabin door opened and Yu Shao and his party walked out of the cabin one after another.
“There are so many people.”
Wu Zhixuan looked at the people coming and going across the glass corridor leading to the airport and said excitedly, "This is my first time in Phoenix. I didn't expect it to be so lively!"
"Even though Phoenix has always had a lot of tourists, the reason for the huge crowds this time is thanks to the Worlds. Most people are here for the Worlds."
Ma Zhengyu said with a smile while putting on a mask: "So put on the mask as soon as possible, otherwise it will be troublesome if you are recognized later."
"I don't need to wear it. I'm not a contestant."
Wu Zhixuan looked weak and helpless as she said, "I'm just a weak and helpless 4th dan chess player."
"I'm afraid there are as many people who know you as there are who know me, right?"
Zheng Qin couldn't help but jokingly said, "Everyone might forget a 9th-dan Go player named xxx, but most people will definitely remember a 4th-dan Go player named Wu Zhixuan."
"Oh wow! I love what you said!"
Wu Zhixuan laughed when she heard it, her eyes narrowed with laughter, and she quickly put on the mask obediently.
Beside Wu Zhixuan, Wu Shuheng rolled his eyes speechlessly and said, "It's a conspicuous bag."
"I heard it!"
Wu Zhixuan raised her head and grinned at her brother.
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but smile.
"This way."
Ma Zhengyu walked in front, leading the way while introducing the group, "This competition is held in the ancient city. During the competition, chess players from all over the world will eat and sleep in the ancient city."
"This is also the first time that the World Championship has been held in a scenic area. This not only promotes the scenic area, but also adds a sense of significance to the World Championship."
"In order to attract more people to become interested in Go, this world championship will be semi-open. Some professional players and amateur masters who have won amateur championships can apply to watch the game directly at the venue."
"Of course, you must strictly abide by the rules and regulations of the competition, such as not talking while watching a game. Those who do not follow the rules and regulations will be severely punished, and serious cases may even lead to a lifetime ban."
Ma Zhengyu paused, then continued with a smile, "As for those coming for the World Championship, our Go Academy has also arranged a live broadcast. After purchasing a ticket, you can watch the live broadcast in several large stadiums. There will be high-level professional Go players taking turns to commentate."
"Although there were 40,000 tickets available, they were sold out as soon as they were opened for purchase. Furthermore, I understand that scalpers are even raising the price to over 10,000 yuan, but tickets are still hard to come by."
Ma Zhengyu laughed and joked, "It makes me want to be a scalper."
Yu Shao was thoughtful for a moment when he heard this.
The world games in this world are very different from those in the previous life. Go games in the previous life were often held in closed hotels, and most of the audience watched the games at home through TV or computers.
However, the commercialization of the World Championship in this world is more mature, and people are more enthusiastic about watching the games live.
Even though it is impossible for a Go game to have as many spectators watching the game live as a football game, there are still many people who want to watch the game live.
Therefore, in this world, most Go world competitions adopt this semi-open mode.
Although ordinary people still cannot watch the game on site, they can watch the live broadcast in the stadium. Having so many people watching chess with them is also very exciting.
"The competition is still a few days away. Everyone should rest well and recharge your batteries during these few days."
Ma Zhengyu smiled and continued, "The World Championship is a very tough battle, because the matches are almost day after day until the final champion is decided, so you must get enough rest. Physical strength is also part of chess strength."
Ma Zhengyu spoke as he walked. In fact, these words were mainly to introduce people like Zheng Qin and Yu Shao who were participating in the World Championship for the first time. As for Zhuang Weisheng, Chen Shan and others, they were already regulars in the World Championship, so there was no need to say too much.
Yu Shao also knew this, so he listened very carefully along the way.
After all, although he was a frequent visitor to the World Championship in his previous life, he was completely clueless about the World Championship in this world, and was even worse than Zheng Qin in terms of the World Championship.
The group walked along and soon left the airport and got on a bus to Fenghuang Ancient Town. The journey was bumpy and not long after, the bus stopped in the ancient town.
We have arrived at Fenghuang Ancient Town.
"Okay, here we are."
Ma Zhengyu stood up and distributed room cards to everyone, saying, "It's still early, everyone can wander around the ancient city. Remember to wear a mask to avoid trouble. If you don't want to go shopping, just go back to the hotel."
Soon, Yu Shao also took the room card from Ma Zhengyu and took a look at the information on the card. It showed the name and room number of a homestay in the ancient city. This should be the place where he would stay during the World Championship.
Before long, Ma Zhengyu had distributed all the room cards. He then looked around at everyone, took a deep breath, and spoke again: "I'll drop you off here. From now on, it's all up to you."
"I wish you all a stunning debut at the World Championship, the highest stage for chess players, and a smooth and unstoppable progress!"
Hearing this, Zheng Qin looked a little nervous. He took a few deep breaths, his expression became extremely serious, and his fists were quietly clenched.
Although the reactions of the others were not as extreme as Zheng Qin's, the atmosphere in the bus had quietly become a bit heavier.
People began to get off the bus one after another. When everyone got off, the bus door slowly closed, and then it drove in the direction it came from until it disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Wow, so beautiful."
Wu Zhixuan looked at the scenery of the ancient city with surprise, her eyes shining.
Yu Shao also turned his head to the front and saw a winding bluestone path leading to the end of the road. The stilt houses built on both sides of the river were suspended on the river surface with wooden pillars, retaining the ancient charm and style.
There are endless pedestrians on the streets, and peddlers on both sides of the streets are shouting their wares to attract customers, creating a picturesque scene.
However, Yu Shao did not have a strong desire to wander around the ancient city. He looked down at the room card in his hand and prepared to go directly to his residence to rest.
"Yu Shao, do you want to go shopping with us?"
At this moment, Wu Zhixuan suddenly turned her head to look at Yu Shao and asked with anticipation.
"Well……"
Yu Shao hesitated for a moment, but seeing Wu Zhixuan's expectant look, he finally nodded and said, "Okay."
After saying that, Yu Shao turned his head to look at Xu Zijin behind him and asked, "Want to go together?"
Xu Zijin glanced at Yu Shao, then at Wu Shuheng who was standing next to Wu Zhixuan. Finally, he shook his head slightly and refused, "No, I'm going back to the hotel. You three can go."
"Zheng Qin, what about you?"
Yu Shao looked at Zheng Qin beside him and asked.
"I'm not in the mood."
Zheng Qin also shook his head: "I'm afraid that I won't be in the mood to go shopping until after the game is over."
Seeing that Zheng Qin had no intention of wandering around, Yu Shao looked at Su Yiming again and asked, "Su Yiming, what about you? Are you going directly to the hotel too?"
"I didn't intend to go directly to the hotel."
Su Yiming shook his head, looked at the ancient city not far away, and said in a complicated tone: "But I want to go shopping alone."
Hearing Su Yiming's words, Yu Shao was a little surprised and felt that Su Yiming was a little weird.
"Forget it, it's just the three of us."
At this time, Wu Shuheng spoke.
"OK."
Seeing that Zheng Qin, Su Yiming and Xu Zijin were unwilling to go shopping, Yu Shao nodded and walked towards the ancient city with Wu Zhixuan.
After walking a short distance, Wu Shuheng said to Wu Zhixuan with some dissatisfaction, "You don't have a competition, but others do. The World Championship starts the day after tomorrow. How can you have the time to wander around? Why did you have to drag Yu Shao along?"
"I'm just asking. If Yu Shao doesn't agree, that's fine. More importantly, I don't want to go shopping with you."
Wu Zhixuan wrinkled her nose and said to Wu Shuheng viciously, "You are so unlucky. I need to get someone to ward off evil spirits!"
Seeing this scene, Yu Shao couldn't help but be speechless. Judging from the relationship between Wu Zhixuan and Wu Shuheng, they were obviously siblings.
Wu Shuheng was at a loss as to what to do with Wu Zhixuan, and said to Yu Shao apologetically, "I'm sorry, she's quite old, but she's not sensible at all."
"Who is so old!"
Wu Zhixuan immediately became angry, her beautiful eyes widening as she retorted, "I'm only eighteen! Eighteen! Eighteen!"
The number "eighteen" was emphasized three times, which shows how angry Wu Zhixuan was.
"You'll be nineteen in a month, and you still have the nerve to say you're eighteen." Wu Shuheng rolled his eyes, hitting Wu Zhixuan's sore spot accurately.
"There's still a month left, so isn't that time yet?!"
Wu Zhixuan was so angry that her teeth were itching and her plump breasts kept rising and falling.
"It's okay, it's okay."
Yu Shao couldn't help but laugh, and hurriedly tried to mediate, "It's good to go for a stroll, to relieve the tension. Who knows, who will perform better in the competition? Didn't Chairman Ma recommend that we go for a stroll?"
"Wu Shuheng, did you hear that?"
Wu Zhixuan glared at Wu Shuheng fiercely: "I'm doing this for Yu Shao's own good! You're the only one meddling in other people's business! Any woman who follows you will be in awful misfortune for the rest of her life."
"Any man who marries you will be in dire straits for the rest of his life!" Wu Shuheng became angry upon hearing this and immediately retaliated.
The two of them quarreled all the way and unknowingly walked into the ancient city. The ancient city was bustling with people coming and going, and Wu Zhixuan was soon attracted by the goods sold on the street.
“This Go bracelet is so beautiful!”
Wu Zhixuan walked quickly to a street stall, and with some surprise, she picked up the exquisite bracelet made of black and white beads on the carpet, and looked at it again and again without letting it go.
Yu Shao was also a little surprised when he saw the Go bracelets. He turned his head and looked at other street vendors and found that there were actually a lot of Go-related things for sale.
For example, there was a chess box with the word "Phoenix" written on it, a chess table engraved with three phoenixes, and Yu Shao even saw candied haws made into the shape of Go pieces.
"Since the World Championship is held in Phoenix, the merchandise sold here is naturally related to Go."
Wu Shuheng wasn't surprised, but he also noticed Yu Shao's confusion and explained, "It's like this every time the World Championship is held. Wherever the World Championship is held, the number of tourists will surge, and these things will sell better."
"so."
Yu Shao couldn't help but be amazed. He really felt like his eyes had been opened. For the first time, he felt the value of Go as the number one chess sport in the world.
"Beauty, buy one. This bracelet is of good quality and will look beautiful on your hand." The aunt in front of the stall saw that Wu Zhixuan liked it and said with a smile.
"Um……"
Wu Zhixuan took another look at the bracelet and liked it more and more. She asked, "Auntie, how much is it?"
"Five thousand."
The old lady said with a harmless look and a smile.
After hearing the price, Yu Shao knew that Wu Zhixuan would most likely not buy it. With Wu Zhixuan's money-loving personality, she would never be willing to buy a bracelet that cost five thousand yuan, let alone two hundred yuan, and she would hesitate for a long time.
Although Wu Zhixuan is a fourth-dan chess player and has a good record, she should be quite rich, but this has nothing to do with whether she has money or not. Wu Zhixuan is just a money-grubber.
"How many?!"
As Yu Shao expected, the smile on Wu Zhixuan's face froze instantly. She widened her beautiful eyes and asked in disbelief, "Five thousand?"
"It's not expensive, beautiful lady. These stones are the best stones we found on Nanhua Mountain here. They were carefully polished by a master. Feel it, beautiful lady, and you will see how round it is."
The auntie quickly spoke up, fearing that Wu Zhixuan would be tempted by the price. "And, beautiful lady, hold it up to the sunlight and look at it. Doesn't each chess piece have a phoenix pattern on it? It looks like it's about to spread its wings and fly away?"
"This bracelet is called 'Phoenix Flying' and it's unique. The patterns on other bracelets are not like this!"
The old lady spoke very convincingly, as if you would make a profit if you bought it for 5,000 yuan, but would lose money if you didn't buy it.
"Well……"
Wu Zhixuan said with a sad face: "This is too expensive..."
"Beauty, it's not expensive. This bracelet will look so good on you. And with this bracelet, you will be better at playing Go." The aunt said earnestly.
Wu Zhixuan looked at the bracelet on her hand and hesitated for a long time before asking tentatively, "Can you make it cheaper?"
"Four thousand eight."
The aunt thought about it, and finally gritted her teeth and quoted a price: "This is the lowest price. It was really made by a master chef. It can't be any cheaper."
"All right."
Wu Zhixuan's face was in pain, but she finally nodded, took out her phone, and said, "Scan the QR code with WeChat."
Seeing this scene, Yu Shao and Wu Shuheng were stunned, and then they were all shocked, their eyes widened, looking at each other, and they could see the disbelief on each other's faces.
Wu Zhixuan spent 4,800 on a pair of bracelets on the carpet?!
At this price, not to mention Wu Zhixuan, even they probably wouldn’t buy it.
It was not until Wu Zhixuan scanned the code and paid that Wu Shuheng came to his senses, but it was too late to stop Wu Zhixuan.
"Hey, Yu Shao, this is for you."
Wu Zhixuan took the bracelet, turned around, stretched out her hand, and handed the bracelet to Yu Shao.
Seeing this, Yu Shao was stunned.
Under the midsummer sunshine, Wu Zhixuan smiled with two dimples on her face. She said, "Phoenix Yufei, Phoenix Yufei, playing chess has a buff bonus. You're about to compete, it's perfect for you!"
(End of this chapter)
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