The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

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The black-haired, spiky-haired boy glanced at Ji Yingting's actions and then showed a look of disgust. His black eyebrows furrowed tightly, and his forehead was covered in sweat.

Although he disliked Ji Yingting's actions, he had to admit that her chess skills were worlds apart from his own... However, the main reason for his defeat was that her chess formation was simply too flawless.

The game was already decided in the middle stages, and the boy clenched his fist in frustration before lowering his head.

In the middle game, he attacked Ji Yingting's flanks because he was behind in terms of territory, but she skillfully defused the attacks, giving the feeling of hitting cotton with a heavy punch.

In particular, she used a feigned injury to initiate a fight in the upper right corner...

At that time, I was already a bit unsettled. Now that I've calmed down and think about it again, I realize that she probably didn't gain much advantage from that move.

"Hehe, your skill level is quite impressive," the black-haired, spiky-haired boy said awkwardly in a low voice. Although his chess skills were not as good as the top players in this Group A professional exam, they were still at the upper-middle level.

His short black hair gradually fell down his cheeks. After wiping away his sweat, he began to put away the chess pieces.

She truly deserves her status as a superstar player who achieved a ten-game winning streak in the provincial competition... Ji Yingting, I feel she might have the chess skills to rival that woman.

A bad memory flashed through his mind, and the black-haired, spiky-haired boy's hands trembled slightly.

"Really? I think your level is quite low..." Ji Yingting replied casually, kneading her long, light green hair with both hands, her cherry lips pursed in a displeased expression.

"........."

"Even if you beat me... you don't have to insult me ​​like this. Are you still blaming me for calling you smelly before?" The boy was slightly angry. Even though he had let go of the past, it was hard for him to remain calm when it came to matters of pride.

"No... your skill level is really low," Ji Yingting said, cupping her soft face in her two delicate white hands. She gently rolled her snow-white stockinged legs off the sofa and placed them on the floor. Her little feet, encased in white stockings, tiptoed a few times before slipping into her blue cloth boots.

A slender, jade-like hand gently touched the edge of the chessboard. Ji Yingting swayed her long, bluish-green hair and whispered, "Look... you used the small point here in the endgame, right? After the small point, the first line of the move gives you about 1 points of initiative. But if you used the push-back move here? Because I have to play it... so it's 4 points of initiative. This move can gain you 6 points."

Ji Yingting's words made the black-haired, spiky-haired boy pause slightly, and her fair finger pointed to the other side of the chessboard once again.

And here, here too, why did you back down when I cut in? If you cut my piece in from the outside... wouldn't that be fighting two isolated pieces against one isolated piece? Dealing with two isolated pieces at the same time is clearly at my disadvantage."

Huh? Hearing Ji Yingting say that, the black-haired spiky boy was slightly stunned. It seemed that the reason for the break was because Ji Yingting had taken such a forceful action when she was angry. Now that he thought about it carefully, it was indeed not a wise move.

"And what else... what does this move mean? What are you trying to do?" Ji Yingting asked softly, her slender hands moving around the chessboard.

The black-haired, spiky-haired boy clearly remembered that this was the place where Ji Yingting had used the "bitter flesh" strategy to make a living move first, but he had made a bad move because he was a little impatient.

"Think about this carefully. If I make a move first, I will lose a lot of points... but you made a few strange moves in a row afterward," Ji Yingting said, gently tapping her soft, white chin with her slender hand, somewhat puzzled.

Flicking her long, bluish-green hair, Ji Yingting nodded and said, "Your skill level is actually quite low. You're bad at many details, and this endgame is no exception. You could have pushed ahead much earlier, but you insisted on waiting for me to make the first move, resulting in a loss of two points."

"And here... here, here, there," Ji Yingting kept explaining in a low voice, but... her voice grew softer and softer in the ears of the black-haired, spiky-haired boy, until it was almost inaudible.

Here, here; there, there.

Ji Yingting's voice was very clear and pleasant, but after the sound entered his ears, it spread like the echo noise of a tape recorder, and he even lost the ability to think actively.

"Just how strong is her chess skill? I actually played an entire game against such a monstrous player?"

Chapter 178: Xin Yufei Special Episode

"Ah... how many hours will this guest be staying? Two hours costs ten star coins."

Inside a luxurious retro building, the sounds of chess pieces clapping and clapping fill the air, classical music surrounds you, and the aroma of tea permeates the entire clubhouse.

This is a prestigious private chess club. Many elderly people like to come here to play chess and drink tea when they have nothing to do. Occasionally, beginners who have just learned Go will come to play with other beginners.

"And this guest? A full day subscription is 30 Star Coins."

The soft voice caught the attention of an old lady. A cute young woman with black hair, wearing a white cheongsam, spoke softly to her at the front desk. Two big buns were coiled on her head, and her long black hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall, reaching her waist.

The girl in the snow-white cheongsam had two large black pupils, a very cute appearance, and looked quite young.

After collecting the money, Xin Yufei sighed helplessly. It was such a good summer vacation, but she had to be called by her grandfather to work at his chess club... How annoying! All the people who came here to play Go were old men and women.

Sitting behind the counter, Xin Yufei gently brought her small feet together, clad in black stockings. Bored, she picked up an apple from a plate on the table and began to munch on it.

"Little one, that's for the guests," an elderly man with a full head of white hair sitting behind the counter reminded him. He was the owner of the chess club.

"I don't care, I'm going to eat it. Why don't you just prepare another one for the guests?" Xin Yufei said nonchalantly, chewing on the apple with her cheeks puffed out.

"Oh, it's been so long since I've seen my granddaughter. She's become so beautiful... and she's also become quite naughty." The white-haired old man shook his head helplessly, his expression focused intently on the computer in front of him, where he was playing a game of Go online.

The white-haired old man paused for a moment, then asked with slight doubt, "Granddaughter, didn't you start learning chess a year ago? How's your level now? Have you continued learning after you entered junior high school?"

"Of course there is, it's no problem to give Grandpa a few coins," Xin Yufei said while eating an apple.

As soon as she finished speaking, Grandpa burst into wild laughter, "Hahahaha, you gave me a few coins? Back in my day, I was..."

"Alright, alright, Grandpa, stop bragging. You're just an amateur 1-dan," Xin Yufei interrupted, tossing her long, black hair. She had admired him a little when she first started learning Go from him, but now she wouldn't believe his nonsense about how great he was back then.

"Oh? You even know about Go rankings now? What's your level? Want to play another game with Grandpa?"

The white-haired old man's black eyebrows furrowed slightly, but the next second he let out a bloodcurdling scream at the computer screen, "Ah!! I've been eaten! So the opponent was this powerful?"

"Grandpa, you're so noisy!!" Xin Yufei had just received the money from the customer when she turned around and angrily said to the old man, her long black bun hair flying. Her cherry lips were slightly pouting.

"Haha, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I disturbed my little baby," Grandpa said with a laugh.

"I don't want to play chess with Grandpa," Xin Yufei muttered softly. What's the point of bullying a novice?

Honestly, he's such a grown man and he still likes to nag all the time. No wonder his father doesn't want to visit his grandfather often and always makes excuses to avoid it.

As Xin Yufei ate her apple, she thought to herself, her cheeks puffed out like a bun as she gazed at the sky outside the door.

Huh? Did I just think about Grandpa's comment that he's a newbie? When did this thought first come to my mind? Xin Yufei thought to herself, smoothing her two big black buns with her hands.

When I was little, I seemed to really enjoy going to my grandpa's place... I was very close to my grandpa back then, but my dad wasn't too keen on me visiting him often.

Xin Yufei stretched out her small, fair palm and examined it carefully, feeling slightly puzzled.

Does everyone change as they grow up? Just like herself now... She feels a little irritated when she's with her grandfather.

I used to love Grandpa so much when I was little... How have I changed since then? Xin Yufei tilted her long black bun hair and pondered in confusion, her black pupils blinking slightly.

After tossing her long black hair, Xin Yufei looked at her grandfather again. Her grandfather, with a full head of white hair, was still intently staring at the computer playing Go. His Go skills were so weak, yet he always liked to brag.

And what about yourself?

Xin Yufei was slightly stunned. She looked gently at her fair hands. The kind grandfather of the past had turned white-haired, and in the blink of an eye, she had stepped into the realm of advanced amateur level.

I... will be striving to become a professional Go player starting next year... Grandpa probably doesn't know about this yet. What would his reaction be if he knew I was an amateur 4-dan? He probably wouldn't believe it... Would he be surprised? Would he be happy?

The woman with long, black, bun-shaped hair continued to look out the window. A blanket of white snowflakes mixed with rainwater gradually fell from the sky. Today, Yongyue City was covered in snow again... I wish I were a professional fifth-dan player.

Xin Yufei clenched her fist in frustration. How was Sister Ying Ting now? Did she win the third round of the competition easily?

I also really want to take the professional exam... What are those chess players who are taking the professional exam thinking right now?

Are they contemplating the game of chess? Or are they contemplating their lives...?

How good am I at Go now? Xin Yufei recalled the scenes after she started learning Go from her grandfather.

After getting to know Senior Sister Ji Yingting, my Go skills improved rapidly. I narrowly lost in the junior high school league finals, but thanks to Senior Sister Yingting, I joined the 10-dan Go school and met Senior Sister Fei Qiluo, a professional 7-dan player, and Senior Sister Niu Xiaochai, a professional 4-dan player.

Then he became an amateur fourth dan in the provincial competition and awakened his chess skills... He trained in blitz chess with Luo Zhuyu at the Celebrity Chess Academy.

So... Grandpa was only an amateur... Did I unknowingly surpass Grandpa, who was so incredibly powerful in my eyes, so much? Grandpa... was he a beginner?

He played Go his whole life... but he was only a beginner with an amateur first dan rank.

With a "whoosh," Xin Yufei, wearing gray cloth boots, slowly stood up from the front desk, her snow-white cheongsam skirt concealing her black stockinged calves.

Her long, black, bun-shaped hair cascaded gently down her fair neck. The lovely girl suddenly tossed her long black hair, turned around, and said, "Grandpa, shall we play a game of chess?"

Chapter 179: The Throne and the Ji Family

He played Go his whole life... yet he was still just a beginner.

With a "whoosh," Xin Yufei, wearing gray cloth boots, slowly stood up from the front desk, her snow-white cheongsam skirt concealing her black stockinged calves.

Her long, black, bun-shaped hair cascaded gently down her fair neck. The lovely girl suddenly said, "Grandpa, shall we play a game of chess?"

"Play chess? Do you want to play with Grandpa?" The white-haired old man showed a strange expression. His granddaughter had just seemed reluctant, so why did she suddenly say she wanted to play chess with him?

"Alright, alright, forget about your online chess game, come over here quickly."

Xin Yufei forcibly pulled her grandfather up from his chair, and he could only shake his head helplessly and say, "I understand."

The two sat quietly in a secluded corner of the venue, and Xin Yufei quickly placed four black chess pieces on the chessboard.

"Given you a four-stone handicap? What's your skill level now? I remember you didn't need a handicap when we played before."

"I gave Grandpa four coins... Please sit down!" She said with a smile, her eyes narrowed, under her grandfather's surprised and uncertain gaze.

"Kids these days really dare to say anything... You know, Grandpa is..."

Xin Yufei, fiddling with her black bun, interjected, "Yeah, it's amateur level one. Grandpa, you've said that hundreds of times. Hurry up and sit down."

"Hmm," urged by Xin Yufei, Grandpa could only slowly sit down, and Xin Yufei picked up a white chess piece.

Xin Yufei's expression gradually calmed down. Her long, black, bun-shaped hair cascaded down from her ears to her chest. She recalled the scene not long ago when someone gave her a four-in-a-row handicap, and how weak she felt at that time.

If... Sakuraba let her play Connect Four because of tradition, then at this moment... she let her grandfather play Connect Four to prove something.

Grandpa would be very pleased to know my current level, but... this is just the beginning for me. My professional journey starts here.

"Well... let's begin... Grandpa." The white chess piece she was holding gradually emitted a dazzling light. Xin Yufei's posture in holding the chess piece was exceptionally perfect. She held the white chess piece and slowly placed it into a corner of the chessboard.

With a soft thud, Ji Yingting placed her last piece in the third round of the game. After defeating the black-haired, spiky-haired boy, she gently stood up from her seat, clutching her water lily-colored Taoist robe.

"Phew... Let's go record the wins and losses." Ji Yingting let out a soft breath from her cherry-like lips, raised her hands, shook her long, light green hair, tidied the stray strands, and happily walked to the place where the match record was kept.

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"Ah...did Ji Yingting win again today? He's really strong..."

"Yeah... she seems to have won three in a row now, right? I wonder how the other top amateur players compare to her?" A hushed whisper came from not far away, and Ji Yingting's ears perked up immediately. Her long, light green hair swayed a few times with a hint of smugness.

"Hehe, Ji Yingting... speaking of which, the average strength of Group A is quite strong compared to Group B."

Just then, a cold woman with long brown hair inexplicably followed behind Ji Yingting and said something. Her voice was not pleasant. She just walked behind Ji Yingting and said something.

"..."

A few seconds later, after Ji Yingting walked out of the venue, she turned around with a puzzled look, tossing her long, light green hair, and asked, "Hello, were you talking to me just now?"