The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

At this moment, Ji Yingting is still facing an unsolvable game of chess that is extremely difficult.

Thirty eyes plucking flowers in the middle abdomen... What does this mean?

Chapter 207: No Solution

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Don't you like your moves...? Sorry, I really don't have time to deal with you right now...

Casting aside her distracting thoughts, Ji Yingting gradually opened her pair of emerald green moonlight eyes.

The dark green eyes stared at the chessboard, the timer ticking away second by second.

I should have about an hour and a half left, which should be... enough time.

With a whoosh, Ji Yingting gently picked up a white chess piece with her right hand, glancing at it out of the corner of her eye.

Should we invade the empty space in the upper right corner of Black's territory? If we succeed, can we reverse such a huge disadvantage?

This game... is different from the situation when she played against that professional 9-dan player from the Sakura Empire... When she made the wrong move, the opening phase of the game had just ended, and the pieces on both sides were scattered.

However, this time the situation is slightly different...

After all, the game was already close before he made the wrong move.

[Go terminology: "Close game" is a term used in Go to describe the state of the board. It means the situation is stable and the differences are minor. Usually at this point, neither side can find a suitable point to attack, and both are observing and waiting for developments, or even the game smoothly progresses to the endgame.]

Ji Yingting originally intended to establish a solid foundation of pieces and points in the middle game, and then crush Quan Shihui in the endgame.

Moreover, Quan Shihui herself possesses the skill of a semi-professional first dan player from Donghuang, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she could give that professional ninth dan player from Chongying a handicap.

Looking at the black flower near the center, Ji Yingting raised her green willow eyebrows somewhat awkwardly.

Do not……

The risk of breaking through is too great, because the thickness of Black's flower in the center is so great that it's practically unsolvable. Even if she manages to break through Black's territory...

The opponent will be relentlessly pursued by the black pieces, reducing their points to the minimum.

When that time really comes... there won't be many squares left on the chessboard, and I won't be able to turn the tide.

A few drops of sweat gradually seeped from the long, bluish-green hair. The enormous bluish-green cat, spanning the universe, sat blankly in the starry sky... its bluish-green body curled up, completely unsure of what to do.

No... we have to find another way.

Tick, tick, tick...

Tick, tick, tick...

In this extremely quiet moment, the ticking sound of the timer became exceptionally clear in Ji Yingting's ears, and she slowly closed her bluish-green pupils.

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Isn't she going to make her move yet? There are only fifty minutes left.

Quan Shihui glanced expressionlessly at both of their timers; he also had fifty minutes left... because the time he spent sneaking chicken wings in the morning was mostly hers.

However, almost half an hour had passed since Ji Yingting began her long deliberation, and she still hadn't made a move.

Well... there's nothing you can do now.

Her round, dark red pupils stared at Ji Yingting for a moment, then she let her black bangs fall down with a cold expression.

"Even if you defeat my initial moves, you've already made an irreparable mistake. You... are going to lose, Ji Yingting."

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...

"Should we expand significantly, kitty?"

As Ji Yingting opened her pale green, moonlit eyes once more, she murmured to herself.

Because of the continuous and comprehensive release of the chess position, Ji Yingting's hands had begun to tremble slightly, and a strand of sweat slid down her long, light green hair from her head.

Should we shut down the game? ... Impossible.

Despite her immense physical fatigue, Ji Yingting sat atop the head of the turquoise cat, gently stroking its adorable head. The cat smiled and took Ji Yingting's turquoise head into its meowing mouth, then gently released it.

"Kitty... do you want me to retract my stance? Do you think I'm too tired?" Ji Yingting leaned on the cat's shoulder, flicked the cat's drool off its long, bluish-green hair, and asked in a slightly puzzled voice.

I'm sorry, kitty... Although losing a game is normal for a chess player, this game... I absolutely cannot lose.

The turquoise cat shook its head, a hint of confusion in its huge, pale purple pupils. It obediently lowered its large, turquoise head to the ground, and its turquoise body gradually curled up.

"Phew, even a large-scale expansion won't work... that one flower of hers has had just too much influence on me."

Ji Yingting slowly shook her long, lush green hair. There was no need to calculate this; even if she tried to enclose an area, the thick black pieces would easily break through it.

Of course, as a top-level professional Go player, Ji Yingting could quickly determine the strongest move in the current game, which was the strongest move that could maximize the recovery of White's disadvantage.

In the upper right corner... a small jump on the second line in the black territory.

However... this is only the strongest move on the surface, because this move is not enough for Ji Yingting to win this game.

You could even say... that this was a move that would inevitably lead to defeat.

The move that was destined to lose was actually the strongest move. How ridiculous... Ji Yingting slowly shook the waterfall of turquoise hair behind her, and a helpless expression appeared in her pale green pupils.

Slightly impatient, Quan Shihui kicked his black-stockinged calf and started playing with his fingernails...

You'll probably just wait for the timeout to be declared a loss, right? In these last twenty minutes, will you still place a piece? Ji Yingting.

A girl with long pink hair quietly sat down beside the two. "This must be the last game of the fifth round, right? Is this the 'dark formation' that Sister Qinghe mentioned? That strange aura seems to have disappeared."

Ah!!! The moment the pink-haired girl caught a glimpse of the chessboard out of the corner of her eye, her pupils widened in shock. She instantly covered her mouth, about to scream. What... what is this?

This game! How did it turn out like this?! What did White do?! And how did Black manage to create a flower shape at the center point?!

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However, throughout history, many brilliant moves have been made by chess players in dire straits.

Is that flower really that thick...? Is it just an appearance or the real thing?

This game of chess...

There must still be hope, there must still be a gate of light leading to victory, but I haven't found it yet...

Her long, turquoise, cascading hair, styled in a cascading waterfall, gradually floated behind her. Although she was very tired... she had no choice but to keep going.

"I'm sorry, kitty, I know you're tired too, but... please hang in there a little longer, okay..."

With a soft exhale, Ji Yingting slowly opened her pale green eyes beneath her light green eyebrows once again.

And at this moment, her timer... had reached the final five minutes.

Chapter 208: The Most Interesting Move

Her long, turquoise, cascading hair, styled in a cascading waterfall, gradually floated behind her. Although she was very tired... she had no choice but to keep going.

"I'm sorry, kitty, I know you're tired too, but... please hang in there a little longer, okay..."

With a soft exhale, Ji Yingting slowly opened her pale green eyes beneath her light green eyebrows once again.

And her timer... had reached the final five minutes.

Tick-tock...tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.

Ji Yingting suddenly licked her dry lips, her bluish-green eyes fixed on the starry chessboard.

Even with the blessing of the Azure Cat Devouring the Moon, which had transformed her calculation, judgment, and chess sense to an inhuman level, she was already on the verge of collapse due to exhaustion as time went by...

Hmm? Ji Yingting's pupils narrowed slightly, and her light green eyebrows twitched involuntarily.

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Wait a minute... this spot is a bit strange. It's slightly darker than the intersection of the other squares, which means it wasn't wiped clean properly.

Because the chessboard reflected onto the starry sky chessboard, that small dot became exceptionally large, which is why Ji Yingting was able to see the dust there.

The Star Jade Wood Go board is very difficult to get dirty... How exactly does the Go Association maintain the Go board? She gently blinked her pale green moonlight eyes.

How strange... At a time like this, I'm still concerned about whether the chessboard is dirty or not. Could it be that I... have already given up?

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Although her subconscious mind was wandering, Ji Yingting's pale green eyes were fixed on this small dot, unable to look away from it.

Hmm? This one is small...

Is that dark flower... truly flawless?

Is Black's massive, solid position truly indestructible?

Looking at the small speck covered in a little dust, a strange thought gradually arose in Ji Yingting's mind.

If she makes this move... what will the outcome be? Will she win or lose?

No...none of that matters...because this move looks really interesting.

Ji Yingting's long, bluish-green hair fell loose unintentionally. The bluish-green hair, which had grown longer due to the use of chess moves, dragged all the way to the ground, like a cascading, bluish-green ocean.

I want to play, I really want to play... I really want to make this move, it's so interesting.

If it were me in the past... I might have taken this step without hesitation. Ji Yingting gently bit her finger.

"Lin Huan... Lin Huan... Lin Huan?"

Hmm? Just as Ji Yingting was thinking, her vision gradually darkened. Ji Yingting shook her long, bluish-green hair in confusion, and a familiar voice kept calling in her ear.

"dad?"

Wearing a blue children's Taoist robe, a quiet little boy with black bangs sat on one side of the chessboard. He held a white chess piece in his hand, tilted his head slightly, and his cute face, which looked like a girl's, showed a slight look of confusion.

"Child, you mustn't go down here."

A middle-aged man sat opposite the chessboard, his face shrouded in a blurry black mist, making it impossible to discern his features.

"Dad, why can't we get off here? But I really want to get off here..."