The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

However... not to mention that Hua Shenxi was so focused that she didn't notice An Ruotong's strange behavior, An Ruotong's forehead under her black bangs was already covered in sweat.

What...what's going on? What happened?

An Ruotong's blood-red pupils contracted wildly, and her whole body felt as if it were sinking into a swamp... making it impossible for her to move an inch.

When...when did it start? The Flower Goddess Xi has become so strong!!!

An Ruotong, who also had a record of 6 wins and 0 losses, stiffly raised her right hand, and with a soft click, her fair fingers slowly fell onto the chessboard.

She's definitely not always this strong... She was just average during training recently, completely different from how she is today!!!

An Ruotong's long black hair gradually clung to her neck due to the sweat.

The Go newspaper said that Xiao Xi's Go skills are comparable to Shang Gongying in Group A... This is definitely not a joke!!! An Ruotong's expression changed wildly.

When, exactly when, did she become so strong?

Perhaps it was after playing against Aunt Su Chan? But could that small handicap move really have made her so strong?

Or perhaps... she unintentionally broke through the bottleneck of amateur players? In an instant... in a flash, she became stronger? When...?

Go is a game that requires confidence. Could it be that because the media has been talking about her recently, her confidence has reached its peak and she has accidentally broken through the bottleneck?

However... in any case.

An Ruotong's blood-red eyes widened suddenly. In that instant, she was almost swept into Hua Shenxi's aura, and even her breathing stopped.

However, her pink and blue eyes were still intently focused on the chessboard. Could it be that even Xiaoxi herself hadn't noticed?

Beside Hua Shenxi, an enormous pair of azure butterfly wings was slowly unfolding amidst the raging wind... a silent butterfly wing storm.

Chapter 218: The loser bows his head, the winner holds his head high.

Beside the Flower Goddess Xi, an enormous pair of azure butterfly wings was slowly unfolding amidst the raging wind…

The shimmering, ice-blue butterfly wings unfolded from her sides like a mirage, and nine fox tails, like flower petals, gradually spread out from behind her, gently intertwining like cherry blossoms.

A small hand gently rested on her chin. An Ruotong stared at the chessboard, thinking to herself, "Her playing style hasn't changed... but she's become even more arrogant."

Hua Shenxi's playing style is mainly based on encirclement. Encirclement means that players can encircle each other's territory and make small-scale interference. Since Go is a game where the winner is determined by the number of points, it is not a bad habit to like encircling territory.

However... after seeing Hua Shenxi's method today, An Ruotong's bloodshot eyes contracted several times in disbelief.

Thud... Her slightly chubby, fair hand held a white chess piece and placed it on the small point above a black piece. The "shoulder hit" move felt like placing it on the opponent's shoulder.

This move not only expands the territory but also diminishes Black's real territory.

If Hua Shenxi's previous strategy was to each occupy half of the board with her opponent... then today she plans to leave her opponent only a small space.

A light blue glow mingled with her petal-like fox tail, and as she raised her right hand into the air, two ice-blue butterfly wings fluttered gently.

Whoosh... The sound of the curtains fluttering could be heard.

A sudden gust of cold wind blew in, and An Ruotong, who was sitting by the window, immediately became more awake. Even her long black hair felt much more comfortable in the slightly chilly wind.

Calm down... Even though her chess skills have broken through the bottleneck of amateur players, my chess moves have always had a restraining effect on hers.

First... we need to deal with her shoulder thrust...

As An Ruotong pondered, she gently bit her finger.

At this crucial moment, whether Black chooses to crawl out or play a move that connects, it will undoubtedly help White gain more depth, which is very unfavorable for Black's current situation.

Similarly... this move that helps White build up its strength is also what Hua Shenxi wants to see. The next move should absolutely not be a move that sticks to White's pieces.

Hmm? However, this counter-clamping move is not bad... An Ruotong's red eyes suddenly turned, and after having an idea, she gently raised her right hand with a black chess piece between her fingers.

Boom...

A blood-red eyeball was forcefully dropped from An Ruotong's hand into the chessboard. Blood gushed out of the hole where the eye had been, quickly staining her face with an eerie crimson hue.

"Full Liberation of the Chess Strategy - Hungry Ghost Path!"

Boom!! A thunderclap accompanied by torrential rain struck down, and the pitch-black sky gradually split in two, revealing a gaping abyss the size of a black hole that was slowly widening, as if a terrifying abyssal demon was hiding inside.

The moment An Ruotong finished speaking, ten enormous black, fleshy arms slammed down from the sky, and a storm stirred up by the atmosphere swept in with the force of a landslide.

"Xiao Tong, you're too impatient..." Hua Shenxi said helplessly in a low voice, as a huge ice-blue butterfly wing suddenly unfolded from both sides of her shoulders.

Chirp! Accompanied by a soft squeak from a little fox, her nine cherry blossom tails instantly contracted and enveloped her, like a giant pink sphere, the closed petals quickly enveloping her body.

"Hmph... I will not lose to you in the battle of chess strategies!"

An Ruotong opened her blood-red, eyeless eyes and said, "Nine enormous black hands tore the flowers apart, and the nine pink fox tails were also forcibly torn apart and grabbed by the nine giant hands."

Then... there was an extra black arm. An Ruotong controlled this extra, huge black arm and slapped it down on the fox's head. That's how she usually won.

She won!! As the black hand was about to smash the fox's head, a faint joy appeared in An Ruotong's eyes. As long as her chess momentum was completely crushed... there would be a way to make up for the slight disadvantage in chess strength.

"So... Xiaotong seems a bit anxious today. Is it because she didn't sleep well last night?" Hua Shenxi said calmly, gently picking up a white chess piece with her right hand.

*Sizzle!* A strange sound came from the chessboard. Hua Shenxi's white chess piece landed in a position that An Ruotong had never expected. Her blood-red eyes widened suddenly.

At the same time, the giant black hand shattered in two, and endless blood gushed out.

A huge pair of ice-blue wings unfurled their sharp blades and severed the giant hand... which fell brittle to the ground.

Hua Shenxi has not only become stronger in terms of chess skills, but her overall strategy has also become much more powerful!

And... "Five-way shoulder charge!!!" An Ruotong shouted in disbelief in her heart.

Five routes... can it really be called shoulder strike? An Ruotong's blood-red pupils contracted tightly.

Shoulder punches are usually placed on the fourth rank to target pieces on the third rank.

But... Hua Shenxi's move just now was placed on the fifth line of the chessboard?

This... is not a position that an amateur player could control; she's definitely not playing recklessly!!

-------------An hour later, with ten minutes left before the lunch break began.

“I give up…” An Ruotong slowly lowered her black bangs, tears welling up in her eyes, her fists clenched in resentment.

Because she didn't want the other person to see her tear-stained eyes, she kept her head down the whole time.

The flower goddess Xi's long pink pear blossom hair fluttered gently as she happily said, "Hmm, Xiao Tong, you lost to me again! So now I have 7 wins!!"

The loser bows his head, the winner holds his head high.

This is an unchanging principle in the game of Go.

Moreover, Hua Shenxi clearly did not realize the significant improvement in her chess skills. She still thought that she won the game against An Ruotong so easily because she was in good form today.

La la la la la la la la la, she hummed a song softly, swaying her long pink hair, and happily ran away after collecting the chess pieces.

"Damn it..." An Ruotong reluctantly lowered her black Hime-style bangs and silently put away the remaining black pieces on the chessboard.

An Ruotong wasn't upset because she lost this game of chess... but because she felt angry and frustrated at the fact that Hua Shenxi had become stronger while she herself remained stagnant.

"An Ruotong...6 wins and 1 loss," a purple figure murmured to himself in a dark corner.

Chapter 219: Ji Yingting, the Demon King's Demeanor [3000 words]

"Xiaotong, you're so slow! Are you upset because you lost to me? You're so petty!" Waiting at the entrance of the venue, Hua Shenxi angrily shook her long pink hair.

"No... I was just thinking about some other things." An Ruotong raised her hand and tucked a strand of black hair behind her ear, her shallow dimples revealing a forced smile.

Of course... she was just putting on a brave face; losing so badly was a huge blow to her self-esteem.

"Okay, by the way!! Hey, I have something to tell you..."

The two walked back together, chatting, but Hua Shenxi seemed unusually talkative today... completely unable to stop talking.

With a heavy heart, An Ruotong blinked her blood-red eyes. To be precise, ever since she played chess with Su Chan the day before yesterday, Xiao Xi had been constantly pestering her.

If it were before, she would definitely have arrogantly mocked herself after winning the game...

That's really rare.

Before they knew it, the two had walked out of the underground passage and arrived at the lobby on the first floor of the chess academy.

"Shall we go eat at McDonald's? We can also bring them some takeout while we're at it!" Hua Shenxi suddenly suggested.

"Okay, shall we go together...?"

Huh? An Ruotong, who had just finished speaking, suddenly widened her red eyes and stood rooted to the spot, not moving an inch.

What's going on? Why do I suddenly feel dizzy and disoriented?

Xiao Xi... are you there? Can you hear me?

Her surroundings were blurring, and she swayed precariously, nearly falling to the ground. She crouched, gasping for breath… Oh no, she was about to suffocate!!

What kind of feeling is this?

Her scalp tingled, and a few black tufts of hair stood up from the top of her head as if they had been poked in the head.

Her body felt paralyzed and completely out of her control. An Ruotong could only stare blankly at Hua Shenxi as she walked further and further away with her blood-red eyes.

Didn't Xiaoxi notice anything unusual about me?

"Ok?"

To An Ruotong's surprise, Hua Shenxi took a few more steps but suddenly frowned her pink eyebrows. Soon... a figure with long orange hair slowly walked out from the corner in front of the two of them.

The orange-haired girl had an exquisitely beautiful face and looked to be around fifteen years old. She wore a beige-orange floor-length robe, the slightly oversized orange sleeves of which covered her two slender hands hanging at her sides.

The three of them suddenly stared at each other.

"Huh?" The woman with long orange hair murmured softly, her gaze towards Hua Shenxi filled with curiosity.

Soon after, the beautiful woman with long orange hair glanced past Hua Shenxi, her sharp orange eyes then fixed on An Ruotong, who was standing nervously not far behind her.

! ! ! ! ! !

"what!"

An Ruotong couldn't utter a single sound! Her blood-red eyes trembled violently, and her body shook!

Under her gaze, An Ruotong's blood-red eyes widened suddenly, hidden beneath the hem of her black Taoist robe... her fair and delicate body was covered in sweat.