The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

Wait a minute, just as Lian Hezhou's black piece touched the board, he suddenly froze, and his right hand seemed to rise up again as if possessed.

"No, I'm now more than ten points behind, including the komi. If I try to make up for it here, I'll definitely lose."

After Ah-hyun becomes a fourth-dan, is he going to leave me behind? Does everyone think he's stronger than me? Am I... weaker than him?

No, Ah-xuan and I have been at the same level for several years now.

But... after today I'll be a rank lower, so will I still be able to catch up with him?

Lian Hezhou's feelings were very complicated. He didn't know why he suddenly thought of so many things. After Ah Xuan picked up the chess piece, his movements became unusually slow in his eyes.

With a "click," the moment Li Kaixuan straightened up, Lian Hezhou snapped his timer.

"He Zhou, this is your chess piece."

"Oh, thank you."

"Huh? Why is it my turn to use the timer? He Zhou, where did you get off?" Li Kaixuan asked in confusion.

With a gulp, Lian Hezhou's throat bobbed, and he said in a slightly trembling voice.

"I just made a random move," Lian Hezhou said casually, pointing to a large group of connected black stones. Li Kaixuan's attention wasn't on that; he didn't see the numerous holes in Lian Hezhou's words or his trembling fingers.

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"pat"

After placing his piece, Li Kaixuan tapped the timer. He was overjoyed, as he was already leading by more than ten points in the endgame, and the outcome of the game was basically decided.

However, He Zhou must be a little unwilling after losing, right? He has always had a strong sense of pride, so I'll have to comfort him later.

The next second, under Li Kaixuan's shocked gaze... Lian Hezhou gently placed the black piece in his hand onto the chessboard.

"pat"

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"He...He Zhou, didn't you just say...you made a move yourself...? Then how come there's a black stone in the bottom left corner of the split pattern? How could you just rush down there...?"

Li Kaixuan's voice trembled slightly. He widened his orange pupils and asked in confusion.

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"I will never forget the way he looked at me back then. Ever since then, every time I think of Ah-hyun's orange eyes, I feel like vomiting."

This was his punishment for me... I never used the dividing joseki again in subsequent games, and I rarely even used a low clamp, because it made me want to vomit.

But all I wanted was to win!! Why are you blaming me?! I've felt guilty enough these past few years.

"Why can't you work hard to reach level 4, then scold me, make me apologize, and we can go back to our original relationship? Why do you have to give up on yourself?"

Lian Hezhou's face was contorted with rage. He stared at his bloodshot eyes in the mirror, trembling slightly. "And why did you have to reappear before me? I was almost completely forgetting you! Ugh!!!"

With his white, spiky head drooping, Lian Hezhou lay in the pool, vomiting violently. The churning pain in his stomach brought tears to his eyes.

Three years ago, after Li Kaixuan asked that question, he remained silent for a long time.

Finally, a slight grin spread across his face, and Lian Hezhou seemed like a completely different person, laughing wildly at Li Kaixuan, "Haha, I'm stronger than you, hahaha, I'm stronger than you, hahahahaha!!!"

"Hey? He Zhou, explain yourself! Why did you do that? What happened to this corner?" Li Kaixuan asked, his voice trembling with tears, still unable to believe what he was seeing...

He was completely deceived by his best friend.

Lian Hezhou clearly made a cut in his own corner, but he called it a move to make up for it. In order to win... does that mean abandoning chess ethics and resorting to any means necessary?

Hahahaha, hahahahaha, hahahahaha

Lian Hezhou just kept laughing wildly, as if he had gone mad, and completely ignored Li Kaixuan.

"Damn it, damn it!" Li Kaixuan gritted his teeth and persevered until he finished the game of chess.

In the end... White lost by 7 points.

You ruined the once dazzling Li Kaixuan, making my idol stop at amateur 3-dan and completely give up hope of becoming a professional Go player. You hypocritical villain.

Is becoming a 5-dan player really that impressive? A despicable and shameless person like you has no right to play Go... You can't beat me.

Wang Jun sat in the commander's seat and slowly opened his black eyes.

"Hahahaha, hahaha, hahaha, hahaha!! You said you wanted to bet with me that you would never play Go again?"

After a few seconds of brief silence, Lian Hezhou burst into a ferocious laugh in front of everyone, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins, his expression crazed, and his white spiky hair became much more disheveled.

"Senior Lian Hezhou, what's wrong with you?" Everyone was shocked by Lian Hezhou's crazy appearance, and a member of Beaver Middle School asked worriedly.

Okay, I agree.

In a short moment, Lian Hezhou regained his composure, and after saying those words softly, he slowly sat back down in his chair.

"What's wrong with him? These two are so strange! Do they have a grudge against each other? Why would they gamble with something like this?"

Qi Yue sat blankly in the chair, her hands ceasing to adjust the timer.

That's it! He was like this three years ago, as if he had suddenly become a different person! Li Kaixuan's heart trembled violently, and at the same time, he felt somewhat crazy about Wang Jun's bet.

You know, there's no system that can ban a player right now!! Kid, even if I lose, I'm not going to admit it!!

On the contrary, since you took the initiative to make this request, you wouldn't have the face to back out now...

Lian Hezhou's white hair stood up like a hedgehog's quills.

He thought sinisterly to himself, and suddenly his pupils widened slightly.

Wait, when did I start feeling like I, as an amateur 5-dan, would lose to an amateur 4-dan before the match even started?

"pat"

Before Lian Hezhou could finish thinking, many people were stunned when Wang Jun actually raised his hand and pressed the switch on the timer.

That timer was just used this morning!

It's not even properly adjusted yet!!

If Wang Jun presses the button now, the countdown will start immediately from 30 seconds...

D4, star position.

Wang Jun quickly placed the black pieces onto the board.

"pat"

What is this?

Lian Hezhou didn't pay attention to the timer issue. He stared blankly at Wang Jun's right hand, which had just landed on the chessboard. It was something that only Lian Hezhou could see.

The clanging sound of iron chains appeared out of nowhere, and a black chain quickly wrapped around Wang Jun's right hand.

The mist resembled a black tornado, spinning and falling onto the chessboard along with the black pieces. Thick black smoke swirled and instantly sank into the chessboard. Wang Jun slowly withdrew his arm.

"pat"

After the timer was activated, Wang Jun slowly raised his dark eyes. At that moment, his two dark eyes were as deep as a whirlpool in an abyss.

"I'll risk everything to crush you."

Chapter 18: Black Smoke

Lian Hezhou stared blankly at Wang Jun's right hand, which had just landed on the chessboard—something only Lian Hezhou could see.

The clanging sound of iron chains appeared out of nowhere, and a black chain quickly wrapped around Wang Jun's right hand. Black mist, like a tornado, accompanied the black pieces as they fell onto the chessboard.

Wang Jun slowly raised his black pupils, which were as deep as a whirlpool in the abyss.

"I'll risk everything to crush you."

"Pat-pat, pat-pat"

With only 30 seconds of overtime for each move, the two began a game that gambled on their future. Ignoring the advice of others, Lian Hezhou placed his white piece on the small target position.

In the ensuing opening, Lian Hezhou, playing white, made a small knight's move on the 10th move, connecting at the star point, and Wang Jun responded with a low clamp.

!! !! A low-profile setup, do you want to follow my pattern-breaking strategy?! ? ?

Lian Hezhou's eyes widened instantly. He forcibly suppressed a sudden urge to vomit and quickly raised his hand to place a white piece.

Wait, what's wrong with him? Why doesn't he move into the corner of the black stone?

White's decision to jump out of a position that is clearly detrimental to the game is something that Lian Hezhou, who has the skill level of an amateur 5-dan player, could not possibly fail to see.

Many people have developed doubts.

"Jump out?" Wang Jun narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Lian Hezhou's move. Although he had a slight advantage on the board, the situation would become very complicated.

The brief 30-second countdown leaves absolutely no time for deliberation; the ability to instantly assess the situation and the psychological pressure become the key factors in determining the outcome of the match.

The two completely abandoned the attempt to take the ground, and in a chaotic and entangled battle, the two giant dragons, one black and one white, fought each other near the center of the sky.

"Pat-pat, pat-pat, pat-pat, pat-pat"

Hearing the noise coming from not far away, Qi Yue also went over to watch the battle.

"Ah! How boring, come play a game of chess with me first." Ji Yingting lay on the chessboard and suddenly grabbed Qi Yue's purple braid at the back of her purple hair with her fingers.

"Ah!" Qi Yue stopped when her pigtail was grabbed.

"I'll play with you later, I need to watch them play chess now... Let go of me now!" Qi Yue turned around and pulled Ji Yingting's hand off her braid.

"Waaah," Ji Yingting sadly let go of her purple braids and lay down on the chessboard to fall asleep.

"Amazing!! To be able to reach this level even in rapid chess!!"

Qi Yue walked over and stood to the side in shock. Seeing the two of them move their pieces at lightning speed, she felt resentful.

So, he didn't use his full strength when he played chess with me?

However, the situation on the board is now far more complex than it appears. The two large groups of black and white stones are locked in a fierce battle, something that cannot be calculated in just 30 seconds...

"Tap, tap, tap, tap," the sound of the two tapping the timer continued, a testament to their astonishing speed in playing chess.

In this incredibly complex situation, they had completely abandoned calculations and could only rely on their intuition about the board positions to place their pieces.

"Hmph, although the situation is complicated and the outcome cannot be calculated in 30 seconds, I have more than one breath more air on my face than you. You are bound to lose. Once we both start to hold our breath, the result will be decided immediately!"