The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

Ji Yingting gently tidied Shang Sisi's long orange hair with her slender hands, her pale purple starry eyes narrowing slightly.

Soft, bluish-green hair fell across her cheeks, and Ji Yingting was slightly taken aback.

When she touched Shang Sisi's little hand with her own, she realized how cold it was.

Slightly different from the coldness of the temperature, what Ji Yingting felt in her heart was a bone-chilling coldness of darkness, a coldness of malice, and a coldness of loneliness.

Her skin was so cold...it almost didn't seem like a human being.

Holding Shang Sisi's small hand tightly, and listening to her gentle snoring, Ji Yingting's beautiful face gradually fell silent.

Perhaps, compared to Shang San San, who is burdened by obsession, Shang Si Si, who is burdened by evil thoughts, is even more pitiful and tragic.

Darkness descends upon her... The girl beneath the abyss, it is not her hands that are cold, but her heart.

The long, light green hair gradually fell onto the orange-haired girl's cheeks, and Ji Yingting gently closed the large white cup for her.

"How is the situation?" After Shang Sisi fell asleep, Ji Yingting sat down in front of the chessboard again, watching Hua Shenxi quietly pondering the chess game.

The question she asked about was, of course, the game between Wangzuo Liutianmen and the chess master Ji Shihu.

"Well, although White has a slight advantage in terms of points, it is White after all... However, once the game enters the middle game, both sides finally let loose and fought fiercely together," Hua Shenxi explained simply.

Luo Zhuyu gently shook her light green hair and asked in confusion, "I wonder if they'll be nervous in the first game of the title match? Will it affect their performance?"

“Yes! They will definitely be nervous!” At this moment, Ji Yingting suddenly said with a firm expression.

"Hey?"

"The two of them..."

"You must all be nervous, your hearts must be pounding, and your fingers must be trembling," Ji Yingting said slowly as she sat down on the sofa with her long, light green hair cascading down to her hips.

Her pink eyelashes trembled slightly, and Hanako said doubtfully, "Is it really that exaggerated? Sakuraba-nee, your confident answer makes me feel quite uncomfortable."

With slender fingers gently curling a few strands of green hair, Ji Yingting said softly, "Of course they'll be nervous! It's impossible for them not to be! This is the Throne Battle!! But... being nervous doesn't necessarily affect their performance; on the contrary, it can make the players even more excited."

While a calm mind is best when playing Go, it's no longer just a pastime for the elderly; young players certainly need a touch of passion!

Watching the chess game unfold on the starry sky chessboard, Ji Yingting stopped talking.

Under her and Luo Zhuyu's instructions, Hua Shenxi rearranged the chessboard after they left, until it was restored to its latest form.

"Ok?"

As the number of white and black chess pieces gradually increased, Ji Yingting suddenly widened her pale purple starry eyes, and then opened her cherry-like mouth and exclaimed in disbelief.

"Aaaaaaaaaaa!"

"Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!"

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

The first shout came from Ji Yingting, while the next two shouts came from Hua Shenxi and Luo Zhuyu. The two of them were almost scared to death by Ji Yingting's sudden shout.

PS: I'll add an extra chapter for every 70 razor blades I receive, and then I'll post a photo of Ji Yingting and the Forgive Cat, although most readers have probably already seen it on the event page.

Chapter 239: So nervous he foamed at the mouth

As the number of white and black chess pieces gradually increased, Ji Yingting suddenly widened her pale purple starry eyes, and then opened her cherry-like mouth and exclaimed in disbelief.

"Aaaaaaaaaaa!"

"Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!"

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

The first shout came from Ji Yingting, while the next two shouts came from Hua Shenxi and Luo Zhuyu. The two of them were almost scared to death by Ji Yingting's sudden shout.

"Big sister Sakuraba, what are you doing?" After finally regaining her senses, Hanako asked, patting her chest in surprise.

Hmm? Her long, light green hair slid down her fair cheeks to her chest. Ji Yingting narrowed her eyes slightly and leaned over to examine the starry chessboard.

"Are you sure Black played this move here?" Ji Yingting asked, picking up the last black piece that Hua Shenxi had placed.

"Then, are you sure White's next move is here?" Ji Yingting picked up the last white piece that Hua Shenxi had placed.

Hana no Shishi immediately nodded, shaking her long pink pear-shaped hair, and said, "Yes, but I haven't finished arranging them yet. Sakuraba-nee, what's wrong with you?"

Ok?

Hearing Hua Shenxi ask her what had happened, Ji Yingting became slightly uncertain and looked down at the edge of the chessboard.

Hua Shenxi and Luo Zhuyu were also slightly taken aback, and they looked towards the corner of the chessboard at the edge of Ji Yingting's gaze.

That's right... Just now, the white and black pieces were still locked in a fierce battle in this area. Ji Shihu, who was playing black, was surrounded by white pieces and should have made a move to make a living group, but instead, he chose to ignore the move without hesitation.

That's strange... Although the shape of this group of black stones looks rather complicated, the white stones here are actually quite simple ko fights.

Although the board position is very complex, any player with a high amateur rank or above should be able to calculate it, right... or did I calculate it wrong?

Ok……

Ji Yingting's light green eyebrows gradually furrowed as she examined the chess piece repeatedly.

"Aa ...

"This... Black's stones are doomed here!! No... If White moves first, it's a ko fight!"

Before Ji Yingting could confirm who had made a mistake, Luo Zhuyu shouted out first.

Huh! ??? In an instant, Hua Shenxi's pink pupils widened to the size of watermelons, and her small mouth gaped open in astonishment.

"Could it be that we miscalculated? Should we try setting it up?" Luo Zhuyu suddenly frowned and suggested.

"It's a bit too embarrassing to just use your hands to solve life-and-death problems, why don't you continue calculating?" Hua Shenxi asked somewhat embarrassedly. Back when they were in the chess academy, they would get slapped by their teachers for using their hands to solve life-and-death problems.

That's right, this is a problem that even a high-level amateur can easily figure out. How could those two top figures in the professional Go world not be able to solve it?

It's one thing for Black to ignore the move, but White didn't even bother with that area. We must have miscalculated.

So... the three of them began to set up variations of this life-and-death problem on the chessboard, though... they were somewhat ashamed.

A minute later, staring at this incredibly simple real-world life-and-death problem, Ji Yingting and the other two remained speechless for a long time.

That's right... Judging from the evidence presented, Ji Yingting's initial guess was indeed correct; if White plays first, a ko fight will almost certainly occur.

As for Ji Shihu having already calculated that he had many ko threats and therefore did not fill in any pieces, that is simply impossible.

Even if Black has many ko threats, it cannot afford the cost of eliminating the ko in the crucial middle game.

Moreover... Black doesn't have many more ko threats than White, so the three concluded that... Ji Shihu was truly naive enough not to have anticipated this ko fight.

Similarly... Liu Tianmen also failed to discover this sure-win move.

Similarly... even the spectators watching the game didn't notice that move, because many people naturally assumed that since Ji Shihu had moved aside, it meant there were no pieces inside.

Huh! Even Wangzuo Liutianmen has stopped paying attention to that piece of chess. How could he possibly play it? Anyone who thinks there's a piece here is a fool.

With this in mind, everyone watched the game quietly.

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

Continuing to maintain a steady pace of placing their pieces, Ji Shihu and Liu Tianmen, judging from the camera, didn't seem to have any special reactions... It seems they really hadn't anticipated that move.

Of course... so much time has passed, and neither of them has paid any attention to that piece of chess, and it's not just Ji Yingting and her group who have noticed something amiss.

Undoubtedly, their actions will cause a real uproar.

With professional 8-dan player Ji Zitong and professional 7-dan player Chu Pohai providing commentary backstage, the focus of everyone's attention shifted from who would win the game to who would discover this crucial yet simple winning move.

As long as Ji Shihu discovers this move, he can instantly escape the danger of losing the game, and at the same time, he can take advantage of Liu Tianmen's regret.

If the King's Throne Liu Tianmen discovers this move first... then this game really won't continue, and the first game of the King's Throne title match will become a laughing stock in the entire Go world.

Unfortunately, the two players took a short break before anyone noticed their move, and the next move was for Wangzuo Liutianmen.

Of course, the players' playing room is separated from the commentary booth backstage. Perhaps they can use this break time to calm down and then... discover this move!

"Hehe, excluding that piece, this game is really well played," Ji Yingting said with a cold laugh as Hua Shenxi restored the chessboard to its latest state, curling a strand of her green hair.

"Hehe, Sakuraba-neechan is right. It's truly a title battle, hehehe." Hanako nodded in agreement, her long pink pear-shaped hair bob, and laughed awkwardly.

It's really embarrassing for chess players... They actually got so confused about such a simple life-and-death problem that they had to set up the pieces, and the atmosphere became incredibly awkward.

However... when Hua Shenxi's pink eyes looked at Luo Zhuyu, she suddenly froze.

Luo Zhuyu's light green hair draped gently over her waist, her serious expression lost in deep thought, and she remained silent.

A few seconds later, Luo Zhuyu's light green pupils contracted as she slowly said, "Amazing. Sakuraba-nee was right, they were probably really nervous... incredibly nervous."

"How can such formidable players as those two be so nervous? Is a title match... such an exciting and nerve-wracking game?"

“That’s right…” After a long silence, Ji Yingting slowly nodded, swaying her long, light green hair.

This is not a laughing stock... but an exciting title match. The more basic mistakes the two players make, the more it proves how crazy the players are about title matches.

"The two of them are trembling with nervousness..." Ji Yingting said calmly, taking a sip of milk tea.

With a gentle flick of her long pink hair, Hua Shenxi muttered to herself, still somewhat puzzled, "Just how nervous do they have to be to not notice this... Are they so nervous they're foaming at the mouth?"

"Pfft... Hahaha! Xiaoxi, you're hilarious!"

A mouthful of milk tea sprayed out of her mouth and splashed onto Hua Shenxi. Ji Yingting covered her cherry-like mouth with both hands, her slender shoulders shaking, and she laughed exaggeratedly.

"It's because Sakuraba-nee, your threshold for laughter is too low!!"

Looking down at the milk tea spilled on the chest of her pink Taoist robe, Hua Shenxi said angrily.

Chapter 240: Blind Man's Strong Desires [4000 words, please stab me in the face]

With a gentle flick of her long pink hair, Hua Shenxi muttered to herself, still somewhat puzzled, "Just how nervous do they have to be to not notice this... Are they so nervous they're foaming at the mouth?"

"Pfft... Hahaha! Xiaoxi, you're hilarious!"

A mouthful of milk tea sprayed out of her mouth and splashed onto Hua Shenxi. Ji Yingting covered her cherry-like mouth with both hands, her slender shoulders shaking, and she laughed exaggeratedly.

"It's because Sakuraba-nee, your threshold for laughter is too low!!"

Looking down at the milk tea spilled on the chest of her pink Taoist robe, Hua Shenxi said angrily.