The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

The moment Ji Yingting opened her eyes, her green willow branches cascaded down her back like endless snowflakes, and her pale purple starry eyes, piercing through time, slowly widened.

"Ji Yingting's eyes... seem a bit strange," a chess player watching nearby said, puzzled.

Ji Yingting's original pale purple starry eyes were like the starry sky, dim and lifeless, but... the eyes she opened today were pale purple starlight, radiating unparalleled brilliance.

Moreover, at this moment, Ji Yingting's beautiful pale purple eyes were no longer just slits, but were gradually widening!

Her eyebrows, painted with light green eye makeup, gradually rose upwards, and Ji Yingting's pale purple starry eyes were fully open.

Her eyes... could actually open very wide, her pale purple pupils like two dazzling gems.

At this moment, Ji Yingting, with her eyes wide open, is the incomparably beautiful chess master.

Her long, turquoise hair was ruffled by the strong wind, while Ji Yingting's pale purple eyes stared blankly at the white chess piece in her hand.

Ji Yingting... No, you can't.

Shang Shishi's heart skipped a beat, and Ji Yingting's jade hand gently landed on the chessboard under her gaze.

No... Ji Yingting, you mustn't make this move!

With her long orange hair fluttering in the wind, Shang Shishi tried to stand up from the sofa, stretching her right hand outwards with all her might.

"Ji Yingting..." she murmured softly.

But... it was too late. Ji Yingting's slender jade hand held a white chess piece and dropped it onto the chessboard like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Thud... The white chess piece landed on one side of the chessboard.

A ripple appeared on the calm lake, and Shang Shishi's right hand froze in mid-air...

Who am I? I am Shang Shishi.

And what am I doing?

The sky outside the window had gradually darkened, and Shang Shishi's thoughts almost came to a standstill. Her long orange pear-shaped hair was like a withered willow swaying in the wind, and her vision turned gray.

A gray world, a gray chessboard, gray crowds, gray spaces, gray memories.

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How is that possible?!

The chess players stared in disbelief at the piece that Ji Yingting had placed on the board. Even after it landed, the piece still emitted a bluish-green light, filling the entire board.

Impossible... Ji Yingting's move of pointing all the way through...

How could this have been written by just one test taker?!

The crowd erupted in cheers, and even the referee, Ye Sulin, widened his eyes in astonishment.

At first, many people did not realize the significance of this move, but after the move emitted a bluish-green light, many people's eyes slowly widened.

They were horrified to discover that Shang Shishi's seemingly flawless territory harbored a huge weakness!

That was Ji Yingting's move, the first move on the first line. Her pale purple eyes were like magnificent stars piercing the sky, finding the winning move in this game.

In the final moments before the endgame, Black was on the verge of collapse!

Making a move in the endgame is a serious mistake, no joke. With Shang Shi 10, there's no way to turn the tide!

"Ji Yingting...she really won."

"Am I... finished?" His orange eyes widened in disbelief as Shang Shishi froze, unable to place another chess piece!

She knew... she had lost, utterly lost.

The nine jade-green fox tails gradually began to shrink, and one jade-green fox tail disappeared instantly...

After placing the chess piece, Ji Yingting slowly closed her pale purple starry eyes, her gaze returning once again to the dark void.

Why didn't she return to the starry chessboard...? Because the game was already over.

Anyone with basic Go knowledge knows that in the endgame of such a close game where the difference is extremely small, it's impossible for anyone to turn the tide! No matter who... no matter what kind of creature.

One example that proves this is a mid-lane solo match between two Dota 2 players, one at Vanguard and the other at Ascendant.

The solo rule is that dying once means losing, but the Transcendent has to compete against the Vanguard after already dying once. Does anyone think he can win? The answer is no.

That's right... No matter who it is, no matter how many times stronger someone is than Ji Yingting, they can't possibly win this game.

Because when he died after transcending the ordinary and being judged dead, he had already lost.

Regardless of the process, when Ji Yingting placed that white piece... the black player was powerless to turn the tide.

Shang Shishi... is degenerating; the jade-green fox tail behind her has disappeared.

The terrifying aura emanating from her was gradually weakening, a fact that all the onlookers could sense.

"Sisters, I lost... I'm sorry, I couldn't keep our promise." She lowered her head gently.

In an instant, Shang Shishi's orange pear-shaped long hair became disheveled and transformed into a noble princess hairstyle, and the radiance of her eight jade-colored fox tails was far less than before...

"..." After a brief silence, Shang Jiujiu glanced at the chessboard and then closed her orange eyes.

"Hey, Ji Yingting... I ask you, why did you pick up the chess piece? Why did you put it down?"

The orange princess hairstyle swayed gently behind her as Shang Jiujiu asked.

Of course... she didn't speak, but the words in her heart flowed into Ji Yingting's heart like a stream.

Ji Yingting's previous words were not spoken to Shang Shishi, but to all of Shang Gongying's personalities... so they heard them as well.

With a "whoosh," the true form of the chess formation was dispelled. Ji Yingting opened her cherry-like mouth and exhaled, but she did not reply.

A wisp of green willow branch was tucked behind Ji Yingting's ear with her slender, jade-like hand. She asked softly, "Then I ask you, right now, at this very moment, why are you holding a black chess piece in your hand?! You've clearly already lost!!"

Huh!! ? ? A sudden gust of wind blew Shang Jiujiu's orange bangs up, and her orange eyes widened abruptly.

Reminded by Ji Yingting's sharp words, Shang Jiujiu realized that her right hand had actually unintentionally picked up a black chess piece.

“Playing chess! There is no reason... nor is a reason needed. Losing does not mean losing the value of living. A chess strategy that only knows how to win is not a complete chess strategy! A chess player who only knows how to win is not a complete chess player!” Ji Yingting said.

A game situation that only leads to winning is not a complete game situation.

There are no chess players in the world who can only win, and the chess strength represented by a professional rank is not absolute.

For example, even after Ji Yingting became a high-ranking professional, she would often lose to players of lower rank than her, so losing was a very normal thing.

Regardless of skill level, a player's occasional minor mistakes or unwise judgments can lead to a weaker player defeating a stronger one.

Ji Yingting couldn't even count how many games she had lost in her past life, and neither could other chess players...

"Hehe, you say that losing a game means losing the meaning of a game's survival, then I would say that playing Go itself has no meaning. If you want to play... you can play anytime, anywhere!!" Ji Yingting said loudly.

"........."

"Thank you." After a long silence, Shang Jiujiu actually bowed slightly to Ji Yingting...

At the same time, a jade-green fox tail behind her was gradually disappearing...

The next one to appear was Shang Baba, with her long, messy orange hair. As Shang Gongying's aura grew weaker and weaker, everyone finally realized that Shang Gongying was gradually degenerating, and her seven jade-colored fox tails were slightly listless.

Shang Baba's injuries had healed, and she said softly, "Ji Yingting, being able to fight you with all my might is the meaning of my existence."

After saying this, another jade-green fox tail disappeared.

"Thank you..." Ji Yingting's fair and beautiful face suddenly turned red, and she lowered her long green hair somewhat shyly.

Could this be a confession of love?! Could it be that she's taken a liking to me...?

Just as Ji Yingting blushed and avoided Shang Baba's gaze, her expression suddenly froze.

Her pale purple star-like eyes narrowed slightly, showing a hint of wariness.

Logically speaking, Shang Gongying's tails should be decreasing, and her aura should be weakening little by little.

But... her aura suddenly stopped weakening, and with the disappearance of Shang Baba's seventh tail, the jade-green beam of light actually began to increase little by little!!

Boom!!! In an instant, seven jade-green fox tails shot into the sky like closed lotus flowers, and the violent jade-green air currents made Ji Yingting's green bangs sway back and forth.

"Ji Yingting...it's been a long time."

A few seconds later, a familiar, gentle voice appeared in her ear, and Ji Yingting's face fell slightly silent.

On the peaceful grassland, a beautiful girl with long orange-haired princess hair gently bent down and sat down next to Ji Yingting.

"Qiqi, how long has it been since we last saw each other? How long have you been gone from me?"

The beautiful girl with light green, her hair styled in a princess style asked thoughtfully.

Ji Yingting knew that the Shang Qiqi who had appeared in her mind just now was just her own inner demon; the real Shang Qiqi had left her long ago.

The orange, her long, hip-cut hair was gently blown by the breeze as Shang Qiqi gently pressed her head against Ji Yingting's body.

"It must have been from the moment you picked up a Go stone... about half a year ago. Because your heart was no longer lonely, it belonged to Go, and no longer to me, so I could no longer accompany you."

Shang Qiqi's words made Ji Yingting feel slightly relieved, and she continued.

"When we were little, I would wait for you to fall asleep every day, and then play with you. But every day after you woke up, you would forget about me. What a heartless woman you are. Speaking of which... it must be fate that I met you in my dream."

"I couldn't help it, it's your fault for leaving me so early..." Ji Yingting pouted slightly, her pale purple starry eyes narrowed.

It wasn't her fault at all, even though Go filled the emptiness in her heart and made Shang Qiqi leave.

Should this game continue?

"No...we've already lost. My sisters are really disappointing," Shang Qiqi said with a smile.

Like a chess player, the ability of a chess position can also grow... Although she is the Six-Tailed Seven-Seven, after entering Ji Yingting's dream and merging with his soul, her ability as a chess position is constantly evolving and has long surpassed Shang Shishi.

This is why, initially, Shang Liuliu directly became Shang Baba, while Shang Baba was able to transform into Shang Qiqi.

If Ji Yingting's move wasn't a sure-win move, the real boss she would have faced in the end would actually be Shang Qiqi, who is now leaning on her shoulder.

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"This place is real to me, while your reality is just a dream to me. Right now... I'm happy because you finally remember me, even in reality."

After a moment of blank expression, Ji Yingting leaned her small, bluish-green head towards Shang Shishi's head.

Looking at the blue sky, the white clouds, and the grass... Ji Yingting felt so calm for the first time.

"Ji Yingting, congratulations on becoming a professional Go player..."

"Seriously, there are still a few rounds left, don't jinx it!"