The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

Of course, you can also specify the opponent at times.

Ji Hongying asked An Ruotong to play chess with Ji Yingting.

“Ji Xuehu… I won’t let that kind of person marry my sister; she’s too mediocre.”

Ji Hongying's fiery red eyes widened slightly, like sparkling rubies, beautiful and dazzling.

After the Young Tiger Tournament came the highly anticipated Scorpio Cup, but unfortunately, she was already a professional fourth dan and missed this opportunity.

With Ji Yingting's skill level and the terrifying pressure from the new first dan player Yue Liang this year, they will definitely make a name for themselves in the Scorpion Cup!

Ji Xuehuang would not refuse to let Ji Yingting return to her family, even though she wanted Ji Yingting to marry Ji Xuehu.

Her parents knew this, but they didn't object, after all, Ji Xuehu was a very good girl.

Unfortunately, they were unaware of Ji Hongying's feelings for Ji Yingting, and therefore naturally did not refuse her.

"Sister, I will fight alone to protect you, because... I've always done it this way, for countless years!!! You've done it too, haven't you?"

Her fiery red hair shone brightly against the night sky.

Unbeknownst to her, a faint moonlight had appeared on Ji Hongying's fiery red hair, elegant and clear, as if blessed by the moon. Ji Hongying looked at the moonlight around her with a strange expression, the pale green glow scattering fireflies across the sky.

She... was clearly the sun, yet she gained the approval of the moonlight.

Does this... mean that everything I've done is for my sister's benefit? Ji Hongying's fiery red eyes were slightly puzzled.

Sister... you can't beat An Ruotong now, she's a terrifying chess player.

Her fiery red pupils contracted slightly. Without the slightest hesitation, Ji Hongying's heart sank. An Ruotong had become her last hope; she had to win!

Ji Hongying didn't seem to be making a promise, but rather calmly announcing a fact; she was completely at peace.

This was the conclusion she reached after reviewing all of Ji Yingting's game records.

"My sister's Go skills are probably around a professional 8-dan... no, maybe even 9-dan, and she might even have near-title level strength?"

Sister, I used to be very lonely. I was all alone, and you were all alone too.

But... now, there are two of us.

You are all alone! You can only be alone!! Because I will not allow a second person to be by your side.

Ji Hongying lay on her bed at home, looking at the moonlight outside the window, and gently closed her fiery red eyes.

The pale green moonlight gently shone on her face, revealing her exquisite beauty.

Day after day, game after game.

In just twenty days, she had already regarded herself as a special person and imparted everything she knew to An Ruotong.

It was passed to the cute little girl with long black hair.

She's very strong!

There is only one outcome to this game: An Ruotong wins and Ji Yingting loses.

"Sister, why am I so sure you will lose the game?" Ji Hongying opened her fiery red eyes and muttered to herself.

A pale green moonlight bathed her, gently caressing her beautiful face. Outside the window, the soft meows of stray cats could be heard, their kindness directed at Ji Hongying.

Ji Hongying gently rolled out of bed, surrounded by countless pale green moonlight.

Not only Ji Hongying, but even the chessboard where An Ruotong was setting up the game was illuminated by the pale green moonlight. Even at night, it was incredibly bright in front of An Ruotong's blood-red eyes.

The two of them... were blessed by the moonlight and the cat.

I'm afraid... in this Young Tiger Tournament, Ji Yingting won't even be able to unleash his full potential, and might even be hindered by his own moves.

The chess game is a manifestation of a chess player's soul; they also possess their own subconscious.

At this very moment... everything related to Ji Yingting's chess moves is trying to please Ji Hongying and An Ruotong.

In their judgment, everything Ji Hongying and An Ruotong did was in Ji Yingting's favor, and Ji Yingting should lose this game!

pat...

An Ruotong's slender fingers gently landed on the chessboard, and a dazzling light gently bloomed.

"If I had played like this in the provincial competition two months ago, I could have won."

An Ruotong's blood-red pupils narrowed slightly as she recreated the scene of her game against Ji Yingting, the game record.

At that time, her chess skills were poor, and she couldn't even cause Ji Yingting the slightest trouble.

Tonight, she used Ji Yingting's chess skills to simulate a brand new game. If she could go back to that time... she could win!

...........................

That night, Ji Yingting didn't sleep well. Her pale purple starry eyes stared softly at the pale green moonlight, unable to fall asleep. Of course, all she could see was darkness, but she had grown accustomed to facing the moonlight.

As soon as a gentle, comfortable feeling arises, Ji Yingting knows that the moonlight is shining on her, allowing her to fall asleep peacefully.

But... something strange happened tonight.

Although the atmosphere at home was very warm, Ji Yingting had a very uncomfortable dream.

On the vast grassland, a small, green kitten stared indifferently at her. No matter what she did, the kitten wouldn't even meow once.

The cat would only meow to show its affection when Ji Yingting bent down to pet it.

...The dream ended quickly.

Hmm... Ji Yingting gently rubbed her little green head after waking up; her eyes were a little swollen.

"Hey, what's wrong with you, kitty?" Ji Yingting thought with a hint of helplessness as she recalled the contents of her dream.

After becoming a professional Go player, she also knew that it was the soul space of her Go game, and she could have simple interactions with the game in her dreams. However, Maomao didn't seem to be in a particularly good mood last night.

Could it be... that she overused her chess skills during the professional exam? Did she tire out the cat? Ji Yingting wondered.

Chapter 280: Professional Level 1, An Ruotong

Ji Yingting didn't go to school today because it was the day of the Young Tigers Competition.

Professional Go players can take leave without conditions, as mentioned before.

Of course, this is not a privilege of professional chess players. Professional chess players only attend school part-time and can drop out at any time. When there is a competition, they only need to report to the school briefly.

Early in the morning, Ji Yingting gently combed her long, light green hair. Two long, soft ponytails slid down on both sides. The light green double ponytails were slightly thick, like a little green lop-eared rabbit. The light green willow branches split at her waist.

Ji Yingting hasn't worn her hair in pigtails for a long time; she usually wears the Hime cut.

After a quick hot shower in the morning, Ji Yingting put on a dark blue Taoist robe and snow-white knee-high stockings. She was almost ready, but the time had not yet come.

"Yawn..." Ji Yingting covered her mouth with her slender hand and yawned. Two lines of clear tears flowed from her pale purple eyes. She was yawning because she was a little sleepy.

I am now a professional Go player, a professional Go player on the moon, a professional first dan.

Today is my first match, the first one to open the door to my professional career. I need to be a little more serious. Ji Yingting blinked her pale purple eyes and thought to herself.

After packing up, Ji Yingting boarded the shuttle bus to the professional chess academy. The distance wasn't far; it was in the city center of Yongyue City, and it would only take about fifteen minutes by spaceship.

Today, the venue for the Young Tigers Tournament is a little special; it's an open-air area within the professional venue, covered with a red carpet.

None of the newly promoted first-dan players had ever been here before, since they had only used the venue where the professional exams were held when they took them.

The sound of reporters taking pictures was incessant. Ji Yingting gently covered her ears with two strands of light green pigtails to block out the noise, but... she still felt a little embarrassed.

Reporter: "Ji Yingting, 1-dan, are you confident about today's match?"

"Hmm...it's alright," Ji Yingting replied, shaking her light green head, her two light green pigtails trembling violently behind her.

The female reporter was slightly taken aback because Ji Yingting's movement was a bit out of place. Although her two legs, clad in white stockings, were so slender, the two green pigtails behind her were incredibly thick, swinging back and forth as if she might fall over at any moment.

“Ji Yingting, your hairstyle looks better today than before…” a girl with long orange hair walked over and said.

"Huh? Why?"

"I used to think my head was so big, and I was a bit silly."

"........."

Ji Yingting's face darkened. She strongly disagreed with Shang Gongying's words. A big head makes someone look cute, and there must be people who like her that way.

"My opponent today is Ji Bingyuan, Ji Yingting. You've played chess with her before, haven't you?"

The girl with long orange hair paused slightly before speaking.

"Mmm mmm mmm"

Ji Yingting suddenly shook her light green twin ponytails and nodded frantically.

……

"Even if I compliment your hairstyle, you don't need to make it so prominent..."

Once all the chess players had arrived, Ji Yingting also sat down in her seat at a table covered with a red carpet.

Is Shang Gongying's rival Ji Bingyuan?

……

Be careful.

"I don't know who I'm reminding," Ji Yingting said quietly. She vaguely remembered Ji Bingyuan's chess moves; they weren't something simple.

However, Shang Gongying should have the advantage in terms of chess skills; she is an all-around player.

Ji Yingting also knew that the strongest new first-dan in the New Moon Province was herself, followed by Shang Gongying and Hua Shenxi.

During the latter half of the professional exam, she watched several practice matches between Hua Shenxi and Luo Zhuyu, and the two were no longer opponents of the same level.

Hua Shenxi is much stronger than Luo Zhuyu. It is unknown when she broke through a certain bottleneck.

However, Ji Yingting also found it difficult to explain how Luo Zhuyu defeated Shang Gongying... She herself said it was due to the advantage of the game's momentum.

The game table for the Young Tigers tournament was covered with a red carpet, giving it an air of nobility and luxury. Famous commentators were also present to provide commentary on each game for the audience.

It's important to know that while there are many people playing Go on the moon today, there are only a handful of professional players, numbering in the hundreds.

Even larger are the Go players who play online Go and watch professional matches every day on Kyushu Go. This is an extremely large number, regardless of which planet they are on.

Of course, since it was just an exhibition match for the new first-dan players, Ji Yingting and her team wouldn't be on major television channels.