The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

"..."

“I see…” Ji Yingting rested her fingers on her chin and nodded thoughtfully.

What do you think of this reason?

"Awkward"

"..."

“It’s no big deal to tell you, I’m her older sister!” After a few seconds of silence, Ji Yingting suddenly said.

"How is that possible! You're the older sister!" Fei Qiluo was shocked. He had subconsciously thought Ji Yingting was Ji Hongying's younger sister.

As for Ji Yingting's admission that they were sisters, Fei Qiluo believed that there was no need for her to admit it.

He looked Ji Yingting up and down with his eyes.

Aside from the difference in hair color, she looked exactly like Ji Hongying, even her height, measurements, and the curves of her chest were identical!

Judging from their demeanor... they both seem to be delicate and beautiful girls... I really shouldn't judge whether they are the older or younger sister based on the order in which I met them.

"What's wrong... Are you surprised?" Ji Yingting finished her drink and casually tossed the can of the Killer Banana into the sea with a splash.

"...How uncivilized!"

"And also, regarding what you said about liking her, do you know anything about that..."

"I know... I know that your Ji family rule is that you can only marry women."

Seeing Ji Yingting fall silent, Fei Qiluo scratched her pink curly hair sheepishly and whispered, "But, I've never said I was a man."

"...Sorry, I always thought you were a man..."

Ji Yingting covered her mouth in surprise with her slender little hand, looking very excited.

Fortunately, she hadn't seen what Fei Qiluo looked like yet, otherwise she would have been even more shocked...

Is Fei Qiluo just a man because of her voice? Maybe she's a very beautiful person, Ji Yingting thought to herself.

"Well, you can't see it after all. It's my fault for not telling you properly..." Hishira apologized earnestly.

What Ji Yingting didn't know was that: [Fei Qiluo's appearance was more masculine than her voice.]

Much later, whenever she thought about this, she was always puzzled as to how Fei Qiluo had the audacity to say that she looked more like a woman than she sounded.

"Then why don't you go directly to her? What are you doing coming to me? The person you like isn't me, Miss Fei Qiluo."

The snow was falling quite heavily, so Ji Yingting covered herself up even more tightly with her big, fluffy white hat. Even so, her green hair was still stained with a layer of white snow.

She likes white and snow, but she doesn't like her hair to be dyed with snow because it makes her look less forgiving.

Ji Yingting wasn't surprised that Fei Qiluo knew Ji Hongying.

The Ji family has always been a family of Go players. Now, Ji Hongying should have the skill of a professional Go player and will frequently establish contact with professional Go players.

"Of course it's because I'm embarrassed... so I wanted to talk to you, my older sister, about my younger sister. What do you think of her?"

“I haven’t seen her in a long time, but if you’re asking about her childhood, I’d be happy to tell you,” Ji Yingting said, turning her long, light green hair around with a cheerful smile.

"Really!?" Fei Qiluo's eyes widened with gratitude.

"Mmm, for example, hitting my older sister, stealing her toys, stealing her food, stealing her clothes, pulling her hair, stealing her underwear, and so on..."

"Haha, never mind, never mind!" Fei Qiluo stopped Ji Yingting, whose expression was turning somewhat dark.

Ji Yingting nodded in confusion. "Huh? You wanted to hear it, but it's okay if you don't... Anyway, there are still so many things to tell about her, like how I once secretly switched her food for dog food."

"No need, no need!!"

"All right"

"..."

"Who are you to her?" Ji Yingting hugged a large clump of her green hair, pulled it over her shoulder, swept the snow away with her hands, and then started to ruffle it.

“I was her Go teacher... when she first turned professional.”

"So, between you and her, who is stronger?" Ji Yingting asked curiously, gradually increasing the speed at which she rubbed her hair.

"I won by half a point in the fourth round of the Neptune Cup, but... if we play another game, I might lose."

After a long silence, Ji Yingting didn't say a word, just rubbing her hair and staring blankly.

The snow stopped, and a blanket of white covered the ground, making even the pale green moonlight appear much dimmer.

Fei Qiluo glanced down at her phone; it was almost bedtime without her realizing it. She'd spent half an hour playing with her hair—was this some kind of hair care secret...?

"By the way, is she really as you described when you were little?" After hesitating several times, she finally couldn't help but ask.

"Huh? You don't believe me...?"

"It's not that I don't believe it... it's just that the difference between her current appearance and her current state is too great..."

Ji Yingting tilted her head, suddenly curious, "Huh? What does she look like now?"

"Anyway... it's a really good feeling, just like you!" Hishiro explained hesitantly.

"Like me? That's great...?" What does that mean? Ji Yingting shook her long, bluish-green hair, somewhat puzzled.

Fei Qiluo didn't ask any more questions. She glanced at the sky and said, "It's getting late, let's go back... Your training camp ends tomorrow afternoon, right?"

"..."

"Wait..." Ji Yingting stood in the snow and called out to Fei Qiluo from afar.

"Hmm?" Fei Qiluo turned around in confusion, while Ji Yingting hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Shall we play a game of chess?"

........

"Maybe next time. Your game is already quite tiring today."

Chapter 28: Training Camp Ends, Junior High League Tournament!!

"Wow, the training camp is finally over, I'm exhausted!" Carrying her luggage, Wang Murou happily stood in front of the bus.

"You've been staying in your room these past few days, how could you be tired?" Ji Yingting said speechlessly.

"Alright, let's get on the bus..." Wang Xi directed everyone to take their seats. Xin Yufei lowered her head, her black hair obscuring her eyes.

It's hard to say whether their chess skills have actually improved after this training camp.

Ji Yingting's record was undefeated; none of the top players from the four middle schools could beat her. Xin Yufei, who had the least presence, had a more conspicuous record... complete defeat.

"Hmm...we lost everything," she whispered.

"Haha, it's alright. Anyway, the young Go players in Yongyue City are a bit weaker than those in Huangyue City. You'll definitely win in the junior high school league!"

Wang Xi comforted Xin Yufei, who then spoke the truth somewhat embarrassedly: if Ji Yingting's chess skills hadn't been so strong, they probably wouldn't have been able to beat any middle school.

Drop drop drop drop.

"Everyone, please be seated, the bus is about to depart."

Chen Xiao reminded him, and as he sat at the very front of the bus, he turned back to take a deep look at Ji Yingting, that beautiful figure in light green.

Even now, he still finds it hard to believe that even Wang Jun, whom he had high hopes for, was no match for her. Even Fei Qiluo said that she had the skills of a professional player.

So, what is her actual skill level? Is she really Ji Hongying's older sister?

“No, I’ve already retired from the professional scene. These shouldn’t be things for me to think about…” He shook his head and slowly turned to look out the window.

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"The junior high school league starts in three days. School is on spring break, so go home and get some rest tonight. Don't forget to practice. Meet at the school gate at 9:00 AM three days from now. Don't be late."

When the school bus returned to Minghaiji Middle School in Yongyue City, it was already getting dark. A few snowflakes gently fell, covering the ground with white snow. The pale green moonlight gradually rose, illuminating the earth in place of the sun.

To keep everyone warm, Wang Xi only reminded them of some important points about the junior high school league before letting the members go home...

"Sakura, some relatives are coming to visit today! You should go home by yourself and be careful. See you at school after spring break!" Wang Murou ruffled Ji Sakura's head, which was covered by her light green hair.

"Okay, okay." Ji Yingting pulled out a snow-white cotton-padded coat from her small bag, raised her hand and asked Wang Murou to help her put it on from the back, then covered herself with white cotton wool, letting her long, light green hair fall down to her waist along the seam of the hat.

Above, the snow was falling heavily, and the students around them were hurriedly putting on their thick coats or down jackets. The cold weather also caused Ji Yingting to exhale small wisps of icy mist.

"Okay, I'm leaving." After zipping up her black down jacket, Wang Murou patted her hair and said a simple goodbye. Because she was going back to her hometown, she would not be taking the school bus with Ji Yingting today.

"Okay, bye-bye, see you after spring break." After saying goodbye, Ji Yingting slowly walked back to the school bus. Spring break lasted for nearly 20 days, and other students had already started their break three days ago, on Friday.

With nothing to do, Ji Yingting pressed her green hair against the window, closed her eyes somewhat drowsily, and was already a little tired after three days of intensive training.

A black-haired girl sat down next to her and placed her luggage in the middle of the aisle.

"Senior Ji Yingting, Senior Ji Yingting! Are you asleep?" the black-haired girl whispered in her ear.

"Who is it? Yufei? Huff, huff, huff," the voice sounded very familiar, and Ji Yingting asked while sleeping close to the window.

"Hmm, Sakuraba-senpai, there shouldn't be anyone at your house, right? Why don't you come over to my house? It's so late, you probably won't be able to eat dinner if you go home alone..." Xin Yufei invited.

"Hey? Want to come over to your place? Want to stay overnight?"

Ji Yingting was somewhat surprised. She wasn't very close to Xin Yufei, but it was already so late, the convenience stores near her house must all be closed...

Wang Murou went back to her hometown again, and figuring out what to eat for dinner was indeed a problem for her.

"Yeah, don't worry, Sakuraba-senpai, my house is really big! You can stay here until the junior high school league is over. It'll be very convenient for you to do whatever you want while you're at my house!"

Seeing that Ji Yingting's desire to refuse wasn't particularly strong, Xin Yufei said happily.

"Um... okay."

After thinking for a few seconds, Ji Yingting nodded, tossing her long, light green hair. If she didn't have to prepare food for so many days in a row, it would indeed be very convenient. How lucky!

"I'm going to sleep for a while, wake me up when we get there."

"Uh-huh"

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"By the way, your house is so far from school, it must be in downtown Yongyue City, right?" Ji Yingting had only managed to sit up, drooling, after a half-hour nap, but Ming Haiji's school bus still hadn't arrived at Xin Yufei's house!

The surroundings were completely silent; no one could hear a conversation. It seemed that only the two of them were left on the school bus.