The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

So he said... he wanted to play.

When he got home, Kobayashi Tohru told his mother that he wanted to play Go.

"Okay, I'll enroll you in a special skill class, as long as it becomes your hobby."

Lin Hong's mother said happily, "I heard that there's a hobby that can help children grow up happily."

Moreover, Lin Hong's mother also knew that many of her colleagues' sons and daughters also liked to learn Go.

One year, two years, three years, four years, five years.

Lin Hong is having a great time playing Go, and he is improving very quickly. Lin Hong's mother often talks about her son's Go skills with her colleagues.

Later, her colleagues gradually stopped discussing this topic with her, because their children were all of middle and high school age.

It's time to get rid of this hobby; having an amateur skill level is something you can brag about to others.

"What rank is your child at in Go?" Lin Hong's mother asked her colleague curiously one day at work.

"Are you crazy...? It's been so many years! My child stopped learning Go a long time ago. They're busy with their studies, how could they have time to play Go? How childish!"

"Really?" Lin Hong's mother tilted her head in surprise, but her child seemed to really enjoy playing.

But how long can one play games...? Lin Hong's mother didn't realize it at first, after all, children's hobbies change very quickly.

However, Kobayashi Todoroki unknowingly played for more than ten years.

.......

Click, click, click, click.

Ten years later, Kobayashi Todoroki has transformed from a little boy into a cool, aloof black-haired teenager.

Lin Hong, a 16-year-old prodigy at the first dan level, is undoubtedly the focus of media attention.

Facing the camera, the handsome young man with short black hair accepted an interview with the media.

"Why did you learn Go?" This was the first question the media asked him in an interview.

Lin Hong, with his black hair and black eyes, remained somewhat silent. At that time, he did not say anything like "I want to play."

Because he's grown up, and he knows that no one will say they want to play Go.

However, at that time, he still only said three words.

"I want to... go."

Three simple words, just one word different from what he said as a child ten years ago.

"Playing with" has become "playing with". Playing with Go pieces has been changed to playing Go.

For Kobayashi Todoroki, this is growth and transformation.

Although this statement may not seem particularly special, many players learn Go because they want to play it.

Of course, the words spoken by professional chess players carry a different weight.

His mother was also very happy because her son had actually become a professional chess player.

However, Lin Hong was unaware at the time that because of those three words, "I want to...", another fifteen years of his life had passed.

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His name is Lin Hong, a professional 9-dan Go player in his thirties. After a 15-year professional career, Lin Hong is now aiming for the 10-dan title.

Lin Hong's vision was a little blurry, and he was already sweating profusely. This was the fifth round of the 10-dan title battle, and his long black hair was draped over his shoulders.

With two wins and two losses, this final game will determine who will become the new 10-dan.

His dark eyes were slightly tired, yet full of domineering aura. The old tenth dan in front of him had a look of panic in his eyes. Although he still had a slight advantage, he could no longer withstand the immense pressure of making his move.

"Young man, do you really want to win that badly?" Old Ten muttered in panic, sweat beading on his aged face.

Why, why are your eyes filled with fighting spirit?!

He was afraid. He was afraid to look into Lin Hong's eyes, because seeing his eyes would remind Lao Shiduan of his past self.

He is so sad and so weak now; he... can no longer defeat the young chess player.

Of course, the old 10-dan is still a 10-dan after all. He maintained the last bit of advantage on the board and controlled it until the endgame.

"Whoo, whoo, whoo"

Lin Hong's long black hair fell down his cheeks. He was no longer a boy, but had entered middle age.

At that time, he had never reminisced about his life, because he had nothing to boast about.

Only the elderly look back on the past; young people should just focus on the present!

The middle-aged Lin Hong slowly raised his black pupils, his heart was pounding, and he picked up a black chess piece with his right hand.

Even then, he still uttered those three words.

I want to... win.

Lin Hong won that game, a hard-fought but glorious victory.

As a child, Lin Hong said, "I want to play," because he wanted to play Go.

When Lin Hong was young, he said, "I want to play," because he wanted to play Go.

In his middle age, Lin Hong said, "I want to win," because... he wanted to win this game of chess.

He played Go his whole life, winning too many games and losing too many.

But at that time, there was only one game of chess where he truly wanted to go all out and risk his life to win.

So he said, "I want to win."

Lin Hong, a 10-dan player. He finally reached the pinnacle of professional Go on the moon when he was in his early thirties.

His name is Lin Hong, a name known to every household, and his chess academy is called the Ten-Dan Chess Academy.

He is one of the most outstanding professional chess players in the entire Crescent Province.

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"Ten-Stage Lin Hong"

In Crescent Moon Province, in the city of Dark Moon, an elderly man with short, light green hair looked at his old rival on the screen and murmured softly.

His face looked even older than Lin Hong's, and his light green eyes furrowed slightly as he looked at Lin Hong's expression when facing Su Chan.

He is the current head of the Luo family, the celebrity Luo Zhanye.

At the same time, a beautiful girl with long black hair was also reciting the same words.

"Ten-Stage Lin Hong"

Looking at Lin Hong on the screen, with his long black hair flowing down his shoulders, the beautiful girl with long black hair spoke softly.

She is Liu Tianmen, the current Throne Master, who is about to participate in the second round of the Throne Battle.

However, she planned to arrive a little later today because she wanted to see Lin Hong make his move.

She... wanted to see the top Go player of her era, 10-dan Lin Hong, make his first move before she could feel at ease entering the Go room to compete with the young Ji Shihu for the title of king.

"Lin Hong..." At the same time, a woman with a full head of white hair sat on the hospital bed, looking at the familiar face on the TV, and shed a few tears.

Her son played Go for over forty years, and she watched him play Go for over forty years as well.

She was very proud and happy; she was Lin Hong's mother.

Although she didn't understand Go, forty years have passed, and she has watched and talked about it for forty years.

Time flies. I went from being a middle-aged woman watching my little son grow up learning Go, to becoming a professional Go player, and eventually a 10-dan.

Now, his tenth dan... seems to be fading into old age.

"Are you crazy...? It's been so many years! My child stopped learning Go a long time ago. They're busy with their studies, how could they have time to play Go? How childish!"

"Are you crazy... to raise a son who's so good at Go?! He's a 10-dan!!!"

When Lin Hong became a 10th Dan, her former colleagues talked to her in disbelief. Unfortunately... by then, she had already retired.

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Lin Hong's right hand moved closer and closer to the chessboard. He could feel that this move had been delayed for a long time.

He had this feeling before; when his heart was beating unusually fast, he would say three words in that situation.

Lin Hong's thoughts were somewhat jumbled, and he felt as if he were in a dream world, because the white chess piece in his hand had not yet been placed.

Minor eye? Or star position?

Finally, Lin Hong realized that it wasn't that he was slow in placing the chess pieces, but that he had stopped his arm halfway through.

Because... he didn't want to leave, whether it was Xiaomu or Xingwei.

Lin Hong's long, black hair was blown about by the strong wind, and he instantly changed the trajectory of the chess piece he placed.

Um……!!!

In that instant, all the chess players watching the screen, the members of the Luo family, and Su Chan widened their eyes in shock.

He… Lin Hong, at the tenth level, actually intended to directly eliminate the opponent's horn!! How is that possible…?

"That old man!"

Watching the trajectory of Lin Hong's moves, Luo Jiangxing, a woman with short, light green hair, suddenly stood up from her chair.

boom!!!!!!

Instantly, a huge sonic boom came from the chessboard, and countless echoes shook the board wildly. If it were an ordinary chessboard, it would probably have been shattered by the shockwave.

Click, click.

The glass windows on the ninth floor of the chess academy shattered instantly, and the dust on the chessboard was swept away by the violent airflow.

As Lin Hong's heart pounded wildly, the white chess piece he placed in his hand emitted a strong echo, and the air currents surged.

This is not a chess position, but a chess technique, the echo placement method.

When Su Chan's silver pupils widened, she saw a pair of pitch-black eyes, eyes full of fighting spirit, eyes that did not belong to an elderly person.

"..."

Lin Hong's lips moved slightly, and he uttered three more words.