The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

However, she is clearly still very young; she must be in her developmental stage.

After looking at Xin Yufei's appearance, Ji Yingting lowered his eyes and focused intently on the chessboard.

"pat"

"pat"

and many more! ! !

After making a few moves, Ji Yingting stopped holding the chess pieces again, remaining silent as a bead of sweat rolled down her fair cheek.

I can't quite remember what she looked like...

Chapter 30: Dream

Ji Yingting is a very strong player, something Xin Yufei already knew.

However, without personally playing against her, one can never understand the overwhelming pressure that makes even breathing slow down.

pat.

Ji Yingting gracefully placed the chess piece, and Xin Yufei's eyes were only filled with that huge, beautiful, turquoise hair.

Her posture was as elegant and casual as if she were standing on a cloud, looking down at an ant.

Is she someone I can never surpass?

"Oh? She knows how to deal with the standard opening of two high clamps?" Ji Yingting thought to herself as she slowly took her fair and slender hand out of the chess box.

She couldn't help but recall...

In his first game of this life, he used the two-space high clamp against Wang Xi, which was also the first standard opening he used. As for Xin Yufei, she must have specifically studied the game records.

Xin Yufei's black bangs obscured her eyebrows. She lowered her head, pondered for a moment, and then placed her chess piece down with a soft thud. [Black 17 captures a white piece.]

"what…………"

Will she really download this?

Ji Yingting frowned slightly, her pink cherry lips opened briefly before closing again. She had almost blurted out a scolding to Xin Yufei.

……

Well, never mind, let's review it after we finish downloading. Ji Yingting tossed her long, light green hair, shook her head, and fell silent.

When playing handicap games, especially those with multiple pieces, it's crucial to avoid using large-scale standard openings and to minimize complex battles.

Thud, Ji Yingting places her piece.

[White 18, Double, Swallow] Therefore, after Xin Yufei played a useless move, Ji Yingting immediately changed her position and quickly launched an attack on the other corner of the black stones.

Xin Yufei's chess playing speed is not fast; she takes at least several tens of seconds to think before making each move, but it cannot be called slow.

Ji Yingting is more extreme; when playing fast chess, she can place a piece in a second, while when playing slow chess, she can think for several hours.

Go is also something that can bring peace of mind... Xin Yufei's playing speed is just right.

[Black 19, bet]

Oh? It's a perfectly good move...

When Black played move 19, Ji Yingting paused for a moment. No, this was a good move.

"Although this is my first time playing against her, she is definitely more than just an amateur fifth-level player."

Ji Yingting slowly raised her head and looked at the little girl with black pear-shaped hair, Xin Yufei, opposite her with her purple starry eyes. Xin Yufei was staring intently at the chessboard, her black pupils taking in the entire board.

There is nothing else besides that.

"She has indeed reached a high level. Do you want to win? Don't want to lose anymore? You'll feel resentful after losing, right?... Then I'll use these three short days to help you become even stronger."

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"Sakuraba-senpai, I concede." As the game entered the middle stage, Xin Yufei dejectedly threw a few black pieces onto the board.

"Okay, that's enough for today. I'm going to sleep." Ji Yingting was getting tired from kneeling. She put away the chess box, rolled over, and crawled into bed, tucking her long, light green hair under her pillow.

"Huh? Don't we need to do a debriefing?" Xin Yufei asked, puzzled.

"Okay, let's review the game tomorrow. Tonight, you should think carefully about what went wrong with your moves..."

"Okay, let's go to sleep then." Xin Yufei felt that Ji Yingting must be a little tired, so she also crawled into the quilt, took off her clothes, and turned off the bedside lamp.

It was pitch black. Xin Yufei's room was very large. Although there was only one bed in the empty room, it was much larger than a double bed.

Outside the window, a pale green ray of moonlight suddenly shone through the glass, its light like a cluster of fireflies, creating a beautiful sight and dispelling much of the darkness in the room.

She slowly opened her eyes and lay on her side on the bed. Senior Ji Yingting was lying next to her, breathing softly. Her long, light green hair was as beautiful as moonlight. She was truly beautiful.

"Whoo, whoo, whoo"

In the dead of night, the snow fell even heavier... Before we knew it, the pale green moonlight was quickly covered by white snowflakes, and the room was plunged into darkness once again.

Oh no, I'm still not asleep? I've been staring blankly at the moonlight, and Xin Yufei has unknowingly fallen asleep.

...Not knowing what to think, she propped herself up on her arms and sat up. As if it were destiny, she froze when she looked at a certain spot on the wall inside the room.

The moon is so dazzling... Senior Ji Yingting herself is comparable to the bright moon, a genius who can stand out and reach the peak among chess players who are surrounded by stars.

But... not only the stars, the moon, but also the sun, the sky, the earth, the mountains and seas, the flowers and trees, everything, everything eternal, will eventually be obscured by a faint presence...

Because even the most insignificant, the most inconspicuous, the most humble shadow... can block out the sunlight and the moonlight, although... just for a moment, just a moment is enough.

"Huff, huff, huff, huff"

Unbeknownst to her, Xin Yufei had fallen asleep with her back against Ji Yingting, her breathing even and her eyelids tightly closed.

She had a dream, a dream with many scenes, including the scene of her first encounter with Go, and the scene of her using deception to defeat her senior Liu Tongtong and win a spot in the junior high school league.

The pale green moonlight outside the window was gradually obscured by darkness, and dark clouds gathered.

……

Xin Yufei also dreamed about something strange: ever since she started playing Go, her friends had distanced themselves from her, not intentionally, but unintentionally...

They often forget themselves unintentionally while playing... The longer they study Go, the more serious this phenomenon becomes, but...

...Xin Yufei breathed softly. She turned over and scratched her arm, feeling slightly uncomfortable. In her dream, she even recalled the things she had thought about before going to sleep.

Wait a minute, if shadows block out the moonlight! Then!! Then I won't be able to see Senior Ji Yingting anymore??

What impressed her most was that touch of green, a figure as beautiful as moonlight. She... had redeemed herself. Her smile was lovely, and her palms were warm.

"Don't give up"

Don't let go.

Don't let go...?

If Senior Ji Yingting is the beautiful moonlight... I would be willing to be her shadow, forever dispelling the scorching sun for her.

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Chapter 31: Drawing Lots

"Ugh, just three more minutes, no! Just 30 seconds! Please! Just three more seconds, okay!?"

Ji Yingting was groggily pulled out of bed by Xin Yufei. She was wearing a loose, beige nightgown, her long, light green hair was disheveled and casually draped over her chest, and there were still some water stains at the corners of her mouth.

I don't know why, but a fifteen-year-old girl is obsessed with sleeping every day.

"Sakuraba-senpai, it's almost time to gather!! If we don't get up now, we'll be late!"

Xin Yufei said, tugging at her green ahoge (cowlick).

"Oh, I forgot, the league match is today!!"

Ji Yingting sat up abruptly, went into the bathroom, closed her eyes, and started combing her hair. It took her a while to finally come to her senses.

She let her two large, light green pigtails fall naturally on either side of her body, with a long strand of hair hanging down her back.

After washing up, Ji Yingting hurriedly took off her pajamas and began to put on the school uniform of Minghai Ji Middle School.

The sky-blue uniform, the blue and white pleated skirt, and the white over-the-knee stockings are all very cute styles and are very popular with young girls.

It is also because of this cute school uniform that Minghaiji Middle School has attracted a lot of girls, and now it can be said that Minghaiji is practically an all-girls school.

In the junior high school league, the order of matches between each school is not arranged from the beginning, so you need to draw lots half an hour in advance on the first day.

A total of 36 middle schools participated in the Yongyue City Go League. Only the first place winner could advance from the regional level to participate in the provincial league.

Unlike other sports, such as football, basketball, and volleyball, which are physically demanding, junior high school leagues are like child's play compared to high school leagues, so there are naturally fewer spectators.

However, in terms of Go leagues, the junior high school level is even more formal than the high school level.

Most members of high school Go clubs are either there for fun or are amateur players who have failed in their attempts to become professional players. In contrast, many members of junior high school Go clubs are students who aspire to become professional Go players.

Therefore, the annual junior high school Go league receives great attention from the industry.

"Ring ring, ring ring, ring ring, ring ring ring"

Just as the two of them put on their brown cloth boots and were about to leave, Xin Yufei's phone rang in her pocket.

"Hello? Yufei, are you with Sakuraba?" It was President Wang Xi's voice coming from the phone.

"Hmm, we just left, it'll be another half hour before we get there. Hope we're not late!"

"Wait, you don't need to meet up with Minghaiji anymore. You're currently in downtown Yongyue City, which should be very close to the junior high school league venue. Just go there and wait for us."

"Oh! Really? Then please send us the address of the venue, President."

Xin Yufei responded happily, saying that she didn't want to go to Minghaiji first and then go around in circles to get back to her neighborhood.

"Sakuraba-senpai, do you think I can win today?" Sitting in the car, Xin Yufei looked out the window with a nervous expression.

"Speaking of which, I don't think I've ever heard of you winning a game... Even in the friendly matches against Zhao Xiao and Wang Xi during the training camp, you didn't win a single one, right?"

Ji Yingting curled her two light green pigtails around her ears with both hands and questioned her seriously.

"Well……"