The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

"Hello, where is the advanced group?"

The sound of footsteps came from the side, and Cui Jinhuang ran over anxiously.

Ok?

For a moment, Cui Jinhuang was slightly stunned, her golden eyes widening slightly.

"So beautiful..." she murmured softly.

Upon hearing the sound, a figure in green slowly stopped in its tracks.

"Hello, could you tell me where the advanced group is?" the blonde girl asked politely, bowing her head.

"Are you a high-ranking player? Come with me."

A stunningly beautiful girl with long, light green, Hime-style hair spoke up; her voice was exceptionally calm, like a gentle stream.

Ji Yingting, holding a folder in her hand, squinted and walked along the bamboo grove on her right.

Ma Gongling had already taken her through the route to the competition yesterday.

"Who is she? She looks... kind of familiar?"

Watching Ji Yingting's retreating figure, Cui Jinhuang felt a little puzzled, as if she had seen this stunningly beautiful girl somewhere before.

Chapter 342: This is... a celebrity

"The first round of the game will begin in five minutes."

Ji Yingting sat at the front, on a jade-colored sofa chair, and spoke.

Her long, light green willow-like hair was stunning to amateur chess players, and her light green eyebrows were gently curved below her eyelids.

She was the referee for the high-ranking group... The average age of the players was around 15, and they consisted mostly of amateur 3-dan players and a small number of amateur 4-dan players.

A large portion of the players did not recognize Ji Yingting.

They were simply surprised that there were referees who were so beautiful and so young.

“Senior Ji Yingting…” Lin Hao, sitting at the chess table, was slightly shocked. So she was the referee for this match?

"Did you know that green-haired woman? She's a professional Go player!"

At the same time, a little girl with short black hair whispered.

"Huh? How did you know?"

"I just saw it! Her name tag said 'Professional First Dan'."

"Really? A professional chess player is actually serving as a referee for a city-level competition? That's quite rare!"

"Not only that, I heard that the referees for the first-dan group... are also professional Go players."

......

In the first-dan group, a red-eyed girl with long black hair gritted her teeth and stared at the group of children who were about her age.

what? ?

To actually appoint a high-ranking professional Go player as a referee for the initial dan level? Don't be ridiculous!!

However... a 12-year-old professional Go player is an extremely terrifying existence on the entire moon.

She was even more shocking than Ji Yingting.

..

I play black.

After the game of guessing who would go first ended, Xin Yufei, a girl with long black hair styled in a bun, took the black chess box.

Her opponent was an unremarkable amateur third dan.

There are only two spots to become an amateur 5-dan, and there are three other spots available for players who accumulate 5 points.

In this way, as long as he accumulates five more points in the next city competition, he can also become an amateur 5-dan.

However, her goal is of course to defeat Bai Yongye and advance as the top seed, winning all nine games.

Thirty players compete in nine games. The top two players with the highest number of wins in each game advance, and those tied also qualify.

The amateur Go players at the dojo are seen by ordinary amateur 5-dan players as having one foot in the professional arena.

Although she was only an amateur fourth dan, she was a member of the A group of the semi-professional dojo, and was someone that these people could not understand.

"call"

With a soft breath, Xin Yufei gently picked up a black chess piece.

Sakuraba-nee is the referee.

pat...

Her jade-like hand slowly descended, and a hint of hesitation flickered in Xin Yufei's dark eyes, which turned unnaturally.

Ok?

Watching Xin Yufei almost place her piece on the small square before pulling it back, the girl sitting opposite her frowned in confusion.

"If I place this chess piece, will I disappear?"

Sweat beaded on her black bangs, and Xin Yufei's heart pounded wildly, an eerie feeling lingering in her mind.

It can't possibly disappear, absolutely not.

But why is she so afraid?

She was afraid, but she didn't know what she was afraid of.

"Whoo, whoo, whoo"

Her tender breathing grew heavier and heavier. Xin Yufei struggled to pick up another chess piece, her right hand trembling wildly.

Are you alright?

"Um……"

Suppressing her fear, Xin Yufei gritted her teeth and slammed down the black pieces.

Fall, fall down!! Hurry up!!

boom!!

In an instant, a thunderclap struck the emerald green bamboo chessboard.

Centered on her finger, a huge sonic boom erupted, instantly blowing the little girl's short black hair into the air.

"Ahhh!"

The little girl had never seen such a scene before; she was almost scared to tears, and many chess players stopped making their moves.

The city-level promotion tournament is one level lower than the provincial-level promotion tournament. This time, it attracted many players because it was held with semi-professionals present. Unfortunately, most of the players were still the most ordinary ones.

"Xin Yufei..."

Bai Yongye glanced at the black-haired girl with a bun hairstyle sitting not far behind him, and frowned slightly.

In this city-level promotion tournament, she regarded Xin Yufei, who was also a member of Group A, as an obstacle to her ultimate goal of achieving nine consecutive victories.

Xin Yufei probably sees me that way too, but why is she so aggressive towards someone who is weak?

Speaking of which, before the competition even started, she seemed quite strange, even asking herself if she had forgotten her.

"Whoo, whoo, whoo"

Breathing softly, Xin Yufei held her forehead with her fair, delicate hands, sweat pouring down her face.

It's okay, she's fine, she didn't disappear, she can still play chess!!!

Staring at her opponent, who was already terrified, Xin Yufei suddenly plunged her arm into the chess box, revealing a serious look in her eyes.

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

Honinbo, chess master, celebrity.

These are the three highest titles in the world of Go today; to possess even one of them is unparalleled in the world.

"However, do you know what the word 'celebrity' actually represents?"

Sitting at the Go table, a boy with green bangs shook his head.

Being a celebrity represents immense glory, something only the most dazzling chess player can achieve.

In ancient times, when Go was just beginning to develop, countless Go families were wiped out and their clans were exterminated for this title.

Celebrities are powerful, they are... invincible.

"The Luo family's chess players have always been dazzling, but... our title was actually snatched away by An Chen, the Celebrity. This is a disgrace to the Luo family for generations, caused by my weakness. Zhan Ye, shine even brighter, shine brighter than anyone else, make the current Celebrity feel... unprecedented fear, dispel the darkness, and dominate the sun. This is... the Celebrity."

After that, Luo Zhanye, at the age of 25, defeated An Chen Mingren 3-0, dominating the Moon Go world for nearly several decades.

Twenty years later, Luo Zhanye, a renowned figure in the StarCraft chess world, is known to everyone.

But now, the elderly man with green hair, looking at the chessboard before him, was lost in thought.

Mom, do you know?

After you left, I nurtured a monster even more dazzling than myself... Her name is Luo Jiangxing.

After the next Celebrity Tournament, she will succeed me as the Celebrity of the Moon.

From then on, the Luo family's title of Celebrity was no longer in danger, and no player could take it away from them.

When the merchants decline, the Ke family falls, the Xiao family goes mad, and the Chu family lives in peace...

One day, the Luo family will prove themselves superior to the Ji family, the ultimate hegemon of the current Moon Go world.

Before that, it's essential to hold onto your celebrity status.

pat...

Just as Luo Zhanye was deep in thought, the black-haired girl with a bun hairstyle, who was sitting in the semi-professional room, gently placed the last piece of the first round.

She is no longer the Xin Yufei who could only win by using deception six months ago; her chess skills have improved day by day.