The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

"Hongying, it's better to split this area into four sections than three."

"Um……"

"How much did you lose?"

"11 and a half"

"Is that so? If you can get this handicap, you can narrow the gap to 4 points. This area also has significant problems; it's been too aggressive."

I thought the teacher would deal with this part first.

Ji Hongying said as she put away the chess pieces.

"Speaking of which, Teacher Hishiro..."

"Ok?"

"Who were the top candidates in this year's professional exams? Were you the strongest? Who was the strongest?"

"This question is a little difficult to answer..."

Fei Qiluo's expression was slightly bitter.

She wasn't the strongest in the professional exam; to be precise, she came in last.

It was just because his luck was so good that it was almost explosive. In the early stages, his opponents were weak and he won a lot of games. After achieving a 20-game winning streak, his confidence and desire naturally emerged.

I want to win more! I want to become a professional Go player, anything is fine!!!

She became a professional Go player at the age of eighteen, and when she placed her last piece, it was because Hikari didn't want to look back.

She didn't want to have any regrets, nor did she want to spend her whole life in the amateur chess world. That year, she had a little talent, and Fei Qiluo made her final struggle on this path to the top.

It's laughable, utterly laughable. To call it a path to heaven is nothing more than a backdrop for the terrifying chess players who are fortunate enough to reach the pinnacle of their profession, showcasing their invincible prowess.

At that time, she...

He thought he would always be a supporting character in the professional Go world.

There will always be people who can reach realms that we cannot comprehend.

As for what happened later, Hikari was fortunate enough to meet her teacher, 10-dan Lin Hong, which greatly changed her life in the professional Go world.

Five years, just five years...

Lin Hong allowed her to enter the high-level professional field at the age of 23.

For Hikari, who only became a new first dan at the age of 18, it can be considered a great stroke of luck where both luck and skill complemented each other.

That year, she also defeated many players who were expected to be stronger than herself, such as An Haimi, who is now also a professional 7-dan.

That year, An Haimi, who was highly anticipated by many, did not become a professional Go player because she lost to Fei Qiluo.

That year, a new first-dan also appeared in Eigetsu City.

Fei Qiluo was in the same competition venue as her at the time.

Ji Feiliu, a 21-year-old professional 9th ​​Dan.

That girl was simply... extremely bizarre.

She is an unheard-of genius who, in her second year as a professional Go player, at the age of 17, reached the top of the Tengen rank with a low professional second dan!

Is her skill level exaggerated?

Of course, there are definitely some... and they are huge, so huge that ordinary people simply cannot imagine them.

She got stuck at the point when the Xiao family's old master was about to retire, before the Xiao family members could react at all.

Perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps they underestimated their opponent?

Perhaps luck played a part; in any case, the Xiao family lost the Tianyuan title to Ji Feiliu, a professional second-dan player.

The world was shocked...

A year and a half later, she also lost to Xiao Xiaoxiao with a glorious record of three crushing defeats. Therefore, nowadays, few people mention that Ji Feiliu once won the Tianyuan title.

She became a professional 9th ​​dan at the age of 18, which is undeserved.

As is well known, players who lose their titles are automatically relegated to 9-dan. Ji Fei-style players are currently active in various top-tier leagues, but...

Her record wasn't exactly impressive, and it was nothing compared to someone like Ji Heiyu.

He reached the top rank in the second year, but it wasn't until the fifth year that he barely squeezed into the top 50 of the professional Go world. You should know that Xiao Qiyu and Xia Tianran are almost in the top 50.

Of course, this applies to top-tier professional players, but for someone like Fei Qiluo, it's something to only admire and look up to.

If Lin Hong was the second person to change Fei Qiluo, then perhaps Ji Hongying was the first.

Many people ask those who become professional 9-dan players, "Do you really know how to play Go?"

For someone who has just achieved the new first dan rank, someone might ask, "Are you the strongest?"

This is how Fei Qiluo answered...

"The strongest?... That chess player named Ji Feiliu, she's exceptionally strong. I heard she was also a child of your Ji family when she was young."

......

"So, how did Ji Hongying, the 7th dan player of the Go school, answer you back then?"

In that instant, Fei Qiluo was lost in thought, her face seemingly overlapping with that of the petite girl who was like a red lotus many years ago.

"I still don't understand the meaning of what she said back then, but it wouldn't hurt to tell you."

"Really? Is Ji Fei's style very strong? Teacher, the reason you think that is probably because... I haven't thought about when I want to become a professional Go player yet~~~"

Ji Hongying, that guy's strength! It's completely beyond what ordinary people imagine.

That furnace, as towering as the sun, had icy blue light shimmering in its fiery red eyes.

In Fei Qiluo's mind, her chess skills were very likely... even better than Ji Yingting's.

boom!!

His fiery red lion eyebrows arched upwards, and two ribbons of flame burned along his eyeliner.

The red-haired girl, bathed in flames, covered her mouth with her sleeve and gently placed the black chess piece in her hand.

Chapter 456: Shang Gongying Five Years Later [Is the Main Wife Confirmed?]

Crescent Province, First Division League - Royal Cup Final.

Tianyuan Ji Hongying versus professional 8th Dan Shang Gongying.

I've changed a lot over the years.

From a clueless girl just entering the professional Go world, she has become a Go player who has reached the pinnacle of the professional Go world.

My opponent for the final has been decided: Ji Hongying, the current world number one in Go, and my old rival.

I had been preparing for my match against her for some time.

In the early morning, looking in the mirror at the young and beautiful girl dressed in a gorgeous white robe and with her hair styled in a low orange ponytail, I smiled softly.

She wore light makeup and applied a layer of icy blue eyeshadow.

Sitting in her private car, Shang Gongying held a copy of the latest issue of Go World magazine in her hand.

We arrived at the Go academy quickly. Actually, I still miss the days a few years ago when I had just become a professional first dan player and could play Go anytime, anywhere, with anyone.

You used to play several games a day, but as for tournaments, you can't play as many as you want now...

Good morning, Shang Gongying.

At the entrance of the professional chess academy, stood a stunningly beautiful woman named Ji Hongying, with long, fiery red Hime-style hair and wearing a Taoist robe adorned with auspicious clouds in the fire. The robe bore two enormous characters: "Tian Yuan".

She seemed to have been preparing for this for a long time, or perhaps she wanted to wait for me.

She hasn't changed at all compared to five years ago, except... she's become even more glamorous and adorable, this girl who loves to show off.

If I win this long-awaited championship in the Mango Cup finals, my points will be enough to advance me to professional 9-dan, and then I'll be just one step away from the title.

I really want a title.

Staring at my low ponytail bob, Ji Hongying smiled slightly, gently waving her small fan.

"Shang Gongying, your hairstyle is very cute today."

"The same to you"

"I've always had this hairstyle... Shang Gongying, after all these years, you still can't say anything nice~"

"........."

The game started quickly, and a dense crowd of people frantically took pictures of the two of us, snapping away non-stop, the lights quite dazzling.

The blinding light made me squint instinctively, but Ji Hongying, sitting opposite me, gave me a lovely smile, which calmed my tense mood considerably.

Yes, I'm an adult now...

If I had to say something, I still don't quite get used to the life of a professional Go player.

The photo shoot ended, and the game of chess quickly came to a close, snap...

With ice-blue eyeshadow over orange eyes, the orange-haired girl in a snow-white Taoist robe became unusually serious.

I like playing chess because... only at times like this can I clearly feel the movement of the pieces, as if ten personalities are merging into one.

Consciousness, thinking, emotion, chess skills, understanding—the abilities of ten people combined—are what I have worked so hard for in the professional chess world over the years.

I'm confident that I might win a title this year, starting with this... the Royal Cup.

He defeated Ji Hongying, the current world champion in Go.

"pat..."

"The game is adjourned. Both players, please take a break."

The final of the Manchu Cup was a two-day tournament. Looking at the few pieces left on the board, I stood up from the sofa.

We'll have to wait a bit longer...!

I rubbed my sore bottom after leaving the chess room. That was the only thing I wasn't used to. If it were me five years ago, I would have rubbed my sore bottom without any hesitation.