The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

Boom! Like a shooting star streaking across the night sky, the chess piece in Ji Yingting's hand suddenly fell onto the chessboard.

The seventeenth move: a three-way sweep.

The "Starry Sky" formation is also one of her most proficient layouts.

Her long, light green hair swayed gently, and her crescent-shaped eyebrows that covered her eyes were incredibly beautiful.

Her slender arms danced like butterflies as Ji Heiyu placed a white chess piece between her fingers. "Thud!!!"

In the tense atmosphere between the two sides, even breathing became a luxury. As Ji Yingting placed the chess pieces on the board with graceful movements, Ji Heiyu's pupils narrowed slightly.

What's wrong with this guy? His style is a bit too exaggerated.

Everyone knows that Luo Dule was in a bad state in the last game, but... his own state was clearly not bad, and even showed a change that was different from before.

however……

Faced with this version of herself, Ji Yingting didn't even open her eyes. What was she using to witness the game?

Ji Yingting raised her snow-blue sleeves, and everything her father had taught her came to mind.

"To move a piece over the opponent's is called 'moving'."

Connecting two pieces is called "sticking".

"Double, split, point, combine, climb, tiger, suppress, cross, support"—countless nouns and terms, countless ways to place pieces.

Learning Go is by no means as easy as learning other board games.

One day, one month, one year? What if it takes ten years, decades, or even a lifetime to make the sacrifice?

In her childhood in her previous life, Ji Yingting once thought - if you were to fill the starry sky with stars, wouldn't that be an even more massive project than Jingwei filling the sea?

Will the variations in Go eventually come to an end?

But... all she can see now is the starry sky.

What else can we use to fill in the blank besides stars?

Faced with an endless game of Go, with countless stones to place, is it truly possible for someone to reach the pinnacle of Go and touch that invisible barrier?

Even someone who is blind and whose heart is riddled with wounds... can she still climb to that so-called summit and look down on the world?

boom!!!

The starlight between his fingers shone brightly, spewing flames as it slammed into Bai Qi's body.

Unlike before, Ji Yingting's style of play in this game was no longer beautiful and graceful. It was more like a colossal beast, full of oppressive power, ready to devour everything.

Her eyes remained closed, yet her fingers lingered on the chessboard. She wanted to feel… the wooden chessboard she had known for so long, yet had never seen with her own eyes, the black and white chess pieces, and… all the beauty.

tick, tick...

A few tears slid down Ji Yingting's cheeks, wetting her Taoist robe as she placed her small hands on her chest and murmured to herself.

"If you think your heart is very pure just because you can't see with these eyes."

If we consider this possession too selfish simply because our pupils can only see the chessboard, then we are mistaken.

If being blind means you have no right to dream about the world.

So, the chess pieces, the chessboard...

Please, tell me! Who can possess it? Who can touch it?

then……

I will conquer, I will crush, I will shatter them to pieces!

Chapter 483: Are you scared?

"Why……"

Ji Heiyu put his arms back on his knees and remained silent. Looking at the chessboard, even in the area where the two were focused, there was no space left to fit a single chess piece.

It should be said that... it can only hold half a stone.

The world seemed to have turned gray, but the girl with long, light green hair in front of her had the only color.

The black stone between the fingers landed in the center of the white stone's encirclement, but it also freed up a white stone.

"pat"

The light sound of the pieces being placed and the sound of the air conditioner blowing cold air cleared Ji Heiyu's head a little.

She gritted her teeth and made a move, then took out the black pieces after Ji Yingting finished making her move.

The final move, a "single-point ko," is the last stand for both Black and White in their final struggle for that half-point.

"But……"

"Is this mockery? Not even letting go of this last endgame move?" Ji Heiyu's pupils narrowed slightly. No... this game has come to an end. Perhaps it's the pride of a professional Go player? He doesn't want the game to end so quickly.

With a six-and-a-half-point advantage, the scales of victory tipped in favor of Ji Yingting, who played black. However... she still relentlessly fought for this endgame piece.

Snap, snap, snap, snap... At this moment, no further calculations were needed, and Ji Heiyu quickly won the last single-official calamity.

"Two less robbers..."

Ji Yingting stroked her bluish-green hair and shook her head helplessly. If it weren't for the obvious difference of five and a half points, she would have looked like she had just lost a game of chess.

In the final of the Sansheng Cup, following Ji Hongying, Ji Yingting also defeated Ji Heiyu with a considerable advantage.

However... compared to the regret and resentment of that time, Ji Heiyu felt a deep sense of powerlessness today. Could it really be as she said, that the gap between the two of them was so incomprehensible to her?

Ji Heiyu left without looking back. At least... for her, the Three Lives Cup was over, and the outcome of the Ke family's victory or defeat had nothing to do with her anymore.

Looking up at the gray sky outside the window, Ji Heiyu walked out of the Full Moon Chess Academy with a heavy heart.

She never imagined that she would fall from the top of her career so quickly, of course...

She's still young, she has time to start over. But for some people... this is their last chance.

"........."

“Ji Yingting…”

The expressions of the two people in the Ke family's spectator seats changed slightly. The young girl with long black hair muttered to herself in confusion, "Strange, Ji Yingting actually lost the ko fight. Is the game record we saw before different from today's?"

"Although she defeated Ji Heiyu by six and a half points, her game pattern today was more chaotic and full of loopholes than before. Is she trying to change her style before the final?"

"Xiaoman, what should we do..."

Ke Jiurui's small hands trembled slightly, their movements chaotic and disorganized, riddled with flaws. In her view, Ji Heiyu was completely suppressed by Ji Yingting. Ji Yingting, who had become a new first-dan in the same year as her, had actually become so strong!

Ke Jiurui tentatively suggested, "How about I go second?"

"No... I'll do it."

A chilling aura seeped from between the young girl's teeth. Youzhu's eyes widened slightly. This wasn't the first time she had witnessed a chess player improve through play. But... she had never heard of a chess player regressing during a game.

In the second round of the Sansheng Cup finals, Ke Jiuman played black against Ji Yingting.

Ke Jiuman is probably the strongest player in the Ke family, right? He was really lucky to use white in the most crucial match.

A snow-white, fluffy scarf covered her neck, and a strange smile played on her lips. Soon… Ji Yingting could clearly sense that as long as she continued moving the pieces, placing them one by one…

Come on, come on...

More, stronger!!!

As Ke Jiuman entered the chess hall, a faint smile appeared on her pale green eyebrows. "I can't wait to torture even stronger players to the point of wishing they were dead! No matter how strong you are, no matter... how weak you are, I will torture you mercilessly. No... that's too pitiful, so please, please become stronger, okay?"

Ke Jiuman's expression turned stern. "Who exactly are you...?"

"Ok?"

Ji Yingting tilted her head, her cute expression suddenly returning to normal. She obediently opened the chess box in her hand, as if she were completely innocent, as if she hadn't been the one provoking Ke Jiuman just now.

From Ke Jiuman's matches against Feng Shen and Ji Hongying, it's clear that her endgame skills are like a precision machine; the best outcome is to defeat her in the middle game...

In the middle game, I really hope Black can play the "Kobayashi style," so I can use the innovative opening I've been researching recently without restraint... Ji Yingting frowned silently.

But how can she, holding the white pieces, control the black pieces?

Just as humans don't think about meaningless things like whether to eat first or drink first, in the long development of Go, even those who have overlooked the top and can be called Go saints or emperors cannot guess whether their opponent will play the star point or the small eye point.

"........."

Ke Jiuman also opened the black chess box, glancing at the referee out of the corner of her eye.

What's going on? The referee kept his head down the whole time, seemingly not having heard what Ji Yingting had just said. Did he use a move?

"What's wrong? Are you scared?"

In an instant, a chilling female voice rang in Ke Jiuman's ears. Ugly, unpleasant to hear, yet carrying a hint of madness... a gentle tone, yet an evil voice roared out in an almost screaming manner.

That sound... it's as ear-piercing as rubbing a meter-long fingernail against a blackboard!

Ke Jiuman's eyes narrowed rapidly, and with a whoosh, a stream of jet-black ink suddenly flowed from between his fingers.

The flowing light transformed into black feathers, fluttering wildly like the wings of some monster. The small hand picked up the black chess piece, and with a bang, ink splattered everywhere and fell into the star position.

"Chess Strategy - Lord of the Hidden Spring"

The icy black water enveloped his body, and Ke Jiuman cautiously circled his surroundings.

There was nothing unusual about it. Was it just an auditory hallucination?

No... that eerie feeling, that ugly sound that one would never want to hear again even if jumping off a building, could not possibly be an illusion. But there was nothing strange about Ji Yingting. Could it be that it wasn't her chess move?

Ke Jiuman's expression remained grim, so he simply focused intently on the chessboard.

"Chess position?"

Ji Yingting was slightly taken aback. This was her first time playing against a player from the Ke family. The cold, evil, and even heart-wrenching Black Water was similar in style to Fan Caiyue's Nine Dragons Playing with a Pearl, especially in terms of appearance...

Chapter 484: Dark Breath

"Black's first move is at the star point."