The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

"Don't worry... I won't let you be distracted by the game on the left side of the board in this game..." she said softly to herself.

"pat"

Ji Yingting gently pinched a black stone with her slender jade hand and let it float lightly to the star position in the upper left corner.

"You know what... most professional Go players don't have a strong positional advantage, including me."

A sudden voice interrupted Ji Yingting's thoughts. Lin Hong's hands were tucked into his black sleeves, and he did not rush to make a move.

Hearing his hoarse words, Ji Yingting slowly raised her head.

Lin Hong's long black hair was disheveled and slightly mad. His resolute face was covered with wrinkles. He was like an awakened lion, a mad lion.

"But... do you know the most common type of position in chess? It's the momentum boost you possess."

"The momentum boost doesn't directly help your chess skills, but it's the kind of momentum that most professional chess players fear the most. Do you know why?"

Ji Yingting's pale green pupils suddenly contracted; of course, to others, her eyes always appeared to be squinting.

"Because playing chess requires a calm mind, does increasing one's momentum have no effect on winning or losing? No! On the contrary, the most terrifying ability is the one that can suppress the opponent's momentum and prevent them from calming down."

Lin Hong's voice was hoarse as he spoke seriously.

"Most professional Go players know the way to break this kind of position: don't look at your opponent..."

As Lin Hong finished speaking, Ji Yingting nodded with some understanding.

"But I just really enjoy staring at my opponent's moves and then crushing them, hahahahahaha."

Lin Hong suddenly burst into laughter.

boom!

Another sound like a cannonball being dropped, and Lin Hong's second white piece landed at the small point, [Mistake Small Point] and [Star Point Outside].

…………

Huff, huff, huff.

A cold wind blew by, and snowflakes kept falling in through the window. Gusts of cold wind lifted Ji Yingting's green hair into the air, making it dance beautifully.

“Is that so…” Ji Yingting said in a low voice.

She squinted her eyes, reached out her right hand and gently tucked a soft, bluish-green strand of hair behind her ear, then lightly lifted the bangs on her forehead.

Ji Yingting reopened her pale green, moon-like eyes, staring at the chessboard as she softly said, "So, you thought my moves were an amplification of momentum..."

! ! ! !

Lin Hong's eyes widened suddenly. In his eyes, Ji Yingting's green hair gradually grew longer, and her whole body began to be covered with green hair.

In the blink of an eye, a huge, bluish-green cat suddenly appeared above Lin Hong's head, obscuring the starry sky before him!

“Her chess moves are clearly different from what I felt before.” Fei Qiluo stared at Ji Yingting’s long, light green hair behind her, her eyes gradually narrowing. Unfortunately, she was not the one playing against Ji Yingting.

"I see... so it's a dual boost to both skill and momentum?"

Lin Hong stared in shock at the enormous cat before him, slowly withdrawing his hands from his black sleeves.

The position of a chess piece can be considered part of a chess player's soul. The stronger the position, the more it will consume the player's energy and spirit... After all, even a chess position can get tiring.

She actually dared to launch a full-scale attack in the opening stage. This little girl named Ji Yingting clearly hadn't used attack patterns much.

Although Lin Hong appeared extremely arrogant, he was actually remarkably calm inside.

With a "thud," a streak of blue light fell. Forgive Cat used her enormous paws to grasp a shooting star and smashed it into the chessboard with a deafening roar, causing the heavens and earth to tremble.

【Small Eye Guardian Corner】

Pat, pat, pat, pat, pat.

On the conjoined leaves, two chess games are being played simultaneously.

One side gives up the first move, while the other side gives up four pieces.

"Senior Ji Yingting... how come they haven't even finished the opening moves? It's been almost an hour already," Xin Yufei glanced at the chessboard on her right.

She then glanced down at her own game. It was almost over, and Lin Hong, a 10-dan player, wasn't paying much attention to it. He just glanced at it casually before placing his pieces.

But... this is so strange... is he really a 10th dan? I have a feeling I'm going to win.

Throughout the entire game, she waited for Lin Hong to make his move almost the whole time. Xin Yufei even forgot how many times she counted the points.

She maintained a lead of more than ten points, while Lin Hong seemed oblivious, always betting casually.

She looked up and around. All the chess players were frowning as they looked at the game on their right. Senior Ji Yingting was still in the opening stage, and Xin Yufei had no idea what was going on in that game.

"Well, it would be a good thing if I could win..."

Xin Yufei continued to focus on her game, and began to count the points again, shaking her head. This was her twentieth count in this game.

"Whoo, whoo, whoo"

Boom! Forgive Cat once again crashed into the chessboard with a comet in her arms. Her huge green body curled up slightly, and she was breathing heavily with some discomfort. It seemed that her chess position could not be held for much longer.

"call"

Ji Yingting let out a soft breath, picked up a tissue, and gently wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead.

"She... is too strong. Her grasp of the territory is too perfect. She knows how to give the opponent the first move. The opening stage is about to end, but Black still maintains a lead of about five and a half points, which is unbreakable."

She wasn't joking when she said she had professional-level chess skills.

A cute little girl with long, flaxen curly hair and wearing a dress looked at Ji Yingting and thought, "She is Niu Xiaochai, a professional fourth-dan Go player under Lin Hong's tutelage."

She is seventeen years old this year and is one of the few new generation geniuses in Yongyue City, known as the city's supernova.

However, in her historical record against Lin Hong, she only won 2 games when she was given a handicap, and lost nearly 20 games.

Unexpectedly, Ji Yingting was able to achieve this level of skill in her first game against her teacher, showing that her chess ability is comparable to that of her senior brother.

Niu Xiaochai, with her long, flaxen curly hair, gave Ji Yingting a deep look. She knew Ji Yingting would definitely become a formidable competitor in the future…

"Let's pause for now..." Just as Xin Yufei and Ji Yingting were deep in thought, Lin Hong suddenly spoke up.

"Ok?"

The two looked up at the same time, both showing expressions of confusion.

"You must be tired. Go get some water, and I need to use the restroom too."

After saying that, Lin Hong stood up, supporting himself with his hands on his black Taoist robe, twisted his waist, and quickly left the room.

"Hehe, it seems the teacher is also quite troubled. Sakuraba is really something," Hikari chuckled to herself as she sat to the side.

"Phew, Yufei, how's it going on your end?"

Ji Yingting took a few deep breaths, straightened her bluish-green hair, and stood up.

"It's alright," Xin Yufei nodded happily. After Lin Hong announced the pause, she immediately stood up. She had been kneeling for more than an hour, and her legs were almost numb.

"Hehe, two cute new junior sisters." Just as the two were talking, Niu Xiaochai walked towards them.

"Um... hello sister."

"Hello, sister," Ji Yingting greeted Xin Yufei as well.

Fei Qiluo also walked around Ji Yingting and placed a hand on Niu Xiaochai's long, flaxen curly hair, rubbing it gently.

"She was your junior sister before you came, her name was Niu Xiaochai, and she's a little older than you. You can call her senior sister now."

"Ugh, Senior Sister, don't touch my hair," Niu Xiaochai said uncomfortably, shaking her long, flaxen-colored curly hair.

"Hehe, do you need some water or to use the restroom? I'll take you there," Niu Xiaochai said with a grin as she slapped away Fei Qiluo's arm.

Chapter 54: Testing the Waters

With her eyes half-closed and head tilted back, Ji Yingting quickly gulped down the entire bottle of killer banana soda, the large amount of yellowish liquid flowing on her little tongue.

Phew, finally quenched my thirst, Ji Yingting exhaled a small breath of cool air.

The three of them took the opportunity to sit on the stools next to the vending machine and rest for a while.

"Hello, Teacher Xiaocha"

"Hello, Teacher Xiaocha"

"Hello, Teacher Xiaocha"

The three of them sat in front of the vending machine on the first floor, and many chess students who looked older than her would greet her as they passed by.

"whee"

"Oh!" Xin Yufei couldn't help but open her mouth as she observed the students walking back and forth. So Senior Sister Niu Xiaochai is really amazing.

Niu Xiaochai smiled smugly. "How about that? You'll receive the same treatment when you become professional Go players. Oh, by the way, let's hurry back."

"Hmm, by the way, Sakuraba-senpai, you've finished your drink, do you want to buy another one?"

"Okay, then I'll buy another bottle to take home and drink," Ji Yingting nodded.

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The three of them returned to the second floor.

He's already back...

After Ji Yingting returned, she immediately sat back down on the cushion, and the huge tree chessboard reappeared before her eyes.

Oh? Is he watching Xin Yufei's chess game?

In Ji Yingting's eyes, Lin Hong was resting his chin on his fingers, observing Xin Yufei's chess game with a rather serious expression. Speaking of which, her game should be almost over, right?

1,2,3,4,5.

With nothing else to do, Ji Yingting started helping Xin Yufei with her homework.

Oh... Black won by 9 points?

There is no komi in handicap games, let alone a four-piece handicap, so it's not surprising that Xin Yufei won.

But... how could she win by so much? Was Teacher Lin Hong really playing seriously?

"Did I play this game? I have absolutely no recollection of it. I concede defeat." Lin Hong frowned and watched for a while before nodding and conceding defeat.