The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

"Hehe, I just went to the toilet and you all disappeared. Are you in such a hurry to snatch the little sister?" The wicked laughter echoed through the hall, and all the professional chess players present were shocked as they stared at the petite girl behind Ji Tuntao.

A girl with long, light purple hair styled in pigtails, wearing a black suit, exuding a wicked charm...

Seventeen years old, professional sixth dan, Ji Dongmu.

"How could a professional Go player as strong as her possibly be interested in a player from our Crescent Moon Go Academy?"

Ji Tongmu is one of the few young chess players in the Ji family who can compete with Xiao Qiyu, Xia Tianran and others. However... perhaps because Ji Hongying defeated Ji Heiyu, Ji Tongmu's popularity is not as strong as before.

She covered her mouth with her small hand and chuckled softly. Her pupils swept over the exquisitely dressed chess players of the Crescent Moon Chess Academy, and suddenly noticed Shang Gongying standing nearby. What?! Isn't there a cute girl here?

The orange-haired girl stood there dumbfounded. She recognized the other person, but her face showed no interest. What were they all so shocked about? Ji Qiu Mu looked like a childish kid, didn't he?

"Sister Xiaomu, that girl is Shang Gongying," Ji Tuntao noticed Ji Qiumu's gaze and reminded her.

"Hmm? So she is Shang Gongying." The purple-haired girl's pupils contracted slightly. As a powerful professional Go player currently employed by the Ji family, and with a team from the Ji family participating in the Three Lives Cup, she had naturally heard of this amazing new first dan player. She should be a professional third dan player now, right?

Walking quickly forward, Ji Qiumu took Shang Gongying's small hand under her puzzled gaze.

"Sister Shang Gongying, please become my wife. My strength is such that only you are worthy of me."

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The chess players were shocked. Although they already knew the Ji family was straightforward, they never expected her to be so shameless.

"Hey!! What are you saying, Sister Xiaomu?" Ji Qianyao ran up and questioned her. She was the one who took a liking to Shang Gongying first, but... Ji Qiumu actually proposed to her in public! She doesn't usually do that!?

"Are you... a pervert?" After a moment of stunned silence, Shang Gongying's eyes suddenly narrowed to a dead fish shape as she asked coldly. To be honest... she didn't want to joke with this bitch.

Why is she suddenly saying such strange things to me when she has such a youthful, innocent face like a virgin?

She was so frightened just now that she almost had a personality change; it would be bad if her sisters ran out and caused trouble...

"No, I fell in love with you at first sight!"

*Smack!*

Suddenly, Ji Qiumu's arm was pressed down hard. Ouch!! Before she could get angry, her purple eyes widened slightly when she looked at the person who had come.

How could this be! So beautiful... such a beautiful woman!! There can't be such a beautiful woman in the world, I can hardly breathe.

Her long, bluish-green hair was braided into a peach blossom bun, with two soft strands of bluish-green hair extending from her back to her chest. The girl wore a moon-white evening gown, and for the first time, her celestial beauty was adorned with heavy makeup. Gone was her innocent charm; she was now the stunningly beautiful Ji Yingting, like a goddess...

She angrily grabbed Ji Qiumu's arm and whispered, "Bitch, let go of your filthy arm."

Bitch... How can such a beautiful face have such a filthy mouth? Who is this woman?

Because Ji Yingting's outfit was so gorgeous, even Ji Tuntao didn't recognize her at first, even though she was already very beautiful... But what exactly happened tonight?

Ji Qiumu released his hand in a daze, and Ji Yingting then grasped Shang Gongying's small hand, turned around and winked at her—a classic princess-saves-the-damsel-in-distress moment! Shang Gongying should admire him, right?

"........."

"You're a pervert too, aren't you?" Shang Gongying squinted at her hand that was being held, her dead fish eyes narrowed. If Ji Yingting hadn't come, she would have slapped Ji Qiumu long ago.

Ji Yingting was speechless.

but……

For some reason, Shang Gongying suddenly felt a little nostalgic, even though she didn't understand emotions or how to get along with others.

Before becoming a professional Go player, she was always assertive and was never appreciated by anyone except her deceased mother, who insisted on giving birth to her even at the cost of her own life.

Wanting to cherish this feeling of being protected, Ji Yingting... Shang Gongying obediently let Ji Yingting hold her little hand for a while before slowly breaking free.

"Woman, you just called me a bitch, didn't you?" Ji Qiumu said coldly, swinging her purple pigtails. Although Ji Yingting was indeed more beautiful than she had imagined, she was not interested in strong women.

Ji Yingting is usually very gentle, except today.

Because she had been implicated and insulted by Shang Gongying, she was also in a bad mood. Ji Yingting placed her hands on her stomach and asked, "May I ask what advice you have, Miss Bitch?"

"Could it be that you've also taken a liking to this woman?"

"I...I...I!?" Ji Yingting was momentarily speechless. She angrily said, "Shang Gongying isn't an object! She's clearly the Ji family's loyal dog! A female dog with a collar around her neck is really arrogant!! Don't bark at humans!!"

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"Hey, did this woman just say something inappropriate?"

"No, that 'bitch' comment was already pretty outrageous... I feel like her hair color looks familiar, could she be a chess player from the Luo family?"

"How could that be? None of the Luo family's chess players are as cute or foul-mouthed as her."

Apart from Ji Tuntao, all the chess players from the Ji family glared at Ji Yingting. This woman had such a sweet appearance, but her mouth was truly exceptionally vicious.

The ends of her long, bluish-green hair began to flutter, and Ji Yingting slightly opened her narrowed eyes. "Actually, I don't hate the Ji family. I just pity a piece of trash like you who is weak, arrogant, and yet dares to breathe air openly. Hehehe, what's wrong? Are you very dissatisfied? Do you want to challenge me... with your insignificant and utterly useless chess skills?"

Under the lights, Ji Yingting's expression became much more strange, and Ji Qiumu's pupils contracted slightly. Was this immense pressure, which pierced straight to the heart, coming from this woman?

"........."

"A meager level of chess skill?"

"Wait, she's Ji Yingting!!! The champion of the Three Lives Cup!!" Ji Hanzhu's exclamation caused a huge uproar throughout the Crescent Moon Chess Academy.

Professional Rank 4, Ji Yingting, the Moonlit Witch!? This is the first time they've seen her in person!! They'd heard that Ji Yingting and the Ji family had a bad relationship, and it turns out it's true…

The champion of the Three Lives Cup, she is Ji Yingting, who beat Luo Dule and Ji Heiyu?

A few drops of cold sweat slid down Ji Qiumu's forehead. She was about to back away when she suddenly paused.

I heard that Luo Dule lost to Xia Tianran before losing to Ji Yingting, and Ji Heiyu also lost to Hongying. Although Go newspapers have praised her to the skies, in reality... what if they were just out of form and Ji Yingting got lucky?

Ji Qiumu said sternly, "Ji Yingting, I advise you not to be so arrogant. I know you're acting recklessly because of your grandmother's favor, but she's no longer the same Star-Eyed Chess Saint she once was. Even if I were to defeat you here, no one could stop me."

"Hehehehe~~ Defeat me? Hehehehe, just keep fantasizing, you pathetic worm." Ji Yingting suddenly widened her light green eyes, her small face almost touching Ji Qiumu's face.

"Enjoy...despair?"

Chapter 500: Chess Sense Destroyed, Princess Appears in the World

Professional 6th Dan - Ji Dongmu, Professional 4th Dan - Ji Yingting.

Under the angry gaze of the purple-haired girl, Ji Yingting lifted her skirt, sat down at the chess table, and opened the white chess box in her hand.

She took out 7 chess pieces. Ji Qiumu guessed an odd number, so she played black and Ji Yingting played white.

pat, pat...

As Ji Yingting picked up the white piece and placed it on the chessboard, Shang Gongying's pupils contracted slightly. Watching her arm emerge from her sleeve and fall silently onto the board, the sound was even fainter than the ripples created by a pebble dropped into a lake.

Because it was a game without rules, both sides made their moves at an exceptionally fast pace.

but……

Twenty minutes later, Ji Yingting gently put down the chess piece in her hand.

That's about it.

Ji Yingting twirled a strand of her long, bluish-green hair in her small hand and muttered to herself. The air around her seemed to stand still, and even the sound of everyone breathing could be clearly heard.

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"Ha, how is this possible..." The purple-haired girl's pupils were slightly dazed as she stared at the chessboard, which had collapsed beyond recognition. She had already lost? She couldn't believe her eyes!

"A chess player's life is so fragile; a single, insignificant defeat can completely shatter their confidence. You tell me... am I right? Miss Ji Dongmu, do you still have the courage to bark at me now?"

A strange smile flickered in Ji Yingting's pale green eyes as she leisurely tidied up the chess pieces.

"You!!" Ji Qiumu gritted his teeth, wanting to say something but stopping himself, and dared not say anything more. This woman... was so strong that she was simply not even of the same species as them!

Although she liked Shang Gongying very much, but...

"Hehehe, you're right, but unfortunately... it still depends on who the opponent is. Even a loyal dog, as long as it receives its master's favor, isn't it living a more comfortable life than many others? Sakuraba."

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A woman with long, deep blue hair, as vast as the ocean, wearing a Taoist robe and with her hair styled in a waist-length, hee-cut hairstyle, stepped forward and spoke in a low voice. Upon hearing this slightly familiar voice, Ji Yingting's expression turned serious.

"Xiao Mu, you've been deteriorating lately. How dare you eat, drink, and have fun in a place like this? Come home with me!" The blue-haired woman's smile was gentle, but her voice was filled with an undeniable anger.

"Auntie, I'm sorry..."

Ji Tongmu obediently lowered her head. Having suffered such humiliation in front of everyone, she would probably be in a slump for a long time. What bothered her even more was... this inexplicable game of chess. What went wrong? Why did it feel so discordant?

Chu Kuangxi, the dean of the Crescent Moon Chess Academy, then stepped out from behind the screen, his eyes narrowing slightly. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, my dear sister... this is such a heartbreaking problem~ I can't even go back to my parents' home now?" The blue-haired girl covered her mouth and sobbed softly, her gentle, pearly eyes seeming to be truly weeping.

Chu Kuangxi remained silent, and the blue-haired girl clapped her hands again.

"Alright kids, let's go back. The little girls here don't seem too welcoming~ Of course, it's because you're not strong enough~"

The appearance of the blue-haired woman was undoubtedly a provocation to the Crescent Moon Chess Academy. In everyone's eyes, the relationship between the Chu family and the Ji family was not something that could be discussed openly.

After all, the Chu family's main ancestral home is still on Mercury... If they anger that person, things could get very troublesome.

Only one person could shamelessly mingle in the Ji family's halls of power: Professional 8th Dan Chu Pohai!

The chess players at the Crescent Moon Chess Academy stared intently at the exquisite and lovely woman, even though she had already given birth to a daughter, her appearance was comparable to that of a teenage beauty.

Before leaving, Chu Pohai bypassed Ji Yingting and whispered in Shang Gongying's ear, "And little Gongying, please take good care of her during the preliminary rounds of the 10th Dan Tournament~"

"…………"

“I will win,” Shang Gongying said expressionlessly, then turned her gaze elsewhere.

At the same time, her fists clenched slightly. So that's how it is…

Has Ji Yingting evolved to this level in the Three Lives Cup? Such captivating skill, such unpredictable moves…

Each move was as calm as a falling maple leaf. Ji Qiumu's chess sense was probably ruined by Ji Yingting, which is why she collapsed completely but didn't realize it until later.

In Go, professional players vary the force with which they place each move, depending on its quality, strength, the time they spend calculating, and their confidence.

Even when making a decisive move, he would place his stones with a thunderous, subwoofer-like sound. However... Ji Yingting's every move was devoid of emotion. His ruthless placement caused Ji Tongmu to lose his sense of the situation. Ji Tongmu's original skill level was by no means as weak as it appeared in this game.

In short, thank you... Ji Yingting, Shang Gongying murmured in her heart.