The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

With five wins and four losses, Lin Hao remained at the amateur third dan level after graduation. From today onwards, his Go journey comes to an end.

"You two, keep it up!"

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After returning from the provincial competition, Shang Jiujiu seemed a bit tired. She took a shower and then lay down on the bed, not wanting to move at all.

Her long orange hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and her orange eyebrows pressed tightly against her eyelids as she breathed heavily.

I'm a little sleepy.

“Jiu Jiu, this is the ninth day since you appeared. If we look at your name, today is your birthday? Do you have any wishes?” Ji Yingting asked, lying on her side in bed, wearing pajamas.

"Actually, I could already faintly hear my sisters calling me."

"..."

"I'm sorry, because I'm so young and don't know any better. I've been playing outside for so long, I'm sure they've been very worried about me."

"Please, don't disappear," Ji Yingting's voice trembled slightly.

"I won't disappear. It's just... I probably won't be able to come out and play anymore, and I won't be able to touch... reality anymore." Shang Jiujiu's small hand touched Ji Yingting's face, and her smile, which was slightly sad, was tinged with biting her lip.

"Let's play a game of chess. At least, I want to leave a lasting impression of our game in your heart. Not Shang Gongying, not anyone else, I am... Shang Jiujiu."

The chessboard was set up, and the two didn't even dictate who would go first. Ji Yingting casually picked up the chess box and placed the black piece in the upper right corner of the star point.

Snap, snap, snap, snap, snap... Hand after hand, no matter how anxious she was, the game went on for a very long time. She wanted to remember her moves, she wanted to remember her existence.

but……

As the sound of the pieces falling slowed down, Ji Yingting's memory of the game became hazy. Before he knew it, Shang Gongying's long orange hair began to fall loose, each strand being blown about by the wind, and the broken strands caught in Ji Yingting's palm.

"My birth was accompanied by eternal solitude. Whether it was that I shouldn't exist, or that I shouldn't exist at all, Jiu Jiu cannot understand."

The jade-green fireworks burned with astonishing brilliance, and eight fox tails unfurled behind Shang Jiujiu.

Truth, joy, sorrow, evil, kindness, fragility, unparalleled, resilience, nobility, rage.

In that instant, the word "Noble" engraved on the eighth fox tail became much blurry, and the fox tail also dimmed.

"Nine-nine..."

The game ended because Shang Jiujiu had fallen asleep, and Ji Yingting's right hand, which was holding the black chess piece, trembled slightly.

She found it hard to believe that she, who cared little for her family and no one but Go, and whose emotions were so detached, was experiencing such heart-wrenching pain at this moment.

Is it because we have eyes that we can have real emotions?

Tears fell drop by drop. Before that day's encounter, she and Jiu Jiu were like strangers. She was still troubled by Shang Jiu Jiu's appearance, but... there was no going back.

He could no longer say to her, "As long as it's nine nines, that's fine."

Only after the eighth tail, marked with the word "Noble," completely disappeared did Shang Gongying, who had seemed to be asleep, squint and show signs of waking up. "Hmm~"

Who is it this time? Ji Yingting frowned slightly.

"Ji Yingting, don't cry."

The calm yet gentle voice startled Ji Yingting slightly; this time, she couldn't immediately tell who was speaking.

"Don't put down your pieces, because this game isn't over yet."

Wow!!!

In an instant, the jade-green foxfire shot through the sky like a beam of light, and the orange-haired girl opened her eyes again.

Under Ji Yingting's astonished gaze... with the unfolding of soft fur, the peacock's tail-like posture was like a folded feather fan being instantly sprung open, and a fire lotus ignited where the eighth fox tail disappeared.

"Who are you? Jiu Jiu?"

Shang Gongying picked up the white chess piece, and the jade-colored characters shone brightly. The fox tail, engraved with the word "Perfect," grew back under the wrapping of a lotus flower.

"I……"

Before the orange-haired girl could speak, Ji Yingting gently picked her up. Shang Jiujiu's aloof face softened considerably, and she leaned on Ji Yingting's shoulder, closing her eyes.

Because of her sisters' memories, Shang Jiujiu was not unfamiliar with Ji Yingting, but the original Ji Yingting was like an iceberg, seemingly affectionate, but the cold darkness in her heart could send chills down one's spine.

Even now, this is the only warmth and tenderness I feel, and it is only for myself.

"In that instant, I thought of many things, but the one thing I didn't want was to disappear like this, the one thing I didn't want was to disappear before this game of chess was even over."

"Yes, I know."

"As one of the personalities in this body, I cannot control my own will, and perhaps one day I will still disappear. Even so, do you still want to hug me?"

"Um……"

"Perhaps you prefer your eldest sister and seventh sister, and besides, I might not be able to see you often."

"It's okay, I will love everything about you. No one but me, you'll all be mine."

"Alright, you are a greedy woman after all~"

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Chapter 504: Shang Gongying, the Price of Becoming a Woman! [Second Update]

"Ok??"

I'm so tired, what's going on?!

My body hurts so much! It feels like it's falling apart!! Shang Gongying had a very long dream, in which... she seemed to vaguely hear Ninth Sister's voice.

The moment I opened my eyes, a tearing sensation filled my entire body, making it difficult to even move a finger.

"It hurts... Help! Anyone know?"

"Are you awake? Is that Shang Gongying?"

"That voice, Ji Yingting??" Shang Gongying didn't turn around, wondering why Ji Yingting was in the same room as her.

Without answering, she sat in front of the mirror and combed her long, messy, bluish-green hair. A moment later, she hummed a song and went into the bathroom.

Hearing the sound of water splashing from the bathroom, with her long orange hair scattered on the edge of the bed, Shang Gongying's mind suddenly went blank. She turned her orange eyes around, but still couldn't understand what was happening.

She seems to be attending a banquet at the Crescent Moon Chess Academy...

It wasn't until Ji Yingting came out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel that Shang Gongying noticed that her beautiful face was even more delicate than before, radiating a dewy glow.

"Ji Yingting, where is this?"

"Ten days have passed since Shang Jiujiu appeared. Don't you remember?" Ji Yingting squinted and sat down on the edge of the bed, bringing her small face close to Shang Gongying's face.

"Hey?"

“The day before yesterday, Jiu Jiu did this, then that, then this, then that, then this,” Ji Yingting said coldly, while making strange hand gestures.

Seeing this bizarre and incomprehensible gesture, Shang Gongying secretly swallowed. "No, even if you're explaining it in such an abstract way, I still won't understand. What about yesterday?"

"Hmm~ let's say we haven't left this room. I'm hungry, I'm going downstairs to eat. You should sleep a little longer."

Even though she had turned back into Shang Gongying, Ji Yingting was still not satisfied.

*Snap!* Ji Yingting kicked Shang Gongying's butt with her leg, snorted coldly, and walked out of the room.

"........."

"........."

"Ring ring, ring ring," just as Shang Gongying was feeling complicated, the phone rang, and she answered it listlessly.

"Hello?? Dean? Oh? Do I have to go this morning? Okay..." Shang Gongying replied weakly, taking ten minutes to barely get out of bed. So tired, I'm really sleepy!

The more she thought about it, the more confused she became. Shang Gongying made up her mind to find out the truth and clear her name.

First, we need to figure out what happened during the time that Jiu Jiu appeared!

After leaving the hotel, when the hotel staff came to clean the room, her face flushed slightly, and then she shook her head angrily. Who was so rude? She had to make them pay her back.

Crescent Moon Chess Academy:

An orange-haired girl, dressed in a Taoist robe, walked into the conference room, yawning repeatedly. With the professional exam approaching, the Crescent Moon Chess Academy had already begun preparations.

"Little Gong Ying! What's wrong?" a familiar female chess player asked in a daze.

Beneath his orange bangs, his fair face looked sleepy, and his heavy dark circles and weak expression certainly didn't resemble that of a middle-aged man who had overindulged in excessive sexual activity.

"Hmm~ I probably had a nightmare," Shang Gongying rubbed her eyes and slumped into a chair.

"Are you sick? Should we go see a doctor? I feel weak when I have a fever."

"Really?" Shang Gongying raised her head in confusion. Come to think of it, it's possible that she has a fever.

"........."

Sitting on the chairman's seat, Chu Kuangxi had a rather strange expression and clicked his tongue inwardly.

These young chess players these days are really open-minded, daring to use their position to do such things... It's too dangerous. I guess I need to find an opportunity to teach Shang Gongying a lesson.

After the meeting, Chu Kuangxi pushed a chessboard in front of Shang Gongying and whispered, "Shang Gongying, unleash your full potential."

"Hey? What's wrong with the dean?"

Stop talking nonsense and hurry up.

"All right……"

"Chess Strategy - Nine Transformations of the Jade Face" Shang Gongying struggled to raise her arm, her fingers brushing across her face. Whoosh! A jade-colored pattern covered her face, and nine enormous lotus flowers bloomed from behind her.

Waaaaaah~~~~~~~~~

"Huh!?"

pity……

Suddenly, her nine tails shrank like withered flowers, emitting an eerie sound before collapsing limply and motionless behind her.

"Huh!? Huh, huh!! Huh??"

Shang Gongying cried out in surprise, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not unleash her full potential in the game.

"Hmph, neglecting your duties. You're not allowed to go looking for women until you achieve good results in the next competition!" Chu Kuangxi angrily walked out of the conference room, leaving a pitiful Shang Gongying lying on the table, looking somewhat aggrieved.