The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

The door to a career is always filled with despair.

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At the same time, in the professional examination room, Group B:

The silver-haired girl stared anxiously at the chessboard, unable to get up for her lunch break even though it was already time.

She had decided to take one last professional exam, but she failed miserably in the very first one! How could she accept such a result? She was bound to have a mental breakdown...

A lovely girl with long, snow-white hair stood behind her for a while. Shi Shishi noticed her and looked up, her face pale. "Qiu'er?"

"........."

“Your opponent is stronger than you, there’s nothing we can do about it, Sister Shi,” Luo Qiu’er said softly, blinking her sapphire blue eyes.

"really?"

"Hmm...it's not because of your form or mistakes, it's simply because your skill level is inferior to your opponent's, that's all."

Luo Qiu'er's words were harsh, the purest and most painful blow, yet they brought a sense of relief to Shi Shishi's eyes.

She's worked so hard for so many years, she already understands her own level.

Luo Qiu'er knew that Sister Shi was not afraid of being weak, but of being unwilling to accept defeat.

"Really? That's good... I thought I could beat this newcomer." Shi Shishi held back her tears and put away the white pieces. Luo Qiu'er couldn't bear it and turned her head away.

Listening to the sound of Shi Shishi carefully collecting the chess pieces one by one, I sighed softly.

"Qiu'er, do you think you can beat this newcomer? I know, I actually know!! She's much stronger than me, but I want to hear you say... can you beat her? As the senior sister of the semi-professional dojo," two lines of tears slid down Shi Shishi's face as she asked helplessly.

Shi Shishi has always had a good record in the semi-professional Go school, but unfortunately, she just can't become one of the top players. Seeing one player after another become stronger than her, her self-esteem has long been riddled with holes.

Luo Qiu'er's sapphire blue eyes narrowed, and she choked out, "A new player, so what if she's a young player? In the seventh round... I will crush her in the seventh round, shatter everything she has, and make sure she can never win another single victory."

Sister Shi, I will preserve this last chance for you to enter the professional Go world. You cannot afford to lose any more matches from now on.

"Thank you, but it's a pity... maybe I'm just not suited for the professional chess world," Shi Shishi said with a wry smile.

"No one can decide whether they can become a professional Go player. If you persevere, one day..."

"Don't worry, I'll still do my best in this professional exam."

Chapter 512: The Powerful Pretended to Be Weak

One game, two games, three games, four games, five games...

After the fifth round of the professional exam, Ji Yingting was surprised to find that nearly ten people in Group A still maintained a perfect record.

Unfortunately, a perfect record at this stage is meaningless. Only those who maintain a winning streak until the twentieth game or so are truly undefeated.

When I was reviewing Xiao An's game, she made a few bad moves in the first game... Perhaps because she was too nervous, she won the next four games cleanly and decisively.

On the sixth day, Ji Yingting combed her long, light green hair and walked towards the chess hall.

As the chief examiner of the Crescent Moon Chess Academy's professional examination, Ji Yingting has been wearing a moon-white uniform that she hasn't used in a long time. The uniform is white like the moon and has light green sleeves, with the character "moon" engraved on the back.

"Ok?"

"Good morning, Examiner Ji Yingting."

Bai Chang'an and her roommate happened to be passing by the corner, and the two greeted each other together.

"The match is about to start, let's get there early."

Ji Yingting said softly, "The girl with long blue-green hair is named Lin Qianyu. She has won all five matches and is a student of the semi-professional dojo. However, her opponent in this round is Xin Yufei."

Group A was led by members of the semi-professional dojo.

The worst player only lost one game, unfortunately encountering Ma Gongling's Lin Duan in the first round.

Bai Yongye, Lü Binghu, and Lin Qianyu are just as capable as previous candidates who became professional Go players, and their young age has garnered them a lot of attention.

pity……

Lü Binghu's opponent in this round is Ma Gongling. Facing such a player on the sixth day, he should be mentally prepared.

Ji Yingting walked into the hall waving a small fan. "Everyone, please sit down. The game is about to begin."

"Ma Gongling..."

Sitting at the chess table, the girl with long, thin, ice-blue pigtails had a serious expression. The brown-haired girl sitting opposite her also had pigtails.

Speaking of which... why does this guy have the same hairstyle as me? I just entered Group A and she left the semi-professional dojo. I wonder what her strength is now.

Lu Binghu opened the white chess box on her right and thought: If Ma Gongling hadn't studied chess seriously during the time she left the dojo, her chess skills might have actually regressed compared to before.

Just how strong could an amateur Go player be, even stronger than Senior Sister Qiu'er? It's hard to imagine.

A girl with soft, long black hair cascading down to her waist, styled in a Hime cut, sat upright at the table with her eyes closed.

Xin Yufei and Lin Qianyu had never played Go before. She studied at the semi-professional dojo for a while before transferring to Qingcha Academy. "Is this child also from the semi-professional dojo?" Xin Yufei murmured to herself.

She took a strand of hair into her cherry-like mouth and braided it into her rather thick, long hair.

She tucked the strands of hair behind her ears, picked up a black chess piece with her slender hands... and with a soft thud, it landed unintentionally in the upper right corner of the chessboard.

Xin Yufei's days studying at Qingcha Academy were very boring because everyone there was a professional Go player, so she couldn't communicate with them or play Go with them. She could only study according to Shui Tingyue's guidance every day.

But... as long as I can play chess and become stronger, I'm satisfied.

Besides that, she wouldn't ask for much more.

However... if she wants to become a professional Go player with a perfect record, there is only one thing she will not back down on.

Xin Yufei's shadow suddenly expanded, and the ripples at the edges of the shadow... resembled the flames of the sun, with dark flames burning brightly.

Pat, pat, pat, pat.

In a series of moves, Lin Qianyu did not waste time on the opening, and played a double star point, while Xin Yufei, who played black, used the most commonly used star point and small eye point.

"Don't waste your energy, your moves don't affect me."

Suddenly, Lin Qianyu smoothed her long, blue-green hair and said softly...

But... as her weak voice came, the black sun beneath Xin Yufei's feet shrank considerably, and the falling flying horns became limp.

"Um……??"

*Thud!* Lin Qianyu placed a white piece heavily, making a low tackle.

As a wave surged forth, a blue ocean mirror appeared before her eyes, the wild ripples of the water creating an eerie contrast with the tiny flames of the black sun.

"Chess Position - Mirror Reflection"

Lin Qianyu said softly, and as her arm passed through the mirror, the speed at which she placed the piece increased several times over!

In the ensuing game, Xin Yufei realized what it meant to be unable to make a single move. This chess player named Lin Qianyu... was always waiting for Xin Yufei's attacks before launching a counterattack, and her counterattacks were incredibly powerful.

"Wow, that's really amazing!" Xin Yufei exclaimed softly.

In front of Lin Qianyu, all chess moves would be weakened.

Even without a clear advantage, a player's moves unconsciously become weak, making it easier for her to counterattack. This is the first time I've ever seen a player with this kind of talent and skill; even professional players would have a hard time against them, right?

However, the game will end soon.

Xin Yufei gently picked up a chess piece and placed it on the chessboard, cutting off the large white group of stones.

Of course... the next moment was met with an even stronger counterattack from the opponent, who chased the black pieces all over the place. A confident smile appeared on Lin Qianyu's lips.

Pat, pat, pat, pat... Oh! ?

Suddenly, Lin Qianyu's blue eyes widened wildly.

After observing carefully for a while, wait a minute, why... why is it that after chasing down the black stones for so long, every single one of my own stones is in danger?!

Left, right, top, bottom—from her perspective, the game of chess had completely collapsed. It was a game she had started, yet she had no idea how it had ended up like this.

A few beads of cold sweat slid down Lin Qianyu's cheeks. Why?! I didn't even notice such a flaw. Although it was now Lin Qianyu's turn to play, White had far too many pieces to deal with, and couldn't make another move.

Her small hands trembled slightly. When exactly did it start...? Her chess position had clearly been weakened by me.

Seeing that the black sun beneath Xin Yufei had completely disappeared, even her shadow was submerged by the ripples, why? What did she do? Or was it because I was careless?

"I concede defeat," Lin Qianyu said helplessly. The next moment, the water mirror in front of her disappeared, and the chess piece in her hand fell into the chess box.

"Okay, thank you for your help."

After tidying up the chess pieces, Xin Yufei, under Lin Qianyu's puzzled gaze, clasped her hands together and said softly, "I'm so sorry~ Because, the weaker my position, the stronger it becomes, which you probably can't understand~ Weakness can also be called strength. Strength... also has its flaws. Little Qianyu, do your best in the next game!"

The game ended unexpectedly quickly, and after Xin Yufei turned and left, Lin Qianyu still couldn't figure it out.

"The weaker, the stronger? How could that be..."

In the Crescent Moon Chess Academy, Group B, a girl with black hair and red eyes wore the same moon-white Taoist robe as Ji Yingting.

An Ruotong, the referee for Group B, was playing on her phone with her head down in her seat. She wouldn't bother getting up unless someone called her to be a referee.

Even if someone asks her to calculate the outcome of a game, she'll first say, "You can't even predict the winner, yet you want to be a professional Go player? Who are you? Don't you have any self-awareness?"

Whenever she said that, many chess players would concede defeat with grim faces. Of course, in close games where the situation was evenly matched, An Ruotong would still carefully manage the territory. After all, this was a professional exam, and it would be bad if she made a mistake in the outcome.

The girl with long, white curly hair exhaled a breath of cool mist, stood up from her seat, and walked towards An Ruotong.

Twenty minutes...

This round of the game hadn't even lasted twenty minutes! Luo Qiu'er's opponent had already conceded defeat.

Her sapphire blue eyes narrowed slightly. After signing the document, she quickly walked behind the silver-haired girl. Shi Shishi... Fortunately, her chess skills are outstanding in the professional exam. As long as she doesn't make any mistakes, her chances of becoming a professional chess player are still very high.

A moment later, Luo Qiu'er walked up behind Qin Hanyue again. The girl with long golden hair had recently become an amateur fifth dan in the provincial competition.

Her chess skills... are certainly very strong, and she will be my opponent in the next round.

Thirty minutes later, Qin Hanyue's opponent also conceded defeat, and Luo Qiu'er stood silently in place.

What's going on... There's a very discordant feeling when watching her play chess.

Compared to playing chess in person, every move she makes is resolute, mechanical, and cold, as if she's setting up a chessboard.

This guy… Luo Qiu’er frowned slightly.

She exchanged a glance with Qin Hanyue, who asked with a puzzled look, "Big sister, is there anything I can help you with?"