The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

"Ugh," Xin Yufei rubbed her forehead, still somewhat puzzled.

Fei Qiluo nodded and explained on behalf of Niu Xiaochai, "If any of us makes a good move during the game..."

"Then we can sell it to newspapers and magazines related to Go for money. Ji Yingting and her teacher's game should be able to sell for nearly 100,000 yuan." She nodded as she guessed.

"Ah! One hundred thousand yuan, that's so much!" Xin Yufei exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course! The Eastern Empire Federation is so large, it has quite a few Go publications that sell very well across the interstellar space, such as [Go World]. Almost every Go academy in the Eastern Empire buys a lot of each issue of their publications..."

Chapter 57: Living in the Chess Academy

Ji Yingting and Lin Hong's game of chess lasted for more than two hours. When the game ended, it was lunchtime.

After Niu Xiaochai finished recording the chess score, she called Ji Yingting and Xin Yufei to go downstairs for dinner.

"Wow, it's so empty... Is it because it's not lunchtime yet?" Xin Yufei said as she arrived at the restaurant, looking at the many empty rectangular tables.

The surrounding walls are decorated with wood, creating a very elegant environment. Unlike other school cafeterias that are filled with the smell of cooking oil, this place has a refreshing jasmine tea aroma.

"Well, they won't have their lunch break for another half hour, let's eat quickly," Niu Xiaochai said.

During the meal, after listening to her explanation, Ji Yingting and Xin Yufei also understood many things about the chess academy.

The full name of the chess academy is "Ten-Dan Chess Academy". It was founded in the name of Teacher Lin Hong and is the only chess academy in the entire Crescent Moon Province that only accepts students with dan ranks. Most of the students in the academy are 1 or 2 dan.

Unfortunately... Yongyue City hasn't produced many outstanding geniuses in recent years.

Aside from Niu Xiaochai herself, who is hailed as a superstar in Crescent City, the only other person who can be considered a genius is Lin Hong's son, Lin Beng.

He was the 21-year-old young man with a black, spiky hairstyle and a professional 5-dan Go skill level.

"What about the other person?" Xin Yufei couldn't help but ask. Besides Fei Qiluo, Niu Xiaochai, and Lin Beng, she also saw an older man with long hair.

Niu Xiaochai rested her chin on her hand and pondered, "Then, Senior Sister Fei Qiluo's Go skill is also a professional sixth dan. She should be able to advance to seventh dan this year. The current senior brother is quite amiable. His name is An Yuelun, he is close to 29 years old, and he is a professional eighth dan."

The senior disciple reached the final of the Junior Chess Saint title match last year, but unfortunately lost to the Junior Chess Saint with a score of 2-3.

"Then this chess academy should be very powerful, right? With such strong teaching resources, shouldn't the students be very strong?" Ji Yingting squinted and tilted her head.

Niu Xiaochai shook her long, flaxen curly hair and said helplessly, "Yeah... if we're talking about professional Go players, our [Ten-Dan Go Academy] is a well-known Go academy throughout the entire moon..."

But did you know that teaching young amateur 5-dan players is more than enough for professional 1-dan players or even veteran amateur 5-dan players? For those with lower ranks or no rank at all, having a master teach them would actually be counterproductive.

So... whether a student is good or not has little to do with whether they have a high-level professional teacher. It mainly depends on talent. Talent," Niu Xiaochai said, holding up a finger in front of the two of them.

"Alright, let's not talk about such unpleasant things. Sakuraba, you're so strong, why don't you snatch a title as soon as you become a professional Go player? By the way, how about we play a game later?" Niu Xiaochai waved her hand and suggested.

“Okay, Senior Sister Xiaocha,” Ji Yingting nodded quickly, swaying her long, light green hair, which made Niu Xiaocha pause for a moment.

She didn't know if Ji Yingting's "okay" meant she agreed to play chess with her, or if she really wanted to snatch a title.

"Hmm, do you want to take a nap? Normally, the seminar starts at 9:30 in the morning, and the chess game time is after 3:00 in the afternoon. But because you two came, there was no seminar today..."

Niu Xiaochai led Ji Yingting and Fei Qiluo up to the third floor. Stepping on the wooden floor, Niu Xiaochai gently pushed open her room door.

"Wow, that's amazing... I never expected the chess academy to have such luxurious rooms..." Xin Yufei exclaimed.

Niu Xiaochai's room is large and fits the style of a young girl. The beige walls are very pleasing to the eye, and the items are arranged very neatly.

This also made Xin Yufei realize that Senior Sister Niu Xiaochai lived in the chess academy.

"Your room? Can we stay at the chess academy too?" Ji Yingting asked anxiously, a green ahoge sticking up on her head.

"Huh...!? Sakuraba, you want to stay here? Then hurry up and move in! I'm the only girl in this big place on the third floor, and I'm so scared every night! I can only fall asleep with the lights on."

Niu Xiaochai happily picked up Ji Yingting's hands and rubbed them against her face.

So soft...

Ji Yingting's slender hands touched Niu Xiaochai's soft face. She quickly pinched out a small clump of soft skin and flicked it back with a snap.

"Waaah, what are you doing, Sakuraba?" Niu Xiaochai put down Ji Sakuraba's hands, covered her cheeks and said aggrievedly.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Senior Xiaocha, I felt your face was very soft... I couldn't help myself..." Ji Yingting apologized.

She then touched her light green hair and said, "If I could live here, of course I'd like to... There's a shuttle bus to the campus, and even though I'm about to graduate, it's very convenient for meals and rest."

"I'll have Junior Sister Yingting with me from now on!! That's great!! What about Junior Sister Yufei? Do you want to stay here?" Niu Xiaochai said excitedly with stars in her eyes. She looked so happy that she almost jumped up. Then she turned to look at Xin Yufei.

"Ugh... I guess I can't do it. My mom probably won't agree to me living outside for a long time," Xin Yufei hesitated.

"That's a pity, but I'm already very happy to have Sakuraba-chan by my side!"

Ji Yingting asked in confusion, "Huh...!? What about Senior Sister Fei Qiluo? She's a girl too, right...? Doesn't she live in the Go Academy?"

“Yes, my senior sister has her own house, which is very close to here, so it’s very convenient for her to come and go every day,” Niu Xiaochai nodded and said.

"Ah!!! What!! Teacher Fei Qiluo was actually a girl?!" Xin Yufei exclaimed in shock, because even Go publications had not recorded her gender in detail.

Regarding information about Fei Qiluo, media articles sometimes refer to her as "she" and sometimes as "he," suggesting that even they themselves do not know Fei Qiluo's gender.

Thinking about it carefully, Senior Sister Niu Xiaochai had just mentioned the name "Senior Sister Fei Qiluo," but Xin Yufei subconsciously ignored it.

"Hahahahaha!" Niu Xiaochai suddenly burst into laughter, her legs almost touching. Xin Yufei blushed. Was it really that funny?

"No...no, I wasn't laughing at you...hahaha, it's because I always want to laugh when I see someone shocked by Senior Sister's gender..." It took Niu Xiaochai a long time to calm down, patting her big chest to compose herself.

"A cow...!" Xin Yufei was surprised. Senior Sister Niu Xiaochai's physical development was so good.

"Hey, where's Sakuraba-chan?"

“Ah… I know that Senior Sister Fei Qiluo is a woman… and I can only hear her slightly androgynous voice, so I wouldn’t be so shocked if I didn’t have any preconceived notions,” Ji Yingting explained.

Chapter 58: The Chess Game - Wild Bull

"Ugh... What time is it?" Ji Yingting was groggily pulled up by Niu Xiaochai. Her long, light green hair was pressed under the pillow, and the strands were in a mess.

"Oh dear, Sakuraba-chan, how did you manage to drool all over my bed! Have you forgotten? You promised to play chess with me!"

"Oh, it's already afternoon." Ji Yingting rubbed her green eyebrows with both hands, then sat up on the bed for a while.

After washing up, Ji Yingting picked up a comb and gently combed her light green hair, which had become a mess after a nap.

Although Ji Yingting said she wanted to stay at the chess academy, the room she wanted to stay in hadn't been prepared yet... so she had no choice but to take a nap on Senior Sister Niu Xiaocha's bed.

Fortunately, Niu Xiaochai doesn't have the habit of taking a nap; instead, she sat on the sofa and played on her phone for over an hour.

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“Junior Sister Yingting, let’s sit here. Junior Sister Yufei is reviewing the game with the teacher.” Niu Xiaochai pulled Ji Yingting to a corner of the room where a leaf was growing, and the two sat down next to the chessboard.

Oh……

In the starry sky, a huge tree suddenly appeared in Ji Yingting's eyes. She could even see Xin Yufei and Lin Hong reviewing the game from a god's-eye view, as well as... Senior Sister Niu Xiaocha in front of her.

A lovely young girl with long, flaxen curly hair cascading down her shoulders wore a beige Taoist robe dress, her sexy and petite figure quite eye-catching.

On her abdomen, a Taoist robe had the character for "ox" written in the middle, and a beige short skirt barely covered her knees, revealing two slender, fair legs underneath.

"Cows..."

Ji Yingting stared blankly at Niu Xiaochai's chest, her sleepiness instantly dispelled by the large lump of jelly.

"Junior Sister Sakuraba, did you say anything just now?" Niu Xiaochai asked in confusion.

"Ah...no...I was just curious if you, Senior Sister Niu Xiaochai, have huge breasts?" Ji Yingting asked shamelessly.

"Huge breasts? I guess so. Do you want to touch them?" Niu Xiaochai unconsciously puffed out her chest, causing her beige Taoist robe to bulge, and her breasts immediately began to shake violently.

"No...no need," Ji Yingting replied softly, feeling slightly guilty.

Actually, she wanted to ask Niu Xiaochai why her breasts had been feeling itchy lately, and whether they were finally starting to develop.

But what if it's not true... then wouldn't I have been happy for nothing? Ji Yingting didn't want to shatter the beautiful fantasy in her heart.

"Professional Go players seem to wear this kind of clothes..." After looking at the woman's clothes, Ji Yingting stared at Niu Xiaochai's clothes for a while. She decided that she would wear the clothes she had recently bought when she went to the provincial competition next week.

"Junior Sister Yingting, let's guess first," Niu Xiaochai urged.

"OK……"

Splash splash ...

As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Yingting suddenly froze. She saw Niu Xiaochai pick up the box of white chess pieces and slam it onto the table with a clatter.

“Senior Sister Niu Xiaochai…” Ji Yingting frowned slightly, her green eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Niu Xiaochai poured out half of the chess pieces before stopping her incredibly rough actions, but the table was already covered with white chess pieces.

"Guess!"

“I guess an odd number…” Ji Yingting twirled a strand of her green hair with her fingers, then gently picked up a black piece and placed it on the chessboard.

Actually, Ji Yingting usually likes to guess even numbers... but she was frightened by Niu Xiaochai's behavior and couldn't help but think about taking out fewer chess pieces.

"Huff, huff, huff, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1!!!! Ah, it's an even number!! You guessed wrong, I'm Black!!" It took Niu Xiaochai half a minute to organize the white pieces on the board.

Upon discovering that she was playing black, Niu Xiaochai grabbed her long, flaxen-colored curly hair and cried out in distress.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Sakuraba-senpai. It's because when we were coin tossing the coin toss, the more pieces I took out, the higher my chances of getting white... so I..." Niu Xiaochai explained apologetically.

Ji Yingting nodded, her long, light green hair swaying, indicating her understanding. "Yeah, I usually prefer to use white too... But since it's a friendly match, Senior Sister Niu Xiaochai, why didn't you just say you wanted to use white?"

"Haha, that's true, but let's skip it this time, we've already guessed it beforehand," Niu Xiaochai chuckled and shook her head.

"Alright... I'm logging off now, Star Position."

Is Senior Sister Niu Xiaochai using a double star opening...? Ji Yingting's second move landed steadily in the outer eye position. Her two best opening strategies are star-small eye and star-outer eye.

With a snap, Niu Xiaochai didn't think for long before her third move landed on the star point.

Black's three-star formation... Ji Yingting stroked her light green hair as she pondered. With her right hand, she held a white stone near the black stone's star position in her lower left corner, a small knight's move.

With a soft thud, Niu Xiaochai put down the chess piece and retracted her beige sleeve.

Hmm! ? ? Is Xiaofei guarding the corner?

Seeing Niu Xiaochai's next move, Ji Yingting's bluish-green eyebrows twitched a few times.

No... Logically speaking... this should be a very ordinary move, but I always feel that Senior Sister Niu Xiaochai's move in the Three Stars formation is a bit off, I haven't seen it before.

"If I make this move next, the whole layout will be very comfortable," Ji Yingting said, gently placing a piece of her green hair.