The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

"Did you hit my sister, Ji Hongying?"

Cui Jinlie looked directly at Ji Hongying and asked calmly.

"Hehe, I didn't expect her to really be your sister..." Upon seeing who it was, Ji Hongying's lips curled into a smile, and she blurted out in a high-pitched voice.

Although her voice was pleasantly husky, there was a hint of sarcasm in her tone.

"Brother, what did you say? You said this woman is Ji Hongying?!???" Cui Jinhuang's golden eyes showed a hint of disbelief as she pointed in shock at the red-haired woman sitting opposite her.

"Why did you hit her?" Cui Jinlie asked without any expression on his face.

"She shouted and yelled during the match, interfering with other players' games, and even verbally abused her opponent... Seriously, the difference in character between you two siblings is huge. I think your sister should be banned from competition for life."

Ji Hongying stood up, dragging her red cheongsam. She took off her straw hat, revealing a lovely smile.

“Hongying…” A female referee next to her shook her head helplessly. Although the two seemed to be old acquaintances, it was not good for her to provoke the family of the player who was hit.

Cui Jinhuang was already feeling wronged and angry, and hearing Ji Hongying's mockery of her now only fueled her rage. She jumped up from the sofa and yelled, "What did you say? You bitch..."

"Shut up!" Cui Jinlie swiftly covered Cui Jinhuang's mouth with his left hand.

"My younger sister was wrong in this matter, and I ask the judges to forgive her and give her another chance to compete... Please also apologize to the contestant she insulted, and my siblings and I can make amends afterwards."

Under his sister's shocked gaze, Cui Jinlie slightly bowed his head.

"..."

"...You've changed, Choi Jin-ryeol."

After a few seconds of silence, Ji Hongying's expression was somewhat complicated. She looked at the boy's sincere expression with his head down and spoke softly.

The referees also fell silent. This seemingly ordinary boy... was extraordinary.

"Let it go, Hongying. This little girl is still young, it's normal for her to be immature."

"Then, take her and get out of here," Ji Hongying said indifferently, her expression extremely impatient.

"Sister, I'm sorry. She insulted you, and I only slapped her once. Do you think that's enough?" After the two left, Ji Hongying lowered her head and muttered to herself.

"Brother, why...did you bow down to them...?" Stepping out of the conference room, Cui Jinhuang's face was ashen. Her hands were clenched into fists so tightly that they even drew a little blood.

"Brother...why did you do this? Answer me!!! Where did the proud you go??" Cui Jinhuang stopped walking and stood in the corridor, crying loudly.

……

The boy with the light yellow spiky hair slowly stopped walking. He turned his head and said softly to his sister.

"If you don't want to see your brother behaving like this again... then don't do things that make your brother feel awkward next time... be more mature, okay?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Jinlie raised his right hand and smiled as he ruffled his sister's long, golden curly hair.

"Waaaaah, brother, I didn't do anything wrong, it's someone else's fault!!! She hit me, and you didn't say anything, waaaaah, I hate you the most, brother!" Cui Jinhuang couldn't help but burst into tears.

She missed her old brother, who would never let her suffer any injustice or be bullied by anyone.

But... ever since two years ago, my brother has suddenly become like a stranger... why is that?

"Waaaaaah!" Cui Jinhuang wept uncontrollably.

"Sigh, let's go back to the hotel room and review the game... Let me see your opponent's strength, and then I'll give you some good guidance over the next few days, making you even stronger than you are now, so stop crying."

Cui Jinlie shook his head helplessly and said.

……

"Wait, brother, you said you would guide me?"

Cui Jinhuang stopped crying instantly, her golden eyes widening in disbelief.

My brother said he wanted to play chess with me?

really?

Is this true? Did I hear that right?

How long has it been since she last played chess with her brother? It's been so long that she can't quite remember, but... as long as her brother is willing to play chess with her again, nothing else matters.

“Okay…” The girl with long, golden curly hair nodded, wiping her eyes with both hands, and silently stopped crying.

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However, at this moment, Cui Jinlie was unaware that his decision would affect his younger sister.

Cui Jinhuang... in the final round of the provincial competition.

He has a fateful encounter with a girl who seems completely ordinary at this moment...

"Yufei, you won the first round too? Congratulations!"

At the dining table of Minghai Ji Middle School, Ji Yingting grabbed a strand of long, light green hair with both hands and slapped a black-haired girl's cheek with a smile.

"Waaah, Sakuraba-neechan, you hit me with your hair again..." Xin Yufei said aggrievedly.

Amidst the laughter, no one could see that beneath the chair... her dark shadow was faintly visible... gradually fading away.

Chapter 79: Reunion

With a whoosh, Ji Yingting stood up from the toilet, holding up her light green Taoist robe.

"Ah, these kinds of clothes just make it hard to go to the bathroom..."

"Ok?"

After leaving the bathroom, Ji Yingting frowned slightly as a familiar voice came from the other side of the corner.

"Sis, my opponents in the first round were so weak. I suspect they weren't even ranked. They started crying after I wiped them all out."

Not far in front of Ji Yingting, two girls walked over, talking to each other.

Among them was a blue-haired girl with two large blue buns and bangs covering her eyes, and next to her was a cold girl with long, dry yellow hair.

"I've reminded you many times... don't underestimate your opponent," the maple-haired girl frowned and said unhappily.

At the same time, Ji Yingting took a step and quickly brushed past the blue-haired girl.

"Ok?"

Ji Bingyuan turned her head and glanced at Ji Yingting in a daze. What came into view was a head of greenish-blue bun hair that reached her waist. She immediately stopped walking.

"Bingyuan, what's wrong?" Ji Qiuyao asked in confusion when she saw her younger sister suddenly stop.

Just as the long, light green-haired girl turned the corner, Ji Bingyuan's icy blue pupils darted around a few times before he spoke slowly.

"Wait... I think I saw someone I know. Sister, you go eat first!!" With that, Ji Bingyuan ran towards the back.

"Someone I know?" Ji Qiuyao repeated, puzzled. Come to think of it... that girl with long, light green hair did look somewhat like someone she knew, but even the hair color was different. Bingyuan must have mistaken her for someone else.

"Huff, huff, huff," Ji Bingyuan was running lightly down the corridor, dragging his ice-blue ancient costume.

"what!!!!!"

After turning the corner, Ji Bingyuan suddenly let out a scream as her ice-blue bun was grabbed by a slender little hand.

A stunningly beautiful girl with long, light green hair stood at the corner. Ji Yingting held Ji Bingyuan's two buns with her small hands, a slight smile on her face.

"Tell me quickly, why did you pretend not to know your sister, you little rascal!"

Ji Bingyuan was being pulled by the hair by Ji Yingting, her expression extremely aggrieved. "Waaaaah, waaaah, Sister Yingting, let go first!"

"Hmm..." Ji Yingting lowered her hands and slowly sat down on the sofa next to the vending machine.

Ji Bingyuan hesitated for a moment, then slowly walked over, picked up the ice-blue Hu-style robe, and sat on Ji Yingting's lap.

"Waaaaah, waaaaah, Sister Yingting, I miss you so much!!! There's a reason I pretended not to know you!!" As soon as she sat down, Ji Bingyuan hugged Ji Yingting and started crying, feeling wronged.

Ji Yingting chuckled softly, ruffled Ji Bingyuan's short, icy blue hair, and said, "Alright, sweetie, stop crying... By the way, who was that woman you were talking to?"

"Waaaaah, that's my older sister, Ji Qiuyao. She's so awful! I don't like her at all. She's so mean!" Ji Bingyuan's face was covered in tears. She buried her face in Ji Yingting's water lily-colored sash and wiped her face a few times.

"So she's your older sister!!" Ji Yingting exclaimed in surprise.

Ji Bingyuan is 14 years old this year. Her biological parents and older sister are all in other places, so she lived in Ji Yingting's house until she was six years old.

Ji Bingyuan said aggrievedly, "Waaah, Sister Yingting, I miss you so much. Half a year after I left home to see my parents, I heard that you were sent to another place..."

When I returned to the Ji family, Sister Hongying... she had changed a lot too.

After he finished speaking, Ji Bingyuan and Ji Yingting both fell silent for a moment.

"Okay, stop crying... Now you see me, right? Seriously, you're such a grown woman, yet you still speak without thinking."

Ji Yingting raised her right hand and patted Ji Bingyuan's head hard.

"Waaah... Oh right, Sakuraba-nee, my older sister is so awful!!! She and Mom and Dad are so mean to me!!"

"I still prefer Hongyun's dad and Qinghe's mom!!!" Ji Bingyuan complained, lying on Ji Yingting's lap.

Hearing what Ji Bingyuan said, Ji Yingting said with amusement, "What's wrong with your own sister? You seemed quite happy when you were talking to her."

"No way!! They're too strict with me!! I don't know how I've survived all these years. When I first came home, I'd get a beating even for using my hands to eat. My sister looks down on me completely."

Ji Bingyuan became more and more heartbroken as she spoke, and her tone even sounded like she was about to burst into tears again.

"Alright, alright, stop crying... If you don't like them, you're a grown child now. After you become a professional Go player, you can just move out or live at the Go academy..."

Ji Yingting patted Ji Bingyuan's bun, which calmed her down a bit. She couldn't help but recall Xiao Ying, and then she gently touched Ji Bingyuan's hair.

Ji Yingting felt like she was about to encounter another troublesome girl among the people she knew...

"Well... Sister Yingting, I'll come find you again tonight. If I don't go back to my sister soon, she'll probably scold me again..." Ji Bingyuan smiled happily. Her mood had improved a lot after meeting Ji Yingting again.

"Alright, go find your sister obediently."

After turning around, Ji Bingyuan's expression became much more complicated. She hesitated for a moment before turning away.

"As expected... it's not a good idea to bring up Benizakura-nee's matter now... she might get angry."

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"Ji Qiuyao, where did Bingyuan go to play again?" A stunningly beautiful girl with long, fiery red hair knelt across two chessboards, her expression somewhat helpless.

Honestly... The elders in my family asked me to play chess with them, so now I don't even have time to go find my sister.

"I don't know. Bingyuan said she thought she saw a familiar face and then ran over..." Ji Qiuyao said coldly, tossing her maple-colored hair with some displeasure.