The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

Ji Hongying tossed her long, fiery red hair and then asked, "By the way, Sakuraba, why did you finish your sixth round match so quickly? Didn't your opponent show up...? It seems like it was less than 15 minutes."

"Hmm... because Xiaoying invited me out to play... so I wanted to finish the game quickly, so I played very fast."

Ji Yingting spoke quickly, but because she had a steamed bun in her mouth, her accent was very unclear, and Ji Hongying didn't quite hear her.

"By the way, Sakuraba, this hotel has a lot of entertainment facilities, including a dedicated Go room. Shall we go check it out after dinner?"

Ji Hongying paused slightly before saying, "Today, perhaps there will be a chance to play a game of chess with my sister, a game that she has been looking forward to for a long time."

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Chapter 95: Professional Go Players of the Sakura Empire Federation

Ji Yingting spoke quickly, her accent very unclear because she had a steamed bun in her mouth, but Ji Hongying was still moved by her.

"By the way, Sakuraba, this hotel has a lot of entertainment facilities, including a dedicated Go room. Shall we go check it out after dinner?"

"Okay..." Ji Yingting replied somewhat unclearly. Anyway, there was no competition tomorrow, so playing a few games of recreational chess or instructional chess to relax was a good thing.

"Pat-pat, pat-pat, pat-pat, pat-pat"

"Hmm?" After passing through the corner of the corridor, Ji Hongying led Ji Yingting to the chess and card entertainment room in the room. She glanced around a few times.

The area around the chess and card room was quite spacious, except for one table in the center which was extremely crowded with people watching two people play a game.

Her fiery red eyebrows were slightly raised. Ji Hongying stood on tiptoe and barely managed to see the two people playing the game. One of them was a black-haired boy who wasn't very old. His brows were tightly furrowed and a few drops of sweat slid down his cheeks.

Opposite him sat a petite girl with a black princess hairstyle, blood-red eyes, and wearing a white dress.

It's the player Sakuraba played against this morning... I think her name is An Ruotong...

"Sakuraba, your opponent from this morning is playing chess with someone else."

Ji Hongying whispered something in Ji Yingting's ear, and Ji Yingting raised her green eyebrows in response.

The black-haired boy's expression grew increasingly tense, while An Ruotong stared at him coldly with a slight smile on her lips.

"I admit defeat..." Not long after, the black-haired boy lowered his head slightly. He looked to be not much older than Ji Hongying and Ji Yingting.

"Hmph, so you're the new first-dan professional Go player from the Sakura Empire Federation? Here on our moon, you're only a mid-to-lower amateur fourth-dan level," An Ruotong said with a disdainful sneer, flicking her black bangs.

An old man sighed softly, "Xiao Tong is really amazing! She can even beat professional Go players from the Sakura Empire! The level of Go there is getting worse and worse."

"Yes, I think Xiaotong will become a professional Go player this year... She's truly a Go prodigy!"

Hearing the praises around her, An Ruotong laughed smugly, while the black-haired boy gritted his teeth in anger.

Although he is not a member of the Eastern Federation, the current era has developed a signal transmitter that can alter the perception of language. Almost everyone on every planet has this device installed, and as long as you know one language, you can travel freely in interstellar space.

"Is Xiaotong about to become a professional Go player? So far in this provincial tournament, she's still undefeated, right?" a middle-aged man asked curiously. They were all regulars at the hotel's chess and card room.

“Uh…” An Ruotong was taken aback by his words, but when she looked away, she saw a very familiar cyan-green figure.

An Ruotong's blood-red eyes widened suddenly, and she jumped up from her seat in an instant.

"Ah!! Ah!! It's you!! You wretched old woman!"

Long, bluish-green hair swayed in front of her eyes, and she retreated in a panic while shouting loudly.

Ji Yingting shook her long, light green hair, waved her little hand, and greeted her, "Little sister, long time no see..."

"Xiao Tong, you mustn't be rude to the guests."

Just then, a middle-aged man's voice came from outside, and a man in a black suit led a group of young people into the chess and card room.

"Hello, Mr. An!" Everyone in the chess and card room greeted him. The middle-aged man was named An Cheng, the big boss of this hotel, and he had a daughter with an exceptional talent for Go. Regular guests at this hotel knew this very well.

"What happened?" The middle-aged man asked, somewhat puzzled, as he saw many people gathered around a chess table.

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Upon recognizing the figures, Ji Hongying's pupils contracted slightly. These people were... members of the youth team of the Sakura Empire's national Go team. She had seen these people in the newspaper.

The youth-level interstellar professional league should be in a month... Aren't they coming a bit too early?

"Yamamoto, what's wrong?"

A gray-haired man with somewhat ordinary features but sharp, eagle-like eyes walked over.

"Hmm? You're playing white in this game... Did you lose? Who was your opponent? Was it that little girl?" The gray-haired man lowered his head to observe the game.

The black-haired boy who had just lost to An Ruotong lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly.

"I made a mistake in this game! I could have won if we played another game. It was her group of pieces that tricked me!!" The black-haired boy stumbled and argued, pointing at the chessboard.

"Hmph, it's clearly because your chess skills are too poor. How can a professional chess player be so weak? Are all the professional chess players on Sakura Empire this level?" An Ruotong sat back down and snorted disdainfully.

"Xiao Tong!" The middle-aged man called out her name sternly, his face revealing helplessness. His daughter never knew when to speak.

However, An Cheng was still pleasantly surprised when he learned that his daughter could beat professional Go players.

When An Cheng learned that these young professional Go players from Sakura Empire were going to stay at this hotel, he was originally thinking of finding someone to tutor his daughter before her professional exams. Now he thought it would be good if he could avoid making enemies with them.

Upon hearing An Ruotong's words, the gray-haired man frowned deeply. "Little girl, you can't just say things like that. Are all the young chess players in your country this rude?"

The chess players behind him also looked displeased and glared at An Ruotong with ill intent.

"What's so great about beating Yamamoto? Do you dare to play another round with me?" a fat man with an ugly appearance questioned.

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"But I think she's right... Do you really think you're that strong, you Sakura Empire players?"

A strange smile appeared on her lips as Ji Hongying spoke slowly. In the next instant, her words immediately attracted the attention of everyone nearby.

Huh? Kaga Rin looked in the direction the sound came from and saw two super beautiful girls wearing thick bathrobes sitting not far from them.

A young girl with long, spiky hair and a greenish-blue bun sat in a luxurious chess chair, her eyes narrowed. She seemed to be listening to their conversation, but from a chess player's perspective, she exuded an ominous aura.

There was also a beautiful girl with long, fiery red hair standing on end, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

The words just now came from the mouth of that fiery red-haired girl, and he narrowed his gray pupils as he looked at Ji Hongying.

Chapter 96: 3V3

A young girl with long, spiky hair and a greenish-blue bun sat in a luxurious chess chair, her eyes narrowed. She seemed to be listening to their conversation, but from a chess player's perspective, she exuded an ominous aura.

There was also a beautiful girl with long, fiery red hair standing on end, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

The words just now came from the mouth of that fiery red-haired girl, and he narrowed his gray pupils as he looked at Ji Hongying.

“Since that’s how you see us, then come and play a game of chess with us. I’ll show you your ignorance and insignificance,” a fat man with a pompadour stepped forward and said loudly.

"Hey, hey, hey, they're not really going to play against those professional Go players, are they? They're just three little girls... But they actually said Xiaotong was rude, that's unacceptable!"

"But... Kotomi really is a bit rude..."

"Yes, Xiaotong has always been like this."

"Shhh!!"

The tourists gathered around the table and started discussing it.

Why do you say that things can't be resolved with words, and that you have to resort to chess at the slightest disagreement?

Even if they disliked each other... and the relationship between the two federations was not harmonious, the other party was a real professional Go player from the Sakura Empire Federation, and was obviously much older than them.

"Hmph, if that's the case, shall we play another round? So stubborn about saving face, you're just making things difficult for yourself. First-dan professional."

An Ruotong tossed her long black hair and then glared disdainfully at the black-haired boy in front of her, a clear hint of anger on his face. "Hmph, you only won the last game by luck. Are you too scared to play another game with me?"

Although she disdained to take the other party's shameless sophistry and provocations seriously, she wouldn't mind if the other party wanted to play another game against her. After all, opportunities to play against professional chess players are rare.

Wearing a bright red bathrobe, Ji Hongying sat down to An Ruotong's right. She clapped her hands happily and said, "Ah! Want to play chess? Then I'll be the third general. Who are your third generals?"

An Ruotong glanced at Ji Hongying with some surprise. She didn't recognize her, but she seemed to be the sister of that green-haired old woman, so she probably wasn't a good person.

Ji Yingting tossed her long, light green hair, narrowed her pale purple starry eyes, and slowly sat down to An Ruotong's left. "Hehe, then I'm the general, and little sister, you're the second general."

After speaking, Ji Yingting gently patted An Ruotong's head.

"...? When did I say I wanted to play chess with you guys?"

An Ruotong tossed her long black hair and turned to glare at Ji Yingting with a puzzled look. This old woman was such a drama queen.

"Alright, alright, little sister, don't mind it..." Ji Yingting smiled and continued to pat An Ruotong's little black head.

"Xiaotong, let's play chess with them!! I think 3v3 is really fun!!"

"Yeah, yeah, let's teach those reckless Sakura Empire people a lesson!!"

"It's disgusting that professional Go players are so shameless."

An Ruotong frowned and pushed Ji Yingting's arm away, but she still showed a hint of hesitation. "Alright... but I want to be the general."

"Very well, you're the second-in-command."

"I am the general!!"

"Yes, I told you you're the second-in-command."

Ji Yingting responded by rubbing her long, light green hair. Her playful words, as if teasing a child, immediately made everyone around her burst into laughter.

An Ruotong gave an unpleasant snort, and did not pursue the positions of the first and second generals any further. Then she crossed her arms and glared at her opponent.

Several professional Go players from Chongying had been unhappy with An Ruotong's arrogant attitude for a long time, and some of them were itching to make a move.

"Hehe, then I'll be the general. My name is 'My Grandson Fat Tiger,' I'm 19 years old, a professional 6-dan. Let me teach you ignorant little girls a lesson!"

The fat, ugly man with a crew cut nodded and said something, but just as he was about to sit down opposite Ji Yingting, a large hand suddenly patted his shoulder.

"Fat Tiger, get up and go to your position as Third General. Let me be the First General."