The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

Her mind was as calm as if it had undergone a sublimation, and her two golden pupils were fixed on Xin Yufei.

Cui Jinhuang tossed her long, golden hair, and the black chess piece she had just placed on the board seemed to radiate a dazzling golden light.

"Her dragon has one more breath than mine, so I guess I'll just have to concede."

Xin Yufei's black bun trembled slightly. She tugged at the hem of her white cheongsam and lowered her head somewhat unwillingly.

Although I can't advance to 4-dan after losing this game, 3-dan isn't bad either... Should I try to aim for 5-dan next year?

I'm sorry, Sakuraba-nee, I lost. Saying things like "it's not bad" or "next year"... wasn't that a bit embarrassing? Sakuraba-nee is aiming to be a professional Go player.

But with such a low profile, probably not many people would want me to look bad. I'm such a coward.

I met Sakuraba-san... and attended a seminar for professional Go players.

Has my chess skill actually improved? Has anyone acknowledged my progress?

Who will acknowledge me? Sakuraba-nee? Or... my rival?

After glancing at Cui Jinhuang, Xin Yufei gently lifted the sleeve of her snow-white cheongsam on her right arm, revealing her slender jade hand holding a white chess piece, *snap*.

"Hey?"

Just as she was about to place the chess piece, something unexpected happened.

Xin Yufei's pink lips opened in surprise, and her two dark pupils widened suddenly.

What is this place?

Before her lay an utterly dark abyss, where the darkness of night was nowhere to be seen.

Although it was pitch black, Xin Yufei could clearly sense that her right hand, which was holding the chess piece, was slowly descending, as if time had reversed and returned to the moment she placed the piece.

She didn't arrive at some place; rather, her pupils were obscured by a black shadow!

With a "whoosh," a blurry shadow gradually rose from beneath Xin Yufei's feet, and a huge blackish-purple sphere slowly ascended into the air, the sphere emitting a strange purplish-black flame.

In that instant, Xin Yufei thought of many things. When exactly did her presence begin to diminish? Was it from birth? No… it was after she started learning Go from her grandmother.

She also recalled the night she slept with Ji Yingting, because Yingting's long, bluish-green hair was so beautiful, as dim and dazzling as moonlight.

And me? Just a tiny, insignificant shadow... But sometimes even dark clouds can obscure the sun and the moon, Xin Yufei slowly opened her dark pupils.

A white chess piece was gently placed onto the chessboard, and time began to flow again. The timer returned to Cui Jinhuang's time, click.

At this very moment... no one could see that behind Xin Yufei was a gigantic, dark purple sun!!!

No, to be precise, it wasn't a sun, but a purplish-black oval shadow shaped like a sun!

A huge slit opened up in the middle of the round creature, like a terrifying mouth... and it grinned grotesquely.

"I agree..." Xin Yufei blinked her dark pupils and murmured to herself, a slight smile curving her lips.

"I acknowledge my own progress!!"

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"Brother, I lost again. I'm sorry," a cute girl with long, curly golden hair said softly as she sat in the room. Her face was very calm, but tears kept flowing from her eyes.

She was full of confidence and wanted to achieve a ten-game winning streak, but in the end she didn't even make it to the fifth dan.

Cui Jinhuang, six wins and four losses...

"Brother, I tried so hard, but why did I still lose? I don't understand... What happened at the last moment? I don't understand." Tears streamed down Cui Jinhuang's face, which was soaked with tears, and he cried with tears streaming down his face.

After being hit hard by several recent events, she was exhausted. After all, sometimes a girl's maturity can come suddenly, overnight.

A boy with spiky, light yellow hair sat opposite her, a thoughtful expression on his face. "Little sister, you're only 12 years old."

After saying that, he gently patted the girl's golden head.

On the chessboard between the two was a game of chess, Cui Jinhuang's last match, the tenth round against Xin Yufei.

“However…you just said that when you were playing chess, you didn’t notice when she tightened her grip on you?” Cui Jinlie repeated what Cui Jinhuang had said earlier.

In Go terminology, also known as "reducing liberties," a move where two players' unlived stones surround each other, and during the ko fight (or the formation of a double-lived stone), the liberties of the opponent's stones are continuously reduced.

"Um... when I came to my senses, my dragon was already dead," the girl said haltingly, tears streaming down her face, her voice trembling with sobs.

"........."

"I heard that decades ago, there was a professional chess player named Xin whose chess move was called 'Crossing the Sea Under Cover of Darkness'."

It is said to significantly reduce the presence of a certain important piece, forcing the opponent to focus intently on the board with every move, otherwise they will instantly fall into a disadvantageous position due to neglecting the importance of that piece.

After frowning and pondering for a while, Cui Jinhuang suddenly widened his golden eyes and said:

"But the fact that she could keep you on your toes without you noticing... that's beyond a simple deception; it's practically... a complete sleight of hand!!"

Author's Note:

P.S.: The large image is too big to upload, so I just posted a screenshot.

For those who want clearer, larger images, you can join the book club 490822789 to see them. The character designs for the other characters are also almost finished, and you will be able to see them all soon.

Also, my youngest daughter, Yufei, is so cute! Kisses and lovey-doveys!

Chapter 130: Kiss

A loud thud drew the attention of many people in the hall. At table number one, a girl with long sky-blue hair slowly fell to the ground and gently closed her eyes.

That's enough, Ice Source... you've done a good job.

Shaking her long, bluish-green hair, Ji Yingting gently withdrew her slender hands and lay down on the chessboard to sleep. She was so tired, she snored softly.

Ji Yingting fell asleep quickly.

"Bingyuan... Bingyuan! What happened to you?!" Hearing the commotion after the blue-haired girl fell, Ji Qiuyao, who was sitting not far away, suddenly widened her eyes and stood up abruptly, exclaiming.

"I'm sorry... I concede this game." A hand shoved the chessboard aside, and under Qi Yue's shocked gaze, Ji Qiuyao hurriedly ran towards the spot where Ji Bingyuan had fallen.

She conceded defeat?! This game was clearly her advantage!!

Qi Yue narrowed her deep purple eyes and looked in the direction Ji Qiuyao had left, still somewhat puzzled. She hadn't yet recovered from the unexpected windfall.

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"Hmm?" Ji Bingyuan blinked his blue eyebrows gently, his long, smooth, sky-blue hair cascading down his back like a waterfall, and slowly opened his eyes.

The walls around me are white, and the curtains are snow-white. Is this a medical room?

Her icy blue pupils blinked listlessly as she turned her head to look to one side.

Whoosh! The next moment, Ji Bingyuan was suddenly stunned as a figure tightly embraced her.

"Waaaaah, Bingyuan, are you awake? It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright," a girl with dry, yellow hair said, sitting on the edge of the bed, her fair cheek pressed tightly against Ji Bingyuan's cheek.

"Don't want to sleep anymore? Then get up, the closing ceremony and awards presentation are about to begin."

"Qiu Yao... Sister," Ji Bingyuan blinked her icy blue pupils and said in a weak voice.

"Yes, sister is here. Bingyuan, is there anything you want to say?" Ji Qiuyao asked, hugging Ji Bingyuan's long, sky-blue hair.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Ji Bingyuan glanced sideways, narrowed her icy blue eyes, and whispered, "Sister, I hate you."

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Ji Qiuyao froze for a moment, her arms around Ji Bingyuan loosening slightly. After a few seconds of stunned silence, she chuckled softly, "Yes, I already knew. But it's okay, because I really like you. I like Bingyuan."

"Didn't I tell you! I hate my sister!" Ji Bingyuan shook her long, ice-blue hair and pursed her lips as she spoke, her emotions suddenly becoming agitated again.

"It's okay, because as long as your sister likes you, that's enough," Ji Qiuyao said gently, stroking the top of Ji Bingyuan's sky-blue hair.

"Waaaaah, waaaaah, Sister Qiuyao bullied me too, you all bullied me!!" Ji Bingyuan suddenly started wailing, tossing her sky-blue hair, her tears streaming down her ice-blue Taoist robe.

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Standing outside the medical room, a stunningly beautiful young woman with a light green hairpin adorned with laurel blossoms smiled slightly as she gently supported herself with her right hand and sat down on a wooden chair.

“My little sister is such a child who never grows up… but she finally has a new older sister who can love her in my place,” Ji Yingting said with a smile, gently resting her long, light green hair against the wall.

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After Ji Yingting finished speaking, a girl with long, fiery red hair sitting opposite her was slightly taken aback.

"Xiao Ying, are you leaving?" Ji Yingting asked softly, a trace of sorrow lingering between her light green eyebrows.

"Well... I also have an urgent matter at my chess academy, so I have to go back."

Ji Hongying nodded her long, fiery red hair with a rather dejected expression. At this final moment, if I reveal my true identity, what will Sister Ying Ting think? Will she be angry because I have deceived her for so long?

Her hesitation reached its peak, and Ji Hongying's slender hands trembled slightly. If it were like this... she would be separated from her sister again. She was so unwilling.

I wonder when I will be able to see my sister again, and whether she will forgive me, her beastly sister.

My older sister is usually a bit silly, but she's also so gentle. If I don't keep an eye on her, she might get tricked by some cute little sister at any time.

As the moment of separation drew closer, Ji Hongying's heart ached more and more. She quietly gazed at Ji Yingting, who had long green hair, and the two sat silently on the chairs without saying a word.

"Hey, Sakuraba, what do you think of me?" Ji Hongying asked, her voice trembling slightly and tinged with a hint of tears.

Ji Yingting ruffled the ends of her bluish-green hair, looking somewhat puzzled. She repeated, slightly confused, "What do I think of Xiaoying? That's such a sudden question."

"Although Xiaoying is very mature when dealing with strangers, she always acts like a little kid in front of me... If I had to say, she's like a little sister to me, hehe."

Ji Yingting's pale purple starry eyes narrowed into slits as she tilted her head and chuckled softly.

"Pfft!" Ji Hongying almost spit out snot. She stood up and slowly walked towards Ji Yingting.

Hmm? She frowned her light green eyebrows.

The next instant, Ji Hongying sat down on Ji Yingting's slender and beautiful thighs, which were covered by white stockings, and leaned forward slightly.

Some of the suggestive actions... Ji Yingting shifted her body slightly embarrassed.

"Xiaoying is being a bit too forward, isn't she? What does she want to do?"

In an instant, Ji Yingting's two pale purple starry eyes widened, and she froze.

The only thing she could feel was Ji Hongying raising her hand and gently lifting her thick, light green bangs.

Then... a wet sensation landed on her lips. She kissed her?

Ji Hongying knelt on Ji Yingting's white stockings, lifted her light green bangs, and gently placed her cherry-like lips on Ji Yingting's pink lips, soft and wet.