The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

As people passed by several courtyards, all they could hear were the scattered sounds of pieces being placed and the clear sound of a stream.

"Hey, you three! Don't try to catch the fish in the pond! They'll dry out!" After taking a few steps, the young man suddenly roared angrily. Three girls were squatting outside the small pond, reaching out to grab the fish inside.

One of them, with long, light green hair, turned her head away expressionlessly.

Another cute girl with pink pear-shaped hair curled her lips in disdain, while the last girl with long black hair and red eyes seemed not to hear the young man's shout. She continued to hold the little fish by the tail and slap it against the edge of the pond.

Snap! The fish died. It twitched a few times and then stopped struggling.

"Hey junior brother, why are you always so nosy? It's not like your dad died."

Hua Shenxi turned around and said somewhat unhappily, "We finally caught a few fish, wouldn't it be a waste not to play with them?"

"You actually called me... Junior Brother?..." The young man's lips twitched a few times. He angrily stepped forward and tapped the pink-haired girl on the forehead. "What Junior Brother? Call me Senior Brother properly!"

"Waaaaah, but you can't beat me at Go... so I'm your senior sister," Hua Shenxi said, holding her forehead in a wronged tone.

"Ah! Big sister!!" Just then, Luo Zhuyu spotted Ji Yingting standing in the crowd. She happily ran over and hugged Ji Yingting, dragging her light green Taoist robe.

Ji Yingting exclaimed in surprise, "Xiaoyu! So the seminar you were talking about is the Celebrity Dojo!!" Ji Yingting lifted her up with both hands and hugged her into her arms.

"Hey! It's that older sister! By the way, Luo Zhuyu actually knows her??" An Ruotong's blood-red pupils blinked a few times, and she glanced at Ji Yingting's long, light green hair with some embarrassment.

Having been both her opponent and her teammate some time ago... An Ruotong's feelings towards Ji Yingting were very complicated. She stepped forward and greeted her softly.

"Hello……".

"Is that Xiaotongtong? Aren't you in New Moon City?"

Ji Yingting recalled her voice for a moment, then raised her hand and gently patted An Ruotong's long black hair.

“My home is in Crescent City… but I go to school and learn chess in Dark Moon City…” With her dark hair falling down her cheeks, An Ruotong’s face was a little red as she lowered her head and explained softly.

Sister Yingting really is popular with the younger girls... Xin Yufei glanced enviously at Luo Zhuyu, who was being held in Ji Yingting's arms.

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"Xiaotong, Xiaoyu, do you know this old lady?" A cute girl with pink pear-shaped hair came around behind Ji Yingting and patted her little bottom, slap slap slap slap slap.

"Ugh! Waaah!" Ji Yingting made a strange sound from her cherry-like mouth as she covered her buttocks with both hands.

Her light green eyebrows twitched wildly, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly. "No... I can't argue with elementary school kids..."

"Xiao Xi, don't be disrespectful to the guests!" The young man became angry again. These little girls were really a handful. He frowned in annoyance.

“Xiao Xi is a very nice older sister. Let’s take her fishing,” An Ruotong suggested, blinking her red pupils.

Hua Shenxi suddenly realized, shaking her pink pear-shaped hair and nodding, saying, "Oh, so she's not an old woman! Then let's hurry up and go cook the fish!"

"Ah!! Why are you three running off to catch fish again! Come back here right now!!" The young man roared angrily once again as he watched the three adorable little girls lead Ji Yingting toward the fishpond.

Chapter 139: The Heavenly Princess An Hai Mi

“Xiao Xi is a very nice older sister. Let’s take her fishing,” An Ruotong suggested, blinking her red pupils.

Hua Shenxi suddenly realized, shaking her pink pear-shaped hair and nodding, saying, "Oh, so she's not an old woman! Then let's hurry up and go cook the fish!"

"Ah!! Why are you three running off to catch fish again! Come back here right now!!" The young man roared angrily once again as he watched the three adorable little girls lead Ji Yingting toward the fishpond.

"Beautiful big sister, big sister, hug me, hug me!" After leaving the small pond, Hua Shenxi jumped onto Ji Yingting and said happily.

"Xiao Xi, hurry up and get down. You're so heavy, it'll be tiring for your older sister to carry you," An Ruotong complained, blinking her red eyes.

"Ah!! What did you say!! How dare you say I'm heavy!!" Her pink pear-shaped hair was blown by the cold wind, and Hua Shenxi jumped off Ji Yingting and started playing around with An Ruotong.

Although it was very noisy outside, the three noisy little girls immediately became quiet after everyone entered the main building, and followed the group in without saying a word.

The interior decoration was much simpler than other places, with only a few flowers and plants and plain wooden floors, making the whole building look very empty.

"Is this the seminar at the Celebrity Dojo?" Xin Yufei looked up in surprise and glanced around.

Although the decor of the 10-dan seminar wasn't exactly luxurious, the Go board made from a single Star Jade Mother-Child Tree that took up the entire room was enough to serve as a showcase... I really wonder what the Go board at the Meijin Dojo seminar was made of...

"Welcome to my dojo, please have a seat here..."

Suddenly, a somewhat withered voice slowly came from the inner room, and the young man leading the group nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

After the white curtain was lifted, an old man with white hair and a frail appearance appeared before everyone. His eyes were like a dark ocean, filled with death.

This is An Chen, a famous figure from the previous generation.

Fei Qilu nodded slightly and then sat down on the wooden chair.

"Teacher, this is a gift from Mr. Lin Hong. They are all his students."

The young man in the lead took the small box from Fei Qiluo's hand.

"Yes, he's very kind... please thank him for me."

The old man glanced at Fei Qiluo and then chuckled softly, his dark eyes slowly shifting.

Wow... he looks so old. I heard he's only around sixty years old.

Niu Xiaochai glanced at him secretly before calmly sitting down to Fei Qiluo's right.

The chessboard is fairly large... but it's a bit too plain for a seminar. Although the wood isn't cheap, it's simply not worthy of such an important person as him.

Niu Xiaochai frowned slightly. She gently touched the huge wooden chessboard in the middle of the room with her delicate white hand. It was very hard and about three times larger than the ordinary chessboard used by the players.

However... although it was made a bit bigger, it was ultimately just made of ordinary wood. It seems that this old man's life was really too simple!

"Hello, Senior An. I am Fei Qiluo, a disciple of my teacher, and a professional seventh dan."

Fei Qiluo lowered her short pink hair slightly, then pointed to her right side, paused, and continued speaking.

"She is Niu Xiaochai, a professional 4-dan player; Lin Hong, a professional 5-dan player; Xin Yufei, an amateur player; and Ji Yingting, an amateur player."

“Oh! I’ve heard of Niu Xiaochai… Your chess style is quite unique.” As soon as Fei Qiluo finished speaking, the old man’s eyes lit up, and he nodded at Niu Xiaochai.

Niu Xiaochai's lips twitched slightly, while Lin Beng frowned and lowered his head in thought with a slightly puzzled expression.

Although... there's nothing particularly special about him, I just felt that the old man in front of me was a bit strange, a feeling that's hard to put into words.

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With her green willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed and her long green hair being pulled tightly by Hua Shenxi's delicate white hands, Ji Yingting blinked her pale purple starry eyes hard. She suppressed the urge to beat up this brat and forcibly pulled her onto her white silk thighs, holding her hands down.

Sitting on Ji Yingting's soft, white silk thighs, Hua Shenxi immediately calmed down. However, she wiggled her little bottom slightly out of curiosity, and her long pink pear blossom hair swayed along with it.

"If you're in a hurry to play chess, I can call my disciples back now. A place to rest has been prepared for you. Our chess academy doesn't have many rules, so feel free to play as you like."

The old man spoke slowly, and aside from his deathly black pupils, his tone was quite kind.

"Well, we're not in a hurry to rest, so we'll have to trouble you then," Fei Qiluo nodded and said. Their purpose in coming here was to exchange chess skills, and it would be great if they could play against more powerful players.

"Speaking of which, Sister Xiaocha, are there any famous Go players in the Celebrity Go Academy?" Xin Yufei shook her black bun and whispered in her ear.

"Hmm... there was one, but I forgot if it was one or two," Niu Xiaochai said uncertainly, pointing to her long, flaxen curly hair.

"The strongest player is his granddaughter. A professional 7-dan player, An Haimi. Known as the 'Princess of the Sky.' I've played a few games with her, and she's very strong."

Following behind the two, Fei Qiluo added solemnly.

Xin Yufei immediately nodded with an expression of understanding.

"Hey! You three, stop fooling around!"

Just as the group was walking, the young man behind them let out another angry roar.

Three long-haired little girls took the opportunity to run to the chess room next door where people were playing chess and started bullying the other children.

"Well, let them have fun. Don't always get angry at your junior sisters," the old man at the front said with a smile as he turned around.

The young man immediately looked helpless and said, "Teacher... you spoil them too much, that's why they're like this."

"Alright, alright, you need to get along better with your junior sisters."

"Yes..." the young man replied in a low voice, but his expression turned slightly unpleasant after he lowered his head.

The four girls lived in a beautiful and unique villa, while Lin Beng was taken elsewhere by the young man. The villa where the girls lived had a room specifically for playing chess.

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Chapter 140: Disciples of a Celebrity's Dojo

"Taotian Princess, An Haimi? Is she very powerful? How strong?" Hearing the people in front of her talking, Ji Yingting stuck out a green ahoge (cowlick) and leaned over to ask. Finally free of the annoying little lolis, she was able to free her hands.

“Yes, she reached professional rank 7 at the same time as me,” Fei Qiluo nodded and said.

"Does Senior Sister Fei Qiluo have any titles?!" Xin Yufei asked excitedly.

A black line appeared on Fei Qiluo's forehead as she explained, "I would never do something so embarrassing... Besides, I don't have any chess skills. Usually, only people with chess skills have nicknames, right?"

"So... is the board position really that important? Senior sister, will you have a hard time in professional matches if you don't have a good board position?" Ji Yingting asked, her green eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"No... to be honest, it's only in recent years that players with strong game positions have become more frequent... but for high-ranking professional players with exceptional skills, game positions mainly serve to enhance their momentum."

"However, I must remind you!! It's not a bad thing for chess players to rely on the overall situation of the game, after all, the situation is something derived from the soul of the chess player. But at the same time, don't neglect your own chess skills."

Fei Qiluo said quite solemnly that many chess players have strong chess moves, but unfortunately their actual chess skills can never be improved.

"Mr. Lin Beng, would you like to stay here? Is that alright?" The young man led Lin Beng into a small house in a somewhat secluded location, since he was the only boy there.

Knowing that he was the biological son of a 10-dan Go player, the young man still spoke very politely.

"Um, thank you... By the way, are you a professional Go player? I don't remember you." Lin Beng frowned and asked in confusion. Generally, Go players who can join such high-level seminars must be professional Go players, and they should have heard of some of their names.

"Hehe, I've been a professional Go player for many years, but I'm not qualified to join the seminar. Only players with a strong Go position are qualified to join the teacher's seminar," the young man explained helplessly, shaking his head.

"Only players with a strategic position? Why?" Lin Beng's pupils widened in slight shock. Only players with a strategic position could join the seminar? This chess academy was a bit too absurd.

No wonder he sounded so concerned about Junior Sister Niu Xiaochai... because Junior Sister Niu Xiaochai's Go Strategy: Wild Bull, and the uses of Go Strategy by Junior Sister Niu Xiaochai, are very famous throughout the professional Go world.

Lin Beng nodded, as if suddenly realizing something.

The young man lowered his hands and clenched his fists somewhat unwillingly, but after a few seconds he let go of his hands as if he had given up.

"Alas, there's nothing I can do. My teacher firmly believes that only players with a strong strategic mind can reach the pinnacle of the chess world; those without such a mind are merely passersby on the chessboard... just like himself! He became like this after losing his Meijin title a few years ago..."

Shaking his head helplessly, the young man continued, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, sir. Let me show you the room."