"???"

Qiao Qiu was completely confused. What was going on? Why was this big shot keeping inviting her?

Qiao Qiu clicked "agree," and after entering, Qiu Yijianmeng immediately started the matchmaking process without hesitation, as if she was indeed the only one invited.

Qiao Qiu canceled the match and typed, "My skills are terrible, why do you keep inviting me?"

This is what Qiao Qiu can't understand. She must have met many experts like her, right?

As autumn began to stir, he seemed to pause for a moment before replying in the message box: "It's too lonely playing alone."

"Aren't you afraid of being a burden by taking me with you?" Qiao Qiu asked.

“I can take on five people at once without any problem,” Qiu Yijianmeng said.

"Thank you, I know it's a bit ungrateful of me to say this... but I want to practice my skills." It does feel good to be guided, but a year later, she'll be facing off against the male lead. How can she do that without real strength?

As autumn began to stir, Qiao Qiu remained silent for a while, and just as she was about to leave, she said, "I'll help you."

"You're helping me?" Qiao Qiu was surprised. They had only met by chance, so why would she help her?

"Um."

"Why are you helping me?" Qiao Qiu asked.

"When you want to help someone, you don't need a reason," Qiu Yijianmeng said.

"Okay, let's add each other as friends," Qiao Qiu said, clicking on the friend request option.

"I'm going out." Qiu Yijianmeng agreed to her friend request and went out.

Before long, as autumn began to stir, he invited her into the mechanical path and asked her, "Qiu Shui, you can choose whichever hero you want to train."

"Okay," Qiao Qiu replied.

Once again matched and entering the hero selection page, Qiao Qiu faced her seven or eight heroes and wondered which one to practice. At first, she wanted to practice Lu Ban No. 7, but then she found that her Lu Ban was constantly being caught and dealing no damage.

She initially thought Lu Ban No. 7 wasn't that powerful, but after watching Lu Ban's gameplay in the previous match, her opinion completely changed. She realized that Lu Ban could be played like that, and what's terrifying is that his second skill can kill enemies from a great distance, so those who like to play recklessly with low health can't escape.

Her Lu Ban No. 7 model isn't good enough, but one day, she will be.

With that in mind, Qiao Qiu chose Lu Ban No. 7.

"Master Lu Ban, IQ 250. Worship him, remember to worship him."

Qiao Qiu selected the "Arcade Boy" skin, and a little figure wearing headphones and carrying a backpack popped up.

"The VR era, Final Fantasy."

Qiao Qiu's eyes lit up. This was the hero she wanted. She would practice this hero until she could buy the skin. She wanted her skills to be worthy of the skin.

"Women are such fickle creatures, Master. Last time you said you wanted to practice Han Xin, didn't you?" the ring said.

Qiao Qiu clicked "OK" and smiled, "It's the same whether you practice Lu Ban first or Han Xin."

"Fine, I can't argue with you." The ring fell silent.

Upon entering the loading screen, Qiao Qiu saw that Qiu Yijianmeng had selected the hero Han Xin, who also had the White Dragon skin.

Qiao Qiu was desperate. Han Xin was the last opponent a marksman wanted to face.

Loading progress is 100%. Enter the Mo Family's Mechanical Path.

"Welcome to Honor of Kings. The enemy will arrive on the battlefield in three seconds. Please prepare."

"Qiu Shui, how much do you know about Lu Ban's fighting style?" Qiu Yi asked, her voice tinged with budding autumn.

"Hide behind the tank and spray bullets, use the second skill to pick off enemies from afar, and unleash the ultimate on areas with many enemies." Qiao Qiu replied to Qiu Yi Jian Meng via voice chat, guiding Lu Ban No. 7 onto the battlefield.

Speaking of Lu Ban No. 7, it's quite cute. When it runs away, it raises its two little hands and shakes them.

“A true archer can protect himself even without a body in front of him,” Qiu Yijianmeng said.

"Is that even possible?" Qiao Qiu simply couldn't imagine what she would do without meat in front of her.

"Marksmen generally have very low self-defense capabilities, so to beat a marksman, you must take the initiative and not play passively. Once your opponent is afraid of you, your chances of winning this game increase by 70%."

Qiao Qiu felt that after fighting for so long, she had opened the door to many new worlds today.

"Xiao Jie, is what she said true?"

"Master, what's your judgment?" The ring didn't answer directly.

"I think she's right." Qiao Qiu had a lot of realizations. If you don't have the ability to protect yourself, why bother trying to protect yourself? Killing in danger is something all heroes have to go through. If you're afraid of death, how can you improve your strength and reach the top?

As autumn began to stir, he continued, "You must practice your second skill, but you also need to practice your positioning. When you're dealing damage, you need to learn to move and attack at the same time."

"And then?" Qiao Qiu wrote all of this down before asking.

"Lu Ban's second skill can push enemies away. If a hero rushes in front of you, you can push him away and then use Flash in the opposite direction. At the right time, you can use the first skill in combination with a basic attack, and you might even be able to win a counter-kill. Lu Ban's economy is very important. In the early game, if you are not confident, do not leave your lane to ambush others. Focus on farming. When your equipment is good, you can dominate the battlefield."

"Understood."

"What kind of inscribed equipment do you have?" Qiu Yijianmeng asked.

"Inscription: Ten Hunting, Ten Eagle Eyes, Ten Mutations."

"A hundred-penetration rune, not bad, good, both marksmen and assassins can use it."

The ring proudly proclaimed in Qiao Qiu's mind, "Of course, with me here, adding inscriptions is a piece of cake."

Qiao Qiu laughed and said, "Look how smug you are."

"I'm just stating the facts," the ring said, sounding aggrieved.

Qiao Qiu laughed and said, "Alright, I can't scold you anymore. I'll buy you candy later."

"Master, I am a spirit, how can I eat candy..." The ring was both amused and exasperated.

“That makes sense.” Qiao Qiu nodded, then sent out the equipment she usually used: “Swift Boots, Lightning Dagger, Endless Blade, Bloodthirsty Blade, Dawnbreaker, and Breaking Army.”

"How long have you been playing Honor of Kings?" Qiu Yijianmeng asked.

“A month,” Qiao Qiu replied. “What’s wrong?”

"You have a good memory," Qiu Yijianmeng said.

"You flatter me."

As autumn began to stir, he said, "Your equipment and runes are all fine. Let's begin the battle."

"good."

While they were talking, the minion wave had already moved twice.

Qiao Qiu's Lu Ban began clearing the minion wave one shot at a time. As autumn's chill deepened, Han Xin teleported over, knocked up a minion, and then turned and left.

Qiao Qiu couldn't figure out her true intentions, so she could only continue clearing the minion wave.

As autumn's arrival seemed to be drawing her attention, it jumped over again after a short while, this time knocking her flying with terrifying precision and lightning-fast speed, making it impossible to defend against.

Qiao Qiu then realized something was wrong, and she began to try to move around, paying attention to guarding against Qiu Yijianmeng.