Chapter 54

"There are definitely substitutes," Zhao Hui said. "The problem is, the hero pool gap is too big, so all the drafts have to be done on the spot. Not to mention their on-stage strength."

"Yes!" Le Anyi's face was filled with horror. He still couldn't accept Ling Yin's sudden request for leave, and he didn't even explain why. He had never missed a game in the past three years!

The mid laner is the backbone of a team, and Ling Yin is also the commander! If he leaves, how will they deal with those teams eyeing them covetously?!

"Do we really have to go?" Le Anyi bit his hand. He had never realized how dependent he was on his captain. He almost pounced on him, but he didn't because Qu Xing had already climbed over to him with a sad face.

Le Anyi howled, "No, Captain! I admit I was a little loud when I spoke to you some time ago, but you can't leave..." He suddenly remembered something, and his face became more terrified: "You can't be a hand..."

The head suddenly left his body, and Qu Xing grabbed his hand and turned it over and over.

"No." Ling Yin smiled and rubbed Qu Xing, then spread out his hands to show him.

Qu Xing relaxed and continued to hold Ling Yin's arm sadly, without saying a word.

He wasn't afraid of losing. Back in VIN, he'd won so many games with four rookies; they were definitely better than the rookies. It was just that these guys didn't have a clear understanding of his strength, which was why they were so worried about the loss of Fengshen.

"I miss you." Qu Xing rubbed him with her pink head.

Those four words were so heartfelt and heartbreaking, it felt as if they were already separated. Ling Yin's heart melted at his words.

He held Qu Xing's face and rubbed it: "Start thinking about it tomorrow, don't leave today."

Qu Xing held the person in his arms without saying a word.

If we leave early tomorrow morning, with their lifestyle, they won't even be able to get up. That would be like leaving at night.

After a while, Qu Xing asked, "When will you be back?"

"Come back as soon as you're done with your work tonight." Ling Yin was about to rub his head when he remembered how long he had spent combing his pink fur beautifully that morning. So he just gave it a slight pat and said, "Keep going, my acting captain."

Qu Xing sat up straight: "Don't worry, Captain!"

"Okay, I'll go downstairs and tell them." Zhao Hui waved his hand and said, "You can go now."

Ling Yin: "...You seem very anxious."

Zhao Hui: "Don't you need to go back and pack your luggage?"

"We'll collect it in the evening." Ling Yin pulled out a chair and sat down under Qu Xing's bright gaze: "Let's train first." Otherwise, his Xingxing will miss him from now on.

During the remaining hours of free training, Qu Xing stubbornly isolated the pores on the side closest to Ling Yin, using them to sense the presence of the person next to him. When they were alone in the training room, sleepiness began to overtake his sanity. Ling Yin came over to help him turn off the computer.

Ling Yin: "Sleep."

Qu Xing stood up, half sleepy, half sad. Silently, he clung to Ling Yin and reluctantly followed him to his door, trying to squeeze in together.

Ling Yin pushed him back to the room with amusement: "I'm just going out for a day, baby."

"But I want to sleep with you." Qu Xing was still clinging to him.

"No." Ling Yin lowered her head and kissed him, "I'll have to get up very early tomorrow and wake you up."

"I'm not afraid of noise." Qu Xing rubbed him.

Ling Yin chuckled and lowered his voice, "Why don't you just not sleep?"

"?"

The man's tone was full of seduction, which instantly sobered Qu Xing up a bit. He raised his head, and although he was reluctant, he tore himself off of him. He turned the man around and pushed him towards the door.

"Good night, Brother Ling."

Ling Yin smiled and said, "Good night."

—

The next morning, Qu Xing had a dream and woke up for some reason. He opened his eyes and saw the dim light from outside the window filtering through the gap in the curtains, with the clarity that only just emerged from the sunrise.

So early...

Qu Xing closed his eyes sleepily. The clear sunlight flowed quietly for a moment, and just as he was about to fall into a deep sleep again, a sudden noise came from outside the house. It seemed like a door was opening. The sound was so soft that it was almost inaudible, and Qu Xing suddenly woke up.

Ling Yin is leaving today!

He fished out his phone. Six o'clock? Why would there be noise outside the door at this hour? It must be his beautiful captain.

Without a second thought, Qu Xing threw down his phone and jumped out of bed, ready to go out and give Ling Yin a goodbye kiss. A few steps away, he could no longer hear any movement outside the door, wondering if the person had already left. Qu Xing anxiously touched the doorknob when he suddenly heard Ling Yin's voice.

The voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible through the door, but he could clearly hear a very familiar name in the vague words.

"...Cun Ziying..."

Qu Xing's whole body stiffened instantly.

Cunziying?

The name and Ling Yin's voice appeared at the same time, creating an odd incongruity. Qu Xing's mind went blank.

The footsteps soon disappeared and silence returned to the doorway.

Qu Xing stood there, forgetting about going out to kiss Ling Yin. The three words that came out of his mouth lingered in his mind. He belatedly began to doubt:

Was that Ling Yin’s voice just now?

He hadn't told Ling Yin about Cun Ziying. He'd barely told him anything. Why had he mentioned that name? Why did he mention "her" just as he was leaving? Why was Ling Yin suddenly going to Beijing? Was it related to Cun Ziying?

He stood there for a long time, unable to figure it out. Finally, he grabbed his hair and let go of it, trying to forget it as he had always done.

Forgetting was almost a gift for him. He could instantly forget anything he didn't want to think about or couldn't figure out. It didn't matter where it was, or when it would suddenly come back to him. It certainly wouldn't affect his current state of mind.

But when he lay in bed staring at the ceiling and found that he couldn't fall asleep, Qu Xing realized that his superpower had failed.

Lingyin...

He loved Ling Yin too much. Although they had never been completely honest with each other, they had been "partially" honest with each other several times. This kind of intimacy brought more than just immediate excitement. After the passionate exchange of breath and emotion, love would be fused into the bones and blood.

He really couldn't separate "Cun Ziying" from the voice of his love and throw it away.

As he lay in bed, drifting off to sleep, those three words kept running through his mind. A few hours later, when the alarm went off and he escaped from the boundary between reality and dreams, he felt a terrifying sensation. Qu Xing stood up and sat quietly for a while before going to the bathroom to wash up.

The backup had already packed up and was waiting downstairs. Qu Xing must have seen him somewhere in the base, probably on the second floor. The man was a little reserved, not daring to call him Xingxing like everyone else. He just nodded slightly and forced a smile.

Qu Xing didn't even see his face clearly. He nodded at him absentmindedly and turned to go into another room to get his clothes.

"Our Xingxing has suddenly become a captain." Le Anyi said cheerfully from the car: "Such a cool and handsome look!"

Before he could finish his mouth the word "angry", Qu Xing suddenly slapped himself on the forehead. After a crisp sound, he fell back to the chair with a "clang".

Le Anyi: "...what's up, Xingxing?"

Qu Xing closed his eyes and tilted his head, "It's okay."

"Didn't you sleep well?" Jiang Lin sat next to him and looked at him: "Do you miss Xiao Yinyin?"

"Not really." Le Anyi said, "Are you nervous because it's your first time as captain?"

Zhao Hui heard this and said from the front row, "It's okay. The brothers all have their own judgments. We don't necessarily need your guidance."

Le Anyi thought to himself, "I really want Ling Yin to take charge," but he said, "Yeah, it's okay, Xingxing. Coordinating the overall situation is something the mid laner is better at. He Weichen also has a good rhythm. You AD only need to be responsible for damage!"

He Weichen was speechless for Qu Xing: "When he was in VIN, he was just giving orders."

Jiang Lin: "It's okay, your brother Ling must be watching your live broadcast in Beijing."

He Weichen: "In the blink of an eye, he's back."

Zhou Siyuan said, "Don't feel pressured! Even if you lose today, it won't affect you!"

Le Anyi: "Yes! We don't have any pressure."

A group of people comforted him with their own messy guesses. Not only did they think he was a love-brained man who would become lovesick if he didn't see Ling Yin for a while, they even doubted his ability.

Qu Xing had nothing to say to this group of rookies who couldn't understand the game, and said in annoyance: "Ah——"

As he said this, he covered his head with the Wind team uniform jacket he had stolen, and then his head tilted and he fell motionless.

Everyone: “…”

After arriving at the venue and finishing their makeup, several people actually felt a little nervous.

Originally, they weren't that nervous, but Qu Xing's condition had been so off during the whole trip that it didn't seem right to simply explain her missing her husband... or wife. Anyway, it had made them a little panicked.

Tsk. Going through a single match without losing isn't great either. We've been treated a bit too highly now, and if we do lose a single match, it's going to be hard to accept.

Lan Feng: "Welcome to the League of Legends Spring Season Knockout Stage. Today's match is a BO5 between DL and W8."

Qing Yi: "The two teams met again."

Lan Feng: "W8 has been on a strong momentum lately, having won three games in a row."

Qingyi: "That's still no match for DL ​​who has been undefeated so far."

Lan Feng: "But today's DL is a little different."

Qing Yixin said of course it was different, even the mid laner had changed. But he still continued, "Oh?"

Lan Feng winked and said, "AD has pink hair!"

Qing Yi: “…”

"That's really different." After a pause, Qing Yi added: "And it seems that the pink-haired AD has a rather grim expression."

Lan Feng: "It feels like I've been transported back to a year ago..." He changed the subject and finally mentioned the biggest change today: "And the dazzling handsome guy who was supposed to be sitting in the middle unit is gone too."

Qing Yi's expression became serious as he formally explained to the audience, "Yes. We've received news that Wind cannot participate in today's game due to an accident. The backup midfielder will temporarily play."

What accident?

[Fuck no...]

[Sick? Injured? ? ?]

[Daisy's expression...what happened? ?]

Don't scare me, buddy.

[No, I haven't heard of any injuries.]

[Haha, you Fengshen are out playing, right?]

Are you sick?

【Today is hanging】

[Yes, anyone who has watched the games knows that DL relies heavily on Wind. They have been inseparable from the Wind God for the past three years.]

【Isn't there still Daisy? 】

Daisy is the AD carry! No matter how good she is, she can't replace the strategic position of the mid laner.

【W8 mid laner is also very strong】

The opponent was indeed well-prepared, pulling out all the stops from the very beginning of the draft. Without Ling Yin, Ahri's natural ban position, it felt like they had the entire stage to themselves. Various traps, tactics, and strategies were deployed. Zhao Hui had learned his lesson after being tricked last time, and after studying so hard for so long, he wouldn't be easily led astray.

In the end, both sides selected very high-level lineups.

What happens next depends on the players' performance.

Enter the game.

The first few minutes were spent in a peaceful laning situation. Le Anyi was enjoying himself with his opponent when suddenly a strange signal was thrown at a soldier.

Qu Xing said: "Fight like you usually do, come back, don't rush."

What?

Le Anyi subconsciously walked towards Qu Xing's signal location, and suddenly saw that the opponent also retreated, as if he was going to confront her peacefully.

He suddenly reacted.

Shit! He had just gone there because he was thinking that since he was missing the Wind God today, he had to fight for an advantage.

But why the hell did Qu Xing notice it faster than him?!