The final of the 11th Grand Master Tournament turned into a Nirvana Civil War. The news spread as fast as a hurricane, and everyone in the Star Card circle knew about it overnight, including Shao Bo, the owner of the Sanctuary Club.

When Chen Xiao appeared in the quarter-finals a few days ago, Shao Bo had been following Chen Xiao's games. The more he watched, the more he felt something was wrong. Chen Xiao won two games in a row, both cleanly and decisively, and attracted countless fans. There was no trace of the young man in him at all.

What happened? Did I see it wrong, or was Chen Xiao pretending to be so?

The latter possibility is obviously greater. Considering that Chen Xiao had just terminated his contract with Sanctuary and returned to the Masters Tournament with a new identity and re-registered as a professional player, this was completely premeditated! Shao Bo's eyes widened with anger, and he punched his desk hard, saying to his men: "Chen Xiao has suddenly become so powerful, there must be something wrong! What has he been doing in the past few years? Find out as soon as possible!"

His men immediately checked and found that Chen Xiao had indeed been attending classes at school diligently in recent years and had no record of logging into the game. The small account "Above the Clouds" was only officially registered in September this year after the contract was terminated and had nothing to do with the Sanctuary Club.

All the cards he made were made after he terminated his contract with Sanctuary. Even if Shao Bo suspected that he had a problem, he couldn't find any evidence! Shao Bo certainly couldn't swallow this breath. Even if there was no evidence, it was not easy to discredit a player. Shao Bo immediately found a public relations company and hired a large number of water soldiers to discredit Chen Xiao.

On February 7, one day before the Masters finals, some strange comments suddenly appeared on the Internet:

"Chen Xiao's personality has changed drastically, it's like he's become a completely different person!" "A person who lost 50 games in a row back then would suddenly become a master at making original cards? I don't believe it anyway!" "Chen Xiao must have deliberately concealed his strength and lost the game on purpose. I demand a thorough investigation by the Professional Alliance!" "@星卡職業聯盟, Chen Xiao blatantly violated the player's rules. Doesn't the alliance care?"

At this time, the Sanctuary Club also issued an official announcement to express grievance: "Chen Xiao was originally a contracted player of our Sanctuary. In the past five years, we have given him the best resources and conditions and carefully cultivated him. He said that he did not have the talent to play in the game and wanted to go back to school. We were very considerate and respected his choice and paid him as usual. Unexpectedly, he has been hiding his strength and deceiving us. As soon as the contract time was up, he terminated the contract with Sanctuary and returned to the league. He also said that he did not have the talent to play? Can he make it to the finals without talent? We are really sad that he deceived the feelings of the club like this."

Netizens saw the statement from Sheng Yu and didn't know which side to take for a moment, after all, no one knew the inside story. According to Sheng Yu's description, Chen Xiao was an "ungrateful person" who took up the club's resources and ran away immediately after the contract expired.

Xie Mingzhe almost laughed when he saw this statement. He ran to the next dormitory to find Chen Xiao, turned on his laptop and showed Chen the announcement on the top of the Holy Domain. He said, "Brother Chen, I guess Shao Bo will not let you go easily. Tomorrow is the finals. He hired a large number of netizens to deliberately blacken you. He wants to throw a bucket of dirty water on you before your popularity is stable, and at the same time affect your mentality during the finals. How sinister!"

Chen Xiao sat on the sofa and said calmly: "He thinks he can influence me with these tricks. He underestimates me."

Xie Mingzhe asked nervously: "What are you going to do about this? They have hired too many naval forces, and public opinion is not favorable to you!"

Chen Xiao thought about it carefully, then suddenly smiled and whispered in Xie Mingzhe's ear, "Let me try something crisp."

He then took out his laptop, logged into his personal homepage, and made a serious statement:

"There are some malicious speculations about me on the Internet. I have asked my lawyer to take screenshots and submit them to the court. @圣域俱乐部, please be careful with your words. First, the attached picture shows my attendance records for classes in school over the past few years. I have never enjoyed the so-called 'best resources and conditions' of your club. In 365 days a year, I have not spent more than 5 days in your club. Second, Mr. Shao gave me every I get a little living allowance every month. The attached picture is the bank statement of the past few years. On the day of the termination of the contract, I asked my lawyer to return all the living allowance to the Sanctuary Club. There is a remittance record as proof. You say I am hiding my strength and deceiving you? Please show me the evidence. Slandering without any evidence is not the style of a club. This malicious speculation has caused great damage to my reputation. I won’t say any more nonsense. See you in court. ”

Xie Mingzhe: “…”

After seeing this statement, he could only give Brother Chen a thumbs up to show his respect.

The fans who were still waiting were also shocked - Brother Chen was so tough! He actually sued Sanctuary directly? !

Shao Bo had never expected Chen Xiao to be so decisive. In his impression, Chen Qianlin's younger brother Chen Xiao always followed his brother like a little fanboy, had no opinions of his own, and was very easy to deceive. At first, Chen Xiao was happily signed the copyright purchase contract by just saying "let you play a doubles match with your brother"...

How could such a stupid person suddenly bite back? Shao Bo was caught off guard.

The screenshots of evidence listed by Chen Xiao were clear, including class records and bank statements, which were enough to prove that he had never enjoyed the "good treatment" of the Holy Land. He terminated the contract when the time expired and settled all the accounts. On the contrary, the Holy Land's groundless statement was completely untenable in the face of Chen Xiao's evidence.

If I delete the announcement now, it will prove my guilty conscience. But if I don’t delete it, the announcement is indeed inappropriate... I was too impulsive in issuing the announcement just now, and I never expected Chen Xiao’s counterattack to be so fierce!

He wouldn't really take the case to court, would he? Shao Bo was already on the verge of baldness, and now he was really furious. He called his assistant with a headache and asked the public relations team to handle the matter quickly.

Unbeknownst to him, a lawyer on Chen Xiao's side just sent a message: "All screenshots of the Sanctuary's announcement have been collected as evidence. They hired cyber troops to smear you. I also asked someone to find evidence. When will the lawsuit be filed?"

Chen Xiao said happily: "Tomorrow is the finals. We will sue after the game. Thank you, senior."

Lawyer Zhang smiled and said, "You asked me to keep an eye on the movements of the Holy Land. You expected that the Holy Land would lose its patience, right? The evidence collection process was very smooth this time. Shao Bo is going to suffer a heavy setback at your hands this time."

Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, with a sharp look in his eyes: "He thought I was still the child who allowed him to bully me, but he forgot that five years is enough time for a person to be reborn."

Chen Xiao has been alone in these years without his brother.

He did not touch a penny of the money his brother gave him when he left, nor did he spend a penny of the so-called "living expenses" Shao Bo gave him. He worked to earn money while completing his studies, and with a guilty conscience, he pushed himself to the limit. If he cannot grow rapidly in such an environment, then there must be something wrong with his IQ.

He became calculating and good at pretending. He could shake hands with Shao Bo to terminate the contract with a smile, and then wait for the right moment to stab him in the back - he was no longer the simple and silly Chen Xiao.

Xie Mingzhe looked at Chen Xiao's complicated expression, sighed in his heart, pressed his shoulders hard, and said: "Brother Chen, it's all in the past. I can understand your previous difficulties, but I will be here in the future. We will play together, and I will never stand for others to bully you. It's better for Sanctuary to learn to be honest. If you dare to make trouble again in the future, we will just destroy their club!"

Chen Xiao felt warm inside and said with a smile: "It's okay, I can handle this matter, you should go back and have a rest."

Xie Mingzhe said seriously: "Just let me know if you need my help."

Chen Xiao nodded, and after seeing Xie Mingzhe off, he nervously knocked on the door of Chen Qianlin's dormitory next door.

The door opened quickly. Chen Qianlin had just finished taking a shower and was wearing pajamas. His fair skin was faintly visible at the collar and there was a hint of moisture on his body. His pupils, which were originally lighter in color, became crystal clear under the mist, like a beautiful gem washed by water.

Chen Xiao still didn't dare to look his brother in the eye. Seeing him like this after taking a shower, Chen Xiao's breathing immediately became rapid. He quickly turned his head away from Chen Qianlin and whispered, "Brother, hey, you haven't slept yet?"

Chen Qianlin asked calmly, "What do you want from me?"

Chen Xiao rubbed his face and pretended to be calm and said, "It's nothing. I just want to tell you that after the game, I will sue Sanctuary and make them pay for mental damages. According to the number of hits on their announcement, the compensation will not be low. Of course, the compensation is secondary. The main thing is to kill their prestige and make them bother me less in the future."

Chen Qianlin looked at the man in front of him who was lowering his head and looking uneasy - no matter how tough and decisive he appeared in front of his fans, in front of him, he was still the less confident younger brother.

Thinking of how he always revolved around him when he was a kid, Chen Qianlin couldn't help but sigh, reached out and patted his shoulder, encouraging him: "Nirvana means starting over. Only when you completely let go of the past can you be truly stable. I saw your statement, and you did a good job this time. As for Shao Bo, just treat him as an unimportant passerby in the future. It's better to pay more attention to your teammates."

Chen Xiao immediately regained his fighting spirit after hearing his brother's understanding. He raised his head and said, "I know! I'll teach him a lesson this time. I think he won't bother me again. As long as he doesn't bother me, I won't bother him."

Chen Qianlin rarely smiled: "Go back and go to bed early. You should also do your best in the match with Xiao Xie tomorrow."

Chen Xiao was in a good mood and had a wonderful dream after returning home. He woke up the next day feeling refreshed and was not affected by the navy at all.

Yu Ke poured him a glass of milk early in the morning and ran over to comfort him, "Brother Chen, just ignore those trolls. I used my smurf account to make them dare not say a word. Haha, their fighting ability is not good enough!" Qin Xuan also took the initiative to walk over and said, "Brother Chen, don't be angry with me."

Chen Xiao felt warm inside, and he hugged his two teammates on the shoulders, saying, "Thank you, it's not a big deal, I don't take it seriously. But for tonight's game, do you support me or A-Zhe?"

Qin Xuan and Yu Ke looked at each other with embarrassed expressions.

Finally, Yu Ke said wittily: "My left hand supports Brother Chen, and my right hand supports Ah Zhe! The palm and the back of the hand are both made of flesh, it's too difficult to choose, anyway, I only know that the champion is our Nirvana!"

Xie Mingzhe came over and said, "How about this, let's make a deal in advance. The trophies for the champion and runner-up are placed in the display cabinet at the entrance of our Nirvana Club. It doesn't matter who takes it. However, the prize money for the champion is higher, so we have to treat everyone to a meal. Is that okay with you, Brother Chen?"

Chen Xiao said straightforwardly: "No problem!"

The game was to start at 8pm, so the two of them should have been very stressed, after all, everyone wanted to win the championship. But at 4pm, the two of them were still competing in the arena, looking as if nothing had happened, just like they were training normally.

Xie Mingzhe was unsure about tonight's game, so he simply relaxed completely. As long as he performed to his best, it would be fine. Wouldn't it be the same whether he won the championship or the runner-up?

According to the usual record, Chen Xiao beat him 6 out of 10 games. The key is that Chen Xiao has been in contact with this game longer than him and has a deeper understanding of the game. He has made rapid progress during this period, thanks to the guidance of his master and the help of his senior brothers, but strictly speaking, he has only been playing this game for half a year, and he cannot compare with Chen Xiao in terms of experience and awareness.

But he also has advantages.

Because he has only been in the game for a short time, his thinking is much more flexible. He is good at breaking the rules, finding new tactics, and making cards that do not stick to existing routines. Chen's style is more violent, while Xie Mingzhe's advantage is flexibility. If you really want to win, you can start from this aspect and see how to restrain Chen's "multi-core critical strike" plant deck.

Xie Mingzhe did not want to reveal too much of his card pool in the internal battle of the Grandmasters Tournament, so he only matched limited decks and loose cards and found some solutions to deal with Brother Chen. Whether they will work or not can only be confirmed in tonight's final.

At six o'clock in the evening, all members of the Nirvana Club arrived at the venue early after dinner.

Today's venue was even more lively than usual. In addition to Xie Mingzhe's fans who still held up cheering banners with strange slogans, Chen Xiao's fans also occupied a large area of ​​the venue and held up a huge poster that read "Welcome Back Brother Chen". Some fans who like both players even held up the giant badge of the Nirvana Guild to support both players at the same time.

After the live commentator introduced them passionately, Chen Xiao and Xie Mingzhe came on stage at the same time.

The two of them stood side by side on the big stage, the scene was so pleasing to the eyes.

Chen Xiao is handsome, mature and elegant; Xie Mingzhe is young, energetic, sunny and handsome. Before the game, other players would politely keep their distance, but the two of them stood together on the big stage and chatted. After the chat, they hugged each other and encouraged each other, then walked back to the swivel chair and sat down, putting on their helmets at the same time.

Once they put on their helmets, they became opponents who understood each other best.

The commentator said excitedly: "Dear audience, the finals of the 11th National Master Invitational Tournament is about to begin! Both contestants are from the Nirvana Guild. They are already prepared. Let's cheer them on with warm applause!"

There was thunderous applause at the scene, and Chen Xiao and Xie Mingzhe, wearing helmets, were now concentrating on the game.

The system accessed the players' data, and the two were automatically loaded into the competition room. Chen Xiao drew the blue color, and the first game finally officially began!