Tang Muzhou and Xie Mingzhe hugged each other to encourage each other. Xu Changfeng and Yu Ke stood by and looked at each other awkwardly. Three seconds later, Xu Changfeng took the initiative to walk over and hug Xiao Ke. Yu Ke immediately cooperated and said, "Congratulations." Xu Changfeng smiled and said, "Thank you, thank you."

Audience: “…”

Compared to the couple who were just watching the hug, your hug was too perfunctory, wasn't it?

Xie Mingzhe realized that the audience was looking at them, so he quietly pushed his senior brother away and took Xiao Ke back to the backstage. The victorious Tang Muzhou and Xu Changfeng bowed to the audience to express their gratitude, and the audience burst into deafening applause again.

The interview area was set up in the passage between the big stage and the backstage for watching the game. As expected, Xie Mingzhe and Xiao Ke were stopped by reporters when they passed by. A male reporter asked directly: "Azhe, you were eliminated by your senior in the quarter-finals. How do you feel now? Are you sad?" There was obvious sarcasm in his tone.

Xie Mingzhe smiled and said, "Do I look sad to you?"

When everyone took a closer look, they saw that he was indeed in high spirits and smiling as usual, without any sign of depression.

Xie Mingzhe's eyes swept across the entire court calmly: "Xiao Ke and I have been a team for less than half a year, and Senior Brother and Xu Changfeng have been teammates for five seasons. Besides, in terms of personal strength alone, I am no match for Senior Brother now. Before this game started, we were prepared to lose, and this result was also within our expectations. There is nothing to be sad about."

Reporters all like Xie Mingzhe because he always answers everyone's questions in a polite and graceful manner during post-match interviews - it is rare for a 19-year-old player to be able to do this.

The reporter who asked the sharp question just now was given a cold shoulder by his colleagues. Immediately, a gentle girl stepped forward and said, "In fact, you two played very well today, especially in the second round. You left a particularly deep impression on everyone. Ah Zhe, your Lu Zhishen pulled out the tree of Tang Shen. Did you design this skill specifically for you, senior brother?"

Xie Mingzhe said without reservation: "He has the most tree cards in the alliance, and the purpose of designing Lu Zhishen is indeed to pull out his sacred tree."

The reporter joked, "Aren't you afraid that your senior brother will be angry?"

Xie Mingzhe said, "He's not that stingy, is he? He even tied me up with vines, but I wasn't angry."

The reporter sighed: "You brothers have such a good relationship."

Xie Mingzhe raised his eyebrows proudly: "Of course, Senior Brother is especially good to me."

Tang Muzhou and Xu Changfeng had just walked off the stage. There was a large screen in the corridor, which was just right for watching the live broadcast. Tang Muzhou couldn't help but chuckle when he heard what Ah Zhe said. Xu Changfeng looked at him thoughtfully, "What is your relationship?"

Tang Muzhou remained calm: "We are brothers."

Of course Xu Changfeng wouldn't believe it, but he couldn't tell anything else from Xie Mingzhe's expression, and he couldn't help feeling confused.

The reporter asked: "How do you think you performed in today's game? How do you think of your senior brother?"

Xie Mingzhe said: "Xiao Ke and I have tried our best, but there is still a lot of room for improvement. We need to continue to work hard on the details of operation and on-the-spot reaction after returning. As for my senior brother, he is really strong. He is worthy of being the successor of our master. He is the representative player of the wood element. He has three sets of plant decks in three games. Each deck has a different playing style. The new cards he made also made me particularly amazed. Whether it is the choice of deck, the layout of tactics, or the ability to respond to emergencies and the awareness of on-the-spot command, Tang Muzhou is definitely a well-deserved top god."

The reporters were stunned: “…………”

When it comes to praising a senior brother in various ways, no one is better than Xie Mingzhe!

Tang Muzhou’s fans: “???” “Xie Mingzhe, do you want to be our Tang God’s number one fan?” “The president of Tang Muzhou’s fan club said: I am embarrassed to praise my idol so much.” “I am really impressed by this wave of flattery, hahaha!”

Xie Mingzhe's fans: "..."

Originally, everyone still had some resentment towards their senior brother, thinking that he had ended Azhe's journey in double competitions. However, after hearing Xie Mingzhe's praise, all the unhappiness in their hearts disappeared completely - forget it, he regarded Tang Muzhou as his "brother" anyway, and losing to Tang Muzhou was better to accept than losing to other great players.

Yu Ke stood beside Xie Mingzhe in a daze from beginning to end. It was not until Ah Zhe finished praising his senior and the reporters were interviewing him that he came to his senses and said awkwardly: "Uh... Tang Muzhou and Xu Changfeng were both very powerful. I accept my defeat with a sincere heart. I will continue to work hard in the future." This was the speech he had prepared long ago. When he spoke it out, his expression was as stiff as a robot and his tone was as flat as reciting a text.

Compared with Azhe's eloquent and passionate flattery, it is really far behind. It should be started over again.

Xie Mingzhe didn't want to deal with this situation, so he quickly answered a few key questions and left with Yu Ke.

Tang Muzhou and Xu Changfeng followed into the interview room. The reporters first congratulated the two on their successful advancement to the semifinals, and then asked, "What did Master Tang think of our junior brother's performance in the last match?"

Tang Muzhou smiled, took the microphone and said: "Azhe is a very talented and promising player. He always surprises everyone in the game. He is very knowledgeable about the deployment of the deck and has strong tactical skills. In the second game, he used a hidden card to trick me into a dead card, which was very smart. Although he lost in the end, no one can deny his strength. Give him some time to hone himself. I believe he will go further."

Xie Mingzhe’s fans: “???” “It seems that the position of the number one fan can be given to Tang Shen.” “As a fan of Azhe, I feel a little embarrassed to hear Tang Shen praising me so much…” “You two must have discussed this beforehand, right?” “Tang Shen’s rainbow fart is also 666. He and Xie Mingzhe are not from the same family and are not from the same master!”

Xu Changfeng stood by and tried to hold back his laughter until he got hurt inside - this pair of brothers has gone enough, can they at least have some shame when praising each other?

Therefore, the clip of Xie Mingzhe and Tang Muzhou praising each other during the interview was intercepted by fans and made into a video with the title: "The ultimate posture of mutual praise in business, come and learn!"

As a result, this video was pushed to the top of the hot search list of the day.

Countless passers-by left comments under the video: "Great compliments!" "Professional compliments, other players should learn from this."

Bai Xu forwarded the video and added a comment: "I learned a lot of lines to praise the opponent [thumbs up]" Other players quickly forwarded "Learned it!" "Learned it +1..."

The fans who were originally prepared to quarrel after the game were now filled with embarrassment.

Xie Mingzhe's fans originally thought that after Ah Zhe lost the game, Tang Shen's fans would rush over to mock him, and everyone had already prepared to deal with it. As a result, the two of them praised each other like this, and the fans on both sides suddenly realized: "My male god likes your male god so much, we fans should also live in harmony and be as close as a family!"

Tang Muzhou Fan Club followed Xie Mingzhe Fan Club.

Xie Mingzhe's fan club followed Tang Muzhou's fan club and liked the latest news about "male god's promotion".

Some passers-by who hate Xie Mingzhe came to his Weibo to mock him: "You looked so proud after winning all the group matches, but you still lost in the end?" "Xie Mingzhe can only make weird cards to attract people's favor, but his ability is very average." "I think he can't even make it to the top 16 in the individual competition, and he was eliminated in the first round of the team competition. He only relies on those weird cards to attract some stupid fans."

Others took the opportunity to fan the flames: "Xie Mingzhe cannot compare with Tang Muzhou in terms of strength and popularity. He is so shameless to ride on Tang Muzhou's popularity every day." "Tang Muzhou only knows how to take advantage of his age. I think he will be surpassed by A-zhe sooner or later."

The Weibo post was filled with smoke and miasma, and in a blink of an eye, there were tens of thousands of comments.

However, all these comments were refuted by fans of both Tang and Xie!

——The opponents in the group stage and the quarter-finals are different. Are you crazy to compare the group stage with the knockout stage?

——Azhe has attracted a lot of fans with his cards, but you can’t even make a single card. You’re just holding it in.

——Tang Shen and Azhe have a very good relationship, and fans will not be fooled even if you try to provoke them!

The fighting power of those black fans was no match for the combined fans of Tang and Xie, and they were quickly kicked off Weibo.

Xie Mingzhe knew that some people would come to mock him if he lost the game, but he never cared about the comments on the Internet. He directly issued a statement saying: "I can afford to win, and I can afford to lose. Thank you for your concern. In today's game, I did make some mistakes in command and operation. I will study and reflect on them seriously. Looking forward to the next game, love you [heart]"

Fans excitedly rushed forward to express their love.

As expected, it was the familiar Ah Zhe who ignored all the sarcasm and remained calm. Other young players might have lost their temper, but Xie Mingzhe remained calm every time he encountered a big event. Fans loved him even more, and with the video being trending on the search list, Xie Mingzhe's followers were approaching 80 million, and he was already among the top five most popular players in the league.

After Yu Ke returned to the dormitory, he was terrified that the trolls would come and scold him for being a burden. As a result, Xie Mingzhe took the blame and said that it was his own mistakes in operation and command. As a result, the number of people who came to troll Yu Ke decreased significantly.

There were only a few comments saying, "It would be better if Brother Chen and Azhe teamed up, Yu Ke's strength is too much of a drag."

Such comments were quickly brushed off by fans' consolation, but Yu Ke was still very sad after seeing them. He knew very well that his level was not as good as the top players and he was indeed holding Hsieh Ming-che back, but he had already tried his best.

Unexpectedly, Qin Xuan took the initiative to send him a message: "Ignore those trolls on the Internet, just know what you should do."

Yu Ke calmed down and replied, "When you and Brother Chen were eliminated in the knockout round of 16, were there many fans who scolded you for being a burden and holding Brother Chen back?"

Qin Xuan simply replied: "Yeah."

Yu Ke typed with some guilt: "I didn't even notice this, and I didn't comfort you at the time..."

Qin Xuan replied: "Don't mind, let's work hard together."

The lagging duo will naturally have to rise up. If they don't improve their strength, how can Nirvana fight in team battles?

Yu Ke watched the game replay with Qin Xuan that night and did not go to bed until two in the morning. The next morning when Chen Qianlin gathered everyone to review the video, Yu Ke understood many questions at once. He had watched it many times last night and listened to the coach's explanation. He felt that his mind was much clearer than usual.

Chen Qianlin pointed out the key point - a tactical system that relies too much on hidden cards is easy to be targeted, and if Nirvana wants to go further in team battles, it needs the concerted cooperation of four people and meticulous operations. Of course, command is very important, and Azhe needs to watch more games to accumulate experience in on-the-spot response. In the third game, Tang Muzhou's vines controlled three cards in a row, which was caused by his misjudgment.

Xie Mingzhe listened to his master's analysis and nodded seriously: "I want to go to the next doubles match in person. Senior brother's infinite control and vine binding style is very difficult to deal with. It's a good opportunity to see how other masters do it."

Yu Ke asked excitedly: "Has it been confirmed who Tang Shen's next opponent will be?"

Chen Xiao opened the official website and projected the matchup schedule onto the screen, saying, "The semi-finals will begin tomorrow, with Nie Yuandao and Shan Lan vs. Fang Yu and Qiao Xi, and Tang Muzhou and Xu Changfeng vs. Ling Jingtang and Xu Hang."

Chen Qianlin frowned slightly when he heard this: "The combination of Ling Jingtang and Xu Hang is a typical violent fast attacker with court control assistance. If Xiao Tang faces them, the chances of winning should be fifty-fifty."

Xie Mingzhe turned around and asked, "Master, between Xu Hang and Yi Tianyang, which one is better at assisting?"

Chen Qianlin thought for a moment and said, "Almost the same. Their styles are quite different. Yi Tianyang plays flexibly and is good at rhythm. Xu Hang has been in the Temple of the Gods for many seasons. Influenced by Ling Jingtang, he usually plays strong control and fast breaks. In the few seasons when Yi Tianyang left the league, Xu Hang was undoubtedly the first assistant. Now that Yi Tianyang is back, it is still unclear who is stronger and who is weaker."

Chen Xiao followed his brother's words and said, "It's hard to compare the support, right? We can't compete face to face, so we still have to see who is the teammate next to us. The most important thing is that the support can cooperate perfectly with the teammates." Having said this, he turned around and looked at Qin Xuan, patted Qin Xuan on the shoulder and said, "I believe that our Qin Xuan will also be a first-class support in the future."

Yu Ke nodded immediately: "Yes, yes, yes, what about Yi Tianyang and Xu Hang? Our Qin Xuan is also very powerful!"

Xie Mingzhe agreed: "Yes, Qin Xuan is calmer than both of them. This advantage must be maintained."

Qin Xuan felt embarrassed by the compliments, his ears turned red, and he finally uttered only one word: "Yeah."

Everyone: “…”

After all this time of exaggerating, you only said "hmm", what a waste of words - the three of them turned their heads to look at the big screen and ignored Qin Xuan. No one noticed that Chen Qianlin, who was sitting next to him, had a slight smile on his face.

The defeat in the doubles match did not affect the mood of the four members of Nirvana. Instead, it made the four guys more united. They encouraged each other and made progress together. This is what true good teammates do.

He believes that in the next round of team battles, Nirvana will be countless times more exciting than its performance in the first half of the regular season.