Xie Mingzhe did not return to Nirvana Club until 11 o'clock in the evening.

In order to avoid being discovered, Tang Muzhou sent him directly to the parking lot so that he could take the VIP elevator upstairs. Before leaving, Tang Muzhou got out of the car, kissed his forehead gently, and whispered: "You should discuss the matter of giving up the right to compete with Master as soon as possible. I suggest that the news be released before the group list is announced to minimize the impact of public opinion."

"Yes, I will." Xie Mingzhe had some conflicts before, but he felt relieved after talking with his senior. As his senior said, the individual competition only affects himself, while the team competition is the result of everyone's hard work for a whole year. He can naturally tell which is more important.

The next morning, Xie Mingzhe arrived at the office door at 8 o'clock sharp to wait for his master.

Chen Qianlin arrived at the coach's office and saw his young apprentice waiting for him at the door. He opened the door and asked in surprise, "Do you have something to talk to me about? You got up so early today, are you planning to make the most of your time to practice for the individual competition?"

"No. Master, I have something to tell you." Xie Mingzhe followed his master into the office, closed the door, and said seriously, "I don't want to play the individual game anymore."

"Don't want to fight?" Chen Qianlin looked confused.

"Well, I'm ready to give up my rights." Xie Mingzhe looked serious and didn't look like he was joking at all.

As he was speaking, there was a sudden knock on the door. Xie Mingzhe paused, turned around and opened the door.

The person who pushed the door open was Chen Xiao, holding a cup of hot milk in his hand. Seeing Xie Mingzhe was also there, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled casually and said, "Brother, I got you a cup of hot milk, drink it to warm your stomach."

He put the milk on the table and looked at Xie Mingzhe: "Azhe, why are you here too? Do you want to discuss something with the coach so early in the morning?"

Xie Mingzhe wanted to discuss it with his master first, but since Brother Chen was here, he stopped hiding it and said directly: "Brother Chen, I want to give up the individual competition. My energy is limited. If I play the individual competition for another month, I will have no time to make a team competition deck, let alone study the opponents in the team competition stage."

"..." Chen Xiao looked at his brother. His brows were slightly wrinkled, but his voice was calm: "Have you thought it through?"

"I made the decision after careful consideration." Xie Mingzhe's expression was very firm. "Team competitions require full preparation. We need to study the opponents, arrange the decks, and formulate tactics in advance. This all takes time. After the individual competitions, the team battles will follow. If we don't prepare well, we may end up making a lot of cards, but get eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. After working hard for a whole year, I think no one wants to see such a result."

Chen Qianlin and Chen Xiao looked at each other and both agreed with Xie Mingzhe's statement intellectually.

Team competitions represent the overall strength of a club. If Nirvana is eliminated in the first round, all the efforts for so long would be in vain. At least we should make it to the semi-finals, right? Otherwise, how can we justify the team competition decks that we have carefully crafted during this period of time?

Chen Qianlin thought for a moment and said, "If you have considered it clearly, Master will support you."

After hearing this, Xie Mingzhe finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Thank you, Master."

Chen Xiao pinched his brows and whispered, "If you give up suddenly, many people may scold you. Besides, the individual competition is a ranking of the individual strength of the league players. There are many great players participating in the competition this year. It's a pity that you don't participate in the eleventh season of the individual competition..."

Xie Mingzhe said calmly, "It's okay, we can come again next season. At present, our club's deck is not perfect enough, and I haven't finished making the fairy cards I want to make. I want to set aside more time to study the decks and tactics for the team competition... For the individual competition, you and Xiao Ke can represent Nirvana, and I will be a spectator and pay attention to every game of yours."

Chen Xiao didn't know how to refute. They founded the Nirvana Club together and they all had feelings for the club. Of course, they didn't want Nirvana to be eliminated in the first round of the team competition that symbolized the overall strength of the club.

Ah Zhe decided to focus on team battles at this time. Chen Xiao was deeply touched. He couldn't help but say, "In that case, why don't I give up the individual competition and we can study together..."

Before he could finish his words, Chen Qianlin interrupted him: "You guys give up one after another, are you afraid that the controversy is not big enough?"

After being sternly looked at by his brother, Chen Xiao immediately lowered his head and said, "Then... I'll do whatever you say, brother."

Xie Mingzhe: “…”

Seeing Chen Xiao's obedient look, Xie Mingzhe almost laughed out loud. Although Brother Chen looks like a mature "big brother" in front of everyone and smokes and acts cool, every time he meets Chen Qianlin, he is as obedient as Sun Zi and dares not to refute a word.

Chen Qianlin looked at his brother who lowered his head. He was silent for three seconds before he said seriously, "Since Azhe has made the decision, I will give you a plan as a coach - Chen Xiao and Yu Ke will focus on individual competitions to practice their skills and awareness; Azhe and Qin Xuan will focus on team battles to prepare decks and team battle tactics. We will have another training session before the team competition begins. This way, you will not be delayed in practicing your skills or making decks for team battles."

Xie Mingzhe was delighted and nodded decisively: "I think it's okay!"

Xiao Ke just lacks some awareness. He still has a lot of room for improvement after honing his skills in individual competitions and being beaten by the masters.

Although Chen Xiao has first-rate awareness, he has not played in any competitions for five years since leaving the league in the fifth season. His reaction speed at critical moments may not be up to par. It would be a good thing for him to use the individual competition to regain his former form and unleash his potential.

Xie Mingzhe is more inclined to look at the overall tactical arrangements. Qin Xuan helps him make cards while getting familiar with new cards. The four people work together, two specialize in singles, and two prepare for team competitions in advance. They will definitely get used to each other faster during the later training sessions.

Of course, Xie Mingzhe would not give up practicing his own skills. Whenever he had time, he would go back to the "training group" created by his master to compete with other masters, which would also help him practice his skills. He would then set aside 80% of his time to make new cards and study deck combinations for different scenarios with Qin Xuan and his master.

Chen Xiao naturally did not dare to have any opinions on this decision, and nodded and said, "Let's do it this way."

Chen Qianlin said, "Also, since Ah Zhe wants to focus on team competitions, I will discuss team competition tactics with him in the near future. Ah Zhe will be the overall commander of the team competition in the playoffs, and Chen Xiao, you will be the deputy commander. Is that okay with you?"

Chen Xiao shook his head decisively: "I have no opinion, but I'm sorry to trouble Ah Zhe."

"Why are you being polite?" Xie Mingzhe looked at him and said, "Brother Chen, if you trust me, just focus on the next individual competition, and leave the team competition to me and my master."

"Of course I trust you." Chen Xiao held Xie Mingzhe's shoulders and said, "Let's work hard together."

***

In the afternoon, all members of Nirvana held a meeting, and Chen Qianlin announced that Xie Mingzhe would give up the individual competition. Yu Ke and Qin Xuan were very surprised, but after listening to Azhe's explanation, they also felt that this approach was reasonable and rational, so they no longer objected.

Xie Mingzhe downloaded the waiver application form according to the league's regulations and sent it to the official email address. He soon received a reply: "The reasons are sufficient and it can be approved. However, there is still a chance to regret before the game starts, so please consider it carefully."

Xie Mingzhe certainly won't regret it.

That night, he announced the news on his personal Weibo, saying: "I will give up the individual competition project in the eleventh season. I have submitted an application to the league and it has been approved. I am very sorry to the fans who are looking forward to my performance in the individual competition, but this is a decision I made after considering it for a long time. In the next period of time, I will concentrate on studying the decks for the team competition. I hope everyone understands."

This piece of news instantly sent Xie Mingzhe’s fans into a frenzy.

Coincidentally, right afterwards, the official website of the league suddenly released the list of groups for the individual competition.

Star Card League 11th Season Individual Competition Schedule——

Group A: Wei Xiaotian, Xu Xingtu, Yu Ke, Zheng Feng;

Group B: Chen Xiao, Liu Jingxu, Qiao Xi, Zhen Man;

Group C: Bai Xu, Gui Sirui, Tang Muzhou, Ye Zhu;

Group D: Fang Yu, Ling Jingtang, Shen An, Xie Mingzhe

Group E...

Xie Mingzhe didn't know at this time that the group list had been posted on the official website. As soon as he posted this Weibo, there were tens of thousands of comments. In addition to the die-hard fans who expressed their understanding, there were also many passers-by who were very confused -

"Give up? Could it be that he gave in after seeing Ling Shen in the same group?"

"Group D is indeed the group of death. Ling Shen, Fang Yu and Shen An are all difficult to deal with, but the other groups are not much better. The individual competitions are all masters. Your giving up at this time will really disappoint the fans."

"Don't you say you can afford to win or lose? Even if you lose, no one will blame you, but you give up your rights?"

"You're admitting before the fight even starts. That's awesome!"

Xie Mingzhe noticed that the comments were not in the right direction, so he turned around and scanned the official website, and indeed saw the group list.

In the list of groups A to H, he is in group D, which includes two great players, Ling Jingtang and Fang Yu, and Shen An is also quite strong.

He was indeed suspected of being a deserter, and Xie Mingzhe was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Being in the same group with Ling Jingtang, Fang Yu, and his junior apprentice nephew Shen An, the competition in Group D will be particularly fierce. However, he had already made the decision to give up, and he would not change it because of who his opponent was.

Now that the announcement has been made, it is too late to back down, and Hsieh Ming-che does not want to further explain netizens' questions.

In the professional league group, Ye Zhu jumped out and asked him, "@Xie Mingzhe gave up his personal match? Why?"

Even though he is Hsieh Ming-che's number one anti-fan, seeing those people cursing Hsieh Ming-che online, Ye Zhu is about to explode with anger, feeling like "How can you guys just curse at the person I want to dislike?"

Ye Zhu typed a few words: "Group C, where Xiaobai and I are, is even more formidable. There are two great players, Tang Muzhou and Gui Sirui. The competition in each group in the individual competition is fierce. There is no need to give up directly, right? You lost the doubles competition and were quite open-minded, what happened?"

Bai Xu immediately sent a string of question marks: "Give up the rights?"

Xie Mingzhe didn't know how to respond, so Tang Muzhou took the initiative to step forward and said, "If you two don't know the situation, don't talk nonsense. Ah Zhe has his own considerations. He told me that he wanted to give up his rights a long time ago. He didn't decide just after seeing the group list."

Ye Zhu was even more confused: "Why?"

Many veteran players have vaguely guessed the reason after seeing this.

Shan Lan turned around and asked his master, "Does Xie Mingzhe want to take a month to make team battle cards?"

Nie Yuandao nodded thoughtfully: "Maybe. Nirvana's card pool is too shallow, and the endless mode in the playoffs is difficult to play. Xie Mingzhe made a very rational choice, but he has to bear huge public pressure."

Shan Lan opened the Weibo post and took a look: "…I was scolded so badly."

Xie Mingzhe's Weibo was flooded with negative comments from passers-by. The number of comments exceeded 100,000 in just a few minutes. 80% of them were insulting him, and some were quite harsh. The reasons can be roughly divided into three categories:

The first type: Hsieh Ming-che is a coward who was afraid of losing the individual competition after losing the doubles competition, so he gave up in shame. The second type: Hsieh Ming-che recognized his own strength and gave up early because he didn't want to embarrass himself in the arena. The third type raised the issue of Hsieh Ming-che's character, saying that he did not respect the competition and the league, and that his professional player qualification should be revoked by the league.

Xie Mingzhe has been controversial since his debut. He has many fans who like him, but there are even more netizens who are not used to his card-making style.

But this time the commotion was quite big. His statement was directly pushed to the top of the hot searches of the day. Some fans even unsubscribed from his fan club, saying that they were very disappointed with his decision and were going to turn from fans to haters.

The controversy over giving up the rights was a hot topic. Not long after, Tang Muzhou was the first to stand up and support his junior: "Azhe is not afraid of losing. He has his own considerations. He told me about giving up the rights a long time ago. It was not a last-minute decision. Fans who are willing to believe in him, I hope you will continue to support him and accompany him to the team competition."

Xie Mingzhe was touched by his senior's support. Unexpectedly, Ling Jingtang, who was also in Group D, also forwarded a statement of giving up his rights, saying, "Xie Mingzhe can't give up his rights just because he's afraid of me. We've played against each other in private training matches, and he has a chance of winning against me."

Fang Yu quickly forwarded the message, saying sparingly, "+1."

Shen An also actively forwarded the message: "Support Junior Master Uncle! Junior Master Uncle is the best, come on!"

Shan Lan also reposted: "Xie Mingzhe is not afraid. If he was afraid, he would not have used Wang Zhaojun to kill my wild goose in one second [sad]"

Nie Yuandao said: "It's a pity to give up, but you are still young and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. I look forward to you winning the individual competition."

All netizens were shocked!

Even Nie Shen came out to support Xie Mingzhe? And expected him to reach the top? This shows how much potential Nie Shen has in Xie Mingzhe.

Is Xie Mingzhe sending a brainwash package to the entire alliance? Is he a monster? Does he have a group chaos control skill that "let all the masters speak for me"?

No matter how harshly netizens cursed, professional athletes spoke up one by one to defend Hsieh Ming-che.

Nie Shen and Ling Shen have a special status in the alliance. When they made a move, other players also stepped forward. Senior Su Yang said very frankly: "Isn't this obvious? If you give up the individual competition, you will have to use your big moves in the team competition! How are you guys in Group B in the first half of the team competition? Are you all worried about what big moves this guy is holding back?"

Zheng Feng said: "In the first half of the year, I was fearless in Group A [laughing]!"

Pei Jingshan: "The team match of Group B has not been announced yet. When the draw is made, everyone remember to wash your hands [looking at my sincere eyes]"

Professional athletes quickly lined up to criticize the comments, which quickly suppressed the initial criticism of Xie Mingzhe.

Fans were a little surprised - Azhe's popularity has become so good without people noticing, and so many people have come out to speak for him?

Xie Mingzhe felt particularly warm at heart as he watched everyone forward the post with jokes.

The ones who know him best are his opponents!

As soon as he gave up his rights, everyone understood that he had to focus on preparing for the team competition. The reason why the great players stood up to speak for him was because they had already recognized him in their hearts, regarded him as a member of the professional league, and believed in his character.

This strengthened his confidence.

Xie Mingzhe popped up in the group, sent out several large red envelopes in succession, and said: "Thank you all for speaking up for me [Love you]"

Shan Lan joked, "Are you touched? If you play fewer cards targeting my birds, I will speak up for you every day."

Xie Mingzhe said, "Lanlan, don't you know? Beating is love, scolding is love. We have such a good relationship, how can I not make cards against you? Don't worry, I made eight more cards."

Shan Lan made an emoji of someone vomiting blood and dying. At the same time, he quickly grabbed the red envelopes, and he had the best luck for several consecutive times.

Ye Zhu once again snatched 0.06 crystal coins, feeling depressed about his bad luck and even more depressed about his IQ - why didn't he see it when others saw it? He thought Xie Mingzhe gave up because he was afraid of his opponent in Group D. If black fans are so unprofessional, just expel them from the black fan club!

Xie Mingzhe chatted with everyone in the group for a while.

Tang Muzhou sent a private message, saying: "There are many people who understand you, and everyone believes in you. So, don't get angry at those strangers who don't understand you."

Xie Mingzhe raised the corners of his lips: "I know - it's still the same sentence, come on, senior brother, see you in the finals."

He had already prepared himself to be scolded, so no matter how harshly the netizens scolded him, he would not refute them. It was enough for him to have a clear conscience. Arguing with netizens who did not know the truth and engaging in a war of words was not his style.

Let them curse as much as they want and we'll see what happens.

If professional athletes want to prove themselves, they rely not on verbal arguments but on competition results.

He believed that in the near future, the Nirvana Team led by him would make those who cursed him today shut up.