Chapter 39: Long Qi vs. Twelve Ah Yu Learns from the King, Xing Mian Gets a Cruel Beating...
[Ayu learns from King of Glory, Xingmian just gets beaten up]
Lost in thought, Xu Zhiyu found herself turning on the surveillance footage on her computer. She selected the date from a long time ago, the day she overslept at home while Xingmian waited for the supermarket to open.
In the video, he was wearing a black hoodie, with the hood pulled up over his head, but he still got quite wet in the rain. He would sometimes look down, and sometimes stare at the surveillance camera in the corner of the eaves, as if he knew she would replay the footage. With his handsome, cold face and deep eyes, Ah Yu was surprised to see how quickly time had passed.
If Aqing hadn't appeared during this period, would she and Xingmian still be as close as they were at the beginning?
Is he doing well?
Why was I able to be so heartless as not to speak to him during those days? But if two people are truly innocent, is there really no need for any so-called avoidance of suspicion?
Why am I afraid to admit that I miss him?
Can't an older sister miss her younger brother?
Why is that?
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Feeling incredibly bored, Ah Yu suddenly remembered that she had recently learned a great way to pass the time—Honor of Kings.
Aqing seems to be a bit busy with work today. She hasn't replied to the message she sent him at noon yet. It's not realistic to ask him to take her out, so she scrolled through Meng Ziyu's chat list on WeChat and sent him a message out of boredom.
Xu Zhiyu: [Ding ding, little master, is your extracurricular class over?]
Meng Ziyu: [I'm here, just got home, sis, I know you, log on!]
Xu Zhiyu: [okokok, just the two of us?]
Meng Ziyu: [What's wrong? You think I can't carry you? A little gold is no problem for me, okay?]
Xu Zhiyu: [No, no, I just felt that playing with just two people wouldn't be as fun, but everyone else on my playlist is too good for me to ask, lest I embarrass myself. So, it's just the two of us!]
Meng Ziyu: [Funny, I have to bring my sister to Platinum today!]
Regarding this game, Ayu's friends, including Shen Siqing, Tian Jingjing, and Meng Ziyu, all play on the WeChat server. Shen Siqing is the most skilled, possessing a Glory Mark and currently holding a rank of around 30 stars in the King tier, earning him the title of "Peerless King." Tian Jingjing has also played for a long time and is also a Peerless King, but she hasn't reached the Glory tier yet. She currently has around 40 stars and is waiting to reach Glory this season. Meng Ziyu's highest mark is Star Master, and she is currently in the Diamond tier.
Honor of Kings is a tower defense game where five players form a team, divided into two teams, and the first team to destroy the opponent's crystal wins. It typically features two modes: Matchmaking and Ranked. Matchmaking allows players of all ranks to play together, while Ranked matches only allow players of adjacent ranks to play together. The ranks, from lowest to highest, are: Bronze, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, Grandmaster, Unrivaled Grandmaster (25 stars or higher), Glory Grandmaster (50 stars or higher), and Legendary Grandmaster (100 stars or higher). ①
Xu Zhiyu is only at the Gold rank now, a far cry from A Qing's Peerless King rank. She doesn't know when she'll have the chance to play ranked matches with him.
Actually, there was nothing wrong with her, Jingjing, and Aqing playing ranked matches together in the supermarket in the afternoon. However, Aqing would always set aside about three hours in the evening to play ranked matches. Sometimes it was just him and Jingjing, and sometimes it was him and someone else. His match history was locked, so she didn't know who he played with.
Aqing said he was playing ranked games with his usual buddies, so she had no choice but to believe him. But she felt a little disappointed because Ayu also longed to fight alongside him in every ranked match, instead of just playing casual games. He and Jingjing played so well together, saying things she couldn't understand at all, like equipment, damage, and economy. She was completely clueless about all of that.
Aqing told her that all she needed to do was learn how to play Yao, saying that Yao was the simplest hero. However, for Ayu, who had absolutely no experience with mobile games, learning Yao was not an easy task.
Jingjing is good at mid lane, Aqing is good at marksman, and Ayu plays Yao as support. Logically, marksman and support should always go together, but Aqing always complains that she is clumsy and slow to react. When they need to fight or provide support, he will never wait for her. He has been gone for a while, and Ayu is still counting minions in the same spot. Jingjing and Aqing then destroy the enemy crystal in one fell swoop. She feels it is not interesting, but she doesn't know what would be interesting.
So Ah Yu secretly made up her mind to learn this game thoroughly!
She would even fantasize sometimes while daydreaming, imagining herself using those beautiful and skilled mid-lane beauties to carry Ah Qing to victory!
He wants to reach the Glory rank again, so she'll help him reach it!
With that thought, Boss Xu became enthusiastic again. She propped her feet up on the counter, held up her phone with both hands with great determination, and nodded emphatically: "Go for it, Xu Zhiyu! Nothing can stop you!"
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Shanghai Yunyue Mountain Villa.
When the young master came back from his ball practice today, he was acting strangely. Even though it wasn't cold, he zipped up his jacket high and even pulled the hood over his head, and he didn't take off his mask either.
Usually, he would come back with a sour face, but today he didn't even give him a sour face. Derek was a little helpless. He hadn't done anything to annoy the young master, so why did he hate him so much?
Fortunately, Yunyue Villa didn't have as many surveillance cameras as Xiangyi Garden in Mushui City, so Lin Xingmian couldn't hide anything after going up to the second floor.
"hiss……"
He grimaced and limped into the room.
Earning 12 million is no easy feat!
Now he understood what Yu Xuan's second uncle meant. He had just been on a quiet, deserted road on his way home when he was suddenly surrounded and brutally beaten by several men!
If it weren't for his father's concern for his physical fitness since childhood, and finding him a Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) coach to train his physical strength, he probably would have been killed by those few people today!
There were many opponents, and at first Xingmian was able to fight back a few times! But later he had no chance to fight back at all. He was cornered against the wall and kicked around. He had to keep his body bent to protect his stomach and his arms to protect his head the whole time, which is how he managed to survive!
Yan Ting is really stingy; he almost beat me to death over winning a little money from me!
He bit his collar, unzipped the jacket with one hand, then took off his clothes and threw them away, revealing his left arm covered in bruises!
It's just a game of golf, does this old man think he can cripple him?
Xingmian exhaled and sat down at the table to calm herself down.
The large mirror next to him reflected the bloodstains on both corners of his mouth. He blew up the bloody saliva from his mouth and spat it all into the trash can.
At this rate, I'm afraid I'll lose my life before I even earn the full 20 million! These old people are definitely not to be trifled with!
There was nothing she could do; this couldn't be made public. Lin Xingmian had no choice but to swallow her anger. Being beaten was one thing, but earning money in such a shady way required paying a price... She just needed to think of a better way to go next time. She couldn't be unprepared like this time. She couldn't bear to be beaten like that again! She wanted to see her again after summer vacation. Death wasn't scary; what was scary was never seeing her again.
Xingmian took out her phone, wanting to ask a friend to secretly bring some medicine. She dared not touch anything in the house, because if she did, someone would ask questions, which was too annoying.
Yu Xuan wasn't in Shanghai, but as he looked around, he suddenly came across a post on Meng Ziyu's WeChat Moments.
Lin Xingmian zoomed in on the picture Meng Ziyu posted on her WeChat Moments, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
Meng Ziyu's WeChat Moments:
A day of helping my boss, Sister Yu, rank up!! Winning streak!
Attached is a screenshot of the two players' match results. Meng Ziyu played the hero Arthur, while A Yu played Yao. Meng Ziyu had the lowest score of the entire match, with only 3.3 points, clearly indicating that he was completely unskilled at the game.
Looking at this post on his WeChat Moments, Lin Xingmian felt that all his wounds no longer hurt. An idea slowly rose in his mind, an idea that could both heal his wounds and alleviate his longing.
He smiled slyly.
Speaking of which, it's all thanks to that elementary school student who took the initiative to add him. He can't remember which weekend it was, but Xingmian finished his tutoring class and went to his sister's supermarket for dinner. He saw the same group of kids gathered together, chattering and analyzing games. His sister was busy cooking, and he was bored, so he went over to take a look. The kid was very outgoing and asked Xingmian if he played King of Glory and what his rank was.
Xingmian casually revealed his strength, which shocked the group of boys so much that they jumped up from the floor and howled. Meng Ziyu was unable to concentrate on his own game anymore. The boys insisted that Xingmian was bragging and asked him to log into his account to show them!
Hmph, whatever.
He's never afraid of being questioned when he logs in.
Xingmian logged into his account in full view of everyone, and the group of kids became extremely excited, pounding the table and chairs, and circling around Xingmian. Meng Ziyu then handed his phone to him, begging him to help her rank up!
Lin Xingmian, being so arrogant, naturally wouldn't agree.
However, this did not prevent him from becoming a god in Meng Ziyu's heart! He begged Lin Xingmian to add him as a WeChat friend, saying that one day—even just once—he wanted to witness his power! Meng Ziyu desperately wanted him to show off his skills!
At that time, he didn't know that Meng Ziyu actually had his sister's WeChat!
If he had known things would turn out this way, he should have cultivated a better relationship with Meng Ziyu back then!
Although I regret it a little, it's not too late.
I was just worried that the summer vacation was too long to see my sister soon, but I never expected that the opportunity would come so quietly!
Overjoyed, I decided to take a shower, change my clothes, and look forward to the evening.
He was aching all over, and getting up wasn't as nimble as usual. He accidentally bumped into the neatly stacked textbooks on the table, and the top Chinese textbook fell to the ground. As he bent down to pick it up, an orange-yellow letter gently slipped out from between the pages—
A familiar aroma wafted into my nostrils.
Xingmian was lost in thought.
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Author's Note: ① Because there's a romantic subplot involving the male and female leads through a game later in the story, I've specifically introduced the game to help readers better understand it and enjoy the reading experience. It includes a small amount of e-sports content, but it's quite crucial; foreshadowing has been planted throughout the earlier parts of the story.
② The summer vacation section features two parallel storylines: Ayu's and Xingmian's. This design aims to avoid writing flashbacks later on, as they can be a bit tedious. We hope everyone can accept this dual-narrative approach.
③I've been dealing with a cold and a hand injury lately, so my typing speed has been a bit slow. Please forgive me if I can't always post on time as promised. Today is another day of loving you all.
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