The King's Return

The victory in the last game allowed Mo Jue to qualify from the group and enter the quarter-finals, and Guose Tianxiang was unfortunately eliminated.

After the game, Li Junru took the initiative to walk in front of Xiao Han, and said with a smile, "As expected of the God of Cold, I admire you."

"Jun Ru is polite." Xiao Han shook hands with her gracefully, turned and walked off the big stage.

The reporter who had been waiting there immediately handed the microphone to Xiao Han: "Congratulations to Mo Jue for entering the quarterfinals! Hanshen's arrangement today surprised the audience. Everyone thought it would be Liu Hong's start, Shen He's transition, and Hanshen's defense." As a result, the two rounds were not played in this regular order, can Hanshen explain the reason?"

Xiao Han said: "Everyone can guess the regular order, so I adjusted the order of appearance, so that we can be surprised and catch unprepared."

"The idioms of Hanshen really become easier to pronounce!" The reporter gossiped, "Are these two idioms also taught by Teacher Qin Mo?"

Xiao Han nodded: "Well, Teacher Qin gave me a dictionary of idioms for me to recite."

"It seems that Captain Qin is really a responsible Chinese teacher!" The reporter then asked, "What do you think about Captain Qin's statement on Weibo the day before yesterday in support of you?"

Xiao Han said solemnly: "I am very grateful to Captain Qin for his trust in me. I will continue to assist him by his side in the future and fulfill the responsibility of the deputy team."

reporter:"……"

Why does it sound so official?

In the early years, Xiao Han always said wrong things in front of reporters and was picked on by others, but now he has developed a water-tight way of answering. The reporter had no choice but to turn the microphone to Liu Hong: "Sister Hong, this group match has a lot of problems. Is there any gain from fighting against the great gods?"

Liu Hong said frankly: "This group arena has taught me a lot of experience. I switched from healing to output, and my style of play is not mature enough. I need to continue to work hard."

The reporter asked: "The three players of the Guose Tianxiang team, you have trained with them before, how do you evaluate them?"

Liu Hong thought for a while and said: "Li Junru is a very calm and assertive captain, An Ling's style of play is proactive and hard-working, Cheng Yuqing's state is also relatively stable, these three are very good girls. player."

She is worthy of being a former deputy team member. She is very graceful when answering reporters' questions, and she has saved enough face for the Guose players who just lost.

The reporter handed the microphone to Shen He who was hiding at the back: "Shen He, Hanshen asked you to start the first game and defend the second game in today's game. These are very important positions. Are you nervous?"

Shen He said excitedly: "Of course I was nervous! I was so nervous that my hands were sweating, and I always felt that if I didn't perform well, my teammates would be hurt. However, Brother Ran told me the day before yesterday that I didn't do well in the arena. I always think too much, but I didn't show my strength. So today, when I was playing, I didn't think too much about winning or losing. I just focused on dealing with the opponent in front of me and tried my best to hit my highest damage! Because Because of my focus, I didn't make so many mistakes! Hehe, I'm glad I didn't disappoint Hanshen's expectations!"

This "monkey god" who is indeed the most talkative of the Mo Jue team, is still scratching his head while talking, as if he is anxious if he doesn't move his fingers.

The reporter caught the key point in his words and asked, "Who is Brother Ran? Is it Li Muran, his partner in the doubles match?"

Shen He nodded immediately: "Yes, yes! Brother Ran is a very good teammate. Every time I win a game, he will give a red envelope as a reward; if I lose a game, he will give a red envelope to encourage. Haha, it's really great to have such a rich teammate. Great, the red envelopes I received from him are enough for a month's living expenses!"

reporter:"……"

The audience immediately began swiping the screen, "I beg Mu Ran to send red envelopes!" "I want a roommate like this too!" "Brother Ran, do you still lack leg accessories? The ones that can grab red envelopes!"

Qin Mo, who was watching the live broadcast, frowned slightly, looked back at Li Muran and said, "Muran, did you send Shen He a lot of red envelopes?"

Li Muran: "..."

Why did Shen He, an idiot, sell his teammates without hesitation!

Li Muran pretended to be calm and said: "Well, give him some energy. When I play games, he will send it back."

Qin Mo looked at the young man with a paralyzed face thoughtfully, and after a moment of silence, he said, "You guys encourage each other by giving out red envelopes. This idea is very creative."

Li Muran nodded: "Yes."

Qin Mo didn't delve further into this topic, and simply said: "Let's watch the game. Mu Ran, you continue to analyze the order of assigning people in each group. Pei Yu pays more attention to the influence of the map. Xiao He, pay attention to the operations of the master players. .”

The three immediately nodded in agreement, and sat back in front of the computer to continue watching the live broadcast of the game.

***

The match in Group A ended quickly. Dynasty was the first in the group with a record of unbeaten victories, and Mo Jue was the No.2 in the group. The two teams entered the quarterfinals successively.

Next is the group arena in Group B. Frost Moon Team Chen Jiang, He Yue, and Rong Haibin's three-person combination qualified with an overwhelming victory record. Yulou Chunxiao, Su Cheng, Xie Changming, and Li Mengjue came second in the group. The ranking determines the top eight seats.

Group C, Qingyu team Lu Boyu, Lu Zeyan brothers and Wei Guanghua's trio No.1 qualify; Jiangelin Shuangcheng, Song Changdong, Xiao Yun team second qualifying; Group D, Lihuo team Nie Yuzhu, Jingyang, Zhou Yanbing team first, Yunxiao Qiu Zongping, Yuan Xi, and Li Dongqing of the team came second.

The list of the top eight was released. Due to their bad luck, the girls of Guose suffered a big loss in grouping, and the two teams sent to the ring were wiped out.The Jinghong team is still at the bottom of the group, and all the substitute teams of other teams have also been eliminated. The top eight teams are all the ace combinations of the big teams.

According to the rules of the group duel, Mo Jue's opponent in the eight-to-four knockout round will be the three-person combination of Lu Boyu, Lu Zeyan and Wei Guanghua from Team Qingyu.

***

It happened to be dinner time at the end of the game. Qin Mo asked everyone to rest for an hour after eating, and to gather in the training room at seven o'clock.

As a result, Qin Mo went back to the training room to pick up things at six o'clock, but unexpectedly found that Li Muran, Pei Yu and He Beiguang were all there. The three teenagers were seriously watching the game video in the afternoon, and Li Muran and Pei Yu kept pausing the video. , make a record on the open document.

The earnestness of the three made Qin Mo very pleased. He walked into the training room and asked, "Are you all doing your homework?"

Pei Yu smiled and said, "Well, staying after school to do homework, it seems like I'm back in middle school."

He Beiguang complained: "You really look like a middle school student in your sportswear, you look too tender."

Pei Yu: "..."

Li Muran still sat in the corner without speaking, looking at the document in front of him with a very serious expression.

Qin Mo went to sit next to him and asked, "How is the arrangement?"

"It's finished." Li Muran showed Qin Mo the document.

There are clear notes next to the detailed schedule analysis. Li Muran has indeed completed his homework seriously. It can be seen that his thinking is also very rigorous.

Qin Mo admired it in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm, and asked calmly: "From the perspective of the group stage, what do you think will happen when Xiao Han and the others play whispers tomorrow?"

Li Muran thought about it carefully, and replied: "Mo Jue vs. Qing Yu, the odds of winning should be more than [-]%."

"Oh?" Qin Mo questioned, "Wei Guanghua's personal strength is not bad. The twins of Qingyu are both the best in the Black Umbrella Department. Why are you so sure?"

"The black umbrella system will only exert its strongest power when paired with a double umbrella formation. The arena is a single player battle, and the black umbrella formation is slow to read. Sister Hong, Shen He, and Hanshen are all fast-breakers. They can't stop Mo Jue's fast attack, and Wei Guanghua alone can't turn the situation around." Li Muran analyzed in detail.

"Well, it makes sense." Qin Mo admired even more in his heart. Although Mu Ran usually seldom talks, he can get to the point every time he analyzes the battle situation - he has seen through the key points, whispering that the team is strong. It is strong in team battles. Once the team battle umbrella is activated, it will be difficult to break through, but as long as the players are alone, it is not difficult to solve.

Qingyu was able to win No.1 in Group C because the overall strength of Group C is the weakest among the four groups, including the rookie reserves of Guose Tianxiang and Yulou Chunxiao. The away game targeted the opponent's core and won three games in a row.However, the match against Shangjiange was a thrilling 2:1 victory, which fully shows that their strength will be very difficult to play against a fast-break team.

Qin Mo then asked: "What do you think of the remaining matchup between Groups A and C, the match between Dynasty and Sword Song?"

Li Muran said: "As long as Dynasty players stay connected, Jiange will definitely lose."

Qin Mo: "..."

Unexpectedly, Muran still has the potential for a bit of a poisonous tongue - if you don't drop the line, you will lose. This evaluation does not give Jiange any face at all.

But his evaluation is actually very pertinent. If a first-class player is compared to a big tree, then only Lin Shuangcheng is the first-class sword song. Among the three masters of Dynasty, Jiange naturally has no chance of winning.

Qin Mo then asked: "For the remaining groups, Shuangyue vs. Yunxiao, Yulou Chunxiao vs. Lihuo, please share your opinion."

Li Muran said seriously: "Shuangyue and Yunxiao's overall strength is similar, but Shuangyue has a greater chance of winning. It is no problem for Chen Jiang to single out Yuan Xi, and He Yue will be at a disadvantage when singled out against Qiu Zongping, but Rong Haibin will face Li Dongqing. It is an absolute advantage, the key to this game depends on the formation of the two sides, the score may be 2:1."

Qin Mo nodded: "According to your observation, how strong is Rong Haibin?"

Li Muran thought carefully for a moment, and said seriously: "He is the champion of the bone fan stream in the sect group arena. There are too few players in the bone fan stream. His popularity is not as good as other great gods, but his personal strength is not inferior to the first-class masters. A single-point breakthrough will make him the strongest head harvester in Team Frost Moon. Single-player battles, this genre is also very advantageous."

Qin Mo praised: "That's right. The real trump card output of the Frost Moon team is not Chen Jiang and He Yue's brothers and sisters, but Rong Haibin, who has a single-point breakthrough. You can see this, and your understanding is really good."

Li Muran, who was praised by Team Qin, was in a good mood, but he was not good at expressing joy, so he continued to analyze tomorrow's battle with a paralyzed face: "In the last group, Lihuo's Nie, Jing, and Zhou are all very strong. Strong players, Su Cheng and Xie Changming can barely draw with Nie Yuzhu and Jingyang, but Li Meng can't beat Zhou Yanbing, Yulou Chunxiao will have a hard time winning."

Seeing the young man seriously answering the question, Qin Mo smiled slightly and said, "According to what you said, Mo Jue, Dynasty, Shuangyue and Lihuo should be the ones who can enter the top four?"

Li Muran nodded: "This is just my speculation, as long as there are no accidents."

Qin Mo stood up and said, "The analysis is good. Your pre-match prediction accuracy rate is almost comparable to that of Lin Shuangcheng, the prophecy anchor."

Lin Shuangcheng was called the master of pre-match spoilers by fans, and Qin Mo compared him to Lin Shuangcheng, which was considered a compliment.

Li Muran felt a little embarrassed, lowered his head and didn't know how to respond.

He and Shen He are really two extremes. If Shen He is praised by his master, he will definitely climb up the pole and say happily, "I knew I was the smartest balaba..." But after Li Muran was praised, he didn't know how to respond. Probably because he was rarely praised before?

Qin Mo patted him on the shoulder lightly, and said, "Tomorrow afternoon's game, let's see if it goes according to your prediction. If you guess more than three times correctly, I will give you a reward."

Li Muran nodded and said, "Thank you Team Qin."

***

After returning to the dormitory that night, Qin Mo told Xiao Han the process and results of Li Muran's speculation. Xiao Han was shocked by this: "Muran was trained by you-teaching him well."

Qin Mo was also very satisfied: "He has a really high level of understanding. At the beginning, he was signed to the Mo Jue team because of the lack of treatment in the team. I didn't expect him to have such a keen insight."

Xiao Han asked: "I like Li Muran so much, don't you plan to accept him as an apprentice?"

Qin Mo said: "It is enough for me to have Shen He as an ADHD apprentice, I want to recommend him to you."

Xiao Han finally understood why Qin Mo praised Li Muran so much in front of him, and said with a smile, "So, you want me to take Li Muran as an apprentice, can you help me?"

Qin Mo admitted it bluntly: "That's what I mean. Isn't it you who helped me bring Shen He?"

Xiao Han said: "Well, regardless of each other, I like this word [smile]"

In fact, when Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng brought their apprentices together, the two masters often held a ring PK in private, bringing their own little follower apprentices, so that the apprentices could exchange ideas with each other. Qin Mo and Xiao Han have been together since they were sixteen or seventeen. Support each other and make progress together. After a few years, the relationship will be so strong.

Qin Mo felt that one of Li Muran and Shen He was restrained and the other lively, and they seemed to have a good relationship. If he and Xiao Han took these two as disciples, Mu Ran and Xiao He could encourage each other like they did back then. Make progress together.

It is much better to have a little partner to grow up with you than to think about it alone.

Moreover, the two people's personalities are also very coordinated. Shen He's lively and active can make Li Muran more cheerful. Since the two became roommates, Li Muran has changed a lot unconsciously.And Li Muran's calmness and rigor can also make Shen He feel at ease and get rid of his impatience and impulsiveness.

Qin Mo's consideration was entirely for the future of the Mojue team. He intentionally handed over the captain to Li Muran, hoping to pave the way for Li Muran before he retired.

But Xiao Han put forward another view: "Aren't you afraid that the two of them will follow in the footsteps of our master?"

Qin Mo was puzzled: "What follower?"

Xiao Han got to the bottom of it in one sentence: "Master is together, we are together, what if the apprentice is also together?"

Qin Mo: "..."

Xiao Han continued typing: "If the entire division becomes one-on-one, it won't be good for the inheritance of our division [thump the ground and laugh]"

Seeing Xiao Han's flexible use of WeChat emoji, Qin Mo was speechless: "Where did you think? Mu Ran looks cold and doesn't seem to be attracted to others, and Shen He is a rough man. How could they get together? "

Xiao Han hit the nail on the head: "Li Muran only sent red envelopes to Shen He, not to us."

Qin Mo explained: "Because he has the best relationship with Shen He, and he is not very familiar with Pei Yu and Xiao He, and we are seniors, so it is impossible for him to send red envelopes to encourage us."

Xiao Han sighed lightly, and said, "I hope I'm thinking too much. The two of them are still young, what will happen in the future, in fact, we don't need to worry too much."

Qin Mo asked: "So, you agree to accept Li Muran as an apprentice?"

Xiao Han said: "Of course, I love you so much, how could I refuse your request?"

Qin Mo: "Be serious."

Xiao Han immediately became serious: "Li Muran is indeed very intelligent, and I like him quite a lot. By accepting him as an apprentice, he can justifiably hand over the captain of the next generation to him. I know what you think, and I will bring Shen He to him in the future. , teach Xiaohe some battle skills, and Muran will be brought by you, inheriting command tactics."

Qin Mo smiled: "Well, then it's settled."

Xiao Han asked: "What about Pei Yu and He Beiguang? Will they be sad when they find out?"

Qin Mo said: "I have considered this point too. Qingyue told me that he wanted to accept Xiao He as an apprentice. Pei Yu had been following Liu Hong before, and he just happened to worship Liu Hong as his master. The four newcomers all had masters, so there would be no Being jealous of each other will also help the stability of the Mo Jue team."

Xiao Han praised: "You are really thoughtful."

The two chatted for a few more words, and Qin Mo didn't end the conversation until 10:30, asking Xiao Han to rest early and prepare for tomorrow's game.

***

In the afternoon of the next day, the eight-in-four match started on time.

The first game was Dynasty VS Sword Song. The ace combination of Sang Jun, Lin Yao and Wen Hua won the game 2-0 and entered the semi-finals first.

Next, Mo Jue faced Shang Qingyu. In the first round of Mo Jue's home game, Xiao Han directly chose a narrow maze map that made it extremely difficult for the Black Umbrella Formation to play. A large number of obstacles restricted the placement of the Black Umbrella Formation. Xiao Han was the first to play, stealing a sneak attack to gain an advantage of more than half blood, Shen He followed closely, and stabilized the advantage to the defending stage, and finally Liu Hong came out and won the game in one fell swoop.

In the second game, Wei Guanghua chose a swamp-type map, which allowed the black umbrella players to control the field from a distance. However, the slow-paced umbrella formation still couldn't stop the three players from Mojue. ——Liu Hong took the lead to play against the younger brother Lu Boyu among the twins, and played a slight advantage; in the middle transition, Wei Guanghua faced Shen He, struggling to equalize the disadvantage; but Xiao Han, who played last, faced the black umbrella with full blood and mana The player Lu Zeyan killed him without any accidents, securing the victory of the second round.

Mo Jue won the game 2:0 and reached the semi-finals.

Then there was Yunxiao VS Shuangyue. When Shuangyue was at home, Chen Jiang played against Qiu Zongping, He Yue played against Li Dongqing, and Rong Haibin played against Yuan Xi. Due to the large advantage in the early stage, Yuan Xi was unable to recover, and Yunxiao lost the first match. An away game.At home, Qiu Zongping used the multi-obstacle map to target, Shuangyue fell into a slight disadvantage, and Team Yunxiao pulled back a game and tied 1:1.In the final deciding game, due to the need to submit the order of the players in advance, Shuangyue started from Rong Haibin, He Yue transitioned, and Chen Jiang defended the game, winning the game 2:1 in a thrilling manner.

So far, Li Muran's guesses are all correct, and only the last one is left.

Lihuo VS Yulou Chunxiao, Nie Yuzhu defeated Su Cheng to establish the opening advantage, Jingyang successfully maintained the advantage until the defending stage, and finally Zhou Yanbing defended and defeated Xie Changming, Lihuo took the lead to win the home game; in the away game, the players of both sides had their order changed, but Nie Yuzhu defended the ring personally, relying on his rich competition experience and calm on-the-spot response to stabilize the situation.

The top four teams were finally determined to be Dynasty, Mojue, Shuangyue and Lihuo.

——Yesterday’s predictions were all correct.

Li Muran was in a very excited mood. Analyzing and predicting the direction of the battle before the match is the basis that a tactical player should learn. Only by learning to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of both sides in the match can he make targeted arrangements.Under Qin Mo's cultivation during this period, he finally got started.

Qin Mo said, "Mu Ran, come with me."

"En." Li Muran followed immediately.

Qin Mo took him to the tea room, poured coffee and said, "I said yesterday that if your predictions are correct for more than three games, I will give you a reward."

Li Muran said seriously: "Thank you Moshen."

Looking at the boy's paralyzed face, Qin Mo suddenly wanted to tease him, and asked, "Guess what I will reward you for?"

Li Muran thought about it carefully, and said, "Do you want to study the materials?"

Qin Mo: "..."

As expected, his mind was full of studies, homework, and tactics——seriously, people like it.

Qin Mo stopped beating around the bush and said, "I reward you as a master."

Li Muran finally showed a look of surprise on his paralyzed face: "...Master?"

Qin Mo nodded: "Xiao Han will formally accept you as an apprentice when he comes back, so that I can teach you in a legitimate way in the future."

Li Muran pondered over this sentence carefully—why is it Hanshen who accepts his disciples and Moshen teaches him?Could it be because Moshen didn't want him to become Shen He's junior?

Since the two of Han Mo don't distinguish each other, Li Muran doesn't want to mind these details.

Xiao Han was willing to accept him as an apprentice, it felt like he had won the lottery, Li Muran never thought that he would have such good luck, and he didn't know how to respond for a while.

Qin Mo asked, "What? Are you unhappy?"

Li Muran hurriedly said: "No, it's just a little accident... I didn't expect that I would have such luck."

Qin Mo smiled and said, "It's not luck, but strength."

Li Muran was startled, but still couldn't believe it: "Strength?"

Qin Mo nodded: "It's your savvy and potential that made me and Xiao Han make such a decision. Mu Ran, in fact, you are far better than you think."

- You are far better than you think.

A simple sentence is the greatest affirmation for Li Muran.

Li Muran's eyes were hot with excitement, but he couldn't express his emotions, so he could only seriously say: "Thank you Moshen, I will work hard."

Qin Mo patted him on the shoulder lightly: "When Xiao Han comes back, remember to toast him with tea."

Li Muran nodded vigorously: "Yes, I know."

***

After returning to the dormitory that night, Li Muran turned on his mobile phone, and was about to talk to Shen He, but saw Shen He sending him many red envelopes in one go.

Li Muran was puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Shen He quickly sent a series of messages: "Brother Ran, I'm sorry! I was wrong! During the reporter's interview yesterday, I didn't know why I got so mad at that time that I told the reporter about the red envelope you gave me. !I was really wrong T__T”

Li Muran: "..."

Apologizing only now for what happened yesterday, your reflex arc is too long, right?

But is there any need for an apology?

Shen He followed up and said: "You didn't send red envelopes to other teammates, you only sent them to me. Although it can be explained by the close relationship between us, if Xiao Pei and Xiao He know about it, maybe they will mind! I don't care. I should have said it out, I was too outspoken, and it would be better for reporters to hide behind me and be a mute in future interviews T__T”

Looking at the crying expression he sent, it was obvious that he was very sad.Li Muran replied: "It's okay, Pei Yu and He Beiguang are not so stingy, besides, I don't mind what they think."

Shen He's mood improved immediately: "Really?"

Li Muran: "Yes."

Shen He: "Don't you blame me O(∩_∩)O"

Li Muran: "No."

Only then did Shen He feel relieved, and sent a row of thank you emojis.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Muran decided to share the good news with Shen He: "By the way, Hanshen decided to accept me as an apprentice."

Shen He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly became excited: "Really? It's great! Brother Ran, you were spotted by Hanshen, I knew you would do it! In this way, the two of us will become twin stars Successors, in a few years, maybe we will become a first-class combination in the professional league, hehehe!"

Seeing him sobbing and hey, he was obviously very happy, Li Muran couldn't help but slightly raised the corners of his lips.

In the future, he and Shen He will stand side by side in the arena as heirs of twin stars.

When he first joined the Dragon Yin Club, he never thought that he would be favored by the Great God and such a lively and lovely roommate.

These days, without Shen He whispering in his ears, the dormitory suddenly became a little deserted. At this moment, he actually misses Shen He a little.

Although at first he hated this monkey who was running around in the dormitory, but now, Li Muran suddenly found that Shen He was with him to work hard and make progress together. A lot of fun.