Chapter 38 Strength "Give him a little revenge."...

Chapter 38 Strength "Give him a little revenge."...

Su Yi'ang almost jumped out of his chair!

He slammed his fist on the table, his face flushed, "That was awesome! That was so awesome!"

Normally, when he encounters the XBL team, he feels nauseous while giving commands; he's never felt so good before!

If it weren't for the show's cameras, Su Yi'ang would have rushed into XBL's live stream to see their expressions, haha, it would have been quite a sight.

The live stream room was filled with joy.

[We won? We just won?!!!!]

[Aa ...

We not only won, but we won by a landslide!

[Who said Ye Hantao just happened to shoot five arrows by sheer luck last time?! Look at the one she just fired!]

Ye Hantao is so handsome!!!!

Bye-bye~

Bye-bye~~~

[Brother Tao's line, "Tao Tao is going to kill!" was so cool!!!]

[Family, I'm about to try out Spring Ivy!]

Help! I'm too scared to play ranked games for the next month!

[I dare not add +1, I'm sure I'll encounter a lot of Spring Vine players who don't even know the first 13!!!]

The trolls in the live stream: "..."

According to their previous plan, they would wait until Flash lost the game and then start spreading rumors that Ye Hantao disobeyed orders, which led to Flash's defeat by XBL.

They were confident they could rally a group of esports fans to criticize Ye Hantao, but how did Ye Hantao manage to win?

Not only did she win, Ye Hantao also got a kill? This doesn't make sense!

[I'm a Flash fan, and I'll be viewing Ye Hantao with a bias from now on, hahaha.]

If Ye Hantao didn't have that mouth, her fan base would double.

When Ye Hantao praised her brother, her words were as sweet as if she had drunk honey!

[I get it, she wasn't trying to appease us (angry.jpg)]

XBL's marksman watched helplessly as his character rolled twice on the ground, and Ye Hantao, who had kicked him, kicked the air twice more from behind.

"?!!"

The next second, the screen turned gray; they had actually lost the first game!

"Depend on!"

As XBL's starting player, he actually died at the hands of an amateur like Ye Hantao!

How will the players he insulted laugh at him in the future? How will his fans hurl insults at him?

In an instant, a wave of immense shame washed over him, making his mind go blank.

XBL's marksman slammed his headphones on the table, "Captain, next game we—" and began to relentlessly attack Ye Hantao.

He couldn't finish his sentence because he noticed the captain's face was pale.

"Captain, two more rounds!"

He thought the captain was angry because he had just been quadra-killed by the opposing team's Spring Vine and felt he had lost face.

The marksman glanced at the live stream camera, narrowed his eyes, and speculated, "Could it be that HT has called in some outside help?"

The XBL captain seemed not to hear what the shooter said, and he really didn't hear it.

My fingers, resting on the keyboard, were trembling violently.

The terrifying rule and intimidation of the Spring Vine suddenly stirred up the most horrible memories deep within his mind.

Maze.

This person is just as good as Maze!

Ye Hantao stood up from her seat.

Su Yi'ang hurriedly said, "Tao Tao, we still have two rounds to play."

“I know.” Ye Hantao held out her hand to him. “Give me five!”

"???"

Su Yi'ang clapped his hands.

Ye Hantao's lips curled slightly, "Let me soak up your champion aura!"

After saying that, Ye Hantao rushed over to give Lao Ning and Sky a high-five before the countdown started.

Seeing this, Chen Xiaofeng exclaimed "Wow!" and glanced smugly at Cheng Zhao, "Aren't you jealous? Sky and Tao Tao just gave each other a high five, and his face turned red to the roots of his ears."

Cheng Zhao was genuinely jealous. He had never high-fived Ye Hantao, let alone teamed up with her for a match.

So he picked up his phone and opened the chat page.

(High five.jpg)

In the live stream, Ye Hantao saw a new message on her phone as soon as she returned to her seat.

Cheng Zhao thought that after Ye Hantao finished reading, she would put down her phone and focus on the upcoming competition.

Ye Hantao gripped her phone.

Cheng Zhao paused breathing slightly.

Ye Hantao looked down and typed on her phone.

Cheng Zhao gripped his phone tightly.

Ye Hantao put her phone back and waited for the countdown to the match.

[Buzz]

The phone he was clutching... had received a new message.

Cheng Zhao's Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he looked down at the chat page.

...No reply?

Why hasn't there been a reply?!

A bucket of cold water was poured over his head and face.

Cheng Zhao checked the new messages with frustration.

[Cheng Songnian: Has Nayara contacted you?]

Block.

Cheng Zhao blocked his biological father without expression.

Who was Ye Hantao replying to just now?

Is it worth wasting time replying to a 30-second countdown? Does this guy even deserve it?

Chen Xiaofeng and Lu Yiyan exchanged a glance, only to see Cheng Zhao's face hard and cold, radiating an aura of "Get lost, don't bother me."

[Buzz]

Cheng Zhao didn't even bother to lift his eyelids.

Suddenly, his gaze fell on an icon with a small red dot.

He took the photo.

This morning I changed my profile picture to one of her looking at the lotus flowers from the side of a lotus pond.

Ye Hantao, standing by the pond, is favored by the sunlight, and her whole being seems to be glowing.

Ye Hantao used the photo he took as her profile picture.

[Ye Hantao: (High five.jpg)]

"Chen Xiaofeng, Lu Yiyan," he said.

The two people whose names were mentioned felt a chill run down their spines, as if they had been called upon by the King of Hell.

Who the hell upset Cheng Zhao again?!

Lu Yiyan glared at Chen Xiaofeng.

Chen Xiaofeng had no way to defend himself.

It really seems to be him.

The two men, convinced that they were going to be in trouble no matter what, both looked at Cheng Zhao.

Cheng Zhao leaned back, causing the single chair to sway, as he sat in a somewhat unrestrained posture.

"You can leave now," Cheng Zhao glanced over. "We don't need you anymore."

Chen Xiaofeng & Lu Yiyan: "???"

This person looks like a human but is actually a dog, and he does indeed always say dog-like things.

Just then, a lithe black figure came running from a distance.

Chen Xiaofeng's eyes darted around. "Old Hei's here! I knew I'd just heard him talking like a dog!"

Old Black was a German Shepherd with brown and black markings and bright eyes. When it heard Chen Xiaofeng's voice, it only glanced at him before running straight towards its owner.

There were two servings of beef on a silver platter in the food cart.

Cheng Zhao picked up a piece from the plate, the juices dripping down his fingers. Just as Lao Hei was about to pounce, he suddenly exerted force on his arm towards the distant court, and the beef was thrown out, drawing an arc in the air.

Old Hei had his eyes fixed on the meat, but he didn't immediately chase after it.

Until Cheng Zhao spoke, "Go."

In an instant, Old Black pushed off the ground with its hind paws and darted away like lightning.

Chen Xiaofeng and Lu Yiyan only had time to catch a glimpse of Lao Hei's afterimage. By the time they looked again, Lao Hei had already snatched the beef before it hit the ground and was now feasting on it nearby.

Lu Yiyan clicked his tongue as he watched the German Shepherd tearing at the beef. "You're raising a dog, but every time I see it, I feel like I'm seeing the black panther you're raising in Idaho."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he noticed that Cheng Zhao had picked up the remaining piece of beef and, under Lao Hei's watchful gaze, pointed it at Chen Xiaofeng.

Chen Xiaofeng: "?!?!"

Lu Yiyan: "Hahahahahahaha."

Watching your companions suffer is the most interesting thing.

Of course, all three of them knew that the piece of beef couldn't actually be thrown at Chen Xiaofeng, and that Lao Hei had been trained for many years and wouldn't actually bite anyone.

But Chen Xiaofeng eventually calmed down.

Lu Yiyan clicked his tongue and commented bluntly, "Both incompetent and shameless."

With a whooshing sound, a huge black leopard shadow flashed on the screen, then transformed into human form.

Su Yi'ang was still thinking about which hero to choose to complement Tao Tao's Golden Archer when he saw the opposing team's lineup, when he suddenly saw that Tao Tao had chosen the Swift Swordsman.

This is a swordsman who was possessed by a black panther when he was on the verge of serious injury.

It has two forms: humanoid and black panther phantom.

Su Yi'ang asked in surprise, "Tao Tao, why did you choose the Swift Swordsman?"

“My brother said that if the opposing team has Night Saint and Judge, choosing Swift Swordsman, God of Light, or Moon Elf can completely counter their combination.”

Since it wasn't a formal competition, but rather a game between friends, Ye Hantao was still looking down at her phone while waiting for the countdown. "Of these three, I like the Swift Swordsman's skill that allows him to transform into a black panther phantom."

Brave and strong, similar to the Golden Bow Guard.

Su Yi'ang looked at his teammate with the ID "Brother Tao Tao" in the team again, and his gaze became even more intense.

Most players only know how to use the God of Light to fight from the perspective of darkness and light, but those who play professionally know that the Swift Swordsman and the Moon Elf are also good choices.

Looking at the Swift Swordsman's skills, it's the kind of wide-ranging, aggressive fighting style that TaoTao likes to play.

Su Yi'ang had a bold idea: Brother Tao Tao had specially selected a suitable hero for Tao Tao because of her preference for skills!

ZYZ's coach, upon hearing Ye Hantao's words in the live stream, exclaimed excitedly, "This is a player born to lead!"

He patted Crow's shoulder hard, "Even if he can't match Spring Vine's skill in other heroes, just based on his understanding of the game setup, his precise operation and predictive awareness in the first game, it's not a loss for us to bring him to the base!"

"Is Flash trying to monopolize HT?"

"They even have a Maze at their base!" the coach exclaimed angrily. "How can they get all the good things?!"

Ye Hantao glanced at the high-five emoji in the chat box and snorted to herself.

That day, Cheng Zhao suddenly confessed that he was Shan Feng Bu Si Shuo without warning, catching her completely off guard. Now that Cheng Zhao is watching a live stream, she has to pretend to reply in front of the camera, wait two or three seconds, and then press the send button to confirm.

I'll give him a little reply.

Countdown: 3, 2, 1!

Ye Hantao knew very well that the shooter she had just kicked would not be able to swallow his anger, so she clung tightly to her brother's leg from the very beginning.

She picked a fast-moving hero, so she definitely won't get caught anymore.

As the game progressed, Ye Hantao heard her teammates' voices through her earpiece:

Are all the XBL members sleepwalking?

"Is this their captain's account? He's terrible at it."

The intense battle in the first match raised the viewers' expectations, making them think that the second and third matches would be just as intense.

To everyone's surprise, the XBL team's rhythm was completely broken throughout.

XBL's captain encountered Su Yi'ang and used Flash to collide with his ultimate move.

In the blink of an eye, his health bar was empty.

[System Announcement: HT1231 has killed XBL0097, securing First Blood!!!]

Su Yi'ang looked bewildered. "...Huh?"

【ah? ? ? ? 】

Is he sleepwalking? Running head-on into Flash's ultimate attack?

[Tsk tsk tsk, why did XBL shut down their live stream? They were having so much fun just now.]

This game was boring, a real noob game.

With the captain out of form, the remaining three starters and one trainee lost their leader and couldn't provide support, making them no match for Su Yi'ang and his two teammates.

I played two games in a daze, completely dominating noobs.

Su Yi'ang was still a little dazed.

Are they playing XBL? It seems like the random teammates I encounter in high-level games have better teamwork than the opposing team.

Ye Hantao raised her hands high, shouting, "Victory!"

Ye Hantao wasn't particularly competitive, but she was still very happy to win. "Angang is awesome! Sky is awesome! Lao Ning is awesome!"

Top laner Lao Ning's eyes flickered.

He nodded emphatically, "Tao Tao is awesome too!"

Ye Hantao raised her chin, "Absolutely! I snatched the kill from Ang Ang!" Then, looking at the leader of the team, she smiled, revealing two dimples, "The leader is so handsome!!!"

The words "elder brother" suddenly drew Su Yi'ang's attention back.

He then realized why the last two games had felt so uninteresting.

The first game was so comfortable!

It gives him a constant sense of excitement from working together as a team.

In the next two games, Peach Brother played the support role steadily, without making any mistakes or standing out, and was quite unremarkable.

Any random youth trainee could do that.

[Brother Tao: The boss is here, I'm logging off.]

The moment that sentence popped up in the team chat, Brother Tao's ID went gray, indicating that his character had logged off.

[Flash, take what I'm telling you seriously!!!]

[Family members! The crow is in the live stream???]

【What's going on? What's going on? What's going on?】

[Let's make a bold guess: Is the support player on the Raven team about to retire, and he's eyeing TaoTao?]

[Huh? Peach Brother's performance was mediocre later on.]

Are you saying that Spring Ivy's performance in Quadra Kill was mediocre?

Upon seeing the comments, Su Yi'ang slapped his forehead, "Tao Tao, Tao Tao, can I ask for your brother's contact information?"

Ye Hantao was still chatting with her older brother on her phone.

Upon hearing this, Ye Hantao asked curiously, "Is it so that we can team up again to play games together in the future?"

Su Yi'ang scratched his head, "You can say that?"

Although Crow showed great enthusiasm, whether someone is suitable to play esports competitions as a professional player cannot be determined from just one match.

He guessed that Crow wanted to first challenge Peach to a solo match before conducting a comprehensive evaluation of his abilities.

Just as Ye Hantao was about to type a message asking her older brother if it would be convenient for him to give them her contact information, her brother's reply came first.

[Manufacturer: No way.]

"My older brother said no."

"Tao Tao, tell our big brother that it's a match against a professional player."

Su Yi'ang was also envious of Tao Tao's skills and thought about teaming up to play a few more games.

If the momentum he started in the first game wasn't accidental, then Brother TaoTao is a born professional player! He's a natural talent, especially in the command role!

Tao Tao is 19 years old this year, and her older brother is five or six years older than her.

Some of these players are considered quite old among professional esports players, but if he can maintain the level he showed in the first game, he can still play for another two years!

Zhou Mingsheng sat in a private room at the internet cafe, his mouse lying to one side.

He watched the live stream as Su Yi'ang kept pestering Tao Tao for his contact information, and his temples throbbed.

I've also received quite a few phone calls and messages from my family.

Without exception, they were all worried that Tao Tao would find out that he and Maze were the same person.

Zhou Mingsheng was equally worried.

He chose the Spring Vine simply because he wanted to protect Tao Tao.

Unexpectedly, XBL first provoked my anger, and then I got lost in Tao Tao's praise.

"..."

Zhou Mingsheng closed his eyes, suppressing the slight annoyance that was rising in his heart.

All I could hear through the headphones was Su Yi'ang asking Tao Tao for help with the introduction in the live stream.

If she didn't agree, Su Yi'ang and Crow wouldn't give up immediately; they would definitely keep pestering Tao Tao to tell her about the benefits of becoming a professional e-sports player.

As the conversation goes on, the topic of Maze might come up, and if the conversation goes on for too long, it's easy to slip up.

If he agrees, he has to be careful not to use Maze's moves, not to mention that he made a sound during Tao Tao's live stream that day, and Su Yi'ang has already heard it all before.

Over time, it will also be easy for the truth to be exposed.

"..."

“…”

How could he have missed that group photo last night?

Upon further reflection...

Even if the group photo exists, he can't bear to see Tao Tao being bullied by XBL members, not even in the game.

A moment later, Zhou Mingsheng opened his eyes, pressed his temples, and typed a reply in his chat with Tao Tao.

Tao Tao: "???"

Manufacturer's boss: That's exactly what he said.

“My brother said—” Ye Hantao looked at Su Yiang.

Su Yi'ang perked up his ears, his eyes shining.

The crows in the live stream perked up their ears and their eyes lit up.

Ye Hantao cleared her throat, pretending to be the older brother, "They're too weak, we won't give them to them."

【？？？？？？？？？？？】

[Disease progression: 83.3%]

Ye Hantao suddenly understood.

This is probably just a matter of keeping up with the Joneses!

Who is Ye Hantao calling too bad?

You two siblings are too arrogant!

I admit that Spring Vine's mechanics are somewhat impressive, but playing just one hero isn't enough for professional players; their hero pools are much deeper.

[I guess Ye Hantao only knows this one hero, and she's afraid of being embarrassed by professional players, which is why she refused.]

[That's possible, otherwise how do you explain the mediocre performance in the last two games?]

"Just average? You think you can keep up with their pace? You're not even as good as Ye Hantao."

Su Yi'ang slammed his hand on the table and stood up. "Fine! Fine! Your older brother really underestimated us! Do you think none of us know how to play Spring Ivy?"

After saying that, he waved his hand and addressed the team manager, "Starting today, I will stream an extra half hour every day to practice Spring Vine solo. I refuse to believe that your brother will look down on me!"

The crow also realized its oversight in calling for people in the live stream.

He hurriedly followed Su Yi'ang's lead, saying, "I'll also train for an extra half hour! How could I possibly lose to a mere Spring Vine?!"

After a while, a comment flashed by.

Could this be Ye Hantao's true purpose?

The fans, who were just angry, were now completely bewildered.

Ahhhhhh, thank you so much, Brother Ye Hantao! He actually got those two lazy streamers to voluntarily ask for more time!

That afternoon, #BrotherYeHanTaoIsCunning# became the last trending topic on Weibo.

Upon seeing this trending topic, Liao Jiayue was so angry that she slammed a bottle of mineral water against the car door.

From the moment Ye Hantao set off for the HT base in the morning, she instructed her team to keep a close eye on the live stream updates.

I was already furious after talking to the person in charge of SAR about the promotion of the endorsement title, and then seeing this trending topic praising Brother Ye Hantao made me even angrier.

The agent picked up the water bottle. "SAR just said the buzz didn't meet expectations. Once the next episode of 'Classmates Are Here' airs, we won't have to worry about not getting buzz."

The plan to hire someone to smear Jia Yue and manipulate fans is almost complete. It will be put into use in the next two days, and the hype will extend to the next episode.

Liao Jiayue remained silent with a cold expression.

In the original novel, the female lead negotiated with SAR to become the shoe spokesperson after the first episode of the variety show was finalized.

The day of the official announcement was quite a lively occasion.

This is because she is the only celebrity among all SAR's brand ambassadors who was upgraded to a spokesperson in less than two months.

Liao Jiayue didn't understand. The female lead could do it, so why couldn't she?!

The agent hesitated, "Could it be that SAR has a problem with the T-shirt you gave Ye Hantao?"

Reminded by her agent, Liao Jiayue also remembered this matter.

Ye Hantao not only returned the T-shirt, but also said she wanted to take her to buy some cheap items for 39 yuan!

At this moment, the assistant came over with a tablet and recounted the details of the three matches that had just taken place.

Including Ye Hantao's comment, "You guys are too bad, I won't give it to you."

"How could Ye Hantao possibly let go of this opportunity to get to know Su Yi'ang better?"

Not only Su Yi'ang, but also other popular e-sports players in the industry.

Liao Jiayue thought of a possibility and suddenly sneered, "This account wasn't logged into by Brother Ye Hantao!"

"He doesn't leave the country, doesn't use his microphone, and even turned down invitations from esports stars." The more Liao Jiayue thought about it, the more sense it made. "This person was invited by Ye Hantao to generate buzz."

The agent checked Ye Hantao's number of followers.

Yesterday, Ye Hantao was wrongly accused of being a thief, which caused her fan base to grow by over 1 million.

After the news about the e-sports pro player came out today, Ye Hantao's fan count actually increased by nearly 200,000!

Among these fans were those who had become fans of Ye Hantao and her older brother, but the majority were fans of Su Yi'ang and Crow. Fans flooded the comments section, urging Ye Hantao to play other characters to keep Su Yi'ang and Crow motivated and not let them get idle.

Liao Jiayue was disappointed. "Didn't they even consider opening the box?"

Opening the box means taking human flesh.

The agent only said, "It's undeniable that he's very good at playing Spring Ivy."

They did manage to get their online trolls to stir up trouble in the livestream, but a large number of esports fans only recognized skill. Not to mention, Ye Hantao took down four of XBL's players in one go.

This cancer has harmed many players.

The grudges had been brewing for a long time, and the fans had long wanted to punish them severely.

Therefore, fans not only refuse to open the boxes, but also actively fight back against negative comments in Ye Hantao's comment section.

To prevent anyone from spreading rumors by associating with Su Yi'ang or Crow.

Liao Jiayue pulled out a makeup mirror, had her assistant hold it steady, and applied lip gloss while looking in the mirror.

"Isn't Ye Hantao going to a food tasting event on Friday?" A cold glint flashed in Liao Jiayue's eyes. "Tell the production team that my personal life live stream will be on Friday."

When she met Ye Hantao at the food tasting event, after chatting for a while, she asked Ye Hantao to call her brother to form a team to play in the competition.

Find an opportunity to force Ye Hantao to speak again, and compare her voice with the one she heard on the day of the live stream.

At that time, Ye Hantao's lie was exposed.

Ye Hantao received the text message from Liao Jiayue after returning home from the HT base in the evening.

[Liao Jiayue: Tao Tao, are you going to the food tasting event on Friday? What a coincidence! My dad is going abroad on a business trip and asked me to represent him at the food tasting event in Jinwan. We can see each other again!]

[Liao Jiayue: What color scheme are you planning to wear? We can wear matching outfits.]

Although they are classmates, they can't really be called best friends.

After the recording of the first episode ended, she chatted more with Sister Shiyue than with Jiayue.

Thinking of this, Ye Hantao replied, "I haven't decided what to wear yet."

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Author's Note: Big Brother: [Question Mark]

TaoTao: [Okay]

Cheng Zhao: [Dog head with rose in hand]