After the serious conversation was over, it was time for another round of drinking and eating.
Ceng Rui was also a little tipsy, and the smile on his face grew wider. He chatted with Li Shiyi more naturally, and the topic of their conversation revolved around Lin Feng. One of them was an old teammate, and the other was a new comrade. They could even exchange information and learn something from each other, so they chatted happily.
"So Lin Feng was really just a junior high school student in S1?"
"Yeah, the first time we met offline in Beijing, the few of us were shocked. Hahaha, he's really too young, and he's so strong."
"But the current leader of SSK's Four Emperors was only 18 years old, right?"
"Yeah, maybe even younger. Probably 17, not much older than Lin Feng. But back then, there was no Four Emperors. There was only one King of Esports. Lin Feng … what a pity."
Li Shiyi took a sip of wine, his expression a little regretful.
Ceng Rui nodded in agreement.
"Esports has always been cruel."
"There's no win-win situation."
"You have to fight to the death on the field," Li Shiyi sighed.
Li Shiyi sighed. "Yeah, but back then, let alone us, the entire server had high hopes and expectations for Lin Feng. We all thought that he would become the number one player in the new generation of League of Legends. At that time, he was really just one step away …"
As he spoke, he stopped and did not continue speaking. His tone was filled with endless sorrow.
He was under so much pressure.
He was carrying so many hopes.
He kept moving forward.
Striding towards the top.
But in the end, he still missed the King of Esports.
Ceng Rui and Dou Zi couldn't help but fall silent as they listened to Li Shiyi's story. They weren't Lin Feng or Li Shiyi. They hadn't personally experienced the past, so they couldn't truly understand how Lin Feng felt when the dust finally settled.
… …
"Actually, you can feel it a little."
Dou Zi suddenly spoke up, her tone cautious.
"After all, after the S1 World Championship, Lin Feng and Eleven's team disbanded, right?
"Lin Feng also retired after that."
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent.
Not only Ceng Rui, but even Li Shiyi was stunned by Dou Zi's words.
Countless thoughts and memories surged in his mind in an instant like a tidal wave. After being stunned for a long time, Li Shiyi nodded slowly, and his words sounded like a sigh.
"Yeah."
As the person who experienced it and witnessed it, he indeed had the absolute right to speak on this matter, and similarly, he had the most profound feelings about it.
That year.
He was in high spirits.
He had staked all his pride and dreams, shouldering the hope and glory of the entire national server.
That was …
This was a battle that could not be lost.
In fact, it was impossible to even think about "what if I lost" before the outcome appeared.
But …
They had really lost.
In the set of best-of-five matches, they fought until the sky was dark and the earth was dark, and their eyes were bloodshot. Both sides were almost exhausted, but they still stared at each other fiercely, not giving up hope until the last moment.
But when it came to the final moment —
All hope was shattered and shattered.
It was as if the sky had collapsed.
At that moment, the whole world turned gray and gloomy, just like the color on the computer screen in front of them.
No one wanted to imagine the result of losing, but when the cruel reality was placed in front of them, no matter how unwilling they were, they could only be forced to accept this result.
It was a pain that penetrated deep into their bones.
A cruelty that was difficult to describe with words.
At that time, even Li Shiyi and the other members of the team had been oppressed by the cruel reality of the situation. Not to mention Lin Feng, who was the youngest member of the team and had the heaviest responsibility at that time. What kind of emotions did Lin Feng have to endure?
Even now, even though they were just outsiders trying to put themselves in that situation, Dou Zi and Ceng Rui still felt a heavy pressure in their hearts.
Li Shiyi let out a long breath and shook his head.
"Let's not talk about this.
After all, it's all in the past. "
Ceng Rui and Dou Zi nodded subconsciously. Indeed, it was too heavy to bring up the past again, and it would ruin the atmosphere of tonight's celebration party. So they changed the topic again. It was Li Shiyi's turn to ask about Lin Feng, Dou Zi, and Ceng Rui's situation over the past year.
Dou Zi and Ceng Rui naturally answered Li Shiyi's questions.
So they talked about Su Xue and her cohabitation.
They talked about Su Xue's professional identity as an eSports streamer, as well as her current popularity on DouYu TV and becoming an official commentator for the LSPL.
Hearing this, Li Shiyi suddenly understood.
"You mean … Su Hang's Night Xue?
I saw her on the commentator's stage in the LSPL a while ago. "
Then they talked about the process of meeting Lin Feng. This part was mainly narrated by Ceng Rui. Li Shiyi listened attentively, nodding from time to time. But when he heard a certain name, he couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised.
"Steamed Bun?
"You guys know Steamed Bun too!"
Back then, in the team, apart from Lin Feng, Li Shiyi, Tian Tian, A 'Qiu and Ah Mo, the other official member of the team was the young girl who took on the role of coach.
It must be said that back in the team, this girl, who was nicknamed "Steamed Bun" by a certain someone, was responsible for almost all of the team's heavy tasks, both on and off the field. Apart from Lin Feng, she was incomparably close to the other four members of the team, as if they were siblings.
Li Shiyi was naturally surprised and excited to hear news about the girl.
But at this moment, Dou Zi and Ceng Rui couldn't help but look at each other hesitantly.
When Li Shiyi noticed this, he could not help but feel puzzled.
"What happened?"
"Is there … something that you can't say?"
Dou Zi's expression was a little conflicted. "Well, it's not that I can't tell you. Sigh, I don't really know what's going on either. Let Rui explain it to me. He knows better than I do."
He was going to dump the burden.
Ceng Rui was equally hesitant. After a long while, he carefully considered his words and slowly said,
"This matter …"
"It's a little complicated."
"Basically, there are too many things you don't know, Eleven. What happened back then was like this …"
Just as Ceng Rui was about to explain, a voice suddenly came from behind the three of them.
"What was it like?"
The three of them were shocked and turned their heads almost at the same time.
Then they saw Lin Feng appear out of nowhere with a wine glass in his hand. He looked at the three people in front of him curiously.
"So sneaky …"
"Hey, what are you guys talking about?"
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