The All-Star Weekend was still ongoing, but Ye Xiu was already silently walking on the streets by himself.
He was quite familiar with this sort of situation. After participating in so many pro matches, he would always leave early. He had never participated in the pre-match or post-match press conferences.
As Glory continued to grow year after year, he received more and more attention. The various media outlets pursued him more and more fiercely. To be able to last this long without being exposed, creating this miracle was no easier than creating a dynasty.
Looking back, the tall stadium seemed to be shining brightly from the outside. Compared to it, a person was so small.
"Tsk tsk." Ye Xiu sighed. He turned around and prepared to continue walking towards the hotel, when he saw a girl sitting on the guardrail in front of him. She had a pair of binoculars around her neck and was waving at him.
"Amazing. You were actually faster than me." Ye Xiu greeted her and went up to greet her.
"He he." Su Mucheng laughed and jumped down from the guardrail. She was still completely wrapped up. She wore a large hat and a large mask. If it wasn't for someone familiar like Ye Xiu, it would be very difficult to recognize her.
"The match's over. How about we go eat ice cream?" Su Mucheng said.
Ye Xiu was startled, but then casually asked: "Is the store still open?"
"It's open!" Su Mucheng raised her binoculars and looked across the street, "Look." She handed the binoculars over to Ye Xiu. Ye Xiu went over to take a look. Sure enough, on the street behind Samsara's stadium, the lights of the small ice cream store were still on.
"It's winter right now." Ye Xiu said.
"Winter is the best. It won't melt so quickly. You can eat it slowly." Su Mucheng said.
"Then let's go!" Ye Xiu said helplessly.
Su Mucheng immediately climbed over the guardrail.
"Pay attention to your manners..." Ye Xiu muttered, but he also slowly climbed over.
They crossed the road and entered a small street. The small ice cream shop was the same as always. There were four small tables with two seats. There were various flavors of ice cream in the freezer with small handwritten price tags. The owner was an uncle in his forties. When he saw a customer come in, he didn't greet them warmly, but he didn't ignore them coldly either. He just stood in front of the freezer and quietly waited for orders.
"I want this, this, this, and this. A quarter of each, is that okay?" Su Mucheng skillfully selected the flavors.
"Sure." The shop owner brought over a large cup with four different flavors and filled it evenly with a quarter of each flavor. He placed a small spoon on top and handed it to Su Mucheng. Then, he looked at Ye Xiu inquisitively.
"Can I smoke?" Ye Xiu asked.
"Sure." The shop owner nodded. Seeing that Ye Xiu wasn't going to take care of business, he ignored him.
On the small table outside the window, Su Mucheng was fiddling with her ice cream and eating happily. Ye Xiu held a cigarette in his mouth and quietly sat across from her.
The weather was very cold and the ice cream was very cold. But this familiar feeling made him feel exceptionally warm.
Outside Samsara's stadium, Chen Guo and Tang Rou finally ran out.
Chen Guo also had binoculars. She immediately picked them up and looked around, but she didn't see Ye Xiu anywhere.
"He ran so fast!" Chen Guo said. She and Tang Rou had rushed out pretty quickly.
"He said he was going back first." Tang Rou said.
"Let's go back!" Chen Guo decisively stopped a taxi and rushed back to the hotel with Tang Rou. They didn't even enter their own room. They directly knocked on Ye Xiu's door, but no one answered.
"He's not back yet?" Chen Guo was puzzled, "Where did he run off to?"
"Maybe he's strolling around outside. Let's wait!" Tang Rou opened the door to their room.
"Is he really Ye Qiu?" Chen Guo followed behind Tang Rou.
"Yeah … …" Tang Rou's reply was a bit helpless. Chen Guo had repeated this question for the seventh time.
"This guy … …" Chen Guo mumbled and turned on the TV in the room. In the eSports channel, the All-Star Weekend continued. Just like before, the pro players sat on the stage and accepted the challenges from the normal players. This time, nothing unexpected happened. The pro players easily defeated the challengers one after another. However, the atmosphere in the stadium couldn't get any more excited. After such a huge climax, apart from the challengers who were chosen to go on stage, no one else felt excited.
Chen Guo stared at the TV, but her eyes were staring straight ahead. Her mind clearly wasn't on the TV. From time to time, she would hear some movement in the hallway outside. She would rush out like an arrow, but in the end, it wasn't Ye Xiu.
"That guy, where did he run off to?" Chen Guo muttered. She stood by the window with her binoculars and looked around for a while. Then, she would run to the hallway and knock on the door to see if Ye Xiu had mysteriously returned. During this time, she would randomly talk about Ye Xiu with Tang Rou. In short, there wasn't a single moment of silence. After a full hour, the second day of the All-Star Weekend was announced to have ended, but there was still no sign of Ye Xiu.
"That guy doesn't even have a phone." Chen Guo complained. At this moment, the event's broadcast ended. A moment later, the press conference for the second day's event began. There wasn't much to say about those games that were meant to entertain the public. The series of unforeseen events in the Challenger League was clearly today's hot topic. As one of the main characters, Du Ming was obviously sent to participate in the press conference. Moreover, he enjoyed the god-like treatment of being surrounded by reporters.
Du Ming's mood had calmed down quite a bit. After all, he was a pro player. If he couldn't see past victory and defeat, how could he survive in this kind of circle? Even though losing to a normal player was a bit embarrassing, he had still managed to win four matches in a row. Moreover, that beauty's strength had already been recognized by many after the match.
As for the even more abnormal challenger number two, even though no one had seen his face, they were all certain that he was Ye Qiu.
As a result, they couldn't get anything of value out of Du Ming. Of course, it wouldn't be good for him to act like he wasn't a gentleman. He could only praise Tang Rou's strength and show his respect to the God.
"Then what do you think of God Ye Qiu's sudden appearance at the All-Star Weekend?" This question was asked by the reporters to every pro player that they had the opportunity to interview. They even did a few random interviews with the audience members.
The answers from the live audience were all very bold and full of tricks. As for the pro players' side, they were all very careful with their words and actions.
With this question revolving around Ye Qiu, the reporters couldn't help but try their best to interrogate the players of his old team, Excellent Era. In the end, Team Excellent Era's responses were mediocre. All they said was a few blessings, which weren't very meaningful. As for Ye Qiu's closest friend, Su Mucheng, she didn't appear after the match, so no one interviewed her.
In the end, the highlight came when they interviewed Han Wenqing. This domineering captain stared at the camera and bluntly said: "I'll wait for you to come back."
In the end, this sentence became the biggest takeaway from many of the interviews. Most of the reports used this as a headline. The media welcomed Han Wenqing's gimmick of a train of thought. They all speculated whether or not this really was a sign that God Ye Qiu intended to make a comeback. In particular, no one in the Alliance could replicate the Dragon Raises Its Head. Even Ye Qiu hadn't used it in two years. Now that he suddenly used it, it was as if he was telling everyone that he wasn't a thing of the past.
Seeing these spectators and the media speculate about Ye Qiu's whereabouts and Ye Qiu's plans, Chen Guo felt a sense of superiority as a part of the insiders. As for what everyone was more concerned about, Chen Guo jumped up and clenched her fists: "When that guy comes back, I'll definitely ask him clearly."
As she said this, she walked back and forth between the window and the door. In the end, seeing that it was getting late and Ye Xiu still hadn't returned, Chen Guo finally began to worry: "Do you think … … that after his identity was exposed, he's not planning on coming back?"
Tang Rou was also stunned. "It can't be?"
"He … … hasn't received his first month's salary yet?" Chen Guo suddenly said, her tone full of disappointment. She suddenly realized that even though she couldn't immediately equate Ye Xiu and Ye Qiu's identities, she couldn't immediately equate the two identities. But whether it was that lazy and infuriating guy or the Almighty that she had worshipped for so many years, no matter which identity it was, it didn't feel good to leave quietly like this.
Chen Guo suddenly quieted down and silently sat by the bed.
"He'll come back." Tang Rou quietly walked over and comforted her.
Just as she finished speaking, there was movement in the corridor again. But this time, Chen Guo's mood wasn't the same as before, so she just sighed and didn't make a fuss about it.
But this time, the movement was getting closer and closer. A moment later, it stopped outside their door.
"He's back, right?" Chen Guo was still in a daze. This time, it was Tang Rou who spoke as she went over to check. When the door opened, she saw Ye Xiu fiddling with the door.
"You're not asleep yet?" Ye Xiu turned around to greet her. At this time, Chen Guo had already rushed out like the wind. In the end, Ye Xiu opened the door and said to the two of them, "Rest early." Then, he went in by himself.
Chen Guo didn't know where to start with a bunch of words, but this guy actually left just like that.
"What's going on?" Chen Guo's mind was a little confused.
"It's like … nothing happened …" Tang Rou smiled bitterly. She guessed that Chen Guo was going to explode again.
Sure enough, Chen Guo was stunned for a moment before she immediately rushed up and pounded on the door a few times. Ye Xiu opened the door with a puzzled look on his face. It was as if he really didn't know what was going on. Tang Rou was already speechless.
"What's the matter?" Ye Xiu asked.
"Explain yourself!" Chen Guo was furious. Originally, she had been thinking about how to talk to this person for a long time. After all, Ye Xiu and Ye Qiu were two completely different people in Chen Guo's heart. At this time, the two of them were one. Should she still talk to the little network manager who came from nowhere, or should she talk to the idol she had worshipped for many years?
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