Wei Xiao didnt go downstairs until half past 12.

Brother Cai disdained him. Stayed up late again?

Wei Xiao cleared his throat, No.

Brother Cai had already finished eating. He stared at him as he put slices of watermelon on his plate one after another, If you didnt stay up all night, whyd you get up so late?

Wei Xiaos hand paused. I woke up quite early.

Bai Cai: Then whyd you only come down to eat now?

Wei Xiaos face heated, and he turned his head to snap at him, None of your business!

After that, he slipped away guiltily with his plate.

Brother Cai: ???

Whod triggered him so early in the morning? Oh wait, it was noon.

Wei Xiao had played around while the sun was out and ate a little more than usual.

He was also filled with energy during the training match in the afternoon. After it ended, he left Lu Feng a message, If we do it before a game in the future, I can guarantee well get 2:0.

Lu Feng, who saw this message when he woke up,

In the dark room where the sunlight was blocked out by the blackout curtains, the mans long, pale fingers rubbed at his brow: Wei Little Xiao was really still very young.

At about ten oclock in the evening, Chen Feng had just finished reviewing the training match when Wei Xiao jumped up. Im going to the bathroom.

Chen Feng glanced at his cell phone.

Wei Xiao stood up straight, his attitude bold.

Chen Feng waved his hand. Go quickly.

Ning Zhehan got up as well. I also

Chen Feng stared at him. Are you a primary school student? Do you need to go to the toilet together?

Ning Zhehan:

Chen Feng stopped him. What happened with your ice mage in the game against 3U just now?

Ning Zhehans expression was bitter. It was a mistake.

Chen Feng smiled coldly. Three hours of ice mage training tonight. If you cant freeze people properly, then dont eat tomorrow morning.

Little Ning:

Wait, could he go to the bathroom first?!

Wei Xiao called Lu Feng as soon as he slipped outside.

He wanted to know the results from the check up. It was something that had remained firmly on his mind.

Hed calculated the time and figured that the results should be out by now. Wei Xiao wanted to hear the good news too badly.

He counted the days daily, and his biggest wish was to learn that the captains shoulder was gradually recovering.

He didnt request that the captain would come back early, but he had to come back healthy.

The singles competition, doubles competition, team competition.

So many, many wonderful games and competitions were waiting for them!

The call connected. Wei Xiaos eyes were curved with his smile. Captain, howd it go?

There seemed to be a slight pause on the other end of the phone.

Wei Xiaos heart inexplicably clenched tight.

Lu Feng spoke before he could say anything, It went very well. His voice sounded the same as usual, a magnetic sound with a slightly cold metallic undertone, sounding as though it could carry the current over the microphone.

Wei Xiao was delighted. You scared me, I thought that something had happened.

Lu Fengs voice was calm. What couldve happened?

Wei Xiao didnt say it, Nothing unexpected will happen!

Unlucky words couldnt be said out loud. The captain would definitely come back healthy, and his shoulder would certainly recover until it was in a better state than his own!

Lu Fengs eyelashes dropped as he looked down coldly at the report in his hand. Little Xiao.

Wei Xiao always had the feeling that something wasnt quite right, Hm?

Lu Feng covered up the report and said gently, Do you want to solo?

Wei Xiao: !

Lu Feng glanced at the time, Ill be back at the hotel in half an hour

It was now a little past ten oclock, and it would be around 10:30 by the time he was home. This wasnt yet the time when Wei Xiao would go to sleep.

Wei Xiao thought hed misheard. Solo?

Lu Feng: Yes, didnt you want to practice nine light arcs?

Wei Xiaos heart leapt, and he was almost bewitched, No way! The doctor said that you cant touch the game for these two months.

Lu Feng paused.

Wei Xiao continued quickly, Captain, dont be anxious. It wasnt easy for the physiotherapy to have some effect, dont give up.

Lu Feng said patiently, The examination results were very good today. The doctor said that we can play for a while.

Wei Xiao was relieved, but he still refused to allow it. Even if you can play, it should be low intensity. You cant solo!

No matter how much he wanted to solo with Lu Feng, this was the most critical time for Lu Fengs shoulder, and Wei Xiao would never take any risks with it.

Doing something like accompanying him to brush out nine light arcs was even more impossible.

Just like how he had to put in 120% of his effort in order to stimulate Moonlit, Lu Feng would also have to work hard in order to force him to use nine light arcs.

It hadnt been easy for his shoulder to start its recovery. How could they mess around with it?

Lu Feng didnt say anything.

Wei Xiao thought that it was because his hands were itching from not touching the game for a long time. He coaxed him softly, Well, your recovery will be complete in another month at most. After that, well solo every day and every night and make up for everything thats accrued!

Lu Fengs thin lips moved slightly, his voice a little hoarse as he called out to him. Little Xiao.

Wei Xiao couldnt bear to hear him call him that. He clutched his cell phone tight, What?

Lu Feng: Go rank.

This period of time was for free training. Generally speaking, the players would go play ranked games on their own.

Wei Xiaos heart was still uneasy. He couldnt help but ask, Captain, were the check up results really alright?

Lu Feng dropped his gaze. Theres no problem.

Wei Xiao believed every word he said. His eyes curved again, Then dont worry. I know you feel bad, but you have to persevere. We cant give up all our previous achievements.

He thought about it. If he was the one who wasnt allowed to touch Glory for a month, he wouldve started banging his head against the wall a long time ago.

Lu Feng replied, Alright.

Wei Xiao: Then, Ill hang up?

Lu Feng: Go ahead.

Wei Xiaos heart settled back down, and he slipped back to the training room quickly.

The game against HU was tomorrow. He wanted to be in the best state and have a good time winning!

When it came to things like face-slapping, it should be done from the beginning to the end, slapping the other party until they didnt dare to lift up their face or stir up trouble ever again.

After Lu Feng hung up the call with Wei Xiao, he took a breath and dialed another number.

Xiang Liu picked up very quickly, Yeah.

Lu Feng: Hows it going with the contacts?

Xiang Liu was a little nervous. The regular season has just started. The active players cant be considered, and those in the second teams have all been evaluated, but none of them stand out

Lu Feng: What about newcomers.

Xiang Liu was shocked. Could a newcomer handle it

Lu Feng: The team is gradually taking shape. Bringing in a newcomer wont be a problem.

Xiang Liu hesitated. Then, then Ill contact more people tomorrow and see how it goes.

Lu Feng: Yes.

Xiang Lius heart was unsettled after he disconnected the call.

Two weeks ago, Lu Fengs first phone call had scared him into having several sleepless nights.

Lu Feng had asked him to find a substitute, a top-lane substitute.

FTW hadnt had a substitute for many years.

In Glory competitions, six players would be registered for the team competition. Five starters and one substitute.

Most of the time, the substitute in the team would be a player who focused primarily on the singles or doubles games. On one hand, they could substitute in for the 5v5 games, and on the other hand, they could also compete for the title in the other two competitive arenas.

FTW used to have a substitute. It had been Tang Chen, but everyone knew that Tang Chen was a real substitute, and Yuan Ze wouldnt give him a chance to play.

Later on, the Team of Gods had disbanded, and FTW couldnt even pull together enough starters, so they hadnt had the extra manpower to have a substitute.

Last year, theyd won the domestic championship and had a chance to arrange for a substitute.

But Lu Feng had refused.

His reason wasit didnt make sense.

5v5 relied too much on the team. If one person was upset, it would affect the final game in the arena.

There was only one substitute spot, meaning that only one position could be replaced.

And having a substitute for that person would more or less still have an impact on their state.

Was it that the team didnt trust them? Did it mean that there was a possibility that theyd be replaced? Was the substitute better than they were?

Lu Feng didnt want the starters to have this kind of mentality, so he hadnt wanted to arrange for a substitute.

But now

Xiang Liu didnt dare to ask for the reason.

Was it that the treatment results werent good?

Was this substitute for Tang Chen or Lu Feng?

Or was he cultivating a new top-laner?

No matter which possibility it was, it still filled Xiang Lius heart with worry.

Wei Xiao got up early after a night without dreams.

He sent Lu Feng a message, but Lu Feng didnt reply.

Wei Xiao saw that it was still early, and Soybean kept butting at him with his head. He thought about how hed given Brother Soy the cold treatment recently and simply went to pull on some clothes, taking it downstairs to run some laps.

It was March, and spring had already begun. Many cherry plum trees had been planted in the yard downstairs. When the tree wasnt in bloom, it had purple-red leaves that looked like gorgeous, cascading flaming clouds. After it bloomed, its appearance would change. Large white flowers would cover the colorful red leaves, looking like layers of fluffy clouds that rolled with the spring breeze.

Wei Xiao was in a good mood. He found a tree that was in full bloom and took pictures of it with Brother Soy.

Brother Soy was extremely perfunctory and didnt even want to look at the camera.

Wei Xiao had a plan in mind. He clicked open his screen saver

Brother Soy instantly settled down and even wanted to pounce on the phone.

Wei Xiao scolded him, Face con! He took a photo as he spoke.

His screensaver was naturally a photo of the captain. It was a photo hed taken secretly when he and the captain were on a video call.

The photo was a little blurry, but that wasnt enough to affect the captains handsome face. Especially when it came to this type of close-up photo; there was really nothing that could be done when ones facial features were so exquisite.

Wei Xiao himself looked at it for a while, then tsked and said, Hes really handsome.

Black hair framed pale skin, sword eyebrows over star-like eyes, long eyelashes, and a high nose

Hed scolded the dog for being a face con, but he wasnt much better.

Wei Xiao sent the photo hed just taken to Lu Feng and added a note, Brother Soy misses you a lot.

He hadnt sent out the following message that said he missed him even more when Soybean broke away from the leash and started running around wildly.

Wei Xiao no longer had time to pay attention to sending out the message and rushed over to catch him.

This doggy thing was more familiar with the environment in the base than Wei Xiao was. It ran very quickly and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Wei Xiao ran around in a few circles but couldnt find the silly dog.

Damn it The Brother Xiao who hadnt exercised for a long time was out of breath from running around.

He stopped to catch his breath, but he wasnt actually panicking. In any case, everyone in the base recognized Brother Soy, and he couldnt run off.

While Wei Xiao was taking a breather, he unexpectedly heard voices talking around the corner.

One of them was Xiang Liu, and the other person seemed to be an outsider.

Wei Xiao didnt walk out, afraid of disturbing others when they were talking business.

On the other side, Xiang Liu was saying anxiously, Theres no need for a jungler position, were just looking for a top-laner.

This one sentence made the Wei Xiao who was preparing to slip away freeze in shock.

The other person said, Finding top-laners isnt easy. You should already know this. Newcomers always want to play flashy positions.

Xiang Liu: Try your best to contact some. Its okay if theyre newcomers. As long as theyre good quality, we can bring them back and polish them slowly.

The other person couldnt help asking, This who are they substituting? How can FTW be short on top-laners?

Xiang Liu laughed, Just preparing for the unexpected.

Wei Xiao, whod originally worked up a thin layer of sweat from running around, now felt cold all over. His fingers curled and flexed uncontrollably.

The other person left.

Xiang Liu sighed, then headed back. He ended up face to face with Wei Xiao.

Xiang Liu: !

Wei Xiao stood under the purple cherry plum tree covered with white flowers. His face was even whiter than the cloud-like flowers, Who is the substitute for.

His voice was as cold as a recently melted winter glacier.

Xiang Lius brain emptied out. He was flustered, No, its not

It was over. Hed actually been overheard by this little ancestor!

Something major was going to happen!

Xiang Liu was very anxious, but the more anxious he was, the less he knew what to say. After all he didnt know the details of the situation, either!

Wei Xiao didnt say anything else and turned to leave.

Xiang Liu rushed to catch up with him, Quiet, dont worry. Things may not be like what you think F*ck, the more he said, the messier the situation became

Wei Xiaos eyelids flickered. He said quietly, Mm. Ill go ask the captain.

Xiang Liu:

God damn it, was it too late for him to cut open his stomach to atone for his sins now?!

The author has something to say:

Its okay, dont panic.

xiin: T_T *cuddles the little lunatic*