Chu Fang turned his head to look at Lin Feng and said, You just ate more than two families eat in a week! How are you not tired? Let that after dinner after lunch dip settle in and go nap!

Tang Bingyao covered her mouth and yawned. She rubbed her eyes, tired, and said, Yeah, after lunch dip. Im tired. I think Im going to nap. See you guys tonight She smiled a bit and then walked away to the elevator, yawning again. I couldnt sleep at all last night! I shouldnt have been so nervous It was just flying! There wasnt anything special about it. But She yawned again. It was my first time.

Su Xue blinked and shook her head. Why are yawns always so infectious!? She covered her mouth and yawned, then said, Looks like Im also ripe for a nap. See you guys! She then ran after Tang Bingyao and shouted, Tang Tang! Hold the elevator for me!

For me too! Zhang Hao exclaimed. He quickly nodded at Chu Fang and said, I didnt get much sleep last night. Ill also take a nap!

Lin Feng watched everyone leave, frowning, and complained, You guys suck! All of you! Do I have to go out by myself now?

No, Im good. Ill tag along, An Xin interjected.

The usual grin reappeared. Lin Feng struck his victory pose and shouted, Awesome! Come! Lets go find a place to eat!

But we just ate An Xin muttered, speechless.

Im still hungry! Lin Feng exclaimed. He then grabbed An Xin by the arm and pulled her with him, babbling, Come come! Dont you hear my stomach growling? Im super hungry! Im almost starving!

But we just ate An Xin muttered again.

Chu Fang watched the two leave, relieved. Thought for a second there that Id have to tag along with him. We cant have Lin Feng go out by himself. Knowing him, hell get himself into trouble and that cant happen! Everything from here on out has to go perfect! Especially with him. We need him to beat Beijing and Guangzhou. The rest doesnt matter, just that he beats those two teams! And then preferably wins the tournament. He smiled and shouted after Lin Feng and An Xin, You kids have fun! Dont do anything I wouldnt do!

Lin Feng dragged An Xin through the streets of Guangzhou. Several familiar sights jogged his memory and he started to find his way around. Then he stopped. He looked around at skyscrapers all around them and exclaimed, Wow! BunBun! Guangzhou has changed so much! That big building over there? I dont remember it! And over there! Wasnt that building a different colour? It all looks so different! And there are so many people! Where did all these people come from!?

An Xin smiled and replied, You idiot. Of course its even bigger and more beautiful! Its been four whole years! You know how long that is?

Lin Feng paused to look at An Xin. Four years It has been long. With the guys, with Fatty He suddenly grinned and said, So I was on the phone with Fatty the other day and we were talking about the best small restaurants in Guangzhou. We based it on the reviews and the places weve been to. But thats not enough! We need to taste every place to confirm our choices! So how about we go to every restaurant on the list and try out their food!?

Im not getting fat for you, An Xin blurted. She shook her head and added, Youre already calling me BunBun

Because you looked like a bun! Lin Feng interrupted. He threw his hands up in the air and complained, Why wont you eat with me? Youre not fat anymore! I wanna go eat! Why did you even come along if you didnt want to go eat with me!?

An Xin shook her head and smiled. She looked at Lin Feng and said, To sightsee. I want to walk through the city with you! Maybe visit a museum! Play a game at the arcade! I just want to have fun and explore the city!

The grin disappeared from Lin Fengs face. He stared at An Xin, stunned. No, He said, slowly shaking his head. No I dont like sightseeing! If thats what you want to do, then just let me go back to the hotel! Ill try out their restaurant and see if it needs to get added to our list!

Nope, youre not going back, An Xin replied. She grabbed Lin Feng by the arm and started walking again, saying, You dragged me here, so were going. Ill drag you the rest of the way if I have to!

The rest of the way where? Lin Feng asked.

An Xin shrugged and said, Youll see.

Lin Feng grumbled quiet complaints for the next 10 minutes as An Xin led him through the streets of Guangzhou until they arrived in the commercial district. The already crowded streets became even busier. Shop owners were selling their wares and pedestrians would randomly stop in the middle of the road to look at something for sale behind a window. Lin Fengs eyes opened wide. He screamed, No! NO! I dont wanna! NO! Let me go! BunBun! Let me go! I wanna go back!

Not happening, An Xin replied, smiling. She stopped in front of a perfume boutique and smelled the different fragrances coming out from the store. She winked at Lin Feng and suggested, Lets go in here! I wanna see what they have!

You can go in. Im going back! Lin Feng shouted, pouting.

An Xin grinned and pulled Lin Feng inside. She winked at the people watching them and then whispered to Lin Feng, Theyre all watching you, wondering what a pretty girl like me is doing next to a cryboy like you. You want them to think that about you?

I DONT CARE! Lin Feng exclaimed. He huffed and said, I just wanna go back to the hotel!

Every complaint Lin Feng threw at An Xin made her smile grow bigger. She pestered him for the next half an hour, going from one shop to the next, each progressively worse for Lin Feng. She finally stopped in front of a Victorias Secret and said, Shall we go in

NO! NO! NO! Lin Feng screamed. He pulled his arm free with actual force and shook his head. He looked around in search of an escape. WhereWhere, anywhere! I need to His eyes lit up. He pointed at a claw machine outside a small store and said, There! I wanna go to that shop! Please? Can we not go in he grimaced and pointed at the Victorias Secret. ... here?

An Xin looked at Lin Feng, still smiling. Guess I teased him enough. She nodded and said, Sure. Lets go to the claw machine. Why do you even like a claw machine anyway? Arent you a bit old for that?

Lin Feng shook his head and pointed at a sign above the machine. He said, Dont you see that sign? Its a League of Legends claw machine! He then ran towards it and pushed his face against the glass. Theyre plushies! There is Ashe! And Ahri! Thats LeBlanc! He turned to look at An Xin and shouted, Theyre League of Legends plushies! I was right! It really is League of Legends! They look amazing too!

An Xin caught up to Lin Feng and looked through the glass at the plushies. She said, The Ashe one is really cute.

Lin Feng pulled up his sleeve and said, Ill get it for you!

Each attempt cost 2. Lin Feng threw the money in and grabbed the joystick. He then moved it, trying his best to aim, before sending the claw down to grab the prize! The claw moved down and wrapped around the Ashe plush. It started pulling her up. Lin Feng leaned closer to the glass and whispered, Come on, come on! And then the Ashe slipped from the claws grasp and fell back down. Aw, come on! Lin Feng exclaimed.

Lin Feng felt around in his pockets and took out some more money. He threw it into the machine and exclaimed, Again! He grabbed the joystick and aimed for the Ashe. The claw went down. It was a monumental miss. Lin Feng groaned and complained, So close! I thought I had it! He turned to look at BunBun and said, I dont have any more cash on me. Do you have

You suck at this, you know? An Xin replied, smiling. She then took out her wallet and gave Lin Feng some money. He grabbed the cash from her and threw it into the machine to buy four more attempts. And he failed four more times. The only consolation was that on a particularly poor attempt, he grabbed a different plushy. It was a Garen. He took it from the machine and gave it to An Xin, saying, Here.

An Xin examined the plushy from every angle before complaining, This is Garen I wanted Ashe.

Lin Feng pursed his lips and kicked against an imaginary rock. He mumbled, Ill come back for that Ashe plushy! Trust me! Just take the Garen for now! But were going to come back here and Imma bring all my money to get you that Ashe!

An Xin looked at Lin Feng and smiled. Why is he so nice today She hugged the Garen and said, With your goldfish memory and our full schedule, I doubt youll remember it. Guess Ill have to learn to like this Garen. She then winked at Lin Feng and suggested, Wanna get a pastry? I still got my card.

Yes! Lin Feng exclaimed. He grinned and added, You always come so well prepared! I dont know what Id do without you!

It was almost 6 P.M. when Lin Feng and An Xin returned to the hotel. They took the elevator up to the 23rd floor and walked over to their rooms that were opposite each other. Lin Feng swiped his keycard to unlock the door and pushed it open. A wave of noise slammed into him. He furrowed his brows and looked into the room. Chu Fang was sitting at a table with the team and Su Xue, talking about something. Lin Feng asked, What are you guys doing here?

Chu Fang looked up and said, Good. Youre back. I was about to call you.

An Xin looked over her shoulder into Lin Fengs hotel room. She raised an eyebrow and asked, Whats going on here?

Zeng Rui looked up from his phone and said, The Guangzhou Esports Association posted the brackets for the first round of the tournament online.

We got super lucky! Zhang Hao exclaimed. He turned his phone to show Lin Feng and An Xin and continued, We got matched up against Guangzhou Tech Institute! The game is in two days!

Guangzhou Tech? An Xin asked. She tilted her head and looked up at the ceiling for a brief moment before asking, Theyre the third place team from South China, correct?

Zeng Rui nodded and explained, Correct. Theyre a B grade team. Theyre a weak team. We shouldnt have any trouble beating them.

So weve already practically qualified for the next round? Lin Feng asked.

Zeng Rui looked up at Lin Feng and frowned. He then slowly shook his head and replied, We havent. Until weve beaten them, we arent in the next round. And just because were better on paper doesnt mean well show that ingame. We have to come prepared. He briefly paused before adding, Beyond that, we also need to pay attention to the other teams.

Chu Fang lifted his hand and said, Someone couldnt count, so there might be a few more teams than there should be. After the first round, we move on to an in-between round before going to the Round of 16. The half of 36 is 18 and we need 16 teams. So four teams will be drawn at random from the winners in the first round. Then when weve got 16 teams, the real thing starts.

Lin Feng waved his hand and replied, Who cares? Well just win both series and move on to the Round of 16. Easy enough!

Zeng Rui closed his eyes and massaged his temples. You, you, you thundering dumbass! Its not all that easy! We can get matched up against the winners from last year in that in-between round if were unlucky! Our tournament could be over then and there! Stop taking everything so damn, so damn... He took a deep breath, trying to calm his raging emotions. Dont let him get to you. Dont let him get to you. He took another deep breath and said, Something else entirely. I got contacted by Sun Ruinian. Hes asking if we want to scrim tonight.

Chu Fang chimed in, Zhejiang University was a lot less fortunate with their draw. Theyre up against the China University of Political Science and Law. Those guys nearly knocked out Fudan University last year! It was a super close 5-game series! And the bad news doesnt end there for Zhejiang. They also have very little time to prepare. Theyre playing in the second group tomorrow!

A scrim, huh? Lin Feng mumbled, rubbing his chin. He then clapped his hands and said, Sure, why not! But Imma count this as doing Shi Hang a favour!

Zeng Rui snorted and said, Ive already agreed. We need a strong scrim partner to practice. Zhejiang is a great team for that.

Su Xue looked up from her phone at Lin Feng and An Xin. She scrunched her nose. Why is BunBun hugging that Garen? Wait, where did she get it? It looks great! I want one! She pointed at the Garen plushy and asked, That looks so cute, BunBun! Where did you get it?

An Xin smiled and said, Lin Feng got it for me from a claw machine.

After the scrim Im going back there and getting the Ashe! Lin Feng interrupted.

Zeng Rui looked up at Lin Feng and said, Thats right. After the scrim. Until then I want you focused!

Team Shanghai and Zhejiang University met up at an internet cafe at 7 P.M. The players from both teams nodded and looked at each other but didnt really say anything. That all changed when Lin Feng grinned and stepped forward. He grabbed Sun Ruinians hand, shook it and said, Long time no see!

Whu? Sun Ruinian blurted. He looked down at his hand in surprise. What just He shook his head and pulled his hand back. He then turned to look at Chu Fang and bowed. He said, Thanks for agreeing to this scrim request on such short notice.

An Xin smiled and replied, Its fine. You guys are a strong team. This scrim will be great practice for us too!

Hey! Wheres Shi Hang? Lin Feng interrupted.

Sun Ruinian looked back at Lin Feng and explained, He joined a team that competes in the LPL, so he wont be playing for us anymore. But weve got a strong team, even without him! We wont be easy to beat!

The players behind Sun Ruinian all nodded. They stared down their lane opponents, fires of determination blazing in their eyes.

Were going to make it all the way to the end!Weve got this, for the cap!Tomorrow, well show everyone why we deserve to be here!For Shi Hang!

Chu Fang looked at the players from Zhejiang University and smiled. Looks like they took their loss against Team Shanghai pretty well. Shi Hang sounded worried the other day that these guys might sulk and give up, but theyre not looking like that at all! Guess he was worried about nothing. These guys look like theyre here to win! Its great to see them with so much confidence! This will be great for the East China region!

Lets play already! Lin Feng suddenly shouted. He looked at everyone and continued, Why arent we playing yet? What are we just standing around here for? Lets play!

Team Shanghai and Zhejiang University played a total of six games. All of them were close, with minimal differences deciding the outcome of the match. Yet it wasnt anything like their series in the quarterfinals of the East China Regionals. The players from Zhejiang University were ready. Prepared even. They played to the best of their ability and really pushed Team Shanghai to fight for all they were worth. As for Team Shanghai, Tang Bingyao had practically breached the A- grade, An Xin wasnt experiencing any flare ups and hadnt for the last couple of weeks, and Lin Feng was better than everyone else.

The mid lane difference resulted in the series ending in four wins for Team Shanghai and two for Zhejiang University. Both teams learned a ton. Zhang Hao was initially losing hard in the top lane. But with the help from An Xin, it became pretty even between the two of them and Zhejiangs Jungler and Toplaner. Down in the bot lane was another very even battle that went back and forth between the games and during the games. The only lane that wasnt all too exciting was the mid lane. Lin Feng was far better than Zuo Cheng. Something that was of incredible value to Zuo Cheng.

When they were all done, Lin Feng clenched his fist and raised it up to his head. He said, You guys were great! If you play like that tomorrow, youre gonna make it to the next round easily! Maybe youll even make it all the way to the Finals if you keep playing like that! He briefly paused before adding, Just remember that well knock you out in the Finals and claim the Championship Trophy!