The Failed Knight of Full-Time Master

The only person who could come out with An Ning at this time was Chu Yunxiu.

Chu Yunxiu looked around and confirmed that there were no reporters or paparazzi around, then she spoke slowly.

"By the way, isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to hang out at this time..."

Chu Yunxiu said to An Ning.

"You just remembered to say this to me now..."

An Ning also sighed.

People have already come out, but now I feel it is not appropriate...

"hey-hey."

Chu Yunxiu laughed awkwardly twice.

Although today's game ended in a draw with the opponent, it can be said that the Thunder team achieved its expected goal.

Therefore, after the game, Xiao Shiqin announced that he would not review the game and simply disbanded and went back to rest.

There is no need to rush to review the game. The Thunder Team now has a professional review team. Although the review points they summarize are not as good as those made by Xiao Shiqin and An Ning in person, they are sufficient.

Moreover, the game had just ended and the players were quite tired. Even if they were forced to review the game now, the effect would probably not be much better.

So, it would be better to just disband directly.

Therefore, An Ning allowed Chu Yunxiu to act like this.

After the game, I planned to go out for a walk.

"So, where are we going?"

An Ning glanced at the watch in her hand.

It's already eleven o'clock. Although H City is a big city, many places are closed at this time.

"I don't know, just take a stroll."

Chu Yunxiu said to An Ning.

"Ah."

An Ning nodded.

Then An Ning followed Chu Yunxiu and walked along the Xingxin team's home base towards the more prosperous area on the other side.

As we walked further and further, the surrounding environment became gradually prosperous.

After all, the game had just ended not long ago, and the audience who came out of the venue were still wandering around.

This flow of people will not disperse for several hours.

"It's so lively."

An Ning sighed.

So many people also meant that Chu Yunxiu’s idea of ​​removing her disguise had failed.

"Hey, why are you two here?"

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind.

After hearing the noise, An Ning and Chu Yunxiu turned around at the same time.

Then I saw a man wearing a hat, holding an ice cream cone in each hand.

The long, bright hair already revealed who this person was.

"Mu...what are you doing here?"

Chu Yunxiu almost said the other person's name subconsciously.

Fortunately, Chu Yunxiu reacted quickly and did not expose the other party's identity.

"Yeah, it's really you."

Su Mucheng seemed very happy.

"From the back I saw it looked like you two, so I tried it, and to my surprise, it was really you."

Su Mucheng said with a smile.

"As for me...I came here with someone else."

Su Mucheng moved her face in another direction.

Looking in the direction of Su Mucheng, I could indeed see a somewhat decadent figure.

Although she couldn't see his face, An Ning knew when she saw his back that Ye Xiu must have escaped.

"Since we have the chance to meet here, do you want to go together?"

Su Mucheng suggested.

After hearing Su Mucheng's words, Chu Yunxiu glanced at An Ning, and An Ning just turned her gaze over.

Chu Yunxiu and An Ning could both see the meaning in each other's eyes.

Don't be a light bulb.

"Forget it. Sister Yunxiu and I are just out for a stroll. We'll go back to rest soon. We won't disturb you guys anymore."

An Ning said to Su Mucheng.

"Is that so... Then you should go back early, it's getting late."

Su Mucheng said.

"That's it, I have to eat it while it's cold, it will melt soon, bye."

Su Mucheng gestured at the ice cream cone in her hand, then ran towards where Ye Xiu was.

Ye Xiu on the other side also noticed someone coming from behind.

So he raised his head.

"Here you go. It's a hot day this time. You have no reason to refuse."

Su Mucheng said to Ye Xiu.

"Oh, that's why I remember it for so long."

Ye Xiu said somewhat speechlessly.

Obviously Su Mucheng was talking about what happened during the All-Star Game.

"Of course I remember. I really do hold grudges!"

As she spoke, Su Mucheng stuffed the ice cream cone in her hand into Ye Xiu's hand.

"Guess who I met just now?"

Su Mucheng said to Ye Xiu while holding the ice cream cone in her hand.

"Who is it? Could it be that Xiao Shiqin was out fooling around and you ran into him?"

Ye Xiu said jokingly.

Since this is a joke, I naturally have to mention the most unlikely person.

Xiao Shiqin is fooling around outside... The credibility of this news is probably not as high as the credibility of Huang Shaotian being a mute.

"That's not the case, but it's almost the same. I just met An Ning and Yun Xiu over there."

Su Mucheng said.

"Oh, what are they doing out at this time?"

Ye Xiu asked curiously.

"How would I know that?"

Su Mucheng shook her head.

"Can't they just come out and have some fun after the game?"

Su Mucheng said.

"That's right. We, who are tied at home, still have the time to come out, but for those who are tied away from home, it's nothing to come out and play."

Ye Xiu complained.

"Eat quickly, nothing can stop your mouth from opening."

Su Mucheng rolled her eyes and said.

On the other side, An Ning and Chu Yunxiu had a lot more to think about at this time.

"Speaking of which... they even had the leisure to come out and eat ice cream cones when they were tied at home. Are we being a little lax?"

Chu Yunxiu said.

"What do you want to say?"

An Ning looked at Chu Yunxiu helplessly.

"I just think Ye Xiu is acting so relaxed. Does he think it's almost certain that he will beat us in the next game?"

Chu Yunxiu said with a suspicious look on her face.

"You think too much."

An Ning shook his head.

If Ye Xiu was really acting... then An Ning and Chu Yunxiu didn't choose to come out, so who was he showing this to?

"No, Ye Xiu can be so relaxed, he must have been prepared in advance. No, we can't waste any more time!"

As he spoke, Chu Yunxiu grabbed An Ning's arm and walked back to the hotel where the Thunder Team was.

An Ning could only look at Chu Yunxiu's back helplessly.

The one who said it out loud to relax was Chu Yunxiu.

But after seeing that Xingxin was also taking a break, it was Chu Yunxiu who felt the crisis.

It's really fickle.

But Chu Yunxiu has always been like this, and An Ning has long been familiar with Chu Yunxiu's character.

"Since we're here, let's buy some midnight snacks for Captain Xiao and Lao Fang."

An Ning pointed to several small stalls around that had not yet closed.

So, ten minutes later, Lei Ting and his companions, who had just finished washing up, were sitting on the sofa in the hall in a daze, when they saw An Ning and Chu Yunxiu coming back.

"No, you guys just went out to get some fresh air, right?"

Dai Yanqi looked at the two of them, then checked the time on her phone.

It took less than half an hour for Lei Ting and his companions to return to the hotel.

"Yeah, why are you back so early?"

On the other side of the sofa, Xiao Shiqin was holding a tablet and watching the replay of the previous game.

"It's because someone suddenly got excited."

An Ning silently handed the midnight snack in her hand to the other members of the Thunder Team.

"If any of you are hungry, there are midnight snacks here, help yourself."

After handing the midnight snack to Qin Jingyin, An Ning also spoke.

"Long live the vice-captain!"

Several young players from the Thunder Team immediately cheered and took the packaging bag from An Ning's hand.

"So, what exactly is going on?"

When Lei Ting and the others went to share the midnight snack, Xiao Shiqin put down the tablet in his hand, adjusted his glasses, and looked at An Ning and Chu Yunxiu who were sitting opposite him.

"We met Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng outside. They seemed to be out for fun as well."

An Ning tells the truth.

“I see. Do you think Ye Xiu was so relaxed about accompanying Su Mucheng because he had a backup plan?”

Xiao Shiqin also saw what An Ning and Chu Yunxiu were thinking at a glance, so he spoke up.

"Yes."

Chu Yunxiu nodded.

"Even at this stage, they can still go out so confidently and boldly. They must be very confident about the next game."

Chu Yunxiu said.

"This... is not the case."

Xiao Shiqin shook his head helplessly.

Although what An Ning and Chu Yunxiu said makes sense, they are not necessarily completely correct.

After all, An Ning and Chu Yunxiu also went out to relax...

This only means that Ye Xiu has no say in front of Su Mucheng.

"Anyway, it's not your turn to think about these. Since you don't plan to go out and play, just have a good rest. There's still the next round of games to play."

Xiao Shiqin said.

To be honest, Xiao Shiqin had no confidence in winning the second round of the match between the two teams.

The so-called home advantage, apart from the cheers from the audience and fans, is only the advantages and disadvantages of map selection.

The map advantage itself can only affect those teams with lower map depth.

For a team like Xingxin, which is composed entirely of veterans, the advantage of the map may not have any impact.

This is also the reason why in the first round between the two sides, the Xingxin team chose a map that was not particularly advantageous.

For Xiao Shiqin and Ye Xiu, the choice of map no longer determines the outcome of the game.

The players on both sides are top-notch tactical players, so there will definitely be no difference on the map.

Therefore, the so-called home and away advantages are reduced to the cheers and encouragement from the audience.

Therefore, in this game against the Thunder team at their home court, Xiao Shiqin decided to fight for a draw first and then consider the outcome.

But Xiao Shiqin couldn't say these words to other players of the Thunder Team.

Until now, the morale of several players of the Thunder Team is very high.

They were not aware of this, so they used their previous judgment of the game results to speculate the advantages and disadvantages of this game.

If we look at it from a normal perspective, if the two sides tied in the first leg at the opponent's home court, then in the second leg at their own home court, they must have a huge advantage.

Therefore, morale is naturally high.

This is also the reason why Xiao Shiqin did not tell the truth.

When both sides are similar in other aspects, the only thing that can determine the final winner is often the player's condition.

If the players of the Thunder team can maintain such high morale, it will also be helpful for the next game.

But if the truth is revealed at the beginning, it might have the opposite effect.

"Ah."

An Ning also understood Xiao Shiqin's thoughts, so she nodded and said nothing more.

……

After the first round between the two sides, major media outlets were reporting on the information of this game.

This is normal. After all, this is the final of the playoffs. If we don't report this game, there will be no other games to report.

At most, some media will report some news about the World Invitational Tournament.

These media generally have a pessimistic view of the Xingxin team.

Although the Xingxin team caught up in the team competition, the draw at home was still not a good sight.

In particular, Ruan Cheng, the number one anti-fan of the Xingxin team, criticized the veterans of the Xingxin team in the article and said they should retire and give newcomers a chance.

Ruan Cheng's grief-stricken expression... was completely different from the look on his face that angrily scolded Tang Rou before.

It was him who said that the level of the new players of the Xingxin team was poor, it was also him who said that the Xingxin team only cared about the playing time of the veterans, and it was also him who said that Wei Chen of the Xingxin team was a mascot.

He said both good and bad things, leaving others speechless.

Although the media's rhythm was overwhelming, it did not affect the training of Team Xingxin and Team Thunder at all.

At this stage, Xiao Shiqin directly banned his team members from browsing web news.

At this time, every player must control their mentality.

If you are affected by the rhythm of these media, you will be in tears.

"I think we should try to have a one-on-one situation in the next team match, what do you think?"

An Ning suggested to Xiao Shiqin.

"One-on-one... It's a bit dangerous. The quality of our players is still..."

Xiao Shiqin was also a little hesitant.

After all, on the Thunder Team's side, except for An Ning and Chu Yunxiu, the other players are generally inferior to the opponent in terms of position.

"There's nothing we can do, right?"

An Ning said.

"That's too risky."

Xiao Shiqin shook his head.

Xiao Shiqin had considered most of An Ning's previous proposals, but this time, Xiao Shiqin rarely rejected her proposal.

"As expected...you won't agree."

An Ning also said as if it was just as she expected.

"Then just like the last game, I will continue to hold Ye Xiu back while you guys focus on the four vs. four."

An Ning said.

"But the other party will be prepared, right?"

Xiao Shiqin touched his chin and said.

After all, Ye Xiu had already suffered a loss once. If he suffered a loss again, then...

"Don't worry, he will be happy to see this situation."

An Ning said.

"Okay, I'll trouble you then."

In fact, Xiao Shiqin didn't want to agree to An Ning's proposal, but now, Xiao Shiqin really had no other choice.

As the finals approached, Xiao Shiqin felt that his mind was becoming increasingly exhausted, but he had no solution.

Xiao Shiqin was also very depressed.