Chapter 41 – World War I
While waiting, Cheng Che and Lin Xingling watched as Wu You and the barber shop owner looked at Lin Xingling with puzzled expressions on their faces.
Wu You: “Captain, aren’t you alive and well?”
Lin Xingling: “Huh?”
I am alive and well…
Cheng Che curled his lips and said, “The captain… has passed away.”
Captain: “I heard you’ve been telling everyone that I’m dead?”
Everyone burst into laughter.
Cheng Che distributed sausages to everyone, and even the barber shop owner was pleasantly surprised to receive one.
When cutting hair, they paid extra attention.
Wu You only trimmed his bangs and the back of his head, saying that he didn’t need to cut the rest of his hair and tied a small ponytail at the back, looking cool.
“Cut it, it will look good.”
As a “middle-aged” person approaching thirty, Brother Feng really appreciated Wu You’s hair.
“Should I cut it shorter?” the barber shop owner asked.
“Boss, when you say ‘shorter,’ do you mean… this much?” Wu You made a difficult expression and compared it with his fingers, first indicating two centimeters, then ten centimeters.
The boss laughed, “Hahaha, don’t joke around. Your hair isn’t that long. If it were, you’d be a girl.”
Your coach said your little ponytail won’t last.
“Well, let me do it then?”
Phantom, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up. Everyone was taken aback, and then the owner handed him the scissors.
Cheng Che looked at Lin Xingling and whispered, “I also want… to keep it long, you know, like a wolf’s tail.”
Lin Xingling smiled.
“Let’s not keep it long. We look handsome with short hair.”
“The wolf’s tail… that’s cool, really cool.” Cheng Che pleaded, clasping his hands together and bowing to him a few times.
“It’s hot, don’t keep it that long. Besides, your hair is still stiff. When it grows long, it itches at the back of your neck… what Wu You did was to tidy up the back, leaving some hair to tie up, not a wolf’s tail.” (Star)
“Then… I’ll keep that.” (Che)
Even though he said that, Lin Xingling couldn’t convince him. Helpless, Cheng Che had to ask the barber to cut his hair to a normal length.
Lin Xingling had a sudden whim to get a buzz cut, but luckily everyone stopped him from entertaining the thought, and he just slightly trimmed the ends of his hair.
When the two of them were done, Wu You’s hair was also neatly cut. He tied it up with a small hair tie, looking especially cool.
“Now that we’re all done, shall we go back?”
Phantom stood behind him and cautiously touched the ends of his hair twice, not saying anything, but it seemed like he had a lot to say.
Cheng Che looked at the two of them in confusion, then turned around and saw Lin Xingling looking at him, so he quickly gave him a wink.
See, I have double eyelids~
Brother Feng on the side: Petrified–
“…”
Lin Xingling smiled and called him over, “Come here, put on this hairpin.”
He handed him a star-shaped hairpin and clipped it to his hair.
“I have one too.” Liu Ying waved the small flower hairpin in his hand and then fastened it to his team uniform collar.
Cherish the blessing from Senior Ling Meng, it’s important.
These kids always make a mess.
Brother Feng sighed, greeted the owner, and quickly took his group of children away.
Back on the fifth floor, they entered the room.
Brother Feng reiterated, “Remember our rules: take care of yourself, no swearing, and no dating.”
This time, he specifically called out Liu Ying, “Liu Ying, you must remember.”
Liu Ying lowered his eyes, “Understood.”
“Liu Ying doesn’t like that celebrity anyway. He likes… Lian Rong~~”
“In the future, I’ll like Hui Yue.”
Lin Xingling put his hand on his shoulder and gave him a comforting pat.
“Okay.” Liu Ying obediently responded.
Although he disagreed with the captain’s words, he complied… seeing that Brother Feng and the captain were about to start a long discussion, he made an excuse of cooking and retreated into the small kitchen.
…
With Liu Ying gone, the topic of the dangers of dating naturally came to an end.
Brother Feng, who had been frowning since they left the opening ceremony venue, sighed, “Our first opponent in the regular season is TG… how annoying.”
Lian Rong is in TG, and Liu Ying really likes Lian Rong…
It’s not that he doesn’t trust Liu Ying, but he’s worried that he’ll get nervous during the match. This kid tends to make mistakes when he’s nervous… and it’s not good for us to win if he makes mistakes in the mid-lane.
Lian Rong is recognized as a mid-lane textbook, with a strong ability to suppress opponents.
“We have to believe in Liu… Liu Ying, he’s very… capable.”
Cheng Che cheered everyone on.
Liu Ying is a top-tier mid-laner, but he is also an extremely sensitive child… prone to being infatuated.
Lin Xingling is concerned about this.
It’s okay to be infatuated, but the important thing is not to be foolish… if Liu Ying becomes foolish just by seeing God Rong in person, then they’re in trouble.
Wu You scratched his neck and frowned, “We have to trust Brother Ying, he knows what he’s doing.”
Liu Ying in the kitchen: Oh, Lian Rong just posted a new Weibo, let’s create a small account to like, comment, and repost!
–With closed eyes, playing the piano is extraordinary.
Brother Feng nodded, “So, the thing is, enemy in the dark, me in the light… no, that’s not right… tsk, anyway, we have to… have to… have to prepare for a certain battle!”
He forgot the lyrics.
Lin Xingling reminded him, “What is the source of life?”
Cheng Che continued, “Food.”
[Preparing for Battle with Food]
Wu You wanted to say something but was interrupted by Phantom, who nudged his arm.
Phantom: “Shh.”
Brother Feng, who already knew how the idiom was supposed to be said, looked at Cheng Che with interest, resting his chin on his hand, “Please continue.”
Lin Xingling:…
“What does Liu Ying put in the food?”
Cheng Che blurted out, “Rice?”
Mistake… Lin Xingling slapped his forehead and asked him, “And how does he wash the rice?”
“With his hands.”
Caught up in the argument, Cheng Che had already forgotten the original question. He would answer whatever Lin Xingling asked: “Isn’t that right?”
Wu You said, “What you said, Brother Ying turned around and laughed… hilarious.”
Is it never-ending?
Lin Xingling smiled patiently, “No… let’s raise the difficulty. Listen, little brat, I ask you, when you’re thirsty, what do you want to drink?”
Cheng Che, lacking confidence, said, “Milk… milk tea.”
Brother Feng gave him a thumbs up, “Spoiled when you have money.”
Phantom and Wu You sat on the side, holding tea cups and watching the show.
After careful consideration, Lin Xingling spoke again, “You drink milk tea… what are the ingredients in milk tea?”
Cheng Che got a pentakill, “Tea.”
He started to make things up.
“Tea?”
Lin Xingling followed up, “And what is used to brew the tea?”
Cheng Che confidently responded, “Teacups.”
After guiding him for a while, all he could say was teacups… Lin Xingling was about to get so frustrated he would vomit blood.
Cheng Che still looked confused, not understanding why he suddenly had to answer these questions.
Lin Xingling:…
Lin Xingling asked, “Let me ask you again, what’s in the river?”
Cheng Che replied, “Fish.”
Lin Xingling (giving you one last chance), “Where do the fish swim?”
Cheng Che (giving up thinking), “In the river… they swim in the river.”
Wu You said, “Damn, reasonable and logical… applause!”
Sound-controlled applause: “Clap clap clap clap!! Stop—”
Putting on the brakes just before Dad Stars could beat someone up.
“…”
In the face of continuous setbacks from Cheng Che, Lin Xingling lowered his head in disappointment and remained silent.
“Do you need to take some hypertension medication?” Brother Feng asked with a suppressed smile.
“I’ll do it, I’ll do it,” Wu You volunteered, “I’ll help Dad Stars… uh, I mean, enlighten Brother Che.”
Confidently, Xiao You came forward and used his ultimate move: “What is Han Xin’s second skill? (Preparing for Battle with Back Against the Water)”
Cheng Che didn’t disappoint the crowd, “Displacement.”
“I’m asking for the specific name.” (You)
“Backward jump, leap.” (Che)
“I mean, the exact name.” (You)
“Strong, strengthening basic attacks.” (Che)
After three rounds, Wu You was completely defeated.
“Brother Che is truly an aged rusty water faucet
Wu You collapsed back onto the sofa, feeling utterly speechless.
Whether you say he’s dumb or smart, he never hits the mark.
Truly not wasting any intelligence in unnecessary matters.
“…Hmm.” Lin Xingling didn’t even feel like saying a word.
After this group of people had been puzzling over riddles for a long time, Cheng Che grew impatient, “What… what is it, after asking so… so many questions, what do you want to know?”
Brother Feng replied, “Preparing for a certain battle.”
Cheng Che was speechless, “Preparing… preparing for battle with back against the water.”
After all this fuss, they were asking about that… Did I just give water-like answers to all those questions I answered earlier?
Little brat became withdrawn.
When Liu Ying brought the food over on a tray, everyone was feeling frustrated.
Brother Ying asked curiously, “Aren’t you all going to eat?”
The question went back to its original starting point: food.
[Preparing for Battle with Food]
First, Wu You laughed and said, “I’m going to find the source of life,” then Cheng Che stood up, “Whatever, let’s eat.”
He went to the kitchen and brought two bowls of food, giving one to Lin Xingling, “Captain, do you want to… drink water or… eat? Crazy.”
“Don’t mention that word again, if you do, our captain will become withdrawn again.” Brother Feng got up and went to the small kitchen to serve the food.
“What… what word?”
Cheng Che asked, “Water?”
Lin Xingling:…
Thank you, little brat, thank you for showing me the ceiling of human riddles.
When all the food was on the table, Liu Ying mentioned casually, “Eat well, train well. We’re about to face TG, we must win.”
Brother Feng said, “Damn… TG, where the conversation started.”
Lin Xingling shut down completely.
“Alright… eat well, eat… eat well.”
Saying that, Cheng Che poured him a glass of warm water.
…Water.
Lin Xingling: You guys tricked me.
The meal ended amidst laughter and joy. The spoon was passed to Brother Feng to wash the dishes, and he happily went to the small kitchen with the plates and chopsticks.
“Don’t overthink it. Let’s work hard and beat TG when the time comes. That’s all we need.” Wu You patted his chest and proudly announced to everyone, “As the second jungler in KPL, I’m going to the peak tournament.”
The first jungler in KPL:…
Liu Ying and Phantom returned to their rooms one after another. Cheng Che had originally wanted to duo queue with him, but seeing the captain’s disinterested expression, he didn’t say anything.
He just accompanied him back to his room and said, “If you’re tired, then… rest.”
Seeing the worry on his face.
Cheng Che said, “I… I’ll come back after twelve. I won’t stream… I’ll practice my marksman skills.”
Good… Lin Xingling nodded.
They only had three days left until their first match against the team in KPL, and everyone was racing against time.
In the room where Lin Xingling had set up the bed, she thought for a moment. He couldn’t lag behind either…
He opened his phone, logged in, and started the peak tournament.
Author’s Note:
【Mini Theater】
Hamster Xingling: In the previous chapter, they said I died, and in this chapter, they’re messing with my mentality like crazy… Truly worthy of being my good child! [Smile]
Cat Che: Do you believe me if I say I only used thirty percent of my infuriating power?
Hamster: Spare me, I’m begging you.
Cat: [Smile]