Extra 7: Copper Bird (Three)

Shao Zehang and Lu Xiang cooperated for a week before formally determining the main lineup of the Tongque team. At that time, many people thought that Lu Xiang should play as a substitute first and wait for a season or two before playing. Although the league has now changed the rules to 16-year-old players to participate, 16 years old is indeed too young. In addition, Lu Xiang is short, so it is really unreliable for such a small guy to go directly to play as the main team. It is reasonable for the players to question it.

However, Team Shao insisted on his own opinion and named Lu Xiang as his partner, so the players didn't have much to say.

In the offseason after the end of the fourth season, the players from other teams were on vacation, and only the Tongque team was in full swing for training, because they will officially debut next season, and they must seize all the time to train.

In Shao Zehang's impression, it was a very hot summer. Lu Xiang was only wearing a vest and shorts every day, and occasionally he was lost and turned around and followed him like a follower when he met an acquaintance. From his back, the little boy looked like a middle school student, and he was not inconsistent with his schoolbag and school uniform to go to school. Every time Shao Zehang saw the little guy's back, he would doubt his decision - can this little boy really support the future of the Tongque Team with him?

However, the choice has been made, and no matter how big the difficulties are, we have to bite the bullet and move on. Moreover, there is no better output player in the Tongque Team than Lu Xiang.

Everyone has the same suspicion as Shao Zehang about this, but Xiao Luxiang himself is heartless. He follows Team Shao as a follower all day, training, ranking, eating, and sleeping, and his life is simple and fulfilling.

It was not until the fifth season approached that Lu Xiang suddenly felt the strong pressure.

That's because Liu Chuan chatted with him privately on Q: "According to the league's regulations, the opening ceremony will be played by the new team last season's championship team. Your opponent is Chang'an. Are you ready?"

"Fight Chang'an?" Lu Xiang then felt the pressure of the game approaching and asked nervously, "Master, do you need to make special preparations to play the Chang'an team? We usually just play man-machine and qualifying matches casually, and I don't know how to play the official game."

Liu Chuan smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. It's better to relax and perform at your own level."

Although the master comforted him like this, the following pre-match meeting still made Lu Xiang's nervous mood reach its peak.

In the first pre-match meeting of the Tongque team, all nine players were present, and the manager also attended the audience. Shao Zehang's expression was extremely serious, pointing to the projection screen to introduce the recent situation of the Chang'an team: "Chang'an is the champion team of the fourth season. The combination composed of captain Lin Liming and vice captain Qin Ye is their output core. This lineup is very similar to our Tongque's double melee core lineup. If Lu Xiang and I face the Mingye team head-on, the chances of winning are not high, so my idea is..."

Team Shao's expression was very serious when analyzing the tactical arrangement. Lu Xiang listened carefully, taking notes while listening.

After returning to the dormitory in the evening, Lu Xiang walked to the captain's bedroom door, scratched his head, and asked, "Captain, do you think we have a big chance of winning?"

Shao Zehang said: "Don't care about these things, just fight seriously in the first game."

Even if Shao Zehang was very confident, he would not be so arrogant that he thought that Tongque could beat Chang'an at that time. The Chang'an team in the fourth season was the peak period of Mingye's combination. He overcame all the obstacles and won the championship. At the opening ceremony of the fifth season, he faced off Chang'an. It was already good that a new team like them would not be shaved.

Lu Xiang does not have a clear criterion for judging the strength of other teams. In his mind, the master is undoubtedly the most powerful one, and the other masters are almost the same. He also thought that he and Team Shao have been cooperating with Team Shao for the whole holiday, and recently played in the qualifying matches, and perhaps he can successfully stage a counterattack of the new Dark Horse team at the opening ceremony?

As it turns out, Lu Xiang is thinking too much.

The lineup of Changan team is very stable, and the combination of Lin Liming and Qin Ye is completely above his imagination.

Let’s not talk about the ring, Qin Ye personally defended the ring and was taken away by 3 points.

During the team battle, Chang'an selected pictures at home, and the Shao Lu group was facing a formal competition for the first time. Lu Xiang was very uncomfortable with the lights on the stage or the cheers from the audience. At the critical moment of the first team battle, Lu Xiang's sweeping Thousand Army group control skills did not keep up, resulting in Shao Zehang's control ineffective. Qin Ye took the opportunity to break through and break into the Tongque camp. In cooperation with Lin Liming's large-scale sword formation, he killed all the Tongque staff and won six kills in one breath.

[Yanse] Kill [Flying Heroes of Lu] and kill the first one!

...

[Night] Kill [Phantom Landscape], six kills!

[Night] is already super amazing!

A row of killing news was released on the big screen, and Qin Ye’s super god means that the first team battle since the appearance of the Tongque Team ended with a tragic team-destroy exchange of 0:6 heads.

Lu Xiang was the first to die. He lay on the ground, looking at the black and white computer screen in front of him, and watching his teammates fall down one by one, his nose suddenly became a little sour. The feeling of being wiped out was really bad. It turned out that this was the real game, which was much more intense and cruel than the usual qualifying matches.

How terrible it would be for Qin Ye to win the six kills? As long as anyone who has fought, Xiao Sijing, who was watching the game offstage, frowned and said: "It seems that Tongque is going to be shaved."

Liu Chuan said helplessly: "I hope they can score at least 2 points. If they are really shaved... this blow is too heavy for the new team."

The Tongque Team, which officially appeared in the fifth season, has attracted much attention since its debut, especially the handsome appearance and mysterious family background of the captain Shao Zehang mixed-race boy attracted the attention of countless media reporters. Before he debuted, he was accompanied by countless speculative gossip. Many people at that time did not know that he was Sichuan Shen's apprentice, but they thought that such a young child came to play the game was very surprising. Lu Xiang's debut also refreshed the youngest age of professional players in the league at that time.

Such a combination of two people will naturally make people unable to help but pay attention.

Many reporters have high hopes for them, and the new combination of Ming Cult and Beggars' Sect has also attracted many Ming Cult. As supporters, many people hope that this new team can bring more excitement to everyone, but...

Tongque was beaten by Chang'an at the opening ceremony and collapsed completely. In the end, as Xiao Sijing said, he was shaved and lost 0:9.

Looking at the score of 0:9 written on the big screen, Shao Zehang was still expressionless, but Lu Xiang lowered his head in shame and stared at the keyboard in a daze.

He lost this way? He didn't even react to the loss. The pace of the game turned out to be so fast...

It was not until the players of the Chang'an team came over to shake hands that Lu Xiang came back to his senses and shook hands with senior seniors such as Lin Liming and Qin Ye. Lu Xiang felt very ashamed.

During the post-match interview, the Tongque team naturally encountered ruthless bombardment from reporters, almost crushing the game 0:9. In addition, the cooperation between Shao Zehang and Lu Xiang was also disconnected many times during the game. Lu Xiang even made low-level mistakes that several novices would make, causing the professional players watching from the audience to shake their heads frequently - the greater the hope for Tongque before the game, the greater the disappointment after the game.

There were also many curses on the Internet. Some even said that the Shao Lu group was vulnerable to the Ming Ye group, which was simply embarrassing the Beggars' Sect and the Ming Cult. In the same way, the cooperation of the double melee, Lin Liming and Qin Ye had a tacit understanding and took care of each other, while Shao Zehang and Lu Xiang went east and west, and the legendary "pig teammates" each other was really disappointing.

The reporter asked: "I was shaved today. Do you have anything to say? It is normal for the new team to not be able to beat the championship team, but many people think that Tongque should score at least 2 points."

Lu Xiang was frightened by the reporters' situation and sat there blankly and didn't know what to do.

Shao Zehang picked up the microphone and said calmly: "It was my fault. My command made a mistake, which led to the failure of the three-round team battle. However, the new team just started playing games, and the players were not very adapted to the fast pace of the league. After we went back, we would reflect and adjust carefully."

Team Shao was only in his early 18 years old. He showed the responsibility that a captain should have at a young age, and he resisted all the responsibilities alone.

The players knew in their hearts that in fact, this game was not a mistake in Shao's command, but Lu Xiang lost the chain, but Shao Zehang was obviously protecting his shortcomings and took the initiative to stand up and take the responsibility, and no one else dared to say anything more.

The reporter asked: "Xiaolu is only 16 years old this year. Would it be too early to participate in the competition so early? Have you ever considered training for one or two years before getting mature before playing?"

Lu Xiang was afraid that he would answer wrong, so he looked at Shao Zehang with help.

"There is no need to wait any longer." Shao Zehang said decisively, "Xiaolu has been training for a long time and has very solid basic skills. What he lacks now is actually practical experience. I have my reasons to let him play the main force, and I also believe that Xiaolu will not disappoint me."

When Lu Xiang met the captain's trusted look, he nodded with some emotion: "Well, I will work hard!"

After the interview, Lu Xiang followed Team Shao and returned to the hotel. On the one hand, because the opening ceremony of the fifth season was in Xi'an, he was afraid that he would get lost. On the other hand, he felt that the captain should be scolded. As someone who made a big mistake today, he had to wait for the captain's speech at any time.

After returning to the hotel room and only two were left, Lu Xiang consciously walked to Shao Zehang, lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry... When Qin Ye came here just now, the speed was too fast. I... My mind was blank at that time, and I didn't know how to press my fingers... I should follow you, it was me who made Tongque lose."

Lu Xiang lowered his head and spoke in a low voice, sniffing while talking.

The little guy was so sad that he cried, right?

Shao Zehang suddenly felt soft and gently placed his hand on the young man's head. His eyes couldn't help but soften and said, "Okay, don't blame yourself too much. It's normal for the first time to participate in a large-scale competition. There are still many games in the future. We don't rush, take it slowly."

Lu Xiang said: "But it was my fault today. If you take all the mistakes in front of the reporters, those people on the Internet will scold you..."

"It's okay." Shao Zehang rubbed his head and saw that he was still sniffing with his head down, and then said awkwardly, "Well, you... don't be too sad, you lose if you lose. If you lose a few games in the regular season, it's actually no big deal."

It is understandable that he is so young and his psychological quality is not good. No one will feel good if he loses the game. And he did lose ugly today. The score of 0:9 made the Tongque players silent on the way back to the hotel. It is understandable that Xiao Luxiang is sad.

Seeing Lu Xiang hanging his head and sniffing, Shao Zehang suddenly felt the urge to hug him and comfort him.

Action is greater than reason. When he reacted, Shao Zehang found that he had already stretched out his hands and gently carried the young man into his arms.

The deer was only taller than his chest, and she hugged the young man in her arms, as if she had a big pillow. The body temperature from the other party made Shao Zehang's whole heart soften. Shao Zehang, who had never comforted anyone, touched Lu Xiang's hair a little clumsyly and said softly: "Okay, stop crying."

Lu Xiang suddenly raised his head and said in surprise: "Cry? I didn't cry, I just had a cold and was running... Ah sneezing, Ah sneezing!"

After sneezing twice, Lu Xiang laughed at the captain, revealing two cute little tiger teeth, and said, "Captain, it's good that you don't blame me. I will definitely work hard next time and don't drag you down."

——I smiled quite happily.

"……………” Shao Zehang looked at him with a stiff face.

After a long time of soft heart and comforting for a long time, this guy actually sucked his nose because of a cold?! It was a waste of emotion.

Wait, why did he be soft-hearted to such a heartless young boy and take the initiative to hold the other party Shunmao to comfort him? What was wrong with this? Did he start to care about Lu Xiang unknowingly?

Realizing this, Shao Zehang turned around and went to the bathroom stiffly like a statue.
Chapter completed!