Chapter 149 – Spoiled Shu
Xie Shurong washed his face with cold water in the bathroom. Bai Xuan happily opened his phone and watched the video of Xie Shurong rolling around on the bed. The more he looked, the more interesting it was. Bai Xuan smiled and sent the video via private chat to Xie Shurong"s Q, along with the sentence: [This rolling posture can be made into a moving emoji later. If you don"t get up in the future, I will send it to everyone.]
Xie Shurong finished washing his face and saw this message as soon as he turned on his computer. The video was of him being buried in his pillow and rolling around. This was actually recorded by Bai Xuan? Could this black history be deleted?
Xie Shurong coughed and went to Bai Xuan. "Can"t you delete this?"
Bai Xuan smiled. "Now, look how cute it is. I want to keep it as a dynamic emoji."
"…" Xie Shurong"s face darkened and he grabbed at the phone. "Delete it, delete it! It is too humiliating!" He wanted to delete the video but found that Bai Xuan"s phone had an automatic lock screen. Xie Shurong had to ask, "What is the pa.s.sword?"
“I won"t delete it and will keep it." Bai Xuan saw Xie Shurong"s awkward expression and smiled to comfort him. "Only I will watch it. I won"t show it to others."
Xie Shurong returned the phone to him and reminded him, "No one else!"
Bai Xuan raised his hand and made an "I swear" gesture. "I promise not to spread it around."
Xie Shurong was happy. He didn"t want his childish appearance to be seen by others. Xie Shurong had always been handsome and decisive to others. He was Tree G.o.d to the four youngsters in Canglan. His image would be over if this video leaked! It was better for the mental health of the teenagers that they didn"t know.
Bai Xuan saw Xie Shurong"s complicated expression and couldn"t help having a stomachache. He suddenly felt that Ah Shu"s personality was very cute. His appearance might be handsome but Ah Shu was actually a big boy who hadn"t grown up yet.
Bai Xuan couldn"t help reaching out and gently touching his head. "Well, I saw you rolling around in bed but there is nothing to be embarra.s.sed about. Go to sleep. It isn"t too late and you need to get up early tomorrow."
Xie Shurong was touched by Bai Xuan"s hand and felt that his heart was going to jump out of his chest. This type of gentle feeling was too intoxicating and he didn"t want to let it go.
Bai Xuan comforted the childish Ah Shu and went to his own bed to sleep. Xie Shurong stared at his back for a moment and found that the other person had fallen asleep very quickly. He reluctantly took back his burning gaze and lay in his bed.
It was a pity that he couldn"t go to sleep at all. His mind was full with the sight of Bai Xuan showering…
Xie Shurong tossed and turned until the early hours of the morning. As a result, he didn"t sleep long and woke up in a hurry. He went to the bathroom and when he came out, he found the room was dark. The curtains hadn"t been pulled closed so he could see Bai Xuan"s face outlined by the lights outside.
Under the illumination of the night lights, his side profile looked particularly gentle. Thick eyelashes hung down quietly, soft black hair fell on the forehead and the skin was as clean as jade. This sleeping appearance was really beautiful.
Xie Shurong took a deep breath and finally couldn"t help walking over and raising a corner of the blanket.
Bai Xuan"s bed was warm and still seemed to carry the refreshing scent of shower gel. Xie Shurong endured his intense heartbeat and gently pulled the sleeping Bai Xuan into his arms, greedily smelling him.
Bai Xuan was a very light sleeper. He was awakened by these movements and opened his eyes in a confused manner. He found that he was being hugged by Ah Shu and initially thought it was a dream. Then he found that the strength of this young man"s arms became more and more real. Bai Xuan asked the Ah Shu in front of him, "Ah Shu, what"s wrong?"
Xie Shurong pretended to be confused. "Um… my pillow is missing… let me hug."
Bai Xuan laughed. "Are you sleepwalking?"
Xie Shurong found that sleepwalking was an excellent excuse and immediately pretended to be sleepwalking. He tightly hugged Bai Xuan and muttered, "Sleepy… sleep…"
Bai Xuan was both angry and amused. This large person actually sleepwalked into another person"s bed. It was an addition to his black history.
Bai Xuan wanted to break away but found that Ah Shu"s arms were tight. Bai Xuan was forced to give up struggling and closed his eyes to go back to sleep. Xie Shurong was just sleepwalking and Bai Xuan had always been soft to children.
Once the man"s breathing became even again, Xie Shurong secretly opened his eyes and looked at Bai Xuan quietly sleeping in his arms. Xie Shurong couldn"t help smiling and tightened his arms. He hugged this person tightly, like a child hugging his most beloved treasure.
***
Bai Xuan woke up the next morning and found that Xie Shurong was still holding him. It seemed that he was really regarded as a pillow? Bai Xuan helplessly messed up Xie Shurong"s hair and shouted in his ear, "Get out of bed!"
Xie Shurong opened his eyes and smiled at Bai Xuan. "Cough, why am I sleeping with you?"
Bai Xuan glanced at him and replied, "You sleepwalked to my side last night."
Xie Shurong looked innocent. "Is it? Why can"t I remember?"
Bai Xuan had heard before that some people would sleepwalk in the middle of the night and sleepwalking people were hard to wake up. However, he had lived with Ah Shu for so long and this was the first time he encountered the Ah Shu sleepwalking situation.
Sometimes people sleepwalking would go to other places. When he was studying, he heard friends going to other dormitories in the middle of the night. Bai Xuan didn"t find it strange for Xie Shurong to climb into the wrong bed when sleepwalking.
Still, he slept in Xie Shurong"s arms all night and his shoulders were sore. Bai Xuan sat up and spoke while rubbing his shoulders. "Next time you sleepwalk, I will wake you up with cold water."
Xie Shurong immediately helped rubbed his shoulders and laughed. "I won"t dare. Next time I go to bed, I will use rope to tie myself to it."
Bai Xuan imagined Xie Shurong tying himself to the bed and couldn"t help laughing. "That isn"t necessary."
Xie Shurong"s movements were very gentle. After a while, Bai Xuan"s shoulder muscles relaxed. Bai Xuan turned back to him and smiled. "I will wash my face first. You quickly pack your bags."
Once he left, Xie Shurong climbed out of bed.
It was terrible! He held Bai Xuan all night and his morning reaction was fierce. Fortunately Vice-Captain Bai hadn"t discovered it or he really didn"t know how to explain it!
Xie Shurong took a deep breath and took a few gulps of cold water to calm down his mood. He listened to the sound of water coming from the bathroom and thought helplessly, "I can be excited with one glance from Bai Xuan. When he touched my head, I thought I was going to fly to heaven. I"m so happy holding him to sleep, it seems that I can"t escape this time."
He had been playing in the United States for the past few years. He had seen many same-s.e.x couples and many of them registered to get married. Foreigners were more open in this respect. Thus, Xie Shurong didn"t reject the fact that he liked a man.
Moreover, Vice-Captain Bai was so good. Where could he find such a gentle, considerate and kind person? Wasn"t it like winning the lottery? He had to be sure to take care of this treasure!
It was just… Vice-Captain Bai still treated him as a big child. How could Xie Shurong show his feelings? This was the troublesome thing and he had to plan well.
Xie Shurong searched on the Internet: [I like a person older than me. He is more mature than I am and his character is gentle. He easily gets along with others but he seems to be a straight person. He also thinks of me as a child. What should I do?]
There was endless bad ideas in the replies such as use strong kisses, sell meng, make him put down his guard and then… Xie Shurong pa.s.sed over these unreliable answers and finally locked on one. "Let him know that although you are young, you have the ability to shoulder these feelings and impress him with your sincerity."
Xie Shurong thought this was very reasonable. The other messy strategies were all auxiliary means. The key was to rely on sincerity. He believed that as long as he sincerely liked Bai Xuan, one day Bai Xuan would feel it.
***
At 9 in the morning, the members of Canglan gathered at the airport to check in.
The game with Time had finished and they were returning to the Dragon Warriors Club to prepare for the next match. There was a week until the next game but no one could relax just because of the good results in the first match.
At noon, the group arrived at the club"s dorms and settled their luggage. They had been sitting on a plane for several hours so everyone was a bit tired. Li Cangyu let them rest for the afternoon and would hold a meeting the next morning.
After returning to the dormitory, Bai Xuan finished organizing his luggage and planned to go to the kitchen to cut some fruit. Xie Shurong immediately picked up the knife and actively volunteered. "I will help you cut the apples."
Bai Xuan smiled and picked up grapes to wash them. Then Xie Shurong s.n.a.t.c.hed the grapes from his hand. "I will wash them!"
"…" Bai Xuan watched the young man who was too diligent and couldn"t help asking, "What is wrong with you? Don"t you normally flatter me to get out of washing the dishes?"
Xie Shurong smiled and exclaimed, "It is right that I wash the dishes! Doing housework is also right. You just need to lie down and enjoy. Leave everything else to me!"
Bai Xuan made a baffled expression. "In the past, didn"t you hate to wash dishes? You would make a face like you were going to your execution when made to wash dishes. Why do you suddenly love doing housework? Do you have a fever?"
He touched the back of his hand to Xie Shurong"s forehead and found that the temperature was normal. Bai Xuan felt even more puzzled. Why did Ah Shu suddenly love to do housework? Wasn"t it the most annoying thing previously?
Xie Shurong smiled. "There is no reason. I just want to serve you!"
Bai Xuan wondered, "Are there any benefits?"
Xie Shurong thought, "The benefits is that if I serve you well, perhaps you will agreed to be my wife when you are happy…" However, Xie Shurong saw Bai Xuan"s doubtful look and didn"t dare say this.
"It"s nothing. I just feel that you are always doing this alone and it is hard on you." Xie Shurong stared seriously into Bai Xuan"s eyes. "You are always looking after everyone else. Let me do this for you. After all, your stomach isn"t well. You should take more time to rest and not worry about these trivial things."
Bai Xuan couldn"t help feeling moved when he heard this. Ah Shu was actually a reliable young man who knew how to take on his share of the housework. It was really rare.
Bai Xuan saw his serious expression and couldn"t help smiling. "Then I want to eat apples and grapes. Wash them clean, peel the apples, cut them into small pieces and send them to my room."
Xie Shurong immediately bowed. "I will obey!"
Then he ran to wash the fruit bowl. He seemed quite happy, as if he was doing something important. He was even humming as he washed the grapes in the kitchen.
Bai Xuan"s heart softened. He always felt that this person was a childish youth but he was like a younger brother who grew up next door, real and kind.
If Xie Shurong cutting apples in the kitchen knew that Bai Xuan was treating him as a brother next door then he would definitely want to cry!
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Chapter 150 – Next Opponent
Xie Shurong originally intended to use "sleepwalking" as an excuse to run to Vice-Captain Bai"s room in the middle of the night. The result was that he was halfway through the sleepwalking when he suddenly encountered Li Xiaojiang heading to the bathroom. The latter politely said, "Brother, Brother Shu, are, are you going to the bathroom? Then you go first. I, I"m not in a hurry."
Xie Shurong listened to his stuttering and felt anxious. It was really inconvenient to have roommates! The person pretending to sleepwalk met a big light bulb. Xie Shurong had to touch his nose and say, "Cough, I"m done. You can go."
He returned to his room in front of Li Xiaojiang"s confused eyes, closed the door and went to bed.
The "sleepwalking" would have to wait until he lived with Vice-Captain Bai again during away games!
***
The next morning, all members of Canglan arrived at the team"s training room on time.
Li Cangyu had given everyone a day off yesterday and the players looked energetic, especially the four teenagers. It was difficult for them to hide the excitement on their faces. It was clear that everyone was ready to meet their next opponents.
According to the arrangement of the seventh season"s schedule, the Canglan team had the opening match against the Time team. The next game would be at home and the opponent this time was the Flying Feathers team from Kunming.
Flying Feathers was the same as Wind Colour and Time. It was a veteran team established in the year that the professional league began. The melee-based style was also very distinct. In the third season, Su Guangmo, Yu Pingsheng and Xie Shurong formed the Three Musketeers. Flying Feathers swept through the Miracle League and set the historical record of "never losing in the regular season and the playoffs."
The trio teams up from the first game to the finals and eventually won the championship. No other team was able to recreate the glory of the Flying Feathers team in that year.
After the behind the scenes coach Song Yang and the main swordsman Xie Shurong left, Flying Feathers wasn"t as strong as the third season but Su Guangmo didn"t lose to his master when it come to personal ability or leadership. Thus, Flying Feathers did well for many years and repeatedly got a trophy in the playoffs.
In addition, Yu Pingsheng changed to a berserker. The output capacity of Flying Feathers was slightly weakened but the front row"s ability to withstand pressure was stronger than the third season. Yu Pingsheng was currently the strongest front row in the Miracle League.
Li Cangyu placed the list of Flying Feathers players on the big screen and then looked at Xie Shurong. "When it comes to Flying Feathers, I think no one in this room knows more than Ah Shu. You should be the one to a.n.a.lyze the characteristics of Flying Feathers first."
Xie Shurong usually loved to be spoiled by the vice-captain and his IQ fell to the kindergarten level but he was still very reliable. Once he heard the captain"s words, he stood up and took the laser pointer from the captain"s hands, pointing it at the information of the players on the screen. "Su Guangmo is my older apprentice brother. His personal style is very clear. He is fierce and aggressive, with extremely high attack. As long as they are caught by him, more than 70% of fragile ranged cla.s.ses will be killed in one breath."
In the league that was full of masters, this 70% statistic was terrible. Xie Shurong saw his teammates listening carefully and continued explaining, "Yu Pingsheng originally played a swordsman and later changed to a berserker. His personality is somewhat… he is a bit withdrawn and rarely talks to people. However, his berserker style is very violent. It is the exact opposite of his nature."
"In the case of Su Guangmo and Yu Pingsheng, few teams in the league can break through the defensive front row of Flying Feathers. Moreover, they aren"t just defensive. They can jointly attack together. This type of melee flow was fast and hard, which is why Flying Feathers can stand firm in the Miracle League."
Li Cangyu saw this person a.n.a.lyzing Flying Feathers" characteristics and nodded in appreciation. He asked, "Do you know the other players?"
Xie Shurong said, "I used to watch the Flying Feathers team when I was aboard. Apart from Su Guangmo and Yu Pingsheng, there are two front row main players and their healer Xiao Mu is a very stable player. Compared to our Vice-Captain Bai…"
He looked over at Bai Xuan and found that the latter was watching him and listening carefully. Xie Shurong couldn"t help feeling a bit happy.
Bai Xuan saw that Xie Shurong was looking at him and asked in a confused manner, "What about me?"
Xie Shurong didn"t hesitate to say, "Of course, he is far worse compared to our Vice-Captain Bai!"
Bai Xuan smiled with amus.e.m.e.nt. "Okay, don"t flatter me. Go on."
"Yes!" Xie Shurong nodded and continued, "Xiao Mu is a terran priest. A terran priest"s endurance is better than an angel priest but its ability to increase blood is weaker than the angel priest. Vice-Captain Bai should be very clear on this?"
Bai Xuan agreed. "It is true. A terran priest has higher defense than an angel priest but the amount of blue isn"t enough. In an emergency, they might not be able to add blood. Flying Feathers uses a terran priest, which is consistent with the style of the team. Most of them are human players."
“Yes, Flying Feathers has four terran swordsmen." Xie Shurong said, "Apart from Su Guangmo, there are three people called Dong Le, Lin Shiliang and Liu Zili. Among them, Dong Le is a newcomer who just debuted this year and is only 16 years old. He should be a newcomer Su Guangmo is training and won"t necessarily play. In addition, the Lin Shiliang and Liu Zili combination often appears in the team battle as Su Guangmo"s auxiliary output. If there is no accident then they should appear in the arena."
Up to now, Xie Shurong had introduced six people in the Flying Feathers team.
Zhang Jueming couldn"t help asking, "What about the remaining two?"
Xie Shurong explained, "Of the remaining two, one is called Cao Lang. He plays a blood kin a.s.sa.s.sin and his presence in the league is relatively low compared to the Lou Zhang combination. However, he often appears in the team battles. In the games I have seen, the front row of Flying Feathers has always been strong. Cao Lang follows behind Su Guangmo and uses stealth to check for possible traps. His attacking ability is particularly strong and he is very good at grasping opportunities."
"The last player is Zhao Xinglin, a terran paladin. HIs defensive ability is first-cla.s.s in the league but Flying Feathers" front row defense is enough. Captain Su will only use him in necessary games. For example, if Yu Pingsheng is in a wrong state. At that time, he would subst.i.tute for the berserker and protect the front row of the team."
Xie Shurong smoothly introduced the situation of the Flying Feathers team. Li Cangyu was very satisfied and couldn"t help clapping. "Good! Ah Shu, this a.n.a.lysis is very thorough!"
Bai Xuan was also impressed. Xie Shurong often lowered his IQ in front of Bai Xuan and did various naive actions but this young man was actually a responsible person. He was an honest and simple guy.
In the past, he was a member of Flying Feathers only to be replaced by ordinary people. It was inevitably for there to be some awkward feelings, especially when the opponents were his two brothers…
However, Xie Shurong didn"t look affected. It seemed he controlled his mental state well.
Now he was a professional player of the Canglan team, the Ah Shu that everyone trusted. He had chosen this path and shouldn"t be bound by the past. Decisively going forward was what a professional player should do.
Thus, he didn"t feel embarra.s.sed when a.n.a.lyzing the characteristics of the Flying Feathers team.
Su Guangmo and Yu Pingsheng were once his most respected brothers and their relationship when young was excellent. Now they would be his opponents in the near future and he wouldn"t show any affection to them. He would go all out!
Bai Xuan admired that Xie Shurong could think so clearly. If one day Li Cangyu became an opponent, it was estimated that he would take a long time to adjust…
He just thought this when Li Cangyu stood up and took the laser pointer from Xie Shurong"s hands. "Ah Shu has told everyone in detail about the characteristics of Flying Feathers. This season, Flying Feathers has registered the eight people that Ah Shu mentioned to play. In addition to Su Guangmo and Yu Pingsheng, we must also understand the healer Xiao Mu, the two swordsmen Lin and Liu and the blood kin killer Cao Lang."
"Flying Feathers tactics has always been a simple and rough melee game. There are too many remotes on our side. If our kiting fails in the team battle, it will be easy for Flying Feathers to come in and break us up." Li Cangyu pulled up a cla.s.sic video as an example. He watched from one side while explaining, "Su Guangmo"s swordsman moves fast and has an amazing explosive ability. Combined with Yu Pingsheng"s protection, he is a big killer in the front row. We must think of a way to solve them."
"Fortunately, the next match is our home selection. I will study the maps this morning and tell you in the afternoon. Let"s arrange the lineup first."
……
Li Cangyu"s efficiency was high and he soon arranged the lineup for the next match. Everyone naturally had no opinion on the captain"s arrangement and teamed up to play side accounts in the arena.
Changsha"s home match was definitely more important than the away match. Losing at home had a very big impact on morale. In addition, this was the first home match after signing with Dragon Warriors. There would definitely be fans of the Dragon Warriors Club who would come to watch the game. In order to give face to Liu Chuan and to prove it was worth rushing to watch, Li Cangyu wanted to give the audience a satisfactory sight.
The lineup was arranged and Li Cangyu started to seriously study the maps. Ah Shu went with Bai Xuan to practice the pairs arena. Once they successfully won a game, Bai Xuan couldn"t help sending him a private message: [How are you feeling? Are you under a lot of pressure facing your two brothers?]
Xie Shurong smiled. [It isn"t big. Playing with you is like carrying a cheating software. Why should I be afraid?]
Bai Xuan was speechless. [Don"t describe me as a cheat software okay?]
Xie Shurong quickly correct himself. [Yes, super dad. The league"s first milk G.o.d. Partnering with you is really my pleasure.]
Bai Xuan couldn"t help smiling helplessly. [You really flatter me too much… in any case, your status really isn"t a problem?]
Xie Shurong smiled and walked over to whisper in Bai Xuan"s ear, "Don"t worry about my. There are no problems with my mental state. Just wait to see my handsome performance. I will be the handsomest person on the field."
Bai Xuan endured his smile. "Your boasting is really better than Liu Chuan!"
It seemed that under the atmosphere of the Dragon Warriors Club, Xie Shurong learnt how to boast with a cheeky face?
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