Beside me Wan Er smiled, revealing her cute dimples. She began explaining, “Every expert has one battle that propels them to fame, an instance that reveals their strength to the world. For example, 4 years ago, Jian Feng Han became famous with one victorious battle in a game called [Conquest] at an NGL World Tournament, securing his place as [Conquest]’s number one. Another example is that five years ago, Fang Ge Que had successfully invented a way to combine ice and fire magic in battle and accomplished the impossible when he defeated the player known to be the Lord of the game, ‘Shen Lin’, with only 1 HP left. That battle made him renowned throughout the world. From then on, all of the players in China remembered the ID ‘Fang Ge Que’, and he became a legend. As for you, maybe you also need that one victory in order to reach the peak of fame like Fang Ge Que, Q-Sword, or Jian Feng Han!”
Yue Qing Qian’s jaw dropped as she said in astonishment, “Wa, Sister Cang Tong’s an expert on game history! Amazing!”
Wan Er started to blush, “Not really. I’m just a typical fan of games, so I happen to know a lot about the recent achievements of expert gamers.”
Dong Cheng Yue teased, “Actually, there’s more. In the legends of the top gamers of [Conquest], Wan Er and I have made our marks on history as well. In the 2016 WGL World Tournament, a beauty with the ID ‘Yue Tong’ made her debut. After participating in that competition, she represented the honor of her class, and became the symbol of Assassins by defeating the Battle Demon, ‘Yue Yun’. With that one battle, she became the role model of all Assassins in the whole China server. Hehe, I’m right, aren’t I?”
Wan Er’s face turned several shades redder and muttered, “That, that… Good men don’t brag about their past achievements……”
I couldn’t help but smile and tease her, “Well, you aren’t a good man…”
Wan Er brandished her fist and lightly punched me, “Asshole, now you only help Dong Cheng and not me…”
I grabbed her wrist and said, “Not at all, I’m very happy to help you. But, you have to treat us to a meal tonight. How about it?”
“Wu…” Her wrist was held tightly in my grasp, and her face turned bright red, “Alright, alright, I will if you just let go. Qing Qian and the others are all watching, I… I will…”
I awkwardly released my grip and said, “The weather is very nice today…”
Wan Er also looked up and replied, “Yea, the sun is so strong…”
Drops of rain began falling onto the beautiful little miss’s cheeks, as though the sky was mocking us for saying such an obvious lie.
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As we chatted while walking, the drizzle became heavier, turning into a downpour. I brought the girls to find a place to hide from the rain. After some searching, we all went to the pavilion of a teahouse and sat down. A waitress came over to pour some tea for us, and we carefully sipped from our cups, savoring the tea’s aroma. At the same time, I noticed that there was a famous poem carved into the wall. On it were two lines of text——
The river flows into another as the scent of moonlight floats through the air.
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“The river flows into another as the scent of moonlight floats through the air.”
I recited the poem under my breath, then looked over at Yue Qing Qian and smiled, “Qing Qian, I feel like these two lines, when shortened, happen to be your ID in [Destiny]…..”
(TL Note: Qing Qian’s name is in the first line of the poem)
Yue Qing Qian blinked at me a few times then laughed and said, “Stupid Brother Xiao Yao, this is from Bei Song’s Last Seven Lines. Wu… At the time, I was too young, so I didn’t fully understand the meaning of the poem. I just took on the name since I thought Yue Qing Qian sounded pretty nice. Afterward, my sister chose the name Yue Wei Liang…”
I couldn’t help but smile in admiration and said proudly, “Hm, that’s really nice. To think that our [Zhan Long] was full of extraordinary people. Our members are all dignified, profound, ambitious, and extremely well-cultured……”
Yue Qing Qian’s face flushed, and she said, “What are you saying to yourself, I can’t understand you…”
Dong Cheng Yue face palmed and said, “Brother Xiao Yao is such an idiot……”
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Not long after, the rain finally came to a stop, and everyone continued to meander around the wetlands park. The sky began to darken, so we left the park. With Wan Er paying, we went to a famous restaurant nearby and had a hearty dinner. Afterward, we sent Yue Qing Qian and Yue Wei Liang back to their hotel. They were only staying in Hangzhou for a day, and were flying back tomorrow. We didn’t exchange many goodbyes; instead, I made sure to remind them to work hard at the Rise of the Heroes Tournament, and help [Zhan Long] demonstrate our strength by advancing to the top ranks!