Realm of Mirrored Words

Shen Huai ended his live-stream and logged back into his side account. As soon as he logged on, he received a message from a friend. [ Friend ][ Shattered Snow ]: Congrats. During this whole 'cheater' debacle, Song Xue-Yang had always stood by him. Song Xue-Yang had posted a Weibo announcement for him, which had been a great help. Shen Huai said sincerely: [ Luckily, I had you. ] Song Xue-Yang thought, 'You'll need me after this too.' [ Won't you consider creating a Weibo account? I can help you get verified. ] Shen Huai knew he did not have a good reputation, and he also didn't want to bother mingling on Weibo with an alternate account. And as for his main account, even if he wanted to claim and verify it, no one would believe him. [ Maybe later. ] Shen Huai said vaguely. [ Don't you need to train? ] [ No, we're welcoming a new team member. I've gotta wake up early to go pick him up tomorrow, so I'll be heading to bed soon. ]

The atmosphere in BattleGod's training room was sombre. Only the crisp sound of tapping keyboards could be heard. As a powerful elite pro team, their daily training was very strict, and even mistakes during training matches would result in additional training. In a very well-lit seat, a man reclined lazily in a chair, tapping on a keyboard with one hand, a cigarette in the other. His qigong master on the screen was standing right at the back as his teammates battled with the enemy team in front. He only fired off two Qi Blasts from afar before standing still. The man flicked some ash off the end of his cigarette. The members of BattleGod were long used to his flippant manner of training. Probably no one would believe them if they ever said that the ace of BattleGod was someone who would only train seriously when he was in good mood. The door suddenly opened, letting in a cold surge of wind. A tall girl stood at the doorway, her gaze piercing straight into Xiao Zhang like icic

<Falling Sleet> was so stunned that she wasn't able to type properly anymore. [ IIIIII can't beat God Snow! ] Shen Huai replied calmly. [ I know. ] <One Leaf Skiff> reminded: [ Captain Song's identity makes it tricky for him to have a private solo, right...? ] Out of consideration for keeping team tactics confidential, many pro teams had rules forbidding their players from joining competitions on their own or fighting private solos. And even if a pro team did not have explicit rules forbidding it, most pro players wouldn't simply have a PK for fun, because there would always be unscrupulous people ready to make a fuss about it no matter if they won or lost. Shen Huai knew this, but he was sure <Falling Sleet> was Song Xue-Yang and reckoned that Song Xue-Yang wouldn't dare try to fake a dual-play fight in front of him. [ Help me teach my apprentice for a bit. ] After saying this, he waited for Song Xue-Yang to confess through a private mes

The crowd froze. No one expected a kill-stealer to appear at the last second, and even more so, they didn't expect this person to be Maple Moon's captain, Song Xue-Yang! <Shattered Snow>. This ID had set the world record of 1500 metres for the furthest range for Precision Sniping of a sniper. Although the pro team he led had only finished fourth in the national tournament and had not qualified for the global finals, the sound of his gun was a nightmare for all pros. If the team had been dumbfounded earlier, now they simply wanted to slap themselves to see if they were dreaming. Guan He and Song Xue-Yang... two great gods who currently represented the highest calibre of swordsman and gunner within the nation were actually right here before them right now at the same time. Were all the great gods so free? And then, the group realised the situation and felt rather speechless. Captain Song, you're pretty famous, you know. Don't you think it's embarrassing

<Phantom Wolf> invited Shen Huai to enter a party tomorrow night for a discussion, but he did not mention that Guan He would be online as well. Shen Huai conveyed <Phantom Wolf>'s intentions to <One Leaf Skiff> and <Desert North>. [ Tomorrow night, we'll all join <Phantom Wolf>'s party. <Drunken Snow>'s clan will also be there. We'll resolve the problem face to face. ] No one said anything in the team for a long time, and then Shen Huai added: [ Sorry, I caused trouble for you all. ] <One Leaf Skiff> was bothered by that. [ Bro, I don't blame you at all. Being unable to fight 1v6 like you just means I'm not as skilled, but <Desert North> was killed over and over again these last two days, and <Drunken Snow>'s clan members even gloated about it with loudspeakers. ] Shen Huai could tell that <One Leaf Skiff> had a minor crush on the healer, and so was clearly mad on her behalf. [ Don'

At noon the next day, Shen Huai boarded his plane under the cover of Song Xue-Yang. After the plane took flight, Shen Huai found a card in the bag of snacks Song Xue-Yang had prepared for him. The handwriting on it was beautiful and refined... "No one can predict how far you can go, including yourself." Shen Huai felt warmth flow through his heart. He posted a short Weibo: "The road ahead is endless. No regrets. @Shen Nuo" This post finally settled the matter of Shen Huai's retirement from the entertainment industry. The mass of anti-fans rejoiced. They had waited for so long to see Shen Huai leave the entertainment industry! They would never have to suffer any more of his zombie acting! How liberating! The anti-fans thronged to leave comments under Shen Huai's Weibo post, expressing their joy and excitement at triumphing at the end of their long battle. [ You really aren't suited to be an actor. You quitting the entertainment industry is g