Eh, since I'm going to a really long HIATUS (Some of you already know that) I'll just update this one chapter of Chaos Theory, since I had long written this scenario anyways. It's been... Almost a month since the last CT, hm?
And I truly won't be very active from here on... Except if something happens... (Oh please happens).
My muses also haven't calm down yet. They shut the door and the windows to the ideas and the expansion of those. Not even when I wanted to make an original story they would yield.
I can only typed this chapter bcz it's in the stockpile (the last stock- cough!)
Pray for me to get a job and a good future! If I did so, perhaps, I would calm down and created more chapters!
Chapter 9: What a pure child we were.
Alternative title: [Ye Qiu: AS IF!]
Fifth Ye blinked rapidly at the Whisper he got, who's Immovable Rock? Successor? Was it some kind of new corporation or bussiness group? But what on earth that got anything to do with him? He doesn't even want to succeed his own family's bussiness, let alone stranger's...
[Whisper] Cloudy Autumn Sky: Pardon?
[Whisper] Endless Night: This is serious. Do you want to be Immovable Rock's successor? Join Tyranny.
Fifth Ye leaned back and squinted his eyes. Were his eyes playing trick on him or this guy just offered him to join Tyranny?
Fifth Ye controlled Cloudy Autumn Sky to look around, because Endless Night had just sent a Friend Request to him, he's most probably around here.
Fifth Ye stopped after he saw another Cleric so me distance away. Feeling a bit creeped out that he had been watched on, Fifth Ye recalled that Cleric which had suffered under his kick a few days ago. Fifth Ye suddenly felt a bit terrified.
Was this creep wanting to get revenge?
Fifth Ye watched the other side cautiously whereas, upon seeing that the other side had located him, Zhang Xinjie readjusted his glasses and calmly approached Cloudy Autumn Sky.
Who knew that upon seeing Endless Night moved, Cloudy Autumn Sky jumped back to maintain the distance.
[Whisper] Cloudy Autumn Sky: Brother! Calm down! We can talk this out nicely. Revenge is not nice, ah! How about I get One-Inch Love and we solve this in arena?
Zhang Xinjie raised an eyebrow at the message, did this guy thought Zhang Xinjie was here for revenge?
[Whisper] Endless Night: I'm not here for revenge, relax. If I did, you wouldn't even saw me before you're dead.
Fifth Ye was just checking his surrounding for an ambush when he got Endless Night's message. He blankly stared as the other approached him, he didn't try to widen the distance anymore.
When Endless Night is near enough, Fifth Ye spoke up, "What do you mean?" Obviusly, he's asking about Endless Night's offer.
"I've observed you for quite sometime, and I've seen your skill as a Cleric, I must admit you're really good and have a talent to be a professional player," Zhang Xinjie stated solemnly as a start.
Meanwhile, Fifth Ye felt a bit miffed at 'I've observed you for quite sometime' part. That's kind of creepy, but he held himself from making a comment.
"I'm here to extend you an offer to be Tyranny's Immovable Rock's successor," Zhang Xinjie formally offered.
"Hold on," Fifth Ye said as he opened a new tab and search 'Who is Immovable Mountain'.
Zhang Xinjie thought that Cloudy Autumn Sky needed time to digest the news and calm himself down, so he solemnly waited.
Finally, Fifth Ye spoke up again, somewhat disbelievingly, "You mean, that Immovable Rock who is the number one Cleric?!" There's a number one Cleric?! Dammit! Wait, he's in All-Star?! Fifth Ye didn't notice! It's all blonde One Autumn Leaf's fault!
"Yes," Zhang Xinjie calmly replied.
"Wait, who are you?" Fifth Ye asked. To extend such an important invitation, is he a club official?
"I'm Zhang Xinjie," Zhang Xinjie readjusted his glasses again.
"Zhang Xinjie? As in, Immovable Rock's owner?" Fifth Ye read the trivia.
"Yes. How is it? Will you accept to join Tyranny? We're sincere in our invitation, and I think you'll fit in greatly in Tyranny."
Fifth Ye leaned back on his seat, "Uhhh, Join Tyranny?" He voiced out hesitantly.
Fourth Ye, who was passing behind Fifth Ye, almost dropped his newly-cooked cup noodles. "Join WHAT?!" Fourth Ye exclaimed loudly, prompting the others to put down their headphone.
"What?" Ye Xiu, who had called for some days off from Happy after the eldest's prompting, furrowed his brows.
"Fifth Ye said he wants to join Tyranny!" Fourth Ye accussed and the others gawked.
"Traitor!" Second Ye immadiately condemned.
"How could you?!" Ye Xiu casted a disdainful gaze towards Fifth Ye.
Big Ye is already beside Fifth Ye, peering at his screen and read the Whisper message before laughing out loud, "Zhang Xinjie is searching for a successor!" Big Ye told the others who quickly crowded over, dragging their chairs along.
"What? Really?"
"Tsk, is he that old already?"
Fifth Ye ignored his family's peanut galery and cleared his throat, "Why me?" He asked somewhat disbelievingly.
"As I said, I've seen your skill, your grasp in Cleric's skill is pro level, your strategical mind is outstanding, your awareness is admirable. I see you're fit to be my successor and Tyranny would be glad to have you," Zhang Xinjie praised to assure that, yes, this is real.
"Woah, A Master Tactician is praising me for strategical mind?" Fifth Ye exclaimed sarcastly as he shifted a bit when Little Ye decided to abandon his chair to Fourth Ye and sat on Fifth Ye's lap. "If I'm not wrong, you're still young, why bothering about successor now? Are you even sure that I'm still young? What if I turned out to be older than you are?"
Zhang Xinjie went silent for a while, "... From my observation, you're supposedly still in your teen years."
"Are you saying that I'm immature?" Fifth Ye furrowed his brows in annoyance as Big Ye turned his left earphone to face outward for the sake of eavesdropping.
"No. Alright, how old are you?" Zhang Xinjie sighed. He's always 100% sure before making a move, so he's sure that this Cloudy Autumn Sky is still young.
"... I just turned eighteen," Fifth Ye replied honestly.
"Four years younger than I am. So, how's it? Are you joining? I can e-mail you the contract's detail and we'll make you as a reserve, when we face a lesser team, you can take the field to adjust. For further information about club, you can came to City Q and if-"
"Hold! Hold! Hold on! Wait a freaking second!" Fifth Ye hastily cutted of Zhang Xinjie's words, whereas Big Ye happily maxed up the volume and starts recording. "Are you assuming that I will accept the offer?" Fifth Ye questioned.
"You won't?" Zhang Xinjie is pretty surprised at that statement.
Fifth Ye scoffed, "Tyranny doesn't have the best to offer. Moreover, if I want to be the number one Cleric, isn't it better to snatch the title rather than inheritting it?" Fifth Ye smirked, his words caused the others to smirk too. Snatching is certainly much more fun than inheritting.
Zhang Xinjie arched an eyebrow, "If I may ask, what club will or had offered better in that aspect?" Zhang Xinjie asked. Did a club had scouted this talent? No. Zhang Xinjie won't let this one go that easily.
"... That's none of your bussiness," Fifth Ye stated.
Sensing the hesitation at the start, Zhang Xinjie pursued, "We could offer any price as long as it's not too ridiculous," That's a big bargain chip that Zhang Xinjie offered.
"That's a heavy promise," Fifth Ye said.
"What's your price?" Zhang Xinjie's glasses gleamed.
"Are you sure?" Fifth Ye smiled.
"As long as it's not ridiculous, state your best," Zhang Xinjie said
"A set of orange equipments and a silver weapon," Fifth Ye blurted out his most impossible requirement and the older Ye Xius gawked at him.
"Deal," Zhang Xinjie blinked and shook his head. He thought it would be a sky-high price that Zhang Xinjie needed to negotiate down first. He had overestimated it and subconsciously saw the other as an equal, he forgot that the other is, after all, a normal player. A young, inexperienced as well innocent normal player. The price is not a problem. Tyranny certainly could make another silver Cross for Cleric.
"You fool!" Fourth Ye couldn't resist to smack his younger self. "What have you done?!"
"Eh?" Fifth Ye was still a bit dazed that Zhang Xinjie agreed when a hand smacked his head.
"Fifth, you... Do you know that Silver Equipments and Weapons are not that rare anymore? Every teams in the Alliance have them! In the Alliance, they're practically like cabbages!" Ye Xiu exasperately explained.
"What?" Fifth Ye stared incredulously.
"What an innocent honest price! Cute, too cute, a bit stupid but cute!" It wasn't clear whether Second Ye is sincere or just teasing.
"What a pure child!" Big Ye dotingly patted Fifth Ye's head.
"What would we do with you? Ai, I'm really afraid you'll be swindled, ah!" Fourth Ye held his forehead and sighed long-sufferingly.
"So pure! I'm speechless, just leave negotiation to us in the future, ah!" Ye Xiu agreed.
"Fifth Ye! Congrats for being pure!" Little Ye beamed like it was worth a celebration.
"Hold! Hold! We're not deal yet, dammit!" Fifth Ye hastily shouted to Endless Night.
"What? You have an additional request?" Zhang Xinjie asked.
"No!" Fifth Ye calmed himself down, as long as there isn't any contract, he's not tied. "Sigh... Listen here, Mr. Zhang. I was just kidding, I'm flattered for your kind invitation. But, I already have plans for my future."
"Are you sure? Why don't you try to be a pro player first?" Zhang Xinjie is not willing to let this one go.
"I do. But not with Tyranny, sorry. Another team had signed the contract first," Life and Death contract, how could Fifth Ye abandon himselves? No... They'll kill him. Kill as in maim him and his future alts in Glory.
"... So, another club team had scouted you first..." Zhang Xinjie immadiately furrowed his brows in disappointment. If the other side had signed a contract, then it's useless to say anything. "I see..."
"Yeah. I won't join Tyranny you see, so, If you will, please excuse me," Fifth Ye excused.
"When will I see you?" Zhang Xinjie suddenly asked.
Fifth Ye paused, "That would be in a really long time."
"Alright. But the next break after your debut, please consider to transfer," Zhang Xinjie stated sincerely and Endless Night went offline.
"..."
"Dang! Did he just said that Tyranny would pay a high price to let Fifth Ye transfer?!" Fourth Ye gasped.
"Tsk, Tyranny's people had always been arrogant," Ye Xiu shook his head.
"I don't know, but Tyranny is filthy rich," Second Ye crossed his arms.
"It's fine, they won't be able to snatch our Fifth from Chaos Theory," Big Ye smiled.
"Haha, but Zhang Xinjie truly have a mind of an old man, thinking about successor so urgently at his young age," Ye Xiu laughed.
"I really should make a post about tonight's event," Big Ye walked off and grabbed his smartphone.
"What is it with you and your hobby with social media? I, and the young'uns, didn't really like it," Second Ye remarked.
"Why? Have you forget how Fang Rui used 'I'm the reason you lost your virginity' to take advantage of us?" Big Ye arched his brows and Second Ye's eyes twitched.
"Yeah?"
"Everyone always made it a big deal whenever I post anything in my timeline. I thought, why not making them grt used to it much earlier?" Big Ye shrugged. Sadly, in the future, Big Ye realized that it's useless, and everything he does is somehow always very relevant to make it to the trending topics.
"Well, as long we don't look like Huang Shaotian..." Huang Shaotian's Weibo is a mess. Not even the owner could sort which is which.
"Do you think I'm that immature? See?" Big Ye showed him the new post in their Weibo.
"What-"
*Ding-dong* *ding-dong* *ding-dong*
Rapid doorbells distracted everyone. They looked at each other before scrambling off... To hide.
*Ding-dong* *ding-dong* *ding-dong!*
"Someone, answer the door!" Little Ye complained, as a newly runaway young master, he's not used to open the door for guest okay? He and Ye Qiu were used to quickly busying themselves when the doorbell sounded. Because that could only mean they'll be put on display to admire and praise again.
"Not me," Fifth Ye hissed dibs. When living with Su Muqiu, Fifth Ye had learnt to never open the door if the other side is knocking. Because that could only means trouble, debt collector, tax collector or more troubles.
Fourth Ye is playing dead, putting on his headset and blasting the volume to the max. He never liked uninvited guests just from his younger selves' experience.
"Who? A neighbour? What a pain, I hadn't prepare a proper non-aggro-pulling speech and pleasantries yet," Ye Xiu scratched his head.
"Didn't we hung a 'Do not disturb' sign on the door?" Second Ye furrowed his brows as Big Ye rolled his eyes at his younger selves and decided to go to the front door himself.
Su Mucheng expressionlessly kept pressing on the doorbell like she had never pressed a doorbell before. How could she not?
It's cold out here. It's also very dark. Why do her gege(s) not bother to buy some street lamp? Isn't the eldest filthy rich?
First of all, she's a delicate, pretty young lady. Second of all, she's famous and very pretty. Third of all, she had walked from Excellent Era clubhouse to Happy Internet Cafe to found that Ye Xiu took some days off for family reasons after the All-Stars (To which Su Mucheng had to calm the emotionally unstable Internet Cafe's owner, who was very happy to meet her idol but at the same time felt worried and feared that God Ye won't be coming back to her Internet Cafe as his identity had been disovered).
Not to mention, Su Mucheng also had to explain that, No, the man with her is not Ye Qiu. Technically he is- but whatever.
The door suddenly opened to reveal a mature and charming man with a charismatic warm smile on his face, "I'm sorry, I think you get the wrong address," Big Ye instantly stated as he opened the door.
"Da ge," Su Mucheng called out and Big Ye blinked.
"Mucheng?" Big Ye stared in pleasant surprise. "What are you doing in the middle- ooh..." Big Ye trailled off as he looked at the man beside Su Mucheng.
Ye Qiu blinked, "Brother...?" Somehow, Ye Qiu managed to supress his impulse to threw himself at Big Ye and wails. Ye Qiu felt strange, the one in front of him is his brother, he could feel it, but at the same time... It's not quite the same.
"Ye Qiu..." Big Ye expressionlessly greeted, he hopes he's holding a cigarette right now. "Mucheng...?" What on earth?
Su Mucheng shrugged, "Don't ask me."
"What are you doing here?" Big Ye helplessly asked Ye Qiu. Wasn't he supposedly came in the New Year? Why so early now, ah? The sole reason Big Ye asked Ye Xiu to take some days off is to avoid this stupid little brother.
Ye Qiu crossed his arms, "When will you go home?" Ye Qiu asked.
"It will be a very long time before that."
"Tsk," Ye Qiu rudely clicked his tongue. "Let me in!" Ye Qiu disdained his brother's manner. How could he let guests stayed outside?
"Why should I?" Big Ye covered the doorway with his body.
"It's late already, and I'm also with a delicate fair lady. Where's your manner?!" Ye Qiu protested.
"The delicate fair lady can come in, but you stay outside," Big Ye motioned Su Mucheng to come in.
"Brother! It's not nice for a man and a woman with no relation to live in the same house!" Ye Qiu gripped Big Ye's sleeve and scolded.
"Da ge," Su Mucheng suddenly spoke up. "I think it's necessary to let him know..." Su Mucheng said faintly.
Big Ye hesitated, in the future, it's really necessary to have Ye Qiu's help if they want to keep threading in this complicated road. Big Ye know, that even in five years to the past, Ye Qiu's influence is not small- he's Ye Xiu's brother after all. Ye Qiu might be only twenty five right now, but his name really could make it easier to Big Ye to forge new identities.
"Tell me what?" Ye Qiu tilted his head.
"Ye Qiu." Big Ye grasped Ye Qiu's shoulder firmly. "There's something I need to tell you," screw time-travelling's protocols, he really need a help from this brother of his'!
"What...?"
"But you must promise me to never tell anyone, or... Your brother might be arrested," Big Ye solemnly stated.L
"Do you need me to destroy evidence? Hide a body? Silence the victim? Bribe the polices?" Ye Qiu asked solemnly. He never knew this day will come, but whatever crime his older brother had done, Ye Qiu would help him to solve it. This is his twin okay?! It's... It's not like Ye Qiu cares for him, definitely not! It's just if Ye Xiu is arrested, Ye Qiu wouldn't be able to run away! And it would be a disgrace, that's all!
"What do you take me as?" Big Ye was half-touched and half-speechless. "Come in, it's easier to look than to explain," Big Ye motioned.
Ye Qiu entered and Su Mucheng smoothly closed the door and locked it. Ye Qiu suddenly felt uneasy, "Useless brother, what exactly you want to show me?"
"You would like it," Su Mucheng giggled as she walked behind the two brothers.
"I'm feeling uneasy. It's not some-" they reached the computer room and Ye Qiu immadiately lost his voice. The same also happened to the others who are inside, they stared at Ye Qiu blankly.
"..."
"..."
"Somehow, your brother from different timeilines time-travelled here. By the way, I'm from five years in the future," Big Ye lightly explaied as he patted Ye Qiu's shoulder, like it was an everyday thing to time travelled and found time travellers.
Ye Qiu closed his eyes and took a deep breath, he dignifiedly brushed of Big Ye's hand and opened his eyes. Expressionlessly, he walked over to the original Ye Xiu and yanked his collar, "Disgraceful brother, explain!" Ye Qiu yelled and shook Ye Xiu violently.
"Wow, he located his real twin in a second," Su Mucheng gasped admiringly.
"How could this happen?! Why there are six of you?! Dammit, being the second son is enough! I don't want to be the seventh!" Ye Qiu complained.
"Er Qiu, you didn't change, always so childish," Little Ye disdained with affectionate tone.
"Er Qiu still looked dumb," Fifth Ye happily insulted.
"Er Qiu is still such a whiny baby," Fourth Ye delightfuly added.
"Er Qiu," Second Ye mocked.
Now, Ye Qiu is one hundred percent sure that they're his brothers. "What is going on here?! Time travel? Don't joke with me!" Ye Qiu covered his mouth and couldn't resist to bite his tongue- ouch, it hurts. It's freaking real. "Does that mean I have six elder brothers now?!" Ye Qiu cried out.
"Yes! Isn't it astonishing?" Su Mucheng exclaimed as she hugged Little Ye tightly.
"This is a nightmare!"
"You're a nightmare," Ye Xiu shot back.
"Big Ye, why?" Second Ye turned towards Big Ye who helplessly shrugged.
"We need his influence if we want a smooth sailing from here on," Big Ye said. "That's why, Ye Qiu, can you help your good brother... I mean, can you help your good brothers?"
"Why should I?! And look at me with clear conscience, I dare you to say that again! Good brother? As if!" Ye Qiu yelled furiously.
"Alright, maybe not so good to you," Big Ye agreed.
"Not so good?! You're the worst!"
"But come on, remember our happy days?" Big Ye coaxed.
"I'm always miserable with you!" Ye Qiu denied.
"Remember when we were fourteen, we gone to that mountain hike?"
"We got separated from our group, and have to wait for three hours for the rescue helicopter to fetch us," Ye Qiu scowled.
"That trip to our villa in Japan?"
"We got locked in the basement in the third day."
"Our Piano-Violin gradeschool duet when we were ten?"
"You dare to bring that up?! You ruined it the moment you started to play an out of control Bumblebee!"
"Tsk, our childhood time when we were toddler?"
"You always snatched my milk bottle!" Ye Qiu flushed as he remembered those gloomy days. He always blamed those moments whenever he thought that he's not as cunning and clever as Ye Xiu. His supposed part of cunningness had all gone to the eldest with those litres of milk!
"Alright, why don't you remember our good time in mother's womb?" Ye Xiu cutted up sharply with an impatient tone.
"As if those even existed!" Ye Qiu shot back.
Fourth Ye gasped, "How could you?! Don't you remember how we split up as embrio?!"
Second Ye almost snorted his coffee out of his nose, but quickly recovered, "That wasn't a good memory."
Ye Qiu started to get a massive headache as... His brother(s) started talking to each others, "Dammit, none of you are sleeping tonight! Explain this weird phenomena to me, thoroughly!" Ye Qiu demanded.
Su Mucheng covered a giggle, oohh~ 'None of you are sleeping tonight' how kinky... Su Mucheng shook her head, looks like Chu Yunxiu is rubbing off too much on her.
Ye Qiu V: I was once a very pure, cute and innocent young man ^_^ #TooPureForTheWorld
Huang Shaotian V: Look at me in the eyes, I dare you to say that with clear conscience! Don't spread a straight up lie! Stop being so narcissistic! And what the fuck with that hashtag?! Shameless! Pei, what's too pure for the world eh?! If you're pure than what about the rest of us?! #YeQiu'sSecondPost #YeQiu'sNotPure
Fang Rui V: Lol! [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]#YeQiu'sNotPure
Zhang Jiale V: #YeQiu'sNotPure
Li Xuan V: That's debatable, Senior [Pondering] #YeQiu'sSecondPost #YeQiu'sNotPure
DefNotFade: Ah! Ah! Ah! God Ye posted again! Hahaha, I believe you were a cute young man! I don't care about anyone's opinion! #YeQiu'sSecondPost
DarkTwinsie: #YeQiu'sNotPure Ehehe, That hashtag is really creative ;)) #Iykwim
AbsolutelySFW: Do you mean that you're not 'pure' anymore, God Ye? #YeQiu'sSecondPost #TooPureForTheWorld #YeQiu'sNotPure #SFW
Yu Wenzhou V: I believe you were, Senior ^^ #YeQiu'sSecondPost
Han Wenqing V: Define 'pure' and 'young man'.
Chu Yunxiu V: Don't mind me, I'm just waiting for a drama in the comment. (Oh, and omg, What a sass, Han Wenqing!) #YeQiu'sSecondPost #YeQiu'sNotPure #GloryDrama
Zhou Zekai V: #YeQiu'sSecondPost #YeQiu'sNotPure
Jiang Botao V: Captain Zhou Zekai meant, congrats on your second post, Senior Ye. Also, he'll support you even if you not pure...
Jiang Botao V: Wait- what?
Wang Jiexi V: Who are you talking about, Senior? Is this Su Mucheng hacking?
Fang Shiqian V: #YeQiu'sNotPure Yeah, I'm just here to drop that.
Zhao Yang V: #YeQiu'sNotPure
Yang Cong V: #YeQiu'sNotPure
Su Mucheng V: You were, weren't you~? I wonder what heppened. #YeQiu'sSecondPost #YeQiu'sNotPure
Su Mucheng V: They said; No sleep tonight. Who am I to forbid? Sleep tight everyone ^_^/ I hope you guys won't be like this bunch- [Pictures of yawning Su Mucheng with six to seven guys getting rowdy in the blurry background .img]
Wang Jiexi V: [Wang Jiexi's o.O .jpg]
Zhou Zekai V: O_O [Wang Jiexi's o.O .jpg]
Han Wenqing V: ...
Yu Wenzhou V: [Zhang Xinjie's gleaming glasses .jpg] Is that...
Zhang Xinjie V: [Zhang Xinjie's glasses cracked .jpg]
Huang Shaotian V: What the hell? What the fuck? Who are those in the background?! Su Muchengg! Who are them?! Su Mucheng! Answer my DM! QQ! Group!
DefNotFade: Ooh... Why do I feel like staring at a picture of secret affairs? And for the first time, the girl is not included...
ImpureGodYe: Gotta make a fanfic outta this!
AutumnRain: OwO
DancingRain'sCropTop: Please make a fanfic outta this!
GloryArt: I'll just make a fanart...
Zhang Jiale V: Cough! Cough! Ehem! [Dazzling Thousand Blossoms grenade 'Nope' .jpg] This is so unexpected.
Xiao Shiqin V: Since no one is using it, I will... [Immovable Rock's math preach .jpg]
Li Xun V: New gossip! New gossip! #Glory'sLoveAffair
Chu Yunxiu V: Cough! MuMu, share if you have some hot noodles, ah! (In "Glory's Girls" chat group k? ;))
Dai Yanqi V: Aaahh! Very curious, ah! Why the blurr?!
"Alright, I'll help you," Ye Qiu sighed as he looked at his brother and his time-travelled selves. "But what would you guys do to repay me?" Ye Qiu crossed his arms.
"Why are you so stingy?" Second Ye disdained.
"If I don't, I would be eaten by you guys," Ye Qiu glared at them all.
"What do you want? You look rich enough. You can't possibly want a lunch date in McD like when we were young, right?" Little Ye ridiculed.
"No," Ye Qiu shook his head. "There are six of you, I want one of you to go home and I'll-"
"Big Ye, you go!" Ye Xiu cutted Ye Qiu's word up and tossed the hot potato to the unprepared Big Ye.
"No way, I already tasted how doing a bussiness felt," Big Ye waved his hand. "Been there, done that, it's the time for the youngsters to do that. Second Ye, it's your time to shine."
"Hahaha, nope. I would naturally do that in the future, but not in the past. Fourth Ye, want to try?" Second Ye smiled amicably
"I still have my whole life before me, three championships are not enough. Fifth Ye, don't you miss mom and dad?" Fourth Ye shook his head.
"There are social medias now, no need to go home. Little Ye, don't you miss Little Dot?" Fifth Ye refused gently.
"I believe Little Dot is independent enough to live without his Daddy Xiu, I don't miss him at all," Little Ye beamed brightly.
"Oh yeah, Little Dot is dead not too long ago," Ye Qiu suddenly said.
Little Ye: "..."
Fifth Ye: "..."
Fourth Ye: "..."
"..."
"Ah! Little Ye, are you crying?!" Ye Xiu cried out and quickly consoled the youngest.
"How?! How did he die?!" Little Ye threw himself onto Ye Qiu and demanded indignantly.
"He... He grew old... And before anyone know it, he'd gone peacefully in one morning," Ye Qiu looked down and squeezed shut his eyes.
"No..." Little Ye slumped down and silently began to cry. The others who saw this also felt broken hearted.
"Fifth Ye, your eyes reddened!" Fourth Ye exclaimed as he looked at Fifth Ye who quickly lowered his head.
"Way to break in a sad news, Ye Qiu," Big Ye crossed his arms scornfully. There's a child here, okay?! Little Ye just ran away and is still young, what do you expect from a child after being told that his cute puppy that he had left not too long ago, is already dead? And damn Fifth Ye too, he's still in grieving status...
"Sorry..." Ye Qiu is also depressed, he's the one who had grew up along side Little Dot, okay? Ye Qiu could only hugged his elder brother's younger-version.
"Alright, Little Ye, Fifth Ye, you two calm down. At the very least, Little Dot wasn't dead yet in your timeiline," Second Ye comforted the two youngests.
"But he will! Knowing that he'll be dead in a decade is more terrifying!" Little Ye argued.
Ye Xiu and Big Ye briefly exchanged a meaningful glance at Little Ye's exclamation.
"Yes, little one, of course," Second Ye coaxed. "Let's get out of this depressing topic, Ye Qiu, how could you come to see us, now? I was pretty sure that you supposedly came in New Year. New Year is still not here yet..." Second Ye said.
"Hm? I did planned to go searching for you in New Year, but something come up in H City and I decided to stop by. I remember you played for a gaming club in H City," Ye Qiu explained.
"Strange, if you decided so in this timeline, you should have decided the same in my timeline... What had changed? What thing came up to get you to H City?" Second Ye asked.
"It's kinda myterious and horror... Someone used my credit card while the said credit card is still untouched in my safe, So I tracked the transaction trace to here," Ye Qiu explained. Hearing Ye Qiu's explaination, everyone automatically turned to look at Big Ye.
Big Ye raised an eyebrow at the speed of his past selves throwing him under the bus, "I knew I forgot something," Big Ye shrugged. "I'm the one who stole your money, sue me."
"... Sigh, I should have known that only you who could spook me so much," Ye Qiu sighed. "At the very least, it's not a lost cause, I still know you'll go home in five years or less," Ye Qiu smiled happily.
"But-" Big Ye started before Second Ye covered his mouth. Let the foolish little brother having fun with his daydream that wouldn't be reality.
It was ten in the morning that Zhang Xinjie finally finished his morning routine of the day. He entered the practice room and sat down by his computer, however, he only blankly stared at his screen after he inserted his card, silently waiting for the guy beside him to finish his own set of training.
A moment later, Han Wenqing finished his training and Zhang Xinjie putted down his note, "So, how's the result?" Han Wenqing asked.
"Another club had scouted him first," Zhang Xinjie answered somewhat disatisfiedly.
"Did he tell you which club it is?" Han Wenqing asked.
"No, he didn't," Zhang Xinjie shook his head. "I think we could only wait until he's revealed."
"That's too bad," Han Wenqing grunted. "It will be better if he could become a camp member here and familiarize himself with his future partner."
"I thought so too, but it seemed like he already signed a contract," Zhang Xinjie shrugged and turned to look at a certain youngster who sat on the other side of Han Wenqing. So far, he's the only camp member who was allowed to enter the team's training room. "What do you think?"
Song Qiying took off his headphone and turned to smile amicably at Zhang Xinjie, "Regardless, I will keep doing my best."
"Mm, that's the best thing to do," Han Wenqing nodded at the youngster's answer and Zhang Xinjie is also satisfied at the answer.
Song Qiying smiled and looked back at his screen, however, he didn't make a move as his fingers gently tapped his mouse. "Captain, Vice Captain," Song Qiying turned to look at his seniors, "If I may ask about my prospective future partner, What's his playstyle? Is he agreeable?" Song Qiying didn't dare to ask too much. He had heard about his possible future partner from Bai Yunfei, but for some reason Bai Yunfei always had a weird expression when talking about it and didn't want to delve too deep.
"He's pretty good. His playstyle is clear, mindfull, clever and cunning, he's also not scared to take an initiative. A bit rough over the edge but with some more practicing, he will be a perfect Cleric partner for your Striker," Zhang Xinjie quietly summarized to Song Qiying who nodded and kept them in his mind.
"In simple explaination. Just imagine I'm playing a Cleric added with a bit cunningness, and you got your possible future partner," Han Wenqing simply said and put his headphone back on. Ignoring how the rest of the team paused to imagine that.
Song Qiying blankly stared at his screen and furrowed his brows, thinking hard. Of course, that kind of fierce player would balance perfectly with a thoughtful and cautious player like Song Qiying. It's just... The partner they're talking about is a Cleric.
A cautious Striker and a fierce Cleric?
Song Qiying suddenly felt dizzy.
Days went by peacefully, except for those in tenth server who are forced to cough up blood daily by Lord Grim as his group of insane people.
Chaos Theory's guild had been created and took the tenth server by storm. Ye Xiu had gone back to work in Happy Internet Cafe like usual as it's useless to take a day off as Ye Qiu had located him anyways.
It's hard to convince and calm Chen Guo down but Ye Xiu managed it. In the end, Ye Xiu had to awkwardly reject her offer for revenge on Excellent Era, explaining that he already planned to make his own team and, in fact, it already formed. But she could always be the head of the future official fanclub. Chen Guo agreed.
Big Ye and Second Ye had discussed this with Ye Xiu, as the past had changed with this sudden paradox, they also decided to just change some important things to maintain their safety. So the boss of their team was decidedly Big Ye, as every financial problem is solved by him... But it's debatable as the money he used is Ye Qiu's anyway.
And after some discussion, they agreed to use Ye Qiu's name as the boss. Why? To add more mess and drama in the club's name. You want Chaos? You got it. So what if then people questioned which one is the real God Ye? Pssh, let them think.
Besides, it will be easier with Ye Qiu's name than Big Ye's forged name. When they had to go back to their own timeiline, it won't be too awkward.
In this few weeks, After Autumn Tree reached level 70, Big Ye once again excused himself, this time, he gone to B City, saying he wanted to discuss about new identities with Ye Qiu. Once again, he's absent from home.
While Big Ye is absent, Fourth Ye reached level 55 (after a lot of struggles, tears, and blood). He finally could level up normally again without level restriction and gaining low EXP because of the restriction. And after some more levelling, he's in level 59 now.
It'd been peacefully chaotic but then Ye Xiu had to break the peaceful days because...
Tenth server's Lord Grim hitted Level 50.
Not only Lord Grim, the rest of the abnormals also reached level 50, with the exception of Fifth Ye. They all decided to do the Heavenly Domain Challenge straight up and tossed Fifth Ye's Cloudy Autumn Sky to the rest to replace Lord Grim's commander position in the practicing newbies team.
And the news of abnormal trio from tenth server brought storm to the Glory's players. What the hell?! Who are these guys?! Are they even humans? Are they cheating? No? What the fuck?
"What the fuck?" It's not just normal players who are ticked off, Huang Shaotian too. The Glory's Sword Saint glared and whipped out his alternate account and logged in furiously.
[Whisper] Flowing Tree: What the fuck?! What the fuck! What the fuck?! What the fuck, Old Ye?!
[Whisper] Flowing Tree: Answer me you bastard! Old Yeeeee! Old Ye! Old Ye! Old Ye! Reply to me you fucker!
[Whisper] Flowing Tree: How dare you to be so arrogant?! Pk pk pk pk pk pk pk pk pk pk! Pkpkpkpkpk! You dared to pkpkpk with noobs but refused me?! Pk! Pk! Pk!
[Whisper] Flowing Tree: Do you dare to PK with me?! Do you dare! Do you not! Come out you loser! Where's my PKPKPK! You promised me, bastard!
[Whisper] Flowing Tree: WHERE ARE YOU?!
[Whisper] Flowing Tree: OLD YE! OLD YEEEE! Add my Troubling Rain!
[Whisper] Flowing Tree: PKPKPKPKPKPKPKPKPKPKPKPKPKPKPKPKPKPKPKPKPK PK PK PK PK PK PK PK PK PKPKPKPKPKPKPKPK!
[Whisper] Lord Grim: Oh yeah, later okay?
[Whisper] Flowing Tree: Bitch! You always said that! But did you see your promise ever realised?! No! You're just a bastard who kept making promises but never try to keep it!
[Whisper] Flowing Tree: I'm done with you! Why are you not answering?! Old Yeee!
[Whisper] Flowing Tree: You tell me when have I ever been anything less than good to you?! Why can't you be anything more than passable?! Old Ye! PK!
[Whisper] Lord Grim: You sounded like those unreasonable female leads in the dramas Mucheng forced me to watch.
[Whisper] Flowing Tree: You're female leads! Your whole family is female leads!
[Whisper] Lord Grim: In any case, it would make a ruckus to see Troubling Rain fighting with a random character...
[Whisper] Flowing Tree: Then, with this account!
[Whisper] Lord Grim: Are you sure? I'm an Unspecialized.
[Whisper] Flowing Tree: ... Fine! Next time! I'm SS-ing this! It's a promise!
[Your Friend Flowing Tree Had Gone Offline]
Huang Shaotian pulled the account card grudgingly and almost bite it out of frustration, "Dammt! Stupid Unspecialized, stupid Old Ye! If it's not because of the abnormal amount of skills that Unspecialized could have, Tsk," Huang Shaotian mumbled grudgingly and bitted his fingernail instead.
"Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!" Huang Shaotian held his head in frustration. He couldn't gauge up Lord Grim's potential this way! He's really curious on an Unspecialized's capability! This is so frustrating!
Huang Shaotian leaned back on his chair and starts staring into space, he couldn't gauge up Lord Grim's potential and capability but were there others? There are three people from tenth server who is currently a hot topic right?
Lord Grim, Unspecialized.
Sad Autumn Night, Battlemage.
One-Inch Love, Blademaster.
Huang Shaotian doesn't know about Sad Autumn Night, personally, he thinks that Batrlemage is just Ye Qiu's alt. He had seen a brief footage of his battle, his playstyle is downright identical to Ye Qiu's Battlemage style, no one can ever mimick Ye Qiu's style, even that Battlemage girl has her own flavor to add and adjust under Ye Qiu's tutelage. That's why, Sad Autumn Night is probably Ye Qiu... The name is also very suspicious.
Any avatars that have 'Autumn' in their name always leave a bad taste in every pro player's mouth.
But what piqued Huang Shaotian's interest is the last one. The talented Blademaster that Huang Shaotian is keeping a watchful eye on. One-Inch Love.
Huang Shaotian grinned, "Got you in the Arena, boy." He can't fight Lord Grim, that's fine. He'll gauge up the little blademaster instead. The other side won't know, no one will know too.
Let's see how much this boy had grown up. Is he really worth Huang Shaotian's extra attetion and caution?
Ye Xiu blandly finished his last victim and a system's notification sounded. Swiftly, Ye Xiu closed the notification and Lord Grim walked to the the teleportation array that many players called "Heavenly Array" and teleported to the Heavenly Domain.
Chen Guo glanced to the guy's expression, it's still the same as always, bored and kinda lifeless. There's no excitement after stepping to the Heavenly Domain, as expected pro players and normal players are vastly different. "That's all?" Chen Guo asked.
"Mm, what do you expect? I declared my enterance by challenging everyone?" Ye Xiu's tone is calm and indifferent, but Chen Guo immadiately felt ticked. It's true though... She expected some kind of godly drama...
"It's surprisingly so common," Chen Guo off-handedly remarked. "Aah!" Chen Guo exclaimed as Lord Grim suddenly got attacked.
Ye Xiu's fingers quickly danced to recover and rapidly widen the distance, gunshots resounded ad Myriad Manifestation Umbrella opened to shield its user. But the gunshots stopped when Lord Grim opened his umbrella, Ye Xiu swiftly change it to Spear form and thrust forward, releasing Dragon Tooth. But in that moment, the attacker jumped and avoided Dragon Tooth completely.
"Haha! What level your umbrella is? What a noob!" A cheerful voice sounded in Ye Xiu's ears and Lord Grim looked up, raising his newly turned sword and parried the aerial attack.
Upward Slash. The opponent flipped sideways and Ye Xiu controlled Lord Grim to jump back. Helplessly Ye Xiu smiled, "Naturally, level 50."
"Ah, that's... How could that be?!" Chen Guo exclaimed and stared incredulously at the attacker in Ye Xiu's screen. "Hey, that guy also has your umbrella!" Chen Guo yelled.
Ye Xiu smiled as he looked at the other Lord Grim across him. Colorful choice of wardrobe, the same hair and eyes, and also that Silver Umbrella, Fourth Ye's Lord Grim. "Relax Boss, he's my brother."
Chen Guo's jaw almost dropped, "Your brother? He's also an Unspecialized? That umbrella too... Wait, he had been in Heavenly Domain?!"
"Yup," Ye Xiu nodded. "How are you, second Lord Grim?" Ye Xiu asked.
"Bored. I refused the mission from the Guild to be the Main Tank for players, just to wait for you here. Second Ye said, if nothing changed, you'll be teleported in this coordinate," Fourth Ye complained.
"What a good boy, the other two would be here later, but the Cleric needs a bit more time," Ye Xiu said. The other two really needs more time, their skillset is not as much as Unspecialized who can create many creation of fake combos.
"I know, Fifth Ye doesn't look like he minded it though," Fourth Ye said. "He looked happy to lead those newbies, I think he bonded with that Soft Mist."
Ye Xiu looked over to Tang Rou who played not far away, she had tried to do the Heavenly Challebge but failed, now she's determined to level up, young people are naturally hot-blooded. "I see. Oh, and you better quickly leave your current guild."
"Alright, but we seriously need to create Chaos Theory in Heavenly Domain. I need my bonus statuses," Fourth Ye agreed and left Herb Garden decisively.
(Herb Garden's guild members who are already felt heavily dependant on Fourth Ye's Lord Grim's aggro-pulling skill: "WHAAT?! HE LEFT THE GUILD!")
Suddenly, another notification in World Chat resounded.
[Tenth Server: Sad Autumn Night had stepped into the Heavenly Domain for the first time!]
Fourth Ye gained a new Friend Invitation and Ye Xiu received a Whisper message. Fourth Ye accepted the invitation and Ye Xiu opened the letter, "Second Ye is not far away," Ye Xiu remarked.
"Let's go!" Fourth Ye urged and the Unspecialized duo began to stroll to the coordinate Second Ye had sent and not long after they could see a figure in the middle of forest. The Battlemage's Silver Spear gleamed beautifully in the dark.
Starry Sky Slaughter glimmered slightly as Sad Autumn Night turned to look at them, "Would you look at that? You two looked like a pair of ugly twins," Second Ye mocked.
"Starry Sky Slaughter looked more beautiful since I've last seen it," Fourth Ye ignored Second Ye's insult and complimented the spear instead. "Did you upgraded it?" Without telling him? How stingy.
"We just have to wait for Little One-Inch Love," Ye Xiu said. How delightful, with One-Inch Love, they'll be four. They already could challenge for a five player dungeon.
"Aah, not quite..." Second Ye said. "I have to tell you guys something, Little Ye would need more time."
"Why?" Ye Xiu asked.
"He lost in the chain victories challenge, it's a pity, he only need to win two more times, who knew he'd fall short" Second Ye sighed.
Ye Xiu and Fourth Ye paused, "A pity... He's still new after all, with twenty levels supression and some luck from the other side..."
"No," Second Ye denied. "His opponent is also in level 50," Second Ye glanced to the boy beside him. "His luck is bad..." Second Ye drawled.
"What?"
"What?" Fourth Ye took off his headphone and looked at Little Ye who sat in the different row as him. Fourth Ye and Fifth Ye sat in the same row, whereas, Little Ye and Big Ye sat in another one. The little one, indeed, looked solemn.
Now Fourth Ye had taken off his headphone, he could hear te rapid and fast-paced sounds of Little Ye's keyboard.
One-Inch Love guarded against his opponent's lunge, both jumped back and threw skills at each other. One-Inch Love released Triple Slash but the other side released Rising Dragon Slash, One-Inch Love hurried to change his direction and caught the other side off guard, Headwind Strike struck the opponent and he got thrown back halfway before rapidly recovered.
Yellow River Soul lunged once again and One-Inch Love parried. Slash, Slash, Lunge, Guard, Triple Slash, Upward Slash, Jump, Falling Light Blade, Rising Dragon Slash... Thw two sides furiously threw skills at each other and competed for their speeds and controls over their Blademasters.
Health from both side decreased as if they're exchanging it bit by bit, eye for eye, skills for skills, eventually they ran out of mana and began to brazenly cut, slash, and stab each other.
[Glory!] Little-Ye almost jumped when Glory symbol appeared, he didn't even realized that his HP is empty. This is the fifth time he lost from this Yellow River Soul... Little Ye furrowed his brows, how could this be? No one from the same level ever beat him, let alone that, even those level 70 would still lose against him in a 1v1.
Thi is absurd! There's actually someone better! How would Su Muqiu felt if he found out that the guy who beat him in countless games actually lost to another? He'll laugh!
Little Ye looked down on his left hand, a moment past and he clenched it with a stubborn look on his face. He looked back to his screen and moved his right hand to challenge Yelow River Soul again but his hand is suddenly stopped by another, bigger, dainty and pretty hand.
"Enough, you were blindly raising your APM to the maximum in the matches. If you're just gonna do the same this time, it's better to stop now. If you want to compete with speed, against our cleric alone, you'll lost miserably," Second Ye said and looked at Little Ye. "Surprised that there's someone better? You shouldn't be, the other side is much more experienced than you are."
Little Ye frowned stubbornly, "One more time, I refuse to believe someone could actually hold on fighting me for many matches with my handspeed."
"So? You want to compete on stamina?" Second Ye arched an eyebrow and shook his head. "Little Ye, you have just played Glory for two months. The other side, had played for much longer than you did, you'll catch up soon. No need to be so anxious," Second Ye patted Little Ye's head and chose 'leave the arena' for One-Inch Love.
Second Ye recognized Yellow River Soul's playstyle, not just recognize, he even knew who was the player behind it. The current Little Ye still lacked experience to deal with the other side, it's better to retreat first.
Little Ye stared as Second Ye typed "GG" and make One-Inch Love leave the room. His eyes narrowed at Yellow River Soul before they exitted, next time, the result won't be the same.
"He grew up splendidly, as expected, my eyes would never disappoint me for this kind of thing. He would be a very strong player this way, tsk. He also knows how to step back in an impossible fight, fiery but controlled, I like it!" Huang Shaotian generously praised as he leaned back on his chair.
"He learnt so fast, ai! In just two months! Added with his talent, and mechanical skills, he's truly great. Too bad he refused a rematch, tsk!" Huang Shaotian sighed regretfully and spun his chair.
Huang Shaotian watched as Yellow River Soul account card was removed from the card reader, the Sword Saint leaned his chin on his palm and said, "You've fight him yourself, what do you think of this future rival, Little Lu?"
Lu Hanwen stored Yellow River Soul account card back, the usually cheerful boy is unusually silent as he looked down on his left hand. "Huang Shao..." Little Lu spoke up.
"Mm?" Huang Shaotian straightened up.
Little Lu held up his left hand, his tone is grave "My hand's hurting..."