Extra Story: Nie Lan Chapter 04(1/2)
【Nie Lan Extra-04】
Registration for the seventh season begins soon.
Nie Yuandao originally wanted Shan Lan to register for the individual competition, but the individual competition and the two-person competition in the seventh season were scheduled for the first half of the year. The competition time conflicted, and it was very stressful to participate in two events at the same time. It was better to focus on one and achieve good results in the two-person competition.
As the captain of the ruling team, Nie Yuandao not only had to consider the future of his apprentice, but also had to comprehensively judge the current situation. At that time, there was a player who built the team with Nie Yuandao in the first season, who was old and was about to retire. Nie Yuandao thought that if Xiaolan could cooperate with him in the doubles and develop a tacit understanding, Shan Lan could directly fill the team competition in the second half of the year.
The team competition has high requirements for tacit understanding among the players. Obviously, it would be more beneficial to let Xiaolan participate in the double competition than the individual competition. Shan Lan had no objection to the master's arrangements. After Nie Yuandao asked him, he handed over the registration form.
The league soon announced the schedule for the small event.
In the seventh season, many outstanding newcomers emerged, including Gui Sirui from the Ghost Prison Club, and Pei Jingshan and Ye Zhu who did not sign contracts with any club, all three are original players. Gui Sirui's ghost cards, Pei Jingshan's Guworm Cards and Ye Zhu's butterfly card are quite distinctive. Of course, at this time, Shan Lan had already made a complete set of bird decks under the guidance of Nie Yuandao.
Shanlan did not report to the individual competition, so Gui Sirui, Pei Jingshan and others did not know that there was such a master in the ruling.
In April, the individual competition was the first to be held.
Tang Muzhou did not participate in the competition, Fenghua sent Zhen Man and Xu Changfeng; Ling Jingtang, Zheng Feng, Nie Yuandao and other seniors did not participate in the competition either - the individual arena of the seventh season has completely become a newcomer world.
Relatively speaking, there are very few newcomers participating in the double competition, but there are many famous masters - such as Ling Jingtang and Xu Hang's ace partner with output and assistance; Zheng Feng and Liu Jingxu's stone spirit cards and demon cards; Tang Muzhou and Xu Changfeng's double plant control combination; Fang Yu and Qiao Xi's water system dead speech flow, etc.
These veteran players have rich experience in competitions, strong psychological qualities, and more flexible and changeable playing styles. It is simply a nightmare-level dungeon difficulty to make a name for themselves in the doubles event.
The news that Nie Yuandao and his apprentice played the doubles quickly spread across the Internet. Many people in the league expressed their discomfort: "Why don't you let Shan Lan play the individual competition first to practice your skills?" "Teacher himself to play the doubles, Nie Shen is really spoiled to his apprentice!" "Ru Yun, and Nie Shen brings a newcomer, maybe he will be eliminated in the first round, right?"
Many netizens also believe that Shan Lan has to debut with her master, which is definitely because she is not strong in her personal strength and needs to hold her master's thigh to play the game. If she plays a personal game, she will be beaten to death.
These controversies continued until the start of the doubles.
Unfortunately, in the first game, Nie Lan's combination collided with Tang Muzhou and Xu Changfeng in the same group.
The audience thought that poor Xiaolan would be pressed to the ground by Tang Muzhou, but unexpectedly, Shan Lan's bird card moved very fast and had super strong air combat capabilities. Nie Yuandao specially chose the air combat kill map and cooperated with Shan Lan. The master and apprentice had an extremely tacit understanding, causing a lot of trouble for the Tang Xu combination, and even forced Tang Xu's plant card into a desperate situation.
In the first game, the Tang and Xu team won as expected, but the winning process was not what the audience thought was "crunching and complete abuse" - instead it was particularly difficult to win.
During the post-match interview, Tang Muzhou, who rarely praised people, publicly praised: "Shan Lan played the first time today, but he reacted quickly, operated smoothly, and had a very novel deck. Nie Shen's apprentice is indeed not simple, and I am looking forward to his next performance."
Shan Lan was very happy when she was praised - he finally didn't embarrass his master.
Although it was the first time he was standing on the stage to play a formal competition, in the past year, he had been abused by his master to ten rounds every week, and he got used to it. For many newcomers, meeting a powerful champion like Tang Muzhou may be under pressure, resulting in misperforming performance, but for Shan Lan, the pressure Tang Muzhou put on him was similar to when his master abused him.
He didn't feel that he would be suppressed by his opponent, because he was used to this suppressed state, not to mention that his master was around the twos - as long as this man was around, Shan Lan felt that he had no need to be afraid of anything.
The appearance of the master and apprentice team in the doubles quickly attracted the attention of the media and the public.
Those who were not optimistic about Nie Lan's combination at the beginning changed their words after seeing Shan Lan's outstanding performance in the first game: "The players who can be accepted as their apprentice by Nie Shen must have outstanding talents." "There was Chen Qianlin's apprentice Tang Muzhou who swept the fifth season before, and the disciples of the ancestors were more awesome! There is no reason to be optimistic about Shan Lan, just because he has a super powerful master!"
Nie Yuandao's fans love the house and the Wu, and Shanlan's attention continues to rise. Many fans affectionately called him "Xiao Lan". However, there are too many great masters in the doubles competition. Even if Shanlan performs well, no one thinks that Shanlan can win the award - everyone thinks that he will follow his master and win the fourth or fifth place is considered to be a task.
However, as the competition progressed, the tacit understanding that Shan Lan and Nie Yuandao had known each other for many years gradually showed their power.
Several times when life and death were at stake, Shan Lan and Nie Yuandao's absolute trust in each other surprised the audience-
In the final game of eight to four, Shan Lan completely gave up his cards and covered his master's raid. In the end, he used all the deaths of bird cards to exchange for Nie Yuandao's explosion and entered the semi-finals!
In the semi-finals, Nie Yuandao's beast was besieged, and he handed his back to his apprentice completely. Shan Lan used the flexible bison card to protect his master. The opponent's skills to attack the master were all blocked by Shan Lan's bird card. In the end, Nie Yuandao's beast bit all the opponent's cards to death and won thrillingly - they actually entered the finals!
In the finals, facing Ling Jingtang's fast attack and Xu Hang's impeccable assistance, the master and apprentice struggled to find a breakthrough and dragged the battle into the end. In the last wave of team battle, Nie Yuandao relied on the self-harm attack of the beast card, creating an excellent opportunity for Shan Lan in the air.
Shan Lan did not disappoint his master's expectations and seized this opportunity.
The graceful egrets were flying in the sky, and the falcons stared at the prey on the ground with sharp eyes. At the moment when Nie Yuandao deck was destroyed, Shanlan's bird card in the air swooped down suddenly-
Accompanied by the sharp roar of the falcon, Shanlan's bird cards attacked with fierce attacks, defeating all Ling Jingtang's weapon cards!
——Two-person championship!
Nie Lan, the master-apprentice combination, actually won the championship in the two-player event where many masters are!
After the game, Shan Lan sat there blankly, as if she was still immersed in the fierce game, until Nie Yuandao took off his helmet, walked over and patted his apprentice's shoulder: "Xiao Lan, we won, the doubles championship."
Shan Lan, who had come back to her senses, couldn't control her excitement, stood up, and rushed into Nie Yuandao's arms under the eyes of hundreds of thousands of viewers.
Nie Yuan said: "..."
Nie Yuandao, who was almost knocked down, immediately supported the ground with his feet, stood firmly, and hugged his apprentice helplessly.
Shan Lan buried her face in the master's arms and hugged the man tightly. His eyes heated up, his heartbeat had already been chaotic. The warm applause from the audience made his head buzz, and the dazzling lights above his head blurred his eyes.
If he could, he hoped that time would stop at this moment forever.
Seeing that the little apprentice was hugging him tighter and tighter, Nie Yuandao was helpless, stretched out his hand to comfort him and touched Shan Lan's back, and whispered: "Okay, I know you are very excited. Calm down first, don't be photographed by the camera."
Shan Lan whispered: "I didn't cry."
He really didn't cry, and he forced himself back to avoid getting his master's clothes wet.
The sixteen-year-old boy leaned his face tightly against the man's strong chest, smelling the smell of his master and feeling the steady heartbeat of his master's chest. Shan Lan wanted to stay in the other person's arms all the time.
The sound in his ears interrupted Shan Lan's thoughts very devastatingly: "Xiao Lan, are you crying in your master's arms?"
Ling Shen, who is not obscene, always speaks without being serious.
Immediately afterwards, he sighed again: "You have really accepted a good apprentice."
Nie Yuandao smiled rare: "Well, my Xiaolan is really good."
Shan Lan's cheeks were hot in his arms, and the master said in a low voice, "My Xiao Lan". He had no resistance at all in these four words, his legs were a little weak, and his heart was even more numb. He wished that his master would turn him into his own when he went back tonight.
The idea is getting more and more evil...
While complaining about his pervert, Shan Lan let go of Nie Yuandao quietly, looked up at Ling Jingtang, and said politely: "Ling Shen played very well today. I can win at the last moment, all depends on luck."
Ling Jingtang looked at the boy with a red face and smiled, and felt it was quite cute. He couldn't help but pat his shoulder and said earnestly: "You are still young and the road ahead is long. Learn from your master."
Shan Lan nodded seriously: "I can."
After saying that, he looked at the master and met Nie Yuandao's deep eyes. Shan Lan immediately looked away with guilt.
**
In the seventh season, it was later rated as the "season with the most reversals."
The most optimistic combination of Ling Jingtang and Xu Hang failed to reach the end. Instead, Shan Lan, who had just debuted, won the championship with his master. The most anticipated disciple of Zheng Feng, who was also the one who failed to win the first place in the individual competition, did not win the first place. Instead, Pei Jingshan, who emerged from somewhere, won the championship!
The audience lost all their betting coins, and countless people on the forum were crying, but Shan Lan was very happy because he had absolute trust in his master. Every time he played with his master, he would win by himself, and he earned nearly one million in betting coins.
It was also from that year that Shan Lan developed the habit of playing betting before the game. He used the betting coins he won to exchange for various peripherals of the Judgment Club and secretly collected Nie Yuandao's out-of-print signature cards.
From the first season to the seventh season, he would buy the commemorative cards issued every year with the signature of Nie Yuandao, store them in a small box under the bed, and take them out from time to time to take a look.
The sixteen-year-old boy is in love, simple and serious about someone.
But Nie Yuandao is too powerful - the captain of the ruling, the founder of the five-series, a super popular star player with a speech fee of over 10 million, and countless fans. The man has too many halos, and his personality is upright and serious. Even if he gives Shan Lan a hundred courage, he dare not confess.
He could only hide this ignorant love in his heart.
As long as he can follow the master as a little follower and occasionally throw himself into his master's arms and hug him, Shan Lan is already very satisfied.
***
Shan Lan is the only player in the league who debuted in a two-person competition. Under Nie Yuandao's cultivation, Shan Lan made rapid progress and quickly replaced the first generation of ruling veterans and became the absolute main force in the ruling team battle.
In the eighth season, Shan Lan entered the semi-finals in the individual event and won the semi-finals; in the ninth season, he won the runner-up in the individual event, and won the championship again in the two-person event with his master.
Shanlan's Feiqin Brand has its own system and has countless fans.
In the eyes of fans, Xiaolan loves to laugh and has a very gentle temper. She never seems to be angry. In addition, he has a pretty and gentle appearance, a well-proportioned and slender figure, and seems to have a "warm and jade-like" temperament.
When he grew up, Shan Lan gave Nie Yuandao a warm jade in his palm, crystal clear and tender. No matter who he was with, he always smiled, and his eyes were bent and smiled seemed to become his signature expression.
Every time the weather cools down, Shan Lan will take the initiative to help his master prepare a warm sweater; when his master trains late, Shan Lan will send him a cup of warm milk; when his master has a headache, Shan Lan will sit next to him to help with massage, and his techniques are becoming more and more proficient; sometimes Nie Yuandao is so busy that he forgot to eat, and when he returns to the dormitory, Shan Lan will always leave him a dinner he likes.
Nie Yuandao felt that this little disciple was like his little angel, careful and considerate.
In the boring daily training, every time I see Shan Lan smiling, my worries will be wiped out.
***
Time flies, and the tenth season is coming in the blink of an eye.
A man named "Fat Uncle" appeared in the game, making a bunch of strange cards. Many clubs are paying attention to this folk master, and their concern for the league is not as strong as before.
Fortunately, in the tenth season, Shan Lan participated in the individual competition, defeated Xu Changfeng in the finals, and finally won the first gold medal in the individual competition.
In the past, some people always said that Shan Lan got to this day by hugging her master's thigh. But this time, the gold medal in the individual competition is enough to prove Shan Lan's strong personal strength!
Shan Lan thanked his mentor in particular at the award ceremony. Nie Yuandao sat in the audience and raised the corner of his mouth with relief.
With the five-year agreement, his contract with the ruling is about to expire, and he does not want to renew the contract. After the eleventh season, he is ready to retire, and Shan Lan's current strength also allows him to hand over the ruling to Shan Lan with confidence.
After returning to the club, the ruling was made to hold a celebration banquet for Shan Lan.
Shan Lan was so happy to hold the championship trophy in the individual competition. He won the individual competition. He was finally qualified to stand by his master and stand side by side with this powerful man, instead of just being a little follower of his master!
The team members came to toast one after another. Shanlan refused to accept the wine glasses, smiling and drinking them one by one.
Nie Yuandao had never seen him drink so much wine. He frowned and wanted to stop him, but Shan Lan smiled and said, "Master, don't stop me. I'm happy today. Let me drink more glasses!"
The team members next to him were also saying: "Team Nie, Xiaolan won the championship, it is worth celebrating. Everyone will not be drunk tonight! You, a master, don't always care about him!"
Nie Yuandao had no choice but to let him have a drink.
No one expected that Shan Lan would get drunk after getting drunk... It wasn't considered drunk. He was still very gentle, his cheeks were red, and he kept laughing while squinting his eyes. However, when he saw anyone, he would call his master, which made the team members laugh and cry.
To be continued...