Public Enemy of the Region

The very evening the contract termination was signed, RNG's official Weibo account couldn't wait to announce the news.

In their Weibo post, they also stated, "We were already handling this matter and initially wanted to give Xu Junyan a bit more severance pay, but since Xu Junyan wants to terminate the contract quickly now, we've expedited the process."

As soon as this kind of "white lotus" post was sent out, it immediately attracted the attention of countless LPL fans.

"RNG club, I can only say they are full of humanity."

"No, bro, even after that ungrateful person acted like that, you're still treating him so well? There's no need."

"The most humane club in the LPL, hands down!"

"I'm actually moved to tears. Such a great club, how could it have recruited such an ungrateful person?"

"Feel bad for the soft mud monster, hug, don't cry."

"LOL, that parasite really thought he was so important, and that RNG was holding him back. Our soft mud monster just wanted to give him some severance pay. Now look, trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice, no severance pay, haha!"

"+1+1+1, that's the kind of vision a parasite has, he really thought he was someone. /sweat emoji"

"How could he not be someone? He's the reason our LPL lost a World Championship for nothing!"

"Damn! I get angry just thinking about it. People like that deserve to die! The biggest stain in LPL history!"

"I still can't understand his thought process. Does he know what he missed out on by doing this?"

"Probably not. By betraying RNG, he'll never find such a good employer again in his life."

"Looking for an employer? Who would dare to take someone like that? Just go die! Get out of the LPL quickly and stop disgusting me."

"..."

RNG's contract termination and their "white lotus" statement undoubtedly brought them a large wave of public favor.

And Xu Junyan, the 'villain' in this whole affair, was undoubtedly cursed even more fiercely. There was even an unprecedented 'spectacle' of no one online speaking up for him, and he completely became an enemy of the entire LPL.

Xu Junyan himself, however, didn't care.

After completely terminating his contract with RNG, the last big stone in his heart was finally lifted.

As for whether he threw matches or not, RNG couldn't produce any evidence, and it was all just baseless rumors. So, what if he got cursed online a bit? As a professional player, he had that much resilience.

Besides, his system had awakened a new ability, and Xu Junyan felt that his future was incredibly bright and he was full of drive.

And so, amidst the continuous curses from all over the internet, Xu Junyan himself completely disappeared from public view, not showing himself for a full half month.

However, his disappearance didn't quell the anger of LPL viewers, especially the Royal Family fans. They would still go to Xu Junyan's Weibo every other day, or even every few hours, to curse him.

During this period, RNG seized the opportunity and heavily promoted their grand plans for the Royal Family in the coming year.

First, they used the "all-Chinese lineup" as a gimmick, adding various marketing strategies, buying trending topics and traffic. They also secretly bribed accounts to stir up trouble. For example, if they saw anyone dislike RNG, they would immediately retort with "Are you Chinese?" or comment "That's what Korean sympathizers are like." This series of operations caused RNG's popularity to skyrocket.

RNG's starting players also began streaming on Tiger TV. During their streams, they would extensively showcase how good their relationships were with each other, coordinating in ranked games, mini-games, and more.

RNG's official Weibo also started releasing vlogs from time to time, which mostly depicted the daily life at the RNG base. Among these, they showed players slapping each other's butts and engaging in suggestive behavior, creating buzzwords like "Gay Tiger" and "RNGay." These were clearly disgusting, but the Royal Family fans were proud of them, continuing to attract attention.

There was no doubt that the more popular RNG became, the more people remembered Xu Junyan, who had fallen out with RNG. The mockery of Xu Junyan online became even more confident.

In Xiaohu's stream on Tiger TV, due to RNG's aggressive marketing, Xiaohu's popularity had also increased significantly. Now, every time he streamed, his channel had at least 1 million+ viewers, and the chat was very active.

"What do you guys want to see next game? I'll perform it. Oh, right, Letme! Don't be scared! Hurry up and queue, are you that afraid of queuing with me?"

Seeing the high popularity of his stream, Xiaohu was beaming and shouting into his microphone.

Letme, sitting beside him, pretended to hesitate for a bit to create some dramatic effect, then shouted, "You think I'm afraid of you? What a joke!" With that, he clicked to start queuing.

The two of them actually queued up at the same time and became opponents.

"Haha, they really got matched together, Letme is on the opposite team, mid lane."

"Why did Brother Hu get jungle? Hurry up and ask mid for the lane, go head-to-head and crush Letme, make him bark, crush him!"

"RNG without the parasite looks so comfortable, I love it."

"Can we stop mentioning that ungrateful person? I get angry just thinking about that parasite, otherwise, our LPL would have won the championship long ago!"

"Agreed, if you want to curse him, go curse him on Weibo, that's the main battlefield. People like that ungrateful person shouldn't be brought up to tarnish our Royal Family's clean stream, pfft!"

"Brother Hu, hurry up and ask for the lane!"

"..."

Xiaohu glanced at the chat. Just then, Letme, who was beside him, also called out, telling him to quickly ask for the mid lane position and have a 1v1.

Without thinking, Xiaohu sent a message on the public chat: "Me can mid?"

The mid lane player didn't respond, but the two brothers duo queuing bot lane spoke up.

[damengyichang]: "Holy crap, Xiaohu?"

[aqcft]: "For real? Matched with Xiaohu? Mid lane brother, stop pretending, I know you can understand, quickly give your spot to Brother Hu."

[damengyichang]: "Brother Hu, I'm your fan, good luck this new season, RNG is invincible!"

Seeing these messages, Xiaohu remained silent outwardly, but inwardly, his vanity was immediately greatly satisfied.

He recalled when he first started playing professionally, no one knew him. But now? He was a complete superstar, with more fans every day. Even when playing ranked games on the Korean server, people would dig up his background, showering him with praise and admiration.

Half a month ago, perhaps Xiaohu still felt a tiny bit of guilt about Xu Junyan's departure and his own betrayal. Now, there was none at all, only excitement and smugness. He even harbored resentment towards Xu Junyan's lack of foresight, thinking he truly deserved it.

However, apart from the two players duo queuing bot lane, the other two, especially the mid laner from whom he was requesting a lane, completely ignored him.

A few teasing messages floated up in the chat: "This mid lane brother is quite pretentious, not giving up the lane. Is Brother Hu that lacking in face?"

Xiaohu also felt a bit embarrassed. He maintained a condescending attitude towards the two fans bot lane, ignoring them. He sent another message, haughtily addressing the mid laner.

'I pro, RNG Xiaohu! Me mid!'