The whole jianghu was full of stories about Jin's mishaps

Wu Jin's appointment to have her tooth filled was scheduled for the following week, but the matches had to go on, so Brother Qian had no choice but to have her wear a mask onstage until then.

To teach Clear a lesson, Brother Qian had deliberately bought him an economy-class ticket this time. With the biggest troublemaker gone, Brother Qian finally had some peace and quiet. He put on an eye mask and fell asleep in comfort.

It was Wu Jin's first time on a plane, and she kept gazing at the clouds outside. The weather had been bad lately, with a persistent drizzle. The clouds and mist were a murky gray, and raindrops traced sliding paths down the window. Wu Jin hunched her shoulders.

Shi Mu sat beside Wu Jin, looking down and scrolling through his phone. Noticing the girl move, he asked a flight attendant for a blanket and draped it over her.

"Get some sleep. We'll be on the plane for quite a while."

Wu Jin murmured a quiet "Mm."

Suddenly, a sneaky figure sat down across the aisle from Shi Mu. With both a mask and sunglasses on, anyone who didn't know better might have thought he was some big star.

But Shi Mu and Wu Jin both recognized the masked man. It was Clear.

After all, no one else would buy such a flashy hat.

It had "the most handsome man under heaven" written on it.

Shi Mu folded his arms and lazily looked up. "Why aren't you serving your sentence like a good boy?"

Clear looked constipated as he grabbed a handful of his hair in irritation. The seats in economy were too cramped, and there were too many people making too much noise.

He really couldn't stand it, so he upgraded himself. He had plenty of money anyway.

Wantonly yawned and, through bleary eyes, spotted the familiar face beside him. "What are you doing here?"

"I came because I wanted to. Go back to sleep and shut up."

Clear warned Wantonly in a fierce whisper, afraid of waking Brother Qian, who was sleeping up ahead.

He shifted into a comfortable position and let out a contented sigh. Before long, he fell asleep.

The GOD members hadn't been able to stop themselves from gaming late into the night, leaving them all short on energy today. They were all catching up on sleep on the plane.

In the quiet atmosphere, with warm air flowing steadily and rain falling without end, Shi Mu looked at the girl sleeping soundly beside him. His mind at peace, he closed his eyes and soon drifted off as well.

After landing, the GOD members slept at the hotel for an entire day. Like dead pigs, they wouldn't get up to eat, no matter how anyone tried to wake them.

Well, wasn't this another kind of team spirit?

GOD returned to full health for the next day's match, every member brimming with energy. They were playing Wind Team today, and more spectators had come than for any of their previous matches.

An ace star team against the runners-up from last year's world championship—it was hard not to draw attention.

On top of that, the two teams were on very good terms in private. Off the stage, everyone was a good brother; on the stage, even true brothers kept clear accounts. The warmer their smiles, the less mercy they showed in the match.

Wu Jin had still been sleepy that morning and hadn't realized the stylist had tied her hair into two high pigtails.

By the time she woke up properly, it was already too late to change it, so she had no choice but to arrive at the venue like that.

The cute pigtails paired with her icy expression made Wu Jin look much more lively, though she herself wasn't very fond of the look.

The others thought Wu Jin looked very cute, especially Brother Qian. Seeing her with pigtails, looking just like the daughter he'd always dreamed of having, instantly filled his old father's heart.

The fans at the venue saw Wu Jin wearing a gold mask printed with the GOD logo, her delicate brows and eyes visible above it.

Paired with her curly pigtails, she looked both cool and adorably fierce. The crowd erupted at once, and the mom fans were so excited they nearly fainted.

"Aaaaah, baby Jin!! Mommy will love you forever!"

"Baby, you're a super cute little velvet cake!!!"

"Baby Jin, remember to drink milk in the morning! Your health is the most important thing!!"

Wu Jin heard that and raised her hand as she walked, waving the milk in it to show the fans she was drinking some.

The gesture made the mom fans scream even louder, tears blurring their vision. Who could be happier than they were?! An obedient baby was the best!!

No one knew whether Wu Jin was taking out her resentment over her hairstyle in the game, but in the first match, she played with terrifying ferocity, slaying gods who stood in her way and buddhas who blocked her path.

Wind's top laner Fox was nearly traumatized by the beating, and the others didn't fare much better. Only Flower had it a little easier, spared from the spillover of Wu Jin's anger.

Wind: Who upset her???

The other four GOD members felt a chill on the backs of their necks. If teammates could be killed, they reckoned they'd have been laid out on their backs too.

GOD smoothly secured the first win, and Wu Jin claimed her third consecutive MVP.

During the break, Xiao Qi and He Zhixiao came to see Wu Jin, carrying two elegant food boxes.

The gloom hanging over Wu Jin vanished the instant she saw the delicate little cakes in the boxes. Without giving it much thought, she took off her mask, picked up a cake, and started eating.

By the time Shi Mu realized what was happening, he called out to Wu Jin.

"A-Jin, your mask..."

Too late...

They were done for...

Wu Jin looked at him blankly, her mouth hanging open without her realizing it and cream still at the corner of her lips. The camera captured the gap where her front tooth was in full view, even giving her face a close-up.

He Zhixiao cried out, "Baby, your tooth??"

The GOD members who were still eating cake jolted at the keyword and immediately rushed forward to block the camera in a panic.

"Don't film! Don't film!"

The audience fell silent for a good ten-odd seconds at the sight of Wu Jin's missing tooth, then burst into earth-shaking laughter.

They finally understood why Wu Jin was wearing a mask today. There was enough of a gap between her teeth for the wind to whistle through.

"No, I'm dying laughing. Where did Jin's tooth go? Who stole Jin's tooth?"

"How does she manage to be so aloof and so funny at the same time? The whole jianghu is full of stories about her mishaps."

"Aaaaah, baby, what happened to your tooth? Mommy's heart is breaking!"

"Stop laughing, stop laughing! Doesn't our baby Jin deserve to save face?!"

In those few minutes, photos of Wu Jin's missing tooth spread like wildfire across the internet, and everyone jokingly called it the first laugh of the new year.

Well, that did it. Wu Jin couldn't even bring herself to eat cake anymore. She silently put on her mask and retreated into her shell in the corner of the sofa.

He Zhixiao held back her laughter and coaxed her for quite a while, only to be forcibly called back by the coach. Before leaving, she glanced worriedly at Wu Jin.

"It's okay, Little A Jin, you're still beautiful. The camera might not have caught it just now, and that tooth doesn't affect your beauty one bit!"

"Yeah, yeah, even if it did catch it, it's fine. Let's see who dares laugh at you!"

"Did you have to say it could have caught it??"

"Wasn't that a given?"

Wu Jin: Her last shred of hope was gone, and she retreated even further into her shell.

Wantonly and Brother Qian caught Clear and gave him another thorough scolding. If he didn't know how to comfort someone, he should keep his mouth shut. They'd finally started to make a little progress, and now she was straight-up "dead."

Shi Mu sighed. There was no comforting her now. He could only contact the event organizers and have them turn off the livestream in their room, then ask Wu Jin to finish the rest of her little cake.

Fortunately, the method helped a little. At least Wu Jin finished the cake.

In the second game, Wu Jin continued to perform steadily, though she wasn't as furious as she had been in the first. Having lost momentum in the first game, Wind managed the second with watertight precision.

The two sides traded blows as evenly matched opponents. In the end, bin and Clear exposed an opening during a team fight in mid lane. Wind seized the opportunity, gained the advantage, and wiped out four of them.

Even though Wu Jin's gold remained firmly in the top three and there was nothing wrong with her mechanics, the five opponents forced her back into the fountain. She could only meet them head-on, taking down the enemy marksman and mid laner before Xiao Qi killed her beneath the crystal.

In matches between experts, the details often decided victory or defeat. If the opposing side caught even the slightest mistake, the whole game could be lost in an instant, let alone when the opponent was Wind Team, famous in the FKL for its macro play.

Wind won the second game, bringing the score to 1:1 and setting up the deciding game.