Flowers on Brocade

Huzi's neck flushed red from Shi Mu's scolding, and his entire livestream chat was laughing at him. He clenched his hand. He refused to believe he couldn't win, and he no longer cared whether he embarrassed himself. He pressed the group-up signal, and his teammates, who were busy playing and had no idea what had happened, all gathered in the top lane except for their bot-lane marksman.

"If you can't win, you call for backup. That's all you're capable of."

"This is a team game in the first place. What's wrong with calling people over?"

"Weren't you acting so tough just now? You master-protecting dog, you're a stupid pig too."

"Is there anything honorable about that tactic? It's as low as you are. You can't even beat a woman."

Huzi glanced at the chat and sneered. "As long as I win."

The enemy Blind Monk flashed forward and followed up with his ultimate, darting in front of Wu Jin. Her hands moved nimbly as she quickly dodged the enemy's crowd-control skill. Her team's marksman was caught and instantly killed, while their jungler was tied up.

Wu Jin opened the shop and preordered an item. She used a movement skill to circle behind the enemy and teamed up with Shi Mu to take out their squishy marksman. She took a critical hit and a burn from the enemy jungler, and Shi Mu immediately activated a shield. His passive triggered, turning him into a deer. Wu Jin swapped equipment in an instant, her fingers flying across the keyboard.

Double Kill!

Shi Mu followed right behind Moon Cicada Maiden, taunting him repeatedly. He used his first skill to apply crowd control, and Moon Cicada Maiden used a movement skill to create distance. But then Akayiluo suddenly appeared in front of him. Shi Mu attached himself to Wu Jin, and Moon Cicada Maiden fell without any chance to fight back.

Triple Kill!

"Ahhhh, so cool, so cool, so cool! My wife is so cool!"

"Oh my god, that was so satisfying. I can't imagine how satisfying it must be to have God Mu playing Yamei..."

"Ahhhh, Flower is here!"

Flower of Wind Team entered the livestream and sent three Carnivals. Three gift notifications scrolled across the chat in succession, followed by Wind--Flower: Jin is so cool.

"Is this what friendship between girls is like? It's so heartwarming, sob."

"I ship it, I ship it! Flowers on Brocade CP!!"

At Wind Team's base.

He Zhixiao screamed at the screen, "Ahhhh, how is Jin so cool?!"

Captain Xiao Qi held a cup of hot water, utterly bewildered. Why was this kid going crazy again?

Wasn't Jin GOD's new top laner?

Xiao Qi walked over to He Zhixiao just in time to see the announcement that Akayiluo had scored a triple kill. Then he watched He Zhixiao send three Carnivals in a frenzy. He was just about to leave when He Zhixiao grabbed the hem of his shirt and gave him an ominous smile.

Xiao Qi: ...Danger.

"Since you've watched... then..."

[Wind--Pray sent the streamer GOD--Jin three Carnivals]

"Holy shit, holy shit, Pray is here too. Why are there so many people today?"

"Our Jin is so popular, sob. Everyone's come to back Jin up."

Right after that, members of YH Team also entered the livestream one after another and sent Carnivals. Gifts filled the entire screen, completely blocking Wu Jin's face.

Wu Jin wrapped things up quickly and ended the game.

In another livestream, Huzi had suffered a humiliating defeat at Wu Jin's hands today. His stream was lively too, with comments scrolling past at breakneck speed.

He didn't end his stream either. After all, with this much attention, it didn't matter if people cursed at him.

Traffic meant money.

After playing for another two hours, Wu Jin coldly and mercilessly ended the livestream as soon as her time was up.

Reluctant to see her go, the fans from her livestream flocked to Weibo to follow Wu Jin. The Flowers on Brocade CP fans even created a supertopic.

Shi Mu added Wu Jin to the FKL starting players' group chat.

[Rì Cùn invited WJ to 'Let's Have Fun Together~']

The Most Beautiful Woman in FKL (Flower): Wow, wow, wow! Jin, save me a spot on your friends list. Your big sister is here!

Don't Steal My Buff (Qianhe): Could you show a little restraint, Sister Hua?

The Most Beautiful Woman in FKL (Flower): Get lost.

One-Shot Headshot (Dumi): Jin, come play with us. We're close by~

Thin Handsome Guy (Wantonly): You get lost too. Don't even think about it. Little A Jin can only stay with us.

Heart: I want to add her too!

Rì Cùn: You're all so enthusiastic, so why not send a red envelope? (smiley face)

As soon as Shi Mu sent the message, the group chat fell silent.

Sorry for the interruption.

Wu Jin accepted He Zhixiao's friend request and stopped checking her messages.

Brother Qian looked at Wu Jin's livestream statistics with satisfaction. Her first stream had climbed to the top of Doumi's popularity rankings.

Then he caught sight of Huzi's ID and rolled his eyes in disgust. What kind of filthy thing dared to leech off her popularity?

After lunch the next day, Wind Team swept into the GOD club.

He Zhixiao excitedly ran in first. She spotted Wu Jin's face among a group of men and hurried over. "Jin, hello, hello! I'm Wind's Flower. My name is He Zhixiao. You can call me Huahua."

The other members of Wind Team looked at He Zhixiao throwing herself at Wu Jin and cast resentful glances at their captain, Xiao Qi.

Can't you do something about Flower being such a fangirl?

Xiao Qi coughed twice and pretended not to see.

Wu Jin politely shook He Zhixiao's hand. "Hello, my name is Wu Jin."

Wind had come today because Coach Ming had arranged a scrimmage with Wind Team.

He wanted Wu Jin to get a feel for the strength of other teams, which would help her coordinate and communicate better with her teammates.

With the spring season approaching, Wu Jin had to adapt to teamwork more quickly.

For the first game, GOD's lineup was: Fiora, Jue, Ice King, Lili, Twisted Fate.

Wind's lineup was: Bo'er, Kesila, Hidden Void, Dream Person, Ahri.

Playing seriously against professional players, Wu Jin could clearly feel that their skill level was high. Without any particular desire or expectation, she put on her headset and focused on the computer screen.

It was Fox's first time laning against Wu Jin. The pressure from her was absurdly intense, forcing him to concentrate fully. At the five-minute mark, Shi Mu and Wu Jin caught him in a pincer attack and took first blood.

Shi Mu's lips curved into a smile. Their top laner really did like getting first blood.

Flower was usually all smiles and laughter, but in the game, she was as steady as they came. You might be strong, but she rose to meet stronger opponents. Even if she couldn't win, she could hold her ground.

Wind Team's macro play was among the best in FKL, and it was rare to find an opening in their play. They often dragged their opponents into the late game before turning the tables and killing them.

After three games, GOD lost to Wind one to two.

When they finished, Fox looked at Wu Jin and praised her with complete sincerity. "Jin, you're really strong, stronger than me. How do you play Fiora like that? Could you teach me?"

Wu Jin nodded and began explaining it to Fox in earnest.

GOD had lost the three-game set mainly because of the bot lane. Dumi had kept bin so firmly suppressed that he couldn't build up at all.

Flower also went bot from time to time to keep bin in check, making him even less willing to step forward. Even when his own jungler and mid laner came to help, he still played timidly.

Wu Jin, meanwhile, played aggressively in the top lane, allowing her teammates to support bot without worrying about her. Even in games where they were behind, Wu Jin didn't fall at a disadvantage, and her gold stayed steadily in the top two, making the opponents wary of her.

When it was time to leave, Flower reluctantly said goodbye to Wu Jin, looking back three times with every step. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought they were being torn apart like a pair of ill-fated lovers.

Coach Ming picked apart the details of their games and analyzed them. Even Wu Jin, who had played well, got a talking-to.

"Jin, it's the same as before. Don't always think about doing everything alone. You need to learn to call your teammates, like Wantonly calling for backup when he can't win. Don't push too hard when you're playing, or it'll be easy for the other side to exploit an opening."

"Okay."

Seeing how obedient Wu Jin was, Coach Ming was in a very good mood. She played well and listened too. GOD had really gotten lucky to find such a heavenly treasure.

"Clear, don't get hotheaded and keep letting Flower get under your skin. You can't beat her, but you insist on fighting anyway. Do you think you're Superman? Don't be a reckless brute, and don't act on impulse! How many times have I told you?"

"And Wantonly, your marksman was getting beaten like a dog, and you still went to taunt the other side. The only reason you didn't die a dozen times was that Dumi went easy on you!"

Clear and Wantonly: Why did his attacks get so much stronger when he got to us...

Coach Ming looked at bin, seething with anger, and scolded him for more than ten minutes. Bin kept his head down and his fists clenched, saying nothing. Finally, Coach Ming waved his hand and dismissed everyone to train on their own.

Bin was the last to leave, and Coach Ming called him back.

"Bin, get your mindset in order. You've been making more and more mistakes lately."

"Okay, Coach."

Watching bin walk away, Coach Ming sighed. He remembered the first time he had seen him, when his eyes had been full of passion for the game and he had been a very talkative young man. Now... sigh.