Shi Mu

Biodata

Background / History

Shi Mu comes from a wealthy family. His mother, Xiao Mingjing, is a writer, and his relatives take an enthusiastic interest in his career and love life. His youngest maternal aunt and her husband, who have no children, treat him as their own 20.

He balanced competitive gaming with preparation for the college entrance examination and gained admission to a 985 university. Although he subsequently left college to play professionally, his academic ability remains strong enough for GOD’s manager to recommend him as someone Wu Jin can consult about her studies 20 31.

Appearance

Shi Mu has refined features and a roguishly handsome appearance, combining a youthful face with a slightly mature bearing. His confidence remains conspicuous even when he does little to pose for photographs 6 33.

• Eyes: Beautiful, long, narrow “peach-blossom” eyes, frequently curved in a smile 15 31 33.
• Distinguishing mark: A tear mole at the corner of one eye 33.
• Hair: Tousled hair that falls just over his eyes during a livestream 33.
• Bearing: Confident and flamboyant in promotional photographs; commanding even while wearing an empress’s robes and phoenix crown 6 18.

Personality

Shi Mu usually smiles, but his humor is sharp rather than harmless. He routinely teases his teammates and answers provocation with pointed insults. Clear, whom he disciplined after joining GOD, regards his smiling expression as a warning rather than reassurance 11 12 31 50.

As captain, he is demanding about training and unwilling to excuse conduct that harms the team. He directly connects bin’s declining performance to his mindset, telling him to return to practice instead of blaming the club for Wu Jin’s endorsement deal. His composure also steadies GOD during unfavorable matches 15 29.

His treatment of Wu Jin is notably gentler. He remembers her food preferences, watches her health, and supports her education. That protectiveness can become threatening: he kicks bin during their confrontation over the smear campaign, despite the danger that a complaint could pose to his professional career 10 16 31 35 46.

Although comfortable flirting and joking in public, he becomes less assured when his own feelings are involved. After moving close to Wu Jin and asking about her feelings, he blushes and retreats when she responds with her usual composure 47.

Abilities & Skills

Jungle Play and Mechanical Execution

Shi Mu combines coordinated ganks, resource theft, and precise execution under pressure 23 40 41.

• Top–jungle coordination: Works with Wu Jin to bait and kill WSK’s Er Lin and Charlatan; the commentators specifically praise their synchronization 23.
• Resource control: Steals Qianhe’s red buff by holding Smite and entering the enemy jungle with a movement skill 40.
• Fast item switching: Instantly equips a survival item during a pursuit, uses its invincibility-granting dash, and escapes while drawing opponents out of position 41.
• Defensive sacrifice: Cuts an approaching minion wave and kills Moon Cicada Maiden before dying, preventing an immediate threat to GOD’s high-ground tower 30.

Shot-Calling and Leadership

Shi Mu directs rotations, objectives, and engagements, including when GOD is playing from behind 25 29 37 41.

• Orders bin to abandon the losing bottom lane, reallocates farm, and takes Wu Jin into Wind’s jungle while the opponents expect pressure elsewhere 29.
• Calls teammates to dragon and coordinates their approach to the pit 25 37.
• Identifies a counterattack opportunity against YH and instructs He Zhen to engage 41.
• Uses a decisive initiation to help GOD win the second game against YH, earning that game’s MVP 42.

Hero Versatility

Although GOD’s jungler, Shi Mu can take a protective role when playing with Wu Jin 9 33.

• Yamei: Uses shields, crowd control, and attachment mechanics to support Wu Jin during her livestream match against Huzi 9.
• Role swapping: Selects Yamei and asks Wu Jin to jungle during their joint stream 33.
• Mou: Uses soul-thread tethers, lifesteal, true damage, and knockback during the YH series; kills Ji Chengyan while defending GOD’s base before trading deaths with Yet 37 38 39.

Academic Ability

Shi Mu retains strong academic knowledge despite leaving university 20 31.

• Explains chemistry problems to Wu Jin 47.
• Finds Luo Li to tutor her over the three months leading toward the college entrance examination 35.

Surfing

Shi Mu is an experienced surfer, able to ride through curling waves with ease 46.

• Helps Wu Jin balance her board and explains how to align herself with its center 46.
• Pulls her out of the water after she falls and encourages her through repeated attempts 46.

Relationships

• Wu Jin / Jin — GOD’s top laner and his developing romantic interest. He welcomes her into the team, cares for her during illness, supports her studies, and gradually recognizes that his attachment differs from his concern for other teammates. No confirmed romantic relationship is established in the supplied passages 3 12 27 35 39 47.
• Clear — Teammate who calls him “brother.” Clear respects—and fears—Shi Mu after being disciplined by him early in his time at GOD. Shi Mu also intervenes when GUT’s Spirit provokes Clear 12 49 50.
• Wantonly — Teammate and frequent participant in his banter. Wantonly notices how unusually gentle Shi Mu becomes around Wu Jin 3 31 38.
• Brother Qian / Qian Xiang — GOD’s manager. They coordinate Wu Jin’s care and public-facing team matters, though Qian is alarmed when Shi Mu physically attacks bin 12 16 19 33.
• He Zhen — Teammate who admires his captain’s play and follows his engagement calls 40 41.
• Chen Bin / bin — Teammate whose sabotage, resentment, and smear campaign bring him into escalating conflict with Shi Mu. Shi Mu warns him about his debts and later produces photographs of his drug transaction 3 15 16 34.
• Xiao Mingjing — His mother, a writer who eagerly welcomes Wu Jin and openly encourages the apparent match 20 21.
• Shi Yuan — His youngest paternal aunt. Their exchanges are teasing; she asks him for a club acquaintance’s contact details and later tries to interest Wu Jin in entertainment work 20 21.
• Qiuqiu — His dog. Shi Mu jokingly asks whether he has fallen out of favor when Qiuqiu repeatedly chooses Wu Jin over him 10.
• Luo Li — The tutor he hires for Wu Jin. She develops an attraction to him, which Wu Jin readily notices 35 47.
• Ji Chengyan — YH opponent. Their competitive friction extends to pointed remarks during the post-match handshake 39 44.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Welcoming GOD’s New Top Laner

• Early integration: Plays ranked matches beside Wu Jin, helps her secure first blood, and rebukes bin’s deliberate failure to warn her. Afterward, he provides warm water and supplies for her injured hand 3.
• Joining gifts and introductions: Shows her around GOD, drives her to visit Grandma Wu, gives her a personalized keyboard, and adds her to FKL’s starting-lineup chat 4 7 9.
• Health scares: Treats her late-night stomach pain after she eats too much ice cream, then later stays overnight beside her hospital bed when she develops a fever 10 12 13.

Growing Attachment to Wu Jin

• New Year: Includes Wu Jin in his family’s celebrations, passes on their red envelopes, and takes her out for cake. Fans recognize them as Jin and Time and mention their “Ebony Meets Spring” pairing 21.
• Recognition of his feelings: After seeing Wu Jin spit blood, he rushes her to hospital. Learning that she has only lost a tooth brings relief, but also makes him question whether his concern for her is different from his care for the team 27.
• Public teasing: Plays along with shipping jokes during a joint stream and later jokingly calls himself Wu Jin’s “legitimate spouse” while displacing Clear from a photograph 32 46.
• Increasing intimacy: Admits to himself that Wu Jin has captivated him, records her enjoying a kite-flying outing, and later attempts to ask about her feelings—only to become flustered himself 39 46 47.

Conflict with bin

• Endorsement dispute: Confronts bin for insulting Wu Jin and accusing the club of favoritism over Spirit Snake’s decision to choose her 15.
• Smear campaign: Kicks bin to the floor, reveals knowledge of his unpaid debts, and orders him to apologize to Wu Jin 16.
• Hospital harassment: Drives Wu Jin to Grandma Wu’s hospital after reporters disrupt her ward. A contact informs him that Chen Bin hired a hacker and arranged the anonymous disclosures behind the harassment 33.
• Exposure and arrest: Shields Wu Jin, stops Clear from punching bin, and tries to restrain Wu Jin when bin provokes her again. He then presents photographs of bin’s drug transaction; police arrest bin and question the team 34.

Competitive Campaign

Notable Quotes

“Pick whoever you're best with. Carry me, little top laner.” 3

“A little later, and Wu Jin would have respawned before you pressed retreat.” 3

“If you don't want to play, there are plenty of people who do.” 15

“The balloon can carry a wish of any size. No need to worry about it.” 18