LPL History

Chapter 277 (Season 5) The Bloodline of the Han River Still Warm; Entering the Game with One's Body: Right and Wrong

"!? (Hey kid, what are you doing?)"

"Ok?"

A strong smell of kimchi made Zhou Li pause for a moment.

He opened his eyes in a daze and saw the other person looking at him with disdain.

Korean?
"Wait, buddy, who are you?"

Zhou Li took two steps back, looking somewhat disgusted.

He has been in South Korea for the past ten days, so much so that he now feels like vomiting whenever he smells kimchi.

Zhou Li's performance surprised the Korean man on the other side. He suddenly laughed and said in Korean:

"Hahaha, Giant Soldier, come and see this kid, he's acting crazy again!"

After he finished speaking, his expression turned sinister again.

"Hey, you little bastard, you know you're a hybrid, so what if you can speak Chinese? What are you saying to your brother, you brat! Go get me a cup of coffee, you idiot."

Seeing the other party's aggressive attitude, Zhou Li couldn't help but laugh in anger after regaining his senses. He retorted in Korean:
Are you bullying me right now?

Good guy!
Where did he travel to this time?

They started by giving him a Korean-style bullying session?!

Upon hearing Zhou Li's blunt question, the other person displayed a signature Korean drama-style tilted-head sneer and crooked-mouth gesture.

"Huh? What are you saying? Are you crazy, you brat? And why don't you use honorifics when you talk to your brother? Why?!"

He glared at Zhou Li, and at the end, he even kicked him.

Zhou Li looked at the shoe prints on his pants, then looked up and surveyed his surroundings.

"Hey! Can't you hear me? I asked you to get me a cup of coffee, what are you looking at, you brat?"

Zhou Li wore an innocent smile and silently walked to the side.

What can he see?
He naturally wanted to check if there were any security cameras around!
Zhou Li grabbed a chair from the side and smashed it down on the other person's head.

"You son of a bitch, you're bullying your dad now!!"
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The plot unfolds in a magical way.

Zhou Li sat on the sofa, being interrogated by Chris.

Yes, the man standing in front of him with an unfriendly expression was his old acquaintance, Chris.

However, Chris's expression was serious and he looked extremely angry, his face flushed red.

However, Chris was quite mild-mannered. Although Zhou Li could sense that Chris had unleashed his full power, it felt like a gentle breeze to Zhou Li.

Behind Chris sat several people whom Zhou Li knew.

imp Colossus.

Wu Tian Gao Dewei.

The concept of physical resistance is a powerful tool for Taobao.

Chen Bo (pyl).

His current role is as a substitute top laner for LGD.

As for their starting top laner, Korean player Acorn Choi Chun-joo—he should be on his way to the hospital right now.

Just now, when he slammed the chair down, Cui Qianzhu instinctively tried to block it with his hand, breaking the chair leg in the process.

Zhou Li indeed did not recognize Cui Qianzhu.

This might be a bit presumptuous of me to say this, after all, he was the starting top laner for Samsung Blue before, and he faced off against WE.A, who were Zhou Li's team at the time, in the semifinals of the S4 World Championship.

However, Zhou Li at that time had no interest in learning more about this little Karami role.

Zhou Li's identity this time is particularly "interesting".

It was so funny that he couldn't help but want to curse.

In Zhou Li's memory, LGD also had a substitute Korean top laner that year, named Flame.

However, it seems the system has been corrected, and I have now taken the other person's place.

After the S4 World Championship, due to the outstanding performance of the Samsung team, Riot Games issued a rule that a single club can only use its name for one team.

After learning this news, Samsung Galaxy simply chose to give up and disbanded the Samsung Blue and Samsung White teams!

After experiencing the devastating defeat in S4, LPL realized that the fastest and most convenient way to catch up with Korea's LOL and achieve better results was to directly purchase Korean players.

While seeking Korean aid, Samsung's ten players had just lost their jobs, thus the most famous Samsung ten players in LPL history came about to come to China.

imp and Acorn joined LGD during this wave.

He himself was merely a bonus in this deal.

Zhou Li's life story in this lifetime can be described as extremely complicated!

His grandfather was Chinese and a soldier. During the famous Korean Peninsula war, his grandfather was seriously wounded and left in South Korea, where he was rescued by his grandmother.

The two developed feelings for each other during their time together and eventually got married.

Of course, just like Zhou Li's tragic past lives, his adoptive parents had also passed away early.

Because of this, Zhou Li's original self developed a timid and cowardly personality. He had always followed Acorn around, acting like a little brother.

So no one expected that Zhou Li would suddenly fly into a rage today, smashing a chair directly into Acorn, sending him to the hospital.

"What exactly happened to you?" Chris frowned, pressing Zhou Li for an answer when he remained silent. "Why would you do something like this!"

At this point, Chris was so angry he was practically fuming.

Although LGD has achieved remarkable results in DOTA, it has always been a lukewarm team in the League of Legends scene, both in terms of strength and reputation.

However, taking advantage of this wave of Samsung's ten signings, the owner bought two Korean players in one go and even invited him to be a coach. The meaning is very clear: they really want to achieve some results this year.

Chris is very satisfied with LGD's current roster and has devoted himself to coaching. After all, he has never fought such a tough battle before, and he has made a solemn promise to the boss that he can definitely lead this team to the World Championship.

With the LPL Spring Split just days away from opening, this outrageous incident has occurred.

Top laner Acorn had his hand broken by one of his own underlings he brought from Korea!

Isn't that incredibly rare?!
He had just received news from the hospital that Acorn's injury wasn't serious, but it wasn't insignificant either; at least he wouldn't be able to train or compete in the short term.

This news was absolutely devastating for Chris!
At this moment, Zhou Li fell into deep thought.

Zhou Li felt that Chris's question was very constructive and had a very tricky angle.

After all, he didn't know how to explain his sudden outburst and injury.

He claims he traveled through time?

Does that mean he's been putting up with the other person for a long time?

Because he used to be a club owner, Zhou Li knew that the normal way to deal with internal conflicts within a club was to try to suppress them and not let them escalate.

But this kind of thing can be a big deal or a small deal. If he were to stubbornly shout, "I did it on purpose," he might end up in the police station or be kicked out of the club.

After all, he's not a star player; he's just a bonus.

But this was definitely not the result Zhou Li wanted.

It's worth noting that LGD was one of the key teams in S5.

Staying with LGD will make it much easier for him to unlock the historical records.

However, finding a reason that both the club and Choi Cheon-joo could accept became a major headache for Zhou Li.

"Say something!"

Chris was clearly getting anxious.

Zhou Li scratched his head. "Ah... Musenmarhanenjimorugese (Ah, I don't understand what you're saying)..."

The atmosphere at the scene instantly fell silent.

Imp, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Chris took a deep breath.

"Zhou Li, we all know your Chinese is excellent."

When Chris called him out on the spot, Zhou Li gave an awkward laugh.

This whole thing is ridiculous. He never expected Chris to be so harsh on him, showing him absolutely no respect.

Zhou Li sighed.

Is it really true that acting cute like a Korean pretty boy doesn't suit this sunny and cheerful young man?!

"Zhou Li, you're hilarious!"

imp was still laughing from the side.

Zhou Li glanced at imp, and suddenly a brilliant idea struck him.

He reverted to his cowardly and timid self, stammering as he spoke:
"I don't know, I don't know what happened. In that moment, I felt like I wasn't myself anymore. I couldn't control myself at all..."

Zhou Li raised his hand to wipe away non-existent tears, staring sincerely at Chris.

"I think I have a mental illness..."

Chris's lips twitched: "Are you serious?"

Seeing Zhou Li nod seriously, Chris couldn't hold back any longer.

"Do you think anyone will believe you when you say something like that?"

He looked at Gao Dewei:

"Do you believe Gao Dewei?"

Gao Dewei covered his face and laughed.

Do you trust Taobao's rights?

Do I look like an idiot to you?

"Hirano Aya, do you believe it?"

"..."

Chris looked at Imp.

"Don't say we don't believe it, even your fellow Korean, Imp, wouldn't disbelieve it. Imp, do you believe it?"

To everyone's surprise, Imp suddenly fell silent.

“Um,” he scratched his fluffy blond hair, “it feels like I could trust him.”

Imp's words made Chris's eyes widen.

He didn't think that Imp was deliberately protecting Zhou Li.

Although they were all South Korean players, Imp's relationship with Choi Cheon-joo and Joo Ye was not particularly close.

On the contrary, Cui Qianzhu and Zhou Li, who have become enemies today, were previously the elder brother and younger brother, each with their own circle.

Moreover, compared to Zhou Li, Imp has no need to offend Cui Qianzhu for his sake.

From both a common sense and relationship perspective, Imp had no reason to exonerate Zhou Li.

What no one could understand was that Imp seemed to see himself in Zhou Li when he was still at Samsung White.

Even Choi Cheon-joo's bullying of Joo-rye was something that even he, a Korean accustomed to Korean traditions, occasionally found unbearable to watch.

When he was playing Samsung White, Imp was the one who was bullied by Mata.

But most of those were actually insults in the game.

Therefore, Imp has only one requirement for teams in the LPL: he must never be on the same team as Mata.

He always had a burning desire to prove himself. He came to LGD to prove himself, to crush Mata, and to prove that he was better than Deft.

Imp understands the mental stress of being bullied for a long time.

Zhou Li's situation was far worse than his.

As Cui Qianzhu's underling, something like pouring a cup of coffee today wouldn't even be considered bullying in his daily life.

Cui Qianzhu used to physically assault Zhou Li at the drop of a hat, making Zhou Li spend money on him, and even washing Cui Qianzhu's clothes and socks.

In imp's memory, although he and Cui Qianzhu did not belong to the same team before, they were from the same club and had some contact. At that time, Cui Qianzhu was obviously not as bad as he is now.

Perhaps it was because Choi Chun-joo wanted to showcase South Korea's excellent traditional culture while in China?
Imp couldn't understand it, but everyone had witnessed Choi Cheon-joo's bullying of Joo-ri.

He knew very well that in South Korea, there were quite a few people who developed mental health problems due to long-term bullying.

Moreover, Zhou Li's personality had always been timid and submissive. It's hard to explain such a drastic change in a person's personality unless it's a sign of mental illness.

Hearing Imp's explanation, Chris sighed and looked at Zhou Li, saying:

"Let's go to the hospital together tomorrow and apologize to Acron properly. Try to get him to forgive you. The club will also try to help you."

In fact, Chris still cannot accept the term "mental illness".

But he also had his own selfish motives, hoping that this matter could be minimized and eventually resolved peacefully.

After all, it's a done deal that Choi Cheon-joo can't play due to his hand injury.

The LPL Spring Split is about to start. If Zhou Li is driven away again, where will he find someone to play for in the next few days?
Zhou Li had already prepared to pack his bags and leave to reconsider his options, realizing he couldn't get away with it.

Unexpectedly, Imp helped him out at a crucial moment.

Zhou Li nodded, looking like he knew he was wrong and was ready to correct his mistake, but in his heart he was thinking about how to give his good older brother a big gift tomorrow.

Imp's actions also touched Zhou Li; he was truly worthy of the admiration he had always held for Imp.

Zhou Li secretly vowed that when Imp develops a mental illness and becomes a giant warrior, he will never abandon or give up on Imp.

Chris turned and walked out. He still needed to report this to his boss, but he only said:

"Don't just stand there, there's a training match this afternoon. Zhou Li, you'll go first."

Seeing Chris walk out, Taobao Quan said sarcastically:
"Holy crap, this works too? Next time I want to start, I'll just break someone else's hand."

Zhou Li glanced at Taobao Quan silently, without saying a word, but decided in his heart that the next time he had a mental breakdown, he would take care of Taobao Quan first.

As for now, he doesn't have the time to deal with the other party.

Although this start was very troublesome for him, it wasn't all bad news.

Because the moment he smashed Cui Qianzhu's hand with a chair, the first chapter of the historical record in Season 5 was unlocked!

Zhou Li was a descendant of the Han people. He was timid by nature and joined the LGD esports team as the vice-president of the Han general Choi Cheon-joo. At that time, the ten players of Samsung crossed the sea to the east. Cheon-joo and the marksman Giant Soldier went to the Central Plains together, and Li was invited to accompany them.

Cui Qianzhu was a general of Han, who was arrogant and domineering because of his seniority. He would often insult people who showed him courtesy. Sometimes he would shout, "What a rude brat! Quickly brew some tea!" Others would kick him on the thigh, make him wash clothes and socks, and serve him with towels and combs. If he disobeyed them even slightly, he would curse them loudly. Although his colleagues would look at him with disdain, none dared to speak out.

In the winter of the first year of the Taihe era, war was about to break out. Qianzhu once again displayed his fierce power, pointing at Li and shouting: "How dare you, you bastard, be so arrogant? Quickly bring me some wine!" Li's anger surged, and he suddenly grabbed a sandalwood chair and swung it, shouting: "How dare you, you barbarian slave, insult your father!" The chair fell and his arm broke, and Qianzhu staggered and fell to the ground, and was then sent to the hospital.

Coach Chris stared in disbelief and questioned him, while the other players watched. Yee feigned a sudden bout of hysteria, claiming, "My soul left my body; it wasn't my doing." Gu Shengbin, recalling past pains with his homeland, alone offered a suggestion: "Korean customs are harsh; prolonged repression can lead to illness, perhaps this is true." Chris, concerned about the imminent match, temporarily replaced Yee with him, secretly instructing him to reconcile.

Sima Qian wrote: Han Yuan came with skill, yet lost due to his arrogant and wicked ways. Zhou Yu's furious smashing of the chair was not merely an act of personal resentment. If Han Yuan had yielded, then the poisons of kneeling etiquette and bullying would have permeated Chinese esports. In the past, Goujian endured humiliation and ultimately destroyed Wu; now, Zhou Yu rose up and defeated Han Yuan, letting foreign nations know that China is not to be underestimated! Alas! Zhou Yu's self-inflicted suffering and self-proclaimed "madman" – was this not a great act of merit?

[Gained Ability: Bullying. Bullying: The more fear others have of you, the more your various abilities and attributes will increase.]

[Hero: Void Terror Proficiency reached Perfect Level.]

(End of this chapter)