LPL History

Chapter 336 The Descendant of a Loyal Martyr Returns to His Homeland, A Seat Full of Sighs as He Learns of Old Injustices

Zhou Li was looking forward to the new content that would be unlocked in the Records of the Grand Historian.

In his view, this historical record is most likely related to LGD.

According to the characteristics of the Records of the Grand Historian, the reason why the Records of the Grand Historian can be unlocked is often because the behavior of Zhou Li changed the original trajectory of a player or a team, allowing LPL to develop in a better direction.

"Could it be that this crushing defeat of LGD has made those idiots realize their mistake? Will the round of 16 and the reverse arrow incident not happen again?"

As the golden light grew brighter and brighter, Zhou Li was getting excited, but the next second, Shi Ji suddenly fell silent.

The golden light faded, and it lay there quietly without moving.

Zhou Li was taken aback and tried to probe the historical records several times with his consciousness, but the historical records remained silent.

"Unlock failed?!"

He froze in place.

Having unlocked the Records of the Grand Historian so many times, I have never encountered this situation with the Rites of Zhou.

This is equivalent to someone forcibly bending his already corrected trajectory back to its original state.

"Who the hell is this?! He's utterly hopeless, a piece of trash that can't be salvaged!"

Zhou Li was furious.

It's like you just rescued someone who fell into a latrine, and the next second, that person jumped in themselves!

You will not live if you do your own thing!

The LGD players' bench at this moment.

A heavy, low-pressure system hovered overhead.

If Acorn was the only one to blame in the last game, then in this game, all five players were ridden by Zhou Li and had their ass dumped on them. Who should take the blame for this?
After a long silence, Taobao Quan suddenly spoke.

"Irelia is still too strong, when the hell are you going to nerf this B-rank champion?!"

Wei Shen nodded as well.

"This hero is unplayable, he's too overpowered."

Acorn quickly caught up with the pace.

"It will definitely be nerfed, and it will definitely be nerfed again."

Since no one can be found to take the blame, why not just find a hero to take the blame?

And they weren't wrong, Irelia is too strong, isn't that a fact that all players agree on?
With someone to take the blame, everyone's mood improved noticeably, and they started laughing and joking again.

At this moment, Zhou Li, who was about to shake hands with the LGD members, also came over with the IG members.

Seeing the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere at LGD, even Zhou Li was taken aback.

He's played in so many competitions, and he's never seen a team as shameless as LGD.

Thank goodness I ran away early; those bastards are truly hopeless.

Seeing that his brother's expression was clearly not good, Kakao deliberately asked in Chinese:
Why are you laughing so happily?

Zhou Li chuckled: "Because they are M."

Kakao spoke up again: "What is M? Is it the kind of person who gets excited and lets you poop on their head even if you poop on them?"

The LGD players were no longer laughing.

Acorn flew into a rage. Facing Kakao, who was also Korean and his junior, Acorn immediately employed the fine tradition of Korean culture, angrily rebuking him:
"Hey! You brat! What are you doing..."

"What the hell are you doing?" Zhou Li, who was already shaking hands with Taobao Quan, took a step back.

It almost made Taobao Quan stumble and fall.

"Bullying my little brother? You little punk, are you itching for a fight again? Speak Chinese in China, you know? Do you want me to teach you? Fuck your mother!"

"you!"

"Where's your mother?" Zhou Li launched into a barrage of pure insults, taking another step forward until he was almost touching Acorn.

Zhou Li, who is 1.83 meters tall, looked down at Acorn, putting Acorn under tremendous psychological pressure.

His right hand, which had clearly healed, began to ache again.

"You can't beat me in games, and you can't beat me in real life. You piece of trash, if you bark at your father again, I'll rip your skull off."

After saying that, Zhou Li lowered his head and blew a breath on Acorn's head, which startled Acorn so much that he quickly touched the top of his head.

"Hahahaha!"

Acorn stood frozen in place, Zhou Li's undisguised mockery ringing in his ears.
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The match between IG and LGD has ended.

However, the popularity of the live stream did not decline at all.

Everyone was waiting for the post-match interviews after the game ended.

Netizens eagerly awaited Zhou Li's return to the stage. At this moment, they felt a mix of excitement, questions, curiosity, and an irrepressible urge to watch the drama unfold.

Was Zhou Li a South Korean aid worker or a Chinese?

How exactly did Zhou Li master Jayce and Irelia?

Did Zhou Li intentionally tank when he was with LGD?
Zhou Li...

Countless questions have puzzled netizens. At this moment, Zhou Li is like a mysterious man, making netizens unable to stop their interest.

Xiaoyou stood on the stage, looking at the packed audience seats, and felt a little surprised.

This was the first time she had ever seen a match end without any spectators leaving.

She couldn't help but glance at the players' tunnel beside her. Zhou Li was standing there, waving at her with a smile.

Xiao You's nose couldn't help but feel a little sore.

Zhou Li was stunned when he saw Xiao You's appearance.

He knew his innocent, pure nature had kicked in again.

"Welcome back, viewers watching the live stream! First of all, congratulations to IG for their victory over LGD. For today's post-match interview, we have invited IG's top laner, Zhou, to join us. Let's welcome Zhou!"

As Xiaoyou finished speaking, applause and cheers erupted from the audience.

In fact, most of the audience in the stands were actually LGD fans.

However, Zhou Li completely defeated them with a single match.

In addition, although LGD is a veteran team, it has not achieved any good results in the LPL before and does not have a large fan base.

The current fanbase is largely drawn in by LGD's rise during the Spring Split.

This fan base wasn't very solid to begin with, and now that the club has suffered such a huge humiliation, many fans have started to distance themselves from it.

"What? You're saying I'm an LGD fan? That's wrong. I've always been a fan of Zhou Li, but I only started liking LGD because of Zhou Li."

Zhou Li stepped onto the stage, instinctively reaching for his habitual greeting, but remembering his persona this season, he suppressed his somewhat arrogant smile and spoke calmly:

"Hello everyone, I'm Zhou Li, the top laner for the IG team."

It's not that Zhou Li is deliberately trying to change his character, but since his "mental illness" has been cured, if he were to break away from his original character too quickly, he might be labeled as "mentally ill" again.

Who would want to be treated like a lunatic for no reason?

Xiao You looked at Zhou Li with undisguised admiration and love in her eyes, and said:

"Congratulations to Zhou for winning your first match after joining IG. How do you feel right now?"

Hearing Xiao You's words, Zhou Li remained silent for a while, then let out a long sigh.

"Its daybreak."

The previously noisy audience fell silent for a full three seconds before erupting in enthusiastic cheers. "Go Zhou Li!"

"Keep it up, Zhouchu!"

"Who the hell still calls him Zhou! Step forward!"

The live stream was filled with expressions of heartache.

[Sobbing, I'm getting teary-eyed.]

Oh my god, that line really hit me hard. It's dawn.

It really wasn't easy.

[Who understands? It's only three words, but it really hit me right in the heart.]

I will never criticize Zhou Chu again.

[LGD, you idiots, what did you do to our Zhouzhou?!]

[The LPL is too dark, but thankfully there's still Zhou Li as a ray of light.]

The day has broken not because "the sky" has broken, but because you made it so!

【Wait, where the hell are all these female fans suddenly?!】

Poor Zhouzhou, Mommy feels so sorry for her.

Zhou Li was unaware that, due to his innocent and pure nature, coupled with his past experiences, someone had already written a short essay of several hundred words about his story during the competition and posted it on Xiaohongshu and various forums.

His handsome face, tragic background, and the satisfying storyline of revenge have instantly attracted countless female fans.

Isn't this the most classic male protagonist image in female-oriented novels?!
On stage, Xiao You continued to ask questions:

"Regarding the Zhou rituals, I believe many viewers, like myself, have a lot of questions. I've compiled many questions from netizens and would like to ask you on their behalf, is that alright?"

"OK."

Zhou Li nodded.

"First of all, this question is quite pointed," Xiaoyou warned Zhou Li, "It's about your nationality. We know that when you first came to the LPL, you were a Korean player, and in the public's perception, you are also a Korean player. But we also know that IG already has two Korean players, Kakao and Rookie. According to the league's rules, a team cannot field three Korean players at the same time..."

Seeing that Xiao You had already handed him the microphone, Zhou Li began to explain:

"Actually, many people may not know that I am Chinese. I am a legal Chinese citizen with an ID card, so I do not consider myself a South Korean aid worker."

After Zhou Li finished speaking, the audience fell silent, clearly waiting for him to continue.

Miller had already mentioned on stage that Zhou Li was Chinese, but what netizens are really concerned about is—

How did Zhou Li, originally a Korean, become Chinese?

Zhou Li knew what the public wanted to hear, and he had no intention of hiding anything, so he spoke:

“I did have a South Korean ID card before this year, but I have always identified myself as Chinese.”

Zhou Li took a deep breath and began to slowly recount his background.

“My father is of mixed Chinese and Korean descent and holds Chinese citizenship. However, due to work requirements, he lives in South Korea for many years, and I was born in South Korea.”

As soon as Zhou Li finished speaking, the netizens in the live broadcast room started arguing.

[Since Dad is of mixed Chinese and Korean descent, Zhou Chu only has one-quarter Chinese ancestry.]

Yeah, they're still Koreans after all.

[This is outrageous! I've been waiting for this for ages, and all I get is a one-quarter bastard.]

Meanwhile, the audience members in the stands began to discuss the matter.

Zhou Li had not finished speaking when he immediately continued:
"My grandfather crossed the Yalu River with the Chinese People's Volunteer Army in 1950. However, he was seriously wounded in a battle and was unable to return, remaining in South Korea."

In short, the audience seats were frozen for another five seconds.

"Oh!!"

Some people started cheering.

In the live stream, the tide turned instantly!
Who the hell are you calling a bastard?

I've noted down the ID of that person who just posted that message and I've already reported them.

Holy crap, I didn't expect Zhou Chu to be so popular!

Try saying the word "chu" again.

I'm so awful! I was actually badmouthing Zhou Sheng just now!

What do you mean by "not your birth"?

【生: a variant character, meaning "to give birth" or "to live".】

You better be!

The narrative of the Zhou rites continues.

“From a young age, my grandfather told me that I am Chinese. My father also told me that when I come of age, he will take me to acknowledge my ancestral roots…”

Hearing this, Xiaoyou was so moved that she started to cry.

"Grandpa and Dad will be very proud of you if they see you like this now. Next time, we can invite Grandpa and Dad to come and watch your game live."

A bitter smile appeared on Zhou Li's lips.

He shook his head and spoke softly:
“They can’t see it. My grandfather has passed away, and my parents died in a car accident on my seventeenth birthday.”

As Zhou Li spoke, his voice trembled slightly.

This time, he wasn't faking it; he genuinely felt that the original owner's background was truly tragic.

“I remember in the hospital, my dad was covered in tubes. He held my hand and would have to rest for a long time after saying just one sentence. He said to me, ‘I’m sorry, Dad can’t take you home.’”

Sobs could be heard from the audience.

The chat room was completely blank.

"Later I thought, I must go home, I must go back and see what my grandfather's house, my father's house, and my home are really like."

Xiao You suppressed her surging emotions and asked:
"So this is also the reason why, as rumored online, when Acorn received an invitation from LGD, you begged Acorn to come to the LPL even without a salary?"

When this incident was exposed, netizens ridiculed Zhou Li's behavior.

After Zhou Li and Acorn had a falling out, many netizens used it as evidence to attack Zhou Li as an ingrate.

While Zhou Li was being interviewed, IG Club's official Weibo account also published a blog post.

title--

Is it ingratitude, or a desperate act of retaliation? Just how terrifying is bullying culture?!

This article describes in detail what happened after Zhou Li followed Acorn to China.

Acorn agreed to bring Zhou Li to China because Zhou Li agreed to several of his conditions.

1. Eighty percent of Zhou Li's salary must be handed over to Acorn.

2. All of Acorn's clothing, including underwear and socks, must be washed by hand only, not machine washed.

3. Whenever Acorn calls, Zhou Li must arrive within five minutes, or he will be subjected to Acorn's insults and beatings.

4. Zhou Li cannot perform too brilliantly in the competition, lest he threaten Acorn's position.

5. Due to Acorn's long-term and unscrupulous bullying, Zhou Li began to experience mental health issues after arriving in China.

The entire internet was shocked!

(End of this chapter)