Chapter 1 Chen Yehui Summoned

Summoned, Chen Yehui ran all the way to the boss's office, wishing to swear to everything within a five-hundred-meter radius upon entering the room. Ye Qiu was using Lord Grim; he had personally confirmed this in the game. The two characters had even spoken face to face!

But a character was just an account card. Ye Qiu could use it, and others could as well. Chen Yehui could swear up and down right now, but it could only prove that the Lord Grim he encountered back then was indeed Ye Qiu. As for the person taking Lord Grim to register now, it wasn't Ye Qiu anymore.

This, of course, could happen. The mistake was that no one realized this. Chen Yehui was actually quite aggrieved. Because his judgment was correct. As for the problem that Lord Grim wasn't Ye Qiu now, he hadn't thought of that, but neither had Cui Li, or even Tao Xuan himself, right? Preparing to expose Ye Qiu's identity at this time was something they had all agreed upon. Although Chen Yehui was the first to propose this suggestion, now it seemed like it was all his responsibility. Chen Yehui was quite unconvinced!

As a result, Tao Xuan was also confused and said something extremely illogical, "Could it be that he deliberately made you have this misunderstanding?"

Chen Yehui pondered this for a long time and couldn't understand the mystery. He stared at Tao Xuan carefully and said cautiously, "Ye Qiu... deliberately made us think he was Ye Qiu... then isn't he Ye Qiu?"

"Boss..." Cui Li, who was on the side, couldn't stand Tao Xuan's confused appearance and quickly said, "It's certain that Ye Qiu is hiding behind Lord Grim. We've all dealt with him before. Isn't he in Team Happy? Team Happy can't be unrelated to him. It seems that the name on the final registration form for the Challenger League using Lord Grim wasn't Ye Qiu."

This principle was actually not complicated at all. Tao Xuan wasn't stupid. When he received the news report, he had already figured it out. But understanding was understanding. Because of their carelessness, they had overlooked this possibility. Now they had created such a big oolong, and how could they explain it to the fans gathered at the door?

Tao Xuan felt that his face was very much lost, so he wanted to find a less embarrassing explanation, which resulted in his thinking becoming chaotic.

"How do you think we should clean up this mess?" Tao Xuan calmed down and knew that getting angry wouldn't solve the problem. There was no need to investigate responsibility. It wasn't one person's fault; it was that their collective brains had missed a turn.

"Ye Qiu didn't use Lord Grim. Then did he use any other character from their Team Happy to register?" Cui Li said.

Tao Xuan immediately entered the Challenger League interface on his computer. After typing "Happy" in the search bar, there were 62 search results.

Many days had passed since Chen Guo's registration. The Happy family had gained new members. There were 17 more teams named Happy. If you wanted to know which one was the Happy across the street, you had to click into each one to see the detailed information. Tao Xuan was in a bad mood now. He didn't have the mind to do this tedious work. However, manager Cui Li was observant. After glancing at the situation on the screen, he took the initiative to volunteer, "Let me find it?"

"No need." Tao Xuan randomly clicked on a Team Happy and glanced at it. Of course, he wasn't lucky enough to click on Ye Xiu's team. "There won't be any real name information here. Just inquire with the Alliance."

As a result, Wang Sheng from the Public Relations Department, who arrived at about the same time as Chen Yehui, interjected, "Didn't the report say there was no Ye Qiu?"

"Did it say that?" Tao Xuan heard the news directly from Cui Li and saw that the fans had turned against him, knowing that the situation wasn't fake, so he didn't personally check it again. At this time, hearing Wang Sheng say this, he asked Cui Li for confirmation.

As a result, Cui Li couldn't answer this question. He also heard the report from his subordinates and didn't read the entire article. Wang Sheng quickly took over and said, "It said so. The report said that the Alliance confirmed that there was no Ye Qiu in Team Happy's registration information."

The media's ability to explore news and dig out details was obviously much greater than theirs. When they inquired with the Alliance and learned that Lord Grim was not Ye Qiu, they took the opportunity to ask if there was a Ye Qiu in Team Happy, and they got such definite news. Now that it was directly announced, it was almost like slapping Excellent Era in the face.

Fortunately, *eSports Home* was considered fair and honest, and rationally analyzed in the report: Although the Alliance confirmed that Ye Qiu was not registered in Team Happy, Excellent Era had no reason to make groundless accusations. Team Happy must be related to Ye Qiu. Lord Grim should also be related to Ye Qiu, but he didn't use this character to register for the Challenger League.

Only then did Tao Xuan understand the full picture of the report. The reporters had already helped them understand everything they could. What else could they ask? They couldn't just rush into the internet cafe across the street, press Ye Qiu's head down, and force him to explain!

"Then let's start by explaining this to the fans... focusing on Team Happy's Ye Qiu background," Tao Xuan instructed.

"Yes, I understand..." Wang Sheng nodded. He was the director of the Public Relations Department, and it was his job to do these things. Asking the boss for instructions was just to recognize the general direction, so as to avoid being held fully responsible when problems arose in the future. Getting a little instruction from the boss was like getting a *shangfang baojian* (imperial sword), making it easier to handle things.

Wang Sheng then went to work. Dealing with the media and fans was his main job.

In Tao Xuan's office, only Cui Li and Chen Yehui were left. The atmosphere was oppressive, and the boss was obviously still not calm! The two looked at each other, and then Cui Li said, "If there's nothing else, we'll go out first."

"Okay..." Tao Xuan responded. Cui Li and Chen Yehui quickly left.

In the office, Tao Xuan sat with a gloomy face for a long time. After a long time, he got up and walked to the window. The fans gathered at the entrance of the club were sparse, and the Happy Internet Cafe was no longer making noise. Many fans were wandering around blankly, obviously at a loss. One moment it was like this, the next moment it was like that. Fans also had their pride. They had made such a fuss at Happy before, but the media reported that Lord Grim was not Ye Qiu, and there was no Ye Qiu in the entire Team Happy. This was a slap in Excellent Era's face, but it was also a slap in the face of these fans who had been stirring up trouble. Excellent Era was in a mess, but weren't the fans as well?

Excellent Era had explained the situation to the fans again, admitting that they might have made a mistake somewhere before, but also emphasizing that Team Happy must be related to Ye Qiu. But after saying all this, there was no real evidence. The fans weren't stupid enough to believe whatever they were told. This time, it was good enough that they accepted Excellent Era's explanation. As for turning around and making trouble at Happy, the fans no longer had the mood to do so.

The farce ended in such a depressing way. Excellent Era and Excellent Era's fans were very embarrassed. What about Happy? From beginning to end, they didn't say a word. It was the media that discovered the truth when they were gathering information. After it was exposed, Excellent Era was self-defeating. Being relegated was already bad enough, and now they had made such a fuss. The people at Excellent Era didn't dare to open web pages to read comments about Glory recently, believing that there would be no shortage of sarcasm.

Sarcasm was of course indispensable, but in addition, there was no shortage of analysis and gossip about this matter. As the media pointed out in their reports, although Excellent Era had made a mistake, there was a reason for the mistake. Ye Qiu, Happy, and Lord Grim must be related. There was no need to say it.

Furthermore, if Ye Qiu registered, would it comply with the regulations? Retired players, weren't they only allowed to return after one year? These regulations had to be interpreted by the Alliance. As a result, the Alliance staff who were interviewed were also a little embarrassed. The regulations regarding retired players didn't mention the Challenger League at all. However, based on the existing rules, the staff could only admit that there was no violation.

Furthermore, things like the conflict between Ye Qiu and Excellent Era, the various bloody storms that Lord Grim stirred up in the tenth server and then in the Heavenly Domain, and the situation of the several characters that Happy had registered were all dug up and gossiped about.

After so much trouble, Zhang Jiale was the most grateful to Happy. Although he had previously stated that he would join Tyranny, he could only say it verbally because he had not been retired for a full year. There could be no actual operations. On August 29th, Zhang Jiale was finally retired for a full year and could officially announce his comeback.

During this period, there were many rumors and gossip about Zhang Jiale, especially from some die-hard Hundred Blossoms players, who even jointly signed a request for Zhang Jiale to return to the Hundred Blossoms team. This was particularly incompatible with the Hundred Blossoms team's existing team-building policy. But that's how fans are. Teams can influence them, but they can never control them. They only do things according to their own preferences. These Zhang Jiale die-hards didn't care about the team's idea of establishing a new core, and ignored the Hundred Blossoms Club's statement that they hoped fans would be rational, that the past was the past, and that they should actively look forward to the future.

The Hundred Blossoms Club was also a little afraid! Their current team-building policy didn't leave a place for Zhang Jiale. They had even sold Hundred Blossoms, Dazzling Chaos's account card. Now the fans were actually doing this. If Zhang Jiale was moved and suddenly changed his mind, determined to return to Hundred Blossoms, it would put the team in an awkward position.

Fortunately, Zhang Jiale seemed determined this time. In his comeback declaration, Zhang Jiale once again expressed his gratitude and guilt to the Hundred Blossoms fans.

"But, in any case, there are some things that I must pursue," Zhang Jiale said at the press conference.

"Do you mean the championship?" a reporter asked at the time.

"Yes," Zhang Jiale nodded.

"Is the championship really that important?" a reporter said with some contempt. The Hundred Blossoms fans had been very benevolent to Zhang Jiale, almost begging him with tears in their eyes. But Zhang Jiale still refused to turn back. Many people couldn't stand it, even the media and reporters sometimes couldn't help but have some personal feelings.

"Yes, it's very important," Zhang Jiale looked directly at the reporter's disdainful eyes. "It's important above all else."