Ying Feng first met Ning Xi on a rainy night.
That day marked the fifth anniversary of the full-dive online game "CRA" going on sale.
It had been three years since Ying Feng won the championship.
One year since he retired...
After retiring, Ying Feng opened a full-dive gaming lounge, offering much the same service as an internet cafe.
Every day, he just sat behind the counter, serving as a "human vending machine" and wasting time.
Ten o'clock at night.
Ying Feng heard a cool, distant voice.
"Boss, ten hours."
He looked up, but there was no one there.
Only a few banknotes on the counter.
When he stood up, he saw a girl outside the counter, staring straight at him with an expressionless gaze.
He frowned. "No minors allowed."
The girl placed her ID on the counter, too.
Ying Feng held a cigarette in one hand and picked up her ID with the other. He glanced at it. "You're nineteen?"
The girl said nothing.
Ten hours later, Ying Feng agreed to take the girl on as his apprentice.
A year later, she stood on the CRA podium, becoming the first woman in the history of full-dive online gaming to win the championship.
The day Ning Xi met Ying Feng, she had only two hundred yuan to her name.
She rented a full-dive gaming machine, intending to use it as a bed so she could get a proper night's sleep.
She never expected to discover that she had a "talent."
Two months later.
Ning Xi asked, "Can an apprentice fall in love with her master?"
Ying Feng: "..."
Ning Xi asked again, "Can an apprentice be with her master?"
Ying Feng: "No."
Two months after that.
Ying Feng: "Who was the person you shook hands with yesterday?"
Ning Xi: "The captain of Team UR."
Ying Feng took a step closer, leaning in to narrow the distance between them. "He's up to no good with you. Don't shake his hand next time."
Ning Xi: "?"
Who was up to no good?
Maybe you should think back to what happened last night and say that again?
/Full-dive gaming, satisfying and sweet
/ Male lead is 26, female lead is 19, with a seven-year age gap
/Down-on-her-luck little princess × retired demon king
/Blurb dated 2020/12/15
Theme: Fight for your dreams
