Chapter 951: King's Showdown, Relaxing the Heart

"Of course I missed you, of course I did."

Mao Mao nodded proudly.

"Stop being so mushy, Mao Mao — they just got back."

Hearing Liying's words, Mao Mao was quite unconvinced.

But unable to show it, she had no choice but to compromise with a nod.

After arriving at the house, the fragrant aroma of cooking drifted from the kitchen.

Ning Chen knew this was the smell of Teacher San Lei's cooking.

No wonder only Teacher He and the others had been left waiting back then.

So Teacher San Lei had come back to cook.

Arriving at the kitchen, he instinctively glanced over.

"Oh, Ning Chen, you rascal's back — hurry over here and be my assistant."

With Teacher San Lei, a slip of the tongue could be brushed off, and Ning Chen never minded.

He picked up the apron beside the fridge, put it on, and went to assist Teacher San Lei.

"Teacher San Lei, I just went out and bought crab — take a look."

Seeing the bound crab in the bag, Teacher San Lei nodded as well.

"Not bad, fresh ingredients."

"So how do you plan to prepare this crab?"

Facing Teacher San Lei's question, Ning Chen thought for a moment.

"That definitely can't be my call — of course it's still up to Teacher San Lei to decide."

Teacher San Lei laughed.

"You're still just as sensible as ever, haven't changed a bit — then let's just steam it, and drizzle it with the sauce when it's done."

Ning Chen nodded, and the two of them got busy in the kitchen.

Lin Yi, however, was different — the moment he got back, he started horsing around with his old buddies, chatting back and forth.

"How have you all been lately?"

"Pretty okay, just getting by so-so — as long as we're not going hungry, that's fine."

Lin Yi's words sent everyone present into a fit of laughter.

Not seeing Ning Chen and the others, he felt something was off.

"Seems like they're in the kitchen."

"How can that be? Just got back and already sent to the kitchen to lend a hand."

Liying rushed to the kitchen at once and swapped out Ning Chen; after much back-and-forth, Ning Chen still gave in.

With a wry smile, he walked out of the kitchen and sat down on the living room sofa.

"Ning Chen came out — got kicked out by Liying, hahaha."

"Probably."

And this was fine too — this was what truly relaxing felt like.

Peng Peng looked around at the people present — Teacher He, Ning Chen, Lin Yi, Sister Zifeng, and himself.

That's exactly five people.

"Ning Chen, Lin Yi, do you two play Honor of Kings?"

Hearing the words "Honor of Kings," Lin Yi got fired up.

"If you're talking about that game, I dare say no one here has a higher rank than me."

Seeing that proud look in his eyes, Peng Peng wasn't pleased.

"Oh? Want to compare?"

Neither would back down, so they opened the game interface — Peng Peng was Unmatched King, while Lin Yi was Strongest King.

"That's it? That's all you've got?"

Being mercilessly mocked, Lin Yi had no way out — his bold words earlier had been spoken a bit too soon.

"Fine, fine, I concede."

Watching the two of them keep competing, the other three — Ning Chen, Teacher He, and Sister Zifeng — all opened the game.

They added each other as friends; Peng Peng added Ning Chen, only to discover that Ning Chen was actually the highest-ranked among the five.

"Glory? Brother Ning Chen, do you really have time to play games normally?"

Ning Chen shook his head.

"Recently I really haven't had time, but before that I could still play at night."

Just how strong must this super pro be.

While Peng Peng and Lin Yi were arguing, Ning Chen just stood by watching the show.

Teacher He and Sister Zifeng were different, though — one was Bronze, the other Diamond.

The two of them had ranks too embarrassing to show off.

"How about you four play — I'm just Bronze, I won't play."

"That won't do — without you, who's going to call the shots?"

Ning Chen teased Teacher He, and being spoken to like that, Teacher He didn't refuse either.

Sister Zifeng never said a word from start to finish, but silently went into the room.

Inside the room, the five players' ranks immediately revealed the gap.

Ning Chen stood out, matched successfully, and seeing the similar avatars on the opposite side, they knew they'd run into kindred spirits.

Clearly, the other team was also five blacks.

"Brothers, push hard, crush them."

Pengpeng's blood boiled; after entering the game, the five of them began operating their characters.

The worst performer was Teacher He, who kept feeding the enemy tower.

No matter how the other four tried to dissuade him, he wouldn't listen; after all, a Bronze player simply didn't understand the game mechanics.

Teacher He could only smile bitterly; he didn't understand why they were trying to stop him.

The game had barely lasted five minutes, and Teacher He had already fed six kills.

This had made the enemy mid-laner extremely fed, fat to the point of oozing oil.

Meanwhile, from the start of the game until now, Ning Chen had said nothing, mindlessly farming for gold.

His gold quickly rose, even exceeding the enemy mid-laner's by a thousand.

At that moment, no one spoke; everyone focused intently on operating their own characters.

In the team fight, Ning Chen stood out, charging in and out seven times, matching the enemy's numbers completely.

Such a serious Ning Chen was truly terrifying; even in the game, he was this formidable.

I really want to know how Ning Chen's brain is built.

But we can't just pull it off to look; seeing it with our own eyes is enough.

After some time, a team fight erupted; clearly, Ning Chen's side was struggling greatly.

Given the rank gap, plus Teacher He's terrible performance, doing this well was already impressive.

In the final team fight, only Ning Chen remained.

"Go for it, Ning Chen, hold the line!"

Ning Chen laughed heartily; he felt very relaxed, seemingly not as serious as just now.

It was precisely this relaxed attitude that wiped out the enemy's five members, using only his jungler role.

"Is this the legendary Jungle King? Brother Ning Chen, you are my idol."

Pengpeng's flattery was so over-the-top it was unbearable to watch; in the end, he was taken down by Ning Chen along with everyone else.

The moment the enemy crystal exploded, the other four cheered.

And Ning Chen was also very happy.