Ranked matches followed the three-ban, blue side first-pick format. Sui Ning and Ji Yunyu were in the third and fourth slots.
Since the rank wasn’t that high, the banning phase went by quickly.
Having not streamed in a while, Sui Ning thought for a moment before asking his viewers, “What hero do you guys want to see?”
The chat immediately flooded with requests for Aeria, but soon others started spamming Winter Queen, Phantom Trickster, and even Puppeteer, Skywrath, and Celestial Songstress—heroes Sui Ning almost never played on stream.
The barrage was self-assured as always.
[We’ve seen dozens of Aeria highlight reels already, why not give the lesser-played heroes a chance!!]
[I want to see Puppeteer! I don’t even understand the combo list for that hero, but it looks so cool!]
[ Same! I feel like Feng-bao would be strong on any assassin.]
[Why can’t Celestial Songstress have her moment? She’s a tempo-based mid laner, just like Yuna! I’ve been stuck at 10k points forever, Feng-bao please teach me QuQ]
Sui Ning himself didn’t really mind which hero to pick.
But before he could even ask for Ji Yunyu’s opinion, the first slot instantly locked in Frost Goddess, a mid-lane mage.
The second slot immediately locked in Executioner, a marksman.
[……?]
[Huh, what’s going on??]
[Wait… what???]
[What’s happening? Role stealing? I’m actually speechless…]
The chat was stunned.
[Hold on—those first two IDs, are they a couple or something? = =]
[For a second I thought this was the peak server, but no—it’s ranked, IDs are visible, and this is a duo queue!]
[Uh… seriously? They saw the third slot’s ID and still stole mid?]
[Flashbacks to Bronze rank. How confident do you have to be to steal mid from the third slot = =? I remember Feng-bao only ever got role-stolen way back when he couldn’t show match records…]
[That’s on us—we couldn’t decide which hero he’d play, so Feng-bao didn’t post his stats. But seriously, even if it’s not him, at least ask first before locking mid!]
[Exactly. Even if you don’t recognize the name, ask your teammate first! Or post your own stats before locking, maybe?]
After the lock-in, the first slot leisurely posted their match record:
[He Acts on Instinct]: Hero Record — [Frost Goddess]: Matches: 917, Win Rate: 51% (Gold/Silver medals: 145/207), Overall rating: 81.3, Hero Power: 10,070, Current Honor: Province Haiyou Rank #94
[He Acts on Instinct]: I’m playing mid.
[……]
[I thought it was raining, but it’s just the sound of me being speechless.]
[This is ridiculous… you lock the hero first then declare mid? What are you, an emperor issuing decrees?]
[Frost Goddess isn’t bad, top 100 in a province with 10k points is decent, but still…]
[Strength aside, it’s definitely not stronger than slot three. Swinging your axe at the Feng-bao gate, huh.]
[Dami’s at 140 stars in ranked, 2700+ in peak. Wind soloed him. Now this slot one steals Feng-bao’s mid—are we sure this isn’t the Korean No.1 mage’s smurf?]
[ Definitely. We all misunderstood, slot one’s actually a carry god!]
Sui Ning was caught off guard. He wasn’t arrogant enough to assume everyone in the game recognized his ID—but really, first match after returning to streaming, and this happens?
A little embarrassed, he glanced at Ji Yunyu.
“…So, what do we do now?” he asked.
Ji Yunyu raised a brow and smiled lazily. “What, it’s just a role steal~ Feng-bao can flex, right~?”
“Then I’ll go top lane…”
“No.” Ji Yunyu cut him off immediately. “Playing mid without you is already hard enough. If you’re not there to support me, I can’t play.”
Sui Ning: ?
“You used to solo queue all the time,” Sui Ning pointed out.
“I don’t care,” Ji Yunyu said flatly.
Sui Ning: “......”
Sui Ning really didn’t know much about support heroes.
Left with no choice, he sighed and asked the chat again, “Okay, I’ll play support this round—what do you guys want to see?”
This time, he was genuinely torn. He wasn’t great at any support hero.
The barrage quickly recovered from God Yun’s shameless remark and began spamming hero names again—mostly the strong meta supports like Scythe of Calamity, Radiant Goddess, Molten Shield, and Shadow Hawk.
But the more they spammed, the harder it became for Sui Ning to decide. He was even thinking of starting a poll.
Then Ji Yunyu calmly switched to his own stream’s backend—right in front of millions of viewers—and opened Sui Ning’s stream. Using his main account, he sent a barrage message:
[PNG_Cloud: Spirit Fawn]
A dazzling rainbow special effect streaked across the screen, and for an instant, Sui Ning’s stream fell silent.
A few seconds later, the viewers finally processed what had just happened—but by then, it was too late to react normally. Almost by instinct, they followed the lead of that rainbow barrage and started spamming Spirit Fawn like crazy.
The name Luer and her title flooded the entire screen.
Meanwhile, Ji Yunyu’s own viewers were frozen in shock.
[…What the hell.]
[What’s he doing? What’s he trying to do…? Is it what I think it is? Huh? Someone translate this for me!!]
[Didn’t he used to say that anyone who picked Spirit Fawn in high-rank games was useless because the hero has no carry potential? Now he’s asking Feng-bao to play her???]
[Some people got flamed for refusing teammates to pick Spirit Fawn, accused of “hero discrimination,” and now? The double standards are wild^^ I’m actually dying of laughter.]
[God Yun, slow down… how am I supposed to keep convincing the other fans that there’s nothing going on between you and Feng-bao if you keep doing stuff like this?!]
[It’s over, damn it, this cloud has bad intentions — I’m seriously about to die from auntie-smiling!!]
[Holy crap, I’m splitting apart — God Yun, I didn’t think you were this kind of person! If you want him to pick your hero, just say it in voice chat! What, you two don’t have team comms or something?! You really had to go to his stream and drop that comment? Great, now his whole chat is spamming “Spirit Fawn”!! You’ve killed me with this ship — how are you going to make it up to me?!]
[Help, I’m watching both streams at once right now — this is too intense, oh my god!!]
Like the rest of the fans, Sui Ning was also momentarily stunned by the unexpected rainbow-colored barrage.
In the blink of an eye, the entire 32566 livestream chat was filled with people spamming Spirit Fawn.
The young man turned slightly, dazed, to glance at Ji Yunyu — only to find the other pretending to watch the screen as if nothing had happened.
Sui Ning: “You really want me to pick Spirit Fawn?”
Ji Yunyu looked innocent. “What’s wrong with Spirit Fawn? Don’t be a hero snob. You told your fans they could pick.”
Barrage: LOL, look who’s suddenly against hero discrimination now.
Sui Ning couldn’t help but laugh. “You’re obviously the one who started it. If it weren’t for you, they wouldn’t be like this.”
Ji Yunyu puffed out his cheeks and clicked his tongue. “What? I can’t be your fan now?”
Finding Xiao Yunduo acting cute like this oddly endearing, Sui Ning’s fingers twitched — suppressing the urge to pinch his face. “…You can.”
He scrolled through the hero list, found Spirit Fawn – Luer, and gave the camera a slightly helpless smile. “God Yun has spoken, so I guess I have no choice. I’ll pick her.”
Sui Ning pressed Lock In.
A faint smile immediately curved Ji Yunyu’s lips.
[He totally dotes on him^^]
[He totally dotes on him^^]
[I’m speechless — am I watching an esports match or a romantic drama? Why is my heart going doki-doki?! I’m a guy, damn it!!!]
[ Chill, bro. Doki just means your heart’s excited! It’s a normal biological response!]
[Help! I just got my cavities filled and now I’m getting new ones from all this sweetness!!]
Countless fans opened both livestreams, barking wildly in both chats at once — making Sui Ning wonder if choosing Spirit Fawn had somehow turned into breaking news.
Well, it was just for fun anyway — not like this was a pro training match. Whatever, he thought, no harm in relaxing. He began carefully reading through Spirit Fawn’s skill descriptions and muttered, “Why are all her skins limited editions? I don’t own a single one.”
[……And it would be weird if you did!!!!]
[Help, why does Feng-bao sound like he’s whining when he complains — I’m actually dying.]
[Help 1, Baby don’t whine, I’ll send you gifts!!]
[You can’t buy Spirit Fawn’s skins anymore — hey devs, you hearing this? Re-release them already!!]
[Am I the only one noticing that Feng-bao’s actually reading the skills? God, this is what a real solo queue king looks like — he’s never even played Spirit Fawn before, amazing!!]
[I used to think everyone started out with Spirit Fawn or Little Fox… until…]
[ Feng-bao did start with Little Fox, but uh… ours was a baby fox. His was a Nine-Tailed Fox.]
[I’m tearing up — as one of the old fans from Daming Lake, will I ever live to see Feng-bao get a national-rank badge with Xiaolian again?]
The chat was lively with chatter.
But their teammates — apparently people who never watched streams or tournaments — had no idea what was happening. When they saw Spirit Fawn picked, they immediately questioned it in team chat.
[He Acts on Instinct]: ?
[He Acts on Instinct]: ? Third pick?
[He Acts on Instinct]: Can’t read the comp?? How many stars are you and you’re picking Fawn? Just gonna cling to a carry’s thigh and be a useless **?
[He Acts on Instinct]: Bet you don’t even know how she works. Unbelievable.
[Fenglan]: ?
[?]
[What the hell… I’m speechless.]
[I hereby declare this the most brainless message of the day.]
[Confirmed — first pick really doesn’t know who third pick is.]
[What did that censored word mean? Two characters?]
[Something like “sell *”? I’m just guessing, but it’s definitely not polite… why’s this guy so toxic?]
[No idea, but if he loses one more, he’s dropping out of provincial Top 100 — maybe that’s why he’s mad?]
[Why do people assume picking Fawn means you’ll lose? I’m shaking with rage!!]
[Does he not know who third and fourth pick are?! Whether Feng-bao can play Fawn or not, are we pretending fourth pick isn’t just as good?!]
Even the barrage was speechless.
Almost simultaneously, Ji Yunyu’s expression went ice cold.
[Cloud]: ?
[Cloud]: Who are you talking to?
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