The heroes she played the most were support types, mostly Cai Wenji, Yao, and Da Qiao. Occasionally, she would play mid-lane, typically choosing Xiao Qiao, Diao Chan, or Wang Zhaojun.
"..."
Sheng Kuang suspected that the girl living on the third floor chose heroes based on her looks.
This girl's mid-lane play was truly not great. The number of times she died combined was more than the assists she got playing support.
...
After dinner, Lin Jing returned to her room and logged into the game again.
She didn't actually plan to play, just remembered a mission she hadn't completed.
After finishing the mission, she intended to go offline. Suddenly, an invitation popped up in the game.
Lin Jing was on the fifth floor and needed to ban heroes. Unsure which hero to ban, she typed again: "Which hero should I ban?"
He Wang: "Whatever."
Qin Yu: "As you wish."
Li Xiaozhou: "Up to you."
Sheng Kuang: "Who are you afraid of banning?"
Lin Jing: "..."
Lin Jing thought for dozens of seconds and banned Yun Ying, a currently strong jungler.
After banning, she realized that Sheng Kuang on the first floor had already pre-selected Yun Ying.
Sheng Kuang, in her phone, let out a laugh: "Afraid of me too?"
Lin Jing, gripping her phone, closed her eyes and typed: "..." "No."
Xiao Jing Jing Jing Jiang: "I didn't see."
Sheng Kuang grunted and remained silent. When it was her turn to pick a hero after the opponent banned theirs, she looked through the junglers and locked in Li Bai.
...
After Sheng Kuang picked her hero, she picked up her constantly vibrating phone.
CeC·senced: "What the hell? Why did you kick me out of the room?"
CeC·senced: "Damn it, we agreed on a five-player party. What do you mean? Give me an explanation."
CeC·senced made a voice call.
CeC·senced: "Ahhhhhh don't play dead, come out, come out, come out."
CeC·senced threw a grenade.
miracle: "Go solo queue yourself."
miracle: "I'm bringing someone."
CeC·senced: "Bringing who?"
CeC·senced: "I want to see who has the guts to take my spot."
miracle: "The little boss."
CeC·senced: "?"
CeC·senced: "What little boss?"
CeC·senced: "No way, Kuang Zai, you've stooped to bringing bosses now?"
CeC·senced: "Do you still have to pretend to be a loli and call me 'little brother'?"
The game started, and Sheng Kuang didn't reply to Chen Jing's messages anymore, letting him talk to himself on WeChat.
...
Because she was playing with Sheng Kuang, Lin Jing was very careful with her hero selection, using Yao, whom she was more familiar with.
This hero was one of the most popular among the ladies in Honor of Kings. It had low operational difficulty. After reaching level four, she would attach herself to a teammate. If she felt like it, she would occasionally use her first or second skill. If not, she only needed to manage her ultimate skill, providing shields for her teammates from time to time.
With four professional players in the five-player party, the game felt like playing against bots. Lin Jing felt like she barely played before the match was hazily over.
She was quite lucky. In the first two matches, she got to play Yao. However, in the third match, Yao was banned at the start. Without that option, Lin Jing had to pick her second most proficient hero, Cai Wenji.
Lin Jing played four consecutive matches as Cai Wenji, using a different skin for Cai Wenji in each game.
As the game started, Sheng Kuang recalled that they had played a total of six matches that night so far, and the girl living on the third floor had used six different skins.
He wondered if she wasn't playing Honor of Kings, but Miracle Nikki.
Throughout the night, Lin Jing was either Yao or Cai Wenji.
In the match where she was trying to ascend to the King rank, Yao was banned at the start. Afraid of not getting Cai Wenji, Lin Jing requested a help pick. Sheng Kuang clicked to help pick, and Lin Jing ended up on the first floor while Sheng Kuang was on the fifth.
They were on the red team and picked heroes later, so Sheng Kuang was the last to pick. After Lin Jing picked her hero, she went to the restroom. When she came back, the game was paused on the loading screen. Lin Jing took two tissues, wiped her hands, and heard the broadcast: "The enemy team will reach the battlefield in five seconds."
About five minutes into the game, amidst the voice line "Let's go! Crush the mentally challenged old people," Lin Jing came from the mid-lane to the jungle. Seeing that Sheng Kuang only had half health, she instinctively went to his side and cast her ultimate.
"My Male God is Cao Cao, my pet is A Dian, and my dream is to raise a llama."
Lin Jing listened to Cai Wenji's lines from her phone and circled Sheng Kuang, healing him to full. Then, she suddenly realized that Sheng Kuang was playing Lan.
Cai Wenji, Lan. Lan, Cai Wenji...
The most popular promotional video in Honor of Kings was about the story of these two heroes. This CP was intensely loved by netizens.
Lin Jing didn't know why she was suddenly feeling so dramatic. Her hand trembled, and she cast her second skill. As a result, Sheng Kuang's last blue buff went to her instead.
Lin Jing: "..."
Sheng Kuang: "..."
Sheng Kuang probably didn't expect to have his blue buff stolen. He stood still for three seconds, ignoring Qin Yu's constant "Request to gather!" calls from the top lane, and headed straight for the opponent's blue buff area.
Lin Jing stood in the river, looking at the top lane, then at Sheng Kuang. For a moment, she didn't know whether to follow Sheng Kuang to the enemy's blue area or listen to Qin Yu and go to the top lane.
Seeing that the jungler wouldn't come, Qin Yu turned on voice chat: "Top lane, top lane, the enemy's Marco can burst me down."
Sheng Kuang, crouching in the bush by the enemy's blue buff: "Can't come, no mana."
Lin Jing: "..."
At the same time, Sheng Kuang's phone was still vibrating incessantly.
CeC·senced: "Is the super pretty girl living at your place the little boss you mentioned?"
CeC·senced: "Why do you call her little boss?"
CeC·senced: "Holy crap, can this girl play? Using her ultimate without a team fight? What a waste."
CeC·senced: "Ah, your blue was stolen, and you're not even mad?"
CeC·senced: "What the hell? You're really not mad. This isn't like you. Going AFK after having your blue stolen is more like you, Kuang Zai. Stay stable, don't break character!"