The players at the TSM base gathered together, including Captain Orangutan, Maggiola, Kim Sang-soo and others.
The outside world is still unclear about Li Hao's next stop, but it is clear within TSM that the league's number one player will most likely not come back after returning to China to visit his family this time.
After the uniform team communicated with Li Hao several times, they no longer wanted to retain him.
Everyone at TSM is still sincerely grateful to Li Hao.
S9 was a season of mutual achievement. Li Hao established his position in the league world, and TSM became the true hegemon of the North American region.
During the dinner near 12 o'clock, the remaining people in the base were filled with emotion, recalling what happened in the past and this season.
Li Hao chatted with his senior brother for a long time until about three o'clock in the afternoon.
Finally, they left a precious group photo on the base's Corridor of Glory.
Because the stupid chicken was not there, the uniform team took out a turkey from Aunt Mary's kitchen as a substitute. This great idea was Li Hao's idea.
"Li, let's browse this corridor again."
"good."
"Do you still remember what you looked like when you first came here?"
"Of course I remember that the things from the old base have not been moved here yet. The corridor only has transparent glass windows. The built-in lights inside are not turned on, and there are no items on display."
A smile appeared on Captain Orangutan’s fleshy face:
"Yeah, but it's different now."
"Spring Champion, Mid-Season Champion, Intercontinental Champion, Summer Champion, S World Champion."
"Hahaha, it's so crazy. In just one season, all my dreams about league e-sports have been realized."
"do you know?"
"In 2016, I saw you playing a game at Staples Center. At that time, I had an idea. You are the only one who can help TSM and LCS accomplish these things."
"It turns out that I was right!"
Having said this, the orangutan captain pumped his fist excitedly, feeling proud of his vision.
Li Hao also smiled. He knew about this matter. Captain Orangutan often talked about it and said it countless times. North American e-sports reporters had already reported it.
In the display window, next to the mid-season championship trophy, is a black jersey.
This is the team uniform Li Hao wore on MSI.
In TSM's professional terms, this team uniform has been retired. As long as TSM exists, it will be stored here forever for fans of the league to visit.
At the end of the corridor, in the golden display window, the brand-new Summoner's Cup and the championship jersey with gold rims flashed under the built-in ambient light, showing a legendary S9.
This is the most precious honor for TSM and the most precious honor for the LCS.
The orangutan captain looked at the Summoner's Cup and couldn't help but said:
"Li, do you mind leaving another photo?"
"Come on, Reginald, let's take a photo."
"good!"
With the golden window as the background, Li Hao and Captain Orangutan captured his last memory in TSM.
…
On the afternoon of December 14th.
At Li Hao's request, TSM did not make any big noise and arrived at Los Angeles International Airport accompanied by Senior Brother and Kaliu.
However, some well-connected e-sports people still got the news in advance.
For example, Haochui Smith, who emerged from the North American Supernova to the top.
Including David, they also chased him outside the airport.
Having played in the LCS league for such a long time, Li Hao is naturally familiar with several leading commentators.
At the airport entrance, I chatted with them for a while and finally exchanged blessings.
After they separated, Smith winked immediately. In David's shocked eyes, Smith suddenly burst into tears and quickly took two photos.
One showed his tearful and sad face, and the other showed Li Hao dragging his suitcase from behind.
Smith posted:
"I was uneasy when I walked out of Paris from TSM, because I knew that the 2019 winter window was opening."
"The moment I was worried about has finally arrived."
"God came in the winter of S8, and God returned in the winter of S9. The fire of Nirvana melted the ice and snow of the LCS, and the earth warmed up. Now, after the LCS is thriving, he chooses to bid farewell silently, abandoning the cheers and applause, and disappears in the City of Angels."
"Stay."
"It is the first championship that millions of LCS fans are waiting for, it is the fourth consecutive championship of the legendary dynasty, it is the unique Dynasty Cup, it is a season that LCS players will never forget, and it is a magnificent e-sports epic."
"LCS has no reason to prevent him from returning to his hometown. Let me bless him together."
"..."
Smith uploaded the two photos he took to the home page.
After that, he used special effects to process Li Hao's back and uploaded the third picture.
In the third photo, Li Hao has a halo and holy angel wings. This is Smith's respect and blessing for him.
After David was surprised, he also took action.
He cried bitterly, as if he was heartbroken.
Old photos taken on mobile phones show many scenes of Li Hao in 2019, which is enough to make a large number of fans lose their minds and recall those scenes together.
The two Haochui commentators did a great job.
The news they posted caused an earthquake in the LCS.
"The first person in the alliance boarded the plane back home!"
Someone asked TSM and it was confirmed that this was true.
However, TSM explained that the No. 1 player in the league is going back to visit his family, and his whereabouts next season are currently unknown.
The media are not stupid, they guessed that TSM was covering up.
However, this does not prevent it from attracting the attention of the entire alliance world!
"elder brother"
At the airport, the e-sports mercenaries were reluctant to say goodbye.
Li Hao comforted and said:
"Bingquan, don't be so sad."
"The plane is fast, the road in life is long, and there will be many opportunities to meet in the future."
"Um!"
They hugged briefly, and the senior brother sent his blessing: "Have a safe journey."
Then, he said proudly:
"Brother Hao, the person I recognize most in the alliance is you."
"but."
"If we meet on the field in the future, I will not show mercy!"
Li Hao smiled.
"bring it on."
"See you in the top 16 next season."
The senior brother laughed awkwardly: "What's the top 16? See you in the finals!"
"Um."
"goodbye."
"Take care of yourself."
"..."
At 3:05 pm, the plane took off from Los Angeles International Airport.
The City of Angels became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared from sight.
This journey was quite long. Li Hao changed planes in Frankfurt and Vienna successively. Sometimes it was dusk and then it was dark. Li Hao's time was almost out of order.
After 34 hours and 40 minutes, we finally arrived at Pudong International Airport.
Magic City is 16 hours faster than Los Angeles, and Li Hao is equivalent to coming to the future world.
Due to the constant transfer of flights and the time difference, it was actually two days before we arrived in Shanghai.
That is 5:45 in the evening on December 16th.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our plane has begun its descent."
"..."
Familiar runway, familiar sky.
The moment Li Hao got off the plane, his whole body was filled with joy and peace, which was something he couldn't experience abroad.
He tightened his clothes, looked around, lowered his hat, dragged his suitcase, and walked low-key out of the airport.
"Where is Brother Hao?"
"I checked the flight time and I will be back today."
"I heard that he was wearing black clothes. Yes, it was black in the photo that Smith sent."
"I'm from Penguin Esports, are you fans of Brother Hao?"
"He's a fan, and he's also a little TV reporter."
"I'm from Douyu."
"Hoho, let's wait together."
Several young media people smiled in unison: "Brother Hao is so awesome. He has been on the cover of e-sports for four consecutive years. He is even better than Jordan."
"I am abroad, but the popularity in China has exploded."
"There is no doubt that he is already the top among the top, and he is the real deal."
Some media people around me broke the news: "Just wait, there will be an interview with CCTV soon, and I heard that I will be featured in a column."
"awesome."
Some waiting media people gossiped: "What tidbits does Brother Hao have? Have you heard about it?"
Many people listened attentively.
Gossip about the number one player in the league is definitely big news.
"No, my colleague went to Los Angeles last month. A journalist friend there said that Brother Hao never goes to nightclubs and usually trains at the base."
"Oh, it's quite homely."
"Staying in a house is called a house, that's called keeping oneself clean, that's called a career!"
"..."
After some discussion, it became clear that there were quite a few loyal Haochui among the media people.
After checking the time, we saw people coming out of the airport one after another. Based on the intelligence, everyone glanced at the young man in black clothes.
"Hey, little brother."
"Did you see a man in a black coat with King letters printed on the back?"
A Douyu staff member with a shark logo printed on his body asked a young man wearing a white shirt and a mask.
The young man shook his head.
The staff member said thank you and looked towards the exit.
Li Hao almost laughed out loud.
The last time he went to Jiangcheng, he met several super managers of Douyu, who all managed his live broadcast room.
The person in front of me is one of them.
Mr. Chen from Douyu made many phone calls to himself and communicated with him many times.
You didn't even recognize me in person. I'm afraid you might be stabbed by Mr. Chen when you turn around.
Okay, I'll just pretend I've never seen you.
'After one year abroad, have I changed so much?'
Li Hao secretly cursed.
Unlike traveling in groups in the past, this time he was alone and it was really difficult to find him among the crowd.
Moreover, he didn't do anything to show off and was very low-key.
If there is congestion at the airport, the impact will be really bad.
He dragged a small suitcase and went out along the exit.
Unexpectedly, I received a call from Shanghai as soon as I left the house.
"brother!"
"My good brother, Ya'er, you are finally back! We haven't seen each other for a long time, and we must get together today! I can't even eat well if I can't see you, you know?"
The prostitute teacher's loud voice vibrated the phone, and his tone was enthusiastic and exaggerated.
"Teacher whoring, we only met in Paris."
"It's different, it's a magic city."
"Do you have a place to stay tonight?"
Sao Zhu said eagerly: "My house is very big. You can come and live here, play together at night, and sleep when you are tired."
The corners of Li Hao's eyes twitched.
"Don't worry, I have a place to live."
"It's so rude to rush over now. I just got off the plane and my mental state is not very good."
"I'll visit you again in a few days. I'd like to thank you for domestic matters."
"Brother, you are too outsider!"
"..."
The two chatted for a few more words. Li Hao knew that Liu was good at chatting, so he hung up the phone early.
He stood outside the airport and took a photo with the airport as the background.
I posted this photo on my homepage.
Then he simply wrote: "I'm back at six o'clock in the evening in Shanghai."
This was sent to fans and also to the media people waiting at the airport.
If it’s a cold day, don’t wait.
Soon, major forums became abuzz.
Later, it was reported that the major e-sports media failed at the airport exit, and so many people were blocked by Shi Yizhong.
"vegetable!!"
"As expected of Brother Hao, he shows off his skills in every aspect."
When everyone in the media saw Li Hao's white shirt, they all knew they had fallen into the trap.
However, this cannot stop senior editors.
News comes at a glance:
"The number one player in the alliance has made a low-key return, hiding under the night of the Magic City. What's the secret?"
When I clicked in and took a look, it turned out to be a clickbait and there was no secret at all.
Brother Hao is back, we are in a good mood, otherwise I will curse you to death for being such a bitch!
…
Li Hao ignored the seething home page below, sent a text message to his parents, then turned his phone to silent, and then followed the message instructions on his phone until he arrived at the Pudong P1 parking lot in Terminal 1 of the airport.
Yes, I was picked up today and there is still a place to stay.
The parking lot was near the southeast corner, and Li Hao quickly found a Magic City license plate.
Got the right number.
With a "boom" sound, the inconspicuous white Volkswagen opened the car door, its delicate white face leaned out of the car window, and its ponytail jumped briskly.
Under the slender eyebrows, a pair of big eyes were full of surprise, and then narrowed like a small curved moon with the smile on his face.
Seeing Li Hao put his finger to his lips, the young lady in the car reacted quickly.
The sound he was about to shout out reached his lips, only a soft "Brother Hao" came out.
However, this scene of petty theft made Zhao Xiaoan a little shy and a little irritated.
Tsk tsk, this is Brother Hao.
The number one player in the league missed the e-sports media and was secretly taken into the car by her.
Well, this is almost the same as stealing crystals.
Don’t you want to be interviewed by the Magic City TV Station? Now there’s no problem in taking it directly to the TV Tower.
"Brother Hao, put your luggage in the trunk."
"Get in the car quickly, it's warm inside."
"OK."
Zhao Xiao'an pursed her lips, listening to the sound of "Gulu Lu" dragging the suitcase outside the car, she glanced back.
The time from blind date to familiarity with Li Hao is not short.
This year, they also have a lot of video chat records.
The feelings have already heated up.
From the attitude of each other, they are very serious and attach great importance to each other.
According to common sense, we should be very calm when facing each other now.
Can not be done!
Why is my heart beating so fast?
This is the brake, this is the accelerator, don't step on it wrong later.
Zhao Xiaoan, you need to calm down.
He's just an ordinary male god, what's there to be excited about?
Woohoo, this is Brother Hao~~
Zhao Xiaoan patted his chest and took a deep breath when Li Hao opened the door.
Soon, she discovered.
The powerful man who acted like an indifferent emperor when facing all the big scenes of the alliance actually fell into a brief moment of silence and embarrassment after getting into the passenger seat.
correct!
The male god is actually a simple little boy.
Brother Hao is also very timid.
now it's right!
Zhao Xiaoan sensitively read some body language from Li Hao's body movements.
Brother Hao is nervous!
The young lady showed a sweet smile.
She is quite confident about her appearance and charm after dressing up a little.
Zhao Xiaoan compared the anchors in the league and the female anchors who appeared in front of Li Hao. She was still confident.
but
Some of her illusions were quickly shattered.
Li Hao smiled and asked politely:
"Xiao An."
"Um?"
"I haven't asked yet, how many times have you driven in the city?"
"I don't mean anything else, just because I'm afraid you're not familiar with it."
Zhao Xiaoan's eyes widened and he instantly understood what Li Hao meant.
She snorted secretly, turned around and said with a smile:
"I just got the certificate and I'm just on my way today."
"When I was reversing, the right door was rubbed against me. I wasn't familiar with the road, but the navigation was very easy to use."
Li Hao pointed to the north:
"There is a hotel over there. The environment is very good. I stayed there last time and I will give you some stuffed animals. I will take you to see it."
"We can also have some midnight snacks."
The car door has been locked.
The engine roared to life.
"Brother Hao."
"Stay at my house tonight."
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