The young man's eyes seemed to be smiling as he spoke, and Ellie was caught off guard, colliding with his pair of black eyes. She whispered, "You are still the most powerful."
Daniel said, "William and Ellie are both naturally talented players."
Hao Ming: "It's because you're too weak."
Daniel: "?"
The two were about to start bickering again when Ellie spoke up: "What do you mean by ranking and matching?"
Daniel explained, "Ranking is for climbing the ladder together, and matching is for entertainment. It's 5 versus 5, divided into three lanes. The mid-laner goes down the middle, the jungler roams their own and the enemy's jungle to help suppress, or to reap kills, the mid-laner is for the middle lane, the support helps the marksman on the development road, and the confrontation road doesn't need love, so it's only one person on the confrontation road, usually a tank."
Ellie nodded, "I understand."
William looked at her and said, "Want to give it a try?"
"Sure."
A few minutes later.
Daniel looked at the performance of their Xiao Qiao (Ellie) with nine kills and one death, slightly dazed.
William's performance was even more impressive, with twenty-three kills and zero deaths.
The opposing team was so confused by the slaughter that they threatened to report them for using cheats in the all-channel chat.
Ellie asked William, "What does 'using technology' mean?"
"It means using hacks or cheats."
"Oh, I see, why would they say that?"
William chuckled and said, "Because they think you're too good."
Hearing this, Ellie felt her face getting quite warm.
...
"Won!" Daniel exclaimed, excitedly hugging Hao Ming beside him.
Originally, they were at a disadvantage, but they managed to turn the tide and win.
Ellie had never experienced this feeling before; she had never played games in so many years and had never felt the joy of winning a game.
Daniel looked at the ten consecutive wins on his phone and said, "Can't play anymore, can't play anymore, we'll definitely lose if we continue."
He then glanced at the darkening sky outside and said, "How about setting off fireworks?"
Ellie asked upon hearing this, "Can we set off fireworks here?"
"Of course, we can!" Daniel replied.
"It's been several years since we were allowed to set off fireworks where I'm from; I haven't seen any for years."
William tugged at her sleeve and said, "Come, I'll take you to see the fireworks."
Ellie looked at William a little dazed, then a smile rose on her face: "Okay."
...
In front of the abandoned old building, there was a spacious area.
William put down the fireworks and said to Ellie, "Want to give it a try?"
Ellie hesitated a bit.
William handed her the lighter in his hand and smiled, "Give it a try. I'll count three, two, one, and then you light it and run."
"Okay."
Ellie squatted down to light the fire, and as soon as she lit it, she was scared and pulled her hand back.
William smiled at her and said, "Try again."
As soon as Ellie finished lighting it, she was scared and stood up. William grabbed her hand and ran to the side.
His hand was very large.
Warm with heat.
Ellie followed him to the side, looking at their intertwined hands, her heart was in turmoil.
William had grabbed her hand in a panic, and her hand was very soft, small.
He looked at their intertwined hands and suddenly felt a bit reluctant to let go.
He released Ellie's hand, feeling as if something was missing in his palm.
Daniel looked at the motionless fireworks barrel, then approached and said, "What's going on? Did it not light?"
"Bang."
A beam of light flew into the sky.
Followed by several beams of light flying into the sky.
Daniel was startled and fell to the ground, saying, "These fireworks are so inconsiderate, they startled me."
Hao Ming pulled him up and then stepped back.
Colorful fireworks exploded in the sky.
Gorgeous and dazzling.
Ellie was watching the fireworks, William was watching Ellie.
Daniel was taking pictures of the fireworks, looking at the two people standing together.
Ellie was wearing a white down jacket, with a light pink scarf around her neck, her face was rosy and fair, William was wearing a black down jacket, at this moment, his eyes were full of smiles.
Daniel couldn't help but take a picture of the two people.
A barrel of fireworks was soon finished.
Daniel raised the bag in his hand towards the two and said, "William, Ellie, there are other small fireworks here."
Hao Ming pulled out a box of fairy sticks and said, "Daniel, do you still play with this?"
Daniel snatched the fairy stick from his hand and said, "Get lost, this is what William bought for Ellie."
After speaking, he handed the box of fairy sticks in his hand to Ellie.
Ellie opened the box, then handed one to William, and one to Hao Ming and Daniel, saying, "Let's play together."
After she finished speaking, she lit up the fairy sticks for the four people.
She looked at the dazzling firelight, her eyes curved into little crescents.
Daniel lit another firecracker.
First, there was a burst of firelight, then crackling out many colorful sparks, and then it exploded.
Ellie said, "This one is also beautiful."
Daniel wanted to use the firecracker in his hand to scare Hao Ming.
Hao Ming grabbed his wrist and said, "If you dare to throw a firecracker in my hat, I'll blow you up."
"I won't throw it, what's the big deal?" Daniel said, then took out something from his pocket and handed it to Hao Ming, saying, "I'll treat you to candy."
Hao Ming saw what was in his hand and said, "Get lost, do you really think I don't know what this is? Isn't it the kind that will explode after being thrown into your mouth and lit?"
"Mason is really smart."
"Get lost."
On the other side, William was still teaching Ellie to play with something else.
Ellie was holding the long one and said, "What is this?"
William said, "It will spray little fireworks inside, want to try?"
Ellie was a bit eager to try, then took the lighter from him.
She lit her own, and then William came over to light his.
Crackling out many sparks, it was very beautiful.
The four people played for a long time.
Ellie said, "I'm very happy today. I played games I've never played before, watched fireworks, and set off many fireworks I've never played with, so I'm really happy today."
Daniel said, "Didn't Ellie set off fireworks when we could during the holidays? We usually set off fireworks, play games, and run around."
Ellie said, "When I was a child, my family didn't allow it, and when I grew up, it was not allowed anymore."
"What does Ellie usually do for the New Year?"
"Do homework, read books in the bookstore."
She just mentioned that she hadn't seen fireworks for a long time, and William took her to set off fireworks.
They also played many others together.
William looked at her and said, "If you don't mind, we can play together in the future."
Ellie looked at him and said, "Is that okay?"
"Of course it is, what are you talking about, little teacher."
Ellie looked at him, her apricot eyes curved again.
Close to nine o'clock, the three men saw her off downstairs. Ellie waved gently to the three men and said, "Goodbye."