As soon as he returned to school, Xia Qiu was told that the school autumn sports meeting was about to be held before he could ask other students for advice on his pile of homework.
As one of the class monitors, Liu Lingmei was responsible for registering girls for the competition. Seeing her petite figure desperately mobilizing the girls in the class to actively participate in the class meeting, Xia Qiu had to support her personally. Because she was worried that the demon power in her body might lead to cheating, after repeatedly researching the events she could participate in, she only chose the 1,500-meter long-distance race and the four-by-one-hundred-meter relay. She would do both in the three years of junior high school. Participating in relay events with Liu Lingmei seems to have become a tacit understanding between them.
On the boys side, Du He was in charge of registration, and Ouyang Xiaoleng was fiercely competing for every event, especially the basketball team. As the captain, Dong Haofan wanted to recruit him as the soul general under his banner no matter what. It seemed that he had He is guaranteed victory. Ouyang Xiaoleng has never been good at dealing with this. He only wanted to get these people to stop pestering him as soon as possible, so a comical scene happened. Ten projects on the registration form were signed with his name. Later, after everyone discussed it, they felt that this was a bit inappropriate. After weighing it, five of them were kept.
This week's physical education class has become a pre-match training time for each class. Xia Qiu, who used to be out of breath when running 400 meters, effortlessly ran 1,500 meters and used several baton handover skills. After practice, she was dragged by several other girls to watch the boys' basketball training.
It was the first time I saw Ouyang Xiaoleng wearing formal basketball uniforms, basketball shoes, and wrist guards. Maybe a handsome person like him would look good no matter how he dressed up. He was dribbling, running, jumping and sweating on the court. He was so dazzling that the girls on the sidelines screamed from time to time, and Xia Qiu's heartbeat accelerated.
At the end of the training, he naturally jumped back and threw the ball into the basket for the last time. Then he turned around and walked towards Xia Qiu in front of everyone and asked, "What do you think?"
Xia Qiu looked at him and asked teasingly: "Well, you did a good job indeed! Are you a genius?"
"certainly!"
Ouyang Xiaoleng responded so confidently that she couldn't help laughing.
The men's basketball project started a round-robin competition before the sports meeting, and the basketball team in the summer and autumn classes made it all the way to the finals. The final was held in the afternoon of the sports meeting. The weather was surprisingly good, which fully reflected what it means to have a refreshing autumn day. The sprint event was held first, and the relay was also included. Liu Lingmei ran the third leg, and Xia Qiu ran the fourth leg. The two of them practiced handing over the baton several times, and they were very confident.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong during the actual game. Zhao An, the girl who ran second before Liu Lingmei, rushed too hard when she was about to hand over the bat, so she lost her balance and fell to the ground. There was a shock on the sidelines. Everyone was sweating for her. Her grades were no longer important. What everyone was more concerned about was whether her injury was serious.
But she insisted on standing up. Although her ankle was in unbearable pain, she still limped and handed the baton to Liu Lingmei and said to her: "Please! We must persist in completing the competition, otherwise our training It’s all in vain!”
Liu Lingmei held the baton tightly in her hand, nodded to her and rushed out. Even though she was far behind the players in other classes, she would try her best to complete the game with Xia Qiu. The stronger this thought became, the faster she increased. She had never remembered that she could run so fast. Her petite body galloped on the huge circular track. The 100 meters seemed to be played in slow motion. .
The baton finally reached Xia Qiu's hands, and her body bounced out like an arrow from the string. There was no distracting thought in her heart except running forward. This was no longer a competition with anyone, but simply a competition between the four of them. It was a promise to each other. It was not until the moment she crossed the finish line that her ears heard the shouts of the classmates sitting around the track. Zhao An came over with the support of Liu Lingmei and the girl who ran first.
"Xiaoqiu, how can you run so fast?"
"We won, you know? We won!"
"Yeah! I won!"
Several girls went from talking incoherently to crying with joy, and finally hugged each other tightly.
Xia Qiu's 1,500 meters conflicted with the men's basketball finals. By the time she finished the race, half of the boys' game in the basketball hall had already finished. The opponent was Class 5 (Grade 5) of senior high school. Five members of the team were from the school basketball team and had won the championship for two consecutive years. They had an absolute advantage in both height and technology. Even though Ouyang Xiaoleng is not an ordinary human being, he will not rely on his strange power to win the game, whether in full view of the public or simply out of respect for the game.
Halfway through the game, Ouyang Xiaoleng, as the team's small forward, was stared at by his opponents and had no chance to score. The more anxious he was to break out of the encirclement, the easier it was to commit fouls such as dribbling the ball into someone. Xia Qiu, who was on the sidelines, was sweating for him. She knew his character best, and it was not easy for him to overcome his own mental hurdles and pass the ball to other teammates.
But she still shouted to the court: "Come on!"
Her voice reached his ears through the noise inside and outside the stadium. He glanced at the crowd on the sidelines with his peripheral vision, and she was standing among them, wearing a white sweatshirt from long-distance running, and her bangs were soaked with sweat. His shadow was reflected in the eyes on either side of the cheeks.
Seeing her, his mood suddenly relaxed, and his thinking became sharper. He took the ball to the basket in one breath and made a fake jump to shoot. Sure enough, a figure like the opponent's mountain appeared in front of him. Blocking the shot, I saw him changing the direction of his hand in the air and passing the ball to Dong Haofan's hands by accident. He took advantage of his keen vision and wide field of vision to spot the gap in the defense around Dong Haofan. Dong Haofan caught the ball from him and threw it easily. Everyone watched with bated breath as the basketball spun around the basket and finally fell in.
After a round of cheers, the score was rewritten to 58:68. There was still a ten-point gap, but there was not much time left. Xia Qiu and the classmates from Class 1 (1) of Senior High School around her held hands, cheering and silently praying for the team members in their hearts. Many people from other classes also came here to see the talented player Ouyang Xiaoleng. Style.
"What? I can't see him shooting!"
"It's not as awesome as they say!"
"Boring!"
Seeing that he always gave up shooting opportunities to other teammates, those who came for him on the sidelines became a little disappointed, and there was a lot of discussion.
If it were in the past, he would have been irritated by such a voice, but at this moment, he was surprisingly calm. After experiencing various adventures this year, he had grown from a young boy to the master of the demon world. After a few days of competition, he began to like the sport of basketball. Everyone on the court has their own position. Everyone has their own duties and must cooperate with each other to play a good game. In this sport invented by humans, It actually contained such a philosophy, which made him admire the wisdom of mankind.
Since he no longer pursued shooting alone, but instead dribbled the ball more often and passed the ball to his teammates to score, the opponent who thought he had studied him thoroughly became confused and made frequent mistakes in coordination. Dong Haofan and Ouyang Xiaoleng's cooperation became more effective.
With two minutes left, the score was tied at 72:74. The opponent changed their tactics and started one-on-one man-to-man defense, which was about to freeze the score and delay it until the end of the game. In this case, Dong Haofan, who has always been known for his stability on the court, also lost his patience and committed a low-level foul, giving the opponent a chance to make a free throw.
With only one minute left, the score was opened by two points. Dong Haofan fell into despair because of his recklessness, and other players also lost confidence along with him. Looking at his dejected teammates, Ouyang Xiaoleng actually made an astonishing move and said to them: "Think about the persistence of the girls during the relay race in the morning. They are watching us from the sidelines now. We can't be embarrassed!"
One sentence rekindled the fighting spirit of Dong Haofan and other teammates as men. Even girls can persist until the last second, and they should not give up just like that. The meaning of the game is fair competition in a limited time, and a wonderful game depends on everyone participating in the competition to do their best until the last moment. This is respect for the game, the opponents and the audience.
As time passed by, an attack from the opponent was intercepted by Dong Haofan, and the ball was quickly passed to Ouyang Xiaoleng. Under the watchful eyes of the audience, Ouyang Xiaoleng quickly dribbled the ball across the half court and passed the ball with a leap. Dumping into the basket also brings a glimmer of hope back to his teammates.
In the last twenty seconds, the opponent brought the ball to the basket. After the ball was thrown high, Ouyang Xiaoleng blocked the shot with an incredible jump. When he took the ball across the half court, he cleverly passed it to Dong Haofan. Dong Haofan did not hesitate. Hesitation easily jumped up from outside the three-point line and threw the ball, and the ball flew into the basket in a beautiful parabola.
With the referee's whistle, the game ended, 77:76. They finally won the game with a slight advantage of one point, and the audience burst into lasting cheers.
The commentator's final summary sounded from the loudspeaker: "First of all, congratulations to the senior class (1). It was precisely because they did not give up until the last moment that they could win this game. They are well-deserved champions! In addition, congratulations to the senior class (1). Class 5), although this year they did not continue the myth of winning the championship for two consecutive years, they still presented a wonderful game to everyone before graduation!"
Dong Haofan led his team to the sidelines like heroes, where there were girls holding towels and mineral water waiting for them. As usual, they could choose to accept condolences from a girl. Dong Haofan rushed towards Liu Lingmei without hesitation, and at the same time spread his arms to block the boy who was the center who also wanted to go to her. Liu Lingmei glanced at him and then pouted.
"Please, give it to me! We managed to win with great difficulty, and we have brought glory to the class!" Dong Haofan begged.
Liu Lingmei finally couldn't resist him and stuffed the towel and mineral water in her hand into his arms.
Ouyang Xiaoleng didn't understand these rules. He walked up to Xia Qiu naturally. If it weren't for her support on the sidelines, he would not have been able to complete the game so smoothly. His gratitude to her was more than that. She rescued him ten years ago, and every detail of supporting each other and growing up with her over the past year was imprinted in his heart.
The setting sun shone in through the windows of the gymnasium, coating their young faces with a layer of golden color. The exhausting but joyful sports meeting finally came to an end, but how much more of such a carefree time would there be