Book Synopsis
Book Tags
Donation Rankings
Comment
0 Comments
You May Also Like
墨書 Inktalez
After the long speech by the Emcee, our drawing ceremony officially began. Each of us sent a representative (team captain) from our team to the stage to draw lots. I walked up, and the sixteen of us stood in a row, quite a spectacular sight. I turned my head to look at the other fifteen team members, and when I saw the middle position, I froze. I recognized a familiar face; I couldn't believe he was also participating in the Street Basketball Championship: Haoshuai! He's still a captain? It seems that short guys really have a knack for being captains. However, I've played basketball with Haoshuai before, and his individual skills are truly impressive—his agility, jumping ability, and techniques are all quite good and flashy. It looks like the basketball court will be where he truly shines.
We lined up to draw lots. After I touched a ball, I handed it to the Emcee. After giving it to him, I regretted not checking what number it was beforehand. The Emcee took the ball, opened it, and read out loud: "Alright, the Three Swordsmen have drawn number 5 in the upper bracket!" The Emcee announced, and then the staff placed our "Three Swordsmen" sign at position 5 in the upper bracket. After I came down, A Fei and Ouyang high-fived me. The three of us quietly awaited position 4 in the upper bracket since that would be our opponent in the first round of the main competition.
When Haoshuai drew his lot, I held my breath. When he took out the ball and handed it to the Emcee, I felt like my heart was about to jump out of my chest. I really didn't want to face this skilled player in the first round. "Okay, the Mortal Team has drawn number 1 in the lower bracket!" The Emcee read out loud, and I felt much more at ease. One by one, teams drew their lots until all fourteen teams had finished drawing, and not a single one had drawn number 5 in the upper bracket. The last remaining captain was a trendy guy with blood-red hair; his hairstyle reminded me of Kyo Kusanagi from King of Fighters—it's him! Our opponent.
"Alright, we have our final seating arrangement: number 4 in the lower bracket goes to Spirit Serpent Team!" After the Emcee finished reading, the Spirit Serpent Team sign was placed at position 4 in the upper bracket. When Kyo Kusanagi from Spirit Serpent Team walked down, he glanced at us with an exceptionally sharp gaze. From his eyes, I sensed a provocative look that combined with his flashy hairstyle gave off an unsettling feeling. Is he a spy or something? No one should get too cocky; the opening match will kick off this afternoon, and we'll see who prevails based on skill!
As we exited Lake City Park, we specifically waited at the entrance for Haoshuai and his Mortal Team. Soon enough, they came out. "Haoshuai!" I called out to them as we walked over. When Haoshuai saw us, he smiled and approached: "Three Swordsmen of Jade Unicorn, how have you been?" I felt as if Haoshuai had returned to when he first joined our class. "Not bad! Where are you studying now? I forgot to ask you last time," A Fei said. Haoshuai scratched his head: "Well... you'll find out later. By the way, didn't you guys participate in last year's National Championship? Why did you replace Jiang Lingfeng with Ouyang and change Dream Chasers to Three Swordsmen this year?" We sensed that Haoshuai was changing the subject, so we didn't press him further about his school.
"This year Jiang Lingfeng is representing our country on the National Youth Team; Ouyang just happened to be interested in Street Basketball, so we reformed into Three Swordsmen," A Fei answered his questions one by one. Haoshuai murmured softly: "I didn't expect Jiang Lingfeng made it into the national team..." Then he suddenly looked up at us: "By the way, let me introduce you to our Mortal Team lineup! This tall guy here is 1.9 meters tall and is our school's main Power Forward named Mulin." Haoshuai pointed at a robust tall guy behind him and then pointed at another skinny guy about 1.8 meters tall next to him: "This is my cousin from my aunt's side named Wei Feixiang; he usually enjoys playing matches with friends, so I brought him along for fun."
After chatting for a while, we parted ways. This afternoon we would be competing in Lake City Park's main event. I didn't hide this from my parents; they encouraged me to bring back three trophies despite knowing it would be challenging—I would do my best to achieve that goal. At noon, I called Xia Ying to tell her that we would be competing this afternoon; she responded with great dismay and lamented why I participated in this damn Street Basketball Championship that wasted half of my vacation while having to play under the scorching sun as a cheerleader—and she even thought my participation was just to secretly meet Wang Yaqian in Beijing! I interrupted her right away; that wasn't my intention... Anyway, after explaining for a while, I felt too tired.
In the afternoon, we three went to warm up at the designated venue. "Three Swordsmen! You guys are really something; you secretly entered Street Basketball Championship without notifying us! Why haven't you been active lately?" Shuai Dong and Pang Hao approached angrily. "Dong Ge, I'm sorry! It's just that we didn't want you guys to suffer under the sun or disturb your afternoon nap..." I teased them about their embarrassing moments from last year when Shuai Dong interrupted me: "Can we not talk about that? You're just being annoying! Who are we playing against today?"
"Look over there; those trendy guys are them." I pointed at Spirit Serpent Team with disdain. When Shuai Dong saw three members of Spirit Serpent Team, he gasped loudly: "Ah! Monsters!" He shouted loudly enough for me to quickly cover his mouth: "Shh! Keep your voice down; don't let them hear you! That's called fashion!" I whispered back to him as Shuai Dong pushed my hand away: "How is that not a monster? Haven't you seen their red mop-like hair? And that yellow-haired guy has a bird's nest hairstyle like a feather duster! Plus there's that guy with earrings..." Shuai Dong analyzed each member's appearance with evident disgust in his tone.
Comment 0 Comment Count