Chapter 9: First Show of Brilliance

  "Has everyone noticed that Wu Xin has not only changed in appearance since he came back, but also looks more and more spirited! Should we take advantage of today's physical education class to 'exercise' him well?" Class Sports Committee member Jiang Zuoming whispered.

  "Agreed!" Hu Bin and Fang Xiaoqin, who were sitting four or five seats apart, both raised their hands in agreement.

  When Wu Xin's best friends all turned to the enemy camp, everyone laughed and knew that a good show was about to be performed, and the number of people who followed suit increased.

  Although Hu Bin was laughed at by everyone and felt a bit embarrassed, he still declared decisively: "Brothers are like clothes, selling them occasionally is also possible! However, it depends on whether you have the ability to repair him!"

  It's actually a strategy set by Hu Bin, Jiang Zuoming and others, they just want to stimulate Wu Xin's ability through this, so that everyone can recognize the strength of the Tianlong Alliance leader.

  As soon as this was said, it triggered a serious and heated discussion throughout the whole class.

  It wasn't until Wu Xin rushed over from home that everyone calmed down, but a few were still snickering quietly.

  The third period in the afternoon was physical education class. Everyone walked to the playground with high spirits, as this was a rare opportunity that only came once a week, after all, graduation was imminent.

  After class, the physical education teacher led everyone to warm up their joints first, then ran two laps, and then let the students free play. Everyone was thinking about how to deal with Wu Xin, but saw a few boys from another class walking over from afar. The leading boy was Wang Shuai, the sports committee of Class 3 (1).

  Wang Shuai and Jiang Zuoming proposed a two-class half-court football match. It had already been discussed in the morning, and everyone's opinions had been sought. Jiang Zuoming naturally agreed with pleasure. But Wang Shuai repeatedly emphasized the strange request that had already been discussed: let Wu Xin go on stage! Jiang Zuoming smiled slightly, indicating no problem.

  Jiang Zuoming was not a fool, and after discussing with several classmates, he said: "The other side has deliberately emphasized this requirement, I'm afraid they have been plotting for a long time, wanting to deal with Wu Xin, but I don't know what tricks they will play, if they succeed in dealing with him, it would be embarrassing."

  Class monitor Wu Yedao said: "Zuo Ming is right, and it's clear that this is looking down on us!"

  Hu Bin said: "It doesn't matter, I believe they can't stump Wu Xin! But there's a problem, Wu Xin doesn't know how to play soccer at all."

  Wu Ye and Jiang Zuoming fainted on the spot.

  After seeing Jiang Zuoming and others whispering for half a day, a big boy from Class 1 of Grade 3 shouted: "Wang Shuai! What are you arguing with these losers? If they can't afford to lose, just pity them and let them off like stray dogs! It's a waste of everyone's time!"

  The boys in Class 3 heard this and felt a surge of indignation, unable to bear it any longer. They were eager to rush over and give him a good thrashing. Jiang Zuoming's eyes turned red with rage as he shouted: "Who can't afford to lose? Who is the son of a bitch!"

  Just finished speaking, my heart felt a bit empty. Looking at the classmates behind me, one by one was burning with anger, encouragingly looking at myself, and I couldn't help but feel a surge of courage. I boldly said: "Time is limited, a decisive battle, 30 minutes, each side has 7 people, if you don't dare to challenge us, then roll away like a dog! We have always been kind to beasts!"

  The classmates of Class 3 (3) all applauded loudly! The girls were also angrily running and shouting, quickly forming a cheerleading squad to cheer on their classmate. Wang Shuai sneered and said: "We've agreed that whoever becomes the scapegoat will be exposed immediately!" After saying this, he turned around and went to discuss with other classmates.

  Both sides were tense and ready for battle. Jiang Zuoming picked five classmates who kicked relatively well, then pulled Wu Xin over from a distance away.

  Wu Xin smiled frankly and said: "Class leader, I really can't play football, I didn't lie to you!"

  At this time, Fang Xiaoqin and Hu Bin also walked over.

  Fang Xiaoqin hastily repeated what the other person had just said, her eyes filled with both sadness for the great humiliation she had just suffered and expectation.

  Wu Xin dodged Fang Xiaoqin's gaze and smiled: "Since they've specifically asked me to go up, I'll definitely go."

  Jiang Zuoming didn't say a word, but instead gave Wu Xin's shoulder a heavy pat, his eyes shining with excitement and joy.

  Wu Xin's heart was relatively calm, and he said: "You guys shouldn't do this. As a member of Class 3, I should also get back our dignity!" After that, he walked to the football field with the three people.

  The Class 2 (4) invited their PE teacher to be the referee. Jiang Zuoming looked at his classmates and pointed at the opponents, analyzing: "Their seven players are strongest with Wang Shuai and Zhang Cheng, they're on the school football team. Everyone shouldn't attack them head-on. Our seven players, Wu Xin can't play soccer, you have to be careful not to get bullied by them, especially that Wang Shuai!..."

  Jiang Zuoming said here, Wu Xin suddenly interrupted: "I won't kick the ball, I can only be a goalkeeper!"

  "Impossible! You'll be in even greater danger as a goalkeeper..."

  "Believe me! I won't let them score a single goal!" Wu Xin suddenly burst out with a rare display of momentum, saying with a smile.

  The other six people were shocked and said, "Really?" Wu Xin smiled slightly and said proudly, "Why not? Let's make a bet. If he succeeds, I'll treat you all to dinner. Otherwise..."

  "We'll each treat you to a meal!" The six people were infected with Wu Xin's confident and calm demeanor, and they all laughed together. "And me too!" Fang Xiaoqin's face turned red as she called out softly. Wu Xin turned his body around to avoid Fang Xiaoqin's gaze, while the others burst into loud laughter.

  The game has started. Wu Xin stood in front of his own goal, alert and warning himself not to let a single ball in.

  The opponent served the ball, and as soon as it was served, it quickly came towards Class 3. Among them, Wang Shuai and Zhang Cheng cooperated with each other, their coordination was extremely clever. Jiang Zuoming rushed towards Wang Shuai, wanting to disrupt their cooperation. Unexpectedly, Wang Shuai didn't slow down, when Jiang Zuoming approached, he lightly dodged and hooked the ball with his right foot, turning around and taking advantage of the opportunity to pass the ball to Zhang Cheng. Jiang Zuoming was secretly shocked, it seemed that Wang Shuai's skills were indeed much better than his own. After shaking off Jiang Zuoming, Wang Shuai made a disdainful gesture towards him, then suddenly ran from midfield to the edge of the court. At this time, Zhang Cheng dribbled past three people and passed the ball back to Wang Shuai again. Wang Shuai gathered strength and welcomed the first shot.

  Jiang Zuoming found that both sides were staring at the ball flying out with bated breath, not even daring to take a deep breath.

  Wang Shuai was a bit worried, not knowing if Wu Xin could catch it. Xiao Jian had previously instructed that Wu Xin's internal strength was profound, but he himself had been diligently cultivating for many years and his internal strength was not bad either. Moreover, this time he had used all his might... However, looking at the ball suddenly approaching the opponent's goal, he felt very satisfied in his heart. This kind of power, it's likely that no one in school can match!

  Wu Xin looked at the ball, his heart calm and peaceful. Not bad! The ball's power was great, it could be seen that Wang Shuai had used all his strength, but he himself could still catch it without much effort. Although so, Wu Xin still didn't dare to be careless, he remembered his master's reminder, at any time one must be cautious and careful, pride would only give the opponent a chance to take advantage!

  When the ball was approaching, Wu Xin's body remained still, staring straight at the flying ball, but his strength was secretly concentrated in his hands. Classmates who didn't understand the situation were extremely disappointed, thinking that this time it was over, what kind of goalkeeper is this? The body is stiff and doesn't move; But people like Wang Shuai who had practiced martial arts looked calmly at the changes in Wu Xin's hands.

  The classmates of Class 1, Grade 3 saw this scene and were overjoyed. They would score so soon...

  However, just as the football was about to hit Wu Xin's head, a figure flashed by, and Wu Xin remained standing upright. The ball seemed to have disappeared! Looking at Wu Xin again, a lazy smile appeared on his face, with the ball in his right hand.

  No one saw him make his move, because from the time the ball was near to when it fell into Wu Xin's hands, the time was really too short, so short that it made people unable to believe. The classmates of Class 3(1) were stunned, staring blankly at Wu Xin, and couldn't think of anything else... What on earth was going on? How was this possible? And the classmates of Class 3(3) were also stunned, but when they saw the ball in Wu Xin's hands, they immediately burst into cheers. Many classmates were overjoyed to tears, with warm tears streaming down their faces.

  Wu Xin smiled lightly and said, "Old Jiang, catch it!" The ball whizzed directly to the front of Jiang Zuoming. Jiang Zuoming immediately reacted, laughing and sprinting towards the opponent's goal at full speed.

  Classmates looked at Wu Xinxiao's proud and complacent appearance, stunned in their hearts. Is this really Wu Xin? When did he become so powerful?...

  Only Hu Bin smiled secretly and thought: I've seen even more intense scenes, it seems like Wu Xin needs to show off a bit.

  Jiang Zuoming sprinted towards the opponent's goal with the ball, with almost no obstacles in front of him. Just a moment ago, he had been left behind by Wang Shuai and Zhang Cheng, but now he turned around and the situation became that the two of them were left behind. As for the other people, Jiang Zuoming was not someone to be underestimated. He was slightly inferior to his opponents in terms of "upper body strength", but more than made up for it with his "lower body strength". Therefore, Jiang Zuoming broke through two people and ran to a corner before suddenly turning into the center and shaking off another person. Then, with a loud bang, he shot the ball! The ball brushed past the opponent's goalpost from the edge, and the goalkeeper dived in vain, landing awkwardly on the ground.

  Goal! The classmates of Class 3 (3) immediately cheered loudly, and both the boys and girls forgot everything, dancing with joy, hugging each other tightly, with sparkling eyes. The five people on the field also hugged each other tightly, cheering, crying, finally winning, and two of them were elites from the school football team! This joy, this excitement, should all be attributed to the goalkeeper who can't play football! The five looked at each other, nodded, and suddenly shouted in unison: "Wu Xin!" After shouting, they all rushed towards Wu Xin, who was still standing in front of the goal.

  The whole class was also enthusiastic, shouting in unison: "Wu Xin! Wu Xin!......" The sound shook the sky. It even made other teachers who were teaching classes nearby poke their heads out to see what was going on.

  The students of Class 1, Junior High School 3, looked very disheartened. Who would have thought that this result could occur? Their class had the strongest football players in the whole school. Wang Shuai was even more depressed, with a stronger sense of hatred in his heart. He gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go! What are you still looking at? This grudge will be avenged by someone someday. Just wait and see how long you can stay arrogant!"

  Zhang Cheng sighed and walked away dejectedly. He could have continued playing, but that last shot had really discouraged him. In his heart, he knew that even if he had taken the shot himself, it wouldn't have been as powerful. Even if he had put all his strength into it, it probably wouldn't have been much stronger than Wang Shuai's. But that damned Wu Xin had simply caught the ball with a light touch, and Zhang Cheng hadn't even seen how he had done it. He really didn't know what kind of strength this guy had.

  Wu Xin was not that excited. Looking at his enthusiastic classmates, he also naturally became excited, although he only showed a little edge, but it was the first time he had so much fun playing with his classmates. But just then, he saw Fang Xiaoqin, saw her pure and lovely smile, so touching, so pitiful...

  Wu Xin was somewhat at a loss as to how to dodge.

  Just as he was thinking, the whole class of boys had gathered around. More than a dozen boys lifted Wu Xin up with their hands and feet. After holding him for a while, they heard "one, two, three...", and those boys exerted themselves to throw Wu Xin into the air.

  Wu Xin didn't struggle, letting them do as they pleased. He only felt his body lighten and himself float into the air. When it was time to fall back down, Wu Xin suddenly discovered that those boys had all run off in different directions, probably waiting nearby to see Wu Xin's miserable appearance. By the time he realized what was happening, his body had already started falling, and if he fell like this, his body would definitely suffer, even though it was on grass, at least it would hurt for three or four days. Wu Xin couldn't care about that much, so he sank his feet to the bottom, making himself as heavy as lead, then slowly rose up with a gentle flow of true energy supporting his head, making him feel empty and floating...

  The boys and girls in the class were all surrounding Wu Xin, giggling and wanting to see his ugly appearance, just to "exercise" him. But unexpectedly, a strange thing happened!

  Wu Xin's body seemed to be suspended in mid-air, with his head slightly lowered and his feet steadily sinking. His body was as if it had drawn a quarter of a circle around his head as the axis, before gently touching down on the ground. This scene was reminiscent of a swing being pushed to its highest point and then released, swinging downwards in an arc. However, Wu Xin's movements were far from stiff, and as he descended, his body was light and agile, with an expression that seemed completely at ease, like a sage who had attained enlightenment, or a celestial being ascending to heaven.

  This sudden change left classmates who didn't know the inside story stunned and speechless, staring at Wu Xin with wide eyes as if they were looking at an alien.

  Being stared at like this, Wu Xin felt somewhat embarrassed. Fortunately, the class was about to end, and the physical education teacher appeared. Wu Xin hastily called out: "Teacher He!" This trick had already been used in the classroom before, so everyone remained unmoved, simply staring blankly at Wu Xin.

  "What are you doing?" Sports teacher Huo Yuanqiu shouted, somewhat unhappy. What's wrong with these kids today?

  "A classmate replied in a daze: 'We are watching God!'"

  The others who had also "come to" couldn't help but burst out laughing quietly.

  Mr. Huo shouted loudly: "Attention!" The students then hastily formed their lines.

  Chapter 9