Chapter 113: The Qualifying Journey (5) Flying Library Web

  The halftime show featured a young singer who had supposedly won some singing competition, but despite the host's lavish praise, not one of the thousands of spectators in attendance could recall her name. The scantily-clad female singer performed two songs with unintelligible lyrics before exiting the field to scattered applause.

  Compared to the unpopular female singer, the cheerleading girls who came on stage next performed with great energy and enthusiasm, bringing back the excitement in the stadium. With the lively and upbeat music, these young girls full of vitality danced out beautiful and dynamic movements with their youthful bodies. Many spectators clapped along with the rhythm, filling the stadium with an atmosphere of limitless youth.

  The dynamic melody in the stadium slowly came to an end, and as the cheerleaders waved goodbye to the audience around the venue, the audience erupted into another round of applause. At this moment, the real protagonists were about to take the stage. However, there was only one protagonist in the hearts of the audience - Li Feng, the tenth player of Railway Middle School. Originally, this game had no suspense in the second half, as Railway Middle School had already taken a 28-point lead over the unknown Feicui City Experimental Middle School in the first half. Everyone knew that the second half was garbage time, but not a single audience member left, because they were all waiting to witness a historic moment - Li Feng, the high school basketball star, creating the highest single-game score in the high school league.

  Li Feng slightly moved his body on the sidelines, and after half-time rest, Li Feng had recovered from the physical exertion of the first half. He was full of confidence in creating a new record for high school basketball in the second half.

  Li Feng suddenly saw that on his left side, not far away, there was also a player doing warm-up exercises. This person was wearing the opposing team's jersey. Li Feng hadn't seen this player with a clear face and slightly shorter than himself play in the first half. Li Feng estimated that this guy was a substitute. Li Feng didn't put such players in his heart, believing that no one could stop his goal-scoring pace.

  Li Feng noticed that this substitute player was wearing a black Nike wrist guard on his right hand, and he wondered if the player had injured his right hand. However, Li Feng was more interested in the design of the wrist guard, which looked cool and dynamic. He thought it looked good on the player's hand, but at the same time, he knew that wearing such a wrist guard would affect the feel of playing basketball. Li Feng hoped that the player wasn't just wearing it to look cool, because if that was the case, he would lose some respect for him - after all, playing basketball isn't about showing off.

  Li Feng suddenly saw a tall and stunning girl walk up to the substitute player and intimately chat with him. Li Feng thought that the girl was an invaluable beauty, and he couldn't help but feel envious of the substitute player for having such a beautiful girlfriend. Li Feng's mind wandered back to his recent ex-lover, and he felt a mix of emotions. However, he quickly cleared his mind of these thoughts and focused solely on the orange basketball in front of him. He believed that this ball was the source of his happiness, and he was completely captivated by it.

  "Xiao Yu, are you sure you want to go on stage? Is your injured hand really okay?" Yan Nan asked anxiously beside Lin Xiao Yu.

  "No problem, although my right hand can't do too intense exercises yet, I can use my left hand to compete. These days I've been practicing with my left hand and I also want to see how well it's trained." Lin Xiaoyu smiled at Yan Nan.

  Yan Nan looked at Lin Xiaoyu's right hand with the protective sleeve and curiously asked, "Xiaoyu, when did you buy this protective sleeve?"

  "Oh, this... I bought it a few days ago..." Lin Xiaoyu casually made up an excuse to brush it off. For some reason, Lin Xiaoyu felt that she couldn't let Yan Nan know that the palm guard was given to her by the team's female manager, Lin Cijie."

  "Coach, let me play in the second half."

  Lin Xiaoyu's words suddenly caused an outburst of astonishment among the players on the bench at Feicui City Experimental Middle School, as no one had expected Lin Xiaoyu to ask to go on court, because everyone knew that Lin Xiaoyu's hand injury was not going to heal that quickly.

  "Xiao Yu, is your hand okay?"

  "Xiao Yu, are you really going on stage?"

  "Can your hands really play a match?"

  Everyone asked Lin Xiaoyu in unison.

  The team's female manager Lin Cijie, who was busy with logistical work on the side, also stopped her hands and looked at Lin Xiaoyu with great concern.

  Lin Xiaoyu felt the warmth of this big team when she saw everyone's concern for her. She was somewhat moved and said: "My hand injury is basically nothing, I can use my left hand to play, these days I have practiced my left hand almost perfectly, I also want to see how well my left hand can play."

  "That's great, with Xiao Yu on the field, we'll definitely make those opponents headache in the second half." Xiao Haifeng said excitedly, patting Lin Xiaoyu's shoulder. His teammates also nodded in agreement. Everyone knew about Lin Xiaoyu's strength on the court, and even though she was currently injured with a hurt right hand, they still had full confidence in her.

  Bo Guohui looked at Lin Xiaoyu's eyes seriously and asked in a sincere tone, "Xiaoyu, is your hand really okay? Don't force yourself."

  Bin Guohui had already made up his mind to lose the game, because the opponent's strength was not on the same level as his own. Therefore, Bin Guohui did not want to risk sending Lin Xiaoyu, who had not yet recovered from her injury, onto the field. He did not want Lin Xiaoyu to encounter any accidents during the game and leave behind any lingering injuries. As someone who had participated in professional competitions, Bin Guohui was well aware that athletes' injuries were most afraid of leaving behind chronic problems. So, out of protection for the talented player Lin Xiaoyu, Bin Guohui was unwilling to let her play from the bottom of his heart.

  Lin Xiaoyu looked at Bian Guohui with a sincere gaze, her tone was very firm: "Coach, let me go on the court, I can handle this game, my hand is fine."

  Lin Xiaoyu glanced at the opposing team's bench, her eyes fixed on the number 10 player who was warming up by the side of the court. Her heart filled with a strong desire to compete against this person. Lin Xiaoyu wanted to get on the court and play because of this number 10 player. In the first half, when she saw him making an incredible performance on the court, she thought to herself that she had to have a good match against him. She knew he was the best player she had ever seen, and although she didn't have confidence in beating him, she had a strong desire to compete against him. For Lin Xiaoyu, being able to play against someone of his level made her feel like she was climbing to new heights. That feeling excited her incredibly...

  Bian Guohui saw Lin Xiaoyu looking at the opponent's ace scorer, and Bian Guohui knew what his teammate was thinking. Bian Guohui knew that children who liked basketball would have a desire to fight when they met an opponent stronger than themselves, and Bian Guohui had also had this feeling before. So Bian Guohui nodded to Lin Xiaoyu, as if to agree to her request to go on the court, and reminded her to be careful not to force herself too much.

  Lin Xiaoyu saw the coach nodding in agreement and immediately excitedly nodded her head.

  At this time, the referee blew the whistle for both sides to enter the field. Lin Xiaoyu let go of Yan Nai's hand and walked towards the court with his teammates. As Lin Xiaoyu passed by the team's female manager Lin Cijie, who was holding a stack of white towels, he smiled slightly at Lin Cijie, who was looking at him, and slightly raised his right hand, which was wearing the protective gloves she had given him.

  Lin Cijie saw Lin Xiaoyu's action and responded with an encouraging gaze and a sweet smile.

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