MTL - The Gold is Yours, You Are Mine-Chapter 42 National Competition (6)

Today, there are no spectators and no media in the gymnasium, so no one came to cheer for them. Even so, the players from both sides tried their best.

Xie Shi'an defeated the players from the national team with a clean 0:2 and won the extra match.

After the referee announced the result of the match, the opponent came up to shake her hand.

"You are very strong. I hope to see you in the national team next time."

Xie Shi'an smiled, shook his hand lightly and then let go.

"thanks."

When the dust settled, everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and rushed over to hug each other.

"Great, great, we're in the final!"

Yan Xinyuan looked at their excited faces, the usual warm smile appeared on the corners of his lips, but his eyes were slightly wet.

That's great, it finally pays off, just like what he said to Jian Changnian yesterday, he always firmly believed that one day, this group of teenagers will definitely shine on the world stage.

As soon as he wiped the corner of his eyes with his sleeve, Jian Changnian pulled him over.

"Coach Yan, come quickly, take a group photo!"

Qiao Yuchu squatted in front, holding a selfie stick in her hand, surrounded by her teammates, and Yan Xinyuan stood at the end.

"One two three, eggplant!"

A group of people smiled brightly at the camera.

There was a click.

Qiao Yuchu pressed the shutter, and the time was frozen at this moment.

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There are only two days to prepare for the finals. The Zhejiang team is a tough nut to crack. No one dares to relax. They are all working overtime and training. Yan Xinyuan has to stay up late to watch the Zhejiang team's previous games in addition to the usual training. Take the video, hurry up and replay, and formulate tactics.

As soon as Coach Liang stepped into the office, he was suffocated by the pungent smoke: "Ahem... If you don't know, you thought our house was burned, can't you ventilate it?"

Yan Xinyuan held the cigarette stick in one hand, and was busy flipping through the documents in his other hand without looking up.

"Isn't it too much to take care of? Go ahead."

Coach Liang held his nose in disgust while walking in and opened the windows in all directions.

"Can't you take two less puffs of this cigarette?"

Now Yan Xinyuan finally raised his head and took a look at him.

"Refreshing, refreshing, why don't you take a sip too?"

"Come on, I don't smoke." Coach Liang angrily put the box in his hand on the table heavily.

"this is?"

"I tried my best to find all the videotapes of Yin Jiayi's domestic and international competitions in the past five years."

Yan Xinyuan was overjoyed and stood up immediately.

"Great, I'll just watch it, it might be useful in the competition!"

When Yan Xinyuan and Coach Liang stayed up late to watch the video, Xie Shi'an didn't rest either. After today's training, she stayed alone until the end.

Qiao Yuchu came back from the shower and saw that there was still no one on the bed.

After thinking about it, she put on her coat and went out to find her.

The training room was brightly lit, and there were badmintons strewn all over the floor. She stood in the middle and kept pumping the **** towards the side of the net.

It was another jump kill. When it landed, it might be exhausted, or it might be... stepped on the badminton, slipped, and the whole person fell backwards.

"Eh, be careful—"

Jian Changnian saw that she was about to fall, and when she was about to open the door and enter, someone had already supported her.

It was Qiao Yuchu, who came in through the back door.

"Why are you here?" Xie Shi'an turned his head and saw that it was her, with a faint smile on his lips.

"Go back after taking a shower and see that there is still no one on your bed. What time is it? Are you strong?"

Xie Shi'an shook his head: "I have to be fully prepared for the battle against Yin Jiayi."

But hearing what she said, I was really a little tired, so I simply leaned against her arms and didn't want to get up.

Qiao Yuchu was angry and funny.

"Didn't you say you're not tired? What's going on now?"

Xie Shi'an simply closed his eyes and completely relaxed his body.

"Don't move, let me not be tired after a while."

The posture of supporting her back was still a little unsafe, Qiao Yuchu was afraid that someone would fall, so he sighed helplessly, turned her over gently, and let her relax on his shoulders.

"There's really nothing I can do about you."

Being hugged into a familiar embrace, Xie Shi'an hadn't had time to be happy for too long when he saw Jian Changnian standing outside the door.

She stood up straight as usual.

"What are you doing here?"

I don't know why, although it was just a very ordinary question, Jian Changnian felt a little bit of dissatisfaction in his tone.

"Uh...I...I wanted to return the racket to you, so I went to your dormitory and found you weren't there, so I came here."

Xie Shi'an nodded indifferently.

"Aren't there games the day after tomorrow? You can continue to use it."

Jian Changnian was overjoyed: "Ah, really...is it okay?"

Qiao Yuchu walked over and put her arms around her shoulders: "Oh, you can keep it for use. This person has collected a lot more than just this racket."

Jian Changnian was dumbfounded: "Is... so rich?"

"Tsk, they were all picked out from between the teeth. I would rather not eat to buy equipment. You can't learn from her."

Xie Shi'an put the racket on his shoulder, carried the bag in one hand, and walked past her, bumping her on purpose,

"Go back and sleep."

"Hey, wait for me."

Qiao Yuchu grabbed Jian Changnian's shoulder and chased after her.

When they returned to the dormitory to rest, Yin Jiayi was also doing plank support in the dormitory. Not long after lying on the ground, the cell phone that was thrown aside rang. She ignored it, but when she glanced at it, the screen jumped It was the name of the coach, so I had to sit up and answer the phone.

"Hey?"

"Our opponent in the final has changed, it is the Coastal Province team."

Yin Jiayi's pupils shrank, and she was also a little surprised.

"Did they play a playoff?"

"Yes, we won the Jiangsu team after five rounds of fierce fighting. Among them, Xie Shi'an played one single and two double games, both of which were 2-0 blitzkriegs that carried away the seed players of the national team."

A eager smile overflowed from the corner of Yin Jiayi's lips.

"Coach, please arrange for me to play against her."

The head coach's voice sounded a little tired.

"I think so too. I've sent the videos of the two games she played to your email. Hurry up and study it."

Yin Jiayi nodded and hung up the phone.

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, a familiar avatar of a cat popped up on the screen.

Yin Jiayi's note to her...is "N".

N: "Haven't you slept so late?"

While continuing to prop herself up on the yoga mat with one hand, she typed a reply.

"Aren't you still asleep? I'm afraid you're too nervous to fall asleep."

The other party sent a fiery emoji.

"How is it possible, I will definitely win."

After a while, N typed again: "It's you, I heard that this year's opponent is very strong."

"So what, I'm a national player, a national player."

The other party replied quickly: "I am looking forward to the battle with the national players, so you must not lose."

Yin Jiayi smiled when she saw this line of words.

"I'm also looking forward to the battle with the Korean genius girl, see you in Beijing."

"See you in Beijing."

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The night before the final, Jian Changnian ran to the phone booth and called her grandmother. Hearing her voice on the receiver, she said clearly that she had eaten a few more bowls of rice and was able to walk on the ground.

She laughed heartily.

"Great, grandma, you must listen to the doctor. Walking around is good for your recovery. When I come back from Beijing, I will pick you up and leave the hospital. Let's go home together for the New Year."

Grandma also had a smile on her face, but her eyes were slightly moist.

"Hey, grandma is fine. The doctors and nurses also take good care of me. But you, champion or not, grandma only hopes that you will take care of yourself, take care of your body, be safe and healthy."

The night outside the window was getting darker. While she was talking on the phone with her grandmother, the training room was brightly lit, and Xie Shi'an was still playing.

Yan Xinyuan was giving her the final special training. He saw a tube of **** under his armpit and a basket full of badmintons beside him.

He held the racket in one hand and threw it out, swinging the racket in the air, imitating Yin Jiayi's attack from all angles, he didn't have to catch the ball returned by Xie Shi'an, but Xie Shi'an had to catch all the **** sent by him every ball.

"Okay, good, right."

"Speed ​​up."

"Didn't the cafeteria give you food in the afternoon? Are you playing Tai Chi or playing ball?"

"I told you to pay attention to the defensive vacancy in the right half, but no one reminded you on the field!"

"Are you going to challenge Yin Jiayi at this level?! Look at your current appearance, how many **** you missed!"

Even though Xie Shi'an's performance was already very good and he could catch most of the **** he served, Yan Xinyuan was not very satisfied with her performance and was still picking and choosing.

Xie Shi'an gritted his teeth and persisted, he didn't bother to wipe the sweat flowing into his eyes, and focused on Yan Xinyuan's every move.

After finishing playing a tube of balls, Coach Liang replaced it with a new one.

The second barrel, the third barrel, the fourth barrel...

After all the **** in the big basket on the ground were played, Coach Liang and his assistants brought another basket over.

Yan Xinyuan was exhausted, so she was replaced and rested. Coach Liang came to be her training partner, and she finished playing another basket of balls.

Xie Shi'an propped his hands on his knees, panting heavily, the clothes on his back were all wet, and he looked like he was fished out of the water.

Yan Xinyuan had enough rest, and walked to the opposite side of her with the racket.

"Why, can't this work?"

"Based on your current state, do you still want to beat Yin Jiayi? I think you can fight us old guys enough."

Hearing this, Xie Shi'an gritted his teeth sharply, raised his head...glanced at him, his eyes were bloodshot, and panted heavily.

"I...I don't have time to rest, or else..."

"Tired?" Yan Xinyuan asked knowingly.

"I can let you rest, but at this point, do you think Yin Jiayi is asleep?"

If there is no accident, Yin Jiayi should be working overtime and training just like her.

Xie Shi'an swallowed his saliva, straightened his waist again, his gaze was like a torch.

"Come again."

Yan Xinyuan turned his head and shouted at Coach Liang: "Old Liang, change her to a 31-pound racket."

The higher the poundage of the racket, the smaller the elasticity, and the more accurate the ball's landing point and line control, but relatively, because of the low elasticity, the requirements for the user's wrist strength are very high.

Even members of the national team generally use between 29 and 30 pounds. For players like Jian Changnian who have just joined the team and do not perform well, the pounds will be lower, and the burden on the body will not be so great. .

Coach Liang installed a sensor on the racket and handed it over.

Xie Shi'an held it in his hand and nodded.

"let's start."

Yan Xinyuan glanced at Coach Liang, who indicated that the speed test was ready.

He's been yelling since the first pitch he threw.

"Accelerate! Accelerate! Accelerate!"

"start running!"

"Yin Jiayi won't play this kind of slow game with you, an old man's game!"

"You've also watched all her game videos. She is monolithic, without any weaknesses, and she is impeccable in both defense and counterattack."

"If you want to win her, there is no shortcut, you can only go head-to-head!"

"Her fastest ball speed is 347km/h, a record set at last year's World Championships. If you can surpass her fastest speed, then maybe this battle is still possible!"

As his speaking speed became faster, the speed of throwing the ball became faster and faster. After finishing a tube of balls, the assistant immediately replaced it with a new one, and the white feathers flying towards him made people dazzled.

Xie Shi'an's movements were also very fast. She was twirling around on the court with her racket in her hand. She jumped up and smashed the ball from time to time, and the numbers on the speedometer kept beating.

Coach Liang said plausibly: "261, 280, 300, it's getting faster, come on..."

Except that she could still hear Yan Xinyuan's voice at the beginning, until now, all she could see was the badminton flying towards her head, and she couldn't hear or see anything else.

Her mind was in chaos, but there was an idea in her heart that became clearer and clearer:

She wants to win.

Xie Shi'an raised his hand, jumped up, and smashed the ball.

Jump higher and harder each time.

The powerful thud of the racket hitting the ball resounded throughout the stadium.

The numbers on the speedometer are still jumping.

Coach Liang's expression was a little nervous, but also a little happy.

"311, 320! Come on!"

Xie Shi'an gritted his teeth and jumped up again.

Yan Xinyuan only had one badminton left in his hand, and he finished playing another basket of balls.

Make or break it.

He raised the ball high with a solemn expression.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo..." Accompanied by more and more heavy panting/breathing sounds, the arms that are becoming more and more unable to lift.

Her whole body seemed to be falling apart, and her mind was in chaos.

...

Xie Shi'an tried hard to see the position of the ball, but a white light suddenly appeared in front of him.

The child holds a trophy in his hand and a medal around his neck.

The old man knelt down and touched her head.

"When Shi'an grows up, we will definitely be world champions."

"Grandpa..." Xie Shi'an's throat moved slightly, his eyes were slightly wet, and the old man took the child's hand and gradually walked into the darkness.

After the white light dissipated, a white meteor came oncoming.

That's right, she's going to be—a world champion!

Xie Shi'an opened his eyes, his expression was clear, and there was a hint of a smile on his lips. He stepped back, jumped up high, and hit the ball back with all his strength.

The badminton fell to the ground, made a loud bang, bounced again, rolled a few times on the ground before landing.

Coach Liang looked at the numbers on the speedometer and was overjoyed.

"350km/h!! It has already surpassed the record set by Yin Jiayi at the World Championships, Shi An you..."

Before he finished speaking, the racket in that person's hand fell to the ground, he closed his eyes, and leaned back.

Yan Xinyuan rushed across the net with a stride, and supported him firmly in his arms. Coach Liang also ran over quickly, his face full of anxiety.

"What's wrong? Shi'an, Shi'an, I'll call the team doctor!"

Yan Xinyuan reached out his hand to sniff her, breathed evenly, and waved his hand in front of her eyes, Xie Shi'an was still indifferent.

He dragged the man back and said in a low voice, "Shh, there's no need to go. I'm too tired and fell asleep. You can call Yuchu and ask her to come and take him back to the dormitory to sleep."

When Qiao Yuchu came over, Xie Shi'an was lying on the leather stool in the rest area, with Yan Xinyuan's coat still on his body.

She tiptoed to the man and shook her shoulders lightly. Seeing that the man was still motionless, she felt a little worried in her eyes.

"Pick up her..."

"It's okay, I fell asleep, and I probably won't wake up for a while." Yan Xinyuan said.

Looking at the scattered badmintons in the training room, it is estimated that there are several large baskets, no wonder I am so tired.

Qiao Yuchu nodded, and knelt down to lift him up, Yan Xinyuan gave him a hand.

"Can I? Or I'll take you back..."

Qiao Yuchu stood up vigorously and smiled.

"It's okay, you've been tired all day today, go back and rest early, besides, it's not convenient for you to go in the women's dormitory."

Yan Xinyuan nodded, otherwise he wouldn't have called her over.

"Well, take your time on the way, and I will go back first."

Qiao Yu took a first look at the jacket that fell on the ground.

"Hey, Coach Yan, your clothes."

Yan Xinyuan picked it up and put it on Xie Shi'an on her back, wrapping her tightly.

"It's windy outside, don't catch a cold."

After leaving the training room, he was shivering in the biting north wind, rubbing his arms while running.

Coach Liang followed behind him: "Shi'an's score broke Yin Jiayi's record, do you want to..."

Although he was frozen like a dog, Yan Xinyuan was still full of joy.

"No, don't report to the Badminton Association yet, this is a trump card, we will catch her by surprise."