unrivaled gymnastics

"Hero Xiao, I sincerely beg you, promise me one thing?"

"You said."

"Promise me—don't, never come to my game."

Gu Xiaofei held Xiao Xuechen's hand tightly.Xiao Xuechen's expression froze, and he asked, "Why?"

"It would be embarrassing if you lose!"

"Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs, so there's nothing to be ashamed of." Xiao Xuechen thought, not to mention there are not many opponents in the world who can win against you, right?

"I don't want you to see me lose miserably... Anyway, don't come and see me!"

Today is the day when the amateur competition of the martial arts competition starts. Gu Xiaofei and Xiao Xuechen came to Maoca early in the morning, because Fang Xinhe held a swearing-in meeting, saying that he wanted to cheer for Gu Xiaofei.Gu Xiaofei felt that they had created a posture that was windy and cold...

Xiaoqi moved to Gu Xiaofei's side and asked, "Then it's okay if I go and see it?"

"You can't either."

"Why!" Xiaoqi yelled dissatisfiedly, "I'm different from Chenchen. I won't participate in martial arts competitions, and I won't tell you what to do. Even if you lose, I won't laugh at you!"

"Who did you go to see the store? There are only two waiters in the store!"

"..." Xiaoqi glared at Fang Xinhe angrily.Fang Xinhe said that the competition venue was far away, so he recommended himself to send Gu Xiaofei there, and found a high-sounding reason to skip work.Having said that, Fang Xinhe seems to have never done a job in the store that matches the identity of the boss. Apart from petting cats and meeting cat friends every day, he is not taking care of business at all!

Fang Xinhe smiled triumphantly: "Xiao Qi, just watch the store obediently. Here, Chenchen is with you. You can watch the game on TV."

"This is an amateur competition, and the TV station doesn't broadcast it." Xiaoqi said indifferently.

"At worst, I'll show you the live broadcast!" Fang Xinhe grabbed Gu Xiaofei's arm and dragged him out of the cat cafe, "If you don't leave, you will be late! You will be automatically disqualified!"

There is fine spring rain floating in the sky.Fang Xinhe carried a simple white straight umbrella, opened it with a whoosh, stuffed Gu Xiaofei into his car, and left without a trace.Xiaoqi stood at the door of the store, pouted, and muttered about the unfair treatment of the boss.

"It's like this every time, I'm happy and happy, and leave all the work to me..." She kicked away a small stone on the ground.Xiao Xuechen came out from behind her and walked outside into the rain curtain.

"Where are you going? Didn't you agree to stay and look at the store with me?"

"Go to the game." The rain fell on Xiao Xuechen's hair, he didn't care.

"Didn't you promise Xiaofei not to go!" Xiaoqi was anxious.

"He didn't know that I would go secretly."

Looking at Xiao Xuechen's white back that was drifting away, Xiaoqi cried loudly. "How can one or two be like this! Why do you bully me! Because I'm honest!"

The cats in the store gathered around her one after another, meowing and rubbing against her body, as if to comfort her.Xiaoqi picked up one of them, wiped away her tears with it (cat: ???), walked back to the store, found her ipad, and began to study the latest beauty tutorial released by Shi Mantao.

***

Looking at the crowded gymnasium, Gu Xiaofei felt a little apprehensive.

"Uncle Fang, are these people... here to participate in the competition?"

Looking around, the gymnasium was crowded with people. It was the end of spring, but the temperature in the gymnasium was so high that Gu Xiaofei was sweating.Most of the contestants are young people, but there are also middle-aged people or old people who seem to hide their secrets.

"It is said that the number of applicants in our competition area this year exceeds 1000, which is about [-] more than the previous one. Probably because this martial arts conference does not need to challenge the martial arts leader, so many people feel that their chances of winning have increased?" Fang Xinhe carried His umbrella sneered, "Don't worry, most of the contestants are here for fun, so you can play with peace of mind."

Due to the large number of contestants, the competition is divided into several groups for knockout rounds, and the top few winners in each group advance to the regional preliminaries.Gu Xiaofei got his match list from the volunteers, counted it, and found that he had three games just today, and there will be more tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

He also deliberately searched for Qi Chong's name, and accidentally saw it in the same group.If both of them can fight all the way to the end, then this group will end up being him and Qi Chong.

Gu Xiaofei stretched his neck, but he didn't see Qi Chong.The venue of the gymnasium is very large, and there is a lot of people's voices, probably drowned in the crowd.

The announcement of the gymnasium sounded: "Please enter the competition venue with the number B0819 from the first entrance. Please enter the competition venue with the number B0819 from the first entrance."

Gu Xiaofei's number is exactly B0819.Fang Xinhe pressed his shoulder and said with a smile, "I'll go to the stage to cheer you on." Gu Xiaofei nodded vigorously, and walked towards the first entrance under the guidance of volunteers.

The opponent in the first battle was an old man with white beard and hair.When Gu Xiaofei saw him, he screamed that something was wrong.The old man is wearing elegant Tai Chi training clothes, which fits Gu Xiaofei's imagination of a master outside the world.Gu Xiaofei's colorful little theater in his brain has already begun to arrange various characters for the old man, such as a Tai Chi master who is hidden in the city, or a famous martial arts master who works in the fields...

"Dad! Don't make trouble, just admit defeat, okay! How can you beat someone with your old bones! What if you get hurt!" A middle-aged woman in her 40s shouted nervously to the old man in the auditorium.

The woman was accompanied by a boy who looked like a middle school student, and she also called out, "That's right, grandpa! You fell down before he made a move, and you thought you were touching porcelain!"

The old man blew his beard and stared: "You two don't make others want to destroy your own prestige! My Taijiquan practice for so many years is not for nothing!"

The woman shouted: "Your Tai Chi is not as good as Aunt Li's square dance next door! You said you are too old to be at home to have fun with your grandchildren, why do you have to come here to join in the fun!"

The referee whistled at the mother and child in the stands: "The audience should not interfere with the order of the game! Next time I will ask the security to invite you out!"

The mother and son sat down reluctantly.

The referee asked Gu Xiaofei and the old man to come to the center of the field and stand still. "Do you all know the rules?"

Both players nodded at the same time.Under the guidance of Xiao Xuechen and Fang Xinhe, Gu Xiaofei has already mastered the rules of the martial arts conference by heart.There is no need to repeat the specific penalty rules. In short, there are three conditions for winning: let the opponent admit defeat, let the opponent leave the field of play, or make the opponent lose the ability to resist.Maliciously injuring an opponent will be disqualified by the referee.

Gu Xiaofei always thought that the rules were very simple and easy to understand, but facing this old man, he felt worried.What does it mean to "maliciously injure an opponent"?He always felt that if he touched the old man lightly, he would fall apart, but it wasn't because he was too strong, but because the old man's body was too weak, so would it be considered harm?

"Two contestants, let's learn martial arts. The click is over. The competition starts now!"

"Young man, for the sake of your youth, I will let you do three tricks!" The old man put one hand behind his back, and made a "please" gesture to Gu Xiaofei with the other hand, his eyes were firm and confident.

The mother and son in the stands covered their faces at the same time.The son asked: "Mom, is grandpa still alive?" The mother said: "You should first find out where the nearest hospital is."

Gu Xiaofei assessed the situation: It is absolutely impossible to directly beat the old man until he admits defeat or can't stand up again. What if someone is killed?Then we can only try to get the old man out of bounds.

He estimated the distance between himself and the old man, he stepped hard, his whole body bounced up, and he turned around and landed beside the old man.The old man only felt a blur in front of his eyes, and was picked up by Gu Xiaofei.Gu Xiaofei carried the old man's body, flew to the edge of the field, and then gently put the old man down.

The referee blows his whistle.

"Contestant B0314 is out of bounds! The game is over! Contestant B0819 wins!" He invited the old man and Gu Xiaofei to the center of the field again, and then raised Gu Xiaofei's hand, indicating that the winner was this boy.

There was a burst of sparse applause from the stands.The gymnasium was chaotic and orderly, and many spectators actually watched it seriously.Both mother and son breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and ran down to meet the old man.The old man was very unconvinced: "This is considered a win? I haven't made a move yet! If you have the ability to compare with me..."

His daughter and grandson forcefully pulled him away: "Father, forget it! People only show mercy because of your age! If you don't thank them, you still have to play tricks!"

Fang Xinhe applauded loudest in the stands.The audience around him stared at him for a while, then murmured in low voices: "That person looks familiar, is he some famous martial arts master?"

"Why don't you even know him! He is Fang Xinhe, 'Yun Xin He Yan'! The junior brother of the Ling Xu sect's head!"

"As soon as you said it, I remembered it. It turned out to be him! Who is he here to cheer for today?"

"Anyway, he's not a disciple of the Lingxu sect, otherwise he would have directly entered the regional preliminaries. Why come to participate in the promotion of the amateur group?"

Gu Xiaofei couldn't hear their discussion, so he went down happily to meet Fang Xinhe.

"This win is beautiful and dignified, with the demeanor of a knight-errant!" Fang Xinhe did not hesitate to praise him.

"No, I learned it from you and Daxia Xiao." Gu Xiaofei said modestly.

The second game is scheduled for the afternoon.The opponent was a young man about the same age as Xiao Xuechen.His girlfriend cheered him on from the sidelines.The girl is probably the school cheerleader, wearing a pink tights, waving two flower balls, and blowing kisses to the youth while dancing.

The young man also blew kisses to her from across the air.The arena is filled with the sour smell of love.

"Two contestants take their places," the referee shouted.

The young man made a pause gesture to the referee, walked towards Gu Xiaofei, and stretched out his hand to him.Gu Xiaofei shook his hand in a friendly way, thinking that this little brother has a spirit of friendship in sports.

The young man pulled Gu Xiaofei to his side, and said in a low voice: "Brother, I have something to discuss with you. I watched your match this morning. You are better than me, and you will definitely beat me. Can you be merciful? Make it too ugly for me to lose?"

"……what?"

The young man was in a hurry: "I was dragged here by my girlfriend. In fact, I don't know martial arts at all, but I don't want to let her down. Can you pretend to be inseparable from me, and finally beat me? Less embarrassing."

Gu Xiaofei gave a clear "Oh".He understands the mood of young people very well!If that cheerleader girl was replaced by Hero Xiao, he certainly didn't want to lose too easily, Hero Xiao would be so disappointed!

"Don't worry buddy, take care of me!" Gu Xiaofei gave the young man an encouraging look.

The referee who watched the whole process looked at them with the eyes of the mentally retarded.

The author has something to say: Referee: If you judge a game, you will be stuffed with dog food.