Xu Shanlan

The XX Provincial Martial Arts Championship has finally started. It is the time when Martial Arts is the most popular in China. Even the provincial TV station has opened up a new column for the live broadcast of the competition.

All the other mats in the training hall have been taken down, and there are only two fields left. Today, there will be Changquan, Taijiquan, and Nanquan competitions, and tomorrow, there will be competitions with equipment and sparring.Surrounded by stands, teams from various cities and sports school students gathered together, and the low tide of discussion echoed throughout the training hall.

Xu Shanlan didn't have any competitions, so he followed his master and sat in a relatively front seat in the auditorium. He could not only watch the Changquan competition of the second senior brother, but also watch the Tai Chi competition of the senior brother.His heart was pounding uncontrollably, and his hands and feet were cold.Not long after, Yin Yi came over and said in a low voice: "The result of the lottery is out, Haiping is the fifth to appear, and Zhan Yi is the last."

Xu Shanlan breathed a sigh of relief, but then became nervous again.It is a good thing that the order of appearance of the two people did not meet together, which happened to allow them to pay close attention to the trend of the game; but what is not good is the order of appearance of the big brother-martial arts routines are performance events, that is to say, they are not like track and field ball games, etc. In the game, the result is clear at a glance whether you win or lose.This kind of performance project depends entirely on the referee's scoring, so the impression is very important.The last player to appear on the stage, when the referee is very tired, may suffer a disadvantage.

Of course, this is just a psychological hint of the participating athletes. It seems that in the order of competition, it is most beneficial to be in the first third or the last third.

The competition hadn't started yet, Xu Shanlan looked around, all the principals of the city sports school came, and sat in the middle, behind the rostrum.Master Yan and his disciples sat on Xu Shanlan's left, and one of them was Ye Qingyu, who was thin.He also saw Xu Shanlan, with a smile on his lips, afraid that Master would see him, so he waved slightly at him.Master Yan caught a glimpse of the jungle, snorted, turned his head, and changed seats with one of his disciples, staying away from the jungle.

All the lights were turned on, illuminating every detail of the playing field, and the referees entered the field one after another, sitting on the referee's bench with a serious expression, and chatting in a low voice from time to time.

"Dear viewers, what we are watching is the live broadcast of the XX XX Province Wushu Championships. I am Han Hongbing, and this is Guo Xueying, a famous martial arts coach. Hello, Han Lian..." Han Hongbing is a pretty young guy. It was the first time to host this kind of competition live, and I was still a little nervous, talking intermittently, as if I couldn't let go.Guo Xueying's name looks like a woman, but she is actually a man. She has a sullen face, as if she is facing a battlefield where two armies are fighting instead of a competition field. She looks like she is struggling for life and death, or simply called constipation.

"Okay." Coach Han said.

"Hmm--could you briefly introduce the competition rules of martial arts routines to the audience friends?"

"Appear one by one, the judges will score, whoever has the highest score wins." Guo Xueying seemed very impatient with this kind of question.

"Oh——" Han Hongbing thought this was too simple, "Everyone in the audience, it's actually like this..." He picked up the order book in front of him and read it according to the rules of the competition.Mindful to the time arrangement: "Today is Changquan and Taijiquan—what we are seeing now..." He was in the middle of speaking when Guo Xueying interrupted him forcefully, "Athletes have entered the arena."

"Ah—ah yes, the athletes have entered the arena." Han Hongbing hastily put down the order book and raised his voice, "Friends in the audience, the athletes who are coming to us now are the athletes who participated in the Wushu routine competition, look at them full of energy , we can believe that the spirit of Chinese martial arts will shine on them!" The young man was quite excited, with a high-pitched voice.Guo Xueying frowned inexplicably and glanced at him.

As soon as Gu Haiping entered the arena, he looked around for the location of his master and uncle. Xu Shanlan raised his arm and waved it vigorously. Gu Haiping saw it and raised his hand too.Xu Shanlan turned his head and met Cong Zhanyi's eyes from afar.Cong Zhanyi only nodded calmly, and before Xu Shanlan could respond, he had already turned around to do the preparatory activities.

Athletes do some simple movements on the competition field to familiarize themselves with the situation. After a while, the competition officially begins and the surroundings gradually become quiet.The clear and clear voice of the host sounded in the training hall, introducing the situation of the referees one by one.The athletes from XX Sports School played Changquan first. The movements were arranged very smoothly, and the audience around them were all shocked. It can be seen that the standard of this competition will be very high.

"The first athlete to play is Deng Xiaoping. Huh? Sorry, my name is Deng Xiaoping. He was born in 1971—the same age as me, and he is also a pig. Of course, practicing martial arts has nothing to do with the zodiac. Pigs don't necessarily mean they are stupid and lazy. , right Coach Guo?"

"Correct."

"Take this opportunity to let us learn about the origin and development of martial arts." Han Hongbing didn't know much about martial arts, but he did his homework well. He picked up a thick stack of materials and introduced them to everyone.From the origin of martial arts to the northern and southern genres, from Shaolin Temple to Wudang Mountain, from martial arts novels to martial arts movies, he talked eloquently, and then looked at Guo Xueying with a very expectant look, "Coach Guo, right?"

Guo Xueying cherished words like gold and spit out a word: "Yes."

Xu Shanlan never took his eyes off the field, and Cong Cong and Yin Yi explained to him the essentials of the athletes' movements in low voices.This is definitely a valuable experience imparted, Xu Shanlan nodded frequently and listened very seriously.At this time, there was a sigh of regret from the audience at the Changquan venue. Xu Shanlan hurriedly turned his head, and it turned out that athlete No. 0014 missed the shot while doing the flying kick, and did not make a soft "pop". Points will be deducted.The referees bowed their heads and wrote. He seemed to be deeply affected, and suddenly became restrained. The subsequent actions were not ideal, and he only scored 6.4 points in the end.

The next one to appear was Gu Haiping, Xu Shanlan was startled, subconsciously straightened his back.Gu Haiping's set of movements was formulated by Lin Yinyi and consulted some experts, the movements are appropriate and the rhythm is lively.Gu Haiping's legs are long and his arms are long, full of strength, and his movements are extraordinarily graceful, but his knees are slightly bent when doing twirls.Jungle corrected him many times in this action, but he still couldn't change it.Jungle clenched his fist with one hand, gave a hard meal, and sighed bitterly.

"Very good." Yin Yi nodded again and again, "You performed very well."

The 3-minute performance ended quickly, and Gu Haiping stood firmly in the center and saluted the referee and the audience.Xu Shanlan stood up and applauded desperately, his little hands ached.After Gu Haiping came off the stage, he changed his clothes and ran up, bowed and sat beside the jungle, and said with trepidation: "Master, I'm sorry."

Conglin shook his head: "Okay, no one can avoid occasional mistakes, as long as you perform normally, it is not a failure."

Xu Shanlan gave Gu Haiping a thumbs up, and Gu Haiping raised his head with a smile on his face.

The referee's score has already come out, 9.3, this score is not low, at least it is the highest so far.Xu Shanlan was very excited, and said to Gu Haiping in a low voice with a smile: "Second Senior Brother, you are going to win the championship."

Conglin glared at him: "Watch the game well, don't be complacent."

Xu Shanlan stuck out his tongue, not daring to speak again.Cong Cong said not to be proud, but his eyes couldn't help looking towards Yan Hongjun, and he was meeting Yan Hongjun's eyes.Jungle raised his jaw with a haughty expression.Yan Hongjun snorted angrily and turned his head away.

Yin Yi sighed helplessly: "Why are you acting like a child?"

"For those who practice martial arts, this is the tone of comparison." Lin Lin was quite eloquent.

Now that Gu Haiping finished the competition, all of the people's bodies and minds went to the Tai Chi competition venue, waiting for Cong Zhanyi to appear.Xu Shanlan's heart was always hanging, unable to land, and somewhat darkly hoped that all other athletes in the competition would make mistakes.

It's a pity that things backfired. Everyone performed well, especially Xie Liang from the City Sports School.The whirlwind foot 360 plus knee lift independence is quite beautiful, and it is simply extraordinary.Several principals of the city sports school all stood up and applauded excitedly.The referees gave scores of 9 or more points one after another. After removing the highest score and then the lowest score, the final score was 9.6, which is already quite high. If there is no accident, it is almost certain to win.Xie Liang was also very proud of himself. After putting on his clothes, he sat back next to his teammates, talking and laughing.

Xu Shanlan was dazzled, curled his lips, thinking: What's the big deal.

The commentator Han Hongbing was also very happy, and used all the praiseworthy words he could think of on Xie Liang.Then he said: "Of course, the overall level of public sports schools is still good, and the performance of athletes is generally high. For example, this Li Zihan who is playing now was the runner-up of the, uh, the [-]th Provincial Games last year..."

"The seventh session." Guo Xueying reminded him.

"Ah, that's right, the seventh round. The level is also quite high. We saw that he did a good job of kicking upwards, kicking his legs back and balancing in a low position. He also has a good chance of winning the championship... Ah, pay attention, please Attention the audience! He is about to do an optional movement with a very high degree of difficulty! Placing lotus in the air 540!" Han Hongbing was so excited that he salivated, "With Li Zihan's level, of course...ah, it failed...it's a pity to fail. Coach Guo, what do you think is the reason for his failure?"

Guo Xueying probably didn't expect that he would turn the gun around and ask herself, and it took her a long time to hold back a sentence: "I didn't eat last night."

"En." Han Hongbing nodded earnestly, "It's understandable that you're nervous. It's not easy for athletes."

"The next competitor is from XX martial arts school." Han Hongbing continued to introduce with great dedication. From the beginning of the competition to now, he has not been idle. Guo Xueying next to him is expressionless. He seemed unwilling to say a word easily.Han Hongbing continued to read: "Cong Zhantie, um, good name. XX martial arts school is a private school. In recent years, the private martial arts school has developed rapidly and has a rapid momentum, but it is undeniable that in terms of teachers and training level In terms of education, there is still a gap compared with public schools..."

Guo Xueying interrupted suddenly: "It's Cong Zhanyi."

"Ah? What?" Han Hongbing didn't realize it at first, but he suddenly understood, and said stammeringly, "Ah yes, Cong Zhanyi, it's Cong Zhanyi from XX Martial Arts School... I think he must be hugging Those who came to compete with a learning attitude..."

Xu Shanlan's heartbeat seemed to fly out of his throat. Ever since Cong Zhanyi entered the arena, his whole body was tense, like a bowstring on an arrow.His hands clenched into fists involuntarily, and the palms were full of sweat.

Cong Zhanyi looked extremely stable, not in a hurry or impatient Yuan Ting Yuezhi, once he made a move, the field fell silent.What Taijiquan emphasizes is coherence, coordination, lightness and composure.Cong Zhanyi can be said to have fully grasped the essence of it, with skillful movements, free retraction, and a calm demeanor.The white clothes on her body are like snow, swaying and flowing elegantly, really "like a frightened bird, like a swimming dragon".It's not just a game, it's a treat for the audience.

But Xu Shanlan couldn't enjoy this kind of beauty, he didn't dare to look at it but couldn't help it, he was worried and trembling, for fear that the elder brother might make a mistake and he couldn't make up for it.When Cong Zhanyi was about to make his own choice, Xu Shanlan even closed his eyes tightly, trembling slightly, and kept praying to all imaginable gods and Buddhas.The audience suddenly burst into exclamation, followed by warm applause like a tide.Gu Haiping pulled Xu Shanlan hard, his face glowing with excitement: "Put the lotus in the sky at 540 degrees to pick up the sparrow ground dragon, look quickly!"

Xu Shanlan was overwhelmed with surprise, and looked towards the center of the field. This action had already passed, and Cong Zhanyi stood up and saluted with fists in his hands.Many spectators stood up and applauded.Xu Shanlan hugged Gu Haiping, very happy.When he turned his head, he saw that the headmaster of the city sports school had an ugly expression on his face, and was whispering to the vice-principal next to him.Xu Shanlan was secretly proud, and ran down to meet Cong Zhanyi, and plunged into the arms of the senior brother.

Cong Zhanyi helped him up with a smile, and firmly held Xu Shanlan's hand. The two stood side by side, waiting for the referee to score.

After a while, the results came out. 9.69.7, 9.6...Xu Shanlan recited silently one by one, high point, high point, he almost cried out.The last 9.8!The host reported the results: "Remove the highest score of 9.8, remove the lowest score of 9.6, and the score of No. 0036 player is 9.75."

Won!They won!Xu Shanlan hugged Cong Zhanyi's neck, and the two embraced tightly amidst the cheers and thunderous applause of the audience.