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Ji Ke spent three months in closed training at the base, and he didn't leave the training base until the swimming league started.

This year's league was held in the capital, and before leaving for the capital, he returned home.

Ji's father and Ji's mother did not expect that they could not see each other for three whole months even though they were in the same city.

When they saw Ji Ke again, the couple hugged him again and again, and Ji's mother even had red eyes.

Of course, the reason why her eyes are red is not only because she hasn't seen Ji Ke for three months, but also because Ji Ke has changed too much.

Ji Ke is a southerner, and his figure also has the characteristics of a southerner, thin.

Even if he fights hard, he's still skinny.

But after three months of absence, he came back with beautiful muscles.

Probably because of his genes, he could never become that big man, but from his body with almost no soft flesh, it can be seen how hard he has worked hard in the past three months.

Ji's mother touched Ji Ke's arm, and asked softly, "Have you been exhausted for the past three months?"

Ji Ke shook his head with a smile, "The hard work for the ideal, what is it called tired?"

What Ji's mother said can't wait to hug her son and kiss her twice.

After eating with his family, Ji Ke and Sun Xiangyang embarked on the journey to the capital.

They flew there and arrived five days before the start of the game.

The National Swimming League is sponsored by the Swimming Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China. It is held every year and is the highest level event in the national swimming industry.

The provincial capitals sent the strongest professional teams to participate in the competition, including the national team members.

That is to say, five days later in this game, there will be a gathering of masters, and Ji Ke will even meet athletes who have participated in the Olympic Games and World Championships.

The time of the plane is not very good, it takes off at [-]:[-] in the morning, but it is difficult to buy tickets during this time, and it is not easy to get a ticket.

In fact, Ji Ke didn't rest very well, nor was he not tired, but when the passengers on the plane were all sleeping, he tossed and turned, and couldn't fall asleep.

He is nervous.

Even with five days to go before the game, he was still nervous.

Sitting next to Ji Ke, Sun Xiangyang naturally felt his movements.

Sun Xiangyang sighed, opened his bloodshot eyes, and asked the stewardess for a glass of milk for Ji Ke.

"Don't be nervous, the game is about to start. Nervousness affects performance. Up to now, all we can do is to ensure that we can perform at our full level. If you lose the game because of a mentality problem, you don't regret it yourself, and I have to teach you a lesson. .”

Ji Ke looked at him in surprise.

Sun Xiangyang squinted at him, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I thought you would say something like 'It's okay, you are still young, you can afford to lose, don't be nervous'." Ji Ke took a sip of milk and said, "After all, you have always comforted me like this before. "

Sun Xiangyang snorted lightly, "Yeah, I've said it many times, isn't it useless, then I can only change my way of speaking."

Ji Ke nodded and finished the milk.

"I have to say that your new set of persuasion skills is much more useful than the previous one. When I think that nervousness may affect my performance, I feel less nervous."

Sun Xiangyang choked, "..."

He snorted and said, "I can't see that you are still a masochist."

It's a pity that it didn't take long for Ji Ke to relax. As soon as he got off the plane, he was stimulated by the athletes who participated together and started to get nervous again.

Although he had known for a long time that he would meet athletes from the national team in this competition, Ji Ke couldn't help pursing his lips when he saw the group of strong teenagers who had only seen it on TV.

He heard them chatting.

"I feel that after participating in the World Championships and then coming back to participate in the domestic league, my mentality is completely different. I am much more relaxed, and I am far less nervous than when I participated in the first time."

"Me too. I have participated in international competitions, and when I come back to participate in national competitions, I can't find the feeling I used to have. But it is very strange. No matter how many times I have participated in international competitions, I still feel nervous before going on stage."

"That's for sure. With the expectations of the people of the whole country on your back, no matter how many times you are nervous."

The Chinese swimming team is what people call the national team.

The national team is not a long-term regular training team like the provincial team, but a temporary team.

Before the start of the international competition, the elite athletes of each provincial team have been selected and assessed, and the athletes who finally meet the standards will form the Chinese swimming team.

After the formation of the national team is completed, there will be a training camp. After the game is over, the athletes still have to return to their respective provincial teams.

The results of each selection of the national team are different. The few chatting in front of them are the athletes who formed a team together to participate in the World Championships last time.

"I asked Guo Yiming last time. He said that he was also very nervous before the competition. He was nervous no matter what the competition was. In his words, the nervousness of athletes is the awe of the competition."

"Damn it, Guo Yiming is actually a literary artist? Why didn't I find out before?!"

Guo Yiming is the only Olympic World Championship Grand Slam winner in the men's 400-meter freestyle in Asia. He is not only known to the swimming circle, but also to people all over the country.

The few people chatted happily, and suddenly, a boy waved to the back of Ji Ke, "Hey! Yiming! Here!"

After the man finished speaking, he turned his head and said to other teammates: "Cao Cao will be here if you talk about Cao Cao, and he will come if you are talking about him."

A young man who was nearly two meters tall walked by, Ji Ke couldn't help looking up at him, who was that familiar face if not Guo Yiming?

Guo Yiming went over to say hello to his teammates, and chatted a few words casually. The content of the chat was very trivial and daily. Ji Ke didn't live in the same environment as them, and some of them couldn't understand.

But he understands the important information for him. For example, Xiaojiu and Shiyi in the team just came back from the Olympics with bronze medals. It just so happened that neither of them had their 17th birthday yet, and they were still in the junior team. athlete.

Ji Ke pursed his lips even tighter.

He felt that maybe he should be thankful that he was still young and still in the junior group, while Guo Yiming was already 22 years old, and in the adult group, they couldn't compare to going together.

Hehe, but what's the use of this?There is no difference between Guo Yiming and Xiaojiu and Shiyi, they are both existences that can instantly turn him into a scumbag.

Even after three months of devil training, he still has no chance of winning against the athletes of the national team.

Not to mention the top athletes from the provincial teams.

Ji Ke felt a little frustrated.

It is really hard to explore in a new field that has never been touched.

But I have to say that he is still looking forward to the moment of successful exploration, and the sense of accomplishment he will get at that time must be unprecedented.

The athletes of the national team at the entrance of the hotel left in a clamor. Ji Ke stood there for a while, and Sun Xiangyang came back with two roasted sweet potatoes.

This roasted sweet potato is what Ji Ke wants to eat, but he doesn't have much appetite now, so when Sun Xiangyang handed it over, he didn't take it, but said: "Leave it for now, I'll eat it when I come back."

"Come back and eat again?" Sun Xiangyang wondered, "Where are you going?"

Ji Ke took out a small backpack from the suitcase, which contained his equipment, swimming trunks, swimming cap, swimming goggles and so on.

He put the small bag on his shoulder, kicked the suitcase to Sun Xiangyang, and replied: "There is a swimming pool two streets away, I will go to train."

Sun Xiangyang's eyes widened, "Are you crazy?! Go to training now? Do you know that there are still four days and seven hours before the competition starts?!"

Just like three days before the college entrance examination, parents and teachers will no longer ask candidates to do review questions, but only emphasize the need to calm down.

Nothing can be achieved overnight. No matter how much practice is done at this time, the results will not be changed much. Excessive training will make the athletes in poor physical condition and affect their emotions.

So Sun Xiangyang couldn't understand Ji Ke's approach.

But Ji Ke can understand Sun Xiangyang very well, but this does not prevent him from having his own ideas.

He always feels that one more hour of training will have the effect of one more hour, and hard work is never wrong.

Sun Xiangyang knew he couldn't be persuaded, but he still cursed angrily, until Ji Ke's figure was blurred and he stopped talking.

He glanced at the suitcase lying quietly at his feet, kicked it, and muttered, "What nonsense!"

Probably because it was very close to the competition venue, when Ji Ke went to the swimming pool, he found that there were abnormally many people here.

Young people accounted for the majority of them, and among these young people, whether they were men or women, they wore professional swimsuits and had particularly good figures.

It looks like a professional swimmer.

Ji Ke looked around and found that these professional swimmers were very relaxed, chatting together in twos and threes, and only occasionally paddled in the water. In the water, it's not for training.

Also, at this time, apart from him, it is estimated that few people will come to train.

Most people stay in the shallow water area, and there are almost no people in the deep water area. Ji Ke found a corner of the deep water area, put the timer next to him, and prepared to start today's training.

As soon as he put on his swimming goggles, he heard a loud noise from the shallow water area, attracting the few people in the deep water area.

It turned out that a girl practicing synchronized swimming showed off her skills and attracted everyone.

You can vaguely hear someone discussing not far away.

"Is that person an athlete just now? That's amazing!"

"I feel that those who are in good shape seem to be athletes. Isn't there a swimming league in a few days? They seem to be here to participate in the competition."

"Oh! I remembered it when you said that, no wonder."

"I seemed to see Guo Yiming at the entrance of the hotel over there just now. I thought I was wrong."

This time, Ji Ke originally wanted to avoid the deep water area where talents come, but this time it is convenient for him, and now no one will pay attention to him.

Ji Ke swam in the pool all morning, and at noon, Sun Xiangyang brought lunch while cursing.

Ji Ke finished eating at the open-air water bar outside the swimming pool, digested for a while, and then went back to the swimming pool, and then Sun Xiangyang left cursing.

The swimming pool was open until nine o'clock in the evening, and there was basically no one at eight o'clock. He saw that the staff in the swimming pool had already started packing up and getting ready to leave work, and it was not good to stay any longer, so he came out and prepared to go back.

Ji Ke took a shower and changed clothes in the locker room. He thought he was the only one in the locker room, but suddenly a head appeared from behind the cabinet, which shocked him a lot.

The one who poked his head out was a young boy, who should be a professional athlete by his figure.

Seeing that Ji Ke was frightened by him, he repeatedly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Did I scare you? I didn't mean it."

Ji Ke let out a sigh, shook his head, "It's okay."

The boy came out from the back of the cabinet, and Ji Ke carefully identified his appearance, and felt a little familiar, as if... It was Xiao Jiu from the national team that he had met before.

Xiao Jiu was full of curiosity about him, looked at him and asked, "You look so young, are you 15 years old?"

"It's coming soon, there are two months left for my 15th birthday."

"Oh——" Xiao Jiu said, "It's from the youth group."

He asked again: "You were training just now, I think you swim so fast, but why are you still training now? If you have been training intensively for the past two days, won't your coach scold you?"

He could tell that Xiao Jiu was a professional athlete, and Xiao Jiu could definitely see him too, so there was nothing to hide.

He said bluntly: "My coach can't control me."

Xiao Jiu's eyes widened, "Really?! Are you so good?"

He looked very envious, and talked about his coach, "I really envy you, unlike my devilish coach who treats us like the donkeys of the production team every day."

"Your coach is either from the provincial team or from the national team. It must be different from mine."

Ji Ke realized that when he said this, he felt a little sour in his heart. Did the world actually pull out his hidden lemon essence attribute?

He looked at Xiao Jiu and thought that one day he would be able to receive training from the national team like Xiao Jiu.

"Ah? What you said, isn't your coach from the provincial team?"

Ji Ke looked at him with deep eyes, "No, I'm an athlete of the city team, and my coach is also the coach of the city swimming team. It's probably because of this that he can't control me."

Xiao Jiu: "..."

Xiao Jiu choked at first, then showed a shocked expression, "You, you belong to the city team?!"

Ji Ke nodded expressionlessly.

Xiao Jiu blinked slowly, "I don't know for a moment whether I should admire you for being so strong only in the city team, or to admire you for daring to participate in the National Swimming League only in the city team."

Ji Ke: "..."

These words were originally just Xiao Jiu's thoughts in his heart, but probably because he was too shocked, he accidentally said them out.

Ji Ke felt that it was nothing, but Xiao Jiu looked a little embarrassed. He laughed a few times and speeded up the packing. After a few more polite words, he took the bag and left.

After walking out of the swimming pool, Xiao Jiu let out a regretful ouch.

He didn't ask the man's name just now!

He saw that the man was really good, and thought he might be barely an opponent, so he wanted to get to know him, but he didn't expect that he was just a member of the city team.

Forget it, you will always know the name during the game.

During the five days of preparation before the competition, everyone was relaxing. Only Ji Ke, who did not miss a second of training until the night before the competition started.

Soon it was game day.