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Taking advantage of the break before the game, Tao Xihong went out for a walk.There are five venues in the Jingzhou Sports Center, covering various sports such as the three major balls. They are all well-equipped standard venues and look magnificent.

Blowing the cool evening breeze, Tao Xihong walked all the way to the track and field, leaned on the railing of the stands, and looked aimlessly at the volleyball stadium in the distance.

"Xiao Tao." A familiar voice came from behind.

He turned his head in response, and saw Xu Jiangtong walking towards him against the afterglow of the sunset, the corners of his mouth tensed up immediately.

"The game is about to start, Coach Gao asked me to come find you."

"How do you know I'm here?" Tao Xihong raised his eyes triumphantly, like a puppy who ran away in anger and was picked up by its owner.

"It's suitable for relaxation." Xu Jiangtong walked up the steps and stood with him on the stands for a while, "Are you nervous?"

Tao Xihong knew he couldn't fool him, so he smiled and said, "A little bit. After all, this is not an ordinary game for me."

"In front of him, you still can't completely forget the shadow of the block, right?"

"I..." Tao Xihong hesitated a second before the lie came out, "Mr. Xiao Jiang, you are so smart, nothing can fool you."

"It's not smart, it's just empathy." Xu Jiangtong took his hand hanging by his side, "This matter can only be solved by you. Overcoming your own psychological shadow is far more difficult than winning a game, but correspondingly, you also Will grow more. Too bad I can't help."

"Why can't you help, aren't you the coach?" Tao Xihong held his hand instead, and moved under Xu Jiangtong's nose, "You are enough by my side."

Xu Jiangtong was amused by his pretended relaxed tone: "Hurry up and go back."

After returning to the locker room, Xu Jiangtong helped him fix his ankle with tape.After wrapping the last loop, he tore off the excess tape and asked, "How does it feel?"

Tao Xihong stretched his ankles, happily jumped a few times, and gave him an ok sign.

Zhang Cheng sat alone on one side and wrapped his fingers. Seeing the two of them showing their affection in an upright manner, he poked Tan Xinkai next to him: "Tao Xihong really made a lot of money. He skipped class and found an all-round wife."

Xiao Tan was wearing knee pads, and answered the question in a puzzled manner: "Isn't that because Brother Xihong had a foot injury? Why do you envy him?"

Zhang Cheng was almost pissed off by him, his face twisted like bitter gourd juice: "Today's game is very important, you can't fly another fucking pass, or you will settle the old and new scores together when you go back."

When it came to this matter, Tan Xinkai was uncertain, and whispered, "Try your best."

After tidying up, the seven members of Yang Li's starting lineup and the substitutes walked out of the locker room together.Xu Jiangtong and Gao Xun followed at the back of the team.

As soon as he entered the arena, he had a direct encounter with his opponent.In the uniform team, Xu Jiangtong's private server was very conspicuous.

Zheng Ye finally recognized Xu Jiangtong's identity, and the moment their eyes met, he stepped forward and stopped him: "It turns out that Yangli's beautiful foreign aid is a coach, what a pity."

Xu Jiangtong had no choice but to stop, facing the meaningless provocation, his puzzled eyes were indifferent.

"You don't understand Chinese, do you?" Zheng Ye became even more excited when he saw this.

"Are you finished? See you on the field if you can. Don't bother our coach." Seeing that he didn't keep up, Tao Xihong quickly turned back and pulled Xu Jiangtong back, cursing in a low voice, "Damn, of course people can't understand dogs. "

"Concentrate on the game and stay calm." Xu Jiangtong reminded him.

"Don't worry, with the amulet from my wife, I will definitely do my best." Tao Xihong solemnly promised, and caught a glimpse of the scoreboard put aside.

He suddenly laughed, and picked up the scoreboard to block the side near the auditorium.A shadow fell beside Xu Jiangtong, and before he could react, his lips were tapped presumptuously.

It was like an unexpected fast break, simply and neatly sniping at the gap in the enemy's defense.Although it took only a few seconds from organizing the attack to the ball landing, Xu Jiangtong was stunned for half a minute because of the stealing kiss in public.

Tao Xihong looked at him with disbelief, and proudly pushed the scoreboard back.

Xu Jiangtong did not shy away from kissing in public, but faced with Tao Xihong's provocative actions, his expression was still a little unnatural.He didn't turn his eyes back to the field until the whistle of the game blew.

H University is a strong team in the East China Division, especially good at serving and defending.Zheng Ye, as the starting main attacker of H University, should not be underestimated.

As expected, not long after the opening, they scored several points in a row by serving.When Zhang Cheng was in the back row, he was chased by a pass, which seriously disrupted the attacking rhythm.

Because the ball is not held to the sweet spot, the attacker's offense is weak.Tao Xihong's block was also frequently blocked by the back row. After several rounds of entanglement, he was finally blocked by Zheng Ye.

Tao Xihong held back his anger and didn't know where to send it.Gao Xun was also anxious, constantly changing players and adjusting, but he still couldn't recover the disadvantage at the beginning.The whole team seemed to have lost their souls, and ended the first game with a large score behind.

Gao Xun summed up the mistakes in this game, feeling at a loss, and suddenly remembered Xu Jiangtong who was sitting on the coach's bench and watching the game silently: "Mr. Xiao Jiang, is there anything you want to say?"

Xu Jiangtong has been recording the offensive lines of both sides.At the end of a game, several pages of paper were written profusely, like a draft of his doodling.

Although Tao Xihong was furious, he saw the thick stack of paper and the dense lines on it in Xu Jiangtong's hands, and leaned over curiously: "What is our dear little painter doing?"

Xu Jiangtong flipped through the paper in his hand: "I think your offensive line is a bit single. For example, in the reverse round, Zhang Cheng gave the main attack of the second position for several consecutive balls. Not only did he not shake the block, but it also frustrated morale. Zhang Cheng can be bolder in organizing the offense, and the attacker’s spiking route needs to be changed more. The same is true for serving, the combination of long and short can disrupt the rhythm of the opponent’s first pass.”

Zhang Cheng nodded thoughtfully: "I will pay attention."

Gao Xun heard him pointed out the problem sharply, and threw an olive branch to him: "Mr. Xu, why don't you come to be the on-the-spot coach if the game ends."

"Me?" Xu Jiangtong hadn't played a full game for a long time, and his passing was all based on feel, let alone teaching others to play.He shook his head repeatedly: "I have no actual combat experience, it's all just talk on paper."

Gao Xun smiled modestly: "I've been taking care of them for so many years, and these bastards are tired of hearing about it."

Tao Xihong also encouraged him: "Give it a try, in case a miracle happens with great effort."

"Okay." Seeing this, Xu Jiangtong could only accept orders in the face of danger, ended his happy fishing time, and walked to the sidelines.

After the start of the second game, under Xu Jiangtong's reminder, Zhang Cheng's passing routine changed a lot, and he gave several high-quality back threes. In addition, Tao Xihong covered in the front row, and changed the opponent's side attack so that he couldn't find the north.

But it's a pity that Zheng Ye's vigorously skipped the round.But after learning about Tao Xihong's stepping, Xu Jiangtong only felt that his character and skills could not be compared.

After losing two points in a row, Yang Li's counterattack momentum was severely suppressed again.Zhang Cheng played a little impatiently, so he stabbed the ball twice, but was stopped straight.

Xu Jiangtong signaled the referee to pause, and called the hot-tempered team over.

"Zhang Cheng, don't be so hasty. Now both sets are in the front row, but your height is more advantageous, and you can help block the ball."

"And Tao Xihong, pay attention to their back row attack."

The timeout was only 30 seconds. Xu Jiangtong explained the precautions in a concise manner, and sent them back to the field amidst loud cheers.

The timeout interrupted Zheng Ye's serving rhythm. The power and speed of this ball were far less than the previous few jumps.Tan Xinkai received a perfect pass, sent the ball over Zhang Cheng's head, and passed it to the attacker in position four.

Tao Xihong screened in the third position, swayed the opponent's blocker, and the ball was defended by the libero.The second pass ran to the point where the ball fell, covered it with a short, flat and fast fake move from the far net, and adjusted the ball to the back row for the main attack.But the movement of his arm did not escape Tao Xihong's eyes. He jumped up quickly after landing, and saw the unguarded area of ​​the fifth position at a glance, and blocked Zheng Ye's attack into a corner with a beautiful slash.

This is a very lethal single-person block, which not only disrupted the opponent's offensive rhythm, but also helped Yangli get through the card round.

"Good job." Zhang Cheng gave him a high-five to celebrate, and Tao Xihong took advantage of the gap of his turn to give Xu Jiangbi a thumbs up outside the court.

Xu Jiangtong raised his eyebrows and smiled lightly, responding to his pride calmly.

After blocking a key goal, Tao Xihong regained his touch, and scored several points by blocking and smashing the ball consecutively, chasing back the lagging points.

But the good times didn't last long, and Tao Xihong was quickly targeted by his opponents. Under the interference of three blocks in the front row, the ball flew out of bounds.

The referee blows the whistle to indicate that the spike is out of bounds.Tao Xihong came back disappointed and clicked his tongue lightly.

Xu Jiangtong watched the ball fall from a distance, and walked to the referee's seat: "This ball should be hit, I apply for a challenge."

"?" Tao Xihong raised his head in surprise, although he did dunk the ball with the idea of ​​a thug, but after all, the speed of the ball was too fast, even he didn't know what happened at that moment, let alone Xu Jiangtong.

But the coach insisted on challenging, and no one had any reason to stop it.The real-time playback of the scene switched to the ball just now. Under the restoration of the high-definition camera, it was indeed visible that the ball touched Zheng Ye's little finger.

The challenge was successful.

"Honey, you're really amazing." Tao Xihong floated to his side and quickly thanked him.

Xu Jiangtong smiled: "I just happened to see it."

Yang Li is getting better and better. After the two teams hit [-] points, everyone is trying their best to fight for the game point.Zhang Cheng passed a ball to the main attacker, but was blocked by Zheng Ye in the reverse round. Since there was no protection in the front row, he lost a crucial point.

This time the fight was a bit online, Xu Jiangtong noticed a slight disturbance in the net bag, and went to the referee's seat to apply for a challenge.

In volleyball, the ball is over when it hits the ground, and the rest of the action doesn't count.The controversy of this ball lies in whether Zheng Ye touched the net or the order in which the two actions occurred.

The referee also seemed to have doubts about the ball and gladly accepted his challenge.Everyone turned their attention to the playback again. Zheng Ye failed to retract his body in time after the block, and the little finger of his left hand rubbed against the net bag, and the ball had not yet dropped.

The challenge was successful again.A misjudged goal on the scoreboard returned to Yangli, changing from the original 21 tie to 22-20.

According to the rules of the official game, each team can apply for two challenges per game, and if successful, the number of times will not be counted.Xu Jiangtong succeeded in two consecutive challenges, and abruptly regained two points from Mr. H's hand.

Moreover, these two points are all challenges to Zheng Ye. It seems to be an unintentional move, but it is actually full of provocation.

Even the team members of University H lamented that Yangli's young foreign coaches are handsome and strong.

Zheng Ye stared at his little finger that touched the ball and wiped the net twice, turned around and cursed.

After H recovered one point, it was Zheng Ye's serving round.Tao Xihong stood in front of the net, staring intently at his movements.

However, the moment the ball was released, Tao Xihong noticed something strange.The ball hits high and bounces hard, making it nearly impossible to land in bounds.

Tao Xihong didn't react at first. He watched the ball brush the air around him, and didn't understand his intention until he caught the ball flying straight out of the midfield from the corner of his eye.

"Xu Jiangtong!" He turned around and shouted.

At this time the score was close to the game point, and Xu Jiangtong never dreamed that Zheng Ye would do such indecent things regardless of the team's honor.

Unfortunately, it was too late, he had no time to dodge, but instinctively raised his hand to block it.

The scoreboard fell to the ground, and Xu Jiangtong staggered half a step back, holding on to the baffle behind him, frowning in pain.

"Wife," Tao Xihong hurried to the sidelines and grabbed his hand, "Does it hurt?"

Xu Jiangtong put away the last second of panic, shook his head and said, "It's okay, just apply some medicine."

Tao Xihong cursed fiercely in a low voice, and flung Zheng Ye across the volleyball court tens of meters away.

Not only him, but the entire school team members gathered in front of the net and stared angrily. If Gao Xun hadn't stopped him, they would probably have fought.

Zheng Ye met their eyes, but smiled lightly, apologized without sincerity and said, "Sorry, I made a mistake in serving."

His words completely angered Tao Xihong.

"What a mistake!" He couldn't help yelling, wishing he could rush over and beat him to the ground immediately.

As soon as he took a step forward, Xu Jiangtong grabbed his shoulders: "After playing so many games, why are you becoming more and more immature?"

"I..." Tao Xihong sniffled aggrievedly, "but he hurt you."

"Then use the method Fugong is best at to deal with him." Xu Jiangtong's words were obviously provocative, "Do you understand what I mean?"

Tao Xihong nodded solemnly and saw his right hand hanging by his side: "Wait, I'll disinfect it for you first."

Gao Xun calmed down the emotions of the players on the court, turned around and said to Tao Xihong: "First adjust your emotions, and then you will go up and serve the ball later."

"Okay." Tao Xihong took him back to the rest area, and carefully cupped his hand.

The scratches were the size of two fingernails, and Xu Jiangtong's white wrist was suddenly red and swollen.If he hadn't raised his hand to block it, the ball might have hit him in the face.

Compared with this injury, Xu Jiangtong was more afraid.Even though he knew that the ball was not strong enough to knock him out, his body still couldn't betray the fear brought about by the trauma, his fingers were stiff and trembling.

Tao Xihong thought he was reluctant to say anything, so he was angry and distressed: "You bastard, let me wait."

The emotions of the whole team were raised to the extreme by this ball.Xu Jiangtong lowered his head quietly all the time. Just a second before Tao Xihong got up after tidying up the medicine box, he suddenly put his arms around his shoulders, tilted his head and whispered, "I will be there for you."

I am with you.

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Zheng Ye, do you know that you hit the wrong person?

Today's chapter update is very long hahh