Rebirth: The Life of a Scholar

Chapter 22

The atmosphere on the basketball court was on fire before the game started. People from the two schools were clamoring. The two principals sat together and talked with harmonious smiles. They were very satisfied with the lively situation.

This friendly match lasted 45 minutes, with 20 minutes each on and off the field, with a 5-minute break in the middle, and each teammate had four timeouts. The number of starters was 5, which looked very professional in terms of format.

It was the first time for Tang Xu, who was sitting in the auditorium, to experience this kind of atmosphere. Presumably, this was also the first time for him to watch a basketball game so seriously, and he had never felt so leisurely.

The two teams were ready, and the starters of Dehui High School stood up one after another. When Ji Rong stood up, there was a lot of shouting around, and Bai Liangshu, who was sitting next to Tang Xu, was all kinds of disdainful: "Isn't it just a friendly match? It’s like an NBA star coming.”

Tang Xu comforted him amusedly: "It's rare to be so lively." As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Li Yan's booing on the other side: "Ji Rong!! Ji Rong!!" The deliberately high-pitched voice sounded particularly ear-piercing.

Bai Liangshu slapped Li Yan again, and Li Yan yelled at Xu Ye aggrievedly, Xu Ye pretended not to know him the whole time, these babes.

Tong Hua's starter also walked into the court. Tong Hua's unabashed cry almost lifted the roof of the basketball court. Of course, Dehui would not lag behind his voice.

Tang Xu couldn't help rubbing his sore ears. The referee on the court seemed to think it was too noisy, so he blew his whistle twice. Sure enough, the court became quieter, and everyone sat down peacefully.

The two teams on the field greeted each other, and everyone could clearly see Lin Ziyang patted Ji Rong's shoulder and laughed. Although Ji Rong patted his hand off, he opened his mouth as if to say something to him, and Lin Ziyang seemed to be smiling more happily. , The two knew each other at first glance, which surprised many people.

Immediately, there was a lot of discussion from all parties, and they were very interested in the things they knew. Lin Ziyang and Ji Rong had already dispersed before the discussion came to any conclusion. The referee stood at the middle point and threw the basketball and whistled The instant countdown begins.

The kids on the field ran fast, not giving in to each other. It is recognized that Lin Ziyang played basketball well. The man marking him was Dehui No. 3 Yuan Rui. Yuan Rui was the tallest of the two teams, standing in front of Lin Ziyang It seemed that Lin Ziyang was almost blocked, but this didn't seem to affect Lin Ziyang's performance.

As the team's small forward, Lin Ziyang is loved by his teammates for passing the ball. As long as there is a gap on his side, his teammates will pass the ball to him, and then he can be seen nimbly bypassing Yuan Rui for a few key steps. Breaking through other people's pursuit and blocking to a safe scoring line to shoot, the first two-pointer of the game brought a lot of momentum to Tonghua.

Lin Ziyang's performance was very good. Tang Xu sat in the audience and watched for a while. He didn't know basketball, but he had heard of it more or less.

Tonghua scored at the beginning of the game, and Dehui's side naturally wanted to chase. Ji Rong's position in the team is the center forward, and his importance on the inside line is very prominent. Tonghua scored before he was too immersed in the game. In the quickness and sense, here Yuan Rui threw a long pass to No. 5 teammate outside the half court. At that time, No. 5 was not marked by anyone. He passed the ball without hesitation and was already standing inside. Ji Rong, who has the most stable shooting point, got the ball and jumped up. His movements were smooth and elegant, and his gestures were professionally charged. The basketball left his hands and drew a beautiful arc in the air and fell into the net.

Perfect three-point shot.

Dehui's scream was louder than Tonghua's just now, it seemed like he was hitting Tonghua in the face, what's so great about you getting off to a good start?See, we are three-pointers!

Tang Xu didn't realize it for a while, but Ji Rong's actions just now were really beautiful, as if he was also affected by the surrounding atmosphere, and he felt very excited.

I saw Ji Rong high-five with his teammates after throwing the ball on the court, and then seemed to be looking at Lin Ziyang. Tang Xu could clearly see Ji Rong's expression from this angle. It can be said that Tang Xu saw Ji Rong's face for the first time. That kind of expression, a little provocative and flamboyant, is too different from his usual aura, which seems to be in line with Ji Rong's age. Usually he always looks old-fashioned, and occasionally smiles very restrained.

At this moment, Tang Xu felt that he had known Ji Rong for a while, but he didn't seem to understand him at all, and maybe Ji Rong didn't want him to know.

If he and Ji Rong are considered friends now, it seems a bit reluctant...

The game is still going on, you fight for it, the two teams are playing fiercely, and the people watching are also very excited. The first half ended in Dehui 18--Tonghua 20, and Tonghua led by two points.

During the 5-minute intermission, many people around took advantage of the gap to go to the toilet or buy some food. Tang Xu was dragged out to buy snacks by Li Yan, who couldn't sit still, and happened to meet Wang Linhao who was helping the team buy water: "Tang Xu, are you coming to the game too!"

Li Yan hated Wang Linhao very much. When he saw him, he wanted to pull Tang Xu away impatiently. Before Tang Xu could speak, he choked at Wang Linhao: "Why! Can't my Tangtang come to the game!"

Wang Linhao looked at Li Yan who was not much taller than Tang Xu with a funny face: "I didn't say anything? Where are you sitting Tang Xu? How did I see you just now?"

Tang Xu didn't think too much about answering his question: "We're pretty close to the stadium, right behind the reserve area on the left." It was so clear that he almost reported the coordinates.

"Oh, then you play for a while first, and I have to bring water to the team. The coach is so fierce." After finishing speaking, Wang Linhao ran into the basketball hall with a dozen mineral water in his hands towards Tang Xu.

Li Yan stuck out his tongue towards the place where Wang Linhao disappeared and said, "Tangtang, don't tell him so much in the future, this person is bad. I saw him smoking in the backyard of the school that day." Li Yan followed Tang Xu Said in a low voice.

Although Li Yan is big, he can't lie. Tang Xu looked at Li Yan in surprise, and got Li Yan's serious nod: "I didn't want to tell you, but I was afraid that you would be spoiled if you got so close to them, so I still pay attention." Well, just touching something like smoking is as addictive as smoking or drugs, and it's not good for your health, we're still young!"

them?Tang Xu caught these two words sensitively, but he didn't ask, and nodded to show that he knew.

When they returned to the basketball court, the two teams still had more than two minutes of rest time.

Ji Rong sat on the bench and wiped his sweat-soaked hair with a white towel. The 20 minutes of running just now made him sweat a lot, while Wang Linhao stood beside him and talked to Ji Rong.

As soon as Tang Xu sat down, he saw Wang Linhao raised his head and smiled at him. He was stunned to find that Ji Rong also turned his head to look at him. Their eyes met. Tang Xu was suddenly a little embarrassed. He saw Ji Rong grinning at him. Tang Xu immediately responded with a smile, and Ji Rong turned his head when he got Tang Xu's response, ignoring the students who were screaming because of his smile just now.

"Ahh!! Senior Ji Rong was looking at me just now!!"

"Why are you looking at you? Obviously looking at me!"

"Stupid, you guys, didn't you see Tang Xu sitting in front? The angle just now was obviously Hezai saying hello to Tang Xu!"

"Sister, please don't tell the truth QWQ"

"YY will die soon!!"

"I only know that if you have too much YY, you will be brain-dead. Tell me, you children can't be more reserved?"

"Reservedness is useless! The senior will leave next year QWQ and I haven't even spoken to him yet!"

"...You guys are alright, look at me, senior, I haven't talked to Ji Rong in the same period so far..."

"It seems that we are much happier hahahaha!"

The topic of the discussion later changed again and again, Tang Xu drank helplessly, the thinking of girls was really different from that of boys.

"Tang Xu, how have you learned from Ji Rong recently?" Bai Liangshu suddenly spoke at this moment, with no extra emotion in his tone.

Tang Xu didn't understand, so he looked at Bai Liangshu: "Very good."

Bai Liangshu didn't speak anymore, and then he heard screams. The second half was about to start. Tang Xu moved his eyes back to the field. The two teams entered the field again. Dehui replaced No. 9 player with No. 2 substitute, Tonghua's players remain unchanged.

Grabbing the ball to start the game, Lin Ziyang wanted to have a good start in the second half just like the first half, but unfortunately the ball was intercepted by Dehui's No. The Tonghua player who wanted to get the ball back rushed forward with the ball and jumped up from the free throw line. Everyone thought he would shoot, but Tonghua quickly made defensive measures to prevent him from shooting. When he was on the ground, he turned his wrist and passed the ball to Ji Rong in the inside line. Ji Rong caught the ball and shot it in one go.

Dehui scored a three-pointer in the first minute of the second half and successfully completed the overtake.

Dehui's children screamed again, and they had hardly stopped for half an hour. The goal was really beautiful, and it felt good to let Tonghua deflate at the beginning of the second half.

The ball game was still exciting and exciting. For a high school friendly match, this level is considered high-level, and even the two principals watched it with relish.

The score in the second half was very tight, and the overtake and being overtaken formed a cycle. In the end, Dehui lost to Tonghua by one point, which was saved by Lin Ziyang's two witty passes at the end.

At the end of the basketball game, although Dehui had regrets, he played happily. After shaking hands with Tonghua in friendship, he left the field amidst screams from all directions.

Tang Xu looked at Lin Ziyang who walked into the lounge and frowned for a while, and suddenly remembered why he looked familiar. It turned out that Lin Ziyang later joined the national team and became a national first-level professional basketball player. Tang Xu accidentally saw him at the place where he was working. I saw him during the Olympic Games, but now Lin Ziyang is still very immature, and his appearance and stature are a bit different from a few years later, so Tang Xu couldn't recognize him for a while.

The first time Tang Xu saw a celebrity after a few years, a feeling suddenly rose in his heart.