Chapter 20

After the team selection tournament ended, there wasn't much time left until the regional preliminary tournament in May.

During the daily club activity time, the tennis court was always a scene of intense activity.

Run 10 laps around the tennis court to warm up.

200 swings to find the feel.

Rotating multi-ball training to correct hitting movements and improve basic footwork.

Except for the regulars who were actively preparing for the battle, the other members were not idle either.

Because on the day the regular list was determined, Jiecheng Wu also announced a rule.

"The team selection tournament will be held once a month."

This made those who failed to become regulars feel refreshed, and with a clear goal, they were full of motivation to train.

And besides Yiwu Shen Si, Shenwei Ming, and Shitian Tie.

The other four felt a sense of pressure when they saw everyone's desperate drive, not daring to relax at all, and even doubled their training volume.

Just like that, in the process of suffering and happiness, the days passed one by one.

Until one day, when club activities were about to end, Jiecheng Wu suddenly called all the official team members and chatted with everyone for a long time.

When everyone went home, they all had a note with an address on it in their hands.

The next day, the sun had just risen.

Outside a certain tennis club.

A twelve-year-old boy, wearing a gray hoodie, white sports shorts, and a headband on his head, although his figure was not huge, he had a bit of a tough taste.

"This should be it."

Shitian Tie looked down at the note in his hand and then looked up at the name of the club.

After confirming he hadn't found the wrong place, he stepped inside.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Just as he walked into the club, the dense sound of hitting the ball immediately reached Shitian Tie's ears.

He looked around, seven or eight courts were connected horizontally and labeled with uppercase English letters.

On each court, there were different people practicing, with different strengths and different ages.

The earlier the letter of the court, the stronger the strength.

And on the courts further back, there were four or five-year-old children learning to swing under the guidance of coaches.

Shitian Tie looked around, but he never found the person Senior Jiecheng mentioned.

"Hello, may I ask..."

Just as he was about to find someone to ask, a strange cry rang out for a long time.

"Hahahaha~~~"

Immediately after, a green figure galloped wildly, setting off a surge of air, and suddenly appeared in front of Shitian Tie.

"Yo! Are you the teammate little Wu mentioned?"

Before Shitian Tie could react, Xiao Liu Longping had already circled him and looked him up and down.

His two eyes stared straight at Shitian Tie, his hot gaze as if wanting to burn off his clothes.

"Sure enough, the whole body exudes the taste of youth~"

Swept by this naked gaze, Shitian Tie immediately shivered, a tingling sensation surged from his tailbone to the back of his head, and goosebumps rose all over his body.

"You! Hello!

I... I am Senior Jiecheng's, tennis club, teammate!

My name is!

My name is Shitian Tie!"

When he saw this person staring at his calf muscles, and green light was almost coming out of his eyes.

Shitian Tie was so scared that he immediately took the opportunity of self-introduction to quickly retreat a few steps to distance himself from him.

"Hiss~ slurp~"

Seeing Shitian Tie's slightly pale cheeks, Xiao Liu Longping immediately came back to his senses and subconsciously wiped away non-existent drool.

It's not his fault for reacting so strongly; it's just that he hadn't seen a new youthful boy for too long.

Not to mention that he was a high-quality product like Shitian Tie; one look and he knew he had very good physical talent.

"Ahem."

Xiao Liu Longping tried hard to restrain his outgoing emotions, but his unreliability was already ingrained in his bones and couldn't be saved.

"It's not good for young people to be so shy.

Little Wu told me, your training during this period will be my responsibility."

Saying that, he patted his chest confidently, looking like he would handle everything.

"Yes!"

Shitian Tie recalled what Senior Jiecheng said to him the evening before, so he bit the bullet and agreed.

"Although Coach Xiao Liu looks unreliable...

Uh, very unreliable.

But, if you want to solve the problem of the Wave Ball's burden on the body, I believe he can definitely provide great help."

"Since that's the case, then run with me!"

Xiao Liu Longping raised his arms and shouted, two flames burst out from his eyes, and then he swung his arms and ran wildly.

"Youth cannot tolerate a moment of negligence!"

"Little Tie, let your youth burn together!"

What a unique coach...

Shitian Tie's mouth twitched unnaturally.

But thinking of Jiecheng Wu's solemn expression at the time, he hardened his heart and followed.

"Coach Xiao Liu, wait for me."

He seemed to feel something was still not quite right.

"Burn, my youth!"

Shitian Tie's special training thus began.

And on the other side, someone was also starting their own special training.

On the soccer field, the red and yellow teams were competing.

"Good opportunity! Yingjing, pass the ball to me!"

Heping Minchun, wearing a red team uniform, ran to a position with weak defense and immediately waved and shouted to Yingjing Yaye, who had the ball.

"Got it! Senior Heping Minchun!"

Hearing the sound, Yingjing Yaye responded immediately, but he didn't know Heping Minchun's position and searched for the source of the sound in a panic.

Just as he was stunned, a player wearing a yellow team uniform took advantage of this opening, directly intercepted the ball, and walked away.

"I'm sorry! Senior Heping Minchun!"

Yingjing Yaye was in contact with soccer for the first time and was not yet used to it, so he kept putting his hands together and bowing to apologize.

"I said you don't need to call me senior, we will be doubles partners in the future.

Call me Ah Chun!"

Heping Minchun chased after the yellow team player who intercepted the ball, but shouted at Yingjing Yaye.

"Run, we have to return to defense quickly!

Remember to pay attention to my position later."

"Yes, Senior Heping Minchun!"

Yingjing Yaye responded quickly, then realized he had said the wrong thing and quickly changed his words.

"Ah, no, it's Ah Chun!"

Yellow team side.

"Yaye, we've taken this point!"

At this time, Neicun Jingjie, wearing a yellow team uniform, went straight in with the ball, his sharp movements changing, passing two people in a row.

Facing the goalkeeper's defense, he quickly used two feints to deceive him, and then kicked the ball hard into the goal with his right foot!

Poof—

The violently spinning soccer ball went straight through the white net.

Goal!

The yellow team members rushed over, lifted Neicun Jingjie, who scored the goal, high up, and cheered loudly.

"Jingjie, you were too risky just now, you should have passed the ball to me."

Sen Chende, also wearing a yellow team uniform, walked out from the side, as if he couldn't read the atmosphere, and pointed out the problem with that ball straightforwardly.

"Relax, isn't it fine as long as we win."

Neicun Jingjie walked out of the circle of teammates and straightened the hat on his head, but didn't care much about Sen Chende's words.

The reason they were here playing soccer was also Jiecheng Wu's arrangement.

Unlike Shitian Tie and the others, the four of them would participate in subsequent matches as two doubles teams.

Therefore, cultivating tacit understanding was the top priority at the moment.

And team sports like soccer could quickly improve their tacit understanding.