The sunny boy in Cardcaptor Sakura

Chapter 474 Badminton Game
Ball skills competition, badminton court.

"This is our fateful duel, Taoist Priest Li. I never thought that the two of us would end up like this."

On the two sides of the badminton court, Xia Yu and Li Xiaolang were confronting each other. Although they were in the same class in elementary school, they were separated into different classes in junior high school, so they were now opponents.

Facing Xia Yu's exaggerated statement, Li Xiaolang pursed his lips and silently accumulated strength without saying a word. He didn't want to say any fatalistic, immature words to this person.

Moreover, he knew the physical fitness and athletic ability of the opponent. If he did not try his best, he would most likely lose the game if he relaxed even a little.

"Oh? Do you feel your blood boiling too? Be careful, I will do anything to win!"

"..."

"Especially when my opponent is you, who has the same power as me. We are both hidden strongmen walking in the world. At this moment, the crossroads of fate has already begun."

"..."

"No need for mercy or sympathy. This duel is not about life or death, but about glory. When the horn sounds and the swords clash, we..."

"That's about it..."

Seeing Xia Yu still talking nonstop, Li Xiaolang felt a headache: "We still have to compete. Do you think others want to see you talking or watch the game?"

"What do you say?"

Xia Yu asked back, pointing at the students behind the wire fence with his racket in hand, and chuckled, "Didn't you notice that they were all looking at me in amazement? Now you know how cool those words were."

"..."

Li Xiaolang glanced over and noticed that most of the eyes around him were indeed looking at Xia Yu, but he did not think that they were amazed.

If he was one of the audience, he would also look at Xia Yu out of curiosity. In any case, he would never feel admiration, and the possibility of surprise would be greater.

But let’s not talk about this cruel fact for now.

"let's start."

In order to prevent Xia Yu from talking about duels and fate, Li Xiaolang simply said, "If you don't start, you will be punished for a foul."

"Okay, let's get started."

Xia Yu smacked his lips, feeling a little unsatisfied. Never mind, he would wait until he wins before loudly announcing his victory speech.

Meanwhile, outside the barbed wire.

Sakura smiled helplessly and said, "Xia-san still likes to say things that are hard to understand. But I didn't expect his opponent to be Xiaolang. I'm really looking forward to seeing who will win between the two of them."

"Hmm? Sakura, shouldn't you be expecting Li-san to win?"

Tomoyo on the side looked at him with a smile. Sakura smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Although that's the case, I hope both of them can win. Now I don't know who to cheer for."

"You can cheer for Mr. Li. I'm sure Mr. Xia won't mind because I will cheer for him."

"Uh huh—is this okay?"

"Of course, no matter who you are, if you hear someone you like cheering for you, you will definitely give 200% of your energy!"

"the person I like……"

Hearing this, Sakura blushed a little and looked at Li Syaoran in the field, and was a little dazed for a moment.

Beep——!
The whistle sounded and the game officially began.

After the coin toss, Xia Yu was the first to serve. He took the badminton in his hand, tossing it, and then hit it casually, sending the badminton flying over.

Whoosh!
Although it was a random hit, the force was strong enough that the badminton still flew high and drew an arc towards the baseline, as if it wanted to land in the corner.

"Damn it, you want to suppress me right from the start?"

Li Xiaolang muttered, staring at the trajectory of the ball with sharp eyes, pressing his body down slightly, and then suddenly took a step back and jumped high.

Jump kill!

Bang!
A flash of white light appeared.

Xia Yu blinked and turned his head to look at the badminton that had fallen behind him but was still within bounds, feeling a little surprised.

We lost one point at the start because we were careless.

After all, he never expected that Li Xiaolang would use a jump kill at the very beginning. Who would use a jump kill in the first round of playing badminton?
A jump kill is a smash that has great power, a straight arc, and lands quickly. It is one of the main offensive techniques.

Of course, there also needs to be corresponding opportunities, that is, the badminton must be high. If it is too low, you cannot use the jump kill.

Actually, this was his own fault. If he hadn't hit the ball so high at the beginning, Li Xiaolang probably wouldn't have been able to use the jump kill.

"Tsk, I underestimated you."

Xia Yu shook his head, turned around, picked up the badminton, and passed it to Li Xiaolang with a light tap.

They played a one-on-one 21-point system. The one who scored 21 points first won. In each round, the winning side would get 1 point. Since Li Xiaolang won the previous round, it was his turn to serve in this round.

Looking at Li Xiaolang's serious expression, Xia Yu leaned forward slightly and watched Li Xiaolang's movements intently.

Under his gaze, Li Xiaolang took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, also maintaining absolute concentration.

He knew that he had just scored the point unexpectedly, and he probably wouldn't be so lucky next time.

"Little Wolf! Come on!"

Suddenly, Li Xiaolang's ears moved and he turned his head to look behind the barbed wire, to be exact, at the figure who was cheering for him.

Sakura's face was slightly flushed at this moment, and she waved towards him to cheer him on.

In an instant, Li Xiaolang felt his blood boiling and strength surging up uncontrollably, and the arm holding the racket also subconsciously tensed its muscles.

On the other side, Xia Yu also heard Xiaoying's cheers, and when he saw Li Xiaolang's sudden excitement, he felt quite disdainful. Taoist Li is really innocent and cute.

Sakura uses Encourage.

Li Xiaolang was encouraged.

Outstanding effect!

"Come on!"

Suddenly, another cheer was heard. Xia Yu looked over and saw Zhi Shi waving at him with a smile and shouting at the same time.

"You must win. I believe in you."

"..."

Xia Yu subconsciously tightened his grip on the racket and looked at Li Xiaolang with high morale. He was going to win this battle with his dignity as a man at stake!

Outside the wire fence, Sakura looked at the badminton court, which seemed to have changed, and asked in confusion: "Huh? I feel like they suddenly seem to be so powerful. What's going on?"

"This is a man's desire to win."

"Eh?"

"Oh ho ho ho~"

……

Inside the stadium.

Li Xiaolang bent down slightly, placed the badminton in his hand, and swung the racket backwards with his arm with muscles already tensed, and then it passed away.

In just a moment, the badminton flew past the net and then fell lightly to the ground.

Xia Yu let out a light click of his tongue, thinking it was despicable, and quickly took a step forward, raised his hand and hit the badminton high into the air.

When the badminton drew an arc in the air and just passed the badminton net, Li Xiaolang jumped high again, and his body, which had been practicing martial arts since childhood, unleashed an astonishing explosive power.

boom!
Jump kill!

I knew it!

Seeing the familiar jump kill, Xia Yu's mind moved. He tightened his calves and stepped hard, and his whole body quickly rushed to the ball.

He knew that the ball with too high an arc would definitely attract Li Xiaolang's jump kill, and this jump kill gave him the opportunity.

Taking advantage of the fact that Li Xiaolang's old strength was exhausted and his new strength had not yet been generated, Xia Yu swung his right hand and the racket quickly left a trail of afterimage.

But although it seemed like he was using a lot of force, the badminton that was caught actually lost the power of the jump smash and fell directly to the left side of the net in a strange arc.

Got it!

Seeing Xia Yu's square ball, Li Xiaolang, who was still on the right, had no time to think and immediately returned to defense and received it with his racket.

Although the ball successfully passed the net, it was a passive shot. Once the initiative was lost, he was restricted everywhere.

Xia Yu successfully seized the initiative by playing fast, increasing his hitting rhythm immediately and using tricky moves. No matter how Li Xiaolang defended, he could only passively hit the ball over the net.

Whoosh!
With one mistake, Li Xiaolang watched the badminton hit his racket and fell to the ground, losing the chance to make amends.

"I have seen through your tricks, Wang Xiaoming. Your death star is shining in the sky right now."

Xia Yu raised his racket high and challenged Li Xiaolang arrogantly. If there is a first victory, there will be a second one. With this victory, the following victories will definitely be his.

"Humph! The outcome is still uncertain."

Li Xiaolang snorted coldly. Although he was a little embarrassed just now, he was also familiar with Xia Yu's playing style. As long as he found the rhythm, the balance of victory would naturally tilt towards him.

Whoosh!
The battle started again. Both sides had high skills and strength. As long as one of them showed a flaw, the other would immediately seize the opportunity to score points.

Off the field.

Watching the intense match, Sakura was so nervous that her palms were sweating, and she subconsciously muttered, "It's so intense, both of them are trying so hard."

"Yeah, they both seem to want to win."

Naoko, who had come over and was watching the game nervously, replied, and then asked, "By the way, how many points will determine the winner?"

Chiharu, who had also come over at some point, watched the game intently and replied, "The first one to score 21 points wins."

"Then the winner will be decided soon. Both of them are already above 15 points." Tomoyo glanced at the scoreboard and clenched his hands nervously.

Xiaoying, who was staring at Syaoran at the side, subconsciously looked at the scoreboard when she heard this. The scoreboard was 19:17, with Xia Yu's side having a higher score.

If Xia Yu wins two rounds in a row, he will win directly.

Thinking of this, Sakura couldn't help but feel anxious again. She didn't dare to shout "Come on!" at this time, for fear of disturbing Li Syaoran who was concentrating.

The competition became more intense as time went on, but unfortunately Li Xiaolang was ultimately weaker, not in terms of technique, but in terms of physical strength.

Xia Yu rarely used jump kills, but Li Xiaolang was the opposite. He would use jump kills to score points every time he got the chance. As a result, his physical strength was obviously consumed faster.

Physical strength becomes more important as time goes on. Xia Yu, who has more physical strength reserved, is obviously better able to seize opportunities and minimize the occurrence of flaws.

boom!
Another small mistake, the score came to 20:17, Xia Yu smiled, as long as he did it one more time, he would win.

Li Xiaolang looked quite solemn. He had to admit at this moment that he was very likely to lose this game.

However, at this moment, the sky suddenly darkened, and the originally blue sky and white clouds turned into large patches of dark clouds in just a few seconds.

(End of this chapter)