Tennis: He's so obedient!

Chapter 22 The Track and Field Team's Invitation

"Old Jiang, you're amazing! You actually beat the provincial team!"

As soon as Jiang Hong left the field, Li Hua immediately ran towards him!
Jiang Hong pushed Li Hua away, shook his head smugly, and said, "So-so, third in the world!"

"By the way, Lao Jiang, now that you've defeated Lin Yu, are you also qualified to join the provincial team?"

Suddenly, Li Hua remembered what Yu Lin had said before: if he won the championship, he would have a chance to join the provincial team.

"That's not necessarily the case!"

Jiang Hong shook his head. After all, the selection process for the provincial team is largely subjective. Unless you achieve results in major competitions, you still need to consider the coach's opinion.

For example, you may lack potential or competition experience!

Li Hua scratched his head, somewhat confused.

Just as they were about to ask something, they saw several people walking towards them.

Turns out they were members of another school's tennis club!
After all, there aren't many opportunities to see those guys from the Sports University make a mistake!
"Old Yu, I was wondering why you were so confident today that your tennis club could win the championship. Turns out you had a secret weapon!"

After teasing Yu Lin for a while, the other party looked at Jiang Hong.

"Hello, my name is Li Yuan, and I'm from the tennis club at the university. Your skills are very good; have you been practicing since you were little?"

"No, it's about a year!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan's expression froze instantly, and he turned to look at Yu Lin.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, Yu Lin nodded nonetheless.

"That's right, Jiang Hong only started playing tennis after he went to university!"

"hiss!"

Instantly, everyone gasped.

Their breathing sounds could form a choir!
Isn't this too exaggerated?
They defeated the provincial team members in just one year.

Indeed, in competitive sports, talent is the most important thing!

Even with hard work, you won't achieve anything if you lack talent.

I thought to myself, if Jiang Hong had started playing ball from a young age, he might have become a professional player!
Seeing a group of people surrounding Jiang Hong, Su Cheng immediately squeezed in and spoke.

"Stop crowding around Jiang Hong, let him rest for a while!"

"After all, there's still another round of matches to go!"

Seeing Su Cheng's opening remarks, the group of people all revealed ambiguous smiles.

"Alright, Jiang Hong, you should get some rest. We won't disturb you any longer!"

When only the two of them were left, Su Cheng felt a little awkward.

He took a bottle of water out of his bag and handed it to Jiang Hong.

Jiang Hong naturally accepted the drink and took a sip. He already knew a bit about his opponent in the next round; he expected him to be about the same strength as Yu Lin.

It will not pose a threat to Jiang Hong.

"Do you want to see the video I just recorded for you?" Su Cheng asked, picking up the camera on her phone.

"Okay!" Jiang Hong nodded with a smile.

After all, those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly.

He also wanted to see what went wrong in the match just now.

The balls he just placed were indeed very ugly.

……

Although Lin Yu had lost many matches, being defeated by an amateur player was still a big blow to him.

Wang Cheng walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder.

"Jiang Hong's skills are indeed very comprehensive, so it's normal for him to lose the game."

Lin Yu gave a wry smile. "If the coach finds out I lost the match, I'll be in big trouble!"

Their coach is always very strict; if they knew they were going to lose the game, they would probably have to go through grueling training.

Even the most resilient person would be bruised and battered by then!
Wang Cheng coughed and said reassuringly.

"Alright, let's talk to the coach after the game tomorrow!"

Lin Yu looked doubtful, after all, the two of them usually won or lost against each other.

"Are you confident you can defeat Jiang Hong?"

A strange smile appeared on Wang Cheng's face. "Although Jiang Hong is very strong, he is not without weaknesses in the match just now."

"What weakness?" Lin Yu immediately pressed.

"Keep it a secret!" Wang Cheng suddenly grinned.

This infuriated Lin Yu, who was still keeping him in suspense.

The semi-final match was very easy and uneventful; Jiang Hong eliminated his opponent and advanced to the final. His opponent, as expected, was Wang Cheng from the other half of the bracket.

……

After the competition, Jiang Hong and his group drove back to the school.

"You beat Lin Yu today, we should have celebrated. But you have another match tomorrow, we'll celebrate when you win the championship!" Yu Lin said with a smile after getting out of the car.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely bring the championship home tomorrow!"

Jiang Hong patted his chest and said confidently.

"Alright, then we'll wait for your good news."

After chatting for a while, the group went their separate ways.

Yu Lin said he had internship matters to attend to, while Su Cheng said her sick roommate needed care.

Li Hua called on Jiang Hong to come back to the dormitory for a tense and exciting game, but Jiang Hong refused.

"It's still early, I'll go for a run first."

Jiang Hong checked the time and decided to complete another task.

Left with no other choice, Li Hua had to take Jiang Hong's belongings back to the dormitory.

He started running around the school playground.

Because Jiang Hong runs on the playground without fail, unless it's windy or rainy.

Therefore, many students who enjoy running are quite familiar with Jiang Hong.

Although five kilometers is not a particularly long distance compared to a marathon, there are not many people in the school who can run at a steady pace like Jiang Hong and finish five kilometers with ease.

Many students followed Jiang Hong, wanting to challenge his speed.

At the beginning, quite a few people were able to leave Jiang Hong far behind.

However, Jiang Hong caught up with him on the third lap.

People started falling behind on the fifth lap.

More people fell behind on the eighth lap!
After twelve laps, many people were driven crazy by Jiang Hong's pace.

After Jiang Hong finished his run, he took a slow walk around the track and was about to return to his dormitory when a boy in running gear approached him.

"Dude, I'm Li Nian from the school track and field team. Your stamina and speed are impressive!"

"It's alright!" Jiang Hong nodded with a smile.

"By the way, buddy, are you interested in joining our track and field team? With your skills, you'd be more than capable!"

Li Nian thought that if Jiang Hong joined their track and field team, they might be able to achieve some results at the Universiade.

"No need, I don't have much time usually, I still need to practice!" Jiang Hong waved his hand, politely declining the other party's invitation.

Li Nian asked in surprise, "Dude, are you on the basketball team?"

After all, Jiang Hong is quite tall, so I guess he's on the basketball team.

"No, I'm in the tennis club!" Jiang Hongyao shook his head.

"Tennis club?" Li Nian was taken aback.

After all, tennis is a relatively niche sport, and he really didn't know much about it.

"Alright, buddy, you keep running, I'm off!" After saying that, Jiang Hong left the playground and headed towards the dormitory.

When Li Nian realized what was happening, Jiang Hong had already disappeared.

Suddenly I remembered that the other person was from the tennis club, so I'll bring a teacher from the sports department to discuss it with him later.

When Jiang Hong returned to the dormitory, he saw Li Hua, Gao Hu and the others playing games.

"Old Jiang, come play some games together!" Gao Hu waved and called out as soon as he saw him return.

However, before Jiang Hong could speak, Li Hua spoke first.

"What are you talking about? Old Jiang has a competition tomorrow, he needs to rest!"

"You guys have fun, I'm going to rest now!"

Jiang Hong didn't expect that Li Hua would take his competition so seriously.

Although the opponents were not very strong, playing four matches was still quite a test of physical strength.

"Try it!"

Jiang Hong's eyes darted around, and he took out a training recovery potion from the system panel and put it directly into his mouth.

Then he closed his eyes and began to rest.

Tomorrow will be my first championship.

(End of this chapter)