Chapter 15 Chapter 15

Back at the hotel, Yuan Yuan carefully unwrapped the bandage from Baicao's right leg round by round. When Xiaoying, Mei Ling, Lin Feng, and Guangya saw the knee that was red, swollen and hot like a freshly baked elbow , Mei Ling and Guangya gasped, Xiaoying's tears were already falling down. "Hey, what can I do..." Sobbing, Xiaoying stretched out her hand with red eyes, wanting to touch Baicao's knee but daring to touch it. "...I feel something is wrong. Your leg is obviously not healed yet. How could it be possible that you acted as if nothing happened during the competition... Does it hurt... I'm sorry... Baicao..." Sorrow and guilt once again crushed Xiaoying, The more she thought about it, the sadder she became, and she burst into tears, "...if it wasn't for me, your leg wouldn't be hurt... If your leg wasn't hurt, today is just the preliminaries, and you wouldn't have played so hard..."

"Okay, okay, now is not the time to talk about this!" Lin Feng glanced at Xiaoying, and sighed, "Baicao's legs are like this now, how will we play tomorrow's game..." "Yes..." Mei Ling frowned deeply. Although in the gymnasium, Baicao gritted his teeth and persisted, acting very normal, and could fool all the players present.However, as soon as he got on the bus, Baicao felt so painful that he was covered in cold sweat and could no longer support himself. His right leg was so painful that even walking was extremely difficult. "Or," Guangya said in a low voice, "abstain from tomorrow's match."

"What?!" Xiaoying was shocked, staring at Guangya in disbelief. "The leg injury is so serious, even if we go to the competition tomorrow, it will be difficult to win the championship." Although he didn't want to say anything discouraged, but recalling his father's advice before leaving, Guangya said sadly, "If you can't win the championship, Getting injured again in the game is not worth the candle." Xiaoying was silent. Mei Ling and Lin Feng's expressions also darkened. "I'm fine." Reluctantly touching his sore knee, Baicao squeezed out a smile and comforted everyone, saying, "Today...today I deliberately maintained my strength...take a rest tonight, and the leg injury will recover tomorrow... "

Hearing what she said, Chu Yuan frowned silently. After spraying the pain-relieving spray, he applied a thick layer of pain-relieving and healing ointment on her red, swollen and hot knee.Although today's game did not cause a more serious strain, her knee inflammation is already very serious. During the break between games, he received several calls from Ruobai. If Baicao hadn't begged him in advance, for Ruobai's peace of mind during the operation, he must report the good news to Ruobai but not the worry. He really wanted to tell Ruobai the real situation, and asked Ruobai to dissuade her from continuing the competition.

"What did Coach Shen Ning say?" After thinking for a while, Lin Feng asked Baicao.After returning to the hotel, Shen Ning arranged dinner for everyone and left in a hurry. "..." Baicao was taken aback. "I must tell you that your leg injury is no longer suitable for the game. Even if you insist on participating in tomorrow's game, you will meet Dong Tongyun and Tingyi from the national team. With your current situation, the probability of winning is very slim " After the last preliminaries, in the rest area of ​​the players, coach Shen Ning said to her seriously, "Whether to continue the game or to abstain from the game, this choice is up to you."

"Coach Shen Ning said, I can continue the game." Clenching her fingers secretly, Baicao made up her mind. Facing everyone's concerned eyes, she took a deep breath and said forcefully, "Regardless of whether I can win the championship in the end, since I have Coming here, since I already have the opportunity, I want to give it a try!" After dinner, Baicao's right leg was so painful that she couldn't stand up. With Xiaoying's help, she reluctantly took a shower, opened the window, let the night breeze blow in gently, and looked at the stars in the night sky. Baicao adjusted mood, letting herself forget about her painful and hot knees, when the corners of her lips curved into a smile, she pressed the button of her mobile phone.

The same stars twinkle in the night sky. Leaning halfway on the snow-white hospital bed, Ruobai listened to the introduction and arrangements for tomorrow's operation by the attending doctor who came to make the rounds. He listened carefully, and then only made one request.The attending doctor shook his head in astonishment and refused, but couldn't resist his insistence, and finally agreed. There were only Ruobai and Yifeng left in the ward. The sports news was rustling on the TV, telling about the two favorites to win the Taekwondo National Championships. Fang Tingyi and Qi Baicao both advanced successfully, and the final will be held tomorrow.

"Judging from the situation of today's game, the injury of Qi Baicao, a rookie who has high hopes, does not seem to be as serious as the rumors from the outside world. She has won consecutive games and knocked out her opponent twice." The microphone talked eloquently, "Fang Tingyi's form is also very good today, and her strength seems to have been further improved after entering the national team. Tomorrow's final will most likely be between Fang Tingyi and Qi Baicao I believe that the competition will be very fierce!" Stare closely at the TV screen. Ruobai doesn't miss any shot where Baicao may appear.

"Look, the reporter has said that Baicao's injury is not that serious. You will have surgery tomorrow, so go to rest early." Yifeng yawned and said.Because the preliminaries were not televised, Ruobai was worried about Baicao on the field all day.Even though Chuyuan said on the phone that Baicao's match went well, Ruobai still didn't stop worrying for a moment. "..." Ruobai remained silent. At this time, the black mobile phone on the hospital bed rang suddenly. "... Missing is a very mysterious thing go hand in hand ..." A deep and affectionate male voice echoed in the silent ward, looking at the word Baicao flashing on the caller ID, Ruobai lowered his eyelashes to hide the worry in his eyes, and connected the call.

"Hello." Ruobai said hoarsely. When Ruobai's voice came from the phone, Baicao's eyes instantly brightened like stars outside the window.She tightly held the white mobile phone in her hand, afraid of missing any sound, said nervously: "...I, I am Baicao." "Ok." "I'm entering tomorrow's rematch!" Her ear was tightly attached to the phone, Baicao greedily wanted to hear more voices, "...my knee is not injured again, coach Shen Ning said that I can continue to participate in the competition tomorrow. " The phone was silent.

"Senior brother..." Baicao's heart rose tightly. After a long time, Ruobai seemed to sigh, and asked hoarsely, "Is the ointment on?" "It's been applied!" She said hurriedly, and then asked her most concerned question, "Your operation...is still scheduled for tomorrow, isn't it?" "Ok." "Then you have a good rest today." She held the phone tightly with her fingers, unwilling to miss even just his breath, her heart was trembling nervously, but her voice tried to appear relaxed, "Tomorrow's operation will definitely, it will be very smooth. " The silent ward.Yifeng had already turned off the TV that was broadcasting sports news. Hearing the unconcealable nervousness in her voice on the other end of the phone, Ruobai was silent for a while, and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't worry, the operation will go smoothly." "Uh-huh!" Even if he couldn't see her movements, Ruobai could still imagine that she was nodding vigorously.His eyes were stained with a faint smile like the top of a snow-capped mountain cloud, and he said quietly: "Because I still have to wait for your answer." By the window, Baicao was stunned, and asked him on the other end of the phone, "Answer?" On the phone, from a long distance away, Ruobai's voice was as light as a cloud: "You haven't told me the answer to your liking for me, exactly what kind of liking you have." There was a bang in my head. Baicao stood there stupidly. Tightly holding the white phone in her palm, her cheeks became redder and redder, and her heart was pounding rapidly at an unbridled frequency, thump, thump, thump, thump, and hot flashes gushed out of her palm Her throat was burning hot, her eardrums were buzzing, and she couldn't even hear her own voice clearly: "I... what I like about you is..." "Come back and tell me." The stars outside the window of the ward were dotted with stars, just like her stubborn and bright eyes.Interrupting her words on the other end of the phone, looking at the biggest and reddest pomegranate she left beside her pillow, Ruobai said to her slowly and hoarsely: "When you finish the game and you are not injured, go back to your home well." Come to me and tell me the answer." Hang up the phone. Looking at the black mobile phone that was exactly the same as hers in his palm, Ruobai was silent for a long time.He wanted to hear her answer, but not now.He wants her to finish the game well without injury, and he also needs to be able to survive the operation and have the ability to take care of and protect her. The red pomegranate exudes a light aroma, just like her cute face with flushed cheeks when she said she liked him.Touching the pomegranate lightly with his fingers, there was a touch of tenderness in Ruobai's eyes. The next day, when Xiaoying woke up, she was worried. Although Baicao's knees did not look as red and swollen as yesterday, she could clearly see Baicao's expression of enduring the pain but pretending nothing happened when walking on the ground.Even walking is so difficult, how should we play today's game? She also didn't understand why Coach Shen Ning agreed with Baicao to continue the competition.Does coach Shen Ning really think that Baicao can win the championship in this situation?or…… what!Could it be that Coach Shen Ning deliberately took the opportunity to get rid of Baicao to clear the way for Tingyi's future battles!Shivering, Xiaoying hurriedly let herself forget about this terrible thought! No matter what, now that Baicao has made up her mind, as her best friend and the culprit of her injury, Xiaoying decides to support Baicao to the end! But when Xiaoying came to the gymnasium with her cheerleaders, she suddenly found that the atmosphere in the gymnasium was completely different from yesterday. Damn, they were the only cheerleaders yesterday, why suddenly there was a big cheerleader cheering for Tingyi today? Come! The cheerleading squad was almost twice as big as they were. And actually sitting next to them!They are still uniformly dressed, with the eye-catching slogan "Go Tingyi" printed on the chest and back!They actually came earlier than them, and shouted loudly in the gymnasium: "Tingyi, come on──" "Tingyi, come on──" The atmosphere was extremely warm, as if this was Tingyi's home stadium. There is no mistake! Staring at the cheerleading team that appeared out of nowhere, Xiaoying was so angry that her nose turned crooked. If she didn't bring such a thing, she would show up yesterday, okay?With so many people suddenly, she let her guard down and let her guard down. This is not a sneak attack! "If you need to work hard to win the preliminaries, how weak is your strength?" As if hearing Xiaoying's angry voice, the beautiful head of the Tingyi cheering group next door glanced at her and said lightly. Xiaoying was so angry that she was about to explode, and she sneered and glanced back: "Strong players, even in the preliminaries, can turn every game into a classic battle, and they must not miss it. The important thing in the game is the process, not the result. We can There is no utility!" At the moment when Tingyi's beautiful head froze. With a wave of her right hand, Xiaoying led the pine and cypress cheerleaders with her head held high and shouted loudly: "Baicao—come on! Come on—Baicao! Baicao—must win and win!" Immediately, Baicao returned to the home field. Cut, if you want to argue with her, let's practice for a few more years! Player rest area. Baicao was not allowed to warm up before the game, Shen Ning asked her to sit and rest, and Chu Yuan carefully checked the bandage on her leg again until she confirmed that it was firmly wrapped. "Conserve your strength." After taking a look at Baicao, Shen Ning said with a complicated expression: "Although the quarter-finals and semi-finals are not easy to play, you must live in your best condition until the final." "Yes." Trying to forget the pain from her knee, Baicao replied.She knew that today's game was very difficult, and she was already mentally prepared for the tough battle.But now—she looked at the clock on the wall. 8:50. Is Ruobai's operation about to start? Anyang, hospital. In the long corridor, the nurse pushed the hospital bed towards the operating room, the wheels at the foot of the bed echoed silently on the ground, and Yi Feng, Mrs. Yu and his wife were closely beside them.The snow-white hospital bed was slightly bumped, and Ruobai's face was pale and thin, but she didn't look nervous, she just thought silently—her competition should have already started. Brightly lit gymnasium. "Come on Baicao──" "Come on Baicao──" The sound of cheering on this side just started, and the sound of cheering on that side also shouted vigorously: "Tingyi, come on──" "Tingyi, come on──" When Tingyi took the lead in the quarter-finals, the shouts of Tingyi's support team were even louder than ever.And Tingyi's performance did not live up to her expectations, and she had already led by a big score of 6:2 in the second game! "..." Sitting in the auditorium with a suffocating breath in her chest, the more she saw Tingyi's outstanding performance, the more depressed Xiaoying became.When the third game started, Tingyi made a counter-attack and kicked the score to 7:2. Xiaoying curled her lips and said, "Hmph, it's nothing special! I've hit my opponent so many times and I can't beat her." The opponent KO, I thought she really increased her power the most, if it was Baicao, she would have won by KO!" "Maybe she is saving her strength." Looking up, Shen Bo studied Tingyi in the game. "Yes, Tingyi doesn't seem to be sweating until now." Lin Feng frowned and said, although she didn't want to admit it, but since Tingyi switched to the national team, she hoped that Baicao would win, "Originally, the question between Baicao and Tingyi It's hard to tell the outcome, now that Baicao is injured, Tingyi puts all her attention on Baicao, she will never underestimate the enemy..." "I hope Baicao can fool my aunt, and I hope Su Tingyi can't find out that Baicao's leg injury is still not healed." Guangya murmured. Mei Ling's complexion changed. Seeing that Tingyi successfully won the third game, finally fixed the score at 9:3, and exited the stage with a smile amidst deafening cheers, Xiao Ying's chest was so depressed that it started to ache. After one game, Baicao's quarter-finals began. "Hundreds of Herbs, Hundreds of Herbs──Must Victory──" "Hundreds of herbs, hundreds of herbs—every battle, ever victorious—" Turning depression into strength, Xiaoying led the cheerleading team to shout loudly, setting off waves of heat in the gymnasium! However, Baicao's victory in this battle was not exciting.She basically abandoned the active offensive style of play, and fully adopted defensive counterattacks.The scene was very dull for a while, except for the Songbai cheering team who kept shouting for cheers, some spectators even started to walk around. In the end, Baicao narrowly won 3:2. "Judging from the competition that just ended, Qi Baicao seems to be out of shape," a radio in the operating room rustled live broadcast of the ongoing Taekwondo National Championships at the lowest volume, lying on the cold operating table, Ruobai concentrated Jing Ting, "Qi Baicao didn't seize many opportunities. I don't know if there was a problem with the on-the-spot tactics or a problem with her physical fitness. On the other hand, Fang Tingyi's performance in the previous game was very outstanding..." Next to the operating table, the doctors have already begun to prepare the instruments for the operation. The anesthetist poured the liquid medicine into the needle, and it was the first time he saw a patient request to listen to the radio in the operating room, and signed a document to bear the corresponding consequences. "Can you still hold it?" As soon as he entered the players' rest area, Chuyuan supported Baicao, who was already sweating from pain, and helped her sit down in a secluded corner. "Yes." Her lips trembled slightly in pain, and Baicao struggled to smile at him.After a whole day of competition the day before, my knee was so sore that I couldn't bear it at all.Now she is very glad that Ruobai was not able to come to the scene, otherwise she would feel very ashamed for being so useless in front of him. "You played well." Shen Ning comforted her, "If you win another game, you will be able to enter the final." In the next semi-finals, Tingyi still played gracefully and charmingly, shining brilliantly, and successfully entered the finals with a score of 4:2.However, Baicao's semifinals were still staggering, which made Xiaoying's heart hang several times. The score kept rising alternately, and Baicao's pace became more and more slow and laborious. In the third round──"Kill── -" Dong Tongyun from the national team shouted loudly, jumped up with all his strength, kicked out with his left leg, and hit Baicao's head with a downward chop! The speed of this blow is not fast. And the moment Dong Tongyun just kicked out, Baicao's body had subconsciously dodged to the right, as long as he dodged, and then kicked after turning around──However... The right leg has just been stressed, just a simple move, the knee suddenly feels like a muscle is torn, a huge pain sweeps through the whole body like a hurricane, Baicao is so painful that the eyes are black, the leg folds, and the whole body rushes towards the mat go! "Ah──" Xiaoying screamed in the auditorium! Beside the cold operating table, the commentator's surprised voice came rustling from the radio: "...Qi Baicao's body is not standing still..." Under anesthesia, Ruobai's eyelashes trembled. Under the bright shadowless lamp, the surgeon picked up the scalpel and the operation began. The stadium lights were blindingly bright. Staggering a step, Baicao's vision was blurred by the cold sweat from the pain, she clenched her teeth desperately, propped up her right leg, and prevented herself from falling on the mat, but her shoulders were too late to dodge. "Bang—" Dong Tongyun's kick hit her left shoulder hard! 3: 3 flat. Although in the final overtime, Baicao finally defeated Dong Tongyun and entered the final with a back kick, although she still seemed to be walking as usual. But in the auditorium. Xiaoying and the others' hearts had already sunk to the bottom of the valley. Others may not be able to see it, but how could they not be able to see that Baicao's leg injury has been so serious that his pace is much slower than usual, and under the red protective gear, Baicao's face is as pale as white paper soaked by rain. Sitting blankly in the auditorium, Xiaoying's eyes were red and her mood was extremely complicated. She wants to continue to cheer for Baicao, and hopes that Baicao can win the championship.However, at this time, she really hoped that Baicao would stop competing. Baicao's legs... In the third game, he almost fell down, maybe he was injured again. At this moment, she suddenly understood Ruobai very well, and she suddenly understood why Ruobai wanted so strongly to prevent Baicao from participating.Compared with Baicao's body and injuries, is it really that important to win the championship? Moreover, the upcoming final with Tingyi is bound to be a fierce battle. Baicao... How should Baicao fight, will he be injured again... Player rest area. The rematch match and the bronze medal battle were already underway in the arena outside, and the cheers from the audience came in bursts.Cold sweat broke out layer by layer, eyes closed, Baicao's lips were trembling with pain, but she didn't dare to say a word, she took a deep breath, hoping to adjust her body's state before the start of the final. The spin back kick in the overtime game caused the injury of the knee of his right leg to be strained again. The pain was so painful that he could not stand at all, and every step when he left the field was painful. Therefore, she didn't dare to let Chuyuan remove the bandage on her leg. She was afraid he would stop her. There is only one game left. As long as this game is over, as long as she beats Tingyi, she can win the championship, qualify for the World Championships, and... Complete Ruobai's wish. "She can no longer continue the game!" Even though Baicao didn't let him untie the bandage to check the injury, but she was so painful that her face was pale and her forehead had a low fever. How could Chuyuan not know the seriousness of her injury?And just when he was about to forcibly untie her straps, Shen Ning grabbed him and pulled him aside. Looking at coach Shen Ning, Chuyuan insisted, "Please stop Baicao. If you don't stop, as a team doctor, I can directly request her to withdraw from the competition to the organizing committee." "She can." Shen Ning replied without seeming angry. "Can't you see that her knees are already difficult to stand, move, or perform any legwork?" Chuyuan said restrainedly with disapproval in his eyes, "And you have taken Tingyi for so long, yes Tingyi's strength should be well understood, Baicao's current situation, even if she participates in the finals, it will be difficult to defeat Tingyi, but it may make her knee injury so serious that it will be difficult to recover in the future!" Shen Ning looked at Chuyuan thoughtfully, and said, "Yes, I know Tingxuan's strength very well. But do you know Baicao's strength? If Ruobai was here, he would never think that Baicao would have a hard time defeating Tingxuan should." Chu Yuan was taken aback. "If you can only defeat Tingzhi when everything is in good condition, you can't defeat Tingyi if you suffer a little knee injury," Shen Ning raised her eyebrows and said, "If Baicao's strength is only like this, why should I abandon Tingyi? And choose her?" Shen Ning raised her hand to interrupt him: "I know, you are worried about her injury. But as Baicao herself said, there are not so many smooth things in the world. This time because of a leg injury, next time it may be because of illness. How could she win the championship if she chooses to give up every time? Since participating is her own decision, as a coach, I will not stop her." Chu Yuan fell silent. Looking at Baicao in the corner with her eyes tightly closed, trying to adjust her breathing, trying to restore her body to a better state, yes, he knew she would not give up. Take a breath and mix thoroughly. With his eyes closed, Baicao tried his best not to think about anything, forgetting about Ruobai's surgery in progress, forgetting about his leg injury, and forgetting the semi-final that he almost lost just now.She calmed down her mind.It was like a sleep. After an unknown period of time, the pain in her right leg was gradually forgotten by her. After an unknown period of time, it seemed that the door of the VIP lounge opened, and a group of people walked past her. The footsteps of one of them were very familiar. The sound of that person's footsteps stopped in front of her, and Baicao was stunned. When she opened her eyes, she saw that it was indeed Tingyi. Tingyi stood there proudly in her snow-white Taoist uniform. With her head raised coldly, her eyes did not fall on Baicao, but looked at Chuyuan coldly.With a complex expression in her eyes, Tingyi pursed her lips tightly and stared coldly at Cheyuan standing beside Baicao. Chu Yuan nodded to her. Tingyi just snorted mockingly, then cast a cold glance at Shen Ning, followed coach Huang and grandfather of the national team, and walked out of the players' rest area. Baicao stared blankly at the direction where Tingyi disappeared. From the beginning to the end, Tingyi never looked at her, as if she was an inconspicuous existence, and from Tingyi's expression, she could feel Tingyi's cold hostility. Yes. hostility. Not the opponent who is about to start the game, but the enemy. "Let's go!" With a silent sigh, Shen Ning turned her head back, looked at Baicao, and said seriously: "If you want to win the championship, if you want to participate in the World Championships, then go and defeat Tingyi!" operating room. Under the shadowless lamp, the operation is going on intensely and orderly. The volume of the radio on the side has been turned to the minimum, and the commentator's voice rustled from inside: "...the final is about to begin. Judging from the previous games, it seems to be Fang Tingyi's condition is better, but Qi Baicao's performance is not as good as when he participated in a foreign competition some time ago..." "Drip-drip-drip-" The ECG monitor made regular sounds, and Ruobai, who was in a coma under anesthesia, lay quietly on the operating table, as if he could no longer hear any sounds. In the gymnasium, the intense sound of cheering made the scene like boiling waves!The two cheerleaders competed with each other, shouting with all their strength: "Tingyi, come on──" "Come on Baicao──" "Tingyi, come on──" "Come on Baicao──" Waving her arms, Xiaoying's throat had already started to smoke, and A Yin and Pingping behind her also blushed, shouting loudly, vowing to overwhelm Tingyi, who has so many people, come on! Dark blue mat. Dazzling lights. In the boiling atmosphere, Tingyi, who was wearing blue protective gear, and Baicao, who was wearing red protective gear, walked from both sides of the mat to the center of the mat. Seeing Baicao stepping on the same mat, Tingyi felt cold. Old yellow Taoist clothes, stubborn eyes, the Qi Baicao in front of me has hardly changed from when I first met a few years ago. She never liked Qi Baicao. He was just a new disciple who had just joined Songbai Gymnasium, yet Qi Baicao dared to angrily question Ruobai in public, showing no humility or respect at all.So she took the initiative to teach Qi Baicao a lesson.However, Qi Baicao has a predatory temperament in his flesh and blood, and at the last moment, he still deprived Xiuqin of the gymnasium qualification that originally belonged to him. then. Qi Baicao came again to plunder those things that belonged to her.He only managed to beat her once in the internal match by chance, but he actually wanted to take away the position she had held for many years, and take away the admiration and love of her teammates. Staring at Qi Baicao who was walking step by step, out of the corner of her eye, she could see Shen Ning and Chuyuan who stayed on Qi Baicao's coaching bench, Tingyi was filled with cold hatred. Take away her primordial origin.Take away her coach.Take away the applause and glory that originally belonged to her.At this moment, Qi Baicao wanted to take away her championship and qualification for the World Championships. then- She wanted Qi Baicao to watch with her own eyes. How she will beat her! How will she take back those things that were taken away, one by one, from Qi Baicao's hands! Tingyi's cold and hostile sunlight pierced Baicao's heart. She walked slowly towards the center of the mat, looking at the strange Tingyi in front of her.She still remembered that the first time she saw Tingyi was in Songbai gymnasium, that gentle and elegant girl, the light on her body was like soft moonlight. Is it because of her own fate that Tingyi has become more and more cold and sharp, Baicao thought in a daze, feeling hesitant and uneasy in her heart. But. She really wants to win this game. She wanted to defeat Tingyi, to win the championship, and to qualify for the World Championships as Ruobai hoped. The center of the mat. Under the command of the referee. Tingyi, who was wearing blue protective gear, and Baicao, who was wearing red protective gear, bowed to each other and to the audience. The finals have officially begun! "Drink---" "Drink---" In the center of the dark blue mat, Tingyi stared at Baicao with her eyes, adjusted her pace, and tried without any haste.Baicao watched Tingyixin attentively, calmed down, adjusted her pace, and did not rush to attack. For a while, the scene was a little silent. In the auditorium, Xiaoying breathed a sigh of relief, and said intently: "Baicao's pace is much lighter and more flexible, much better than that in the semi-finals, and maybe it is not injured." "Yeah," Mei Ling echoed, "Maybe Senior Chuyuan gave Baicao some medicine and took a rest for a while, looking much better!" "It's also possible that Baicao was conserving its strength in the first two rounds, or paralyzing the other party," Guangya thought more optimistically as Xi prayed, "And then in this round, he used all his strength!" "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!" Xiaoying nodded happily as she had never thought Guangya was so cute.But seeing Lin Feng and Shen Bo's still serious faces, Xiaoying couldn't help but feel happy again, and asked, "Why, don't you think so?" "Look at the expressions of Coach Shen Ning and Senior Chuyuan," Lin Feng said with a frown, "If Baicao's leg injury is not serious, how could their expressions be so nervous?" On the bench next to the mat. Shen Ning frowned, and looked closely at Baicao, who was slightly passive in the situation.Chuyuan's eyes were also tightly glued to Baicao's body, the gentle eyes in the past, but now there was tension and worry that could not be concealed. "Drink---" Seizing the timing of Tingyi's feint attack and unsteady legs, on the dark blue mat, Baicaoli shouted, supported his right leg, and chased and kicked Tingyi with his left leg! This leg is lightning fast! Although Tingyi flashed past swiftly, the stalemate of the scene was broken by Baicao's sharp kick, and the audience thought of cheering and applauding! "Hundred herbs, hundreds of herbs──" "A hundred battles and victories──" The Baicao cheerleaders in the auditorium shouted neatly, and everyone was in high spirits!Who said that Baicao's leg injury is not healed, who said that it is difficult for Baicao to win the championship, but with the power of this leg, she already has the appearance of a champion! In the dazzling light. Ignoring the severe pain in the knee of his right leg, Baicao stood back on the mat, adjusted his pace, and held his breath waiting for the next opportunity to attack.Looking back at her, Tingyi's lips curled into a cold mockery: "You actually let go of such a good opportunity to kick the whirlwind three times in a row." Her eyes fell on Baicao's right knee indifferently, Tingyi defended, and said in a low voice: "With this useless leg, you dare to come and compete with me for the championship?" Startled, Baicao didn't have time to react. "Ah-" Tingyi has jumped up and kicked Baicao's right side, kicking back with a spin, raising her legs high, thinking of Baicao's head and kicking away violently! Step aside! The knee was like a hot iron, and Baicao's right leg was so painful that it was bent again. She gritted her teeth and tried to hold back, but after all, she was already a beat behind, and she clenched her fists. rise! "Drink---" In the darkness where the pain was so dizzy, Baicao spun around and kicked out his left leg, in mid-air── "Bang—" Catch Tingyi's right leg heavily! The shadows of overlapping legs, the heavy sound, exploded like thunder in the gymnasium!Seeing this wonderful scene, the audience became more and more excited, shouting: "Come on—come on—" This is the expected final, this is the confrontation between the kings! Seeing Tingyi's figure gently fall on the dark blue mat, while Baicao staggered palely and took several steps back before stopping. Come on-" "Tingyi will win──" On the coach's bench, the owner of Wanlao looked at Tingyi on the mat with satisfaction, knowing that the real game officially started from this moment. "Ah-" Without giving Baicao the slightest chance to breathe, with a straight kick, Tingyi attacked from Baicao's right side again! "Ah-" Another back kick! "Ah-" Another double kick! Like a storm, almost every attack on Tingyi is sent from the right side of Baicao's body. I am used to seeing Tingyi's elegant defensive counterattack, and suddenly seeing Tingyi's brave and sharp attack, the audience in the stadium watched I was so dumbfounded that even the members of Tingyi's cheering group were dumbfounded. "Bang—" After dodging Tingyi's attacks again and again, this time, facing Tingyi's back kick, her knees were so painful that her eyes turned black, Baicao's right leg softened, and finally she couldn't dodge it in time, and was kicked hard on her chest ! The power of that leg! As if being hit by a giant hammer, Baicao managed to take a few steps back without falling, her chest was so painful that it was about to explode, and Lian Lian's injured right leg was too weak to stand up! Because of the adoption of the new rules of the World Championships, Tingyi directly scored two points for his spin attack! 0:2 "Tingyi Tingyi──" "No. 1 in the world──" In the auditorium, the Tingyi cheering group shouted excitedly!Sure enough, the throne of champion belongs only to Tingyi!Whether it's a dark horse or a rookie, they are all vulnerable to Tingyi! Tingyi is the real king! "Tingyi saw it." Lin Feng murmured, "Although Baicao tried her best to cover up in the previous games, Tingyi still saw it. Therefore, all her attacks were launched from the right side. Baicao's right side Legs can't strike..." "How could it be?" Xiaoying said tremblingly, "Baicao is clearly hiding it very well, how could it be seen by Tingyi at the beginning?!" "...I... Tingyi once called me to ask about Baicao's injury." Mei Ling's face was pale, "...I...I thought Baicao would not participate in the competition, so I took Baicao's injury..." "What—" Staring at her in disbelief, Xiaoying said angrily, "It turned out that you betrayed Baicao!" "...I'm sorry, I really didn't expect that Baicao was injured so badly at the time, I thought I would definitely not participate in the competition." Eye circles turned red, and Mei Ling was extremely guilty, "If I knew, I definitely wouldn't say it..." "What's the use of saying sorry now!" Xiaoying was furious, "Exposing such a big weakness to Tingyi, how can Baicao play the game! I know, you and Tingyi are close, but you can't sell Baicao like this!" Mei Ling cried sadly. "That's enough, Tingyi is not stupid." Lin Feng said with a frown, "From yesterday's preliminaries, not to mention the best whirlwind three-in-a-row kick, Baicao seldom even uses simple turning movements, and all of them are used for offense. It's the left leg, as long as Tingyi pays attention, she can find the abnormality of Baicao, it doesn't matter whether Mei Ling says it or not." "Baicao's attack at the beginning of the first game was induced by Tingyi on purpose." Turning over the notebook in his hand, Shen Bo pondered and said, "If Baicao was not injured, the best attack method should be the whirlwind three consecutive kicks, but Baicao used Kick forward with the left leg..." "Bang—" Under the dazzling lights of the gymnasium, Baicao was still attacking from the right side, and Tingyi's kicks were as fast as lightning!Dragging his painful right leg, before he could dodge in time, that leg kicked Baicao hard in the chest! 0:3! "The cruciate ligament is injured, you still dare to come to participate in the competition." Before the end of the first round, looking at Baicao who was so painful that her lips were pale in front of her, Tingyi said coldly, "I want to see, I only have one leg. How do you fight!" There is a break between innings. In the auditorium, Xiaoying, Mei Ling, and Guangya all sat blankly, wondering how to play this match.Tingyi has completely seen through Baicao's leg injury, avoided Baicao's left leg, and only attacked from the right side. How should such a game be played. Seeing that Xiaoying was depressed, Ah Yin, the vice-captain of the cheerleading team, took over the leadership and led the cheerleading team to shout and cheer: "Hundred herbs, hundreds of herbs──Perseverance──" "Hundred Herbs, Hundreds of Herbs──Arrogance into the Sky──" Although they don't know as much as Xiaoying and the others, Ah Yin believes in Baicao!Baicao, who has never disappointed the disciples of Songbai Gymnasium, will never lose so easily this time! "Drip, drip, drip, drip!" In the operating room of the hospital, the ECG monitor suddenly beeped abnormally, and the doctor monitoring the blood pressure said anxiously: "The patient's blood pressure is unstable!" On the cold operating table. 麻醉昏迷中的若白面色苍白如纸，睫毛轻轻颤动。旁边的收音机在沙沙地轻响：“……第一局比赛结束，方婷宜以3：0领先，占据局面的优势。似乎戚百草的腿上尚未痊愈，方婷宜的进攻全部从右侧发起……” 痛楚的冷汗浸透右腿上的绷带。 半蹲在百草的身前，将绷带一圈圈的松开，看到他异常红肿触手滚烫的膝盖，初原的手指竟有些微微发抖。深吸一口气，他抬头对白草说：“你……” “我该怎么打？”没有喝水也没有擦汗，百草苍白着嘴唇，直直的盯着他，“告诉我，第二局我该怎么打？” 初原怔住。 “请你告诉我，我该怎么打？”喃喃地重复着，百草脑中空白一片，比赛中他从未有过这样的茫然和混乱。 哪怕最初的比赛，不懂的战术和技巧，他并不怕。她拼足了力气进攻，就算用莽劲，也要同对手拼到底！后来，她研究对手的气势，用旋风和腾空来增加攻击时的力量，学习着依靠身体的本能去反应，她掌握了越来越多的方法，去与不同的选手比赛。 And now... 失去了右腿的战斗力，她所有可以凭借的竟然全部都化为乌有！ 她可以看出婷宜的起势！ 在婷宜刚一出腿的瞬间他的身体就已作出本能的反应！ 然而，她的右腿拖慢他的速度，使他无法反击、无法进攻，使她原本所有的优势都变得荡然无存！ 望着她慌乱的眼神，初原的嘴唇动了动，眉心一皱，又将话咽了回去，对她说：“等腿伤养好，你还可以争取参加奥运年和下一届世锦赛。” 望着他，眼底涌出一抹失望，百草转过头，紧紧的望着沈柠，问：“教练请告诉我，比赛我该怎么打？！” 看了眼初原，沈柠对白草说：“如果你的腿没有受伤，你会打得如此被动吗？” "Won't." “所以，忘记你腿上的伤！”看着百草，沈柠凝声说：“把前两场保存的体力全部拿出来，像平时一样去打比赛，哪怕你的右腿从此彻底废掉！” 咬紧嘴唇，百草的胸膛起伏了一下！ But…… 他答应过若白，要在比赛中绝不受伤…… “当然，这要看你心目中，什么是最重要的。” 深蓝色赛垫的另一边，婷宜一边听着教练和外公的战术指导，一边漠然地望着半蹲在戚百草身前，为戚百草一遍遍喷着缓痛喷雾的初原。即使隔着这么远的距离，也能看出初原对戚百草的担忧和心疼。 婷宜的心底越来越冷。 在百草尚未出现的那些岁月中，自从初原退出跆拳道，就再也没有去过任何跆拳道比赛的现场。哪怕是再重要的大赛，哪怕她一再恳求，初原也从没有出现过。 now. 他竟为了戚百草而来…… 第二局的比赛即将开始，婷宜站在赛垫中央，冷冷地望着缓步走来的戚百草。曾经她愿意以世锦赛的参赛资格来交换，是戚百草自己将它拒绝。既如此，她就要戚百草同世锦赛永远无缘！ "Ah-" 明亮的灯光下，如同璀璨的舞台，第二局比赛刚一开始，婷宜采用相同的战术，继续从百草的身体右侧发起进攻！ ... “……忘记你腿上的伤！”沈柠凝声说，“把前两场保存的体力全部拿出来，像平时一样去打比赛，哪怕你的右腿从此彻底废掉！” ... 凌厉的腿风已从右侧而起！ "Drink---" 握紧双拳，百草腾身而起，是的，忘记右腿的伤势，忘记右腿的疼痛，她一记直踢，她向着婷宜正面反击而去！这是最直接也是最有力的反击！ 眼神冰冷。 当看到半空中的戚百草终于开始用右腿还击，婷宜心中冷笑一声，凌空一踏，右脚尚未落地，灌满全身的力气，她的左腿朝着戚百草的右腿膝盖推踢而去──“呀──” 这一腿，她每天绑着沉重的沙袋，苦练了足足一个月！这一腿，她灌满全身的力量！这一腿，她已经用了一局多的耐心来等候！ 这一腿── 她要戚百草把欠她的全部还回来！ "Ah-" 充满了恨意的厉喝，体育馆刺目的灯光中，婷宜凶狠地朝着百草的右腿膝盖重踢而去！ “百草──”观众席上，晓萤失声尖叫！ "Bang—" 如漫画定格般，婷宜的左腿重重踢在百草的右腿膝盖上，那一声骨碎般的巨响，异常地清晰，清晰到满场的每个观众都能听到那骨头碎裂般的──“咯！”的一声！ 教练席中，沈柠和初原面色大变，骇得惊身而起！ 刺目而眩晕的光线！ 痛…… 仿佛身体正在缓慢地从空中跌落，那骨头一片片碎开的痛意，竟使得百草恍惚了起来，她不知自己身在何处，眼前在剧痛的白光之后，又是彻底的黑暗…… 痛…… 好痛好痛…… 痛得她想要蜷曲，想要打滚，痛得她想要将五脏六腑都呕出来，痛得她想要昏过去！ “……怎么样，还能比赛吗？”裁判府下身，询问跌落在赛垫上的痛到面容雪白的百草。 婷宜冷冷地盯着此刻深蓝色赛垫上的戚百草。 看着她那副面色惨白，紧闭双眼，痛得嘴唇止不住颤抖的模样，看着她那副蜷曲着身体，死死抱着右腿膝盖，痛到浑身抽搐的模样，婷宜冷冷钩起唇角。 她一直在等这一刻。 从戚百草的右侧进攻，逼戚百草必须要用右腿还击。 then- 她就可以踏碎戚百草的膝盖，让戚百草从此在赛场上永远消失！ 她等这一刻已经等了太久。 戚百草从她这里拿走多少，她就要让戚百草还回来多少。她倒要看看，一个膝盖废掉的戚百草，还能拿什么来跟她争！ 痛得整个世界都变得混沌，泪水从紧闭的眼角出来，颤抖着，百草死死抱着自己的膝盖，在眩晕的黑暗中，她听到裁判在问，她想要说，可以，她可以！可是──痛…… 泪水痛得从眼角沁出。 为什么会这么痛…… 喉咙痛得抽搐收紧，她挣扎着，却一个字也挤不出来，深蓝色的赛垫上，她紧闭双眼，苍白着双唇，眼角的泪水越流越急。 “……似乎是方婷宜踢中了戚百草的右腿膝盖，不知道戚百草是否已经昏迷，从现场情况来看她仍旧躺在赛垫上无法起身……” “……场边的医生已经开始急救，如果裁判判定戚百草无法再继续比赛，方婷宜将会获得这场比赛的胜利……” 手术台上，麻醉中的若白静墨地躺着，只有睫毛在微微颤抖。 “病人血压持续下降！” “病人血压还在继续下降！” 同其他医师们一起紧张忙碌地进行抢救，主治医师皱眉瞥了眼那台一直响的收音机，命令说：“关掉它！” 明亮的无影灯下。 世界一片寂静，若白似乎在做一个悠长的梦。他梦到父母远去另一个城市，梦到小时候的他趴在松柏道馆的墙头，看里面的弟子们每天在练跆拳道。 然后，他梦到了她。 那个像小草一样倔强沉默还有些木讷的女孩子。 灯光下，他一针一针为她修补那身早已旧得发黄的道服，是从什么时候开始，她成为他心目中最重要的事情。恍惚悠长的梦中，他有些无法确定。 夜市里，买下那枚她喜欢的草莓发夹…… 但他一直知道。 她喜欢的是初原。 她整日戴着那玫红晶晶的草莓发夹，无论上学，训练还是比赛。虽然，她以为那是初原送她的…… 昏迷中，若白的睫毛轻轻颤动。 比赛胜利后，她激动地从赛场上跑着冲过来，紧紧将他抱住，只要能够看到她眼底的高兴与明亮，能够看到她每打赢一场比赛后的兴奋，无论她是否知道，无论她喜欢的是谁，他都会永远守在她身边。 悠长而恍惚的梦中，他又一次梦到病房中她深吸口气，用小鹿般明亮的眼睛望着他说：“……若白师兄，我喜欢你！” 梦中的世界如此寂静，他似乎可以看到她正在灯火通明的体育馆中，而他不管怎样努力，也无法发出声音对她说：百草，我也喜欢你。所以请你，不要受伤。请你完好地回到这里。 stadium. 记分牌上的时间暂停了下来，满场观众提心吊胆地望向赛场中央那块深蓝色的赛垫，受伤倒地的选手似乎正面色苍白地挣扎努力想要爬起来，而队医已经带着医药箱冲了上去。 "Baicao──" 泪流满面，晓萤向观众席最前面的栏杆冲去！她看得清清楚楚，婷宜的那一脚是正正踢在百草的右腿膝盖上！那是需要有多大的恶意！她可以百分之百得确定，婷宜是故意的！ 从没有这样恨过婷宜！ 她不喜欢婷宜，讨厌过婷宜，可是，她从未这样恨过婷宜！究竟是一个什么样的人，才会在比赛中故意去重创对手的膝盖！而且是在明知对手的膝盖已经有伤的情况下！ Baicao... 百草怎么样了…… 为什么直到现在百草还是无法站起，泪水在晓萤的脸上奔流，紧紧握住观众席最前面的栏杆，她已哭得泣不成声，浑身颤抖。 如果百草的膝盖真的从此坏掉，再也无法比赛。 她发誓，她绝不会饶过方婷宜！ “……我可以……” 在初原做完紧急处理之后，强忍着剧痛的眩晕和胸口欲呕的窒闷，摇摇欲坠地从深蓝色的赛垫上站起来，百草用左腿支撑起全身的重量，疼痛使她只能模糊看清裁判的轮廓，她颤声说：“……我可以……继续比赛……” 看着面前这个面色惨白，连站立都极其勉强的选手，裁判拒绝说：“你已经不具备继续比赛的能力。” “……我可以！……”推开扶着她的初原，百草的胸口剧烈地起伏着，虽然剧烈的疼痛使她的牙齿还在痉挛般的咯咯作响，她对裁判坚持着说：“……请您……让比赛继续……我的神志清醒……我的身体虽然受伤，但是并未严重到需要放弃比赛……” “但是你……”裁判怀疑地说。 刚才那声骨头断裂般的巨响，他听得十分清楚，他不相信有人能够在这种状况下继续比赛。但是，看着面前这个异常坚定的选手，裁判也不愿贸然使她与胜利绝缘。于是，裁判严肃地问队医初原说：“你的看法是什么？” “……”紧张地望着初原，百草的眼睛里充满了哀求。 不赞同地望着她，初原的眉心紧紧锁着，他能够看得出，婷宜的那一脚给了她右腿膝盖怎样致命的严重一击，她已经完全不适合再进行比赛了。 可是，他也能看得出。 那屏息哀求的眼神，她是多么强烈地想要继续比下去…… Brightly lit gymnasium. 就在满场观众惋惜地以为这场决赛将因为百草的意外受伤戛然而止时，令人吃惊的，在主裁判和几位边裁判进行商议之后，竟然宣布比赛继续！ 望着深蓝色的赛垫上，那拖着伤重的右腿，吃力地一瘸一拐走到婷宜的对面，面色苍白却倔强地要坚持打下去的百草──一位观众站了起来。 又有几位观众站了起来。 随之，几十位，上百位，然后几乎全场的观众都站了起来！ "Wow---" 体育馆内响起海浪般持续热烈的掌声，几乎所有的观众都激动地起立为百草加油！ "Baicao..." 捂住嘴，晓萤泪流满面地望着重新开始比赛的百草，她能听到身后的阿茵已经在率领啦啦队在嘶声地呐喊：“百草──加油──” "Baicao─Come on──" 胡乱抹掉脸上的泪水，站在观众席在前方的栏杆处，晓萤拼尽全身的力量，对着深蓝色赛垫上的百草，声嘶力竭地喊着：“百草──” “加油──” "Baicao──" “加油──” 记分牌上的时间重新开始计时。距离第二局比赛还剩下1分31秒。 1分30秒。 1分29秒。 1分28秒。 而比分依旧凝固在0：3。 丝毫没有为百草的伤势所动，婷宜眼神冰冷，仍然一次次从百草的右侧发起进攻。 她的战术就是看死百草的右腿！ 如果百草只用左腿，那就只能防守，没有任何反击的机会。而如果百草敢用右腿，她并不介意──“呀──” 高声冷喝着，婷宜一记横踢，再次向百草进攻而来的右腿膝盖重重踢去！不是不佩服戚百草的，婷宜心中一片冷然，她当然知道自己之前踢中百草的那一脚有多重，居然还可以再爬起来，居然还敢来同她争。 then- 就、去、死、吧！ "Ah-" 强烈的灯光下，直直朝着百草的右腿膝盖，婷宜充满恨意地猛攻而去！ 如果说上一次还有人以为婷宜并不是有意的。 And this time. 现场几乎所有的观众都惊呆了，他们看得无比清楚，婷宜的这一脚，是刻意冲着百草刚刚重伤的右腿膝盖而去的！ "..." 观众席上，婷宜加油团也震惊地哑住了声音。 “呯──” 如出一辙的，在体育馆顶棚无数盏灯的灯光下，婷宜的脚又一次凶猛地踢在百草的右腿膝盖上，迸发出令在场所有观众和媒体记者们胆寒的声音！ 紧紧闭住眼睛，初原无法再看下去。 他的指骨握得发白。 以及紧痛得仿佛要爆开，他无法原谅自己，如果百草真的出了事，他永远也无法原谅自己！ However- 就在婷宜踢向百草右腿膝盖的这一瞬！ "Drink---" 刺眼明亮的灯光下，百草竟爆发出一声厉喝，带着地动山摇般的气势，向着婷宜踢出了第二脚！ 教练席中的沈柠大吃一惊！ 目光一盛。 忍不住低呼出声！ Could it be... 是完全的不可思议，是那么的难以置信！顷刻间，体育馆内仿佛被凝固住了一般，所有的人都目瞪口呆地看着那瞬间发生的一切！ 就是婷宜踢中百草右腿膝盖的那一瞬── 强势搅动空中的气流，百草的旋身双飞第二踢，已朝着婷宜的前胸而去！ 右腿膝盖已痛得如同死去。 在眩晕的灯光中，百草知道这已经是她最后的机会，她已经无法再继续缠斗下去，她已经无法再支持到第三局。而且，她也知道，只要她踢出右腿，婷宜一定会再次踢上她的膝盖。只要踢中膝盖，就会是婷宜得手后最放松的时刻。 也就是── 她唯一的机会了！ "Drink---" 在几近昏厥的剧痛中，百草用右腿膝盖迎住婷宜的进攻，左腿紧跟而上，向婷宜的前胸踢去！如同慢格的镜头，婷宜愕然地缓缓抬头，震惊地看着那向自己胸口踢来的左腿…… 用尽全力！ 苍白着面容，百草的左腿向婷宜的胸口重重踢去！ 死死握紧观众席最前方的栏杆。 胸口紧绷得像要窒息，晓萤死死望着百草向婷宜踢去的那一腿，声嘶力竭却发不出半点声音地呐喊着：踢──中──啊── 上天却没有听到晓萤的呐喊，就在百草脚尖离婷宜的胸口只有一寸的时候，婷宜煞白着面孔，费尽全力，竟然惊险万状地后仰闪开了！ 但虽然只有一寸的距离…… 但这一寸。 已然是百草最后的机会。 看着距离自己胸口只有一寸的戚百草的脚尖，婷宜漠然地闪过一个念头，这应该是她最后一次在赛场上看到戚百草了。 However- 婷宜错了！ "Drink---" 腾空的高度并没有下坠，百草高声大喝，踢出了她的旋风双飞第三踢！纵使右腿的膝盖剧痛得已然麻木，纵使会痛到昏死，她不在乎，是否以后再也无法行走，她不在乎！ 她还有她的旋风第三踢！ 如泰山压顶般，右腿向婷宜的头顶下劈而去！ ! ... “……这要看在你心目中，什么是最重要的……” ... 最重要的，是比赛本身。 既然已经站在赛场，既然比赛已经开始，那么，就用尽所有的力量，去打好这场比赛！膝盖的伤势将会如何，她对若白的承诺是否能够做到，在这决定胜负的一刻，就让她全部忘却！ 站到赛场上！ 她要的就是胜利！ 在体育馆明亮辉煌的灯光下。 在满场观众的震惊中。 腾身在半空，用尽体内最后的所有力量，百草厉声高喝着，用那条剧痛到麻木，剧痛到似乎已不在属于她的右腿，向婷宜的头顶下劈而去！ ... “百草──”闭了闭眼睛，若白凝神看向她，缓慢凝重地说：“──你是我所有的希望。” ... “我希望你能代替我──比赛下去，拿到冠军，拿到全国冠军，拿到世锦赛冠军！” ... “这一次，我要你战胜婷宜。”将所有的碗筷都放进柜子里摆好，在初夏的夜风中，若白对她说。 ... "Drink---" 用那条痛到麻木，痛到已不知究竟还剩多少气力的右腿，在这一刻，百草握紧双拳，厉吼着，用尽十七年来所有的力量，在这光芒万