Chapter 254 Dragon Boat Race

Bai Lu paused, then subconsciously looked towards the river, just in time to meet Xiao Cheng's gaze.

Or perhaps it wasn't a coincidence, but from the moment he boarded the ship, his gaze never left the shore.

The dragon boat race rules involve advancing through elimination rounds, with 45 teams advancing to the next nine, then nine to the next three, and finally, the winner is determined by the final three rounds.

In the first round of the draw, five dragon boat teams were grouped together.

There are 45 teams in 9 groups. The first place team in each group advances to the next round, and the rest are eliminated.

In the second round, the top-ranked players from the nine groups were divided into three groups to compete. The top-ranked player from each group advanced to the next round, while the rest were eliminated.

The third round final will determine the winner.

Xiao Cheng's New Town Dragon Boat Team is preparing for the first round, the first group elimination round.

Xiao Cheng drew the lots; the Pingcheng team wasn't in the group, and all the teams in his group were dragon boat teams from the neighboring town.

"You guys are lucky." Zhou Jiayi walked up to Bai Lu's side without anyone noticing, looking arrogant.

"If you draw our Pingcheng team in the next round, your Xinzhen team can just wait to be eliminated. You won't even make it to the finals, let alone the championship. Just wait to pull our boat, the last loser."

"You're talking nonsense, my brother will definitely win!"

Xiao Wei glared at Zhou Jiayi, then reached out and took the keys from Bai Lu's hand: "Sister-in-law, cheer for your brother. He'll definitely beat the Pingcheng team. We'll go back, catch the chickens, and come right back after we've cleaned the yard."

Wang Cuihua wouldn't allow Xiao Cheng to be called a failure either, saying, "Brother Xiao Cheng will definitely win the championship."

"We'll come back and check the results after we've finished our business!"

After saying their piece, the two of them, one big and one small, hurried home.

Bai Lu's words of advice were drowned out by the crowd, and the responses from the young children grew fainter and fainter.

Zhou Jiayi glanced at Bai Lu disdainfully, then led a group of followers to cheer on the Pingcheng team.

"Tch~ What's with the attitude? It's not certain who will win or lose!" Yu Xiaoling and a few of her girlfriends came to stand next to Bai Lu and support the big shot. As they passed by, she gave Zhou Jiayi and the others a bunch of eye rolls without any politeness.

Zhou Jiayi stopped arguing for a while before leaving.

As a result, by the time she and her cheerleading squad went to cheer for the Pingcheng team, the team had already started.

Pingcheng team was drawn into the second group, which obviously means that the first group has already been decided.

Unsurprisingly, Xiao Cheng's New Town team won first place and advanced, much to Zhou Jiayi's anger, who stomped her feet in frustration.

Fortunately, the Pingcheng team also won first place and advanced, which calmed her anger by half.

When Zhou Jiayi went to Bai Lu to show off her good news, she was rebuffed by Yu Xiaoling.

"You're already this eager after just the first round? Are you afraid of being eliminated in the second round and not having a chance to shout?"

Zhou Jiayi came to retaliate against Bai Lu, but Yu Xiaoling blocked her way every time, which made her furious.

He raised his hand and slapped her.

Unexpectedly, before his hand could even touch Yu Xiaoling, his wrist was seized by a horizontal cutting force.

Zhou Jiayi was startled, and the image of Li Shuixian being thrown backward flashed through her mind. Before she could react, she was already being thrown to the ground by the same method.

A burst of excited laughter erupted from above.

"Sister-in-law is awesome!"

"Sister-in-law is so cool!"

"How does the mud taste? How does the grass taste? Now you can brag about this for a whole year! Let's see if you dare to bully people again next time!"

"You resort to violence when you can't win an argument. You're just like Li Shuixian, a snake and a rat in the same den."

"You always bullied people at school, you deserved to be taught a lesson by your sister-in-law. Let's see if you dare to be arrogant again."

Yu Xiaoling looked at Zhou Jiayi lying on the ground and felt extremely relieved, while at the same time being moved by Bai Lu's swift and decisive attack.

If it weren't for Bai Lu, she would have been slapped in public.

Unexpectedly, Bai Lu watched the game quietly while also keeping an eye on her surroundings.

Their reaction was even faster than hers, the person involved.

Bai Lu coldly glanced at Zhou Jiayi, who was being helped up by her little follower: "If you're not clear-headed, go wash up."

Wash, wash, wash it.

What else can be washed here besides river water?

Yu Xiaoling and her friends were immediately impressed by Bai Lu's insightful opinion and burst into laughter at Zhou Jiayi.

"Go wash your brains in the river!"

Zhou Jiayi's face flushed red: "You just wait!"

"We're waiting."

"If you're so capable, win first place first. All you do is talk tough and seek attention, as if you're afraid no one will know if you lose. Are you just trying to motivate yourself?"

Zhou Jiayi brushed the bits of grass off her clothes, turned and left, arrogantly throwing down a statement of fact.

"We've already won four consecutive championships, so five is nothing. The championship will definitely belong to our Pingcheng team!"

The second round has begun.

The Xinzhen team still didn't draw the Pingcheng team.

The first group was neither the Xinzhen team nor the Pingcheng team, but the Dashizhen team, where Zhang San and Li Si were located.

Yu Xiaoling and her girlfriends chatted around Bailu, talking about all sorts of big shots.

"Sister-in-law, is Brother Cheng usually fierce?"

"Sister-in-law, is Brother Cheng good to you?"

"I bet it was really good. We just saw Cheng give you sunflower seeds. His expression and tone were so gentle, we've never seen anything like it before."

"Cheng-ge never participated in the dragon boat race in previous years. Why did he suddenly participate this year? Is it because of his sister-in-law? Did his sister-in-law persuade him to participate?"

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, Brother Cheng is looking over here!"

"Ahhh! It's definitely because of his sister-in-law!"

"Their match is about to start, and Cheng-ge definitely wants his sister-in-law's encouragement!"

"Sister-in-law, cheer for Cheng-ge! Keep going!"

Bai Lu's eyes twitched slightly, her head buzzed from the urging, and her gaze drifted to the lower reaches of the kilometer track.

The dragon boat race course is 1,500 meters long. The grassy riverbank from the starting point to the finish line is completely packed with people, with not an inch of open space. It's a sea of ​​heads from top to bottom.

Bai Lu, Yu Xiaoling, and the others were currently located upstream in the middle of the river, nearing the finish line.

Xiao Cheng and his dragon boat team were located at the downstream starting point, a kilometer away.

No matter how much I try to cheer myself on, I can't hear it.

Moreover, each dragon boat has a war drum at the front, and the team members beat the war drum as soon as the competition begins.

With the thunderous, powerful, and rhythmic beat of the drums, the entire dragon boat team was fully focused, working together in perfect unison to paddle forward at high speed.

Who has time to pay attention to anything other than the dragon boat races? Shouting encouragement is pointless.

“They’re too far away; they won’t be able to hear us,” Bai Lu politely declined the impractical suggestion.

Yu Xiaoling, however, thought, "As long as my sister-in-law cheers loud enough, Brother Cheng will definitely hear it."

The girls chimed in, "Yeah, yeah! As long as Sister-in-law shouts with all her heart, Brother Cheng will definitely be able to feel it!"

"Cheng-ge is watching his sister-in-law right now. As soon as she speaks, Cheng-ge will know it's a call to action."

"Cheng-ge loves his sister-in-law so much that no matter how far away or how noisy it is, as long as his sister-in-law speaks, Cheng-ge can always accurately catch her voice and win the championship!"

"Yeah, sister-in-law, look, Pingcheng team won again and made it to the finals. Zhou Jiayi is showing off again. Our Xinzhen team absolutely cannot lose to Pingcheng team. You should cheer for Cheng-ge!"

(End of this chapter)