Chapter 648 Polo Match (Second Update)
The polo field at Lingbo Academy was built with great care. The stands on both sides were slightly higher, offering a wider view. The stands at the front and back were ordinary, with only benches and no canopy. The closer to the center, the better the location, and the more luxuriously the stands were decorated.
The stands the guards led them to were, without exaggeration, the best spots in the entire stadium—large, bright, and adorned with jade bead curtains on all sides, resembling an elegant and luxurious pavilion.
"Wow."
The three female students who came with Xiao Heng were all stunned.
This is way too extravagant!
Maids were already waiting in the pavilion. When they saw Xiao Heng leading Xiao Jingkong over, the two maids quickly opened the curtain in front of them from the inside: "Miss Gu, please."
Xiao Heng and his entourage entered.
It looks luxurious enough from the outside, but once you go inside, you realize that there's nothing they can't do, only things they haven't thought of.
Several low tables were already set up, and a faint incense was burning in the incense burner in the corner. This was to prevent the polo field from smelling too sweaty in the hot weather, so incense was lit.
The three female students were once again impressed by the other party's thoughtfulness and consideration.
"Who is your young master?" a female student asked the maid.
A maidservant brought forward fresh fruits and vegetables, arranging them on a plate while smiling and replying, "My young master said that as long as the young ladies are happy, there's no need to care who he is."
How many?
This included them, and the three female students were overjoyed.
Actually, their master only mentioned Miss Gu in his original words, but the maid was good at handling people.
The fruits were chilled; one bite and the summer heat disappeared.
Xiao Heng sat with Xiao Jingkong, while the other three female students sat together. There was an empty low table, so Xiao Jingkong simply ran over and claimed it for himself, thus giving him one and a half tables!
The beaded curtain in front of the pavilion was hung up, while the beaded curtains on the other three sides served to provide some privacy without blocking the wind.
"It's so cool here," a female student said.
"Yes." The other two nodded with smiles.
It seems that going to Gu Jiao was the right decision; otherwise, how could they have gotten such good seats?
Xiao Heng, however, paid no attention to his seat in the stands; he had been searching for Gu Jiao ever since he entered the stadium.
He wasn't sure if Gu Jiao would participate, since he had never heard of her playing polo, but he was still thinking about it and decided to try his luck.
He didn't see Gu Jiao, but he immediately spotted Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan diagonally opposite him.
They sat next to Dean Cen, a sign of his special attention; the other students sat on the open-air stands.
When Xiao Heng saw Gu Yan, he roughly knew that Gu Jiao had come; otherwise, given Gu Yan's health and personality, she would never have come to watch this spectacle for someone else.
Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun sat on Dean Cen's viewing platform, which also had a canopy on top, but it couldn't compare to Xiao Heng's pavilion, and there were no chilled fruits to eat.
Soon, Xiao Jingkong also saw the two of them.
"Ya ya ya!"
Brother Yan! Brother Xiao Shun!
Little Jingkong jumped up excitedly, "I...I want to go...play!"
"Young master, where would you like to go? I'll take you there," a maid said with a gentle smile.
"I'll go by myself!" Little Jingkong ran out, but turned back halfway, picked up the chilled fruit on the table, and said to her naughty brother-in-law, "I'm off!"
Take this to Brother Yan and Brother Xiao Shun!
Xiao Heng didn't stop him.
He and Gu Jiaoming cannot openly interact, but Xiao Jingkong is always friendly and outgoing wherever he goes, so he won't arouse suspicion.
Besides, it is indeed quite hot.
Xiao Heng looked at the fruits on the table; his hands were too small to hold more than a few.
His gaze followed the scene until the social butterfly, Xiao Jingkong, made Dean Cen laugh heartily, successfully infiltrating his inner circle. Only then did he turn his attention back to the polo field.
The polo match is about to begin; I wonder which number the Sky Dome Academy will be in.
In the pavilion outside the polo field, Wu Fuzi had just finished drawing lots and returned to his room in the Sky Dome Academy.
Gu Jiao, Mu Qingchen, and the others had already put on protective gear and were wiping their golf clubs.
“It’s the third match,” Wu Fuzi said.
"Who are we facing this time? Is it the Five Mountains Academy?" Yuan Xiao asked.
Yuan Xiao is a student of Mingfeng Hall and a native of Shengdu in Yan State. He and Zhao Wei of Mingyue Hall are both defenders. Zhao Wei is a native of Qi State in Yan State.
Master Wu said, "The Five Mountains Academy is the seventh match, and this time we are facing the Qingyue Academy."
Upon hearing the name Qingyue Academy, everyone except Gu Jiao and Mu Qingchen became quite agitated.
Yuan Xiao was at a loss: "Why are they from Qingyue Academy? This is worse than facing Wuyue Academy!"
Gu Jiao looked at Mu Qingchen in confusion.
Mu Qingchen paused for a moment, then explained, "There are students from the Royal Family Polo Team among the students of Qingyue Academy."
Gu Jiao: "Oh."
Mu Qingchen gave her a deep look: "Aren't you afraid?"
Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow and said, "I'm afraid they won't let me."
Mu Qingchen: "..."
What he said made so much sense that he couldn't refute it.
"Zhao Wei, what's wrong?" Master Wu noticed that something was wrong with Zhao Wei.
Zhao Wei clutched his stomach, his face pale, and said, "I...I think I ate something bad."
Gu Jiao walked over, grasped Zhao Wei's wrist to take his pulse: "What did you eat this morning?"
Zhao Wei, enduring the stomach pain, recalled, "I ate two steamed buns..."
Gu Jiao pressed his abdomen: "Does it hurt here?"
"It doesn't hurt."
What about here?
"It doesn't hurt."
"He definitely ate something that upset his stomach." Gu Jiao pulled her hand back, took a bottle of powder from the first-aid kit and gave it to him. "Swallow it with water."
Zhao Wei took the medicine.
Meanwhile, the first match also began.
Lingbo Academy defeated Mangshan Academy.
In the second match, Hongfeng Academy faced off against Wutong Academy, and Wutong Academy emerged victorious.
"It's our turn," Mu Qingchen said to Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao nodded slightly, mounted her horse, and went to the polo field with her classmates from Tianqiong Academy.
There are two entrances in total, with Qingyue Academy going first.
When the royal polo player rode out on horseback with great pride, the entire polo field erupted in cheers.
Following them were the three remaining team members, who were also outstanding individuals and had a strong following.
Each time a new character appeared, Mu Qingchen would introduce them to Gu Jiao.
"Xu Ping, the royal polo player, is skilled in long-range attacks and has extremely high tactical ability. No one can take the ball from under his cue."
"Tong Peng, ten years of playing polo."
"Nangong Lin has been playing polo for eight years."
"The Nangong family?" Gu Jiao narrowed her eyes slightly.
"The young master of the Nangong family," Mu Qingchen said.
Gu Jiao's gaze fell on the confident and arrogant young man who waved to the audience in the stands from time to time.
When the fourth person appeared, Mu Qingchen's lips moved slightly.
Gu Jiao was observing Nangong Lin and didn't notice Mu Qingchen's unusual behavior.
“Su Hao,” Mu Qingchen said.
Gu Jiao responded with an "oh".
Soon, it was their turn to take the stage.
Mu Qingchen walked at the very front. Young Master Qingchen was famous throughout the capital. The moment he appeared, he overshadowed everyone at Qingyue Academy, and the young ladies present screamed.
"Young Master Qingchen! It really is Young Master Qingchen!"
"I can't believe I've met Young Master Qingchen in my lifetime!"
"Young Master Qingchen!"
"Young Master Qingchen!"
Xiao Heng's eardrums were about to explode; his three classmates in the pavilion were practically tearing the roof off.
Yuan Xiao and Mu Chuan followed Mu Qingchen into the arena.
Both of them were handsome men, but with Mu Qingchen as a shining example, no matter how handsome and majestic they were, they could only serve as foils to Mu Qingchen.
Fortunately, they got used to it.
Gu Jiao was the last to appear.
She was new to the area and had little fame, except for the birthmark on her left cheek that caught people's attention.
The two players met in the center of the field.
Royal polo player Xu Ping looked at Mu Qingchen and said, "It is truly an honor to finally witness Young Master Qingchen's skills."
Mu Qingchen said calmly, "You're too kind."
Su Hao smiled and glanced at the group, his gaze landing on Mu Qingchen's face. He said with a beaming smile, "Fourth brother! So you've come to participate in the competition too? Why didn't you say so earlier! If Father had known, he would have definitely put aside his official duties to come and watch your competition!"
Gu Jiao only remembered that Mu Qingchen said his name was Su Hao when she heard him call her "fourth brother".
He is also a member of the Su family.
Mu Chuan, standing nearby, whispered an explanation to Gu Jiao: "The third young master of the Su family is my fourth brother's half-brother. My aunt was furious that my uncle had produced a son born out of wedlock, so in a fit of anger, she made my fourth brother take her surname. This Su Hao is so annoying; he's always jealous of my fourth brother! But no matter how jealous he is, it's useless. My fourth brother is the legitimate son. So what if he changed his surname? He's still the legitimate son, and my uncle dotes on him!"
I can tell from the sound.
Su Hao's words couldn't hide his envy and jealousy of Mu Qingchen.
Nangong Lin had no personal grudges against Mu Qingchen, but he was somewhat jealous of her.
He said with a sneer, "I heard that Tianqiong Academy has been quite arrogant lately, even bullying Wuyue Academy."
Ah, yes, that's right. The son of the deputy general of the Nangong family was severely injured by Gu Jiao.
Judging from Nangong Lin's tone, it seemed he wanted to get revenge for his own people.
"It's you, kid?" Nangong Lin looked at Gu Jiao with disdain.
Gu Jiao's birthmark was too easy to recognize.
Nangong Lin smiled threateningly: "Horses have no eyes, be careful not to fall off."
(End of this chapter)
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