Chapter 649 A Great Satisfaction
Meanwhile, Master Jing finally arrived at Lingbo Academy.
He didn't leave home late, but he never expected so many people to come to watch the polo match, causing several roads leading to Lingbo Academy to be blocked.
By the time he entered the academy, the first two rounds had already been completed.
"Why are there so many people?" he muttered, sweating profusely.
He had already arrived at the back of his reserved stand, and after walking a dozen or so steps, he could reach the stand.
He was a martial artist, and his strength was greater than that of ordinary people. He grabbed his elder brother, wheelchair and all, and carried him up the steps.
The servant whom the second mistress instructed hurried after them.
Master Jing is a man who knows how to enjoy life. He's not going to sit there like an idiot watching the game and let the sun bake him into a dried-up husk.
He had his servants bring ice, chilled fruits, and various refreshing and sweet snacks.
The bleachers he chose naturally offered an excellent view, overlooking the entire polo field. They had roofs on top, resembling small pavilions, and were well-ventilated from all sides.
No, it's three sides.
A curtain of broken jade beads hung down on his left, where it connected to the next room.
He didn't have anyone prepare a curtain, so it must have been done by the neighbor.
"Who lives next door? Why are they using such expensive curtains?"
If others don't know how to identify these broken jade pieces, how could he not recognize them?
These are not ordinary scraps of jade; they are whole pieces of jade cut and polished into various shapes and strung with top-quality pearls. They are priceless!
Jing Erye curiously looked to the left. Although the beaded curtain had gaps, it still blocked some of the view. Jing Erye could only vaguely make out from their clothes that the four students sitting next to him were from Canglan Women's Academy.
One of the students stood tall with impeccable posture and demeanor, exuding an aura of nobility and elegance.
"This little beauty is a bit..."
Master Jing couldn't explain it.
At this moment, perhaps sensing Master Jing's gaze, the little beauty turned her head and looked at him.
Their eyes met across the beaded curtain.
It was as if a glimpse from the summit of a snow-capped mountain had sent a shiver down Master Jing's spine.
It's so cold!
This kind of beauty is absolutely untouchable!
However, there were three other beautiful young women next door, whose figures were also extremely graceful and elegant.
The three of them were chatting and laughing. The curtain could block their view but not their voices. The young girl's giggles came through, and Master Jing felt completely relaxed.
This is life!
Master Jing knelt down on the cushion in the middle of the pavilion, with the Duke's wheelchair placed beside him.
Xiao Heng didn't pay much attention to which gentleman from the neighboring mansion had come; his attention returned to the polo field.
The polo players from Tianqiong Academy came out, and Xiao Heng immediately spotted Gu Jiao, who was ranked fourth.
He also saw the boy whispering to Gu Jiao.
Thanks to his three female classmates, he learned that the other party's name was Mu Chuan, the eldest son of the Mu family, and the fifth in the family.
The young master Qingchen who caused a sensation was his aunt's son, and also the legitimate son of the Su family. Why he didn't take his father's surname but took his mother's surname was unknown to Xiao Heng.
Then the two groups greeted each other.
The people from Qingyue Academy were extremely arrogant. Xu Ping from the royal polo team was disdainful of everyone, and the boy next to him named Nangong Lin was no less so.
Nangong Lin said something to Gu Jiao, and his brow furrowed slightly.
Why would the Nangong family approach Gu Jiao?
Could it be that... Xiao Liulang's identity has been exposed?
As the drums and gongs sounded, the duel between the two sides began.
Mu Qingchen and Xu Ping drew lots, and Xu Ping got the first shot. He struck the polo ball hard.
Each polo match is divided into eight sections, each lasting half a quarter of an hour. If someone commits a foul or gets injured during the match, the match will be paused and resumed after the issue is resolved. Each side has three opportunities to make substitutions.
Xu Ping, as expected of a polo player skilled in long-range attacks, hit the ball extremely far, crossing the center line in one go. Everyone rushed towards the vicinity of the Sky Dome Academy's hole without stopping.
Su Hao hooked the polo ball on the ground with his pole and passed it to Tong Peng, who was not far away.
It looked like the ball was impossible to catch, but Tong Peng not only caught it, but also passed it to Nangong Lin with lightning speed.
Nangong Lin is a middle blocker; he can pass the ball to Xu Ping or score himself.
Judging from the current situation on the field, he has a high chance of scoring himself.
But just then, Mu Qingchen caught up.
Seeing that things were going badly, Nangong Lin quickly hit the ball away and passed it to Xu Ping.
Xu Ping didn't choose to use the cue stick to carry the ball; instead, he threw the cue stick, grabbed it with his backhand, and swung it out. The polo ball drew a beautiful arc in the air and went into the hole accurately!
"pretty!"
Master Jing clapped his hands!
As expected of the royal polo team.
That move was brilliant!
Gu Jiao tilted her head and looked at Xu Ping. Hmm, that's how you can fight.
Qingyue Academy received its first colorful flag.
The first quarter was not over yet, so the game continued, and this time, the Sky Dome Academy kicked off.
"Yuan Xiao, come here," Mu Qingchen said.
"I...I'm nervous." Yuan Xiao was overwhelmed by his opponent's tactics and aura.
Mu Qingchen said, "It's alright, just go ahead and throw it."
Yuan Xiao swallowed hard, suppressed his trembling hands, and swung his first shot.
Mu Chuan followed on horseback.
Mu Qingchen glanced at Gu Jiao, saying nothing, but all his trust was written in his eyes.
Then, without even checking whether his teammates had caught the ball, he sped off towards the opponent's hole.
Master Jing was dumbfounded: "No way? That's too daring! What if the ball gets intercepted? You've run so far, how are you going to salvage the situation?"
Nangong Lin and Su Hao exchanged a glance, and the two of them attacked from both sides, rushing towards Mu Chuan.
They wanted to disrupt Mu Chuan and prevent him from catching the ball without committing a foul.
Mu Chuan, caught in the crossfire, howled, "Aaaaah! You two bastards! Why are you both coming at me?!"
Nangong Lin smirked and went to steal the ball from Mu Chuan.
He moved very quickly.
There are just people who are faster than him.
Before he could even see what happened, a cue stick whizzed past and took Mu Chuan's ball.
Nangong Lin was slightly taken aback.
He turned his head and saw Gu Jiao with an indifferent expression.
Gu Jiao glanced at him indifferently, and without saying a word, threw out her cue stick and swung the polo ball out hard with her backhand.
Everyone was bewildered.
Wait, isn't this the same move Xu Ping just used?
Even the motion of tossing the cue stick and the backhand grip are exactly the same!
Did Xu Ping learn something from the spot?
Xu Ping was surprised himself. This was a skill he had practiced diligently for many years. It was both cool and stylish, and could be used not only to win games but also to show off. No one had ever learned it before.
How did this kid learn that?
I'm learning quite well...
Xiao Heng stared intently at Gu Jiao.
Under the sunlight, his girl was dazzlingly beautiful, and his blood seemed to boil with excitement.
Gu Jiao's shot went extremely far, resembling the arc of Xu Ping's shot. Mu Qingchen successfully retrieved the ball and holed it in one shot.
Sky Dome Academy received a flag.
At the end of the first section, each side had gained one piece.
This result was somewhat unexpected. Although Mu Qingchen was the number one young master in Shengdu, no one had ever heard of him having any extraordinary talent in polo. No one expected him to perform so well.
But the most memorable one was probably the boy with the birthmark on his face.
Is it really okay to blatantly steal someone's skills? How shameless!
Just when everyone thought Gu Jiao was already shameless, she did something even more shameless.
In the following matches, whenever Nangong Lin attacked, she would block the ball and not give him a single one. But whenever Xu Ping attacked, she would obediently watch, not only refraining from trying to steal the ball herself but also forbidding her teammates from doing so.
Extremely fierce!
Xu Ping was like a baby she was carefully protecting; every time she scored a goal, you could see the excited light shining in her eyes.
Then, she turned around and used Xu Ping's moves exactly the same way.
Xu Ping's face turned green!
"Referee!" he shouted.
"Aren't we allowed to study?" Gu Jiao asked innocently.
The referee choked.
No, there's no such rule.
“You can learn from me too,” Gu Jiao said to Xu Ping, without any shame.
Xu Ping almost vomited blood.
I'm copying you? What's so great about you that I can't learn from you?
You little noob!
However, this shameless newbie learned all of Xu Ping's best skills.
Even the referee couldn't bear to watch.
Dean Cen of Tianqiong Academy was met with strong contempt from the other deans. He raised his hand and weakly covered his head: "Cough, I learned by stealing skills. If you're so capable, you all steal one too."
Do you think we can even steal it?!
You think you've never stolen before?! You can't even steal properly!
What kind of monster is this kid?!
When it was Xu Ping's turn to volley, he suddenly sneezed due to a nasal allergy.
Then, Gu Jiao sneezed loudly while holding her cue before teeing off.
Everyone: "..."
At the end of the sixth quarter, the score was tied at 17-17.
Gu Jiao didn't score many goals; she usually passed the ball to Mu Qingchen. But she still managed to become the focus of the entire match through her skill.
Why is he like this?
Inside Xiao Heng's pavilion, a female student muttered to herself.
Another female student said, "But I'm so happy to see Young Master Qingchen win the game."
The third female student said with a grin, "That's right, they coordinate so well! They're such a perfect match!"
Xiao Heng's face darkened.
Even Master Jing next door was completely astonished by Gu Jiao's outrageous actions. In all his years of watching polo, he had never seen anyone so blatantly steal the skills.
"Big brother, did you see that? This kid... oh my god!"
Jing Erye was speaking when he turned his head and saw that his elder brother had his eyes wide open, his eyes were sharp and insightful. He was so frightened that he fell to the ground!
He was just venting to his older brother, never expecting that his older brother could actually open his eyes. That's really scary!
"no."
He steadied himself, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and sat back down on the cushion with lingering fear. "Brother, when did you open your eyes? You could at least have said something... I don't think you can say anything... Never mind."
His older brother became a living dead, and he could barely hear him speak.
I open my eyes occasionally, but it's just an unintentional movement; I can't actually see anything.
He understood all of this.
"Brother, are you hot? Shall I fan you?"
As he spoke, he picked up a folding fan from the table and held it out to his elder brother, fanning himself with it.
The Duke's view was completely blocked by the fan.
As Master Jing was fanning himself, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck. It felt like someone wanted to kill him.
The seventh quarter has begun.
It's unclear whether Xu Ping had run out of tricks for Gu Jiao to learn, or whether he was too afraid to use his best skills anymore; in any case, he played relatively conservatively in this quarter.
He thought Gu Jiao would be as conservative as he was.
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
Gu Jiao only learns the good things; she doesn't learn the bad things!
Sky Dome Academy launched an offensive and won two games in a row.
Qingyue Academy called a halt to the match: "Substitute."
Nangong Lin and his group returned to the waiting area. The teacher from Qingyue Academy asked, "How did you fight? Why didn't you attack anymore?"
Xu Ping had no words to say.
The master said, "Xu Ping, take a break first, and come back on stage for the last section."
Xu Ping sighed, "Yes."
The player substituted by Qingyue Academy was also a good polo player, but he was better at defending. So Nangong Lin took over Xu Ping's position as the main polo player.
He gave Gu Jiao a cold look on the field.
He won't let that kid succeed; he'll definitely score and win this game.
“I need to go to the outhouse,” he said to the teacher.
"Go quickly, it's time to go on stage," the teacher reminded him.
"yes."
Nangong Lin left the waiting area, while the people from Tianqiong Academy were waiting on the other side.
He snapped his fingers, and one of his bodyguards appeared before him, bowing and saying, "Young Master!"
Nangong Lin glanced at Gu Jiao and said coldly, "I want him to fall off his horse!"
The guard hesitated: "This..."
Nangong Lin said coldly, "What? You can't do it?"
The guard bowed and said, "We can do it!"
Nangong smiled smugly: "That's good! Remember, make it look like he accidentally fell off his horse, and don't let anyone see through the deception."
The guard replied, "Yes, sir!"
After the break, the group returned to the field.
Nangong Lin took the position of main attacker. Mu Qingchen gave him a deep look and reminded Gu Jiao, "Be careful."
Gu Jiao calmly replied, "Mm."
The match began with Qingyue Academy kicking off. Nangong Lin received the ball, and Gu Jiao rode up behind him on horseback.
Nangong Lin was not in a hurry to hit the ball out. Instead, he dribbled the ball while leading Gu Jiao toward the direction where the guards were.
The spectators who couldn't get seats on the stands stood at the edge of the field, and the bodyguard was hidden among them.
Everyone was so engrossed in watching that no one noticed the small pebble he was holding in his hand.
Master Jing had already stood up and was leaning on the railing when he pushed his elder brother out as well.
The bodyguard was positioned slightly below and ahead of them. He could have easily spotted him with a glance, but with such an exciting match on the field, who would bother to notice a group of spectators?
The Duke's hand began to twitch slightly.
"Hurry, hurry! Chase after them! You were pretty tough when you were beating people up, what happened to you now!"
Master Jing roared at Gu Jiao, completely oblivious to his elder brother's strange behavior.
The Duke's body also began to tremble violently.
"Second Master! The Duke..." The servant noticed the Duke's unusual behavior.
Master Jing hurriedly looked at his elder brother and was terrified to see him trembling like that. He knelt down and supported his brother's wheelchair, asking, "Brother, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
The Duke's lips twitched, as if he wanted to say something.
Master Jing scratched his head: "Is the competition too intense? You don't like watching it? Can we watch it a little longer? Just a little while."
Nangong Lin ran to the inner circle and pushed Gu Jiao to the outside.
The guards were about to make their move.
The Duke trembled as if he were sitting on a leaf, his gaze as cold as ice.
Is my brother angry?
Master Jing was completely confused, unsure if he was right or wrong, but then he thought, what else could it be but this?
Master Jing stood up, pushed his elder brother's wheelchair, and sighed, "Alright, alright, if you don't want to watch, then don't. I'll take you back right now!"
The Duke trembled even more violently.
Jing Er Ye had a sudden, strange feeling. Why did it seem like his elder brother wanted to kill him?
Nangong Lin slowed down slightly to make it easier for the guards to hit him.
Gu Jiao appeared within perfect attack range, and the guard suddenly shot out the small stones in his hand.
The small pebble went straight for Gu Jiao's waist and acupoint, but it wouldn't leave a mark or be fatal; it would only cause half of Gu Jiao's body to become numb instantly.
The next second, something incredible happened.
Gu Jiao suddenly bent down to grab the ball.
The guard's expression changed, but it was too late to stop it. The pebble flashed past Gu Jiao's back and struck Nangong Lin, who was standing nearby.
Before Nangong Lin could even shout, his body went numb in an instant, and he fell off his horse in a panic!
Because he had slowed down, the polo players behind him caught up.
They are students of Muchuan and Qingyue Academy.
Mu Chuan's horse was not as fast as the students of Qingyue Academy, but precisely because the students of Qingyue Academy were too fast, it was too late to tighten the reins.
The students of Qingyue Academy watched helplessly as their horses trampled over Nangong Lin!
A bloodcurdling scream was heard as Nangong Lin's chest and leg bones were broken on the spot!
Jiaojiao played the game seriously today, can I reward her with a monthly pass?
(End of this chapter)
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