Chapter 42: Well-Deserved This score would be unjust if it weren't high...
"Then let's start with the medium difficulty setting to get a feel for it." Jiang Ci didn't think long before coming up with his answer. "The choice is yours. Pick the song."
"Okay." Yu Xiang didn't waste any words and immediately began to carefully select the songs from the playlist. Halfway through, he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly took out his mobile phone.
Jiang Ci: "?"
Yu Xiang opened an app and scanned the code on the screen. He turned to Jiang Ci and said, "Log in to my account. I want to save the glorious record of defeating you as my phone wallpaper."
Jiang Ci didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this: "Are you so sure you can beat me?"
"Don't you even think about who won first place in the dance assessment that year?" Yu Xiang said proudly, baring his teeth.
"If I remember correctly, we were tied for first at the time."
Yu Xiang: “…”
"But this is indeed a good idea." Jiang Ci took out his mobile phone in a good mood and scanned the code. Soon, the avatars of the two appeared on the screen above.
"Hey, Sanshui, who do you think will win?" Fang Chengyu asked, nudging Zhang Miao beside him with his elbow.
"Of course it's our Brother Yu!" Zhang Miao looked even more excited than Yu Xiang, and spoke without thinking.
Fang Chengyu: “…” Okay.
Of course, he also hoped that Yu Xiang would win.
After all, it's impossible for Jiang Ci to be better than me in everything.
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and said, "Come on, Brother Yu!"
Yu Xiang had already decided on the song, and turned around and quickly replied, "Watch me."
As the countdown ended, Yu Xiang and Jiang Ci took action at the same time.
Both of them have a good sense of rhythm and quick reactions. They found the feeling in less than half a song. Their movements became smoother and smoother, clean and neat without any unnecessary movements.
Their outstanding performance successfully attracted a crowd of onlookers, and there was a burst of cheers all around.
"Old Fang is so handsome, he's really so handsome! Even as a man, my heart is fluttering. He's so charming." Zhang Miao was almost stunned. "If I had known this would happen, I should have asked my mom to sign me up for a street dance class."
"It's not too late for you to learn now." Fang Chengyu replied perfunctorily.
His eyes were always on the two people and the real-time scores displayed on the screen above their heads. So far, the completion rates of the two were basically the same, and not a single one was missed.
Looking at their performance, Yu Xiang had changed from his usual casual demeanor, with a serious and earnest expression. It was obvious that he was really serious. On the other hand, Jiang Ci, although his movements and expression seemed very calm, his lips were tightly pursed, and it was obvious that he was also on high alert.
When the song was over, their completion rate was 100%.
"What? It's actually a tie." Yu Xiang was sweating profusely. He had been feeling smug about his entire company, but then he realized they all had 100% success. He felt very disappointed. "Medium is too much. Let's go straight to the difficult level."
"Can."
It was Jiang Ci's turn to choose a song. He took a quick look and chose a song with an eight-star difficulty rating.
Then came another round of fierce competition.
"Phew. Tired, no more playing." After a few rounds, Yu Xiang's breathing became rapid, but a satisfied smile remained on his face. "Five to three, I win."
"Yeah, that's impressive."
Yu Xiang turned away, wanting to admire Jiang Ci's unwilling expression after his defeat. However, after turning around, he found that Jiang Ci was still as calm and composed as ever, even with a faint smile on his face: "..."
Damn, why is the reaction so bland?
Jiang Ci noticed the flash of disappointment in Yu Xiang's eyes and asked softly, "What's wrong? Are you still not satisfied with your victory?"
Yu Xiang stretched out his words and replied, "Yeah, if I hadn't seen the regretful, pitiful, and aggrieved expression on your face after you lost, victory would have felt meaningless."
"Why should I feel regretful?" Jiang Ci selectively ignored the other two adjectives. "It's good to lose to you."
Yu Xiang: "...What's good about that?" What's wrong with this guy? Who can be happy after losing?
Jiang Ci: "Because I can see your tail sticking up in the sky."
Yu Xiang: “……?” What nonsense!
"Brother Yu, you're amazing! I knew you'd win!" Zhang Miao excitedly approached, his eyes sparkling. "So cool!"
"Shh, shh, shh! Keep a low profile." Yu Xiang then noticed that a group of onlookers had gathered around them, and quickly signaled Zhang Miao to shush.
"Hello? You guys are so awesome! Can you compete with us?" The two girls who had gone down before them mustered up the courage to walk towards them. "It's been a while since I've met someone this awesome."
Yu Xiang was about to politely decline when Jiang Ci spoke before him: "Sorry, we have other plans."
"Oh, is it convenient for you to add your contact information? We can play together next time we have the chance."
"Sorry, it's not convenient."
"All right."
After sending the two girls away, Jiang Ci turned to face Yu Xiang and asked calmly, "What else do you want to play?"
The latter first looked down at the basket full of game coins, which still piled up like a small mountain. Then he turned around and glanced at Zhang Miao and the others: "Since we're here, let's play whatever we can find."
Zhang Miao immediately perked up when he heard this: "Okay!"
Even though he is not very good at the dance machine, he will have the opportunity to show off his skills in other games!
So, at Zhang Miao's own initiative, they chose basketball shooting as their next game.
"Brother Yu, let's team up in pairs and see who has the highest score," Zhang Miao suggested, baring his teeth. "To balance the fighting power, Brother Yu, you can team up with me. I'll take you flying!"
Yu Xiang calmly glanced at the basketballs that had not yet been released. He seriously suspected that with his bad fate with basketball, one or more of those balls would bounce off the basket and hit him in the face accurately.
So he coughed lightly and said, "This isn't fair."
Zhang Miao was stunned: "Then what would be considered fair?"
Yu Xiang said calmly, "The fairest way to divide the troops is for you and Lao Fang to be on one team, Jiang Ci to be on his own team, and I'll stand three meters away and watch the battle."
Fang Chengyu listened to him very carefully, and then a huge question mark seemed to appear above his head: "?"
Zhang Miao's pupils trembled. "How can that be? One versus two isn't even fair. Even if we have to do that, we should let Lao Fang and Brother Jiang go together, and then I can fight two."
Since Jiang Ci had never played basketball with them and his image as a top student was too strong, he had automatically classified Jiang Ci as one of those players who were "not good at basketball" just like Yu Xiang.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Fang Chengyu glanced at him with dissatisfaction: "Sanshui, who are you looking down on?"
"What are you talking about? I mean, academics like Brother Jiang need your support," Zhang Miao said, hastily defending himself. "Don't you agree, Old Fang?"
Fang Chengyu nodded in satisfaction: "Wouldn't it be better if you said so earlier?"
"No need, you two can just work in a group." Jiang Ci interrupted their conversation, "Or one-on-one."
Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu exchanged glances and thought carefully.
Jiang Ci continued, "If we must team up in pairs..."
He raised his hand and pointed at Yu Xiang who was trying to run away: "He's with me."
Yu Xiang, who thought he could easily hide aside, froze and looked at Jiang Ci in disbelief: "?!" Tonic, brother.
"Hiss. Old Fang, what should we do? I feel I can handle the two of them by myself." Zhang Miao whispered in Fang Chengyu's ear.
"But they also want to save face, so why don't we just let them off a bit?"
"How boring would it be to let the water go?"
Fang Chengyu spread his hands helplessly: "Then what do you say we should do?"
"I guess they're all more stubborn than each other. This is probably the only way. There aren't many chances to outmaneuver Brother Jiang. I'm sorry to Brother Yu this time."
At this time, Yu Xiang was also trying to persuade Jiang Ci earnestly: "You know my level. I am completely useless except for holding you back, so I..." It would be most appropriate for me to stand aside and watch you compete.
But before he could finish the second half of his sentence, Jiang Ci interrupted him with the words "The most important thing in a team is cooperation, not strength."
Yu Xiang: “…” Why is my life so miserable?
After a while, the two sides finally managed to reach an agreement and each chose an adjacent machine.
After inserting the game coins, the electronic screen in the upper front starts counting down, and at the same time the gate opens, and a pile of basketballs roll down one after another.
Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu took action immediately, picking up the ball and shooting hard, with speed and accuracy. The only flaw was that they were too accurate - the two balls collided with each other when they were about to enter the basket, and bounced to both sides under the reaction force, resulting in neither of them being able to go in.
"Fuck, Lao Fang, can't you wait for me to throw it in first before you throw it?!"
“How do I know when you’re going to vote?”
Both of them were busy shooting the ball and had no time to pay attention to each other's movements. In the end, they could only blame each other.
Halfway through the countdown, Fang Chengyu took a quick glance to the side in the midst of his busy schedule and discovered that Yu Xiang and the others' scores were actually much higher than theirs.
How to do it?
He immediately stopped caring about pitching and quickly observed the movements of Jiang Ci and Yu Xiang. He saw that Jiang Ci was the only one pitching, while Yu Xiang was constantly passing the ball to Jiang Ci.
Yu Xiang passed the ball very well. Jiang Ci didn't even need to look. He could catch the ball as soon as he stretched out his hand. He just needed to stare at the basket and shoot the ball in.
What’s even more terrible is that he shoots very accurately.
It would be unjust if this score is not high.
This scene gave Fang Chengyu a great shock, so he was inspired by it, slowed down his speed, and waited until Zhang Miao's ball slipped out of his hand before throwing the ball in his hand.
But despite adjusting the strategy in time, the difficulty of the following levels increased, the basket began to move left and right, and he and Zhang Miao would occasionally collide or miss the shot, but Jiang Ci's performance remained stable.
So at the end they were still unable to surpass Jiang Ci and Yu Xiang who had been cooperating closely, and unfortunately lost.
"How is this possible?" Zhang Miao, who was kept in the dark, remained confused even after the event ended. He stared in shock at the calm Jiang Ci and Yu Xiang. "Which of you two is hiding your strength?"
Jiang Ci and Yu Xiang pointed at each other tacitly at this time.
Zhang Miao's eyes widened. "You mean you two are hiding your abilities?!"
Isn't that too unfair?!
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