Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn-Chapter 298 - 59: Kingly Dominance (Part 2)

Mao Yi and Xiao Xian were also beginning to feel tired from watching. Zhou Ziang, who was waiting for his match, seemed unaffected, unlike the twin siblings on his team. Instead of watching other group matches, he was alone in a corner, spinning a basketball in his hands.

"The last group, prepare to warm up," a staff member from Knei indicated, as the final few teams dispersed to their respective assigned courts.

"Let’s give it our all and take this win," Fang De was the first to reach out his hand, followed by Fang Xin, and Zhou Ziang slowly placed his hand on top of theirs. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

"One, two, three, go team!"

The referee held a basketball with the Knei logo and tossed it high into the air. With his tall stature and long arms, Fang De snatched the ball and initiated the first attack.

The northeasterly wind grew more biting, turning Xiao Xian’s neatly tied hair into a tangled mess. Qu Yang jokingly cursed, "Damn, I totally misjudged that kid. I thought he was a Phoenix Man, turns out he’s just a regular chicken."

Listening to Qu Yang’s continuous chatter, Xiao Xian also started to feel agitated.

With two matches already done, the twins Fang De and Fang Xin indeed exhibited great synergy. However, the chemistry between three is clearly not enough for street basketball.

Zhou Ziang seemed to be daydreaming throughout the first two matches and a good half of the third. Passes sent to him were intercepted, his shots were weak as if he was too tired to play, and he even made a rookie mistake of traveling with the ball multiple times, infuriating the referee with his lack of skill.

The amateur team that Qu Yang was so positive about grew duller as the match progressed. Playing against a team of three felt like a hollow victory to those with two.

"It’s too late, let’s head back," Mao Yi saw no point in continuing to watch, as the strengths of all teams were already clear.

Xiao Xian agreed, her voice tinged with disappointment. As today’s game ends, she will no longer appear in this competition. She had planned to ask after the match’s conclusion, but would those who lost the game still be interested in talking to her?

"Little Mao, I’ll bring the clothes over tomorrow. Xiao Xian, in this cold weather, I can’t bear to let you wash clothes. Instead, keep me company for shopping this weekend, how about that?" Qu Yang boasted with a smug smile.

Not long after they left, an enraged Fang De called for a one-minute timeout. The match paused as he pulled Zhou Ziang aside, berating him with a pointed finger, "Are you messing around on purpose? Damn, we’ve already lost three straight games."

With a sullen look, Fang Xin couldn’t fathom it; their practice games a few days earlier were nothing like this. What happened to Zhou Ziang today? Suddenly he’s playing like a weakling.

"Don’t yell at me. How I play is my business. If you want me to play seriously, then get rid of this flashy nonsense first," left the Fang siblings dumbfounded. After all the talking, it turned out this kid was slyer than he seemed. Was his lack of effort in the game really due to his dissatisfaction with their showy uniforms?

"My dear ancestor, have it your way, will you? Even if you wanted to run naked, I wouldn’t dare peep," Fang De lamented, glancing at the mocking score of 2:0 about to become 3:0, feeling a cold chill in his heart.

After a brief pause, the flashy trio resumed the match.

An amateur group player carelessly initiated another round of offense, with the glimmer of victory seemingly waving at them.

With a "whoosh," his basketball was stolen, and next to him, a shadow in black soared into the air, releasing the ball with a beautiful form, tracing an orange arc in the sky.

When Xiao Xian got home, she looked dazed and sat in the living room, lost in thought.

Zhuo Feng and his wife had just returned from the supermarket and asked Xiao Xian about today’s game. Upon hearing that NBA tickets were the prize, Feng Xing’s eyes gleamed with excitement, wishing he could sign up right then.

"Forget it, you’re old and creaky, competing with those young ones. If you end up with a strained back or a twisted neck, that’d be a real spectacle," Zhuo Feng joked, directing him to start cooking dinner.

"A bye isn’t a good thing? Why do you seem down?" Zhuo Feng knew his niece well; although she sometimes acted strangely, her personality was simple, and her face always revealed what she felt.

"It’s not that, I think I ran into someone I know, but I’m not sure it’s really him?" Xiao Xian had only seen Zhou Ziang once, and in four years, people change a lot. After watching his performance today, Xiao Xian doubted if she just saw someone who looked similar.

"A familiar person? You don’t have familiar people in Beijing. By the way, Zeng called this afternoon, she sounded really happy and told you to call her back as soon as you get home," Zhuo Feng envied the energy of these young girls. She seemed ready for a good exercise routine herself after feeling tired from just helping cut some vegetables and wash dishes.

After hearing this, Xiao Xian guessed it must be about the medicine, and hurriedly phoned Zeng Xuerou.

On the other end of the call, Zeng Xuerou had brewed two cups of hangover medicine, one original and one with the mix, and had her mother test them. Zeng Xuerou then told Xiao Xian in all seriousness, "I have one good news and one bad news. Which would you like to hear first?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote with your recommendation ticket and monthly ticket on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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