Chapter 166: Winning the Champion
However, Xia Chenge gave her opponent some leeway, not letting them lose as miserably as the player who had mocked her earlier.
She and Ling Hanmu, as dark horses, broke through to the finals, competing for the championship in the men’s singles, women’s singles, and mixed doubles of this year’s City Games.
Liu Li, on the other hand, was eliminated by Ling Hanmu directly in the semifinals.
This was the best result Yan Sheng High School had ever achieved.
The students of Yan Sheng, who originally didn’t care about this competition, began to pay attention to the City Games due to the outstanding performance of the two. Even former students who had already graduated were cheering for them on Weibo.
People always have a sense of belonging; even if they had no feelings for Yan Sheng during their studies, seeing Yan Sheng achieve such honor would make them feel proud and happy.
As Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu were already well-known to netizens in Country A due to the marriage contract, and with the constant online attacks and deliberate trending topics related to the City Games in the past few days, the attention on the Haicheng City Games for middle school students was unprecedentedly high.
Therefore, the online discussions began to polarize:
Damn it, if someone plays badminton well, they have to report to you idiots and brain-dead people? If you can’t win, you just slander others? Have some shame!
I bet ten packs of spicy strips that the champions this year will be Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu. With their skill, do they need to bribe anyone? Having a brain is a good thing, but unfortunately, many people don’t.
Heh, did you see with your own eyes that they didn’t bribe their opponents? Is that “skill” even worth mentioning? I could beat those two second-generation rich kids with my eyes closed, it’s truly disgusting and ruins the fairness of sports competition.
How miserable must your reality be to come online and seek attention? “Skill”? If you have the guts, challenge them. If you win, this Young Master will give you a villa; if you lose, you give me a villa. Dare to bet?
Hahaha, you spent a lot of money hiring naval forces, didn’t you? Villas? Do you think villas are thatched huts built in the countryside, that you can just bet them away? Also, I’m asking those two, please be human and stop ruining the competition, okay?
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The internet was in an uproar, but Xia Chenge, the protagonist, was completely unaffected.
She stood on the court for the finals, facing the player who was the runner-up in last year’s National Middle School Badminton Competition from No. 1 High School.
So, after the list of finalists was released, more than one or two people mocked Xia Chenge.
They all applauded, believing that Xia Chenge was no match for the runner-up from No. 1 High School: I don’t believe the national runner-up can be bribed! Xia Chenge, prepare to be taught a lesson by a top-tier player!
Even the leading teacher from Yan Sheng High School paced back and forth anxiously while waiting for the finals to begin.
Only Ling Hanmu, with his eyes closed, was resting calmly, as if he wasn’t concerned about the women’s singles finals.
The audience seats, which were previously empty, were now packed. Students from Yan Sheng High School spontaneously formed groups, holding banners and signs to cheer for Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu.
As soon as the third-place match ended, the championship and runner-up match was announced.
Xia Chenge calmly walked onto the court, her composed demeanor not at all like someone here to compete.
The player from No. 1 High School, however, took a deep breath, her expression solemn, clearly not relaxed.
As soon as the match began, the situation became intense.
Xia Chenge held back some of her strength, so she lost three consecutive points.
The audience was lively; apart from the students from Yan Sheng High School, almost everyone was cheering for the player from No. 1 High School, making no attempt to hide their disdain for Xia Chenge.
The girl also seemed to relax, no longer as nervous.
The sports meet was also being live-streamed online, and the bullet comments were quite vicious:
Hahaha, see? In front of a true master, your level has been exposed, right?
What trash player, losing three points in a row, truly impressive.
Please, Xia Chenge, just be a second-generation rich person and don’t compete with internet celebrities for a living, seeking attention everywhere, okay?
Here’s a joke: Xia Chenge will win the Haicheng Middle School Games championship.
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Seeing Xia Chenge lose three points in a row, those trolls were ecstatic, happily watching the live stream, preparing to tear Xia Chenge apart with all their might.
However, before they could even send their second bullet comment, they stopped pressing the enter key.
In the live stream video, Xia Chenge’s expression remained calm, but she exuded a chilling killing intent that could be felt even through the screen.
Fierce attacks and tricky counter-attacks left the player from No. 1 High School, who had been so at ease moments ago, flustered and completely losing her composure, unable to fight back against Xia Chenge’s onslaught.
1 point.
2 points.
3 points.
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Except for the first three points, which the player from No. 1 High School scored, there were no more scoring opportunities. They watched helplessly as the score widened to an insurmountable gap.
3:21.
The player from No. 1 High School lost the first game.
As the player walked towards the rest area, her complexion was ashen.
In the audience seats, the area where Yan Sheng High School was located was in a frenzy.
Xia Chenge’s victory was too brilliant.
Everyone could see that the first three points were intentionally conceded by Xia Chenge!
What kind of joke is bribing opponents? Have you ever seen an opponent who was completely dominated being bribed?
That’s just insane.
The second game.
Xia Chenge still conceded three points, and then it became the beginning of the nightmare for the player from No. 1 High School.
Having participated in so many major competitions, she had never encountered an opponent as terrifying as Xia Chenge.
Xia Chenge seemed to have calculated everything; her force, angle, and distance were all perfect. Every point lost was precisely calculated. She made no mistakes, yet she still lost point after point.
However, she didn’t know that this was not Xia Chenge’s true strength yet.
If Xia Chenge had truly unleashed her full strength, she probably would have won 21 points in a very short amount of time after stepping onto the court.
How could the reaction and speed of an Evolved Human be comparable to ordinary humans?
No matter how much the player from No. 1 High School struggled, it was a death throe.
Xia Chenge, as expected, won the second game with an absolute advantage, securing Yan Sheng High School’s first-ever City Games championship.
The entire venue erupted in astonishment.
When the announcement declared Xia Chenge from Yan Sheng High School as the champion, the students of Yan Sheng High School were so excited they cried, shouting Xia Chenge’s name hysterically.
So, this was the sense of collective honor.
So, winning the championship wasn’t just about the champion being happy; they would also be happy.
Finally, Yan Sheng High School was no longer a school that always maintained 0 medals.
It was like a child who had always been ostracized, finally being recognized by everyone.
Their joy was heartfelt, and they excitedly posted the news of Xia Chenge winning the championship on Weibo.
The trolls who were watching the match, waiting to mock Xia Chenge, fell silent.
Xia Chenge’s absolute strength silenced them, and no one dared to say Xia Chenge bribed her opponents anymore.
#HaichengCityGamesWomen’sSinglesXiaChenge#, #YanShengHighSchoolWinsMedal#, #XiaChengeDominates#, #XiaChengeIntentionallyConcededThreePoints#… similar trending topics instantly occupied the hot search list.
Who the hell said Xia Chenge bribed her opponents? Step forward, let me poke your eyes out!
