Back at the club, Yang Chao immediately devoted himself to training, which is also a matter of no choice, especially now that their team has not yet been formed, if he is not there, let alone the game, it is difficult to carry out training.

Fortunately, Zhan Xufeng was very concerned about Yang Chao's affairs, and personally helped arrange jobs for Qiao Yishu and Xiao Youyou, and, to their surprise, the club actually arranged them to the Propaganda Department.

You know, for the club, the publicity department is a very important department, because it basically represents the image of the club, generally speaking, it has to go through a very solemn assessment to enter such an important department.

Of course, Qiao Yishu and Xiao Youyou can't enter important positions all of a sudden, and the club is just giving them a chance, whether they can really gain a foothold in the Propaganda Department, which requires their ability and hard work.

But no matter what, Qiao Yishu and Xiao Youyou are very satisfied with this opportunity, in addition to taking care of Yang Chao, they are also devoting themselves to their new work.

And in this busy and fulfilling life, time really flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is the halfway break of the league that has entered.

However, even if he enters the offseason, Yang Chao basically has no time to rest, and this is also his own choice.

This is because Yang Chao knows that only actual combat is the best training, and he also wants to make their team form as soon as possible, and it is best to complete it before the end of this season, so he asked Coach Mai Tian to arrange a large number of games for them, almost filling the entire offseason.

Therefore, for their main pair, there is basically no time to rest. Fortunately, they are all young players in the team, and young players are never short of passion, not to mention, as the boss of the team, Yang Chao has no complaints, but works harder than them, which makes them have no reason to complain.

And their efforts were indeed not in vain.

When the 2025-26 season ended, everyone was suddenly surprised to find that Yizhou Wolong Club, which was still struggling on the relegation line in the first half of the season, has now reached the seventh position in the league.

And the reason why they were able to reverse in the second half of the league is of course very clear, that is, Yang Chao and Tian Feng finally had a good "chemistry".

That is to say, they have completed the initial formation of their tactics, and although they are still a long way from reaching their maturity, they have already laid a solid foundation.

As long as Yang Chao and Tian Feng are here, then there will not be too many problems in their team, and everything will be firmly locked on the right track.

Maybe the only problem they have is that they are growing faster, or slower.

And just when Yang Chao and Mai Tian were discussing how to use the vacation time, not only to let the players get effective relaxation, but also to ensure that they waited until they had enough training, Zhan Xufeng hurriedly ran in.

"Huh~ Lao Zhan, what's wrong with you? Urgent? ”

Looking at the panting Zhan Xufeng, Yang Chao was quite surprised, because he had never seen him so anxious.

"Haha, yes, it's really urgent, but it's a great thing!"

"Oh~ Lao Zhan, it won't be the national team, right?" Mai Tian told the truth in one mouthful.

"That's right, it's about the national team! Yang Chao, our club has just been notified that you have been selected by the national team! Congratulations! ”

Zhan Xufeng is very excited, and he does have a reason to be excited, Yang Chao can join the national team, which is definitely a great thing for their club, maybe there are not many substantive benefits, but the invisible benefits are extremely many.

And in this regard, Yang Chao really didn't expect it, and he was not ready, after all, in this season, their club's performance in the league is still not good enough.

"Lao Zhan, I ······"

"Yang Chao! You must not refuse, even if I beg you. You don't know, it's not only a great benefit for you, it's also very significant for our club. Think about it, if a club doesn't have a member of the national team, can it still be a strong team? Let's talk ······ again."

Zhan Xufeng saw Yang Chao's calm face, and thought that he was going to refuse, but he quickly interrupted him, and then said a lot of reasons, which made Yang Chao a little crying and laughing.

"Stop! Stop! Lao Zhan, I didn't say I wouldn't go. ”

"Haha, Lao Zhan, you lost your temper." Mai Tian laughed and said jokingly.

"Uh~ Yang Chao, so you agreed." But Zhan Xufeng didn't pay attention to the wheat field, but looked at Yang Chao seriously and asked.

"Hehe, of course, joining the national team was one of my goals, but I didn't expect it to come so soon."

"That's good, that's good! Ha ha. Zhan Xufeng finally relaxed, and smiled embarrassedly.

"By the way, these national teams are calling players for the World Cup, right?"

"That's right." Zhan Xufeng said affirmatively.

"Ahem~ No matter what game he plays, I'm going this time, I'm 100% a substitute, and I don't expect to be able to play, just go and get acquainted." Yang Chao was very rational and said very bluntly.

"That's also a good thing, Yang Chao, you know, how many people want to join the national team, but they don't have a chance at all!"

"That's it! Lao Zhan, I'll be annoyed if you say it again! ”

"Hehe, okay, okay, I won't say it! By the way, you have to leave tomorrow, so you better prepare well, and I'll arrange for your two girlfriends to go with you. ”

"They?" Yang Chao was stunned.

"That's right! They will represent our club and cover the Nations Cup matches and especially you. ”

"Hehe, okay, I'll take it as a vacation anyway."

But having said that, Yang Chao is actually very happy in his heart, firstly, it is absolutely a supreme honor to be able to join the national team, and secondly, during this time, although he and Qiao Yishu and Xiao Youyou meet almost every day, but, after all, he is very busy, and the time together is still too short, and now he has the opportunity to be together for a long time, which is naturally a good thing.

However, Yang Chao's mind is mainly on the club, and therefore, he discussed with Mai Tian that he would participate in the National Cup for a month as a rest time for the players.

And when Yang Chao rushed to the national team's Songshan training base, he was really told that this time he was as a substitute, but because he was mentally prepared, there was nothing to be disappointed about.

In addition, in the national team, they are basically old acquaintances, after all, everyone is playing in the Super League, and they are basically the pillars of various clubs.

It's a pity that Qiao Yishu and Xiao Youyou can't enter the national team training base, and because it is a closed training, Yang Chao can't go out, which leads to the complete failure of his idea of vacation.

Of course, although he had an easy time with the national team, he did not completely give up training, after all, he still needs to increase his "hero proficiency".

When doing sparring, Yang Chao is also quite professional, and he is an all-rounder, he can play in almost all positions, and he plays very well.

After training for less than half a month, Yang Chao went to the capital with the national team and participated in the World Cup as a substitute.

At this time, Yang Chao finally had some free time, and he met Qiao Yishu and Xiao Youyou, and although they are now old husbands and wives, it is probably because of the three of them, and they are very passionate every time.

And Yang Chao also thought that this World Cup would pass so peacefully, because, e-sports, after all, is not the kind of project that requires physical confrontation, and few people will be injured, so as a substitute player, there is basically no chance to play, just for that one-ten-thousandth accident.

But after only playing two group games, their Chinese national team really had an emergency situation, not because the players had any injuries, but because their national team lost two games in a row.

This is a hundred times more unexpected than an injury to a player, and it should have never happened in the history of their Chinese national team, and if they lose one more game and then be eliminated in the group stage, it will be a once-in-a-century joke.

Of course, Yang Chao also watched the game, as far as he is concerned, he thinks that the strength of the national team is no problem at all, it is definitely the top, the problem is nothing more than two aspects, one is the mentality, they are a little underestimated, and the second is the tacit understanding between the players.

In fact, in this year's national team, except for their captain Ning Xiaoshan, who is a veteran player, the others are all new players, or players who were on the bench team before, so they really don't have much time to train and run in together.

To Yang Chao's great surprise, after their national team lost the second group game, the head coach of the national team, Wei Hengbo, found him in person and made it clear that he would represent the national team in the third group stage.

It is worth mentioning that Wei Hengbo was also one of the most famous professional players in their country before, and in his career, he won a total of three Super League championships, in addition, he also represented the national team many times to win glory for the country.

In addition to being surprised, Yang Chao was of course very excited, being able to represent the national team to participate in the competition, which has always been the goal he set for himself, but he didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon.