Chapter 63: Nine Dragons

The first time I entered the Xigong Stadium, there was a lot more laughter than usual in the entire Shuguang High School. Long-term "occupation" in the High School Affiliated to HKUST

Luoyang, who qualified for the qualifying seat, was able to enter the Xigong Stadium, which is a very proud achievement, and the top four! Although in the past two years, because of the triumvirate of the High School Affiliated to HKUST, Dingding High School and Tongxing High School, the fourth strong is a bit like "tasteless food, it is a pity to abandon it"

The chicken ribs - entered the Xigong Stadium and were the targets of the slaughter by the top three. In the semi-finals of the previous year, the High School Affiliated to HKUST defeated Hong Lim Secondary School 7:1, setting a single-game score record in the semi-finals.

However, these did not make Dawn frightened and thought of retreating. They have the momentum of a newborn calf that is not afraid of tigers, and the grand goal of marching into the whole country, and they will march forward bravely without fear of strong enemies until they reach their goal.

And their opponent in the semifinals is a strong opponent - Luoyang's "uncrowned king" Dingding High School.

Dingding High School is located on the south side of Zhongzhou Road, the main road in Luoyang, at the junction of Dingding Road, and is an old and famous school. Its annual college entrance examination online rate is second only to the key of Henan Province, and it is known as the century-old famous school Luoyi High School, which is known as "Little Tsinghua University in Western Henan".

One kilometer east of the school is a landmark building in Luoyang - Jiulong Ding. At the top of the large stone pillar with nine dragons hovering, there is a 1:1 scale imitation of the symbol of the Chinese Bronze Age, Simu Wuding. Jiulong Ding shows the world the long history of Luoyang as an ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties. The dragon is a symbol of China, a symbol of kings, and Simu Wuding is a symbol of power in the Bronze Age. Zhang Jun likes to come here, although his home is a little far away, but every time he comes to the old town, he will come here to walk around. As a liberal arts student, he has a special feeling for this pillar.

The vicissitudes of history, kings, and power are all engraved on this big pillar.

"Fan Jie! You've been staring at this pillar for ten minutes, and if you don't leave, we'll be late again!" Bin Fei held the handlebar with one hand, and dangled in front of Fan Cunjie's eyes with the other.

Fan Cunjie came back to his senses, took one last look at the Jiulong Ding standing proudly in the sun, and then pedaled on his bicycle and rushed to the school with Bin Fei.

"I really don't understand, you always have to come here to 'pay respects' recently, this pillar has been standing here for more than ten years, what's there to see?" Bin Fei is a good friend of Fan Cunjie and the main striker of the Dingding High School football team.

Fan Cunjie smiled: "I didn't look at the pillars, I was looking at the nine dragons." ”

"Nine dragons?"

"Let's go, there's three minutes left."

Fan Cunjie made a great effort and accelerated to the front of Binfei.

On Wednesday, there are four days left until the semi-finals.

When Fan Cunjie used a very elegant turn to pull the ball past a defender, the outside of the court immediately shook the sky.

"It's just a stroll!"

"The Prince of Football!"

"Great! Ballet! ”

"One more!"

In the face of the tide of praise, Fan Cunjie did not respond with a smile as usual, but frowned slightly. He didn't ask for another one at the request of the audience, but quickly passed the ball to Bin Fei on the front line.

Coach Liu Wei saw this small change in his eyes and remembered it in his heart. When the practice match was halftime, he called Fan Cunjie over.

"I've heard you've been going to Kowloon Ding lately. Tell me what you think. Liu Wei got straight to the point.

Fan Cunjie looked at the frolicking teammates and the audience talking and laughing, and then said: "Coach, I don't want people to think I'm just an embroidered pillow." ”

Liu Wei looked at him quietly and motioned for him to continue.

"I know the fans came to see me play because they wanted to see what I was doing. Even those experts call me a 'master artist'. But I don't like this kind of fame, I just want to win a championship and go to a national competition. Coach, I'm in my third year of high school, but I don't even have a chance to participate in a national competition! Zhao Defeng of the High School Affiliated to HKUST is in the same class as me, but he already has a national runner-up and a national champion! But I still have nothing! ”

It was the first time for Liu Wei to see Fan Cunjie so excited, he was usually a polite and good student!

"I'm sorry, coach, I'm ...... Gaffe! Fan Cunjie realized that he was too loud and quickly apologized.

Liu Wei waved his hand: "No need to apologize, you didn't do anything wrong." He sighed in his heart, Fan Cunjie is too polite, polite to everyone, and apologizes quickly if he does something wrong. Maybe it's because of this that he has not been able to surpass Zhao Defeng in football. There is no domineering, there is no belief in victory. Football nowadays isn't just a game to have fun with!

During this time, he always ran to Jiulongding, maybe he himself had already realized it. Indeed, it's been three years in a flash, from a fledgling child to a star player who has been praised and paid attention to, he has experienced so much, but he is still empty-handed, and he is about to graduate, how willing do you call him!

As long as he has this hope of winning, maybe he can really achieve a breakthrough this year. Bin Fei, Xia Bo, Shi Yan, as well as Cao Pei, Yao Wang, Fan Cunjie, they are all the main forces of the team in the past three years, and they are also in their third year of high school. Next year's fixed strength will drop a notch. This year is the last chance for this "golden generation".

On Saturday afternoon, Xigong Stadium could not be their last stage, even if the opponent was the overwhelming Dawn High School, they had to defeat them. In the finals, the High School Affiliated to the University of Science and Technology must be waiting for them, the last time, to end the three-year entanglement!

Dingding High School can become a strong team in Luoyang and compete with the High School Affiliated to the University of Science and Technology, not just because they have a Fan Cunjie. They are also full of talent on all three lines.

Striker Bin Fei, 180cm tall, good shooting skills, and erratic running in the penalty area, is a very headache for defenders to grab points.

Shi Yan, full-back, 175cm, good physical fitness, good left and right feet, so in the team, he can be competent on the left and right wing-backs, in the game, he often skewers, from right to left, from left to right, stirring up the opponent's back line is not safe.

Tuohou forward Cao Pei, 185cm, extremely fast, has a strong self-confidence in one-on-one defense, the only shortcoming, not good at heading, white has a height of 185cm.

Yao Wang, a 190cm tall central defender, is very good at headers and has first-class air defense capabilities. With him behind, Cao Pei's weakness of not being good at heading has been completely compensated.

Goalkeeper Xia Bo, 183cm, has a good defense for low balls, and has an amazing accuracy rate for judging the landing point and direction of the ball.

However, this person has a strong desire to perform, and often has inexplicable mistakes and amazing actions. There are two of its most glorious "deeds":

In last year's one-sixteenth finals, when Dingding and the opponent drew the match, the opponent attacked and hung diagonally in the penalty area. The opponent's 187cm high school forward jumps up and prepares for a header. Originally, any goalkeeper should use both hands to pick up the ball at this time, but Xia Bo didn't, but chose to compete with the opponent! The 183cm man competed with the opponent's 187cm center, and the result can be imagined. He was pressed down by the opponent and the football went into the empty goal! Fortunately, Dingding chased three goals in a row and was not eliminated so embarrassingly.

In a warm-up match, the venue of the opponent's school was very simple, there were no stands, and the spectators stood directly on the sidelines to watch the game. At the end of the game, Dingding High School won a corner kick, and Xia Bo, who had itchy feet, rushed up again, wanting to score a goal to play. As a result, the ball kicked out and fell to the feet of the opponent. Dingding empty door! Xia Bo hurriedly ran back. However, everyone else should run straight to the goal, right? But Shabo was different, he ran to the sideline first, and then ran along the sideline! I want to race against football!

But he obviously ignored the microscopic spectators on the sidelines, and I don't know who had no "watching ethics" and stretched out a foot in the crowd. Xia Boke, who just looked up and ran wildly while watching the ball, was miserable, and one flew out and kissed Mother Earth affectionately. By the time he looked up again, the ball was already lying quietly in his goal.

Just these two things, you can see what kind of person Xia Bo is, Dingding's big living treasure.

The excitement of marching into the Xigong Stadium continued in the school, but within the team, Liang Ke told the players with a serious face on Tuesday: The severe test has only begun now. The main thing is to have a correct mentality and go all out to prepare for the war.

But everyone, whether it's the players or the fans, is looking forward to an early Saturday.

That red line has been drawn to the semi-finals more than a month later, so soon......

On Thursday morning, like any normal morning, the sun rises in the east, and at seven o'clock, the transportation to work and school** arrives, and so does the prime time of the breakfast stalls.

Zhang Jun was a little strange, he and Sophie didn't see Yang Pan when they went to school in the morning, and they didn't go to school. Then all morning, Yang Pan did not show up, and his seat remained empty. Liang Ke asked him if he knew why Yang Pan didn't come, he shook his head, and I was wondering.

On this day, the weather was nice and sunny. Sophie said that her left eyelid was jumping, and Zhang Jun did not see the crow again.

When he returned home at noon, Zhang Jun heard from his father that last night, Yang Pan's grandmother died.

;