Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn-Chapter 296 - 58: Mixed-Gender Teams 2

"Boss, go." As soon as Qu Yang finished speaking, the basketball was thrown high in an arc, and Mao Yi hurried forward, leaping gracefully with one foot, slamming the slippery ball into the basket with one hand.

With a whoosh, someone in the crowd started whistling, though it was unclear whether it was for Qu Yang’s intentional provocation or for his seamless cooperation with Mao Yi. Having a background in the basketball team means having the skills, but they lacked flair.

Having two strong players, Xiao Xian should have been relieved, but a problem also arose: if they took care of everything, what was her role? After much thought, Xiao Xian decided, well, she’d be the invisible one.

"Hehe, Xiao Xian, you saw that, right? A day on stage is ten years of groundwork, I didn’t embarrass you, did I?" Qu Yang said, reaching to pat Xiao Xian on the shoulder, but Mao Yi slapped his hand away.

Hearing that Mao Yi was taking Xiao Xian to a basketball tournament, Mao Dazhu had already said, "Take good care of your coach’s niece." Although Mao Yi didn’t quite understand how Xiao Xian suddenly became his coach’s niece and what that exactly meant, since he was the one who pulled her into the team, it made sense to look out for her.

"That team is pretty strong; they should make it to the rematch, but their female player seems weak. Xiao Xin, if our team meets them, you will be lucky." In the 3V3 competition format, it’s generally women against women, men against men, given the physical differences between sexes.

After a brief clamor, the tournament organizers had already determined the rankings for each group. Surprisingly to Xiao Xian and her team, their first game had a bye.

With one hundred thirty-eight teams participating, the team originally set to face Xiao Xian’s had forfeited at the last minute. According to Qu Yang, the odds of this happening were as slim as hailing several cabs at once in Wangfujing.

After discussing it, the trio decided to stay and watch the other teams’ games, which would allow them to know in advance the opponents they’d face in the next round.

Mao Yi kept an eye on Wang Ke’s group and other local skilled basketball players he knew. Wang Ke’s opponents were a group of middle school students. Not every middle school has a basketball team as strong as Sacred Heart Middle School, so it was expected that Wang Ke’s group would win.

Qu Yang, however, was more focused on Phoenix Man’s group.

"Man, those three AND1 are going to hit a snag; look who they’re matched against," Qu Yang chuckled as he already came up with a new nickname for them.

Zhou Ziang’s group opponents were a few locally renowned amateur basketball players. Although amateurs, their playing skills were only slightly inferior to professionals.

"Little Mao, my housekeeper recently went home for the New Year. There’s a pile of jeans at home unwashed. How about we make another bet?" Still holding a grudge from the last time he had to do laundry, Qu Yang seized another opportunity.

"What’s the bet?" Mao Yi raised an eyebrow.

"Bet on which team wins, I’m betting on the amateurs," Qu Yang had seen the main players of the amateur group play. Their skill level wasn’t far from his and Mao Yi’s, though their coordination might be lesser. Among all one hundred thirty-seven participating teams, they should be in the top twenty.

"If you’ve already chosen, what choices do I have?" Mao Yi had picked Xiao Xian last time because he had seen her play before, but now the situation was different. Whether it was the unfamiliar twin siblings or the man who looked eye-catching yet seemed low-key, Mao Yi wasn’t sure.

"Captain, I want to join in too. I pick the team with the person who looks good and dresses nicely," Xiao Xian said sternly, her face taut.

Qu Yang choked, coughing a few times before he could breathe smoothly again, "Xiao Xian, are you joining in, or do you want to help me with the laundry?" frёewebnoѵēl.com

"It hasn’t even started yet, maybe you’ll be doing my laundry," Xiao Xian glanced again at Zhou Ziang doing his warm-ups, wondering if this young man who saved her on the street four years ago was the same one handling the ball tens of meters away. A lot had changed about her, and he most likely wouldn’t recognize her.

Memory of that young man who had stepped in to stop the thugs, and most importantly, the Purple Ginseng, why did he have Purple Ginseng? At that time, Xiao Xian only had iron-grade space capabilities, and given her limited condition, she couldn’t see how rare the mountain ginseng was, but still, she could sense that such ginseng was not something ordinary people should be dealing with casually.

Perhaps sensing the gaze, Zhou Ziang turned to look over.

The first thing he saw was the bye team—among its members, a more robust male who appeared to be sizing him up. The other male was looking at him sideways with a defiant expression.

Then there was the female student standing between the two male players, probably around fifteen or sixteen, with a bun hairstyle and double bright eyes embedded in a small face.

After a mutual glance, the natural demeanor of the female student didn’t show any signs of discomfort, but Zhou Ziang felt somewhat embarrassed.

As Zhou Ziang was feeling awkward, the defiant male teammate whispered something into the female student’s ear, causing her milky white face to blush, which led her to divert her gaze from him.

"The match begins, let’s give it our all." Fang De made a fist gesture towards the amateur group.

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