Rebirth 08: A Happy Life Begins in Elementary School

Chapter 148 I didn't expect it to be this strong

8:2.

soon.

With Ah Ping's return shot going into the net due to a slight lapse in concentration, the score became 9-2.

It was extremely tragic.

Li Zhao and He Shuyao's teamwork completely overwhelmed their opponents. Their excellent rotation awareness allowed them to immediately switch back to a front-block and back-smash state after being passive in the ball's trajectory. Li Zhao's smashing skills were already quite high, and he also combined smash and drop shot variations, smashing A Ping and dropping A Hao, leaving the two of them in a sorry state.

Unfortunately, while Ahao and Aping are indeed quite good at badminton and have excellent defensive and breakaway abilities, they are essentially a male singles player and a female singles player paired up, so their teamwork and doubles awareness are rather poor.

Thus, through their brilliant defense and struggle, they provided Li Zhao and He Shuyao with a fantastic stage to showcase their talents.

If they make a mistake, some teams will be more straightforward and can later find a reason to cover it up, such as "not in good form" or "lack of teamwork".

They put up such a strong fight, but then they were beaten to a crushing defeat, leaving them with no excuses left.

They were completely suppressed and couldn't win.

The only two points came from Ahao's attacks. He Shuyao's badminton skills are not particularly high, so she was completely overwhelmed.

The score was 4-2 at that time, and it looked like they were about to catch up.

As a result, Li Zhao whispered a few words to He Shuyao, and then dominated the game, winning 5-0.

The reason is simple—if we can't defend against it, then we shouldn't give him the ball.

Doubles is about speed, not quality. As long as Li Zhao keeps pressing down and He Shuyao keeps pressing at the net, the opponent will only have to keep lifting the ball to defend.

If the opponent tries to set up a net, then immediately apply pressure and accelerate.

After losing a series of matches, both Ahao and Aping became nervous. One couldn't get the kill going and the other's net play was of very poor quality, showing clear signs of defeat.

At this moment, Li Zhao glanced at the scoreboard, then turned back and whispered a few words to He Shuyao.

Ah Hao's heart was pounding. Good junior brother, you beat us 5-0 after the last whispered conversation, are you going to continue whispering?

Then we saw Li Zhao's serve go straight into the net.

9:3.

Then Ahao served a high ball, and Li Zhao's lob shot went into the net.

Ahao serves a short ball again, He Shuyao sets a net shot, Aping hits a high ball, and Li Zhao hits a powerful, high, and far shot that goes out of bounds.

9:5.

"Hmm?" The coach frowned.

As a result, Ah Hao's serve went into the net.

Li Zhao shook his head and won the match with two high-quality thrusts.

The score remained at 11-5, still a very unpleasant score.

We are very strong. Happiness +3, Total 12

Ouyang Ling immediately stepped forward to comfort the two players who looked completely bewildered after losing the game, then turned around with a big smile, "Oh my, Teacher Cai, we've struck gold!"

Teacher Cai walked over with a smile, glanced at Li Zhao, and said, "You guys are very skilled. Would you like to join the school team?"

"Do we need to train?" Li Zhao asked.

"Yes, but it's not mandatory. If there are any competitions later, you'll have to play in the school's qualifying rounds first."

Li Zhao looked at He Shuyao, and the girl nodded.

"You can join."

"Xiao Ou, register them."

Ouyang Ling agreed verbally, waved to the registration desk to get a registration form, and then said loudly, "It seems that Ahao and Aping have been playing too much singles and have forgotten how to play doubles. With a high-level mixed doubles opponent in the future, you should be able to get back into form."

Li Zhao looked at Ouyang Ling and smiled.

It was really from this time that he started to work hard to become a shrewd and intelligent person.

Making everyone save face is true wisdom.

Liu Changgui was dumbfounded.

Li Zhao's skill level is pretty impressive—he crushed the senior members of the school team; that sounds incredibly powerful.

And how come He Shuyao is so amazing too?

How are they so amazing?

Just then, Li Zhao sent him a smug emoji.

Liu Changgui felt that his little scheme had been seen through, so he just smiled sheepishly and gave a thumbs up. Then, seeing that they were surrounded by their senior classmates from the badminton association, he quietly walked away.

At the same time, Wen Yutong walked away silently, looking dejected.

She has been playing badminton since she was a child, and her older brother, who is also a badminton player, taught her. Her skill level is considered quite good among amateur players.

Although she may not be particularly beautiful, she still has an advantage among girls who excel academically.

Considering her decent athletic ability, she's actually a very outstanding girl.

At least, before coming to New Taipei First Senior High School, she was very popular in her class.

She had thought that New Taipei First Senior High School would have many outstanding students, but she never expected them to be this dazzling.

Li Zhao was so dazzling, like the sun in the sky, that he ignited all the restless desires hidden deep in her heart in an instant.

She thought she could find a way to get closer to the sun, but she discovered that there was also a moon named He Shuyao.

She excels in her studies, is very good-looking, and has a connection with Li Zhao. That's not all; she's even better at sports than me.

Compared to He Shuyao, Wen Yutong seemed overshadowed.

She became a star in the night sky, but no matter how bright it shone, it couldn't compare to the moonlight.

Wen Yutong was initially very happy to hear that Li Zhao was going to join the badminton association, but who knew that Li Zhao would bring He Shuyao along and completely crush the school team.

However, Wen Yutong will not back down.

She had considered leaving the badminton association, but quickly dismissed the idea.

So you're admitting defeat already?

No, it's still a long way off.

There's plenty of time. Anyway, it's impossible to have a relationship in junior high. Who knows what will happen in high school or even college?

For example, someone as capable as Li Zhao, if he gets into Huaxia University, it won't be easy to get him to go with him.

He Shuyao's entrance exam scores were in the middle range of Experimental Class 1, not comparable to Wen Yutong, who was in the top ten.

Li Zhao had no idea that a girl in the corner was secretly making up her mind; he just thought it was a real rip-off that the stadium didn't have vending machines.

However, it seems that this thing is not available in junior and senior high schools; it is only available in university.

There's no other way but to either bring your own or drink plain water.

As we were about to leave the venue, Ahao came over and said, "Junior Brother Li Zhao, you're amazing!"

"No, no, my senior is good at singles. Singles and doubles are two separate sports."

"Um, may I ask you what tactics you discussed with your junior sister?"

Wow, this guy's pretty studious.

Li Zhao truthfully explained the first tactic, and then said that the second one was to prepare for a decisive victory, but he didn't expect that thinking too much would make his hand movements unstable and cause him to lose points.

Ah Hao left satisfied.

"Why don't you tell him the truth?" He Shuyao leaned closer.

Li Zhao whispered a second time, "What score were we given again?"

So it's quite obvious that he deliberately threw the last few goals to make the score look better.

Unexpectedly, the opponent was so nervous that they made a mistake, so they simply stopped giving up and ended the game.

"I was just giving him a way out in the first place," Li Zhao said. "If I were to say it now, why would I have done it in the first place?"

He Shuyao stared at him for a while, then suddenly pouted, "Then I'm not very happy."