Ping-Pong Life
Chapter 279

Respect (2 Extra Chapters)

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Sun Tianlong Of course, he also knew that he couldn't hold it anymore.

He also knew that his game today might be the worst defeat and the most ugly game in seven years.

In addition to having some fighting strength in the first game, he almost plummeted in the rest of the game.

He looked a little helpless, because Wang Chao's backhand was so powerful that he was parrying throughout the game, unable to hit even a winning shot from the backhand position.

So it looked like he had turned into a punching bag, and Wang Chao was the boxer who was beating crazily.

But he still wants to finish the last game well, and he still has to work hard to find opportunities in the last game.

You can't find it, but you can't not look for it.

Because as early as seven years ago when he defeated Wang Wendong for the last time, he silently swore that from now on, he would never collapse when facing any opponent.

The reason why he took this oath is because he really collapsed many times when facing Wang Wendong. After the collapse, he cried, and Qin Huachang comforted him. At that time, he was still like a child, and he was not as domineering as he is now.

He would never forget the conversation he overheard in the toilet that year.

He was 24 years old that year, and on the eve of World Cup, he had just been beaten once by Wang Wendong, and even wanted to retire.

He practiced in the arena for a long time, until everyone left, until it was dark outside and the lights in most places in the arena went out, he dragged his heavy and frustrated body to the toilet.

He didn't expect that he would actually hear the voice of Wang Wendong at that time.

Another voice was Wang Wendong, the head coach at the time and now the head coach of China Table Tennis Team, Cai Guodong.

"Well, since you can't win anymore, just quit. Olympic Games has won the championship, and Grand Slam has also been obtained. Now is the right time for you to turn into a coach. Your professional resume is perfect."

"No rush, I have to finish typing World Cup."

"But World Cup you have already won two consecutive championships. Three consecutive championships is not a record. Someone has already won it. Besides, haven't you been injured again recently? Can you win this championship? In your current state, it is difficult for you to even enter the semi-finals."

"Coach, I don't want to win the championship. I just want to take a few more steps, at least to get in front of A Long."

"What do you mean..."

"Haha, yes, maybe I like to worry too much. A Long has been suppressed by me for so many years. When it's time to leave, I have to give him a ride. Otherwise, what if he is crushed by me?"

"You are thinking too much. Sun Tianlong is in great condition recently. He simply..."

"Coach, let me do whatever I want."

"But this way, your resume will not look good. Others will say that you were forced to retire because you lost the last game and realized that you were no longer capable."

"What does it matter? Coach, you didn't care about this kind of thing back then, right? You also sent that person away. Besides, A Long is so miserable. I have suppressed him for seven years."

That day Sun Tianlong hid in the toilet and cried for a long time. However, in the subsequent World Cup, Wang Wendong really played very badly. He suffered a recurrence of his injury and played in a closed game. He killed an extremely strong opponent and almost limped to the front of Sun Tianlong.

That time World Cup never thought about winning the championship. He tried his best just to get in front of Sun Tianlong, and then was killed by Sun Tianlong.

This is a revenge he gave to Sun Tianlong.

In the end, he was beaten to death by Sun Tianlong 4:0.

It was also at that moment that Sun Tianlong truly understood what "inheritance" is.

He is a man who pays great attention to rituals. He believes that Huaping needs this inheritance, although Huaping has never acknowledged this verbally.

The fifth game finally started.

Sun Tianlong walked onto the field looking tired and relieved.

In the previous two games, he was very anxious, even angry, because he felt that he had messed up and failed to do a simple job of polishing his juniors. He hated his scarred body, so he tried his best to save and exert force, trying to reverse, but was suppressed time and time again by Wang Chao.

He thought he would become a pathetic joke today.

But the moment he stood up, he suddenly figured it out.

The reason why Brother Wang Wendong was able to suppress himself for so long was actually not because he really needed to suppress himself for so long, but simply because he was too good, right?

It's because I couldn't break through Senior Brother Wang Wendong, that's why I suffered for so long.

But in fact, in the history of Huaping, he was the one who was suppressed the most.

Some people were suppressed for only two or three years, and the shortest one was suppressed for only one and a half years.

So actually, time is not the critical factor.

The real key factor should be "suppressing it until it can no longer be suppressed."

From "suppressed" to "unsuppressed", this is a complete cycle, representing an alternation of inheritance.

So if I press Wang Chao, is this the shortest reincarnation in history?

I suppressed him in the first game, but by the second game, I couldn't suppress him anymore.

Am I weak?

No, I am still the well-deserved number one in the world.

So... he's just too strong.

He has grown to the point where I can no longer hold him down.

So, does it mean that I have actually done what I should do?

Sun Tianlong remembered Wang Wendong's tired and satisfied appearance after losing to him in the end. He shook hands with him after the game, but he couldn't support it because of his injury. The whole weight of his body was on his shoulders. He said with a smile, "A Long, your world will be yours from now on, don't let it go... Oops, help me, I can't stand up anymore, use some strength, hold on, don't embarrass me."

Isn't the Wang Wendong at that time exactly the same as myself at this time?

Another long twelve minutes passed.

Flags were fluttering in the audience, and banners filled the sky. Cheers, applause, screams and whistles came and went. Some people even sprayed countless colorful fragments into the sky, and then fell one after another.

Today's Sequoia Stadium is a sea of carnival and a scene of miracles.

The one who fell was the dragon, Sun Tianlong.

The one who soars into the sky is also a dragon, the leader of new generation Six Dragons, Unrivaled Divine Dragon.

Wang Chao ended Sun Tianlong's invincible reputation at 11:3 in the fifth game. He became the hero of the entire Jiangcheng City, and even the entire Northern Hubei Province.

It's not because no one has beaten Sun Tianlong before.

In fact, even Qi Hao beat Sun Tianlong.

Because Sun Tianlong is also a human being, with fluctuations and mistakes.

But today's Wang Chao really completed a great comeback under the full force of Sun Tianlong.

Sun Tianlong didn't even choose to retreat strategically, he fought tooth and nail.

In seven years, only two people have done this.

Both of them are disciples of the Zhu family, and both are disciples of He Jingping, one is Luo Jiu, and the other is Wang Chao.

This means that from today on, He Jingping will enjoy unprecedented prestige in the world table tennis world. No matter how unbearable rumors he has in the past, he is the well-deserved number one coach in the world today, overpowering Qin Huachang and officially seizing power.

Wang Chao shook hands with Sun Tianlong, and he felt Dragon Team's hands were cold.

Wang Chao subconsciously took half a step forward and held Sun Tianlong's arm.

"I'm fine, thank you." Sun Tianlong chuckled, paused, and then said, "Wang Chao, you must become Grand Slam."

Wang Chao was stunned, feeling that the words Dragon Team seemed to contain countless complex emotions, but there was no dissatisfaction or hatred towards himself. He was a little confused and still couldn't figure out why things turned out like this. He didn't want to guess anymore and said, "Brother Long, I don't understand."

Sun Tianlong smiled again, but did not answer. He just turned his head and glanced, saying, "Oh, the teacher is here."

Qin Huachang has already walked up aggressively.

He was dark and thin, and he was usually scary enough. But this look really scared Wang Chao to take a step back subconsciously.

"You kid, you really want to beat me to death!" Qin Huachang's lips squirmed, and the long beards on his chin were raised up and down. It looked a little funny, but the momentum at this time made people laugh, "Do you think he is bullying you? Do you think I, Old Qin, am so unbearable? Do you know that he is here to help you? He is actually..."

"Teacher." Sun Tianlong spoke gently, interrupting Qin Huachang: "I can't walk anymore, why don't you help me back?"

Qin Huachang opened his mouth, but couldn't say the next words. He gritted his teeth and glared at Wang Chao fiercely. Then he took Sun Tianlong from Wang Chao's hand and helped him off slowly.

Wang Chao stood there without moving, watching helplessly as the master and apprentice of the Qin Clan walked away.

He noticed that Sun Tianlong was always trying his best to maintain his body's stability. Obviously, he didn't want the fans to see his injuries.

But why?

Wang Chao can imagine that if fans see Sun Tianlong's injuries, some of them may immediately start to get angry at themselves, saying that they hit him too hard and made Dragon Team sick.

Fans are sometimes unreasonable, not to mention that when faced with a character like Dragon Team, even his teammates Geng Shuai Lu Jia and others will sympathize with him and even persuade him to lose on purpose.

So, Dragon Team is trying not to cause trouble to me?

He wanted me to win his game so that it would become my name and honor, instead of becoming the source of scolding from the fans.

Wang Chao scratched his head hard, feeling a little irritated.

He really couldn't figure out why such a good Dragon Team would take the initiative to use such a sure-winner's hand and make the situation like this?

At this time, he remembered what Qin Huachang had just said.

"Do you know he's here to help you?"

Wang Chao had a vague guess in his mind, and then it seemed as if a bolt of lightning struck across the sky in an instant, and he realized it in an instant.

He figured it out!

No wonder Dragon Team said such a strange, startless and tailless sentence at the end.

He said, "Wang Chao, you must become Grand Slam."

That's not a polite word, that's him shouldering the burden...

Why would he hand over the burden at this time? Because he has already fought with himself and is testing himself.

No, he was suppressing himself.

He paid an unimaginable price just to suppress himself severely.

Not to break his heart of king, but to regenerate himself amidst countless failures and painful sufferings, just like a rough embryo that Hundred Refinements becomes steel after being forged strong enough.

However, Dragon Team did not suppress himself.

Then he understood that the time had come to hand over the burden.

So he forced himself to finish the game and allowed himself to be tortured in all kinds of ways.

He could withdraw from the game due to injury, but he did not want to because he felt that this was a handover ceremony that must be complete to be passed down.

Sun Tianlong treats himself as Wang Wendong treated Sun Tianlong.

That's it!

A fragrant wind floated from the side, it was Fan Xiaoxian coming over.

"Wang Chao, why are you dazed? The fight is over, hurry up and leave." Fan Xiaoxian said.

Wang Chao was a little confused at this moment.

He suddenly turned his head and grabbed Fan Xiaoxian's hand. "Sister Xian!"

Fan Xiaoxian was stunned, then laughed and scolded, "What are you doing? You are a little brat, and you still want to eat my mother's tofu?"

"No, Sister Xian, listen to me." Wang Chao took a deep breath. He felt that he had never been so impulsive. He had always been a representative of the calm school before, and even needed Brother Geng to tear off his clothes to become passionate, but today he suddenly wanted to get emotional again. "I want to swear an oath in front of you."

Fan Xiaoxian was shocked. "What's wrong with you? Why are you so fussy?"

She reached out to touch Wang Chao's forehead. Wang Chao did not avoid it, but said seriously, "I will never play ball with Dragon Team again."

Geng Shuai wondered, "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is that I will avoid places where he is in the future, and I will give up on any competition he participates in. If I must encounter him, then I will admit defeat directly." After Wang Chao said these words, he suddenly relaxed and said with a smile, "It's that simple."

Gao Ming said from behind, "Wang Chao, is there something wrong with your brain?"

"What can go wrong with me?" Wang Chao said with a smile, "He has only been fighting for a year anyway, so what impact can I have if I avoid him?"

"But... why?" Fan Xiaoxian asked.

Wang Chao's smile faded, his attitude became serious, and he said, "Because... this is probably the only respect I can express to him."

(Actually, this plot has not been completely finished, and there are still some aftermaths, which are also very interesting, but I can only update it here today. It was obviously recommended for tomorrow, but I ended up updating it like crazy today. I am really a weirdo.)

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