Ping Pong Life

Chapter 477 The legend ends and a new king is born (you can kill it!)

All Sun Tianlong can do is to move passively.

Move left.

move right.

Move left again.

Move right again.

On the left...it's too late, so swoop.

On the right side... It's too late, so I'll do my best to pounce.

As long as any part of the body has time to touch the ball, it is not a reason to give up.

With a "poof", the heavy body hit the floor again, and bounced up with the fastest speed. With a strong support on the ground with the left hand, the last bit of strength was aroused in the body and rushed forward, saving another ball .

What greeted him was Wang Chao's long-awaited explosive charge, which was clean and neat, directly hitting the empty door and killing him.

8: 3.

Then it was 9:3.

10: 3.

11: 3.

The score was fixed again, and Sun Tianlong scored fewer points in the second game than in the first game.

At this point, everyone can see that the overall situation has been decided. Those who once thought that Qin Huachang's alarmist words have to lament the sharp vision of the Qin anchor. He even saw the end of the game at a glance when the two sides were still evenly matched. .

So they thought, even Qin Huachang, an outsider, has seen through, so shouldn't Sun Tianlong, who is in the middle of the game, be more self-aware?
So what is he struggling with?

Feeling hopeless, but still unwilling to accept the reality?

In their eyes, Sun Tianlong is surprisingly embarrassed today, and his skills have shown obvious signs of decline. Even his physical strength is somewhat insufficient due to too violent running. As for every time you hit a ball, you have to shake your head vigorously to shake off the sweat secreted from the roots of your hair, so as not to flow into your eyes and affect the game.

Maybe it's an illusion, the audience even felt that Sun Tianlong's preparation posture before serving was a bit hunched, as if he was too tired to straighten up.

This is when the third inning begins.

They saw that Sun Tianlong's left hand holding the ball was slightly twisted unnaturally, and they knew very well that this was because Sun Tianlong's left hand had been on the ground too many times when he was saving the ball just now. Scuffed, but because this hand did not affect the game, Sun Tianlong did not take the initiative to stop and delay time on the grounds of injury.

In this game, he stubbornly maintained the highest standard of professional ethics, even if the injury was in compliance with the rules at this time, Sun Tianlong felt that this was an act of taking advantage of loopholes.

He can lose to Wang Chao because his skills are not as good as others, but he is unwilling to do anything that he thinks will affect the balance in the slightest. This is not because he is pedantic, but because he must give the game the greatest respect.

After all, this was the last game of his career, and he met the strongest opponent in his career.

He has no cleanliness, but at this moment he chooses to add some spiritual cleanliness to himself.

He Jingping and Zhu Zeshi watched the game quietly and hadn't spoken for more than 5 minutes.

They were happy that Wang Chao was able to win, but they were still a little moved when they saw the persistence of the Dragon team, and because of this, they felt some unavoidable sadness.

Sun Tianlong's double-lap grand slam, the greatest dream in the history of table tennis, was finally shattered at this moment, but it became an eternal regret.

This is competitive sports, which is fair, just, passionate, positive, and exciting.

But it is also cruel and cruel. Under the cover of the brilliance of the successful, it is the heart of countless losers.

Those who have been mediocre all their lives will not make people feel sympathetic, only when those who have reached the top of the mountain have no choice but to go down the mountain will make people feel extraordinarily hard to sympathize.

Life can have a great reunion, stories can have a great reunion, only the results of competitive sports will never have a happy reunion.

Because there will always be thousands of troops on this road, but there is only one road to ultimate glory.

This is the basic rule of competitive sports and the unshakable foundation for this sport to exist in the world.

This is an unsolvable thing.

The third game is also over, the score is 11:2. In this game, Sun Tianlong applied for a timeout, but judging from the content of the game, he did not come up with anything new. He just got a 1-minute rest time. Added a bit of physical strength.

When the fourth round started, the venue reached the most silent moment since the start of the table tennis event.

The mentality of the vast majority of fans is complicated. They witnessed the fall of an invincible demon king, but it is hard to believe that this god-like man will really fall one day.

They have been looking forward to this moment all the time for the past seven years, but when this moment really came, they suddenly realized that they actually have a deep sense of reluctance.

Unknowingly, this person's invincible years have become an indelible thing in their memory. They clamored "kill Sun Tianlong", but they had already unknowingly agreed with Sun Tianlong's standing in the depths of their hearts. Does not fall.

But now, this never-collapsing mountain has finally fallen, and at the same time, there are many people's beliefs.

Even Wang Mei, who just started to pay attention to table tennis this year and doesn't care about her son's victory or defeat, is clenching her fists at the moment, staring at the field and muttering to herself as if praying: "Don't hit him... Son, you should take it easy ...Let him win two points...Our old Wang family can't be so mean..."

Fan Xiaoxian listened amusedly, and laughed "puchi" when he heard it, but he laughed and felt his face was cold, and when he touched it, tears had already flowed down.

She turned her head and looked at her side, her force was still steady, but Geng Shuai stared straight at the field in front of him with his eyes wide open, his face was already covered with glistening marks, his mouth was opened wide like a toad, and occasionally He still gasped, as if he was about to hold his breath, which looked funny, but the liquid pouring out of his eyes and the fists tightly clenched in his chest all proved how emotional he was at the moment.

He should have been happy about his good brother Wang Chao's great advantage, but he looks more sad now.

Fan Xiaoxian had never seen Geng Shuai crying so silently, but she could understand it completely.

When Geng Shuai joined the team, it was the time when Sun Tianlong was in full swing. In those years, Sun Tianlong was everyone's idol. Geng Shuai and his group grew up watching Sun Tianlong's videos.He is different from Luo Jiu, Luo Jiu and Sun Tianlong get along day and night, heroes are used to being ordinary people, and they have long since shed their idol worship.

He still has feelings for Sun Tianlong that are different from ordinary people, with the filter of time, it is so beautiful that it is indescribable.

If Jay Chou represents Sanjiang’s youth, then Sun Tianlong also represents Geng Shuai’s youth.

Now youth is finally over.

"I don't know how Lao Qin is doing now." He Jingping was a little worried.

He didn't know that Lao Qin had gone to the hospital because his heart couldn't stand it in the first game. He just thought that Lao Qin, who was so competitive, had such high expectations for Aaron. Will the scene be completely unbearable?
Zhu Zeshi wanted to persuade his younger brother, but he opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything. On the contrary, he was a little more worried than He Jingping.

After all, He Jingping is born with a frank personality and cannot really empathize with Qin Huachang's feelings, while Zhu Zeshi has a reserved and deep personality. He has the same good reputation as Qin Huachang, likes to plan, has the same sloppy mind, and also has an extremely strong attachment to peak fame. Therefore, Zhu Zeshi could better understand Qin Huachang's mood when he saw this scene.

"Wouldn't it be a scene from hell if it was me?"

"So, after returning to China, take advantage of the gap before the Olympics to visit Lao Qin."

……

"Snapped!"

Sun Tianlong hit the last ball of the day, went out of bounds, committed suicide, and the game was all over.

The score of the fourth game was fixed at 11:1.

Wang Chao blocked Sun Tianlong 4:0, and the big scores in the four rounds were 11:4, 11:3, 11:2, and 11:1. Sun Tianlong's score was less in one round than in the other. In the last round, it was close to Shaved head state.

Looking at the scores alone, the disparity in the finals was even greater than that of the semi-finals, but judging from the score trend, this final was like an enhanced version of the semi-finals, and what Wang Chao did was very much like giving his senior brother Luo Jiu takes revenge.

"You beat my senior brother so badly, then I will beat you even worse."

But in fact, of course Wang Chao didn't have the slightest intention to do so.

The reason why he beat so hard without showing any mercy was because he knew that Sun Tianlong didn't need his mercy.

Playing [-]% at full strength, playing the most impeccable game with the best condition, this is the respect he expressed with practical actions, and he told Sun Tianlong in silent words: Don't worry about retiring, and I will guard Huaping in the future up.

To protect Huaping, of course we need such an impeccable playing style.

As for the 11:1 in the last round, it is actually different from the last round of the semi-finals.

At that time, Luo Jiu's mentality had collapsed, and it was Sun Tianlong who gave him a point to avoid being bald.

But today Sun Tianlong is working hard from beginning to end, even if his efforts are fruitless and instead pull himself into the abyss, at least he has always been strong mentally.

So the point in the last game was earned by himself, not by Wang Chao.

When he got this point, Sun Tianlong still took a look at Wang Chao on the field, and smiled at him. Although he looked extremely embarrassed, this smile was a bit embarrassing, as if to say: "I want to beat you!" Bald? No way."

The referee blew his whistle, and the final whistle was longer than before.

Wang Chao put the racket on the table, walked to the center line of the table, and shook hands with Sun Tianlong.

Sun Tianlong didn't stretch out his hand, he looked at Wang Chao with a smile, not suppressed, but a little bright, then his body swayed, pressed on Wang Chao's shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Help me, I can't stand anymore... ..."

The originally quite tragic scene was abruptly made a bit funny by him.

Wang Chao supported him, and felt cold sweat everywhere his hands touched.

"Wang Chao, you must win the grand slam..." Sun Tianlong gasped in his ear, his tone full of exhaustion after a big battle.
Happy emotions, but not the despair and frustration that the fans guessed.

He is still optimistic, because the worse he loses, the more secure the inheritance of Huaping will be.

Contrary to outside rumors, although the double-lap grand slam is Sun Tianlong's dream, it is not his burden.

He tried his best to fight hard, just to be ashamed of his heart, not for a result.

It's best to get this honor, but it doesn't matter if you don't get it.

He rested on Wang Chao's shoulder, as if he had handed over the burden of guarding Huaping to Wang Chao.

He said this sentence after the Table Tennis Super League in March this year. Now that he said it again, the time and space of the past and the present seem to be intertwined, which makes people feel a little bit like a world away.

Wang Chao was stunned, with a strange expression on his face, and said in a low voice, "Brother Long, I've already won the grand slam..."

Sun Tianlong was stunned, supported his shoulders with both hands, tilted his head back, stared at Wang Chao for a while, finally realized, and laughed dumbfoundedly: "It's too fast, let's do it again."

He staggered and stood still again, put his head on Wang Chao's shoulder again, supported his shaky body, and said again: "Wang Chao, you must win the double-lap grand slam..."

Wang Chao obviously wanted to cry, but he just made him laugh out loud, and then said seriously, "Okay, Brother Long, I promise."

The two separated again and shook hands earnestly. At this moment, countless lights shone on the two of them, as if to record this scene full of ritual.

Everyone knows that from this moment on, the sky has changed.

The legend will end and a new king will emerge.

Huaping has a new inheritance, sent away a terrifying big devil, and ushered in an even more terrifying big devil.

Wang Chao is a Libra. His birthday is in October. Strictly speaking, he is 19 years old after finishing this year's World Table Tennis Championships.

The 19-year-old big devil king is unprecedented in Huaping and the world table tennis world. He was like a ray of light. He was born a year ago and shone everywhere. With a record of victory, he defeated all the top 20 opponents in the world at home and abroad in just ten months. In the end, before most people had time to prepare themselves, he was caught off guard. world.

He is too fast. If some fans happen to be busy with work during this period, then when he returns from work, there may be a sense of trance, because he has not seen him in just a few months, and even the sky has changed. .

But no one really doubted that even if it was fast.

Because this is the country created by Wang Chao himself, and the way of blood is killed, no one can refuse to accept it.

He defeated the technically reformed Luo Jiu and the peak Sun Tianlong. He perfectly interpreted Huaping's consistent philosophy: there has never been a saying that veterans abdicate. , the veterans will crush you to death.

If Hua Ping's philosophy is like raising Gu, then he is the Gu king who finally stands out.

Even the most sour Raulskov dared not say such nonsense as "Wang Chao is too young and needs to be observed".

Strictly speaking, Wang Chao cannot be said to have achieved a Grand Slam within 300 days.

He just joined the National Table Tennis Team [-] days ago, officially became a player of the first team of Huaping, and started to compete in international competitions.

In fact, this year's World Cup was held in early August, and the Olympic Games are currently in mid-December.

Therefore, the exact time when he won the Grand Slam should be counted from the beginning of August, and it has only been 133 days so far.

Such an exaggerated record is not only due to his own strength, but also due to the fact that he has collected all the competitions this year. This is something that is truly rare.

……

A few minutes later, three brightly colored flags were hoisted at the Olympic site, and the three people standing under the red flags were Wang Chao, Sun Tianlong, and Luo Jiu.

This is the Olympic men's singles champion, runner-up and third place. Long before the men's singles final, Luo Jiu had finished the bronze medal match with Lin Zijun, and finally won 4:1 relatively easily.

This is another record. For the first time, Huaping achieved the top three in the Olympic men's singles event.

Standing under the red flag, Wang Chao felt a little emotional. Combined with his past and present lives, he had not truly realized his dream until now, standing on the Olympic champion podium.

He has fulfilled his dream, and he has no regrets. All he can do in the future is to make this dream a little longer and more fulfilling. The pursuit of honor and glory for the country is never-ending.

So far, all the table tennis events of the Mexico Olympic Games have come to an end. Huaping has made a complete inventory and announced the final results. It can be said that it has gained a lot.

Mixed Doubles: The Tang Dynasty team (Wang Chao, Tang Yuanyuan) won the championship.

Men's doubles: Tianluo team (Sun Tianlong, Luo Jiu) won the championship.

Women's Doubles: Quicksand (Liu Wen, Shen Sha) won the championship.

Women's singles: Liu Wen won the championship, Shensha took the second place, Jin Ling took the third place, and took the top three.

Men's singles: Wang Chao won the championship, Sun Tianlong was runner-up, Luo Jiu was third, taking the top three.

Have you noticed?
Although Wang Chao shocked the world by winning the championship, Wang Chao is not the biggest winner in this year's Olympic table tennis event, but also Liu Wen of the women's team. It can be called an old tree with new branches.

When the news came out, fans all over the country cheered, but the ITTF started to meet early to study how to do it next year and break the unreasonable monopoly of Huaping.

"We changed the ball, the material, the serve, the rubber, we canceled the team, added mixed doubles, we limited the number of entries, we have done everything we can, and it would be against professional ethics to do a little more, but, We still can’t beat them, so what should we do?” The ITTF president complained in a private meeting and reportedly dropped his cup.

But turning his head, he immediately invited Huaping candidates to join the ITTF as permanent representatives with a warm smile.

Any international organization in the table tennis world must have a Chinese official, just as the Huaping first team must have a bar player, which is a mandatory rule.

He had no choice, because in the world of table tennis, he couldn't get around Huaping anyway.

Compared with Cherry Blossom Country, which needs to take the initiative to write an application, Huaping has always accepted invitations passively, because if the ITTF wants to hold a truly large-scale event, it must have the support of Huaping.

For example, the T2 Invitational Tournament in Sakura Country last year was like this. Even if the qualification requirements for the contestants are set, Huaping can still override the rules and choose whoever you want to participate in. If you dare not agree, I dare not participate.

If I don't participate, your event will have no authority. Even if someone wins the championship, the professional players in the world table tennis world will never recognize your status.

Even though Raulskov was sour all day long, he still silently followed Huaping's footsteps in the windy direction.

This is momentum.

This is domination.

Strength is king, after all, is the ultimate criterion that applies everywhere, and Huaping's rule is an iron bucket made by generations of great devil kings.

At the end of December, the Olympic Games were all over, and the Huaping players returned to the imperial capital with the main force. They still maintained the attitude of being flattered and humiliated in the past, quietly, without any extra celebrations, and quickly threw themselves into the intense preparations.

Don't think that this year is idle. In fact, this year is still very busy. Don't forget, there are 15 open tournaments in total this year. After the open tournament, there will be an annual highlight, the year-end international tour finals.

What's more, there is a real top priority: a few years ago, the National Games held every four years will be held in Yunnan Province, which is like spring all the year round.

As we all know, in the world of table tennis, it is more difficult to win the National Games champion than the Olympic champion.After all, in the Olympics, most of your opponents will be rookies from foreign associations, but at the National Games, you will face all Huaping killers.

So even Wang Chao, who has just been crowned the new emperor, can't relax, because what he wants is not a simple Grand Slam, but a "Grand Slam" after the Grand Slam plus the National Games champion.

(Brothers, what should be killed should be watched, don’t raise it, and try hard to ask for votes, after all, isn’t it that our mission is completed? After writing a big battle, I feel that my emotions are overdrawn. Everyone should be tired of watching , so there will be a relatively relaxed plot later, let's relax together.)
(I want to be a little more hypocritical, I heard the first song released by Jay Chou's new album on the same day I finished writing the Dragon Team ending, although it was just a coincidence, but it's really a bit embarrassing, so I gave this song "The Greatest Work" as a gift Retire the Dragons)

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