Luo Xinglan pondered for a moment before saying, “She’s slightly stronger than that Miss Wu. Back then, Miss Wu could last five minutes against Wei Zijun. This one… should be able to hold out for eight minutes.”
Su Yutang’s eyes widened in shock, her tone filled with disbelief: “What? She’s even stronger than our captain?!”
Wu Kexin came from a martial arts family, and her skills ranked among the very top even within the National Security Bureau, a team composed of the country’s elite. Yet this Fang He was even stronger than Wu Kexin?
Su Yutang was puzzled and couldn’t help muttering, “How have I never heard of someone like her before?!”
And she had gone all the way to coach a small country. Judging from her simple clothing just now, it was clear that this coaching job hadn’t brought her much wealth either.
Miao Yunyou shrugged. “No idea. Everyone has their own ambitions—maybe she has her own reasons.”
Su Yutang sighed. “Sorry for disturbing you. You’ve got a match against the UK this afternoon—you should’ve been resting properly.”
Miao Yunyou waved her hand, looking completely unconcerned, even a bit belated in her realization: “Oh, so our opponent this afternoon is the UK? I hadn’t even noticed.”
Su Yutang’s lips twitched at her carefree attitude. “…Aren’t you being just a little too casual about this?”
Miao Yunyou waved it off again, a relaxed smile curling at her lips. “Eh, we’ll just play it casually. The result’s the same anyway.”
Luo Xinglan stood beside her, her gaze fixed on Miao Yunyou the entire time. Seeing her so relaxed and confident, she couldn’t help but smile and nod in agreement. “Right.”
In her eyes, whatever Miao Yunyou said was always correct—and whatever she believed, she would definitely achieve.
Su Yutang clicked her tongue. “Well, that’s true. The UK is a strong country, but it doesn’t have a dominant native fighting style. In international martial arts competitions like this, they’re usually at the bottom. No need to take them too seriously.”
Suddenly, Miao Yunyou thought of something. Her eyes lit up as she turned to Su Yutang and asked, “By the way, do we have the U.S. in our match schedule? I didn’t look closely.”
Su Yutang nodded. “Yeah. The sixth match is against the U.S. team.”
She knew the Chinese team’s match schedule even better than Miao Yunyou did.
Hearing this, Miao Yunyou immediately revealed a “kind” smile—one that carried a hint of danger. “Then I have to think of a way to leave them with an unforgettable, lifelong memory…”
That afternoon, the Chinese team’s match was scheduled at 17:15, and their opponent was Thailand.
With only twenty minutes left before the match, Miao Yunyou finally remembered the online poll she had posted the night before. Slouched on the sofa in the temporary lounge, she casually pulled out her phone, her tone lazy as if she were browsing gossip:
“Oh right, almost forgot about that. Let’s see who you netizens picked to compete.”
The phone screen lit up, and the voting page appeared clearly—
When she set up the poll, she had only listed three options: Luo Xinglan, Wei Zijun, and Shen Yan.
At the top of the page, the voting data was eye-catching: a full 100,000 participants!
Luo Xinglan led by a landslide with 59% of the votes. The remaining 41% was almost evenly split between Wei Zijun and Shen Yan.
After all, Luo Xinglan was the only one who hadn’t competed yet, so naturally everyone was more eager to see her performance.
In the end, Wei Zijun edged out Shen Yan by a narrow margin of 1%.
So, the competitors for today would be Luo Xinglan and Wei Zijun.
At the same time, the comment section was just as lively—
[Why are there only three options?]
[Yeah, isn’t there also a substitute player?]
[Is the substitute called Huaying? I’ve never seen her smile—so cold and cool. She looks really strong.]
[No need to think about it. During the points stage, the coach definitely won’t compete. Even if Coach Miao ever steps on stage, it’ll be in the finals.]
[Makes sense, makes sense. The strongest weapon always appears last.]
Miao Yunyou: “…”
Public opinion had gotten a bit too outrageous lately. She decided to personally step in and “guide” the narrative.
So she secretly switched to a small alternate account, wrapped herself tightly in anonymity, held her breath, and started typing rapidly—pretending to be an ordinary passerby:
[Why do you all have so much confidence in Coach Miao? Do you really think she can fight? I don’t feel like that’s the case.]
[Honestly, I really don’t think she looks like someone who can fight. I’m wondering—is it possible that Coach Miao is like Wang Yuyan from Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils? Someone who has read all the martial arts manuals and understands how to break moves, but can’t actually fight herself?]
[Or maybe she just has strong coordination skills and manages logistics really well, which is why the team members can perform at their best.]
[Everyone should stop thinking about putting her on stage. Aren’t the players’ performances exciting enough? Why not just focus on the matches?]
Anyway, she felt her reasoning was perfectly sound.
But after putting down her phone to take a sip of water, when she opened the comment section again—her pupils shook in shock.
[Where did this hater come from, spouting nonsense? Reported.]
[What’s going on with you? Your IP even shows as local—don’t tell me you’re someone from another country’s team using a burner account to stir things up?]
[If you’re not a foreign troll, then you’re basically a traitor. Reporting you, no need to thank me!]
[I don’t believe it. I think she’s deliberately hiding her strength! I’ve seen her rock-climbing video—it’s insane. That’s not something a normal human can do!]
[What rock climbing? Where can I watch it?]
[Search for a blogger called “leo_today_also_on_the_wall.” He posted it. He’s pretty famous in the climbing community—even he acknowledged Coach Miao’s ability. She’s definitely strong!]
[Oh my god, I just came back from that video. Incredible. Coach Miao really is hiding her true strength.]
[Whatever, I’m staying here and waiting for the finals. Can’t wait to see Coach Miao dominate everything!]
Miao Yunyou had originally wanted to argue back a bit more, but when she looked down, she discovered that her alternate account had already been banned due to too many reports.
Miao Yunyou: “………………”
Just then, Wei Zijun came over and asked, “Leader, who’s competing today? Any time requirements?”
Miao Yunyou slumped back on the sofa, looking utterly drained of life. “Xinglan takes the first round, you take the second… time limit… around two minutes each. We really need to hide our strength a bit… we can’t keep raising the audience’s expectations…”
Because at this rate, all those expectations would eventually pile onto her alone!!!
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