Chapter 25 July 25th

Will Country, White Forest City, Olympic Stadium.

The loser bracket matches for 8th to 5th place were scheduled for the afternoon, while both winner bracket advancement matches were scheduled for the morning.

At exactly 8 o'clock, Jiang Xiao and the coaching team entered the arena amidst applause and cheers.

Li Li announced loudly: "The eighth round of the World Cup Individual Tournament has officially begun! Player Jiang Xiaopi is warming up! The coaching team in the back is carrying two big bags of weapons.

I wonder, what kind of weapon will player Jiang Xiaopi choose to face player Marta today?"

Ye Xunyang guessed: "I think it should be a great blade, and it should be a pair of great blades. Although player Jiang Xiaopi's Fang Tian Hua Ji (halberd) skills are very strong, Xiaopi should still use dual blades to restrain player Marta's short blades."

Li Li said with a smile: "No matter what weapon he uses, the confidence on player Jiang Xiaopi's face is definitely not fake."

Hearing this, Ye Xunyang covered her mouth and chuckled, and said, "Do you want to know what real confidence is?"

Li Li was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Ye Xunyang: "Huh? What do you mean by that?"

Ye Xunyang shrugged her shoulders: "Jiang Xiaopi posted a Weibo after the draw yesterday, I don't know if you saw it or not."

"Haha, you're talking about this." Li Li laughed immediately, "Xunyang is right, what is real confidence? Just go look at Jiang Xiaopi's Weibo! This is no longer Jiang Xiaopi's personal confidence, but the confidence of the people of a country!"

"Three words, see you in the finals!" Ye Xunyang said, "As of now, there are more than 880,000 comments under Xiaopi's Weibo. We cannot count what kind of comments and replies there are, but the vast majority of the comments are just three words: see you in the finals!"

Li Li sighed: "This is simply a national carnival! It's hard to find another star martial student with such influence.

Hundreds of thousands of comments, but all the same three-word reply. What we see is not only the attitude of the Hua Xia people, but also Jiang Xiaopi, this rising star!"

Ye Xunyang looked at Jiang Xiao, who was warming up in the arena, her eyes full of admiration: "He has already risen, hasn't he?"

At the same time, on the green field.

Jiang Xiao was stretching his legs on the track, but he also felt a gaze locked on him.

Jiang Xiao sat down on the ground, his legs wide open, reaching for his right toe. At the same time, he also looked up at the students on the other side of the field.

The coaching team of the Apennine Peninsula country were all sitting on the bench, silent.

And on the track directly in front of them, a student was standing there silently, without any intention of warming up.

Seeing Jiang Xiao looking over, Marta's eyes lit up and she nodded to Jiang Xiao.

Her attitude was very friendly, as always. She was very friendly to every prey she manipulated.

Unexpectedly, Marta, who always stood with her hands behind her back and sized up her prey from afar during the warm-up stage, actually took long strides and walked towards Jiang Xiao.

The Hua Xia coaching team was immediately nervous, looking at the Apennine Peninsula country's coaching team, only to find that the coaches were still sitting quietly on the bench, without any reaction.

The tall and hot Marta walked over step by step. Under the sunlight, her long brown curly hair shimmered, matching her sunny and charming smile, making her a beautiful sight to behold.

The originally lively audience quieted down slightly, and then there was a faint unease.

Marta came from the east side of the field, and when she stood in front of Jiang Xiao, she also blocked Jiang Xiao's sun.

Against the light, she leaned down and stretched out her right hand to Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao's toe-hooking movement stopped slightly, and he looked up at Marta's figure. The sunlight outlined a golden hue on her body, and from those bright eyes and white teeth, Jiang Xiao saw only a warm smile.

It was really too deceptive!

If he didn't know what Marta had done, Jiang Xiao would really have been deceived by this hypocritical face.

Jiang Xiao lowered his head and continued to reach for his toes and stretch his legs, ignoring Marta.

Marta's smile froze slightly, but her outstretched palm did not retract. Instead, she slowly squatted down, and her long fingers rested on Jiang Xiao's toe.

Jiang Xiao frowned slightly, the movement of reaching for his toe stopped, his gaze sharper than ever as he looked at Marta.

Marta said, "I've finally waited for you."

Her English was not standard, with a heavy Apennine accent, but it did not affect the communication between the two.

Jiang Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and replied in Chinese, "Good thing I didn't give up?"

Unexpectedly, Marta's Chinese was even better than her English! It was simply fluent Mandarin!

Marta: "Yes, good thing I didn't give up."

Jiang Xiao: "......"

She leaned forward slightly, reached out and grabbed Jiang Xiao's wrist, and slowly stood up.

Jiang Xiao was eager for her to make a move now. He wouldn't even have to fight this match. He allowed Marta to pull him up.

Jiang Xiao took a step forward, and the two of them were half a body close together, their left shoulders bumping against each other. This action was extremely provocative: "What's wrong, can't hold back anymore?"

The two were about the same height, so whispering was very suitable for whispering.

On Marta's ever-smiling face, her brow suddenly furrowed, her head tilted slightly, and her body trembled slightly. Her voice was very soft, with a trembling tone: "Are you here... to save... me..."

Jiang Xiao: ???

He subconsciously took a step back and carefully looked at Marta in front of him.

But he found that Marta was looking at him with a smile on her face, her condition was normal, and there was nothing unusual about her at all.

It was as if... nothing had happened just now.

Jiang Xiao was stunned, what was going on?

He was very sure of what he had seen with his own eyes.

What's more, there were definitely close-up shots of the two of them. Jiang Xiao dared to guarantee that if he watched the replay, Marta's condition just now was definitely abnormal.

Marta continued to speak in that Apennine-accented English, and said, "Pick up your great blade, Jiang, this will be an interesting match."

Saying that, Marta leaned forward slightly, and her red lips printed over.

But just before those delicate lips could be printed on the side of Jiang Xiao's face, Jiang Xiao raised his elbow and propped Marta's body away: "There are many people who want to kiss me, you have to wait in line."

Marta raised her eyebrows slightly, chuckled, rubbed her long brown curly hair, and said lazily, "If I win against you, can I cut in line?"

Jiang Xiao shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you win against me, I won't be worthy of your kiss, so forget it."

Marta turned around and left, waved her hand, and a sentence drifted from afar: "Corpses have no ability and no qualifications to refuse. See you later."

In the host seats, Li Li and Ye Xunyang looked at each other.

Li Li was a little embarrassed and said awkwardly: "Uh, player Jiang Xiaopi, uh, had a friendly exchange with player Marta before the match, but we all know player Marta's cruel fighting style. I believe, player Jiang Xiaopi will not be deceived by her goodwill."

Ye Xunyang said, "Xiaopi clearly rejected the other party's goodwill. This approach makes us all feel relieved. After all, we are opponents on the field."

Li Li said with a smile: "That's not necessarily true. During the last World Cup, Juliet, the plant-based God of Law from the Kingdom of the Never Setting Sun, kissed Xiaopi..."

Ye Xunyang glanced at Li Li and interrupted directly: "That was after the match, after we won."

Li Li finally sorted out his thoughts and said, "As the defending champion, player Jiang Xiaopi always seems to be able to accept visits with good or bad attitudes from some people before the match.

Before, when facing Hai Rigu from the Da Meng Empire, Hai Rigu also came to shake hands with Jiang Xiaopi to show his respect..."

The host chatted for a while, and the match finally began.

"Oh? Is the match about to begin? It's really going to enter the pre-match communication stage!" Li Li regained his spirits, quickly changed the topic, and looked at the screen in front of him, "Player Jiang Xiaopi has taken out... the Fang Tian Hua Ji (halberd)!"

There was a faint hint of worry between Ye Xunyang's eyebrows, but she didn't say anything.

After all, she was not a Star Warrior, and she didn't have the fighting level of the Jiu Xing Du Nai (Nine Star Poisonous Milk), but as a loyal audience, she felt more at ease with the little poisonous milk holding a great blade.

"Confirmed! Fang Tian Hua Ji (halberd)!" Li Li watched Jiang Xiao walk into the west side of the green field, "It's finally time to turn on the mic! The exchange between the two on the sidelines just now is really killing me with curiosity. Let's listen to what the two contestants have to say!"

Jiang Xiao and Marta stood on both sides of the field. Jiang Xiao held the Fang Tian Hua Ji (halberd) in his hand, behind his back, the tip of the halberd touching the green grass.

On the opposite side, Marta still stood with her hands behind her back. On her blue and white national team uniform, on the outside of her two thighs, there were sheaths for her fighting daggers.

Although the sheaths and handles looked clean, everyone could imagine that they were weapons soaked in countless blood.

The two looked at each other from afar, neither of them spoke.

Li Li looked regretful and said, "It seems that the two have already... um? What's going on? Is player Marta not in good condition?"

But on the green field, Marta suddenly put a hand on her forehead, the expression with an elegant smile instantly turned extremely ugly, her body trembled for 1 or 2 seconds, and then returned to normal.

Looking at Jiang Xiao again, in her bright eyes, there was no longer the look of admiring prey, but...

Jiang Xiao was a little troubled. This was the most complicated look he had ever seen in his Star Warrior career. For a moment, Jiang Xiao couldn't understand the other party's emotions.

And Marta's abnormality for those one or two seconds also confirmed Jiang Xiao's previous observations. What exactly was going on with this woman?

Ever since this woman participated in the World Cup and entered Jiang Xiao's eyes, he had only two words to describe her: strange.

And the scenes that happened before the match also made Jiang Xiao feel uneasy.

Right eyelid twitching, bad things are coming?

Pa!

Jiang Xiao slapped his right eye: What the hell are you twitching for?

In the host seats, Li Li slammed the table with an angry look on his face and exclaimed loudly: "My God! Is this a mental type Star Technique? Player Jiang Xiaopi is hurting himself! I formally protest! Referee! Go check on player Marta! The match hasn't even started yet, and she actually..."

Ye Xunyang hurriedly pulled Li Li into his seat, cursing in her heart!

There's still one match left, can you finish it peacefully?

The finals are almost here, are you going to make me change partners?

Ye Xunyang had an elegant smile on her face, gently patting Li Li's arm.

So angry!

But still have to face her partner with a smile.

Ye Xunyang made a heart gesture to Li Li and said, "Li Li really cares about Xiaopi. Which parent doesn't worry about their own child? I think our Hua Xia people can understand your feelings. Here, have a heart!" (finger heart gesture)

The normal heart gesture is made with the index finger and thumb.

But Ye Xunyang's heart gesture is made with the middle finger and thumb...

The camera is locked on the field, not on the host seats, so Ye Xunyang dares to do this.

But even if the camera was on the host seats, Ye Xunyang's operation was a bit much...

Sister Yang, worthy of the name!

Cursing people invisibly, saving people from fire and water.

Li Li sat down and said awkwardly, "Oh, player Xiaopi may be a little itchy, um, yes. I'm just worried and confused, worried and confused..."