Chapter 59 Cuju
Not long after lunch, Asabi Nata Taehyung took Yu Qiupi, who was resting, to warm up the field. There were also ten Akina's Cuju players. It was still half an hour before the start of the game, but the Cuju field was already crowded. It seemed that for this game, the Grand Cuju field in the center had temporarily added several laps of seats around, which was a bit similar to the style of the Roman gladiator. Now the innermost two or three laps are full of people. There are also several private rooms hanging high above the ground in the center, probably for the samurai.
Outside the stadium, there were many small vendors selling food. Many of the farmers who rushed over to watch the competition from outside the city had not eaten lunch yet and were thirsty and hungry, which made them make a fortune.
Yuqiehei, Asahina Taehyung and others warmed up on the west court. After a while, Okabe Masato also brought another group of people to the east court. Both sides spoke harshly from time to time, and the smell of gunpowder was full of gunpowder. During this period, Asahina Taehyung deliberately kicked Cuju to Okabe Masato, and the latter, who was angry, threw the Cuju of Hina Taehyung out of the field. Asahina Taehyung immediately stepped forward angrily to rob Okabe Masato's Cuju of Hina Taehyung. The players on both sides immediately surrounded him, and the game was about to turn into a fight.
At this moment, a noise suddenly came from outside the venue and the crowd became boiling. It turned out that it was Imakawa Yoshimoto's sedan chair. The audience hurriedly got up from the seats and kowtowed. Following Imakawa Yoshimoto's sedan chair were nearly a hundred fully armed samurai, one by one, with distinctive armor and full dresses that Yu Qiuping was envious.
As early as half a day before the game started, many ninjas from the Imakawa family were patrolling around the venue. Yu Qiuhei also knew that there must be many plainclothes ninjas hidden among these spectators.
Following closely behind were the Imakawa family's ox cart, the Semaki's ox cart, and the Katsuyama family and many other important officials. Among them, Yu Qiuhei also recognized the Imakawa Kaede's ox cart at a glance. He looked at the opposite side with sensitive eyes. Sure enough, the latter also noticed the ox cart, and he was looking straight at the other side. At this moment, the curtain of the ox cart was suddenly quietly lifted up, and Imakawa Kaede's little face was revealed from the inside.
She looked at the Cuju field and was surprised and surprised to find Yu Qiuhei actually appeared in the Akaina Taehyung team. She originally thought Yu Qiuhei was still in the territory. So she smiled slightly, blinked her eyes, and greeted Yu Qiuhei. Okabe Masato was just between Yu Qiuhei and Imagawa Kaede. He mistakenly thought Imagawa Kaede was greeting him, so he waved his hand excitedly. Imagawa Kaede frowned and pulled the curtain again.
After these VIPs sat down, the people who had made way back to their positions one after another. The eight rows of seats in the audience were almost filled. Imakawa Shima came to the sidelines, changed into a cuju hand outfit, and sat comfortably on the chair, asking several servants to help him rub his legs, and commanded others to bring the lanterns over.
When everything is ready to stop, the time is also at the beginning of Shen Shiqi. The players on both sides take their place on both sides of the field. In this game, whoever scores 3 goals first will win. If no one scores 3 goals at Shen Shiqiqi, the side with the most goals will win.
With the order of Imakawa Shin, a Cuju was thrown into the field. Asahina Taehyung and Okabe Masato rushed over face to face. The two of them jumped to the top together, but neither of them hit him. Instead, they hit him up and turned over. Yu Qiuhei hurriedly stepped forward to make up the position, and before Okabe's family arrived, he hooked Cuju back with one kick and controlled it under his feet. When the opponent's two wingers pressed forward, Yu Qiuhei quickly told the ball to pass it to his winger, and he retreated and consolidated the defense line.
"Here! Pass it to me!" Taehyung Asahito immediately shouted excitedly after getting up, asking the winger to pass Cuju to him immediately. The winger did not dare to disobey his son, so he had to give up the empty seat and honestly passed Cuju to Taehyung. Taehyung Asahito ignored his cooperation and rushed in with Cuju. He immediately encountered three double-teams, and Cuju was also snatched by Masato Okabe. Cuju was cut off, Taehyung Asahito couldn't stand his face and refused to return to defense. He also called the two wingers to fight back. As a result, the entire formation was messed up and Masato Okabe found an opportunity to score a goal.
The audience outside the venue remembered the grand cheers, and a lantern was hung high on the other side of the Okabe family. Okabe Masato proudly showed off in front of the private room of the female family, but Imakawa Kaede deliberately lowered his head and did not look at him, but quietly paid attention to Yu Qiuhei.
"Damn! I'm so angry! Come again!" Taehyung Kanei didn't mean to regret it at all. Instead, he waved his hand against the crowd and drove the ball from the backcourt, dribbled the ball from the backcourt and went to the frontcourt alone. This time he showed good footwork, and passed two people like a bamboo shoot, but he was still ruthlessly intercepted. After Taehyung Kanei passed the ball to Masatotsuru, the opponent counterattacked again. Taehyung Kanei didn't care about others and directed four people to surround Masatotsuru. After Masatotsuru Okabe picked the ball and passed it out, Yu Qiuhei immediately faced a situation of 1-to-4. He blocked the left and right, but could not prevent a striker from the opponent's forward's shot, and the score became o:2.
However, after this time, Akibi Taehyung was even more angry and embarrassed by the cheers of the audience outside the venue. He did not give Yu Qiuping the opportunity to persuade him at all, so he rushed up with Cuju again.
"Asakinana, it's not OK to play like this." Imakawa Yoshimoto looked at the battle situation below, "It's only been less than a quarter of an hour, and he even lost two goals. The game is about to end."
"Matsu Chiyo is too eager to succeed and refuses to cooperate." Serashi Toshi smiled, "I saw that Hongye had come forward several times and he didn't have a chance."
"That kid has a great defense, but there is nothing he can do if he fights 4." Imakawa Yoshimoto smiled, "I want to see what method he can come up with."
In the private room next door, there are the daughters of many samurai families or the unmarried sisters. Since this is a formal occasion, except for Imakawa Kaede, everyone has applied thick pink on their faces and their eyebrows have been specially drawn. However, after all, teenage girls can't rest, and they also began to discuss the handsomest and most powerful player.
"Master Zheng Gang is playing so well!" a girl sighed, "It's already 2:0."
"That's right, Lord Taehyung always yells about how great his Cuju is, but in fact it's just that." Another girl said to her.
"But if you look at your appearance..." Another girl said something that was a bit contrary to the female ethics because there were no elders nearby, "Which one do you think is the most handsome?"
"I feel..." The first girl pointed to Yu Qiuping, "The one standing behind Taehyung with slanted bangs is the best looking."
"Hey! I think so too! It's very sunny, has good facial features and a good figure!" Another girl sighed with a smile. The conversation between her companions around her made Imakawa Kaede's cheeks turn red, and she felt a little jealous and sour, but she was a little proud.
"Which family is he from? I have never seen him in Junfu City again." asked the first girl who spoke, and she looked around her companions, but everyone shook their heads.
"I seem to..." At this time, the girl said, "I have seen him once in Tianshou Pavilion, and it seems to be with Lord Sezu."
"Is Sena's Yoshinoko?" Another girl took over the conversation, "I've seen him, probably not. Master Shinoko stays in Qian Yanzi and the study all day long, and he is basically not very good at Cuju."
"Who is that..." Several girls were worried. Suddenly, the girl had a sudden inspiration and poked Imakawa Kaede who had been focusing on the competition and had not chatted. "Qing, don't you just live in Tianshou Pavilion? Who is that boy?"
"He..." Imakawa Kaede's cheeks turned red and hesitated, "I have seen him, but I don't know who it is. It seems... that Lord Yuqiu?"
"Sir Yuqiu? Are Yuqiu's red leaves? They were given horse seals by the main hall!" Imakawa Kaede's words suddenly caused a sensation around him.
The sight returned to the field.
The Asahina family, who lost two goals in a row, was forced to the edge of the cliff. Asahina Taehyung was angry and wanted to make a single move again, but was pulled by Yu Qiupi.
"Brother! You are so slutty! We are going to lose!" Yu Qiuping didn't want to be embarrassed in front of Imakawa. She was also a little anxious at this moment and roared in a low voice: "Can you not be too alone!"
"Damn it! You boy!" Taehyung, Asahina, shook his hand very dissatisfied, "I can usually play six at one time! I feel bad today! I will definitely score the next goal!"
"Brother, I can't try it!" Yu Qiuhei grabbed Asahina's hand, "We'll be done if we lose another goal! Every time my brother plays Cuju, his little eyes will come to make trouble. It's so embarrassing to let the big brother out of the field!"
Asahina Taehyung was choked by Yu Qiuhei's words. He thought that he might be robbed by Masato Okabe in the future, so he was so angry that he was so angry. "Hey!" He cursed in a low voice, "What do you think you will do! Don't you have many tricks!"
"We are on the edge of the cliff now, so don't play against each other." Yu Qiuping pulled several players around him over to discuss, "We will play defensively and counterattack, everyone will be in the half-court defense. When they make a mistake, we will fight back when we have a chance!"
"But I can't defend! I've always been attacking when I play Cuju!" Asahina Taehyung spread his hands.
"Then I'll command, you all listen to me." Yu Qiuping said, "Now we stand in a semicircle to protect the elf eyes. Three people in the outer circle block it, two people in the inner circle fill up the seats, and I will stay in the inner circle to support it."
After a while, Asahina's family returned to the field and everyone stood up according to Yu Qiuping's request. Yu Qiuping, who kicked the ball in the backcourt, had no intention of attacking, and kicked Cuju slowly to Masato Okabe with one kick.
The audience was stunned, and the audience around and the players on the court were all confused.
"I want to attack," Yu Qiuping laughed, made a move to Okabe Masatoshi, and shouted: "Let's just attack and attack!"
Due to the silence of the whole audience just now, Yu Qiuhei's provocation was particularly clear. When did Okabe Masato suffer such humiliation? Especially Yu Qiuhei still opposed him repeatedly, and even faced Waka whom he could not agree to in front of Imakawa Kaede. Old hatred and new hatred, Okabe Masato jumped like a thunderous place and rushed over.
When Masato Okabe rushed, his teammates around him hurriedly followed, and the formation suddenly spread out. The fastest Masato Okabe immediately faced the dilemma of Asahito just now. Three people doubled the team and easily intercepted the ball. Tahito Atahito took advantage of the chaos of the opponent's formation and rushed in with Cuju, lifting his foot and volleying. Cuju perfectly penetrated the Fengliu eye. 1:2.
"Come and attack!" Yu Qiuping pointed to the lantern, laughed, and continued to provoke Masato Okabe. Masato Okabe was so angry that he was about to rush up again.
"Young master, let's take your time." Several players around quickly grabbed Okabe Masatoshi, who was angry, and "It's just one goal. If you attack well, you'll be sure to win."
It seemed that Masato Okabe was a little better than Asabe Taehyung, and he quickly calmed down. However, the counterattack just now scared the Okabe family, and they only dared to let three people attack through the half-court. The three players frequently passed the ball and tried to break through, but under Yu Qiupie's command, the three outsiders held the position, and the two inside players switched positions, and they had never given the Okabe family the opportunity to attack. Okabe Masato really couldn't bear it, and he wanted to force the defense to break through the defense with Cuju. Yu Qiupie immediately caught up to make up for the defense. Another 3-for-1, and Masato Okabe's ball was cut off again. However, Yu Qiupie saw that the opponent's back row was properly positioned and had no chance to counterattack. He kicked Cuju back to Masato Okabe.
"You boy! What does it mean!" Asahina Taehyung couldn't hold back his anger for the first time and roared at Yu Qiuping, "Okay, what are you doing to return Cuju to others! I finally grabbed it!"
"We have no chance to fight back, we have to wait for them to reveal their flaws." Yu Qiu spread his hands, "Give them a chance to attack, we can just defend patiently."
"Why don't you attack well once!" asked Taehyung.
"It's too risky, so it's better to have a steady defense, right?" Yu Qiuping muttered, "Stand up and stand in your seat, they're going to attack!"
This time, Masatozuo Okabe and two others tried to attack again, but he still couldn't break through. He barely shot from a long shot. Under the interference of the external defense, he only hit the border of Fengliuyan, bounced to the ground, was caught by Yu Qiuping, and then returned it to Masato Okabe easily.
"If you want to attack, come and attack." Yu Qiuping smiled again and provoked his fingers, provoking Okabe Masato.
"This kid is so bad." Imakawa Yoshimoto was amused in the private room as he looked at Yu Qiuhei's actions. "I don't want to take any risk of offense, just wait for the defensive counterattack to catch the Okabe family's flaws."
At this time, the women in the room next door were also confused.
"What does this Lord Hongye mean? Why did you give Cuju to someone else?"
"That's right, they're still behind, why don't you attack?"
Hearing the unfamiliar comments from the girls around him, Imakawa Kaede was slightly happy. She understood Yu Qiuping's routine and relied on patient defensive counterattack to find opportunities. The provocation of Okabe Masato was to make him lose his calmness and put more people into the offense, thus revealing flaws.
"Really, can't we have to show up in a dignified duel?" Imakawa Kaede complained dissatisfiedly, "I just know that defense is to think about those tricks besides defense."
After receiving Yu Qiuhei's re-provocation, Okabe Masato couldn't help it and shouted that everyone would come with him. Although the other people advised him that the Okabe family would not need to be the leader, Okabe Masato, in order to show his face in front of his sweetheart, ignored everyone's suggestions and rushed up with four people.
This time, the defensive pressure was a little too high. Okabe Masato and another man were the first to run without the ball and penetrated behind the defense line. Yu Qiuhei immediately asked Asahina Taehyung and another inner circle defense to block the pass line one-on-one, while the three outside players contracted slightly, focusing on guarding the opponent who controlled Cuju. Yu Qiuhei himself stayed in front of Fengliu and was ready to make up for the position at any time.
Seeing that the two full-backs of the Okabe family could not break through, they both ran towards the bottom line. They were forced to move towards the two outer circle defenses of the Hina family. After the gap in the center was revealed, Masato Okabe and another infiltrating winger ran over the opposite direction to ask for the ball. The two guards caught off guard and did not have time to cut off the pass. Masato Okabe turned around and shook past the players who were defending him. Just as they were about to advance, Yu Qiuhei immediately caught up with the replacement.
Seeing that Masato could not make any breakthrough immediately, the players who were making up for defense were coming soon, they had to pass Cuju to another infiltrating winger. Yu Qiupi guessed his passing route, broke Cuju with a sword step, and immediately drove the ball into the counterattack, and rushed to the frontcourt early, Yu Qiupi made a long pass to the frontcourt. Asakusa Taehyung did not stop the ball, a scorpion swung his tail, and shot Cuju into Fengliuyan in front of the opponent's defender. The score came to 2:2.
Amid the cheers of the audience, Yu Qiuhei quietly pulled Taehyung over and whispered a few words. The members of the Khabina family shouted and celebrated, while the members of the Okabe family looked angry and depressed. They were defeated by the defensive counterattack twice in a row, and they would not be happy no matter what.
The people in the audience cheered for the players on the field, but Imakawa Kaede and Imakawa Yoshimoto all appeared together in a small move of Yuqiuhei pulling Asahina Taehyung.
"You're not thinking about any tricks again, right?" the two thought at the same time.
When the kick-off was kicked off again, although Masato Okabe was already furious, at this moment, the desire to win also prompted him to make a steady choice. No matter how provoked Yu Qiuhei, the Okabe family refused to push the whole line, but only had three people to test the attack. Masato Okabe has already shown that as long as there is no good opportunity, Yu Qiuhei will not take the risk of attacking at all, but will return Cuju to him in a humiliating manner.
In this attack, Okabe's family returned in vain, and Cuju was cut off by Yuqiuhei and Asahina Taehyung. However, the three players on the Okabe's defense line had no flaws. Yuqiuhei did not counterattack, but slowly walked forward with Cuju and Asahina Taehyung. At the same time, he sat in the provocative posture of hooking his fingers and muttered: "If you want to attack, come and attack." The players on both sides were exhausted after so long struggles. They seized this opportunity, supported their hands on their knees, bent down to breathe. Wait for Yuqiuhei to return Cuju to Okabe Masato and then started a new round of attacks.
Okabe Masato looked at Yuqiehei and Asahina Taehyung's provocative eyes, and was angry and scolded, "You are a kind of attack, but you are a turtle shy!"
Before he finished speaking, Yu Qiukai, who was originally trying to pass Cuju to Masatsuzuo Okabe, suddenly changed his steps. He kicked Cuju's right foot and suddenly changed direction. Cuju flew in a diagonal front. He said it was a while ago, and Taehyung Asahina, who was still grimacing at Masatsuzuo Okabe last second, had suddenly rushed to the backcourt of the Okabe's house. The defenders who were gasping on both sides were caught off guard and no one could come up to make up for the defense. He paddled Binahina's chest, pulled his feet and shot it angrily, and Taehyung passed through the Fengliu Eye.
The Okabe family, who was waiting for Yu Qiupi to kick Cuju to them, was stunned to see the Asahina family successfully attacked and scored a goal without any defense.
3:2. The Asahina family won. The audience stood up and cheered, and the members of the Asahina family hugged each other on the court.
"Yuqiu, this guy!" Imakawa Yoshimoto, who was sitting in the private room, laughed continuously, "No matter what, the choice is right!"
"It's true, can't we play in a dignified manner?" Imagawa Kaede looked at Yu Qiupi with headache and celebrated excitedly, "It's another sneak attack!" As he said that, a smile suddenly flashed across the corner of his mouth.
Chapter completed!