Ling Zhi could roughly guess who it was based on his accent, plus the content and attitude of the person's words. When he turned around, he saw that it was indeed coach Cai Fen's boyfriend, Gao Xiangyu, whom he met at the Huacheng Curling Hall not long ago.
Last time in Huacheng, Gao Xiangyu was rude to Zhao Shiyan and Ling Zhi, so Ling Zhi later invited him to have a curling match together, and defeated Gao Xiangyu with a huge advantage, giving Shi Yan a hard sigh of relief.
The world is really small, and you can meet him wherever you go. But having said that, this ice sports gym is the only place in Huacheng and Pengcheng that has an ice hockey training hall, so meeting Gao Xiangyu is not entirely a coincidence.
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Ling Zhi smiled at him and said calmly:
"Yeah, what a coincidence. Thank you Brother Gao for your kindness. Just learn ice hockey. I'm here today just to play casually. Brother Gao, you can just do your thing."
You're kidding! If you invite me to learn ice hockey, even a fool can see that you have bad intentions. When the time comes, show me some face during the learning process? Or give me a stumbling block? Then you will be the one who suffers in the end.
So after Ling Zhi finished speaking, he continued to slide forward without waiting for Gao Xiangyu's reply.
But Gao Xiangyu seemed unwilling to give up. He stepped on the ice and skated in front of Lingzhi in a backward skating position. He watched his skating movements with interest and said with a smile as he watched:
"You don't need to be so alert. I was really the underdog in the last curling match, so I have nothing to complain about. This time when you come here, don't you have to let me do my best as a landlord?"
What kind of friendship is there between the gods and landlords? You can be so kind? Ling Zhi doesn't want to pay attention to him at all.
However, judging from his appearance, if you ignore him, he will continue to pester you like this.
He didn't care, but if Shi Yan came over and saw this scene soon, he would definitely get involved. He didn't want Shi Yan to see this annoying guy, and if he tried to find a way to lure him away...
Thinking of this, Ling Zhi suddenly came up with a plan, and he smiled softly:
"Okay, it's a rare trip here. Brother Gao will show me around. After all, I haven't played ice hockey yet, right?"
Gao Xiangyu was stunned. He wanted to waste more time, but he didn't expect Lingzhi to agree to his invitation so readily. This was beyond his expectation.
But it’s best to agree, and it saves you the trouble. In this way, your plan can be implemented smoothly...
Thinking of this, Gao Xiangyu sneered in his heart, secretly thinking that this boy is still too young, I will see how he teaches him how to behave in a while!
"Okay, come with me and I'll help you change your shoes."
"Do you want to change shoes? Can't I just use the shoes I'm wearing now?"
"Don't you understand? I'll take you to put on the special shoes for curling competition. This will be more friendly to you, a novice. Otherwise, if you bump into each other on the ice rink, you will fall down. That would be boring.
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Oh, this guy is very thoughtful, so I really have to thank him. After all, skating in flat shoes is more stable than wearing skates.
Ling Zhi didn't think too much, but Gao Xiangyu sneered again in his heart, laughing at this rookie on the ice who didn't understand anything.
In the process of ordinary skating, wearing flat shoes may indeed be more stable for novices, but the disadvantage is that the friction is not enough. If you are violently collided with others during skating, it will be easy to fail to brake the car.
Gao Xiangyu wanted to take advantage of this to lower Ling Zhi's alertness and prepare to make Ling Zhi make a fool of himself later.
As everyone knows, Ling Zhi has already made plans in his heart. He had no intention of fulfilling Gao Xiangyu's wish from the beginning, but it has just begun, so let him be proud for a while.
After a while, Ling Zhi changed his shoes and followed Gao Xiangyu to the ice hockey venue nearby.
Although Lingzhi had watched some ice hockey games before, he had never been to an ice hockey venue in person, let alone played ice hockey, so once he arrived here, he still observed it with interest.
The rounded rectangular field, the goal standing in the middle of the field, the barriers surrounding the field and the acrylic glass above were not much different from what he imagined.
When Gao Xiangyu saw Ling Zhi's appearance, he snorted slightly and began to introduce him kindly.
When a teammate saw Gao Xiangyu bringing Lingzhi over, he asked casually:
"Hey, Xiangyu, who is this? Is this your friend?"
Gao Xiangyu stopped introducing Ling Zhi to the venue and did not introduce his teammates to Ling Zhi. He rushed forward and yelled at his teammates:
"Hey! Everyone, come and take a look! Today I will introduce you to a curling expert, a teaching assistant at Huacheng Curling Hall, kid Lingzhi!"
"Wow, you're a curler. Welcome, brother."
"Okay, if you can be called a curling expert by Xiangyu, you must be doing well."
Gao Xiangyu's teammates gathered around the two of them, seemingly very enthusiastic, but Ling Zhi could still faintly feel the hint of ridicule in their voices.
He didn't quite understand it at first, but as Gao Xiangyu's teammates cheered him more and more, he gradually understood why he felt this way.
In fact, it is very simple. Although ice hockey and curling are just one word different, the nature of the sports is completely different.
If a curling game is viewed as a game between two chess players, then an ice hockey game is like a battle between two sumo wrestlers.
In an ice hockey game, both teams not only have to work hard to score goals through teamwork, but they also have to compete with their opponents in front of the board for a small ice puck from time to time. This is a huge test for the physical fitness of the athletes.
When it comes to physical fitness, Canadian players are definitely the best. Players from other countries often suffer big losses in terms of physical fitness when competing against Canadian players.
In contrast, curling rarely involves physical collisions with opponents. Therefore, in the eyes of some ice hockey players, it seems that curling should not be classified as an ice sport.
After all, it would be better to play billiards than to play curling.
Although the teammates in front of him were smiling on the outside, their words were full of disdain for the curling event. Some people even asked Lingzhi if none of them could skate well.
Coupled with Gao Xiangyu's previous title of "kid" for Lexus, this mockery of curling players becomes even more obvious.
"Okay, okay, stop it! It's your first time here, so don't scare them."
Seeing that the teasing was almost over, Gao Xiangyu made a fool of himself at the right time and helped Ling Zhi out of trouble. Then, under the watchful eyes of a group of teammates, he took Ling Zhi onto the ice hockey field and began to teach him how to use the hockey stick.
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Lingzhi was not distracted by the episode just now, but instead studied with Gao Xiangyu without being humble or arrogant. After all, Gao Xiangyu's professionalism in ice hockey was quite good.
After a while, Gao Xiangyu saw that he was almost done with his teachings. He suddenly thought about it and shouted to his teammates next to him:
"Hey, brothers! Little Lingzhi is new here, how about we let him experience the feeling of competing?"
"Okay, this is a rare opportunity. Let's let Brother Ling come and play together."
"Haha, boy Ling, don't embarrass your curling team."
Ling Zhi was not angry because of Gao Xiangyu's actions. On the contrary, he kept waving the hockey stick on the side, testing the distance between him and the puck, mastering the point of the puck, and turning a deaf ear to the cheers on the side.
"How about it? Do you want to give it a try?"
He had just winked at his teammates. As long as Ling Zhi dared to refuse, those guys would come over and start making noises, pretending to be careless and knocking down the kid, making him make a fool of himself.
And if he agrees, that would be even better. During the game, accidents are always inevitable, right? If you are lucky, you might even get some blood from him.
In short, no matter what he chooses, it is all under his control! Gao Xiangyu smiled secretly, as if he had seen the moment when his "ingenious plan" succeeded.
However, the next moment, Ling Zhi's answer surprised him:
"Thank you, Brother Gao, for the invitation. You see, I have just learned skating and am not very proficient yet. Let's just forget about the competition. But I think ice hockey is quite interesting, so I have a suggestion."
"How about you cooperate with me, Brother Gao, and I'll try shooting, and you'll be the goalkeeper. How about we play a few rounds? Let me have a taste of shooting."
Hmm? This is interesting. Not long after you started learning ice hockey, you wanted to try to shoot? You should be very motivated, or you are too ambitious.
Gao Xiangyu secretly thought about Ling Zhi's intentions, but looking at his smile it didn't look like he was faking it, so he thought he would give it a try. Anyway, if he couldn't score a goal, it would be a good dampener for him.
For this reason, Gao Xiangyu went to a nearby locker room to change into a special ice hockey goalkeeper's uniform, wrapping himself tightly to let Lingzhi experience the horror of an ice hockey goalkeeper.
The two quickly stood in front of a goal. Ling Zhi was facing the goal, and Gao Xiangyu had his back to the goal. The teammates nearby were sliding wantonly on the ice. It seemed like they were training, but in fact, their eyes were looking in the direction of Gao Xiangyu from time to time.
Floating over, I wanted to watch a good show.
I saw Gao Xiangyu standing in the middle of the goal, blocking the goal tightly. Looking at Ling Zhi's movements like waving a golf club, he sneered secretly in his heart, this kid is really stupid.
Under normal circumstances, in a penalty shootout in an ice hockey game, the offensive side will often skate over from a long distance to give the ice a certain initial speed, and in the process, constantly push the ice left and right, interfering with the goalkeeper's judgment.
However, right now, this kid is standing still there. Do you really think he is playing golf? As long as he defends the lower three lanes well, he will definitely not...
At this moment, the ball took off with the stick, and the puck disappeared from Gao Xiangyu's field of vision.
Gao Xiangyu thought Ling Zhi missed the ball and was about to laugh, but in an instant he heard a sound coming from the net behind him.
Gao Xiangyu was stunned for a moment. He turned back numbly and looked at the ice ball in the goal with a look of disbelief on his face.
The puck in his eyes stayed quietly in the goal, seeming to be silently mocking him.