Chapter Seventeen: Long Live the Great Yuan Dynasty

  There were several internal affairs that appeared before me, I didn't touch them, and even decades later I didn't regret it. Why? Because I'm not Japanese, not so perverted.

  After not so intense mental struggle, Shang Guan Neng wiped his hands dry and walked out of the bathroom with a radiant smile. Even at an impulsive age, Shang Guan Neng's genes were too orthodox, without any perversion or abnormality like those from the Eastern Island nation. Perhaps those internal struggles could make him a bit more thoughtful, but not to the point of losing control.

  "Hmph, those who have a fetish for women's underwear are definitely perverts. A decent and upright man like me would never be interested in such things... unless a beautiful woman herself wore her underwear and stood in front of me... Hmph! But that's only because the beautiful woman piqued my interest, what's a little thing like underwear compared to that? Shangguan Nengren felt even more lofty and proud of himself, pure and unadulterated, just like a small flower, even after watching all sorts of Japanese romance action films, he remained unsullied."

  "Yuanyuan sister, why isn't Xiao Meng at home?" As he walked out of the bathroom, Shangguan Neng felt like something was missing. After a moment's thought, he suddenly realized that Zhao Yimeng, the little loli who always clung to him, hadn't appeared yet, and he couldn't help but ask.

  Xin Yu Yuan smiled slightly in the kitchen where he was frying steak: "Yi Miao's grandparents really miss her, so she'll stay there for a few more days and won't be back tonight."

  "Oh, Yuanyuan sister, do you need my help?" Shang Guan Nengren walked into the kitchen, he was just a freeloader, but seeing Xin Yuanyuan busy, felt a bit uneasy and asked.

  Xin Yu Xuan smiled and said: "No need, there's still a bit left, it'll be ready soon. Go get two bottles of green tea from the fridge, and we can start dinner."

  "Ah!" Officer Neng only asked casually, and with his F-level cooking skills, he didn't dare to lose face. He estimated that E-level was just passable, and after some thought, it seemed that only D-level could be considered delicious!

  Superior officials are sighing one after another, the rank is too low! What a worry! I really don't know when I can lift my head and let out a breath of relief? There are still two major items that have not been supplemented, and three major items that have not been absorbed. My life! The road stretches on and on!

  Xin Yuanyuan has prepared a dish of sugar vinegar fish, a plate of cumin lamb, a plate of stir-fried celery, a plate of fried peanuts, and a stack of cut cucumber pieces. Next to it is a small bowl of sweet bean paste, with a reasonable balance of meat and vegetarian dishes.

  Shangguan Nengren put a large bottle of iced green tea on the dinner table, then went to the kitchen to fetch two bowls and chopsticks. Before long, the last dish, a pan-fried beefsteak, was placed on the dinner table.

  Xin Yu Yan took off her apron, smoothed out her slightly greasy hair, and smiled: "Alright, you eat first, I'm a bit oily, I'll go take a bath."

  Shangguan Neng said: "Yu Yuan sister, you go ahead! I'll eat a few peanuts first and wait for you to come out and eat together."

  "Hehe, no need to be polite with your sister."

  "This isn't just politeness, Yuanyuan sister has been working hard for so long, how can I just think of myself eating? Hurry up and go, if you don't want me to starve for too long, quickly wash up." Shangguan Nengren urged.

  Xin Yuexuan smiled slightly and said, "Okay! Sister, hurry up and finish washing. If you're not busy, watch some TV for a while. The Olympics have started, don't you love watching this?"

  "Never mind, we're clear!"

  "Hehe, then big sister can rest assured."

  Xin Yu went to the bedroom to get a change of clothes and then entered the bathroom.

  Shangguan Nengren turned on the TV and switched to the Olympic channel, where a men's basketball match was being broadcast. It was already in the fourth quarter, with China playing against Australia. What surprised Shangguan Nengren was that the Chinese team was leading Australia by six points, with only two minutes left on the clock.

  "What? When did China's men's basketball team become so strong? They lost by over 20 points to Spain in the first game!"

  The Olympics had opened two days ago, and Wang was stuck at home doing his homework. He didn't even watch the first game of the men's basketball team, only finding out after watching sports news that China lost to Spain by 26 points, not even on the same level. Meanwhile, the Australian men's basketball team has always been a strong contender in the world arena, winning their first game against Brazil by 14 points and with high morale. Wang thought for sure that the Chinese men's basketball team would get crushed by Australia, but unexpectedly, with only two minutes left to end the game, they were actually leading Australia by six points.

  "Has the Buddha and the Three Pure Ones appeared?" Seeing that the Chinese men's basketball team had a chance to win, Officer Niu suddenly stared nervously at the TV screen.

  At this time, the Olympic Channel's basketball commentator Mr. Yao Ming was excitedly shouting: "This game, brothers, played very actively and proactively, defending also did a great job, especially daring to fight, holding off those Australians... As we all know, the Australian men's basketball team has a strong physique, but their technical aspects are slightly rough. If they can withstand their physical strength, the Australian men's basketball team will fall into a tough battle. But today our players played very bravely, withstanding Australia's muscle group, plus several three-pointers from outside, directly putting Australia in trouble... Still two minutes left, continue to defend, continue to fight physically, victory is not far from us!"

  Don't bother arguing about the timing of the Olympics, it's not the point.

  The game became more intense, and Shangguan was staring at the TV screen. At this time, Australia was on the attack, and after three passes, the ball was handed over to the inside line. At this time, Australia's center was David Andersen, who had briefly stayed with the Houston Rockets. This center is one of the few technical players in Australia, but the disadvantage is that his body is not very strong, and his confrontational ability is relatively poor. Facing such an inside line, Yi Jianlian immediately went forward and flung a block, directly disrupting Andersen's rhythm.

  Anderson reluctantly passed the ball to the outside line, and Australia reorganized its offense. Perhaps due to the unprecedented eagerness to advance from the group stage, all the players of the Chinese men's basketball team were unusually desperate, exerting 120% of their strength, and defending frantically. In the end, they managed to hold off Australia for almost 30 seconds. With only one second left on the clock, the Australian guard had no choice but to shoot a three-pointer from the outside line, leaving it to fate. The ball swished back and forth before finally bouncing into the hoop.

  "How did the ball go in?" Yao Ming was shocked and suddenly became tense: "This ball is very lucky for Australia, our defense has been done very well, but this kind of ball can only be said that Australia's luck is too good. However, it doesn't matter, we are still leading by three points, and we are on the offense side. The most important thing is that the last defensive play has already consumed 30 seconds, now there is only one minute and a half left..."

  This three-pointer went in, and it's not just the upper officials who were nervous, I'm afraid all Chinese people who care about the Chinese men's basketball team are extremely tense.

  Australia immediately launched a full-court press, forcing the Chinese team to barely get past half court. Fortunately, the Chinese team had practiced breaking presses in recent years and managed to pass the ball through several times before finally getting it across half court. The Australian coach gestured for his players to defend their territory, muttering "what a pity".

  The Chinese men's basketball team has a strong defensive intensity, and the Australian team's defensive intensity is not weak either. In this final crucial moment, they even played more desperately than the Chinese men's basketball team, pressing the Chinese players to the point where they could hardly breathe.

  "Give me the ball!" China's Dinghai Shenniao, War God Dajun took a step inside the three-point line and asked for the ball. Liu Wei quickly passed the ball over, and after receiving it, Dajun immediately turned around to face the basket.

  Yao Ming has already used his footwork to beat several Australian inside players, making the Australian power forward very nervous. As a veteran who has participated in four Olympic Games, Yao Ming quickly discovered the opponent's tension and immediately raised his hand to make a shooting motion. The opponent was so nervous that he jumped up unconsciously, but regretted it afterwards.

  Just then, Da Yu immediately picked up the ball and actively approached him as soon as the opponent landed.

  "Swish!" Without asking, the referee immediately called a defensive foul, and what was even more depressing for the Australian team was that Yao's weak shot actually went in.

  "What a beautiful shot! 2+1! Big Guang! It's Big Guang again! At the critical moment, our stabilizer saved China once more, and this shot basically shattered Australia's hope of a comeback!" Under Yao Ming's passionate commentary, the Chinese team members on the court rushed towards Big Guang, hugging him tightly.

  The Chinese players on the court also wildly waved their towels to celebrate, and coach Deng Pingzhu was so excited that he knelt down on one knee, with his other hand clenched into a fist, striking the air at his waist.

  Everyone thought the game was over, but Dajun remained extremely calm, patted his teammates hard and shouted: "Don't relax! The game is not over yet! One minute is enough for anything to happen! Don't relax at all, retreat to the backcourt and defend with your life!"

  The Chinese team's players on the court also woke up a lot, no mistake, there was still one minute left, anything could happen, although at this time the Chinese men's basketball team led by five points. If Dajuan made a penalty shot, it would be a six-point difference, but six points are just two three-pointers. If Australia made two three-pointers and China didn't score, everything would be over.

  Because the Chinese team's physical strength is not as good as Australia, if they enter overtime, the Chinese team will definitely lose. In this situation, the other four players of the Chinese men's basketball team immediately retreated to the backcourt, leaving only Yi Jianlian alone in the front court for free throws. They had great confidence in Yi Jianlian's free throws. In this game, Yi Jianlian had already made six free throws and scored 24 points, making him the highest scorer in the game.

  As the other Chinese players retreated to their own half of the court, three Australians entered the Chinese half-court, leaving only two players competing for the rebound. In fact, they didn't think Yao would miss the free throw either, after all, his shooting was too hot before, 7 out of 8 shots made, this feeling, you can't argue with it. Therefore, the two Australian players who stayed back to grab the rebound were a bit mentally absent.

  Dai Yu stood at the free throw line, his eyes darting back and forth between the two opposing team members' faces, noticing that their stances were somewhat problematic, without any signs of a rebounding posture. He hesitated for a moment, then grasped the basketball with both hands and shot it out with force!

  "Clang!"

  "Oh no! The ball didn't go in..." Yao Ming suddenly shouted anxiously, but the next moment, he suddenly let out a loud whoop: "Beautiful! Da Yu flew to grab the rebound at the front court, the Australian players were too careless, Da Yu retreated behind the three-point line, it seems they need to reorganize their offense... Ah? He's going to shoot! Three-pointer!"

  "Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! Guo Ailun scored three points! The score is now eight points apart! The game is over! China men's basketball won!! Long live the great country!!!"

  This chapter is dedicated to Old Man Da Yu. No need to be embarrassed, this book is urban, not competitive, only this one chapter, and no more will follow.