Chapter 65 Running
The signal was given and the race started. In just a dozen seconds, Tan Xiao had finished the race. At this time, Lin Yang had not even caught his breath. His face was as red as a shrimp, but at least he had the strength to sit on the ground and wipe the sweat with a towel. He saw that after Tan Xiao finished the run, Kong Xuan supported him and handed him a bottle of water.
Lin Yang: “…”
Lin Yang: "Xiao, are you so weak now?"
This is not the Tan Xiao he knew. The Tan Xiao who had just finished running 3,000 meters was okay, or maybe he had been cramped by Kong Chuang's attack.
Before Tan Xiao could say anything, Kong Xuan said unhappily, "Who are you calling weak?"
Lin Yang looked around and confirmed: "That can't be me..."
He didn't understand what these two were doing.
Kong Xuan was about to express his own unscientific and unmetaphysical ideas.
Tan Xiaola shamelessly made up a story: "We are all here to win glory for the class, so why should you have someone to support you, give you water and wipe your sweat? We are just trying to keep each other warm. Don't you have human rights in the 100-meter race?"
Lin Yang: “…………”
God damn it, he feels like he wants to complain but doesn’t know how, you guys really should stop loving him too much!
When the race was finished and the results were listed, the two people who had been so strong and weak were really at the top of the list and participated in the relay together with two other students. In addition, Tan Xiao would represent Class 3 in the 3,000-meter race, while Kong Xuan would represent Class 3 in the 100-meter race.
The physical education teacher made some arrangements and let Tan Xiao run the first leg and Kong Xuan run the last leg, because the other two had never run a relay race. The teacher taught them the baton-taking movements, and Tan Xiao also quietly asked Kong Xuan not to knock his teammates away.
Kong Xuan asked doubtfully, "Can't we remove the two people in the middle? Tan Xiao can just pass it to me directly."
The physical education teacher looked at him indifferently and said, "Look at what you said. Don't I want to? I still want to fight to the end."
Kong Xuan: “…”
The students who were watching all burst into laughter. Oh, after spending this semester together, Kong Xuan has become much more humorous.
Although Kong Xuan's proposal was not adopted, he and Tan Xiao could still team up to practice passing the baton, so Kong Xuan didn't mind.
…
The physical education teacher distributed the batons to the four relay runners and asked them to take them after class to continue practicing.
Tan Xiao took the baton home, and when he reached the door, it was time for Kong Xuan to change his form as usual, or it could be said that he became invisible in front of ordinary people.
As soon as he entered the door, Tan Xiao saw a group of people carrying cameras to film Tan Chunying burning incense. This was not an uncommon scene in his home, so he moved away.
After they finished filming this scene, the crew members greeted Tan Xiao, "Teacher Tan, this is your son, right?"
"Yes, this is my son Tan Xiao, who is currently studying at Nanchu No. 1 Middle School." Tan Chunying introduced him skillfully, and also said to Tan Xiao, "These are the teachers in charge of the Chu Wu chapter of the documentary "The Great Witch". They came here to learn more about the situation."
"The Great Witch" is a documentary that is currently being prepared and tells the story of the Wu and Nuo culture in various parts of China. It is still in the research stage. Master Tan Jia is one of the candidates for filming, and I came to investigate this time.
After learning that the crew was only responsible for silent recording, and would definitely focus on the activities of the current inheritor Tan Chunying, and would not interfere and try not to disturb Tan Xiao's studies, Tan Chunying felt that she must fight for it, as it was rare to have such an excellent documentary about Wu Nuo culture.
"Hello, classmate Tan Xiao. Actually, the reason we came to you is because of the recommendation from teacher Xiong Hui." The director of the Chu Wu chapter was named Zhu Yixin. At this time, she extended her hand and shook hands with Tan Xiao.
Tan Xiao didn't know if his world was in chaos for a moment. Was this director also from 404? How did he know Xiong Gui? Did Xiong Gui recommend him himself? How did he recommend him?
Kong Xuan was standing by, and since no one else could see him, he pondered, "Did the male snake tell them in their dreams?"
Tan Xiao: "..."
It is somewhat possible that when Xionggui said that the excavation work had come to an end, people were really busy trying to support him everywhere.
Fortunately, Zhu Yixin saw his puzzled look and took the initiative to explain: "You may not know that our chief director's friend and colleague is currently in charge of the production of the documentary on the excavation of the Chu King's Tomb. When we were producing the Chu witch part, we thought it was a good entry point, and we also went to the excavation experts to learn about it, including seeing some excavation clips, in which you were included. When talking to the experts on the phone, that teacher Xiong specifically emphasized the efforts of classmate Tan Xiao, and later we also saw some of your deeds. You are not old but you are determined to inherit the spiritual master culture, right?"
Tan Xiao was sweating when he heard this. He actually found him in this way. He remembered that they did say that because of the importance of the Tomb of the King of Chu, a documentary would be made throughout the process, and he was filmed before and after entering the tomb. However, most of the stories about his help in the Tomb of the King of Chu were actually fictionalized based on reality, and the truth must not be told.
Tan Xiao guessed that they had only heard Xionggui's chatter on the phone, so he cooperated very well and said, "Yes, I have been exposed to the Southern Chu witch culture since I was a child. As I grew up, I found that this is a culture with great historical connotations. It has deeply influenced the Chuci and other Chu cultures. It can even be said that witch culture is the ancestor of Chinese culture..."
Tan Xiao’s proficiency is just as high as Tan Chunying’s. In fact, because he is still in high school, his words have more of a heritage meaning.
This is also one of the reasons why the crew of "The Great Witch" was quickly impressed and came to them. From Tan Chunying who has made the spiritual master culture a benchmark in the industry, to Tan Xiao who has been committed to promoting the spiritual master since he was in school, they are one of the very typical and successful modern development paths of Wu Nuo culture.
Zhu Yixin was delighted when she heard this: "Should I call you Mr. Tan?"
"Ah..." Tan Xiao said, "It's better to call him a magician."
Zhu Yixin laughed out loud. She had also collected a lot of material. A documentary is not just a record of events. It is not just about filming every aspect of Chu Wu. It is also full of things to watch and think about. However, these points need to be recorded on a real basis through detailed research and excavation by the production team in the early stage.
Tan Jia Lingshi is undoubtedly a good choice. Transformation mascot, assisting in the excavation of the tomb of the King of Chu, inheritance in the new era... In addition to tradition, there are many other points that can be presented.
"We just tried to shoot a sample clip of Teacher Tan performing daily sacrificial rituals..." Zhu Yi thought, "The spiritual master's rituals are really well preserved." And because he has been performing for a long time, they are also quite entertaining.
Tan Chunying smiled politely, looking like a master and an artist.
Kong Xuan was speechless and said, "You are really good at pretending..."
In addition to the daily sacrificial rituals, he will expose that Tan Chunying is just cheating on him on a daily basis!
Zhu Yixin continued, "Teacher Tan also showed us some traditional spells of spiritual masters, such as water magic and palm fire. I wonder if you, Master Tan, have developed any new techniques?"
Tan Xiao was caught off guard and had no props at hand. After thinking for a while, could it be that there was some real stuff going on?
But this was in his yard, and he was afraid that the force might not be enough and the person would be blown away somewhere.
"Well, let me think about it." Tan Xiao wanted to perform well and win the documentary. It was obvious that people were already optimistic about their family, and they just needed to give more reasons.
Tan Xiao hesitated, should he get some props and perform traditional tricks, or take the risk of being struck by thunder...
Tan Chunying probably had the same idea, and she was cheering on the side: "Let's do something ruthless, son, and see if you can summon the peacock again."
Tan Xiao: “!”
He knew that Tan Chunying must be joking about Yunmengze, but Kong Xuan was right next to them, so he would take it seriously!
Tan Xiao didn't dare to look Kong Xuan in the eye, "Do you think peacocks are so precious that they can be found everywhere?"
Kong Xuan smiled triumphantly and looked around, but unfortunately no one could see him and he had no reason to show up.
But it doesn’t matter, he will help as Tan Chunying said.
"Make a gesture." Kong Xuan walked behind Tan Xiao, held his waist with both hands and lifted him up high, held him in the air facing the light for three seconds, and then slowly put him down with a look of unsatisfied feeling.
Tan Xiao only had time to follow Kong Xuan's words and make the hand gestures casually, but he didn't expect that he would be lifted up!
He looked blankly at the others, then at Kong Xuan.
Kong Xuan: "It's only a few inches off the ground. It's not flying into the sky. I know my limits!"
He has practiced both physics and acting.
Tan Xiao: “…” But I can’t even say it out loud!
The crew members who were originally smiling were all stunned. "Are you sure? Is he floating in the air?"
He just made a hand gesture and then hung in the air for at least three seconds! Moreover, because of the backlight angle, they couldn't see Tan Xiao's stunned expression clearly, which added a sense of sacredness to Tan Xiao's "magic".
A group of people gathered around, looking up and down to see if there were any transparent props.
"I know there must be a principle, but it's too magical!" Zhu Yixin exclaimed, "Teacher Tan, is this also passed down from your family? Or is it borrowed from magic, but it seems that there are no magic props. Is it an oriental secret technique with the same effect? I don't think I've seen other Chu witch associations?"
In fact, many so-called spells have been revealed, and are similar among different wizards, but this trick is really fresh.
How would Tan Chunying know? She was even more confused than them!
When Tan Xiao saw Tan Chunying's expression, he felt a little nervous. He thought his mother wouldn't suspect anything.
She didn't tell me when she researched the new moves. Tan Chunying said one thing in her mind without even stuttering: "This is a secret of my family. I can't tell you. Our ancestors said that if you pass it on to others, your family will never prosper."
Tan Xiao: ...very good, stable performance!
…
The crew of "The Great Witch" spent several days investigating Tan Xiao's home before leaving, and in the blink of an eye they arrived at the Nanchu No. 1 Middle School Sports Meet.
The weather was nice that day and the sun was shining brightly.
To the familiar "Athletes' March", Tan Xiao and Kong Xuan entered the opening ceremony formation of their class, and finally gathered on the playground, everyone wearing the same sportswear.
Tan Xiao whispered, "Occasions like this were what I feared the most when I was a kid, because everyone would be highly uniform, with the same clothes, shoes, socks, and sometimes even the same hairstyle. Then everyone looked the same to me, and I couldn't recognize them when they greeted me, which would make me very anxious, especially if they asked me to pass something or a message."
It’s not Tan Xiao’s fault that he couldn’t recognize the person!
Kong Xuan secretly thought that not recognizing faces was not a sin, and he even felt sympathy for the young Tan Xiao who was face-blind at the time.
Tan Xiao continued: "However, later on, I realized that when I was calmer, they were the ones who got hurt."
Kong Xuan: “… Yeah!”
Let's take a step back and say that these people who Tan Xiao couldn't recognize had no fault at all? Or was it because their behavior was not distinctive enough that Tan Xiao recognized them.
After the opening ceremony, the track and field event began immediately. The most active person in Class Three this time was not the participating students, but Yu Zhenzhen. She was one of the official photographers of the school's public account and she ran around and rushed to various events.
When it came to the men's 4x100 relay race, Yu Zhenzhen squatted in the best camera position, thinking that it was a good time for me to make a film.
When she saw Tan Xiao starting, she immediately started taking photos at high speed, all the way to the fourth runner Kong Xuan, and saw him cross the finish line first!
The official photographer also has a stance, Yu Zhenzhen cheered.
Yu Zhenzhen stepped back and almost stepped on someone. She looked back and saw that it was a strange classmate. "I'm sorry."
The man shook his head and smiled at her, "It's okay."
Yu Zhenzhen took a quick look and then ran forward to take pictures of the athletes after they finished running.
She saw Tan Xiao running over from the first runner's position, hugging Kong Xuan, and quickly raised her hand to take a photo. Her elbow bumped into someone again. She looked up and saw that it was the classmate who was stepped on just now, "...I'm sorry."
The other party shook his head repeatedly: "I am sorry, but I also like this camera position."
Yu Zhenzhen looked at his empty hands, not even holding a cell phone, and her mind was full of questions.
...Camera position, why don’t you take out the camera?
…
Tan Xiao took a rest and then warmed up again, ready to participate in the 3,000-meter race.
Kong Xuan also moved his wrist, ready to go. After running seven and a half laps, he would catch the weak-legged Tan Xiao on the spot.
"Tan Xiao!" Yu Zhenzhen waved to Tan Xiao and asked him to look at the camera. Okay, close-up!
With the camera, Tan Xiao knew it was Yu Zhenzhen. What was strange was that there was a classmate next to Yu Zhenzhen, who was also waving at him from a distance and shouting, "Look here, look here!"
Yu Zhenzhen: “…”
It's a bit weird... Tan Xiao nodded and smiled at that person, then continued warming up.
As soon as the referee fired the starting gun, Tan Xiao rushed out from the inner track, swinging his arms and breathing methodically at the speed he had practiced, one lap, two laps, quite easily.
However, it is inevitable that it will become difficult when running to the middle and late stages.
During the broadcast, the commentator was enthusiastic: "We can see that everyone is already in the fatigue period. Hang in there, victory is just around the corner! Now I will read the manuscript written by Lin Yang from Class 2 (3) of Senior High School for his classmate, contestant No. 1 Tan Xiao: Ah, Xiaoxiao, please run as much as you can, run towards your ideal, run towards your future..."
Kong Xuan ran beside him, staring at the distance between Tan Xiao and the others. It was dangerous. The runner next to him was running too fast! The first place was no longer secure!
Kong Xuan: "Sprint, sprint."
Tan Xiao didn't say anything.
Kong Xuan: “Sprint!”
Tan Xiao held back a word while adjusting his breathing: "Who would sprint in the third lap?"
Seeing that Kong Xuan wanted to say something, he quickly said, "Participation is the important thing." He was really afraid that Kong Xuan would get carried away and come over and carry him away.
Kong Xuan shut up in dismay.
When it came to the last lap, Tan Xiao stared ahead, preparing to sprint the last one or two hundred meters. At this time, he was exhausted, his breathing was not so even, and his face was flushed. He thought to himself, they said they would maintain the third place and fight for the first place, but he didn't expect that everyone was so competitive. Can he maintain his position?
At this moment, Tan Xiao heard a crisp dog bark: "Woof!"
It was far away and thin, but it did reach his ears amidst the cheers. He should have been concentrating, but he couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound. Outside the wire fence, next to the artificial lake, a Yorkshire terrier finished barking, bit a stick on the ground, and pounced forward, scaring the orange cat with its butt sticking up in front of it so much that its fur stood up and dodged, then opened its mouth in annoyance - and stopped, without shouting, and finally just opened its mouth, its whiskers raised, and its claws sharpened faster.
"!" Tan Xiao almost lost his breath.
Aquarius Elder? Yorkshire?
Tan Xiao watched them running forward in a tangle, the orange cat's fat but flexible body dodged and blocked the Yorkshire Terrier's path, but the Yorkshire Terrier seemed to be one step ahead, slipping under the orange cat's crotch, successfully breaking through, and running forward. The orange cat followed closely behind, and the two ran just as lively as the next track. On the playground separated by a net, everyone was concerned about the situation at the sports meeting, and no one went to see the cats and dogs. It seemed that only he cared.
Elder, don't run away, take me with you to get extra points!!
Tan Xiao's originally tired body suddenly burst out with strength from somewhere, and he ran faster and faster.
The announcer's surprised voice spread throughout the school through the loudspeaker: "Player No. 1 Tan Xiao started sprinting half a lap in advance?!... This is unreasonable, but his speed is very fast and he surpassed the two players in front of him!
"Is this a tactic? We can see that the other runners are also getting anxious and sprinting ahead of schedule one after another... Some of the good students have stabilized and are preparing to sprint at the end, but their pace is a bit messy.
"But Tan Xiao's speed has not slowed down. He is even faster. He is still sprinting. If he continues to maintain the first position, he will win!
“…crossed the finish line!”
Tan Xiao rushed across the finish line, and the red line was knocked away by the boy and flew in the air, drawing a beautiful arc.
Cheers broke out at the scene, Kong Xuan opened his hands——
"Let us congratulate student number one, Tan Xiao, for his undisputed victory in the men's 3,000-meter race. Eh? Tan Xiao...?"
"Let's go!" Tan Xiao called out to Kong Xuan and ran forward without slowing down.
What are you thinking about with your hand raised? Don’t you see the dog?
Everyone: “…………???”
What happened? Everyone, led by the students from Class 3, stood there in a daze. They wanted to celebrate but couldn’t find anyone to celebrate with. They only saw Tan Xiao not only not stop after crossing the finish line, but also running even harder!
"..." Kong Xuan still had his hands open, furious.
