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Chapter 477: Chapter 322 Warm-up_2
He scanned the surrounding students; not many competitors were left at this stage.
"Wu Xiaoqi, are you confident?" Dan Kaiquan asked. He didn’t get along well with Wu Xiaoqi, but they weren’t completely at odds either—they were at a stage where they could exchange a few words.
Wu Xiaoqi: "I’m very confident."
Dan Kaiquan was skeptical.
On the other side.
Geng Lu commented again, "The bar is set really high now."
Chen Siyu asked, "Jiang Ning, can you make it over?"
Jiang Ning: "I can do it with my eyes closed."
Beside them, Ge Hao couldn’t stand it any longer; with his ability, this height was incredibly challenging.
A sneer twisted his lips, he said disdainfully, "If you can make it with your eyes closed, I’ll kneel before you!"
This time Jiang Ning didn’t ignore him; he glanced at Ge Hao: "Really?"
Seeing Jiang Ning’s reaction made Ge Hao laugh.
Shen Xu intervened, "Haozi, don’t mess around. Jiang Ning has strong jumping power; I might not be able to beat him."
Ge Hao, however, remained dubious even after this comment and countered:
"Shen Xu, could you make the jump with your eyes closed?"
Without hesitation, Shen Xu said, "Definitely not. If I really close my eyes, it’s like groping in the dark; I wouldn’t even be able to find the bar."
"Exactly," said Ge Hao.
Geng Lu suggested, "Let’s move somewhere else; it’s too noisy over here."
Staying away from certain unpleasant people is always the best choice.
Jiang Ning flipped his palm over, and a black cloth strip appeared in his hand.
"Do you really want to kneel?"
Ge Hao was stunned; damn, you came to high jump, were you that prepared?
The words were out; how could Ge Hao back down now?
In his view, when you’re out in the world, face is everything—it’s even more important than life.
Backing down now, where would he put his face?
"Why don’t you give it a try?" Ge Hao said arrogantly. "Brother advises you, don’t get cocky just because a couple of girls praised you, thinking you’re the best in the world."
Yang Sheng nearly lost control at the mention of a bet.
She spoke up: "Open your eyes and see clearly. It’s not just a couple of girls; we’ve got five."
Yang Sheng, Bai Yuxia, Geng Lu, and the Chen Siyu sisters.
Ge Hao almost lost his composure at the sight of the five beautiful girls.
The atmosphere instantly quieted down, leaving only Ge Hao’s face growing darker by the moment.
The whistle from Gu Wei sounded; it was Jiang Ning’s turn.
He picked up the black cloth and tied it over his eyes.
Geng Lu was about to say you don’t have to do this, but the words never left her mouth because Jiang Ning, with the black band on, seemed completely different from his usual self.
Jiang Ning walked to the starting position, prompting a stir among the onlookers.
High jumping blindfolded had never been done before!
Wang Longlong from the audience was shocked: "Brother Ma, look, what is Brother Ning doing!"
Ma Shicheng said, "He’s showing off."
Dan Kaiquan: "Damn, is he really going to jump blindfolded?"
Zhao Jinyang from Class 7 stood up straight, thinking he had seen through the ruse:
"If he can’t make the jump, just admit it. What’s with this act? Does he want to imply that if he doesn’t make it, it’s because he was blindfolded?"
Tang Fu, with her long legs, wore shorts today, ending above her thighs. At 179 cm tall, she was definitely tall, even among the boys.
Tang Fu said, "I think he’s digging his own grave."
Next to her was a girl with a cold expression. Hearing this, she fluttered her eyelashes.
She was Pei Yujing. Yesterday during the run, someone helped her, and afterward, she specifically inquired about them.
Luckily, Jiang Ning was among the top three in their grade, kind of famous in the first year, information the girls in Pei Yujing’s class shared with her.
Having learned that he was competing today, Pei Yujing bought a bottle of sports drink, making a special trip to thank him.
She planned to wait until Jiang Ning was eliminated and when fewer people were around to express her thanks.
Yet, the cool beverage was almost warm from the sun, and she still hadn’t handed it out.
’Why hasn’t he been eliminated yet...’
’Forget it, maybe I won’t give it to him after all. He may not even drink sports drinks; perhaps it was just a casual rescue...’
Pei Yujing almost left several times, but a deep-seated belief kept her from leaving.
’I’ll wait until he’s eliminated and then find a chance to give him the drink.’
’It should be soon.’
Not only the first-year students but also those from the second and third years noticed Jiang Ning.
"How do you see it, Tao Nian?" someone asked.
Tao Nian, the athlete, said indifferently, "Kind of interesting."
Jiang Ning’s Divine Sense took in the reactions of the surrounding audience.
He set off with a steady pace, neither fast nor slow, heading toward the bar.
Li Shi from Class 2 said, "Hilarious, he’s about to hit the bar."
The PE teacher Gu Wei didn’t know what to say.
Then, at the bar, Jiang Ning gave a light leap, clearing it with a forward stride. His clothes flitted in the wind as he gracefully soared over the bar.
He landed smoothly on the mat, the black cloth still covering his eyes.
Chen Siyu shouted, "Wow, Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning!"
A chorus of amazement erupted around them, and Wang Longlong shouted, "First Year Class 8’s Jiang Ning, high jumps 1.55 meters blindfolded, who else can do that! Who else!"
Cui Yu also egged on the crowd and even glanced deliberately at Zhao Jinyang from Class 7.
Jiang Ning casually walked back to where Geng Lu and the others were.
He took off the black cloth.
Geng Lu said indignantly, "That guy who bet with you, he ran off."
Jiang Ning: "I know."
Bai Yuxia looked puzzled, "Hm, you know?"
Geng Lu: "He must’ve guessed it."
...
At the height of 1.55 meters, Wu Xiaoqi cleared it on the first try. Dan Kaiquan failed his first two attempts but succeeded on his third, making it into the final round.
The high jump competition was officially consolidated onto field number 1; the athletes from field number 2 all moved over.
The bar was raised to 1.6 meters.
The competitors who remained were either athletes or extremely talented.
The crowd of students grew larger because the campus public address system had just announced the start of the finals for the boys’ high jump.
The referee was still Gu Wei, and he blew the whistle.
Shen Xu from Class 9 went first. Mimicking the athletes, he tried the Fosbury Flop, but clearly without grasping the key points, failing three times in a row. 𝘯𝘰𝑣𝘱𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
