Luo Qingyan immediately showed a very unpleasant expression:
"I didn't expect you to observe things so meticulously!"
"With such a great analyst like you, how can we not win the championship?"
Lin Ran burst into laughter:
"Don't you know who I am?"
"I'm really good at this..."
Just as Luo Qingyan's small hand was about to pinch Lin Ran, Lin Ran suddenly changed the subject:
"But it's a pity. All of these people combined don't measure up to you in the slightest."
"In every aspect, you completely crush them..."
"Otherwise, with my picky gaze, how could I have chosen you?"
"Miss Qingyan."
As he spoke, Lin Ran tugged at her small hand and pulled Luo Qingyan into his embrace.
That's more like it...
Luo Qingyan hummed proudly twice, a look of satisfaction on her face.
Her expression was like that of a little kitten basking in the sun, suddenly having its belly rubbed by its owner, lazy and comfortable.
So much so that Lin Ran almost wanted to really rub her belly.
Thinking of Luo Qingyan's delicate, smooth, and cool jade-like skin, like exquisite rice cake, Lin Ran felt a stir.
Especially the wonderful process of slowly sliding up along her skin, eventually fitting perfectly into one's grasp, was intoxicating just to think about.
However, since it was in public, Lin Ran didn't want to directly reach inside Luo Qingyan's clothes. He could only satisfy himself by touching her legs for now.
But Luo Qingyan's legs were also exceptionally exquisite, soft yet not greasy, full, tender, smooth, and elastic. Playing with them for a year would still be too little.
Although they were showing off their affection in front of everyone, Lü Qiufeng, Xu Sheng, and the others were clearly used to it and pretended not to see.
However, the audience whose attention was focused here clearly couldn't stand it.
After all, both Lin Ran's popularity among girls and Luo Qingyan's popularity among boys were at the absolute top tier.
The two naturally drew the envy of countless same-sex admirers.
Even the girls from West Lake University couldn't help but glance at them frequently, with looks of helplessness.
Who wouldn't want to be one of them?
...
It can only be said that time, which is generally pleasurable, passes quickly.
Lin Ran clearly felt that Luo Qingyan had just settled into his arms, and the preceding matches were already over.
In fact, the Round of 32 was already halfway through.
"Time to get ready for preparation..."
Lin Ran looked reluctant.
Luo Qingyan shook her head, lightly rolled off Lin Ran, stood up, and clapped her hands:
"Let's go, let's go, let's finish this quickly..."
"Heh heh, at worst, we can go back home earlier tonight!"
As a possessor of another talent that demands a great deal of energy, and a twin talent at that.
Luo Qingyan's needs in that regard were also quite high.
From her usual appetite, one could tell that this little girl was quite a big eater.
However, she wasn't as abnormal as Lin Ran with his Golden Dragon Martial Soul.
Coupled with the difference in physique, it was always Luo Qingyan who begged for mercy first.
But Luo Qingyan was stubbornly defiant, unskilled yet eager, and liked to feign rejection, which sometimes made Lin Ran helpless. He could only use his quick, precise, and powerful unparalleled spear technique to teach her a lesson.
However, now was clearly not the time...
"Let's compete first, let's compete first!"
After saying that, Lin Ran stood up and led everyone towards the competition arena.
The rules for team battles were slightly different from individual battles.
The most significant difference was reflected in the draw for matchups.
To maintain an element of suspense, in the knockout stages of team battles, the next round's opponents would not be announced immediately after a new ranking was determined.
Instead, the tokens representing these teams would be placed in a transparent container, and two would be randomly drawn to face each other, creating a more tense and exciting viewing experience.
It was now the Round of 16, and the tokens representing Lin Ran's team had naturally entered the draw container.
"Alright, the competition has now determined the top 16 teams. Let's see who the next match will feature!"
"It's worth mentioning that the two Round of 16 teams enjoying bye privileges, Yan Yun University and West Lake University, have also entered the draw pool!"
Ni Ya shouted into the air and flew to the transparent container.
So far, Ni Ya was the only commentator for the team battles.
Due to the extremely negative impact of the previous Wang Yuanqing incident, Xiang Chu's event organizers received a large number of complaints and negative reviews.
The audience clamored that the commentators were spouting nonsense and their analysis was worthless. They would rather listen to Ni Ya's solo performance than hear an ignorant person ranting and roaring.
At least Ni Ya had no bias, was good-looking, and had a pleasant voice, completely outclassing Wang Yuanqing and his ilk.
Wang Yuanqing, for this reason, was temporarily shelved by Xiang Chu.
Under immense public pressure and the audience's distrust of Xiang Chu, all the subsequent commentators paired with Ni Ya were canceled.
It was only in the Round of 16 that they assigned her an experienced department head as a partner.
After all, while Ni Ya's personal professional level was acceptable, her insight was certainly not as sharp as that of the seasoned experts.
The analysis of the game situation still relied on others.
The commentator arranged this time was quite popular, and Lin Ran and his team were somewhat familiar with him.
This person was Director Han, Han Zixi, who had greeted them and arranged their accommodation when they first arrived in Xiang Chu.
Han Zixi, riding another flying vehicle, also arrived next to the transparent container and said with a smile:
"Then let Ms. Ni Ya and I each draw one team for the first matchup of the Round of 16!"
As they spoke, each of them drew a token from the container.
"Let's see the results of the draws..."
"By random draw, this match will be between Weiyang University, against... Yan Yun University!"
"Well! Right from the start, we've drawn a team with a bye!"
"And this team, Yan Yun University, boasts several players who placed highly in the individual events! They even swept the championship and runner-up!"
"It can be said that they have maximized the individual combat power of their players!"
Ni Ya introduced enthusiastically.
Han Zixi smiled slightly and continued along with Ni Ya's words:
"And Weiyang University on the other side seems to be the exact opposite of Yan Yun University..."
"From the previous matches, we can see that the strategy Weiyang University has consistently adopted is primarily team cooperation."
"Their synchronization and exquisite coordination have left every team that has fallen before them completely convinced."
"It is precisely because of their extreme teamwork that they, who did not perform outstandingly in individual events, have been able to fight their way to this point..."
"So, when facing the all-star lineup of Yan Yun University, can they continue their legend?"