Chapter: 6673
Cai Cai said, "It seems like the competition has already started a few days ago, and it's being held at the Tokyo Budokan. If I'm not mistaken, tomorrow night will be the final round."
Yang Chen asked, "Has Shuangxue advanced to the finals?"
She has," Cai Cai smiled. "She advanced easily, but I heard that this year there is a very strong American player who is the dark horse, although I don't know much about her specific situation. If things go as expected, Shuangxue will likely meet her in the finals tomorrow night."
Yang Chen nodded and said, "I'll be flying to Tokyo at noon tomorrow to watch her competition."
The next day.
Yang Chen accompanied Xiao Chunran and Dong Ruolin to fly to Tokyo.
On the plane, the two women eagerly discussed going to Ginza and Omotesando for shopping. Although Xiao Chunran didn't have a strong desire to shop, her mother Ma Lian had specifically instructed her to bring some Japanese-made jewelry, cosmetics, and other gifts for herself. Xiao Chunran couldn't refuse, so she readily agreed.
Xiao Chunran is most skilled at making water levels equal in her daily life. Since she agreed to buy things for her parents, she naturally couldn't be unfair or cheat on her father, so she told Dong Ruolin that she planned to allocate a budget of 300,000 yuan for her parents' gifts, with the value of each gift ranging from 15 million to 15 million per person.
Dong Ruolin immediately took the initiative to volunteer to be her assistant, and so the two women decided to plan their arrival in Tokyo after they checked into the hotel. Later, Dong Ruolin asked Yang Chen, "Yang Chen, are you going with us?"
Yang Chen hurriedly said, "I can accompany you both while shopping, but tonight there's a kickboxing match in Tokyo that I want to watch. If you're interested, we can go together; if not, I'll go alone and won't eat dinner with you two then."
"What's this about a kickboxing match?" Dong Ruolin murmured, "I've never had any interest in that kind of sport."
After finishing her sentence, she turned to Xiao Chunran and said, "Chunran, let's not go watch any matches. Let Yang Chen go by himself, and we can have dinner together. I also have a Japanese friend who wants me to have dinner with him tonight, so we'll all go together."
Xiao Chunran asked cautiously, "Ruolin, is your Japanese friend a man or a woman?"
"Certainly a woman," Dong Ruolin said. "Don't worry, I won't take you to eat with some single male stranger."
As she spoke, she glanced at Yang Chen and smiled, saying, "Yang Chen, you can use me as an excuse tonight. Go watch the match by yourself, and we'll meet up again at the hotel later."
Yang Chen saw that Dong Ruolin had a local friend and also relaxed, saying, "Alright, don't be too late."
After getting off the plane, the three of them took a taxi to the hotel, where Yang Chen accompanied the two women to Ginza for shopping. He looked up the schedule online and found out that Qin Ao Xue's match was starting at 7pm tonight, so he bid farewell to the two women at 6pm and headed off alone to Tokyo Budokan by car.
Despite the popularity of martial arts, kickboxing, and wrestling matches globally, the overall level of university students is between professional and amateur levels. As a result, there aren't many spectators, so the excitement level isn't that high either.
Yang Chen initially thought he'd have to buy tickets from scalpers when he got to the venue, but was surprised to find discounted ticket sales at the entrance of the stadium.
He didn't hesitate to buy one without a second thought. By the time they entered the arena, the seat occupancy rate was around 70%, which was quite lively. At this point, the competition hadn't officially started yet, and the large screen beside him was playing out the schedule for tonight's four main matches.
The participants in the final match include the top four women and top four men from each category.
First up is the bronze medal match, also known as the third-place match between the third- and fourth-ranked athletes in both women's and men's categories.
The first match is the women's bronze medal match, followed by the men's bronze medal match, then the women's championship match, and finally the men's championship match, which is the main event.
This means that Qin Ao Xue's match will be held during the third match.
Yang Chen also caught a glimpse of Qin Ao Xue's opponent's name on the screen: Haili Swinn, an American. Although he didn't know much about this Haili Swinn, based on his understanding of Qin Ao Xue, her skills have significantly improved since last time. With her own given elixir to solidify her bones and meridians, as well as the martial arts techniques she learned from her master, Yang Chen believes that Qin Ao Xue will definitely win tonight. JrNovels.com