At first sight of such remarkable ball skills, all the kids who were sitting on the ground stood up and gathered around Huo Ling'er.
Surrounding him, their eyes were full of admiration.
Only the passionate female teacher could no longer keep the smile on her face.
With the child's skills already practiced to this level, why would he still come to their place? Is he here as a competitor looking to show off?
The female teacher said with a stiff smile, "I think the child is already very skilled. He is not suitable for a beginner's soccer interest class like this. He should be sent to a professional school."
Shen Feixian stepped forward with a friendly smile, "I heard this is the best place in Y City to learn soccer."
The teacher's expression eased a little. She pondered silently for a moment, "Has the child practiced at home before?"
"He has practiced before, but his previous coach went abroad."
When Huo Ling'er was at Qingyun Sect, there was indeed an elder responsible for teaching him. That elder was not present here, so using "went abroad" as an excuse seemed most appropriate.
"Now the child's coach is away, so we wanted to bring him here to take a look, to see which coach would be suitable! You don't need to worry about the money. Just hire the best coach for the child!"
Upon hearing this, the teacher's expression improved even more. She glanced at the soccer field beside her and said, "Although the child is still young, talent can be seen at an early age! The kids here are all just beginners. If you want to train the child's skills, you can go to the youth group."
Huo Ling'er was then brought to another soccer field.
The kids on this soccer field were much taller than those on the previous field. They were all sweating profusely, running vigorously on the field.
Compared to the penalty shootouts earlier, the difficulty here was much higher.
Huo Ling'er had to join them in a match!
Seeing such a young child, most of the teenagers were smiling, looking somewhat amused.
The field was where one's true abilities were revealed. They would soon find out what the child was capable of.
After the referee blew the whistle, the ball stuck to Huo Ling'er's feet like glue.
He easily and nimbly weaved through all the tall teenagers on the field, aimed at the goal, and kicked - it went in!
All the kids on the field were stunned!
They looked at each other, seemingly not understanding how the ball got in. Were they going easy on him?
And then the second goal, the third, the fourth.
The group of kids' expressions completely changed, their smiles long gone.
"What's going on? How can you not stop a single child?"
"He's so small yet he can run right past you with the ball!"
"What's that got to do with me? Go ask the goalkeeper! That ball went right past his face and he didn't even try to catch it!"
"Alright, enough! Don't argue anymore! Focus! If a child can beat you, how will you ever win against others in the future?"
After some internal conflicts, they reached a consensus - no more going easy.
But this was never an issue of letting up or not.
Even when they were serious, the outcome was still the same.
"What are you guys doing? Weren't you all scoring goals so easily during practice? Come on, score me one now!"
The hot-tempered child erupted on the spot, throwing down the ball and refusing to play.
"If you can't beat a child then you can't beat him, why take it out on others! I don't see you touching the ball either with you being so good!"
The hot-blooded boys started arguing. The ones not arguing stood together, exchanging looks and glancing at Huo Ling'er.
Huo Ling'er was still as composed as when he first arrived, casually standing on the field, hanging his fair little hands and surveying the other teenagers, then looking back at Shen Feixian and Song Jixing behind him.
There were several coaches standing on the sidelines observing the match.
From Huo Ling'er's first goal, they realized his remarkable ball skills.
As Huo Ling'er kept scoring, they cheered along!
There was a saying, "Do one thing and love one thing." Although their own skills were lacking, seeing such a talented seedling as Huo Ling'er still made them very happy! It was as if they were looking at a future international soccer superstar!
The national team was good in all kinds of sports, just lacking in men's soccer. That was not where soccer stars belonged.
Even if he went on to play for another team in the future, he would still be someone who came from this land, still someone from their country! Their pride!
Therefore, seeing Huo Ling'er's overwhelming goals, they made no move to stop him at all.
Firstly, they wanted to see how many surprises Huo Ling'er could bring them. Secondly, they hoped this would let the other kids understand, understand the huge gap between themselves and others, so they could train harder in the future.
A certain amount of setback could make one grow.
Only when things were getting out of control did the coaches reluctantly step in to stop it.
Coach A: "Alright, stop arguing! It's just a few goals. If you fall apart just from conceding three goals in a match, are you just gonna forfeit the game?"
Coach B: "Look at how arrogant you guys normally are, thinking you're the best in the world. Now what - he's only a bit taller than the ball. He scored so many goals, was that because of his height?"
Coach C also stepped in. Although his words were not exactly comforting, his general idea was similar.
There was no need to make a big fuss over a loss.
After half an hour, the person in charge of the interest class was standing in front of Shen Feixian, smiling as he welcomed them.
"Although we don't have a suitable coach here, we feel the child has great potential and can develop on a bigger stage! If you need it, we can also provide support!"
"We have a player training program here! Each month we will give the players an allowance, of course they also need to participate in related activities..."
In short, they had taken a liking to Huo Ling'er and decided to groom him as a player.
This was somewhat unexpected to Shen Feixian, but it was no big deal.
Shen Feixian: "I think you have misunderstood! We brought the child here to find a teacher, not to earn money. We are not lacking money!"
"You might want to consider it. Our conditions are very good. The child can start earning a salary now that will continue until he is 90 years old!"
"We really do not lack money!" Shen Feixian stated categorically.
Song Jixing couldn't help but glance at his martial brother, inwardly admiring how righteous he was able to sound.
