Dominate the Super Bowl

Hayward and Watt?

Wait, is Li Wei ignoring Brady? The New England Patriots are the defending champions!

Upon closer reflection, it became quite intriguing.

This scene had unfolded during the season opener, but back then there was an excuse—Li Wei was an outsider rookie who knew nothing about football.

Now, a whole season had passed, and Li Wei was no longer the clueless outsider, yet the familiar scene was playing out again.

This time, there were no excuses—the slap was powerful and soared upward. Explore stories at My Virtual Library Empire

To take a step back, even if Li Wei was more looking forward to playing against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he didn't mention the offensive line's iron triangle but named Hayward... and Watt—

Not J.J. Watt, but T.J. Watt, a rookie just like Li Wei.

Isn't this a slap in the face?

A slap, crisply and cleanly landing on the faces of many league superstars.

An unexpected answer, a crisp and straightforward wall-crashing response, no hesitation, no doubt, plunging the press room into a brief buffering state.

Beyond the shock, excitement and frenzy collided in their minds. Imagining the thrilling headlines, the reporters almost suffered brain hemorrhages.

Sparks!

This was the spark they were waiting for!

The press conference attendees had been waiting so long for this moment.

And Li Wei, seeing no reaction from the reporters, just turned around and walked away, just like that… turned… and left… leaving a group of reporters in total disarray.

This time, not to mention Hill, even Kelsey was agape, staring dumbfounded at the Li Wei appearing before them.

Then.

He gave a thumbs up. One wasn't enough, he gave two.

...

In the age of social media, the news spread at the speed of light, and before anyone could blink, Gillette Stadium in Foxborough was surrounded, inside and out.

"Tom, Li Wei thinks you're not a match for him."

Li Wei: This reporter's reading comprehension skills have broken the scale, scoring ten thousand points—no, ten thousand and one, not afraid to give him extra just to prevent his arrogance.

In just one sentence, the slap landed directly on Brady's face.

Even though Brady was battle-hardened, at this moment, the smile at the corner of his mouth was somewhat strained, and one could see, despite his control, the veins on his temple throbbing wildly. His smile was a bit stiff.

But Brady, true to his name, had weathered many storms, and ultimately, he maintained his composure.

"Then I'll see you on the field."

Ha.

Outrageous! Absurd!

He really just laughed it off.

The first week of the regular season; they just lost a game because the team was slow to warm up. Now all these young players are getting cocky. He knew he was the target. Countless up-and-comers in the league wanted to defeat him to make a name for themselves, but after so many years, he still stood firm at the pyramid's peak; even Manning had already retired. Was he worried about these kids?

Ha!

If they want to beat him, let them try!

He would show these youngsters with actions that the intensity and force of the playoffs couldn't be mastered just by riding on youthful vigor.

Rumors had it that on that day, Brady was as though he had consumed gunpowder—exceptionally focused and ruthlessly ferocious, tormenting the offensive line severely.

Here, a group headed to Foxborough to challenge Brady.

There, another team went to Pittsburgh to clear mines—

Roethlisberger. Bell. Brown.

All three players were known for their volatile tempers, each more explosive than the last, to the extent that even reporters would only dare approach wearing helmets and armor.

Indeed, each of them had a scowl, as if they were competing in a scowling contest.

Roethlisberger was particularly disgruntled, still choking on the defeat by the Kansas City Chieftain in a regular-season game, a bitterness that had lingered to that moment. A slight prompt from a reporter brought those nauseating memories flooding back.

"Ha! When I got my first championship ring, that guy was probably still in diapers sucking on a pacifier," he scoffed mockingly.

"Everyone has a mouth, but sadly, not everyone has a brain. Next time you boast, better weigh your own worth to avoid becoming a joke."

"If you don't know your place, it doesn't matter. Come to Pittsburgh next week, and let daddy teach you a lesson."

"Honestly, I don't even consider him a threat, our real opponents are in Foxborough."

Baring teeth, looking ferocious and dreadful.

With cold mockery and sharp sarcasm, Roethlisberger launched a fierce attack, completely disregarding Li Wei and even severely trampling on the Kansas City Chiefs, making even the on-site reporters grimace.

Of course, there was no countering it—

Roethlisberger had risen to fame at a young age, selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, eleventh overall, in 2004. Initially not favored, in his draft class he was considered less talented than Eli Manning and Philip Rivers.

In his rookie season, Roethlisberger was a backup quarterback. But when the starting quarterback was injured during the preseason and the second quarterback was also injured in the third quarter of the second game, Roethlisberger took over.

It was practically the script of a protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel.

Roethlisberger seized the chance and has never been demoted from his spot as the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In his rookie season, he led the team into the playoffs and fought their way to the American League Championship, ultimately losing to the eventful Super Bowl Champions, the New England Patriots.

In his sophomore season, Roethlisberger made a strong comeback, giving a perfect performance and leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Super Bowl Championship.

In other words, in 2005, at just twenty-three years old, Roethlisberger became the youngest quarterback in history to win a Super Bowl. At that time, even Peyton Manning was still desperately chasing his first Super Bowl ring, while Brees and Rodgers remained relatively unknown.

Though his performance in that Super Bowl was disastrously poor, with a quarterback rating of 22.6 setting a new low for Super Bowl quarterback performance, it cannot be denied that his eight successful third-down conversions in the game were crucial to securing the victory.

At that time, Roethlisberger was considered the next superstar of the league.

Roethlisberger had a hundred reasons to ignore Li Wei, and he was already sharpening his knives, eagerly hoping to beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs to avenge the regular season loss.

The outcome of the regular season was just a victory or a loss; the outcomes in the playoffs are the true valuable milestones.

Roethlisberger made no attempt to conceal the Pittsburgh Steelers' ambitions for the season—they were already looking forward to a showdown with the New England Patriots in the American League Championship, not to mention the Kansas City Chiefs, even ignoring the upcoming second wildcard game.

Everything was as the journalists had predicted—

Sparks.

They wanted to create sparks, so the sparks came!

Be it the New England Patriots or the Pittsburgh Steelers, just a slight touch on the topic of Li Wei was enough to ignite a blazing fire, disregarding both the victories and losses of the regular games and the whole season's frenzy over Li Wei as a challenge, even a provocation, to the two dominant powers of the American League.

Moreover, there were the much-ignored Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills.

In the midst of this bustling hot discussion, they were completely overlooked, which caused them also to make noise unwillingly, each firing their shots.

Now, totally exploded.

And beyond imagination!