A great deal of discussion came from the spectator stands, clamoring throughout the entire gymnasium, mixed from time to time with boos.
“What’s going on? Most of them are women. This isn’t a beauty pageant. Are they playing the pity card because they can’t afford to lose, sending women out?”
“Now this is boring. Isn’t it obvious they’re going to lose?”
“I more or less guessed it. The student council has never lost no matter who the opponent is. Besides, isn’t that guy called Zhi Li’s interpersonal relationships a little too bad? He couldn’t find anyone strong?”
Those voices entered Ke Bu’s ears, but Ke Bu did not even have the energy to talk back. Those idiots knew nothing. This team gathered by Zhi Li was terrifying, extremely terrifying. He would rather fight a hundred Xue Fangs one-on-one than face them. Evil Lan Yin, cold Su You Yan, dark Dora, energetic Ying Xiu Jie, and finally, the unfathomable Zhi Li. Ke Bu knew Zhi Li was very powerful, but he did not know just how much more powerful he could be.
The whistle sounded. As if they had discussed it beforehand, the five people spread out across the basketball court. Under their own hoop was Lan Yin, then Ying Xiu Jie, Su You Yan in the middle, then Dora, and under the opponent’s hoop was Zhi Li. What kind of formation was this? Ke Bu guessed that these five people couldn’t possibly be planning to save energy by standing still like this, passing from one person to the next, right?? Could this kind of basketball strategy even work?
No one fought for the ball. The student council’s Mr. Mighty took the ball and ran easily toward the hoop. Even when he passed by several people along the way, they only looked at him coldly, without the slightest intention of stealing the ball. Mr. Mighty revealed a contemptuous look. “Have you already given up? I really look down on you.”
Mr. Mighty very quickly reached the hoop. He had already prepared to shoot. Lan Yin raised her hand and flicked the cigarette butt in her hand toward Mr. Mighty. Mr. Mighty dodged, and Lan Yin licked her red lips. “Are we starting to play?”
“Stop bluffing.” Mr. Mighty swallowed, forcing himself to calm down.
Lan Yin moved quickly in front of Mr. Mighty, her fingers grabbing his hair. His sturdy body lost control. Lan Yin yanked downward, and his head struck the floor. With an incredulous expression, his whole body sprawled on the ground. Lan Yin crouched down, one hand pressing on the ball and the other hand placed on Mr. Mighty’s face. Lowering her head to look at him, she revealed an evil, cruel smile. “I dote on Zhi Li quite a lot. My, Lan Yin’s, son—is he someone your mere student council dares to touch?”
“N-No, don’t be too full of yourself. It was Zhi Li who didn’t obey the student council’s discipline.” Mr. Mighty forced himself to be tough. Lan Yin’s fingers moved toward his eyes. Mr. Mighty instinctively closed his eyes. Her fingers pressed against his eyeball through the eyelid, her knuckles bending as her fingers exerted force. Mr. Mighty’s face turned pale. Pain came from his eye, and there was not the slightest sign that she intended to let go. Lan Yin said softly beside Mr. Mighty’s ear, “Discipline? Are you talking about those things I casually made up because I was bored?”
“L-Let go. My eye, it hurts. Let go quickly… I’m sorry, it’s my fault, please let go.” In the end, his eye was still more important than his dignity. Lan Yin let go, stood up, and threw the ball to Ying Xiu Jie. The other side’s No. 1 was already standing there. Ying Xiu Jie passed the ball to Su You Yan. No. 1 was just about to run toward Su You Yan when Ying Xiu Jie grabbed his collar. “Your opponent is here.”
No. 1 raised his leg, and Ying Xiu Jie blocked it with both hands. Suddenly, he made a rather inappropriate move. Ying Xiu Jie tore off the clothes on his own body and let out a great roar. “Let me show you what a real man is.” At the scoring table, Ke Bu kept rolling his eyes. Even if he stripped, his physique still could not compare to the muscular man opposite him, and besides, where was the need to take off his clothes? Ying Xiu Jie began bouncing lightly, both fists guarding his face and revealing only half an eye. His foot kicked out, reaching the height of No. 1’s neck. No. 1 stretched out his arm to block it, only to feel his arm go numb. Ying Xiu Jie kept raising his leg, kicking rapidly in that one direction. After blocking only a couple of times, No. 1 quickly became unable to withstand it. His left hand was so numb he could not lift it. He could only stretch out his leg to attack Ying Xiu Jie’s lower body, but he had not expected that the moment he kicked over, his leg would be caught. With one forceful drag backward, the posture tore at his lower body. No. 1 was forced into a split, becoming a straight line. He was in so much pain that he clutched the pulled muscles on both sides of the base of his legs.
Xue Fang was already standing in front of Su You Yan with no intention of giving way, his face full of dissatisfaction. “Making me deal with a woman. You’re that woman from last time, right? It won’t be easy to pass the ball out from here.”
Su You Yan did not seem to be listening to Xue Fang. She raised her head and looked at the clock embedded in the wall.
“Are you listening to me?”
“Three minutes to take care of you.”
Xue Fang flew into a rage. “Even Zhi Li wouldn’t dare say something that arrogant. Back then, when he and I first started, we were evenly matched. It was just that later on, my performance was a little abnormal. You damned woman, you don’t know the height of heaven or the depth of earth.”
“Zhi Li? If what you call your performance was abnormal, then his could only be called not performing at all.” Su You Yan bent down and put down the basketball. “Want to try? Use me, who is weaker than Zhi Li, to see the gap between the two of you.” Xue Fang’s fists kept flying toward Su You Yan. When his fists went out, they opened, and when they withdrew, they clenched again. Su You Yan dodged nimbly, but a few strands of her hair were still pulled off by Xue Fang. Just as Xue Fang was about to be pleased, Su You Yan wrapped herself around him. One leg tangled around one of Xue Fang’s legs, her body pressed close, and her hand grabbed Xue Fang’s neck, pressing his whole body downward. Xue Fang’s body began bending backward, his spine seemingly forced to its limit, and his bones let out a heavy groan. Su You Yan let go, and Xue Fang collapsed onto the ground, holding his waist.
“Two and a half minutes.” Su You Yan picked the ball up again and threw it to Dora. No. 3 guessed their route correctly and passed Dora, wanting to go directly in Zhi Li’s direction. Dora grabbed the hem of No. 3’s clothes, widened her eyes, and puffed out her lips, her face innocent and pure. “No, don’t touch Brother Zhi Li. No one can. If you insist on touching Brother Zhi Li, then knock Dora down first.” Dora closed her eyes fearfully. Seeing that Dora was this weak and that there was an opportunity to exploit, No. 3 figured he might as well take care of this obstacle first.
No. 3’s foot kicked hard toward Dora.
“That hurts~~” Dora looked at No. 3 aggrievedly. No. 3 stared at Dora in disbelief. What was going on with this woman? A violent pain came from his foot, which had already begun trembling faintly. Dora’s darkness gathered. “I lied, idiot.” She lifted her pants. Her legs were completely wrapped with pointed studs. She lifted her clothes. “There are some on my waist too.”
No. 3 clenched his teeth. “Despicable and shameless!”
Dora covered her mouth and giggled. “Why are you saying my good points out loud? While I’m at it, I’ll tell you another one. I’m not only despicable and shameless, I also have no sympathy, no remorse, and no conscience.” While No. 3 was distracted, Dora’s hand stabbed toward his abdomen. Another wave of violent pain followed. Lowering his head, he saw that what Dora was holding was a needle. “Does it hurt? Let it hurt a little more.” No. 3 quickly swung his fist. Dora retreated, grabbed that hand, opened her mouth, and bit down. Her canine teeth sank into his flesh. No. 3 screamed in pain, but no matter what, he could not shake her off. The harder No. 3 screamed, the more pleasure Dora felt. This woman’s spiritual nourishment seemed to be other people’s pain. The basketball passed from Dora’s hands to Zhi Li. The person beside him was still stunned, looking at one fallen teammate after another. Zhi Li shot.
The gymnasium became completely silent. The facts laid out before their eyes were difficult to believe and equally difficult not to fear. Ke Bu almost could not bear to watch. He suddenly felt that standing on Zhi Li’s side was the most correct choice he had ever made in his life. What kind of people were by Zhi Li’s side? Monsters!! Thanks to his terrifying teammates, Zhi Li only needed to be responsible for shooting, making things much easier. The other side’s players began breaking out in cold sweat. One end had Lan Yin defending, the other end had Zhi Li guarding it, and even staying in the middle was unbearably painful. The score gradually evened out. Yan Feng could no longer sit still. He stood up, and the student council cheered as if they had seen the light of hope.
Yan Feng received the basketball, the ball alternating between his palm and the floor. Zhi Li moved his neck, and his bones sounded softly. “This one is mine.”
The others withdrew and let Yan Feng through. Yan Feng arrived in front of Lan Yin. No one stopped him, and he did not hurry to shoot either. Instead, he turned around and waited for Zhi Li, carrying provocation and arrogance. Zhi Li stood still. Yan Feng threw the ball over, and Zhi Li caught it. Zhi Li patted the ball in his hand. Yan Feng glared hatefully at Zhi Li. “You still haven’t recognized me? Ghost. Your whole family is full of ghosts. You tormented my childhood so much that I’m not even willing to remember it. When I was little, I lived next door to your family. Often, in the middle of the night, ghastly screams like wailing ghosts and howling wolves would come from your place. The toys in my room always disappeared for no reason. Sometimes, when I was asleep, a little girl’s laughter would come from under the bed. I would ride my most beloved bicycle out, pass by your door, and fall into a huge pit…” The more Yan Feng spoke, the redder his eyes became, his hair standing up from anger. “I hate having lived next to your family. I hate your entire family. Now it’s time for me to take revenge. I’ll make you recognize clearly that I’m no longer the coward from childhood who let you bully me however you liked. Everything you owe me, I’ll take it all back today!!” Yan Feng clenched his fist and opened it to the widest angle, swinging toward Zhi Li’s chin with astonishing force. Zhi Li neither dodged nor avoided it. He took the punch head-on and sat down on the floor, while the basketball rolled to the side.
Ke Bu stood up and shouted, “Zhi Li!!” What exactly was he doing? Could it be that because his conscience had awakened and he felt a little sorry toward Yan Feng, he let him hit him once?? Or was it that he could not dodge Yan Feng’s overly fast attack? No matter how Ke Bu calculated, both possibilities were very small.
“Hey, Zhi Li, what are you doing?” Lan Yin said displeasedly, without any trace of worry.
Zhi Li touched his chin and propped one hand on the ground as he stood up, then opened his mouth unhurriedly. “Too much nonsense. I couldn’t help zoning out.” So what Yan Feng had said just now had been completely wasted. Zhi Li had not listened at all!!
Yan Feng felt humiliated. “Stop being arrogant. Get serious. Who do you think is standing in front of you? I am the student council president of Sheng Jie Academy!!” Zhi Li clicked his tongue impatiently, stretched out his hand, and covered Yan Feng’s mouth, while his foot swept behind Yan Feng’s knees. Yan Feng fell backward. “I don’t like talking when I fight.”
Yan Feng smiled. “Do you think you can easily beat me like this? Your attacks don’t hurt or itch.” He could still talk even with his mouth covered like that!! Although his words were muffled and unclear, Zhi Li’s impatience was becoming more and more obvious.
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