A sharp gust of wind blew past, and the basketball flew out like lightning.
"Bang" - "Bang" - "Bang" (third tone).
The basketball, with a graceful arc, slammed into the faces of the three idiots in succession, sending them flying and crashing into each other.
The three men's faces looked charred from being rubbed, blood was spurting from their noses, and their mouths were all crooked from being smashed.
Yi Tianran remained calm and said, "Sorry, my hand slipped."
The entire audience: "..."
What the hell, my hand slipped!
This is clearly a precision attack!
Do you really think we're all blind?
But... that last move was absolutely incredibly cool.
Several girls almost screamed if they hadn't desperately covered their mouths.
"You bastard!" The three idiots covered their noses, got up from the ground, and kept cursing, their eyes so fierce it looked like they wanted to kill her: "You clearly did it on purpose!"
Yi Tianran looked pitiful, with an expression that said, "I was trying to give you a way out, but you just wouldn't take it. So don't blame me for telling the truth." She said, "Fine! I just wanted to return the ball to you. I thought that since you had the courage to go out with a basketball signed by a star player, your basketball skills must be pretty good and you could catch my shot. I didn't expect you to be so weak... I'm sorry, I overestimated you."
Ostensibly an apology, but actually a sarcastic remark.
It doesn't cause much harm, but it's extremely insulting!
"Hiss—they're all starting players on the basketball team. Let's not even talk about Karl and Matt. Henry is the captain, after all, and he got completely thrashed by a random passerby?"
"Pfft, look at their faces, they look like they've been constipated for three days."
"This international student is quite capable! He speaks eloquently and can drive people crazy. He's also quite handsome. I'm almost smitten."
"..."
The sarcastic remarks, when they reached the ears of the three fools, stirred up a strong anger within them.
Wherever they went before, the three of them were the most popular, but now they're being suppressed by a new brat. It's just too much.
"You brat!" Henry's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "That was just luck, you managed to sneak up on me. If you're so tough, let's have a basketball game and see who's better!"
Yi Tianran hesitated, "Maybe we shouldn't?"
Henry sneered, "What? Now you're scared?"
Yi Tianran said sincerely, "I'm afraid you'll lose too badly. I heard you're the captain of the basketball team. If you get too upset, you might disband the team."
The three idiots looked ferocious, and their fists hardened.
Xu Zhe: "..."
This kid is such a troublemaker, always jumping on people's sore spots.
To have survived to this day, one must have some ability!
He hadn't intended to get involved, but Henry wasn't about to let him off the hook. "What? Xu Zhe! You think you can escape? This kid just saved you, you ungrateful coward, giving up so quickly?"
"Say what you will." Xu Zhe was wary by nature and never easily believed anyone's goodwill.
Even Qin Yao, back then, was only moved by her through repeated interactions.
But he wouldn't be interested in a boy.
So he turned to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Henry suddenly raised his hand and said meaningfully, "Why don't you take a look at what this is before deciding whether you want to stay and compete with us?"
Xu Zhe subconsciously turned around and saw a cat plush toy in his hand. His expression changed drastically, and he rushed forward, grabbed the man's collar, and said with a fierce look like a jackal: "Give it back to me!"
At this moment, he changed from his previous indifferent attitude, exuding a chilling aura that instilled fear in people from the bottom of their hearts.
A bead of cold sweat slid down Henry's forehead.
He swallowed hard, clenched the doll in his hand, and forced a show of force, saying, "Unless you fight me, I'll give the doll back to you. Otherwise, I'll destroy it right in front of you."
"You dare!" Xu Zhe's voice carried a chilling murderous intent.
Henry was already so scared his legs were going weak, but he still insisted, "You try and see if I dare!"
He's gambling.
He saw Xu Zhe carrying this doll with him every day. Although it looked cheap, it was obviously very important to Xu Zhe.
That's why he felt a little more confident.
Xu Zhe's breathing was uneven, and his emotions were quite unstable.
Yi Tianran recognized the cat doll; it was a free gift she received when she went out with Liu Meiling during her time at Linghua Academy.
She casually gave it to Xu Zhe, but she didn't expect him to keep it and seem to care about it so much.
This left her with mixed feelings.
In the end, Xu Zhe compromised: "Fine, I'll compete with you!"
This was the only connection between him and Qin Yao, and he absolutely could not let anyone destroy it.
then.
A basketball game has officially begun.
5v5!
The three idiots sent two more players from their basketball team.
Meanwhile, Yi Tianran and Xu Zhe were accompanied by three classmates who were watching.
From a professional perspective, this is inherently unfair.
But Henry and his men didn't care about martial ethics; they were only after revenge.
Fortunately, Yi Tianran was experienced and made tactical arrangements for the four of them.
The three team members listened with great interest, but Xu Zhe was distracted and didn't take it in at all.
He only wanted to rely on his own abilities to take back what was most precious to him.
Ten minutes later, the match was about to begin, and many people gathered to watch.
"I'll jump the ball!" Xu Zhe took the lead, and Yi Tianran didn't stop him.
As the whistle blew, Xu Zhe and Henry jumped at the same time, with Xu Zhe ultimately prevailing and grabbing the basketball first.
According to the tactics, he should first observe the entire field, and then pass the ball to the appropriate teammate based on his own situation.
But right now, all he can think about is victory!
He charged out single-mindedly, like a lone wolf, swiftly pouncing into the opponent's territory to shoot.
As he walked, the three idiots suddenly surrounded him at the same time.
They blocked all his paths.
"You little coward, you've got some guts this time, actually rushing into the competition for a toy. Too bad, with your pathetic physique, you think you can compete with us?"
The three idiots taunted him, saying, "Give up now, you piece of trash, you're useless. Hurry up and pass the ball to that kid, then cry and beg him for help!"
"You spineless bastard, you dare to compete with us? Bah!"
Xu Zhe's face darkened, and he suddenly leaped up, intending to shoot a basket in mid-air.
The three idiots seemed to have been prepared. They exchanged sinister glances, then jumped up and used their muscular bodies and elbows to strike his shoulders and abdomen.
Xu Zhe was thrown to the ground, feeling as if all the bones in his body had been disassembled and reassembled. He was in so much pain that he was covered in cold sweat and his face turned deathly pale.
"Foul!" Yi Tianran shouted sternly.
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