Chapter 23

"Living up to his reputation, Fang Li's skills and speed are truly what a top-tier academy should have." In the stands, some were not from Jianghai University but were scouts, whose job was to poach star players.

Seeing Fang Li's performance, the crowd erupted into cheers, and the eyes of the fangirls were already sparkling.

"Admire me! I am not for you." Fang Li made an extremely cool move.

Seeing Fang Li's performance, Tang Yan nodded in satisfaction. This slam dunk was deliberately arranged by her to demoralize the opposing team. The result proved that Fang Li had succeeded. Now, the morale of the team led by Xia Tian had plummeted, and even Yan Xu was shaking his head non-stop.

Counterattack! After passing the ball to Yan Xu, he quickly dribbled the ball. His speed was very fast, and he dodged the defense of the opponent, jumping to shoot decisively and with a standard posture.

Bang!

Block! It was a block, and Fang Li gave him a fierce one.

The ball returned to the hands of the basketball team.

Swish!

Three-pointer.

In just one minute, the basketball team had scored five points. Seeing this result, the crowd cheered continuously, while Ye Qinxue was extremely frustrated. The game had just started for one minute, and the score difference was already so large.

She really couldn't imagine what the outcome would be.

"Don't be discouraged, everyone. Pass the ball to me when you have it," Yan Xu said to the team again.

This time, Yan Xu did not dribble the ball alone but passed it to Hu Peng. Hu Peng was very bulky and could attract the attention of the others. At this moment, Hu Peng passed the ball back to Yan Xu.

Just as Yan Xu received the ball, he saw Fang Li's figure, but he did not want to pass. In his view, only he and Hu Peng in the team were worth looking at, and passing to the others would be useless.

Hu Peng was now being guarded, so he decided to break through on his own.

Bang!

The ball was stolen. Fang Li's body swayed, and he directly stole the ball from Yan Xu. Then, he threw the ball with one hand, not for a shot but a pass. A basketball team member caught the ball and leaped to dunk again.

7:0, the score widened.

Seeing Yan Xu's performance, Xia Tian was very disappointed. Yan Xu could have passed the ball, but he insisted on showing off his individualism, which he didn't have the skills for.

Seeing this score, Ye Qinxue couldn't bear to watch anymore.

The game continued, and by the end of the first quarter, the score was already 40:0. The cultural department players in the rest area were all dejected.

"This game is impossible to play. No matter how good Hu Peng and I are, we can't carry these three," Yan Xu said unhappily. He and Hu Peng were acquaintances, so he naturally wouldn't blame Hu Peng, but he pushed the responsibility onto Xia Tian and the others.

"Yan Xu, what do you mean? What's wrong with the three of us? You told us to pass the ball to you, and we did. Now the game is like this, and you're blaming us," one of them said.

"Exactly, every time you try to show off your individual skills, the ball gets stolen by Fang Li."

"Hmph." Yan Xu snorted. "You can't play basketball at all, yet you're arguing with me. This game is impossible to play with you three. We're bound to lose."

"Why is it impossible? We're not easy to bully. Even if we lose, we'll lose on the battlefield, not by surrendering."

"The game isn't over yet. Why do you think we'll definitely lose?"

"If we can win this game, I'll crawl around the basketball court and bark like a dog," Yan Xu said sarcastically, looking at everyone. "Hu Peng, we're not playing this game. I want to see how these three can play."

Ye Qinxue's face turned pale, but she didn't say anything. She had seen many people like Yan Xu. Now was not the time for internal strife. If Yan Xu and Hu Peng really didn't play, they wouldn't even have five players, and they would have to forfeit.

"Qinxue, don't worry. We still have Xia Tian," Bingxin said, understanding Ye Qinxue's thoughts.

"But the score difference is so large, and you saw the gap between the two sides," Ye Qinxue said dejectedly.

Xia Tian didn't say anything but looked at the two effeminate cheerleaders from the cultural department: "You two, change into your uniforms and get on the court."

Everyone was stunned by Xia Tian's words. Yan Xu had thought the cultural department would beg him to continue the game, and then he could continue to mock them. But Xia Tian actually wanted the two who couldn't play basketball to get on the court.

"Xia Tian, they can't play basketball," Ye Qinxue said, frowning.

"We don't need them to play. They just need to stand there and watch the show," Xia Tian smiled.

Tang Yan also saw the situation and shouted, "Ye Qinxue, are you out of players? Why are you putting the cheerleaders on the court?"

Ye Qinxue didn't respond but nodded to Xia Tian.

The second quarter began.

A cultural department player passed the ball to Xia Tian. As everyone ran towards the other side, they were surprised to see Xia Tian jump. Everyone was stunned. What was he doing, jumping under his own basket?

Swish!

The ball went through the hoop without touching the rim. The sound was so familiar that everyone only realized what had happened after the ball went in.

40:3.

"Yay!" Ye Qinxue and Bingxin jumped excitedly.

"How is this possible?" Yan Xu looked at Xia Tian in disbelief, as if everything had been a dream.

"Is this a trick?" Fang Li looked at the scoreboard in confusion.

"What's going on with this guy?" Tang Yan stared at Xia Tian, dumbfounded.

The audience in the stands was also stunned. This luck was too good. How could such a shot go in? The scouts who had planned to leave stopped and continued watching the game.

"Don't panic, he's just lucky," Fang Li quickly adjusted his mindset, dribbled the ball, and charged forward. The five players worked well together, and the ball eventually returned to Fang Li. He planned to make a jump shot to boost the team's morale.

Bang!

Block.

The crowd was stunned again. Fang Li was over two meters tall with long arms. With his jump, he was almost unbeatable, but he was blocked by someone less than 1.8 meters tall.

Swish!

The ball went through the hoop again, without crossing the midline.

40:6.

This time, the crowd was unusually quiet. When Xia Tian blocked the shot, it seemed like he jumped two meters high, directly blocking Fang Li's shot. This was unbelievable.

Moreover, everyone believed it wasn't just luck. No matter how lucky someone was, they couldn't make two consecutive shots from such a distance.

Timeout!

Tang Yan called a timeout.

"You're amazing." Ye Qinxue ran up and kissed Xia Tian on the cheek.

Yan Xu's face turned green. He wished he could find a hole to hide in. The score was 40:0 when he was on the court, and now, right after he boasted, the score was 6:0 in favor of the other team.

Especially when he saw Ye Qinxue kiss Xia Tian, he was incredibly jealous. He had thought Ye Qinxue would beg them to continue the game, but now Xia Tian had stolen the spotlight.

Tang Yan reorganized the strategy. After the game resumed, two players immediately surrounded Xia Tian. This was Tang Yan's tactic, using two tall players to guard Xia Tian.

Without the threat of Xia Tian, Fang Li was unstoppable. The other four players were like moving targets, allowing Fang Li to show off his skills. Soon, Fang Li jumped again, this time for a three-pointer, trying to regain his lost face.

Bang!

Another block, and it was Xia Tian again. Xia Tian, who had been trapped by two players in the key, managed to block Fang Li's shot again.

Swish!

The ball went in again.

40:9.

This time, everyone was speechless. All three shots were from their own side of the court, and Xia Tian had blocked two of Fang Li's shots. The basketball team's score was stagnant.

"It's him." A girl in the stands remembered who he was. He was the romantic man at Ye Qinxue's birthday party.

The basketball team was already confused. Two players couldn't stop him, so they switched to three.

But the score kept narrowing.

By the end of the second quarter, the score was 40:48.

Tang Yan reorganized the strategy, and Ye Qinxue and Bingxin were busy getting water and massaging Xia Tian.

At the start of the third quarter, everyone noticed the new strategy of the basketball team. Four players surrounded Xia Tian, standing in four directions, blocking all his angles, allowing Fang Li to show off his skills.

Fang Li didn't believe Xia Tian could break through the defense of four players, so he focused on dribbling the ball, planning to dunk to boost the team's morale.

Bang!

A devilish figure appeared in front of Fang Li. He couldn't believe what he saw, but the ball was no longer in his hands.

Swish.

Another perfect shot.

40:51.

The game continued, and the score became 40:81.

The morale of the basketball team was completely gone, and even the audience was speechless. The cheerleaders stopped dancing, and some people even recorded videos and posted them online. However, no matter from what angle they shot, they couldn't clearly capture Xia Tian's face, as he was always moving or looking down.

The game ended perfectly.

The final score was 40:111.

All were three-pointers. Xia Tian made 37 three-pointers, and every single one was perfect.

Seeing this result, everyone was stunned. Yan Xu tried to sneak away, but he was stopped by the girls from the cultural department. Everyone had heard Yan Xu's words. He said if the cultural department won, he would crawl around the court and bark like a dog.