"You should know about the seven overlords of Minghai Academy," Zhou Yuyan said to Ye Xiao.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao immediately responded, "Are you telling me that this Chen Ming is also one of the seven overlords?"

"That's right," Yuyan confirmed, "Chen Ming is indeed one of the seven overlords. Although his basketball skills aren't great, he is still Chen Ming after all. So even though Weii Yang and the others are good at the game, they wouldn't dare to challenge Chen Ming head-on, much like how few people dare to confront Han Fei besides you."

Ye Xiao laughed and said, "So that's how it is. Looks like Class One is going to lose today."

At this moment, Ling Shuya, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, "That's not necessarily true. If you go and beat up Chen Ming, maybe Class One could still win!"

Ye Xiao was taken aback at her words, thinking to himself, when did Ling Shuya become as eager for chaos as Zhou Yuyan? Having already gotten into trouble for fighting with Han Fei, although things have settled now, it wouldn't be good if there weren't people to protect Ling Shuya at school all the time!

Ye Xiao said, "If he hasn't done anything illegal to you, why would I go and beat him up?"

Ling Shuya huffed, "You're not obedient at all. Some bodyguard you are, totally incompetent!"

No matter what Ling Shuya said, Ye Xiao just chuckled and said nothing. He wasn't interested in creating trouble for himself, and besides, he didn't know exactly what kind of person Chen Ming was. Though Ye Xiao feared neither heaven nor earth, unnecessary trouble was still something best avoided.

In fact, Ye Xiao also thought that since Han Fei had previously made it clear that nobody should bother Ling Shuya, he believed Chen Ming would definitely not trouble her. As long as Shuya wasn't being bothered, he was content to just enjoy the show.

The game started quickly!

Because Zhou Yuyan had mentioned Chen Ming, Ye Xiao watched the game but also glanced at Chen Ming from time to time. Chen Ming truly acted like a young master—someone was holding a beverage waiting for him, and another was fanning him like some noble from ancient times, which made Ye Xiao draw such parallels.

Weii Yang's basketball skills were indeed good, and with a tall frame of around 1.85 meters, he was quite suited for basketball. Not only did he steal the ball from Zhang Liang right at the beginning, but he also scored a nice layup in the opening minute, giving Class One a winning start.

Class One's morale soared, while Class Seven appeared frustrated. However, a basketball game isn't just about one or two points, so the match soon became a stalemate. Despite Weii Yang's skills, two of his teammates weren't performing well, holding the team back. But there wasn't much Weii Yang could do about it, except to struggle and keep his team ahead by a slim 3-point lead.

Time flew, and after fifteen minutes, everyone was soaked with sweat under the sun. They could continue, but to avoid heatstroke, they took a halftime break.

Weii Yang, sipping on his mineral water, was discussing tactics with his teammates, when someone patted his shoulder.

Turning around, Weii Yang saw it was Ye Xiao, who immediately smiled and handed him a bottle of water, saying, "Brother Xiao, want some water?"

Ye Xiao took the water, crouched down, and smilingly said, "The second half is not going to be easy."

Weii Yang said, "It's okay, although I'm leading the team today, I'll do my best to maintain our 3-point lead."

Ye Xiao asked, "But what if Chen Ming comes into play? Can you still maintain it then?"

Weii Yang was startled by Ye Xiao's comment and looked towards Class Seven's resting area to see Zhang Liang standing next to Chen Ming, talking about something.

Weii Yang frowned slightly and said, "Ah, if Chen Ming actually plays, it's going to be troublesome."

"So be careful," Ye Xiao advised.

Weii Yang replied with some difficulty, "Previously in games, Han Fei was the captain. He always had strategies to counter Chen Ming. But who can do that now? I'm afraid I'm not up to it."

Ye Xiao said, "Just focus on playing seriously, play until you win. Don't worry about Chen Ming. Go for the steal if you need to, block when you must."

Weii Yang was feeling a lot of pressure.

Seeing Weii Yang still looking a bit fearful despite his words, Ye Xiao whispered something in his ear. Weii Yang looked at Ye Xiao, puzzled, and said, "Brother Xiao, you're not joking, right?"

Ye Xiao replied, "If you think it's a joke, then take it as a joke. But remember, once this opportunity is missed, the shop won't be there anymore. It's your choice."

Ye Xiao stood up, then twisted open the cap of his water bottle and took several gulps.

Before long, the second half began!

Weii Yang, right up until he took to the court, stole another glance at Ye Xiao. Ye Xiao flashed him a smile and gave a slight nod. Weii Yang's heart was riven with indecision!

As Zhou Yuyan had said before, the game had restarted, and Zhang Liang wasn't on the court; Chen Ming had taken his place!

"You... you guys switched players!" Weii Yang's voice trembled as he spoke.

Chen Ming let out a cold laugh and said, "What's wrong? Can't we switch players? Did you lay down any rules before?"

Weii Yang was left speechless, clearly, no rules had been set before, and even if there had been, what difference would it have made?

Chen Ming said, "Zhang Liang's words were also my sentiment. However, I wish to add something now. If I win this game today, your class's two beauties will have to let someone else take their place!"

"Weii Yang, you must win, don't let this bastard win!" Ling Shuya yelled angrily!

Zhou Yuyan also shouted, "Weii Yang, don't be afraid, we support you! If you win today, Shuya and I will treat you to a meal!"

How tempting that was—a meal treat from two beauties was something Weii Yang had never experienced since he started school, a treat that countless others wouldn't even dare dream of, the biggest wish one could harbour subconsciously!

However, to receive this treat, Weii Yang would need to become an enemy of Chen Ming!

Weii Yang sincerely did not want this treat. All he wanted was to live a peaceful life. Chen Ming was not someone he could deal with!

In fact, the treat Weii Yang had received today was not just one but two—the other being the earlier words from Ye Xiao, both overwhelmingly tempting offers!

Weii Yang felt helpless, truly helpless. He simply didn't know what to do!

Upon hearing Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan's remarks, Chen Ming burst into laughter and said, "Ling Beauty, Beauty Zhou, how about this—if I win, why don't you two join our Class Seven? Our class is much stronger than Class One!"

Although Chen Ming said this, Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan completely ignored him, clearly dismissing him!

Chen Ming wasn't offended because, after all, too many at the school had been ignored by Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan.

Finally, Chen Ming looked at Weii Yang and said, "Weii Yang, let's begin. You should know what to do!"

Weii Yang felt a surge of spirit upon hearing Chen Ming's words, as Chen Ming's intent had indirectly told Weii Yang to figure it out if he wanted to survive in the mix!

The ball was in play!

Weii Yang wasn't performing well. When others had the ball, he struggled fiercely for possession, but as soon as the ball reached Chen Ming, Weii Yang dared not approach!

This directly resulted in the 3-point difference being evened out in less than three minutes!

Next, it seemed that Chen Ming's team had also understood this point, so they generally let Chen Ming carry the ball. No one dared to stop him as he advanced, and when he took shots, no one interfered!

"We can't go on like this; Weii Yang is such a wimp!" Zhan Bo, watching everything unfolding on the court, fumed before saying to Ye Xiao, "Brother Xiao, let me go on!"

Ye Xiao shook his head and said, "If we want Weii Yang to be on our team, he must overcome this psychological barrier. It's crucial for Weii Yang's future journey!"

Zhan Bo nodded at Ye Xiao's words and then looked back at the game. Weii Yang was like a defeated rooster, listless, as if it made no difference whether he was there or not!

At this time, despite knowing the situation on the court, the students of Minghai Academy still loudly cursed Weii Yang as useless!

Weii Yang was indeed desperate, wanting to play well, but with Chen Ming on the court, he simply couldn't!

"Weii Yang, play properly, dammit! Are you even a man? Did you think Brother Xiao's words were all lies? Let me tell you, if you don't put your all into this game, you'll never achieve your dream. Weii Yang, awaken!" Zhan Bo shouted at Weii Yang!

Weii Yang trembled upon hearing Zhan Bo's words.

Were those words from Ye Xiao true? Could he really walk that passionate path?

But now, paralyzed with fear, could he still walk that road if he was too timid?

"Weii Yang, did you hear me? Play properly or I'll despise you for the rest of my life!" Zhan Bo yelled again!

Weii Yang's heart began to beat faster and faster, his blood boiling. A man truly becomes a man when his blood is on fire!

He moved. Weii Yang finally acted, agile as a rabbit. He quickly approached Chen Ming, who had the ball. With a swift move, he snatched the basketball from Chen Ming's hands. Before Chen Ming could even react, Weii Yang was already running toward the basket on Chen Ming's side with the ball!

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