Chapter 437 – Coincidence

Xu LiJun didn’t want to be left out after he saw the cooperation between me and You Chen. When he was in a good position, he would gesture me for the ball. Since he already passed me the ball once in the first half, he was asking for me to return the favor.

I knew Xu LiJun was more likely to score than You Chen, so if I passed to him, the difference between points with Niu ShiLi would widen. But I still generously gave him an opportunity to shoot a three pointer. Xu LiJun was able to score two out of three shots and a smile blossomed on his face.

To be fair, excluding Niu ShiLi, I didn’t really have a lot of conflicts with the other team members. Other than the fact they didn’t accept me being the PE committee member, they at most only thought I was a poser and liked to act cool.

I wasn’t posing! The lone metal blooded wolf was an image I created intentionally to prevent someone picking on me again like the Little Tyrant.

There was a wise saying: The fastest way to become friends is to find a common enemy.

Now that we were on the courts playing against class 6 wearing the same color jerseys, while enduring the cheers of their cheerleading squad, it’s inevitable that we would feel anger against a common enemy.

A man’s ideals always involves ‘accomplishments’. Even if class 2-3 didn’t have many people cheering for us, we still had a couple. Besides, since the gossips Loud Mouth and Little Smart were here, we wouldn’t have to be worried about spreading our accomplishments as long as we perform well.

We would also get a sense of accomplishment every time the cheerleading squad wails when our team scores a point.

Xu LiJun and You Chen both participated last year and lost badly to Shen ShaoYi’s class and were labelled as the bottom team. That’s why their desire to win is no less than mines.

Thus the two of them were easily enticed as I gave them the opportunity to create accomplishments, and they also gave opportunities back to me in return.

Although both their points will be included in the bet, I would be Niu ShiLi would still be unhappy. I’m guessing he was planning on comparing our individual scores.

I didn’t get greedy and try to get all the points because I started to get passes (that would also be impossible), but I controlled the pace of the game and set winning as the goal.

Of course, I wasn’t entirely selfless either. For example, I rarely passed the ball to Pi ZeGuang (because he had the habit of shooting right when he received a pass and he also had a high chance of scoring). And I didn’t pass the Niu ShiLi either (I suspect he wouldn’t take it even if I passed the ball to him).

Niu ShiLi, who saw me gradually begin to dominate the tempo of the game, lost his patience. He began trying to aggresively get rebounds. His movements and jumps were so large and exaggerated I had to avoid it or I might be accidentally injured.

I gained a new understanding of basketball ever since I began to learn Yin Yang Sanshou with gramps.

I used to use my own physical strength to attack and defend.

But there would always be someone stronger than you. For example, I wouldn’t be able to do anything in front of captain Guo SongTao.

Niu ShiLi, who was gifted with a body of muscles, played similar to me from back then, fierce but not smart.

Every time you land, we could use Hua Jin to lessen the impact on the knees. We could also use Hua Jin to keep our balance when we collide with other players. That way, we lessen the strain on our bodies and conserve stamina.

It’s like I was on power saving mode. I only used 30% energy when I didn’t have the ball, but exploded with 130% energy to score whenever I got the chance.

As I was playing steadily with Jua Jin, Niu ShiLi rushed in and overpowered class 6’s defenders with brute force. He used his own body to collide with them and sent them into disarray. His actions were on a fine line between a foul or not a foul. The referee, Li DaYong, only blew the whistle once for a foul and awarded the ball to class 6, but never blew it again after that.

The captain of class 6 couldn’t stand it anymore as Niu ShiLi wreaked havoc under their net. He ignored his own injury and went to compete with Niu ShiLi for the rebound. Unfortunately, he collided with Niu ShiLi in midair. The captain let out a wail as his knees got squashed when they landed.

Niu ShiLi actually stood up while patting his butt and said to the captain of class 6 skeptically:

“I’m completely fine, are you faking?”

You might be fine with a fall since you’re full of muscles, but he was already injured. I’m sure he’s currently in a world of pain after being squashed by you.

Niu ShiLi’s unsympathetic words st