Chapter Seventy-Four: The High-Handed Reclining Posture

  "Xiao Yu, what's wrong with you? Did you get into a fight with someone?" Zhang Yan asked puzzledly, seeing the band-aid on Lin Xiao Yu's mouth corner and some bruises on her face.

  "It's nothing, I just had a bit of a scuffle with someone last night." Lin Xiaoyu replied while tuning her guitar.

  Lin Xiaoyu has been asked by several people if he had a fight. This morning, the entire basketball team asked Lin Xiaoyu about the injury on his face one after another. Coach Bian Guohui even took Lin Xiaoyu aside to talk to him and warned him not to be impulsive and get into a physical altercation with others. Lin Xiaoyu could only brush it off by saying that he was just accidentally hit while playing basketball. The injury was only superficial, and once the training started, everyone stopped mentioning Lin Xiaoyu's injury. Lin Xiaoyu handled his teammates' inquiries well, but last night, when facing his mother who was shocked to see his injury, Lin Xiaoyu had a hard time hiding the truth by saying that he was accidentally hit while playing basketball.

  The barbaric female manager of that team, after last night, seemed to have changed into a different person today. She quietly handed Lin Xiaoyu a small bag filled with various medicinal wines when no one was paying attention. The sudden change in attitude of this formerly fierce girl made it impossible for Lin Xiaoyu to refuse the medicinal wines, so she had no choice but to accept them. However, upon seeing the small bag stuffed full of medicinal oils and wines, Lin Xiaoyu felt that she probably didn't need that much after all. The amount of medicine in there was enough for the entire basketball team to recover from injuries several times over.

  In the afternoon, she didn't have to go to school for training, so Lin Xiaoyu came to Yan Yiliang's rental house to practice piano. Everyone was also curious about Lin Xiaoyu's injury.

  "Haven't you suffered a loss? How could you, of all people, get into a fight with someone else? Xiao Yu, you're not one to stir up trouble, are you being bullied by someone? Tell us and we'll find someone to help you take revenge, beat those guys to death." Huang Yongming chimed in from the side, Huang Yongming was familiar with many friends on both sides of the law in this area, and he used to be a fight-prone person himself.

  "It's nothing, those few people are probably more seriously injured than me." Lin Xiaoyu thought that last night's matter was already over and done with, Lin Xiaoyu didn't want to make things complicated. Lin Xiaoyu thought of the thug from last night who had been smashed in the face by her knee, this guy had suffered enough to vent her anger.

  "Alas, Xiao Yu, you're also like this, no one watches you and there's a problem. Fortunately, Nan Nan is not here now, otherwise seeing this appearance, that little girl would definitely be heartbroken. That little girl would definitely shout to help you vent." Zhang Yan always treated Lin Xiao Yu like an older sister.

  Lin Xiaoyu smiled awkwardly at Zhang Yan and stopped talking. Lin Xiaoyu knew that if Yan was here, she would definitely be like what Zhang Yan said.

  After finishing piano practice at 5 pm, Yan Nang's elder cousin Zhang Zhihui drove with Lin Xiaoyu to the Tengyun Ball Court for a game.

  The tennis court was already packed with people playing and watching, Lin Xiaoyu and Zhang Zhihui met Lin Pingfeng, who they hadn't seen in a while, on the court. Lin Pingfeng then formed a team of four with Lin Xiaoyu, Zhang Zhihui, and a tall guy to join the competition on the court.

  Originally, Zhang Zhihui was one of the most formidable players in the Tengyun Ball Court. Now, with Lin Xiaoyu's skills almost on par with Zhang Zhihui and Lin Pingfeng's exceptional ability to break through defenses and score, plus that tall guy who is also quite skilled at playing ball, this team of four quickly became unbeatable on the court, defeating one team after another.

  The team of four aces led by Lin Xiaoyu made their opponents on the field speechless, originally one of them had the ability to be alone, now these four people gathered in one team, making most of their opponents lose with a score difference and waiting for the next round after many teams finished playing.

  Lin Xiaoyu rarely played with Zhang Zhihui as teammates, usually they were on different teams and met on the court. Their matches were extremely intense, often difficult to separate. Now that they are on the same team, neither of them can find an opponent who can match them on the court. Their team is far superior to their opponents in terms of physical strength and ball skills. They would often defeat their opponents with just a few attacks, leaving them feeling frustrated and unfulfilled.

  After being the dominant player on the court for several rounds, Zhang Zhihui decided to take a break and rest. The four of them then allowed their opponents to easily score five consecutive baskets in their own basket that they had already given up defending before taking a break themselves. Although their opponents didn't force Lin Xiaoyu and the others to exert their full strength, the continuous wheel war against six or seven teams on the court made Lin Xiaoyu and the four of them somewhat tired. Mainly because they couldn't reach the excitement point of playing basketball with these opponents, it would make playing basketball seem especially tiring.

  After Lin Xiaoyu and others went off the court to rest, Lin Xiaoyu found that a new player on the opposing team had appeared, someone who hadn't been playing on the court earlier. What caught Lin Xiaoyu's attention wasn't his height, which was nearly 1.9 meters - people of this height weren't uncommon in the Tengyun stadium. What drew Lin Xiaoyu's notice was his completely shaved head, a rare sight during winter season.

  This bald-headed tall man showed his strength as soon as he came on the court, scoring consecutively in the interior and exterior lines, and in the blink of an eye, he defeated the team that had just beaten Lin Xiaoyu's four-person team.

  "Huh, he's also come to play basketball at Tengyun." Lin Pingfeng, who was sitting next to Lin Xiaoyu, seemed to have noticed this new bald-headed person as well, but from his tone, it sounded like he knew this person.

  "Do you know him?" Lin Xiaoyu asked Lin Pingfeng in surprise.

  "Hey, this guy used to come to Tengyun to play basketball too, but I haven't seen him in a long time. Zhihui also played with him, and this guy is actually quite good at basketball, only Zhihui can defend against him. Do you remember him, Zhihui? He used to have pretty long hair, how come he's shaved his head now?" Lin Pingfeng said.

  "Yes, I still remember this kid, he's really hard to guard against, especially his fadeaway. I had a hard time blocking him even once before. Playing with him is quite interesting." Zhang Zhihui nodded and said.

  At this time, the bald-headed tall man happened to be near the three-second zone and made a backward jump shot. His 1.9-meter height tilted back at an angle of 50 degrees, making his opponent only able to watch. The person defending him jumped up to cover, but his fingertips couldn't even reach his elbow, let alone block the ball. The bald-headed tall man's backward shot drew a low arc in the air and cleanly hit the inside of the basket, without even touching the net, and went in.

  The emergence of this tall bald head also made his team replace Lin Xiaoyu's four-person dominance on the court earlier, and one by one, the teams fell under his strong scoring.

  "Alright, it's our turn now. This team is going to be interesting." After waiting for six or seven teams to go on and off the field, it was finally Lin Xiaoyu and the other three's turn to go on stage. Zhang Zhihui shouted for everyone to go on stage.

  The task of defending the bald and tall player was given to Zhang Zhihui, who also knew Zhang Zhihui and Lin Pingfeng. When Zhang Zhihui and others took to the field, he also slightly waved at the two.

  From the beginning, Zhang Zhihui held the ball to single-handedly attack the bald and tall opponent. Zhang Zhihui's physique was slightly better than his opponent's, and after shaking his body left and right, he threw a mid-range shot. The basketball rotated counterclockwise in mid-air, changed direction after hitting the backboard, and stably fell into the hoop. Zhang Zhihui's side-positioned board-shooting was one of his signature moves, and even the top players admired this skill of his.

  The ball was opened again, this time Lin Xiaoyu controlled the ball. Lin Xiaoyu faced his opponent who was half a head shorter than himself and couldn't block him at all, but he didn't take the opportunity to score alone. Lin Xiaoyu didn't want to use his skills to bully others, so he liked to cooperate with his teammates to attack and score. This way, it saves energy and doesn't feel like winning unfairly.

  When Lin Pingfeng made a fake run and created space, the basketball in Lin Xiaoyu's hands immediately went into his.

  Receiving the ball and shooting. Lin Xiaoyu's pass allowed Lin Pingfeng to shoot smoothly, and this shot quickly became a score.

  Before long, Lin Xiaoyu's team was leading by two goals. However, the bald and tall guy was not to be underestimated. When Lin Xiaoyu organized their third attack, the bald and tall guy grabbed the rebound of Lin Pingfeng's second missed shot.

  The tall bald man passed the ball to his teammate on the outside, and his teammate immediately returned it to the tall bald man. All teammates knew that this was the most stable scoring point on the court.

  The bald and tall player, facing the cloud, has always been considered one of the most formidable players, Zhang Zhihui, did not hesitate for a moment. He immediately made several fake movements to seek a breakthrough. Zhang Zhihui's excellent defense was not affected by the bald and tall player, firmly sealing off his attacking route.

  Just as Zhang Zhihui thought the tall bald man was about to pass the ball, he suddenly jumped up in place and made a sideways backflip jump shot. Zhang Zhihui's reaction was also quite fast, but in front of this backflipping tall man, Zhang Zhihui's jumping block seemed a bit pale and powerless. The basketball thrown by the bald tall man flew high over Zhang Zhihui's raised palm, following a very low arc trajectory into the basket.

  This tall guy seems to be in good form today, consecutively making three alley-oops in front of Zhang Zhihui, all of which were slam dunks. Zhang Zhihui was helpless against this. The bald-headed tall guy's alley-oop is truly unbeatable.

  When this bald-headed tall man made his fourth backward jump shot in front of Zhang Zhihui, although Zhang Zhihui jumped up with all his might, the angle of the bald-headed tall man's backward lean was too large, and he was also very tall and had long arms, so Zhang Zhihui's defense this time did not put too much pressure on the bald-headed tall man.

  Elegant fadeaway jump shot, good shooting rhythm, timely sudden shot, all these good factors make people feel that the bald tall man's fadeaway shot will also be steadily scored like the previous three, even Zhang Zhihui, who jumped up to block the shot in vain, had this feeling.

  But a hand high in the air blocked this shot's hope of going in.

  Just as the bald-headed tall man was about to throw out the basketball he had raised to the top of his head, a hand stretched out from the side and slapped the ball away from the palm of the bald-headed tall man's hand.