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"I know I’m being subjected to a major public display of affection, but for some reason, I think it’s so sweet..."

"Yeah, yeah! It’s a hard feeling to describe. You’re watching them and feel so envious and jealous, but you just can’t stop watching. And you can’t help but smile when you do!"

"Am I the only one getting major romance drama vibes from this?"

"No kidding. Ye Ling and Miss Ruoxi are both total knockouts. I think they’re even better-looking than some A-list actresses!"

The crowd was full of emotional sighs.

They had a premonition that in their four years of university, they might not learn a thing and would remain complete slackers, but they would definitely have to endure a ton of PDA!

GLUG GLUG~~

Ye Ling took the water, tilted his head back, and took several large gulps.

After several games in a row, he’d sweated a ton, and his throat was already parched.

"Water from my wifey really is sweeter."

Ye Ling smacked his lips, handed the water bottle back to Ning Ruoxi, and said with a mischievous grin.

"Such a smooth-talker!"

Ning Ruoxi’s pretty face flushed a faint crimson. She shot Ye Ling a playful glare, then pulled him over. "You stinker, you’re sweating so much. You should have reapplied your sunscreen..."

As she spoke, Ning Ruoxi pulled a small golden bottle she had prepared from her pocket and began to carefully dab the sunscreen onto Ye Ling.

Not just on his face, but also his neck, and then lower... his collarbones, his arms. In short, she covered nearly every inch of his exposed skin.

Witnessing this, the surrounding crowd collectively lamented how single people have no rights!

The girls in the crowd, however, were filled with envy.

’Boo hoo... they wanted to be the ones touching Ye Ling, too.’

’And besides, Ye Ling’s collarbones are so sexy!’

Ye Ling completely ignored their stares, thoroughly enjoying Ning Ruoxi’s pampering.

His shamelessness had already reached the legendary realm of a Land Immortal; he wasn’t fazed in the slightest!

After she finished putting sunscreen on Ye Ling, Ning Ruoxi also sensed the gazes from the crowd. She glanced up and suddenly realized they all seemed to be looking at her. ’Are they all staring at me?’

"Hmph! Do the rest yourself!"

Ning Ruoxi pushed Ye Ling away, saying irritably.

She wasn’t nearly as shameless as Ye Ling; being stared at by so many people, she was naturally too embarrassed to continue.

"Heh heh, alright."

A mischievous grin spread across Ye Ling’s face, earning him a series of reproachful glares from Ning Ruoxi.

"Brother Ling’s shamelessness has officially ascended to the Land Immortal realm!"

"Yeah, that’s just too damn shameless!"

The trio, including He Jian, spoke in unison from a short distance away, their gazes filled with envy as they watched Ye Ling.

They wanted a girlfriend like that, too!

They had almost perfected the shamelessness part; now, where could they go to collect their girlfriends?

"You guys are full of crap."

Ye Ling walked over, having obviously heard their commentary, and retorted with a curl of his lip.

"But Brother Ling, you were being so gentle just a moment ago."

"Yeah, yeah... Thirsty?"

He Jian and Yang Yu immediately chimed in, their tones dripping with sarcasm.

Ye Ling’s expression darkened.

’These two idiots,’ he thought. ’I really want to just sacrifice them to the heavens!’

Seeing Ye Ling’s expression grow increasingly grim, the two of them didn’t dare to run their mouths any longer.

After all, the last time they’d opened their big mouths, Ye Ling had given them a ruthless beatdown!

It had been absolutely brutal!

Just then, the half-hour break came to an end.

Next up were the basketball games between the different schools. The match against the drill instructors was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

Modu University had many schools, but the only ones actually competing were the School of Information Science, the Medical College, the School of Business, the Mechanical College, and the School of Sports.

The School of Sports advanced automatically, while the remaining four schools would compete in a knockout-style tournament: a round of four-into-two, followed by a final round of two-into-one.

And in the draw, Ye Ling’s team was pitted against the School of Business!

"Do you guys need to rest a bit more?"

One of the drill instructors standing by couldn’t help but ask as he looked at Ye Ling and his team.

Since the School of Information Science had the most participants—a full eight squads—Ye Ling’s team had already played three games, so their stamina consumption was quite high.

Hearing this, He Jian and the others didn’t say anything, but instead looked to Ye Ling.

If they were to be honest about stamina drain, it was mainly Ye Ling who was exhausted. The rest of them had barely had to move during the last three games.

"No need. Let’s just start."

Ye Ling waved his hand dismissively.

Previously, he might have felt a bit tired; after all, he’d been playing for over half an hour, almost an hour...

But right now, he still felt full of energy!

"Master, be careful of that guy in yellow. His name is Zhang Chunwu, and he’s been pestering Sister Ruoruo recently."

Luo Yue, that little minx, suddenly leaned in and whispered in Ye Ling’s ear.

"Zhang Chunwu?"

Ye Ling narrowed his eyes, looking toward someone on the School of Business team not far away.

The guy wore a pair of black-framed glasses and looked pretty clean-cut.

And at that moment, the guy was also looking at Ye Ling. Seeing Ye Ling’s gaze turn to him, the corner of his mouth curled into a faint, cold smirk, a provocative glint flashing in his eyes.

"Is he any good at ball?"

Ye Ling asked, raising an eyebrow.

"He’s alright, but he plays dirty. He just deliberately knocked over one of the guys from the School of Business," Luo Yue said in a low voice.

"Got it."

Ye Ling nodded and then walked onto the court.

He naturally wouldn’t show any mercy to the kind of guy who was after his girl.

Besides, for the guy to use such dirty tricks on people from his own school—to be honest, Ye Ling looked down on him for it.

The players from both teams took their positions, and the referee announced the start of the game.

This game was undoubtedly much more exciting to watch than the previous ones. After all, these were the players who had made it through the selection process.

Especially Ye Ling’s team, which had endured a full three games!

Possession for this game was awarded to Ye Ling’s side, mainly because they had already gone through so many matches and their stamina was largely depleted.

With Ye Ling leading the charge, the game went very smoothly. The score quickly became 13-7; it was a total rout.

If Ye Ling could just sink one more three-pointer, the game would be over.

However, just as Ye Ling leaped into the air, Zhang Chunwu jumped up as well, ’accidentally’ slamming into Ye Ling head-on.

At that moment, many people actually noticed Zhang Chunwu’s little maneuver, including numerous drill instructors, who all couldn’t help but frown privately.

Zhang Chunwu had used a similar tactic to knock down a student earlier; by pulling the same trick twice, his intentions were immediately exposed.

"How can that guy be so shameless?"

Many of the surrounding girls cursed in anger, their gazes toward Ye Ling filled with concern.

If he was really knocked down like that, Ye Ling was bound to get injured!