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Generally, when people jump up for a shot, their attention is focused on the basket. If someone were to suddenly appear in front of them, they would instinctively lean back.

To put it plainly, Zhang Chunwu had absolutely no good intentions. He was charging directly at Ye Ling.

Losing the ball was a small matter. If Ye Ling wasn’t careful, he could easily twist his ankle or worse. That would be a complete disaster!

After all, there were still several more games to play!

"Hmph!"

Ye Ling scoffed, a hint of derision on his face.

In truth, he had noticed the guy’s movements even before he jumped.

Anyone else would have panicked in this situation... But unfortunately for him, he was up against Ye Ling.

Even if Ye Ling hadn’t noticed the other guy’s dirty trick, it wouldn’t have been a huge problem.

With Ye Ling’s current strength, who on the court could possibly be his match?

In a split second, Ye Ling shot the basketball. Then, with a slight flex of his core, he braced himself and pushed right back into the oncoming Zhang Chunwu.

THUD!

Two sounds rang out simultaneously.

One was the swish of the ball through the net; the other was the impact of Ye Ling and Zhang Chunwu colliding!

Zhang Chunwu clearly hadn’t expected that Ye Ling, upon seeing him charge, would dare to push forward instead of backing down. Logically, any normal person would have shifted their weight back!

The next moment, he was sent flying by Ye Ling’s push, landing hard on his ass.

Meanwhile, Ye Ling landed smoothly, as if nothing had happened.

"Oh my goodness, are you alright?"

Ye Ling’s acting skills were on full display again as he spoke with a look of utter shock.

Zhang Chunwu’s face was the color of a beetroot. He couldn’t believe that he had tried a dirty trick only to be sent flying by Ye Ling.

And to make matters worse, Ye Ling’s shot had gone in!

"Ref, that should be a foul! That was a charge!"

Zhang Chunwu immediately yelled.

At this, many people in the crowd looked on with anger.

"A fucking charge? Are you kidding me? You must’ve gotten kicked in the head by a donkey!"

"Exactly! Ye Ling clearly jumped first. You’re the one who crashed into him like an idiot, got it? You should be thankful you weren’t the one called for a foul!"

"So shameless! Being ugly is one thing, but you’re vicious too. Do you even deserve to be a student at Modu University?"

"Right! Even though you scared him, Ye Ling still saw you fall and asked if you were okay. Just look at the difference in character between you two. How can it be so vast?"

The surrounding students couldn’t hold back any longer. The girls, especially, immediately started letting him have it.

Ye Ling’s popularity among them was quite high now. How could they possibly stand by when their idol had almost been injured by this guy?

At that moment, Zhang Chunwu felt an unprecedented level of emotional damage.

"It was definitely your foul. And I was just about to say—since you’re all fellow students, don’t pull these kinds of dirty tricks. I will be reporting today’s incident to your academic advisor."

The drill instructor who was serving as referee walked over and said in a cold voice.

They were all former soldiers and naturally preferred a straightforward approach. They held utter contempt for underhanded tactics like this, so it was no surprise their attitude toward Zhang Chunwu was poor.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chunwu’s expression turned grim.

An incident like this could be blown up or brushed aside. But if it were officially reported, especially in front of so many students, the university would definitely have to take some form of action.

Judging by the crowd’s righteous indignation, if this incident blew up, it could even lead to his expulsion.

After all, a university’s purpose isn’t just to impart knowledge; more importantly, it’s to teach students how to be decent human beings.

For instance, graduation requirements always include a clause about "good moral character and comprehensive personal quality."

His behavior today was, without a doubt, utterly shameful.

Not only did he try to harm a fellow student, but he also slandered him afterward!

"Everyone, I know why Zhang Chunwu did this!" a voice suddenly called out from the crowd. "From what I’ve heard, this guy has been constantly hitting on Ning Ruoxi, but she’s always ignored him! So, he must be jealous of Ye Ling!"

"Yeah, now that you mention it, I’ve definitely seen Zhang Chunwu lurking around the School of Arts a lot!"

Once one person spoke up, a second was sure to follow. Soon, a chorus of condemnation rose against Zhang Chunwu.

Later on, Zhang Chunwu was reported and ended up receiving a formal, severe warning—but that’s a story for another time...

"You little rascal."

Ning Ruoxi glanced at Luo Yue, who had just returned to her side, and couldn’t help but poke her forehead.

That’s right.

Luo Yue was the one who had slipped into the crowd to shout that.

Luo Yue just huffed adorably, shaking her little fists. "That guy was trying to hurt Master! I couldn’t just let him get away with it!"

In the young woman’s heart, Sister Ruoruo was naturally number one, and Ye Ling was now number two!

Hearing this, Ning Ruoxi’s own gaze toward Zhang Chunwu turned icy.

It was one thing for him to harass her. She found it incredibly annoying, but since he was a fellow student, she could tolerate it and just do her best to avoid him... ’But for him to pull a dirty trick on Ye Ling?’

Now, Ning Ruoxi was genuinely angry.

In essence, she and Ye Ling were the same kind of person—fiercely protective of their own.

"Ye Ling, can you keep playing? If not, we can resume tomorrow."

The drill instructor at the side walked over and asked.

"No problem."

Ye Ling said with a faint smile.

’That Zhang Chunwu hadn’t scared me in the slightest, let alone had any real impact on me.’

’However... since he was the one who wanted to mess with me, I certainly wasn’t going to speak up for him. I wouldn’t be telling anyone that I could have dodged, but chose to ram into him on purpose.’

Ye Ling’s principle in life had always been not to provoke others if they didn’t provoke him first. But if someone did provoke him, he would show absolutely no mercy.

’After all, we’re all adults here. Everyone has to take responsibility for their own actions.’

’You can’t just keep using "I’m still young and don’t know any better" as an excuse, can you?’

’The kind of "I’m still young" that people under a hundred years old use?’

Next, the team from the School of Information Science, led by Ye Ling, went on to defeat the winning teams from the Mechanical College and the College of Physical Education.

It was worth noting that even the students from the College of Physical Education were no match for Ye Ling.

Ye Ling’s reaction speed and shooting accuracy were simply terrifying, leaving his opponents with no exploitable weaknesses.

Of course, this was all thanks to his tenfold physical enhancement!