Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 574 - 570: Basketball Expert?

Chapter 574: Chapter 570: Basketball Expert?

(Wow, guys, today we finally got two monthly tickets. Xiao is so excited in his heart... Finally, someone recognizes Xiao’s hard work and desperation, willing to encourage him... Sob...)

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To think he caught such a high-speed basketball, catching it wasn’t the strange part, but the fact he did it so effortlessly... It was as if he merely stretched out his hand, and the basketball was captured effortlessly, as casual as that!

Even the tallest and most formidable among them, who had played basketball for many years, doubted they could manage such a feat!

If this action had been performed by that cool guy not too far behind him, they might have been less shocked, but astonishingly, it was this slim young man in front of them...

"You’re not hurt, are you?"

Xiao Yi had no idea about the storm raging inside Wang Xiaohu’s heart, nor did he realize that the amazement was due to the casual movement he made with his hand. For him, catching the basketball just then was nothing out of the ordinary.

The speed of the basketball wasn’t too slow, but compared to a bullet, it was nothing; he could catch bullets with ease, so why not a big basketball?

Seeing Wang Xiaohu staring blankly at him, he even thought Wang Xiaohu had been scared by something and looked at him with concern.

"No... Nothing... Big Brother Xiao... how... how did you catch that basketball?"

Like waking from a dream, Wang Xiaohu stammered, looking at Xiao Yi or, more precisely, at the basketball in his hands.

"This?"

Following Wang Xiaohu’s gaze, Xiao Yi only then remembered he was still holding the basketball, yet he still didn’t realize what was so astonishing. A slight smile appeared on his face as he casually said, "What’s the big deal? Just reach out and grab it."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on a group of dumbfounded young men not far away, even forgetting to ask for the basketball back. Subconsciously, he was about to return the basketball when his eyes landed on a blue hoop nearby. Remembering what Wang Xiaohu had told him about playing basketball last time, it seemed that playing basketball involved throwing it at that blue hoop.

Feeling good, a sudden whimsy struck him, and he casually tossed the basketball toward the hoop.

"Snap!"

The basketball made a perfect arc in the air without any hesitation and swished through the net cleanly, landing on the ground.

"Crack!"

Almost at the instant the basketball went through the net, several pairs of glasses also fell to the ground and shattered, but no one bothered to pick them up or exclaimed in shock; the entire basketball court fell silent.

"Did I see that right? Did it really just swoosh through?"

"Darn, is this for real? A clean swoosh?"

"Darn, I must be hallucinating, right? The ball didn’t go in, did it?"

".........."

It took a while, but the people on the basketball court gradually came back to their senses, looking towards Xiao Yi like they were seeing a monster, with disbelief echoing in their minds.

"This... is too awesome!"

After a long while, a young man who was with Wang Xiaohu regained his composure, looked at Xiao Yi with a stunned face, and exclaimed in amazement.

"This... Is this the Big Brother Xiao that Brother Hu talks about? What does he do? He isn’t on a basketball team, is he?"

"I think he must be, probably some professional team. Look at how he caught the ball just now, so professional, and that shot he just made, could it be that accurate if he wasn’t professional? Darn, no wonder Hu’s basketball skills have been improving so much. It turns out there was a master behind the scenes!"

".........."

The crowd immediately began whispering amongst themselves, even starting to complain about Wang Xiaohu being unfair, not sharing such an incredible person with them.

Meanwhile, the people who were playing on the basketball court also began discussing amongst themselves. Their gaze towards Xiao Yi was filled with admiration, clearly convinced that Xiao Yi must be a trained, professional basketball player. They thought to themselves that later on, they definitely needed to ask Wang Xiaohu more about this person and try to build a relationship with him, hoping maybe they could get some tips and potentially take their basketball skills to the next level...

What they didn’t know was that at this moment, Wang Xiaohu was even more shocked than they were. He definitely had no idea Xiao Yi could play basketball, and now he was completely dumbfounded, at a loss for words! His eyes looked as if he had seen a ghost.

"Xiaohu, what’s wrong?"

After Xiao Yi made his shot, he watched the ball swoosh right through, and though such tricks were a piece of cake for him, it was his first time playing, and his first shot made him feel quite a sense of achievement. A hint of smug satisfaction crossed his face as he came back to his senses, only to find, to his discomfort, that Wang Xiaohu was staring at him as if he were an alien. He gave a slight cough and gently reminded him.

"Big Brother Xiao...are you on the basketball team?"

Hearing Xiao Yi’s words, Wang Xiaohu finally snapped out of it. The moment he did, his eyes sparkled with stars, and he excitedly grabbed Xiao Yi’s hand.

In his heart, he was making the same calculation as they were, to learn a thing or two from Xiao Yi, even if it meant...well, even taking him as a master was worth it! With such a skilled player, learning a few tricks would mean that the basketball court at No. 16 Middle School would be his, Wang Xiaohu’s, domain, right?

Would their class’s basketball team not become unbeatable throughout the school?

Just thinking about it, that bright future, his eyes were already sparkling with stars...

"Pfft!"

Situ Qingfeng, listening from behind, almost spit out his drink!

Xiao Yi on the basketball team?

With Xiao Yi’s skills, was he even interested in something as trivial as basketball? If he were on the basketball team, would the other players even have a chance to touch the ball?

Situ Qingfeng was perhaps overestimating Xiao Yi.

Seeing Situ Qingfeng’s reaction, Xiao Yi caught his movement from the corner of his eye. He knew what Situ Qingfeng’s expression meant. Displeased, he glared at him, sending a warning look Situ Qingfeng’s way and stopping him from speaking. He then turned his attention back to Wang Xiaohu, who was looking hopeful and eager. His expression grew slightly awkward, and after coughing again, he sheepishly explained, "Well, Xiaohu, you’ve got it wrong. I’m not on the basketball team."

"Ah?"

At Xiao Yi’s denial, Wang Xiaohu’s face immediately fell into disappointment, but that quickly vanished as his face lit up with excitement again, "Big Brother Xiao, you must have played basketball before then, right? You were on the basketball team, weren’t you?"

"Cough, well, Xiaohu, I wasn’t on any basketball team before. I’ve never even played basketball until today."

Xiao Yi felt even more awkward due to Wang Xiaohu’s words and enthusiasm. Finally, after another cough, he explained.

"Ah?"

Hearing Xiao Yi’s explanation, Wang Xiaohu was completely stunned. After a while, he looked at Xiao Yi incredulously, "Big Brother Xiao, are you pulling my leg? It’s really your first time playing basketball?"

"Do I look like I’d lie to you? I really am playing basketball for the first time."

Xiao Yi, seeing Wang Xiaohu’s face still showing disbelief, couldn’t help but give a wry smile. He couldn’t understand why Wang Xiaohu seemed so convinced that he had a background in basketball, else had been on a team.

As Xiao Yi’s expression seemed genuinely honest, Wang Xiaohu was suddenly overwhelmed, his mind uncontrollably flashing the word: Genius!

Really, a genius...

If Big Brother Xiao was really playing basketball for the first time, then he was truly a genius...

Could such a genius really exist in this world?

Thinking about how he had spent so many years playing basketball, and despite all his efforts, he still couldn’t match Xiao Yi’s casual performance, a wave of dejection suddenly overwhelmed him...

Although Xiao Yi didn’t know what Wang Xiaohu was thinking, seeing the dramatic changes in his expression, he thought Wang Xiaohu still didn’t believe him and was about to say something more.

But before he could, he was interrupted by a voice from the side.

"Xiaohu, who is this...?"

"Yeah, Xiaohu, is this the Big Brother Xiao you were talking about? Why didn’t you introduce us earlier? We’ve all been waiting!"

"......"

Seeing that Wang Xiaohu hadn’t brought Xiao Yi over yet, his friends grew impatient and came over themselves, asking Wang Xiaohu curiously as they couldn’t help but gaze at Xiao Yi.

Seeing this group of teenagers, almost as tall as he was but still somewhat youthful, just like Wang Xiaohu and his peers, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but smile a little and greeted them, "You all must be Xiaohu’s classmates. My last name’s Xiao, I’m his brother. It’s really nice to meet you all."

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