June 19, 2023 by Wyrd
Xiao Shiyi glanced at the teenager and turned his gaze towards Mo Ran, who had just entered the court. He calmly asked, “Where’s Brother Su? Not playing?”
“Not playing,” Mo Ran nodded absentmindedly, seemingly lost in thought.
Xiao Shiyi looked at the girl sitting next to the teenager and furrowed his brows slightly. “What’s the deal with that woman?”
The teenager had dated several girlfriends and boyfriends before, but none had been as bothersome as the current one.
“Heh,” Mo Ran chuckled coldly, a hint of maliciousness flickering in his eyes. Then he nonchalantly said, “She’s just a despicable woman who relies on Brother Su’s favor and has forgotten her own identity. I’ll make sure she understands her place.”
Xiao Shiyi raised an eyebrow but didn’t say anything more.
The referee blew the whistle as the two were ready, and the second quarter of the basketball game officially began.
This time, without the teenager on the court, the basketball game returned to normal.
However, it wasn’t entirely normal, especially after the first shot was scored.
Because the teenager on the bench applauded, as if praising the one who made the basket.
Clapping alone wouldn’t be heard by the players on the court, but when the crowd saw the teenager applauding, they also started clapping, and this time, the applause was loud enough for everyone on the basketball court to hear.
The atmosphere on the basketball court suddenly became awkward, with everyone looking at the player who scored.
The short-haired player thought to himself, ‘...What is he doing?’
Once the short-haired player realized what was happening, he became tense, wondering if they were going to target him now. Was successfully scoring not even allowed now? These people were so difficult to deal with!
Just as the short-haired player thought he would receive the same treatment as the tall player, everyone averted their gaze.
Then the short-haired player noticed that the atmosphere had completely changed. It wasn’t about bullying him; it was a completely different attitude towards the game.
Initially, it was somewhat perfunctory, but after the teenager applauded, one after another, they put in their best effort to snatch the ball and play aggressively.
Their attitude became unusually serious, as if they were playing in an international competition.
Even the posture was somewhat flashy, appearing sharp and handsome. Even when playing basketball, it seemed like a show-off, full of elegance, with no signs of embarrassment.
Just like... a group of peacocks displaying their feathers.
Especially when seeing the teenager’s focused gaze in this direction, it intensified even further. Clearly, it was just a school competition, but it felt like an international basketball match.
Ruan Qing focused on watching the people on the basketball court and said, ‘System, their bodies look great.’
The system also knew how weak the teenager’s body was, probably having only been able to watch others play sports since childhood while being confined to sitting on the sidelines and admiring them.
Just as the system was about to console him, the teenager continued, ‘Does the system store have items for body swapping?’
The system: “...”
[Yes, but you can’t afford it.] - the system replied bluntly.
The system’s response was straightforward, and Ruan Qing simply responded with a faint “oh,” showing no particular emotion.
The next moment, Ruan Qing reached into his pocket as if searching for something but seemed unable to find it. Then he took out a universal campus bank card from his pocket and handed it to Xia Baiyi beside him.
“Yiyi, I ran out of cigarettes. Can you buy me a pack?”
Xia Baiyi nodded, blushing, and accepted the bank card. “Then, Brother Su Qing, wait for me.”
After saying that, Xia Baiyi stood up and ran toward the direction outside the school where cigarettes were sold, without asking Ruan Qing what brand of cigarettes he smoked. It was evident that she knew which brand he preferred.
When Ruan Qing could no longer see her figure, he beckoned to the lackey beside him.
The lackey behind Ruan Qing immediately came over cautiously and spoke in a tone filled with awe, “Brother Su, what’s wrong?”
Ruan Qing casually asked, “Did Yiyi leave while I was away for a while?”
The lackey thought for a moment and eventually nodded. “Yes, she left. It seems like she went to the restroom.”
She went to the restroom...
If something happened, it’s probably on the way to the restroom or in the women’s restroom.
Entering the women’s restroom was inconvenient for Ruan Qing. Even if someone killed Xia Baiyi and disguised themselves as her, he wouldn’t be able to confirm it.
So Ruan Qing didn’t say anything more and continued watching the basketball game.
More than half of the game time had passed, and the competition on the court was intense. Ruan Qing would applaud every time someone scored, whether it was by the red team or the blue team.
Moreover, the applause was never delayed, indicating constant attention to the game.
Although both sides were giving their all, the blue team was trailing the red team by several points.
Xiao Shiyi called for a timeout directly and then looked expressionlessly at Song Yu, who had been lagging behind all along.
Song Yu was physically weak, hardly able to get the ball or stop others. It was as if the blue team was playing with only four players, or even worse, as the red team specifically targeted attacks on Song Yu’s side. In this situation, the score gradually widened.
Although Song Yu and Ruan Qing had similar physical conditions, their treatment was completely different. After calling for a timeout, Xiao Shiyi kicked Song Yu harshly and then turned around, walking away and coldly saying, “Substitute.”
“Ugh...” Song Yu, who was already standing on the edge of the basketball court, was kicked down with one kick. He lay on the ground, clutching his abdomen where he was kicked, his face pale with no trace of color.
However, the students from Class 1 seemed as if they couldn’t see him, completely disregarding his well-being, as they let Song Yu lie on the ground.
In the end, Song Yu struggled to get up on his own and left the basketball court.
The blue team substituted another player, and the replacement for Song Yu was also a skilled horror game player.
After the substitution, the situation underwent a big change. The score gradually caught up with and even surpassed the red team.
Mo Ran from the red team was indeed very strong, but he was the only outstanding player. The remaining four players were just average. On the blue team, apart from Xiao Shiyi, everyone else was a skilled horror game player, with hardly any weaknesses.
They clearly couldn’t keep up with the blue team’s offensive rhythm. The four teammates on the red team consecutively conceded scores, while Mo Ran was targeted relentlessly.
[Mo Ran is in such a miserable state. I’m starting to sympathize with him.]
[This is my first time watching a horror livestream, but it feels more like watching a sports broadcast. The gameplay is so intense that it makes me forget it’s a horror game.]
[Indeed, God Pei used to ignore such meaningless plots. Now he’s playing basketball on the court with great intensity. He has never done this before.]
[What kind of basketball game is this? It’s clearly a show-off fest! They’re all flashy and showy, a bunch of peacock-like men trying to seduce my wife! He~tui! (an expression of disdain)]
At the end of the second quarter, the red team was trailing the blue team by nearly ten points. After the referee’s whistle, Mo Ran’s face darkened, and he gave a fierce glance to the four players who were dragging his feet.
Those four players shrunk under his gaze, tremblingly lowered their heads, and didn’t dare to speak.
There was a fifteen-minute break after the end of the second quarter.
Mo Ran directly walked off the basketball court, looking distressed, and approached Ruan Qing. He had an almost teary expression and said, “Brother Su, I’m sorry. We might not win the game. That Xiao Shiyi is acting like a madman. Last night, we agreed that he would be the traitor, but today, he has been suppressing us throughout the game.”
Ruan Qing heard this and looked towards Xiao Shiyi on the opposite side, furrowing his brows.
Seeing the situation, Mo Ran’s eyes flickered slightly. He cautiously approached Ruan Qing and asked, “Is he... trying to betray Brother Su?”
After Mo Ran finished speaking, he sighed and changed his tone, as if he understood Xiao Shiyi very well. “After all, he is the young master of the Xiao family. His family background is good, and he’s also the class monitor. It’s normal for him not to like being oppressed by others.”
Ruan Qing arrogantly glanced at Xiao Shiyi and nonchalantly said, “If we can’t win, then so be it. It’s just a game.”
After speaking, Ruan Qing stood up and walked away without paying any attention to Xia Baiyi, who hadn’t returned yet. His attitude didn’t seem to indicate that he didn’t care about Xiao Shiyi’s actions.
Mo Ran also directly quit the game and followed Ruan Qing.
Xiao Shiyi furrowed his brows as he watched the departing teenager once again. He beckoned to someone nearby and said, “Go and find out what’s going on.”
The person quickly returned and looked at Xiao Shiyi cautiously before speaking, “Brother Su seems angry because our class... scored too many goals.”
The male classmate’s words were tactful, but Xiao Shiyi understood immediately why.
Because Mo Ran couldn’t defeat him, he complained to the teenager, even to the extent that Xiao Shiyi could imagine the contents of his complaint.
After all, the only difference between him and Mo Ran was their status; he wasn’t part of Class 26.
The teenager had always been a bit petty, and if Xiao Shiyi didn’t explain it, he would surely hold a grudge.
Xiao Shiyi directly took off his basketball jersey and chased after the direction the teenager had just left.
Pei Yan glanced coldly at the departing three individuals and left as well.
The remaining three players looked at Pei Yan, who was leaving in the same direction as the other three, exchanging puzzled glances, completely unaware of the current situation.
Did Pei Yan discover something?
Previously, they thought the NPC named Song Yu was the key, but after the basketball game, it was clear that the issue lay with Xiao Shiyi and Mo Ran.
Something was off about their skills and strength.
They had much more power than an ordinary adult man. Even players like them, who exercised regularly, were somewhat inferior to these two.
These two NPCs definitely had something peculiar about them.
While the three players were unclear about the situation, they were substituted by other classmates from Class 1, a few who weren’t skilled at basketball at all.
The three players didn’t mind and shared the situation with the other players.
“So Mo Ran and Xiao Shiyi are suspicious?” one of the players summarized their findings.
The short-haired player nodded. “Yeah, I suggest we investigate them secretly. Maybe we’ll find something.”
A petite female player frowned, “I think Su Qing is suspicious too. He doesn’t seem like a school bully at all, and both of them are his top followers, right? Why is it specifically his followers who have problems?”
Others agreed. The relationships among those few were extremely strange. Su Qing didn’t resemble a typical school bully, and his followers seemed abnormal.
But both followers remained fiercely loyal to the school bully without a single complaint.
While the players were discussing nearby, the classmates who had replaced them quickly lost the lead in the score.
The basketball game ended with Class 26 winning by a narrow one-point margin.
June 19, 2023 by Wyrd
Xiao Shiyi glanced at the teenager and turned his gaze towards Mo Ran, who had just entered the court. He calmly asked, “Where’s Brother Su? Not playing?”
“Not playing,” Mo Ran nodded absentmindedly, seemingly lost in thought.
Xiao Shiyi looked at the girl sitting next to the teenager and furrowed his brows slightly. “What’s the deal with that woman?”
The teenager had dated several girlfriends and boyfriends before, but none had been as bothersome as the current one.
“Heh,” Mo Ran chuckled coldly, a hint of maliciousness flickering in his eyes. Then he nonchalantly said, “She’s just a despicable woman who relies on Brother Su’s favor and has forgotten her own identity. I’ll make sure she understands her place.”
Xiao Shiyi raised an eyebrow but didn’t say anything more.
The referee blew the whistle as the two were ready, and the second quarter of the basketball game officially began.
This time, without the teenager on the court, the basketball game returned to normal.
However, it wasn’t entirely normal, especially after the first shot was scored.
Because the teenager on the bench applauded, as if praising the one who made the basket.
Clapping alone wouldn’t be heard by the players on the court, but when the crowd saw the teenager applauding, they also started clapping, and this time, the applause was loud enough for everyone on the basketball court to hear.
The atmosphere on the basketball court suddenly became awkward, with everyone looking at the player who scored.
The short-haired player thought to himself, ‘...What is he doing?’
Once the short-haired player realized what was happening, he became tense, wondering if they were going to target him now. Was successfully scoring not even allowed now? These people were so difficult to deal with!
Just as the short-haired player thought he would receive the same treatment as the tall player, everyone averted their gaze.
Then the short-haired player noticed that the atmosphere had completely changed. It wasn’t about bullying him; it was a completely different attitude towards the game.
Initially, it was somewhat perfunctory, but after the teenager applauded, one after another, they put in their best effort to snatch the ball and play aggressively.
Their attitude became unusually serious, as if they were playing in an international competition.
Even the posture was somewhat flashy, appearing sharp and handsome. Even when playing basketball, it seemed like a show-off, full of elegance, with no signs of embarrassment.
Just like... a group of peacocks displaying their feathers.
Especially when seeing the teenager’s focused gaze in this direction, it intensified even further. Clearly, it was just a school competition, but it felt like an international basketball match.
Ruan Qing focused on watching the people on the basketball court and said, ‘System, their bodies look great.’
The system also knew how weak the teenager’s body was, probably having only been able to watch others play sports since childhood while being confined to sitting on the sidelines and admiring them.
Just as the system was about to console him, the teenager continued, ‘Does the system store have items for body swapping?’
The system: “...”
[Yes, but you can’t afford it.] - the system replied bluntly.
The system’s response was straightforward, and Ruan Qing simply responded with a faint “oh,” showing no particular emotion.
The next moment, Ruan Qing reached into his pocket as if searching for something but seemed unable to find it. Then he took out a universal campus bank card from his pocket and handed it to Xia Baiyi beside him.
“Yiyi, I ran out of cigarettes. Can you buy me a pack?”
Xia Baiyi nodded, blushing, and accepted the bank card. “Then, Brother Su Qing, wait for me.”
After saying that, Xia Baiyi stood up and ran toward the direction outside the school where cigarettes were sold, without asking Ruan Qing what brand of cigarettes he smoked. It was evident that she knew which brand he preferred.
When Ruan Qing could no longer see her figure, he beckoned to the lackey beside him.
The lackey behind Ruan Qing immediately came over cautiously and spoke in a tone filled with awe, “Brother Su, what’s wrong?”
Ruan Qing casually asked, “Did Yiyi leave while I was away for a while?”
The lackey thought for a moment and eventually nodded. “Yes, she left. It seems like she went to the restroom.”
She went to the restroom...
If something happened, it’s probably on the way to the restroom or in the women’s restroom.
Entering the women’s restroom was inconvenient for Ruan Qing. Even if someone killed Xia Baiyi and disguised themselves as her, he wouldn’t be able to confirm it.
So Ruan Qing didn’t say anything more and continued watching the basketball game.
More than half of the game time had passed, and the competition on the court was intense. Ruan Qing would applaud every time someone scored, whether it was by the red team or the blue team.
Moreover, the applause was never delayed, indicating constant attention to the game.
Although both sides were giving their all, the blue team was trailing the red team by several points.
Xiao Shiyi called for a timeout directly and then looked expressionlessly at Song Yu, who had been lagging behind all along.
Song Yu was physically weak, hardly able to get the ball or stop others. It was as if the blue team was playing with only four players, or even worse, as the red team specifically targeted attacks on Song Yu’s side. In this situation, the score gradually widened.
Although Song Yu and Ruan Qing had similar physical conditions, their treatment was completely different. After calling for a timeout, Xiao Shiyi kicked Song Yu harshly and then turned around, walking away and coldly saying, “Substitute.”
“Ugh...” Song Yu, who was already standing on the edge of the basketball court, was kicked down with one kick. He lay on the ground, clutching his abdomen where he was kicked, his face pale with no trace of color.
However, the students from Class 1 seemed as if they couldn’t see him, completely disregarding his well-being, as they let Song Yu lie on the ground.
In the end, Song Yu struggled to get up on his own and left the basketball court.
The blue team substituted another player, and the replacement for Song Yu was also a skilled horror game player.
After the substitution, the situation underwent a big change. The score gradually caught up with and even surpassed the red team.
Mo Ran from the red team was indeed very strong, but he was the only outstanding player. The remaining four players were just average. On the blue team, apart from Xiao Shiyi, everyone else was a skilled horror game player, with hardly any weaknesses.
They clearly couldn’t keep up with the blue team’s offensive rhythm. The four teammates on the red team consecutively conceded scores, while Mo Ran was targeted relentlessly.
[Mo Ran is in such a miserable state. I’m starting to sympathize with him.]
[This is my first time watching a horror livestream, but it feels more like watching a sports broadcast. The gameplay is so intense that it makes me forget it’s a horror game.]
[Indeed, God Pei used to ignore such meaningless plots. Now he’s playing basketball on the court with great intensity. He has never done this before.]
[What kind of basketball game is this? It’s clearly a show-off fest! They’re all flashy and showy, a bunch of peacock-like men trying to seduce my wife! He~tui! (an expression of disdain)]
At the end of the second quarter, the red team was trailing the blue team by nearly ten points. After the referee’s whistle, Mo Ran’s face darkened, and he gave a fierce glance to the four players who were dragging his feet.
Those four players shrunk under his gaze, tremblingly lowered their heads, and didn’t dare to speak.
There was a fifteen-minute break after the end of the second quarter.
Mo Ran directly walked off the basketball court, looking distressed, and approached Ruan Qing. He had an almost teary expression and said, “Brother Su, I’m sorry. We might not win the game. That Xiao Shiyi is acting like a madman. Last night, we agreed that he would be the traitor, but today, he has been suppressing us throughout the game.”
Ruan Qing heard this and looked towards Xiao Shiyi on the opposite side, furrowing his brows.
Seeing the situation, Mo Ran’s eyes flickered slightly. He cautiously approached Ruan Qing and asked, “Is he... trying to betray Brother Su?”
After Mo Ran finished speaking, he sighed and changed his tone, as if he understood Xiao Shiyi very well. “After all, he is the young master of the Xiao family. His family background is good, and he’s also the class monitor. It’s normal for him not to like being oppressed by others.”
Ruan Qing arrogantly glanced at Xiao Shiyi and nonchalantly said, “If we can’t win, then so be it. It’s just a game.”
After speaking, Ruan Qing stood up and walked away without paying any attention to Xia Baiyi, who hadn’t returned yet. His attitude didn’t seem to indicate that he didn’t care about Xiao Shiyi’s actions.
Mo Ran also directly quit the game and followed Ruan Qing.
Xiao Shiyi furrowed his brows as he watched the departing teenager once again. He beckoned to someone nearby and said, “Go and find out what’s going on.”
The person quickly returned and looked at Xiao Shiyi cautiously before speaking, “Brother Su seems angry because our class... scored too many goals.”
The male classmate’s words were tactful, but Xiao Shiyi understood immediately why.
Because Mo Ran couldn’t defeat him, he complained to the teenager, even to the extent that Xiao Shiyi could imagine the contents of his complaint.
After all, the only difference between him and Mo Ran was their status; he wasn’t part of Class 26.
The teenager had always been a bit petty, and if Xiao Shiyi didn’t explain it, he would surely hold a grudge.
Xiao Shiyi directly took off his basketball jersey and chased after the direction the teenager had just left.
Pei Yan glanced coldly at the departing three individuals and left as well.
The remaining three players looked at Pei Yan, who was leaving in the same direction as the other three, exchanging puzzled glances, completely unaware of the current situation.
Did Pei Yan discover something?
Previously, they thought the NPC named Song Yu was the key, but after the basketball game, it was clear that the issue lay with Xiao Shiyi and Mo Ran.
Something was off about their skills and strength.
They had much more power than an ordinary adult man. Even players like them, who exercised regularly, were somewhat inferior to these two.
These two NPCs definitely had something peculiar about them.
While the three players were unclear about the situation, they were substituted by other classmates from Class 1, a few who weren’t skilled at basketball at all.
The three players didn’t mind and shared the situation with the other players.
“So Mo Ran and Xiao Shiyi are suspicious?” one of the players summarized their findings.
The short-haired player nodded. “Yeah, I suggest we investigate them secretly. Maybe we’ll find something.”
A petite female player frowned, “I think Su Qing is suspicious too. He doesn’t seem like a school bully at all, and both of them are his top followers, right? Why is it specifically his followers who have problems?”
Others agreed. The relationships among those few were extremely strange. Su Qing didn’t resemble a typical school bully, and his followers seemed abnormal.
But both followers remained fiercely loyal to the school bully without a single complaint.
While the players were discussing nearby, the classmates who had replaced them quickly lost the lead in the score.
The basketball game ended with Class 26 winning by a narrow one-point margin.
