Chapter 006: Mo Changli

Not far from the basketball court, a man and a woman stood side by side.
“Changli, are you sure it’s that kid named Chen Xiao?” The woman appeared to be in her late twenties or early thirties, wearing sunglasses, making it impossible to see her face clearly.
“It should be him.” Mo Changli closed his eyes, sensed for a while, and said, “It should be him. But he doesn’t possess the spiritual energy of an abler person; instead, his mental strength is exceptionally high—at least ten times that of an ordinary person. He must be a newly awakened sorcerer.”
“Ten times that of an ordinary person? How is that possible?” The woman was surprised. She looked at Mo Changli skeptically. “Ten times? How can that be?! Even a first-tier sorcerer’s mental strength can’t be ten times that of an ordinary person. How can a newly awakened sorcerer without even spiritual energy have mental strength ten times greater?”
A faint smile appeared on Mo Changli’s face. “Geniuses do exist, they’re just rare. If we can channel all his abilities, I believe our Abilities Association will have another groundbreaking figure. For the next competition, we’ll have one more trump card.”
“Should we bring him into the association right now?” A smile also appeared in the woman’s eyes.
“No need. Let’s observe him for a few more days. China is our territory; we don’t have to worry about others taking him away.” Mo Changli shook his head. “Besides, I’ve noticed another issue.”
“What is it?”
“Xiaoyu, have you noticed that Chen Xiao used pure physical strength for his jumping, not mental power?” Mo Changli’s brows furrowed slightly again.
“You mean he might be a member of some ancient martial arts family?” Xiaoyu’s expression changed as well.
“No. People from ancient martial arts families wouldn’t act so openly. I suspect he’s a dual-type abler person!”
……
At this moment, although the game had just started, it had already reached a fierce intensity.
Lin Tianchi dribbled the ball himself and took on Chen Xiao in a one-on-one duel.
“Kid, though you’re fast and have good jumping ability, remember—skill is what truly dominates a game!”
With that, Lin Tianchi suddenly accelerated. Despite his large frame, he was extremely fast, arriving in front of Chen Xiao in the blink of an eye.
Upon reaching Chen Xiao, Lin Tianchi changed direction, increasing his speed even further, while separating himself from the basketball and moving in two different directions.
Separating himself from the ball! This was clearly a way to mock Chen Xiao while boosting the morale of his own team.
“Trying to show off to me?” A hint of disdain appeared on Chen Xiao’s lips. His hand shot out instantly, catching the spinning basketball with perfect accuracy.
“How is that possible?!” Lin Tianchi’s expression changed drastically. His move of separating himself from the ball was extremely famous throughout their department. Even the star players from the university team had been deceived by it before, never failing.
“Hmph, my mental power has already locked onto the basketball. It’s impossible for you to deceive me.”
Chen Xiao snatched the basketball and accelerated rapidly, dribbling it across the court.
Swish! Another beautiful three-point shot.

“Boss, are you acting crazy today?” Jiang Xianxiang glanced at Chen Xiao in disbelief, then looked at Qin Mengyao, who had already turned her gaze away.
“Chen Xiao, you’re amazing! Three three-pointers in a row—could it be that God is in you?” The other three teammates also gathered around Chen Xiao, treating him like a rare animal.
“Oh no, I overdid it.” Chen Xiao was suddenly shocked. He instinctively glanced in Qin Mengyao’s direction and saw her with her head down, talking to her friends, not paying any attention to him. He felt a slight sense of disappointment.
The game continued.
From then on, Chen Xiao didn’t dare to be so showy anymore. Aside from scoring nine points at the beginning, he didn’t make any more dramatic three-pointers.
However, a strange phenomenon quickly caught the audience’s attention. The players from E-commerce almost never made shots, and whenever the ball bounced back, it always ended up in the hands of the players from Business Administration.
On the contrary, every player from Business Administration became an excellent shooter, with a success rate of over 90%.
In the end, thanks to Business Administration’s outstanding performance and E-commerce’s poor performance, Business Administration won 69:52.
When the game ended, the players from E-commerce glared at Chen Xiao furiously. They had suffered a complete defeat today.
Their shots missed, and their dunks were almost always blocked by the not-so-tall Chen Xiao, otherwise they wouldn’t have lost so badly. And Captain Lin Tianchi’s plan to use Business Administration as “lab rats” completely failed.
Instead of being the lab rats, they were eaten by the “rats” themselves.
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“Hey, beautiful Qin, we won this time. We promised to treat you to a meal.” After the game, Jiang Xianxiang approached Qin Mengyao, wiping his sweat while smiling.
“Of course. I always keep my word,” Qin Mengyao said, patting her chest with a smile.
“Boss, this is your chance,” Jiang Xianxiang turned back and winked at Chen Xiao.
“Huh? Chen Xiao, why isn’t there a single drop of sweat on you?” Someone noticed something strange about Chen Xiao.
Due to Water Heart, all the moisture in his body was perfectly circulated, leaving no excess water—so how could he sweat? Moreover, his body had been transformed by Water Heart, making it extremely strong, so he didn’t feel any strain from such light exercise.
“Me? I hardly moved on the court. Where would the sweat come from?” Fortunately, because of Qin Mengyao’s presence, Chen Xiao’s face was always red, which made his behavior seem less extreme.
“8 o’clock tonight at Renhe Star Restaurant. Don’t forget,” Qin Mengyao’s clear voice echoed throughout the area, before she took her roommates and left.
Chen Xiao stared blankly at Qin Mengyao’s retreating figure, a silly smile on his face.
“What are you still looking at? She’s already gone,” Jiang Xianxiang tapped Chen Xiao’s shoulder and said, “Boss, tonight is your last chance. Come on, I’ll take you to get ready.”
With that, Jiang Xianxiang left Chen Xiao behind and led him straight out of the campus.
“Xiangzi, what are you doing?” Chen Xiao suddenly shook off Jiang Xianxiang’s hand. “Don’t do anything reckless. I’m a decent guy, not some pervert!”

“You…” Jiang Xianxiang said angrily, “What are you thinking? Tonight is a great opportunity! There will surely be many people celebrating tonight. Take this chance to confess to her!”
“Uh… maybe it’s better not to…” Chen Xiao hesitated.
“Hmph, boss, don’t blame me for telling you this, but this approach won’t work at all. When pursuing a girl, you need to take the initiative. Even if she doesn’t like you, you still have to prove yourself and make her like you!”
“Come on, follow me!” With that, Jiang Xianxiang pulled Chen Xiao along and continued heading toward the school gate.