Lieyangyang said nothing in response. Instead, with an air of complete indifference, he picked up a discarded drink can nearby, walked right past Qiushenglang, and casually tossed the can backward. It landed squarely in the trash can.
Seeing Lieyangyang about to walk away, Qiushenglang turned around with a surge of emotion and roared at the older ram's retreating back:
"I won't lose again!"
"Oh, really?"
Faced with Qiushenglang's emotional outburst, Lieyangyang's reply was flat and utterly nonchalant.
"Are you willing to play me—one more time?!"
Seeing Lieyangyang's indifferent attitude, Qiushenglang stepped forward to challenge him to a one-on-one match, but Lieyangyang simply waved his hand to decline.
Noticing this, as if he had anticipated such a response, Qiushenglang let out a soft chuckle. Then, wearing a mocking expression, he looked at Lieyangyang and spoke in a low voice:
"That's right. The you of today is no longer that former number forty-two. Now, you're just a coach of some third-rate, mediocre team."
"I'll show you with my actions that my basketball is the strongest—"
Qiushenglang roared out the final words, yet Lieyangyang's demeanor remained completely calm from beginning to end, without the slightest ripple, and his tone matched it.
"Is that so? Well... that's not necessarily true."
As Lieyangyang spoke calmly, the image of Xi Yangyang and the other kids—optimistic and passionate about basketball—flashed through his mind. The corners of his mouth curved up…
Chapter 110