Flexibility Greatly Increased

"Congratulations, you've felt a strong surge of positive energy from the source of life. You've activated a deep sense of gratitude in the soul of the one you rescued, and you've gained 51 points of flexibility points. 50 points have been automatically added to 'Flexibility,' accumulating to a current total of 80 points."

Hey!

When Li Zhen heard this voice in his head, he wondered if his 'system' had been struck by lightning: What on earth is flexibility? Why so many at once? And why not evenly distribute it to practical areas like strength, explosiveness, or even coordination? Flexibility? What can I do with it?

While he was lost in thought, the blonde woman continued to tightly grip his hand, her voice trembling as she repeatedly expressed her gratitude.

It was clear that her nerves were still on high alert; she had never dreamed that she was so close to the Grim Reaper.

Just then, some bystanders recognized Li Zhen. "Hey! He's our campus star at Stanford... Bruce Li!"

This shout made Li Zhen feel quite awkward because the crowd was increasingly converging towards them... Everyone was drawn by the thrilling scene that had just happened here.

Li Zhen had never been one to boast or seek attention. He disliked showing off, and he especially wasn't good at handling situations like this.

To avoid becoming an object of curiosity, he quickly said to the blonde woman, "You don't need to thank me too much. While saving you, I gained a lot myself. So, don't think about owing me anything. Every human should live easily in this beautiful world. Let's part ways here."

"And, in the future, don't wear headphones when crossing the road. Goodbye."

With that, he released the tightly held hand and ran away.

He didn't want to become a celebrity in this neighborhood.

In fact, after he fled, people didn't track him down. Instead, they surrounded the rescued blonde girl. Because she turned out to be someone even more famous than Li Zhen.

They called her Hilary Duff.

She was a teenage star from Disney, and her new song had just skyrocketed to number one on the Billboard charts.

Surrounded by people, Hilary Duff slowly woke up from her state of shock. She quickly asked the crowd around her, and soon she learned all the information about the handsome boy who had just saved her.

She quietly remembered a very familiar name: Bruce Li.

Hmm, this guy really is a superhero.

And he's so considerate. He even said I shouldn't feel indebted and that I should live easily in this beautiful world.

But... he clearly saved my life.

...

Li Zhen clearly didn't expect his words to have such a big impact on Hilary Duff.

He said this entirely from the heart. He didn't want the person he saved to bear any psychological pressure, always thinking about thanking him or compensating him for something. This would completely contradict his original intention.

And, he did indeed gain a lot from this rescue operation. He received 51 points of energy, although he didn't know what use it would be to add it to flexibility. But it was a very real thing.

Of course, even without this energy reward, he would still choose to save this life.

In that moment, life was greater than everything else.

When Li Zhen returned to the training center, he found that his back, which had originally collided with the granite, was no longer in pain. Instead, it felt remarkably flexible.

Although he didn't know what benefit this would bring him on the court, it was still a positive development.

As he began his warm-up, Scott rushed over with a determined look on his face.

He told Li Zhen, "The TNT reporters have already left early. That guy, TJ Walton, is despicable. He's been badmouthing you in front of the reporters. He's just a vile person, envious of your talent and jealous that you're more famous than him."

"He actually said you're just lucky. During the training camp, your defensive abilities were not even a third of his. He also said that apart from being a bit faster, your explosiveness, shooting, and jumping abilities are all very mediocre."

"I've never seen someone like him. I've stopped talking to him. And Thompson too!"

Scott was very angry.

Li Zhen, upon hearing this, was also very displeased. He could understand TJ Walton feeling jealousy and threatened by him, but was it appropriate for a team leader to say such things about his teammate in front of the cameras?

The championship battle was about to begin, and he was causing internal strife.

Despicable!

Li Zhen mentally labeled TJ Walton with this definition.

Later, when Li Zhen saw TJ Walton, he didn't give him a friendly look and simply ignored him.

Scott, Thompson, and others also stopped talking to him. In fact, when Scott passed by him, he even gave him the middle finger.

Starting center Frank Benson muttered in his mouth... jealous bastard.

The majority of the starting lineup sided with Li Zhen.

This made TJ Walton very uncomfortable. He never thought that, as Stanford's number one scorer, he would actually be isolated, all because he spoke a few truths, right? Just because... he told the TNT reporters that Bruce wouldn't come to the training center today?

The TNT reporters didn't have good intentions at all.

They were simply making a documentary about the Texas Longhorn; they didn't take Stanford seriously at all.

I'm not at Stanford, and no one will care about the Cardinals team!

He thought indignantly. He actually felt wronged.

...

TNT's pre-game interviews were indeed biased, and now everyone knows that the Longhorns are likely to win. They came here just to give Bruce Li, who has been very popular on the internet recently, a label.

With TJ Walton eagerly giving the definition of "Bruce is basically useless, he's just lucky," their objective was already accomplished. Whether they interviewed Bruce or not was of little significance.

In fact, the Texas Longhorn's point guard, Gibson, also said, "I watched his game. I will show him what the level of the Big Twelve's best guard is. His good luck has run out. I can easily score 30 points on him, and if LaMarcus doesn't mind, I can even get 50."

"That's how easy it'll be!"

As the Madness of March arrived, these draft hopefuls who wanted to secure a good position in this year's draft became increasingly assertive, using exaggerated language to grab the spotlight.

The media also loved this kind of exaggeration, as it was more stimulating for the viewers.

For the upcoming game, TNT made the decision to broadcast it nationwide. They invited the famous draft expert, Chad Ford, as well as the well-known NBA commentator, Kenny Smith, to join.

This gave LaMarcus Aldridge plenty of face.

After all, everyone knew that this 6'11'' power forward would soon be entering the NBA draft, and he was also the most highly touted player in this year's draft.