Episode 1:

 

            Pi Li University is a first rate school throughout the country known for their outstanding scholarly research academics.  The school’s style is strict and conservative.  Under the Principal, who stresses academics over sports, Li Zi Ping’s governing, all active types of athletic sports nearly becomes extinct.  Even with the annual national college league tournament C.U.B.A, which arouses the participation of all the youngsters, the five famous basketball colleges – Xuan Wu, Cang Long, Bai Hu, Zhu Que, and Deng Lin, who will receive the championship trophy?  Well, within Pi Li’s campus, no one cares at all!

            The day before the end of the summer vacation, within this quiet campus, a draft of disturbance unexpectedly appears in the atmosphere…

            Li Ying, being the chief consultant for the NBA Coaching Group in the past and able to see through to a player’s basketball skills and level with one glance, returns to the country.  She proposes to her father, Li Zi Ping, to hold the position as the Coach of Pi Li Basketball Team at Pi Li University.  She has dreams and enthusiasm towards basketball, but her father just coldly responds to her.  He even worries that the rotten reputation of the Pi Li Team would destroy the reputation that his daughter had accumulated during her time with the NBA.  In order to prove her own abilities to her father, Li Ying is determined to become the Coach for the Pi Li Basketball Team.

            At the same time, in order to chase the basketball dream in his heart, Yuan Da Ying inherited a gold thread basketball (the only thing that Grandma Tie Lan left behind) that his deceased grandma kept and left for him.  Following his grandma’s dying wish, Da Ying leaves his hometown and comes to find Pi Li University’s Principal, Li Zi Ping’s father.  Due to Li Zi Ping’s father’s last dying words, Li Zi Ping takes Yuan Da Ying into his home.  As a result, Da Ying becomes Li Ying’s first member for the basketball team.

            Obtaining the national college league tournament MVP status, the talented basketball player, Dong Fang Xiang, unexpectedly transfers from the “undefeated” famous basketball Xuan Wu Institute of Technology to Pi Li University!  Dong Fang Xiang’s appearance creates a big uproar within Pi Li University.  The reason being, aside from his outstanding basketball experience, he possesses a handsome appearance and an extraordinary family background (son of Dong Fang Corporation’s CEO.)  Moreover, he received an award for his outstanding performance in a Nationwide Academics Competition when he was in high school, so his appearance brings about a whirlwind to campus!

            As for Da Ying, he gets acquainted with Zhan Jie Er, a student with outstanding grades, after entering into Pi Li University.  Because Jie Er’s appearance reminds Da Ying of his childhood playmate – Gu Gu Ji, he develops a strange, favorable impression towards Jie Er.  However, at the same time, Jie Er is Dong Fang Xiang’s family’s driver’s daughter.  There is also an ambiguous relationship between these two childhood friends.

            In order to resurrect Pi Li University’s Basketball Team, Yuan Da Ying works hard to persuade Dong Fang Xiang into joining.  Dong Fang Xiang coldly refuses until he sees Da Ying wiping ketchup from Jie Er’s face.  With jealousy flaring in his heart, Dong Fang Xiang agrees to have a one on one game with Da Ying.  Da Ying’s inexperience with playing basketball is completely revealed.  At the most crucial moment, Da Ying displayed his astonishing jumping skills and intercepted Dong Fang Xiang’s ball.  A pity because Da Ying broke the rules and failed when he almost succeeded.  There is still no result from their competition yet but they discover that someone seems to be watching them from far away.  Da Ying and Dong Fang Xiang start to chase after that person and gets into a fight with Wu Ji Zun, who was observing them.  It was a draw between these three guys and when he sees a chance, Wu Ji Zun jumps onto his brother, Wu Ji Wei’s motorcycle and escapes.

            Da Ying temporarily gives up on trying to persuade Dong Fang Xiang into joining the Basketball Team.  He decides to find the other two members to return to the Team first – Qi Xiao Yun, Qi Xiao Yu…

 

Episode 2:

 

           In order to re-establish the basketball team, Li Ying urgently looks for the hot-tempered, fight-loving Qi brothers to rejoin.  If they have Dong Fang Xiang join, then the 5 of them can become a basketball team!

            First, Li Ying took advantage of Da Ying’s one on one game with Dong Fang Xiang where Da Ying was able to block Dong Fang Xiang’s ball and exaggerated the whole incident to the media.  She also gets Da Ying to go and pester Dong Fang Xiang.  In the end, Dong Fang Xiang could not stand Da Ying’s tireless pestering and agree to finish their game from last time…

            Before his game with Dong Fang Xiang, all that is in Da Ying’s head is Jie Er.  In order to express his feelings to Jie Er, he specially prepared a mysterious gift to give her.  However, he sees Jie Er and Dong Fang Xiang leaving Jie Er’s dorm, looking very intimate…

            The game with Dong Fang Xiang is about to begin but Da Ying lost all his fighting spirit because of Jie Er.  Seeing Jie Er standing aside, Da Ying almost gets the intention to give up.  At this time, Li Ying sees through to Da Ying’s mood.  As a result, before the game is to begin, she calls for a time out.  She cleverly uses Da Ying’s feelings for Jie Er to encourage Da Ying.  Because of Li Ying’s encouragement, Da Ying’s fighting spirit reignites again…

            In order to win Dong Fang Xiang, Da Ying actually used Dong Fang Xiang’s special move “Kang Long Bu Hui” in front of him.  However, Da Ying used too much power and crashes into the post, knocking it over…  Although it is a total embarrassment, but Da Ying is still able to successfully score against Dong Fang Xiang in this game.  Dong Fang Xiang is also straightforward and admitting his defeat, he joins the basketball team!

            With Dong Fang Xiang on the team, Pi Li University’s basketball team finally has the 5 players that it needs.  Seeing how the team is about to be established, yet Dong Fang Xiang’s participation actually becomes a barrier for the establishment of the basketball team.  This is because Dong Fang Xiang’s father is putting pressure on Principal, Li Zi Ping, as he does not want Dong Fang Xiang to play in Pi Li’s basketball team.  At the same time, Li Zi Ping, who loves his daughter, also selfishly hopes that Li Ying would give up on establishing Pi Li University’s basketball team…

            In the end, Li Zi Ping puts forth some conditions to Li Ying.  If the basketball team is to be established, then Li Ying’s Pi Li University team, which she leads, must be able to win last year’s provincial runner up, Cheng Lin basketball team.  Moreover, the coach of Cheng Lin’s basketball team turns out to be Li Ying’s ex-boyfriend.  If they don’t win, then Li Ying must agree to her part of the bargain and quit her job as Pi Li University basketball team’s coach.  Without any hesitation, Li Ying accepts this challenge!

            Upon knowing that Li Ying has made such a bet, the members of Pi Li basketball team also bets on their own basketball life.  They swear to do their best to win this competition for Li Ying.  Although he has extraordinary jumping skills and strength, but Da Ying doesn’t even know the basic rules of playing basketball.  Under Li Ying’s persuasion, Da Ying is willing to obediently start his training from dribbling…

 

Episode 3:

 

            Although dribbling is one of the basic skills, but to Da Ying it is still very difficult.  However, for Li Ying who has put her life on the line for this team, Da Ying worked as hard as he can.  Aside from when he is sleeping, Da Ying is dribbling the rest of the time.  This is all to accomplish the condition that Li Ying has set – dribbling the basketball over the sky bridge will mean success!

            Compared with the other players who have good foundations of the basic skills, Li Ying is a bit worried about Da Ying’s condition.  Yet, after Da Ying witnesses the scene of Wu Ji Zun and his brother’s natural and relaxed dribbling over the sky bridge, Da Ying suddenly comes to an understanding.  The appearance of Wu Ji Zun and his brother not only allowed Da Ying to understand the secrets of dribbling, but their brilliant skills also aroused Da Ying’s passion towards basketball…

            Just when Da Ying almost succeeded in dribbling over the sky bridge, the appearance of Jie Er actually interrupts him…  However, under Jie Er’s watch, Da Ying successfully dribbled over the sky ridge which is witnessed by Li Ying.  Seeing Da Ying’s sacrifice and his demand on himself, Li Ying is extremely touched.  The rest of the training is all needed for the friendly match against Cheng Lin…

            Cheng Lin’s strength is not something to be looked down upon and causes the newly formed Pi Li basketball team to be under attack.  After dribbling, Da Ying starts to practice shooting but he constantly misses the basket.  During the match, Cheng Lin even deliberately uses sneak attacks at Pi Li’s members which cause the Qi brothers to get into an intense conflict with the opposing members…

            Because Xiao Yun and Xiao Yu were dissatisfied with the referee’s ruling, they got into an argument with the referee.  On top of that, Dong Fang Xiang claims that he sees the opposing members using sneak attacks which cause chaos to break out all around.  As a result, these three members from Pi Li were suspended from the court.  Without any other members to substitute, Pi Li will have to continue on with two against five?

 

Episode 4:

 

            The fight continues on the basketball court and in the last minutes of the game, under Dong Fang Xiang’s leadership in a counter offensive move, Pi Li is only behind by one point.  At this time, under Li Ying’s instructions, Dong Fang Xiang whispered a few words in Da Ying’s ear.  Dong Fang Xiang’s words stunned Da Ying and make him lose his fighting spirit.  When he receives the basketball, he wasn’t even in the mood to pass it on.  In the end, with his anger continuously building up, Da Ying unexpectedly dribbles the ball toward the basket as if there are no defensive guards around.  In the last four seconds of the game, Da Ying furiously glares at Dong Fang Xiang…

            It turns out that following Li Ying’s instructions, Dong Fang Xiang hints at Da Ying on the basketball court that his relationship with Jie Er is very good.  This causes Da Ying’s anger to surge upwards and in the last second, he performs the “basketball fire” move which no one is able to block!  They win narrowly by one point over Cheng Lin and Pi Li Team is ecstatic.  However, Da Ying still misunderstands Dong Fang Xiang’s words and continues to be depressed.  Fortunately, Dong Fang Xiang later tells Da Ying that the words that he told him on the basketball court is all fake and only then did Da Ying gets his spirits back!

            With his spirits back, Da Ying immediately starts to pursue Jie Er but he had not expected that he would get into an argument with Dong Fang Xiang in front of Jie Er.  Da Ying gets Jie Er involved and accidentally gets her injured.  As a result, Dong Fang Xiang is furious but even though Jie Er is hurt, she still speaks up for Da Ying which makes Dong Fang Xiang even more furious…

            Because of Jie Er, Dong Fang Xiang decides to leave Pi Li University.  Just when he gets into the car to leave, a group of men comes out and surrounds him.  They appear to have the intention of kidnapping him.  Fortunately, Da Ying happens by and the two of them fights against the group of 10 men.  They keep fighting but are no match for the group of men.  Dong Fang Xiang is the first one to collapse.  Da Ying continues to get beaten up because he refuses to let them take Dong Fang Xiang away.  At this time, Wu Ji Zun and his brother unexpectedly appears to save them which allows Da Ying enough strength to carry Dong Fang Xiang off to the hospital.

            At the same time when Dong Fang Xiang is saved, Da Ying is seriously injured and almost lost his life.  This causes Dong Fang Xiang to feel extremely sorry and grateful towards Da Ying.  To the injured Da Ying, Dong Fang Xiang says Da Ying, you must hold on.  As long as Da Ying is able to make it through, then he, Dong Fang Xiang, is willing to use all his efforts to teach Da Ying how to play basketball…

 

Episode 5:

 

            At the same time when the Pi Li team officially becomes “Pi Li Fire Wolf Team,” the provincial league tournament is also about to start.  Pi Li Fire Wolf’s opponent at their first official competition is “Xin Rui Shark Team,” which is one of the top four teams in the provincial league tournament!

            During the first half of the competition with “Xin Rui Shark Team,” although Da Ying keeps on making fouls that only a beginner will make, but his uncontrollable and illogical moves also keep getting the team scores.  This causes “Xin Rui Shark Team” to be under tremendous pressure.

            At the beginning of the second half of the competition, Li Ying wants the team to go up 4 against 5 while Da Ying stares 1 over 5 so that they can clearly see through to “Xin Rui Shark Team’s” offensive game.  For the second half of the game, “Xin Rui Shark Team’s” offensive moves become even more aggressive.  Time and again, they deliberately use underhand moves when the referee is not looking to attack Xiao Yun in hopes of blocking Xiao Yun’s moves with Dong Fang Xiang.  Sure enough, this causes Xiao Yun’s foot to be injured.  At this time, Da Ying secretly sees everything that is happening on the court.  What follows next is that Da Ying finally sees through to “Xin Rui Shark Team’s” offensive strategy.  Before “Xin Rui Shark Team” goes to attack the Pi Li team members, Pi Li would first block their moves.  Although many injuries are sustained, but it allowed Pi Li Fire Wolf to successful win their first game!

            After the game, Dong Fang Xiang unexpectedly receives a call from Jie Er asking him for his help.  It turns out that Jie Er’s father is seriously ill.  Dong Fang Xiang drives hurriedly home.  Under this situation, Father Jie’s illness quickly pulls closer Dong Fang Xiang and Jie Er’s relationship.  On the other hand, Pi Li Fire Wolf continues their path into the finals of the provincial league tournament…

            Dong Fang Xiang confesses his feelings to Jie Er while Da Ying also uses his actions to express his fondness for her.  However, Jie Er couldn’t make a decision and hopes that the three of them can be good friends forever…

 

Episode 6:

 

            To prepare for the next opponent of the provincial league tournament – “Xiang Yang Black Panther Team”, who is known for their street basketball skills, Dong Fang Xiang wants to invite his good friend, Qiu Kui, who is also known for being the champion of street basketball, to teach Da Ying what street basketball is all about!

            During the course of the special training with Qiu Kui, aside from deeply understanding the spirit of street basketball, Da Ying also clearly understands the caring intentions that Dong Fang Xiang has towards him.  Da Ying is feeling torn apart inside his heart.  Does he have to give up Jie Er in order to maintain his friendship with Dong Fang Xiang?

            The match with Xiang Yang puts tremendous pressure on the Pi Li Team with Xiang Yang’s uninhibited and powerful collision forces.  On top of that, with Xiao Yun’s unhealed foot injury from the previous game and the other opponent’s continue use of intentionally misguiding the referee into making the wrong judgment, this match proves to be extremely tough…

            Pi Li Fire Wolf Team’s offensive line comprising of Xiao Yun and Dong Fang Xiang is broken through by Xiang Yang Team’s offensive attack.  However, Xiang Yang Team did not anticipate that Xiao Yu, Da Ying and Du Fei are actually able to create another new offensive line.  In the end, Da Ying’s astonishing speed continuously slips through Xiang Yang’s defense and with the assistant of his teammates, he leaps up…  Finally, Pi Li University successfully wins the honor of being the provincial champions, which they have not done in 40 years!

            The members of the Pi Li Team excitedly looks for a place to celebrate their win but they never expected Xiang Yang Team’s discontent over losing the match and come looking to start trouble with them…

            Xiang Yang Team is not happy that Dong Fang Xiang and his team won the championship and requests a one-on-one game with someone from the Pi Li Team.  The one who wins will be able to leave peacefully.  Considering Li Ying’s safety, the Pi Li Team agrees to the challenge and sends Dong Fang Xiang to play against the giant, Ge Li Ya.  Sure enough, Ge Li Ya’s height makes it a very difficult game for Dong Fang Xiang.  Ge Li Ya keeps on scoring and with one point left before he wins, Dong Fang Xiang actually gives up dribbling the ball.  Instead, he flies over Ge Li Ya’s shoulder and head, to score successfully.  Dong Fang Xiang continues to score and in the end, he wins Ge Li Ya!

            However, Xiang Yang and their street brethrens did not plan on keeping their promise and in the end, it was Qui Kui who gathered a group of people to help settle this problem.

            After this match, the members of Pi Li Team can temporarily get some time to rest.  Da Ying wants to invite Jie Er to celebrate the New Year’s with him and he borrows some money from his friends to reserve an entire small restaurant.  Yet that night, Dong Fang Xiang again confesses his feelings to Jie Er and even suggests that they start dating.  Jie Er panics and runs home.  At this moment, Dong Fang Xiang bumps into Da Ying, who has come to pick up Jie Er.  Jie Er simultaneously rejects the feelings that both guys have for her…

 

Episode 7:

 

            After the match with Xiang Yang, the members of the Pi Li Team can finally get some resting time.  Da Ying wants to invite Jie Er to celebrate the New Year’s with him and he borrows some money from his friends to reserve an entire small restaurant.  Yet that night, Dong Fang Xiang again confesses his feelings to Jie Er and even suggests that they start dating.  Jie Er panics and runs home.  At this moment, Dong Fang Xiang bumps into Da Ying, who has come to pick up Jie Er.  Jie Er simultaneously rejects the feelings that both guys have for her…

            Dong Fang Xiang and Yuan Da Ying are both good friends but at the same time, they are also rivals in love.  On the New Year’s Eve night that Jie Er runs away from them, they both meet up and challenged each other to a basketball game until early morning.  Li Ying arrives to stop them but they both didn’t listen.  Only when Li Ying has an asthma attack did they both stop their match and rush her to the hospital.  Li Ying remains unconscious for 24 hours.  When she wakes up, she cries out that she had forgotten something…  It turns out that in order to improve the physical stamina of the members of Pi Li Fire Wolf Team during the Winter Holidays, she specially invited a coach from the U.S. to come – “Tang Long!”

            Under Tang Long’s coaching, Pi Li Fire Wolf Team officially begins their harsh training.  As for the “training menu” that this legendary coach put forth, it turns out to be a surfing session in the mountains?  Wait a minute, how does one surf up in the hills and mountains?  Furthermore, what does basketball training have to do with surfing?

 

Episode 8:

 

            Under Tang Long’s intense training, Pi Li Fire Wolf Team’s friendship deepens even more.  At this time, Dong Fang Xiang tells Da Ying that the one basketball player whom he fears the most and whom he can’t face is “Can!”

            Just when Pi Li Fire Wolf Team is starting their special training, a mysterious basketball player appears at the underground street basketball court.  His eyes are very somber and the way he plays basketball is extremely rough.  What is even more surprising is that his left knee is heavy wrapped up with a metal support…

            The match against “He Yi” officially begins.  Faced with “He Yi’s” strong offensive moves, Da Ying, who was originally feeling the pressure from the other team, finally understands the purpose of Tang Long’s special training arrangements.  However, at this time, they discover that “He Yi’s” number 38, Lu Zhu’s strength is far beyond their imagination.  Aside from having enormous physical strength, his basketball skills are out of this world.  His defensive and offensive moves along with his ability to play from the point guard position to the small forward position causes the Pi Li Fire Wolf Team to fall into a very difficult situation…

            Faced with “He Yi’s” primary player, Lu Zhu’s strong offensive moves, Pi Li Fire Wolf Team gets caught up in a very difficult battle.  At this time, Dong Fang Xiang’s concentration is affected by the mysterious basketball player, Can, who is on the courtside.  However, with his strong willpower, his performance gradually stabilizes and the gap between the scores slowly narrows.  During this time, the school principal, Li Zhi Ping, who is filming the match with his DV on the courtside, suddenly realizes that there seems to be something very weird with Lu Zhu’s body…

 

Episode 9:

 

            Lu Zhu triplets’ perfect performance once again causes Pi Li Fire Wolf Team to be caught up in a difficult battle.  At this time, Da Ying unexpectedly performs his Grandma Tie Lan’s special move – “Lan Die Hua Yun You Shen Bu”…

            Under Da Ying’s miraculous performance, Pi Li Fire Wolf Team again wins this match in the end.  While everyone is celebrating, Jie Er, who saw how Can have affected Dong Fang Xiang during the competition, asked him about the matter with Can.  At this moment, Dong Fang Xiang reveals a part of his memory which he didn’t want to remember…

            The head of the Dong Fang household – “Dong Fang Shou,” specially returns from the U.S. to handle the matter of Dong Fang Xiang transferring schools to Pi Li.  He accidentally finds out about Da Ying’s exceptional physique is the “Tian Wu Ren” that he has been searching for throughout his entire life.  As a result, he starts to carry out his secret plan…

            In order to not destroy the friendship between himself and Dong Fang Xiang, Da Ying decides to change the way in which he pursues Jie Er, which is to “secretly” love Jie Er.  At the same time, in order to challenge Dong Fang Xiang again, Can joins Pi Li Fire Wolf Team’s next competition’s opponent “Xuan Wu University”…

 

Episode 10:

 

            In order to not destroy the friendship between himself and Dong Fang Xiang, Da Ying decides to change the way in which he pursues Jie Er, which is to secretly love Jie Er.  Continue to like Jie Er ~ “secretly loving her without showing any signs…”  However, Da Ying’s definition of “secretly” seems to be too obvious and instead, causes Jie Er and Dong Fang Xiang to be at an even bigger loss of what to do!

            At the same time, in order to challenge Dong Fang Xiang again, Can choose to join Xuan Wu University and face “the Pi Li Fire Wolf Team…”

            Jie Er knows about the grudges from the past between Dong Fang Xiang and Can.  In order to not let Can hurt Dong Fang Xiang on the basketball court, Jie Er turns into Qiu Kui in an attempt to stop Can from taking part in the competition.  She and Can launch into a “Dead Ball” match.  However, she is no match for Can’s savage basketball skills and gets seriously injured by Can.  Just when Can is about to do more serious injury to Qiu Kui, Da Ying shows up right in time to save Qiu Kui.  However, Da Ying shockingly finds out about Qiu Kui’s real identity at this time…

            Learning the truth of the matter, how will Da Ying be able to face his good friend, Dong Fang Xiang?  How will he be able to face the match with Xuan Wu University whom Can leads?

 

Episode 11:

 

            The match against Xuan Wu officially begins and under the affect of being both emotionally hurt and seeing how Jie Er is seriously injured by Can, Da Ying is not able to control the anger that is within him.  Before the end of the first half of the game, Da Ying has already had 4 fouls.  As for Dong Fang Xiang, he discovers that his performance is also affected by Can’s appearance.  During the game, the Pi Li Fire Wolf Team continues to trail by 21 points and they get caught up in an unprecedented crisis…

            The second half of the game begins and faced with Can’s continuous provocations, Da Ying finally loses his control on the basketball court.  He gets suspended from the court for punching Can.  At the same time, Can surprisingly ask the coach for a time out.  After Can leaves the court, Dong Fang Xiang lets go of all the worries within his heart and starts to chase back the points that were lost.  No one is able to stop him as he catches up on the points.  However, at the most critical moment, because of the guilt that he feels toward Can and Can’s words to Dong Fang Xiang, he is not able to play up to his normal standard.  In the end, Pi Li Fire Wolf Team loses by one point to the Xuan Wu Tyrannical Lion Team!

            After the game, Da Ying pretends that nothing is wrong and goes to find Jie Er.  At this time, Dong Fang Xiang finds out the news that Jie Er is in the hospital.  Aside from helping Jie Er to keep her identity as Qiu Kui a secret, Da Ying also silently makes a decision within his heart!

            Facing Li Ying’s questioning, Da Ying continues to keep quiet about the reason why he lost his control on the basketball court and violently hits Can.  At the same time, because Da Yin understands Jie Er’s sacrifice for Dong Fang Xiang without asking for anything in return, he decides to give them his blessings.  Yet this doesn’t mean that he will let go of his love for Jie Er…

            As for Can, he doesn’t intend to let Dong Fang Xiang off so easily.  Hence, he persuades Xuan Wu’s coaches, Ji Chou and Ji Hen to fraudulently change the scores in the integral match.  This way, they can extend the game into overtime and have another match with Pi Li Fire Wolf Team.  Faced with Can’s proposal, Ji Chou, who is filled with resentment towards Dong Fang Xiang, only has one request and that is to painfully destroy Dong Fang Xiang’s basketball career during this match!

 

Episode 12:

 

            When Jie Er learns that Da Ying will sacrifice himself on the basketball court for Dong Fang Xiang, she tells Li Ying in hopes of being able to stop Da Ying from doing anything stupid.  At this time, Dong Fang Xiang also learns of everything that Da Ying has done for him…

            In order to stop Da Ying from such dangerous behavior, Li Ying finds a new basketball player to replace Da Ying in the game against Xuan Wu.  Just when Da Ying is strongly protesting against this, Li Ying falls ill on the ground in front of everyone…

           After Li Ying is sent to the hospital, Dong Fang Xiang, aside from carrying the heavy responsibility of leading the team, he also has to officially face his fear of Can and this increases his pressure even more.  Meanwhile, Xuan Wu’s coach, Ji Hen instructs Can that he must win.  If necessary, make sure that Dong Fang Xiang will never be able to get back on the basketball court for a match again…

            At the same time, Dong Fang Xiang follows Li Ying’s instructions and does not let Da Ying to participate in the game.  Fan Tuan, the new basketball player, takes over Da Ying’s position… however, in order to participate in the game, Da Ying thinks up of a clever plan to get rid of Fan Tuan…

            For some reason, Fan Tuan is not able to participate in the game which leaves Dong Fang Xiang to have no choice but to allow Da Ying to play.  After Da Ying gets onto the basketball court, just like Jie Er and Dong Fang Xiang had expected; to protect Dong Fang Xiang against Can’s attacks, Da Ying continuously blocks Can’s violent moves against Dong Fang Xiang.  Until finally, Da Ying is not able to hold out any longer and falls onto the ground, seriously injured…

            After seeing a seriously injured Da Ying taken off court, Dong Fang Xiang remembers the suggestion that Wu Ji Zun gave him about facing his fears.  In the end, Dong Fang Xiang is able to overcome his fear of Can.  At the last minute of the game, there is a change in the whole situation…

            However, at this moment, Li Zhi Ping finds out the real reason behind Li Ying’s return to Taiwan…

 

Episode 13:

 

            After Da Ying officially announced to Dong Fang Xiang that he is giving up on his pursuit of Jie Er, he is no longer able to hide the pain he is feeling within his heart and breaks down in tears in front of Li Ying.  Li Ying couldn’t bear to see this and in order to make Da Ying feel better, she suggests going on a vacation with Da Ying…

            Just when Dong Fang Shou is pleased with Dong Fang Xiang for surpassing his limit, he begins to carry out his Tian Wu plan.  He goes to Li Zhi Ping and proposes to buy Pi Li University.  At the same time, Dong Fang Shou finds out about the feelings between Jie Er and Dong Fang Xiang.  To prevent Jie Er from affecting his plan for Dong Fang Xiang, Dong Fang Shou goes to Jie Er and handed her a plane ticket…

            Li Ying takes Da Ying back to his hometown.  Upon return to his hometown, Da Ying regains his smiling face again and this familiar smiling face also makes Li Ying forget about her own current situation.  This trip not only heals Da Ying’s emotional pain but it seems to also cure Li Ying’s confusion about her future.  However, at this time, Da Ying finds out that the person who was behind his Grandma quitting basketball is none other than Dong Fang Xiang’s grandpa – Dong Fang Shou!

 

Episode 14:

 

            To be able to continue seeing Dong Fang Xiang and unwilling to let Dong Fang Shou find out about it to prevent them, Jie Er hence decides to abandon her identity as Jie Er and use Qiu Kui’s identity to stay behind.  At the same time, Dong Fang Xiang searches for Jie Er all over the place but cannot find her.  In the end, Dong Fang Xiang goes to find Jie Er’s father, Lao Zhan, in hopes of being able to find some clue on Jie Er’s whereabouts from him.  Lao Zhan emphasizes again that from the time both of them were born, they have been on separate roads and he asks Dong Fang Xiang to give up…

            Staring at the gold-threaded basketball that his grandma left for him in his hands, Da Ying reminisces back to all the memories that he has had with Tie Lan.  In the end, he decides to withdraw from the Pi Li Team which is now owned by Dong Fang Shou.  Moreover, he will use basketball to defeat Dong Fang Xiang, whom Dong Fang Shou has trained so diligently so as to revenge his deceased grandmother.  However, at this time, Li Ying finds out the reason behind Dong Fang Shou’s purchase of the basketball team is all because of Yuan Da Ying!

            Because of Jie Er, Dong Fang Xiang has an argument with Dong Fang Shou.  In the end, Dong Fang Shou puts Dong Fang Xiang under house arrest.  When Dong Fang Xiang finds out that Dong Fang Shou has sent Jie Er off to Australia, he did not think twice before heading off to the airport in preparation of going to Australia to find Jie Er.  Learning about this, Jie Er couldn’t help but get in contact with Dong Fang Xiang to stop him from leaving.  Dong Fang Xiang tells Jie Er that he can give up his identity as a member of the Dong Fang family for her.  Jie Er doesn’t know how to respond to him…  In the end, to make Dong Fang Xiang give up hope completely, she can only lie to Dong Fang Xiang and tell him that her departure has nothing to do with their status difference.  Rather, it is because she has fallen in love with Da Ying…

 

Episode 15:

 

            After Dong Fang Xiang finds out that Jie Er is Qiu Kui, regardless of his grandfather, Dong Fang Shou’s objection, Dong Fang Xiang takes Jie Er to see him and expresses his determination to be with her.  But at this time, Dong Fang Shou reveals to Dong Fang Xiang that Jie Er’s father is an undercover spy who has been spying on the Dong Fang family’s business.  Aside from selling the Dong Fang family’s business secrets, Jie Er’s father is also responsible for Dong Fang Xiang’s kidnapping when he was young.  At the same time, Da Ying finds out of Li Ying’s illness…

            After Dong Fang Xiang learns of the truth, he not only did not give up on Jie Er, rather he challenges Dong Fang Shou.  If he can’t use Pi Li Fire Wolf team to beat Dong Fang Shou’s painstakingly trained Tian Sheng Wu Ji Team, then Dong Fang Xiang is willing to unconditionally give up Jie Er.  However, at this moment, Da Ying has his own unspeakable problems and no matter what, he is not willing to return to Pi Li Fire Wolf team.  How will a Pi Li Fire Wolf team without Da Ying be able to win against Tian Sheng Wu Ji Team led by Wu Ji Zun?

            In order to substitute the gap left by Da Ying, Jie Er decides to use Qiu Kui’s identity to join Pi Li Fire Wolf Team.  However, because she has always played street basketball, she is not able to smoothly incorporate into Pi Li Fire Wolf Team’s formation.  As for Da Ying, who had originally decided not to play basketball anymore, when he sees Li Ying leading the team regardless of her own health and seeing Jie Er’s devotion, he finally decides to return to the team…

            After Da Ying’s return to the team, Li Ying tells them that Tian Shen Wu Ji team is far better than Pi Li Fire Wolf team in every aspect.  If Pi Li Fire Wolf team wants to win this dream team, the chances are almost zero.  Just when everyone is dejected, Li Ying tells them not to be discouraged because in the past, there was one basketball team who was faced with the same predicament and in the end, they still won.  This basketball team is Da Ying’s grandma’s team!

            Just when Da Ying and Li Ying are going back to Da Ying’s hometown to search for Tie Lan’s crucial winning strategy: “Lan Die Hua Yun You Shen Bu”, Dong Fang Xiang, wanting to surpass his own limits, wishes to once again challenge “Can,” who was once his biggest fear…

 

Episode 16:

 

            The battle between “Pi Li Fire Wolf Team and “Tian Sheng Wu Ji Team” officially begins.  Although Can has now joined the Pi Li Fire Wolf Team and increased their strength tremendously but it is still not enough to hold back “Tian Sheng Wu Ji Team” which is led by Wu Ji Zun.  Just when the Pi Li Fire Wolf Team is continuously behind, under Li Ying’s permission, Da Ying is finally able to perform Tie Lan’s specialty skill - “Lan Die Hua Yun You Shen Bu!”

            By means of Da Ying’s “Lan Die Hua Yun You Shen Bu,” Pi Li Fire Wolf Team is gradually able to catch up on the points that were lost.  At this time, Dong Fang Shou exchanges 3 mysterious basketball players, who are just as skilled as Da Ying, Wu Ji Zun and Wu Ji Wei.  Da Ying’s “Lan Die Hua Yun You Shen Bu,” officially faces off with the “Tian Sheng Wu Ji Team” and without any bit of resistance at all.  At this moment, Dong Fang Xiang, under Wu Ji Zun’s encouragement, finally surpasses his own limit.  As a result, this game becomes one of sacrifice as the players surpass their own limits…

 

The End.

  translated by mandy

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