Chapter 49: Guiding Kuroko

That's what he said, but seeing that Tiandao Jingyan was truly about to leave, Tian Lizi still pulled him back with great dissatisfaction to continue watching the TV drama with her.

"How come there's a feeling like the 'Fairy Tale' MV?"

Tiandao Jingyan sighed; the feeling that he was filming a movie was growing stronger and stronger.

"I shouldn't have agreed to her. A mere month of housework actually made me bow down."

"At the very least, I should have added another half-month's salary!"

The next day.

As the National Tournament approached, the training tasks for the Basketball Club gradually increased.

Not to mention the technical practice, the physical conditioning was increasing by one level every week.

Tiandao Jingyan could clearly feel that he was already starting to put on muscle.

This included Aomine and the others as well; their physiques were all stronger than when they had first started.

Of course, the extent of the enhancement was not much.

What Bai Jin Yongzhi wanted to cultivate was the next generation of the country's basketball, and he would not overdraw the players' potential for the sake of a mere championship.

Players in this age group had not yet finished developing physically, so even if they were packing on muscle to enhance their ability to handle physical contact, there had to be a limit.

It was no wonder that such a saying circulated in the high school basketball scene.

Teikou Production, Must Be a Masterpiece!

Every year, many head coaches from the high school basketball scene would contact Bai Jin Yongzhi, or even visit in person, wanting to introduce Teikou's talent into their own basketball clubs.

Nijimura Shuzo was even approached by a high school team after his first year of the National Tournament, inviting him to join their team after graduating from junior high.

After all, there was no draft assembly, so if they wanted to absorb geniuses to strengthen their team's power, they could only go out and snatch people themselves.

Especially for teams with average strength.

The powerhouse teams could still use their own fame to attract geniuses to come to them, but teams without fame could only be like Taoka Moichi, visiting in person whenever they saw a player they liked.

And even then, they would often be met with a closed door.

In this regard, Bai Jin Yongzhi was indeed worthy of being called a master teacher.

Unsurprisingly, after this year's National Tournament, Tiandao Jingyan and Akashi and the others would also encounter such things.

They would have contact with many high school team head coaches, especially those from teams without much fame.

Having no attraction for geniuses, they could only use their own sincerity to move the other party.

The powerhouse teams would be more reserved and could still sit securely on the fishing platform.

But after the second year, it would be hard to say.

The talent of the Generation of Miracles was at a historical level!

Could they resist this batch of top-quality new tea?

Afternoon.

Teikou Junior High Basketball Club.

Tiandao Jingyan still helped Kuroko every day, looking for a method to solve the problem on his body.

While Kuroko was moved, the loss in his heart was also increasing daily.

In his eyes, Tiandao Jingyan was already the most talented genius he had ever seen; if even he couldn't solve it...

"Maybe I really am like what the coach said, without any basketball talent."

"Instead of staying here and wasting time, I might as well go do something more meaningful."

Tiandao Jingyan was still watching the barrage, working hard to farm popularity.

Suddenly hearing Kuroko's words, he instantly knew that the opportunity to enrich his own persona had finally arrived.

Under the basket, Kuroko held the basketball with both hands, lowering his head to gaze at the ball, his eyes full of reluctance.

To him, this was something that could bring him happiness; it was something very fun and very interesting.

It was just that now, it was time to put the ball down.

He took a deep breath, turned his head, and said to Tiandao Jingyan, "Tiandao-kun, this period of time..."

"What is considered a meaningful thing?" Tiandao Jingyan spoke up and interrupted him, "Do you know what is considered a meaningful thing, Kuroko?"

"....... I, don't know." Kuroko opened his mouth and finally said these few words.

"Of course you don't know." Tiandao Jingyan walked over and draped his arm around his neck, smiling more brilliantly than the sunshine, and said, "Because what you are doing right now is a meaningful thing!"

"Life is never smooth sailing; victory and success are surprises, while failure and setbacks are the main melody."

"It is precisely because of this that we must strive to fight for success and surprises. Only after the wind and rain will one see the rainbow. Setbacks and failures are the same; only after experiencing them can success be even more surprising and endlessly memorable."

"........."

Kuroko was speechless, and only moved feelings remained in his heart.

Tiandao Jingyan didn't know that at this moment, the camera was pointed right at him, and even gave him a big close-up.

That invincible appearance that only appeared in the two-dimensional world, paired with these philosophical words, instantly increased his popularity by a large margin.

'Kitty is so great!'

'So handsome, so loving, so good-looking!'

'Well said, I finally understand why I have always failed in my confessions. It turns out my true love hasn't appeared yet, and a bigger surprise is waiting for me.'

'Wake up, person above, stop dreaming. Your confession failed probably not because your true love hasn't appeared, but because you are too ugly and don't have money in your pockets.'

'You f***ing talk so hurtfully!'

'B-King, although what you said is very reasonable, I can't f***ing become a Sword Saint at 11 years old!'

Tiandao Jingyan had long been used to the barrage from the silly netizens. While encouraging Kuroko and watching the barrage, he didn't even blink an eye.

Seeing that the biggest wave of popularity was also in hand, Tiandao Jingyan didn't intend to hide it anymore.

He took the ball from Kuroko's hands and said, "Basketball is not just a sport of scoring; it needs some people to stand under the spotlight and become that ace, that star."

"But the victory of a match cannot rely on just one ace or one star!"

"We need someone to stand in the shadows, away from the spotlight, silently contributing to the team."

Tiandao Jingyan gave a light twist, letting the basketball spin on his fingertip, and said, "Kuroko, go try to become this shadow."

Shadow?

A light suddenly brightened in Kuroko's mind.

It was as if something had broken into his consciousness, but he couldn't fully grasp it yet, but the seed had already been planted.

He asked, "What do I need to do?"

"I don't know."

Tiandao Jingyan didn't write out the answer directly, but instead provided Kuroko with a direction.

"But I believe that your innate talent will definitely help you."

"My talent?" Kuroko gave a bitter smile, "I don't seem to have any talent; even my presence is so low that people often can't notice me."

"That is your talent, Kuroko. It is precisely because people can't notice you that you can become the best shadow!"

PS: Four updates are here. Thank you all for the flowers and tickets, thank you very much. Please also help click with your fortune-making hands today, thank you. ===== CHAPTER 51 =====