Chapter 1079: Chapter 1079

"Alright, don’t think that just because you won’t admit it, I don’t know." Xie Yixin did not persist in questioning further; talking to Li Changlin was not driven by her curiosity but rather to give him a hint.

Li Changlin was well aware of this.

After chatting briefly, they moved on from the topic.

"Now that Li Changlin has advanced to the top sixteen, everyone needs to work hard. Don’t be lazy. After dinner, let’s train a bit more, especially those who have to record the program later. Please, take it seriously," Xie Yixin gathered several contestants and earnestly reminded them.

Everyone nodded in agreement, and then Xie Yixin led them to the cafeteria.

After going downstairs, Li Changlin received a call from Yang Fei, inviting him out for dinner since Zhou Wendong had already arrived in Shanghai City, and he had contacted Yang Fei as arranged by Li Changlin.

Knowing that the two were together, Li Changlin decided to join them, and so he asked Xie Yixin for leave.

Since there would be no more competitions involving Li Changlin in the next two days, and Xie Yixin was quite confident in Li Changlin’s abilities, she nodded in agreement, naturally eliciting admiration from everyone.

This is the privilege of the strong; indeed, Xie Yixin wished all contestants could have Li Changlin’s capabilities, but that was simply impossible.

Seeing Li Changlin about to leave, Wang Yiyi opened her mouth several times, wanting to suggest joining them. However, thinking of Ye Xiyao, she felt an inexplicable pressure and finally, reluctantly sighed and dismissed the idea.

Ye Xiyao was like a huge mountain looming over Wang Yiyi’s head. Unless she reached the level of the Heavenly Queen, she felt she would never have the confidence to compete with Ye Xiyao.

There was absolutely no fairness between the two of them, and if others knew her true thoughts, they would likely ridicule her for trying to climb the social ladder or fantasizing about marrying into a wealthy family.

This is the fear of public opinion. Although Wang Yiyi did like Li Changlin sincerely, she had to admit that if Li Changlin were just an ordinary person, she definitely wouldn’t have easily been moved.

A wealthy, powerful, and talented person will always be popular, and winning such a person’s affection undoubtedly takes a long journey. Competition is brutal, and a person without any background only dreams of becoming the girlfriend of someone like Li Changlin; such scenarios are likely confined to fairy tales.

Wang Yiyi suppressed all her tangled thoughts and silently watched as Li Changlin left the premises of Dragon TV.

At the entrance, Yang Fei’s car was parked outside, with Zhou Wendong in the passenger seat.

Seeing Li Changlin approaching, he quickly got out of the car and respectfully called him "Master."

Li Changlin smiled and nodded, noticing that this young man had already reached a late stage in the Transformation Realm, it seemed Zhou Wendong had indeed made a lot of progress during this time.

Zhou Wendong calling Li Changlin "Master" surprised Yang Fei somewhat, but he didn’t think too much about it. After both had gotten into the car, Yang Fei started the vehicle and drove towards their destination.

This time, the place Yang Fei chose for dining was a villa, Tianyu Villa, a very refined and peaceful location.

Halfway through the drive, Zhou Wendong seated in the passenger seat suddenly squinted his eyes, "Master, there’s a tail following us."

"No need to worry about them, let’s discuss it once we reach our destination." Actually, Li Changlin had already noticed the vehicle following closely behind them, but he guessed that it was unlikely for the pursuers to make a move on the road, so he suggested Zhou Wendong stay calm.

"It’s not Sun Ji’an’s men, is it!" Yang Fei frowned slightly, remembering the time Li Changlin had severely humiliated Sun Ji’an. Yang Fei speculated it might be Sun Ji’an not taking it well and thus seeking revenge with high-level family fighters.

"Probably not. There are five people in the car, all just small fry." At this moment, there was only about twenty meters distance between the two cars. Li Changlin activated his Internal Qi for sensing and discovered that there were no formidable fighters in the other car.

"What could these people be up to then? They’re not from a local gang who knows Brother Changlin’s identity and wants to kidnap us, right?" Yang Fei’s imagination was quite vivid, causing Li Changlin to be somewhat amused.

But thinking about it again, the car had started following them soon after they left Dragon TV, so there must be something significant behind this.

Li Changlin waved his hand telling Yang Fei to focus on driving; since they were not far from their destination, once there, they could simply capture these people and interrogate them directly.

Ten minutes later, they arrived at Tianyu Villa, and the pursuing vehicle also slowly pulled up.

"Wendong, go handle those people and see what they’re up to." Li Changlin was too lazy to intervene himself. Nowadays, Zhou Wendong’s strength was comparable to that of the Early Stage of Xu Jing Realm. The opponents in the car did not even have a Transformation Realm fighter; Zhou Wendong could handle those people with one hand.

"Understood, Master." Zhou Wendong nodded calmly and then pushed open the car door.

At this moment, Li Changlin and Yang Fei also got out of the car. Without turning back, Li Changlin headed directly towards the villa’s main gates while casually saying, "Try to be quick, we’ll go ahead and order."

"Don’t worry, Master." Zhou Wendong quickly replied, then strode towards the parked minivan not far away.

"People are coming from their side."

"They seem to have noticed us."

"What are bạn_articles/bạn_articles worried about, he’s just a small fry, just shoot him down!"

"First, attach the silencer, and check for any cameras around."

Seeing Zhou Wendong approaching, the group in the vehicle quickly exchanged words, with two of them even pulling out handguns and hurriedly attaching silencers.

"Ready, I’ll get out first, you guys provide cover." One of them, who was faster, had already attached the silencer and was prepared to get out.

However, at this moment, Zhou Wendong swiftly darted beside him.

Suddenly stretching out his hand, he pulled open the car door, and then quickly reached into the car, grabbing one of the men who had spoken by the neck.

Cough, cough, cough...

His neck seized, the man immediately began coughing violently, and Zhou Wendong’s fingers tightened, instantly crushing the man’s throat.

Zhou Wendong’s actions were too fast; as he killed one person, it took a few moments for the other four inside the vehicle to react.

These men hurriedly reached for their weapons, especially the one who had already attached the silencer, who instantly raised his arm.

"You’re dead!" Zhou Wendong’s eyes turned cold, and he forcefully pushed the dead body towards that man.

A faint sound, akin to a cough, was heard as the man finally pulled the trigger.