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Soon, another serving of meat arrived.

Wang Yiyang and Su Xiaoxiao accelerated their eating once more. Compared to Xie Yishu, who was coldly playing on her phone to the side, Wang Yiyang found this young girl much more approachable.

He loved to eat, especially spicy food. Just like when he was driving on the road and suddenly craved meat skewers, he could immediately pull over and have his bodyguard go buy some.

Whenever he heard about something delicious, he was always willing to go and have a taste.

Coupled with a digestive system that never gained weight no matter how much he ate, he felt a natural sense of kinship with others who shared his love for food.

The two buried their heads in their meal, chatting casually as they ate.

To their surprise, when Su Xiaoxiao talked about her ideals, they were perfectly in sync with Wang Yiyang's.

Both of them wanted to live a peaceful life without grand ambitions; as for lofty goals, they were all just empty talk.

Wang Yiyang, thinking that they would go their separate ways once the meal was over, chatted along with Su Xiaoxiao quite freely.

Su Xiaoxiao also sensed that her best friend was completely dissatisfied, so she simply treated Wang Yiyang as an ordinary friend and chatted away.

But what neither of them expected was that the games Su Xiaoxiao currently enjoyed were also liked by Wang Yiyang.

She liked sweet and spicy food.

As it happened, Wang Yiyang also loved spicy food.

She liked anime and listening to music, and to his surprise, Wang Yiyang had also enjoyed those things in the past.

Their values were aligned, and their tastes were identical. Sitting together, they ended up leaving Xie Yishu aside, chatting quite harmoniously.

Xie Yishu hadn't paid much attention at first, but as she played on her phone, she suddenly felt like she had become irrelevant.

She looked at the two of them, speechless.

It felt less like her blind date and more like the offline meetups her best friend used to attend.

She had accompanied Su Xiaoxiao to meet her gaming friends before.

The atmosphere back then was exactly like this.

No...

It wasn't even this lively back then.

By the time she snapped out of it, Su Xiaoxiao and Wang Yiyang had already exchanged Feixun.

They had agreed to eat something delicious together when they had time.

Su Xiaoxiao had eaten her way through the surrounding area and knew of many hidden, albeit obscure, delicious spots.

Because these shops were very spicy, few people knew about them, and they weren't very popular.

Usually, no one was willing to accompany her to eat there, but this time, she had finally found a comrade-in-arms.

An hour later.

Xie Yishu dragged a reluctant Su Xiaoxiao out of the restaurant.

"What is wrong with you? Don't tell me you've taken a fancy to him? How were you chatting so happily?" Xie Yishu asked her friend, immediately on guard.

Su Xiaoxiao was different from her.

She had to be vigilant at all times.

Because Su Xiaoxiao had almost fallen into a similar trap before. That time, it was also a netizen she met in a game—he was a smooth talker and very good at coaxing people. In the end, Su Xiaoxiao naively thought the other party considered her a best friend and ended up lending him money in various ways.

In the end, she lost over a hundred thousand, and the person vanished.

That incident was a huge blow to Su Xiaoxiao. But perhaps because she had been too well-protected by her family since childhood, she still believed that there weren't that many scammers in the world and that bad people wouldn't always target her.

She remained just as naive.

Consequently, she encountered two similar situations later on, both times nearly getting swindled. Fortunately, Xie Yishu was there to pull her back in time.

"I'm asking you! Don't tell me you've taken a fancy to him? Clear your head." Xie Yishu was getting anxious.

Su Xiaoxiao curled her lips.

"What do you mean 'taken a fancy to him'? Am I that kind of frivolous person? I just think his values are similar to mine, our interests are the same, and we can be ordinary friends. Why are you so anxious? Don't tell me you're afraid I'll snatch him away?"

Although she said that, after thinking carefully about Wang Yiyang's looks, she felt a slight flutter in her heart.

"Do you even know what he does for a living?" Xie Yishu said, speechless. "Don't think that just because he works at Mister, he's outstanding. Let me tell you, I suspect he's likely just an ordinary security guard over there."

"So what if he's a security guard? I don't choose friends based on their jobs. As long as we get along, that's enough. Why overthink it?" Su Xiaoxiao said nonchalantly.

She had seen all kinds of people in her gaming circles and was long since accustomed to it.

"Can you have a little bit of vigilance?" Xie Yishu was speechless.

"I know, I know. Why are you acting like my mom? Nagging me to death."

"I'm only doing this because I'm afraid you'll get hurt."

"Once is enough, stop with all the nonsense."

In truth, Su Xiaoxiao hadn't originally intended anything, but after being warned by Xie Yishu multiple times, she began to wonder: if she found a boyfriend like Wang Yiyang, perhaps her future life would be exactly the kind she had always imagined.

Although Wang Yiyang was a bit stingy, didn't he become generous once they started chatting? This kind of person was clearly generous to friends around him, but completely stingy toward strangers or people he didn't know well.

A guy who didn't treat her specially just because she was pretty actually made her feel quite secure.

Just imagine, if she had a boyfriend like Wang Yiyang, once they were together, she wouldn't have to worry about him having affairs or anything like that.

The sense of security was off the charts.

Su Xiaoxiao began to let her imagination run wild.

As for his poor financial situation, or the possibility that he was just a security guard, what did that matter? She was easy to provide for anyway; as long as she had food, a computer, and internet, she was fine.

The point was whether they could have fun together.

And most importantly, he was so handsome!

It would have been fine if Xie Yishu hadn't mentioned it, but now that she had, Su Xiaoxiao felt that Wang Yiyang possessed an inexplicable aura that put her at ease.

She didn't know where this aura came from, but it made her feel very comfortable.

Such a handsome face, a good temperament, and he shared her values and interests.

This was simply a destiny arranged by the heavens!

Looking at her best friend Xie Yishu, who was still rambling on beside her, Su Xiaoxiao felt that face becoming more and more deeply etched in her heart.

Fine, she admitted she was a visual animal, a fangirl, making all sorts of excuses—wasn't it just because she couldn't forget that face?

Decided! From today on, I, Su Xiaoxiao, will pursue freedom and love!

As for income, she could just support the family later. She was an only daughter anyway; wouldn't she inherit the company group in the future?

As long as the face is good-looking, everything can be forgiven!

On the other side, Wang Yiyang walked out of the restaurant. Due to his insistence, he ultimately failed to pay the bill alone, as Xie Yishu had snatched the chance to pay first.

A blind date where the woman pays at the end—this time, it should be set in stone.

He believed her impression of him must have hit rock bottom.

Wang Yiyang's goal had been achieved.

Actually, under normal circumstances, if he had met Xie Yishu, he might not have been so deliberately uncooperative.

But he was currently in a critical period. He was plagued by trouble and could face various dangers at any moment.

Looking for a girlfriend at a time like this wasn't being kind to someone; it was harming them.

That Su Xiaoxiao was actually quite interesting. She fit the image of a spouse he had wanted to find in the past.

When he first graduated, he had wanted to find a girlfriend who could play games with him.

Unfortunately, he had been too busy with work to put it into action.

It was just that the timing was wrong now. It was a pity. Meeting the right person at the wrong time was also a kind of regret.

He guessed in his heart that they probably wouldn't meet again after this.

At least she had introduced him to quite a few hidden, super-spicy snack shops; he could go try them when he had time.

Finishing the meal allowed his brain to temporarily step away from scheming and calculating, which served as a way for Wang Yiyang to clear his head and relax.

Next, he had five days to obtain his next identity, but at the same time, he had five days before facing the corresponding troubles of the hypnotist Finn identity.

He didn't know what the trouble was. But regardless, it was better to be prepared.

After leaving the restaurant, Wang Yiyang hailed a taxi and headed to his new residence: Red Cherry Villa.

Halfway there, he began to issue instructions to all his subordinates one by one via his encrypted communication phone.

A total of nearly two hundred people were dispersed into the surrounding areas, which instantly raised his level of surveillance and control over the vicinity by more than a notch.

With the dispersal of manpower and the large amount of money poured out, Wang Yiyang quickly returned to his apartment after confirming the physical condition of the five people from the Yanhu Sect once more.

Then, accompanied by Jian and Zhong Can, who had been waiting for a long time, he boarded a private car and headed to the Yanhu Sect branch in the suburbs.

Since the Source Silver had been successful, it was time to deepen cooperation with the Yanhu Sect.

The vehicle soon stopped in front of a flat grassland on the outskirts of Yingxing City.

Beside the wide, dust-covered road stood a dilapidated, old roadside motel and a gas station building.

Compared to last time, there were a few tattooed men squatting in front of the motel, and two somewhat battered black used cars were parked at the gas station.

Chen Youli, a member of Left Hand in the car, got out and walked straight toward the men at the motel entrance.

Compared to those men, he looked more intimidating with his muscular, burly physique and shaved head.

Wang Yiyang watched from afar as Chen Youli exchanged a few words with those people before quickly returning to the car.

The vehicle accelerated and pulled into a parking space behind the hotel.

Unlike last time, no one came over with instruments to conduct inspections.

The parking space sank rapidly, following the exact same procedure as before.

The three cars Wang Yiyang brought soon arrived once again before the spiral white elevator.

This time, he and Zhong Can entered the elevator together.

The Yanhu Sect experts on both sides did not obstruct them; clearly, everything had been communicated with the other party beforehand.

Zhong Can stood behind Wang Yiyang, expressionless, his tall and burly frame a full size larger than the other strong men around him. He looked almost like a small giant.

As a true Grand Justice rank expert, with him providing personal protection, there was a high probability of mutual destruction even if they faced the branch master of the Yanhu Sect.

Hiss.

The elevator slowly came to a halt, and the doors parted.

Wang Yiyang was the first to stride out of the elevator, passing through the same corridor as before, and once again stood before Meat Arhat Peijia.

Peijia's massive, three-meter-tall body was currently gnawing on a cow's hind leg. Shreds of meat and grease could be seen between his snow-white teeth.

A thick, greasy aroma of meat wafted throughout the entire hall.

"I am very pleased to see you again, Sect Master Peijia." Wang Yiyang bowed slightly.

"Welcome, my dear Minister Wang." Peijia put down the cow leg and swallowed the meat in his mouth in one gulp.

"It just so happens to be my mealtime. Would you like some?"

Wang Yiyang glanced at the cow leg in his hand; its diameter was nearly as wide as his own waist.

A cow's hind leg as thick as his waist...

This kind of cow was clearly not a product of this planet. Just looking at it made him feel full.

"Thank you, but I have already dined."

A seductive woman wearing a veil stepped forward from the side and brought him a high-backed metal chair.

Wang Yiyang sat down and took a data storage device from his pocket.

"The recovery status and test data for the previous five Limit Martial Artist are all here. According to our previous agreement, they are required to work for me for ten years.

Furthermore, as the price for me treating the remaining disabled martial artists of the Yanhu Sect, I require more resources and manpower."

"Limit Martial Artist?" Peijia raised an eyebrow.

"Not just that." Wang Yiyang looked up, a calm smile appearing on his face. "I want mechanized suits!"