- Global Reincarnation: Only I Know the Plot
- GROIKTP Chapter 493
After leaving the airport, a private car was waiting to pick them up.
Once inside the car, Xiao Ling’er finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she glanced at Chen Ye sitting beside her, unable to resist a playful complaint, “Chen Ye, I’m starting to regret being your assistant!”
Chen Ye could tell she was just joking around. While he could easily brush off the insults and mockery online, Xiao Ling’er couldn’t remain as carefree.
It was clear that over the past few weeks, Xiao Ling’er had been under a lot of pressure.
The worst instance of online abuse came when Xiao Ling’er used her own social media account to defend Chen Ye, insisting that he wasn’t involved in any match-fixing. The irrational netizens immediately turned their attacks toward her, flooding her with insults. Some even attempted to dox her, trying to expose her personal information and ruin her reputation.
If it weren’t for her grandfather, Master Xiao, stepping in to shut down the offending accounts through his connections, Xiao Ling’er’s private information might have been fully exposed online.
“I know it’s been tough on you,” Chen Ye said with a smile. “But I promise you, in the national finals, I’ll change my style. I’ll make it exciting and win in a way that clears your name. How does that sound?”
Xiao Ling’er’s eyes instantly lit up.
“Really?” Then, with a hint of doubt, she asked, “You’re not just saying that to cheer me up, are you?”
By now, Xiao Ling’er had come to understand just how terrifyingly strong Chen Ye was. During the provincial tournament, one of the contestants had just reached the level of an innate grandmaster, yet even that person couldn’t withstand a single finger from Chen Ye!
“It’s true,” Chen Ye laughed. “This time in the national finals, there’s a worthy opponent who deserves me to change my approach.”
“An opponent worthy of you?” Xiao Ling’er was taken aback.
After all, not long ago, even an innate grandmaster had fallen to Chen Ye’s single strike.
“Who is it?” Xiao Ling’er asked, curiosity piqued.
Chen Ye slowly revealed the name: “Tang Zichen!”
“Tang Zichen?”
Immediately, Xiao Ling’er’s mind recalled the information she had gathered about this person.
As a diligent assistant, she had done extensive research and knew who Tang Zichen was.
Tang Zichen was a young woman in her early twenties, not from a prestigious martial arts family. Before the competition, she had been relatively unknown. It was only after her impressive performance in the provincial tournament that she started gaining some attention.
However, Tang Zichen’s rise to fame wasn’t just due to her skills, but also her striking beauty and ethereal presence, earning her the nickname “Fairy Tang” from countless admirers.
Recalling this, Xiao Ling’er frowned slightly.
In her past matches, while Tang Zichen had shown great talent, she didn’t appear particularly powerful—certainly not enough to be a threat. Many of the tournament’s top seeds seemed far stronger than her.
But for some reason, Chen Ye held Tang Zichen in high regard?
“Based on my research, ‘Fairy Tang’ doesn’t seem particularly formidable,” Xiao Ling’er said. “Judging by her performance, it looks like she hasn’t even broken through to the innate grandmaster level yet. Why are you so confident in her?”
After a pause, she added with suspicion, “You’re not letting her off easy just because she’s pretty, are you?”
Chen Ye blinked in surprise and then burst into laughter. “You’re overthinking it. Sure, she’s attractive, but that’s not why I’m holding back. The truth is, Tang Zichen has been hiding her true strength. When she unleashes it, she’ll shock everyone.”
“How do you know that?” Xiao Ling’er asked, skeptical.
Chen Ye smiled but didn’t answer directly.
The reason he knew was simple—he was familiar with the storyline.
In the original plot, Tang Zichen played an important role as a powerful supporting character, her strength unmatched. She came from a mysterious sect, and her participation in this martial arts tournament was meant to prove herself worthy of becoming the leader of that secret faction.
If things played out as they should, Tang Zichen would ultimately win the global championship.
But now that Chen Ye was here, whether Tang Zichen could still claim the title was uncertain…
…
The car soon arrived at a five-star hotel.
After checking into his room on the 17th floor, Chen Ye walked over to the window, gazing out at a grand structure in the distance.
It looked somewhat like the “Bird’s Nest” stadium, though it was much larger—massive, even compared to an ordinary sports arena.
This was the venue for the national finals!
Tomorrow, contestants from all over the country would gather here to compete for victory.
Staring at the giant stadium, Chen Ye’s thoughts drifted.
But he wasn’t thinking about tomorrow’s match.
Instead, his mind was focused on the other task he had yet to complete: finding the person who had killed this body’s father.
Half a month had passed, yet there were still no significant leads.
It wasn’t for lack of effort from Master Yan, who had used every connection at his disposal to help Chen Ye track down the killer. But it seemed the culprit had disappeared as mysteriously as they had arrived, leaving little to no trace behind.
The only clue so far was that the victim had been killed using a claw technique.
Claw techniques weren’t rare in this world, but they weren’t common either.
Trying to track down the murderer with this vague information was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Unfortunately, Chen Ye had no better options.
Between his matches, he hadn’t had the time to pursue this matter further himself.
Just then, his phone buzzed, interrupting his thoughts.
It was a text message from Xiao Ling’er:
“Chen Ye, get some rest and perform well in tomorrow’s match!”
Seeing her message, Chen Ye smiled.
Xiao Ling’er was staying in a room next door.
After a moment of thought, Chen Ye decided not to reply, setting his phone aside instead.
He could tell that after spending the past few weeks together, Xiao Ling’er’s attitude toward him had softened considerably.
But Chen Ye didn’t pay much attention to it.
After all, for this world, he was merely a passing traveler.
Once he completed his mission, he would leave.
He simply didn’t have the time for romance…