Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City-Chapter 465 Hijacking

Airport.

Chen Fan held his plane ticket and came to the departure hall, finding a quiet place to wait for boarding.

Reflecting on his recent experiences, he couldn’t help but feel somewhat emotional.

At that moment, he suddenly felt a sensation within his Dantian. He quickly used Inner Sight Dantian and discovered that the ninth Golden Core among the nine was beginning to transform, heading towards the improvement of a second-grade Golden Core.

When his injuries had healed, he had already noticed that eight of the Golden Cores in his Dantian had reached the second-grade level, which was somewhat of a blessing in disguise.

Now that the ninth Golden Core was also showing signs of a breakthrough, once it reached the second-grade, he could officially advance to the level of the second-grade Golden Core Realm, further enhancing his strength.

"Others only need to focus all their efforts on enhancing one Golden Core, but I must raise all nine Golden Cores to the same level to achieve a breakthrough. The difficulty is not just a simple matter of doubling the number," Chen Fan lamented.

Chen Fan smiled helplessly. Although he said this, he actually felt quite proud and had no real complaints. After all, the strength garnered from nine Golden Cores was not something ordinary cultivators could match.

With the advantage of having more Golden Cores, he was nearly invincible within his own realm and could even challenge those above his level. This was akin to having an extremely lethal trump card in the Cultivation World.

Without hesitation, Chen Fan concentrated to make the breakthrough. If his guess was right, he would officially enter the second-grade Golden Core Realm before reaching the Capital.

Just as he was about to settle into the process, a young man suddenly started to do a backflip over towards Chen Fan. After performing a set of punches right in front of Chen Fan, the young man looked at him smugly and said, "Dude, my little junior sister is tired and wants to rest, so she’d like to borrow your seat. Please be accommodating."

A few guys came over, protecting a young girl with twin ponytails.

The girl’s eyes sparkled as she stared at the young man, exclaiming, "Senior brother, you are so amazing! That set of punches just now was so cool!"

The surrounding junior brothers all nodded in admiration.

The young man held his head high proudly, "It was just a slight performance. The really impressive skills I haven’t even shown yet."

Then he looked at Chen Fan again and asked, "So, what do you say, bro? Can you do us this favor?"

Chen Fan looked at the group somewhat speechlessly, thinking to himself how unlucky he was for always encountering seat grabbers at the airport. Do I really look that easy to bully?

He had already reinforced the Illusion Technique on his face, returning to his former appearance.

All he wanted now was to concentrate on breaking through, unwilling to bother with these youngsters. Hence, he got up and moved to a corner, directly sitting down on the ground, focusing on pushing his ninth Golden Core to the second-grade level.

Seeing Chen Fan give up his seat so obediently and even moving to sit in the corner on the floor, the young man felt even more smug, believing Chen Fan must have been scared by the punching performance he had just put on.

"What did I say? That guy, who looks meek and honest, was definitely going to be scared witless by our senior brother. Look at him: now he’s sitting on the ground," one of the junior brothers said with a laugh.

The twin ponytailed girl and the rest of the senior brothers all laughed heartily, and then they all looked at the young man who had shown off his punches with admiration.

The young man’s lips curled into a pleased smile, "Let’s keep it low-key, everyone. I only used this method because I didn’t want our little junior sister to get tired. It’s not really an appropriate way to act, and it’s a bit unethical. You should definitely not imitate this behavior," he said.

Afterward, he turned to the twin ponytailed girl and said with a smile, "Come here and sit, Xue."

The girl, named Lin Xue, ran over cheerfully and sat down in the spot Chen Fan had just vacated, not showing any sign of tiredness.

Lin Xue was the granddaughter of the Alliance Hierarch of the Martial Arts Alliance in the Capital, Lin Zhendong, and the young man who was called the senior brother was Lin Zhendong’s most favorite third-generation disciple named Xie Lei. In his early twenties, he had already stepped into the state of Inner Strength becoming formative, and his strength had even surpassed some of the second-generation disciples.

The others were also Lin Zhendong’s third-generation disciples. The group had just finished an outing and was now preparing to fly back to the Capital.

"Senior brother, with your current strength, aren’t you invincible among ordinary people? Look at that guy just now; he didn’t even dare to say a word and quickly ran off," Lin Xue said, batting her big eyes at Xie Lei.

Xie Lei smiled and replied, "With the level of Inner Strength become formative, one is indeed unrivaled among ordinary people, as no matter how strong they are, they can’t withstand my Inner Strength. However, being formative is not a big deal among Martial Artists, and I have much room for improvement."

Lin Xue said with a smile, "You’re too modest, senior brother. With your talent, I believe it won’t take decades before you reach the heights of my grandfather."

Xie Lei replied with a smile, "That kind of realm my master has achieved is something one can hope for but cannot attain. I will be content if in this lifetime I get a chance to step into the legendary Transformation Realm."

Though he said this, he actually harbored a trace of pride in his heart. In his opinion, surpassing his master was just a matter of time.

The group failed to notice that two middle-aged men sitting not far from them had light contemptuous smiles on their faces after hearing their conversation.

"These young folks must have a significant background. This job should net us a good sum," one of the middle-aged men murmured.

The other nodded slightly, "Once we finish this job, we’re washing our hands clean and retiring to some obscure small town. With the money we’ve accumulated from our previous heists, that’ll be more than enough to live a few lifetimes of worry-free comfort."

"Damn, just the thought of hijacking the plane has me a little excited. When I’m old, I’ll have such a story to tell my kids."

Their faces showed eager smiles.

Soon, it was time to board, and everyone lined up to get on the plane.

Chen Fan, slightly annoyed, left his breakthrough state and followed onboard.

In the cabin, Chen Fan found his seat but before he could sit down, he saw Lin Xue already seated next to his spot, while Xie Lei was standing in the aisle, apparently waiting for the person who was supposed to sit next to Lin Xue.

Chen Fan observed the scene and felt even more speechless. Without a doubt, this guy wanted to sit next to the girl and was waiting to exchange seats.

He approached Xie Lei.

Seeing Chen Fan approach, Xie Lei was momentarily startled, then asked, "Is this your seat?"

Not wanting to waste his time, Chen Fan said directly, "You want to swap seats with me, right? You sit here."

Having said that, he headed toward the back of the plane, where a few corner seats hadn’t been sold, a perfect spot for cultivation.

Xie Lei, seeing Chen Fan go straight to the corner seats without even asking where he was seated, couldn’t help but laugh, "I just performed a set of punches in front of that guy, is he really that scared of me?"

Lin Xue chuckled and said, "That guy is such a coward, not even daring to refuse my senior brother. My senior brother is the coolest. Senior brother, come sit next to me."

Xie Lei smiled faintly and took the seat that was supposed to be Chen Fan’s.

"To be honest, this guy is probably the biggest coward I’ve ever seen. I mean, he’s a man, at least. Even if he can’t beat me, he shouldn’t be so meek. I genuinely despise such people," Xie Lei spoke out.

Lin Xue nodded in agreement, "Exactly, compared to you, senior brother, he’s nothing but a loser, deserved to be bullied."

The two quickly put Chen Fan out of their minds and started chatting about more intimate things.

Chen Fan sat down in the last row and without hesitation, quickly entered a breakthrough state and began his final push.

Before long, the plane took off, soaring into the sky at ten thousand meters.

Two middle-aged men felt the time was right, exchanged glances, and stood up.

The flight attendant, seeing this, said concernedly, "Gentlemen, please remain seated with your seat belt fastened during the flight. If we encounter turbulence, it could be dangerous."

One of the middle-aged men snorted coldly, walked up to the flight attendant, grabbed her throat, and lifted her off her feet.

"I’m about to hijack this plane, and you’re asking me to buckle up? Isn’t that a bit impolite?"

This man was named Liu Kuan, and the other was Liu Zhai, brothers who were behind the recent notorious robberies within the country, known as the Wide-Narrow Bandits.

The passengers around them, upon seeing someone lift the flight attendant by her neck and threatening to hijack the plane, were instantly filled with panic, and many let out screams.

Liu Zhai shouted angrily, "Everyone quiet down! As long as you cooperate and hand over your valuables, we guarantee your lives won’t be harmed. But if you don’t listen, don’t blame us for not being polite!"

Then a big, burly man stood up, his face flushed with anger, and said, "What oddballs there are these days, just the two of you think you can hijack a plane? Unless I’m mistaken, you probably didn’t even bring weapons. How do you expect to intimidate a whole plane of people like that?"

The passengers, who were in a state of shock, came to their senses. They looked at Liu Kuan and Liu Zhai, realizing they indeed didn’t seem to have brought any weapons. After all, with today’s airport security, if they had brought guns, they would have likely been detained at the airport.

A group of them started to grow bold.

"Yeah, just the two of them against everyone on this plane, we can definitely handle them. Let’s work together and subdue these two morons!" someone shouted.

Liu Kuan sneered and walked up to the burly man who had spoken up, slapping him across the face.

The man’s legs kicked out, and he fell to the floor, knocked out cold.

"My palm is a weapon. Who else wants a taste?"

Instant silence fell in the cabin, as everyone hadn’t expected him to be so formidable; not even the burly man could withstand a single slap. Naturally, none of the others felt they could match these two.

Just when everyone was beginning to lose hope, Xie Lei, imitating the righteous heroes from television, slowly stood up, looked at the Liu brothers, and said calmly, "You want to hijack the plane, but did you ask for my opinion?"