As the saying goes, 'Love me, love my dog'. The same logic could be applied in reverse.
To Li Daozai, the person he loathed the most was naturally Number One, who had firmly suppressed him in the past. Correspondingly, he didn't have any good feelings towards the inheritor of his old rival's legacy.
Of course, he had the right to be proud of himself.
Even if he didn't have the chance to defeat Number One in the previous generation, at least in the new generation, his successor was able to defeat Number One in a head-on battle, which was equivalent to regaining a lot of face for him as the master.
Moreover, Li Daozai was well aware of the extent to which his disciple had reached on that path. It was to the extent that even he, as his master, felt a little surprised and pleasantly surprised.
He didn't even dare to say that if Han Shihao was given a little more time, his disciple's true future would be magnificent and shocking.
Since that was the case —
He was just a defeated player in Season S1.
He wasn't worthy of being taken seriously.
M shook his head slightly in disagreement at his old friend's disdainful remarks. This was also the most helpless thing he had to his old friend — Maple was overly arrogant and conceited, which always made him ignore some important details.
At least compared to his old friend, he was more optimistic about the little guy named Maple.
After all, he had seen Maple's talent and strength with his own eyes back then.
He couldn't hide his amazement.
He wasn't inferior to Han Shihao at all.
Back then …
He just lacked a bit of luck.
Now, if this little fellow was really preparing to return, perhaps compared to the other Yonkō … the threat that the former could pose to Han Shihao might be greater.
Of course, there was another more important reason, and it was also the reason why M wouldn't easily mention it to his old friend —
No matter what.
This little guy was chosen by 001.
The Korean legend with black-rimmed glasses lowered his head slightly. His eyes flickered behind the lenses.
As for 001 …
From that year until now, he had never really walked past it even once.
Li Daozai didn't know what his old friend was thinking. He only glanced at Maple coldly and then retracted his gaze. He didn't have any interest in sizing him up anymore. He said:
"Let the Esports Association handle the check-in."
"That crow just sent me a message. They've already arrived. I'm going to meet them. Are you really not coming with me?"
M paused, then shook his head.
"Forget it."
"You can go by yourself. I told you that I'm not interested in this, and … I still need to worry about the little guys at the Fate Club."
It was another direct rejection, but Li Daozai did not mind. He knew that his old friend's personality had always been like that — introverted, low-key, and did not compete with others, much less participate in complicated matters. Of course, that was an important reason why his old friend was so popular among the many Legends of the previous generation.
However —
Li Daozai raised his brows slightly, and a murderous look flashed across his eyes.
His old friend could choose to stay out of the matter as much as possible, but there were some things that needed someone to do.
If they acted as a peacemaker and never fought with others, then what belonged to them would be snatched away by others. He, Li Daozai, would never allow such a situation to occur.
However, his old friend's other words made him slightly more attentive.
Li Daozai took another look at M.
"You're so involved with Fate?"
"Looks like they're planning to make it to the finals this year."
Back in the previous generation, M.'s old club was the Fate Club. Everyone in the circle knew about this, but they did not expect M. to be so sentimental that he was willing to personally train and guide his old club's team.
This kind of help … was definitely not to be underestimated.
It was extremely important.
Knowing his old friend's background, Li Daozai did not doubt that with Fate's strength, and with M. as a specially hired coach, it was possible that Fate could achieve a better result than the previous few years in this year's finals.
Even … the championship trophy was qualified to make it to the finals.
Hearing this, M. shook his head and smiled gently.
"I'm just helping out. The coaching staff in the club is still a little weak, so I'll have to put in more effort."
"Making it to the finals … I didn't think too much about it. No matter what, they can't beat SSK."
"You're the one who has it easy. You don't have to worry about anything."
Hearing this, Li Daozai smiled slightly, but there was a hint of pride and conceit in his smile.
"Of course."
"Shihao doesn't need me to worry about anything at all. He can do his best on his own."
"The other young guys like Mafa and Wolf are also very reassuring."
"What's more —"
Li Daozai paused, his eyes seemingly inadvertently looking in the direction of the SSK club not far away, then quickly retracted his gaze.
"As for the coaching staff … it's not a problem at all."
His tone seemed to be understated, but those who were observant could vaguely hear that there was something strange in it.
Hearing this, M. nodded slowly and also looked in the direction of the SSK club.
"Yeah."
"With 'him' —"
"There's really no need to worry about the behind-the-scenes part."
As he spoke, there was a rare hint of solemnity in his tone.
… …
Although it was an unexpected encounter with the Korean LCK team outside the Hilton Hotel, it didn't cause any more trouble.
The members of the three clubs in the LPL region quickly gathered in the car and headed towards Milton Arena under the guidance of their respective managers and team leaders. Lin Feng and the others went to the front desk of the hotel to check in ahead of the Korean LCK members under Zhou Wei's lead.
After the paperwork was done, Zhou Wei, who still had work to do, said goodbye to the others and left in a hurry.
Lin Feng and the others took their room cards to the elevator and went upstairs to their rooms to rest.
Apart from Lin Feng, An Xin, and Ceng Rui, Li Shiyi, who had originally come with the LPL team, left the main group and stayed with Lin Feng and the others at the hotel.
After all, he was just a temporary sparring partner like Lin Feng. There was no need for him to watch over the venue.
Moreover, it had been a long time since he and An Xin had seen each other. There was always a lot to talk about when old friends reunited.
"That's why I really didn't expect to meet Lin Feng again in that kind of situation."
In the elevator, Li Shiyi told An Xin about his previous experience and sighed.
An Xin smiled.
"Yeah, I know."
"And it was the first time it happened. Tang Tang called me to tell me."
Li Shiyi suddenly understood. "Oh, Tang Tang … She also contributed a lot to my matter. By the way, didn't you say that she also came to Manchester City? Where is she?"
Lin Feng leaned over with a face full of resentment. "Don't ask. I don't know where Tang Tang went with Senior No. 1 and Xiao Wu … There's still no news of her …"
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