Soon, Lin Feng brought Duan Liang to a restaurant.
Xu Lin ordered a lot of delicious food. She felt Duan Liang was too pitiful. Although she didn't know the relationship between Lin Feng and Duan Liang, she couldn't bear to see someone suffer and treated Duan Liang as a helpless, unfortunate old man.
"Grandpa, after we finish eating, I'll have Lin Feng take you to take a bath and change into clean clothes," she said gently. "Don't live alone outside anymore. If you lack anything, Lin Feng and I will try our best to satisfy you."
Duan Liang looked at Xu Lin in surprise and couldn't help but laugh, "Lin Feng, your luck with women is quite good. It's a waste that such a wonderful girl is being ruined by you."
"Daoist Priest, don't talk nonsense. What do you mean 'being ruined by me'? Watch your words!" Lin Feng was startled, afraid that Duan Liang might accidentally mention Hua Yu. He had finally managed to regain Xu Lin's favor, and if Duan Liang brought up Hua Yu now, he wouldn't be able to explain himself.
"Daoist Priest? Lin Feng, are you saying this elder is a cultivator?" Xu Lin, noticing Lin Feng's address for Duan Liang,'s eyes lit up.
"That's right, this Daoist is a cultivator, and a highly accomplished one at that. You, little girl, are quite good, and this Daoist finds you quite pleasing to the eye," Duan Liang said, stroking his not-so-thick beard with a hint of arrogance, posing as an ethereal master.
Upon hearing this, Xu Lin became even more excited. "Daoist Priest, then as a highly accomplished master, can you summon souls?" Xu Lin had been longing to see her deceased parents and learn the true cause of their deaths. Now that she had met Duan Liang, she felt this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Lin Feng naturally saw through Xu Lin's intention and deliberately said, "Xu Lin, you're thinking too much. Although the Daoist Priest is a cultivator, he wouldn't be able to perform advanced techniques like soul summoning."
"Who says this Daoist can't summon souls?" Duan Liang retorted. "You, boy, don't be so dismissive. Just because you can't do it doesn't mean this Daoist can't." "A mere soul-summoning technique is easier than drinking water for this Daoist. You can learn slowly." Duan Liang was successfully provoked by Lin Feng and snorted with displeasure.
"Daoist Priest, can you really summon souls? Then can you summon the souls of my parents? I want to see them," Xu Lin said, her eyes full of hope.
"It's not impossible to help you, but I still have unfinished business with this little brat Lin Feng. We'll talk about it after we're done," Duan Liang was eager to get the Flying Pig Speed secret technique and had no time for Xu Lin's affairs.
"Alright, I'll give it to you after dinner. Let's eat first," Lin Feng knew what the old Daoist was thinking and pondered how to handle it. He worried that if he gave the Flying Pig Speed to this old man, the old man might turn against him, which would be problematic. If the old man couldn't do anything to him now, once he mastered the Flying Pig Speed, his life would be in the old Daoist's hands. This was unacceptable to him.
"Lin Feng, what exactly is the Daoist Priest asking you for? Is it very important?" Xu Lin called Lin Feng aside and asked.
"It's quite important. It's the most precious thing I have. If I give it to him, it will be very disadvantageous for me," Lin Feng said with a bitter smile. He still didn't have a good plan. But as things stood, if he didn't give the item to Duan Liang, Duan Liang would surely not give up. Whether to give it or not was a monumental dilemma. Unless he had something to suppress Duan Liang, he absolutely could not hand over the Flying Pig Speed.
"Then don't give it to him. Although I miss my parents dearly, so many years have passed. It's not that important if I see them or not," Xu Lin said with a slight smile, not wanting to trouble Lin Feng.
"It's alright, I will find a way to have the Daoist Priest summon souls. If the truth of the car accident isn't investigated, you will regret it for the rest of your life," Lin Feng said, rubbing Xu Lin's shoulder. "Rather than let you live with regret, I'd rather sacrifice something." Lin Feng decided to give Duan Liang a part of the Flying Pig Speed secret technique first. This way, Duan Liang could fulfill Xu Lin's wish, and it would also be his way of making amends for deceiving her earlier.
"Lin Feng, thank you. I, I really don't know how to repay you. I owe you more and more," Xu Lin gazed at Lin Feng with guilt, feeling that Lin Feng was truly considering her situation. She felt fortunate to have met someone who genuinely cared for her in this life.
Unconsciously, Xu Lin's favorability towards Lin Feng changed again, increasing from 95 points directly to 100 points. A ding sounded in Lin Feng's mind, indicating a change.
"Mission complete, seventh skill automatically unlocked." The familiar, emotionless voice sounded in his mind. Lin Feng's vision blurred for a moment, and then new information appeared in his consciousness. He surveyed his surroundings and found that everyone's favorability towards him was clearly visible. He immediately understood that the seventh skill allowed him to see everyone's favorability towards him. But what was the use of this skill?
Just as Lin Feng was feeling disappointed, a line of text appeared in his mind: "When favorability reaches fifty, you can cast a 'Heart Lock' on them. Once the 'Heart Lock' is cast, the target will share your life and death."
"Holy cow, if Duan Liang's favorability towards me reaches fifty, won't I be able to cast a 'Heart Lock' on him?" "Then Duan Liang and I will be bound together, and if I die, Duan Liang will die too?" Lin Feng was overjoyed. He had thought the skill was useless, but now he saw it was incredibly useful. He was worried about not having anything to suppress Duan Liang, so this 'Heart Lock' came at the perfect time.
Lin Feng smiled slightly and returned to the dining table. Looking at Duan Liang, who was feasting, he thought, and Duan Liang's favorability towards him immediately appeared in his mind. At that moment, Lin Feng was stunned. Duan Liang's favorability towards him was negative, reaching -50 points. If he gave Duan Liang the Flying Pig Speed, wouldn't he try to get rid of him immediately?
Lin Feng was taken aback, but upon reflection, it made sense. He had played Duan Liang for a fool; how could Duan Liang have a good impression of him? However, if the favorability didn't reach fifty points, he couldn't cast the 'Heart Lock' on Duan Liang at all. Damn it, it's worth a shot! Let's try to increase his favorability first!
Lin Feng calmed himself down and said to Duan Liang, who was eating, "Daoist Priest, I feel really bad about the predicament you're in." "But I really had no choice before. I apologize, and I beg for your forgiveness." Lin Feng tried to mend their relationship.
Duan Liang looked at Lin Feng in surprise and said coldly, "Are you out of your mind, boy? Stop with the fake sincerity towards this Daoist. If you truly owe this Daoist, hand over the item quickly. Talking is useless." Duan Liang was not swayed by this approach.
"Alright then, to express my apology, I'll write it for you now." Lin Feng realized Duan Liang was difficult to deal with and could only take out paper and pen, writing a portion of the Flying Pig Speed secret technique for him. Duan Liang took it and his face lit up with joy. "As expected of our Kunlun secret technique, this Flying Pig Speed is truly profound. You, boy, have some conscience after all; it wasn't for nothing that this Daoist helped you before."
Duan Liang held the secret technique dearly, and quietly began to comprehend it. Although it was only a small section, Duan Liang could already feel the terrifying nature of the technique from these words. At the same time, Lin Feng was surprised to find that Duan Liang's favorability towards him began to rise. It had been -50, and now it was zero. In other words, Duan Liang's hatred for him had vanished.