"Ah, you must be the daughter of Hero Guo. I've heard so much about you."

Lin Feng didn't leave but instead turned his attention to Guo Furong.

Guo Furong glared at him and said, "So what if I am? Are you going to call your dad to come and catch me? I could have my dad crush you in an instant!"

Lin Feng squinted and smiled, "You've got it wrong. My dad and your dad are colleagues. How could I dare to touch you?"

"Bah! My dad wouldn't stoop to being colleagues with your dad. You're so young yet full of schemes and tricks. You must have learned them from your dad."

As Guo Furong spoke, she suddenly thought of something and asked suspiciously, "Wait a minute, if your dad is my dad's colleague, why have I never seen you before? What's your name?"

Lin Feng thought to himself, "Oops, I almost forgot that Guo Furong's dad is also part of Department Six."

His mind raced, and he quickly came up with a story, "My dad was recently promoted by the Emperor. He was originally a deputy commander in the Royal Guards. It's normal that you haven't seen me. Recently, the Night Pearl was stolen from the palace, and the Emperor was furious, demanding a thorough investigation. Department Six couldn't find any leads, and with many unsolved cases over the years, the Emperor was disappointed and ordered a reorganization, so my dad joined Department Six."

Having watched many wuxia period dramas, Lin Feng was adept at crafting stories, making them sound plausible.

This explanation dispelled Guo Furong and the others' doubts. After all, Department Six indeed had many unsolved cases, and they only managed to catch Gongsun Wulong and Ji Wuming with their help.

It was reasonable for the Emperor to be dissatisfied with Department Six.

Lin Feng's claim that his dad came from the Royal Guards made sense too, as the Royal Guards were known for their ruthless methods and lack of scruples, acting as the Imperial Court's lackeys.

Lin Feng's behavior was just like theirs, so it was plausible he learned it from the Royal Guards.

Guo Furong, somewhat worried, asked, "What about my dad? He hasn't been punished, has he?"

"No, he hasn't. Haven't you seen your dad?"

"No, I haven't seen him since I left. I don't even know how he's doing now."

Guo Furong showed a look of longing, not realizing that her words played right into Lin Feng's hands.

Since Guo Furong hadn't seen her dad, it meant Hero Guo hadn't arrived at Tongfu Inn yet, so Lin Feng could act without restraint.

Feigning generosity, Lin Feng said, "I see. When I return to Department Six, I'll visit Hero Guo and let him know how you're doing."

"What? What are you going to tell him?" Guo Furong was startled.

"Of course, your current situation, your address, like how you're working as a servant at the inn, waking up earlier than the chickens and sleeping later than the dogs, and even being deceived by a pedantic scholar..."

"Shut up! You can't say that! If you do, I'll fight you to the death!"

Guo Furong, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, was most worried about this. If her dad found out how miserable she was, he'd definitely come to take her back.

Lin Feng, with a look of good intentions, said, "Oh, your father misses you too. I'm just doing a good deed. Well then, I'll be off."

This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.

As he spoke, Lin Feng started to leave, but Guo Furong immediately rushed forward to stop him.

"Tell me, what will it take for you not to spill the beans about me?"

Lin Feng showed a conspiratorial smile and said, "I've admired Hero Guo for a long time and have always wanted to learn his 'Raging Waves Palm.' I wonder if I have that honor?"

Guo Furong gritted her teeth, almost unable to resist slapping Lin Feng to death.

But for the greater good, she hesitated for a long time and finally nodded reluctantly.

"Fine, you can have it! But if you break your promise, I'll hunt you down to the Capital City and tear you to pieces!"

After saying this, Guo Furong turned and went back to her room. Shortly after, she returned with a secret manual and tossed it to Lin Feng.

[Martial Arts Manual: Mountain-Crushing Strike (Yellow Grade, Lower)]

[Martial Arts Origin: The first move of Raging Waves Palm, one of Hero Guo's signature martial arts, capable of splitting boulders with a palm strike]

[Martial Arts Description: Raging Waves Palm consists of nine moves. Mastering all of them equates to Earth Grade martial arts, with each subsequent move being more powerful]

[Martial Arts Effect: Basic Force +30 points, Basic Damage 400 points]

[Martial Arts Consumption: 50 points of Internal Strength per use, 5-second cooldown]

[Learning Requirement: Innate Talent of 30 points or higher required to learn]

After reviewing it, Lin Feng was not satisfied and said, "Why is there only the first move?"

"Obviously, I only know the first move and have only learned the first move, so that's all there is," Guo Furong retorted coldly.

"What about the other eight moves?"

"Obviously, they're with my dad. If you have the guts, go ask him for them. Not to discourage you, but with your physique and talent, you can only learn the first move."

Faced with Guo Furong's sarcasm, Lin Feng wasn't angry. Getting the entire Raging Waves Palm was unrealistic; Earth Grade martial arts weren't so easily obtained.

Today's gains were already substantial, and one shouldn't be too greedy.

"Alright, I'll keep your secret. Farewell, everyone. Until we meet again in the martial world." Lin Feng cupped his hands, saying polite words.

"Who wants to see you again? Best if we never see you for the rest of our lives!"

"Exactly, you want to roam the martial world as a great hero? Just don't die young!"

"Hope you trip up in the martial world!"

"We'll be waiting to see when the Martial World Gazette publishes your scandals and jokes, haha!"

Everyone sent Lin Feng off with 'friendly' blessings. Clearly, Lin Feng had become the public enemy of Tongfu Inn.

[Ding! Li Dazui's dislike for you increased by 10 points! Current relationship: Disdain!]

[Ding! Tong Xiangyu's dislike for you increased by 20 points! Current relationship: Dislike!]

[Ding! Lü Qinghou's dislike for you increased by 25 points! Current relationship: Dislike!]

[Ding! Bai Zhantang's dislike for you increased by 30 points! Current relationship: Loathe!]

[Ding! Guo Furong's dislike for you increased by 40 points! Current relationship: Loathe!]

Seeing these messages, Lin Feng couldn't help but laugh bitterly, though it was within his expectations.

In "The Grand Martial World," NPCs' favorability towards players is divided into unfamiliar, friendly, close, like, infatuated, and united. The better the relationship, the more benefits you get.

Of course, besides favorability, there's also dislike, divided into disdain, dislike, loathe, hatred, and extreme hatred. The worse the relationship, the worse your life becomes.

Favorability is extremely hard to increase, but dislike is quite simple. If it reaches the hatred level, the other party will genuinely try to kill you.

Although he achieved his goal this way, he also thoroughly offended everyone at Tongfu Inn.

The only thing to do now was to leave quickly.

After leaving Tongfu Inn, Lin Feng immediately learned all three secret manuals to prevent any unforeseen complications.

Fortunately, the talent requirements for these three martial arts weren't high, and Lin Feng's talent barely met the standards, so he learned them successfully.

[Ding! Congratulations on learning Profound Grade, Intermediate Martial Arts: Sunflower Acupoint Striking Hand! Basic Force +120 points!]

[Ding! Congratulations on learning Profound Grade, Superior Lightness Skill: Treading on Snow Without a Trace! Basic Agility +175 points!]

[Ding! Congratulations on learning Yellow Grade, Lower Martial Arts: Mountain-Crushing Strike! Basic Force +30 points!]

After mastering them, Lin Feng immediately checked his combat attributes.

[Player: Lin Yanfeng]

[Level: 0]

[Experience: 0/100]

[Strength: Unranked]

[Reputation: Unknown Nobody]

[Vitality: 100/100]

[Internal Strength: 0/0]

[Physique: 5]

[Force: 155]

[Defense: 4]

[Agility: 182]

[Martial Arts: Profound Grade, Intermediate · Sunflower Acupoint Striking Hand (Beginner), Yellow Grade, Lower · Mountain-Crushing Strike (Beginner)]

[Lightness Skill: Profound Grade, Superior · Treading on Snow Without a Trace (Beginner)]

[Internal Energy: None]

[Equipment: None]