After a long while, Xu Lin gazed at Lin Feng. Their eyes met, her breathing quickened, and her eyes began to sparkle.
"Miss Xu!"
Seeing Xu Lin's peculiar expression, Lin Feng called out softly.
"Mm, I'm here."
Xu Lin gazed at Lin Feng with affection, the atmosphere becoming subtly ambiguous.
Lin Feng naturally sensed the shift in Xu Lin's gaze, which was like looking at a beloved, as if she were waiting to be kissed.
"Lin Feng, do you like me? Have you always wanted to pursue me?"
Xu Lin couldn't help but ask, truly curious about Lin Feng's intentions all along.
"Well, with the mood set like this, it would be disingenuous if I didn't have that thought. If I do, it's only just now."
Lin Feng smiled. Truthfully, he did have a good impression of Xu Lin.
He especially liked her current adorable and slightly gentle demeanor.
Looking at Xu Lin's stunningly beautiful face and her tender, rosy lips, he couldn't help but lean in.
Xu Lin did not dodge; instead, she closed her eyes, anticipating something.
As their faces drew closer, Lin Feng could hear Xu Lin's heart beating faster.
He leaned towards Xu Lin's delicate lips, and a faint, elegant fragrance wafted into his nostrils, mixed with a pleasant hint of pheromones.
Lin Feng felt a bit intoxicated. He licked his lips and was about to kiss Xu Lin.
However, just as Lin Feng was about to act, a loud clap of thunder echoed, followed by a torrential downpour.
The sudden heavy rain instantly startled the two, who were caught in a moment of enchantment.
Lin Feng instinctively took off his jacket and covered Xu Lin's head. "Let's quickly find a place to shelter from the rain. It looks like it's going to rain heavily."
Lin Feng looked at the overcast sky, put aside further thought, and scooped Xu Lin up, dashing away.
Being held by Lin Feng as he ran, Xu Lin gazed at his sunny and resolute face, deeply captivated.
She felt incredibly happy, the feeling of being protected making her feel exceptionally secure and at ease.
Soon, Lin Feng carried Xu Lin to Xu Lin's old family residence.
As the rain grew heavier, Lin Feng pushed open the closed courtyard gate and rushed Xu Lin into the old house's courtyard.
Only when they reached the eaves did Lin Feng set Xu Lin down.
"Are you alright? Did you get soaked?"
Lin Feng, completely drenched, quickly circulated his true qi to evaporate the moisture from his body.
"I'm fine. It's you, though, why are you steaming?"
Xu Lin watched as white vapor rose from Lin Feng's body, finding it somewhat strange.
"Miss Xu, this isn't smoke; it's me evaporating the rainwater. It's steam."
Lin Feng chuckled at Xu Lin's adorable reaction and intensified his true qi, causing the white vapor to thicken.
Soon, Lin Feng's wet clothes dried.
"How did you do that? You got soaked by the rain and can automatically evaporate it?"
Xu Lin was like a curious baby, finding Lin Feng truly miraculous, his actions akin to magic.
"If I told you I was a cultivator, would you believe me?"
Lin Feng asked in return.
To Lin Feng's surprise, Xu Lin nodded with certainty.
"Why do you believe me so easily? You're not playing by the rules at all. Shouldn't you think I'm crazy?"
Lin Feng smiled, unable to quite fathom Xu Lin's thoughts.
"I don't think you're crazy. There are many wonders in the world. Ever since you saved me from Tang Xian Sheng last time, I've felt you weren't an ordinary person."
"Perhaps the identity of a cultivator can explain it all."
Xu Lin replied casually, not showing the shock Lin Feng had expected.
"Alright, it seems your way of thinking is also different from ordinary people."
"This rain won't stop anytime soon. Let's go inside to warm up."
Lin Feng said, pushing open the door to Xu Lin's house.
As the door opened, a thick cloud of dust billowed out.
As Xu Lin's old residence had been uninhabited for many years, cobwebs had formed throughout the house, and dust had accumulated in thick layers.
There was also a damp, musty smell inside, quite pungent.
"Aren't you a cultivator? Can cultivators clean up a house with a mere flick of their fingers?"
Xu Lin asked, covering her nose.
Lin Feng's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but laugh. "Miss Xu, you have quite a few ideas, but I can indeed do that."
Saying this, Lin Feng waved his hand, and a gust of wind swept through the room, dispersing the dust.
Watching Lin Feng's almost supernatural abilities, Xu Lin couldn't help but be amazed.
"You really are a cultivator. I thought you were just saying that."
Xu Lin looked at Lin Feng in astonishment, completely convinced this time that Lin Feng was a cultivator.
"I don't lie. It's you who only believed me now."
Lin Feng couldn't help but laugh, finding Xu Lin increasingly adorable.
With another wave of his hand, he conjured a ball of fire in the room, instantly warming the previously cool interior.
"Sit down and warm yourselves by the fire. We'll leave after the rain stops."
Lin Feng pulled Xu Lin to sit by the fire.
Xu Lin extended her fair hands to the warmth of the fire.
"Then, are cultivators omnipotent? Can they get anything they want with a mere flick of their fingers?"
Xu Lin was like someone with a thousand questions, suddenly having a multitude of things to ask Lin Feng.
"It's not as extreme as you think. It's just knowing some martial arts and some esoteric techniques."
Lin Feng answered truthfully.
Being omnipotent like Xu Lin described would be the realm of true immortals, those who could use immortal arts.
To reach that level, one would need to undergo tribulations and ascend.
And he, at his current level of early Foundation Establishment, was still far from becoming an immortal.
He didn't even dare to think about it.
"Lin Feng, can you do me a favor?"
Xu Lin suddenly became serious, a hint of hope in her eyes.
"What favor? Tell me."
Lin Feng asked curiously, sensing Xu Lin had something on her mind.
"I want you to help me investigate if the car accident that killed my parents back then was intentional or a coincidence."
"Since you're a cultivator, you must have a way to find out the truth of what happened back then, right?"
Xu Lin had always suspected her parents' deaths were not accidental but had lacked evidence.
"Miss Xu, while I am a cultivator, your parents have been dead for over a decade. How can I investigate? I can't exactly summon your parents' spirits from the underworld, can I?"
Lin Feng couldn't help but chuckle; Xu Lin seemed to think he was far more powerful than he was.
Xu Lin, however, took his words seriously and exclaimed excitedly, "Can you really? You can summon my parents' spirits?"
Xu Lin was genuinely delighted, as this would allow her to see her parents again.
"How is that possible!"
"I am a cultivator, not a Taoist priest. Summoning spirits, as you call it, is a Taoist practice."
"Besides, your parents' spirits might have already reincarnated. Even if a master Taoist priest were to try, they might not be able to summon them."
Lin Feng didn't doubt the existence of spirits in the world.
After all, if cultivators existed, spirits surely did too.
It was just that he hadn't seen them himself.
Xu Lin looked a bit disappointed. She frowned, fell silent for a moment, and then said, unwilling to give up, "Do you know any master Taoist priests? I want to try, even if there's only a very slim chance, I don't want to give up!"
Xu Lin missed her parents terribly and desperately wanted to know if the accident was man-made or natural.
Lin Feng shook his head. "I'm sorry, I don't know much about Taoist practitioners. But perhaps I'll encounter one in the future. If I do, I'll definitely ask them to help you try."
Lin Feng didn't want to extinguish Xu Lin's hope entirely and offered a sliver of it.
"Okay, thank you in advance then."
Xu Lin nodded, knowing her request was a bit difficult, and didn't want to push Lin Feng.