"Teach me! Teach me!" Bai Ling'Er exclaimed excitedly.
Lin Yuan: "?????"
Lin Yuan thought to himself, how the heck do I know that!
That's the signature skill of the Peacock Great Ming King, but there's no way Lin Yuan is going to tell Bai Ling'Er he was just bluffing.
"Ahem!" Lin Yuan cleared his throat and said, "There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Ling'Er gritted her teeth in frustration, almost wishing she could swallow Lin Yuan whole.
"This divine ability was something my peacock friend comprehended himself."
"He's a demon, I'm human. Even if he taught me, I couldn't learn it either!"
"So, it's not that I won't teach you; I really can't!" Lin Yuan continued to speak solemnly while making things up.
This explanation seemed quite reasonable, as Bai Ling'Er herself noticed that the cultivation method in this world relies on the tattoos on one's body.
The Demon Race's cultivation methods aren't applicable to the Human Race.
Therefore, it's understandable that Lin Yuan wouldn't know how.
"Then..."
"Where is your friend? Can he teach me?"
"Of course, I won't just learn his divine ability for nothing. I can trade it with the Qingqiu Fox Race's divine abilities!" Bai Ling'Er persisted in her questioning.
Lin Yuan thought silently, "If I really had such a friend, I'd certainly be willing to teach you."
"Unfortunately, I don't!"
Lin Yuan continued to spin his tale, "We wanderers of the martial world have no fixed abode."
"I don't know where he's gone or when he'll return!"
Hearing this, a look of disappointment appeared on Bai Ling'Er's face.
It's truly like hearing Lin Yuan, as usual, say nothing substantial.
Seeing Bai Ling'Er looking disappointed, Lin Yuan immediately comforted her, "Ling'Er, I believe in you!"
"My friend also comprehended such divine abilities on his own. I believe my Ling'Er is no less smart than him."
"Since he can comprehend it, so can my Ling'Er. Study it carefully, and maybe you'll figure it out soon!"
"Pfft!" Bai Ling'Er sneered, "Who's your Ling'Er?"
Though Bai Ling'Er bickers with Lin Yuan all day, in truth, she's a reasonable listener.
After hearing Lin Yuan's assurances, she no longer used mana to counteract the Power of Rules but instead started researching the direction Lin Yuan mentioned.
After successfully convincing Bai Ling'Er, Lin Yuan went upstairs to find Wen Yingying.
Wen Yingying's tattoo had awakened, and Lin Yuan wanted to see what ability it had granted her.
When Lin Yuan arrived upstairs, Wen Yingying was browsing the latest news online.
Currently, the entire Peng City was in utter chaos.
The official forces were unable to provide rescue, and survival now depended on oneself.
A few days ago, the authorities dispatched corpse retrieval teams to gather bodies.
Now, even the corpse retrieval teams were gone; the internet was only filled with various emergency protocols.
Lin Yuan knew that most of the official power had shifted towards building the Wulong Mountain safe haven.
Completing the Wulong Mountain shelter early, under the protection of numerous Life Pattern Masters, would ensure some people's safety.
"How's the situation?" Lin Yuan asked Wen Yingying.
Wen Yingying turned to look at Lin Yuan, replying, "The situation isn't optimistic; the authorities have stopped releasing death figures."
"The corpse retrieval teams and daytime defense forces have withdrawn; Peng City has completely lost order now."
Lin Yuan listened quietly, as everything was within his expectations.
As the officials recruited a large number of Life Pattern Masters, the families of these masters, along with some wealthy merchants and high-ranking officials, would be the first to enter the Wulong Mountain safe haven.
Then, artisans with specialized skills for building the shelter would move in.
And with the construction of the Wulong Mountain shelter starting, the Strange Invasion version 1.0 would transition to version 2.0.
The more Wen Yingying read online, the more shocked she felt. If she hadn't met Lin Yuan,
she likely wouldn't have lasted long, even if she hadn't died in the well.
"Thank goodness for you!"
"Otherwise, I fear I would have been a goner!" Wen Yingying said with lingering fear.
Currently, Lin Yuan's villa was practically a safe house. Living here, there was no need to worry about safety.
Wen Yingying felt immensely fortunate to be staying here.
"No need for formalities; how about showing some gratitude?" Lin Yuan looked at Wen Yingying with an expression every man understood.
"Gratitude" was once a proper term before it became skewed in the live-streaming industry.
During streamer battles, a girl streamer would need the support of a 'big brother'.
The 'big brother' gifting money wasn't without a price.
Afterward, the girl streamer would have to "express her gratitude" to the 'big brother'.
To put it bluntly, this gratitude meant spending the night with the 'big brother'.
Evidently, Wen Yingying had watched enough streams to instantly grasp Lin Yuan's meaning, her face turning bright red.
"Shameless!" Wen Yingying shot Lin Yuan a glance but didn't refuse.
Wen Yingying thought that last time, you described our encounter as a "test drive", and now it's "gratitude".
Your words are full of wild insinuations; why not go and take a postgraduate exam!
Returning to the main topic, Lin Yuan asked, "What ability did your tattoo awaken?"
Wen Yingying: "?????"
"I don't know!"
"I can't use it!" Wen Yingying replied honestly.
Thus, Lin Yuan started guiding Wen Yingying.
"Use your mind to communicate with the tattoo!"
"Right, do you feel anything?"
"What is it?"
Under Lin Yuan's guidance, a Bajiao Fan appeared in Wen Yingying's hand.
Lin Yuan: "???????"
Lin Yuan was completely baffled!
Logically, shouldn't an Iron Fan Princess Spirit Body have materialized?
How did Wen Yingying end up manifesting a Bajiao Fan instead?
Suddenly, Lin Yuan seemed to have realized something.
"Take off your clothes!" Lin Yuan urged with urgency.
Wen Yingying's face flushed as she said, "Ar-are we doing the gratitude thing now?"
"Aren't we supposed to check your tattoo ability?"
Lin Yuan's face turned dark, thinking, 'Do you think I'm that impatient?'
"We'll deal with the gratitude part later; it's about checking the tattoo ability!" Lin Yuan explained.
Hence, Wen Yingying took off her top, revealing her tattoo.
At this moment, Wen Yingying revealed the tattoo of the Iron Fan Princess that covered her back.
The Iron Fan Princess tattoo was still there, but the fan was missing from her hand.
Lin Yuan instantly understood; Wen Yingying's Iron Fan Princess tattoo was too powerful, so it hadn't fully awakened yet, only manifesting the Bajiao Fan for now.
Wen Yingying then tested the Bajiao Fan's power; it was wind attribute, strong enough to create a small tornado with a single wave.
While not excessively powerful, it was enough to blow away Tier Eight Evil Spirits.
However, its large-scale area of effect offered impressive damage potential.
After understanding Wen Yingying's tattoo ability, Wen Yingying began to "express her gratitude".