Lin Yu immediately understood what was going on. His expression turned grim. “Su Yao must’ve received the news, and now she wants me dead.”
With Su Yao’s vengeful nature, if she really believed he was a scumbag, he might die even more miserably than in the original novel!
The key point was that once Su Yao’s Favorability toward him dropped to -200, it would be permanently fixed.
Even with the system, Lin Yu wouldn’t be able to change the fact that Su Yao would want him dead!
Now, there were only two paths left for Lin Yu: either strip Su Yao’s Luck Value and eliminate her, or change her opinion of him.
No third option.
Lin Yu gritted his teeth and asked, “System, can I strip Su Yao’s Luck?”
[Ding! You can’t!]
[The Luck Stripping Function only applies to golden fate holders. Note: Su Yao has purple fate and can only exchange Luck through Favorability!]
Reading that, Lin Yu’s heart sank. “So I can’t just get rid of Su Yao the easy way?”
With fate protecting her, even an Emperor trying to kill Su Yao would find the heavens intervening to save her.
And among all the tools provided by the system so far, not a single one could directly kill a fully-powered Child of Destiny!
That meant there was only one way forward—raise her Favorability and change her perception of him.
Lin Yu was beyond frustrated. Looking at Gu Ling’er, who still hadn’t figured out the situation, he snapped, “What are you so happy about? Sure, the identity issue is solved, but now Su Yao wants us dead!”
Hearing that, Gu Ling’er immediately panicked. “What do we do? Should we go explain it to her?”
“We do need to explain, but not now,” Lin Yu said with a serious tone. “First, we need to suppress Lin Qingdi, keep him from finding a new stepping stone, and delay his encounter with Su Yao!”
What mattered most was that Lin Yu couldn’t pass up the golden fate on Lin Qingdi.
So he turned his focus back to the Sun Family and Lin Qingdi’s situation.
After being kicked out of the Sun Residence, Lin Qingdi wandered the streets like a beggar, trying to find a new fish to use as his springboard.
“These damned mortals… can’t a single one recognize value when they see it?”
After searching for a long while, Lin Qingdi was dumbfounded. The people in this city were hopelessly ignorant. Even when he laid out a Heaven-grade technique on a street stall, no one recognized its worth.
Worse still, now that he was in a mortal body, his stomach was growling with hunger!
If he didn’t find a way to make money fast, this reincarnated Immortal Emperor might actually starve to death.
“Hey, brother, what are you selling here?”
Just then, a young man walked over and pointed at Lin Qingdi’s little stall.
It was none other than Lin Yu.
When Lin Qingdi saw him, he felt a strange sense of unease, yet also a mysterious closeness. He couldn’t help but rejoice—finally, a fish had taken the bait!
Putting on a profound smile, he said, “Hehe, you have a sharp eye. This technique is called the Primordial Unity Art, and it’s a Heaven-grade technique.”
Lin Yu acted shocked. “A Heaven-grade technique? Are you serious?”
He maintained the air of a master, confident that Lin Yu wouldn’t resist the temptation.
But Lin Yu immediately said, “Oh, then I don’t believe it.”
And turned to walk away.
Lin Qingdi’s smile froze. What? He just walked away?!
Shouldn’t he be thrilled and beg to buy it, throwing money at me and giving me a chance to show off?
[Ding! Host has made the Child of Destiny Lin Qingdi question reality!]
[Luck Value +500!]
Watching his prey about to slip away, Lin Qingdi gritted his teeth and chased after him. “Wait, brother, hold on!”
Lin Yu turned back with a look of curiosity. “You need something?”
That aloof tone made Lin Qingdi’s anger boil. But he held it in, forcing a smile. “This technique was meant for someone with destiny. If you want it, just 500 spirit stones!”
“500 spirit stones?” Lin Yu shoved him aside. “Why don’t you go rob someone? I don’t even know if this is real or fake. Five at most. Take it or leave it.”
Lin Qingdi snapped, “Five?! You should be the one robbing people! This is a Heaven-grade technique!”
He almost laughed from rage. These days, even a pile of scrap iron could sell for five spirit stones!
If not for needing food to carry out his next steps, he’d have strangled Lin Yu on the spot.
[Ding! Host has destabilized Lin Qingdi’s mindset!]
[Luck Value +300!]
[Luck Value +500!]
Lin Yu smirked quietly and then said with fake reluctance, “Fine, if five isn’t enough, I’m leaving.”
He turned to go.
Lin Qingdi stomped his foot in frustration, but the more he tensed up, the hungrier he got. Finally, he clenched his teeth and growled, “Fine! Five it is!”
He memorized Lin Yu’s face. Once he recovered some of his cultivation, he would beat the crap out of him.
Hearing that, Lin Yu feigned suspicion. “Really selling for five? Got anything else? I’ll pick a few more.”
Lin Qingdi laughed angrily, “Oh, you want to pick? Fine! Pick all you want!”
He then pulled out several techniques he had painstakingly copied beforehand.
“I’ll look at that one.”
“And the one on the left too!”
Lin Yu began picking through everything. Just as Lin Qingdi was about to explode, Lin Yu tossed him five spirit stones. “Five stones. Count them.”
Lin Qingdi blanked out for a moment, then started counting.
But something felt wrong. “Wait, why am I counting five spirit stones?”
He looked up—and exploded!
Lin Yu had vanished, and all the techniques on the stall were gone—including the tattered cloth he was using!
“AAAHHH!!!”
Lin Qingdi roared at the sky, “You damn bastard! Don’t ever let me catch you again!”
[Ding! Host has shaken the Dao heart of Child of Destiny Lin Qingdi and stolen his last shred of pride!]
[Luck Value +999!]
[Luck Value +999!]
[Luck Value +……]
Hiding in a nearby alley, Lin Yu grinned slyly. “Child of Destiny, huh? Your luck is mine now. Even the heavens can’t stop me. I said it.”
As for Lin Qingdi, miserable didn’t even begin to describe his state.
To get those techniques copied and ready for sale, he had begged a bookstore owner for ink and paper. Now everything was gone—he didn’t even have a stall left to sell from!
Clenching his jaw, Lin Qingdi growled, “Once I get a full meal, even if I have to flip Wangtian City upside down, I’ll find you!”
As he swore to himself and prepared to find food, a group of guards from the City Lord’s Mansion blocked his way.
“Stop right there!”
Lin Qingdi’s expression turned ugly. He said coldly, “What do you want?”
One of the guards sneered, “Someone reported you for making a public disturbance and disrupting the market. According to city regulations, you’re fined five spirit stones!”
Lin Qingdi immediately erupted, “Five spirit stones?! Are you out of your damn—”
Before he could finish, someone bumped into him and snatched the five stones right out of his pocket.
Lin Qingdi spun around, suddenly noticing something off. His face changed as he patted his body frantically. “Where are my spirit stones?! My last five spirit stones?!”
He snapped his head around and locked eyes with the person who bumped into him—and his mind collapsed. “It’s you again!”
The one who bumped into him was none other than Lin Yu!
Before Lin Qingdi could chase after him, the guards grabbed him and sneered, “No money to pay the fine? Then you’ll be spending a few days in jail. Take him away!”
All the guards were at the Foundation Establishment Realm. For Lin Qingdi—who had just burned his blood and Qi and hadn’t eaten—it was effortless to subdue him.
The bustling marketplace quickly drowned out Lin Qingdi’s furious howls.