Chapter 1510
The Effects of Heart Wine
Chapter 1510 The Effects of Heart Wine
Seeing Ma Xiaoling's gaze, Lin Hao immediately knew she had misunderstood and quickly explained:
"Don't overthink it. I just heard that a new bar opened near Jiajia Building, and the owner is a bit unusual. I just want to check it out."
In all honesty, Lin Hao felt that Ma Xiaoling must have misunderstood him, otherwise why would she be so wary of him?
Fortunately, having traveled through so many worlds, Lin Hao was no longer a lustful person; he now enjoyed the process even more.
Once Lin Hao sets his sights on something, the outcome is already decided. Who else can possibly compete with him for it?
If so, kill him, or give him a package deal and take him away in one go.
"Heh! Men, I'm not going anyway. You can go with whoever you want."
Upon hearing the words "boss lady," a strange feeling welled up in Ma Xiaoling's heart.
No wonder my great-aunt always warned me that men are all big pigs and I should never trust them. That was definitely true.
Even with a girlfriend as beautiful and virtuous as Zhenzhen, Lin Hao still plans to go out and fool around.
"Alright then, since you're not going, I'll go by myself," Lin Hao said calmly.
"You can't go by yourself either!" Ma Xiaoling blurted out without thinking, but then realized it was inappropriate, so she added:
“I promised Zhenzhen I would keep an eye on you. If you dare to go out and fool around, I will definitely tell Zhenzhen.”
"Is that so?" Lin Hao's lips curled up, revealing a mischievous smile.
"Are you keeping an eye on me for Zhenzhen, or do you just not want me to go out and fool around?"
"Of course, it's for Zhenzhen." A hint of unease flashed across Ma Xiaoling's pretty face, but she forced herself to remain calm and said:
"Who do you think you are? Do you think you're a banknote? Someone everyone loves? Only that silly girl Zhenzhen treats you like a treasure."
"Phew! That's good." Hearing Ma Xiaoling's words, Lin Hao breathed a long sigh of relief, as if he was afraid that Ma Xiaoling would fall for him.
As a seasoned driver, he naturally knew long ago that Ma Xiaoling had a slight crush on him!
However, given Ma Xiaoling's arrogant personality and the ancestral precepts of her Ma family, conquering her fortress will be extremely difficult.
So Lin Hao said that on purpose, naturally wanting to play hard to get.
"What do you mean?"
When Ma Xiaoling saw that Lin Hao had heard that she didn't like him, her subconscious reaction was actually to breathe a sigh of relief. Her short temper flared up immediately.
Lin Hao actually dared to show such an expression. Does he think Ma Xiaoling is that bad?
For some reason, I felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
"Hehe!" Lin Hao chuckled without saying a word.
How could Ma Xiaoling, a complete novice who has never been in a relationship, possibly be a match for Lin Hao?
After a few words, she angrily stopped talking to Lin Hao.
That evening, Lin Hao went into a bar near Jiajia Building.
The bar was nicely decorated, but there weren't many customers; most were quietly drinking and chatting.
It's so quiet, it doesn't look like a bar at all.
Of course, that's what others think. Lin Hao knows for sure that these people must have drunk the special heart-wrenching wine made by Bai Suzhen, which is why they're so quiet.
As soon as Lin Hao entered the door, he saw two familiar faces: Jin Zhengzhong and Kuang Tianyou.
Kuang Tianyou, who was usually taciturn, nodded and smiled at Lin Hao. Jin Zhengzhong said warmly:
"Oh! What a coincidence, Brother Hao is here for a drink too?"
"Yeah! I heard the owner of this bar is quite something, so I came to check it out!" Lin Hao said with a faint smile.
"Wow! Brother Hao, that's not right of you." Jin Zhengzhong assumed Lin Hao was only there for the proprietress's beauty, and immediately said righteously:
"Zhenzhen and I have been best friends since we were little. If you do this, I'll tell on you."
Upon hearing this, Lin Hao rolled his eyes. He thought it sounded so nice, as if he and Wang Zhenzhen had a very good relationship.
This guy has been a charlatan for years, and he's swindled a lot of money from Wang Zhenzhen and her daughter. That's why Lin Hao doesn't like him much.
"Hehe! Don't worry, I won't compete with you for the boss's wife," Lin Hao said nonchalantly.
Lin Hao wasn't unfamiliar with women; besides, he genuinely looked down on this world's Bai Suzhen. He'd leave it to Jin Zhengzhong, the reincarnation of Xu Xian, to deal with.
"Perfect timing! So punctual!" Xiaoqing greeted them as they arrived.
Aren't you going to introduce these two handsome guys to me?
"These two are my good brothers." Kim Jung-jung immediately started bragging:
"This is Kuang Tianyou, a policeman. This is Lin Hao, and he's really something else. He's a Taoist master who can exorcise demons. If there's anything unclean in your bar, just go find him."
"Hello, both of you. My name is Xiaoqing." When Xiaoqing heard that Lin Hao was a ghost-catching exorcist, she couldn't help but look at Lin Hao a few more times.
"Wow! Has Xiaoqing taken a liking to my Hao-ge?" Jin Zhengzhong said with a wicked smile when he saw Xiaoqing staring at Lin Hao.
“Let me tell you, she’s already taken. Why don’t you take a look at me and Mr. Kuang?”
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xiaoqing rolled her eyes at Jin Zhengzhong and said, "I'm introducing my sister to everyone. Come sit over here."
As Kuang Tianyou walked, he glanced at the people sleeping in the bar and sensed something was off. Remembering Lin Hao's identity, he whispered to Lin Hao:
"Something's not quite right about this bar."
Kuang Tianyou was a zombie after all. Although he didn't know what Xiaoqing was, he could tell that Xiaoqing was definitely not human.
Since I can sense it myself, then Lin Hao, the Celestial Master, must be able to as well.
As for the carefree Kim Jung-jung, Kuang Tianyou simply ignored him.
"It's alright!" Lin Hao said with a faint smile, "They won't harm anyone." Lin Hao found it amusing.
This world is truly insane! This zombie is worried all day about whether other monsters and demons will harm people!
Hearing Lin Hao say that, Kuang Tianyou lowered his guard.
He had never seen Lin Hao make a move, but out of his zombie instincts, Lin Hao gave him a very dangerous feeling.
"Sister!" Xiaoqing called out towards the bar.
As soon as she finished speaking, a woman in her thirties walked gracefully from behind the bar. She was none other than Bai Suzhen from the Legend of the White Snake, and in this world, she was called Bai Susu.
Xiaoqing introduced them to the group: "This is my sister Bai Susu, this is Jin Zhengzhong, and Lin Hao and Kuang Tianyou are all my friends."
"What would you three like to drink? It's on me," Bai Susu said calmly.
“No, of course it’s on me,” Kim Jung-jung quickly replied.
Upon seeing Bai Susu, Jin Zhengzhong was stunned, his heart pounding, eager to impress her.
“It’s rare to have three such special guests here, so of course I should treat them.” As Bai Susu spoke, her eyes remained fixed on Kuang Tianyou.
Her skills were far superior to Xiao Qing's; she immediately noticed Kuang Tianyou's difference, but she couldn't see anything different about Lin Hao.
Kim Jung-jung, that shameless bastard, automatically assumed that the special person Bai Susu was referring to was himself, and said smugly:
"I'm not that special, I'm just a bit handsome. Just call me Zhengzhong."
"Alright! Enough with the nonsense!" Lin Hao said bluntly from his seat, "I heard your Heart Wine is really good, hurry up and give us a few cups to try."
He wasn't here to listen to their nonsense; he was simply curious about what was so special about this Heart Wine. Otherwise, Lin Hao would have been better off going home and getting some sleep.
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Bai Susu carefully examined Lin Hao, but still couldn't see anything special about him. She then said meaningfully:
"Mr. Lin, you have great insight. But how did you know about my Heart Wine?"
It's true that the drink she mixes is called "Heart Wine," but she doesn't tell ordinary people the name of the drink, so not many people actually know about it.
"Then you don't need to know," Lin Hao said with a profound smile.
"However, if Miss Bai is in any trouble recently, perhaps I can help you!"
As soon as Lin Hao finished speaking, before Bai Susu could speak, Xiao Qing interjected:
"Hehe! Then Mr. Lin will be disappointed. Our bar is very clean."
As she spoke, a hint of disdain flashed in Xiaoqing's eyes.
She was still a little afraid after hearing Jin Zhengzhong introduce Lin Hao as a Taoist master who subdues demons.
I was afraid of running into another one who would start a fight with us without any regard for right or wrong, but it turned out he was just a conman.
They dared to speak so arrogantly without even seeing what the sisters were like.
How could anything unclean possibly come to cause trouble in their bar? Are they tired of living?
"Xiaoqing! Aren't you going to apologize to Mr. Lin?" Bai Susu glared at Xiaoqing, then turned around and said apologetically:
"I'm sorry, my sister is being silly!"
Bai Susu sensed that Lin Hao seemed to be implying something, although she didn't notice anything different about him.
The biggest problem is that even someone with her level of cultivation couldn't see the problem.
Xiaoqing didn't know why her sister was angry, but she still obediently said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lin."
"It's alright!" Lin Hao said with a faint smile.
"Xiao Qing! Don't underestimate my brother Hao," Jin Zhengzhong whispered in Xiao Qing's ear.
"I saw with my own eyes Brother Hao chase that hungry demon to the point where he had nowhere to run or hide."
"Then I'll mix a few drinks as a gift and to apologize to Mr. Lin," Bai Susu said as she began mixing drinks.
Even Kuang Tianyou, who never drinks or eats, became curious about Bai Susu's drinks and watched her intently as she mixed them.
Since Lin Hao thought it was an extraordinary wine, he decided to try it himself.
In a short while, Bai Susu placed three cups of wine, as pale as water and still steaming, in front of the three people and said:
"Everyone, give it a try."
“This is good wine; you can’t get this kind of wine anywhere else,” Xiaoqing said from the side.
"Then I must try it." Jin Zhengzhong picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. After finishing, he smacked his lips and said:
"Why does it feel like drinking water?"
"You'll find out soon enough," Xiaoqing said with a smile, covering her mouth.
"Mr. Lin and Mr. Kuang, aren't you going to drink?" Bai Susu gestured for them to drink.
"I came here specifically for your Heart Wine, so of course I'll drink it." Lin Hao smiled and downed it in one gulp.
Kuang Tianyou thought for a moment and then drank it.
However, Lin Hao was somewhat disappointed with the Heart Wine and didn't feel anything special about it.
It was just the world I had experienced before, like a slideshow, flashing before my eyes scene by scene.
From the moment I first entered the world of the courtyard house, through the cycle of buses... scene after scene flashed before my eyes.
"A great opportunity!"
However, for Lin Hao, the effect came quickly and went even faster; he regained his senses in an instant.
"Ding: Solidification successful! Congratulations, host, you have gained the ability to rewind to your past life!"
"Ding: Multiple skills such as Time Reversal, Illusion, Dream Realm, Yin-Yang Eyes, Hive Consciousness, Memory Peeping, Ultimate Illusion, and Hypnosis can enhance the skill of reversing past lives!"
"Ding: Host, do you wish to fuse?"
"Merge!" Lin Hao merged without hesitation.
"Ding: Congratulations, host, on the fusion and solidification of the new skill, Memory Reincarnation!"
Memory Reincarnation: The host can use this skill to awaken the past life experiences of others. After being enhanced by multiple skills, this skill can extract the experiences of a character in a certain plot and artificially fabricate past life memories.
It has to be said that what was originally a heart wine that awakened memories of its past life, after being solidified into a skill and then enhanced by those skills, directly became an extremely powerful skill.
Lin Hao didn't even need to think much before he immediately thought of countless ways to use it, such as those female characters in the story who were difficult to win over.
Lin Hao simply fabricated a past life entanglement, which reduced the difficulty of winning him over to the lowest level.
There's no need to deliberately befriend anyone. Just use a memory cycle to create a nine-life cycle, and when you meet, it's like an eternity in a single glance. It's not impossible to sleep together on the spot.
It would be just as simple to use it against enemies, but Lin Hao was too lazy to think about it. He simply had too many overpowered skills at his disposal, and the joy of acquiring a new skill was only present for the first moment.
The effects of the Heart Wine on Lin Hao were fleeting, while the effects on Jin Zhengzhong kept him fast asleep, and Kuang Tianyou also had his eyes closed.
"How are you feeling, Mr. Lin?" Bai Susu seemed surprised that Lin Hao had sobered up so quickly, and asked after a moment of surprise.
"Not bad!" The new skill was effective, and since it originated from Bai Susu's Heart Wine, Lin Hao said with a broad smile:
"Your heart-infused wine is quite effective, so I won't take it for free. I'll give you a free opportunity to ask a question."
Lin Hao was in a good mood and found Bai Susu much more pleasing to the eye, so he had the idea of helping her out.
Of course, the prerequisite is that it's not difficult, such as telling her in advance who Xu Xian is.
"A question?" Bai Susu asked, puzzled.
"That's right. Although we're not the same kind of people, I'm in a good mood right now, so there's no harm in helping out!" Lin Hao said nonchalantly, trying to appear cool.
"Hehe! Mr. Lin, don't you care that I'm a demon?" Bai Susu asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Aren't you a Taoist priest who specializes in dealing with demons and monsters like us?"
In the past, righteous people who knew they were monsters would shout and kill them as soon as they saw them.
This was the first time Bai Susu had encountered a Celestial Master who was not hostile towards them, which greatly surprised her.
"I've always been someone who only cares about money, not people. Nobody pays me to do this, and you haven't killed any innocent people, so I'm too lazy to bother!"
Lin Hao smiled and said meaningfully:
"Of course, I offer five million each time. Surely you two, having lived this long, aren't so poor that you don't even have that much money?"