Since there was no other way, Lin Feng could only use the simplest yet best method at that moment: to catch the flying knife, which was as fast as a bullet, with his bare hands. At most, he would only injure his palms, but it wouldn't cost him his life, nor would it harm Dong Jie, the woman he had always wanted to protect in his previous life.
"Eh..." Watching Lin Feng's actions, Li Zhong was somewhat surprised, and a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.
Li Zhong had been wandering the martial world, guided by the principle of "righteousness." He joined Heizi's group not for money but to repay a debt of gratitude. Heizi had helped him arrange his father's funeral during his lowest point in life, ensuring that his father had a place to rest even after death.
Thus, when he threw that knife at Lin Feng, it was also the last knife. After this strike, he would have completely repaid the three years of kindness he owed and would leave behind the Heizi group that he despised yet had to follow, starting a new life.
However, he did not expect that this knife would be aimed at Lin Feng, who was standing firm to protect the woman behind him. If this man were to be crippled because of his throw, Li Zhong would feel immense guilt.
But it was already too late; the knife had been thrown, and there was no turning back. Li Zhong could only hope that Lin Feng would suffer less harm.
"Ding..." Lin Feng felt a change before his eyes; the flying knife that should have pierced through his palm had vanished. Immediately afterward, he sensed another flying knife inside his magic ring—the very one he intended to block with his hand.
At that moment, even Lin Feng understood that he had just stored the flying knife in his magic ring despite its speed being comparable to a bullet.
"Hey... old buddy, can this magic ring be used like this?" Although he had already grasped some things in his heart, Lin Feng quickly communicated with Tesla.
"Heh... you think 'Absolute Domain' is just for show? As long as it's within a meter range, non-living matter becomes a slave to the magic ring. Don't think it's just knives or bullets; even a lock—if you let the magic ring get close to it, whatever you want that lock to do is what it will do," Tesla said lazily as if just waking up. His expression showed disdain for Lin Feng's seemingly foolish question.
Ignoring Tesla's condescension, Lin Feng felt a surge of excitement within him; it turned out this magic ring was so powerful. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and he found Tesla less annoying.
"Doesn't that mean I’ll be invulnerable from now on? I won't even need keys to unlock things?" Suppressing his excitement, Lin Feng continued to ask.
"Heh... theoretically speaking, yes. But don't get too ahead of yourself. This is based on encountering normal people. If you run into someone skilled in internal martial arts, just wait to get beaten up," Tesla replied smugly but still managed to pour cold water on Lin Feng's enthusiasm.
Lin Feng was excited but not arrogant enough to believe he was invincible now. He understood that he only possessed Absolute Domain against inanimate objects; when facing living beings, he still needed to rely on his own strength.
Without mentioning how excited Lin Feng was at that moment, Li Zhong was completely stunned. "God, is this guy a freak? My flying knife can reach speeds comparable to a bullet within ten meters, and he just caught it barehanded, looking so relaxed while doing it."
In fact, it wasn't just Li Zhong; even Heizi and the others were shocked, realizing that easy money wasn't as easy to come by as they thought. The usually timid guy had suddenly transformed into a master who could catch blades with his bare hands.
Damn it, so this kid has been playing the fool all along.
Dong Jie’s eyes sparkled with excitement, but then he couldn’t help but smile wryly. Lin Feng was impressive, but there was still the Wolf Gang with hundreds of members behind him.
Seeing everyone’s reaction, Lin Feng snapped out of his excitement and had a sudden idea. The flying knife reappeared in his hand. It was one thing for them to know he could catch flying knives; it would be disastrous if they discovered the secret of the magic ring. Lin Feng didn’t want to end up like a lab rat being dissected for research.
Casually tossing the flying knife onto the ground, Lin Feng crossed his arms and looked at the stunned crowd. Since he had already caught the flying knife, he didn’t mind playing the role of a master; it would have a greater intimidating effect.
Heizi also came back to his senses from the shock. "This kid is indeed skilled, but I have the Wolf Gang behind me. I don’t believe he can stand against them no matter how strong he is." With that thought in mind, Heizi struggled to get up from the ground.
"Heh... do you have any more tricks up your sleeve, Heizi?" Lin Feng said, watching Heizi painfully rise from the ground and seeing his disheveled appearance made him feel inexplicably good. There was something satisfying about having someone beneath his feet.
"Heh... I may not be as skilled, but the Wolf Gang isn’t to be trifled with. We’ll meet again." Heizi admitted defeat straightforwardly but still brought up his reliance on the Wolf Gang. He couldn’t believe this kid could offend the Wolf Gang and still live comfortably on their turf.
"Wait... leaving isn’t that easy. Hand over the protection fees for these past few months. With your current state, you think you can collect protection fees? Just being able to protect yourself is already impressive." Since he had already offended the Wolf Gang, Lin Feng didn’t care anymore. At that moment, he didn’t have a single penny on him; he was broke.
"You..." Heizi didn’t expect Lin Feng would dare to demand protection fees. For a moment, he was so furious he couldn’t speak. Damn it, it was too embarrassing; a thug being extorted for protection fees—he felt like he’d lost face completely.
Ignoring Heizi's expression at that moment, Lin Feng walked directly towards him. He didn’t expect Heizi to willingly hand over his money. But he didn’t need Heizi to do that because as long as Heizi was within the absolute domain of the magic ring, everything on him would already belong to Lin Feng.
After collecting money from Heizi, Lin Feng was astonished; he hadn’t expected this thug to have over six thousand five hundred dollars on him. Damn it, people really can be infuriating; are thugs now part of the high-income group?
Lin Feng misunderstood Heizi. The reason Heizi had so much money on him at that moment was because he had received a deposit from someone and the protection fee from Dong Jie. Normally, it was already good for him to have a few hundred dollars on him.
"Alright, you can leave now..." Since he had already received the money, Lin Feng had no intention of wasting more time talking to Heizi, nor did he plan to make things difficult for him. After all, Heizi had just paid the "protection fee," and it would be unkind to press him further.
Lin Feng sometimes believed he was quite benevolent; at least he wasn't doing something as ruthless as kicking someone when they were down.
"Uh..." Heizi touched his pocket, his face once again filled with shock. He hadn't seen how Lin Feng had acted, but his money was gone. Looking at Lin Feng's current demeanor, Heizi could conclude that Lin Feng had taken the money from him. He felt that Lin Feng was becoming more and more mysterious.
What Lin Feng wanted was this sense of mystery; the more unknown something was, the easier it was to instill fear in others.
"Heizi, I've already repaid what I owed you. You can leave now." At this moment, Heizi didn't feel like staying any longer. Just as he was about to ask Li Zhong to leave with him, Li Zhong coldly told him to go away.
"Okay... haha, let's go..." He hadn't expected that today he would not only not receive the protection fee but also get beaten up, and now even his trump card had slipped away from him. At this point, he felt a mix of anger and absurdity as he staggered away.
Due to the earlier fight, the tables and chairs in front of Dong Jie were in disarray, making it impossible to conduct business. Therefore, Lin Feng planned to help the troubled Dong Jie into the shop before returning to clean up the "battlefield."
"Li Zhong here, heir of Little Li Flying Dagger, pleased to meet you, young hero..." Just as Lin Feng was about to enter the shop, Li Zhong's voice called out from behind him in an overly formal manner, prompting Lin Feng to turn around.
Uh, Little Li Flying Dagger?
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