Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It was almost evening, and it was drizzling.
After misty blue stone road and the courtyard, there was an exquisite ancient castle behind a rockery. In front of it, there were several pavilions.
The walls of the ancient castle were engraved with complicated magic patterns, and no one dared to look down on them.
Dressed in her usual clothes, Lin Suxin hummed an unknown tune with a faint smile on her face. She walked briskly around the rockery and entered the left pavilion.
Today, she brought Li Fei and Bai Xing to visit Senior Ye. It could be said that it went quite smoothly.
If this continued, they would be able to improve together and dabble in the field of the laws of time.
Behind the stone table in the pavilion, there was a middle-aged man wearing a magic robe. He looked at the damaged magic staff on the stone table in a daze. His expression was dispirited, and there was an indescribable sense of loss on his face.
The strong temperament of the head of the Lin family had all disappeared, and there were many empty wine bottles.
When Lin Suxin saw this scene, she could not help but look at her father in shock.
In the family, her father had always been known as a genius. He defeated his elders and peers who were competing with him before he became the head of the Lin family. He then led the Lin family to develop many new types of magic.
Her father, who had always been arrogant and dignified, was now in a very sorry state. His entire body reeked of alcohol, and he looked like a drunkard on the street.
Lin Suxin looked at her father in the pavilion and couldn’t help but ask, “Father, what’s wrong with you?”
Lin Pingzhi raised his head to look at Lin Suxin and said in a low voice, “Sit.”
Lin Suxin sat down beside her father with worry in her heart. She was a little confused.
She was only going to visit Senior Ye. What happened to the family?
Lin Pingzhi picked up the wine bottle and drank a mouthful of wine. Then he asked, “How’s your understanding of the magic elements recently?”
“I reckon that I will reach the level of advanced mage in a period of time. But I want to suppress it and delay my breakthrough.” Lin Suxin said truthfully.
Once she broke through to the level of advanced mage, the rich magic elements in her body would hinder her from comprehending the law of time. The law of time was already very difficult to comprehend.
Compared to the fire elements that she comprehended, the law of time was more important.
Lin Pingzhi nodded and did not ask why he did not break through. He said, “Not bad. Your talent is average, but your progress is good now. I have already arranged everything for the family. The only one that I cannot rest assured about is you.”
“Your talent is not good, nor is it bad. It is just that you have an advantage over the others. Don’t chase for the position of the clan head. You have your own opportunities. Try your best to seize them.”
“You can count on the first elder of the family. You should cut off with other family members.”
“The Lin family is not big. In the early stage, they provide all kinds of resources. You can surpass your peers. If you want to go further, it depends on your own opportunities. Don’t let the family become an existence that hinders your progress. If you have to give the up the family, just give it up. In the future. When you have some achievements, you can return it to the family.”
Lin Suxin’s face was blank, and she was a little flustered.
How happened to her father? It was like he was giving his last words. Didn’t the black mage beat him back?
What could make her proud father so desperate that he even gave up resisting?
Lin Pingzhi did not give Lin Suxin a chance to ask questions. He continued, “Our strength is the main reason why the family is still thriving. If you don’t have the strength, you have to lower your head.”
“Father… What’s wrong with you?” Lin Suxin’s face was flustered, and her eyes were wet. Tears were rolling in her eyes.
Lin Pingzhi didn’t answer. He took off the space ring on his index finger and placed it on the table.
“This is a magic item that I personally collected. It’s not the property of the clan. There’s not much that I can leave for you. Don’t ask too much, I don’t want to involve you in this.”
He knew that his daughter had interacted with that Senior Ye and even gained the other party’s appreciation. That was why he didn’t want his daughter to get involved.
Being able to gain the favor of that senior might be his daughter’s greatest opportunity in this life. If she got involved and made that senior unhappy, wouldn’t it ruin his daughter’s future? Even if he survived, he would instead be in even more pain.
He had walked halfway through his life, so he did not need to care about anything. He would bear the consequences for whatever he had done.
That senior had even helped Ban Shan to ascend. The trees that he casually planted could suppress two advanced mages. Who knew what kind of person he was?
Perhaps that senior was the archmagister, or perhaps he was the incarnation of a god. With Lin Pingzhi’s current vision, he could not see clearly at all.
Seeing that her father did not say anything and only drank alone, as if it was his last enjoyment before he died, Lin Suxin could not help but bite her lips and say in a low voice, “Father, perhaps I can help you?”
“Our Lin family is not strong enough, but I know a senior who appreciates me very much. If I go and beg…”
Before she could finish speaking, Lin Pingzhi sighed and laughed self-deprecatingly, “I know. You’re talking about the owner of that shop called ‘Ancient Road Bookstore’, right?”
“Father, you know him?” Lin Suxin was slightly startled.
Lin Pingzhi was silent for a moment before he shook his head and said, “Even if I didn’t tell you, you would find out eventually. Okay, I’ll tell you. Today… I just happened to offend that Senior Ye.”
Lin Suxin opened her mouth and was shocked for a long while before she asked in a trembling voice, “How… How did you offend Senior Ye?”
Lin Pingzhi raised his hand to stop her, “Don’t ask anymore. The matter has been done. Tomorrow, I will go and apologize to that senior. No matter if I’m going to die or not, I will bear the responsibility. I will never implicate you and the Lin family.”
“No,” Lin Suxin quickly said, “Father, I have talked with Senior Ye before. In my opinion, Senior Ye is definitely not the kind of cold-hearted and ruthless senior. Time has not changed him. Instead, he is very amiable. He should be a peerless expert with a good temperament.”
Lin Pingzhi sighed, “We may know people from their exterior but never their hearts. He is such an unfathomable master, who knows how many years he has gone through? How can you see through his disguise?”
“How can you judge his character based on how many times you have seen him?”
Lin Suxin was stunned.
Lin Pingzhi patted her shoulder, “Don’t worry too much. I am just preparing for the worst. We will talk about it tomorrow.”
“Then I’ll go with you tomorrow.” Lin Suxin said quickly.
“There’s no need.” Lin Pingzhi said slowly. “It’s meaningless for you to go. You’re just a little girl who got an opportunity. What weight can your words have?”
“If Senior Ye dislikes you, you’ll ruin your own opportunity.”
Lin Suxin was a little disappointed, but when she saw the space ring on the table, her heart moved. She said, “Father, why don’t you give a gift for apology? If you can make senior ye happy, maybe he’ll forgive you.”
“A gift?” Lin Pingzhi was silent.
He hadn’t thought of this point. Senior Ye was so strong that he could even push people to ascend to the Divine Realm. What kind of treasure would please him?
Perhaps for Senior Ye, even a good treasure was just like a stone by the roadside, right?
The Lin family had treasures, but they didn’t have supreme treasures.
Lin Suxin suggested from the side, “Father, since Senior Ye likes the way ordinary people live, perhaps he doesn’t care about power, but more about interesting treasures. After all, no matter how powerful the treasures are, they aren’t as powerful as Senior’s.”
Lin Pingzhi thought about it and felt she might be right.
No matter how good the treasure was, it was nothing in the eyes of that senior.
Even if he took out the best treasure passed down from the Lin family, Senior Ye wouldn’t take it to heart.
But if the gift suited Senior Ye’s taste, he might still have hope.
“Interesting treasure.” Lin Pingzhi thought for a while and suddenly remembered a treasure that he hadn’t used for a long time.. “Perhaps, that one will be useful?”