Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After Ye Xiu replied, he spread out the rice paper and prepared a brush. As he ground the ink, he said, “Mr. Lin, you just said that in the past, you wanted to become a legendary mage and ascend to the Divine Realm. Now, you want to look after your family.”
His gaze fell on the ink. Ye Xiu didn’t even raise his head, he gave a very master-like comment. “The difference between these two is very big, but you can understand your own limitations and are willing to make changes. Your focus is on the family. With this self-awareness, you can be considered pretty good. Many people are obsessed with the extreme, which is why they take the wrong path.”
Lin Pingzhi smiled bitterly.
He understood that his talent wasn’t bad in his family. In addition, he had management skills. After becoming the clan leader, he used up a lot of the family’s resources to cultivate, but the effects weren’t that great.
In this life, he was already destined to not be able to break through to the archmagister realm. Becoming a magister was already pretty good.
“Pain comes from the gap between fantasy and reality. People always think of using their future efforts to bridge the gap, but because of this, they suffer even more. Sometimes, dullness is a blessing. You can obtain more from letting go.”
Ye Xiu racked his brain, thinking of those comforting words from his previous life. “You don’t have to force what you can’t get. What you experienced is scenery. What you leave behind is the life that belongs to you.”
Lin Pingzhi didn’t have much of a reaction. After a moment of silence, he bowed slightly and said, “Senior, you’re wise. As a junior, I have learned from you.”
Thinking about it, Senior Ye had come from ancient times and had already seen through most of the scenery in the world. That was why he chose to be the boss of a bookstore in this ordinary, at the same time extraordinary remote alley, while also working as a part-time calligraphy artist.
Was Senior Ye enjoying his own life?
For a moment, Lin Pingzhi felt as if he had experienced something, and his affinity with the magic elements increased by another level.
“This works too?” Ye Xiu lowered his eyebrows and focused on grinding the ink.
Not long after, the ink was already done grinding.
“I’m very happy that you can understand a bit.” Ye Xiu picked up his brush, he said, “But you have a radical personality and a gambler mentality. It’s nothing personal, but you have a family, you can’t be so impulsive. You need to think more about everything.”
“If you can’t see the future, you can choose to stop and be more cautious.”
After saying this, Ye Xiu waved his brush on the rice paper. Without any pause, he wrote a big word: Steady!
He then put down his brush and raised his head with a smile. “Sometimes, having a little steadiness can bring a lot of different benefits.”
Lin Pingzhi looked at the word “Steady” on the paper. Just the flow of the ink, one could feel the mysterious origin of the elements contained within. It was likely that not only could it be used for comprehension, but it could also be used as a self-defense treasure.
“This word will be my most important self-defense treasure in the future. It can also increase my strength.”
Secretly making up his mind, Lin Pingzhi bowed again and said gratefully, “Thank you, Mr. Ye, for the calligraphy. I will definitely remember it.”
Ye Xiu nodded his head slightly. “I only need to sign it. What’s your name?”
“My name is Lin Pingzhi. I’m also Lin Suxin’s father.” Lin Pingzhi immediately replied.
“Okay.” Ye Xiu nodded his head lightly and raised his brush to sign on it.
Lin Pingzhi immediately discovered that the magic essence of this word, “Steady” began to slowly disappear, as if it had become an ordinary calligraphy. Only he could activate the essence within it.
Seeing this scene, he couldn’t help but have a thought. No wonder the fluctuations he felt after observing his daughter a few times were very weak. It turned out that it was because of the senior’s signature.
With just one signature, the calligraphy piece would have an owner. When others saw it, it was very difficult to find any clues.
As expected of the ancient legendary mage. It was just that he didn’t know who it was?
Thinking of this, Lin Pingzhi praised. “Mr. Ye, your calligraphy is really good. It should be the best in the world.”
“It’s just calligraphy. It’s nothing.” Ye Xiu smiled indifferently, but in his heart, he was extremely happy. How could it be the best in the world? He was just an unremarkable calligraphy genius.
Lin Pingzhi sighed to himself and thought. “This was a high-level insight of an expert. To say that such a method was nothing was too modest.”
“When the ink dries, take the calligraphy and leave.” Ye Xiu instructed.
“Yes.”
After waiting for a while, the ink dries. Lin Pingzhi put away the calligraphy and transferred 99,999 gold coins to Ye Xiu before respectfully leaving.
Ye Xiu sat behind the desk for a while. After confirming that he wouldn’t return, he took out his magic gold card and excitedly watched the balance change.
At this moment, his savings had reached a new height, reaching the peak of his life.
“No wonder there are so many scammers. I didn’t think that scamming people could make so much money.”
Ye Xiu muttered, then, he immediately changed his words. “No, I’m not a scammer. I’m a real talent. It’s just that I’m not famous yet. In the future, when I become a famous calligrapher, it wouldn’t be too much to sell a calligraphy piece for over a hundred thousand. Right now, I’ll just treat it as an early fee.”
He was one step closer to his goal of buying a house with all his money.
After looking back and forth a few times, Ye Xiu cheerfully tidied up the desk and placed the Demonic Dragon Throne that Lin Pingzhi had given him in the upper right corner of the desk.
This thing just happened to have a base and was placed on the desk. If he was tired from practicing drawing, he could watch it.
Xiaobai hadn’t come out when Lin Pingzhi was around. Right now, he was running to the upper right corner of the desk with his short legs.
Ye Xiu looked at it and didn’t care. He thought about what he should draw.
The bookstore relied on books to support the business. In the past, it was enough to cover his meals, but now, he mainly relied on drawing to make money. He knew which was more important.
Ye Xiu thought back to his past experiences. He suddenly remembered the legendary mage that Lin Pingzhi had mentioned. He suddenly had an inspiration.
He hadn’t seen that kind of existence before, but he could draw out the scene in his imagination. It was like drawing Xiaobai. The logic was the same.
Ye Xiu, who was immersed in his own world, didn’t notice that another person had arrived outside the shop.
Ban Feimeng walked out from the shadows and arrived in front of the bookstore.
She didn’t enter the bookstore to greet him. Instead, she walked towards the unremarkable jujube tree.
“I’m here again. Did you miss me?”
The bark on the jujube tree twisted, forming a human face. The face on the jujube tree looked at Ban Feimeng and slowly asked, “Who are you?”
The smile on Ban Feimeng’s face was a little forced, but it soon drooped down. She took a deep breath and said helplessly, “Have you forgotten? Someone tried to destroy the bookstore last night, but I stopped him. I even chatted with you.”
The jujube tree’s face stopped moving. After a while, it said, “It’s you. I remember now, but I’ll forget again next time. I’m sorry.”
The tree was a little disappointed. Its facial features were drooping, like a withered plant.
“It’s okay, it’s okay. It’s not your fault. After all, you’re a piece of wood. If you grow well in the future, you’ll forget.” Ban Feimeng touched the bark of the jujube tree and comforted it softly.
“I helped you to ask your owner last night. He agreed to let me train you. You’ll soon become as smart as me. But I’ll check again later to see if there are any restrictions. Some mages don’t want plants to have too much intelligence.”
“Thank you.” The jujube tree thanked her seriously.
“No problem, I will come and see you later.” Ban Feimeng replied with a smile.
After whispering for a while, Ban Feimeng stepped into the bookstore..