Royal Road
Chapter 47: I Don’t Want to Be
Chapter 47: Chapter 47: I Don’t Want to Be
Translator: 549690339
Can you fix it?
Fix what, ghosts?
Before Jiang Cheng arrived, Yue Linger had already studied Zhou Yunshan’s Fluorescence Talisman several times over.
She looked it from the left, the right, the front, the back, the top, the bottom, over and over, confirming it countless times, and each time her final conclusion was the same—the Fluorescence Talisman was intact! No problems whatsoever!
If someone said they could repair a damaged second-level Talisman with the skills of a first-level Talisman Master, Yue Linger would give them a thumbs up.
If someone said they could repair a Talisman that wasn’t broken in the first place, Yue Linger would also give them a thumbs up, and secretly curse in her heart, “Wow, you’re so great!”
How could there be someone in this world who ‘repairs’ something that is ‘good’ to begin with?
If an undamaged Talisman could be ‘fixed’.
Then wouldn’t it be reasonable to use healing spells for crowd control?
Reasonable my ghost!
How could healing spells possibly be used for crowd control!
Are you crazy!
Any sane person would know that’s impossible.
Unfortunately…
Yue Linger looked at Jiang Cheng, who was discussing the repair process with Zhou Yunshan, with a look of pity.
Truth be told, everyone has different talents.
Some are suited for improving their cultivation levels, some for drawing Talismans, others for alchemy. Each person has their own brilliance.
Even if Jiang Cheng lacked talent in the path of Talismans and had achieved nothing, Yue Linger wouldn’t look down on him for that.
But if Jiang Cheng’s brain wasn’t working properly…
That was a different story.
As a responsible young second-level Talisman Master, Yue Linger felt it necessary to remind Zhou Yunshan one more time.
“Zhou, you should give up. This Fluorescence Talisman is not broken at all, there’s no possibility of ‘fixing’ it. Please don’t waste any more time and Spirit Stones.”
“This…”
Looking at Yue Linger’s earnest persuasion, Zhou Yunshan wavered.
He looked towards Jiang Cheng, seeking his opinion.
Jiang Cheng wasn’t confused by Yue Linger’s melodrama; as the chief balance planner of “Immortal Gods”, he trusted his own judgment even more.
“Yue, this Talisman could indeed be damaged.”
“Then out with it, where is it damaged? Today, I really want to hear the esteemed opinions of Jiang!”
Jiang Cheng politely said, “Yue, you overstate my status, Jiang Cheng is hardly an elder.”
Yue Linger snorted coldly, her voice dripping with sarcasm, “Jiang, you’re being too modest. If you truly can repair this Fluorescence Talisman, forget an elder, I wouldn’t mind regarding you as my father!”
“I don’t want that,” Jiang Cheng said candidly.
Yue Linger clenched her delicate hands tightly, trembling slightly all over.
She was about to be driven mad by Jiang Cheng!
What do you mean you don’t want that?
Are you assuming you can definitely repair the Fluorescence Talisman!?
And how am I, Yue Linger, not worthy? As the Department Beauty of Lotus University’s Talisman Department, a nineteen-year-old second-level Talisman Master poised for direct admission into the Immortal Sect, am I degrading you by offering to be your daughter!?
Although Yue Linger was nearly enraged to death by Jiang Cheng,
As a nineteen-year-old adult, she still possessed basic emotional control.
Her chest heaved with emotion as she took deep breaths to slowly calm herself down.
“Zhou, Jiang, Yue Linger has said all I can, take care.”
Yue Linger was about to leave when Jiang Cheng called out to her.
“Yue, you were ‘joking’ about being my daughter just now, right?”
Jiang Cheng asked Yue Linger for confirmation.
He always disliked trouble and was sincerely not interested in having a daughter.
But to Yue Linger’s ears, Jiang Cheng’s words carried a different meaning than what he intended.
Yue Linger felt Jiang Cheng was mocking her!
Jiang Cheng was clearly insinuating that she would “break her word, go back on her promise”!
“I wasn’t joking! If you really can repair Zhou’s Fluorescence Talisman, what’s wrong with being your daughter, Yue Linger?”
Jiang Cheng was shocked, hastily persuading her, “Yue, let’s end this conversation here, please don’t say anything more. And definitely, do not do something foolish like swearing an oath to the Heavenly Dao!”
Without a second thought, Yue Linger raised three slender jade fingers, “I, Yue Linger, swear to the Heavenly Dao, if Jiang Cheng…”
Jiang Cheng saw the situation and exclaimed in his head that it was all over.
Zhou Yunshan, on the other hand, watched Jiang Cheng and Yue Linger with the look of someone enjoying a show. He was becoming more and more excited about the day Jiang Cheng would fix the Fluorescence Talisman.
After making her oath, Yue Linger also felt a bit of regret.
A Heavenly Dao oath was no trivial matter; if one went back on their promise, they would, at best, find it difficult to progress in their cultivation, and at worst, suffer backlash from the Heavenly Dao, resulting in severe damage to their cultivation level.
However, Yue Linger only regretted it for a moment.
Because she really could not figure out how Jiang Cheng was going to fix something that wasn’t broken.
This oath might have been impulsive, but since it was impossible for her to lose, it didn’t really matter.
So it was fine.
After Yue Linger left, the atmosphere in the small meeting room became slightly silent.
Mainly because Jiang Cheng didn’t really want to accept the task anymore.
He was only supposed to take on a simple task and earn six thousand Spirit Stones with ease.
Now, out of the blue, he was about to gain a “daughter.”
Who could bear that?
Although Yue Linger’s appearance and temperament couldn’t match Liu Qing and Lin Yao, she was only just a step behind them.
Yue Linger was still very beautiful, and she also had an impressive talent for talismans. If he became involved with her over six thousand Spirit Stones, it was bound to cause trouble later on.
Better to think of another way to make money.
“Zhou, I can’t take on this task,” Jiang Cheng said with regret.
Zhou Yunshan was surprised, “Brother Jiang, do you have any concerns? Or do you also think that the talisman can’t be fixed?”
Jiang Cheng said, “No, I can fix it. But just now, I made a bet with Yue, and I really don’t want to take advantage of her.”
Zhou Yunshan understood.
Doesn’t want to take advantage? Nobody would believe that.
Is it just about the money being too little?
“Eight thousand Spirit Stones,” Zhou Yunshan said.
“Zhou, I…”
“Ten thousand Spirit Stones.”
“Zhou, it’s not about the money.”
“Twenty thousand Spirit Stones.”
“Deal.”
Jiang Cheng agreed decisively.
It wasn’t that he loved money, but he thought of a way to avoid having a daughter.
“Zhou, I can take on this task, but I have one condition,” Jiang Cheng started.
“What condition? As long as you can fix the Fluorescence Talisman, you can set any condition you like!” Zhou Yunshan said grandly.
He wasn’t short on money, and he didn’t have any particular hobbies except for fishing, which he was determined to do!
Jiang Cheng said, “I intend to redesign a completely new talisman based on your Fluorescence Talisman. That way, it wouldn’t count as ‘fixing the Fluorescence Talisman.’”
As long as he didn’t fix the Fluorescence Talisman, it shouldn’t trigger Yue Linger’s oath. Then he wouldn’t end up with a daughter.
In the Ganges…
Zhou Yunshan stroked his chin, “Can this brand-new talisman you create help me catch fish?”
Jiang Cheng nodded, “No problem, you’ll definitely catch some.”
“Then it’s a deal,” Zhou Yunshan agreed readily to Jiang Cheng’s condition.
It’s not that Zhou Yunshan had that much faith in Jiang Cheng, of course.
After all, the value of Jiang Cheng’s second-place certificate was about the same as the potato chips inside a Lay’s potato chip bag.
They’re there, but not many.
It’s just that Zhou Yunshan had basically contacted every Talisman Master in Wuyue who could still take on tasks, and it was only because Yue Linger had just gone home that he was willing to meet with her.
If Jiang Cheng didn’t take the task, there really wasn’t anyone else in Wuyue who would.
Why not let him try.
Besides, Zhou Yunshan didn’t have to work and had plenty of time.
Since he had reached a cooperative agreement with Zhou Yunshan, Jiang Cheng began to follow the process of cooperation.
He spoke very professionally, “Zhou, please go home and wait for a while. Once I’ve prepared the talisman design proposal and you’ve confirmed there are no issues, then we can officially start creating the talisman.”