Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 302: Chapter 304: When It Comes to Connections, I Have Some Depth

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‘There’s no avoiding it, huh? Could it be not just because of my crappy temporary skills?’

“Dad, let’s go. Since we’re here in Mirror City, it’s on me – we’ll have a nice meal.” Ji Shan glanced at the sky. At this point, buying groceries and cooking would be too late, and since the rental didn’t have any kitchenware, he couldn’t cook even if he wanted to. Perfect excuse to splurge on eating out.

“Deep background? Extensive social connections? Then how come you’ve ended up like this, Dad? By all accounts, shouldn’t you have been soaring high by now?” Ji Shan asked curiously.

“Come on, with this kind of interior, we’ll end up washing dishes in the back kitchen after we eat. It’s fine if you wash, but it’s not so great for me to suffer along, is it?” Qin Muye glanced at the feng shui and silently did some divination. He felt that if he went in, his doomed main character fate would kick in.

“That won’t do, I still need to accumulate merit through this thing. It took 18 years to get 3 points of merit, and I still have a 7-point deficit.” Qin Muye didn’t care about the money; it was all about earning merit. If he wasn’t allowed to, he would definitely cause some major trouble because staying idle would lead to problems.

“Alright, so what do you want to eat?” Qin Muye played along with the other’s suggestion.

“Let’s try this Qingyun Residence,” Ji Shan casually pointed to a restaurant on the side of the road decorated in an antique style.

“You need to be careful too. We’ve changed our living situation, and the environment is different now. Once you’re familiar with our new home, it’ll be fine to accumulate more merit then.” Ji Shan wasn’t overly dissuasive, thinking that it wasn’t a big deal to dine and dash if necessary, as long as Qin Muye had someone to chat with.

“You better stick with me, don’t get lost. It’ll be troublesome if you do.”

“You can’t even see, and yet you talk about interior style. We’re talking about a roadside stall here.” Ji Shan said offhandedly, feeling that Qin Muye was probably just too used to being frugal; after all, by the name alone, it didn’t sound like any ordinary small restaurant.

“Where to next?” Qin Muye smacked his hollow eyes, luckily wearing sunglasses, otherwise, he’d probably scare people. After all, not everyone can accept a gaze without eyeballs.

“We could get away with messing around in a small place, but in a big city like this, if we cause trouble indiscriminately, who knows what kind of problems will arise.”

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“That, my connections and background aren’t here. I’ll introduce you once the time is right,” Qin Muye vaguely replied.

“I really don’t know how you’re managing to con people into getting their fortunes told without even having eyes.”

“Come on, what are we waiting for? It’s my first time in a big city. You know, back in the day, I was a handsome and dashing scholar, with a deep background and extensive connections. Never would I have thought I’d end up telling fortunes under a bridge, sigh~” Qin Muye sighed. It’s undeniable, modern society and big cities are thriving.

Despite his rugged appearance, Qin Muye had an artistic sense inherited from the pleasure-loving Titan Divine Race, with very refined taste. He just didn’t use it much normally.

And never mind seeing what he shouldn’t have seen; with Qin Muye’s current condition, others would have problems looking at him. He had gazed directly at other, even more indescribable beings before, and he’s still bouncing around lively. This shows that he might also have some corresponding predisposition.

But soon he calmed down. It was just some complicated plot, nothing more. Ji Shan was the Child of Destiny; with his main character aura, Qin Muye refused to believe in any evil.

It wasn’t him who would be in trouble, but the whole Earth.

Big cities have their own rules. He felt Qin Muye didn’t need to keep doing this every day. For one thing, it’s not safe; for another, it’s unnecessary.

Once he graduated and started working, it wouldn’t be an issue.

Afterward, he took the reluctant Qin Muye into Qingyun Residence. The interior was really quite good. Qin Muye thought there were still many areas that could be modified after looking around.

And now, he was also an indescribable weak Ancient God. Ever since his bloodline ability evolved from Unbearable to Look to indescribable, that’s how it had been.

The reward for this one time alone was enough for them to live comfortably for several years.

Still not daring to randomly claim a legacy, he could only let the Underworld grow on its own. Just the thought was sad.

Ji Shan did not dwell on Qin Muye’s evasive words for long and changed the subject, “After you get to Mirror City, stop setting up a stall for fortune-telling. Otherwise, you’ll get caught again.”

Ji Shan raised his eyebrows, “How could that be? I was just thinking about what to eat.”

Ji Shan chattered away as he led Qin Muye away from the airport. Luckily, the people of Mirror City were civilized and offered help to Qin Muye, the temporary blind man.

Ji Shan was also rendered speechless by Qin Muye’s words. That was not some act of deception; how did it turn into a merit.

After dealing with a series of matters like paying the security deposit, doing a thorough cleaning, and moving in, the sky had already darkened.

Even just his eyes alone were not something any ordinary weakling could dare to look at directly, let alone when it was a temporary Skill granting him vision, it’s like having the endorsement of the “Lord Era.”

Oh, but it’s miserable even now. Since the damned temporary Skill of “Five Deficiencies and Three Absences” followed him for eighteen years, he felt he could survive in the wild. In return, however, he discovered his aptitude seemed to have improved.

Qin Muye suspected that Ji Shan’s “Child of Destiny” Talent had also been triggered. Otherwise, having gained access to it, he would have run away long ago.

Qin Muye scratched his chin. Just now, a Jiao Dragon Corpse had passed by him, and its drifting whiskers had brushed against his chin, making him feel a bit unlucky. Before leaving, it glared at him one more time, and Qin Muye glared right back, directly causing the Jiao Dragon Corpse to explode.

Qin Muye righteously insisted on renting a lesser house. With his temporary Skills, living in a too nice home would be unaffordable, and then he might end up ruining someone else’s house—that would be asking for trouble.

Qin Muye looked at Ji Shan with a dubious expression, “Were you just thinking something rude?”

And then, just like that, Qin Muye obliterated him with a look. It was just a corpse, after all, probably dead for a while now. Qin Muye himself had also lived for quite a few years.

His connections and background were all in the Horror Universe and fairy tales. In this world, he only had one fief.

Without the enhancement of Talent, he would have been just an average man. But now, even without that annoying Skill, his qualifications were close to reaching the level of a genius.

Divination was just a trifle; it wasn’t like he couldn’t do it. He even knew how to refine Qi like Ji Shan, just without the corresponding Mythical Level Profession. But he had all the abilities that one ought to have.

Although he lacked Mind Reading, he was able to perceive some things.

That’s why he needed to rent a house. If it was too expensive, he wouldn’t be able to afford it. He could only find something moderate.

So leaving went quite smoothly. It’s just that finding a place to settle down afterward proved troublesome.

His understanding of Qin Muye wasn’t much. His first impression was of a destitute blind man who relied on deception to pay for his schooling. He wasn’t clear on what Qin Muye had looked like before he went blind, as he had been this way since he could remember. Moreover, no matter what, he couldn’t enjoy good fortune or earn money—it was extreme misfortune.

He survived countless plot twists thanks to this particular trick and didn’t want to fall here.

He hadn’t expected Qin Muye to be so perceptive; indeed, a man blind in sight but not in heart. But then again, he thought, if Qin Muye really had no skills, how could he deceive people?

He couldn’t quite grasp it—dead was dead, why wouldn’t it just stay dead? Looking at it, it almost seemed like it wanted another shot at life.

After getting off the plane, Qin Muye yawned. He had seen quite a few scenes of the Underworld along the way, including one time when he sneaked into the Netherworld, facing a female corpse up close.

Now, Xuanqing Academy had not yet started classes, and Ji Shan also had to find a way to settle Qin Muye. While he could stay in the dorm, Qin Muye couldn’t.

Otherwise, could he have created it? He wouldn’t know how to create it if he didn’t know how himself; it couldn’t be that he knew it beforehand and then created it. That would be as absurd as looking like your own grandson.

In other words, although it was a temporary skill, as long as one adapted to it more deeply, it was possible to reap permanent benefits. For example, his “annihilation engine” gave him a sharp sense of history, which he still retained, albeit not as pronounced as in its heyday.

It was far better than those ancient cities, at least not having to worry about roads and public safety.

Besides, if all else fails, a little trickery might work. He lacked wealth and fortune, not longevity; he wasn’t a short-lived person!

This female corpse was very unusual. She looked just like a living person, and if it weren’t for her lack of reaction to Qin Muye, he might have mistaken her for a living person indeed.

The journey was quite smooth. Probably the combination of Ji Shan’s “Child of Destiny” and Qin Muye’s “Five Deficiencies and Three Absences” came into play. They found a subpar house, but… it was cheap.

As long as there’s no money-making involved, it can’t be considered fraud.

As a staunch materialist, Ji Shan thought… as long as Qin Muye was happy, it was fine.