I Might As Well Quit This Lousy Wizard Profession

Chapter 46: 046 One lion, one snake, one head, one red string Chapter 46: 046 One lion, one snake, one head, one red string The curtain with the black cat image had been removed, and Chen Shuyun had hidden herself, but the bloody footprints all over the floor were particularly conspicuous.

It was blood flowing from her feet.

The wound seemed to have been inflicted by the techniques of a Witch-hunting Knight, which explained why it had been bleeding non-stop, no wonder she looked so pale.

Lin An took a quiet breath, harnessing the spiritual assistance of the rhythm in the black cat image and the Spirit Cat Spinal Stretching Technique’s Breathing Skill, and his body suddenly lunged forward.

He landed on all fours without a sound, bounced up again quickly, rebounded off the wall, and landed lightly and silently at the bathroom door.

Grabbing a mop from beside the door, he returned to the living room and swung the mop to roughly wipe away the more conspicuous blood and water stains on the grey floor.

Only then did he disengage from the Breathing Skill and rapidly calmed all the spiritually assisted activities.

Lin An walked to the room door, casually tossing the mop into the bathroom as he passed by.

Pressing the monitor screen’s button, he said in a tone tinged with sleepiness and irritation, “Boss? What is it, coming here so late at night?”

“Ah ha~”

The excited young boss laughed, “An, I knew you weren’t asleep. Hurry, open the door, I’ve come to drink with you!”

Swoosh~

Lin An looked up at the wall clock, and it was already two-thirty in the morning.

Two-thirty!

“How about tomorrow, I…”

Before he could finish his sentence, the young boss was already calling outside the door, “Hurry up and open the door, I’ve brought you something good.”

Alright…

Lin An sighed, gaining a deeper understanding of the young boss.

This guy was truly relentless, mumbling at the door insisting that I open it, refusing to give up after so long.

Lin An soon saw the good thing the young boss mentioned.

The young boss picked up a pile of packed boxes and bags from the ground and handed them to Lin An, then carefully carried a jar of alcohol towards the long table.

The rich aroma of barbeque wafted from the bag, yet Lin An’s attention was drawn to the jar of alcohol in the young boss’s hands.

It resembled those spiritual walnuts with a tiny person’s presence inside!

This thing had a spiritual presence too.

The scene of Spirit Manifestation was a lake rippling inside the jar, with mist rising from the surface, waves rippling in the breeze, crumpling the reflected moon.

Moonlight, lake surface, breeze, the steaming fog…

It was a truly magical scene.

“I had the designer come to see Mr. Cao’s villa and took the opportunity to have it cleaned. You know, there are many treasures in Mr. Cao’s place, so I had to move them to the basement myself,” said the young boss as he slumped into a chair by the long table, patting his shoulder, “It nearly killed me.”

“But hey, hehe, Mr. Cao’s house has a basement full of good stuff. I saw him secretly stash a lot of this type of liquor, and I casually took a jar over.”

Speaking of which, he put on a face full of mystery, lifted an eyebrow, and flashed a ‘you know what I mean’ expression, “Good stuff!”

Lin An looked curiously at the jar of liquor, feeling a bit regretful, “I can’t hold my liquor well, I can’t drink more than two sips of this white spirit.”

“Hahaha~” The young boss laughed, “I’m not forcing you to drink, just have a little. It’s truly good stuff.”

The young boss expertly knocked open the clay seal and, making himself at home, went into the kitchen as if it were his own to get bowls and chopsticks. He cradled the small jar and poured Lin An a bowl of liquor.

“Hey hey, An, what’s with that look? As the boss, the first thing I think of when I have good stuff is to share it with you, but that unenthused expression of yours is kind of a buzzkill, haha.”

Lin An looked helplessly at the boss—today’s events had simply been too many, too overwhelming.

He sneakily glanced at the wardrobe, carefully opened and set up the barbecue boxes on the table, then picked up the bowl of liquor, “Alright, drink up!”

“That’s the spirit, be cheerful!” The young boss rubbed his hands together, and a bit impatiently, lifted his bowl for a light clink, and drew it to his mouth to gulp down a big swig.

Lin An was also a bit curious and took a small sip from his bowl.

It seemed to be bayberry liquor, with that distinctive tartness of bayberries, but not strong; the flavor was somewhat sweet and very smooth to drink.

After it went down, the fiery liquid spread toward the stomach, and upon reaching the stomach, there was a unique cooling sensation.

It was as though a moon had been added to the stomach.

A moon collected and reflected by the liquor.

The moon rippled in the liquor, and in return, reflected within the stomach, unveiling a moon that emitted a dim halo.

“This stuff is good for the stomach. When I was a kid, I went out to play, ate crabs and then watermelon. Boy, my belly hurt so much I lay in bed for days,” the young boss prattled on, “Since then, my digestions haven’t been right.”

“After laughing at me for a while, my dad let me learn the lesson before finally pouring me a glass of this liquor.”

“Hey, guess what?” the young boss smacked his thigh and gave a thumbs up, “After that, my stomach went back to normal!”

Lin An didn’t feel at ease as he drank this time.

After drinking, the young boss began to speak passionately, discussing the company’s future development, and detailing the various aspects of the new game, very excited.

You could tell the young boss was very ambitious. He drank eagerly, appearing a bit drunk. In this state, his mind was filled with work matters.

He had authoritative things to say about domestic and international games in the same wizard-themed market.

“We need to find an entry point. Attack from that point with a core competency others can’t match…” He gestured with his hands as if wielding a knife, slicing through the air, “and carve out a big chunk of the market for ourselves!”

“An, your artistic taste is that core competency. Don’t worry, as the boss, I’ll cover for you, letting you fully leverage all your talents!”

“Mr. Liu… I know Mr. Liu doesn’t like you… but I need him. He’s the key to ensuring the game’s programming aspect can be developed stably… His skills are very strong, organizing a programming project… You need him too. With his leadership in the programming department, you can freely paint your visions on the canvas…”

The young boss patted his chest so hard it echoed, “Leave it to me, the boss won’t let Mr. Liu give you a hard time… don’t mind him… he can’t affect you…”

“A true man should be magnanimous, only then can he achieve great works!” Singing as he spoke, he managed to down nearly half a jar of liquor.

The young boss transformed into a majestic lion, his large eyes brimming with light.

This is right before my eyes.

Behind Lin An, between the long table and the wardrobe, an extremely large white python had been coiling for who knows how long.

Obviously, Chen Shuyun was stealthily observing him through the gap in the wardrobe.

But it wasn’t just these two; nestled in the corner of the room, the ugly head had been wailing non-stop, incessantly claiming that there was a terrifying monster in the room and urging Lin An to run away with it.

And…

Lin An lowered his head to look at the red cord coiled around his right hand. It seemed to be alive, sometimes restlessly rubbing and tightening against his arm before calming down and slowly unwinding on its own.

This red cord was far too special, faintly connected to the part of Chen Xinmi’s spirit absorbed within him, as well as the dark golden blood deep within his body, like a mysterious organ that had emerged without explanation.

So much so that just now, when Lin An was checking around the house for things to hide, he actually forgot about this one.

A lion, a python, an ugly head, and a red cord—Lin An’s surroundings were filled with hallucinations, and as the alcohol surged to his heart, the entire world appeared fantastical and bizarre, indistinguishable between truth and illusion.

But all of this was good, wasn’t it?

In earlier days, he could hardly sit so calmly within the illusions, lifting his wine bowl with a smile, “Well said, drink up!”

“An, you really understand me!” The young boss hummed and gulped down a lot more.

An truly understood the young boss, but An was also used to making little movements under the young boss’s watchful eye.

His injured left hand dangled under the table, secretly stroking the cold scales of the white python, and suddenly, the python’s hissing became intelligible.

Hiss, hiss, hiss~

—”You evil Dark Sorcerer, hiding me inside the wardrobe, did you do the same to my sister when you sealed her away… hiding her in a wardrobe just like this…”

Hiss, hiss, hiss~

—”That person is Lu Dexian, the useless son of the legendary Witch-hunting Knight, Lu Tingyu, right? My sister told me to keep my distance, saying she would handle it herself… woowoo… Sister…”

Hiss, hiss, hiss~

—”I have to figure out a way to escape, to unseal my sister from the painting. I can’t die! Damn… if Sister can’t be freed… I will definitely come back for you…”

Hiss, hiss, hiss~

—”You shameless Dark Sorcerer who sleeps without clothes, did you do anything strange to me while I was unconscious…”

Hiss, hiss, hiss~

—”Ah, so annoying!”

Lin An’s gaze was serene. After pondering for a moment, he looked at the giant snake’s head in front of him and then at the young boss sitting across from him, speaking cheerfully, “So what are you going to do next?”

The young boss, brimming with boldness, waved his hand grandly, “I shall strive with renewed vigor to restore my family’s honor!”

The giant snake, however, was taken aback for a moment before responding, “My casting medium is broken, most of my witchcraft isn’t effective when I attempt to use it, I can only rely on innate witchcraft. My innate power is the ‘Reflection of the World in Water’, which allows me to leave this place by following the rainwater from the window to the ground. But your windows are closed, so I can’t leave.”

Understood.

After drinking with the young boss for a while, Lin An saw him stagger up and grope his way toward the restroom, supporting himself against the wall. He then stood up, walked over, and opened the window, letting the rain outside splash in.

Then, he glanced at the restroom, moved to the wardrobe, and opened it, revealing Chen Shuyun’s astonished face.

Chen Shuyun glanced at Lin An, then at the window, appearing somewhat confused.

However, Lin An simply put his finger to his lips with a hushing gesture, took a step back, and gestured towards the window with an inviting wave of his hand.

Splash~

The sound of the toilet flushing came from the restroom.

Chen Shuyun’s expression hardened, she leaped out of the wardrobe, and swiftly made her way to the windowsill, agilely climbing up.

With one hand gripping the window ledge and the other clutching the bag containing the painting of the black cat curtains, she turned to give Lin An a deep look.

Then, a drop of rainwater fell, reflecting her image.

To Lin An, it seemed as though in the blink of an eye, Chen Shuyun had disappeared, yet her reflection lingered in the raindrop.

The raindrop quickly descended past the 23rd floor window of Lin An’s house, towards the ground, where it burst open on the cobblestones, revealing a sudden appearance.

Chen Shuyun, holding the bag, looked up at Lin An, who had walked to the window to look down, pursed her lips, and then lay back behind her.

A puddle exploded, and her figure completely vanished.

Such a wondrous witchcraft!

Lin An let out a silent wow, closed the window, and walked back to close the wardrobe door. Then, as if nothing had happened, he returned to his seat by the long table.

The ugly head finally stopped its wailing. Hopping across the floor, it approached, “Thank goodness, the monster finally left, I was so scared!”

After some thought, Lin An picked up the head and placed it on the long table, brought his wine bowl to its mouth, and asked, “Can you drink?”

In principle, it should be able to, right?

After all, Chen Xinmi’s black cat could also eat walnuts.

Even though the ugly head was truly hideous, Lin An couldn’t just abandon it. In a sense, they were dependent on each other for survival; if there was something good, of course, he would want to share it.

The ugly head’s dark hollow eye sockets immediately widened, and its nose twitched, “So fragrant!”

Saying so, it opened its mouth wide and approached the bowl, gulping down the drink.

Plop~

The door of the restroom opened, and the young boss stumbled out, waving his hand, “No more drinking, no more drinking.”

With that, he kicked off his shoes, went back to wash his feet, and then slipped on the slippers at the door of the restroom before going to the bed and promptly flipping over to lie down, soon starting to snore.

Lin An patted the head, telling it to drink slowly, then went to cover the young boss with a blanket. Only after that did he move to the window to peer outside again.

Chen Shuyun seemed to have completely left.

Too many things had happened today, one after the other, leaving him a little overwhelmed.