Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?-Chapter 308 - 310: When the Child of Destiny Takes the Villain’s Seat

Chapter 308: Chapter 310: When the Child of Destiny Takes the Villain’s Seat

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“Ah, this… are you trying to send me to my grave by saying that as the Child of Destiny?” Qin Muye said with a face full of black lines.

“Dad, given my situation, how long will it take for me to inherit your territory?” Ji Shan teasingly asked.

“Dad, have you ever heard of the story ‘wishing one’s son to become a dragon’? You’re not even up to par as a dragon; how am I, as a kid who just left the house, supposed to help you conquer the world? Rely on luck?” Ji Shan couldn’t fathom Qin Muye’s depth, but he knew one thing: his old man was incredibly powerful, the kind that could disregard an entire instance world.

“Dad, are you sure it’s okay for you to be squandering your lifespan like that? Aren’t you afraid of just dropping dead?” Ji Shan said with some concern.

“Stop talking nonsense, I’m the protagonist here. If I hadn’t raised you back then and had followed the normal plot, by now…”

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“No, I’m just a scholar with no strength whatsoever,” Qin Muye stated earnestly.

“Right, I feel like I’ve been monitored these past few days, do you feel it?” Ji Shan asked.

“Hmm, watch my dad,” said Ji Shan, expressionless. He guessed that it was his father’s Primordial Spirit.

“And why did a Hero panel suddenly appear for me, and why is it at Level 0? Was it your doing?”

“Okay, but how do you expect me to help you complete your mission? You’ve only accumulated 3 points of merit after all these years, and there are still 7 points left.” After Ji Shan sat down, he said helplessly, knowing the difficulty wasn’t small in his eyes.

“Watch your dad,” Qin Muye said.

“Got it, the Liu Family still sees value in you, dad.” Ji Shan understood instantly. With his pettiness, he remembered for ten years the one time as a child Ji Shan bit off a piece of his ice pop, only stopping bringing it up in the past two years, otherwise, he would’ve mentioned it every summer.

“Then you’re going to have to wait, and besides, what do you want a territory for? That stuff is a pain to manage, and with your skills, you’re hardly qualified to manage one,” Qin Muye said.

“How about I infiltrate the official department, be your inside man when the time comes, and meanwhile gather some merit for you?” Ji Shan contemplated and suggested.

“Do you dare to swear on that lump of who-knows-what your Primordial Spirit is?” Ji Shan said, his face devoid of expression.

“If you can’t sweep them away… then let’s just run away when the time comes,” Qin Muye said after a moment of silence.

“Then the inside traitor leaked the information, and like a sticky plaster, the Liu Family would cling to us. But you’re quite ruthless, using Dionysus’s Dark Star quite smoothly. It’s good that I improved it, and you didn’t use the full set. Had it been the original, you would have probably been gone,” Ji Shan added, knowing Qin Muye’s penchant for mischief, thus interrupting and supplementing his statement.

“Killed three Transcendents who were out to exterminate our entire family, did you know that?”

“That makes sense, so how about I take on this mission? If anything happens, I’ll have your back, the kind you can call for reinforcements when you can’t handle it,” Qin Muye said leisurely.

“I’ve calculated it; the official department, that is, the Xuan Qing Academy itself, they are assessing you. These past few days, they suspect you have potential because of your conversion from Qi Mechanism to Mana and the process of refining your Soul into a Primordial Spirit. So after evaluating you, they’re going to pull you into the official department,” Qin Muye explained.

“So, I’m now a villain?” Ji Shan said, a little excitedly, after a pause.

“So, dad, you’re actually a big shot?” Ji Shan said, incredulous.

“I dare! As if, what’s gotten into you today that suddenly you’re initiated?” Qin Muye asked curiously, as he wasn’t constantly monitoring him.

“I don’t have a lifespan limit; smashing it regardless of the amount is not an issue. And now, neither do you. Once your Primordial Spirit levels up and stabilizes, you can try as well,” Qin Muye explained further.

“I’m doing a divination; this thing only works well in this world. Change the world, and who knows if it’ll be of any use,” Qin Muye said, not stingy with his lifespan as he began his calculations.

“Now, you’re the epitome of the Great Demon King, right? With your personality, you’re usually disguising yourself, right? The true personality should be ten times, no, a hundred times worse, a disaster for the entire world,” Ji Shan said, well aware of Qin Muye’s mischievous nature.

“How about you go and wipe out the Liu Family, dad? That way, we’d be rid of all this trouble,” Ji Shan offered a very constructive suggestion.

“So you’re saying, dad, you came over to raise me and incidentally complete an instance?” Ji Shan was extremely shocked and then glanced at his dilapidated little hut.

“Huh, I didn’t expect Qi Refiners to be so awesome. The panel has always been there; it was just that you had overlooked it before. This time, because you became a Qi Refiner, you simply ignored the oversight, and the general situation is like this.” Qin Muye glanced at the Loyalty, which was still at 100, so he explained the situation directly.

“Accumulating merit is minor; you need to grow up quickly. Keep in mind that you’ve broken free from the panel’s shackles. Even without the panel, you can still grow stronger on your own. I’m counting on you to sweep the world.” Qin Muye spoke bluntly.

“Tsk, what sneaky thoughts are you harboring, kid? Are you thinking about using others to lay eggs and stir up trouble? Here’s the contact method for the Black Hand; he’s currently in charge of the Endless Abyss. Contact him if you need anything. As for me, I still have the Netherworld to study.” Qin Muye handed over a communicator; he was the type who enjoyed watching the excitement without worrying about the consequences.

“Really? I’ll have to try that out when I have time.” Ji Shan was somewhat excited too—it seems everyone else wants immortality, and here he gets it as a standard feature right from the start. Indeed, worthy of a big shot.

“Don’t always think about fighting and killing; learn more about the ways of the world.” Qin Muye advised.

And it turns out, Ji Shan had guessed right; the other’s Primordial Spirit was based on his own, though modified and relatively more benevolent, mixing in his Learning Ability and Academic Research talents. Otherwise, how could he be worthy of being a Qi Refiner?

He wasn’t like Ji Shan, who didn’t let his joy or anger show on his face.

From the current perspective, his father was the hands-off type who didn’t manage anything.

It was very normal to run if you can’t beat them.

When he returned home later and saw his father through the eyes of his Primordial Spirit, he was not a humanoid creature but a horror like the terrifying abyss.

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As for what Qin Muye said, Ji Shan wasn’t surprised at all. Being able to fight doesn’t necessarily mean you can live long, but being able to run fast definitely means you can live long.

Qin Muye, on the other hand, was different; he was the kind who would argue openly and fall out with anyone without hesitation.

Ji Shan fell silent, after all, the situation was too special. No wonder his system was different from that of Liu Xuan’s; they were not even from the same world.

Ji Shan wasn’t shy about it and spoke directly—he suspected it was something Qin Muye had given.

Ji Shan might have become a Qi Refiner with a powerful Primordial Spirit, but for a time, what Qin Muye said about the “Lord Era,” timeline convergence, and the future Sky Net Era was a wild challenge to his worldview.

Of course, Ji Shan knew about his own Talent, and he had some idea about Qin Muye’s Talent, though it wasn’t as luxurious as his own.

Thanks to Qin Muye’s teaching from a young age, Ji Shan also had a similar caution and quirky character.

Just this piece of intelligence had cost nearly a thousand years of life. Normally, fortune-telling wouldn’t be so detailed, nor necessarily shorten life, but Qin Muye liked to play big, so he just went for it.

Qin Muye quickly came up with lots of detailed results and transmitted a copy to Ji Shan.

Who the hell would have thought that some terrifying existence would burrow away here, and even hide a million soldiers comparable to Divine beings somewhere in the world, ready to give those insensible people a shock at any moment?

His energy had already shifted from being a Qi Refiner to delving into the realms of Yin and Yang, seeking to unearth some hidden secrets.

He had thought about using this fortune-telling technique to deduce matters of the Netherworld, but it seemed to involve too many profound secrets; his Investigation was blocked by a firewall.

Plus, with his Talent, as long as he grows step by step, he’s bound to have a limitless future.

In his eyes, Ji Shan’s gift should be in Learning Research and getting stronger, not handling these miscellaneous affairs.

Having been father and son for over a decade, Ji Shan had no trouble accepting his identity shift. Instead, going from the son of a fortune-teller to the status of a Crown Prince was something he could inherit… well, he might even inherit the entire territory without his old man kicking the bucket.

These secrets were hidden from the world, not like the things he searched for, which were more or less the same as using a browser. But there was a cost—searching required data, and that data was typically life.

However, Ji Shan wouldn’t normally reveal his true nature, opting more for a cool demeanor, leaning towards the dark and cunning.

As for climbing the ladder and playing the financial game, he had long since pushed those thoughts to the back of his mind; they were utterly useless.