Versatile Mage: I Awakened Nine Stars

Chapter 326 Lin's Father and Son
The Lin family's ancestral home is located on the outskirts of Donghai City.

This place is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with pavilions and terraces scattered around, winding paths leading to secluded places, and the architecture and nature complement each other. It is obviously a superior garden designed by a famous artist.

Apas strolled leisurely in the garden, marveling at the wonders like a tourist.

"I didn't expect that you in Shenzhou have such a high level of aesthetic taste."

Hearing Apas's telepathic voice, Xu Shen felt helpless. He replied, "Let's do business first. I'll take you to the Humble Administrator's Garden when I have time. That garden is much more stunning than this."

"Humble Administrator's Garden? I haven't heard of it, but I know about Afang Palace. The Queen Mother said it was magnificent and beautiful. The evil temple looked like a thatched hut built by primitive people in front of it."

"Afang Palace?"

Xu Shen suddenly remembered the twelve golden men that the ancient king had given him.

The real bodies of these twelve golden men are stored in the Afang Palace. Every time he uses the summoning beast tide, he can see the phantoms of these magnificent buildings through the dimensional gate.

Unfortunately, since the ancient king fell asleep, although the Afang Palace on Mount Li can be seen, no one has been able to enter it.

Some scholars believe that the Afang Palace was isolated from the outside world by an ancient king using chaos magic, while others believe that it is located in an alternate dimension. There are many different opinions, but the entrance to the Afang Palace has remained unknown.

Xu Shen also wanted to use the summoning contract to go back and take a look, but was sternly stopped by the cautious and conservative old man Jiang.

"Yes, it is the Afang Palace."

At this time, Apas was in a talkative mood, telling the stories that her mother Medusa had once told her about what happened in this ancient oriental land.

Xu Shen did not try to spoil the fun by stopping him. Over the past thousands of years, too many people and events have been buried in the dust of history. The immortals who have experienced history can always tell some fascinating stories.

"To be honest, I envy you, a creature that lives forever. You are simply God's illegitimate child."

"of course."

Apas smiled smugly.

Born into the respected clan of Queen Mother Medusa, she never concealed the pride that came from her bloodline.

But soon, she couldn't laugh anymore.

Because she suddenly realized that she, who was of noble blood, was forced to recognize a lowly human as her master, and even gradually became addicted to the enjoyment.

This inexplicable contrast made her feel ashamed, and made her feel hot all over for no reason, and her fair cheeks flushed.

"what happened to you?"

Even though Xu Shen could sense the little snake spirit's state of mind, he was still at a loss to understand her complex emotions at this moment.

"No, it's nothing..."

……

In an antique study room.

An energetic old man was carefully drawing a picture of a crouching tiger on his desk.

A middle-aged man stood respectfully beside the desk. Judging from his appearance, he was Lin Juncheng, whom Xu Shen and his friends were looking for.

The old man finally opened Crouching Tiger's eyes. For a moment, the white tiger, which seemed to be pretending to be asleep, became murderous, and Lin Juncheng was so frightened that he trembled all over.

"father……"

"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, so what are you afraid of?"

"I……"

Lin Juncheng was sweating profusely and didn't dare to raise his head.

The old man slowly put down his pen and finally looked straight at his frightened son beside him.

His eyes were so sharp that Lin Jun felt like a thorn in his back.

After a long time, Lin Juncheng suddenly knelt heavily on the ground with his knees.

His eyes were red, and he cried excitedly: "Dad, now that things have come to this, I have no words to defend myself, but I have a sincere heart for you, and heaven and earth can bear witness to it."

"Get up! I'm not a feudal emperor. Why are you kneeling?"

The old man shouted, pulled up the limp Lin Juncheng, and softened his tone: "Juncheng, I will die one day, but you are too impatient."

"Dad, I didn't, it wasn't me, please believe me, it really wasn't me, Dad, your life will only benefit our Lin family, not harm us, I will never harm you!"

Lin Juncheng hugged the old man's thighs and cried and trembled.

The old man was silent for a long time, then he lifted up Lin Juncheng's chin, looked into his bloodshot eyes and sighed, "Juncheng, I've lived for so long, and I've enjoyed all kinds of wealth and glory. To be honest, I'm tired of it. I'm barely alive only because the demons in China are so rampant, and my old bones are still useful. Otherwise, I would have followed your mother."

"Dad, you still don't believe me!" "Then tell me, why did the National Team choose Asuka City as their first training stop?"

Lin Junxian thought for a moment and said, "I have been trying to cover up these things these days, but I haven't thought too much about it. However, I guess it might be Li Jingming's doing."

The old man nodded and said, "Although the dead can't speak, it seems like something he could do."

"Yes, that person has contradictory thoughts. He wants to be clear but can't be completely clear, and he wants to be turbid but can't be completely turbid. Blame me for misjudging him. In a moment of thought, he harmed you to this extent!"

The old man narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Since you knew that his position was not firm, why did you go to him in the first place?"

Lin Juncheng paused slightly.

When he first decided to do this, he told his father in detail the reasons why he had approached Li Jingming, but now, if he wanted to get through this smoothly, he had to repeat the reasons again.

He whispered, "Dad, when I was young, I almost died in the belly of a monster during a training. Although I managed to escape back to Anjie, I fainted. If Li Jingming hadn't passed by and sent me to the hospital, I would have died. You know, I'm not the kind of ungrateful person, and I won't look down on ordinary people just because I'm a wizard. He saved my life, so I will do my best to help him realize his ideals and ambitions of governing the country and benefiting the people. I have contributed to every step of his career. In that circle, he is the only one I know and trust the most. More importantly, Li Jingming has a broad mind. Just like you said, you have to keep a useful body to quell the monster. When I told him about Chairman Shao's Wanli Coast Defense Strategy, although he considered it for a long time, he finally chose to help us. I thought he was the kind of person who would never look back once he made a choice, but I didn't expect him to be..."

As he spoke, he took out a letter, the contents of which were exactly the same as the one he showed Xu Shen that night.

"Dad, it's my fault for not being able to judge people," Lin Juncheng cried, "Please spank me a few times, just like when we were little, otherwise I won't be at peace."

The old man was silent for a while, then suddenly patted Lin Juncheng on the shoulder and said, "People's hearts are separated by their stomachs. What should have happened has already happened. What's the point of me blaming you? But..."

He paused, stared into Lin Juncheng's eyes and said, "You used the news media to throw all the dirty water on a dead person and made a big fuss about it. Are you trying to cover it up, or are you afraid that someone doesn't know?"

"I..." Lin Juncheng was extremely terrified: "Dad, this matter is indeed my fault. I specifically told the paparazzi leaders to do it secretly and not to publicize it, but I..."

"Ok?"

"I... I gave too much money," Lin Juncheng said weakly, "I only gave 500 million. I thought it wasn't much money, but I forgot that mages and ordinary people have completely different attitudes towards money. With so much money, even if most of it went into their pockets, as long as they took out a little bit, it would stir up a storm of public opinion. When I realized it afterwards, it was too late. Public opinion fermented like a plague. I couldn't control it even if I wanted to. I could only continue to find more paparazzi to muddy the waters."

"Stupid!" the old man shouted, "You don't even have the concept of money, how can you be a good head of the family?"

"I..." Lin Juncheng lowered his head: "Dad, I was stupid in this matter. I am willing to accept any punishment you have, even if it means killing me. I have nothing to say."

The old man suddenly softened his tone, "No one is perfect. The path of growth is a path of constant trial and error. Jun Cheng, you are the helmsman of the Lin family. It is a taboo to think incompletely. This incident is also a lesson for you. I am dying soon and can no longer protect the Lin family for too long. You must grow up as soon as possible and adapt to the days when your father is away as soon as possible."

"father!"

Lin Juncheng burst into tears.

The old man sighed, stroked Lin Juncheng's head and said, "Dad will teach you one last time, son, remember, it is better to stop when you have enough, everything is as bad as too little, and things will turn into the opposite when they reach the extreme. This time, you exposed your flaws because you made too many moves. In the past few days, more and more people have been eyeing Lin, for example..."

As he spoke, magical light shone from his fingertips.

With a loud roar, Apas was caught off guard and thrown into the study by a bright red fire whip.

The old man said calmly: "For example, this kind of villain."

Lin Juncheng: “!!!”

"not good!"

Xu Shen, who was keeping an eye on Apas's movements in the hotel, was suddenly startled.

The summoning array diagram flickered, but it felt as if the dimensional space was solidified and difficult to pull back.

"What happened?"

Lingling saw Xu Shen's serious expression and couldn't help but ask.

"Something happened to Apas. It was the formation."

Xu Shen didn't have time to talk much. His mind was extremely focused and his spiritual power was consumed rapidly.

"Who sent you here, little girl?"

"Of course my master sent me."

Apas coughed up blood and spoke with difficulty.

Seeing the girl in such a state, Lin Juncheng silently dispersed the magic power condensed in his palm.

The Lin's Manor had long been managed by the father and son like a rock, and he was confident that the little girl would not be able to escape even if she had wings.

But soon, he could no longer remain calm.

A silver light flashed, and the person crawling on the ground disappeared. If it weren't for the broken hole in the window, it would have seemed like an illusion.

In the hotel, Xu Shen carried Apas, whose lips were bleeding, out and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, his spiritual awareness was still good, and fortunately, the old man did not realize that Apas was a contracted beast and did not impose more restrictions at the first time, otherwise it would be difficult to pull her back.

(End of this chapter)