Chapter 101: Life Experience
No matter how much Song Cheng and Lu Han objected, Mu Chen had become a student at the Institute of Inscriptions.
Xia Qingyan placed Mu Chen in the day class of the Institute of Inscriptions. Like Ye Shi, Mu Chen had become an elite student of the institute—and with a 40% discount on all his purchases, he no longer even needed to borrow from Ye Shi for shopping.
"Fifty million," Mu Chen took the Yuanshi card delivered by Ye Shi, a bit surprised yet sincere.
"This is the deposit for the initial stage. The master has made agreements with several great powers in the imperial capital. Every month, I'll give them five to ten third‑grade Fire Talismans. Every month, the master will put out twenty talismans for them. The auction will sell them, so you need to prepare around ten third‑grade Fire Talismans every month. Is that difficult?" Ye Shi asked.
Mu Chen shook his head, smiled, and said: "No. A hundred fire‑flame talismans can be completed in just a few days."
Ye Shi nodded and sighed with relief: "That's good."
A common third‑grade Fire Talismaster had to draw talisman records three times a day. The output should be around five or eight, and the assigned task was very heavy—there'd been arguments with Jing Zhiyan about this. Not to mention, Jing Zhiyan couldn't call Mu Chen a genius—maybe his efficiency was several times that of a common third‑grade talismaster… perhaps even approaching Ye Shi's efficiency.
"Tomorrow is rest day. Do you want to visit my father with me?" Mu Chen smiled at Ye Shi.
During this period, Jing Zhiyan negotiated with various big forces and launched many fire‑talismans into the world; after one after another, the initial fervor around fire talismans cooled down. Now that he was calm, it wouldn't be the same again.
"Okay!" Ye Shi nodded and then asked: "By the way, Mu Chen, how are things going at the Institute of Inscriptions?"
"Apart from weapons, inscriptions can enhance a weapon's power. Actually, the function of inscriptions is far more than that. Inscriptions can be engraved onto pills to improve pill utilization rates, and they can be recorded in the body to help your cultivation…" Mu Chen spoke eloquently.
The art of inscriptions is somewhat unpopular. There aren't many students at the Institute of Inscriptions, and the atmosphere in the Institute is good—at least no one complains about seats.
According to the original novel's records, the Xuanfeng Empire is just a small country and only spreads through Ye Shi later, but Ye Shi corrected his words and asked: "How do you know?"
Judging by Mu Chen's appearance, he's not too satisfied with the talisman he has; maybe it's a bit old and he can't keep up with my pace.
"Chen'er, you've grown up." Mu Yuanfeng smiled contentedly.
Mu Chen smiled indifferently and said: "Father, I still need more guidance from you."
Mu Yuanfeng gave him a light pat on the shoulder and said with a sense of loss: "Son, I can't help you right now."
"How so? I'm still very young. Father, I'm a martial spirit and I'm just a martial artist." Mu Chen bowed his head, pretending to feel discouraged.
Mu Yuanfeng shook his head helplessly: "You will soon catch up to your father."
If Mu Chen hadn't sent the Pillo Ling pill to Po Ling, it would've been hard for her to advance to Wuling so quickly. That rapid growth left Mu Yuanfeng proud but also powerless.
"My son is only fourteen but already an eighth‑level martial artist. Ye Shi should be close to reaching nine‑level martial arts." Mu Yuanfeng looked at Mu Chen's Yuanshi card and said: "Son, you have to keep working hard. Don't let me surpass you so easily."
"Father, about that… I can't give it to you." Mu Yuanfeng frowned at the number of Yuanshi on the card.
"Father, keep it. You can't underestimate your son's ability to earn money. Father, you're a martial spirit now, and the level of cultivation resources you need has increased accordingly. This is the moment you need Yuanshi, so don't hesitate." Mu Chen said with a smile.
Mu Yuanfeng looked at Mu Chen and smiled in satisfaction, but didn't know what to say for a moment.
"By the way, how's your relationship with Ye Shi?" Mu Yuanfeng asked.
"Very good!" Mu Chen said without hesitation.
Mu Yuanfeng narrowed his eyes, his expression serious: "Actually, Ye Shi's identity is a bit strange."
Mu Chen looked intrigued and asked: "Strange?"
Mu Yuanfeng nodded and said: "Before, when you asked me to investigate Ye Shi's life experience carefully, I found something unusual."
"Unusual? What?" Mu Chen said, half‑pouting.
Mu Yuanfeng narrowed his eyes and said: "The mother and father of Ye Shi were three months pregnant with Ye Shi when they were with Ye Xun."
"Father, how can that be? Ye Shi wouldn't possibly be the son of Ye Xun." Mu Chen narrowed his eyes.
Mu Yuanfeng shook his head: "This is just my speculation. The background of Ye Shi's parents is a bit odd. They will marry Ye Xun, so maybe there's something inside."
Mu Chen clenched his teeth—Ye Shi's identity truly has an internal story.
Mu Chen already knew that Ye Shi's grandfather was powerful, but his biological father wasn't Ye Xun. Well, the novel's ending was messy, and Tom Mary Su Xiaobaïwen said it was very revealing—but nothing more than a white emperor and some high‑quality masters who stayed together forever.
The problem is that now he's in a real world, not a novel.
"Uncle Chen, what are you trying to tell me? They want Mu Chen to avoid me." Ye Shi looked at Chen Dadao perplexed.
Chen Da looked at Ye Shi gently and said: "Now that you're grown, there are some things I want to tell you."
Ye Shi looked at Chen Da's serious expression and couldn't help feeling confused: "Uncle Chen, what are you going to tell me?" Ye Shi bit his lip and said, intrigued.
Chen Da sighed lightly, lifted his head, looked at Mu Chen like he was a puppy, and said: "Shitou, you're not the son of Ye Xun."
Ye Shi's eyes narrowed in confusion and he said: "Not? Then who is my father?"
"Your parents didn't know either. He doesn't seem to be from the Xuanfeng Empire. When he disappeared, your mother and father left a Yuanshi ID card and then disappeared without leaving any traces." Chen Da said with agitation.
Ye Shi was perplexed: "If that's the case, why did my mother and father marry Ye Xun?"
Chen Da narrowed his eyes, his face stained with anger: "The Ye family is nothing; once Ye He rescued Ye Shi, Ye He told her she'd be a cow and a horse, and he would return everything to her heart."
"After your grandfather disappeared, your mother and father joined Ye He. In the beginning, Ye He was extremely enthusiastic."
Ye He knew his mother and father were abandoned, so he made it possible to match his mother and father with Ye Xun.
"Ye Xun began treating your mother and father very well. Like they were his. He's like family."
Yu Shi bit his lip—he couldn't imagine that his grandfather was actually such a person.
However, after the truth about his background was exposed, Ye Shi discovered that lots of things can be traced.
No wonder! No wonder Ye Xun never cared when those brothers and sisters blamed Ye Shi behind his back. Not a surprise; no matter what he did, Ye Xun took him indifferently. It turned out Ye Shi wasn't his type.
"And grandmother took good care of me too, but that's only in comparison with Ye Xun."
When his mother and father passed away, Ye He was very kind to him. Ye Shi thought at the time it was because he felt sorry for the loss of his mother, but now it seems it might be because his mother and father left something behind for him.
"Uncle Chen, why are you telling me this now?" Ye Shi felt perplexed.
"Your parents told you they wouldn't let you know too much until you had the ability to protect yourself." Chen Da nodded and said.
Ye Shi lowered his head, with a somewhat complicated expression. Everything he knew today shattered over a decade of understanding.
Since Ye Xun isn't your father, then Ye Rong isn't your sister, and you don't have to be well‑mannered if the Ye family provokes you again.
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In case you don't understand the art of inscription is making enchantments on artifacts, formations or even pills.