I Might As Well Quit This Lousy Wizard Profession

Chapter 189 - 189 175 Jianghu always gives me a little face (seeking

?Chapter 189: 175 Jianghu always gives me a little face (seeking monthly tickets) Chapter 189: 175 Jianghu always gives me a little face (seeking monthly tickets) The daughter of the Caidai Witch had a heart condition. The last time Lin An heard about such an ailment was with Zhou Xiaoxiao’s father.

It was said that once Witch Shasha took action, the long-standing illness recovered overnight.

It was like a miracle.

However, when it came to the daughter of the Caidai Witch, it wasn’t so easy.

Chen Shuyun led everyone to the yoga studio, where Shasha had already been waiting. This witch, who liked wearing denim shorts, sported flamboyantly patterned tattoos, which were said to be a combination of ancient tattoo craftsmanship and witchcraft.

The Caidai Witch carefully placed the girl on her back onto the long bench used for resting in the yoga studio, glanced at Lin An, then at Shasha, and slowly backed away two steps, staring at his daughter with nervousness.

Shasha, with a lollipop in her mouth, stepped forward, extended a hand, and slowly pressed it onto the girl’s stomach. Her palm faintly glowed with a white light.

Lin An could feel a force rising from the ground along the tattoos on Shasha’s ankles, coursing upwards. It seemed to be influenced not only by the tattoos on her feet but also by the organs themselves, undergoing changes.

The soles of the feet, the middle of the calves, the thighs branching out into several changes…

In this manner, it spread upwards, constantly undergoing subtle shifts influenced by both her body and tattoos in different parts. After reaching the top of her head, it spread down her arms.

Lin An felt embarrassed to stare intently at Shasha’s body, but he vaguely guessed that this might also be a kind of life-giving force that the earth provided for all living things.

Shasha quickly stopped her work, frowned, and shook her head at Chen Shuyun, “Witch-ghoul child, I can’t cure her.”

The Caidai Witch’s face turned pale, with the light that had ignited in his eyes beginning to fade.

He had perhaps experienced disappointment too many times and did not show any excessively hysterical excitement.

Chen Shuyun was stunned for a moment, “What do you mean by witch-ghoul child? Was she born of a witch-ghoul?”

“Yes and no,” Shasha sighed, looking down at the little girl’s doll-like face with pity, “I call this condition ‘touched by the aura of a witch-ghoul.’ Generally, one of their parents has begun the witch-ghoul transformation.”

“Of course, there’s another kind…”

Shasha looked at the Caidai Witch, “If one parent is a Witch and the other is a Witch Hunter Knight, it’s also quite easy to give birth to such a child. More special cases are said to affect the next generation.”

“It’s rare in our country for a Witch undergoing witch-ghoul transformation to still marry and have children, and cases of a Witch and Witch Hunter Knight pairing up are virtually nonexistent. It’s common abroad, though, where things are more chaotic.”

“I’ve heard from friends there that the aura of a witch-ghoul is a force even more powerful than that of the high latitude Spirit World Aura. Children touched by this force will show a stronger attraction to the Sorcerer’s Bloodline’s aura.”

“In other words, as the children grow, they will continuously draw in high-intensity Spirit World Aura and slowly reveal their enhanced traits after adulthood.”

Shasha continued, sucking on her lollipop, “They call these witch-ghoul children ‘God’s Favored.’ Of course, once in a while, there are also a few known as ‘God’s Disfavored.'”
The Caidai Witch exclaimed, widening his eyes as he looked at Shasha, “My daughter… my daughter is God’s Disfavored?”

Lin An listened, dumbfounded. Could there truly be so many intricacies within the Supernatural World?

Although this theory was new to him, why did he think of the small business owner Lu Dexian?

Could it be…

That the small business owner thought he had discovered a new path, but in fact, it was his innate talent slowly revealing itself?

This…

“There’s not so much superstition overseas; we should talk about science,” said Shasha, looking down at the little girl and sighing, “Basically, it’s just enhancement.”

“Healthy children are enhanced as if they have received divine favor.”

“Children with congenital diseases have their lesions enhanced as well, as if they have incurred divine disdain.”

This was a tricky situation, and Shasha’s medical methods were unfortunately ill-suited for such problems.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

“Is there really no solution?” Chen Shuyun looked at the little girl with some sorrow. As a Witch nearing the witch-ghoul phase, she could empathize too well with the pain caused by being tainted by a witch-ghoul.

Shasha, with a lollipop in her mouth and a serious expression, shook her head.

Seeing the pained and despairing look on the Caidai Witch’s face, she felt somewhat heartbroken and sighed, “At least within my information channels, among our country’s Witches, as well as the Witches I know abroad, none have this capability.”

Lin An, however, had a different idea. He asked from the side, “What about the Witch Hunter Knights?”

“Witch Hunter Knights, of course, have a way,” Shasha snorted coldly, “These evil Transcendents who play with witch-ghoul bodies are indeed specialized in this trouble, absolutely having a way to handle it.”

She glanced at Lin An, “But what does it matter if we know? Can we get the Witch Hunter Knights? Will they treat us as prey? They will either cruelly kill us or turn us into armor!”

Each time she spoke, the Caidai Witch’s face grew paler, and the light in his eyes vanished.

“It’s enough that the Witch Hunter Knights have a way.”

Lin An nodded, looking at the Caidai Witch, “Come, carry your daughter on your back, I’ll take you to the Witch Hunter Knights for treatment.”

“???” The Witches were all baffled.

“???” The middle-aged and elderly wizards were also bewildered.

Only the Caidai Witch thought of something, his eyes suddenly lighting up as he grasped Lin An’s hand tightly. His tall frame bent over as he looked up at Lin An with hopeful eyes, “Really… can it really be done?”

“I must remind you!” Shasha frowned at Lin An, “It’s not about just knowing any Witch Hunter Knight, this congenital condition that has absorbed the aura of a Sorcerer Zombie is deeply rooted in this little girl’s bones and blood, having accompanied her growth for many years.”

“It requires an extremely powerful Witch Hunter Knight, those people…”

Lin An just smiled faintly, “The folks in the world hold me in high esteem, I’m always able to ask for a bit of favor.”

Shasha leaned back, giving Lin An a look of ‘how can you be so awesome? I’m legitimately impressed!’
Lin An didn’t explain, and again instructed the Caidai Witch, “Carry your daughter on your back, we’re leaving now.”

This time, going to the Antler Witch Hunter Knights’ headquarters, the Sorcerer (Witch) Slaughterhouse, it was really not appropriate to bring others.

Lin An himself was a member of the Antler.

And this Caidai Witch, likely the son of Zhuang, and he even brought a granddaughter to him.

As Lin An set off with the Caidai Witch, he couldn’t help but feel some anticipation.

If Zhuang really was the Caidai Witch’s biological father, that would be interesting—having such a person cover for him upfront, even if his identity as a witch was exposed, it would be easier for him to be accepted within the Antler Witch Hunter Knights.

Of course, Lin An could roughly guess that Zhuang would not recognize him.

If Zhuang wanted to recognize him, he would have said so already.

Heh~
The ribbons of the Caidai Witch seemed to have a healing effect. In the taxi, he kept wrapping his daughter with the ribbons.

Seeing Lin An’s curious gaze, he began to explain.

“One day I secretly read the child’s diary…” As he spoke of this, his eyes reddened, “She said she likes ribbons the most, because the last time mom and dad took her to celebrate Christmas, the sky was full of ribbons.”

“She always remembers that scene, that was her happiest time.”

“At that moment, I felt so choked up, extremely uncomfortable, I really wanted to create some ribbons for her, hoping she could be happy.”

As he said this, he glanced at Lin An, “Then miraculously, I really gained that ability, and this ability to create ribbons even began to influence all my witchcraft abilities.”

“I found that as long as I decorate her room with ribbons, she would sleep very peacefully, and her illness would be alleviated.”

Lin An hesitated for a moment, then looked at the child, “The child’s mother…”

The Caidai Witch went silent for a while, gently patting his daughter’s body as if to lull her to sleep, his voice a bit rough, “I know what you want to ask, she is not a Sorcerer Zombie, she’s not even a witch.”

He took a deep breath, “She thought her husband had secrets he wasn’t telling her, that I would disappear mysteriously and couldn’t clearly explain where I had gone…”

“I couldn’t tell her that I had signed the ‘Sorcerer’s Existence Mutual Secrecy Contract’. The words… just wouldn’t come out…”

“She’s a person who likes to be suspicious. Eventually, she couldn’t stand it anymore and divorced me.”

That’s the world of ordinary people, with pain that isn’t heartbreakingly desperate, but it torments the most. Because it’s not desperate enough, there is always a little bit of hope, and so, the soul is tortured bit by bit in restless turns.

“Does she still love you?” Lin An asked softly.

The Caidai Witch pursed his lips and looked up at Lin An, “She hasn’t found a new partner, but when she shares photos of herself going to the movies alone on social media, she writes ‘enjoying my alone time’. I…”

“I don’t know… She seems to really enjoy her current lifestyle…”

Lin An’s brows raised slightly, “The Sorcerer’s Sanctuary I’m building, if she is willing, she could get involved.”

The Caidai Witch was astonished, “The Mortal Aid Department?”

“No!” Lin An said seriously as he looked at him, “Witches are not high and mighty, in no need of servants’ service, what we need is a home, we need a family.”

“That’s the family of a witch!”

“Including your daughter!”

Lin An might not be like Lu Dexian, knowing how to use human nature to manage a force, he just very simply knew—what people’s beautiful desires really are.

What he wanted was not an organization with formidable fighting power.

What he wanted was simply a sanctuary, a home, a place to study together.

This was his kindness to the world, and also to himself as an orphan. Similarly, this might just be the best state of existence for the witches of Shenhou City amidst the cracks.

Just to protect a home, not fighting or grabbing, that’s why they are the most gentle, able to be accepted by other forces.

Just buried in research, and so power quietly accumulates.