Chapter 34 Becoming an Apprentice
"Dean Yan, although my son's innate soul power level is only level three, he cultivates diligently and is conscientious in his work. May I ask Dean Yan to take my son as his disciple? You can directly instruct him in the future." Shi Zhen raised his head and said earnestly to Yan Jin.
Shi Zhen knew that Shi Lin was mature, so he simply pushed Shi Lin out.
Although becoming someone's apprentice means working like a slave, there are still many benefits to Shi Lin becoming Yan Jin's apprentice.
After becoming Yan Jin's apprentice, even if the Shi family is destroyed, Shi Lin will be able to survive.
This was also Shi Zhen's good intention.
Upon hearing Shi Zhen's words, Yan Jin's eyes lit up. Originally, Yan Jin had also considered taking Shi Lin as his disciple.
In a remote place like Notting City, there are very few children with cultivation talent, let alone those with exceptional talent.
Although Shi Lin's innate soul power level was only level three, he remained calm and composed when facing Xiao Chenyu, which was why Yan Jin had the idea of taking him as a disciple.
Moreover, Shi Lin, as an apprentice, could act as a middleman to prevent others from reporting his collusion with merchant caravans to the nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire, thus avoiding him suffering losses.
"Taking on apprentices? Haha, I haven't taken on any apprentices yet. But although Xiao Lin's talent is a bit lacking, he is calm and composed in the face of problems, and neither arrogant nor humble. I am very satisfied with him." Yan Jin said, smiling at Shi Lin.
Shi Lin immediately understood Yan Jin's meaning.
"thump!"
Shi Lin immediately unleashed a secret technique from the Celestial Master's Mansion: the Fierce Tiger Crouching Stance.
"Disciple Shi Lin greets Master!" Shi Lin bowed deeply to Yan Jin without hesitation.
"Haha, good, my good disciple! I don't have anything suitable as a gift, so I'll give you this." Yan Jin nodded in satisfaction as he looked at Shi Lin's devout posture.
Then Yan Jin took a jade pendant off his waist and gave it to Shi Lin.
"Thank you, teacher!" Shi Lin said loudly.
"Don't worry, with the teacher here, no one at school can bully you. Go back to school tomorrow and continue your studies! Patriarch Shi, when your brewery opens, be sure to send me some more wine." Yan Jin helped Shi Lin up from the ground, then patted the dust off Shi Lin and said with a smile.
Yan Jin also told Shi Zhen to open the winery as soon as possible and to send money as soon as possible after it opened.
"Thank you, teacher! Thank you, teacher!" Shi Lin said excitedly to Yan Jin, his eyes filled with unspeakable emotion.
"I will obey Dean Yan's instructions." Shi Zhen also lowered his head and said respectfully to Yan Jin.
Seeing how cooperative the Shi father and son were, Yan Jin burst out laughing!
As a Soul Master, what he enjoys most is the worship and longing of ordinary people.
After all, what is the purpose of becoming a Soul Master? Isn't it to possess power that surpasses others and enjoy the envious and longing gazes of others?
"Bring the food! Dean Yan, Notting City is really too remote, so the dishes here are rather ordinary. I hope you will like them." Shi Zhen said to Yan Jin with a smile, and then poured Yan Jin a glass of wine.
As Shi Zhen's deep voice rang out, a row of waiters quickly entered from outside and brought the prepared food to the private room.
Next, Shi Zhen and Yan Jin started drinking together. Shi Lin was too young, so Shi Zhen wouldn't let him drink.
In fact, having contracted with three wine Gu, even if Shi Zhen and Yan Jin were tied up, they still couldn't outdrink Shi Lin.
However, Shi Lin didn't like drinking, so he didn't care about table manners and started eating meat in one go.
It wasn't until noon that Shi Zhen and Yan Jin finished drinking and collapsed on the table, motionless.
"Uncle Fugui, please take good care of my father. I'm going to find Brother An and take my teacher home." Shi Lin stood up and said to Fugui, seeing that the two of them had drunk quite a bit.
Shi Lin had only recently become Yan Jin's apprentice, so he still had to be respectful to him.
"Yes, young master!" Fugui nodded in response, and then called Shi An up from downstairs.
Shi Lin alone couldn't support Yan Jin's burly body; it was mainly Shi An who bore the brunt of Yan Jin's weight.
Soon, Shi An arrived at the private room.
Shi Lin and Shi An helped Yan Jin leave the private room and headed towards the Yan family's courtyard.
Before leaving, Shi Lin placed the three wine Gu he carried on his body onto Shi Zhen, which would quickly sober him up.
Yan Jin knew that Shi Lin was still young, so he didn't go too far, only using a little force on Shi Lin and Shi An.
Shi An had scouted the area beforehand, so he knew where the Yan family was.
Soon, Shi Lin and Shi An took Yan Jin back to the Yan family.
"Xiao Lin, you've had too much to drink today. Tomorrow morning, come to the dean's office and I'll give you something," Yan Jin said to Shi Lin, still bubbly with alcohol.
"Thank you, teacher!" Shi Lin quickly bowed respectfully to Yan Jin.
"Go back now, hurry up and take your father home." Yan Jin waved his hand and, with the help of the servants, went straight back to the courtyard.
Shi Lin stood at the gate of the courtyard and watched Yan Jin return to the courtyard. Only after the gate was closed did he return to the restaurant with Shi An.
By this time, Shi Zhen had basically recovered and was sitting in the private room, looking somewhat tired, waiting for Shi Lin.
"Dad, are you sober now?" Shi Lin said to Shi Zhen with a smile.
"Son, I must say, the Gu worms you refined are really effective. In no time at all, the smell of alcohol on your body was completely gone." Shi Zhen smiled and waved to Shi Lin.
"Dad, drink less. By the way, Yan Jin asked me to go to the principal's office tomorrow. He said he wants to give me something." Shi Lin said without any ceremony, sitting down next to Shi Zhen.
"It should be something related to your identity. Don't worry, it's not a big problem, it should be beneficial to you." Shi Zhen pondered for a moment, then nodded and said.
Upon hearing Shi Zhen's words, Shi Lin nodded in agreement. It was still the honeymoon period between the Shi family and Yan Jin, and they wouldn't harm him.
"Dad, it's time to get our family's brewery up and running. Now that Yan Jin is clinging to us, we need to make more money. We also need to find a way to sell our wine to the Star Luo Empire. We need to save up more money for ourselves," Shi Lin said earnestly to Shi Zhen.
"Hmm, that makes sense. Fugui, contact those smugglers and give them several hundred catties of liquor a month from now. Let them try selling it in the Star Luo Empire." Shi Zhen nodded and then said to Fugui behind him.
The money given to Yan Jin only covers the profits of the Heaven Dou Empire; as for smuggling, that has nothing to do with Yan Jin.
The Shi family also needs a lot of money to cultivate its own power.
"By the way, Dad, how long will our family's brewery remain open? And how many more wine Gu do we need?" Shi Lin asked Shi Zhen again.
"There's still a month until the opening, and we're only a third short of the wine Gu we need. You have plenty of time," Shi Zhen said with a smile and a nod to Shi Lin.
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