I'm really not the god of time.

Chapter 23 Making a Deal with a Musician

Zhang Lingyun nodded.

Xia Youran echoed:

"Looking at it this way, you two really do look alike."

The musician suddenly smiled with relief:

"Seeing that she is happy, I can die in peace."

Zhang Lingyun explained:

"Her name is Bai Lu. Don't you want to meet her?"

The musician shook his head with a wry smile, his eyes filled with bitterness.

"If she knew she had a father like me, it would only affect her mood."

After saying this, the musician's sorrow completely vanished.

He seemed relieved, slowly closed his eyes, and peacefully awaited death.

The sound of running and shouts from security guards could be heard constantly in the corridor as they searched the building with all their might.

Zhang Lingyun remained silent for a while, when a very bold idea suddenly popped into his mind.

Because of his experience in the workforce, he lacked some of his impetuousness and sharpness.

But that doesn’t mean he lacks a brave heart.

After being rejected by Lan Ruoxi, he had been thinking about how to use his [Awakening Card] to increase his power in a short period of time.

At the time, he thought of making a deal with the patient, but he was worried that he would expose his special abilities during the deal.

But isn't this dying musician the perfect deal?

So, Zhang Lingyun took a deep breath and said:

"Can we make a deal?"

The musician's vital signs were already critical.

Upon hearing this strange suggestion, he struggled to open his cloudy eyes, his voice weak:

"What do you want to trade?"

Zhang Lingyun got straight to the point, his tone calm yet firm:

"I want to trade all the magical experience you've accumulated throughout your life."

The musician paused for a moment, then chuckled softly.

The laughter was tinged with panting and a hint of disbelief:

"Can this kind of thing even be traded?"

Zhang Lingyun answered seriously:

"Since you're about to die anyway, even if I'm lying to you, you won't lose anything."

The music laughed:

"It seems you're not joking. So you probably have a peculiar spell that can bring this incredible deal to fruition?"

Zhang Lingyun frowned.

I thought to myself, "Indeed, there are more smart people than not in this world."

The musician thought for a moment and then asked:

"So, what will I get in return?"

Zhang Lingyun had a plan in mind and said:

"You can make a request to me."

The musician paused for a moment, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes, and asked softly:

"Are any requests acceptable?"

Zhang Lingyun explained:

"No! Generally speaking, it's an equivalent exchange."

The musician pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly became earnest:

"Then I want you to take care of my daughter."

"Take care of Bailu?"

"That's right! I'm a terrible father, and I hope this makes up for it a little. If you can accept that, let's finalize the deal now."

Zhang Lingyun nodded and replied:

"Okay, I promise."

The moment those words were uttered, the musician's mind suddenly trembled.

He clearly felt that a part of his mind was gradually turning into a large blank.

If he had any doubts before, he was now completely shocked.

This world is truly amazing; there are even such magical arts.

The musician then looked at Zhang Lingyun, his tone tinged with worry:

"I'm about to die, you won't break your promise, will you?"

Zhang Lingyun spoke in a very calm tone:

"Don't worry, those who breach the contract will be punished."

The musician nodded in satisfaction, a relieved smile spreading across his face.

"Then thank you."

Just then—

A piercing noise came from outside the elevator doors; the security guards had finally located the location and were forcibly opening the elevator doors.

The musician gently pointed to his chest and whispered:

"Please see me off on my final journey! I don't want to suffer through emergency care again."

Zhang Lingyun hesitated for a moment.

But upon seeing the musician's resolute gaze, he unleashed a [Lightning Arrow]:

Goodbye, unknown uncle.

As soon as he finished speaking, he gently plunged the lightning arrow into the musician's heart.

At that very moment, the elevator doors opened.

Lan Ruoxi stood outside the door with a solemn expression, ready for battle, her body surrounded by a faint magical aura.

Bai Lu followed closely behind her, her pretty face also filled with nervousness.

In his final moments, the musician met Bai Lu's gaze.

A relieved smile appeared on his face, like that of an old father, before he breathed his last.

The security guards carefully carried the musician's body out.

The forensic doctor stepped forward and examined the body, then sighed with some doubt:

"That's strange, why was he laughing when he died?"

The chaos in the hospital gradually subsided.

Because the forensic examination revealed that the musician ultimately died from a lightning bolt.

Therefore, Zhang Lingyun was recognized as having acted bravely and righteously, and was given a reward of 100,000 yuan this time.

This amount of money seems substantial.

However, he was still short nearly 300,000 from the amount needed to purchase the potion.

***

That night, when everything was quiet, the whole house fell silent.

Zhang Lingyun lay on the bed, a faint light emanating from his fingertips, as he took out the [Awakening Card].

He began to slowly digest the lifelong spiritual experience he had acquired from the musician.

The simulation of experience unfolds within consciousness:

In my first year, I began to study the [Change School], which increased my Intelligence by 1 and Musicality by 2.

In the second year, he continued to delve into the [Change School], and made some progress in his training, gaining +1 Agility and +2 Musicality.

In the third year, I continued to study the [Transformation School], but made little progress and accomplished nothing. My musicality increased by 2.

In the fourth year, he unintentionally dabbled in the cultivation of a side school of thought, but gained nothing, and his musicality increased by 2.

In the fifth year, amidst the confusion of spring, I heard the first clap of thunder. I had finally truly touched the threshold of the [School of Change], gaining +10 to the School's understanding and +2 to musicality.

In the 6th year, I continued to refine the [Change School], but my practice was mediocre, and my musicality increased by 2.

In the 7th year, his mind was in a daze, his cultivation made no progress, and his musicality increased by 2.

At this point, Zhang Lingyun suddenly opened his eyes, forcibly interrupting the simulation in his mind.

Based on the lessons learned from his previous training, he was well aware that the current simulation had reached its limit.

Even if you continue to cultivate further, it will only be a waste of experience.

To make further breakthroughs, it will likely require additional knowledge or the use of appropriate potions.

After pausing his insights into the [School of Change], Zhang Lingyun did not waste the musician's remaining experience and instead began practicing the [Meditation Method] again.

The meditation techniques of the first and second levels that were previously traded away have now been repaired and brought back.

next moment--

The dormant magic within him began to stir again, and his [Magic Value] started to steadily recover.

Zhang Lingyun secretly calculated in his mind.

I have now mastered three levels of meditation, in addition to my experience as a musician in the school of change.

My own [magic power] should have reached a little over 40,000 by now, right?

This number seems quite impressive at first glance, but when you think of Lan Ruoxi's 600,000 [magic points]...

He instantly felt disheartened.

The road to improvement is still very long!