My profession is too unique.

Chapter 4 The Candlelight Spirit Training Method

“Blood, a blood oath!” she gritted her teeth and spat out the words. “I can make a blood oath with you. If you die, I will die too.”

Upon hearing about this so-called blood oath, Su Chen stopped in his tracks. "And what about me?"

“You… will be fine,” Jiang He replied.

He asked, still somewhat unsatisfied, "I want the kind that can control your life."

“No, that’s not possible. At least I can’t do it, and you can’t control it either.” Jiang Heqiang explained, “This is the best solution I can think of. There are indeed ways to circumvent it, but they come at a great cost.”

Su Chen looked at the other party and figured that this was the end of it. He didn't want to leave Nanfeng City either, as it was a dead end. He had no choice but to take some risks.

"Do you have a book that records this blood oath contract?" Su Chen nodded.

"Yes, it's upstairs." Jiang He's tense body visibly relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Let me rest for a while, we can go see it together."

Su Chen was a little uneasy, but then he thought of the resistance he had shown under Jiang He's area-of-effect attack.

That must have been a mental attack. Before I became a professional, my resistance was even stronger than that of a rope master, probably because I came from another world.

Just want to give her a try...

Thinking of this, Su Chen didn't say anything more. He simply walked to the side, picked up his clothes, and then picked up the rope that the old ghost had left on the ground.

Ok?
[Tier 1 Item - Veined Hemp Rope: A special rope woven from veined grass soaked in black oil for three days, which can be controlled by a rope master.]

The objects could also be recognized. Su Chen was surprised. He then casually touched other things, but only the two pieces of clothing that could blur the figure gave him a clue.

[Tier 1 Item - Shadow Cloak: Clothing made primarily of Shadow Wolf pelt.]

It seems that only items of this tier have this notification.

"Do you know who wanted to kill you?" He found a place to sit down and looked at the two corpses on the ground.

Jiang He was rubbing her brows, her clothes were already tattered and torn, and a large part of her body was exposed, but she didn't care at all. Upon hearing this, she couldn't help but show a bit of resentment, "Although I have many enemies, there are not many who want to kill me."

"You seem to be married," Su Chen suddenly asked.

"What do you mean?" Jiang He looked up suddenly, with a hint of surprise.

"It doesn't mean anything. They say even the closest relatives are husband and wife. If one spouse is murdered, isn't it normal to suspect the other?" Su Chen said casually.

"That kind of herbal medicine, you have to drink it, right? There are only a handful of people who can administer it."

"And that guy called Old Ghost said that if you died, your family and the academy would try to settle things as soon as possible, but he didn't mention whether your husband would try to settle things."

"Logically speaking, given the way he described the death, your husband should be the one who cares the most."

Jiang He's expression changed slightly. That old ghost had indeed said such a thing, but she herself had forgotten it because the situation was so critical just now. She didn't expect Su Chen to remember it.

"Is it him...? Does he dare?" Jiang He murmured, his gaze sweeping over the pool of wine-red liquid on the ground.

"If it's him, there must be a reason. Your reputation isn't good, so it's probably not because of being cuckolded. Think about it carefully," Su Chen reminded him again.

He wanted to find out the truth because the person behind the scenes had clearly included him in their scheme. Since neither of them died today, there would likely be more to come.

"Could it be..." Jiang He suddenly looked up, as if he had noticed something: "Third-tier profession - Arcane Weaver!"

"Hmm?" Su Chen noticed that Jiang He's expression was slightly excited.
“A month and a half ago, my father told me that the family would select three people to train and support them all the way to becoming cryptic weavers.”

“He has been working on it for me. Half a month ago, he told me that it was almost done. My father only has me as his daughter. He has already paid the price to secure the spot. Even if something happens to me, my father will not give it up.”

"It should be given to him."

“It must be him!” Jiang He was almost certain, but he couldn’t help but wonder, “But where would he get the ability to hire two professionals… Moreover, this matter is a family secret. My father only told me about it, and I didn’t tell him.”

Seeing that Jiang He had sorted out her thoughts and roughly identified the suspect, Su Chen did not help her continue the analysis, but simply asked, "How does a Mystic Weaver advance?"

“This…” Jiang He shook his head, “I don’t know either. Arcane Weaver is an advanced profession of Arcane Scholar. I don’t even know how an Arcane Scholar advances.”

"This information is absolutely confidential." Arcane apprentice, arcane scholar, arcane creator—this should be a professional system.

Stacking the hemp rope and the Shadow Cloak together, the volume wasn't large. Su Chen asked, "Since that's the case, you should know how to become a secret arts apprentice, right?"

Jiang He hesitated for a moment, then said, "First, you need to reach a certain level of mental strength, and then pass the 'Dreaming Trial'."

Su Chen frowned slightly: "How do we measure whether a certain standard has been reached?"

Jiang He hesitated. Su Chen pretended to get up. Jiang He's eyelids twitched. A first-tier profession was not a big secret.

“The Candlelight Spirit Training Method…” she hurriedly said, “Being able to perform ten cycles of construction within one minute is enough.”

"You should have one, right?" Su Chen held out his hand.

Mystic Apprentice is a Tier 1 advanced class, definitely stronger than [Strongman].

“Yes…” Jiang He felt a little calmer at this point and said, “It’s upstairs too, come with me.”

“This corpse…” Su Chen murmured.

"Don't worry about it, I'll handle it tomorrow." Jiang He seemed to have regained some of her spirits and returned to her "Violet" charm.

Pick up the silver bracelet from the ground and put it on your wrist. A grayish-yellow virtual projection pops up on it, and the image is very blurry.

Su Chen's expression turned strange for a moment as various memories surfaced in his mind. This world seemed quite peculiar.

Following Jiang He out of the room, we found ourselves in the basement, not the living room.

The servants had long since left work, and the room was empty, solemn and dignified.

The two climbed the stairs, where a huge wedding photo hung on the stairwell, showing a man and a woman. The woman was Jiang He, and she was smiling happily.

The man was also very handsome, with a gentle smile, and his most striking feature was his pair of light blue eyes.

Su Chen deliberately stared at it for a few moments.

Upon entering the study, Jiang He took out one or two books from the safe; they were rather thick, containing only a few thin pages.

“You can’t take the Candlelight Spirit Training Method out with you. If you want to practice it, you’d better write it down here.” She emphasized, “Every faction is very strict about tracking this kind of professional information, and taking it out will only cause you trouble.”

Su Chen took it and glanced at it briefly.

The first book records several rune arrays, and the Blood Oath Contract is one of them, with the same function as Jiang He described.

The second book is about mental training, similar to meditation, which involves drawing the shadow of a candle flame in one's mental realm and then imagining it being burned.

Of course, it's not just based on imagination. The above describes several key points and some tips, such as simulating it with a real candle flame.

It seems, it appears...

Su Chen closed his eyes, briefly experimenting, imagining his mental energy sketching out a candle flame, meticulously depicting its external form, and then its temperature…

boom--
Su Chen felt a sudden rush of heat to his head, then abruptly opened his eyes, filled with surprise and uncertainty.

"It's normal that you can't draw it the first time. A normal adult would need three to five months to complete the first drawing. Even though you are already a first-level professional, you still need to practice for more than ten days."

"You just need to write it down roughly. You can come and ask me anytime when you study at Nanfeng Academy..." Jiang He reassured Su Chen, seeing his expression, afraid that he would forcibly take the things away.

Su Chen remained silent. This thing was really no challenge for him; it was a small gift from his time travel.
The so-called "ten cycles" means drawing the candle flame ten times in a row. I just drew it once and didn't feel any pressure at all.

The only thing to be concerned about is the time; one minute is a bit short.

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a sense of inspiration and quickly opened the skill panel.

As expected, in addition to the Warrior class, there is now another separate skill.

[The Candlelight Spirit Training Method - Beginner Level: 50%]

(End of this chapter)