Situ Pojun was taken aback by Shang Lin's quick agreement and didn't immediately react, especially since Shang Lin had been so blatant in his refusal yesterday. But he quickly came to his senses and said one word urgently, "Okay."

After putting down his phone, Shang Lin said to Xing Tian, ​​"You'll stay at my place tonight and help me with my homework."

Xing Tian paused, then said, "Okay."

Despite what Shang Lin said, he still tried to do some of his homework during breaks and after school in the afternoon. He then had Hu Tangdi take the rest home to Xing Tian. He and She Jinxing got into Situ Pojun's car and went to the Youth Palace.

They went in through the window again this time, and Shang Lin asked Situ Pojun with some confusion, "Why are you taking the dark path too?"

Situ Pojun replied very honestly, "Taking the main route is too troublesome."

Shang Lin silently complained in his heart, "You're just too honest."

The three of them quickly arrived at the basement, where the situation was no different from when Shang Lin and the others had come the night before last. He couldn't help but suspect that Situ Pojun hadn't come last night, or if he had, he hadn't done anything.

This person really has a heart as cunning as a honeycomb briquette, but Shang Lin still asked Situ Pojun, "Did you send me here to reinforce the formation, or to break it?"

Situ Pojun had thought about this problem last night, so he immediately said, "Let's break it open; that's the only way to solve the problem once and for all."

Shang Lin asked with some concern, "What if we can't handle what's down there?"

Situ Pojun said confidently, "Before I came to City C, I did a thorough investigation of the place. I checked it again yesterday. There's nothing we can't handle."

"Oh well."

In fact, breaking a magic array is often easier than repairing it, especially for some ancient magic arrays. Even a small movement can break the array, just like last year when Li Hongjin easily broke the magic array that sealed Hu Tangdi.

So Shang Lin didn't spend much time or effort at this moment, but was a little cautious because he was worried that something dangerous might appear below.

However, once the formation was broken, something did indeed rush up, just like the night before last—a cold and gloomy aura. Only tonight, the aura was even stronger and colder.

Situ Pojun and She Jinxing shielded Shang Lin behind them, looking ready for battle. Unfortunately, apart from the chilling aura and mist, neither of them could see his physical form. Had too much time passed and his form turned into mist?

In fact, the conditions for the formation of ghosts are very demanding, and ghosts with physical forms are even rarer. Cold, gloomy fog is the norm. Shang Lin did not sense any danger, so he handed the matter over to Situ Pojun to handle.

But Situ Pojun said, "Is that all? Does it even need a magic array to suppress it?"

Shang Lin laughed when he heard this. "Didn't you investigate carefully before? Why do you sound a little disappointed now that you've only seen ordinary ghost energy?"

Situ Pojun spoke frankly, "I wouldn't say I'm disappointed, but it just feels a bit off. Isn't this a bit... an overreaction?"

Shang Lin disagreed, "You can't say that. Who knows how many years this magic array has been around? What if it's become like this because it's been there for so long?"

“That’s true. After all, nothing matters in the face of time.” Situ Pojun’s words were tinged with sadness. “Let’s go, I’ll take you home.”

Although everything went smoothly for Shang Lin and his group on this trip, it was still late at night when he got home. He only washed his hands and took off his dirty clothes before collapsing into bed.

Then, at five in the morning, he groggily washed up, ate breakfast, and prepared to go to school. In winter, the days are short and the nights are long, and it was still dark at five o'clock. She Jinxing was worried about Shang Lin going to school alone, so he went downstairs to see him off.

Shang Lin, still dazed, didn't refuse. He was in a floating state, and only when he floated into the school gate did he realize that he had to go out and call She Jinxing. As a result, he bumped into Chu Jiusheng, who was also entering the school gate.

Chu Jiusheng was a head taller than Shang Lin, so his chin was hit squarely by the other's head, causing him to hiss in pain. He then yelled, "Who is it? Didn't you bring your eyes so early in the morning?"

Shang Lin snapped back to reality after the impact, and recognizing Chu Jiusheng's voice, hurriedly said, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. Forces are mutual, and I'm in pain too, okay?"

Chu Jiusheng then looked at the person seriously, "Boss? Why aren't you going inside? Why are you going outside instead?"

Shang Lin smiled awkwardly, "I forgot something, you should go in."

After saying that, Shang Lin ignored Chu Jiusheng and hurriedly chased after She Jinxing.

However, as soon as She Jinxing heard Shang Lin's voice, he hurriedly walked back and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Shang Lin looked around and saw that most of the students were going out to eat breakfast and returning one after another. He then transmitted his voice to She Jinxing, "I forgot to ask Xing Tian if he has finished my homework?"

She Jinxing immediately smiled, "Sect Master, rest assured, how could he not do what you asked him to do? Besides, this is something he excels at."

Shang Lin thought it made sense, so he hurriedly went back. Sure enough, he couldn't sleep well and his mind was foggy. He planned to buy a cup of instant coffee to perk himself up, but found that Chu Jiusheng was still waiting for him and hadn't moved.

Shang Lin hurriedly asked, "What are you doing standing here? Aren't you cold?"

Chu Jiusheng suddenly looked at Shang Lin with a scrutinizing gaze, "Why did your cousin come to see you off? Doesn't he live in our county? And what's with you two looking at each other like that?"

Shang Lin was taken aback, then began to make up a story, "It's not surprising that he's a freelancer here, you're quite observant."

Chu Jiusheng suddenly looked at Shang Lin with a complicated expression, "Is this a matter of being meticulous? My cousin is such an amazing person, he left a deep impression on me."

Because of the delay caused by the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Shang Lin didn't get to buy coffee. However, for some reason, this guy came to ask him about his cousin during the break.

Shang Lin had been planning to close his eyes and rest for a while during the break, but he was abruptly interrupted. He asked helplessly, "What exactly do you want? You keep asking me about my cousin. I thought you were going to introduce him to someone."

"Boss, you have such a vivid imagination." Chu Jiusheng looked at Shang Lin with a mixture of doubt and admiration. "I'm just curious about my cousin. Is he so amazing that he takes on apprentices?"

Shang Lin seemed to have caught something, "You want to become his disciple?"

Chu Jiusheng smiled a little embarrassedly, "That's somewhat true, but I don't have much time right now. I'm afraid his requirements for taking on apprentices are quite high, and the money won't be small, right?"

Shang Lin said frankly, "Then you have a chance. He's planning to open a martial arts school here and has even posted some martial arts videos online. You should check them out when you have time."

Chu Jiusheng was shocked, "Really?!"