Shang Liang, the master of the Yuntai Sect, failed his ascension after using the remains of an ancient divine dragon to refine a magical artifact, the Dragon Soul Tower, causing his soul to transmi...
She Jinxing and Hu Tangdi exchanged glances, not expecting the sect leader to suddenly shift the topic to Old Man Chai. He hurriedly advised, "We will listen to the sect leader, and Old Man Chai's health is recovering very well. I believe that in a few more months, or even less, he will be fully recovered."
Shang Lin said with utmost seriousness, "I'm saying all this just to tell you that nothing is more important than life. Rare and precious treasures are indeed hard to come by, but you also need to be alive to enjoy them. Besides, we don't even know if there will be any rare and precious treasures at all!"
It wasn't that Shang Lin wasn't interested in rare and precious materials, but rather that he didn't think the human realm could possess any such treasures. Even if it did, they would be extremely sought after, requiring strength in all aspects. And what strength did their Yuntai Sect currently possess?
Of course, there is another hidden danger... Although the little turtle is trapped in the Dragon Spirit Tower, Shang Lin does not believe its words, but he just doesn't have time to investigate it further for the time being.
Since the sect leader had said so, Hu Tangdi and She Jinxing naturally agreed, and their intention to outwardly comply but inwardly resisted disappeared. Then they heard Shang Lin say, "Instead of thinking about anything else, we should hurry up and get our driver's licenses, so that our family's car doesn't get dirty at Xing Tian's place."
She Jinxing and Hu Tangdi exchanged a smile. "We've already registered and started practicing for the theory test."
Shang Lin was taken aback. "So fast?"
She Jinxing immediately laughed and said, "Xing Tian is even more anxious than the sect leader. If Huang Ying and Huang Li weren't too old on their ID cards, they would probably be doing practice questions right now. It's a pity we don't have a photographic memory like the sect leader, otherwise we would definitely pass the test in the shortest time."
"It's good that you passed the exam. Even photographic memory has its side effects. Don't be envious. But I have to go do my practice questions now. Keep an eye on that little turtle and make sure it doesn't cause any trouble."
Hu Tangdi was puzzled. "Didn't the sect leader trap it with a confinement formation? What kind of trouble could it possibly cause?"
"With my current cultivation level, how powerful can the trapping formation I set up be? Don't be fooled by the fact that the little turtle's human form is so small, about the size of an almanac. It's at least several thousand years old, if not tens of thousands. Especially since it can playfully snatch my body, it's no ordinary anomaly. We must be on guard."
Hu Tangdi said very directly, "Then let's just break it up immediately to avoid wasting energy."
Shang Lin chuckled. "Do you think I haven't thought about it? But we can't break it apart. Didn't you see Green One's flying knife rain? It was basically useless. As for the exorcism talisman, it can remove some, but not too much. Besides, what if we can take him as a disciple?"
She Jinxing hurriedly said, "Then Sect Master, go do your practice questions. We'll go and examine the case."
Hu Tangdi asked, "How are we going to interrogate them? The sect leader hasn't gotten anything out of them yet."
She Jinxing suddenly grinned mischievously, "Since it loves to sleep so much, let's not let it sleep. Anyway, there are many of us, so we can take turns."
Shang Lin looked at She Jinxing with some surprise, "You're quite something, aren't you? Did you talk to Lan Xuan about how to interrogate prisoners before?"
"Where? With the internet so advanced these days, what do you want to watch?"
"Okay, I'm going to practice my coding problems now. I hope you guys succeed."
Hu Tangdi's eyes immediately lit up, and he smiled at She Jinxing, clearly seeing the same emotion in the other's eyes—he was ready to work.
Living in the human world, they have to disguise themselves as humans as much as possible, especially since their sect leader is human, which is an even heavier "shackle." But deep down, they are still demon cultivators or demon beasts, and it is rare for them to have a time to let loose. Now, the opportunity has come.
When they entered the Dragon Spirit Tower, She Jinxing even asked Hu Tangdi, "Should we call Red Scorpion? He must be even more eager to let loose than we are."
"Let's forget about it," Hu Tangdi refused instantly. "I'm afraid he'll get too carried away and cause more trouble. Besides, he's doing just fine with Xing Tian, to prevent him from becoming too wild and unruly and always wanting to betray his master."
"Okay, then let's play by ourselves."
Shang Lin, who was diligently working on her practice problems, was unaware that She Jinxing and the others had launched a series of challenges against Little Turtle. Later, even Lü Yao and A Chou joined in, finding it particularly fun, but so far they hadn't gotten anything of value out of him.
With final exams approaching, teachers of all subjects are scrambling to make the most of their time, sometimes even taking up the short ten-minute breaks between classes. As for physical education classes and morning exercises, they have all been canceled.
Although No. 2 Middle School is not a provincial key school, it is a municipal key school. Even though it has more students with special talents, it still focuses heavily on academic performance. As a result, Fan Mingyu had to wait until school ended at noon to ask about Shang Lin's health.
Shang Lin was so busy that he was dizzy, but he didn't expect Fan Mingyu to still care about his health. He immediately smiled and said, "You care about me so much, my good disciple. Your master is fine, you can rest assured."
Fan Mingyu, “…”
She rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky, and said indignantly, "I shouldn't have cared about you."
Shang Lin knew when to stop. "Thank you, thank you. I just didn't expect you to be so caring." She really hadn't expected that the arrogant young man from before could be so thoughtful.
Fan Mingyu glared at Shang Lin again and said irritably, "I'm going to eat. You should go home now."
The awkward guy said, "Okay."
When Shang Lin returned home, Xing Tian was also there. As soon as he saw him, he hurriedly said, "The martial arts gym has been rented. We'll do some simple renovations and cleaning tomorrow, and it will be ready to use."
When it comes to business, Shang Lin is a hands-off manager. "You can handle this matter, just don't overwork yourself." Take care of Old Man Chai's health.
Xing Tian hurriedly said, "I know, I know. I've made Huang Ying do everything I could. I'm going to get a checkup tomorrow. I have a feeling that Old Man Chai is about to wake up."
Shang Lin was taken aback. "Really?!"
Xing Tian spoke frankly, "Actually, I don't know if my feeling is right, but Old Man Chai's health is improving day by day. I believe he will wake up soon, right?"
Shang Lin asked, "So that's why you're going to get a medical checkup?"
"It's not entirely because of that. I should have gone for a follow-up check-up after the injections and medications I took." In fact, it was because I had too many other things to do that delayed the check-up.
At this moment, Shang Lin's feelings were somewhat excited, but also conflicted. On one hand, he wanted Old Man Chai to get better soon, but on the other hand, he was worried about him getting better. However, he knew that the original Shang Lin had died young, and he couldn't accept it.
As for using any lies to hide it from Old Man Chai, that's completely unrealistic. At least as a martial artist, he has a more accurate understanding of his own injuries than the average person. If he suddenly recovered, how much money would he need to treat it?
Even if they sold their house in the village for a sum of money, caught a fugitive, and received rewards for graduating from junior high school and transferring to the No. 2 Middle School, it wouldn't be enough to cover the medical expenses of a patient who had been ill for more than a year.