A bolt of lightning suddenly ripped through the dark clouds, followed by a deafening clap of thunder that seemed to shatter the rain curtain. The man's body trembled violently, and he knelt down on the ground.

Unable to stop him, Shang Lin squatted down in front of the man and asked, "I have a senior dragon in my family. Would you like to cultivate with him?"

The man seemed not to have heard the words "Dragon Clan Senior". Tears welled up in his beastly eyes as he said dejectedly, "There is no chance. I cannot escape the tribulation of lightning. I know that it is hopeless to force a breakthrough. However, the human world has been in the end of the Dharma era for many years. It is becoming increasingly difficult for us demon cultivators to survive. Otherwise, we would either die under the tribulation of lightning or starve to death in the human world."

Shang Lin has come to deeply understand the hardships of survival in the village over the past three years, and it is even more difficult for demon cultivators to live in the human realm unless they use their advantages to commit evil deeds, but then when they undergo tribulation...

Heh, let alone advancing, he'd be struck by lightning and reduced to ashes in no time. But now's not the time to think about this or that, and there's no time to ask questions in detail. Anyway, this demon cultivator has no karmic debts, so I'll help him if I can.

A drop of blood sank into the man's brow. He hurriedly looked up and saw the young man in front of him smiling slightly, as if spring were in full bloom and a gentle breeze was blowing. He said, "From now on, if you follow me, at least you can live." The next second, the man felt a warmth all over his body and entered a lush and green place.

After taking the little snake, Shang Lin hurriedly went to find Ji Xiaoyao. He never expected that he had once again intercepted the Heavenly Dao. He really didn't know what kind of mess he would be made of when he went through his tribulation!

However, Shang Lin searched the entire inpatient ward but couldn't find Ji Xiaoyao, or even a ghost of him. What was going on? Did they save one only to lose another? He should have made a blood pact with them already.

Shang Lin looked at the sky. The lightning was gradually moving away, but the rain was still falling, though it was much lighter than before. Even so, without an umbrella, he would be soaked to the bone in no time.

Unfortunately, with his current cultivation level, he couldn't use the water-repelling spell. Shang Lin suddenly saw the nurse throwing out the trash and hurriedly went up to ask, "Sister, do you have an umbrella I can borrow? Oh, I'm the caregiver for room 203."

Shang Lin's adorable younger brother is especially likely to make women's hearts flutter. The nurse immediately ran to the nurses' station to get her colleague's umbrella for him, saying, "Here, no need to return it."

Shang Lin smiled slightly, "Thank you."

Oh my god, my little brother is so soft, cute and adorable, he's melting my heart!

Shang Lin had no idea what kind of image he had in the young lady's heart. He was focused on finding Ji Xiaoyao as soon as possible, fearing that something might happen to that ghost cultivator.

Although their first meeting didn't leave a good impression, and he later thought he was stubborn, all of that became insignificant in the face of safety, and moreover, he might be Qiu Niang's husband, so Shang Lin couldn't give up.

Although the thunder and lightning were fading and the rain was lessening, the sky was still dark, as if night had fallen. Shang Lin left the inpatient department and went to the outpatient and emergency departments, but still couldn't find Ji Xiaoyao.

Shang Lin subconsciously looked at the sky. Could it be that Ji Xiaoyao was scared away when the lightning struck? After all, it is the instinct of all living beings to seek advantage and avoid harm, so it is normal for him to hide.

But why hasn't Tian Lei returned yet, even though he's far away? And where else could he be safer than hiding in the Dragon Spirit Tower?

Undeterred, Shang Lin continued searching outside. It must be said that although the hospital was small, its courtyard was quite large. When he reached the back of the outpatient building, he suddenly stopped.

Sitting on a trash can in the corner was an infant, probably not even a month old. It was emaciated, with large, black eyes, and a large, red mouth with sharp, serrated white teeth—a ghost baby!

Shang Lin's heart skipped a beat. These little devils were the most troublesome because they were newly born and had no reason or temperament, let alone a sense of right and wrong. They did whatever they liked and fought without regard for anything else. It was basically impossible to subdue them. The result would be either to send them to the afterlife or to humanely destroy them.

Shang Lin was very clear about his own limitations, and he only wanted to help the child pass on, not destroy him. What wrong could such a small child have done? The adults were the ones at fault.

However, in this face-to-face situation, an overreaction from him could backfire. But how to leave safely is also a problem, because this little guy has clearly set his sights on him, otherwise he wouldn't have bared his teeth at him.

Shang Lin slowly retreated, while taking out the Dragon Spirit Pagoda with his left hand, which was not holding an umbrella. This was the only way he could protect himself without harming the ghost infant.

But the next second, the ghost infant rushed up and headed straight for Shang Lin's carotid artery. Its speed was strangely fast, indicating that it was not a new ghost but an old ghost that had been around for some years.

Shang Lin, misjudging the situation, hesitated before throwing out the Dragon Spirit Tower. It was precisely because of the tiny ghost infant's rapid change of form that it managed to dodge the attack, which also enraged the ghost infant, which then roared and pounced at him.

Just as Shang Lin was about to throw the Dragon Spirit Tower again without delay, a figure suddenly blocked his way, and at the same time, the sound of a bell rang out. The ghost infant's movements clearly stopped and it turned to look at the bell.

Shang Lin hurriedly looked up and saw Ji Xiaoyao's tall figure in front of him. In his hand, he held a string of small bells suitable for babies to play with, which he was gently shaking. This...

Although he didn't know what was going on, Shang Lin put down his umbrella and quickly drew talismans and chanted incantations to prepare for the ghost baby's salvation. This was the only thing he could do for the child.

The ghost infant, whose attention had been drawn to the bell, seemed to sense something was amiss and lunged at Shang Lin again. However, with the tall Ji Xiaoyao behind him, the ghost infant miraculously changed its attack route.

Neither Shang Lin nor Ji Xiaoyao expected things to turn out this way. Ji Xiaoyao hurriedly tried to stop them, and Shang Lin could only cut his finger and use his blood as a curse to quickly send the spirits away.

The ghost infant was so tiny that even Ji Xiaoyao's superb swordsmanship couldn't be fully utilized. It didn't want to get entangled with the other party; Shang Lin was its target.

However, with Shang Lin's current cultivation level, it would be extremely mentally taxing to perform a ritual to release a ghost infant, especially when he was soaked in the rain.

Ji Xiaoyao could have held an umbrella for Shang Lin, but the ghost infant was restless, and he had to deal with it. Of course, all of this stemmed from their reluctance to use drastic measures.

The talisman, drawn with blood as ink and fingers as brushes, was quickly completed, covered with a faint golden light. Rain couldn't touch it, as if it were blocked by something.

Shang Lin hurriedly said to Ji Xiaoyao, "Give me the bell."

Ji Xiaoyao immediately threw it over, but Shang Lin placed the bell on the talisman. The ghost baby quickly darted over and grabbed the bell, then shook it with its little hand. Upon hearing the sound of the bell, it immediately laughed, a very pure laugh of a baby.

The next second, Ji Xiaoyao saw the ghost baby turn into a normal baby, a fair-skinned little girl with innocent, black grape-like eyes.

It is unknown what methods Shang Lin used, but the events of the ghost baby's past life were gradually revealed.