Regardless of Shang Lin's refusal, Mo Ce still carried the things and delivered them to his home. Once he was inside, Shang Lin naturally had to entertain him, even if it was just to have a cup of tea to warm him up.

Mo Ce didn't stand on ceremony and asked as he entered the house, "Is this a rented house or a purchased house?"

Since he didn't know when Shang Lin would return, and he hadn't called anyone in his family, no one was home at the moment. He figured everyone was busy at the martial arts gym.

While washing his hands and making tea, Shang Lin replied, "The rented house is right across from our school, which is convenient for me to go to school."

For some reason, Mo Ce felt a strong sense of unease whenever he heard Shang Lin mention going to school, but he continued casually, "It's just the two of you, father and son, which is enough for you. Besides, you're not the kind of person who can settle down in a small city, so there's really no need for you to buy a house here."

"Who knows? Let's take it one step at a time." He'd much rather find a mountain retreat to cultivate in seclusion than live among people, but reality wouldn't allow it! So Shang Lin immediately changed the subject, "Brother Mo, you must be very busy with work, right?"

"It's alright. I go out when there's a mission, and train when there isn't. I'm busy every day anyway." He then chuckled self-deprecatingly. "You know, once a habit is formed, it's not easy to change. I'm used to being busy every day, so when I suddenly have free time, I don't know what to do."

So you're just bored on vacation and trying to kill time here? But I still have to deal with that earthbound spirit!

The water boiled, and Shang Lin brewed tea. As he placed the tea in front of Mo Ce, he said, "Brother Mo, please don't mind. My family doesn't have any good tea."

Mo Ce immediately laughed, "Do I look like the kind of man who lives a refined life? No matter how good the tea is, it probably all tastes the same to me."

Shang Lin laughed rather unkindly, "How many days of vacation does Brother Mo have?"

"Two days, I..." Before he could finish speaking, Shang Lin's phone rang, interrupting him.

Shang Lin hurriedly took out his phone, only to find that the battery was almost dead. He said to Mo Ce, "I'll take this call first," while looking for a charger to charge the phone before answering the call.

The call was from Master Yuanyin, who immediately asked Shang Lin, "Has Sect Leader Shang arrived home yet? Has he checked on things...?"

"Sorry, Master, my phone is almost out of battery. I'll call you back when I get home." Shang Lin hung up immediately after saying that. He always felt unsafe making calls while his phone was charging.

Hearing Shang Lin say this, Mo Ce thought that Shang Lin was embarrassed to continue because of his presence, so he said, "It's getting late, and I've safely gotten you home, so I'll head back now."

Shang Lin glanced at Mo Ce's tea, which he hadn't even taken a sip of, and asked with some confusion, "Brother Mo, aren't you on vacation? Why are you in such a hurry to go back?"

"Going back now will be perfect for canceling my leave."

"All right."

As soon as Mo Ce left, Shang Lin went to the Dragon Spirit Tower. The earthbound spirit he needed to deal with was curled up in a small ball and was being glared at fiercely by Ah Chou.

Shang Lin asked, puzzled, "What's going on? Is this little guy fierce?"

The deity hurriedly came over, "It scared Little White, so Ugly..."

"What? Is Xiaobai so timid?" Shang Lin subconsciously went to find Xiaobai. "You've been hurt by humans, so it's one thing to be afraid of humans, but why are you afraid of a little brat?"

The deity glanced helplessly at Shang Lin, "Normally, Xiao Bai wouldn't be afraid. But she's still recovering from being scared by you, so she can't handle even the slightest fright."

Shang Lin, "..."

"Okay, my bad, my bad. What about Xiaobai?"

"They're being coaxed by the little snake to play in the river."

Shang Lin again, "..."

No wonder She Jinxing hadn't contacted me all day; he was still taking care of the cubs! I've really stirred up a hornet's nest this time!

After silently sighing, Shang Lin asked the deity, "Did you feed the beef and fish to Xiaobai?"

"Hey."

"Then what am I going to use to appease Xiaobai?"

"Ahem." The Divine Lord looked at Shang Lin's hand. "Just like you coaxed Green Yao and Ugly. Coax Little White the same way."

Shang Lin looked at the Divine Lord with some surprise, then held up one of his fingers. "Do you really think I can coax Xiaobai with this little bit of blood from my fingertip?! I'd better figure out a way myself."

The God Lord is a bit unreliable. How old are Green Yao and Ah Chou? How old is Little White? It can't even transform yet. Does he want me to bleed it? Shang Lin quickly walked towards the river.

Upon seeing this, the deity hurriedly followed, and even explained to Shang Lin, quite unusually, "I just couldn't think of a good solution for the time being. After all, I've never raised cubs before, how would I know that cubs are so precious and troublesome? It's fortunate that the little snake has a good temper, otherwise..."

Shang Lin laughed rather unkindly, "So even the God-King has times when he's at a loss!"

The deity paused, then followed Shang Lin's footsteps. "What do you mean I also have times when I'm at a loss? I'm not omnipotent; there are plenty of times when I'm at a loss."

As they spoke, the two arrived at the riverbank. Shang Lin called out to the river, "Little White, Little Snake, come out."

The once calm water suddenly surged with waves, and a huge black dragon, with a small white dragon on its head, burst out of the water and swam rapidly toward Shang Lin.

If an ordinary person saw this, they would probably be so frightened that their legs would go weak or they would run away immediately. But Shang Lin looked up at the black and white figures and laughed, "The colors of the two of you match quite well. It's just that Xiao Bai's scales are mottled now, which affects its appearance a bit."

As soon as he got ashore, She Jinxing immediately transformed into human form. Little White was still clinging to him, looking at him with timid eyes.

She Jinxing patted Xiaobai's head, but said to Shang Lin, "Sect Master hasn't had dinner yet, has he?"

"Not yet, I'm not hungry." Shang Lin looked at Xiao Bai's avoidance and felt a bit of a headache. He went over and patted its head. "Does Xiao Bai not like me anymore? It used to love clinging to me."

She Jinxing also coaxed, "Little Bai, have you forgotten? It was the sect leader who saved you. He even fed you beef and fish today."

Little White looked at Shang Lin with its big, light blue eyes, then looked at Shang Lin again, slowly wrapped itself around She Jinxing, and then rested its head on his shoulder and stayed still.

For some reason, at this moment, Shang Lin, the old "father," felt a little teary-eyed, and a sentence flashed through his mind: "It's really not easy to coax a cub!"

She Jinxing laughed and said, "If we had known that Xiaobai would be so well-behaved in front of the sect leader, why would we have bothered to coax her? Sigh, I'm going to cook now. It's true that you have to compare yourself to others!"

While stroking Xiaobai's head, Shang Lin chuckled and teased, "I never expected that a little snake could be so sour."

However, She Jinxing had already left the tower. Shang Lin, holding Xiaobai's tail in one hand, walked towards Achou, saying as they walked, "Shall we go see who scared Xiaobai?"