Shang Lin answered his own question: Yes. Because Lan Xuan was almost as exhausted as an ordinary ghost, yet even with their exhaustion, there were still some who slipped through the net, affecting the peace and well-being of the general public during the New Year.

The two boys, who had just settled down and were feeling a bit like they had escaped a disaster, grabbed Shang Lin's arm again, "So what do we do now?"

"Wait for my cousin to come back." Shang Lin calmly took out two exorcism talismans, carefully folded them, and gave one to each of them. "Keep them with you so you don't get targeted."

Fan Mingyu looked at Shang Lin with great confusion, but with Fu Xinyu present, he didn't ask anything. He simply took the item and put it into his inner pocket.

Seeing Fan Mingyu take it and then carefully put it away, Fu Xinyu took it too, imitating him. However, he asked, "Shang Lin, are you some kind of master? How come you have this?"

Shang Lin thought for a moment, wondering how to explain this. Fortunately, Hu Tangdi returned at this moment, so he said directly, "Let's take our classmates home first."

Hu Tangdi immediately asked Xinyu, "Where does your brother live? Show your sister the way."

"Okay, okay." Fu Xinyu stammered a little. No wonder, this woman was so beautiful and had such a lovely voice that he didn't know how to interact with her.

Hu Tangdi smiled slightly. She knew that ordinary humans would treat her this way, except for her junior brother. Of course, if he wasn't an exception, the sect leader wouldn't have accepted him into the sect.

Shang Lin and Fan Mingyu escorted Fu Xinyu home, and Shang Lin also told him not to overthink things, not to go out at night, and to stay home and finish his winter vacation homework.

At this moment, Fu Xinyu finally understood Shang Lin's "father" attributes. Although he was a little frightened, he had grown up watching horror movies, so now that he thought about it, it was nothing.

It's just a change from a virtual version to a real version. Besides, his grandfather often said that the scariest thing in the world is a person. Even ghosts are afraid of evil people, so what are ghosts?

If Shang Lin knew what Fu Xinyu was thinking, he would definitely give him a thumbs up, and might even invite him to join their Yuntai Sect. Unfortunately, Shang Lin was in a hurry to send Fan Mingyu home.

However, in the car with only Shang Lin, Hu Tangdi, and Fan Mingyu, Fan Mingyu broke his previous silence and asked directly, "Sect Master, tell me the truth? Is our Yuntai Sect really just a sect that focuses on making money and cultivating health?"

Although I don't understand anything, anyone with eyes could tell that what happened in the movie theater just now was not normal. I can't let Shang Lin get away with this so easily.

However, Shang Lin answered quite frankly, "Yes!"

Fan Mingyu looked at Shang Lin intently, with an expression that said, "Go ahead and make things up, I'll just watch you make things up silently."

Shang Lin rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache, but asked Hu Tangdi, "Where is that thing?"

Hu Tangdi glanced at Fan Mingyu in the rearview mirror and said bluntly, "He ran away."

Shang Lin then looked at Fan Mingyu and said, "There's nothing I can do. That thing ran away, so I can't take you to see the scene. But the purpose of our sect is really just to make money and maintain health. It's just that the ways to make money... are a bit too many. For example, we occasionally exorcise evil spirits or something. But tonight's incident was purely accidental, so don't take it to heart."

Fan Mingyu, “…”

No way, you can talk about something so absurd so easily. How many times have you experienced something like this? And this way of making money...

Isn't this approach a bit unconventional?

Shang Lin felt a little helpless under Fan Mingyu's gaze, so he could only yawn and remind him, "Don't look at me anymore. Tell your senior sister where you live so she can take you home."

"……All right."

Although Fan Mingyu still had many questions for Shang Lin, seeing that he had started to yawn, he chose to cooperate. Besides, if it didn't work out today, there was always tomorrow, and if it didn't work out tomorrow, there was always the day after tomorrow. In any case, they were classmates, and there would always be a chance to find out the answers.

At this moment, Fan Mingyu seemed to have forgotten one thing: arts and sciences are separated, and you have to take an exam to get into the top class. Based on his and Shang Lin's exam rankings, unless he makes a huge leap, there is basically no chance that they will be in the same class.

After finally getting Fan Mingyu home, Shang Lin asked Hu Tangdi, "Did that thing really escape?"

"No, I purified it," Hu Tangdi said honestly. "I'm afraid if I say too much, I'll scare the children."

Shang Lin smiled slightly, "Well done. We have to be considerate of the children."

Hu Tangdi was a little worried, "How will Junior Brother keep this a secret?"

"There's no need to hide it; he'll find out someday." After saying that, Shang Lin added, "Never mind, you don't need to worry about it. I'll talk to him."

"good."

When Shang Lin and Hu Tangdi returned home, Xing Tian was still doing his homework, showing a particularly diligent attitude.

However, when Shang Lin returned, Xing Tian subconsciously checked the time and almost cried out in surprise, "Sect Master, you're back so late? Were you having so much fun with your classmates?"

Shang Lin smiled helplessly. "Yeah, it was so much fun. So, have you finished your homework?"

Xing Tian's face immediately fell. "Sigh, it seems that no matter what year a high school student is in, there will always be endless homework and practice problems! But I always feel that our education system is going against the grain."

Shang Lin, being an outsider, very cooperatively asked, "What do you mean?"

"Simply put, children don't have time to play when they should be playing. Parents, schools, and everyone else are creating a framework, and when it's time to study, nobody cares. Although children are adults when they go to university, weren't they forced and rushed to study for the previous twelve years? How many children can be like the 'master'? And most importantly, students today face far too many temptations. Just one mobile phone is enough to ruin a student's hard work of the past ten years. Oh, and there's also the financial burden on the family."

Shang Lin really had no right to speak on this issue, and could only say, "But aren't there many high achievers like you everywhere?"

"Yes, but the number is small. And I have a family background and connections, so I can go home and inherit the family business after graduation. But what do most students have? I'm afraid that after supporting their studies for more than ten years, their families are already struggling financially, and some are even in debt. Many college graduates are unemployed, or they are paid meager wages and work overtime until they have no sense of time. That's why many college students have to take the postgraduate entrance exam. But even if they succeed, graduation is another hurdle. In short..."