Red Scorpion reached out and pulled Shang Lin onto his back, then quickly darted away, chasing after the little paper figure while asking, "Won't your little paper figure be seen by ordinary people?"

"Ordinary people can't see it."

"So who are you looking for? Fan Mingyu? Isn't he at school?"

"Um."

The little paper doll was incredibly fast. Red Scorpion didn't say anything more, but instead chased after it intently. Shang Lin soon saw the scene from his dream. During the day, he finally realized where he was: the newly built development zone in the city.

It's only a basic structure now, and there's practically no one outside. Is it because of the weather, or is it just too early? So, is Fan Mingyu in the sewers?!

Sure enough, it wasn't long before the little paper doll led Shang Lin and Chi Xie into the sewers. Although it was March, the late spring chill was still quite cold. However, compared to the temperature, the nauseating smell was what Shang Lin found most unbearable.

As for why the aura was so strong, it was because She Jinxing, who arrived earlier, had already begun to sweep away the bats. He arrived earlier than Shang Lin and saw Fan Mingyu slowly approaching the swarm of bats like a puppet.

The sewers were almost completely dark, but that didn't affect a powerful demon like She Jinxing. So when he saw the situation, he rushed forward, pushed Fan Mingyu aside, and his natal sword immediately appeared. He then charged towards the bat horde.

Then came the melee between She Jinxing and the bat gang. Although he was strong, the bat gang had a large number of bats, and the bats could make piercing cries, especially in the last second before they died, when the cries were even more piercing.

There was a nauseating stench, countless dark red eyes, and bats that pounced, bit, and scratched with reckless abandon. In short, the bat swarm was remarkably unified—they attacked, and they were incredibly fast.

When Shang Lin and Chi Xie arrived, they saw Fan Mingyu, who had been pushed aside and whose body was stiff, standing up and preparing to pounce on She Jinxing, who was fighting against the Bat Gang.

Shang Lin hurriedly stepped forward, pressed Fan Mingyu's pressure points with one hand, and grabbed his face with the other. A ferocious black aura struggled and roared, determined not to come out, and even wrapped itself around Shang Lin's wrist, attempting to invade his body.

A cold glint flashed in Shang Lin's eyes. He clenched his fist and evaporated the ferocious black energy, leaving only a shrill scream.

Shang Lin released Fan Mingyu's pressure points with one hand and pushed him to Chi Xie with the other, saying, "He has a bit of hypothermia, keep an eye on him."

After speaking, he looked up at Red Scorpion again, and saw that it now had a pair of golden beast eyes. Red Scorpion's legs went weak and he almost knelt down. Has Shang Lin... become a demon?

Unaware of anything, Shang Lin took out a long sword from the Dragon Spirit Tower, broke the seal on it, and coldly looked at it, saying, "The time to drink blood has come. I hope you won't disappoint me and leave no one alive."

After saying that, he threw Changfeng out. Changfeng flipped in the air and turned into a human shape, holding a short sword in his hand. His gaze towards Shang Lin was extremely complicated.

Seeing that Changfeng did not immediately charge into battle, Shang Lin raised his golden eyes and glanced at him indifferently. With just that one glance, Changfeng was just like the Red Scorpion just now, his knees went weak and he wanted to kneel down.

But the next second, as if struck by a thunderbolt, he snapped back to his senses and immediately rushed into the chaotic swarm of bats. Shang Lin watched for a while before turning around and taking Fan Mingyu from Chi Xie's hands, saying, "You go and help too."

"Oh, okay." Red Scorpion avoided Shang Lin's eyes and dashed over.

Shang Lin helped Fan Mingyu walk outside, not knowing how he left the campus, how he got here step by step, and most importantly, how he got involved with those things.

Could it be the night we watched the movie...?

But that was so long ago! Wait a minute, if it was that night, is Fu Xinyu alright? Shang Lin's eyes returned to normal in that instant; he needed to go back to school as soon as possible to check on Fu Xinyu.

But where did those things in the sewers come from? Did they accidentally run into something during the development of the new urban area? But how could such a large project not have had people from all walks of life surveyed beforehand?

Moreover, there are far too many of those things. Could they have already infiltrated the population through some medium? Like Fan Mingyu, for example.

And what about Mo Rong? As the director of the Underworld Office, doesn't he care about this kind of thing? After all, they are the only official departments that specifically deal with evil spirits and non-human beings.

However, Shang Lin had no idea that Mo Rong and the non-human employees in their office had been fighting against these things for some time, or rather, since the day after Mo Rong took office.

Otherwise, Lan Xuan wouldn't have ended up in such a sorry state. With his soul stabilized, Mo Rong wouldn't have asked Shang Lin to refine the Soul-Stabilizing Pill, nor would he have unintentionally dragged him into the dream.

Although Mo Rong realized from that dream that Shang Lin, the young sect leader of Yuntai Sect, was exceptionally strong, which is why he decided to have him refine pills, the result was somewhat disappointing.

However, Shang Lin is a high school student, and his time is indeed very tight, so Mo Rong could only let the employees rest and do it himself, since he wouldn't have a situation where his soul is unstable.

It's a pity that even a tiger can't fight off a pack of wolves! Mo Rong can only come out to hunt them down every night, and his busy work during the day has become his rest!

When Shang Lin helped Fan Mingyu to the ground, he slowly woke up. When he woke up, his mind was not yet online. No, it should be said that he had a headache and felt weak all over, almost hanging on the warm thing supporting him.

Shang Lin silently channeled a little spiritual energy into Fan Mingyu, then guided the energy to circulate within his body, completely removing any remaining evil spirits. He then wrapped his outer garment tightly around Fan Mingyu before softly asking, "How are you? Do you feel any better?"

After enduring a headache, Fan Mingyu, with his eyes closed, asked groggily, "Shang Lin, is that you?"

"Yes, it's me." Shang Lin continued to channel spiritual energy into Fan Mingyu, and it seemed to be working well. "Are you cold?"

"It was very cold at first, but for some reason, it seems to be getting warmer and warmer."

Fan Mingyu finally opened his eyes and realized that he was almost hanging on Shang Lin. He immediately stood up, but because he moved too quickly, he felt dizzy and almost fell.

Well, if Shang Lin hadn't caught him in time, he would have definitely fallen. He didn't care about his image and leaned on Shang Lin's shoulder, saying, "I feel dizzy, let me lean on you for a while."

Shang Lin suddenly laughed, "Did I tell you not to lean on me? At a time like this, why are you still being stubborn?"

Fan Mingyu sighed and said, "I'm just afraid of crushing you, you're so thin and small."

Shang Lin, "..."