Surviving a Tribulation Failure and Collecting Disciples in the Mortal World

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...

Chapter 333 Don't Lie to Me

It's a bit annoying.

However, She Jinxing also knew in his heart that this was the true appearance of an ordinary human youth, completely different from these cultivators who looked young on the outside but were weathered on the inside.

Looking at the boy next to her, who was even taller than herself, Shang Lin suddenly asked him with amusement, "Why don't you just tell me about your chuunibyou symptoms? Otherwise, you'll keep them bottled up and develop other problems."

Fan Mingyu looked at Shang Lin with great dissatisfaction, "What are you saying? Only those who are in their late teens have chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), not me! Oh, right, there's something I forgot to tell you. This morning in math class, the teacher was explaining a formula on the podium, and sunlight streamed through the window onto the desks. In that instant, I seemed to see something strange, like..."

Shang Lin and She Jinxing exchanged a glance, then looked at Fan Mingyu. "It's like the night we watched the movie, when that thing appeared. It only flashed by for a moment and then disappeared. It hasn't appeared since. Do you think this is a side effect of what happened after I was affected?"

Without saying a word, Shang Lin immediately took Fan Mingyu's wrist to check his pulse. During the process, he also used his spiritual energy to examine him. After a while, he said, "There is nothing wrong with your body, and there are no aftereffects. Could it be that when the teacher was lecturing, the points or surfaces formed by light and shadow created an illusion for you?"

Fan Mingyu finally realized that Shang Lin had been taking his pulse, and he stammered, "What, what were you doing just now? Taking, taking my pulse?!"

Is there something wrong with my memory? How come I didn't notice it before? Or did I notice it but forget it? No, could it be that my brain has been possessed by evil spirits and is no longer the same as before?

Shang Lin was a little confused by Fan Mingyu's train of thought. "It's not like this is the first time you've seen it. Why are you so surprised? Or did you just realize it?!"

Fan Mingyu nodded very honestly, "So, you actually know how to do this?!"

Shang Lin nodded, "I know a little bit. After all, I'm a sickly person. Haven't you heard the saying 'long illness makes one a doctor'?"

Fan Mingyu shook his head honestly again, "Never heard of it. I'm young and not well-educated, don't try to fool me. You don't need to think about how difficult it is to learn traditional Chinese medicine. The way you were acting just now, you didn't seem to know anything at all. You were acting like an old doctor, even more so than a seasoned traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Tell me, how many other things are you hiding from me?"

She Jinxing, who was standing nearby, hurriedly reminded Fan Mingyu, "Hurry up and eat, it's cold, it'll get cold soon."

Fan Mingyu seemed to snap out of his daze, "Right, right, let's eat, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

Shang Lin and She Jinxing continued eating, but he secretly sent a telepathic message to the other, "When he goes to class later, follow him invisibly and see if there's anything unusual."

She Jinxing wanted to ask, "Was what the sect leader said after the inspection true?" But he paused for a second. If what the sect leader said was true, he wouldn't have let him come along. So he nodded slightly.

After dinner, Shang Lin said to Fan Mingyu, "You can go first, I want to lie down for a while."

"good."

Seeing how cooperative Fan Mingyu was, Shang Lin couldn't help but add, "Don't rush, be careful when crossing the road."

"Okay." Fan Mingyu had already opened the door and left, but in his heart he thought, "Even when my dad was alive, he wasn't as thoughtful as you. You're really an elder at heart, aren't you?"

She Jinxing immediately followed, carefully observing Fan Mingyu along the way. He didn't notice anything unusual about him or his surroundings, but there would definitely be aftereffects, at least physical weakness would be one of them.

Of course, the brain will retain some visual memories and fragments from this incident, which will also affect ordinary people, such as causing nightmares. But whether this will work depends on whether Fan Mingyu's mind is strong enough.

Shang Lin didn't actually lie down; instead, he washed the dishes. It's quite fun to do something you haven't done in a long time, but if you do it every day, every meal, you really need a lot of patience.

However, as soon as Fan Mingyu left, Shang Lin felt the world go quiet. He hoped that it was indeed an illusion created by light and shadow, just as he had said, and that he was not really entangled by something again!

Sigh, I really don't know if bringing Fan Mingyu into the Yuntai Sect was a good thing or a bad thing for him. It seems that in the future, I should only recruit disciples from different groups. Ordinary humans are really fragile and easily hurt.

He brought Fan Mingyu into the Yuntai Sect not to hurt him, but also because of the most important reason – the generation gap. He could get along well with powerful demons, but he really couldn't get along with children. He already felt exhausted after only two days.

Of course, this kind of fatigue is not physical fatigue, but fatigue caused by the huge differences in our thinking. As an old-fashioned person, I naturally prefer quiet, but young people are different. They have vigorous vitality and can't be quiet even if they want to.

When school ended in the evening, Shang Lin saw Mo Rong and Lan Xuan again, which was not unexpected. He couldn't help it, since he hadn't replied to Lan Xuan's message. However, he was a little surprised that Mo Rong had come along as well.

After all, Mo Rong had told him how busy their office was, especially at night, which was their working hours. How could they possibly find a moment to ask him about the situation?

However, considering the time constraints, Shang Lin was very cooperative and took the initiative to explain to Lan Xuan, "I was thinking of going home now to get back to you, but I didn't expect you to come. So I'll get to the point. The stuff in the sewers in the new district was handled by our sect."

Mo Rong and Lan Xuan were both taken aback by Shang Lin's direct approach, and for a moment they were both a little slow to react. But Shang Lin continued, "If there's nothing else, I need to go home and do my homework."

At this moment, Mo Rong finally came to his senses and hurriedly asked, "Can our office cooperate with the Yuntai Sect?"

Shang Lin was taken aback. He really didn't expect Mo Rong to say such a thing. Even though they had a fairly good relationship, Situ Pojun had never said anything like that!

However, Shang Lin still refused directly, "I'm sorry, our Yuntai Sect is just a small sect. It was purely coincidental that we resolved the matter in the new city area. As a result, one of our disciples was injured, and his condition is still unknown."

Shang Lin's words weren't entirely untrue, after all, Fan Mingyu's current situation was indeed a bit unclear, and She Jinxing was secretly following him.

Mo Rong was not annoyed by the rejection, and even cooperated by saying, "I'm sorry, I was too impatient. How about this, let's go back and write a cooperation plan. If Sect Master Shang is satisfied, we can talk again."