After drinking water and eating, the tingling sensation in his arm gradually subsided, and he soon fell asleep again.

She Jinxing hadn't done this kind of thing for a very long time, and in front of his master, he was a little nervous. Fortunately, some things, even if not used often, are imprinted deep in his memory.

Before long, the scene of the men working flashed before his eyes. The construction team that Lin's father worked for had taken on a job renovating an old house in a neighboring county. While cleaning up the old things, he saw a painting.

It's unclear how many years old the painting was, or if it had been sitting in the old house for too long. In any case, the paper had yellowed and was covered in dust. Lin's father curiously opened it and saw a little girl and a kitten drawn on it.

The bottom right corner had five words written on it: “Girl Teasing Cat Picture”, and that was it. Lin’s father didn’t understand these things, but he thought the painting was quite good. The little girl and the kitten were lifelike, as if they could come to life at any moment.

However, just as Mr. Lin was about to put the painting away and continue working, the kitten in the painting moved, darting out like lightning and biting him. He cried out in surprise as the scroll slipped from his hands, only to roll up again on its own.

Hearing Mr. Lin's exclamation, his coworkers rushed over to check on him, only to find that he had accidentally injured his arm while working and needed to go to the hospital to get it bandaged.

Their team leader happened to be heading back to their county to sign a contract, so he brought Lin's father back and paid three thousand yuan for his medical expenses. And that's how this situation came about.

Shang Lin was no stranger to the idea of ​​demons hiding in paintings, but Ji Xiaoyao clearly said that the thing that bit Lin's father was a zombie, and he was indeed poisoned by corpse poison. Could it be that zombies in the end times are choosing to hide in paintings? That's unlikely, isn't it?

However, Shang Lin didn't have time to think about it in detail. He went to the kitchen to prepare Lin's father's medicine. He had to go back to school in the afternoon, and the follow-up medicine needed to be prepared. Only after the toxins in Lin's father's body were completely cleared could he go to the hospital for further treatment.

I wonder if the painting is still there? And what if someone gets curious and opens it, only to get bitten like Lin's father? But at this moment, Shang Lin couldn't care less about these things. He hurriedly told She Jinxing how to use the medicine afterward, after all, this was the "old Chinese medicine doctor".

Lin Shengqi quickly returned carrying several plastic bags. In addition to vegetables, he also bought fruits and snacks. The fruits were for Shang Lin, knowing that he had many dietary restrictions, so the snacks were for She Jinxing.

Shang Lin symbolically took three apples, but gave all the snacks to She Jinxing. As for whether he ate them himself or gave them to his master, it was hard to say, because the God Lord was quite fond of snacks, after all, they were things he had never seen or eaten before.

Lin Shengqi cooked very quickly, stir-frying eight dishes in one go. It's hard to imagine that he and his son would cook this many dishes even during the Chinese New Year. However, those who were injured, tired, or in poor health didn't eat much. Only She Jinxing, who was healthy, dared not reveal his true appetite and ate a little more than an adult man.

After dinner, Shang Lin took three apples back to school, while She Jinxing stayed at the Lin family home to continue treating the injured. Lin Shengqi was exhausted and sleepy at this moment, but he felt embarrassed to sleep with his cousin there, so he could only barely stay awake.

At first, She Jinxing didn't react because he was also thinking about the painting. He had always lived in the human world, struggling to survive while also having to be wary of demons.

Because resources for cultivation are scarce for demons, some devour their own kind to increase their cultivation level. This is also why She Jinxing, despite knowing that demon cultivators face difficulties in the human world, is unwilling to live in seclusion in the deep mountains. After all, compared to demon cultivators, the threat posed to him by humans is almost negligible.

Since Shang Lin didn't say anything about this, She Jinxing naturally wouldn't investigate and decided not to think about it anymore. It was only when he regained his composure that he noticed Lin Shengqi's drowsy yet barely persevering appearance.

To be honest, She Jinxing was not very willing to deal with humans, even though he lived in the human world. But he would naturally help those the sect leader wanted to help, but he helped in a rather special way.

She Jinxing used magic to put Lin Shengqi to sleep, and then used magic to move him to the bed. As for Lin's father, he would not wake up until it was time to change his dressing. After doing all this, he also closed his eyes to rest.

I've gotten used to the abundant spiritual energy inside the Dragon Spirit Tower lately, and now that I'm outside, it feels a bit strange. I wonder how the Sect Master obtained that Dragon Spirit Tower?

In fact, these outcasts knew some things more or less, but no one knew the full picture. However, no one delved into it, because whether they knew about the sect leader or not did not affect their cultivation in the Dragon Spirit Tower.

When Shang Lin returned to school, there was still some time before class, so he went straight back to his dormitory. Usually, everyone needs to take a nap, but today neither he nor Lin Shengqi were there. Meng Zhe and Su Jinghang didn't take a nap either; they just lay silently on their respective beds.

Su Jinghang was the only one who would occasionally say a few words. Meng Zhe was as silent as Ji Xiaoyao. Su Jinghang, Meng Zhe, and Lin Shengqi were classmates and had spent more than two years together. They knew each other's personalities, so they didn't think much of it.

No, I should say that Su Jinghang is actually quite used to this way of getting along. It would be strange if Meng Zhe suddenly became more talkative. However, in such a quiet environment, even without taking a nap, one can still get a drowsy rest.

But the situation changed immediately when Shang Lin returned. Meng Zhe sat up abruptly, and although Su Jinghang was a beat slower, he also sat up and they both looked at him.

Shang Lin was confused by her roommates' reactions. While handing the apples in her hand to the two of them, she asked, "What are you doing? It's quite neat."

Meng Zhe looked at the apple in his hand and asked, "Why did you buy apples again?"

Shang Lin told the truth, "Lin Shengqi bought it; his father woke up."

Su Jinghang placed the apple directly on the table. "You took the day off early this morning to go see Uncle Lin?"

"Hmm." Shang Lin replied casually, "My cousin knows a bit about traditional Chinese medicine, which is perfect for treating Uncle Lin's illness. He can probably be sent to the hospital for follow-up treatment tomorrow."

Meng Zhe looked at Shang Lin with almost a scrutinizing gaze, not quite believing his claim that "my cousin knows a bit about traditional Chinese medicine," but the man calmly ate the apple.

Seeing Meng Zhe looking at him, Shang Lin added, "I washed it at Xiao Qiqi's house, so you can eat it without worry."

Meng Zhe didn't say anything, but responded to Shang Lin's words by eating an apple. However, he was full of doubts and felt that things were not as simple as Shang Lin made them out to be.

However, Meng Zhe did not press the matter; after all, everyone has their secrets.