After taking a bite of apple, Shang Lin immediately thought of the fruit trees in the Dragon Spirit Tower. Mountain products and medicinal herbs grow quickly, but fruit trees take a long time to grow, so they won't bear fruit so quickly. Therefore, he would have to wait if he wanted to turn them into cash.

Something bad is going to happen to Manager Duan's family, so the business of buying mountain goods will have to be suspended for a while. Without this source of income, he will have to think of new ways to make money. Hu Tangdi and She Jinxing can travel in the human world, but what can they do without ID cards?

Of course, it doesn't matter if it's just in the village or county, but it won't work if it goes out. How much money can you make in the village or county? Isn't there a place to get an ID card for Liang Yao?

Although the human world has entered the Dharma-ending Age, there are still many different kinds of beings. Some of them will always live among people. Shang Lin had asked She Jinxing about this before.

He said, "I haven't looked for it seriously, so I don't know if such a place exists, but there isn't one in the county."

Shang Lin was a little anxious and even asked, "Can't you use magic to conjure it up?"

She Jinxing immediately laughed, "If it were hundreds of years ago, no, decades ago, that might have worked, but not now. With some high-tech products nowadays, even if we're invisible, we might still be detected."

Humans in this degenerate age are truly formidable. What can we do now? We can only think of a solution later.

Shang Lin and Meng Zhe were both eating apples in silence, and Su Jinghang followed along. For some reason, he felt that the atmosphere between the two of them was strange, and he also felt isolated, even though they hadn't said anything and were just eating apples.

When it was late at night, Shang Lin went to the washroom again to let Ji Xiaoyao out and told him about Lin's father's situation, asking him to go find the painting. Of course, he didn't forget to remind him, "Don't force yourself if there are things you can't solve. Coming back safely is the most important thing."

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Ji Xiaoyao spent much longer in the human realm than Shang Lin, but as a ghost, he rarely appeared during the day, so he mostly encountered and came into contact with other ghosts. He only came into contact with demons after Shang Lin had taken him in.

But this time, Ji Xiaoyao had a gut feeling that it was a ghost. However, he had never seen anything like it hiding in a painting before. After all, most paintings are painted on paper, which is not easy to preserve. Even if they are painted on cloth, they are not much better. It is safer to hide in the ground.

As soon as Ji Xiaoyao disappeared, Shang Lin immediately wrapped herself tightly in her clothes and returned to her dormitory. She wondered how long she would need to rest and cultivate before she could withstand this natural refrigerator. They were all ghosts, so why was Qiu Niang…?

Okay, everyone is different, so it would be ridiculous to expect every ghost to be the same.

As soon as Shang Lin returned to the dormitory, he went straight to bed and wrapped himself in the blanket, completely unaware that Meng Zhe had his eyes open on the bed. He only closed them quickly when he saw him return, his curiosity practically itching to burst.

The next day at noon, Shang Lin went to see Lin's father again. He wanted to see the man through to the end. Meng Zhe also wanted to go with him, but in the end he held back. No matter how strong one's curiosity is, one cannot cross other people's bottom line, especially since this person is so exaggerated.

When Shang Lin arrived at Lin Shengqi's house, She Jinxing and the Lin father and son were having lunch. Although Lin's father was not eating at the table, he no longer needed to be fed and his condition had visibly improved.

As soon as Lin Shengqi saw Shang Lin, he hurriedly said, "Come and eat, I knew you would come."

Shang Lin smiled. "You guessed right. How is Uncle?"

Upon receiving the sect leader's questioning gaze, She Jinxing immediately replied, "The medicine has been changed on time, and the swelling has subsided by half, but Uncle Lin doesn't want to go to the hospital. He only wants me to treat him completely."

Shang Lin said, "That would take too much time."

Moreover, traditional Chinese medicine has its advantages, and Western medicine has its advantages; it just depends on what kind of illness it is targeting. Mr. Lin may not need to go to the hospital, but can he afford to waste time?

After the meal, Shang Lin went to check on Lin's father's injuries. Now that the swelling in his arm had gone down a bit, the teeth marks were visible. The size of the teeth, the depth of the cavities, the distance between the teeth...

It looks like a cat, right? A zombie cat!?

Ji Xiaoyao hasn't returned yet, and we don't know if he can resolve this. We should involve Hu Tangdi, but well, General Ji would definitely disagree. Even if he's not as direct as Huang Ying, he still dislikes Hu Tangdi's personality.

But Hu Tangdi's behavior was simply due to her nature; she didn't have any malicious intentions. Could they really expect a vixen to be a well-bred lady like Qiu Niang? That would be problematic! Who would raise her from childhood according to the standards of a well-bred lady?

After being persuaded by Shang Lin, mainly because of the time wasted, Mr. Lin finally had to compromise and go to the hospital, but he went the next day.

However, before leaving, Shang Lin said to the Lin family father and son, "Don't talk about the detoxification. After all, my cousin is just a folk doctor who knows some folk remedies, nothing serious."

In fact, the more remote the area, the more local doctors there are. They just don't have proper medical licenses or licenses to practice medicine. Of course, their skill levels vary greatly; some are really good, while others are really bad.

The Lin family, father and son, who had always lived in a remote small county, naturally understood this. Moreover, since they had received benefits from the other party, they couldn't be unaware of the implications, so they readily agreed.

Even so, Shang Lin was still worried. First, she was worried about Lin's father's health, and second, she was afraid that they would not be able to resist asking questions and would let something slip. So the next day, she asked She Jinxing to go to the hospital with her, but instead of showing up, she stayed hidden.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly for Lin's father. It seems that the doctor working in the county was familiar with traditional doctors, so he didn't pursue the matter further and proceeded with the follow-up treatment.

The process was much simpler, so Lin's father was discharged from the hospital on Saturday afternoon, and Lin Shengqi returned to school. But Ji Xiaoyao had not returned yet, no, there was no news of him at all, which made Shang Lin a little worried.

The school wasn't closed this week, and Shang Lin hadn't told Old Man Chai that the parents would be coming to see the students on the weekend, so he didn't come either. Li Hongjin came instead, firstly to see Shang Lin, and secondly to tell him that Manager Duan's mother had passed away and the business of collecting mountain goods had been handed over to someone else.

But Manager Duan didn't say who that "other person" was, which made Li Hongjin a little worried. "This is the time to close up the mountain, but the person who collects the mountain goods is gone."

What could Shang Lin say? He could only say, "Birth, aging, sickness, and death are things that no one can avoid. Maybe Manager Duan will come again soon. You can also look for other people."

"I've looked around, but they're all small vendors, nothing like Manager Duan who's so straightforward!"

Shang Lin smiled but didn't speak. After all, his mind was on Ji Xiaoyao's safety, and making money had to take a backseat for now. In fact, She Jinxing returned to school at the same time as Lin Shengqi, but Shang Lin didn't give him any time to rest and sent him out to find someone.