As the faint fragrance of the elixir dissipated, Huang Li and the thief appeared. As soon as he appeared, he complained to Shang Lin, "This guy is too cowardly. He looks much older than the sect leader. He wasn't like this when the sect leader first saw me. He's really not fun at all."

Shang Lin was taken aback, then smiled, "I think you should stop thinking about playing all the time and settle down. Let Xing Tian teach you to read more books."

Before Huang Li could even speak, the thief cried out, "There are monsters! I'm calling the police! You're all monsters!"

Shang Lin raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at Huang Li with a smile, "What did you do to him?"

Huang Li's adorable little face was full of innocence. "We were just playing hide-and-seek. Don't all human children play like that? He must have played it when he was little too."

The thief tremblingly took out his phone to call the police, but Shang Lin quickly interrupted him, saying very considerately, "Don't worry, my child doesn't like to play with you. I have other people at home, and someone will eventually like to play with you."

The thief was stunned, momentarily dumbfounded, and it took him a while to react. "You, you, you, you're a monster too! You, let me go! No, otherwise I, I..."

Shang Lin knocked the man unconscious with a single chop to the neck. "You cowardly bully, you've come to my door looking for a beating."

Huang Li looked at Shang Lin with shining eyes and praised him without reservation: "Sect Master, you are amazing! So what should we do now? We can't just leave this person at home, can we?"

Shang Lin smiled as he looked at the almanac and casually replied, "When Xing Tian comes back, have him find a way to send this person to Uncle Hat so that he won't harm ordinary people anymore."

Huang Li looked at Shang Lin with great confusion, "Since the sect leader thinks he's a menace, why not just cut him off directly instead of sending him away..."

Shang Lin immediately interrupted Huang Li, "This is the human realm, so we should naturally follow the rules of the human realm. We've only just escaped the poverty line, so why should we cause trouble for ourselves?"

"All right."

Huang Li had always lived deep in the mountains before, but was forced to come down to find food because of Hu Tangdi. His understanding of the human world began when he followed Shang Lin.

Ji Xiaoyao watched Shang Lin's swift hand gesture, a hint of eagerness flashing in his eyes, and casually asked, "How long will it take for the Sect Master's body to be healed?"

Shang Lin didn't understand why Ji Xiaoyao suddenly asked such a question, but she couldn't help but sigh, "There's no way to be sure. My body is in such bad shape. I can only do my best."

The eagerness in Ji Xiaoyao's eyes vanished instantly. It seemed that he would have to wait a long time to have a match with the sect leader!

That evening, while Shang Lin was taking a medicinal bath, Xing Tian returned home and was startled to see a strange man lying on the living room floor. He immediately went to the bedroom and bathroom, where the lights were on, to look for the man.

Shang Lin was soaking in a medicinal bath in the bathroom, while "Old Man Chai" was watching martial arts videos leaning against the headboard. Xing Tian, ​​who had been worried when he entered the room, immediately relaxed and stood by the bathroom door to ask Shang Lin, "What's going on with the people in the living room?"

Shang Lin smiled slightly, "You're a very useful person. Wait for me a moment."

"Okay." Xing Tian tactfully withdrew.

The spiritual energy in the medicinal bath was quickly absorbed by Shang Lin, and he felt his body become much lighter. However, the speed was still too slow for him, but there was nothing he could do about it. At least it was much better than before.

When Shang Lin came out of the bathroom, Xing Tian was updating his videos. The slow growth of his followers made him want to give up, and he couldn't help but mutter, "It seems that just posting scenery videos won't work. Besides, what good scenery is there in the county? At most, I can only take pictures of the clouds in the sky."

Shang Lin sat on the single sofa and advised, "There's really no rush. After all, none of us can show our faces. Let's take it slow."

Xing Tian subconsciously wanted to say, "Can't the sect leader show his face? After all, you're so good-looking."

But when Xing Tian thought about why Old Man Chai had become like this, he immediately stopped. They really couldn't show their sect leader's face. If the Shang people found out, they would be arrested and have their bone marrow extracted in no time.

Their sect leader is so young and weak. What if he is a match and saves that older brother whose identity he doesn't even know? Will he even survive? So Xing Tian hurriedly smiled and said, "Sect leader is right."

After saying that, he pointed to the man still unconscious on the ground and asked, "What are we going to do with this man? We can't just leave him at home tonight, can we?"

Shang Lin suddenly smiled, "Would you like to play a game?"

Xing Tian immediately became interested, "What game?"

Shang Lin smiled mysteriously, "Playing the bad guy's game."

"Ah, this..." I never expected you to be like this, sect leader.

Because of the midterm exams, evening self-study sessions were canceled, but there will still be one more day of exams. This cancellation only applies to a small number of students; most students still need to study.

Among the small group were those who excelled academically and those who struggled academically. Shang Lin and Meng Zhe belonged to the former. As soon as school ended after the exam in the afternoon, Shang Lin caught up with Meng Zhe and said directly, "Let's go out for dinner."

Meng Zhe was clearly taken aback, and subconsciously said, "Didn't you become a commuter student? Why are you still spending money to eat out?"

Shang Lin reached out and pulled Meng Zhe away, saying, "You talk too much nonsense. I invited you to dinner and you're still dawdling."

Meng Zhe, “…” Is something wrong here?

Su Jinghang and Lin Shengqi, who were left behind, looked at each other, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes. Finally, Su Jinghang said, "Perhaps Xiao Shang wants to clear up some misunderstanding with Xiao Meng? After all, there has been something strange between them lately."

Lin Shengqi nodded silently. Perhaps he also noticed that the two people were acting strangely, especially Meng Zhe, whose gaze towards Shang Lin was always incredibly complicated. One might have thought...

Well, it's better to be able to solve problems proactively than to keep doing things like this. I also need to work harder to get into a top provincial school, otherwise how can I continue to wash clothes for Shang Lin?

Shang Lin took Meng Zhe to a hot pot restaurant in a more remote location than their school. He used to have no concept of food, but now he has started to like hot pot.

Meng Zhe looked at Shang Lin with great confusion, "Why eat hot pot when you can just have a boxed lunch?" It's such a waste!

Shang Lin smiled slightly, "Don't worry, my family made a lot of money selling mountain products in the fall, otherwise my godfather wouldn't be here to accompany me. Besides, eating boxed lunches is nothing compared to having hot pot and chatting."

Upon hearing the word "chat," Meng Zhe's heart leaped into his throat, his expression became unnatural, and he even stammered, "Chat, chat about what?"

Shang Lin did not answer Meng Zhe's question, but instead asked, "I've ordered, would you like to add anything else?"

Meng Zhe was in no mood to think about what to eat at that moment. He immediately said, "You can order whatever you want, I'm fine with anything."

Shang Lin didn't insist. "Alright, then I'll make the decision."