All around him were the cacophony of roars, biting, crying, and wailing, but Shang Lin's voice seemed to possess a captivating power, gradually transforming Ji Xiaoyao back into a normal human being.
Before long, the six people were devoured by the vengeful spirits, leaving not even a trace. Shang Lin hurriedly took out a vermilion brush and began to draw talismans to exorcise the vengeful spirits.
But the vengeful spirit transformed into human form and knelt before Shang Lin, pleading, "Please, sir, lead us to seek revenge, and if possible, find our lost souls."
Shang Lin paused, and the lines he had just drawn vanished instantly. He wasn't annoyed at being interrupted halfway through, and only asked, "Didn't you just take your revenge?"
"No, there's more. As long as they are not destroyed, we will not disperse."
Shang Lin originally planned to deal with these people first, then split into two groups: one to pick up Huang Ying and Huang Li, and the other to find Yu Qingfeng. Now that he has help, he said, "Okay."
Then Shang Lin said to Ji Xiaoyao, "Go to Qiu Niang's place. After we rescue Yu Qingfeng, we'll go pick up Huang Ying and Huang Li."
"Okay." Ji Xiaoyao disappeared immediately.
Red Scorpion hurriedly asked, "What about these cars?"
Shang Lin hurriedly took out his phone. "I'll call Situ Pojun and ask him to contact Uncle Hat to handle this." They can handle non-humans, but they can't handle physical objects.
She Jinxing immediately reminded him, "We need to check the car. What if there's something inside that could injure an ordinary person?"
Shang Lin paused, "This is really difficult to handle. I'd better ask Situ Pojun."
Situ Pojun answered the call and asked anxiously, "Shang Lin, how are you?"
“That’s good.” Shang Lin said calmly. “The people who were chasing us were devoured by the vengeful spirits and were left without even a trace. But what should we do with the cars they brought? And we’re worried that these cars are different from ordinary cars, but we still need to rescue people. So we can only ask you what to do.”
"Send me your location, and I'll handle it."
"Thank you very much."
After sending the location and putting away his phone, Shang Lin asked the vengeful spirits, "Do you know how far the journey is?"
The vengeful spirits shook their heads, and Shang Lin sighed, "Alright, we'll follow you, but we have to go where the car can pass."
When they got into the car, Shang Lin noticed that She Jinxing was injured. He quickly pulled open the other man's sleeve and saw a large, gruesome burn mark on his left forearm.
Shang Lin immediately frowned, "Why didn't you say anything?"
As she spoke, she took out a pill and handed it to She Jinxing before quickly and gently cleaning, applying medicine, and bandaging the wound. "Can you still drive?"
"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious." As he spoke, She Jinxing used his demonic power to bring the car back to the main road. Fortunately, it was nighttime and close to the New Year, so there were hardly any cars in the outer city.
Shang Lin then looked at Red Scorpion, "Are you injured?"
Red Scorpion said arrogantly, "I'm not that weak."
Shang Lin immediately smiled and said, "That's good."
Red Scorpion, "..."
I reasonably suspect that your attitude and tone make you think I'm a sulking child, but I have no proof.
The vengeful spirits led the way in front of the car. Shang Lin leaned back in the passenger seat, feeling drowsy. He was really no match for Yu Qingfeng in terms of physical strength, and he needed to rest for a while before finding her.
As soon as the car stopped, Shang Lin immediately opened his eyes. It was already dawn outside the car window; had they been driving all night? He hurriedly asked, "Have we arrived?"
She Jinxing pointed to the left, "I think so, the vengeful spirits have stopped."
Shang Lin immediately looked in that direction. Before him lay a vast expanse of white snow, with many bare trees. A stone stood upright on a mountain path, its inscription obscured by time. The vengeful spirits floated upon it, pointing towards the mountaintop.
Shang Lin reluctantly took out his reserve food—chocolate—and started eating it. Although he didn't like it, he had no choice but to eat it because they would have to hike next. The car could only drive halfway up the mountain, which probably took a lot of She Jinxing's demon power.
Shang Lin put on his woolen hat. "Let's go."
She Jinxing hurriedly stopped him, saying, "I'll go up and check the situation first. The sect leader can go up after I return."
"No way." Shang Lin refused instantly. "This is their stronghold. Even with teamwork, they might not have a chance of winning, let alone fighting alone, especially in a place that targets demon cultivators. I'll go up alone. You guys go back to the tower first."
She Jinxing and Chi Xie said in unison, "No."
Shang Lin explained helplessly, "But if we appear together, and something happens, we won't even have any backup. I'm not going to fight alone; I need to test the waters."
She Jinxing hurriedly said, "I was just testing the waters."
Shang Lin smiled, "Do you know formations, understand star charts, and are familiar with mechanisms?"
She Jinxing, “…”
Shang Lin laughed again, "But you can not go back to the tower. You can turn into a little snake and wrap it around my wrist. That way, you won't be easily discovered."
Red Scorpion hurriedly said, "Then I can too."
"No way." Shang Lin refused instantly. "If you put your arm around my wrist, I'll instinctively shake it off."
Red Scorpion, "..."
That's species discrimination against me.
Shang Lin immediately reached out his left hand and tugged at his sleeve. She Jinxing quickly transformed into her original form after hatching and wrapped around his wrist like a snake-shaped bracelet. It was shiny black and looked quite nice against his fair and slender wrist.
Red Scorpion, "..."
I'm so jealous I'm practically bubbling with jealousy.
Shang Lin quickly pulled down his sleeve and opened the car door. As soon as he was exposed to the cold wind in the early morning, he shivered. He had forgotten that he had just woken up. Unfortunately, time waits for no one.
The red scorpion also disappeared instantly, but instead of returning to the Dragon Spirit Tower, it turned into a tiny creature and lay in the hood of Shang Lin's down jacket. After all, he was still wearing a separate hood, so the hood was just for decoration.
Shang Lin was helpless, but he didn't say anything. He followed the vengeful spirits up the mountain, observing the surrounding terrain as he went, so as not to trigger the mountain-protecting formation again. He wondered if any sects in the human world had a mountain-protecting formation.
We should get a bird's-eye view from above, but that would increase our chances of being spotted. But would Yu Qingfeng be here? Let's hope we don't make a wasted trip!
Shang Lin casually asked the vengeful spirits, "Do you know Yu Qingfeng? Is he here?"
Shang Lin, who had given up hope, overheard the vengeful spirits saying, "They captured a human, but we don't know his name. He was in a basement."
Shang Lin was delighted. "Is this the basement?"
"I don't know. We couldn't get rid of them back then, so we didn't have much of a clear understanding. We just knew the general situation."
"Don't be too happy yet," Shang Lin asked again, "Was it because they were injured that you were able to come out?"
"No, it's because they were dying and lost control over us that we were able to come out and take on various forms."
"I see."
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