Shang Lin took another sip of water before responding to Qiu Niang's words, "No, my recent studies have not been in vain. I've been combining metaphysics and science and just kept working on it. I'm just a little exhausted."
The deity looked at Shang Lin with a hint of helplessness, "You're starting to look like a sixteen-year-old now. Tell me the result!"
Shang Lin leaned back on the sofa, somewhat weakly, and replied, "I guess that ghost lost her child before she died. She probably sought medical help everywhere for her child while she was alive, but she still couldn't save her. She may have died because of this, and her obsession lingers after death. She continues to seek medical help everywhere. The longer it goes on, the more irrational she becomes. As her obsession fades, her resentment grows stronger. This time, she's also looking for medicine to save her child, but the child has become a dried-up corpse. Who can save her? Moreover, the child has been with her for a long time, and I'm afraid she'll become a ghost herself. It's not a good situation!"
Hu Tangdi asked with great concern, "She can cause trouble even in the Dragon Spirit Tower. If she is released... the consequences are unimaginable. If it really is something sealed by the Meng family, it's no wonder that they couldn't even take care of Meng Zhe's initial examination and have been searching everywhere. But what should we do? She can drag the sect leader into her dream once, and she will do it again. We can't help her at all. Wouldn't the sect leader's life be in danger?"
The deity said, "Since the Meng family can seal that embroidered shoe, let's return it to them and let them continue sealing it. If that doesn't work, we'll seal it ourselves."
Shang Lin disagreed, saying, "I'm afraid that won't work. Even if the shoes belonged to the Meng family, with their current abilities, they probably can't seal them. After all, so many days have passed, and they haven't even found them, let alone sealed them. As for us, we certainly can't seal them with our current abilities, and besides, we're going on a long trip."
Hu Tangdi hurriedly asked, "Then what should we do?"
“What else can we do? We can only solve the problem at its root.” Shang Lin said, then slipped and fell again. “No, I need to sleep a little longer, then I’ll get up and figure out a way to deal with that thing.”
Qiu Niang hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Sect Leader, what if you fall asleep and she drags you into your dream?"
Shang Lin immediately sat up. "You're right. I need to arm myself so I won't be at a disadvantage when I fight her again."
Everyone looked at each other and then turned to Shang Lin. Suddenly, they realized that what the Divine Lord had said was right. This kind of sect leader was more like a sixteen-year-old boy, doing everything in a whirlwind.
However, while Shang Lin was busy, Ji Xiaoyao asked the Divine Lord in a low voice, "Is there any way to let someone enter the dream with the Sect Master? Otherwise it's too dangerous."
In fact, even the God-King had never encountered such a situation. In his previous life, as an ancient dragon god, he was incredibly powerful, and he did everything openly. Insidious tricks, especially things like dragging people into dreams, were useless against him.
But now that Shang Lin's safety is at stake, the Divine Lord thought for a moment before saying, "Shang Lin's servants are all demon cultivators. If there are ghost cultivators, such as Qiu Niang, then if he is dragged into a dream by a ghost, could they appear and help him?"
Upon hearing their conversation, Shang Lin immediately refused, "Given my current physical condition, I can't possibly establish a blood pact with the Ghost Registrar." Especially Qiu Niang, she should just remain a quiet and well-bred lady; her madness is truly unbearable.
There's something else Shang Lin didn't mention: what if Qiu Niang really is the wife Ji Xiaoyao has been searching for? In the years, decades, or even centuries to come, they'll be back to their old ways. Wouldn't it be nice to find a peaceful place to enjoy their time together?
Should I release them or not at that time? It's easy to form a blood pact of enslavement, but it's not easy to cancel it, especially the longer it lasts.
This is also the main reason why Shang Lin wanted Ji Xiaoyao, Qiu Niang, and Xing Tian to follow him willingly, rather than being forced to stay by his side like demon cultivators.
However, Shang Lin couldn't voice these thoughts, so he could only politely refuse, especially since he could completely handle the ghost on his own.
However, Shang Lin said to Qiu Niang, "I'm hungry, let's cook something."
When Qiu Niang heard what the Divine Lord said, she thought that Shang Lin would sign a blood pact with her, but the sect leader said that it was impossible to sign one, and then asked her to cook.
Qiu Niang snapped out of her daze with immense regret, "Okay, I'll do it right away."
After Shang Lin finished tinkering and had an early breakfast, he went to rest. But whether it was because of the daytime, his thorough preparation, or some other reason, the ghost did not drag him into his dream.
During this time, Qiu Niang wanted Hu Tangdi to take out the embroidered shoe. She felt that it looked familiar and wanted to take a closer look. As for Shang Lin's statement, "It may be a product of your era," it didn't make sense because there was no sense of déjà vu.
However, Hu Tangdi refused, "If I don't give it to her, what if she runs out and goes crazy again? The sect leader just fell asleep, do you want to wake him up?"
Qiu Niang glanced at Shang Lin, wondering what kind of thrilling events he had experienced during his brief sleep last night, and decided it was best not to disturb him.
But, "It's daytime now, how can the ghost bride still come out?"
Hu Tangdi looked Qiu Niang up and down, clearly saying, "Didn't you show up during the day too?"
Qiu Niang paused, thinking to herself, "I'm not like that ghost bride."
However, since she could appear, so could the ghost bride. So Qiu Niang could only try to recall the scene of seeing the embroidered shoe last night. But the memory was too distant, and she couldn't remember it for a moment. She still wanted to see the real thing.
Fortunately, Shang Lin woke up after only an hour. Qiu Niang mentioned her desire to see the embroidered shoe again, and Shang Lin did not object. She asked Hu Tangdi to bring it to her, but added, "Be careful."
After finishing speaking, Shang Lin rubbed his sore neck. Sleeping on the sofa was not as comfortable as sleeping in the bed, but the Dragon Spirit Tower could only cover an area of about 20 square meters. It was already good that he could sleep on the long sofa. "Old Man Chai" was huddled on a single sofa.
But we have to get this embroidered shoe sorted out today, otherwise how will they get around tomorrow? All the train tickets are booked, and changing them is too much trouble, plus the timing might not be right. As for refunds, those are out of the question; there are fees involved.
Although the current living conditions of the Shang Sect Master are not struggling to make ends meet, he still adheres to the principle of saving where he should and spending where he should, truly a representative of principled individuals.
Hu Tangdi took out the embroidered shoes but didn't give them to Qiu Niang. Instead, he said, "I'll take them and look at them."
Qiu Niang did not object, "Alright."
Upon closer inspection, these embroidered shoes are indeed a product of their era, worn by brides only once in their lives and then relegated to the back of the closet. Therefore, they wouldn't spend much money on shoes. But these shoes…
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