When the night was deep and quiet, Shang Lin released the little thing from the Dragon Spirit Tower. Unlike Qiu Niang, this was a creature that had not yet taken human form, but it could walk upright like a human and speak human language.
When it was released, it still desperately lunged at Shang Lin, but he was prepared and used a magic seal to form a net that trapped it. It struggled for a while before calming down.
During this time, Shang Lin kept studying the Lotus Mirror. He looked at it again and again, and tried it again and again, but he still couldn't make the mirror change. It was clear that he couldn't do anything with his current abilities.
However, it did absorb some spiritual energy, which is better than nothing. I wonder if it can be polished back to a shine? It could be given to Qiu Niang as a mirror, after all, they are a perfect match, an ancient mirror.
"My lord, please let me go."
Shang Lin put down the mirror in his hand and turned his gaze to the little thing. He asked in a calm tone, "Reason? You weren't up to any good when you pounced on me, were you?"
"How could that be?" Knowing that she was no match for him, the little thing behaved exceptionally well. "My name is Huang Ying, and I am from the Huang family. I have not yet taken human form, so I am searching for opportunities everywhere. The first time I saw you, I felt that you were different from others, so I rushed towards you without any regard for anything else."
"Heh." I didn't believe your nonsense!
Although Shang Lin didn't believe Huang Ying's words, his habit in the cultivation world was to respect the strong, and besides, Huang Ying had come to him, so letting her go was impossible.
So Shang Lin said seriously, "If that's the case, why are you still asking me to let you go? Shouldn't you be with me?"
Shang Lin looks like a sickly child, but his aura is anything but weak, which is incredibly contradictory.
“But, but I see that the adult is frail and sickly, not... not long-lived, probably has no future.” Huang Ying’s voice grew softer and softer. “That’s why I want to leave.”
Although Shang Lin was in poor health, he was still sharp of hearing and sight and heard everything clearly. However, his expression remained unchanged and his tone did not change. "That being said, there is still a resident living in my house. It is inevitable that she will be lonely living alone. You can stay and keep her company."
"Huh?" Huang Ying was a little dumbfounded. "Me? Accompany, accompany who?" Could it be this exciting right from the start? Demons have dignity too, okay?
Shang Lin raised his hand and showed Huang Ying the Qiu Niang from the New Year painting, saying, "You can stay with her, and you can also live in the Dragon Spirit Tower, which is more spacious."
Huang Ying and Qiu Niang exchanged surprised glances, then looked at Shang Lin with the same expression and exclaimed in unison, "Benefactor?"
"grown ups?"
Shang Lin waved his hand and said, "From now on, you two should get along well in the Dragon Spirit Tower. If there's anything I need you to do, I won't hesitate to help. It's decided then and there."
Without giving anyone a chance to refuse, the Dragon Spirit Pagoda appeared and disappeared with remarkable speed and efficiency.
Qiu Niang and Huang Ying, who were taken into the Dragon Spirit Tower, looked at each other and then looked around. It was a piece of land that stretched as far as the eye could see, but it was devoid of any life. This was where they lived.
Huang Ying immediately put on a bitter face, "Who is this master? How come there is such a place? Are you really going to leave us here to starve?"
Qiu Niang, on the other hand, was particularly easygoing, saying, "My benefactor has his own arrangements."
"My benefactor?!" Huang Ying's voice rose involuntarily. "The lord saved you? But aren't you a ghost? No matter how powerful he is, isn't he still a person?"
"He is no ordinary person, otherwise he wouldn't have the Dragon Spirit Tower."
After saying this, Qiu Niang ignored Huang Ying and wanted to see if there was anything they could build a house for, or at least find shelter. Even though she had been a ghost for hundreds of years, she still retained human habits deep down.
The next morning, Shang Lin got up early again to prepare breakfast and lunch, so that Old Man Chai wouldn't get hurt cooking alone at home, and he also needed to bring his own food. Food is essential for mortals.
After the meal, Shang Lin began preparing the tools for going into the mountains. Li Hongjin rushed over in a flurry. Besides the fact that he had seen them sell all the mountain goods yesterday, Grandpa Wang and Grandpa Li's children also came one after another to go into the mountains together.
It wasn't that Old Man Chai was timid, but there were still dangers deep in the mountains. Young people, however, are fearless and dare to go to any remote place.
So even though so many people went into the mountains together, Old Man Chai still gave Shang Lin a few more instructions: go early and come back early, don't go deep into the mountains, and be careful of snakes and other safety issues.
Before Shang Lin could say anything, Li Hongjin smiled and assured him, "Don't worry, Uncle Chai, I will take good care of Tiedan."
Old Man Chai's expression did not improve at all. "You guys, don't think you're fearless just because you're young. It won't hurt to listen to your elders."
Shang Lin immediately assured him, "Don't worry, Godfather, I will take good care of myself and will definitely come back as soon as possible."
Only after Shang Lin and his group disappeared from Old Man Chai's already blurry sight did he move. As he walked into the house, he muttered to himself, "Junior Sister, in the end, I couldn't protect your son!"
As soon as Shang Lin entered the mountains, he felt the air was filled with the freshness of grass and trees, completely unaware that the disguise he had been carefully protecting had already been exposed.
Anyone who has ever foraged for wild produce knows that you can't go in a group, otherwise you won't find anything or much. So, they split up not long after entering the mountains. Of course, Li Hongjin didn't separate from Shang Lin, because he had to take care of the children.
Perhaps because Shang Lin was in poor health, he looked much younger than his peers, so Li Hongjin, the older brother, was always overly protective of him. However, he said, "Is your godfather raising you like a daughter?"
Shang Lin had heard this kind of talk before, so he didn't refute it. What daughter, what child—as long as it didn't interfere with his business, it was fine. He'd even tacitly accepted the nickname "Iron Egg," saying that a humble name was easier to raise.
Heh, given the original owner's physical condition, any lowly title would be useless. Even if he hadn't been possessed by her soul, she would still have died young.
However, Shang Lin still replied, "Get to work."
The so-called mountain products are basically anything that can be eaten or used, such as food, medicinal herbs, and even some special kinds of wood...
Besides these, Shang Lin also needs to find things with spiritual energy, but of course, he leaves this to fate and doesn't force it. After all, he has experienced many ups and downs, and his mentality has long been cultivated to be peaceful.
Since it was the first day in the mountains, Shang Lin was afraid that Old Man Chai would worry, so he didn't go very far. Besides, he now had land and people, so he could just transplant the crops into the Dragon Spirit Tower.
This is also to ensure that Old Man Chai won't stop him from going into the mountains in the future; otherwise, what's the point of talking about the future? Given how much he cares about himself, he probably won't even be able to think about it before he comes of age.
Li Hongjin didn't expect Shang Lin to be preparing to go home in the afternoon, but considering that the largest basketball hoop on their backs was already full, he didn't say anything to object and went back with them.
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