Old Man Chai could appear at any moment, so Shang Lin could only tell She Jinxing and Hu Tangdi, "Find a secluded place to hide, then come back and tell me that I'm still waiting for Old Man Chai and he can't see me."
She Jinxing and Hu Tangdi cooperated very well, and soon they appeared beside Shang Lin in disguise. She Jinxing spoke first, "Sect Master, we found the warehouse you drew, and we also found the owner of the warehouse, which belongs to your classmate Meng Zhe's family, but we did not find the puppet."
Shang Lin was immediately shocked. "Meng Zhe?! How is that possible? He doesn't have that ability."
Hu Tangdi continued, "He may not have it, but what about his family members, or those he is particularly close to?"
Coming to his senses, Shang Lin was utterly puzzled. "What's the purpose?"
I had met Meng Zhe's father once before, but could that brief encounter really make him want to harm me? As for what he coveted from me, that's even more impossible. What does he have now?
Hu Tangdi replied somewhat discontentedly, "I wanted to use illusion magic to interrogate that person, but this snake stopped me. He insisted that the sect leader forbade us to act rashly and that we had to come back and ask the sect leader first."
"Yes, we really can't act rashly." The puppet wasn't found, perhaps because the multiple layers of protection we took worked. Also, "You guys go look for Old Man Chai first. The bus back to the village is almost time, and he hasn't gone back to the hospital to get his glasses yet. I'm a little worried."
Hu Tangdi wanted to say, "Shouldn't we resolve the sect leader's matter first?"
But She Jinxing said first, "Let's go find it right now."
Hu Tangdi glanced at She Jinxing with some dissatisfaction, but still went to find someone. On the way, he couldn't help but complain, "Can't you put the sect leader first in your heart?"
She Jinxing remained calm. "I only listen to the sect leader because I put him first. Although the sect leader is young, he never does anything without certainty. I believe he can handle things well."
Hu Tangdi choked, and in the end, he could only spread all his divine sense to look for the person, but his impression of She Jinxing worsened by three points.
Although the small county town is not big, it is not easy to find someone. Fortunately, Hu Tangdi and She Jinxing are not ordinary people, and they found the person in no time.
only……
Not a quarter of an hour after Hu Tangdi and She Jinxing left, Huang Li returned, carrying nothing in his hands, but he had transformed back into the adorable little boy.
Shang Lin asked with some concern, "How did you turn back? Did no one see you?"
Huang Li hurriedly said, "No, but there were too many things, and I didn't finish buying them all. Besides, I never expected that shopping would be so tiring, even more tiring than my cultivation. Suddenly I felt like I couldn't hold on any longer, so I found a secluded place to turn back and came to find the sect leader."
Shang Lin couldn't help but chuckle. The little guy's previous bravado had completely vanished, but he didn't say anything, only saying, "Then you should go back to the tower and rest first."
After finding a secluded spot, Shang Lin sent Huang Li back into the Dragon Spirit Tower. Then, he stood outside the hospital waiting for Hu Tangdi and She Jinxing. The car that was supposed to take them back to the village had already arrived at the hospital to pick them up.
Shang Lin could only tell the driver, "We haven't finished our business yet, so we'll stay in the county for today. We'll contact you again when we're ready to go back."
The driver, not seeing Old Man Chai, asked, "Why are you alone? Where's your godfather?"
"He went to buy something and told me to wait for him at the hospital."
Everyone in the village knew that Shang Lin was being pampered and carefully raised by Old Man Chai, so even though he said that, the driver was still a little worried. "Can you manage on your own?"
Shang Lin smiled and said, "It's alright, you can go now."
"...Alright then, if anything happens, just call the village chief's house."
"Okay, sure."
The village car had only been gone for five minutes when She Jinxing returned, his face even more pale than when he had just come back. "Sect Master, something has happened to Old Man Chai."
"What?!" Shang Lin grabbed She Jinxing's arm. "Where is he? Take me there quickly."
She Jinxing grabbed Shang Lin's arm and then used a trick to speed away with him.
In a secluded alley, Old Man Chai was leaning against the wall, covered in blood, while Hu Tangdi used magic to heal him.
Shang Lin hurriedly stepped forward, and only after seeing Hu Tangdi lower his hand did he ask in a low voice, "How is it?"
Hu Tangdi looked at Shang Lin with some reluctance and replied, "I'm afraid his life is in danger."
Shang Lin's face instantly darkened. "Can't you think of another way?"
Shang Lin already had a basic understanding of the county's medical conditions, and since Hu Tangdi had said so, he was afraid that even superhuman medical methods could change that, but he really didn't want anything to happen to Old Man Chai.
Especially since just yesterday we were thinking about how to protect Old Man Chai so that he could live to be a hundred years old and free from illness and pain, and today he is facing a life-or-death crisis. Who could accept that?
Hu Tangdi used magic to wipe away the bloodstains on Old Man Chai's body and frankly said, "If Xing Tian or Ji Xiaoyao are willing, they can temporarily occupy Old Man Chai's body and use their soul power to slowly repair it. I just don't know if they know this kind of magic."
“Xing Tian definitely won’t.” Shang Lin paused for a moment. “Ji Xiaoyao definitely will, but I don’t know if he’ll agree?”
She Jinxing hurriedly said, "Sect Master, why don't you just ask him? After all, it's a matter of life and death."
Shang Lin immediately said to Hu Tangdi, "Create an illusion without sunlight so that no one can see it."
Hu Tangdi wanted to say, "What's there to worry about in this secluded alley?" But since the sect leader had spoken, she couldn't say anything and could only comply. As for the light-avoiding illusion, it was naturally for Ji Xiaoyao's sake.
Once the illusion was complete, Shang Lin released Ji Xiaoyao and, to avoid wasting time, immediately explained the current situation.
Ji Xiaoyao was very embarrassed when he heard this. "I have never done such a thing in all these years. And how will the sect leader explain it to him after he recovers?"
Shang Lin only said, "You don't need to worry about anything else. Just tell me, are you willing or not?"
Ji Xiaoyao was quite helpless, but considering Qiu Niang's attitude towards Shang Lin, he could only agree, "Alright."
Shang Lin watched Ji Xiaoyao disappear on the spot, and it was a while before he saw Old Man Chai open his eyes, a pair of eyes completely different from his loving father's.
Shang Lin hurriedly said, "Quickly tone down your sharp gaze, lest you scare someone."
Ji Xiaoyao closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, he felt much better. However, Shang Lin was still not satisfied and could only tell him to restrain himself as much as possible. Then, he said to Hu Tangdi and She Jinxing, "Do you know who did it?"
Hu Tangdi nodded, "I was busy saving Old Man Chai and didn't have time to chase after him. We can go now, but it will take a little time."
"It's alright, you can go and remove the illusion."
She Jinxing hurriedly said, "I'll stay and protect you."
Shang Lin's attitude was firm: "No need, just go and come back quickly."
"……yes."
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