When Shang Lin was taken home by She Jinxing and Hu Tangdi, it was almost midnight, but he still couldn't sleep. He still had to deal with things in the Dragon Spirit Tower. The tower must be very "lively" now.
However, when Shang Lin entered the tower, it wasn't the chaotic mess he had imagined. Xing Tian and the young man were sleeping peacefully in the makeshift house, while the Divine Lord floated in mid-air, watching the now-enlarged Green Demon, and efficiently dealt with the "garbage."
When Lü Yao saw Shang Lin, she even gave him several demon cores of various sizes. Even though they were shaped like bamboo, she was overjoyed, her whole body radiating happiness.
For the first time, Shang Lin realized how important fertilizer was to a gardener, but then he wondered, "Won't this fertilizer contaminate our medicinal herbs?"
Shang Lin swore he was really just curious and asked casually, but the next second, Lü Yao, who was clearly happy, immediately got angry, "Fine, fertilizer, fine."
Shang Lin quickly reassured him, "Alright, alright, I was just asking casually. I'll give it to you if we meet again. Thank you for giving me the inner core."
Green Jade happily went off to work again, and She Jinxing stared at it with wide eyes for a while before stammering, "This, this is, Green Jade?!" Where is their sect's adorable little plant?
Hu Tangdi patted She Jinxing on the back, much like an elder comforting a younger person. "This is nothing. It was terrifying when it went berserk yesterday. Even the sect leader was almost injured by it. It was an indiscriminate attack."
She Jinxing subconsciously looked at Hu Tangdi, "But I didn't sense any danger to the sect leader yesterday, otherwise I would have come back yesterday."
Hu Tangdi casually replied, "Maybe it's because the distance is too far."
Shang Lin immediately looked at Hu Tangdi, "Were you injured just now?"
During the chaotic battle, Hu Tangdi remained in human form, so Shang Lin didn't notice anything amiss. Moreover, at that moment, he was only thinking about She Jinxing's strange behavior and being disturbed by the young man, so he forgot about it.
Hu Tangdi smiled awkwardly, "It's nothing, just a minor injury." They weren't even powerful demon cultivators, their brains weren't fully developed yet, and they managed to injure themselves. It was truly embarrassing.
Shang Lin was a little dissatisfied, "Isn't a minor injury still an injury? Let the little snake treat it for you."
She Jinxing wanted to say, "Men and women are different."
But then he thought about how Hu Tangdi was the only girl in the sect right now. If he didn't help, who would? The sect leader? So he hurriedly said, "Okay."
Shang Lin then looked at the tower spirit, "Has the Divine Lord taken a look at that young man?"
The deity then looked at Shang Lin, "Very good, your new disciple?"
“No,” Shang Lin said truthfully. “They came to this in the middle of nowhere and probably have no memory of their previous life. They just want to find their way home.”
The deity was a little puzzled. "This doesn't affect your decision to accept him as a disciple. I see that he is surrounded by golden light of merit, which perfectly meets your criteria for accepting disciples."
Shang Lin laughed, "I'm afraid I can't take in someone like that, especially since Situ Pojun is eagerly waiting for him."
The Divine Lord was still puzzled, "Don't you dare to snatch the person from Situ Pojun?"
Shang Lin said helplessly, "Is it a matter of daring or not? This person is very important and involved in a major case. If he hadn't lost his memory, he would have gone with Situ Pojun long ago. And I believe that once he regains his memory, he will definitely be willing to continue solving cases with Situ Pojun."
"I see." The tower spirit suddenly smiled. "I never expected that Sect Master Shang would fall from grace."
Shang Lin, "..."
Looking at the tower spirit with utter helplessness, he said, "Am I really down on my luck now? I've been down on my luck ever since I failed my tribulation, okay?"
After saying that, Shang Lin yawned again and said, "No, I'm extremely sleepy. I need to rest. We can talk about it tomorrow. As for that young man, please keep an eye on him, Divine Lord, and make sure he's not frightened."
The deity didn't take it seriously, saying, "I think he has a very strong will."
"Everyone has weaknesses, and even the strongest person is no exception," Shang Lin said as he walked out. "Not everyone is an ancient dragon."
The deity immediately glared at him, "You're actually implying something about me?"
Shang Lin's voice came closer as he spoke, "I was praising the Divine Lord."
Although Shang Lin said he was extremely tired and wanted to rest, he was covered in dirt. How could he lie in bed without taking a shower? As he took out his phone to take off his clothes, he saw a bunch of messages.
Fan Mingyu was asked why he wasn't here today. Was something wrong?
One of Meng Zhe's friends said, "We're going back to school on the 7th, how about we meet up?"
Lin Shengqi was among them, and they said they would meet him when he returned to school on the 7th, so they brought him pure honey.
There's even someone who got promoted on the ninth day of the lunar month! "Hey boss, before we go back to school, shouldn't we have a get-together or something?"
Shang Lin checked the time; it was around the time he had spoken to Situ Pojun on the phone. He couldn't help but wonder if these kids had arranged it beforehand.
However, Meng Zhe and Lin Shengqi might have made an appointment, but Chu Jiusheng might not. Although they had shared a room before, their relationship was not very harmonious. After that, Chu Jiusheng complained to Shang Lin, "Your classmates are really arrogant."
Shang Lin laughed when he heard this. "They're not my classmates anymore. On the contrary, Xiao Su is in your class. Maybe one day when the seating arrangement changes, you two will be able to sit together."
Chu Jiusheng said with a look of disdain, "No way, Su Jinghang is just a pampered young master, and besides, isn't it good to have a pretty female classmate?"
Shang Lin just smiled and didn't say anything. What a little kid, and he has a pretty female classmate!
However, Shang Lin didn't reply to any of the messages on his phone. He quickly took a shower and went to sleep, seemingly back to a life where he needed rest but couldn't. But this time, at least he gained a lot, not only an inner core but also some connections.
The next day, Shang Lin woke up naturally and felt refreshed. Although the third level of Qi Refining was nothing to a cultivator, it still had a significant effect on his sickly body.
However, Shang Lin ignored everything and plunged into the Dragon Spirit Tower to refine pills. This time, he first set up a double-layered isolation array to ensure that nothing would be leaked.
Moreover, everyone except Lü Yao was "driven" out of the Dragon Spirit Tower by Shang Lin. The others didn't say anything, but the Divine Lord asked with some confusion, "Are you afraid we'll steal your skills?"
"I'm afraid you'll distract me." After saying that, Shang Lin didn't forget to add, "Keep an eye on Lan Xuan and teach him some common sense about being a ghost." Lan Xuan was the young man they brought back yesterday.
In fact, Shang Lin didn't need to be in such a hurry to refine pills, but he had to start school and wouldn't have such a long vacation again. He also obtained a demon core and had disciples who needed pills, so he couldn't not refine them!
Oh, and there are also the medicinal herbs that Green Yao cleared out. This guy really went through a lot of trouble with the herbs in order to fertilize them. Some herbs can be transplanted, while others can only be used as soon as possible. He's all about being diligent and thrifty.
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