Shao Jingming saw Bao Tong move away and was about to reach out to pull Lin Qingyao again.

  Lin Qingyao hastily dodged back and frowned, saying: "Shao Jingming, if you have something to say, say it properly, don't resort to violence."

  Shao Jingming looked around cautiously, then turned to Lin Qingyao and said, "Qingyao, can I go to your house? This matter... is not easy to say."

  He wasn't sure if Lin Qingyao was willing to let others know that she was a "high person". Now Ye Baozhen and that unknown man were here, he couldn't say anything.

  Moreover, if he said it in front of Ye Bao Tong, it wouldn't be long before rumors spread that he was mentally ill... Thinking of Ye Bao Tong's sinister nature, Shao Jing Ming couldn't help but shiver.

  Looking at Shao Jingming with a pleading gaze, Lin Qingyao finally nodded. When they arrived at Lin Qingyao's home, Shao Jingming followed Lin Qingyao into the bedroom. Bao Tong said to Lin Qingyao with some concern: "Qingyao, this kid is a playboy, if he dares to take advantage of you, just shout loudly."

  Lin Qingyao smiled brightly, her strength was much greater than Shao Jingming's. If Shao Jingming had any evil intentions, she would definitely make him regret it and never come back.

  Lin Qingyao hadn't had time to buy a table and chairs yet, so the only furniture in the house were two old, rickety chairs that couldn't even be sat on steadily.

  Shao Jingming's mind was elsewhere at this moment, he and Lin Qingyao sat down facing each other.

  Lin Qingyao glanced at Shao Jingming's dejected appearance and felt a little puzzled. What could this young master Shao want from her?

  "Qingyao, you must help me this time." Shao Jingming said with a sorrowful face.

  "What's the matter? I'll definitely help if I can, but as you've seen, my current situation is probably unable to help you." Lin Qingyao said with a somewhat amused tone, glancing around her dilapidated house.

  "Ah... I've made a terrible mistake!"

  Lin Qingyao didn't expect Shao Jingming to suddenly say such a thing, her heart sank, and she felt a chill... How did he know? And why did he find himself? How did he know that she was a cultivator?

  In the blink of an eye, Lin Qingyao looked at Shao Jingming with a calm expression, seemingly nonchalant, and said: "I say, Young Master Shao, what's wrong with you? Why are you talking nonsense, saying I've been possessed by evil spirits? Don't try to scare me."

  "Qingyao! I didn't deceive you, I really did encounter evil!" Shao Jingming emphasized again, his eyes filled with a pleading expression as he looked at Lin Qingyao.

  Lin Qingyao had made up her mind not to admit that she was a cultivator, so she furrowed her brow and said: "Even if you really did encounter evil spirits, you should be looking for a Taoist priest or a Buddhist monk, what do you want with me?"

  Shao Jingming said with a dejected face: "Do you think I haven't tried to find it? I don't know how much money I've spent, but in the end, it still had no effect..." As he spoke, Shao Jingming grasped Lin Qingyao's hand and trembled as he said: "Qingyao... please, I'm begging you, I know you have skills. As long as I get close to you, that thing won't dare approach me... Please help me."

  Sha Jingming's expression didn't seem fake, causing Lin Qingyao to think deeply for a moment. What thing was it that she didn't dare get close to whenever it approached her? This seemed like nothing trivial.

  Looking at this originally playful and frivolous young master, who has now become like this, Lin Qingyao couldn't help but feel some sympathy for him. After all, he had once helped her scold Zhao Zhang. Lin Qingyao carefully chose her words and said: "Then you'd better tell me clearly what's going on."

  Shao Jingming fell into a reverie: "Do you still remember the big rain in Chengdu half a month ago? I attended a gathering in the mountains and after returning, I felt like someone was following me. I always felt spiritually drained, so I went to the hospital for a check-up, but they just said it was anemia and lack of rest."

  "But I know things aren't that simple, I'm afraid I've provoked something, this thing has been following me, entwining me, sucking my vital energy and blood."

  As he spoke, Shao Jingming pulled open his collar and turned his head sideways, letting Lin Qingyao take a look.

  Lin Qingyao looked over and saw that Shao Jingming's neck was a purplish color, and upon closer inspection, there were even tiny wounds about the size of needle holes.

  "Qing Yao..." Shao Jingming called out nervously as he saw Lin Qingyao's unclear expression.

  Lin Qingyao furrowed her brow and said, "I'm not some kind of immortal, I just casually found a master to apprentice under and learned some half-baked skills. What bit you, I don't know." She didn't want to keep lying, Shao Jingming already knew she wasn't an ordinary person. If she continued to hide it now, it would be counterproductive. So she spoke vaguely, letting others think she was a quack.

  At this point, Lin Qingyao's tone changed: "Can you still feel that thing following you now?"

  Shao Jingming shook his head: "As soon as I saw you, that feeling of being followed and stared at disappeared."

  Lin Qingyao said in a low voice, "This is strange. After merging with Yun Qingzi's memories, Lin Qingyao knew that there was no such thing as ghosts in this world. So-called ghosts were just people with exceptionally strong divine consciousness whose souls did not disperse and instead transformed into spiritual cultivators."

  In the end, she was also a cultivator like them - that memory told her that these practitioners were collectively known as cultivators, and their goal was to become immortals!

  Thinking of this, Lin Qingyao was no longer afraid. According to Shao Jingming's meaning, the thing that followed him should also be a cultivator. Whether it was a demon cultivator or a spirit cultivator, their cultivation was not as good as hers!

  Since she is not as good as her, of course she is not afraid.

  The road to cultivation is fraught with difficulties, and one cannot always avoid things. Lin Qingyao said to Shao Jingming: "You can stay here at my place for now, and tomorrow I'll try my best to help you."

  "By the way, don't mention this matter to Bao Tong and Xu Ran." Lin Qingyao added.

  Shao Jingming was now treating Lin Qingyao as if she were a goddess, and whatever she said he would do without any dissenting opinions. He nodded his head in gratitude, saying "Qingyao, thank you."

  Lin Qingyao suddenly thought of something and then suddenly laughed: "If you really want to thank me, there is indeed one thing I'd like to ask for your help."

  "What's up?" asked Shao Jingming hastily and warmly, if he could help Lin Qingyao with something, it would also count as repaying the favor.

  "I want to read a book." Lin Qingyao suddenly said.

  "Reading books?" Shao Jingming was taken aback, clearly not keeping up with Lin Qingyao's rhythm.

  Lin Qingyao nodded and said: "I just want to experience school life... usually, I may not go to class often."