Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 482 - 479: The Intuition of a Gu Cultivator_2

Chapter 482: Chapter 479: The Intuition of a Gu Cultivator_2

"Secrets!" Li Yue lifted her chin, smiling proudly.

"Miss Yueyue is so majestic, I want to ride too!" Xiao Manxuan exclaimed excitedly, not caring how it had been brought over.

Lin Tian had completely given up on her, who had been scared to death before but was now taking pride. As for the issue of bringing the giant python over, he guessed that Li Qingyun might have special channels, or perhaps this was a completely different giant python.

Riding the giant python as a mount was quite cool, much better than driving any sports car. If the python were a giant dragon, it would be awesome, soaring to the sky to embrace the moon, and diving into the sea to catch turtles; one could go anywhere in the world, and he too began to daydream.

Li Yue reached out to pull Xiao Manxuan up, then directed the giant python to move forward, while Lin Tian and Li Qingyun followed behind. It was fortunate that the back alley was empty, otherwise the sight would scare people to death, probably thinking that the two little girls were snake demons.

The giant python moved quickly. Xiao Manxuan had horse-riding skills, and riding a snake didn’t jolt her up and down, making it much more stable than riding a horse, so she quickly adapted to riding the snake. The two beauties riding the snake along with the night breeze created a beautiful scene as if floating in bubbles.

Li Yue rode the giant python, so she chose to take the secluded back alleys, walking for over thirty minutes. The speed of two people and one snake was fast, and they had traveled a great distance. A dark area appeared ahead. In a big city where lights were everywhere, the sudden dark patch could only mean they had reached an abandoned old district.

At night, there was not a single light here, and even the moonlight from the sky seemed to darken a lot after reaching this place. But for Lin Tian, it didn’t cause any inconvenience. The place was full of broken walls and ruins, and many graffiti on the walls were still clearly visible.

Walking in the darkness, Lin Tian noticed the giant python’s eyes were red, emitting a faint red glow, like two ghostly flames floating in the air.

"Lin Tian, it feels like the Ghost Realm here," Xiao Manxuan said excitedly while standing on the giant python’s head.

"Since it’s like the Ghost Realm, aren’t you afraid?" Lin Tian wondered, as the little girl was so scared of snakes, rats, insects, and ants, was she not afraid of ghosts?

"Why should I be afraid of ghosts? This is the domain of the living, it’s right for ghosts to be afraid of people. Besides, ’Do nothing bad by day, fear no ghost’s knock at midnight,’" Xiao Manxuan retorted with her peculiar logic, leaving Lin Tian speechless.

Li Qingyun, however, agreed, "The young lady is quite correct. Humans have the paths of the human world; ghosts have the roads of the underworld. Even if there are ghosts in the human world, they cannot withstand the yang energy of the living and will eventually disperse soul and spirit."

"But I’ve heard of people raising ghost servants," Lin Tian argued unconvinced, aware that the existence of zombies could be explained, as they were also a species, but ghost gods were only part of legend.

"Heh, the universe seeks balance. Raising ghost servants is playing with one’s own life span, which will shorten it," Li Qingyun chuckled, then added, "Of course, I’ve never seen one either. It’s all just a joke."

"Granny, that place is the most suitable," Li Yue suddenly said.

Following where Li Yue pointed, Lin Tian looked over and saw several walls, seemingly remnants of demolished houses. Inside, it was empty, just perfect for setting up the altar to remove the Gu.

Li Qingyun nodded in agreement, and the group walked in.

Without saying a word, Lin Tian joyfully dropped Mr. Qi to the ground and stripped down his clothes to avoid giving Li Yue, the little girl, an excuse to lecture. Li Yue and Xiao Manxuan jumped down from the giant python, and without saying anything, took out Gu Medicine and a brush to start drawing talismans.

Meanwhile, Li Qingyun wasn’t idle either. She set up a circle of items in the middle of the open space. Lin Tian looked closely and saw they were black pottery jars. She then poured some liquid into the jars, a clear liquid that looked very much like the lamp oil used in temples.

"Granny Li, are you going to light oil lamps?" Xiao Manxuan curiously asked.

Li Qingyun smiled and said, "These are no ordinary oil lamps. The wick and oil have been mixed with Gu Medicine, which can defend against some simple Gu techniques."

"Will the enemies really come to interfere?" Lin Tian still didn’t understand how the enemies would know.

"It’s a Gu Cultivator’s intuition. Regardless, it’s better to be safe than sorry," Li Qingyun stated.

Seeing that she was the only one standing idle, Xiao Manxuan asked, "What can I help with?"

"There’s a big task you can help with. If it really comes to a fight, you’ll be our trump card," Li Qingyun said as she took out something from her bag. It turned out to be a musical instrument similar to a small flute, identical to the one Li Yue held.

She handed it to Xiao Manxuan and said, "Take this, and when I give the command later, you’ll use this little flute to play along with Li Yue. Also, at the crucial moment, your Zombie Gu queen can serve as a trump card. I’ll teach you a simple way to control it shortly."

Xiao Manxuan’s face showed a delighted smile upon hearing that she could be of help. The purpose of this Gu-breaking ritual was also to concoct a medicine that could confer immunity to Gu worms. For the peace of the Xiao Family, it was her first time doing something so significant for her family, and the little girl was indeed very excited.

"Lin Tian, I can finally help sister and you," said Xiao Manxuan with a slight edge of excitement in her voice.

But Lin Tian could only offer a wry smile inside, thinking if Miss found out I took you on such a dangerous task, she’d be furious with me to the point of fighting for life or death.

However, he did not send Xiao Manxuan away. The little girl had always been like a flower in a greenhouse, but now, at eighteen years old, she was an adult. It was necessary for her to experience some things to grow better so that in the future, even if alone, she could still protect herself well.

Moreover, Lin Tian believed that with himself present, keeping her safe wouldn’t be an issue. In the worst case, they could give up on the Soul-devouring Gu. If Mr. Qi had to die, so be it.

"It’s done. Both you and Mr. Qi, sit inside the circle of lamps," Li Yue said, finishing the last stroke.

Lin Tian picked up Mr. Qi and jumped into the circle of oil lamps, first arranging Mr. Qi into a proper sitting position before sitting down cross-legged himself.

Once everything was ready, Li Qingyun proceeded as usual by placing a black pottery jar between the two and igniting a piece of black charcoal to toss inside, replicating everything just as in the trial. The last step was to light the oil lamps around them.

The oil lamps illuminated the clearing, but the flames burnt eerily still in the night breeze, barely flickering as if they were fixed in place.

"Mr. Lin, you’re now a Medicine Man who has been marked with the Enchanting Gu Talisman. If a Gu Cultivator really causes trouble later, you’ll become the target of all Gu worm attacks. Be mentally prepared," Li Qingyun warned.

"Don’t worry, I’d be better off if he showed up himself. I’ve been waiting for him," Lin Tian said with a sneer.

As they talked, white smoke began to billow out from the black pottery jar, then slowly dispersed, swirling around Lin Tian and Mr. Qi. He closed his mouth then, ceasing to speak.

Li Qingyun stopped bothering Lin Tian and turned to instruct Xiao Manxuan.

When the white smoke made contact with the Gu Medicine on Lin Tian’s body and began to waft its faint fragrance again, Lin Tian also activated his x-ray vision to observe the Soul-devouring Gu in Mr. Qi’s brain and see how it was reacting.

After two days of nourishment, the Soul-devouring Gu had grown rapidly, now several times larger—about the size of a mung bean—and its tentacles were denser, looking even more revolting than before.

Mr. Qi, still in a comatose state, inhaled the faint fragrance, and the Soul-devouring Gu suddenly twitched, then extended some tentacles as if searching for something.

Meanwhile, Mr. Qi, under the influence of the Gu worm, showed a pained expression on his face, his facial muscles twitching slightly.

His face, already gaunt, coupled with his current expression, looked even more terrifying, like a vengeful ghost struggling to escape from the Ghost Gate, seeking his enemies in the human world to exact vengeance.

"It’s starting. We can’t go too fast this time; otherwise, the Soul-devouring Gu will directly burst through the skull, and the host will die," said Li Qingyun.

Lin Tian didn’t need her to tell him that; he was aware that the fragrance was dispersing more slowly than last time. But if the Gu worm didn’t break through the skull, where would it emerge from?

The eyes! Lin Tian suddenly thought of this part. Behind the eyeball was a direct connection to the brain. If it were to tunnel out, nine times out of ten, it would be through the eyes.

But the thought of a Gu worm tunneling out through an eye was a sight so eerie that even the thought alone could make one feel unsettled, potentially causing someone faint-hearted to pass out on the spot.

Who knows how long the oil lamps had been burning when suddenly, the stillness of the night was broken by a buzzing sound, like countless insects flying. The noise grew from distant to near quickly—in mere seconds, even Li Yue and the others could hear it.

"They’re here quickly!" Li Qingyun said expressionlessly.

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