Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 484 - 481 Cannon Fodder

Chapter 484: Chapter 481 Cannon Fodder

From the expression on Li Qingyun’s face, Lin Tian knew there was no such thing as "human poison," but he didn’t find Xiao Manxuan’s words amusing. A Gu Worm is created by placing hundreds of insects into a pottery jar to devour each other, mixed with Gu Medicine, until only one remains.

However, some powers train assassins in a similar manner by putting a group of people into a closed area, and the last person standing is the most formidable assassin. This method of cultivating assassins is strikingly similar to the techniques used in Gu arts.

So, what’s wrong with calling such an assassin "human poison"?

As Xiao Manxuan asked her question, the footsteps and voices of the approaching people grew louder, sounding like three individuals, and all of them young.

"Granny, from the footsteps and conversation, they don’t seem to be enemies. It’s likely drug users from this abandoned old town—probably young people who wander around at night," Li Yue said, frowning.

"Let’s play it by ear," Li Qingyun nodded and said indifferently, clearly not considering a few drug users as a threat.

Once people get involved with drugs, it’s almost impossible for them to quit, and most are abandoned by their families. They usually wander around these dark corners, willing to commit any heinous act for money to continue their addiction—murder, arson, robbery, theft; there’s nothing they wouldn’t do for money. This type of person exists in every country.

Those who are pitiable often have detestable traits; it’s not unusual for such people to appear here late at night.

The footsteps, perhaps attracted by the light of the fire, drew closer and closer, and finally, under the dim moonlight, the silhouettes of three individuals could be made out. Their chattering was clearly in Japanese, but Xiao Manxuan understood a bit and translated their conversation.

"Hey, there’s a light over there. Do you think it’s Shangcun and his crew who’ve scored some goods and are enjoying it here?" one of them said.

And this statement confirmed that these three were indeed drug users.

The three men crossed the broken wall and finally entered the range of the firelight. All three were tall but very thin, one of them almost skin and bones.

Upon seeing the situation inside, they were instantly stunned. It wasn’t because of the python hidden in the darkness, or the eerie oil lamps on the ground, but because they saw Xiao Manxuan, Li Qingyun, and Li Yue—the three beautiful women.

Xiao Manxuan’s appearance and figure were disaster-level enticing. Although Li Yue might have a bit of a temper, that didn’t change the fact that she too was a beauty. Even Lin Tian had been amazed at their first encounter, especially by her figure, which he had seen himself beneath her transparent silk clothes, so curvy and vivid in his memory.

As for Li Qingyun, there was no need to elaborate, a nearly ageless, enchanting being; though she was in her seventies or eighties, her body and appearance looked about thirty. The mature allure that a young woman should possess was even more vividly expressed in her.

The three young men had never seen beauties of such caliber, and suddenly encountering three at once, they were astounded beyond measure, immediately ignoring the strange oil lamps, Lin Tian, and Mr. Qi.

If it were normal people seeing three beauties in such a dilapidated house, their first thought would be that they had encountered ghosts, but these three were not normal.

The three men stood frozen, even drooling, their eyes shifting from stunned amazement to carnal desire, naked and undisguised.

"Three beauties, you must be locals from nearby, out here playing a game in the middle of the night. Why not let us brothers join?" the skinniest young man in the middle said with a sheepish face, grinning and speaking in Chinese, albeit a bit stiff; perhaps influenced by the nearby Chinese district, the Japanese from around here knew some Chinese.

Of course, Xiao Manxuan and the three of them wouldn’t bother with three fools. Meanwhile, Mr. Qi was keeping his head low, for if the three men saw Mr. Qi’s ghostly appearance, they would have been scared off long ago and wouldn’t dare stand there talking.

Lin Tian wasn’t worried about the three ladies being bullied. Li Qingyun and her granddaughter were Gu Cultivators who could kill invisibly; Xiao Manxuan had practiced moves with her sister and could easily handle a few drug-addicted weaklings. Plus, she was wearing a protective necklace now; even if the intruders were armed with knives, she wouldn’t necessarily be afraid.

Three young men, seeing that no one paid them any attention, exchanged glances and squeezed their eyes. It was the one in the middle who spoke, "Look at these three beauties here, just perfect for the three of us brothers, each to his own taste. Hehe, I’ve taken a liking to that married lady, she looks rather savory. The two of you better not compete with me later."

"Big brother, don’t worry, I prefer that one — looks like a little hot pepper, surely quite fiery," said the man on the left, eyeing Li Yue, obliviously.

Daring to talk to Li Yue like that was bound to provoke her wrath, it was strange she hadn’t exploded yet; Lin Tian had killed a mere mosquito poison, and she still remembered it, not to mention how offensive the young man’s words were. With just a signal from her, the python hiding in the shadows could swallow him whole.

The remaining young man turned to Xiao Manxuan and was about to speak.

Suddenly, a "gurgle gurgle" bubble of water sounded, very close, just outside the wall. In the darkness of the night, this sound of water was very abrupt, startling all three young men.

"Here they come!" Li Qingyun suddenly said.

"What’s coming?" the young man asked, confused.

"Big brother, that’s just a water sewer right there, a water noise is not strange. Let’s just take proper care of the beauties," another one said carelessly, unable to suppress his desires.

Lin Tian sneered inwardly, thinking these three fools didn’t even know how to spell "death." When Li Qingyun said "here they come," it surely meant that the second wave of the enemy’s attack had arrived.

She didn’t warn the three young men to leave, clearly having murderous intentions, ready to use them as cannon fodder. This was the consequence of offending a Gu Cultivator.

"Quack..." a strange cry sounded, followed by a continuous "quack, quack, quack," resembling the cries of a water ghost after summer rain.

"Why are there so many toads calling, is it haunted?" the young man became somewhat frightened now.

Toads were indeed horned toads, and after their cries, several black horned toads jumped out from the base of the wall, followed by more, and then dozens more.

In the light of the fire, dozens of horned toads gathered together, their coarse skin covered with bumps of various sizes, which was quite unsettling to look at.

"Big brother, there are so many toads, if we catch and sell them, they could fetch quite a bit of money," said the young man on the left, not frightened but rather excited.

The unknown was terrifying, but seeing they were just horned toads, they were no longer afraid and started eyeing the toads.

No sooner had he finished speaking than he ran up to try to catch the foremost toad. But his approach attracted the attention of the toads, and dozens of them opened their mouths wide, spraying him with a stream of white liquid.

These toads were clearly not normal; the liquid hit his face before he could dodge, and he ran back in fright.

"Are you okay?" asked the young man in the middle.

"It’s nothing, just got sprayed in the face, damn bad luck. In a bit, I’ll slaughter them all and then enjoy my beauty," said the young man, wiping his face with his hand.

But as he wiped, something terrifying happened — his nose, which had been on his face, snapped off and fell down, leaving behind a bloody red hole!

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