Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 655 - 652: Arch Enemy

Chapter 655: Chapter 652: Arch Enemy

Oda Manaka actually knew the Black Robed Man, but Lin Tian thought it made sense. The Black Robed Man had appeared from the direction of the main hall and might have been hiding in some corner, a person from the Shrine.

However, Oda Manaka’s words were somewhat puzzling, "staying underground" what did that mean? Could it be a living dead person crawling out of a coffin? A zombie? A vampire?

A few shadows associated with the scent of death flashed through Lin Tian’s mind, and he guessed the Black Robed Man was one of these identities.

After hearing Oda Manaka’s words, the Black Robed Man stopped, the Golden Patterned Black Robed Man turned to glance at Oda Manaka, and said, "The Demon Blade has appeared, its killing aura woke me up. If I hadn’t come out, the entire Shrine would’ve been destroyed by it."

The Golden Patterned Black Robed Man spoke slowly, appearing in no hurry at all, which gave the impression of a hermit. However, his fierce appearance clashed horribly with the style of his speech, resulting in a rather uncomfortable feeling.

As expected, Oda Manaka frowned, seemingly also uncomfortable with the way the Golden Patterned Black Robed Man spoke.

"Guizhong Yilang, we had an agreement, the underground is your territory, the surface is mine. Without greeting, without my consent, you should not come to my territory," Oda Manaka said with a not too kind tone.

Now Lin Tian was even more confused; from the conversation, it was clear that Oda Manaka and this Guizhong Yilang knew each other, but their relationship was strangely formal, appearing to be allies yet guarding against each other.

"Oda Manaka, I know what you’ve done in the Shrine, you’ve used the resources of the association for personal purposes. However, if you don’t want me to know about these things, I can pretend to be ignorant. I’m not a loyal lackey of the Sun Shadow Association either, we all just do some work through the Sun Shadow Association. You do yours, I do mine, without interfering with each other, How about that?" Guizhong Yilang said indifferently.

"It’s good that you know, the Demon Blade has been left in the Shrine for so long, you should take it away," Oda Manaka said, not arguing, but instead bringing up the Demon Blade.

"This has always been the Shrine of the Yin-Yang Dao, why should I take it away?" Guizhong Yilang said, not quite buying the idea.

"You are mistaken, the Shrine belonged to the Yin-Yang Dao, that’s history. Now, it belongs to the Sun Shadow Association. Even if you are an Onmyoji, the Shrine doesn’t belong to you," Oda Manaka said, standing his ground firmly.

An Onmyoji? The Golden Patterned Black Robed Man was the legendary Onmyoji? Lin Tian was extremely surprised, and the dialogue between Guizhong Yilang and Oda Manaka was quite information-heavy, revealing that while both were from the same side, they had their own secret agendas.

"Kid, I sense your surprise. Just an Onmyoji, you’ve seen a Demon Exorcist, why be so astonished about an Onmyoji?" the Demon Blade Muramasa said disdainfully.

"Hmph, look who’s talking, you broken sword. Aren’t your own feelings more complicated? Fear, perhaps? Or is it hatred?" Lin Tian said scornfully.

"You think he’s Abe Qingming, or Master Dao Man? Scared of him? That’s hilarious, hahaha..." the Demon Blade scoffed and burst out into a defiant laugh as if there was no one around.

The Black Robed Men above seemed to have finished their conversation and no longer paid attention to Oda Manaka. However, as they came down, the four silent Black Robed Men behind them all turned their heads at once, glancing at the Ghost Princess and the Fox Concubine.

As they all raised their heads, they finally revealed their faces from under their hoods; all four were extremely pale, and even more eerie, their eyes were hollow, as if the eyeballs had been gouged out.

All four were like this, without their eyeballs; those empty sockets stared out, and both the Fox Concubine and the Ghost Princess showed a flash of fear on their faces.

Although they occupied the bodies of the Japanese, under the four individuals’ empty gaze, it seemed like the Shishen’s true forms hidden beneath their flesh were transparent to them.

When the Demon Blade was boasting a while ago, he mentioned how beautiful the Fox Concubine and the Ghost Princess were; Lin Tian guessed he must have seen their true forms as well.

However, the four Black Robed Men did not make any superfluous movements, after a glance, they continued to follow the Golden Patterned Black Robed Man down the path.

To show that he wasn’t afraid of the Onmyoji, Cunzheng took control of Lin Tian’s body and took the initiative to approach the Black Robed Men. He walked until he was before them, and both parties came to a stop.

"Are you Onmyoji?" Lin Tian asked.

"Indeed, you speak Mandarin, so you’re a Huaxia person. I have traveled to Huaxia in the past and am also very proficient in Mandarin. I hold the Demon Exorcists of Huaxia in high regard; their Daoist magic is the origin of our Yin-Yang Dao." Guizhong Yilang surprisingly spoke Mandarin too, and he had traveled to Huaxia. His tone seemed exceedingly polite.

But something felt off to Lin Tian, as if such words would seem extremely humble and polite coming from an ascetic hermit, but when spoken by a fierce-looking Onmyoji, the tone completely changed.

Sure enough, Guizhong Yilang didn’t wait for Lin Tian to answer, but shook his head with a tone of regret, saying, "What a pity, such a pity..."

"A pity about what?" Lin Tian frowned and asked.

"You can withstand the Evil Qi of the Demon Blade, which means you have some skill, but it’s a pity that you are still controlled by the Demon Blade. What’s more pitiful is that you are so young, yet you are about to die and descend to Huangquan because soon, I will use Hellfire to incinerate both you and the Demon Blade together." Guizhong Yilang said in an indifferent tone, still looking unflustered.

The words, however, nearly infuriated Lin Tian, especially Guizhong Yilang’s indifferent manner, as if he utterly disregarded him, and incinerating him was as simple as squashing an ant.

"Broken blade, return control of my body to me right now, I want to chop this pretentious guy into pieces!" Lin Tian roared angrily.

"Kid, keep dreaming. Stop your blathering and let me speak. I’ll handle him. And don’t talk about chopping once; I could do it ten times," Cunzheng responded arrogantly.

After speaking, Cunzheng looked disdainfully at Guizhong Yilang and the four Black Robed Men behind him, then scoffed, "Just the five of you think you can incinerate me? Hah, do you know how many Onmyoji masters Master Dao Man had to summon to seal me back in the day?"

"If I told you, you should go and burrow into a hole in the ground. Master Dao Man gathered ten great masters, set up a sacrificial altar, and only then they narrowly managed to seal me. What gives you, a junior, the right to make such bold statements? Come, stick your head out so I can chop it off and save me the annoyance," the Demon Blade boasted wildly.

Whether the ten great masters he mentioned were real or not, Lin Tian couldn’t verify, but these words were indeed outrageously boastful, actually telling Guizhong Yilang to come forward and meet his death.

Facing the Demon Blade’s arrogance, Guizhong Yilang still maintained a calm and composed demeanor, completely undisturbed.

He calmly stated, "Demon Blade, do you know why I’ve been waiting and not incinerating you? Because you bear Master Dao Man’s seal, and after several hundred years, I can’t be certain to what extent you’ve weakened. If something went awry during the incineration, that would be quite unfortunate."

"But today, upon seeing you, I am reassured. Your current strength, probably doesn’t even reach a tenth of your peak. Do you think you still have the capital to be so arrogant?" Guizhong Yilang said with a faint smile.

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