Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 668 - 665: The Crazy Ghost Mound

Chapter 668: Chapter 665: The Crazy Ghost Mound

"What’s going on? Why is this happening?" Guizhong Yilang furrowed his brows deeply, speaking with a mix of shock and uncertainty.

This sudden and unexpected change was entirely beyond his prediction. He knew that the process of Hellfire incineration did indeed speed up at the end, but the current speed was too fast, faster than he could have imagined, to the point of forming a fire vortex.

"Heavenly Master Sister, what’s the situation?" Li Yue also expressed her confusion.

The Heavenly Master Girl shook her head, indicating she didn’t understand. She was skilled in Taoist magic, but lacked a bit when it came to experience, and had never seen anything like this before.

"Before we started working with Lin Tian, we investigated his background thoroughly. Recently, on a whim, I took another careful look through his files. He is an orphan, eighteen years old this year. Strangely enough, he’s been very ordinary for the past eighteen years," Ning Luoxi said seriously.

Although Lin Tian was a top student before his senior high school years, being a top student is quite ordinary in the eyes of someone strong like Ning Luoxi, and nothing to boast about.

In her world and at her level, surrounded by elite individuals, a top student in her eyes was just someone who did a bit better in studying and exams, nothing more.

"Ah, Lin Tian is only eighteen years old?" Li Yue exclaimed, then continued, "Seeing how he seems capable of anything, I thought he was some old demon. No, I must make him call me sister from now on."

But as soon as she finished speaking, she realized something. Her grandmother, while appearing to be a thirty-year-old young woman, was actually in her seventies or eighties. By calling someone an old demon, she was including her grandmother as well, which made the young girl sheepishly stick out her tongue.

Ning Luoxi shook her head with amusement, then continued, "The point isn’t that he’s eighteen. A person who was ordinary for eighteen years suddenly became powerful one day. I mean suddenly. In our investigation, there’s a point in time that splits his life into two drastically different halves."

"He was an ordinary student before, and now he has become a strong man who can touch the hidden world?" Heavenly Master Girl murmured.

"Right, that’s what I mean, a completely different life trajectory. Therefore, I’m very sure that Lin Tian has a very deep secret, and I have a feeling that this secret is the reason for his strength. I also believe that this secret makes him so powerful that he’ll be able to save his life in the current situation," Ning Luoxi stated with confidence.

"Just to save his life?" the Heavenly Master Girl spoke softly to herself.

"With the way you guys are talking, why do I feel like Lin Tian has transformed from a big lecher into a mysterious man?" Li Yue said with confusion.

"Lin Tian once had a girlfriend. He was not like he is now; by the standard of a good man or a bad man, he was a good man. But perhaps he was too good, and his best friend took his girlfriend away. On the same day, he lost both his best friend and his girlfriend," Ning Luoxi explained.

"From a psychological perspective, his current unrestrained behavior might be due to emotional trauma, using it to hide his true self. Or there’s another possibility, that he is inherently such an unrestrained person, but out of deep love for his girlfriend, he changed into a devoted good man for her," Ning Luoxi analyzed.

"Luoxi, the more you talk, the more mysterious it gets, making Lin Tian sound like some kind of romance expert," Li Yue said, not quite believing it.

Ning Luoxi did not argue but seriously remarked, "Because of my profession, I’m just analyzing objectively. Lin Tian has a very strange charm. Miss Yue’er, be careful not to fall for it."

"What do I need to be careful of? You’re the one who often works with him, you should be the careful one," Li Yue replied with a flicker in her eyes, defending herself.

If Lin Tian could hear them now, he would definitely spank these women and scold them furiously, "I’m being grilled over a fire, and you lot are leisurely chatting about me, that’s so heartless."

"It won’t be like this, I won’t allow it!" Guizhong Yilang suddenly shouted, seemingly losing control of the situation.

His eyes emitted a sinister light as he picked up that strange dagger again and actually stabbed it into his own chest, precisely at the location of his heart.

Everyone was shocked. Was Guizhong Yilang suffering from intermittent psychosis? Stabbing his own heart, did he no longer want to live?

The Fox Concubine and the Ghost Princess behind Guizhong Yilang exchanged glances and simultaneously took a step forward, seemingly intending to attack Guizhong Yilang.

They wanted to kill Guizhong Yilang not to rescue Lin Tian but purely out of their hatred for the Onmyoji.

Oda Manaka, however, said indifferently, "I advise you not to act rashly. Do you really think an Onmyoji is that easy to deal with? Do you think he actually stabbed his own heart? Do you think he lacks the ability to counter your assassination attempt? Think it through."

The Fox Concubine and the Ghost Princess hesitated for a moment and ultimately did not continue to advance, withdrawing their stepped-out foot.

The Fox Concubine frowned slightly and said, "Why do you want to help us?"

"Because we’re in the same boat now. Both Guizhong Yilang and I are nominally associated with the Sun Shadow Association, but that’s all it is—just nominally. Now that I know too much about him, he might turn against me after he deals with these Huaxia people. By then, the three of us might still have to fight side by side," Oda Manaka said with a faint smile.

"We don’t really trust you. Zhen Nv was pushed out by you as a scapegoat. Working with you, there’s no good ending," the Fox Concubine scoffed coldly.

"Our cooperation doesn’t require trust; interests are eternal. We have a common enemy, so let’s use our shared interest. Besides, even if you were to trust me, I wouldn’t dare accept it. Just be patient, the outcome on Guizhong’s side will be apparent very soon," Oda Manaka said calmly without getting angry.

The two Female Demons’ eyes flickered a few times and didn’t refute her words, tacitly agreeing to this temporary alliance.

After Guizhong Yilang stabbed the dagger into his chest, his face first turned a dark purple, then turned pale, yet his eyes still showed a sinister and insane glint.

With a "swoosh," he pulled out the dagger, spraying forth a gush of hot blood. The four Black Robed Men mimicked his action, each stabbing their chests and then pulling out their daggers.

Four streams of black blood spurted out, mixing with Guizhong Yilang’s crimson blood, splattering onto the Barrier. The Barrier absorbed the blood and immediately flashed with a mixed glow of red and black.

The already thin Hellfire flared several feet high in an instant, even more fiercely than before.

"This Guizhong has gone mad, using his own heart’s blood to nourish the Hellfire. He’s consuming his life force, which will shorten his lifespan," the Heavenly Master Girl said, shaking her head in disbelief.

"Wasn’t Oda Manaka the same just before? For the sake of power, she turned herself into a Half Zombie. For power, they’re willing to sacrifice anything," Ning Luoxi said.