Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 723 - 720: Trapped in the "Silk Cave

Chapter 723: Chapter 720: Trapped in the "Silk Cave

A girl separated from the crowd and appeared at the doorway, wearing a school uniform—a white blouse and a plaid skirt—with a well-proportioned figure and fair skin, her long hair draped over her shoulders, exuding an aura of innocence and gentle beauty. Her appearance and figure were no less impressive than Qi Jing’s.

The person who appeared was the girl called Xiao Rou. Given that she referred to the dorm manager as ’Aunt,’ Lin Tian deduced that Xiao Rou was her nephew’s daughter.

Xiao Rou was only in high school, from which it could also be inferred that Aunt Chen and her brother were quite far apart in age.

"Brother Lin, it really is you!" Xiao Rou spotted Lin Tian in the room instantly and hurried over, excitedly shouting, her face flushing with excitement, though it was unclear whether from shyness or thrill.

"Hello, Student Xiao Rou," Lin Tian said with a smile.

"Brother Lin actually remembers me, I’m so happy," Xiao Rou said joyfully.

"Of course I remember, but I’m not sure whether to call you Chen Rou or Chen Xiaorou?" Lin Tian asked, since both nicknames could refer to Xiao Rou.

"I’m Chen Xiaorou. Brother Lin is so popular with girls; aren’t you afraid these female wolves here will eat you up?" Chen Xiaorou said teasingly, now a bit more familiar with Lin Tian.

Lin Tian glanced at the girls outside, who were still reluctant to leave, and couldn’t help feeling a bit helpless.

He had tried to keep a low profile, like not speaking at the last scholarship ceremony, but it seemed to be in vain, as everything he did was sensational, making it hard for people not to recognize him.

Lin Tian laughed helplessly, "No choice, a friend’s girlfriend fell ill, I know a bit of ancestral medical skills, so I came to check on her. I didn’t expect it to turn into a spectacle."

"Wow, Lin Tian even knows medical skills!" a girl outside shouted.

"Senior Lin Tian, I’ve been feeling unwell recently; could you check on me too?" another bold girl said, it was unclear whether she was teasing Lin Tian or genuinely felt unwell.

As if afraid that the girls would devour Lin Tian, Chen Xiaorou positioned herself in front of him with a protective stance.

"Aunt, I’ll take Brother Lin to see his friend, or they’ll just keep blocking the way here," Chen Xiaorou said to her aunt.

"That’s fine, go ahead, but make sure you come back before nap time or it’ll look bad, understand?" Aunt Chen nodded but didn’t forget her duty as a manager, reminding her niece.

Chen Xiaorou pouted and cooed, "Aunt, I know, you’re not really afraid that all the girls here will eat him up, are you?"

Lin Tian stood up, intending to walk out, but then turned to ask the dorm manager, "Aunt Chen, I noticed you handled the broom with some skill just now. Could it be that you’ve studied Martial Arts before?"

"Hehe, I thought you were going to say something else. That’s because my husband practiced Tai Chi, so I picked up a little cat’s-claw kung fu—not good enough for the big stage," Aunt Chen said somewhat embarrassed.

"Tai Chi? I would like to see that sometime," Lin Tian said with a laugh, then walked out of the room.

Chen Xiaorou cleared the way in front, persuading the watching girls to step aside, but as soon as Lin Tian came out, they crowded around him again.

"Brother Lin Tian, I heard you know medical arts, please take a look at me," a girl said coyly, recognized by Lin Tian as the bold girl from earlier.

Lin Tian thought she was joking and didn’t take it seriously, but upon closer inspection, something seemed off. The young girl had a baby-fat face, which should have given her a healthy glow, but Lin Tian noticed her complexion was somewhat sallow, and her lips lacked color.

He knew immediately what was happening. The girl wasn’t sick; she was suffering from malnutrition. However, the expensive-looking necklace she wore didn’t suggest she couldn’t afford food. There was only one explanation: her condition was due to dieting.

This is the application of the "looking" aspect in the traditional Huaxia medical diagnosis methods, which involves observing not just the patient’s complexion but other related factors. Nowadays, doctors in hospitals can’t diagnose without equipment.

"Classmate, have you been trying to lose weight recently?" Lin Tian stopped and asked. It would be negligent not to help her after noticing, given all the medical books he had read.

Seeing Lin Tian really stopping, the girls around were curious to see how he diagnosed.

"Yes, Brother Lin, how did you know?" the girl asked, astonished.

Lin Tian just smiled, not answering her question directly, and asked again, "Are you drinking some kind of diet tea along with cutting down on food?"

"Yes, yes, how did you know that? That’s amazing," the girl replied, her eyes widening in surprise.

Lin Tian shook his head gravely, "Most of the diet teas on the market are deceptive. They basically cause diarrhea and reduce nutrient absorption to achieve weight loss. I don’t understand how the government allows the production of such health-damaging diet teas."

"Brother Lin, isn’t it supposed to work that way?" another girl asked. No girl thinks she’s too slim; out of ten girls, nine would have considered dieting to maintain a svelte physique.

"Those diet teas cause diarrhea and block nutrient absorption, which of course can show immediate effects. But as soon as you stop taking them, the rebound is very severe, and that’s why you never manage to lose weight—am I right?" Lin Tian asked further.

"Yes, why does that happen?" many girls exclaimed in unison.

"It relates to the human body’s thermal balance. To maintain lasting weight loss without rebound, it is necessary to keep a certain muscle mass to burn the calories absorbed, not just through dieting and diet teas."

"This is why females tend to accumulate fat more easily than males. Remember my words: maintain appropriate exercise and a reasonable diet. You don’t need overly developed muscles, just enough to build certain muscle groups. You will find that you can eat three bowls of rice and not get fat. Stop drinking diet teas, or your health will suffer," Lin Tian warned the girl earnestly.

The girls pondered Lin Tian’s advice, and seizing the opportunity, he quickly pulled Chen Xiaorou through the crowd.

"Brother Lin, you’re so amazing, you know everything," Chen Xiaorou said admiringly.

"It’s nothing big. If you pay attention, these things can be learned," Lin Tian responded indifferently.

Just reaching the staircase, the girls behind him reacted, wanting to chase after Lin Tian, shouting for him to explain more.

Dieting knowledge could fill days of endless discussion, but Lin Tian didn’t have the time to discuss it. He looked upstairs and saw more girls coming down. With pursuers behind and blockers ahead, continuing this way he wouldn’t make it out of the female dormitory building that day.

Lin Tian couldn’t manage anymore. He wrapped his arm around Chen Xiaorou’s slender waist and, like a gust of wind, dashed up the stairs, not giving the girls a moment to react. Chen Xiaorou exclaimed as she noticed the scenery swiftly moving backward, and in the blink of an eye, they were on the second floor.

Lin Tian alternated between running through hallways and dashing up stairs, always choosing paths with fewer girls. But he did get a glimpse of what could be called an ocean of bras.

Every corridor had brightly colored bras and panties hung out by the girls, making Lin Tian feel as if he had intruded into the Banshee’s Silk Cave, his nosebleed nearly starting.

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