Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 799 - 796: Just Missed by That Much

Chapter 799: Chapter 796: Just Missed by That Much

Xiao Manxuan’s curious eyes were alight with excitement, while Lin Tian shook his head helplessly; the little girl was such a restless character, always seeming to thrive in chaos.

He didn’t even respond to Xiao Manxuan’s question, just kept driving on his own, deliberately stifling the overly energetic little girl.

Not to be deterred, Xiao Manxuan continued, "Lin Tian, are you going out to fight? Little Zi hasn’t gotten out in a long time; she’s almost going stir-crazy."

"Lin Tian, this isn’t the way home..."

"Second Miss, even if I were going to fight, do you have to be so excited about it?" Lin Tian said with a face full of black lines, utterly speechless.

"No, I just feel like Little Zi, being with me, might be a case of talent wasted, and I feel sorry for her," Xiao Manxuan said innocently.

Lin Tian said helplessly, "Second Miss, unless it’s in danger or you awaken it, Little Zi is usually in hibernation. Li Qingyun must’ve mentioned this to you about Gu worms before. How can she feel wronged when she’s sleeping soundly?"

"Is that so? Granny Li never told me that. She only taught me how to control Gu worms. Why does Little Zi need to hibernate, then? It’s not winter, so there’s no talk of winter hibernation. Could it be that she likes to hibernate in the summer?" As soon as she talked about Little Zi, Xiao Manxuan’s interest was piqued again.

If a veteran Gu Cultivator heard her say this, they’d likely faint from frustration; to have such a superior Gu yet lacking basic knowledge of them was something only Li Qingyun could so casually endure.

"Second Miss, Little Zi doesn’t hibernate in winter or summer," Lin Tian patiently explained. "Let me put it this way, it hibernates out of instinct, because hibernating is similar to lying dormant, which can extend its lifespan. Just like turtles, they rarely move and are often in a dormant state, which is why they live so long." After much thought, he finally came up with this simple and easily understandable analogy.

Xiao Manxuan was a clever girl, and she understood this explanation right away, but then she suddenly shouted, "You scoundrel, does that mean Little Zi has a short lifespan? What if it dies of old age? I don’t want it to die."

Seeing how anxious the little girl was, clearly very attached to Little Zi, Lin Tian took on the role of a Gu Cultivator mentor once more, explaining, "Second Miss, you don’t have to worry about its lifespan. Little Zi’s true form is the Zombie Gu, and it has also consumed the Golden Silkworm Gu."

"The Zombie Gu grows by feasting on the blood of zombies. It should have inherited some of the zombie traits. Not to say that it can live forever, but its lifespan is certainly very long, definitely longer than that of humans; that much I can assure." While Lin Tian said this out loud, he thought to himself, I’m a zombie, of course I’m sure.

"That’s more like it. At least, when I grow old in a hundred years, Little Zi will be able to live freely in this world, see sceneries I have never seen, and taste delicacies I’ve never tried. This way, even when my soul returns to the earth, I will rest in peace," Xiao Manxuan said with sudden melancholy.

A hundred years to become old, soul returning to the earth? Lin Tian’s heart stirred, and he couldn’t help but turn and look at this youthful and beautiful girl, not daring to imagine what she would look like in her seventies or eighties. For a beautiful woman, the ravage of time on appearance is an incredibly cruel thing.

Once old, the vibrancy gone, would she still be the lively and energetic young girl? Most importantly, she was a mortal, bound to die one day, bound to be buried in the dark ground, eventually turning into a handful of yellow soil, vanishing from this world.

Gradually, no one would remember that on this earth there once was a beautiful, lively, and adorable girl; even her relatives and descendants might forget that a girl named Xiao Manxuan ever walked this earth.

But Lin Tian knew very well, he wouldn’t grow old, wouldn’t die; could he really watch as Xiao Manxuan slowly aged and then passed away before his eyes?

Lin Tian suddenly felt an impulse, a desire to pounce and bite Xiao Manxuan, to turn her into an immortal zombie and let her keep her everlasting youth. This impulse was so intense, it was as if a demon was devouring his sanity.

Xiao Manxuan had no idea what danger she was in, she just saw Lin Tian staring intensely at her, her cheeks blushing quietly.

"You jerk, why are you staring at me like that?" Xiao Manxuan said with a mix of embarrassment and annoyance.

She turned her head to look in front of her, unwilling to meet Lin Tian’s gaze, because in his eyes, she could clearly see her own reflection as though she had melted into his sight, which made her heart thump wildly.

"Ah, brake quickly..." Xiao Manxuan suddenly yelled. Just as she turned her head to the front, she saw a motorcycle shoot out from an intersection, clearly overloaded with four young guys on it.

The young guys even arrogantly gestured provocatively at the bulletproof car as if saying, "I’m not afraid of you, my motorcycle will still blaze past you."

If it were any normal time, Lin Tian could drive with his eyes closed, but just now he had been completely absorbed in his consciousness, driving on instinct alone, and hadn’t noticed the motorcycle that suddenly sped out.

Xiao Manxuan’s scream jolted Lin Tian awake like thunder. He had just snapped back to reality when he saw the motorcycle was already in the middle of the road, with the young guys making provocative gestures on it.

Damn it, Lin Tian’s anger surged instantly. He had just gone through a struggle of conscience, nearly biting Xiao Manxuan, and now he was being challenged by a bunch of kids? It was as if they were begging to be hit.

Lin Tian didn’t brake, instead, he suddenly pressed the accelerator. The bulletproof car’s powerful engine immediately emitted a deep roaring sound, like an enraged beast howling.

A look of panic flashed across the faces of the four young guys, clearly frightened by the deep roar, but what was more terrifying to them was the black steel beast roaring towards them, accelerating.

The young guys were obviously terrified, especially the motorcycle rider who was so panicked that he only had time to brake. There was no time for further thought, his mind went blank.

In the moment before the collision, Lin Tian abruptly braked. The excellent brake system immediately took effect, the wheels ceased spinning, but the bulletproof car was so heavy that it continued sliding forward due to inertia, leaving two dark streaks on the road.

The four young guys watched, their eyes wide as the bulletproof car slid toward them, getting closer and closer, their faces turning deathly pale with fright.

The bulletproof car eventually came to a halt, with the front bumper just grazing the young guys’ legs. They could still distinctly feel the regular trembling transmitting from the bumper.

They were just a hair’s breadth away from being hit. With the weight of the bulletproof car, all four would’ve definitely been sent flying along with their bike.

Xiao Manxuan was so nervous that she clutched the seatbelt over her chest, yet Lin Tian looked at the four young guys indifferently, his face expressionless, only he knew that a collision was impossible because he had made precise calculations.