Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 1649 - 1646: Trapped on Purpose?

"Enough!" Ning Luoxi shouted explosively, her face full of frost. She stared coldly at Zhang Zhicheng: "Zhang Zhicheng, if you don’t have the courage to sacrifice your life, don’t demand this of others. What’s more, after this operation, I will certainly report your actions truthfully to the Zhang Family!"

"Hehehe..." A piercing laugh came from within the light screen barrier, the Secret Master spoke in a raspy voice: "I truly admire you all, still having the spirit to argue at this moment. Where did you find this peculiar Demon Exorcist, pretending to be a saint, but secretly more cowardly than an ant."

"Laughing while at death’s door, we’ll see if you’ll kneel and beg for mercy later." Zhang Zhicheng wasn’t sure if his true thoughts had been exposed, feeling somewhat ashamed and angry.

Ning Luoxi looked coldly at the Secret Master, expressionless: "Yasuo, Southern Ocean person, skilled in witchcraft, cursing technique, Gu technique, known as the Black Robed Secret Master, highly cunning, was hunted in Japan yet escaped successfully. I know your identity, so stop pretending with that hood, acting like a bride."

Lin Tian heard this and was extremely surprised; since when did Ning Luoxi become so sharp-tongued?

"Hahaha..." Secret Master Yasuo began to laugh, lifting his hood to reveal his true face, this action as if acknowledging Ning Luoxi’s words, admitting his identity: "Such an interesting girl, interesting, capturing you as a guinea pig for witchcraft experiments would certainly be fascinating."

Yasuo appeared as a man in mid-age, not looking particularly malicious, far from his infamous reputation, but if one stared into his eyes long enough, it seemed a bloody aura emerged.

"You’re quite confident, last time I beat you to the point of fleeing in panic with your tail between your legs, did you forget?" Lin Tian interrupted his laughter intentionally, bringing up previous events to try and anger him, as an enraged enemy is easier to handle than a calm one.

To his surprise, Secret Master Yasuo merely looked at Lin Tian, his eyes eerie: "Ignorance, what does a young one understand, bravado doesn’t feed you, survival is most crucial. Had I not been perpetually vigilant, I’d have been killed by someone else already." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Then you hastily attempted to seize the ancient guqin, doesn’t appear quite vigilant." Lin Tian continued to provoke him.

"Mortals are truly ignorant, unaware of the guqin’s immense power, once I have it, slaying you all will be as easy as chopping chickens and ducks, then I’ll decapitate you and use the cursing technique to refine your heads into flying head curses, which you’ll surely enjoy." Yasuo was exceedingly confident, his eyes gleaming with excitement when mentioning the guqin.

"Do you know the guqin’s origin?" Xiao Manxuan’s expression tightened, unable to help asking. Not only she wanted to know, Lin Tian and Ning Luoxi wanted to know as well.

Yasuo turned his head, looking at Xiao Manxuan, uncertain whether intrigued by her beauty or for another reason, his eyes lit up as he spoke: "Truly a beautiful head, crafted into a flying head curse it would be perfect."

These words disgusted Lin Tian and the others to the point they nearly retched, the Black Robed Wizard was indeed cruel and cold-blooded, constantly turning people into witchcraft experiments, perpetually wanting to decapitate others.

"Young girl, leaving the guqin in your hands is a waste, performing its music for mere mortals is an utter abuse of its potential, such mortals are unworthy of its melody. But in my hands, I can restore it to its former glory." Yasuo was very dismissive, repeatedly belittling mortals, regarding himself entirely as an Immortal Demon God.

Lin Tian and the others didn’t cut him off, allowing him to reveal the guqin’s origin, but unexpectedly Yasuo shifted his words, declining to divulge the guqin’s details, instead cruelly laughing: "I’ll let you taste my preparations first, lest you think I acted rashly."

He retrieved a flute from his black robe sleeves, placed it at his mouth ready to blow, Zhang Zhicheng pinched his sword finger and pointed at the barrier, chanting incantations as the barrier suddenly churned, lightning flashed, a bolt struck towards Yasuo.

Yasuo seemed to sense this, pre-emptively reached out, black gas rose from his palm, coalescing into a shield shape, forming a black gas shield.

Bang...

With a loud explosion, electric light and black gas scattered, the black gas shield vanished, though the lightning ceased as well, Secret Master Yasuo was unharmed.

"Weren’t you quite arrogant just now? Is this your Demon Exorcism Skill? Truly weak." Yasuo mocked scornfully, showing no courtesy at all: "Let me show you my preparations."

He blew a series of sounds from the flute, a strange sound emitted from it, spreading to further reaches, the flute sound didn’t form a melody but linked together in an odd frequency, as if summoning something.

On the other side of Red Leaf Mountain, a group of seven roamed, the very team searching for Lin Tian, Qiao Xiaoyi and three others, Zhao Weitao and four others.

However, neither party’s complexion looked good, Xiao Na said with fear: "Brother Zhao, let’s go back, we’ve been searching for ages and can’t find him, I’m tired."

"You’ve said this countless times, if you don’t want to search, go back, stop making noise here." Mu Binglan was very impatient, having nearly become deaf from listening.

He Xiaofei was much more calm, said calmly: "Red Leaf Mountain has many paths, unfamiliar ones may get lost, we almost got lost despite being many, let alone Lin Tian who is only with one more, we shouldn’t give up searching just in case."

"They don’t need your worry, at this hour who knows which corner they might be whispering sweet nothings." Xiao Ya spoke meaningfully.

These words worsened Zhao Weitao’s complexion, the woman he wanted is whispering sweet nothings with another man, just thinking about it infuriates him. Liu Yuansi noticed Zhao Weitao’s ugly face too, subtly pulled Xiao Ya to make her shut up, Xiao Ya glanced at Zhao Weitao, dared not speak further.

"Class Leader He, seems like there’s a sound?" Qiao Xiaoyi suddenly spoke, interrupting the group’s dispute.

They were stunned, then raised their ears, focused their attention and listened, but after a while, aside from the surrounding insect chirps, they heard no unusual sounds.

"Qiao Xiaoyi, has this honest person also started to mess around?" Liu Yuansi felt tricked by Qiao Xiaoyi and was very displeased.

Qiao Xiaoyi hastily waved his hand, explaining: "I didn’t lie; I really heard it just now."

"Then what sound did you hear? Bird cry or ghost wail! Is it still there?" Liu Yuansi was very frustrated, his mood very irritable.

He Xiaofei didn’t think like this, but also looked at Qiao Xiaoyi, Qiao Xiaoyi scratched his head, feeling very embarrassed: "I don’t know what sound it was, and can’t hear it now."

"Damn, really teasing me, Qiao Xiaoyi, you’re good." Humiliated by Lin Tian was bad enough, now being played by Qiao Xiaoyi made Liu Yuansi extremely upset.

Though Liu Yuansi couldn’t beat Lin Tian, it didn’t mean he couldn’t beat Qiao Xiaoyi, his gaze was aggressive as he approached Qiao Xiaoyi, ready to take action.

"Everyone shut up! Quiet!" Mu Binglan shouted coldly, as everyone quieted down, she instead turned away from them, looking back.

"There’s activity over there." Mu Binglan raised a hand indicating afar, saying expressionlessly.