Zombie Bodyguard

Chapter 2074: Chapter 2071: Split Personality?

"Lin Tian, it’s better to be cautious. His temper is unpredictable. If we release him, our lives might not be safe," Zhang Lingyu softly reminded.

"He’s Ying Gou. If we don’t let him out, we can’t get what we need," Lin Tian frowned and said.

This was a dilemma. If they released Ying Gou, he might kill a few people. Given his level, killing Lin Tian and the others would be as easy as snapping his fingers.

But if they didn’t release him, Ying Gou definitely wouldn’t be willing to help. Lin Tian also sensed that Ying Gou seemed like a madman, with split personalities, different from Houqing and Nu Ba.

However, you can’t really blame him. Although the four Zombie Ancestors were all sealed, their circumstances were different. Jiang Chen was split apart, Nu Ba slumbered, Houqing was the most mysterious, and somehow ended up in England.

Only Ying Gou was the most pitiful, sealed for millions of years while conscious. Even a god would likely go crazy. So, Ying Gou’s erratic mood earlier was probably because of this reason.

Lin Tian couldn’t gamble with Xiao Manxuan and the girls’ lives, bet on his mood being stable. Even if there was only a one percent chance Ying Gou would act, for Lin Tian and the others, death would be a hundred percent if he did.

"We seem to have forgotten a crucial figure," Xiao Manxuan whispered.

"The Ferryman, we didn’t really forget." Lin Tian glanced at Ying Gou, puzzled, "According to Meng Po’s instructions, Ying Gou is the Ferryman, but with him being sealed for so long, how did he get out of the Blood Sea?"

"Could it be, on Mist Island, it’s not just Ying Gou, but also the Ferryman? Is the Ferryman the seal’s guardian?" Zhang Lingyu speculated wildly, but it has to be said that her guess was quite reasonable, even if lacking persuasiveness.

Lin Tian scratched his forehead, frustrated: "The problem is, where did the Ferryman run off to?"

After coming ashore on the island, all the way here, Lin Tian used his super vision to scan the surroundings, apart from some strange plants and animals, there was no one, not even a humanoid monster.

"Hey, you juniors, what are you muttering about? If you can do it, say something, leaving a senior hanging like this isn’t right." Ying Gou shouted, interrupting their conversation.

"Mighty Zombie Ancestor, I have a question. Apart from you, is there no one else on Mist Island?" Lin Tian tested.

Ying Gou glanced at Lin Tian coldly, his expression unchanged: "Mist Island is situated deep in the Blood Sea, apart from Ksitigarbha and the Netherworld King, without guidance, no one can enter. Who else do you think could be here?"

"You’re lying!" Lin Tian immediately accused him, coldly: "If you are Ying Gou, there must be someone else. Otherwise, where did the Ferryman come from?"

Ying Gou continued to look at Lin Tian, unhurried: "I am the Ferryman and also Ying Gou. There’s some things you don’t understand. You’ve traveled so far to Mist Island, surely not just for sightseeing. Hurry and help me break the seal, I can grant you one wish."

As he said this, Ying Gou remained calm, but after he finished, his expression suddenly changed, becoming urgent: "Quick, break the seal, or else you won’t be able to do anything."

Lin Tian frowned, not only did he not help, but instead pulled Xiao Manxuan and Zhang Lingyu to retreat, Shangguan Ao Yue also backed up a few steps, holding her sword in front.

"Stop, don’t leave. As long as you assist me in opening the seal, I will bestow upon you eternal life, never aging or dying, even the cycles of reincarnation will not be able to bind you. The world will be yours, why hesitate?" Ying Gou called out, trying to stop Lin Tian from leaving and also presenting a tempting offer.

"Immortality?" Lin Tian chuckled, disdainfully: "Zombie Ancestor, you must have the wrong person."

"You may not need it, but do these young ladies not? Such beautiful girls, in a few decades, their beauty will fade, hair turning gray, skin wrinkling, teeth falling out, they’ll wither away like dried wood. For beauties, this is the cruellest thing."

"But I can help you, I can allow you to remain youthful, never aging. Beautiful things should exist forever in the world." Ying Gou continuously tempted.

What he said was indeed correct. Women care most about their appearance, those lacking in beauty want to be prettier, those already beautiful want to stay youthful forever. Such temptation few women could refuse.

In Zhang Lingyu and Xiao Manxuan’s eyes, Lin Tian saw a flicker of yearning, but it was just a moment. The two beauties quickly returned to normal.

Lin Tian was curious about why they were so decisive in rejecting such temptation.

Xiao Manxuan spoke, grinning: "If those words came from Lin Tian, we might consider it, but coming from you, it sounds like a scammer selling fake goods."

"Cough cough..." Lin Tian almost choked on the little girl’s words, the esteemed Zombie Ancestor, a god-like existence, was actually taken as a peddler of fake goods.

Between the two worlds, under the heavens, the little girl was probably the first to say such a thing, because even the Netherworld King likely would not dare be so blunt with Ying Gou.

Ying Gou’s face darkened instantly, his heart seemed to have taken a massive hit, confused internally as to who really was the Zombie Ancestor?

Still, a Zombie Ancestor is a Zombie Ancestor, he wouldn’t put Xiao Manxuan, a mere mortal, in his eyes, not to mention he still wanted Lin Tian’s help to break the seal.

Ying Gou gave her a light glance, surprisingly said nothing, and instead looked up towards the cave entrance.

Lin Tian, puzzled, also looked towards the entrance, it was empty, without anything. Could it be a ghost? Lin Tian wondered.

This thought had just arisen when a strange aura emerged, very similar to Ying Gou, yet different. Suddenly, a person appeared at the entrance, then walked into the cave.

This person wore the same style black robe as Ying Gou, but with a wide-brimmed hat covering their face.

Though the face couldn’t be seen, Lin Tian still called out: "Ferryman..."

The real Ferryman had arrived. Lin Tian wanted to see how Ying Gou, the impostor, would react, but surprisingly, he had no reaction at all. There were only two reasons: his face was so thick that it didn’t matter if he was exposed, or he truly didn’t believe himself wrong.

Recalling Ying Gou’s demeanor before and after, the Zombie Ancestor truly didn’t seem to be lying. A mighty Zombie Ancestor wouldn’t debase himself to impersonate the Ferryman, right? Then who was right and who was wrong?

"I told you, Lin Tian and the others are different than you think. He and the girls won’t break the seal for material gain," the Ferryman said, slightly raising his head as if watching Ying Gou.

Ying Gou coldly smiled and said: "Now that you’re here, show your face. I think hiding it is shameful."

Although his words carried discontent, Lin Tian could still hear it. Ying Gou was actually speaking equally with the Ferryman!

The Ferryman was merely a Netherworld Yin Department official, and Ying Gou, what was he? A Zombie Ancestor, whose rank should be equal with the Netherworld King!

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