Zombie Bodyguard

Chapter 2084: Chapter 2081: Final Resting Place

The fireworks lit up the night sky, and Xiao Manxuan, along with Miss, completely let loose, cheering for the splendid display just like ordinary girls. Perhaps this was their long-lost happiness, a joy they had once experienced in their childhood.

Miss inadvertently turned her head and saw her mother standing quietly, her face flushed with a smile, but Lin Tian was nowhere to be seen. She glanced around and caught sight of a figure moving quickly in the distance, soon disappearing from the Xiao Family premises.

On New Year’s Eve, it seemed as if even the air was bustling, yet all of this seemed unrelated to Lin Tian. He walked alone down the road, his steps appearing slow, but in the blink of an eye, he had moved tens of meters.

Without driving or alerting the Xiao Family mother and daughter, Lin Tian left the Xiao Family, heading towards the west of Xikou City.

In the western part of the city, near the outskirts, there was a park, more precisely a cemetery, set away from the clamor, with the faint sound of firecrackers coming from afar, making the cemetery seem even quieter.

The cemetery was filled with cypress trees, evergreen even in autumn and winter, and between them, rows of tombstones could be vaguely seen.

Lin Tian walked in casually and stopped in front of a tombstone, on which the words "Zhang Xueyi, erected by grandson Lin Tian" were inscribed. This was the man who had adopted him, and Lin Tian chose this time to visit his grandfather.

He said nothing, simply placing the items he held one by one in front of the tombstone, not wanting to break the peace of this place.

To others, the cemetery at night might seem eerie and terrifying, but to Lin Tian, it was a rare sanctuary, a sense of belonging.

Because the elderly man was an outsider to the village and could not be buried there, Lin Tian spent years saving up to buy this plot of land. Lin Tian did not know where the old man’s hometown was, but he still wanted to give him a place of rest.

"Is this grandfather’s grave?"

As Lin Tian was placing the items, a soft voice came from behind. For most people, a sudden sound in the cemetery would scare them half to death.

However, Lin Tian didn’t turn around and already knew who the owner of the voice was: "Miss, aren’t you afraid, coming to the cemetery alone in the dead of night?"

The person who suddenly appeared behind him was Miss, who gently walked forward a few steps to stand shoulder to shoulder with Lin Tian, and quietly said: "The night after my father was buried, when no one was around, I snuck out by myself and sat in front of the grave all night. I was just a child then."

"From that day on, I believed that this place wasn’t about fear and death, but another world where the ones you remember are," Miss said softly.

Lin Tian was taken aback, imagining how helpless Miss must have felt at the time.

He could understand, as he had experienced it too. They exchanged smiles without saying another word, but their hearts were closer than ever before.

Who knows how long it had been, the fireworks in the distance transitioned from brilliance to quietness, and Lin Tian suddenly spoke: "Let’s head back now. After a journey below, I couldn’t wait to come and see, at moments I could barely resist wanting to find out if grandfather remained below or had already reincarnated."

"But eventually, I didn’t. If he’s resting, then don’t disturb him," Lin Tian sighed softly.

Miss walked beside him, tilting her head slightly to look at him, her eyes full of bewilderment, clearly not understanding at all what Lin Tian was talking about.

"Miss, what I’m about to tell you, you might need to brace yourself," Lin Tian prepared to tell her everything that had happened recently.

Miss blinked her watery eyes, still looking puzzled, while Lin Tian remained solemn and, for the first time, serious: "Miss, Xuanxuan and I went to the Netherworld."

After speaking, he watched Miss’s face to see her reaction, but Lin Tian noticed she had little reaction.

"The Netherworld? Is it some new theme park?" Miss asked curiously, leaving Lin Tian speechless, the word "theme park" echoing in his ears.

The mighty Netherworld, a place ruling death and reincarnation, yet Miss considered it some kind of "theme park." If the proud natives of the Netherworld heard this, would they be outraged enough to want to kill?

"Ahem, I’m talking about the Netherworld, the Underworld, Hell, understand?" Lin Tian emphasized again, looking helpless. Indeed, even though Miss was an Ancient Martial Artist, some secrets couldn’t be easily accepted and believed.

Seeing Lin Tian’s earnest and somewhat helpless expression, Miss seemed to understand something, the surprise in her eyes gradually amplifying, finally halting without realizing it.

After a while, she said softly: "Is the Underworld from Demon Exorcism legend really real?"

Lin Tian nodded affirmatively: "It’s real, and I’ve seen the Ghost Gate, Huangquan Road, Naihe Bridge, Wangchuan River, even Meng Po, Ghost Messengers, Unusual, and yes, City Lord of Fengdu City..."

"Wait, pause for a bit, help me..." Miss took a deep breath, feeling dizzy.

Lin Tian decisively wrapped his arm around her slender waist, making Miss’s face flush, quickly pushing Lin Tian away.

"Did Zhang Lingyu go too?" Miss’s thoughts cleared slightly, immediately seizing the key question.

Lin Tian acknowledged with a nod: "Yes, she’s a Demon Exorcist, only a Demon Exorcist can open the Netherworld passage."

After all, Miss was an Ancient Martial Artist, and her acceptance was stronger than an ordinary person’s. Soon, she accepted this fact because Lin Tian had no reason to lie to her, and this could be verified simply by asking her sister.

"Why did you go to the Netherworld?" Miss asked another crucial question.

Lin Tian gazed into Miss’s eyes, calmly stating: "It’s time to tell you; I’m just one final thing away from success..."

Pausing momentarily, Lin Tian continued: "Do you know why I asked you to find the Shennong Ding?"

"Isn’t it because you’re a Pharmacist and need the Shennong Ding for elixir making?" Miss asked curiously.

"Indeed, it’s for making elixirs. I need the Shennong Ding to refine elixirs for Xuanxuan. This elixir can completely cure the alien energy."

Lin Tian stated confidently. Before assembling the five major bloodlines, he was uncertain, but now, with the five major bloodlines complete, only the Shennong Ding remained. He believed no difficulty could hinder his progress.

Miss’s body trembled, her hands tightly gripping Lin Tian’s arm, nervously and eagerly asking: "You mean completely cure?"

Due to the alien energy’s presence, Xiao Manxuan might not live past twenty. To resolve the alien energy and heal her sister, she had gone through countless efforts, even willing to marry into the Situ family in exchange for cultivation techniques to treat her sister.

But the result proved the Situ family was merely after the Ice Soul, and that moment was near despair—not because she was deceived, but because yet another treatment method was shattered.

Now Lin Tian said he could completely heal her; how could she not be thrilled!

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