Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 1477 - 1474: Exposed
Ning Luoxi, who was about to leave, paused for a moment and glanced back at Lin Tian, "Why should I care about your refining of the meteorite’s heart? I am not a blacksmith."
"Nonsense, I know you’re not a blacksmith, but you’re strong, you can help me forge." Lin Tian said with a playful smile, looking carefree.
Ning Luoxi rolled her eyes at him and walked away. Lin Tian thought she was leaving in anger, but then heard the little girl say, "Tell me when you start."
"How will you find me then?" Lin Tian wondered, as it seemed like the little girl didn’t know where he lived.
"Isn’t it the West Courtyard? You can’t have tunneled underground." Ning Luoxi kept walking, not looking back, well aware of Lin Tian’s whereabouts.
"Damn, are you spying on me, even when I’m taking a shower?" Lin Tian protested shamelessly, and Ning Luoxi, who had already walked far away, nearly stumbled at his words.
The little girl hastened her pace and fled, leaving behind Lin Tian with a mischievous grin. Lin Tian actually knew she hadn’t been spying, otherwise she wouldn’t have stopped earlier to confirm his identity; he was just teasing the fiery female instructor for fun, as she often resorted to violence.
But Lin Tian had barely enjoyed a few seconds of smugness when suddenly, whoosh, a stone whizzed like lightning past his crotch and smashed into the ground behind him, blasting the leaves and soil into a small pit.
A chill rose from below, making Lin Tian involuntarily shiver. Damn it, this little girl is not someone to mess with; silently, he mourned for whoever might be her future partner for two seconds.
Without hesitation, he quickly discarded the black clothes and pants he was wearing, revealing the normal clothes underneath and rolled the black clothes together with the mask, and calmly walked out of the small forest.
He twisted and turned back to the West Courtyard, encountering many Ancient Martial Artists along the way, all of them discussing today’s auction. Although many hadn’t managed to enter the venue, news of the auction had spread quickly.
Being the subject of it, Lin Tian naturally became the focus of the Ancient Martial Artists’ discussions, with the pharmacist, the meteorite’s heart auction, twenty-eight billion — these buzzwords are enough to keep the Ancient Martial World talking for a long time.
However, in their eyes, Lin Tian’s image remains a mysterious figure in black clothing and a mask. Listening to them gossip about himself was quite amusing, Lin Tian thought.
He went upstairs to the second-floor corridor of the West Courtyard, finding his room’s door open, which puzzled Lin Tian. At this time, Ghost and Yun Xiaotian should be with Wang Wanxi; who opened the door? Could someone else be after the shape-shifting stone?
Thinking of this, Lin Tian quickened his steps and rushed into the room, and immediately sensed something was off. He turned to retreat.
"Xiao Tian, why are you running when you see Aunt Wang? Is Aunt Wang going to eat you?"
In the living room, sat Wang Wanxi, with Ghost and Yun Xiaotian standing behind her, looking like they were caught doing wrong, heads down, saying nothing. Upon seeing Lin Tian, they kept winking and signaling but Lin Tian had no idea what they meant.
Wang Wanxi simply smiled at Lin Tian, or more accurately, at what he was holding. One look at the setup and Lin Tian understood — very clearly, Wang Wanxi knew about his true identity at the auction.
"Hehe, Aunt Wang, you know everything." Lin Tian chuckled, shamelessly declaring what was already obvious; actually, this wasn’t something he should have hidden from her, as she personally brought him to Qingshuang Pavilion.
"You tell me." Wang Wanxi looked at him, maintaining a calm demeanor.
"Sure enough, Aunt Wang is so wise and brilliant, so clever, seeing through my little disguise at once, just like Goddess Zhuge reborn. Aunt Wang, you are my idol, my Goddess..." Since he couldn’t hide, Lin Tian complimented with a string of flattering words, shamelessly saying it with no blush or heartbeat.
"Stop, stop, if this continues, I’ll become the Queen." Wang Wanxi waved her hands to interrupt him, shaking her head with a bit of helplessness, "I really can’t handle you. You see, dressing like that, if someone misunderstands and conflict arises, what will you do?"
Though the words sounded like reproach, they were actually caring, as if concerned for her own child, Lin Tian felt touched; only those who truly care about you would speak like this, no matter how capable you are, they still worry you might suffer loss.
"The misunderstanding Aunt Wang mentioned, is it Ning Luoxi and them?" Thinking of the little girl’s appearance earlier and Aunt Wang’s current words, Lin Tian guessed that Aunt Wang most likely knew Ning Luoxi had come.
Indeed, Wang Wanxi looked surprised for a moment and then realized, "Looks like Luoxi had visited you, or else you wouldn’t speak like this."
"Heh, that little girl, didn’t even greet me when she came." Lin Tian muttered, evidently Ning Luoxi had already contacted Wang Wanxi.
Wang Wanxi smiled and said, "Don’t blame her for not greeting you. Her visit to Tang City is known only to the few at Qingshuang Pavilion and Langya Pavilion, even the Yuwen Family and the Situ family don’t know. She’s on a mission and can’t help it; since we are familiar, and I’m her elder, she met with me after arriving."
"Never mind that, let me show Aunt Wang something." Lin Tian just murmured a little, without minding too much, suggesting to show her something.
"Brother Tian, is it the meteorite’s heart? Show us, let us see it." Ghost and Yun Xiaotian began to get lively again, speaking with excitement.
"No, the meteorite’s heart is deposited with Pavilion Master Ling; what I’m talking about is something else." Lin Tian denied, leaving the two scratching their heads, curious and puzzled.
Lin Tian ignored their strange looks, turned to the table, opened the safe, took out a box, and placed it before Wang Wanxi, "Aunt Wang, take a look inside."
Wang Wanxi looked at Lin Tian with confusion, but she still opened the box. Inside was a jade bottle, she opened its cap, and suddenly a faint scent of elixir filled the air.
Ghost and Yun Xiaotian craned their necks to see but Wang Wanxi closed the bottle after just one look.
"If I’m not mistaken, this is the Nine Reversals Marrow Changing Pill?" Wang Wanxi looked at Lin Tian, inquiring seriously.
"Yes." Lin Tian wasn’t surprised that Wang Wanxi guessed it; since she could figure out his identity as the black-clad pharmacist, she naturally knew about the Nine Reversals Marrow Changing Pill.
Thinking it over, Lin Tian spoke earnestly, "Aunt Wang, to prevent the Nine Reversals Marrow Changing Pill from being auctioned off to someone else, I bought it in advance and now give it to Aunt Wang, hoping she’ll use it to restore her realm."
"Xiao Tian, this gift... is too heavy." Wang Wanxi, normally elegant and calm, hesitated at this moment. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
An elixir capable of making Ancient Martial Artists fight like crazy, and now Lin Tian simply gave it away; even Wang Wanxi found this gift too valuable.
