Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 1479 - 1476: Brute Force vs. Willful Temper

Lin Tian glanced at him and chuckled, "Don’t overthink it. If it were a matter of acquiring that Nine Reversals Marrow Changing Pill, you would go to great lengths to help me get it, wouldn’t you?"

"Of course, that’s without a doubt." Xiao Tian came to his senses and nodded decisively.

"Then that’s settled. Let’s go eat. We’ve spent most of the day at the auction, and our stomachs are still empty." Lin Tian waved his hand.

After locking the safe again, Lin Tian and the two others left the guest room and headed towards the restaurant. Having been there once before, Lin Tian was familiar with the way and soon arrived at the ancient-style "inn."

Just as they were about to step up to the entrance, a group of people emerged first from inside. Lin Tian was chatting rambunctiously with Ghost and Xiao Tian, not paying attention.

"You scoundrel, I finally caught you!"

A voice full of gritted teeth sounded, prompting Lin Tian to look up. There stood a little girl among the crowd, her willow brows raised, almond eyes glaring, full of fury. The little girl was Situ Ruoling, and naturally, the target of her wrath was Lin Tian.

"Who’s the scoundrel? You better make it clear, or others might think I’ve done something to you." Lin Tian glanced at her, a slight smile with a hint of wickedness on his lips, completely disregarding Situ Yufeng and Situ Ming by her side, not to mention the other disciples of the Situ family.

"Still dare to smile, last time you..." Situ Ruoling wanted to bring up the incident in the bamboo grove where she was tied up, but halted as soon as she began.

Next to her, Situ Yufeng slightly furrowed his brow, "Ruoling, what did he do to you?"

Regarding the bamboo grove incident, Situ Ruoling was spanked, her skirt untied, and tied up to the bamboo—matters of personal dignity that she was too embarrassed and unwilling to reveal.

"Last... last time in the West Courtyard, he repeatedly made things difficult for me, and I want to teach him a lesson!" Though there was indeed an incident, she couldn’t say it, making Situ Ruoling even angrier.

The expression is ’angry out of shame,’ burning with rage, with a snap, her long whip lashed out. Situ Ruoling, as always, acted impulsively, striking as soon as she wished, targeting Lin Tian’s face. Seeing Lin Tian’s face now filled her with fury, wishing she could tear it apart.

Her whip techniques could be threatening to ordinary people, but Lin Tian wasn’t bothered. With a lift of his hand, he effortlessly caught the tip of the whip and with a subtle flick, the hidden blade at the end revealed itself.

This grasp and flick were extremely swift, as Lin Tian exerted force to swing it downward, the blade pierced into the stone slab in front of Situ Ruoling, scaring her into stepping back a few paces. She pulled vigorously on the whip, but found it immobile—Lin Tian’s swing had deeply embedded the blade with the long whip into the stone slab.

Lin Tian didn’t even glance at her, stepping forward without a care. Situ Ruoling grunted, channeling True Qi into her arm, shaking the long whip. With a bang, the stone slab shattered into pieces, all flying towards Lin Tian and the other two.

Lin Tian reached out to grab Xiao Tian and Ghost, easily moving them aside. The shards didn’t hit the three of them but instead flew towards a group of people behind.

There were four women in this group, all stunningly beautiful—some mature and lovely, others youthful and charming, others gracefully exquisite. Lin Tian glanced over and surprisingly recognized all of them. Seeing these four "familiar faces," Lin Tian was taken aback. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Leading the group was Wang Wanxi, who had just parted with them. Behind her were the Female Pavilion Master of Langya Pavilion and Tang Ziqing, and of course, Ling Shuiyao trailed behind.

Faced with the sudden onslaught of stone shards, Wang Wanxi frowned deeply. She raised her hands, seemingly slow but actually moving swiftly, drawing circles that formed a black-and-white Tai Chi symbol, perfectly blocking all the shards.

The Situ family’s expressions turned awkward upon seeing this group appear, for those stone shards were caused by their family’s unruly girl.

"Who did I see being so uncivilized? Turns out it’s you with no manners," Ling Shuiyao stepped forward, her gaze sweeping over Situ Ruoling with obvious disdain.

Lin Tian felt a twinge of embarrassment listening to this. He thought to himself that Ling Shuiyao was hardly one to criticize others, though relatively speaking, Ling Shuiyao was merely mischievous, whereas Situ Ruoling was genuinely unruly and even malicious. Still, with these two girls facing off, the tension in the air instantly ramped up.

"How is it any of your business if I teach a scoundrel a lesson? Meddling like a dog chasing mice." Situ Ruoling was simply lawless, unable to tolerate being called uncivilized by Ling Shuiyao, immediately glaring and retorting.

"Meddling? Ha! I’ve heard that someone has been damaging Qinglan Garden’s facilities multiple times since arriving just days ago. Makes one wonder if this person was raised with any manners." Ling Shuiyao, also not one to let things slide, retorted with a snort, even elevating the argument to question familial education—words not only criticizing Situ Ruoling but implicating the Situ family as well.

Sure enough, Situ Ming and a few others furrowed their brows. Lin Tian as the involved party turned into an observer, astounded by the back-and-forth clash between the two women.

As the verbal dispute threatened to escalate, Situ Ruoling’s face tensed up, ready to explode when Wang Wanxi stepped forward, saying calmly, "Miss Situ just mentioned teaching someone a lesson—she’d better make it clear that Lin Tian and the other two are from my Wang Family. Nobody can just wrongfully accuse them."

Aunt Wang is mighty; Lin Tian felt most comfortable hearing Wang Wanxi’s protection. Such unruly girls as Situ Ruoling indeed needed a lesson from the elders.

"Wang Family’s people?" In her fury, Situ Ruoling sneered, with a hint of mockery on her face, "If I remember correctly, you have married into the mundane world and are no longer part of the Wang Family. At most, you’re half from the Ancient Martial World. Just now, I really couldn’t understand your words."

Her words instantly quieted the scene. Lin Tian even thought he must have misheard—how could such a young one say something like this that no peer would dare to utter? It was exceedingly ill-mannered and uncultured.

It’s one thing to lose your temper or challenge with martial arts, but such words were truly vile.

Wang Wanxi, usually composed and graceful, showed a changed expression hearing this. She coldly looked at Situ Ming, expressionless, "Is this the attitude of your Situ family?"

Situ Ming wore an unpleasant expression as well. He hadn’t expected Situ Ruoling to utter such venomous words, especially in front of elders. Previously, he’d turn a blind eye to her whims, but today’s words were beyond outrageous.

Clenching his teeth, Situ Ming suddenly swept his hand, hitting Situ Ruoling’s face with a loud slap. Situ Ruoling’s originally fair face showed clear finger marks from the not-so-light blow. However, in Lin Tian’s view, she deserved it. If she was disciplined like this from childhood, she wouldn’t be so lawless today.

Stunned by the slap, Situ Ruoling came to her senses, shouting loudly, "You actually hit me? Even my parents never dared to hit me..."

"Shut up! Go back immediately, reflect for a month, and only come out once you’ve thought things over!" Situ Ming barked sternly under pressure, shouting again.