Zombie Bodyguard

The moment the red-clothed female ghost attacked, she placed several ferrymen in an irreversible situation; those who fell into the Wangchuan River, even immortals could hardly save.

The shockwave did not weaken at all, continuing to surge in all directions, and several ghost soldiers guarding the Naihe Bridge were knocked into the Wangchuan River.

On the other side, the shockwave rolled toward the bridgehead of Naihe Bridge, and a group of souls that had just stepped onto the bridge barely had time to dodge, seemingly about to meet the same fate of being swept into the Wangchuan River.

Suddenly, a semi-transparent wall of light appeared, blocking the spread of the shockwave. No matter how strong the shockwave was, the translucent curtain remained unmoved, sparing the souls at the bridgehead from disaster.

"Don't cause trouble in my place!" A voice erupted. Surprisingly, Meng Po, just like the red-clothed female ghost, rose into the air.

She was already as beautiful as a fairy, and now soaring into the sky, with her hair flying and her plain clothes fluttering, she was truly like a Fairy Flying Sky Map, dazzling beyond compare. Meng Po stretched her hand, spreading her fingers, and the light screen flashed momentarily, dispersing the shockwave completely.

"Wow, turns out she's a master!" Lin Tian was surprised once again. To think that an official who only served Mengpo Soup was actually a hidden expert.

The red-clothed female ghost paid no heed to Meng Po's obstruction, striking once more. The leading ferrymen were pushed back. Just as she was about to attack again, an iron arrow suddenly shot from the other side of the Naihe Bridge, piercing through her.

Her body flickered, then fell from the air. Following this, a dense sound of hoofbeats arose, and a troop of ghost soldiers charged out from Naihe Bridge, each riding a warhorse. Leading them was a general in black iron armor, with a longsword at his waist and an iron bow in hand. There was no doubt, the iron arrow just now was shot by him.

Beside the general, two Ghost Messengers dressed in black robes followed, unlike the ghost soldiers' appearance. Seeing these two Ghost Messengers, Lin Tian knew things had gone awry, because these two were the ferrymen Zhang Lingyu had previously dissipated, unexpectedly recovered so quickly from the Blood Pool.

Someone slaying ferrymen in the Netherworld — this couldn't be allowed. Clearly, this general was not only here to capture the red-clothed female ghost but also to hunt down Lin Tian and Zhang Lingyu.

"Seal off the Naihe Bridge, no soul may approach. Otherwise, death without mercy!" The leading general shouted, his voice thunderous, seemingly making even the air above the Naihe Bridge buzz.

"Hahaha..." The red-clothed female ghost laughed again, shouting fiercely, "If I wasn't willing, could you capture me?"

As she spoke, more red and black energy surged, and she launched a palm strike at the leading general, with the red and black energy coiling like serpents toward him.

The general merely snorted coldly, drawing his longsword with a clang, striking at the red and black energy. When the two collided, another fierce shockwave erupted, causing his warhorse to rear, while the red-clothed female ghost was pushed back.

The ghost soldiers guarding the riverbank and bridge staggered, the scene descending into chaos. After Meng Po protected the souls, she withdrew to her stone pavilion without intervening further.

"Lingyu, take care of yourself. Find a way to leave the Netherworld!" Lin Tian suddenly said, and before Zhang Lingyu could react, he had already bolted from the bridgehead toward the Naihe Bridge.

The appearance of those two Soul Ferrymen signaled to Lin Tian that things were uncontrollable. His only chance was to seize the chaos at Naihe Bridge and jump into the Wangchuan River to find Xiao Manxuan.

If he missed this chance, capturing him was a real possibility. If caught by the Netherworld's Ghost Messengers and Ghost Generals, forget finding Xiao Manxuan; even his own life might be at risk.

"Lin Tian, don't..." Zhang Lingyu was shocked, reaching out to grab Lin Tian, but it was already too late.

Lin Tian had rushed onto the Naihe Bridge, now under fierce battle; his appearance instantly became the focus, or rather the target of all.

"Lord Luo, it's him! He's the one who broke into the Netherworld and scattered our souls!" A ferryman suddenly shouted.

The Lord Luo mentioned by the ferryman was the leading general. He glared with eyes as large as copper bells, shouting, "Bold mortal, intruding the Netherworld, wounding Yin Officials, seize him!"

A troop of ghost soldiers charged from behind the general, each riding a warhorse, chains in hand. The chains were pitch black, perhaps specifically made for capturing evil spirits, the Soul-locking Chain.

With a crash, dozens of ghost soldiers cast out their chains, forming a net to capture Lin Tian. Lin Tian snorted coldly, grabbing the chain and tearing it apart.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The chains snapped and scattered on the ground, a mere chain net couldn't trap Lin Tian, now a Third-level Yellow-eyed Zombie.

"Is the Netherworld full of useless trash?" The red-clothed female ghost coldly laughed, shouting, "I'll help you stir up the Netherworld!"

With a wave of her sleeve, a black energy shot out, sending the ghost soldiers capturing Lin Tian tumbling, unexpectedly aiding Lin Tian.

That Lord Luo's face was already quite dark, but now it was even darker. Although he was merely a City Guard, he was at least an official of the Netherworld, wasn't he? Even little ghosts had to address him as "sir." Being continuously disrupted by outsiders was a blatant slap in the face.

He grabbed his iron bow, immediately fitting three iron arrows, and shot them at Lin Tian with a whoosh. But Lin Tian was faster than the arrows, rebounding and grabbing all three.

Yet, as he grasped them, the iron arrows penetrated through his hand and pierced his chest. Lin Tian was surprised, what kind of strange thing was this that couldn't be held, and as the iron arrows passed through, he felt a bit cold, a true chill. As the arrows passed, the feeling vanished.

"The Netherworld's Soul-shooting Arrows failed, truly laughable, hahaha..." The red-clothed female ghost laughed, the City Guard ghost general stunned, realizing the person before them had no soul?

Lin Tian also breathed a sigh of relief, thankful it wasn't the eerie Soul-devouring Blade, or he'd suffer greatly.

As he was still feeling grateful, suddenly a red shadow swept by, and Lin Tian suddenly felt light beneath his feet, realizing he was flying. Looking beside him, it was the red-clothed female ghost carrying him into the air.

Lin Tian didn't know her intention, raising his hand to attack, but the red-clothed female ghost chuckled lightly, "Sentimental man, aren't you going down the Wangchuan to find your beloved? Let me lend you a hand."

"You heard us talking? Why help me?" Lin Tian paused his counterattack, frowning.

"No reason, I just don't believe there are truly sentimental men in the world. Just want to see if you truly are, daring to brave the Wangchuan River. However, now it's too late to regret, hahaha..." The red-clothed female ghost laughed.

Then came a splash sound as Lin Tian and the red-clothed female ghost both plunged into the Wangchuan River. The water was icy to the bone, even Lin Tian with his zombie body shivered.

But Lin Tian scarcely had time to mind the icy river, as countless vengeful spirits and evil ghosts gathered from all sides, opening wide jaws and claws to grab and bite him and the red-clothed female ghost.