Zombie Bodyguard

What kind of love and hatred, what kind of man, did something so unforgivable to her, that made the red-clothed female ghost harbor such deep resentment, preferring to sink into the Wangchuan River, never to reincarnate, just to wait for that man to appear and then drag him down with her.

Such a grievance is chilling to even think about, and Lin Tian couldn't imagine it.

"Why are you helping me?" Lin Tian asked the same question again.

"You and he are so alike, but you are more devoted. You would throw yourself into the Wangchuan River for love. If only you were him, how great it would be." The red-clothed female ghost said faintly.

Do I look like him, or is it the temperament? Lin Tian was taken aback, then awkwardly said, "You want to drag me into the Wangchuan River, but not because I look like your lover, right? Let me tell you, I am me, not your lover, don't get the wrong idea."

"Yes, you are not him, at least he is a normal human, and you are not. But now I know, there are still devoted men in this world, at least you are one, who can disregard everything else." The red-clothed female ghost said, not caring at all about Lin Tian's zombie appearance.

She glanced outside the flame curtain, then said, "The vengeful souls are endless outside, and this Protective Light Shield of yours won't hold for long. Whether it's you or me, we will eventually fall into endless torment."

"At least it can still hold now. I don't have much time left; I need to find someone. If you are willing, you can search with me; the shield can protect you for a while. If not, I'm sorry, you can only return to the waters of the Wangchuan River. I won't stay because of you." Lin Tian said straightforwardly.

He wasn't afraid of angering the red-clothed female ghost, because now in his heart, nothing was more important than finding Xiao Manxuan's soul. Even if faced with the emperor, Lin Tian would say the same thing.

Surprisingly, the red-clothed female ghost wasn't angry. Instead, she said, "I'll search with you. I really want to know what kind of woman makes you disregard everything else."

"Suit yourself," Lin Tian said indifferently.

He turned around to survey the surrounding environment, then picked a direction to swim, not knowing the north, south, east, or west here. After entering the Wangchuan River, a person seems to lose their sense of direction, just feeling it's boundless.

He couldn't see the water surface, the riverbed, or the riverbank. Everything seemed to have entered a separate world. Fortunately, the good news was that the flame shield didn't affect his movements, allowing him to swim freely in the water.

Lin Tian swam ahead, with the red-clothed female ghost closely following him, unable to stay far because stepping outside the shield would mean being bitten by countless evil ghosts.

Searching for Xiao Manxuan among the countless souls in the Wangchuan River was as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. Lin Tian had long activated his superior vision, expanding his view to the maximum.

After activating superior vision, Lin Tian felt the magic of the Wangchuan River again, because he still couldn't see the riverbed or the water surface, or even any land.

He remembered that when he jumped into the Wangchuan River, his body hadn't sunk very deep, but now he couldn't see the water surface, and he couldn't think of a reason why.

With Lin Tian's strength and his true zombie form, his swimming speed was extremely fast, faster than a marlin in the sea. He estimated that he had swum for an hour and still saw no shore.

Of course, it was also possible that he was swimming along the river, in which case he would never reach the shore, but he didn't want to go ashore now anyway.

"Looking like this is like finding a needle in a haystack; you'll never find it." The red-clothed female ghost suddenly said.

"What else can I do? Unless I have the Buddha's Eye, to look up at the Nine Heavens and down at the Netherworld, seeing everything in the Three Worlds and Six Paths, but that's just a legend. Who can find a soul in the boundless universe?" Lin Tian said, not out of discouragement, but because his vision was already wide open and still limited in what he could see.

He used to think his vision was amazing, but now it seemed like a joke; he couldn't even see through the Wangchuan River.

"It's not that there's no shortcut." The red-clothed female ghost said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Tian stopped quickly and said in surprise, "What shortcut did you think of?"

"Every soul that enters the Wangchuan River must endure the gnawing of evil ghosts until the soul is assimilated into the same vengeful evil ghost. But if the soul's mind is strong enough to withstand such pain, they can maintain themselves without being assimilated. More evil souls will join the attack on them to completely assimilate them."

"You only need to pay attention to the movements of those vengeful souls. If a large number of souls gather in one direction, it indicates there's something attracting them there. Follow them, and you might find your lover."

"Of course, the premise is that your lover can persist until you find her. Otherwise, if she is assimilated by the vengeful evil ghosts, you will almost have no chance to find her. Even if by some chance you do find her, it will be useless, because she will already be one of the vengeful souls and will attack you the same as any other." The red-clothed female ghost stated, revealing the harsh truth.

Lin Tian felt conflicted inside, hoping that Xiao Manxuan would give up resisting so she could suffer a little less, but also not wanting her to be assimilated and become one of the vengeful evil ghosts. It would be too cruel for her and Miss.

However, the red-clothed female ghost's suggestion was an excellent strategy. Lin Tian changed his searching method from focusing on single points to monitoring large areas.

Searching this way greatly increased his efficiency, speeding up the search because he firmly believed that Second Miss was mentally strong and would persist until he appeared.

Because she would rather endure suffering and jump into the Wangchuan River, wasn't it all to preserve her memories and see Lin Tian once?

"What will you do if you can't find her?" The red-clothed female ghost suddenly asked, looking at the persistent Lin Tian.

Lin Tian didn't stop. As he advanced, he said, "If I can't find her in a month, I'll search for two months. If I don't find her in two months, I'll search for a year, three years, five years, until the end of time, until the Wangchuan River dries up. I won't die; even without the Protective Light Shield, I will still persevere."

"I believe she must be waiting for me in that place." Lin Tian said with determination.

"By doing this, aren't you leaving your companions above behind? I think she's willing to go through hardships with you." The red-clothed female ghost said.

Lin Tian paused for a moment before saying, "Maybe. I know she has a way to leave the Netherworld. I hope she doesn't do anything foolish."

Remembering the tear Zhang Lingyu shed, Lin Tian felt a pang of pain in his heart. As his emotions were stirred by thoughts of Zhang Lingyu, a strange cry suddenly came from ahead.

It was the sound made by the vengeful evil ghosts—a very strange sound, seemingly filled with fear but also with desire. Even the vengeful souls attacking Lin Tian's shield stopped and turned uniformly in one direction.