Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 1497 - 1494: The Situ Family’s Request

"Is Old Tang here?" A male voice came from outside, sounding rather respectful, but Lin Tian frowned upon hearing it.

A cold glint flashed in Lin Tian’s eyes. He stood up and walked to the door, pulling it open. Standing outside were three people, with the middle-aged man at the front being Situ Ming. It was Situ Ming who had been speaking just now, and the other two were naturally the Situ siblings, Situ Yufeng and Situ Ruoling.

The members of the Situ family collectively froze for a moment upon seeing Lin Tian, showing unnatural expressions on their faces. Situ Ming didn’t show any particular expression but simply stated, "We’re here to see Old Tang."

Lin Tian didn’t bother to speak, turned around, walked back into the room, and sat down at the desk. The three of them followed him in, but seeing Lin Tian still staying in the room, they couldn’t help but frown.

"What do you want from me?" Tang Banqing glanced at the three of them, with a look of impatience clearly visible on her face. She was naturally impatient, as she had almost learned the whereabouts of the Meteorite Heart just now, only to be interrupted by these three people.

"This..." Situ Ming hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Lin Tian, clearly indicating whether Lin Tian could leave the room for their discussion.

Tang Banqing seemed to not understand his meaning, coldly asked, "What is ’this’? Can’t such a big person speak? Just say whatever you want, and let out whatever you need to!"

Wow, this old lady is quite fiery, even daring to boss around people from the Situ family. I wonder what her status is in the Ancient Martial World? Lin Tian listened with surprise and amusement.

Situ Ming was reprimanded like a child and dared not show any displeasure, maintaining a respectful attitude as he said, "Old Tang, the Situ family wants to invite Old Tang to plan the recasting of the Qixue Sword."

"Recasting the Qixue Sword?" Tang Banqing finally turned around and looked directly at Situ Ming, snorted twice, "Hmm, hmm, have you found the materials?"

"Rest assured, Old Tang, we already have news about the Ice Soul," Situ Ming confidently smiled.

"What? You found the Ice Soul? Where is it?" Tang Banqing immediately stood up and asked.

Not far away, Lin Tian slightly raised his head, staring at Situ Ming. This Situ Ming actually mentioned the Ice Soul just now, how did he know about it? And the Ice Soul he spoke of, was it Xiao Manxuan’s Ice Soul Necklace? Thinking of this, Lin Tian slightly squinted his eyes.

At this moment, Situ Ruoling looked back at Lin Tian with a proud expression, as if saying, "You country bumpkin, you haven’t even heard of what the Ice Soul is, have you."

Lin Tian didn’t even look at her and continued reading the books on the desk, his indifference infuriating Situ Ruoling, who ground her teeth.

Situ Ming seemed to have regained the upper hand and rather self-satisfied, said, "Although it’s not yet in the hands of the Situ family, we already know where it is. As for the location, we cannot disclose it to Old Tang temporarily."

"You don’t have the Ice Soul? Then why waste my time? Get out, and don’t bother me during this period, the old lady is not receiving anyone," Tang Banqing glared again, angrily said.

The three of Situ Ming were dumbfounded, just now becoming so excited upon hearing the Ice Soul, how did they suddenly change their expression? Situ Ming thought for a long time, uncertain where he went wrong, and only hesitatingly said, "But Old Tang, that Ice Soul..."

Tang Banqing waved her hand to interrupt him: "Don’t mention the Ice Soul to me, I have more important things than the Ice Soul, didn’t you understand what I just said?"

Such blunt scolding made the muscles on Situ Ming’s face twitch unnaturally, especially with Lin Tian watching the show from the side. He had no choice but to bow and leave with the Situ siblings.

Once the three vanished, Lin Tian sat back down curiously, "Old Tang, what’s this about the Ice Soul that Situ Ming spoke of?"

"What can it be? Don’t even know how many years ago, people from the Situ family came to find me, hoping I’d help recast the Qixue Sword. I told them back then, if they wanted to recast the Qixue Sword, they must find the Ice Soul as the forging material, that way the recast Qixue Sword might rival or even surpass the Zidian Qingshuang, but the Ice Soul is even rarer than the Meteorite Heart, how could they possibly find it?" Tang Banqing spoke casually, obviously not believing the Situ family could find the Ice Soul.

"That’s not necessarily so, I’ve found it, it’s even worn by the Second Miss," Lin Tian chuckled inwardly.

"Boy, don’t just stand there dazed, haven’t told me where the Meteorite Heart is yet?" Tang Banqing saw Lin Tian in a daze, urged again.

Lin Tian blinked and said, "Actually, the Meteorite Heart is in my possession."

Tang Banqing was stunned, not immediately processing his words, only responding a few seconds later, "You are that pharmacist?"

Lin Tian nodded, equivalent to confirming, didn’t expect Tang Banqing to stride over, standing right in front of him, despite her age, she moved quite nimbly, she scrutinized Lin Tian, the more she examined, the broader her smile became.

Feeling slightly uneasy being watched by the old lady, Lin Tian backed up a step, rather apprehensive, said, "Old Tang, why are you looking at me like this, is it that you want to introduce a girl to me?" 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"Hey, you young chap are pretty amusing, if I pair you with Tang Ziqing, do you dare?" Tang Banqing rolled her eyes, amused.

"Maybe for someone else, but definitely not Tang Ziqing; for someone as flirtatious as me, I fear she’ll chop me up in my sleep," Lin Tian joked, though honestly surprised by this old lady’s boldness in suggesting matchmaking with Tang Ziqing.

"So that settles it, I don’t have time to introduce girls to you, the old lady is simply happy, understand? Heh heh, you’re a pharmacist, with the Meteorite Heart in your hands, now it’s perfect," Tang Banqing said, her self-satisfied laughter making Lin Tian’s hair stand on end.

Couldn’t handle being scrutinized by an old lady any longer, Lin Tian had to helplessly ask, "Old Tang, Master Tang, could you clarify please?"

"Clarify what? You seem like a smart young man, don’t you understand my meaning?" Tang Banqing said, grumpy.

Lin Tian shook his head, "Nope."

"I ask you, as a pharmacist, what’s the core principle of medicine crafting?" Tang Banqing asked seriously.

"Certainly controlling fire," Lin Tian replied, realizing somewhat after saying it.

Tang Banqing patted him, laughing, "Exactly, controlling fire is common to both medicine crafting and forging. This time in sword forging, I’ll entrust the Sword Furnace to you."

"What? I’m a pharmacist, not a caster. You’re leaving the Sword Furnace to me, then what does someone like you, a veritable swordsmith, do?" Lin Tian doubted if this eccentric swordsmith was trying to shirk.

Sure enough, Tang Banqing unapologetically said, "I’ll stand by and direct."

Seeing Lin Tian’s resigned expression, Tang Banqing chuckled, "Boy, I’m getting on in years, probably can’t wield a hammer in a few years, with this sword forging, I’ll use all my lifetime experience, however much you can learn depends on you. Anyway, none of the girls at Qingshuang Pavilion are willing to learn the hard task of forging, so it’s a windfall for you, an outsider."

The smile gradually faded, and Tang Banqing’s facial expression appeared somewhat desolate.