Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 1578 - 1575: Dangerous Cultivation

"Miss, it’s not my intention, you know that I’m still single." Lin Tian protested his innocence, feeling truly wronged, often being the one seduced, like Charlotte, who’s always thinking about how to push him down.

If it weren’t for his great self-control, Charlotte would have succeeded by now. Lin Tian felt more wronged than Dou’e.

At this moment, An Xiaoru came over, smiling sweetly, "Mr. Lin, you’re here. I’ve prepared the room according to the young master’s instructions, ready for you to move in anytime."

Seeing An Xiaoru’s expectant eyes, Lin Tian coughed twice and said earnestly, "Hmm, thank you. The two Miss Xiaos are also staying here tonight, you can accompany them inside."

"Where are you going?" Xiao Manxuan immediately sensed the underlying meaning in Lin Tian’s words and asked curiously.

"I’m going to see the Ghost. You girls can get along well, so I won’t be the third wheel." Lin Tian gestured to Yun Xiaotian to leave with him.

Yun Xiaotian smiled apologetically at the Xiao sisters and then instructed An Xiaoru to take good care of them before leaving with Lin Tian.

Watching Lin Tian’s departing figure, the young lady shook her head helplessly, "He’s acting proper again when we’re around."

"Miss Xiao, Lin Tian is really a good person. I’ve taken care of him for so many days, and he’s always treated me with utmost respect, unlike other guests who come to the Yun Family." An Xiaoru spoke honestly. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Alas, that’s what I’m afraid of. If he were really a lecherous man, girls would naturally detest him, but he seems free-spirited and carefree on the surface, yet he has this cold arrogance inside, which is fatally attractive to women..." The young lady sighed softly, speaking to herself.

"What did Miss Xiao say?" An Xiaoru didn’t hear clearly and couldn’t help but ask.

"Oh, nothing, Miss Xiao Ru, let’s go inside." The young lady didn’t explain, and walked into Yunxiang Inn with her sister, naturally carrying the luggage Lin Tian left behind.

By now, Lin Tian was already on the small path in the back mountains of the Yun Family, casually placing his left hand on Yun Xiaotian’s shoulder, "I say Xiao Tian, have you gotten thinner? Didn’t you gain any muscle training with Mr. Wang?"

Lin Tian pinched Yun Xiaotian’s shoulder and even touched his waist, clearly dissatisfied. A sixteen-year-old boy, at the age of rapid growth, shouldn’t be this slim.

Yun Xiaotian blushed from Lin Tian’s actions, dodging as if ticklish, explaining, "Mr. Wang said I’m not suited for training like Ghost, so he only taught me some methods of meditative breathing, without any physical training."

"No physical training like Ghost’s? That shouldn’t be, though you’re a bit lean, your physique seems decent, so physical training shouldn’t be a problem, right? Ancient Martial arts emphasize a balance of movement and stillness, you can’t just meditate and breathe without physical exercise." Lin Tian found it peculiar and didn’t mind his dodging.

"I don’t know how to tell you, but you’ll understand when you see the Ghost." Yun Xiaotian thought for a moment and said.

Lin Tian and Yun Xiaotian climbed to the top of the mountain via the lower path, a place Lin Tian had visited before, twice having nighttime talks with Wang Wanxi, both times on this mountaintop.

The other side of the mountaintop was a medium-sized cliff, below which was a river. Although the river’s surface was wide, some places had rather turbulent currents, especially near the rocky corners where dark eddies surged.

Lin Tian was puzzled why Yun Xiaotian brought him here, then he saw a person standing on a protruding rock in the river, tall and upright, facing the water.

"Ghost?" Lin Tian was taken aback, as the one standing on the rock in the river was the Ghost.

The Ghost was bare-chested, revealing well-proportioned, robust muscles, wearing only a pair of swim trunks, standing there on the rock. This rock was isolated, surrounded by water, with rapid currents hitting it, forming various random flows and whirlpools; the underwater situation was extremely complex.

Moreover, with Lin Tian’s keen eyesight, he could tell that besides the rock protruding from the water, there were also many hidden reefs underwater, which had been eroded by the currents over time, possibly making their tips razor-sharp.

If someone jumped into the water and hit these hidden reefs, it would be catastrophic, likely getting impaled like skewered candied hawthorn. Ghost is no invincible being; his mortal body couldn’t withstand the piercing of sharp hidden reefs.

"Damn, is the Ghost really training diving here?" Lin Tian exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, Mr. Wang has Ghost train here, diving down from the cliff every day, swimming to that isolated rock, and then training his dives on the rock." Yun Xiaotian nodded, confirming.

"I finally understand why you can’t train like the Ghost. Even for someone as skilled as him, such training is dangerous; you going would be courting death." Lin Tian sighed, meanwhile gaining a newfound respect for Mr. Wang.

The gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, but Mr. Wang’s training constantly placed people in danger, as real combat is the best way to enhance personal skills.

Ghost’s enemy was the water, the hidden reefs; only by uniting body and mind, harmonizing strength, and gradually enhancing spiritual awareness, could one come and go freely in such peril.

So, this seemingly unconventional training honed the implementation of strength, the use of spiritual awareness, reaction ability, and moreover, the courage to face life-threatening dangers!

It was as if Ghost hadn’t noticed Lin Tian and Yun Xiaotian’s arrival, still fully concentrated on watching the water surface, or rather observing those chaotic flows and whirlpools, deducing the shapes and layout of the underwater reefs, a task more challenging than his mercenary reconnaissance.

Suddenly, the Ghost leapt, diving into the water. If there were a diving coach around, they would surely praise Ghost’s movement for being agile and graceful, entering the water with very little splash.

Just as he entered the water, a chaotic whirlpool appeared beside him, and he moved in a strange paddling motion, reminiscent of an ancient martial arts move, or a fish navigating through water.

But this "fish" had barely escaped the whirlpool when it sucked him in. Lin Tian didn’t know the source of this river, but its currents were indeed powerful.

Ghost was caught in the whirlpool, then flung, crashing heavily against the solitary rock with a splash, his young face showing a pained expression. Considering Ghost’s endurance, one could only imagine how heavy and fierce this impact was.

An ordinary person would have been knocked unconscious from such a collision. Ghost didn’t cry out; just as he was about to be swept away by the water, he suddenly flipped, churning the water like a dragon, simultaneously forming his hands into claws, reaching out like a dragon’s claws, swiftly grabbing onto the solitary rock.

With the strength of that claw, Ghost emerged from the water like a dragon, jumping back onto the solitary rock. Water trickled down his body, turning red, staining the rock beneath his feet!