Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 1655 - 1652: Red Flame

"Xuanxuan, what’s wrong with you?" Lin Tian was startled, even from dozens of meters away in the dark night, he could see clearly that Xiao Manxuan’s face was as red as if it were on fire.

Xiao Manxuan didn’t respond to Lin Tian’s question. Her gaze was fixed on the red flames on the ancient guqin, the reflection of the red flames imprinted deep in her eyes, as if her pupils were burning with red flames. However, her eyes didn’t appear conscious, her mind seemed to have fallen into a void.

With a swoosh, Xiao Manxuan suddenly jumped down from the tree, startling Lin Tian, but her actions were incredibly fast. Before Lin Tian could react, she had already landed on the ground.

The tree was several meters high, higher than a single floor, yet she landed steadily on the ground, like a master skilled in Qinggong. Lin Tian was dumbfounded, since when had the little girl become so formidable?

Not good! Lin Tian secretly exclaimed, punching a poisonous snake-like insect in front of him to death and rushed towards Xiao Manxuan.

The distance of dozens of meters was covered in the blink of an eye, but as soon as he approached Xiao Manxuan, he felt a heat wave coming at him, and the heat source was Xiao Manxuan. At this moment, she was like a furnace, full of heat.

"Xuanxuan!" Lin Tian shouted in her ear, like a clap of thunder, trying to wake her from her stupor.

However, it was as if Xiao Manxuan hadn’t heard him; she continued to walk straight ahead towards the guqin. More strangely, as soon as she took a step, red flames ignited at her feet, the same red flames as on the guqin.

Then her hand, her hair, also caught fire with red flames. Her originally black hair turned into fiery red in an instant, floating as if lifted by the wind, every strand of hair burning with red flames.

But strangely, the red flames that could burn the Flying Head Curse didn’t damage her clothes, nor did they harm the grass and wildflowers underfoot.

"Lin Tian, Xuanxuan she..." Ning Luoxi was even more shocked; she knew about Xiao Manxuan’s treatment at Qingshuang Pavilion. Seeing Xiao Manxuan like this now, she immediately understood what was going on.

"How could this happen..." Lin Tian had calculated everything, but he hadn’t expected the unusual energy within Xiao Manxuan to erupt like this, triggered by the guqin.

Lin Tian immediately activated his super sight, trying to see through her body to the unusual energy, but as soon as his gaze penetrated through her clothes and skin, dazzling red light suddenly flared up, causing sharp pain to his eyes.

He quickly retracted his penetrating gaze; there was no red light anymore, just Xiao Manxuan and the red flames. Lin Tian understood that the unusual energy was too powerful to be glimpsed at.

Despite her seemingly slow pace, Xiao Manxuan quickly reached the barrier, looked up at it, then struck it with a punch. With a crack, the barrier appeared to crack like tempered glass, followed by a boom as it shattered completely, with energy turbulence scattering, and soon the entire barrier vanished.

Zhang Zhicheng was utterly stunned; that barrier was set up with his master’s talisman, and it was shattered with one punch by an ordinary person like Xiao Manxuan. Lin Tian wasn’t at all surprised. Anyone who had seen the little girl’s might on the ancient battlefield knew how formidable the Red Flame was. He was more concerned with whether the Ice Soul could suppress the unusual energy.

"Give me back my guqin!" Xiao Manxuan suddenly spoke, her tone leaving no room for doubt, as if she was standing above the Nine Heavens.

"Whether you’re the owner or not, you’re dreaming if you think I’ll return the guqin in my hand!" Yasuo sneered; he was naturally unwilling to easily hand over the guqin.

The Secret Master gestured, and the last Flying Head Curse charged towards Xiao Manxuan. Damn it! Lin Tian cursed inwardly, wanting to rush up and block it. Although Xiao Manxuan suddenly became formidable, who knew if her state was stable.

Ning Luoxi also moved to assist, but her speed was much slower than Lin Tian’s. Regardless of speed, neither of them made it in time before Xiao Manxuan acted.

She moved, not retreating but advancing, and charged at the Flying Head Curse with a punch, engulfed in red flames.

With a boom, the Flying Head Curse was knocked back and set aflame, burning to nothingness before it even hit the ground, ending up just like the previous curse.

Yasuo was a cautious person, fleeing immediately at any sign of trouble. Losing two Flying Head Curses and several poisonous snake-like insects to the flames, he was ready to retreat.

A cloud of black mist rose, and amidst it, a chain flew out, attempting to entangle the guqin. Xiao Manxuan suddenly appeared, grabbing the chain with one hand, the red flames quickly traversing along it.

"Ah..." A scream echoed from the black mist. Xiao Manxuan didn’t pause, charging into the mist and landing another punch. With a thud, a figure flew out of the mist, breaking a tree as it crashed into the pond with a splash, struggling a few times before lying still.

"Don’t be fooled, Yasuo is good at playing dead!" Zhang Zhicheng loudly warned.

Perhaps because his ploy was exposed, Yasuo couldn’t fake it any longer, bursting out of the water with a splash. As soon as he hit the shore, he tried to escape, but Xiao Manxuan was faster, intercepting him again.

She punched, and Yasuo saw it was unavoidable. Unlike before when the black mist buffered for him, this time if the Red Flame burned him directly, he could end up like the Flying Head Curse.

When she fought, the little girl was indeed decisive, wasting no words, and directly incapacitated her opponent.

"Whoosh..."

A sudden gust of wind came from above, bringing with it another figure. The figure landed between the two, grabbing Yasuo with one hand and forming a fist with the other, clashing with Xiao Manxuan’s fiery fist, surrounded by a mist of blood.

"Xu Feibai!" Seeing the blood mist, Lin Tian exclaimed quietly as he moved, his speed nearly reaching its pinnacle, so fast that Ning Luoxi couldn’t see Lin Tian’s movement.

The newcomer was Xu Feibai, wearing a ghost god mask, but Lin Tian recognized his Blood Power, so he couldn’t let Xiao Manxuan face Xu Feibai alone.

"Boom..." Lin Tian’s punch collided with Xu Feibai’s, with blood mist and purple flames bursting forth. Initially awake, Yasuo fainted under the shockwave, truly unconscious this time.

Ning Luoxi and Zhang Zhicheng were also forced to retreat; Zhang Zhicheng stumbled to the ground, rolling back awkwardly, while Ning Luoxi retreated much more gracefully.

Besides Lin Tian and Xu Feibai, one other person didn’t retreat. As soon as they exchanged blows, Xiao Manxuan unleashed another punch at Xu Feibai.

Xu Feibai’s expression was unclear, but the look in his eyes was one of shock. He didn’t block or dodge, unable but to endure the punch.

"Thud!"

Xu Feibai was sent flying, headed towards the pond, but just as he reached the edge, he stepped on a rock and withdrew with greater speed. He pulled Yasuo over the water and quickly reached the opposite bank, then accelerated, disappearing into the night a few moments later.

"He’s been rescued, go after them quickly!" Zhang Zhicheng shouted, as if issuing an order.

"Annoying!" Lin Tian snorted coldly, suddenly appearing behind Zhang Zhicheng without warning, delivering a chop to the back of his neck.