Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 922 - 919: The Age Gap

Chapter 922: Chapter 919: The Age Gap

"Aunt Wang, the Sun Shadow Association is fighting on its home turf, and based on my suspicion, its combat strength isn’t limited to that. Why did it disband back then?" Lin Tian voiced his doubt.

"I asked my father the same question. He speculates that perhaps the Sun Shadow Association feared escalating the conflict, eventually involving the entire Ancient Martial World of Huaxia and Japan. That’s bad for both sides."

"Moreover, the Sun Shadow Association’s plan failed, leaving no reason to continue fighting, which would only increase casualties and deplete its strength. It’s likely for these two reasons that the Sun Shadow Association chose to disappear." Wang Wanxi speculated.

"So, the plan of the Sun Shadow Association had just started, with the Yun Family as its first target, a target it never expected to fail right at the beginning." Lin Tian said.

Wang Wanxi smiled and said, "That’s what we mean when we say humans plan but heaven decides. We’ve stood firm in the East for thousands of years, thriving despite disasters and cannot be thwarted by mere schemes."

"This battle involves the Ancient Martial World, which ordinary people know nothing about. We only informed the old man that the attackers were intercepted halfway, and Yun Tian went missing. The fact that Ancient Martial Artists swept through the Sun Shadow Association’s base is unknown even to him." Wang Wanxi said.

"I have another question: How long ago did Yun Tian disappear? In other words, when was Yun Tian born?" Lin Tian asked solemnly. This was crucial; if his age didn’t match Yun Tian’s, there was nothing more to say.

"Twenty years ago," Wang Wanxi said confidently.

"Twenty years ago! Yet your Yun Family knows I’m only eighteen, and my age doesn’t match Yun Tian’s at all. Why did you recruit me?" Lin Tian asked, puzzled.

Wang Wanxi looked at Lin Tian’s face after he finished speaking and then laughed, "You’re an orphan. Are you sure you were born eighteen years ago, or is that just what your grandfather told you?"

"Well, of course that’s what my grandfather told me. At that time, I was too young to have any concept of a birth date." Lin Tian said hesitantly, beginning to understand Wang Wanxi’s point.

"There you have it. Maybe even your grandfather didn’t know your birthday and took the day he found you as your birth date. Your eighteen years could have come from that. Anyone around twenty years old would meet Yun Tian’s conditions." Wang Wanxi pointed out.

"Aunt Wang, what you said makes me more miserable. Not only do I not know who my biological parents are, now even my birthday is uncertain." Lin Tian said, feigning a distressed expression.

Wang Wanxi shook her head humorously, gracefully stroked Lin Tian’s furrowed brow, and said, "Though I haven’t known you for long, I can tell Lin Tian isn’t someone who gets discouraged easily."

Lin Tian was taken aback, then laughed, "Haha, Aunt Wang indeed has a pair of Wise Eyes. The word ’discouraged’ never exists in my dictionary."

"That’s right. Only with such a temperament can one unleash such vigorous and unstoppable martial arts." Wang Wanxi said, very pleased.

"Aunt Wang, don’t just praise me. Aren’t you worried about what Mr. Yun Haoyu might think with you out for so long?" Lin Tian jokingly said.

"He has things to do tonight and isn’t at the villa, but it’s indeed time to return so you can rest." Wang Wanxi said, looking at the moon high in the sky then at Lin Tian, suddenly laughing, "Let’s race again."

"Alright, I’ll let Aunt Wang go first," Lin Tian said generously.

Wang Wanxi wasn’t annoyed. She laughed heartily, "You’re the one who said it. Don’t regret it later when you lose."

With that, she dashed forward, her feet lightly tapping, like a dragonfly on water, and she vanished in the blink of an eye.

"What a beautiful movement technique, as light as a flying butterfly and as graceful as the wind. Here I come..." Lin Tian praised, his voice lingering where he had been while he had already disappeared.

Wang Wanxi reached her top speed, speeding from the mountaintop to Yuntian Residence in no time. Soon, she saw her dwelling, and outside the door, Lin Tian.

Approaching Lin Tian, she saw his face wasn’t flushed, nor was he out of breath, looking completely at ease. She could only shake her head helplessly.

"Xiao Tian, your speed is terrifying. If I didn’t know better, I’d think you had the ability to teleport." Wang Wanxi marveled.

"Teleport, I wish! But it’s just wishful thinking." Lin Tian said.

"Alright, go get some rest. Tomorrow at the meeting, let the old man have a look. Our conversation tonight might be of some help to you." Wang Wanxi waved goodbye.

Lin Tian cupped his hands, then turned and left, elegantly departing.

"A hidden dragon is not an ordinary thing, a wind and cloud encounter transforms it into a dragon. Such an extraordinary person, is he my Tian’er? Tian’er, I know you are still alive, and I firmly believe we will meet one day." Wang Wanxi said calmly and confidently, then turned back to Yuntian Residence.

Lin Tian traversed the corridor and returned to Yunxiang Inn, where the living room lights were still on, and An Xiaoru lay asleep on the sofa. It was clear the young girl had waited until she fell asleep.

The young girl was curled up slightly on the sofa, her neckline unbuttoned, exhibiting a vulnerable look.

Xiao Ru, oh Xiao Ru, you sleep so enticingly yet lie defenselessly here on the living room sofa. If I were a lecher, you’d be in trouble, Lin Tian thought in fascination, thinking, Regardless, I am quite a handsome guy, yet, in her eyes, I pose no threat?

Lin Tian shook his head helplessly, took a blanket, and covered her, despite it being summer, as the mountain weather at night was quite cool.

After taking a shower, Lin Tian sat cross-legged on the bed, but this time, not to cultivate, but to recall some things. He recalled the "Shennong Emperor’s Medical Scripture" and the "Pharmacist Notes."

With his eyes closed, Lin Tian’s mind replaying pages of the "Shennong Emperor’s Medical Scripture" like a film, the text on the pages glowing, as he reviewed the scripture again in his mind.

"Shennong Emperor’s Medical Scripture" has three parts, the first collecting countless herbs from the world, including common and rare ones, even those never seen nor recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica."

For example, the "Red Heart Fruit" is recorded in the "Shennong Emperor’s Medical Scripture," but in later medical books, there’s no record of such a herb, indicating the scripture was compiled much earlier and not widely disseminated.

In Huaxia, many things are secretly passed down. Many remarkable items and legacies aren’t disclosed to outsiders. Lin Tian acquired the "Shennong Emperor’s Medical Scripture" by sheer luck.