Chapter 145 - 144 Vampire Haunts

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Chapter 145: Chapter 144 Vampire Haunts A familiar aura? Could they be zombies? No way, I’ve never heard of zombies in other countries. Lin Tian’s mind raced, and suddenly a few things came to his mind. Zhang Lingyu was injured by a vampire, she warned that a vampire had appeared in Xikou City, and had set sights on the Xiao Family—all of this was related to the vampires. The moment Lin Tian made this connection, his eyes dangerously narrowed. Vampires, they’ve finally shown up! But what were these two groups doing at Fanyin Temple at night? Lin Tian believed that no good could come from their visit, as good people do not arrive in such a secretive manner. Could it be for the Xiao sisters? Xiao Manxue stood by the old Zen master’s side, watching the newcomers with vigilance. "What brings you to Fanyin Temple so late at night?" Lin Tian was pondering when the old Zen master, with a calm tone, asked without getting up from his seated position on the ground. "Old monk, you know what you’re doing, demanding from us. Hand over the object, and we won’t trouble Fanyin Temple. Otherwise..." a Japanese man stepped forward, speaking rudely. A man in a suit looked contemptuously at the Japanese men and then took two steps forward, gracefully performed a Western noble’s greeting, and said politely in fluent Mandarin, "We apologize for coming uninvited, old Zen master. We simply want one item, and after we retrieve it, we’ll be gone." "Amitabha, you have been to and fro within the temple previously, searching, yet you haven’t found what you seek. Why persist so? With fate, one may see it; without fate, even if obtained, it will be lost," the old Zen master chanted the Buddha’s name and continued to speak unhurriedly. "You knew we had been at the temple these past few days?" The Japanese man said in surprise, not only were they astonished, but the six men in suits were equally surprised; they all thought they had been secretive. "Sirs’ comings and goings have not escaped my eyes, and I only hoped that you would not return after leaving, alas, alas, such persistence must lead to disaster," the old Zen master sighed. "Stop beating around the bush and hand over the relic from the tower. Through our investigations and research, we are certain that the item is within Bao Guang Tower," the Japanese man pointed at the seven-storied tower amid the relic tower forest and said. This statement made Lin Tian, who had been observing the situation, startle; they were actually after the ancient zither. ’But this zither looks rather ordinary to me,’ thought Lin Tian, ’just a bit of history, probably worth some money.’ But even if it was worth tens of millions, these people did not need to make such a fuss. Given their abilities, they did not seem like they were short on cash. "I’m afraid you will be disappointed. There is only an ancient zither inside the tower, and it’s of no use to you," the old Zen master said. "An ancient zither? We will know once we go see for ourselves," the Japanese man refused to believe, and the men in suits were also skeptical, all eleven looked ready to storm inside. Suddenly another person charged towards them from outside, a woman with exceptional speed. When Lin Tian saw her, he was taken aback. The woman who arrived later looked and seemed more like a girl, probably around eighteen or nineteen years old. The girl’s face was covered with a purple veil, leaving only her sparkly, large eyes exposed. She wore a purple miniskirt, her two long legs white and slender. In her hand, she held a purple whip, charging straight at the men in suits. It was her, the Demon Exorcism Girl! Seeing her attire and the so-called Demon-suppressing Whip in her hand, Lin Tian remembered the Demon Exorcism Girl he had encountered at the bar, who had also injured him at that time. "You few, see where you can run now," the girl holding a purple whip shouted at several men in suits. "We don’t interfere with each other’s business, so why are you constantly hunting us down?" The men in suits, who were usually very polite, now spoke with an icy tone upon seeing the girl, indicating deep animosity between them. "Don’t interfere with each other’s business? You were doing just fine overseas, and naturally, that had nothing to do with me. But now you’ve come to Huaxia to make trouble, and you’re even trying to steal things. You have the nerve to talk about not interfering? Either leave the country or die, the choice is yours," the girl said coldly. "The Zhang Family’s girl sure has a big mouth," a cold female voice came from a distance. Before the echo faded, a graceful silhouette arrived at astonishing speed from afar and reached the outskirts of the Tower Forest. The newcomer was another woman, dressed in a white gown with a plain cloth belt cinched around her slender waist, accentuating her curves. Her black hair was tied up with a white silk ribbon, her face covered by a white scarf, obscuring her features. But just from her long eyelashes and bright eyes, it was clear she was a beauty, albeit with a rather cool gaze. "Master!" another unexpected voice rang out. Xiao Manxue called out to the woman joyfully as her master. Things were chaotic. Lin Tian really couldn’t figure it out; although the woman’s age was not apparent, her fair skin suggested she was no older than thirty. How could she be Xiao Manxue’s master? Lin Tian had always heard that Xiao Manxue had a master, and he had imagined her to be an old man with a white beard or a woman like the Exterminating Master. But her master appearing in such a form was unbelievable. Ordinarily, after such a long separation, master and disciple should catch up with each other and be delighted. Yet, her master simply nodded her head, showing no sign of pleasure. "Who are you? Are you also here to steal the item?" the girl was not afraid and asked directly. "Steal? That item never belonged to Fanyin Temple in the first place. Whoever can take it, owns it," the woman in white replied indifferently after glancing at her. The situation in front of the Tower Forest suddenly became complicated, with different groups each harboring their own intentions. It seemed every party was strong: Xiao Manxue and her master went without saying; Ancient Martial Artists, experts with swords whose unleashed Sword Qi was unbreakable and immensely powerful. The men in suits were vampires, whose strength Lin Tian had never witnessed. But since he himself was a zombie, he imagined the vampires had their own formidable capabilities. The Demon Exorcism Girl possessed an incredibly sharp Demon Exorcism Skill, something Lin Tian had personally experienced. After considering everything, it appeared that the Japanese were the weakest. While the others arrived with the air of transcendent hermits, the Japanese slunk around wretchedly, like rats in the dark, perhaps due to their aptitude for stealth and assassination as ninjas. Ancient Martial Artists, Demon Exorcists, vampires, ninjas, and to be precise, one old Zen master, thus stood confronting each other at the gate, no one speaking any longer, each preoccupied with their own schemes. Lin Tian did not go down either, waiting to see what other tricks they would play. At that moment, the uplifting sound of a guqin began to play. It was Xiao Manxuan who couldn’t help herself and started to perform atop the ancient tower. Lin Tian found the melody somewhat familiar; he remembered hearing it in a TV series. It was the famous historical piece, Guangling San, about the story of Nie Zheng hiding a sword in the belly of the guqin and playing the music for the Han King during the Warring States Period, ending with the assassination of the Han King. 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Chapter 145 - 144 Vampire Haunts

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