Chapter 19: Return to Campus

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Chapter 19: Chapter 19: Return to Campus The purple-clothed girl took out a golden talisman paper, chanted a couple of incantations, and the paper burst into flames. She combined her index and middle fingers into a sword finger gesture and flicked; the flames exploded and scattered onto ten corpses, which along with their belongings were soon reduced to ashes without leaving any trace. "This interesting zombie only sucks the blood of evildoers. Killing one evildoer might save ten good people. Should I really capture him? It’s such a dilemma!" The purple-clothed girl furrowed her pretty eyebrows in difficulty and left the underground parking lot. On the way back to the Xiao Family, Lin Tian gripped the steering wheel with both hands, glancing at Xiao Manxuan from time to time. She had been silent and looking down ever since they left the parking lot, deep in thought about something. "Second Miss, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Lin Tian asked, puzzled. "You, you’re the one who’s unwell, you’re bullying me, you big bully!" Xiao Manxuan glared fiercely at Lin Tian and said very dissatisfied. "Who’s bullying you? It’s you who are bullying me," Lin Tian muttered softly, having done nothing yet getting grabbed by her several times. Unexpectedly, Xiao Manxuan heard his soft mutter, and the little girl immediately burst out, leaning forward and biting down hard on Lin Tian’s arm. Good heavens, he was driving, and the little girl actually bit down. Lin Tian’s arm jerked, causing the steering wheel to wobble, and the car veered like a drunk, nearly crashing into the roadside, but fortunately, Lin Tian reacted quickly and corrected the direction. After biting him, Xiao Manxuan seemed to have vented her anger, proudly humming, "That’s for bullying me, bite you to death." Her expression didn’t even acknowledge the car shaking just moments ago, she really was fierce, Lin Tian decided it was better to just keep quiet. They soon returned to the Xiao Family’s home, Mrs. Xiao was still out, and the vast, Chinese-style villa felt cold and empty, with Xiao Manxuan’s little face filled with loss. Last night, with Mrs. Xiao around, Lin Tian didn’t feel it was very empty, but now he completely understood Xiao Manxuan’s mood, having deeply experienced it himself. It was a feeling of loneliness. "You jerk, those people who attacked us, did you kill them?" Just before going upstairs, Xiao Manxuan suddenly asked. Lin Tian was startled, having thought she was unaffected by the kidnapping ordeal, but she was actually pretending to be calm. He did not answer, instead he asked, "Do you think they deserved to die?" "I... I don’t know, can you not tell mom and Elder Han about this, please?" Xiao Manxuan asked him with big eyes, speaking softly. "All right," Lin Tian nodded. Watching Xiao Manxuan go upstairs, Lin Tian suddenly felt a surge of pity, she was such a kind-hearted girl it was heartbreaking. During the night, while absorbing moonlight, Lin Tian found that his efficiency was much higher than before, probably because he had ingested a large amount of fresh blood. It seemed that a zombie’s blood-sucking was not like eating merely to fill the stomach. The next morning, Lin Tian was still in a drowsy sleep when he was awakened by a loud "bang bang bang" on the door. "Lin Tian, you lazybone, get up, it’s time for school!" Xiao Manxuan’s voice of dissatisfaction came through. He reached for his phone and saw it was only seven o’clock, while school started at eight o’clock. The senior year was a special time with no morning exercises, just focused on classes. Xikou City High School originally required boarding, but later allowed those living nearby to commute, so Xiao Manxuan stayed at home. "Second Miss, it’s only seven o’clock," Lin Tian said after opening the door, recalling how, back when he worked as a security guard, the mall didn’t even open until eight thirty. "You forgot, it’s the first day of school; we have to collect textbooks and uniforms, hurry up." Xiao Manxuan pointed at him, reminding him. By the time he came downstairs, breakfast was already set on the table, and both of them ate quickly, finishing in just a few minutes. Formerly, a bodyguard used to drive Xiao Manxuan to school, but now Lin Tian naturally took over. Lin Tian had attended Xikou City High School for half a year and knew where it was. They soon arrived at the school, parked the car in the parking lot, and Lin Tian and Xiao Manxuan entered the school gate. Because Lin Tian didn’t have a school badge, he showed his admission notice at the entrance, and the security guard let him in. Walking down the tree-lined paths of the campus, he saw groups of boys and girls passing by and couldn’t help feeling somewhat nostalgic. It had been over two years, the campus was still the same, but those senior students had all graduated, which made him feel that everything familiar had changed. "Lin Tian, you know how to get to the academic affairs office, right? Go get your books and uniform first. I’ll wait for you in the classroom. Remember, it’s Class One, Grade Three." Xiao Manxuan’s words pulled him back to reality, her bright smile making Lin Tian’s heart flutter. Today, Xiao Manxuan wore her school uniform, a short skirt and white blouse that stood out sharply against the morning light, casting a seductively curvaceous silhouette. The allure beneath the uniform, Lin Tian thought somewhat lewdly. "Second Miss, you look really beautiful today!" Lin Tian blurted out as if possessed. "Hmph, you think I’m pretty, yet you hit my bum so hard last time... there." Xiao Manxuan’s face turned red, and she mumbled softly, "You have no clue how to cherish the fairer sex." As they spoke, the students passing by stopped, watching them and whispering among themselves. "Isn’t that the First school beauty of our school, Xiao Manxuan? Why is she with a guy?" "Yeah, who is that guy? But he is quite handsome!" "Ah, he’s totally my type. Don’t you guys fight with me over him." A few girls whispered. "My goddess, why is she with a guy? What does he have that I don’t? Why is this happening?" a male student voiced what all the other guys were feeling. "Tch!" But he was met with a collective rolling of eyes from the girls. Lin Tian heard all the messy gossip without missing a beat. He patted Xiao Manxuan’s head, chuckling, "At worst, I’ll hit him back next time, but we should go now or you’ll become an animal trapped in a zoo." "Hmph! Who wants to hit you there? So shameless. I’m leaving, remember to hurry up, class starts at 8 o’clock. You can’t be late for the first period." After speaking, she walked away quickly. A few boys, seeing their goddess leave, tried to surround Lin Tian, but retreated one step back when he glared at them. Ever since becoming a zombie, his gaze had taken on a bit of sinister coldness and an indescribable aura. Besides, he had killed and fed on blood before, few young boys could withstand the imposing aura in his eyes. "Ah, my man crush is so cool!" Far away now, Lin Tian heard a lovesick girl’s voice and almost stumbled. He truly couldn’t understand the young girls of today. How could they be so reckless? Thinking back to two years ago when Qi Jing had pursued him vehemently, causing a storm in school, now it seemed like nothing. Indeed, new talents replace the old continuously; like the new waves of the Yangtze River pushing the old waves, where the old waves wash up on the shore dead. Lin Tian shook his head and walked toward the academic affairs office, thinking he still wasn’t as open-minded as his fellow students upon returning to campus. As he walked away, another group of about ten people came through the school gate, one person at the center of attention was Sun Decai. He gazed at the distant figure, murmuring with some confusion, "Doesn’t that silhouette look a lot like Lin Tian? Could it really be him? Lin Tian shouldn’t be appearing at school." "Brother De, who are you talking about?" a classmate asked. "Did you forget? I told you about Lin Tian, the guy who delusionally thinks he can court someone way out of his league," Sun Decai scoffed disdainfully. "What! That jerk who was hitting on our elder sister, where is he? Let’s show him some manners on behalf of Brother De," several people said excitedly, eager to show off. "Hehe, how could he possibly be at school? Let’s go, there will be plenty of chances to deal with him later." Sun Decai’s face bore a bright smile, but his eyes were thick with malice. He hadn’t told anyone about the embarrassment from the previous day, but he had placed all the blame on Lin Tian, thinking about how to get his revenge. The source of this content is free(w)ebnov(e)l

Chapter 19: Return to Campus

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