Chapter 1951: Chapter 1948: Completely Unrestrained
"Originally I planned to kill you, but since you dared to set your sights on Lingyu, I can only turn you into an eternal slave." Lin Tian calmly glanced at Zhang Zhicheng, a sinister smile flickering at the corner of his mouth. "Sometimes, living is harder than dying."
"Slave? Are you joking? What era is this? Whether I’m a slave or not, I don’t know, but I do know that the one begging on their knees must be you." Zhang Zhicheng laughed dismissively with contempt.
With a bang, Lin Tian threw the bag onto the ground, Jiang Chen’s Body tossed like a sandbag, the two women curious about his reaction. Zhang Zhicheng was momentarily stunned, but then thought maybe Lin Tian was intimidated by his words, giving in.
But the thought had just surfaced when a gust of wind suddenly blew by; mountain breezes at night were normal. In this moment of neglect, a hand already grabbed his neck from behind and lifted him up.
"Let’s see if you’re really not afraid of death!" A cold voice sounded, and naturally, the one grabbing him was Lin Tian.
Zhang Zhicheng, realizing this, just about to pull out some talisman, Lin Tian slapped his palm against Zhang Zhicheng’s ribs, causing him to instantly lose strength, his limbs going limp, unable to muster any resistance.
"What... What do you intend to do?" Zhang Zhicheng found himself powerless to struggle, suddenly panicking, stuttering in his speech.
"Why panic? You weren’t afraid of dying just now, were you?" Lin Tian coldly said.
"Uncle, Lingyu, aren’t you going to stop him? Do you want to make mistake after mistake?" Zhang Zhicheng shouted sternly.
Stepping forward, Zhang Ruyan spoke, "Lin Tian, let him go."
Seeing Zhang Ruyan step forward to stop him, Zhang Zhicheng suddenly became smug again, "Lin Tian, you’re ultimately an outsider. If you want to kill without leaving evidence, have you asked Uncle and Lingyu yet? You better let go of me quickly and beg for mercy."
But as soon as he finished his words, Zhang Ruyan walked forward two steps, then took out a bottle from her body, speaking blandly, "Let him go. I have a way to deal with him."
The arrogance on Zhang Zhicheng’s face suddenly froze, eyes filled with suspicion and uncertainty. "Uncle, what... what do you intend to do?"
Lin Tian had long known that Zhang Ruyan wouldn’t side with Zhang Zhicheng, but he was also curious how she planned to deal with him. Zhang Ruyan was not to be judged by normal woman’s standards; she always acted boldly, without taboo.
"Sister Ruyan, are you planning..." Zhang Lingyu, thinking for a moment, seemed to guess something.
"Nothing much, I happen to have some Forget Love Water in my hand. I want to see if it really works as magically as Zhang Heyuan claimed." Zhang Ruyan spoke leisurely, but the words hit Zhang Zhicheng’s ears like a thunderclap.
As a disciple of the Zhang Family, Zhang Zhicheng was well aware of the famous Forget Love Water, though he’d never seen it. He didn’t expect Zhang Ruyan intended to use it on him!
"I won’t drink it, even if beaten to death..." Zhang Zhicheng shook his head vigorously, but with Lin Tian holding him, shaking his head was just futile.
Zhang Ruyan walked up, her expression indifferent, "Don’t worry, this dose will only make you forget what happened tonight. You won’t lose memory or become a fool."
Lin Tian also admired Zhang Ruyan’s methods, cooperatively prying Zhang Zhicheng’s mouth open. Zhang Ruyan effciently poured the bottle’s contents into his mouth.
Confirming Zhang Zhicheng drank all the Forget Love Water, Lin Tian tossed him to the ground. Zhang Zhicheng hurriedly climbed up, a fit of coughing and retching, trying to expel the Forget Love Water. Yet, his head suddenly spun, and he fell unconscious.
"The drug’s effect kicked in really fast." Lin Tian remarked astonished.
"Since it’s Forget Love Water, it’s natural to cut the issue swiftly. Leave him be, by tomorrow morning he’ll forget everything that happened tonight." Zhang Ruyan stated indifferently, looking apathetic, turned to leave, intending to leave Zhang Zhicheng on the mountain.
"Wait..." Lin Tian called out, reached to lift Zhang Zhicheng, then picked up the bag, carrying it all on his shoulder.
The two women were puzzled by Lin Tian’s actions, Zhang Lingyu even asked, "When did you become so kind-hearted? Afraid he’d catch a cold on the mountain?"
"Hehe..." Lin Tian merely chuckled, not meaning to explain, the women didn’t pursue further, walked to the iron chains by the mountain stream, then jumped without hesitation.
The mountain stream was foggy at night, even Lin Tian couldn’t see below clearly; the two women just jumped in. Naturally, Lin Tian wasn’t scared either, following suit, entering free fall.
With a bang, the feeling of solid ground came, Lin Tian found himself landing on a protruding rock, the two women waiting nearby. However, Lin Tian discovered he hadn’t reached the bottom yet, the rock seemed midway down, with faint sounds of water coming from below.
"We’ll climb down along the mountain wall. Pass this mountain, there’s a waterfall, below the waterfall is a pond, downstream of the pond is a river; following the river, we’ll reach the back mountain." Zhang Ruyan looked towards Lin Tian, laying out the escape route.
The path wasn’t easy, but she didn’t remind Lin Tian to be extra careful. That was because she had confidence in Lin Tian’s prowess, even though he carried things on him.
The two women still led the way, stepping off the rock, climbing the mountain wall. Lin Tian simply put Zhang Zhicheng in the bag too, then tied it to his back.
Freeing his hands, Lin Tian followed to climb the rock wall; the wall was constantly moistened by fog, covered in moss, extremely slippery. Yet, the three weren’t ordinary people, not walking easily but without major difficulty either.
With water sounds growing louder, Lin Tian saw the waterfall Zhang Ruyan mentioned, compared to the one at the Underground River, this waterfall was much larger, with greater water volume; thus the pond below was wider.
Jumping directly was obviously impossible; it was nothing to Lin Tian, but for the two beautiful Demon Exorcists dressed in skirts, jumping into the pond would be quite revealing.
There were many vines by the waterfall, and the women chose to climb down via the vines. It must be said, they climbed all this way without complaints, ordinary women couldn’t compare.
Descending along the vines, they finally reached the forest. Though the forest was thick with undergrowth, no paths, the riverside grass taller than people, it was much better than the rock wall.
The three noticeably sped up; gradually, Lin Tian felt familiar with the territory. Seeing Qingtan Town from afar, he recalled coming this way, after exiting Zhang Ruyan’s cabin, covering the final stretch here.
In an inconspicuous corner, there was a parked black SUV. Lin Tian signaled the women with his eyes, heading towards the SUV; naturally it was Lin Tian’s arrangement.
Before the three approached, the SUV door had already opened, a white figure walking out, under the moonlight, a typical ancient handsome man.
Seeing this person, Zhang Lingyu’s eyes instantly flickered coldly, flicked her hand, revealing a purple whip: the Demon-suppressing Whip!
