The ghost was at least a cultivator, with a more acute spiritual sense than ordinary people. He couldn't detect Xiao Manxuan's breathing, and just as he was about to say something, Zhang Lingyu's voice suddenly echoed in his ear.

"No matter what you see or think, don't say anything rashly, if you don't want chaos here."

Startled, the ghost turned his head to see Zhang Lingyu already carrying Xiao Manxuan into the main gate. All was calm here, but his heart was in turmoil, sensing that something enormous had happened.

The Xiao Family was still very quiet at night; the servants were unaware of how significant the events of that night were for the family.

Time passed quickly. When sunlight flooded the room, Lin Tian slowly woke up. Initially a little dazed, as he comprehended his surroundings, memories from the previous night flashed vividly in his mind, finally freezing on the image of the Second Miss collapsing.

"Second Miss..." Lin Tian called out, jumping off the bed instantly. As he was about to dash out, he saw someone sitting on the sofa.

"Zhang Lingyu? What are you doing in my bedroom?" Lin Tian frowned.

After a night of breath control and healing, Zhang Lingyu looked much better. She fixed her gaze on Lin Tian and said, "You're a dangerous person right now, I have to keep a close watch on you."

"I'm not in the mood to argue with you about this. I just want to save Xuanxuan. If she dies, I don't know what crazy things I might do," Lin Tian said coldly, then no longer paid attention to Zhang Lingyu and strode out the room.

"If you want to save Xuanxuan, you'd better calm down and listen to me finish," Zhang Lingyu's voice sounded, pulling Lin Tian's steps back.

Lin Tian stopped, turned to Zhang Lingyu, and asked, "What do you want to say? Except for turning her into a zombie, is there any way to save the Second Miss?"

"Lin Tian, didn't you feel it? There is a special energy hidden within Xuanxuan. Because of this special energy, the power of the Zombie Gu wasn't able to entirely transform Xuanxuan into a half zombie, but instead triggered a dramatic energy shift. If you bite her, and she doesn't turn into a zombie but instead activates the energy, it'll be truly irreversible," Zhang Lingyu said gravely.

Lin Tian was stunned. This issue hadn't occurred to him. The energy within Xiao Manxuan was more advanced than that of a half zombie, so the transformation power from Little Zi was weaker than the special energy, which is why Xiao Manxuan didn't turn into a half zombie.

"So what? Are we just going to watch the Second Miss die?" Lin Tian said with a cold face.

"During the time you were unconscious, the Miss has already woken up and informed her master, who is currently treating her. The Miss's master has dealt with Xuanxuan's injuries before; there might be a way," Zhang Lingyu said.

"However, there's currently a problem: Xuanxuan's body temperature can't be lowered, and even my Ice Seal Spell is ineffective. That energy is too dominant," Zhang Lingyu shook her head and said.

"Can the Ice Seal stabilize the energy within the Second Miss? But earlier, I couldn't feel her breathing," Lin Tian frowned and asked.

Zhang Lingyu nodded and said, "Xuanxuan is in a delicate state. Diagnostically, with modern medicine, she's considered dead. But with our cultivators' spiritual sense, she still has a breath left, like a vegetative state, yet not a vegetative state—or perhaps 'living dead' is more apt."

"If you want to save Xuanxuan, you must follow what I say. It's a two-step process: first, suppress the special energy inside her, and as for the second step, you'll find out later," Zhang Lingyu explained.

"Can something else substitute for the Ice Seal Spell?" Lin Tian asked.

He already believed seventy to eighty percent of what Zhang Lingyu said. She was Xiao Manxuan's close friend and naturally wouldn't want Xiao Manxuan to die.

Zhang Lingyu looked at Lin Tian with curiosity and said, "Of course, it can. The Ice Seal Spell is just the casting medium for the Ice Seal incantation, which can be any ice-sealing energy."

With Zhang Lingyu's affirmative answer, Lin Tian went to open the cabinet, took out a small box, and handed it to Zhang Lingyu.

Zhang Lingyu accepted it, and asked strangely, "What is this?"

"Open it and you'll know," Lin Tian said.

Zhang Lingyu opened the box to find a necklace. Although the necklace was exquisite, it wasn't at the peak in terms of artistic beauty. What shocked her was the pendant on the necklace.

"This... this is actually an Ice Soul, a top-quality necklace. With it, it would be more useful than a thousand or ten thousand Ice Seal spells," Zhang Lingyu said in surprise and delight. She was someone who recognized quality.

She was very curious as to how Lin Tian got such a treasure. As a demon exorcist, she knew very well that this Ice Soul Necklace was far superior to her Demon-suppressing Whip, several levels higher.

"Let's go quickly. With the Ice Soul Necklace, my Ice Seal Spell will be twice as effective. It might just handle that special energy," she said urgently, now more anxious than Lin Tian.

Lin Tian didn't have time to brush his teeth or wash his face, and followed Zhang Lingyu out to the Second Miss's bedroom on the third floor.

Upon entering, Lin Tian's first sight was the Miss. Standing beside her was a woman in white, with a beautiful appearance and a cold demeanor. Lin Tian recognized her; she was the Miss's beautiful master.

Lying on the bed was Xiao Manxuan. But she was so quiet it was heartbreaking, far from her usual lively and cheerful self.

"Miss, how is the situation?" Lin Tian asked, unsure if Zhang Lingyu had told the Miss anything about him being a zombie.

The Miss looked at Lin Tian with her usual gaze and said, "Xuanxuan's state is very strange. The internal injuries are healed, including the injuries to the visceral organs, likely restored by the special energy. But her body temperature is abnormally high, and continuing like this, Xuanxuan will never wake up."

Seeing the Miss's expression, Lin Tian breathed a slight sigh of relief, which indicated the Miss still didn't know he was a zombie—a matter Lin Tian didn't want to reveal now, even though the Second Miss's situation troubled him deeply.

"Miss, look at this," Zhang Lingyu said as she opened the box.

"Ice Soul? Where did you get it?" The woman in white spoke, her expression still cold, but there was a noticeable flicker in her eyes. Clearly, she was aware of the value of the Ice Soul, which even moved her, an Innate Strong Person.

"The Ice Soul belongs to Lin Tian. As for how he got it, you have to ask him," Zhang Lingyu stated truthfully.

The Miss and the woman in white both looked at Lin Tian, amazed at how he possessed such treasure.

"Don't mind how I got it. Quickly use your Ice Seal Spell," Lin Tian urged.

Zhang Lingyu glanced at the woman in white and the Miss, saying, "Please step outside, Lin Tian stays."

The Miss wanted to say something but followed her master out. Her True Qi hadn't fully recovered, so staying wouldn't help much.

"Did you send them away because you were afraid I'd lose control and reveal my true form?" Lin Tian frowned and said.

Zhang Lingyu didn't answer Lin Tian's question, but instead placed the Ice Soul Necklace on Xiao Manxuan's chest and began to form seals and recite incantations.

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