Of the more than twenty green-haired zombies pursuing them, two were fifth-rank, six were fourth-rank, and the rest were low-rank, equivalent to the Qi Refining stage. Given Xiao Sanniang and Ge Changting's strength, even facing these twenty-odd green-haired zombies, they would not have been defeated too quickly; after all, both were mid-stage Ghost Marquises. The problem was that they had no idea how many more green-haired zombies might be coming from behind. If these ones delayed them and the pursuers behind caught up to surround them, it would be too late to flee.
These green-haired zombies moved quite swiftly, not much slower than the two of them. Before long, they noticed Lu Xiaotian atop the earthen puppet's shoulder, greed flashing in their eyes at the scent of a human cultivator's flesh and blood.
Lu Xiaotian frowned. He had originally planned to leave the tomb quickly, yet he had run into another unforeseen change. If he could not get out of here, he would likely be trapped inside the tomb passage again for the time being. Still, he would deal with the matter before him first. With these green-haired zombies following them, there would be no peace.
"You two hold off those two fifth-rank green-haired zombies for now. Leave the rest to me," Lu Xiaotian said to Ge Changting and Xiao Sanniang.
"Fine. We'll do as you say, Young Master." Ge Changting and Xiao Sanniang were overjoyed. They had absolute faith in Lu Xiaotian's strength. If these zombies continued chasing them, they would soon be driven into a corner with nowhere to go. Since the young man before them had given the order, they would simply follow it. Otherwise, they could not bear the price of having the zombies relentlessly pursue them on one side while offending Lu Xiaotian again on