Chapter 6 Broken Mirror
The ancient books of the Exorcist Department once recorded such a story -
A woman stayed alone in her empty boudoir because her husband went away to join the army.
I was full of sorrow and had no one to talk to, so I could only cry silently in front of the bronze mirror.
However, as time passed, she vaguely felt that the image of herself in the mirror seemed to become more and more unfamiliar.
Especially every night when the oil lamp was dim, the mirror seemed to be staring at her with a sinister look, making her whole body feel terrified.
She wrote letters to relatives and friends expressing her worries.
But relatives and friends thought this was purely her imagination.
Until late one night, she heard the crisp sound of tapping metal in a daze - the sound came not from outside the door, but from inside the mirror.
I saw her reflection in the mirror with a ferocious expression. She was hitting the mirror with her head again and again, as if she wanted to break free from the shackles of the mirror and escape from it.
The woman was so frightened that she fainted.
After waking up, she found a monk from the temple to help her exorcise the evil spirits.
The monk claimed that there was indeed an evil spirit hidden in the bronze mirror.
It can transform into the reflection of an adult.
As long as you look at it in the mirror, it will silently absorb people's souls, thereby increasing its own power.
The monk said to her: "Fortunately, you found me in time. Otherwise, as long as it takes a few more days, you will be sucked into a mummy by the evil ghost in the mirror."
The woman was horrified and immediately requested The monk casts spells to drive away ghosts.
——The above content is excerpted from "Weird Chronicles of Daqi·Mirror Ghost", the author is unknown.
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Gu Xu stood in front of the bronze mirror and looked at himself in the mirror.
The reflection in the mirror showed a strange smile, stretched out his fist, and knocked on the mirror.
Dang! when! when!
Every time it is struck, a shallow crack will appear on the surface of the bronze mirror.
Dark red blood drops slowly seeped out from the cracks, rolled along the mirror, and then dripped to the ground, gathering into small dark red pools.
Tick, tick.
"Ah——"
Seeing this horrifying scene, the short and fat boy Wang Guicai screamed involuntarily, his legs weakened, and he fell down on the threshold.
Gu Xu showed no fear.
Even, deep in his heart, he still had a little expectation -
He hadn't seen such an interesting ghost for a long time!
Just right to be used as a guinea pig.
Thinking of this, he took out the "Tai Shang Arctic Demon Suppression and Ghost Killing Talisman" that he had prepared from his pocket, recited the incantation silently, and gently threw it towards the bronze mirror.
This time, Gu Xu learned a lesson and only dared to take out a "Ghost Killing Talisman" at once.
He was afraid that the "ghost-killing talisman" was too powerful, and he accidentally killed the hard-earned "guinea pig" instantly, preventing him from obtaining valid experimental data.
The talisman paper fell on the mirror and burst out with brilliant sparks.
In an instant.
The room was filled with light.
The sun rises, the sky and the earth are right, and the morning light shines brightly.
Wang Guicai collapsed on the ground, looking up at this shocking scene.
“Is this a practitioner from the Exorcism Department?” The boy sighed from the bottom of his heart, “How amazing!”
When Wang Guicai was very young, he once heard his father say that the practitioners of the Exorcism Department were all heroes who subdued demons and eliminated demons in the dark. They know magic spells, and even ghosts are afraid of them.
Wang Guicai has always been doubtful about this.
Until today, when he witnessed this dazzling brilliance, he truly felt the power of the monks of the Exorcist Department.
Gu Xu’s god-like back that day has been firmly engraved in his young mind.
After a while, the light dissipated.
Everything is restored as before.
But the strange bronze mirror had been broken into two halves and was burnt black.
Gu Xu stood there, looking at the remains of the bronze mirror, shook his head slightly, and sighed regretfully: "That's it?"
This mirror ghost really disappointed him.
Then he took out the pamphlet from his pocket and quickly recorded:
"Experiment time: September 16th, the 23rd year of Tianxing;
"Experiment content: Damage assessment of the improved version of 'Tai Shang Arctic Demon Suppressing Demon Killing Talisman';
"Experiment Object: 'Mirror Ghost' (estimated to be 'Wandering Soul' level);
"Experimental result: Evaporated in three seconds;
"Experimental conclusion: In front of the improved version of 'Ghost Killing Talisman' , all 'wandering soul' level evil spirits are paper tigers."
The Exorcism Department of the Daqi Dynasty divided ghosts into four levels according to their degree of danger: "wandering ghosts", "wild ghosts", "evil spirits" and "fierce gods". On top of this, there is also a "Ghost King" level that only exists in legends. It is said that it can control all ghosts and turn the human world into the underworld.
Among them, "wandering souls" refer to weak ghosts who have not fully formed their intelligence.
They may pose a certain threat to ordinary people, but they are not difficult for practitioners to solve.
Therefore, after downplaying the "mirror ghost", Gu Xu was not proud at all.
Bullying the weak is nothing special.
It was only at this time that Gu Xu suddenly realized a serious problem -
Since this "Mirror Ghost" is so weak, why did the Exorcism Department provide a full two hundred and forty meritorious deeds? award?
That is the reward that can only be obtained by killing twelve demons!
You must know that the Exorcism Department has many masters who are good at the art of divination, and they rarely make mistakes in assessing the difficulty of tasks - of course, the art of divination has limitations, and it is impossible to obtain everything about ghosts. There is also the possibility of interference with exact information.
Moreover, the process of killing the mirror ghost was too smooth, which was completely inconsistent with Gu Xu's divination result of "it was difficult at the beginning, but it was eventually solved".
Is this task really so easy?
Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Looking at this gloomy house, a bolder guess came to his mind.
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at the same time.
Shi Xiaohan crossed his legs, held a big knife in his arms, leaned back on a soft cushion, and sat lazily on a Taishi chair.
Her comfortable appearance was incompatible with the gloomy and dull atmosphere in the house.
She was waiting for Gu Xu to shout "Help me, Heroine".
In the script of the heroine who kills ghosts like hemp, the master always appears at the most critical moment.
Taking action easily cannot reflect her strength.
Only by solving difficulties that others cannot solve can she highlight her strong character.
Unknowingly, Shi Xiaohan imagined a wonderful show of "heroes saving beauties" in his mind, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up slightly, revealing a pleasant smile.
It is undeniable that both her fighting power and Gu Xu's appearance are worthy of the term "hero saves beauty".
At this moment, Gu Xu Shi Shiran walked out from the east wing.
He looked calm, walked calmly, and his green gown was spotless, as if he was taking a leisurely walk in his backyard.
The short and fat boy Wang Guicai was holding on to Gu Xu's sleeves tightly and followed him, his face as pale as a corpse. He was obviously frightened by the scene just now.
"Are you in trouble?" Shi Xiaohan raised his head and looked at Gu Xu.
“Okay, it’s been solved.”
“So fast?”
"It's not that I'm fast, it's that that ghost is not very good."
Shi Xiaohan sat up straight and snorted dissatisfied: "You are such a bastard, you didn't even give me a chance to eliminate harm for the people. ! The "Overlord Sword Technique" I went to Qingzhou Mansion to exchange for last week has not been used yet!"
"Xia Xia, calm down," Gu Xu knew she was joking, "that kind of vulnerability. Ghost, I am not worthy of your "Overlord Sword Technique"."
"Indeed." Shi Xiaohan nodded and agreed with him without humility.
At this time, Mrs. Wang, the widow of Rich Man Wang, walked up to them with two cups of hot tea, nodded slightly and said, "Nvxia Shi, Mr. Xiao, thank you both for your help. My late husband's spirit is still in heaven. I can finally rest in peace.”
Her voice is sad and beautiful, soft and charming, and every man who hears it will involuntarily feel affection for her.
However, although she said "dead husband", her eyes quietly glanced at Gu Xu, as if she was obsessed with his handsome face.
Gu Xu smiled faintly.
Mrs. Wang’s strange movements confirmed his suspicion.
Mirror Ghost is just an appetizer.
As for the real BOSS, actually...
"Mrs. Wang, you're welcome," Gu Xu took the tea cup and said politely, "In fact, the real culprit who killed your husband has not yet been killed, and our mission is still there. "Continue."
"The real murderer?" A nervous look flashed across Mrs. Wang's face, "Didn't the evil ghost just be eliminated by you?"
Shi Xiaohan and Wang Guicai were also there. She also looked at him with surprised eyes.
Gu Xu chuckled and continued: "Mirror ghosts can only suck people's souls, but they can't eat people's hearts. However, Wang Guicai told me that his father died after a ghost dug out his heart. ——In other words, the real murderer is someone else.
"Do you think what I said is right, Mrs. Wang? Or should I call you... Painted Skin now?"
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( 1) "The sun rises, the sky and the earth are right, and the dawn shines brightly." - Tang Jiaoran's "Xiaogu"
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