Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 6: Broken Mirror
There is such a story recorded in the ancient books of the Department of Exorcism -

A woman was alone in the empty boudoir because her husband went out to join the army.

He was full of sorrow and no one could talk to him, and he could only cry silently in front of the bronze mirror.

However, as time went by, she vaguely felt that the self in the mirror seemed to become more and more unfamiliar.

Especially every night when the oil lamp was dim, the mirror image seemed to be staring at her with a gloomy look, which made her panic.

She wrote letters to relatives and friends to express her concerns.

But relatives and friends thought it was purely her imagination.

Until one night late at night, she heard the crisp sound of tapping on the metal in a daze - the sound came not from the door, but from the mirror.

I saw her reflection in the mirror with a ferocious expression, and 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 fainted from fright on the spot.

After waking up, she found a monk from the temple to exorcise her.

The monk claimed that there was indeed an evil spirit lurking in the bronze mirror.

It can transform into the reflection of an adult.

As long as you look at it when you look in the mirror, it will silently suck people's souls, thereby strengthening its own power.

The monk said to her: "Fortunately, you found me in time. Otherwise, as long as you drag on for a few days, you will be sucked into a mummified corpse by the evil ghost in the mirror."

The woman was terrified and immediately asked the monk to cast a spell to exorcise the ghost.

——The above content is excerpted from "Daqi Weizhi · 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.

I saw the reflection in the mirror showing a weird smile, stretched out his fist, and tapped the mirror.

when!when!when!
Every time it is struck, a shallow crack will appear on the surface of the bronze mirror.

Dark red blood droplets slowly seeped out from the crack, rolled and flowed along the mirror surface, and then dripped to the ground, converging into a small crimson pond.

Tick, tick.

"what--"

Seeing this terrifying scene, Wang Guicai, a short and fat boy, let out a scream involuntarily, his legs went weak, and he fell on the threshold.

Gu Xu was not afraid.

Even, there is a little expectation deep in his heart——

Such an interesting ghost, he hasn't seen it for a long time!

Perfect for making guinea pigs.

Thinking of this, he took out the "Tai Shang North Pole Suppressing Demon and Killing Ghost Talisman" from his pocket, chanted the incantation silently, and threw it gently towards the bronze mirror.

This time, Gu Xu gained a lot of wisdom by taking a cut, and only dared to take out a "killing ghost" at a time.

He was afraid that the "Ghost Killing Talisman" was too powerful, so he accidentally killed the hard-earned "guinea pig", preventing him from obtaining valid experimental data.

The talisman paper fell on the mirror surface, bursting out splendid sparks.

In an instant.

The house shines brightly.

The sun rises in the sky and the earth is right, and the brilliance opens up the morning light.

Wang Guicai was paralyzed on the ground, looking up at this shocking scene.

"Is this the practitioner of the Exorcism Division?" the boy exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "It's amazing!"

When Wang Guicai was very young, he heard his father say that the practitioners of the Exorcism Department are all heroes who subdue demons in the dark night.They have magical spells, and even ghosts are afraid of them.

Wang Guicai has always been skeptical about this.

Until today, when he witnessed this dazzling brilliance with his own eyes, he really felt the power of the exorcist cultivator.

Gu Xu's godlike back has been firmly imprinted in his young heart.

After a while, the light faded.

Everything is back to normal.

But the strange bronze mirror had already been shattered in half, and it was burnt to the point of charred blackness.

Gu Xu stood on the spot, looked at the wreckage 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 booklet from his pocket and quickly recorded:

"Experiment time: September 23th, [-]rd year of Tianxing;

"Experimental content: assess the damage of the improved version of 'Taishang North Pole Suppression Demon Killing Talisman';
"Experimental subject: 'Mirror Ghost' (estimated as 'Wandering Spirit');
"Experimental result: three-second evaporation;

"Experimental conclusion: In front of the improved version of the 'Ghost Killing Talisman', all 'Wandering Soul' level evil ghosts are paper tigers."

According to the degree of danger, the Exorcism Department of the Daqi Dynasty divided ghosts into four levels: "wandering spirits", "wild ghosts", "evil spirits", and "fierce gods".

On top of this, there is a "ghost king" level that exists only in legends, and is said to be able to dominate all ghosts and turn the world into the underworld.

Among them, "wandering spirits" refer to weak ghosts and ghosts that have not fully formed intelligence.

They may pose a certain threat to ordinary people, but it is not difficult for practitioners to solve.

Therefore, Gu Xu wasn't proud at all after eliminating the "mirror ghost" lightly.

Bullying the weak is no big deal.

Only at this time, Gu Xu suddenly realized a serious problem——

Since this "Mirror Ghost" is so weak, why did the Exorcist provide a full 240 merits as a reward?
That's the reward you can get for killing twelve monsters!

You must know that there are many experts in the Exorcism Division who are good at deduction of the secrets, and they rarely make mistakes in assessing the difficulty of the task - of course, the secrets are limited, and it is impossible to obtain all the exact information about ghosts. There are also possibility of interference.

Moreover, the process of killing the mirror ghost was too smooth, which was completely inconsistent with Gu Xu's divination result of "something went wrong in the beginning, but it can be resolved in the end".

Is this task really so easy?

Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Looking at this yin-filled house, a bolder guess popped up in his mind.

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at the same time.

Shi Xiaohan crossed Erlang's legs, held a big knife in his arms, leaned back against the cushion, and sat lazily on a Taishi chair.

Her comfortable appearance was out of tune with the gloomy atmosphere in the house.

She was waiting for Gu Xu to call out "Woman, help".

In the script of the female hero when killing ghosts, masters always appear at the most critical time.

Taking it lightly can't reflect her strength.

Only by solving the difficulties that others can't solve can she show her strong style.

Unconsciously, Shi Xiaohan imagined a wonderful show of "heroes saving beauty" in his mind, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly involuntarily, revealing a pleasant smile.

It is undeniable that both her fighting power and Gu Xu's appearance are worthy of the word "hero saves the beauty".

At this moment, Gu Xu walked out from the east wing Shi Shiran.

His face was calm, his steps were calm, and his cyan gown was spotless, as if he was taking a leisurely walk in his own backyard.

The short and fat boy Wang Guicai was clutching Gu Xu's sleeve tightly and followed behind him, his face as pale as a corpse, obviously having lingering fears about the scene just now.

"Are you in trouble?" Shi Xiaohan looked up at Gu Xu.

"It's okay, it's resolved."

"So fast?"

"It's not that I'm fast, it's that the ghost is not very good."

Shi Xiaohan sat up straight and snorted dissatisfiedly: "You are such a bastard, you didn't give me a chance to kill the people! I went to Qingzhou Prefecture to exchange the "Bao Wang Dao Fa" last week. I used it!"

"Woman, calm down," Gu Xu knew she was joking, "That kind of weak ghost who is vulnerable is not worthy of your "Overlord Swordsmanship"."

"Indeed." Shi Xiaohan nodded, agreeing with his statement without humility.

At this time, Mrs. Wang, the widow of the rich man, walked in front of them with two cups of hot tea, nodded slightly and said, "Shixia, Xiao Gongzi, thank you two for helping. The spirit of the deceased husband in heaven can finally rest in peace."

Her voice is mournful and beautiful, soft and charming, every man hears it, and can't help but feel pity and love.

However, although she said "dead husband", she glanced at Gu Xu quietly, as if obsessed with his handsome face.

Gu Xu smiled lightly.

Mrs. Wang's strange actions confirmed his suspicions.

Mirror ghosts are just appetizers.

As for the real boss, in fact...

"Madam Wang, you're welcome," Gu Xu took the teacup and said politely, "In fact, the real murderer of your husband has not yet been killed, and our mission is still going on."

"The real murderer?" Mrs. Wang's face flashed a nervous look, "Didn't the evil ghost just be wiped out by you?"

Shi Xiaohan and Wang Guicai also looked at him with surprised eyes.

I saw Gu Xu chuckling 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 was killed by a ghost gouging out his heart - that is to say, The real murderer has other ghosts.

"Do you think I'm right, Madam Wang? Or should I call you...painted skin now?"

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Notes:

(1) "The sun rises in the sky and the earth is right, and the splendor opens up the dawn." - Tang Jiaoran, "Effecting the Ancients"

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