There is such a story recorded in the ancient books of the Exorcist Department——
A woman stayed alone in her empty boudoir because her husband was away in 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 concerns.
But her relatives and friends thought it was just her imagination.
Until late one night, she faintly heard the crisp sound of tapping metal - the sound came not from outside the door, but from inside the mirror.
Her reflection in the mirror had a ferocious expression and was banging her head against the mirror 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 lurking in the bronze mirror.
It can transform into a human reflection.
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, if it had been delayed for a few more days, you would have been sucked into a mummy by the evil ghost in the mirror."
The woman was so frightened that she immediately asked the monk to cast spells to drive away the ghost.
——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.
when! when! when!
With every knock, 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 couldn't help but let out a scream, his legs weakened, and he fell down on the threshold.
Gu Xu showed no fear.
There was even a little expectation deep in his heart——
He hasn't seen such an interesting ghost in a long time!
Just the right thing to use as a guinea pig.
Thinking of this, he took out the "Tai Shang Arctic Demon Suppressing 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 accidentally killed the hard-won "guinea pig" in an instant, preventing him from obtaining valid experimental data.
The talisman paper fell on the mirror, bursting out with brilliant sparks.
In an instant.
There was a great light in the room.
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 sincerely, "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 demons in the dark. They know magic spells, and even ghosts are afraid of them.
Wang Guicai has always been doubtful about this.
It was only today, when he witnessed this dazzling brilliance, that he truly felt the power of the exorcist monks.
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;
"Experimental content: Damage assessment of the improved version of 'Tai Shang Arctic Demon Suppressing and Ghost Killing Talisman';
"Experimental subject: 'Mirror Ghost' (estimated to be 'Wandering Ghost' level);
“Experimental results: evaporation in three seconds;
"Experimental conclusion: In front of the improved version of the 'Ghost Killing Talisman', all 'Wandering Soul' level evil spirits are just 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 ghosts" 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 just at this time that Gu Xu suddenly realized a serious problem——
Since this "mirror ghost" is so weak, why does the Exorcist Department provide a full two hundred and forty meritorious service as a reward?
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.
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 first, but it will eventually be 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 his back on a soft cushion, and sat lazily on a Taishi chair.
Her comfortable look was incompatible with the gloomy and dull atmosphere in the house.
She was waiting for Gu Xu to shout "Hero, help me".
In the script of the heroine who kills ghosts like crazy, 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 "a hero saving a beauty" 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 came 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, clutched Gu Xu's sleeves tightly and followed him, his face as pale as a corpse, and 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 ghost who's not very good at it."
Shi Xiaohan sat up straight and snorted dissatisfied: "You are such a bastard for not giving this heroine a chance to eliminate harm for the people! The "Overlord Sword Technique" I went to Qingzhou Mansion to redeem last week has not yet arrived. Used it!"
"Xia Xia, calm down," Gu Xu knew she was joking, "That kind of weakling is 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. The soul of my deceased husband 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 secretly glanced at Gu Xu, as if she was obsessed with his handsome face.
Gu Xu smiled lightly.
Mrs. Wang's strange movements confirmed his suspicion.
The mirror ghost is just an appetizer.
As for the real BOSS, actually...
"Mrs. Wang, you don't have to be polite," 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 continuing."
"The real murderer?" A nervous look flashed across Mrs. Wang's face, "Didn't you just kill that evil spirit?"
Shi Xiaohan and Wang Guicai 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 - that is to say, The real murderer has someone else.
"Do you think what I said is right, Mrs. Wang? Or should I call you... Painted Skin now?"
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Note:
(1) "When the sun rises, the sky and the earth are right, and the morning light shines brightly." - "Xiaogu" by Jiaoran of the Tang Dynasty
