Chapter 1 Jiangcheng's Cautious Approach

Jiangcheng Li Bai cautiously walked up. The red cloth covering it wasn't very neat; the wooden edge on the right side was exposed a bit. It was covered with intricate and complex dark patterns, exactly the same as the mirror in Jiangcheng's memory.

Jiangcheng gave Li Bai an affirmative look. "This is definitely the Nether Mirror."

Only when they got closer did they notice that there were strange patterns outlined with a deeper shade of red pigment on the red cloth.

"It's a spirit suppressing diagram."

Staring at the pattern, Li Bai's eyes were complicated. "That old guy Luo Tianhe wasn't wrong. This Third Young Master is not simple. He should have known about Master Wu using the evil art of planting infants to extend his life a long time ago. Wu's family's tribulation this time is also related to him."

Standing in front of this Nether Mirror, Jiangcheng couldn't help but recall the dangers in the Roman Hotel. At the same time, another doubt arose in his mind.

"The Third Young Master of the Wu family is not haunted by a vengeful infant. What is he doing with this Nether Mirror?"

In Jiangcheng's view, the weirdness of this mirror was beyond compare. Placing it at home would only invite disaster. If he didn't know, that would be one thing, but the Third Young Master clearly knew. There must be a conspiracy here.

Li Bai didn't rashly lift the red cloth covering the Nether Mirror, but squatted down to observe carefully. "If I'm not mistaken, the Third Young Master is also planning to use this Nether Mirror to deal with the vengeful infant."

"Of course, he's waiting, waiting for the Second Young Master, who poses a threat to his inheritance of the Wu family's fortune, to die before he takes this step."

"The art of planting infants is too sinister. Although those infant corpses buried under the threshold won't be harmful to the Third Young Master for the time being, as time goes by, the resentment will only grow stronger. No one dares to say what will happen then."

"The Third Young Master brought this Nether Mirror back to add an insurance policy for himself."

After hearing Li Bai's explanation, Jiangcheng became even more curious about the Third Young Master's methods.

"Don't touch it!"

Jiangcheng planned to smooth out a corner of the red cloth with his hand to get a clear look at the so-called spirit suppressing diagram, but Li Bai slapped his hand away.

"This thing is too evil. I can touch it, but you can't."

Rubbing his hand, Jiangcheng nodded obediently. "I'll listen to you. But I'll remind you that we'd better hurry."

The two guards outside weren't fools. Jiangcheng knew that Yao Shunyu and Fatty couldn't delay them for long.

After driving away Yao Shunyu and Fatty, they would likely return to check the contents of the warehouse.

Li Bai didn't waste any time. She wanted to reach out and grab the uppermost corner of the Nether Mirror, but the Nether Mirror was too high, and she couldn't reach it. After a moment, she turned to look at Jiangcheng. "Mr. Jiang, please squat down."

Jiangcheng didn't understand. "Are you going to step on me to get up there?"

"That's right, or you can step on me, on my left shoulder."

As Li Bai spoke, she was about to squat down. A yang fire on her right shoulder had been extinguished by a vengeful infant, and now there was a chill in her bones.

Jiangcheng didn't care about being stepped on, but what he didn't understand was that this old warehouse was full of old tables and chairs. Wouldn't it be easier to just move one over to use as a footstool?

But since Li Bai chose to do it this way, there must be a reason. Jiangcheng didn't hesitate any longer and squatted down, supporting himself with one hand. "Come on up, Miss Li."

Li Bai stepped on Jiangcheng's shoulder and removed the red cloth, revealing a familiar, huge mirror surface to the two of them.

The mirror surface was generally dark, and coupled with the special frame design, it had an antique feel. Perhaps it was due to the light, but the figures of the two in the mirror were slightly distorted. Especially their faces, which even had a strange cyan tinge. Looking at them for a long time, they even had a strange sense of unfamiliarity.

Looking at himself in the mirror was like facing himself in another world.

Jiangcheng forced himself to withdraw his gaze. Now a new problem was in front of them: how to take the mirror away.

It was unrealistic to move the entire thing. They only needed a small piece to deal with the vengeful infant. But if they broke the mirror, not to mention that the Third Young Master would find out, the terrifying consequences that might result from simply breaking the Nether Mirror were not something they could bear.

But judging from Li Bai's calm demeanor, she had obviously thought about how to deal with it. He saw Li Bai groping around the edge of the wooden frame. After about two minutes, suddenly, she exclaimed excitedly, "Found it!"

In the next second, Jiangcheng couldn't help but shrink his pupils. He saw Li Bai actually pull out a wooden box from the thick wooden frame.

The wooden box was completely embedded in the frame, and there was no gap visible from the outside.

Li Bai quickly squatted down and couldn't wait to open the box. Inside was actually a dressing mirror wrapped in red cloth.

The material of this dressing mirror was completely different from that of the entire Nether Mirror. The back and handle were made of a material similar to glazed glass, emitting a strange light in the dim environment.

"How did you know there was a mirror hidden here?" Jiangcheng felt like he had been kept in the dark all along, and this sense of powerlessness made him very resistant.

Obviously, Li Bai was hiding many things in her heart and hadn't told him.

Hearing the suspicion in Jiangcheng's tone, Li Bai immediately explained, "Mr. Jiang, don't misunderstand. I was just guessing before."

"I once read an ancient book that said that when similar evil objects are discovered, there will be natural treasures nearby that can restrain them. This treasure is also called the 'Lost Spirit' of this evil object."

"The person who finds the evil object will also take away this Lost Spirit and seal it up. The purpose of doing so is to worry that this thing will cause a catastrophe in the future, and leaving the Lost Spirit is also leaving a means of restraint."

"I see."

Jiangcheng's face was calm, but in his heart, he labeled the woman in front of him as dangerous. Judging from the other party's methods, her level was definitely not something that could be achieved by simply knowing a little bit. She was probably only a line away from people like Luo Tianhe and Yu Chengmu.

But as long as the threats from Luo Tianhe, Yuan Shanyuan, and Bai Yu weren't eliminated, Jiangcheng wouldn't be afraid of this woman turning against him.

On the contrary, with this woman's help, coupled with this so-called Lost Spirit, even if he really confronted Luo Tianhe tonight, his side might not lose.

Thinking of this, Jiangcheng nodded slightly to Li Bai and reminded her in a natural tone to quickly put away the Lost Spirit, then restore everything to its original state, and leave as soon as possible.

"If Mr. Jiang doesn't trust me, this Lost Spirit can be given to you, or to that Wang Fugui for safekeeping."

Jiangcheng shook his head, saying that he trusted Li Bai. In reality, both old foxes knew that Jiangcheng didn't understand this Lost Spirit and didn't know how to use it if he held it in his hands. He might even cause trouble.

If Jiangcheng understood anything about this thing, he would have tried to get it today, even if it meant fighting.

"What effect will taking away the Lost Spirit have on the Nether Mirror?"

Li Bai wrapped the Lost Spirit in red cloth as quickly as possible and put it away, but she frowned as she looked at the empty wooden box. "Taking away the Lost Spirit may cause the Nether Mirror to gradually lose control."

"And what I can think of, I'm worried that the Third Young Master can also think of. All he needs is time."

Jiangcheng stared at the empty wooden box and suddenly asked, "Does the thing inside have to be a mirror?"

Li Bai was slightly stunned. "Not necessarily. The so-called Lost Spirit is just a general term. It's not strange for any kind of rare Lost Spirit to appear near this kind of natural evil object, but... but the Third Young Master is also an expert in this field. He definitely won't be fooled by putting something in there casually."

After a few seconds, Li Bai couldn't help but widen her eyes. She saw Jiangcheng look at the phone in his hand a few times, then take off his dinosaur phone case, carefully wrap it in the red cloth that came with the box, and carefully put it back in the box.

"The Third Young Master probably doesn't recognize this thing."