Black Mist Man

Hmm?

What is this?

Lu Siye crouched down, picked up the silver-white object, and examined it in his palm.

This thing should be made of silver. Judging by its shape, it looks like a lock, with the words "Longevity" inscribed on it. It should be half of a Longevity Lock.

Tucking it into his pocket, Lu Siye walked over to the Blazing Blood Blade and found another silver-white object there.

He picked it up. Its shape was very similar to the previous one, and it had the words "Hundred Years" inscribed on it.

He also tucked it into his pocket. Lu Siye pulled out the Blazing Blood Blade that was stuck in the ground and went to Zhuang Xiaoman, squatting down beside her.

"Are you alright?" Lu Siye asked with concern.

Zhuang Xiaoman seemed to hear someone speaking beside her. She slowly raised her head, looking at Lu Siye with a dazed expression.

The Zhuang Xiaoman before him was no longer as delicate as she had appeared that morning. Her hair was messy, some strands stuck to her face from sweat, and her makeup was smudged by tears. She looked utterly dejected.

Lu Siye checked her with his Yang energy. Zhuang Xiaoman's three Yang fires were still burning, and her Three Souls should be unharmed. However, there was still a considerable amount of Yin energy lingering within her.

Sighing softly, Lu Siye took Zhuang Xiaoman's hand, absorbed the Yin energy from her body, and simultaneously circulated his cultivation technique to transfer some Yang energy to her.

After doing this, the dazed look in Zhuang Xiaoman's eyes slowly regained its color. She looked at Lu Siye beside her, and like a koala, she suddenly hugged his arm and burst into tears.

Lu Siye, who had been single for both of his lives, was suddenly at a loss, unsure how to handle the situation. He could only let her cry.

After a while, the crying beside him gradually subsided, and Zhuang Xiaoman's breathing became even.

She seemed to have fallen asleep.

Having been frightened multiple times in a short period, she was utterly exhausted.

He gently withdrew his arm from Zhuang Xiaoman's embrace, supported her back, and leaned her against the wall.

After confirming she wouldn't fall, Lu Siye stood up, walked to the streetlight, and took out the two halves of the Longevity Lock from his pocket. He compared them, and the notches fit perfectly. When he put them together, they were indeed the same Longevity Lock.

Strange!

The System clearly mentioned Twin Ghost Infants, so why was there only one Longevity Lock?

Perhaps they weren't siblings, but two personalities of the same person?

Lu Siye frowned, feeling perplexed.

A fallen leaf drifted past his eyes. Suddenly, the Longevity Lock in his hand emitted a white light, startling Lu Siye.

He instinctively closed his eyes. When he opened them again, the surrounding scene had changed drastically.

The scene before him was very blurry, as if there was thick fog around, or as if a piece of frosted glass was placed in front of him, making it impossible to see the world clearly. It also felt a bit like being in a dream.

Lu Siye looked around and could vaguely make out that it was an old-fashioned house. In the center of the house, an old-fashioned light bulb was the only source of light.

He maximized his senses and, after confirming there was no danger around, Lu Siye pondered for a moment before slowly stepping forward.

As he reached the center of the house, the scene changed again.

A simple wooden bed lay before him. A woman whose appearance was unclear lay on the bed, and a man stood beside her.

Next to the wooden bed was a small baby crib. A baby with a round face was sleeping soundly, with a silver-white longevity lock hanging around its neck.

It was strange, but everything in this place was blurry, except for this baby and the longevity lock, which were very clear.

Moreover, the longevity lock on the baby's neck looked exactly the same as the one in his hand, and it was very likely the same one.

Just as Lu Siye was about to get closer to observe, the scene changed again.

A person completely enveloped in black mist stood in the house. The man who had been by the bed spread his arms, blocking the figure.

Lu Siye couldn't see the expression on the man's face, only his mouth opening and closing, as if he was saying something excitedly.

Suddenly, a bloody blade light erupted from the black mist. The man, the woman, the baby, and the longevity lock—everything before him was sliced in half.

Before Lu Siye could react, the scene changed again.

The person in the black mist arrived beside the baby lying on the ground. Above the baby, two white phantoms floated.

Hahaha~

An eerie laughter suddenly echoed in the previously silent environment.

Two streams of black energy floated out from the black mist, carrying the two white phantoms, and entered each side of the baby's body. The severed Longevity Lock also merged into them.

Then, the scene shifted again. Two small babies stood beside the black mist, swaying as they followed the person in the black mist away.

The scene only lasted until this point before the surroundings began to shatter. The scene before his eyes went black, and a feeling of weightlessness washed over him.

When he opened his eyes again, the surrounding environment had returned to the familiar street. Lu Siye saw a fallen leaf drifting before him.

Had only an instant passed?

What was that scene just now?

The baby that was cut in half... the two white phantoms... the two departing babies...

Wait, could Twin Ghost Infants refer to one body with two souls!

If that were the case, then the scene just now was the process of the Twin Ghost Infants' birth!?

"Could the 'master' the ghost infant mentioned before it died be the person hidden in the black mist?" Lu Siye's expression was grim, an unnamed fire burning within him.

That beast, actually killing living people to create ghost objects.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Siye forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart, took a photo of the Longevity Lock, edited the information, and reported the matter to the Town Demon Suppression Division.

The reporting progress bar spun, and finally displayed "Report Failed!"

What's going on? Still no signal?

Lu Siye suddenly awoke, he looked up at his surroundings. Everything was silent, not even the cicadas, common in summer, could be heard. The street was eerily quiet.

Something's wrong. Why is the Ghost Wall still here even though the Twin Ghost Infants are dead?

Lu Siye secretly circulated his cultivation technique, warily watching his surroundings.

There was only one possibility in the current situation: this Ghost Wall wasn't created by the Twin Ghost Infants, but by another ghost object.

And for a ghost object to maintain the continuous existence of the Ghost Wall, it had to be within the Ghost Wall's range.

This meant that another ghost object, whose strength was unknown, was hidden nearby.

Swish~

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed by in the distance and disappeared into an alley.

Lu Siye turned his head to look. His face was somber, and he remained in place, showing no intention of going to investigate.

After waiting for a long time, the black shadow did not reappear, and Lu Siye made no move.

Just as he was contemplating a countermeasure, a furious roar came from behind him.

"You killed my Twin Ghost Infants!"

Not good!

A sound of air breaking came from behind him. Lu Siye's entire body tensed. He didn't have time to dodge and could only weakly block with his saber held horizontally behind him.

Bang!

A tremendous force came from the blade, sending Lu Siye and his saber flying backward.

Lu Siye quickly stabilized his center of gravity in mid-air. After his feet landed, he staggered back more than ten steps before dissipating the immense impact.

He quickly looked up at his original position. A person completely shrouded in black mist stood there.

"Beast, it's you!" Lu Siye gritted his teeth, his eyes blazing with fury.