She could muster no sympathy for those who took others' lives for their own selfish gain.
Even though she did not approve of the Mirror Spirit's method of revenge, it was someone else's affair. In the end, it was nothing more than karmic retribution.
Since these villagers had committed those deeds, they ought to have been prepared for revenge.
One after another, she saw many more villagers...
As they made their way through, Su Jiu kept feeling that something was strange.
Suddenly, inspiration struck, and she blurted out, "There are no children in this village."
"It probably spared the children's souls."
Hearing her Junior Granduncle's words, Su Jiu stopped in her tracks. Thinking about it carefully, with such a pure and kind master, the Mirror Spirit's original nature could hardly have been wicked.
Yet that nature had been no match for the passage of years or the hatred taking root.
Without that person to hold it in check, it had chosen to fall into corruption and drift with the current.
"That clone never told us what grade of magic treasure it is now. Do you have any guesses?" Unable to bear Su Jiu's silence and the trace of wistfulness hidden in her eyes, Chu Luohen took the rare initiative to speak.
"I'm afraid its grade is above that of a sacred artifact." Su Jiu slowly gathered her wandering thoughts and turned her attention back to the question.
Chu Luohen shook his head. "Not necessarily above a sacred artifact, though there's a strong chance it is one."
Su Jiu furrowed her brows. "If it's only a sacred artifact, shouldn't we have noticed before entering the mirror? How could it be merely a sacred artifact?"
"What if something concealed its aura?"
Su Jiu's gaze sharpened. "Then what do you think concealed its