Buzz--
A buzzing sound drew everyone's attention, followed by a series of cracking sounds.
From their perspective, Si Yan had seemingly smashed the corridor mirror out of thin air, and standing amidst the shards, he bent down to pick up one of the pieces.
"What are they doing...?" Xu's father asked, puzzled.
Si Yan returned, and only then did they realize that the fragment in their hands was clearly different from the one on the ground; it looked old and worn.
" The Evil Spirit Mirror?" Jiang Nuo asked in a low voice.
Si Yan nodded, his face very serious.
The large-scale appearance of the Evil Spirit Mirror signifies the resurgence of those Evil Spirit followers. If the mastermind behind it is not found soon, the number of people dying tragically will likely increase.
After being questioned by Jiang Nuo, and faced with the puzzled looks of his family, Xu Su finally admitted it.
"I don't know, my luck just suddenly turned around this month, everything went smoothly. On the night of the 1st or 2nd... my colleague and I almost had a car accident. Of the four people in the car, at least three were seriously injured, but I was the only one who was fine..."
"I thought it was just a lucky break."
Xu Su a bitter smile.
"Hmm... it seems the Evil Spirit Mirror can't always cause trouble." Jiang Nuo suddenly realized this. "Even to absorb good luck, an accident needs to happen first."
"What do I do next? Is there any chance I'll survive?"
Xu Su couldn't help but ask the question he most wanted to know, "You said it's some kind of Evil Spirit causing trouble, so does that mean I can only survive if the Evil Spirit is gone?"
Jiang Nuo shook his head, "No, your physical body committed suicide; you cannot be resurrected."
The crying inside the house grew louder again.
Si Yan wrapped up the fragments and said solemnly, "We will find the culprit as soon as possible and give you justice."
Hearing his loved ones crying, Xu Su knew that time was running out and gradually calmed down.
"How much longer can I exist?"
Jiang Nuo thought for a moment, then took out a black talisman and stuck it on his body.
"Three days and three nights."
"... Thanks."
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Si Yan received a message from an association member.
" Qian Qiang and Yi Ran have Evil Spirit Mirror in their homes, but the one in Yi Ran's home is a fragment."
The reason was revealed when the two arrived at Yi Ran's house.
" The Evil Spirit were scattered in the four corners of the room, creating a conflict between the yin and yang."
Si Yan's tone was cold and somber. "If a corpse is used as a catalyst, this room becomes a sacrificial altar in another sense."
"That's really weird." Jiang Nuo habitually touched his left eye and looked at the strange and unusual decorations on the wall with a sigh.
"Your boyfriend likes to hang these things, haven't you ever mentioned it?"
Su Min was still grieving the loss of her beloved, and managed a hoarse voice, "No, it's normal for him to have his own hobbies, I don't care."
"Moreover, he doesn't allow me into the study."
"Well..."
Jiang Nuo scratched his forehead with one finger. "The problem is that these ornaments seem... to be real."
"Ah?!"
The two association members who had arrived earlier were both taken aback. " God Nuo, are you serious?!"
Jiang Nuo raised an eyebrow, "Questioning me?"
"No, no, no, that's not what we meant!" The two shook their heads in unison.
"Real..."
Su Min was stunned; this was the first time she had looked at the wall full of decorations so closely.
"Ah, but these aren't human."
Jiang Nuo even kindly pointed with a long feather duster, saying, "That heart should be a dried pig's heart."
"That string of bones is sheep bones, next to it are dried spiders and dried snakes, and over there is..."
He paused, then exclaimed, "Oh, that's part of a person."
Su Min: "..."
What, what part?
Si Yan approached for a closer look, and her phoenix eyes immediately showed confusion and disdain. "Human placenta."
What a pervert, using a placenta as a wall decoration.
"Ugh..." Su Min seemed to have thought of something.
She couldn't hold back any longer; her whole body trembled, goosebumps rose, and she bent over, dry heaving.
"What's going on? Do you know this placenta... no, the owner of this placenta?" Jiang Nuo asked curiously.
The association members quickly got her a glass of water.
After drinking warm water, Su Min felt much better, but she still refused to go near the wall.
"If... I'm not mistaken, it might be... his ex-girlfriend's."
"Before I was with him, Yi Ran had a first love who lasted a long time, but they broke up... I don't know why, he never told me."
"But I know that six months ago... Yi Ran's ex-girlfriend gave birth, and he somehow found out and even went to the hospital specifically to find out."
Su Min remembered it so clearly because she wasn't feeling well that day and wanted Yi Ran to stay home with her, but Yi Ran insisted on leaving, and the two even had a big argument about it.
Jiang Nuo slowly frowned, revealing an expression of incomprehension, but also... not much respect.
Si Yan bluntly stated, "Perverted."
"Young Master, look at this."
The members handed the sketchbook they found in Yi Ran's desk to Si Yan, their expressions indescribable.
Jiang Nuo leaned closer to look. Each painting had a date on it. Last year, the style was quite normal. Starting in January, the style completely went astray, becoming increasingly bizarre.
By April, almost every canvas was filled with scarlet and inky black, with various monsters outlined in extremely rough lines.
In these strangely styled paintings, each sheet of paper contains a mirror.
"The true form of the Evil Spirit Mirror," Si Yan said, "Could it be... that Yi Ran himself is also a believer in Evil Spirit?"
Of all the victims, Yi Ran is currently the strangest one.
Jiang Nuo closed the sketchbook and asked Su Min, "Starting this year, besides painting, has Yi Ran done anything else strange?"
Su Min tucked her messy hair behind her ear, frowning as she pondered, "I'm not sure... but Yi Ran can be very grumpy sometimes, but then she's incredibly nice."
"I thought... it was because he had more orders this year and was under too much pressure."
Thinking about it this way, I guess I started collecting placentas and other strange things this year.
The member asked in confusion, " God Nuo, do you suspect that Yi Ran has been replaced by a follower of Evil Spirit or possessed?"
Possession.
Jiang Nuo didn't hesitate, tapping the picture book with her finger, "And it's not always there. During the six months Yi Ran was possessed, there were times when she was conscious."
"Ouch... that must be so painful, and you can't even talk about it, or you'll be tortured."
Su Min cried even louder.
Si Yan tapped the wall with her finger, frowned, and whispered, "I'm more curious as to why the Evil Spirit spirit possessing Yi Ran Yi Ran suddenly wanted to kill her."
"Being human makes it much easier for them to hunt prey in the city..." Si Yan suddenly looked up.
"He found his next host, one even better than the Yi Ran body."
This is no small matter.
Jiang Nuo became serious, "Besides you, who else has Yi Ran been in contact with recently?"
Su Min thought for a long time, then hesitantly pointed to the building across the street, "His good friend is also an artist..."