"This is."
Wei Gongzhan and Jiang Xiaoling looked at the so-called final trump card with curiosity. It turned out to be a mirror that looked quite ordinary, unremarkable, the kind that would easily be overlooked if placed on a street stall.
" The Demon Mirror, also known as the Spirit Mirror!" A Li took the mirror handed to her by Fatty Zhou, playing with it with a smile. "It can discern the fortunes of everyone in the world. No demon can hide before it, of course, provided that the difference in their levels isn't too great."
"My lord, you have something like this?" Wei Gongzhan was taken aback.
A Li curled her lip, thinking to herself: Silly child, why do you think you people are receiving preferential treatment for no reason? Isn't it because some people saw your value in advance?
Whether it's Xu Hu, Wei Gongcheng, or even you, you are all geniuses who were discovered early on; otherwise, how could Jiangnan have developed so smoothly?
However, many things are judged by actions, not intentions. Chen Qing is genuinely good to his subordinates, and he is even willing to risk his life to save someone. Even if he has ulterior motives, at least in fact, Chen Qing does not mistreat anyone.
"It's true, it's true!" Zhou Haitao wiped the cold sweat from his face and hurriedly said, "When the Laoda gave me that mirror before, I secretly used it to observe other people, including those gentlemen from the Shen Family. The mirror showed them as Ninth Rank talents, what... King Level potential!"
"But just the other day, I was delivering this month's case files, you know. Ever since Jiangnan opened up to accepting refugees, public security has plummeted. Most of those who manage to escape here are no saints. There are robberies, rapes, and even murders all the time. Of course, the local good people are furious, especially those women who have been raped and murdered. They came with good intentions to deliver food, but ended up with such a tragic end. Moreover, most of these women are from military households. If this gets exposed, what will the soldiers on the front lines think?"
"And then?" Wei Gongzhan frowned. This Lord Zhou was still the same as before, always starting from the source of everything, which was a bit long-winded, but the refugee issue was indeed quite infuriating, making him want to continue listening.
"Then, naturally, that woman, having suffered such humiliation, transformed into an evil spirit. That very night, she went to seek revenge. You know the people of Liuzhou; even without cultivation, their spiritual power is stronger than that of outsiders due to the abundance of spiritual energy. After death, they become evil spirits, which are still very lethal. That very night, chaos broke out, and hundreds of people died in the refugee camp within two days!"
"Among them, some are guilty and deserve their fate, but some are innocent. You know, evil spirits are uncontrollable; when they go berserk, they don't care whether you're innocent or not."
"Aren't evil spirits hunted down by Night Wandering God?" Jiang Xiaoling, who was standing next to him, also became curious. He had heard about this before, but his parents were afraid of scaring him, so they would avoid talking about it with the neighbors.
"That's the crux of the matter," the fat man sighed. "Originally, this kind of thing could have been resolved by the Night Wandering God and some civil judges; there was no need for Lord Wei to get involved. However, the Night Wandering God favored the locals. Seeing that the woman was wronged and was willing to become an evil spirit to seek revenge, he made an exception and didn't arrest her immediately, leading to this incident. Logically speaking, the Night Wandering God should also be punished; in serious cases, he might lose his divine position and go straight into Samsara."
"But the family of the Night Wandering God wouldn't have it, and they came to our door to make a scene. The locals also came to support them. I couldn't make a decision at the moment, so I came to seek Lord Wei's opinion."
"And then?" A Li was also a little helpless; the topic had veered off course.
"Then the strange thing happened," Zhou Haitao whispered. "The Spirit Realm suddenly gave a notification that Lord Wei's luck was waning, and that there was information about two people within his body: one was Lord Wei himself, and the other was some kind of demon. The demon's luck was unknown, but it was judged that there was a very high probability that it would devour Lord Wei's luck."
"I was startled at the time, but Lord Wei himself looked no different than usual. The more he did that, the more uneasy I became. And it wasn't just Lord Wei; Lord Shen San and Lord Shen Shiyi, who were in the hall at the time, all suffered the same fate. All the high-ranking officials in the room were possessed by the monster. Oh my, my heart almost jumped out of my chest."
Wei Gongzhan's expression was grave; even his elder brother, a man of such caution, had been controlled.
" A Li, now that we know the situation, what should we do?"
"Let's ask about the origin of this mirror first," A Li yawned, looking at the Spirit Mirror. "Don't hold back now. You should know that if Chen Qing's forces are in trouble, you'll be pretty much finished too."
The Spirit Realm trembled, and an eye sprouted from the mirror, looking at A Li.
Its gaze was incredibly complex. The Spirit Realm was a type of treasure, and the stronger the luck of its master, the faster it grew. Even though Chen Qing hadn't incorporated it into the Divine Path Style, it had grown rapidly over the years thanks to Chen Qing, reaching the Transcendent Realm in just five years!
Naturally, his heart was with Chen Qing.
But it was wary of the creature in front of it.
Chen Qing left it with this fat Zhou guy precisely to guard against this fox in front of him.
Throughout the world, apart from Chen Qing, who is inexplicably immune to A Li's memory modification method, only I can see through the fox in front of me. Now that this thing has broken through to the Transcendent level, it even has the opportunity to plot against the King Level. If something happens to Chen Qing and he can't come back, I am the fox's only weakness.
Honestly, what it fears most right now is that the fox will smash it to pieces the moment it gets its hands on it.
"This demon has no origin; it must be a later creation, but its characteristics are very similar to something I encountered before."
" Ancient Insect, right?"
You know?
" Shen Er had this suspicion, but he wasn't sure. Now it's confirmed," A Li stood up and looked in the direction of the prefectural capital. "So it seems it's that guy?"
"Who?" Wei Gongzhan asked curiously, looking at A Li. "Does the senior know her?"
"More than just knowing each other." A Li sneered.
Shen Ling!
The owner of Nine Heavens Mirror Valley didn't believe Shen Ling could do this from the beginning. She herself carried genetic memories, and the memories of the battles of the First Era were no longer there. She didn't know what kind of being this guy had become, but she knew his character very well.
Back in the company, the two didn't get along. Shen Ling was a well-behaved girl, while she was the most popular woman in the company because of her good looks and fashion sense. Many men were interested in her to some extent, except for that nerdy guy Pu Yunchuan.
Shen Ling, being a different type of beauty in the company, didn't get along with him at all. Others thought she was a well-behaved, quiet, and reserved girl, but he had long ago sensed a hint of malice in her.
This isn't just my prejudice. In less than four years at the company, I didn't have a single boyfriend, while she dated four. Each breakup was for some inexplicable reason, including her husband Cui Yan from this era.
The thought of her husband being played by that woman made her feel disgusted, like she'd swallowed a fly.
So when Chen Qing said that Shen Ling sacrificed herself for the sake of humanity in this world and founded the Nine Heavens Mirror Valley, I didn't believe a single word of it.
Now it seems that this was indeed the case.
This is Bichon.
Today it's finally my turn to clean up!