There is such a story recorded in the ancient books of the Exorcism Division-

A woman was left alone in the army because her husband was out to join the army.

Full of sorrow, no one to confide in, can only cry silently in front of the bronze mirror.

However, as time passed, she vaguely felt that she seemed to be becoming more and more unfamiliar in the mirror.

Especially when the oil lamp was dim every night, the mirror image seemed to be staring at her with a gloomy look, which made her panic.

She had written letters to relatives and friends expressing her concerns.

But relatives and friends thought it was just her whims.

Until late one night, she heard the crisp sound of striking metal in a daze—not from outside the door, but from inside the mirror.

I saw that the reflection in her mirror had a hideous expression, and she was hitting the mirror with her head again and again, as if she wanted to break free from the shackles of the mirror and escape from it.

The woman was so frightened that she fainted on the spot.

When she woke up, she found a monk from the temple and did it for her.

The monk claimed that there was indeed an evil ghost lurking in the bronze mirror.

It can transform into a human reflection.

As long as you look at it in the mirror, it will silently suck the soul of a person, thereby increasing its own power.

The monk said to her, "It's good that you found me in time." Otherwise, if it drags on for a few more days, you'll be sucked into a dried corpse by the demon in the mirror. ”

The woman was terrified and immediately asked the monk to cast a spell to exorcise the ghost.

——The above content is excerpted from "Daqi Strange Chronicles: Mirror Ghosts", the author is unknown.

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Gu Xu stood in front of the bronze mirror and looked at each other with himself in the mirror.

I saw a strange smile in the reflection in the mirror, stretching out his fist and tapping the mirror.

While! While! While!

With each blow, a shallow crack appears on the surface of the copper mirror.

Droplets of dark red blood slowly seeped out of the cracks, rolled and flowed along the mirror, and then dripped to the ground, converging into small pools of crimson water.

Tick, tick.

"Ahh

Seeing this terrifying scene, the short and fat boy Wang Guicai couldn't help but let out a scream, his legs were weak, and he sat on the threshold with his buttocks.

Gu Xu was not afraid.

Even, there is a little expectation in his heart-

He's not seen such an interesting ghost in a long time!

It's perfect for guinea pigs.

Thinking of this, he took out the "Taishang Arctic Town Demon Slaying Talisman" that had been prepared long ago from his coat pocket, recited the incantation silently, and gently threw it towards the bronze mirror.

This time, Gu Xu ate a trench and grew wise, and only dared to take out a "ghost killing talisman" at one time.

He was afraid that the power of this "ghost killing talisman" was too high, so he accidentally killed this hard-won "guinea pig" in seconds, resulting in his inability to obtain effective experimental data.

The rune paper fell on the mirror surface and burst into brilliant sparks.

In a flash.

There was a lot of light in the room.

The sun rises and the earth is right, and the morning dawn is brilliant.

Wang Guicai collapsed on the ground, looking up at this shocking scene.

"Is this the cultivator of the Exorcism Division?" The boy exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "That's amazing! ”

When Wang Guicai was very young, he once heard his father say that the cultivators of the Exorcism Division were all heroes who subdued demons and eliminated demons in the night. They can use magical spells, and even the goblins fear them.

Wang Guicai has always been skeptical about this.

It wasn't until today, when he witnessed this dazzling brilliance with his own eyes, that he truly felt the power of the Exorcist Monk.

Gu Xu's god-like back had been firmly engraved in his young heart.

After a few moments, the light dissipated.

Everything is back to normal.

And the strange bronze mirror has been shattered in half and burned to black.

Gu Xu stood in place, looking at the remains of the bronze mirror, shook his head slightly, and sighed regretfully: "That's it?" ”

This mirror ghost really disappointed him.

Then he took the pamphlet out of his pocket and quickly recorded:

"Experiment time: September 16, 23rd year of Tianxing;

"Experiment content: Conduct damage assessment on the improved version of the 'Taishang Arctic Town Demon Slaying Talisman';

"Subject: 'Mirror Ghost' (estimated to be 'Spirit' class);

"Results: evaporation in three seconds;

"Conclusion of the experiment: In front of the improved version of the 'Ghost Slaying Talisman', all 'Wandering' level demons are paper tigers."

According to the degree of danger, the Exorcism Division of the Great Qi Dynasty divided the ghosts into four levels: "Wandering Spirit", "Wild Ghost", "Evil Spirit", and "Fierce God".

On top of this, there is also a level of "Ghost King" that only exists in legends, and it is said that he can rule over ten thousand ghosts and turn the world into the underworld.

Among them, "geist" refers to a weak ghost that has not fully formed a spiritual intelligence.

They may pose a certain threat to ordinary people, but they are not difficult for practitioners to solve.

Therefore, after lightly eliminating the "mirror ghost", Gu Xu was not proud at all.

Bullying the weak is nothing remarkable.

It's just that at this time, Gu Xu suddenly realized a serious problem-

Since the strength of this "mirror ghost" is so weak, why does the Exorcism Division provide a full 240 meritorious deeds as a reward?

That's the reward for killing twelve ghosts!

You must know that the Exorcism Division has many masters who are good at the art of celestial deduction, and they rarely make mistakes in assessing the difficulty of the task.

Moreover, the process of killing the mirror ghost was too smooth, and it was completely inconsistent with Gu Xu's divination result of "there was a problem at the beginning, but it can finally be solved".

Is this task really so easy?

Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Looking at this gloomy mansion, an even bolder guess popped up in his mind.

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Meanwhile.

Shi Xiaohan crossed Erlang's legs, held a big knife in his arms, leaned back against the cushion, and sat lazily on a Taishi chair.

Her pleasant appearance is incompatible with the gloomy and dull atmosphere of the house.

She was waiting for Gu Xu to shout "Woman help".

In the script of the heroine when killing ghosts, the master always appears at the most critical time.

An easy shot doesn't show her strength.

Only by solving the difficulties that others can't solve can she highlight her strong demeanor.

Unconsciously, Shi Xiaohan imagined a wonderful show of "heroes saving beauty" in his mind, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up slightly, revealing a pleasant smile.

It is undeniable that both her combat effectiveness and Gu Xu's appearance are very worthy of the word "hero saves beauty".

At this moment, Gu Xu walked out from the east wing.

His face was calm, his gait was calm, and his teal robe was spotless, as if he were taking a leisurely stroll in his backyard.

And the short and fat boy Wang Guicai grabbed Gu Xu's sleeve tightly, and followed him with a fart, his face as pale as a corpse, obviously apprehensive about the scene just now.

"Got in trouble?" Shi Xiaohan looked up at Gu Xu.

"It's okay, it's been resolved."

"So fast?"

"It's not that I'm fast, it's that the ghost can't do it."

Shi Xiaohan sat up straight and snorted dissatisfiedly: "You are such a bastard, you didn't even leave this woman a chance to eliminate harm for the people!" I went to Qingzhou Mansion last week to redeem the "Overlord Sword Method", and I haven't used it yet! ”

"The heroine is angry," Gu Xu knew she was joking, "That kind of weak ghost who is vulnerable is not worthy of your Overlord Sword Technique." ”

"Indeed." Shi Xiaohan nodded, agreeing with him without humility.

At this time, Mrs. Wang, the widow of the rich man, walked up to them with two cups of hot tea, and bowed her head slightly: "Shi Nuxia, Xiao Gongzi, thank you two for your help." The soul of the deceased husband in heaven can finally rest in peace. ”

Her voice is mournful and beautiful, soft and charming, and every man can't help but feel pity when he hears it.

It's just that although she said "dead husband" on her lips, her eyes quietly glanced at Gu Xu, as if she was obsessed with his handsome face.

Gu Xu smiled faintly.

Mrs. Wang's strange movements confirmed his guess.

Mirror ghosts are just hors d'oeuvres.

As for the real boss, in fact......

"Madam Wang doesn't have to be polite," Gu Xu took the teacup and said politely, "In fact, the real murderer who killed your husband has not yet been ambushed, and our mission continues." ”

"The real murderer?" A look of nervousness flashed across Madam Wang's face, "Didn't that evil ghost just be destroyed by you?" ”

Shi Xiaohan and Wang Guicai also looked at him with surprised eyes.

I saw Gu Xu chuckle lightly and continued: "The mirror ghost will only suck people's souls, but they will not eat people's hearts. However, Wang Guicai told me that his father had his heart gouged out by a ghost and died—that is, the real murderer was another ghost.

"Do you think I'm right, Madame Wang? Or, should I call you ...... right now Painted skin? ”

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Exegesis:

(1) "The sun rises and the earth is right, and the morning dawn is brilliant." - Don Jiaoran, "Imitation of the Ancients"