who wanted to kill me and take the nameplate, but—but I was captured by another group of people! They took the nameplate and said they would 'eradicate all evil' and wipe me out. I tried my best to es...This place is indeed eerie, but why is Jiang Qiyun's gaze so severe

"I was just driving out to the suburbs, it's a bit remote here, I've never been..." I murmured quietly in response.

Jiang Qiyun shook his head slightly, stood under the eaves of the earthen house, and cautiously surveyed the surroundings.

His gaze seemed to pierce through the surrounding gray mist, discovering something amiss in the darkness. His brows furrowed slightly, he shook his head gently, and taking hold of my shoulders, he pulled me behind him.

A door in the main house creaked open. A pale, wrinkled face emerged slowly from the darkness behind it, illuminated by the dim light of an old lamp in the courtyard.

The old man's eyes were wary and filled with hatred. A hint of ferocity lurked in his clouded gaze. I clutched Jiang Qiyun's sleeve and quietly took a step back.

Jiang Qiyun stood on the steps, coldly eyeing this old man, and snorted: "… This person is plagued by karmic obstacles, he is definitely no ordinary person. It's best not to interact with him."

Is he possessed by bad spirits This old man really looks scary. Maybe my brother's intimidating aura agitated him when he opened the door, and the old man is angry.

“What are you doing here This place has been moved, nobody comes here anymore…” he muttered hoarsely.

"We're just passing through, not bad people. We just want to use your kitchen to cook something." My brother sized him up while standing silently on the steps leading to the main house.

He could dash over there in a single stride and crash open the old man's door, all to appear in a certain situation to control the old man.

"...Those passing by, hurry on your way. There are no people here, and it's not a tourist spot either. Over the past decade or so, everyone has gradually moved to town. I, an old man, refuse to leave. I stay with my old house and old forest to spend my remaining years... Hurry up, hurry up!" The old man impatiently sent us away.

"Are there any places around here where I could crash for a while" My brother kept probing.

The old man's sinister face was half-hidden in the shadow, and he spoke in a hoarse voice: "There are still one or two families living ahead at the mountain pass. They live near the road, making their lives easier than mine as a solitary old man. You should go find them!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, we suddenly heard a faint "bump" coming from the direction of the car. I was startled and jerked my head around to look—

The expert scrambled out of the backseat, tumbling and bumping all the way. In his panic, he slammed the door shut behind him and rolled to the other side of the car.

"Hey! What are you doing!" My brother rushed out to try and pull him back.

Because Jiang Qiyun was by my side, my brother confidently rushed out. Just as I was about to take a step, Jiang Qiyun grabbed my hand and frowned, "Don't run around."

But…

He shook his head and said in a low voice, "You are still young and inexperienced. You only know this is a reversed mirror, but you don't know the runes hidden on this reversed mirror... This mirror doesn't scatter yin energy, but... life energy."

What What do you mean!

Isn't a reverse mirror just for preventing evil and negative energy from entering the house and warding off bad luck How come there are hidden runes in it too

Even if you don't understand the runes on top, the surrounding air is heavy with sinister energy. How could a mirror's power possibly spread this kind of malice in all directions And people actually live here..." Jiang Qiyun slowly scanned the earthen house and its courtyard.

"There is no anger here, as you walk through this looking glass, didn't you notice your aura is different"

I pondered for a moment, feeling a chill run down my spine as I approached. My body was sending me warning signals, but the old man continued talking inside, and the dim yellow light hanging in the yard gave me a sense of false hope, making me think that perhaps there were some clues to be found here.

We were looking for that mysterious funeral home, and with Zheng the expert driving us here, we discovered a black mist “chasing” behind us, then dissipating in the vicinity.

We've encountered too many mysterious things, and being trapped in a barrier is common. But Jiang Qiyun is very vigilant now. A-Da and A-Meng on me are like his GPS tracker. As soon as he feels I'm in danger, he'll come rushing over immediately.

"Then you rest, old man, we'll go first." I pulled Jiang Qiyun's hand and retreated a few steps, wanting to catch up with my brother.

The old man squinted at me, looking a little confused.

He couldn't see Jiang Qiyun, thinking that the "we" I was talking about referred to me, my brother, and Zheng Zhejia who jumped out of the car and ran away in a panic.

"Who was the man in the car" Jiang Qiyun asked, frowning.

"I'm an embalmer, quite authoritative in my field, he's called 'Expert Zheng'. My brother and Song Wei went to meet him tonight... He'd seen Yin Su Bai's body." I explained quickly.

Jiang Qiyun kept his brow furrowed, and when he reached the car, I let go of his sleeve and opened the door. He immediately crossed his arms and glared at me, "Mu Xia Qiao, what were you doing that you're reeking of evil energy!"

“I, I… I blocked people’s way in a nightclub! This Zheng expert felt he was tainted with ominous and deathly energy, so he ran to this place of debauchery to hide and release his aura. He sensed danger.” I quickly explained, frightened.

When Jiang Qiyun gets angry, it's truly terrifying. He's usually cold and aloof, but when his brow furrows, a chilling aura emanates from him, making people tremble in fear.

“Although I allow you to move freely in the mortal realm, your cultivation, I shall supervise strictly.”

"Amidst the allure of sensory pleasures and worldly pursuits, cultivating a simple and detached mind is truly remarkable. Engaging in such distractions not only tarnishes one's virtue but also hinders spiritual progress."

I was standing by the car, about to open the door and chase after my brother, but after his serious scolding, I didn't dare to move.

"From now on, you are not allowed to go to those places of revelry again." He glared at me.

I don't want to go either....

But I dared not explain. Long ago, when Jiang Qiyun went to help me find Song Wei's brother, he wore a look of disgust and anger in places like that bar street. This time the place I visited was much more "corrupted".

However, back then the look in his eyes held only cold anger. Now, although it's still icy, there's a hint of softness and tolerance.

In this situation, it's better to simply apologize than to try and explain myself.

"Understood... next time, if there's a situation like this, I'll just wait outside and not go in... my brother has been blocking me the whole way."

Jiang Qiyun nodded: "With Mu Yunfan following you, I'm a bit more at ease..."

Once he stopped calling himself "this seat," he seemed much gentler. I hurriedly agreed while opening the driver's door.

My brother has already chased Zheng expert forward, and the hazy black mist makes the already sparse streetlights ahead even more faint.

"Hop in the car, we need to go after my brother! Something's not right here, I've never been here before..." I said, a little panicked.

Jiang Qiyun frowned: “You chase people without even knowing the terrain, just charging in blindly”

"I…" I was following the navigation out to the suburbs. Although I wasn't very familiar with the terrain here, after all, it was my hometown city, so I wasn't overly cautious.

"Too reliant on so-called technology, people's hearts become restless, forgetting calmness." He glanced at me and raised his hand to perform a ritual gesture.

I couldn't see his hand gestures clearly, but I felt a chill run down my spine. Even though I was locked in the car, I shivered with cold.

Abruptly, I instinctively looked at the rearview mirror outside the car. A ghostly figure suddenly sprawled on the window —young, not even of marriageable age, that you might cry and be reluctant to leave home, so he kept putting it off for a few years…"The little wife pouted her lips slightly, as if recalling something.I...