Chapter 135 Mirror

Horror flashed in both my and Ye Yang’s eyes as we met each other’s gaze.

The fact that the two of us encountered a ghost in our own home wasn’t just embarrassing; it also signified that an evil spirit had come to our door.

I said with a grim face, "Old Liu, what’s the deal with the corpse in the wall?"

Old Liu looked around the room and said, "This room used to be the adjutant's lounge in the warlord's mansion. Several people went missing from the mansion before. I reckon the adjutant killed them and bricked them up in the wall."

"That’s not right! When we got the house back, I checked it inside and out. There weren’t any lingering spirits!"

Old Liu added, "What I’m saying is, why didn’t this dead person cause trouble before? Why is she suddenly acting up now?"

Old Liu's words hit the nail on the head. A practitioner’s residence must be thoroughly cleaned.

This corpse's soul might have been in the warlord's mansion before. But after we took over, either her soul was taken away by the Yin soldiers or it had already dissipated. Why would it suddenly reanimate?

And almost take my life!

The mirror!

Did the shattering of the mirror re-ignite the corpse's ferocity?

I shouldn't have been wrong about my feeling just now. Although the mirror on the wall was broken, the black hole that appeared behind it when it shattered brought another ghost, which controlled the corpse in the wall.

Mirrors weren't originally made for people to look at themselves; they were magical artifacts.

That’s why mirrors have been important magical artifacts for practitioners since ancient times, as well as conduits connecting Yin and Yang.

The Zhang family’s mirror tribulation is extraordinary!

I said in a deep voice, "Old Liu, clean this place up. Check carefully to see if there’s anything else wrong in the house."

After arranging things with Old Liu, I ran to the third floor of the warlord's mansion. Black Night Owl was in an empty room there.

Black Night Owl's room had nothing but a chair. If you wanted to find him, you had to sit in the chair and talk to him.

After sitting down, I asked, "Brother Night Owl, what was that all about just now?"

Black Night Owl's voice came faintly, "Don't ask me about this kind of thing. I'm just a ghost. I live here and can help you treat people, but I'm not obligated to help you do business."

Black Night Owl put on an aloof posture, so I couldn't ask any further. I said, "Sorry to bother you!" and stood up to leave.

But Black Night Owl said, "Mirrors can be used for spells, and they can also attract ghosts. If used properly, they can even project images. You have to be careful whether the people around you are people, shadows, or ghosts!"

My steps paused slightly. "Thank you!"

Black Night Owl said, "Don't bother me if you have nothing else to do! I need quiet."

I smiled at the empty room and walked out the door.

Black Night Owl didn't give me any promises, but he indirectly told me that he would be responsible for the safety of the warlord's mansion because he needed peace. Anyone who disturbed his peace would be dealt with.

When I returned to the guest room, I saw Ye Yang throwing Zhang Fang out of the room. Zhang Fang hadn't even gotten up from the ground before Ye Yang went over and kicked him.

Ye Yang was about to kick him again, but Old Liu grabbed Ye Yang's arm. "Don't hit him anymore, you'll kill him if you keep hitting him."

"What's going on?" I had just asked when Zhang Fang grabbed my arm. "Brother Li, you have to control your men! He’s going too far. I just said I needed someone to protect me, and he hit me!"

I narrowed my eyes. "You only said that?"

Ye Yang said coldly, "That shameless bastard wanted Yun Shang to keep him company at night."

In principle, there’s nothing wrong with practitioners guarding their employers, even if they’re of the opposite sex.

Like the last mission, if I had been overly concerned with propriety and guarded Yun Ya and Yun Shang from behind a door, I wouldn't have been able to save them in time if danger had struck.

Ye Yang wouldn't have hit Zhang Fang if he had only made that request.

I said with a grim face, "What else? Who can tell me what else happened?"

Yun Shang said in a low voice, "He said he wanted me to sleep in the same bed with him."

Zhang Fang protested, "Did I say something wrong? Shouldn't a practitioner sleep in the same bed with their employer to protect them? That's the rule!"

Old Liu reached out and grabbed Zhang Fang's neck, pulling him aside. "I think Ye Yang let you off too easy. If you provoke Li Po, he could beat you to death."

"I didn't say anything wrong, why did they hit me?" Zhang Fang shouted, "Isn't this how all practitioners protect their employers? Why has it all changed with you guys?"

Ye Yang walked up without saying a word, looking like he was going to start fighting again.

I reached out and stopped Ye Yang. "Don't you think there's something wrong with Zhang Fang?"

Ye Yang finally realized, "Is he stupid?"

When Zhang Fang first met me, he had talked about the process of Dai Ning’an interrogating him.

Dai Ning'an's assessment of him was: He likes to reason, likes to read detective novels, and is a high-IQ criminal. But Zhang Fang's performance didn't seem like that of a high-IQ person at all.

I suddenly turned my head. "Look at me!"

Zhang Fang subconsciously looked at me, and purple light suddenly burst from my eyes.