A Manual for Surviving a Weird World

Chapter 366 Misfortune and Bloodshed Come with the Waves
Mary took out a pistol from her pocket and looked around warily. This was a trap, and unseen dangers could emerge from anywhere at any time.

"Miss, hurry, we have to get out of here!" Mary said anxiously.

Plumeria carries two empowerment items given to her by Julius: two bronze mirrors numbered 12 and 13. Once they face each other, they can escape into the mirror world numbered 12-13.

Apart from a very few extreme cases, such as a chessboard that can affect time, most common strange events can be escaped by fleeing into the mirror world.

But Plumeria seemed oblivious to the danger, rubbing the green and yellow bamboo leaves between her fingertips and saying softly, "Something's not right."

"What's wrong?" Meilin asked, puzzled.

“You just said that Andrei is in cahoots with Fenwu, but I don’t think so.” Plumeria didn’t stand up, but remained squatting in front of the yoga mat, and said quietly, “If he really was in cahoots with Fenwu to plot against us, then Andrei wouldn’t have needed to tell us that Katya’s body was still there. That way, even if we came in and found that Katya’s body was gone, we wouldn’t have suspected anything.”

"But……"

Just as Meilin was about to speak, she saw Plumeria stand up and take out two bronze mirrors with the numbers 12 and 13 on the back from her bosom. Instead of placing the two mirrors face to face as Meilin had suggested to trigger the rules of [Xi Zhao] and escape into the mirror world, she handed the two empowerment items to Meilin.

"You will be in charge of these two bronze mirrors from now on. Whether you use them or not, and when you use them, is entirely up to you. You don't need to ask my opinion," Plumeria said calmly, looking up into Meilin's eyes.

"Why?" A sense of foreboding rose in Mary's heart.

“Because my memories might be altered,” Plumeria said. “Back in the opera house, Fenwu erased all my memories. If it weren’t for Master… Ningzhe helping me regain myself, I would probably still be an empty shell of a doll without any thoughts. So, in order not to be misled by Fenwu, we need to be wary of him doing this again.”

Once there's a first time, there's a second. If Fenwu can erase her memories once, he can erase them a second time. Taisui's abilities are more flexible; he can choose not to delete them directly, but rather to modify them, using false memories to guide Plumeria in the direction he desires. Anything is possible.

Upon hearing this, Mary reached out to take the two mirrors that Plumeria handed her, already feeling a pang of regret: "If I had known it was this dangerous, I shouldn't have let Miss come here to face the danger herself..."

Perhaps her thoughts were clouded by a heavy heart, or perhaps she was distracted by her concern for her mistress's safety. Meilin's outstretched hand slipped, and with a loud crack, a bronze mirror fell to the ground.

Oops!

Mary was startled and hurriedly caught the other bronze mirror in mid-air, preventing both mirrors from falling to the ground.

How could this be… Meilin stared in astonishment at the bronze mirror lying upside down on the ground.

How could I not catch the mirror that Plumeria handed me?

She and Plumeria grew up together, living and eating together, inseparable, and had long developed a tacit understanding without words. Moreover, Mary had received professional physical and firearms training, and her flexibility and dexterity far exceeded those of ordinary people. In addition, with the unspoken understanding between biological sisters, how could she not even catch something that Plumeria handed to her?
But no matter how illogical it seemed, that's how it happened. The bronze mirror did indeed fall to the ground. Plumeria picked up the bronze mirror that was lying upside down on the ground, and when she turned it over, she saw that the surface of the bronze mirror was covered with cracks that stretched outwards from the center of the mirror like a spider web.

"The mirror is broken..." Plumeria said quietly.

"Miss, I'm sorry, I..." Just as Meilin was about to say something, a delicate white hand covered her lips.

“This isn’t your fault.” Plumeria shook her head. “Look, the mirror’s surface is made of brass. Even if it fell directly onto a hard marble floor, it should only have a few shallow scratches. But now…”

Mary's gaze couldn't help but fall on the bronze mirror in her mistress's hand, which was covered with deep, spiderweb-like cracks, each one penetrating deep into the wood. "He's here," Plumeria said softly, withdrawing her hand. "He brings misfortune."

Looking at the girl's delicate, doll-like face with its indifferent expression, Meilin felt slightly dazed. As if possessed, she touched her lips, where the soft touch of her palm still lingered.

The night outside the window was beautiful. Plumeria briefly explained some information about Fenwu to Melin:
1: Fenwu has the ability to modify other people's memories. Plumeria's memories could be tampered with by him at any time, causing her to make wrong decisions. Therefore, she will completely obey Meilin's decisions from now on.

When the two left the airship, Ning Zhe had already tested it using the Tai Sui power that Tai Yi had stolen; he was unable to alter Mei Lin's memories.

Therefore, it's highly likely that Fenwu is also unable to achieve this.

2: Fenwu has mastered some kind of rule related to luck. Wherever he appears, misfortune will follow, and everyone else nearby will also suffer.

Therefore, Fenwu desperately wanted to obtain a ghost named 'Zhaoyou' in order to alleviate the curse that plagued him with misfortune.

“Now the summons is on me again,” Plumeria said.

—At least that's what Fenwu thought. Plumeria didn't say the last sentence aloud.

At this point, Plumeria understood her mission: she was bait, bait to lure Fenwu into a trap. Ning Zhe knew he would encounter Fenwu, yet he still deliberately sent her, whose memories had been altered, to investigate Katya's disappearance, all for this very moment.

Plumeria felt no disgust at Ning Zhe's behavior of using her as bait to lure Fenwu, completely disregarding her life and death. Her worship of Ning Zhe was devout, blind, fanatical, and selfless.

Thunder and rain, all are blessings from heaven. She accepts whatever her master does to her with joy, whether it is favor or ravage.

"Miss, you're bleeding..."

Mary's trembling voice brought her back from her reverie. Plumeria looked down and saw a splash of blood. Her right thumb and forefinger were covered with fine cuts, from which blood was seeping out.

A slight stinging pain made Plumeria frown slightly, but she quickly remembered where the injuries came from:

—She had previously picked up a bamboo leaf from the yoga mat and crumpled it into pieces with her fingers. The sharp edge of the bamboo leaf cut her finger at that moment, causing it to bleed profusely.

"The bronze mirror was stained with my blood, making it slippery. Plus, Mary was a bit distracted just now, which is why she couldn't catch the mirror and it fell to the ground..."

This is a very, very small probability event.

Plumeria murmured her guess to herself, her face beaming with barely suppressed excitement: "Such a devastating misfortune means that Furious Blade is nearby! Very, very close!"

Despite the imminent threat of death, Plumeria felt no fear whatsoever; instead, she felt only joy and excitement at the prospect of fulfilling her duty as bait.

She was willing to give everything to please her god.

(End of this chapter)