I work as a security guard at a cemetery, and I overhear the dead chatting about getting rich quick.

On the other end of the phone, Lu Zhixia spoke very slowly.

Lin Ye had already headed towards the elevator.

"Don't touch it yet."

"I didn't touch it."

"And stop looking in the mirror."

"I'm facing away from it now."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Lu Zhixia heard the elevator door open on his side.

"Did you just finish your work?"

"Um."

"How about we do it tomorrow..."

"You can see the person in the mirror isn't moving with you anymore, and you're still planning to sleep with it tonight?"

Who sleeps with a mirror in their arms?

"For example."

"Your example is pretty ridiculous."

Lin Ye smiled.

"Half an hour."

Forty minutes later, he arrived at Lu Zhixia's house.

Lu Zhixia opened the door.

Her hair was casually tied up, and she was still wearing the same thin cardigan she wore during the day.

Upon seeing Lin Ye, she first glanced at the time.

"Didn't you say half an hour?"

"There's a traffic jam on the road."

Is Beijing congested at 11 AM?

"There are too many red lights."

Lu Zhixia stepped aside to let him in.

"Edit."

Only one small lamp was left on in the living room.

Lu Zhixia's parents were already asleep.

Without saying much, the two went straight into the study.

The antique mirror was placed on the table.

A thick towel was covering it.

As Lin Ye approached, Lu Zhixia gave him a reminder.

"Don't lift it up directly."

Lin Ye looked at her.

"Quite cautious."

"My boyfriend does this job, so I can't be completely clueless about it."

"Then I'm quite relieved."

"Come on."

Lin Ye first looked at the edge of the table.

bill.

Transfer records.

The appraisal notes that Lu Zhixia made during the day are all there.

She did buy it normally.

The mirror comes from a private family collection.

The other party was sorting through the old things left behind by the elderly and asked Lu Zhixia to come and appraise them.

This mirror was tucked among a batch of miscellaneous items.

Based on the technology we can see now, it's not particularly old.

The frames were replaced later.

The mirror knob has also been repaired.

The surface decorations show obvious signs of being antiqued.

When actually put on the market, the price isn't considered high.

"How much did you buy it for?"

Lin Ye asked.

Lu Zhixia gave a number.

Lin Ye nodded.

"I didn't get a bargain."

Are you disappointed?

"I thought these kinds of things in novels were bought for eighty yuan."

"Eighty yuan can only buy you a replica Han Dynasty mirror ornament."

Lu Zhixia handed him the appraisal notes.

"That's where the problem lies."

Lin Ye glanced at it.

"where?"

"It's been repaired far too many times."

"What do you mean?"

"The frames were replaced; the back has been repaired, and there are signs of re-aging on the surface."

Lu Zhixia pointed to one of the detailed photos.

"But I've never been sure about the innermost mirror tire."

"Can't it be detected?"

"It can be measured."

"And the result?"

"The results told me it wasn't that old."

Lu Zhixia paused for a moment.

"But there are some things that people later did not do."

Lin Ye looked up.

"So that's why you bought it?"

"Um."

"Occupational disease".

"When you see a ghost, you rush forward; when I see something strange, I do the same."

Don't put me in the same category as you.

"What's the difference?"

Lin Ye thought for a moment.

"I have a work injury."

Lu Zhixia rolled her eyes at him.

Lin Ye stopped being sarcastic.

He turned on the small spiritual energy detector he carried with him and placed it on the table.

The value is very low.

Approaching the environmental background.

There was no deliberate leak.

Then, he activated his spiritual hearing.

Through the towel.

It's very quiet.

The mirror itself did not even emit the continuous low hum that is typical of magical artifacts.

Lin Ye listened for about ten seconds.

"When did you discover that?"

"After I came back."

"first?"

"I put it on the table, ready to take some close-up pictures."

Lu Zhixia recalled for a moment.

"When I raised my hand to fix my hair, my hand was already down, but my hand in the mirror was still standing by my ear."

"how long?"

"Less than a second."

"And the second time?"

"I thought I had misread it, so I tried again."

Lin Ye looked at her.

Lu Zhixia immediately said:

"I called you after the second time."

"good."

"What do you mean by 'okay'?"

"At least I didn't try it a tenth time."

"If I really tried ten times, you'd be at a funeral home by now?"

"Don't mention the funeral home."

Lin Ye just came back from there today.

It sounds unlucky.

He took the sealed box containing the Tongueless Soul-Suppressing Bell from his bag and placed it beside him.

It's not open.

Lu Zhixia recognized her.

"New equipment?"

"I just borrowed it today."

"What's it for?"

"Soul Shaker".

Lu Zhixia moved half a step to the side.

"Then stay away from me."

"It's not open yet."

"It's too late to hide once it's open."

Lin Ye cleared the area around the mirror.

The phone was mounted on the side to record video.

"Try again."

Lu Zhixia looked at him.

"Didn't you just tell me not to take pictures?"

"I am here now."

"Is there a difference?"

"have."

Lin Ye patted the Soul-Suppressing Bell.

"If we can't beat them, we can run away together."

Lu Zhixia couldn't help but laugh.

"Is that how you comfort people?"

"As long as it works."

The towel was slowly lifted.

The mirror was revealed.

The copper color is dark.

The mirror surface is much clearer than that of ordinary bronze mirrors.

Lu Zhixia stood in front of the mirror.

Lin Ye stood to her side and slightly behind.

Both of them appeared in the mirror.

The first second.

normal.

Lu Zhixia raised her hand.

She raised her hand in sync with the reflection in the mirror.

lay down.

Also synchronized.

She turned her head to look at the forest.

"I'm fine now."

"Wait a little longer."

Lin Ye's spiritual hearing remained pressed against the mirror.

It remained quiet.

ten seconds.

Twenty seconds.

Just when he thought there would be no further response tonight.

A very soft laugh emerged from the depths of the mirror.

woman.

Lin Ye's expression changed instantly.

"Don't move."

Lu Zhixia stopped immediately.

But the woman in the mirror didn't stop.

In real life, Lu Zhixia's hands hang naturally at her sides.

The "Lu Zhixia" in the mirror slowly raised her right hand.

She touched her face with her fingertips.

A chill ran down Lu Zhixia's back.

"Linye."

"I saw it."

Lin Ye had already placed his hand on the sealed box of the Tongueless Soul-Suppressing Bell.

The person in the mirror had a slight upturn at the corner of their mouth.

then.

She took a step back.

In reality, Lu Zhixia didn't move.

The figure in the mirror receded further and further away.

A very faint red layer emerged from the depths of the mirror.

Like paint spreading in water.

The reflection that originally belonged to Lu Zhixia gradually blurred.

Instead, a woman took her place.

Red coat.

Long hair.

Her eyebrows and eyes were extremely beautiful.

She looks to be in her late twenties.

Their clothing style was not modern.

She sat on a couch whose features were obscured, one hand supporting her chin.

Looking at Lu Zhixia with great interest through the mirror.

Lin Ye directly opened the first layer of the sealed box.

The woman suddenly glanced at him.

"Don't shake it."

This time, not only Lu Zhixia could hear the sound.

Lin Ye heard it too.

It's very light.

But it was crystal clear.

He didn't let go.

"Do you know what this is?"

The woman looked at the Tongueless Soul-Suppressing Bell with a somewhat disgusted expression.

"Rough stuff."

"So powerful that one cannot even distinguish friend from foe."

Lin Ye's expression darkened slightly.

"Who are you?"

The woman did not answer.

Instead, he looked at Lu Zhixia again.

I looked at it from head to toe.

Lu Zhixia felt uncomfortable being looked at by her.

"What are you looking at?"

The woman in red smiled.

"Good bone structure."

Lu Zhixia frowned.

"Who exactly are you?"

"Don't rush."

She still didn't answer.

Instead, he asked a completely unrelated question.

"Do you have a Daoist partner?"

The study fell silent for a moment.

Lin Ye looked at Lu Zhixia.

Lu Zhixia also glanced at him.

Then look back in the mirror.

"have."

This was the first time the woman in red had really looked at Lin Ye.

I glanced at it from head to toe.

"She's alright looking."

Lin Ye: "..."

Lu Zhixia's lips twitched slightly.

"so what?"

"So it's convenient."

"What's convenient?"

The woman leaned back onto the couch.

The red sleeve slipped down a little.

A string of tiny gold bells peeked out from her wrist.

"Let's get to know each other first."

"My name is Jiangyi."

She looked up.

The red in the mirror suddenly intensified.

"before."

"From the Hehuan Sect."