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

"What do you know?"

Lin Ye leaned back in his chair.

"That's called personal style."

"Um."

Lu Chenzhou nodded.

"That's pretty corny."

The staff member nudged him.

"I'm gone."

"Don't push me, I can walk by myself."

The sound gradually faded into the distance.

Cheng Fang looked down at the woods.

"Are you serious about this?"

"What's wrong?"

"fine."

"You don't look like you're alright."

Cheng Fang turned around.

"fine."

"..."

It's even more painful than being directly insulted.

Lin Ye ignored him.

The battle just now took a toll.

After a series of movements including swimming, severing the meridians, and a complete collapse of sound, the Small Heavenly Circuit has already completed more than a dozen cycles, and the spiritual energy is gradually being replenished.

This is also the most obvious change after the circadian rhythm is closed.

Previously, the vacuum was empty after injection.

As long as a person can still breathe, their spiritual energy will naturally regenerate.

on the table.

The ancient mirror has been placed in a temporary storage box.

The woman's lingering soul inside was very quiet.

After Han Jingchuan left, she didn't make a sound again.

Just as Lin Ye was about to listen again, footsteps came from outside the door.

Lu Zhixia came in.

"They ran away?"

"Um."

"You didn't pursue her?"

Lin Ye looked at her.

"Do you think I've matured?"

"I find it rare."

"..."

Lu Zhixia walked up to him.

I glanced down at his right arm.

"Are you hurt?"

"It shook."

"Lift it up."

"It's really nothing."

"lift."

Lin Ye honestly raised his hand.

Lu Zhixia massaged his shoulders and then told him to move his wrists.

Only loosen it after confirming there are no problems.

"Was that really your broken voice that Han Jingchuan just used?"

"no."

Lin Ye explained his judgment.

After listening, Lu Zhixia's brows slowly furrowed.

"So, by eating something, he can retain a portion of that thing's power?"

"That's how it looks now."

"They might still have memories."

This made Lu Zhixia fall silent for a moment.

Zhou Su knew about "collapsed sound".

Han Jingchuan also found out.

This is difficult to explain as a coincidence.

Cheng Fang came in from outside and happened to hear the second half of the sentence.

"This matter has been reported."

"From now on, the mission information of everyone who has had contact with Han Jingchuan will be reclassified."

Lin Ye looked up.

"Are you afraid he'll continue eating people?"

"I'm afraid that after he finishes eating, he'll casually turn his underwear inside out."

Tang Zhi had just entered the room.

"Team Leader Cheng, your descriptions are becoming more and more down-to-earth."

"I've been spending too much time with you guys."

"Don't blame us."

Several people were talking.

The ancient mirror in the sealed box suddenly trembled.

It's very light.

Lin Ye turned his head immediately.

"Don't touch it."

Nobody moved.

The second time.

hum.

Lu Zhixia heard it too this time.

"Mirror?"

"Um."

Lin Ye activated his spiritual hearing.

The remnant soul in the mirror still lingers.

But she wasn't calling out.

The spiritual energy inside the entire mirror is slowly shifting in one direction.

It's like something is pulling it from a distance.

Lu Zhixia squatted down next to the sealed box.

The lid was not opened.

I was just looking at the back of the mirror through a transparent viewing layer.

"Give me the high-resolution photos from the exchange meeting just now."

Cheng Fang asked, "What do you want?"

"The back of the mirror."

The photo was retrieved quickly.

Lu Zhixia zoomed in.

After staring at the few blurred animal patterns for a while, he pulled out the detailed photos he had just taken.

"This is not an animal pattern."

Tang Zhi leaned closer.

"Character."

"..."

Tang Zhi squinted and stared for a long time.

"You call this a word?"

"Not the current characters."

Lu Zhixia used an electronic pen to draw out several lines individually.

"Some of it was rusted away, and some was deliberately ground down later."

"But I've seen similar structures before."

Lin Ye asked, "Where?"

"Inscriptions on artifacts from ancient clans."

Lu Zhixia looked up.

"It's not written for ordinary people."

"It's more like marking a place of belonging."

Cheng Fang immediately asked, "Can you recognize it?"

"Complete is not acceptable."

"this……"

She pieced together two of the incomplete shapes.

"It should be related to 'spirit'."

"I'm not sure about the second one."

Just then.

Cheng Fang's work terminal suddenly rang.

This is not news.

It is the highest priority internal alarm.

He glanced down and his expression immediately changed.

"Western Suburbs".

"What's wrong?"

"Underground anomaly."

Cheng Fang quickly opened the internal bulletin.

Forty minutes ago.

Near an abandoned quarry in the western suburbs of the capital, ground monitoring stations have continuously recorded abnormal increases in spiritual energy.

At first, I thought it was a new small spiritual energy node.

Fifteen minutes ago.

The underground detection data has changed.

Not just a little.

It's a large area.

A hollow structure, never before recorded, was discovered nearly 60 meters underground.

It is over 300 meters long.

The signs of human intervention are obvious.

And it continues to manifest itself outwards.

Tang Zhi looked at the data.

"Underground structure?"

"How come I never noticed before?"

Cheng Fang scrolled down.

"It wasn't empty after all."

"It's like being sealed inside the rock strata by something."

"After the second spiritual tide, the sealing layer is losing its effectiveness."

Lin Ye suddenly heard the mirror next to him vibrate again.

hum.

This time.

The direction is clear.

West.

He looked up.

"It is responding."

Several people looked over at the same time.

"Where is the response?"

"Western Suburbs".

The room fell silent for a moment.

Cheng Fang immediately sent the photos of the mirror's texture and the first batch of detection images from the western suburbs to the technical team.

Less than five minutes.

The results came back.

Near the underground entrance.

A broken stele was discovered, which had just emerged from the rock face.

The patterns on it.

It belongs to the same system as the mirror back.

Lu Zhixia stared at the photo of the broken monument.

Suddenly, I reached out and zoomed in on the bottom right corner.

There are several ancient characters there that are mostly missing.

She spent a long time trying to figure it out.

"I can recognize one of these."

Lin Ye leaned closer.

"What?"

"Royal."

Lin Ye's eyelids twitched.

Tang Zhi also realized what was happening.

"What do you mean by 'ru'?"

Lu Zhixia shook her head.

"The back wasn't visible."

Lin Ye, however, had already thought of a place.

Beast Control Sect.

The sect Wanling used to belong to.

of course.

The word "御" doesn't prove anything.

There were many sects in ancient times that included the character "御" (Yu, meaning imperial).

However, an ancient mirror containing a remnant soul actively responded after the underground structure reappeared.

This place is probably not an ordinary historical site.

Cheng Fang has already begun issuing orders.

"Group Two, go back to location 7 to change clothes."

"The archaeology, structural, and artifact teams set off together."

"The site is sealed off; no entry is permitted."

Tang Zhi asked:

"Wait until daytime?"

"Wait for the first round of structural assessment."

"Nobody knows what might be underground after being sealed for thousands of years."

Lin Ye stood up.

Where is Lu Zhixia?

Cheng Fang looked at her.

Lu Zhixia spoke first.

"Your people may not be as familiar with these inscriptions as I am."

Cheng Fang did not agree immediately.

"This is not an antique exchange meeting."

"I know."

"No one can guarantee absolute safety once you actually enter the ruins."

Lu Zhixia glanced at Lin Ye.

"So he protected me."

Lin Ye opened his mouth.

"You're quite good at making arrangements."

"Any objections?"

"no."

Cheng Fang thought for a few seconds.

"First, act as an external consultant for antique artifacts in the surrounding areas."

"Whether to go down depends on the exploration results."

"Can."

The group was just about to leave.

The technical team sent in another update.

The outer perimeter of the western suburbs' lockdown area.

Seven minutes ago.

Two vehicles with fake license plates were discovered.

There was no one in the car.

However, a black candle-patterned array plaque was found in the trunk.

Tang Zhi clicked her tongue.

"The Candle Shadow Society has also arrived."

Cheng Fang's expression didn't seem surprised.

"Their reaction to spiritual anomalies is not much slower than ours."

Lin Ye suddenly asked:

Where is Han Jingchuan?

No one spoke.

next second.

Xu Mian called.

"Team Leader Cheng."

"explain."

"We found a missing clip in the old surveillance footage near Jingchuan Antique Market."

"Han Jingchuan went to the western suburbs three days ago."

Cheng Fang's eyes darkened.

"The exact location?"

"It's near the quarry where the anomaly is currently occurring."

Lin Ye slowly exhaled.

have to.

Seven places.

The Candlelight Gathering.

Han Jingchuan.

It's all complete now.

Lu Zhixia glanced at him.

"What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing."

Lin Ye zipped up his jacket.

"It just suddenly occurred to me."

"I probably won't be able to sleep again tonight."

My phone vibrated again.

Latest photos from the scene have arrived.

Sixty meters underground in the western suburbs.

The second ancient character finally appeared on the broken stele that was originally only partially visible, as the rock strata continued to crumble away.

【Spirit Control】

Behind the broken stele.

A stone gate that has been sealed for who knows how many years.

The first crack appeared.