Chapter Twenty-Five: Escaped
Liu Haoyu pulled Qin Liu and ran forward, but the dense fog in front of them showed no signs of thinning, remaining as thick as ever.
Moreover, no matter how they ran, those dark shadows would reappear in front of the two of them.
In this situation, Liu Haoyu could only use the Divine Fire Talisman to ignite them again.
“This can’t go on,” Qin Liu said to Liu Haoyu.
“To get out of the mirror world, it seems like some special method is needed,” Liu Haoyu continued to Qin Liu without stopping.
“Do you have a way then?”
“Yes,” Qin Liu raised her lantern, her expression very serious. “If I use my ability slightly, this matter is nothing.”
Indeed, it was as Qin Liu said. She was a guide, how could a guide be trapped by this small mirror world?
But thinking of Qin Liu’s limited lifespan, Liu Haoyu decided to endure.
It wasn’t a dead end yet, so he would let his wife handle it. What was the difference between him and someone who freeloaded?
“Aren’t you a freeloader?” At this moment, a gender-neutral voice sounded.
This voice was from the Black Book.
Liu Haoyu did not refute, or rather, he was too lazy to refute. How could such a strong and dominant man like him be a freeloader? It would be more appropriate to say that he liked ice cream.
“Then do you have a way?”
However, jokes aside, the Black Book, which seemed to know everything, might know how to get out of here.
In response, the Black Book flipped open its pages, revealing lines of bloody text.
“Mirror world… mirror world…”
“In a nutshell, you two are currently inside a mirror.”
“The one who tied the bell must untie it.”
“And to leave the mirror, you need to find a mirror.”
“In a completely sealed room, you need to turn off all the lights and face the mirror.”
“And in front of the mirror, place a bowl of fresh blood. This blood must be from a living person.”
“Finally, repeat your own name and use this blood to draw a symbol on the mirror.”
“That way, you can leave this mirror world.”
“But remember, it must be in a completely sealed room. While repeating your name, you must absolutely not look away, nor be discovered by the Mirror Ghost. You can only…”
“Stare fixedly at the mirror, and absolutely not avert your gaze.”
“… The Black Book’s solemn instructions made Liu Haoyu’s eyes a bit serious. Especially looking at the symbol on the book page… It was exactly the same as the symbol on the Mirror Ghost’s chest. This led Liu Haoyu to be unable to suppress his curiosity and tentatively ask, “What happens if I look away?”
“Heh heh…” The Black Book flipped open a new page and left a line of text on it.
“Then, you will also become one of them.”
Having written this, the Black Book closed the book, and the gender-neutral voice sounded again.
“According to observations of the threads of fate, if you two do not discover Gu Wanxue’s true identity,”
“Then, she will also use this ritual, but she will guide you two to look away…”
“In that case, Liu Haoyu, you will be trapped here forever.”
As the King of Rebirth, the Black Book could directly peer into the path of fate, so it knew what would happen to Liu Haoyu if he didn’t discover Gu Wanxue’s disguise.
To use some gal games as a comparison, the situation just now was… almost a direct game over.
The Black Book’s words made Liu Haoyu’s back feel a chill. After all, this was reality, not a game, and one wrong step could truly lead to death.
But there was still one more thing Liu Haoyu needed to clarify.
“Where is a completely sealed room?”
“You two should know where you stayed when you first came to Shigu Town.”
The Black Book’s words made Qin Liu and Liu Haoyu understand everything instantly.
That stable… no, to be precise, it was the barn behind the stable.
The barn, as a place for storing grain, usually had no windows, only a large door. As long as the door was closed, it would be a completely sealed space.
As for the mirror, it was also very simple. In old houses like this, a mirror for warding off evil was usually hung on the door frame.
Qin Liu sat on Liu Haoyu’s shoulder, and after getting the mirror, the two of them rushed to the barn without delay.
The wooden door of the barn was shut heavily. Since it hadn’t been used for a long time, the air was filled with the strong smell of dry grass and mold.
Liu Haoyu quickly used talismans to seal the door completely, ensuring that not a single ray of light could penetrate.
Qin Liu sensed the situation outside and said to Liu Haoyu, “The Mirror Ghost hasn’t discovered us yet.”
Liu Haoyu rummaged through his backpack and pulled out a dagger, and as if without hesitation, he sliced open a cut on his palm.
Blood dripped into the porcelain bowl that had been prepared. After filling a bowl of blood, Liu Haoyu’s face also turned a bit pale.
His gaze was fixed on the mirror placed in front of them.
“Are you ready?”
“Mhm…” Seeing Qin Liu nod, Liu Haoyu placed the bowl in front of the mirror.
The two stood side by side, but Qin Liu’s figure did not appear in the mirror.
“Let’s begin…” Liu Haoyu stared at himself in the mirror and quietly uttered his name. Dipping his fingertips in blood, he slowly drew the strange eye symbol on the mirror surface.
As the symbol gradually completed, ripples began to appear on the mirror surface, as if the water surface had been disturbed. The reflection in the mirror began to distort, and Liu Haoyu clearly saw his face becoming blurry, replaced by pale, swollen faces. Those ghoul spirits were looking for him and Qin Liu…
Liu Haoyu dared not look away, and Qin Liu’s mood also became a little nervous. She could feel the aura of the Mirror Ghost getting closer and closer to them, the scene in the mirror becoming more distorted, the Mirror Ghosts opening their mouths, as if silently roaring.
“How much longer?” Qin Liu was a little anxious, because the aura of the Mirror Ghost was already very close!
“Bang!” Just as Qin Liu predicted, the barn door was suddenly hit heavily by something, making a creaking sound as if it were about to collapse.
This sudden movement startled Liu Haoyu, but his gaze still did not deviate from the mirror. The sound of impact on the door grew louder, but fortunately, the symbol was almost complete. The moment the last stroke fell, the mirror surface spun like a vortex, and a powerful suction pulled the two of them in and yanked them forward.
The next second, the world turned upside down, and Liu Haoyu heavily fell onto the real ground. Moonlight shone down, and all around were abandoned fields and houses. The roars and howls of the Mirror Ghosts had all disappeared.
“Did… did we succeed?” Looking at the full moon in the sky, Liu Haoyu suddenly felt a wave of unease. Because they had arrived during the day, why had it become dark in just a few hours? And in the distance, the barn door, like a mirror surface, slowly cracked, and a pale hand was slowly reaching out from inside. The moment the door was pushed open a crack, the two of them faintly saw the distorted and ferocious face of the Mirror Ghost peering from the darkness.
