Chapter 40 Location
Wang Wenqi’s face still looked like a drunken man, but his heart maintained a high degree of vigilance.
He had probably guessed what the thing in the darkness was.
A Mirror Ghost…
Gu Qianyang, that cunning fox, would naturally not come out in person.
However, even so, Wang Wenqi’s face did not show any disappointment.
Although Gu Qianyang did not come, it did not mean that they had no way to find him.
In Wang Wenqi’s pocket, there was an ancient copper coin.
This copper coin was given by Qin Liu and was like a locator. As long as it was attached to the Mirror Ghost, its whereabouts could be tracked through the copper coin, and then Gu Qianyang’s location could be deduced.
So, Wang Wenqi’s next step was to find a way to secretly attach this copper coin to the Mirror Ghost.
“That’s strange…” Wang Wenqi muttered drunkenly, covering his head, “The alley doesn’t seem to be that long…”
Although he said this, he still staggered towards the depths of the alley.
It had just rained, and his slippers made “patter patter” sounds as they stepped on puddles.
As he went deeper, the moonlight was completely blocked by the tall walls on both sides, leaving only a faint white line in the distance.
And when the dark clouds covered the moon, the darkness in the alley became as thick as undiluted ink.
“Hiccup~”
Wang Wenqi deliberately burped, but his hand was still stroking the copper coin in his pocket.
At this moment, the copper coin began to feel slightly hot, and Wang Wenqi’s eyes narrowed.
If Qin Liu was right… this copper coin should have sensed that the Mirror Ghost was nearby.
Wang Wenqi’s footsteps paused, and his gaze fixed on the puddle in front of him.
An unnatural glare appeared on the calm surface of the puddle.
Wang Wenqi squinted, and he could clearly see his reflection distorting on the water’s surface.
Even more bizarrely, although the reflection in the water was him, Wang Wenqi did not feel that this reflection was him at all.
Instead, it was something terrifying.
As for what it was… there was no need to say more.
Wang Wenqi walked forward as if he saw nothing, and the copper coin in his hand reacted more and more strongly.
When he stepped into the puddle, a hand stretched out from the water, trying to grab his ankle.
Wang Wenqi pretended to be startled and quickly retreated.
But his back hit something cold.
He suddenly turned around and found Li Rongjun, who had died, standing behind him!
Now transformed into a Mirror Ghost, its entire body had become extremely strange, with a rotten and swollen face, completely unrecognizable from its original appearance.
Seeing that they were so close, Wang Wenqi knew that the time had come.
So, he pretended to be scared and stumbled backward.
Seeing this, the Mirror Ghost did not hesitate any longer and reached out to try and rip out Wang Wenqi’s heart.
But as it rushed over, Wang Wenqi suddenly pulled out the copper coin from his pocket and slapped it on the Mirror Ghost’s back with lightning speed.
The Mirror Ghost did not seem to notice anything strange, and it continued to charge at Wang Wenqi, baring its teeth and claws.
But at this moment, two talismans were thrown at it from front and back.
“Thunder Drawing Talisman!”
“Thunder Shock Talisman!”
Liu Haoyu and Liu Zining’s attacks forced the Mirror Ghost to retreat, giving up its attack on Wang Wenqi.
It roared and looked at the two people slowly walking out of the darkness, seemingly very unwilling to have failed to capture its prey.
But it also knew that it could not contend with these two with its own strength, so it retreated little by little until it stepped on the water, ripples spreading from its feet.
At this moment, the water turned into a mirror, and the Mirror Ghost was completely sucked into it.
After it left, Wang Wenqi could no longer hide the expression on his face.
“Success.”
The copper coin had embedded itself in the Mirror Ghost’s swollen and rotten back. If one did not pay attention, it would be impossible to discover this copper coin embedded in the flesh and blood.
And now, like a locator, it allowed Liu Haoyu and the others to track the Mirror Ghost’s movements in real time.
And through its tracks, they could find Gu Qianyang’s hiding place.
“The formation on the copper coin is operating correctly.”
Qin Liu also appeared from the Red Jade at this time, holding a compass in her hand, on which a light spot was moving.
This light spot was the destination of that copper coin.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Liu Haoyu hung the fire axe back on his backpack.
“As expected, Gu Qianyang, that old bastard, wouldn’t dare to show himself to us rashly.”
Although he had expected this result, Liu Haoyu was actually quite regretful.
However, this was also good, because even with Qin Liu present, it was not guaranteed that Gu Qianyang would not directly take Wang Wenqi hostage.
Finding the other party’s hidden location step by step was the most prudent choice.
As Liu Haoyu mumbled, Qin Liu’s fingertips lightly swiped across the compass. Although this compass was bought from a street stall for ten yuan.
But with a slight effort from Qin Liu, it became a magic tool for tracking ghosts.
The girl’s gaze was fixed on the light spot on the compass, and the light spot dragged out a faint green and strange trace.
Through this trajectory, Qin Liu quickly determined the direction in which the Mirror Ghost had stopped.
“Have Gu Qianyang’s location been found?”
Facing Liu Haoyu’s question, Qin Liu pondered for a moment before replying.
“If I’m not mistaken, this location should be in the Panwang Temple on Panwang Mountain.”
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Indeed, Panwang Mountain was sparsely populated, and beneath the abandoned Panwang Temple were tunnels left from the Anti-Japanese War.
The place had a strong Yin energy, so it was indeed very likely to be Gu Qianyang’s hiding place.
“No…”
Qin Liu sensed the aura on the compass, and her gaze began to become serious.
“There’s a problem with the completion of the Mirror Gate.”
“I estimate that there aren’t two Mirror Ghosts missing now,”
“But… only one.”
At this point, everyone present was dumbfounded.
According to the deceased, there were clearly ten people who had died, so what was going on with this eleventh person who suddenly appeared?
However, Liu Haoyu reacted quickly. His face was filled with contemplation, as if he had thought of something, and he said to everyone.
“If I’m not mistaken, given Gu Qianyang’s personality, Gu Wanxue is very likely to be this eleventh Mirror Ghost.”
“But the problem is…” Wang Wenqi couldn’t help but say, “Isn’t Gu Wanxue his accomplice? I checked the surveillance cameras in Jiangquan City, and it’s very clear that it was Gu Wanxue who killed those two people.”
“Moreover, she is Gu Qianyang’s descendant…”
Wang Wenqi was interrupted by Liu Haoyu at this point.
“Although the tiger does not eat its cubs, it is clear that this saying does not apply to the madman Gu Qianyang at all. Gu Wanxue should have already died, and now there is only one more Mirror Ghost left to open the Mirror Gate.”
