Chapter 10 The Mirror

The words "large mirror" immediately aroused everyone's vigilance. Coincidentally, this mirror was also transported from Shanghai, inevitably reminding everyone of the haunted mirror in the Roman Hotel.

However, to avoid alarming the Wu family, they acted with restraint. After exchanging glances, Jiang Cheng feigned composure and looked at Lai Fu, "If I were you, I wouldn't provoke the Third Young Master, especially considering the Second Young Master's condition. You know what would happen to the Wu family if anything happened to him."

"No, the Second Young Master is blessed by the heavens! He will overcome this obstacle, he definitely will!" Lai Fu sobbed, grabbing the arm of the most amiable-looking Fatty and pleading, "Masters, please save my Second Young Master! The Wu family has money, we'll give you whatever you want."

"The Third Young Master is arrogant and headstrong. His character and temperament are far inferior to those of the Eldest and Second Young Masters. When the master was alive, he didn't like him either. The Wu family's century-old legacy must not be ruined in his hands!"

Yao Shunyu was waiting for those words. He immediately interjected, "It is strange, isn’t it? Why did Mr. Wu and the Eldest Young Master meet with misfortune one after another, and the Second Young Master is on the verge of death, yet only the Third Young Master…"

Here, Yao Shunyu stopped abruptly, feigning belated realization, and hastily covered up, "Sorry, sorry, I was just saying it casually. I didn't mean anything by it."

Lai Fu glanced around, ensuring no one else was nearby, then his expression changed, filled with complexity and resentment. Lowering his voice, he said, "There's nothing inconvenient about saying it. Actually, not just you, but everyone in the Wu mansion suspects the same thing. After all, it's just too strange. There's no reason why all the direct descendants of the Wu family would be plagued by evil spirits, except for the Third Young Master."

"Moreover, the biggest beneficiary of the Wu family's current state is the Third Young Master. To tell you the truth, I've long suspected that the whole thing is related to the Third Young Master, but I haven't found any clues yet."

"But if I discover that he's involved, that he's the one who harmed my Second Young Master, I'll haunt him as a ghost!"

The bond between Lai Fu and the Second Young Master was touching. According to Lai Fu, his parents died early, and he was picked up by the Second Young Master when he was begging on the street. He was sick and hungry, and the Second Young Master found a doctor who saved his life.

"Listening to you, this Third Young Master is indeed suspicious," Jiang Cheng said, nodding as if deep in thought. "Well, since we were invited by the Second Young Master, we can't just sit idly by. We can help you investigate this Third Young Master in secret."

Lai Fu was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes. "Really? Thank you, masters!"

Jiang Cheng waved his hand, and said with some difficulty, "Don't rush to thank us. I haven't finished speaking. The four of us have agreed to help you, but that doesn't mean all the masters will help you, understand?"

"I understand, I understand. I only trust you four masters. I won't go around talking nonsense."

Li Bai smiled and gently comforted the agitated Lai Fu, "It's good that you understand. From now on, just tell the four of us any news you get in secret. As for the Third Young Master, we'll help you keep an eye on him."

Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Jiang Cheng began to ask where the large mirror bought by the Third Young Master was located.

Lai Fu replied that the Third Young Master's people had brought the large mirror into the mansion not through the main gate, but secretly through the back gate. He wasn't sure of the exact location, but it should be in the old storage room.

"Old storage room?"

"Yes, that… that's the front hall where you masters go every night. The door in the corner of the front hall is the old storage room. I remember you masters have been inside before."

They remembered now. That storage room was the door pointed to by Mr. Wu's corpse, and it was also the room where the burial objects from the blood corpse tomb were stored, including the key corpse sacrifice platform for this mission.

They suddenly felt like they had come full circle.

Time was of the essence. After Li Bai instructed Lai Fu to help them keep an eye on the movements of the remaining masters, he led everyone away. Seeing Li Bai's hurried appearance, Jiang Cheng asked if there was something special about that mirror.

Li Bai nodded excitedly, "It's really like the heavens are helping us! If it's really that nether mirror, then tonight's situation can be resolved."

"How so?" Yao Shunyu pressed.

"According to our first mission, that nether mirror has the effect of connecting the realms of yin and yang. If we can take a part of the nether mirror and hide it on our bodies, we can use it to deal with the vengeful infant tonight."

Fatty didn't quite understand what Li Bai was saying, but as long as it could deal with the vengeful infant and get through this calamity safely, it was enough. Thinking about how those two old bastards, Luo Tianhe and Yuan Shanyuan, had joined forces to set him up, Fatty's teeth itched with hatred. When he got out of this, he would have a good talk with them about it.

Fortunately, those two old geezers, Yuan Shanyuan and Luo Tianhe, were playing the role of shrinking turtles, staying in their respective rooms with the doors tightly closed, ignoring knocks and phone calls, waiting for nightfall. This gave Jiang Cheng and the others great freedom to manipulate and reverse the situation.

"As expected, it's here."

Hiding behind a tree, they saw two burly men standing in front of the front hall door. Their faces weren't unfamiliar. Fatty thought hard and seemed to have seen these two by the Third Young Master's side not long ago.

Li Bai ducked his head back and looked at the others, "We have to find a way to hold these two up, otherwise we can't get in."

"This matter is entrusted to Brothers Jiang and Wang. You two delay them, and I'll go with Miss Li Bai to find that nether mirror. After we find it, we'll try our best to…"

"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Yao, but I'd better accompany Miss Li Bai on this trip," Jiang Cheng said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. He didn't wait for Yao Shunyu to agree before turning to Fatty and instructing, "Brother, you just follow Brother Yao. You two take care of each other."

Fatty nodded his big head in cooperation. "Don't worry."

Li Bai, as the only one among them who understood this aspect, had to go in, but Jiang Cheng would never allow Yao Shunyu to go with her. At least one of them had to go in to see what was going on. This wasn't just a matter of trust, it was a matter of principle.

After deciding, the four of them split into two groups and dispersed. Yao Shunyu and Fatty swaggered up, and the guards immediately stepped forward to stop them. Taking advantage of the guards' distraction, Jiang Cheng and Li Bai nimbly jumped into the front hall, pushed open the door, and sneaked into the storage room.

Since the windows were all nailed shut and the door was half-closed by the two of them, the storage room was very dark. The two took out their phones for light. The moment the light turned on, they saw a large frame covered with red cloth in the depths of the storage room.