I'm an antique shop owner, so it's reasonable for me to know some magic

Chapter 326: The Ancient Mirror; Katie's Financial Dilemma
Behind Su Fan, there were slapping sounds one after another.

Each burst was crisp and loud.

In the final analysis, they are just something that hides behind the juvenile protection law and does whatever it wants.

Once those who bully others by taking advantage of their power realize that the backers they rely on are useless, the spirit that supports their bravery and fighting spirit will instantly disappear, and they will return to their original cowardly state.

If I had met someone else tonight, I'm afraid I would have had to swallow this loss in silence.

But the person they met was Su Fan.

He ignored the fainted minors because he could hear the sound of running not far away.

Sure enough, a figure came closer from afar.

The young man was much more robust than Su Fan remembered, and his complexion was much healthier and more rosy.

The energy and spirit in his body gives people a completely different feeling from before.

It's Tom.

After seeing Su Fan, Tom's eyes flashed a little confusion, but soon he showed surprise and quickened his pace to greet him.

"haven't seen you for a long time……"

At the same time, Tom on the opposite side couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

At that time, he saw the Crowbar God for no more than ten minutes, and the other party was only a blurry golden shadow from beginning to end.

Who would have thought that the other person would be so young and handsome.

In the scene of reunion after a long separation, the other party frowned.

"Didn't I tell you to look in the mirror in your residence? What are you doing here?"

Familiar voice, familiar tone, it was definitely the Crowbar God.

"There is a group of very troublesome teenagers in this area. They always roam the streets around midnight. I am worried that it will be difficult for you to deal with them if you encounter them."

Having said that, Tom looked around and a look of confusion appeared on his face.

Normally, that group of people should have started making crazy noise on the street.

Why is it so quiet tonight?

"Don't waste time, go back quickly."

Hearing Su Fan's urging, Tom put aside the doubts that had just emerged in his mind.

On the way back, he began to describe in detail what had happened to him and his sister Katie over the years.

In addition to Katie's entry into the field of numerology, Tom also had his own growth.

That is health preservation.

Adjustments have been made to various aspects such as diet and daily routine.

If Su Fan hadn't come this time at night, he would have been asleep in bed for a long time by now.

Unlike a year ago when he always enjoyed doing handicrafts, Tom now goes to bed early and gets up early and is full of energy.

Just now, Su Fan also noticed that his breathing was even and easy when he was running. This kind of physical strength is not something that ordinary people can possess.

"After I started to maintain my health, I feel that my physical condition has improved a lot. This is not an effect that can be achieved through general fitness or treatment..."

Tom and Su Fan talked about the changes that had taken place in their bodies over the past year, with excitement on their faces.

“A year ago, you taught us the Open Sword Finger, and I can now use it about ten times a day.

Thanks to this, we were able to escape from that guy many times."

"Are you sure that the ghost nun that has been chasing you is the one from that night?"

Su Fan spoke lightly, but Tom's face changed drastically.

"what happened?"

"My sister and I discovered during this year that the other person might have some sense of their own name."

"That's how we were quickly closed in the last time, and we were almost caught."

"I've said it, it's no use avoiding it like this."

Seeing Su Fan's indifferent look, Tom gradually lost his previous nervousness and continued to answer Su Fan's previous questions.

“This is actually the conclusion that Katie came to after careful research.

After you left, we went back to check the house and found that everything there was destroyed."

When he said this, the scene seemed to appear in front of Tom's eyes.

Even though that old home was filled with bad memories, it was still a thought after all. Now that it was destroyed, he felt a little sad.

"In addition to the houses and buildings, a lot of black liquid was found at the scene, which was proved to be made of plants. It was like being melted by concentrated sulfuric acid, which proved that the opponent's power was highly corrosive.

In addition, a large number of snakes of different species were found in the vicinity.”

As Tom spoke, the two left the neighborhood and came to the residential community.

In terms of residential areas, these single-family homes built in recent years are pretty much the same.

Add to that the occasional sight of trees on the ground, and it feels like I'm back in America.

Su Fan and Tom had to dodge the "mines" on the ground by moving nimbly while talking.

"Where?"

"underground."

“The damage to the house attracted the attention of the local government, who immediately went to investigate.

As the homeowner and family member, Katie and I also toured the entire process together.

Through instruments, investigators found a lot of traces of life activities underground, and called in a construction team to dig up the foundation of the house.

As a result, we saw countless snakes entangled together.

Although these things are alive, they are cold and intertwined with each other to form a huge sphere with a radius of three meters.

Many people fainted at the time, and the foreman of the construction team was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.”

Having said this, Tom's pace slowed down a bit, and he swallowed before continuing.

"Since then, we have used a lot of liquids mixed with snakes and plants as the characteristics of the other party for identification, and the same situation has occurred at several subsequent crime scenes."

After hearing this, Su Fan recalled the series of preparations Katie had made to deal with the mirror.

Katie is still Katie. When she lacks expertise in exorcism, she immediately makes up for it elsewhere.

Those who lack the Tao are full of tricks.

When you are unable to master something due to force majeure, you have to use unconventional methods to make up for it. This hard work of racking your brains to achieve your goal is worthy of praise.

But as of now, there is still too little experience in dealing with demons.

"Has Katie checked the neighbors around? Are their identities and backgrounds normal?"

"Are you worried that there might be cultists around who believe in assisting the devil?"

Tom immediately understood what Su Fan meant.

"We did conduct an investigation, but every time we went to a place, the neighbors changed and we didn't have time to say a few words. The possibility of a problem was low."

After hearing this, Su Fan shook his head slightly.

"In your perception, cultists who believe in demons are rare animals, but in fact they are everywhere and are good at disguising themselves."

A look of confusion flashed across Tom's face. Just listening to the description, he still had no idea.

"In order to hold a ceremony, they occupied half of the community's houses and disguised themselves as neighbors to lure the victim's family who had just moved in."

Tom felt the temperature around him drop a lot after hearing that, and he tightened his collar.

In order to give himself courage, he sneered and hypnotized himself.

"It's not that exaggerated... Maybe he just sneaked into the house when no one was there..."

"Los Angeles' middle-class family communities have always been in high demand, with extremely high occupancy rates. It is estimated that the owners of the houses were still dreaming in their bedrooms when they arrived that night."

Su Fan did not continue, but the horrifying information contained in it made Tom shudder. Since the owner of the house was still there when the cult members arrived, there is no need to say more about the latter's fate.

A similar scene seemed to have emerged in his mind.

After a day of work, I went home, washed up and fell asleep peacefully, but I had no idea that a group of strange figures with unclear faces sneaked into my house, stood in front of my bed with weapons in their hands, and stared at me...

Just imagining it made him feel uneasy.

Ever since they learned that inhuman monsters do exist, Katie and Tom have subconsciously classified humans as a safe zone, but they forget that in most cases, humans are more terrifying than evil spirits.

While Tom was feeling scared, Su Fan was also thinking.

The ghost nun can appear in the human world and interfere with reality. It is not that important for her to develop believers and establish a sect, so ordinary people are not even in her eyes.

If there really is someone helping, he is probably not someone you can easily deal with.

While they were talking, the two had already arrived at Tom's current residence.

"This is it, please come in."

Tom walked in first and took out slippers from the shoe cabinet at the door.

As if he was worried that Su Fan would dislike him, he did not forget to explain.

"I bought this today and no one has ever worn it."

After changing shoes, Tom took Su Fan through several empty rooms and finally came to the master bedroom inside. The ancient mirror covered with white cloth was leaning quietly against the wall.

"Put it in your bedroom... You are quite open-minded."

The mirror killed their parents. Any normal person would have some psychological trauma, but Tom dared to put it directly into the bedroom where he lived.

"I was a little worried at first... but it became nothing as time went by. It's just that it's very inconvenient to carry around..."

"It's been a long time since I last saw you."

Su Fan stretched out his hand.

When touching the mirror through the white cloth, besides the cold touch, there was also a faint wave emanating from it.

[That’s it…]

Su Fan could feel that his soul was reacting faintly to this fluctuation and he couldn't help but resonate with it.

In the process of synchronized vibrations, the previously damaged parts are nourished.

[It is not simply emitting power that can nourish the soul, but using resonance to promote recovery. ]

【It’s quite fresh. 】

[Those ghosts who didn't have much cultivation could never withstand such a method... No wonder none of them escaped being enslaved in the end.]

After confirming that the mirror was indeed useful, Su Fan withdrew his hand.

There is no rush to repair the injury, there is still one important thing I haven’t asked.

"You didn't mention Katie's situation before. Where is she now?"

"According to what we agreed upon, she should be in the next district now...but she also has a backup plan that I don't know about."

Tom sighed.

"If something is kept secret, it will be a success; if it is disclosed, it will fail."

"Since I learned fortune-telling, I have become mysterious all the time."

Is it true that secrecy leads to success, while disclosure leads to failure? It does seem to be a way of doing things.

"Something like he was worried that the other party could read my mind and would expose my plan."

...Maybe it's just paranoia.

"I will help investigate your sister's matter. It's getting late, go and get some rest."

After Su Fan sent Tom to bed, he took out the coins from his pocket.

It’s time for the usual Liu Yao again.

After looking at the hexagram, Su Fan's brows gradually frowned.

"Although there are no immediate worries, there are dangers everywhere and undercurrents are surging."

"We should follow the trend and do what is right now."

"If you intervene by force, it will be"

Is it me?
If that was the case, it might not be a wise move for Katie to go looking tonight.

Su Fan put away the coin and looked at the mirror.

In that case, let's start repairing the wounds on our soul.

He sat cross-legged in front of the mirror and slowly closed his eyes.

Repair the scars of the soul as quickly as possible.

Because the use of supernatural powers is closely related to it.

In short, when both the body and soul are present, spiritual power and soul power are consumed at the same time.

When there is only soul, only soul power is consumed.

No matter when and where, supernatural powers are Su Fan's most reliable means of killing.

While Su Fan was repairing his soul, Katie opened her eyes a hundred miles away from the house.

The house has sufficient heating supply, and the fireplace on one side is burning with plenty of firewood, emitting considerable heat.

This allowed her to meditate inside the house wearing only a T-shirt and shorts.

Meditation helps you focus on yourself and clear your mind of distractions.

She does this for five minutes every night before going to bed.

But this time, it seems that he has forgotten the time.

Katie reached out and gently pressed the arch of her foot. She stopped and stood up only when she could move her toes without feeling any numbness.

The thighs without any scars were soft, plump and white, reflecting a warm luster under the firelight.

Her long fiery red hair covered half of her face, which was quite charming.

However, this beautiful lady was looking at the account book on the table which recorded her own expenses with a worried look on her face.

Separating from Tom meant almost doubling the money spent.

Food and clothing have never been a problem, the biggest expense is undoubtedly rent.

The evil existence is closing in on her, and she really doesn't have much time to work to supplement her funds.

The savings on hand have almost run out.

The rent is due today, so she has to move out tomorrow.

But at this moment, there are very few places for her to choose from.

Maybe she really could only find a family hotel to stay in for a while.

"pity……"

Some time ago, Katie had a sudden idea and tried to use the numerology she had learned to predict the trend of the stock market and make a profit from it.

But I didn't expect that my skills were not good enough and I suffered a loss.

"If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have listened to the Mayfair family elder's lecture on poker..."

Thinking of this, she became annoyed and clicked her tongue and bit her lips.

"Things have come to this point, there's no point in regretting."

I'd better think of a way to find a good house first...

Katie turned on her computer and searched for rental information nearby.

As luck would have it, a rental advertisement caught her eye.

(End of this chapter)