I am a swordsman in a strange city

Chapter 84 Each Has Their Own Future
The person in the mirror is not a joke.

Although it sounded like a joke, Pei Ju believed it.

Because he personally witnessed the deacon of the Suspended Mirror Research Institute, who, after determining the location, was leading Mr. Mirror to bring in a group of people, but he ultimately disrupted the process, and only Mr. Mirror entered alone.

The others were lost in the Mirror Spirit World.

This Mr. Mirror is either searching for his employees in the mirror world, or he is evading capture and hiding in the mirror world he has created.

Of course, it's also possible that they're hiding in some corner that no one knows about.

If someone has the ability to travel through mirrors, it would be too easy for them to evade capture.

Pei Ju didn't want to talk to the cat and bird anymore, so he turned and leaped into the darkness below. However, the cat and bird followed closely behind him, and one of the birds was flying in the sky, which Pei Ju couldn't shake off no matter what he did.

There were no buses or subways on the road, so he stood by the roadside.

The crow said from there, "Where are you going?"

The tabby cat, panting slightly, asked, "Are you tired? I'm a little tired. Can you run a little slower?"

"Let's rest for a bit before we compete again," the tabby cat girl's voice suggested to everyone.

A taxi stopped by the roadside, and Pei Ju got in.

The crow took flight, circled around, and flew back, while the tabby cat watched the red taxi drive away, smelling the exhaust fumes, and was somewhat stunned.

"How could he do this? Doesn't he have any faith at all?" the raccoon dog said angrily.

"Perhaps older people have lost their faith. They have the ability to move freely, yet they still ride in cars. We haven't ridden in cars since we gained that ability," the crow sighed.

"That's how it is when you get old. The hardships of life change them so much that they are no longer the same people they used to be." There was a hint of sadness in the tabby cat's voice, as if it could see its own future.

"Do you think we'll end up like this in the future, without any vitality?" the tabby cat continued.

"I don't know, but we must try our best not to become like that, and we must always run towards the wind."

A gust of wind blew, and the crow took flight, but not very high, heading towards the streets and alleys. The tabby cat ran behind it, leaping and jumping to catch the crow. The crow would rise higher whenever the tabby cat took flight.

They ran and flew through the wind in the streets and alleys, they played.

Pei Ju went home.

Then I washed up, lay in bed, took out my phone to check, and found several messages on it.

They all belong to Liu Yijia.

"Are you home?"

"Can you still get your sword hall back?"

"Not home yet?"

"[A meme depicting a barefoot girl in shorts using a bamboo stick to search for a snake in the grass]"

……

"My company helped me get a spot on a variety show."

"It's a variety show about spiritual communication, where you have to collaborate with people from the 'spirit' circle. It's considered the first variety show about spiritual communication in China. I've heard there are certain dangers involved, and I don't know how it will turn out."

Where do you usually go at night? Do you wander around outside?

"Pei Ju, I'm sleepy, I want to go to sleep..."

……

Upon seeing this, Pei Ju replied, "I just got home. Psychic communication does indeed carry some risks, but since it's going to be presented as a program, there will definitely be skilled people there to ensure its safety."

After saying this, he closed his eyes and fell asleep thirty seconds later.

……

In the distant capital, there was a woman dressed in a black robe, yet her exquisite face and serene temperament could not be concealed.

Ye Youruo's attire was somewhat similar to that of her former teacher, Han Yitong, except that her black robe was adorned with more blue and red gemstones.

She was like a solitary orchid in the night, sitting in front of her computer watching a video. In the video, a person was standing there playing the flute, while a blonde woman below was shouting and waving her hand.

There's a video later where Liu Yijia takes off her mask backstage, and the surprise and joy in her eyes almost overflow the screen.

Ye Youruo didn't see Pei Ju's face, but she knew it must be Pei Ju.

She paused the video and looked at Pei Ju's back, even managing to catch a glimpse of his profile.

She was certain that it was Pei Ju.

A strange emotion welled up in her heart. Five years ago, Pei Ju suddenly left, and she was taken back to the capital by her family. Neither of them said goodbye. She didn't know whether she left first or Pei Ju left first.

But Pei Ju had been missing for five years, and his reappearance now at least confirms that he is alright.

She sat in front of the computer, looking at it alone for a long time, and suddenly said, "Life is full of divergent paths, you go to Xiangjiang, I go to Qin."

After saying that, she closed the video.

Then, he opened the newsletter and said, "Teacher, I would like to participate in your structural argumentation of multidimensional space."

Not long after, a message came back: "Very good. Your banshee bloodline comes from other dimensions. Banshees have the habit of wandering and migrating, and have a natural sensitivity to multidimensional space. If you follow me, you will definitely achieve results in your research."

"Thank you for your guidance, teacher. I will definitely work hard in my research," Ye Youruo typed in response.

……

In the darkness, a dark and secluded cave.

This is not only a cave, but also a tomb.

The tomb was in complete disarray.

The severed limbs, the green liquid on the ground, the skeletons, and the shrieking ghosts that had been there before had all dissipated.

At this moment, there were six people still standing in the entire tomb, and these six people were divided into two sides.

One side has one person, and the other side has five people.

On the other side of the five people, two looked somewhat injured and were swaying, while the other three also looked disheveled, but it was impossible to tell whether they were faking it.

Among the three uninjured people, one woman was holding a silver lamp.

She is a Silver Lamp Master. With a silver lamp in hand, she can dispel darkness and ward off evil. It can protect her and kill enemies. She is known as the Silver Lamp Master, whose life is immortal as long as her silver lamp is extinguished.

Looking into her father's eyes, she understood what he wanted to do, and she shook her head. She found the female Taoist priest terrifying.

Her gaze involuntarily shifted to the female Taoist priest standing alone on the other side.

She didn't know where the female Taoist came from; everything was introduced by a middleman. This time, they were going to excavate the tomb of a lineage master, even though the lineage of this master had been broken.

However, since he is the cave master, he must be capable. Even if such a person dies, he cannot die so cleanly.

Moreover, since this cave master was indeed a cave master, his cultivation abilities during his lifetime all came from the dark, deep cave. After his death, he sealed his cave and turned the dark cave where he cultivated into a tomb, which means that he must have had some other ideas.

So, just to be on the safe side, they went through an intermediary to invite a legitimate Taoist practitioner.

The middleman then introduced them to this female Taoist priest.

The female Taoist priest was tall and slender, with her black hair tied up on top of her head and secured with a black ribbon, with a black wooden hairpin inserted horizontally inside.

With a whisk in her hand, she stood there, and no one knew what she looked like. This group of people were quite knowledgeable. Although they always paid attention to things underground, they were well-known figures in the Qinling Mountains and had all opened their own sects and accepted disciples.

However, they had never seen this female Taoist priest before, because not only did she possess numerous and powerful magical abilities, but the black and white mask she wore also gave off a mysterious and intense sense of oppression.

He was a man of few words, and with a flick of his whisk, none of the vengeful spirits could withstand it; they were all swept away like dust.

When they first met, they asked her her Taoist name, and she only said that she was "Xunyou". So they all called each other Master Xunyou, but everyone knew that this must be a fake name.

Tian Xiaomei shook her head again. Her senses were becoming more acute. When the masked Taoist priest walked by, the light in her lamp dimmed. Her lamp was telling her that this female Taoist priest was terrifying.

But her uncles and father still wanted to plot against her.

The reason they had this idea was because they had recently acquired a forbidden artifact.

That forbidden artifact is called the Corpse-Suppressing Nail. It is nailed to an ancient corpse. It exudes a strong malevolent aura. Holding it in your hand is like being in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

When it was released, it carried boundless malevolent energy. They believed that no one could stop this Corpse-Suppressing Nail. Once hit by this Corpse-Suppressing Nail, no one could move. Both the physical body and the soul would be nailed down, and there would be no way to escape.

Meanwhile, Tian Xiaomei's father had already quietly grasped the box in his sleeve and opened it. He believed that no one could escape the Corpse-Suppressing Nails, but the female Taoist priest wearing a mask had left too deep an impression on them.

For a moment, I couldn't make up my mind.

Tian Xiaomei reached out and pressed her father's hand down, shook her head again, and then pointed to the silver lamp in her hand.

Her silver lamp has the ability to warn; when danger approaches, it will flash and spark, and then suddenly become dim.

Because her silver lamp could also predict fortune and misfortune in a simple way, when the silver lamp dimmed, it meant that her fate was declining.

The female Taoist priest over there stood there with a whisk draped over her arm, looking at the murals with her back to them. She seemed completely oblivious to the change in atmosphere, like a naive and inexperienced female Taoist priest who was only interested in knowledge and had a pure heart.

Finally, Tian Xiaomei's uncle pressed down on Tian Xiaomei's father's hand and shook his head.

He wasn't feeling well either.

This female Taoist is so powerful and terrifying, there's no reason why she should be a complete novice who knows nothing.

"Master Xunyou, let's open the coffin," Tian Dafu called out.

The Taoist priest, 'Seeking the Seclusion,' turned around, and a pair of eyes through the two holes in his black and white mask gazed at them with a chilling gaze.

Suddenly, she spoke up: "What, you've made up your minds and aren't planning to take action?"

"You jest, Taoist priest. How could we possibly attack our fellow travelers?" Tian Dafu said with a somewhat embarrassed smile.

"Hehe, the Five Rats of the Tian Family on the outskirts of the Qinling Mountains don't have a good reputation. You've been searching for treasures and exploring caves for so many years, and quite a few people have died at your hands," the female Taoist said bluntly.

"Master, all of this is just a rumor. We are all genuine treasure hunters, not people who would kill for money," Tian Dafu argued loudly.

"No need for further words, go open the coffin," the female Taoist priest said coldly.

Tian Wushu was originally five brothers, but two of them died and were replaced by two younger ones.

Three uninjured people were responsible for opening the coffin. Tian Xiaomei stood by with a lamp. Today was her first time going down into a tomb, but the silver lamp in her hand played a great role, making her father very satisfied. He felt that it was the right decision not to let his daughter follow in his footsteps.

Her uncle, Tian Dafu, and her father, Tian Dayou, went to open the coffin.

She stood to the side on guard, while two other injured people were a little further away, each holding some items used to suppress corpses and destroy souls.

The stone coffin was slowly pushed open, and the lamp in Tian Xiaomei's hand, which was standing next to her, was pushed open, and the light flowed into the coffin, illuminating the exposed part immediately.

A person lay in the coffin, her face sunken and bluish-black, but one could see that she wore a purple-gold crown on her head, with a jade hairpin inserted horizontally on it. Her robes were decayed, but one could still see the gold and silver threads shimmering in the light.

Pushing further down, you can see a box next to her, inlaid with gemstones. Although the luster has been obscured by dirt, the reflection is still faintly visible.

On her chest was a bead that, under the light, suddenly shone with a dazzling golden light.

Afterwards, the group turned the coffin lid over and placed it on the ground. A picture was carved on the coffin lid, but no one knew what it was. The Tian family members only glanced at the picture on the coffin lid and then looked away.

The female Taoist priest, however, bent down and began to watch.

Tian Xiaomei shone the light and asked her father and uncle to retrieve the contents of the coffin. Even the two men who were standing at a distance moved closer, as they were also curious about what was inside the coffin.

Through the light, Tian Xiaomei looked into the coffin and vaguely noticed some words carved on the coffin wall above the head of the person inside.

She had studied classical Chinese and struggled to recognize the characters: "见, 光, 则, 醒..."

Just as she stammered out those words, the dark blue corpse, which had been dead beyond any doubt, suddenly opened its eyes. Its pupils were eerily moist, and anyone who met its gaze fell to the ground.

Tian Dafu fell, Tian Da fell.

He didn't even have time to use the corpse-suppressing nails he had prepared for everything.

At that moment, a figure appeared before the coffin in a flash, holding a corpse-suppressing nail, which he plunged into the top of the female corpse's head. The female corpse instantly fell back into the coffin.

"Dad, Uncle, come quick, come help!" Tian Xiaomei cried out urgently.

The female Taoist priest stopped, looked at the person in the coffin, and said, "They're already dead. Hurry up and divide their belongings so you can take them out for treatment as soon as possible."

The three remaining members of the Tian family exchanged glances and immediately nodded in agreement, even fearing that the female Taoist priest might snatch their belongings.

Soon, the group figured it out.

There are a few good things about this.

The golden crown worn on the female corpse's head is a valuable item, and the bead on her head that glows golden under the light is likely a forbidden artifact.

In the box to her left was a stack of silver silk books. Then, the female Taoist priest took out a small sword token from her right hand.

The sword was bluish-black, with patterns and runes engraved on it, but it was not clear what they were at first glance.

(End of this chapter)