Chapter 56: The Evil-Warding Mirror, the Ghostly Aura on Her Body
Nan Xun pressed her lips together and asked Little Eight in her mind, “Should I tell Su Han about all those unbelievable things? If I do, will it anger it? Even though that thing hasn’t followed me these past few days, I’m still pretty unsettled, always worried it’ll suddenly show up again.”
The Void Beast replied calmly, “Su Han is the Child of Fortune of this world. She won’t die that easily.”
Nan Xun couldn’t help being curious. “Child of Fortune? Can I understand that as the protagonist of a novel?”
“You can think of it that way.”
“Then why didn’t I see a Child of Fortune in the previous world?”
“Dear, it doesn’t matter who the Child of Fortune was in the last world anymore. They all died in that great battle anyway.”
“…Didn’t you say the Child of Fortune isn’t that easy to kill?”
“That was a special case. Who could’ve guessed the Demon King would suddenly detonate his beast core and blow up the Child of Fortune along with himself?”
Nan Xun: “……”
“Little Eight, if I hadn’t come to these worlds, what would’ve happened to those villain bosses in the end?” Nan Xun suddenly asked.
The Void Beast said, “Naturally, they’d be killed by the Child of Fortune.”
Nan Xun let out a meaningful “Oh.” “I get it—you’re snatching the Child of Fortune’s merit points.”
The Void Beast immediately stammered in explanation. “I’m doing good deeds too, you know. Think about it—if the Child of Fortune went up against the villain boss, the boss would definitely be killed in the end. But all I need to do is eliminate the villain boss’s evil intent value. Once that evil intent is gone, the Heavenly Dao won’t insist on having the Child of Fortune kill him anymore. I’m saving his life, hmph!”
Knowing that Su Han was blessed with fortune, Nan Xun stopped hiding anything and told her about all the strange things she had encountered recently.
After hearing everything, Su Han remained silent for a long time.
She was now absolutely certain that that thing harbored an intense, almost twisted possessiveness toward Bai Mo. It couldn’t tolerate anyone insulting or defiling her, and it especially couldn’t endure men getting close to her.
“Su Han, why are you investigating all this?” Nan Xun asked.
Su Han said coldly, “I won’t allow any criminal to roam free, no matter what it is.”
Nan Xun thought to herself: Su Han really is an upright, people-serving police officer. No wonder she’s the Child of Fortune.
Su Han tied a small bell around Nan Xun’s wrist and said, “This is an evil-warding bell. If a malevolent entity comes near you, it’ll ring.”
Nan Xun jumped in fright and hurriedly said she didn’t want it.
Damn it—if that thing kept ringing nonstop, she’d be scared to death. If she couldn’t do anything about it anyway, she’d rather not know at all.
Seeing that Nan Xun absolutely refused, Su Han had no choice but to give her a talisman instead. “That ghost is too obsessed with you; he’ll definitely come looking for you again. This talisman was made by my grandfather before he passed away. There were only two in total—this one is for you. Keep it close to your body at all times. Do not take it off under any circumstances. I’m going back to my family home today to get some exorcising items. Remember—no matter what happens, do not leave this apartment. Wait until I come back.”
Seeing how serious she was, Nan Xun nodded earnestly. Still, she was curious. “Su Han, if I don’t leave this apartment, that ghost won’t be able to come find me?”
Su Han replied, “I don’t yet know how powerful this ghost is, but since he dares to kill, he’s definitely not simple. No matter what kind of ghost it is, once it leaves its place of origin, its power weakens. Even the strongest ghosts are like that. If he can leave his place of origin and stay elsewhere for a long time, then he must be attached to some kind of medium.”
“What’s a place of origin?” Nan Xun asked.
“It’s the place where he lived during his lifetime. It carries his living aura, so the ghostly and yin energy there is the strongest.”
“Momo, aside from Bai Xiye, have you had any boyfriends before? Or, put another way—do you know anyone who liked you, liked you very much?” Su Han suddenly asked.
Nan Xun replied with an innocent expression, “I’ve never dated before, but I’ve received quite a few confessions and love letters—maybe twenty or thirty. As for who exactly they were, I can’t really remember.”
Su Han: “……”
Su Han left. Before she went, she even pasted two talismans on the door. Following her advice, Nan Xun didn’t go out at all that day, curling up alone on the sofa watching TV.
Her phone rang. Seeing “Big Boss” displayed on the screen, Nan Xun couldn’t help smiling as she quickly answered. “Hello, Fu Mo.”
“Momo, what are you doing?” The voice on the other end was a bit low, yet very gentle.
Nan Xun could almost picture the smile gathering at the corners of his deep-set eyes—it was truly captivating.
“I’m staying at home. Su Han won’t let me go out. Oh, right—Su Han is my new roommate. Did you know? She’s amazing! The Su family has been exorcists for generations!”
The person on the other end paused for quite a while before letting out an “Mm,” then asked, “Why won’t she let you go out?”
Nan Xun explained, “Su Han says there’s that kind of thing following me. As long as I don’t go out, I’ll be fine.”
“Momo, are you afraid?”
“Of course I am,” Nan Xun said. “Anyone would be scared if they ran into something like this, right?” It was fear of the unknown, not the fear of someone who’d done wrong and dreaded ghosts knocking at their door.
This time, the person on the other end fell silent for a very long time—so long that Nan Xun thought he’d hung up.
“Fu Mo? Fu Mo?” she called out hurriedly.
“I’m here,” the man replied.
She didn’t know if it was just her imagination, but Nan Xun felt Fu Mo’s voice had turned a little cold—so cold that it seemed to pass through the phone and make her ear tremble.
They chatted for quite a while longer before hanging up.
Nan Xun immediately asked Little Eight, “Did I say something just now that upset Fu Mo? Why do I feel like he was a bit distracted?”
Little Eight replied, “I don’t know either.”
When Su Han came back, she brought a bunch of items Nan Xun found very strange—such as a bronze mirror, a small bag of glutinous rice, a peachwood sword, incense ash, talisman paper, and so on.
Su Han scattered the glutinous rice along the door cracks and windowsills, spread incense ash all over the floor, and placed the bronze mirror on a table directly facing the front door.
“Could this mirror be the legendary demon-revealing mirror?” Nan Xun asked.
Su Han shot her a look and explained, “It’s my family’s ancestral evil-warding mirror. After my grandfather passed away, it was passed down to my father. Unfortunately, my father is a businessman and has no interest at all in the things my grandfather left behind. As for me, although I’m interested, I don’t have my grandfather’s talent. I can’t open my ghost sight.”
Nan Xun heard a hint of regret in her words.
Out of curiosity, Nan Xun stepped in front of the mirror and took a look. “That’s strange—why do I feel like black energy is rising from my body?”
At her words, Su Han’s expression changed abruptly. She hurriedly looked into the mirror and indeed saw a faint layer of ghostly aura enveloping Nan Xun.
“Momo, have you had contact with that thing recently?” Su Han’s voice sank.
Nan Xun looked completely baffled. “No. Haven’t you been with me the whole time these past few days? And today I followed your instructions and didn’t go anywhere.”
