Chapter 47: The True Face of the Mother-Child Blood Mirror
Xu Chong accompanied Li Xiangxue for the entire afternoon.
He waited until Old Li's mummy was put into the coffin before he brought the boy back to the Li family.
"He will sleep until tomorrow morning, don't worry."
Xu Chong handed the boy to the woman.
"Thank you for your help, sir."
The woman took the child and bowed.
Her eyes were still red and swollen, but she was no longer crying.
From her, Xu Chong could see a stubborn power similar to that of weeds.
"Um."
Xu Chong glanced at Zhao Liu who was waiting outside the house and said, "I'll go back first. As I said before, if you need anything, please send someone to the government office to pass on the message."
Without saying anything more, Xu Chong turned to the outer room and nodded to Zhao Liu.
When he was about to leave, the woman had already carried the child to the bed and ran out, shouting, "My Lord."
"What's wrong?"
Xu Chong turned around.
"Please... please don't feel guilty, sir."
The woman gritted her teeth and said, "Although I am just a woman, I understand that this matter has nothing to do with you, my Lord ."
"What did Lao Li tell you?"
Xu Chong frowned.
Some things can just be guessed and cannot be spread everywhere.
You will die.
"Why should he tell me?"
The woman smiled sadly, "We were living a good life, but something went wrong when those red clothes came. How could it be such a coincidence?"
Xu Chong was silent.
yes.
The Blood-Clothed Guards came twice .
The first time, Lao Li lost half his life.
The second time, the remaining half was gone.
Others may not be able to see such an obvious fact, but how could Lao Li’s wife not see it?
"Also, I had the idea of leaving the city yesterday, so I went to inquire about it without telling Lao Li... and found out that the city was closed again."
The woman shook her head, tears seeping out of her eyes again. "Sir, I don't understand why they, who are so high and mighty, have to pick on us common people?"
Because you are ordinary people.
Xu Chong answered in his heart and turned and left.
Zhao Liu followed closely behind without saying a word.
On the way, Zhao Liu suddenly said, "Sir, this is not the direction of the government office."
"You go by yourself."
Xu Chong kept walking, "I want to go back to the Xu Mansion."
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Xu Mansion.
Wuxie Daozi pretended to be the butler Lao Li and led Xu Chong all the way to the study.
After the door was closed, he sat in the main seat without hesitation.
"But what have you discovered?"
Wuxie Daozi looked at Xu Chong expectantly.
"Yes, in fact, I discovered it a few days ago, but I never formed any clues."
Xu Chong replied, "I don't think we can delay any longer."
"explain!"
Wuxie Daozi was greatly encouraged.
"In the past few months, one person has died suddenly every day in the city for no apparent reason. Their deaths are extremely miserable, as if they were mummified."
Xu Chong frowned and said slowly, "But what's strange is that these people are not gathered in one place, but scattered all over the city. The only thing that can be confirmed is that these dead are all old, weak, sick and disabled."
"Uh... this."
Wuxie Daozi showed disappointment, "It seems that Fu Yuanlong doesn't really regard you as his own."
"What's the meaning?"
Xu Chong asked in confusion.
"Do you remember the Blood Light Mirror I mentioned?"
Wuxie Daozi chuckled and said, "What do you think the words 'blood light' mean?"
"This... these deaths were caused by the bronze mirror?"
Xu Chong's face was shaken, and he showed a trace of nervousness, "Is there any way to stop it without alerting Fu Yuanlong?"
"stop?"
Wuxie Daozi frowned, "Why, you want to save those ordinary people?"
"That's not the case."
Xu Chong shook his head and said coldly: "I am worried that if I continue like this, one day it will be my turn."
"Is that so...you can rest assured."
Wu Xie Daozi's brows relaxed and he waved his hand nonchalantly, "The operation of the Mother-Child Blood Light Mirror also consumes energy, and the price is a life every day."
“Why are all the dead the old, weak, sick and disabled?”
"Of course it's because these people's blood is the most unstable, so it's easiest to draw them out."
"You don't have to worry about that at all."
"The warrior has opened his acupoints, and his strength and blood are combined, so the mirror cannot be pulled out."
Although the news about the mummy was of no use, Xu Chongken's act of delivering the message made Wuxie Daozi feel much more at ease with him.
Now , Wuxie Daozi felt that Xu Chong was really ready to make a deal with him, so he did not hesitate to say a few more words to reassure Xu Chong.
"It's easy to stop him. Just take off one of the mirrors. But... Fu Yuanlong will probably kill you."
Wuxie Daozi said with a smile, "As a future business partner, I advise you not to do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit yourself."
"Since it doesn't affect me, why should I care?"
Xu Chong heaved a sigh of relief and said with some dissatisfaction: "Fu Yuanlong didn't tell me this. It seems that he is on guard against me?"
"Who gave you a good reputation for hating evil?"
Wuxie Daozi smiled , "Well... if that's the case, I have become the greatest good man in the history of your Canglong."
"Um?"
Xu Chong raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?"
"One life per day. This is the cost of running the sub-detector to monitor the entire city. Running the mother-detector to provide real-time feedback costs a hundred times more than running the sub-detector."
Wu Xie Daozi shook his head and said with a tut-tut sound: "If I reveal my whereabouts, Fu Yuanlong will definitely use the Mother Mirror to grasp my movements in real time. In that case...tut-tut."
Xu Chong's heart sank.
Although he guessed that the mummies were caused by the Mother and Child Blood Light Mirror, he did not expect that this was only the consumption of the sub-mirror part.
If the mother and child mirrors are running at the same time, doesn't that mean at least one hundred and one lives will be lost every day?
After a moment of silence, Xu Chong spoke again.
"What exactly is this anomaly you asked me to pay attention to?"
Xu Chong frowned, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone, "Even if you can give me a few general directions, it would be better than being aimless like now, right?"
"To be honest, I can't give you any direction on this."
Wuxie Daozi shook his head helplessly, "Not only me, but also the court and Shuigui himself, don't know the clues to the treasure."
"Water ghost?"
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes, "Didn't he disappear?"
"I went out a few days ago and have contacted him."
Wuxie Daozi's tone was somewhat disdainful, "With the blood of his mother and son as witness, he dare not stay in the city."
"I see……"
Xu Chong nodded and said calmly: "I was just wondering if it is possible that the water ghost has already obtained the treasure and escaped with it."
"Oh, even if he has the guts, he doesn't have the conditions."
Wuxie Daozi rejected the idea outright, "Once he loses contact completely, the higher-ups will know right away, and he won't be able to run far."
"Don't talk about him."
Xu Chong waved his hand, "What I'm worried about now is, what if I can't find the treasure?"
"You should know that Fu Yuanlong came to Canglong just to hold on for this period of time. What will happen when the imperial court's reinforcements arrive after this period of time?"
Xu Chong always felt that Wuxie Daozi seemed too calm from beginning to end, and was not at all anxious about the treasure.
"If someone from the imperial court comes, can't someone from the Taiping Dao come?"
Hearing this, Wuxie Daozi asked back, and said calmly: "To tell you the truth, Fu Yuanlong and I have the same purpose of coming here, as long as we can defend against the other party, we don't have much hope for the treasure."
"You think so, but Fu Yuanlong probably doesn't think so."
Xu Chong seemed to say intentionally or unintentionally, "You may not know yet, Fu Yuanlong disappeared for half a month, without taking anyone with him, and no one knew where he went until he showed up the day before yesterday."
"disappear?"
Wuxie Daozi raised his eyebrows and said with a hint of amusement: "That's normal. After all, it's a treasure of that level. If there is a chance... who wouldn't want to keep it all for themselves?"
"Then according to what you said...it's very likely that I don't need to do anything and I just got a chance to trade with you for free?"
Xu Chong smiled and pushed the door open.
He has already obtained the most critical information, enough to make a plan.
