Chapter 48: Snatching the Mirror

  "What the hell is going on?! I was shocked and furious, using all my strength to tear off the gossip mirror, but it seemed to be stuck to me like a leech, and no matter how hard I pulled, it wouldn't budge. My face turned pale with rage, and I could only shout in anger. The three of them, Zhang Jianchen and the others, who had been frightened into stupidity not far away, noticed my change and came over to help. Zhang Jianchen, being the boldest, asked: "Brother, what's wrong?"

  "Hurry up and pull away this mirror, it's sucking my blood——" I don't know how much blood the gossip mirror has sucked out, but at this moment my face is pale, and the strength in my body is rapidly disappearing. I know that if this continues, I will probably die of blood loss. In my anxiety, I couldn't care less whether Zhang Jianchen and the others are capable of helping or not.

  As soon as they heard my anxious cry, Zhang Jianchen and the other two didn't have time to think much, and stumbled over to my side. The three of them joined hands to grab the Bagua mirror, using all their strength to pull it away from me, hoping to tear this ghostly thing off my body. However, they pulled so hard that my arm was almost torn off, but the Bagua mirror still stuck calmly to my arm, continuing to suck my blood. Wasn't I supposed to die at the hands of San Shi Gan Guang? Instead, I'm going to die under my own treasure's attack? What kind of joke is this? At that moment, I couldn't express what I was feeling. Is there anyone more unlucky than me?

  As I struggled here, there was also a change over there. The master was knocked flying out and struggled for a moment but couldn't get up. Even Mao Zhenren was beaten to the point of being disheartened. The Longevity Lamp's power was no longer as strong as before. The giant condensed from the yin souls was completely dispersed, eventually turning into a few hundred scattered residual souls. At that time, there were about 700 or 800 yin souls, but now only about 200 or 300 escaped. They were basically all heroic spirits of the dead soldiers. The rest of the wandering souls had all been extinguished, and not a single one was left to cause trouble.

  At this time, the three corpses carrying coffins were in a superior position, and if we continued to fight, it was likely that our entire army would be annihilated. Unfortunately, I didn't even have time to lament for myself at this moment, shaking my head, I had already started to feel dizzy, and my body began to feel cold. However, just as things were happening, Zhang Jianhua accidentally broke his hand. As a result, the situation took a turn for the worse. By the time Zhang Jianhua realized something was wrong, he couldn't shake off the Bagua mirror. Looking at the Bagua mirror sucking his blood, he was frightened to the point of having a pale face: "It's also sucking my blood——"

  However, this trembling shout did not attract anyone's attention. At that moment, no one could afford to pay attention to him. Moreover, since it was impossible to tear them apart, Zhang Jianhua was also being sucked dry by the vampire. Zhang Jianchen, on the other hand, had reached his limit, and with a fierce glint in his eye, he gritted his teeth and cursed: "Damn you, you bloodsucker! Let me show you what it means to be full - I'll make sure you're stuffed!"

  He said, suddenly biting his palm and placing it on the Bagua mirror. The Bagua mirror indeed fulfilled his wish, and his blood began to seep into it. Sun Chuanming was left standing alone, unsure of what to do. He loosened his grip and stared blankly for a moment before gritting his teeth and biting his finger, causing the four people to become stuck together.

  After a while, I only felt dizzy and my consciousness was a bit blurry. But then I finally felt my body relax, and the Bagua mirror shook violently. Then I fell to the ground, and after that, I didn't know anything else. The last thing I saw was Zhang Jianchen and others falling to the ground as well. As my consciousness began to sink into darkness, my last thought was to want to defeat the three corpses carrying coffins and save Master, but I really couldn't do anything about it.

  I didn't know that while I was unconscious, the Bagua mirror had a reaction again, and it actually emitted a red glow on its own, spreading an aura that made people feel terrified. Even Mao Zhenren and Shifu sensed that something was wrong, but they couldn't understand what was happening because they were still dealing with the three corpses carrying coffins. However, as the Bagua mirror's aura grew stronger, even the three corpses carrying coffins turned their attention to the Bagua mirror, and for a moment, they didn't attack Mao Zhenren and Shifu.

  As the red light of the Bagua mirror grew stronger and its aura heavier, San Shi Gang's coffin began to feel uneasy. With a loud crash, it suddenly smashed into the Bagua mirror, sending up countless clouds of dust that obscured everything. However, San Shi Gang didn't stop there; it suddenly leapt into the air, spinning wildly as if trying to shake something off. It was then that Mao Zhenren and his master saw that the Bagua mirror had actually stuck itself onto San Shi Gang's coffin. The endless yin energy was being absorbed by the Bagua mirror, which explained why even San Shi Gang had begun to feel restless.

  This change left Mao Zhenren and his master stunned, for a moment they just stared blankly, not knowing what would happen next. They simply watched as the three corpses carrying coffins and the Bagua mirror entwined for a while, watching as the three corpses carrying coffins stretched out countless tentacles to grab the Bagua mirror, trying to tear it down, but to no avail. It was like a piece of dog skin plaster, once stuck, it couldn't be pulled off.

  A loud crash, a large pit was knocked out on the ground, three corpses carrying coffins struggled, but they couldn't shake off the Bagua mirror. The red light of the Bagua mirror grew brighter and brighter, until it emitted a strange hum, a red light shot up into the clouds, then the Bagua mirror returned to its original state, falling from the three corpses carrying coffins. Before they could understand what had happened, they suddenly heard a dull sound coming from the sky. When Mao Zhenren and my master looked up, they saw a flash of lightning in the sky, and between the lightning and the flint, it struck down towards the three corpses carrying coffins.

  There is nothing in the world that doesn't fear thunder, no matter how powerful the three corpses carrying coffins are. However, when they see the thunderbolt strike down, they immediately rush to the ground and transform into a stream of light that dives into the water. But even if they're fast, they can't outrun lightning. A loud rumble is heard, and the entire surface of the water is blown up with countless splashes. Most importantly, there are electric snakes dancing in the water, making "crackling" sounds. The water level in the pool has dropped by more than half a meter, but the three corpses carrying coffins have vanished. However, it can be confirmed that they did not escape this thunderbolt.

  The lightning flashed and disappeared, the sky was clear again, the sun still lazily hanging in the sky. By the pool, Mao Zhenren and Shifu stood stupidly, while I, Zhang Jianmin, Sun Chuanming, and Zhang Jianhua were either lying or falling on the ground, motionless. Looking at the pool again, it had returned to calmness, but the surrounding area was a mess, with water splashing everywhere, mud all over the place, and holes here and there, only then did I realize that we had just gone through a life-and-death struggle.

  "The three corpses carrying the coffin seemed to have been struck by heavenly thunder—" The master was stunned for a long time, and then murmured, still not understanding what had happened.

  Ma Zhenren nodded subconsciously, but his gaze was fixed on the Bagua mirror. The heavenly thunderbolt had been summoned by the Bagua mirror, but he wasn't sure how to control it. He stood there for a while, his expression changing repeatedly, before suddenly dashing forward and grabbing the Bagua mirror with one hand. After clearing his throat, he said, "This Bagua mirror is crucial in dealing with the Three Corpses Coffin Carrier... I need to study it further."

  The voice paused, and without waiting for the master to react, he said in a low tone: "I think San Shi Gang's coffin has been struck by thunder, it shouldn't make any more trouble for a while. This is what we should do, neither of us can deal with San Shi Gang alone, let's ask for help from others. When there are more people, we can work together to deal with San Shi Gang. We're all injured, so let's each go back and recover. If anything happens again, we'll be in touch."

  As soon as the words fell, he didn't wait for Master to speak, and with a burst of energy, he took three steps in two strides, rushing hastily towards the distance. The speed was so fast that even Master couldn't keep up, and in the blink of an eye, his figure would be out of sight. It wasn't until then that Master reacted: "Mao Zhenren... Mao Zhenren, Bagua Mirror..."

  Unfortunately, Mao Zhenren seemed to have not heard anything and disappeared without a trace. The master's mouth twitched and his face turned gloomy. It was impossible that Mao Zhenren didn't hear that, as the short distance of several hundred meters was enough for the master to hear clearly even if he was injured in the middle. It was likely that Mao Zhenren simply didn't want to stop. Suddenly, the master understood why Mao Zhenren had left in a hurry - the Bagua mirror could attract heavenly thunder, which was truly terrifying. Who wouldn't be tempted by it? Mao Zhenren was no exception. However, the master hadn't expected that Mao Zhenren would actually do something so cunning and greedy.

  He was stunned for a moment, then the master suddenly remembered me and three other unlucky ones. His face changed, and he hurriedly ran to our side, only whispering: "Young man, how are you?"

  But I didn't react at all, instead Sun Chuanming barely opened his eyes and looked at the master: "Master, we've been sucked dry by that Bagua mirror——"

  As we spoke, the master also arrived by my side. After hearing Sun Chuanming's words, his face tightened and he rushed to my side, stretched out his hand and touched my neck, feeling my pulse. His face sank involuntarily, and he let out a sigh: "No good, your breath is so weak. This is due to excessive blood loss. Let's send you to the hospital for a blood transfusion instead."

  As he helped me up, another problem arose. The master was alone, how could he deal with the four of us? Even Sun Chuanming, who was still sober, only had the strength to lie down. Fortunately, the master had a solution and put me down, then ran over to call the security guard. It was also during Wang's departure that he gave instructions, so the security guard didn't dare to slack off. Several people came over to support us, and we finally left. We managed to hail a car and were sent to the hospital.

  But when we arrived at the hospital, Master was scolded again. What kind of world is this? A place that saves lives and treats injuries doesn't treat you if you don't pay, almost scaring Master to death. Poor Master only had 28 yuan and 50 cents on him, which is just enough for us to buy a pound of sugar. Luckily, the security guard reminded Master to call Manager Wang, who came promptly after receiving the call, arriving within twenty minutes. He then paid our hospital deposit, and we were finally able to receive blood transfusions, managing to save our lives.

  Actually, Manager Wang was so enthusiastic also for a reason. He had already received the security guard's phone call and even spent a night nearby. After receiving the security guard's phone call, he went to the residential area first and found that it had changed a lot compared with before, at least the eerie atmosphere was gone. Although the green square of the residential area was completely ruined, as long as the ghost could be driven away, everything was worth it. Since Manager Wang really had skills, how dare he slack off?