Chapter 72: Blood Relatives

  "Blood drips on the copper mirror, blood reveals blood relatives." Hou Dàyǒng's right hand pinched a seal, and he whispered to himself. Suddenly, the compass shone brightly from the inside out, as if it had been newly polished, especially the copper mirror in the middle, which reflected the image of a person with crystal clarity.

  No, no, the person inside seems to be a bit off. Just now there were three heads, I, Wang Jue and Hou Dayong were all reflected inside, but now there is only one head, and it's a woman. Could it be that my blood has been dripped, and the Luopan is taking effect?

  I took a closer look. Oh no! Tears had already blurred my eyes, and the person in the mirror was none other than my mother, whom I hadn't seen for many years.

  "Mom..." I cried out, a single tear dropping onto the copper mirror, like a ripple spreading across its surface. The scene then became blurry, and people turned into a well.

  "Where is this? Why can't I see Mom's portrait? How did it disappear?" I excitedly hugged Hou Dayong and shook him wildly.

  "That's where your mother is." Hou Dayong said calmly, Wang Jue looked at me from the side without saying a word, it seems that I'm the one who is most unsettled right now.

  "Is mom still alive? Where is she now? Is she okay?" I asked in rapid succession, wishing I could fly to her side immediately.

  "Xiaoyu, look quickly, that's your sister." Wang Jue stared at the mirror, grabbing my shoulder with her hand, trying to make me a bit more rational.

  I turned around to take a look, and indeed it was my older sister. She had a pompadour hairstyle, wore a one-piece dress, which was the same Hawaiian-style one she wore when she came to visit me in the hospital before. A few seconds later, her figure disappeared, replaced by a scene of volcanic lava, with the lava still bubbling up, looking quite dangerous.

  "Is this where my sister is? How could she possibly run into the volcano? Is she still alive?" I got even more agitated, almost unable to control myself, frantically grasping Hou Dàyǒng's two arms and shaking them violently. If Hou Dàyǒng answered that my sister was already dead, I would immediately strangle him to death here.

  "She is still alive, the compass can only show living relatives. Your sister is at Jingyin Mountain." said Hou Dayong dazedly.

  "Where is Jingyin Mountain? Didn't you say she was here? What do you mean by only showing the living relatives? I just saw my mom, does that mean my mom is still alive? Let's go find her and also my sister." I'm a bit at a loss, knowing the whereabouts of both my mother and older sister, but unsure who to look for first.

  Seeing me overexcited, Hou Dàyǒng grabbed my shoulder, calmed down and said: "Don't be in a hurry, let's go find your sister first. Jingyin Mountain is in Sìzhōu, not too far from Xiang City. After finding your sister, we'll go find your mother." He didn't mention the previous thing about my sister being here at all.

  After hearing this, I became a little more rational. Hou Dàyǒng is Lí Xiǎoháo's companion, at this time he naturally had to go and track down Lí Xiǎoshū, it was impossible for him to put aside the main task and help me with those things that had nothing to do with him.

  "Do you know where that well is?" Wang Ke asked with concern.

  Hou Dàyǒng shook his head and said, "Each mountain has its own characteristics. Volcanoes like this one with lava are not common, so it's easy to tell where it is. However, wells are too numerous, many rural households have their own wells, unless you're familiar with the area, there's no way to know."

  I sat on the ground with a thud, and it was a bittersweet result. I was happy to know my sister's whereabouts and that my mother was still alive; but I was worried because my sister wasn't here, and finding my mother would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, relying on just a well of water.