The Mirror Master

Lu Bai asked, "Lord Li, is the Witchcraft and Gu Technique you just mentioned the same as things like the Evil Suppression Technique and Ghost Cultivation?"

"The practice of raising a Little Ghost isn’t restricted by bloodline. As long as you master the method, even an ordinary person can do it."

Li Tianxing shook his head. "However, the practice is excessively vicious and disrupts the harmony of Heaven. The laws of our Wu Dynasty do not permit it."

After a pause, Li Tianxing added, "Witchcraft and Gu Technique is far more formidable. It is based on the bloodline of the Witch Race; only they can use and cultivate these special methods."

"To be precise, the name ’Witchcraft and Gu Technique’ combines two different arts: Witchcraft and the Gu Technique. Witchcraft includes strange magic like the Evil Suppression Technique and Curses."

"As for the Gu Technique, I’ve heard it allows one to control certain poisonous insects. Every member of the Witch Race can also raise these poisonous insects together, making them bite and devour each other to cultivate a Gu Insect, which is then refined into a Lifebound Gu with all sorts of extraordinary abilities."

"I don’t know any more details. After all, I’ve never encountered it myself. In the last two hundred years of the Wu Dynasty, I haven’t heard of any calamities caused by the Witch Race. Perhaps there were some, but they were stamped out by the Evil Extermination Bureau."

Lu Bai’s eyes narrowed; a theory was already forming in his mind.

Li Tianxing reacted as well, frowning. "Why do you suddenly bring up the Witch Race? Is it related to Chen Tieshan’s death?"

Lu Bai said gravely, "Chen Tieshan might have died from some form of Gu Technique."

"Hm?"

Li Tianxing’s expression changed, and he quickly asked, "What have you discovered? Is there any evidence?"

Lu Bai shook his head.

He suspected that the speck of golden light he had inadvertently glimpsed beneath Chen Tieshan’s body might have been the Gu Insect!

However, since he didn’t really understand Gu Insects, it was hard to be certain.

’If my speculation is correct, then there should be a Gu Insect inside my body as well!’

Back then at the Drunken Flower House, he had won the bid for the Viewing time of the Dragon Elephant Skill.

The Cultivation Technique was stored in a piece of Memory Jade.

When he had picked up the Jade, a speck of golden light had appeared before vanishing.

Chen Tieshan had died from ruptured blood vessels in his brain, bleeding out.

And during his fight with Mo Shaohan, he too had felt a sharp pain in his head, but it was quickly suppressed by his Blood Qi.

If he hadn’t been cultivating the Dragon Elephant Suppression Skill, which infused his Blood Qi with Dragon Elephant Power and its inherent Suppressing Power, he feared he too would have dropped dead on the Martial Arts Discussion Platform!

At this thought, a wave of fear washed over Lu Bai, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

Back then, he hadn’t been in Bluestone City for long.

’There’s a member of the Witch Race here, and they’ve been targeting me for a long time!’

’What Chen Tieshan was about to say just now wasn’t "Be careful of me".’

’He died on the spot before he could finish his sentence.’

’He must have been trying to say, "Be careful of the Witch Race"!’

Recalling the series of events that had occurred since he arrived in Bluestone City,

Lu Bai began to faintly piece together the connections.

Many of his previous doubts were suddenly answered at this moment.

’The Sun Family was probably framed!’

The Luo Family and the Sun Family had once competed both openly and secretly over the Tier Two Profound Iron Ore.

The mine tunnel had collapsed before he even arrived in Bluestone City.

That incident might have been the Sun Family’s doing.

But the haunting of the mine only began a few days after Madam Zhou’s death, after he had arrived in Bluestone City.

Someone took this opportunity to release a Painted Skin Ghost, deepening the suspicion and animosity between the Luo and Sun families.

While the two families’ enmity grew, this person hid behind the scenes, watching the two tigers fight.

They even tampered with the Memory Jade for the Dragon Elephant Skill being auctioned at the Drunken Flower House, planting a Gu Insect on it.

It was no secret that Lu Bai had been searching everywhere for a Celestial Tier Technique in those days.

The sudden appearance of that Dragon Elephant Skill was aimed directly at him!

’Boss Jin of the Drunken Flower House!’

’It’s impossible that he wasn’t aware of this.’

’And what’s more, Chen Tieshan appeared in the gambling den.’

Lu Bai still wasn’t sure how many members of the Witch Race were behind this conspiracy.

But Boss Jin was definitely involved.

After that, Lu Bai slayed the Painted Skin Ghost, disrupting their plan.

Furious and embarrassed, they released a Great Ghost that very night, having it possess Luo Ben in an attempt to use him to kill Lu Bai.

But they didn’t expect to lose another Great Ghost.

With two consecutive hauntings in Bluestone City, a scapegoat was needed.

The Sun Family was the most suitable, and their motive was the most obvious.

The target wasn’t just him, but also the Luo Family and Chen Tieshan’s family.

Everyone connected to Madam Zhou’s death was within the scope of their scheme!

’They’re avenging Madam Zhou!’

Madam Zhou only knew the Evil Suppression Technique, a branch of Witchcraft; she didn’t know the Gu Technique.

This new enemy’s methods were clearly far more powerful, more covert, and much more troublesome than Madam Zhou’s!

If Chen Tieshan hadn’t suddenly appeared today, he might never have realized he was already in grave danger.

Even now, though Lu Bai had a rough idea of their goal, he still didn’t know how many people he was up against, how many of them were from the Witch Race, or what their strength was.

Apart from Boss Jin, he knew nothing else.

’Thinking about it more carefully, the Xuanjian Sect’s appearance in Bluestone City was ostensibly to quell the demonic calamity and compete for the Second-Level Profound Iron Ore.’

’But their actions were also targeted at the Luo Family. That might not be a coincidence either!’

"If he was truly killed by a Gu Technique, then this is a major incident."

Li Tianxing said in a low voice, "Our dynasty’s policy towards the Witch Race has always been to kill on sight, no questions asked!"

However, he was still puzzled.

Was Chen Tieshan’s death really caused by a Gu Insect?

Even if it was, why would a Gu Insect appear on Chen Tieshan and suddenly activate, killing him?

Li Tianxing said gravely, "I’ll take Chen Tieshan’s body to the Evil Extermination Bureau first. I’ll have their people examine it for confirmation."

"Have the Evil Exterminator Guards returned?"

Lu Bai asked.

Li Tianxing said, "Not yet. But they’ve been gone for over half a month, so they should be back soon."

Lu Bai shook his head to himself.

’I can’t wait that long!’

The crisis was imminent.

’That Gu Insect in my body has to be dealt with first.’

’Otherwise, this hidden danger could erupt at any moment!’

"Lord Li, something has come up. I must be heading back."

Lu Bai stood up to leave.

Li Tianxing nodded. "Alright. This is a serious matter. Be careful until we have confirmation."

Lu Bai said his goodbyes to the members of the Luo Family and turned to walk home.

"What’s wrong? Aren’t you going in to get the money?"

Luo Yunxuan asked, stunned.

Luo Tianxiong mused for a moment, then said, "Let’s go home first. This isn’t urgent. It’s not like Boss Jin can run away."

Worried for Lu Bai’s safety, Luo Tianxiong led his people to follow close behind, and they also left in a hurry.

"Lu Bai, what’s going on?"

Luo Tianxiong asked.

"It’s nothing."

Lu Bai didn’t explain further, simply saying, "I ran into a small problem with my cultivation. I came back to adjust."

Lu Bai returned to his room, sat cross-legged, and began to circulate his Blood Qi, searching bit by bit for the Gu Insect hidden inside his body.

The members of the Luo Family were completely bewildered.

They waited for a while, but Lu Bai didn’t come out.

Luo Qing said, "Grandfather, Father, you two should go back first. We’ll stand guard here. If anything happens, we can call for you."

"Alright."

Luo Tianxiong nodded and left with his men.

Luo Qing and her brother stood guard in the courtyard, chatting with Madam Wang and Uncle Fu. They briefly mentioned Chen Tieshan’s accidental death in the Underground Bazaar.

Both Madam Wang and Uncle Fu sighed with sorrow.

After all, they were all from Liuxi Town, and the two families had once been quite close—almost becoming in-laws.

They never expected that Chen Tieshan would be gone too.

Just then, Ah Ming, who had been sleeping curled up in a corner, suddenly jolted awake. His Heavy Pupils flashed for an instant as he muttered to himself, ’Mm... smells good. There’s something tasty...’

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