Although the scattered debris seemed to consciously avoid him, it still startled Luo Yingbai.
Turning his head, he indeed saw Xia Xianning coming from behind, who had directly destroyed this path to prevent the mirrors from revealing his hidden feelings.
Luo Yingbai was speechless: “Xianning! You didn’t even give a warning, you’re trying to murder your… that brother!”
When Xia Xianning walked to his side, Luo Yingbai noticed his terrible expression – not from physical weakness, but from extreme anger.
Sensing his mood, Luo Yingbai’s smile faded: “What’s wrong?”
Xia Xianning’s face was ashen: “Who set up this thing.”
The world of Shi Meixin and the mirror formation were definitely not native to this Yin-Yang realm. As previously mentioned, each Yin-Yang realm had its supporting material. Besides paper, anything else here must be from outside.
This mirror formation and the attack of Shi Meixin’s world were not too powerful for them, but ordinary people couldn’t have set it up. It must have been done by someone who knew magic.
Luo Yingbai said: “No matter who it was, they couldn’t do anything to us. Don’t get angry over this little thing. Let’s get out first.”
After Xia Xianning destroyed the mirror formation, the trace of ghost energy they had felt when first arriving reappeared. Luo Yingbai took out a compass and walked in the direction the steel bead indicated. In the blink of an eye, the scenery changed, and they were facing another ruins.
Luo Yingbai thought they had finally gotten out and glanced at his watch, discovering only three seconds had passed since their arrival. Yet he felt like this adventure had lasted ten days or half a month, like walking through a nightmare and then waking up.
While he was still marveling at the sudden transformation, Xia Xianning suddenly strode towards a half-collapsed old building and kicked a man out.
Luo Yingbai was stunned: “Yin Ming?”
Xia Xianning asked: “Did you set up those mirrors?”
Yin Ming said: “I didn’t…”
Xia Xianning slapped him, sending him flying into a nearby tree. Yin Ming, just having risen from the ground, was now dazed by the impact. Xia Xianning grabbed him and said sternly: “I warn you, don’t let me see these crooked magical techniques again!”
Luo Yingbai quickly pulled Xia Xianning back: “Okay, let’s first clarify what’s happening. Mr. Yin, what exactly are you up to? If you don’t explain…”
Midway through his sentence, Yin Ming suddenly raised his head and pointed a finger at Luo Yingbai.
Luo Yingbai was bewildered: “What? You want to provoke me?”
However, he misunderstood. Yin Ming was not trying to provoke him. His finger was aimed past Luo Yingbai’s head, pointing behind him, trembling: “You… didn’t bring her out, right?”
A chill rose in Luo Yingbai’s heart. He turned back, but there was nothing behind him – no person, no ghost.
Xia Xianning patted his shoulder, frowning: “Yin Ming, if you continue talking nonsense, I’ll take you back to the special investigation unit for questioning. I suspect you’re involved in Liao Zhong’s coma.”
Just then, a wind blew, and leaves from a tree fell on Yin Ming’s head. Yin Ming screamed and grabbed Xia Xianning’s leg, crying: “Yes! Yes! I harmed Liao Zhong, I’m guilty, I’ve committed a crime. Please lock me up! I beg you!”
Luo Yingbai: “…”
In the end, they still followed Yin Ming’s wishes and brought him back to the special investigation unit for temporary detention. Although what he said was probably not true, the mirror and the demon flower could not be fake. Luo Yingbai didn’t care how Xia Xianning and the others would interrogate him. He first went to the Liao family. Liao De’s couple and Xie Hua did not expect him to return so quickly and were very surprised.
Xie Hua hurriedly asked, “Master Luo, do you have a way? Can he wake up?”
Luo Yingbai said, “He should be able to.”
After saying this, he paused.
Once he returned, he found that all the prosperity had vanished in an instant, and he cried and shouted to return to reality. What he loved was not his wife or family, but beauty and wealth.
Xie Hua carefully said, “Master?”
Luo Yingbai came back to his senses, looked at her, and said, “I need one of you to go to that world and call Liao Zhong back.”
Liao De’s face changed, and Xie Hua was silent for a moment before asking, “Is he really married and has children in that other world?”
Luo Yingbai hummed in agreement. Xie Hua then said, “Let me go! I also… want to go see.”
Luo Yingbai felt sorry for her and euphemistically said, “It will be very dangerous. You must consider it carefully. Moreover, the person going should not have too much emotional fluctuation, or they will easily be absorbed into that space.”
Xie Hua said firmly, “Don’t worry, it won’t happen. I’ve been waiting for four years and only want to bring him back.”
Luo Yingbai’s method was to artificially separate Xie Hua’s soul from her body and follow the mark he had left to find Liao Zhong in the yin-yang realm and bring him back.
Although it was not easy for Xia Xianning and Luo Yingbai to come out, with Luo Yingbai guiding from the outside, what Xie Hua needed to do was not difficult. Before she closed her eyes, Luo Yingbai reminded her again, “You must remember, after Liao Zhong recognizes you, tear off the tape from his body and take him away. Run quickly and don’t let anyone discover you. And you must hold onto him without letting go, return along the original path, and absolutely do not look back. Understand?” Xie Hua nodded, “I remember everything. Don’t worry.”
She closed her eyes, and Luo Yingbai shouted softly, “Move the soul, change positions, guide the spirit, go!” Xie Hua felt as if a hand had pushed her shoulder, and then she felt dizzy. In the blink of an eye, she was standing in a strange, empty void. Around her was nothing except darkness and a red path.
The path was translucent, with a jade-like crystalline texture, faintly emitting a red radiance that was both brilliant and eerie. Xie Hua carefully stepped onto it. The red light on the path sent out ripples like water, but it was stable. She quickly found the small flat house where Liao Zhong lived. The door was slightly ajar. Liao Zhong and his wife were eating. Xie Hua pretended to pass by, walking past their door and secretly glancing inside.
She only thought about how Liao Zhong had never eaten such things before and wondered why he wanted to return here. Was the woman sitting across from him his grandmother in this world? Then where was his wife?
Suddenly, there was a crisp sound from the room, followed by loud cursing. Xie Hua was startled and stood a bit farther away, but the scolding still came through unobstructed. After listening for a moment, she understood that Liao Zhong had accidentally dropped a steamed bun, and the woman was scolding him for wasting food. After scolding him for a while, she even started hitting him.
And… that woman was actually Liao Zhong’s wife whom he had been thinking about! Xie Hua suddenly understood why Liao Zhong had been desperately shouting for help in his dreams.
Chapter 55: Giving Up She listened to the scolding, her heart in turmoil, hiding far away behind a big tree. When the old lady finally tired from beating and grumbling while carrying a small basket out, Xie Hua carefully approached the small dilapidated house. A large iron lock hung on the door, which looked even more solid than the door itself. Following Luo Yingbai’s instructions, Xie Hua drew a simple pattern on the lock, and it immediately opened. She picked it up and found it was surprisingly light, not actually made of iron.
Xie Hua entered and heard a terrified voice ask, “Who? Who’s there?!” She saw Liao Zhong was tied up like a zongzi, thrown in the corner.
