Little Frost realized that White Night was no longer where she had been standing.
She hurriedly scanned the surroundings, and fortunately, she spotted White Night just in time.
White Night was drifting toward the interior of the pawnshop, floating into the darkness hidden deep within.
Her Soul Body was being forcibly pulled by the depths of the darkness, which was why she had left her spot and was floating inward against her will.
An invisible force dragged her along, making her drift inside uncontrollably.
Her consciousness was perfectly clear, but her body refused to listen, and she couldn’t make a sound.
White Night stopped at a wall deep within the pawnshop where a Bronze Mirror was hanging.
The mirror was only the size of a palm, covered in mottled rust, with a blackened and greenish surface, hanging crookedly on a rusted iron nail.
It was this Bronze Mirror that had pulled White Night in.
White Night found herself staring at the Bronze Mirror, unable to resist.
A blurry shadow reflected on the mirror’s surface.
It was not her own.
It was a frail teenager, curled up inside a bridge underpass, hugging their knees to their chest with a hunched back.
The surroundings were very dark.
The teenager’s lips were blue and purple.
The image lasted only for one second before it shattered.
The mirror surface returned to a dull, bronze-green color.
White Night’s Soul Body froze in place.
In that instant, she even smelled the damp, musty odor of the bridge underpass, felt the bone-chilling cold of the freezing rain hitting her, and sensed the pressure of a stone weighing down on her chest, leaving her unable to breathe.
That was the state of her tragic death in her previous life… that bridge underpass, that winter; she had died there before transmigrating to this place.
“White Night.”
Little Frost’s voice came from behind, filled with urgency.
White Night did not hear her and showed no reaction.
“White Night!”
The eyeballs of the Lantern Ghost behind the counter snapped toward her, locking onto White Night’s position with lethal intent.
It had discovered her; these Weirdness entities could also see Soul Bodies.
A shriek like metal scraping against glass erupted, and the other two Lantern Ghosts stopped simultaneously, turning in unison toward the depths.
They all lunged toward White Night.
White Night finally regained her senses, and when she saw Little Frost rushing in to save her, her face turned deathly pale.
“Auntie Frost, don’t come over! I’ll come to you; they can’t catch me.”
White Night shouted urgently to stop Little Frost from approaching further.
At the same time, White Night reached out and grabbed the Bronze Mirror, intending to make a run for it with the object.
As a Soul Body, White Night was quite agile, and with a flicker of her form, she dodged the pincer attack of the three lantern Weirdness entities.
Seeing that White Night had avoided the ambush, Little Frost finally regained her composure.
Little Frost and White Night’s Soul Body dashed out of the pawnshop together.
But the three Lantern Ghosts were still giving chase.
While running, Little Frost did not forget to carry the Rusty Bicycle, which slowed her down.
Seeing that Little Frost and White Night were in danger, Mu Yingying stepped forward immediately.
The first Lantern Ghost lunged toward Mu Yingying instead.
She blocked with her blade held horizontally.
The lantern slammed into the surface of the blade, and the eyeball inside emitted a shriek that left her ears ringing and momentarily deafened.
The Lantern Ghost’s sharp claws swiped across her shoulder, adding a fresh wound next to an old scar.
Mu Yingying let out a muffled groan and kicked the Lantern Ghost in the chest, forcing it back half a step. She then used the momentum to turn and run, shouting as she went, “Frost, take the little vehicle and go!”
Little Frost, of course, would not leave Mu Yingying behind as she saw the two Lantern Ghosts surrounding her.
Instinctively, she triggered her Blood Qi Awakening.
A wave of heat exploded from her body, sweeping toward the two Lantern Ghosts.
The two Lantern Ghosts froze simultaneously, the eyeballs inside the lanterns closing for a moment as if they had been burned.
Taking advantage of this, the three of them turned into an alley and made two quick turns.
The Lantern Ghosts stopped at the entrance of the alley and did not follow inside.
Tap, tap, tap.
The sound of cloth shoes stepping on the stone slabs became slow once again.
The three Lantern Ghosts had gone back and were no longer pursuing them; everything had turned out safe despite the danger.
“Auntie Frost, Auntie Ying, I’m sorry. I was controlled by this Bronze Mirror; this thing is very sinister.”
White Night explained while holding the mirror with her Soul Body.
“It’s okay, but Little Vehicle, what were you thinking? That thing is so sinister, yet you still brought it back,” Mu Yingying said with a smile, showing no signs of blaming White Night at all.
“I don’t know what I was thinking; I just subconsciously grabbed it,” White Night looked down at the mirror, feeling somewhat dazed.
Now, the mirror looked like nothing more than a piece of junk; there was nothing unusual about it.
However, White Night felt that this object was truly extraordinary.
She had to keep in mind that she was a Soul Body and usually couldn’t hold physical objects, yet she was able to grasp this Bronze Mirror.
Aside from the Black Bowknot given by the Little Girl, this was the second object she was able to physically hold.
Upon returning to the shop.
Mu Yingying sat on the ground against the wall, pressing against the wound on her shoulder.
Only then did White Night realize she was injured.
“Auntie Ying, you’re hurt!?” White Night felt even more guilty.
“It’s nothing, just a small wound,” Mu Yingying smiled, not minding it at all.
“Did you get the bracelet?”
Granny Qian asked immediately.
Little Frost placed the red cloth bundle on the workbench.
Granny Qian opened the bundle and picked up the Silver Bracelet.
The surface of the bracelet was carved with a circle of patterns, not particularly exquisite, and it was covered in a layer of dust.
She held the bracelet in her palms and looked at it for a long time.
Her fingers traced the patterns on it with very light movements, as if she were afraid of rubbing something away.
Then, she tucked the bracelet into her pocket and walked toward White Night’s bicycle frame.
“A deal is a deal.”
Little Frost stood nearby, her breathing still not fully recovered.
She had only activated her Blood Qi Awakening for a split second, but her body temperature had spiked, and her temples were throbbing.
“Granny Qian, do you have any medicine for wounds?” White Night asked hurriedly.
“I do.” Granny Qian stood up, rummaged through her things, found a small porcelain bottle, and handed it to Mu Yingying.
Mu Yingying skillfully tended to her wound and curiously questioned White Night.
“Little Vehicle, what exactly happened back there?”
“I was just controlled by the Bronze Mirror in the pawnshop…”
“I’m… I’m sorry.”
“I don’t know what happened, I suddenly had hallucinations. I was the one holding us back.”
Mu Yingying smiled, “It’s fine, aren’t we all safe and sound?”
She shifted her position to lean her wounded shoulder against the wall and grinned.
“That’s enough, as long as everyone is safe. Auntie will give the Little Vehicle some major maintenance soon, and we’ll save up enough Points so the Little Vehicle can level up quickly.”
Hearing this, White Night recalled the previous intimacy and couldn’t help but blush like a teapot.
“You said the Bronze Mirror in the pawnshop controlled you?”
Granny Qian had just prepared to sit down when she heard White Night, and she stood up abruptly.
She had been here for so long and had never seen a Bronze Mirror in the pawnshop.
This was definitely extraordinary.
“Yes, it’s this Bronze Mirror; I brought it out from the pawnshop.”
White Night handed the Bronze Mirror to Granny Qian.
Seeing Granny Qian’s intense reaction, White Night grew even more curious about the mirror.
“This… this…” Granny Qian’s voice trembled. She pulled out a clean white handkerchief and wiped her hands over and over again.
Following that, Granny Qian reached out with trembling hands and carefully took the Bronze Mirror from White Night.
Granny Qian looked down at the old bronze mirror, and for the first time, her cloudy eyes showed a flicker of emotion.