After shopping, Beichuan Si and Four Directions Huixue naturally returned to their rooms at the inn.

"I'll head back to my room first, Huiye Witch," Beichuan Si greeted Four Directions Huixue.

"Please do," Four Directions Huixue nodded her approval.

She stood there at the corner, watching as Beichuan Si pushed the door open to enter his own room, then her gaze shifted to the two men looking like bodyguards who had followed behind her.

"Excuse us, Miss Huiye."

The leading man apologized emotionlessly, then reached for the paper bag in her hand.

"...," Four Directions Huixue.

She bit her lower lip, her gaze trembling.

But in the end, she sighed and handed the paper bag to the man.

The man expressionlessly tore open the top of the bag and reached inside to search.

The rudeness made Four Directions Huixue wish she could just slap the Moon Obscuring Mirror across his face.

But that was just a thought.

She simply couldn't do it.

After the man finished searching the bag, he shook his head at his companion, "There's no note or hidden information."

After finishing his report, he crumpled the paper bag and returned it to Four Directions Huixue:

"Routine procedure, very sorry, Miss Huiye."

Four Directions Huixue took back the paper bag, checked once that the hairpin was still safe inside before she let out a relaxed breath, and with raised eyebrows, she turned her gaze towards the two bodyguard men:

"You should be satisfied now, right? Stand down, I'm very tired."

"...Yes."

The two men stepped back, waiting until Four Directions Huixue entered her own room before they emotionlessly took up their posts on either side of the door.

And that point... Four Directions Huixue was well aware of.

But...

Sorry, there was nothing she could do.

Four Directions Huixue clutched the paper bag tightly to her chest, her eyes shimmering with tears.

Her actions shaky, even though tears streamed down her face, Four Directions Huixue didn't dare make a sound.

After a while, Four Directions Huixue slowly approached the small table in her room.

She took out the hairpin from the paper bag.

The plastic wrap clung tightly to the Nara Deer Hairpin.

She couldn't help but gently touch the hairpin, a sigh-like soft sound escaping her lips:

"I am but a mayfly... unable to even choose my own death."

Mayflies have no joy, only floating in the air without any foothold.

Similarly, mayflies have no freedom, only adrift with the wind, bobbing in its current.

That was all.

Four Directions Huixue caressed the hairpin, her expression blank as she gazed into the distance.

Beyond the mountains split by the cross-shaped window... what was there?

Four Directions Huixue abandoned these meaningless thoughts, clenching tightly to the edge of the Moon Obscuring Mirror at her chest.

And on the surface of the Moon Obscuring Mirror, luminous colors flickered as if alive.

...

The dusk of the afternoon arrived swiftly.

The tasks and operational timelines assigned today were the same as yesterday, still the search for the Moon Gazing Mirror.

But due to the giant vile creature encountered yesterday, Master Yutian and Master Onodera were much more cautious.

When dusk passed completely and night descended, Beichuan Si and others began their operation.

This time, Beichuan Si didn't interact with Four Directions Huixue, walking straight towards the sacrificial area behind the mountains.

The vengeful spirits he occasionally encountered en route were dispatched with ease.

After walking forward for over ten minutes, Beichuan Si stood once again before the entrance to the Moon Ghost Ritual Hall.

There was little hesitation in what followed.

Beichuan Si turned and walked onto the wooden path on his left.

The dim surface of the lake shimmered with light.

Beichuan Si's footsteps on the wooden bridge creaked crisply.

The deeper he went, the more gruesome the scenes he saw.

Bones burst open, revealing their stark whiteness.

Martyrs with their lower bodies completely devoured.

The columns smeared with thick black blood that could never be wiped clean...

Beichuan Si stopped in his tracks.

He looked around.

Without realizing, his surroundings teemed with figures.

Ethereal forms in hunting attire, maidens holding sacred talismans, screaming as they dispersed in flight.

Unknown monstrous entities from the lake yanked their arms from their fragile bodies, biting off their lower halves in one go!

The air of Yellow Springs permeated their bodies.

Vengeful spirits drifted everywhere, killing all living beings they could see...

Blood spilled on the walls, forming indelible black stains.

Undoubtedly, the scene before Beichuan Si was one straight out of Hell.

These were the sights witnessed by the deceased witches and priests before their deaths.

Due to their intense resentment and hatred, these scenes lingered here as afterimages.

There was no escaping the sacrificial area behind the mountain, especially near Moon Ghost Lake, when Waning Moon Time arrived.

This also resulted in appearances of vengeful spirits of twisted countenance and pale-blue skin on Beichuan Si's left, right, the ground, and even the ceiling—

The armless maiden spirits, the priests half-devoured and missing parts of their faces...

The stench of rotting, dark purple flesh permeated.

Their spiteful eyes glaring unabatedly at Beichuan Si, their mouths continuously leaking dark fluid.

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