Having devoted myself to guiding souls, I was surrounded by them after my death.

"Giggle..."

The laughter rang out again.

It's as if the girl who initially smiled in the photo has been transferred to some part of Ling Cage.

What is this photo trying to express?

Chen Shi squeezed the photo and shook it, but the photo did not change again; it was still the same distorted face wrapped in bandages.

"Are you implying... plastic surgery?"

He stood up and stared at the pile of minced meat on the ground, lost in thought.

First, let's start with the rules. [School Rule Four: Please boldly trust your classmates and those around you.]

Obviously, this rule is wrong; he's doomed if he actually believes in this "Luo Xiaoyu".

In that case, the correct rule should be...

[School Rule Four: Be cautious in trusting your classmates and remain skeptical of those around you]

The rules presented are completely contrary to the objective basis of Ling Cage.

"Wait, the opposite?"

Chen Shi's eyes lit up, and he instantly realized something.

The Ling Cage reflects the ways evil spirits die and is closely related to the [Rules].

This is a cage within a mirror, where all spaces are reversed and flipped.

Given this, what if we also reverse the known rules...?

[School Rule 1: Everything in the college is the same as in reality]

The word "same" in the school rule was changed to "opposite".

In this way, the spatial reversal within the Ling Cage becomes logically consistent.

"If that's really the case..."

Chen Shi began to recall the "rules" of Ling Cage and flipped them over one by one.

The correct rule should be:

[School Rule #1: Everything in the college is the opposite of reality]

[School Rule 2: If you see something unusual about yourself in the mirror, keep a close eye on it to prevent it from leaving (the mirror)]

[School Rule 3: Damage to mirrors, keep mirrors broken]

[School Rule Four: Be cautious in trusting your classmates and remain skeptical of those around you]

"That makes sense now!"

The doubts about the rules became clear instantly, because everything in this Ling Cage is the opposite, including the rules.

The correct "mirror cage rule" is to reverse the existing information.

"This spirit cage has so many traps. If it weren't for the death rewind feature, we would have been trapped."

Chen Shi was fortunate to be alive.

Now that we have the correct rules, analyzing Ling Cage is much easier.

However, if the "Luo Xiaoyu" in front of us is fake, then where is the real Luo Xiaoyu?

And what about Su Yining?

Chapter 67 Entangling Battle (Please read on Tuesday)

Meanwhile, another layer of cage appears within the mirror.

"Phew...Where is it...?"

In the dark corridor, a petite white figure flashed by like a gust of wind.

Luo Xiaoyu weaved through the teaching building, her sideburns fluttering in the wind, one hand on her waist as she ran, ready to pull out her silver chain at any moment.

Just now, when the Ling Cage was generated, Hu Lizhang suddenly appeared. Her intuition told her that this guy was definitely suspicious, so she immediately chased after him.

However, Hu Lizhang moved extremely fast and disappeared in a flash. She followed her inspiration and chased after him to get here.

"This spirit cage surrounds three floors in total, covering a wide area, and the evil spirit is very troublesome."

Luo Xiaoyu remained calm, assessing the situation as she pursued the enemy.

The evil spirit is dangerous; she must first eliminate the internal troubles before dealing with the external threats.

"Running...running so fast..."

Luo Xiaoyu continued to speed along, gripping the silver chain tightly in one hand.

As she passed the restroom, she glanced at the mirror and saw that she had no facial features, only a pale face.

"?"

Luo Xiaoyu noted the unusual detail, and at the same time, a quick glance revealed the "rules" in the corner of the mirror, which she also noted down.

"The rules have been found. Now, as long as we follow the rules, let's deal with that watermelon head first..."

Just as she was thinking this, a sound of footsteps suddenly came from behind her!

Luo Xiaoyu immediately turned around, flicked her finger, and the silver chain was instantly swung out.

"So you were there... Hey! It's me!"

A familiar voice rang out, and she looked closely. In front of her was a young man with decent looks, wearing a school uniform, which made him look even more youthful.

"Was that the person from earlier? His name is... Chen Shi?"

Luo Xiaoyu was startled. Just as the silver chain was about to poke Chen Shi's face, she twisted her wrist, and the chain instantly retracted, spinning into a coil in her palm.

"Calm down, it's me."

Chen Shi breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to ask:

"What happened? I was unconscious for a moment, and when I woke up I found myself separated from the group."

"Well……"

Luo Xiaoyu subconsciously looked away, took out her notebook and quickly started writing, then timidly flipped through the notebook:

"You just walked out of the classroom without any warning, it seems like you were mentally disturbed."

"I came here following that teacher."

She bit her lip, avoiding Chen Shi's gaze.

From as far back as she can remember, she had been undergoing various training sessions at Lingyi Temple, and then dealing with all sorts of spirits. As a result, she had almost never interacted with strangers. She would usually go down the mountain to deal with the evil spirits and then return to Lingyi Temple.

For her, dealing with people is more difficult than dealing with evil spirits.

After all, the evil spirit can be dealt with by analyzing the manner of death, but people's moods are unpredictable, and she simply cannot understand them.

My teacher's wife didn't teach me how to communicate with people either!

"I see... no wonder there was no one in the classroom."

As Chen Shi spoke, he took a few more steps forward.

Meanwhile, because Luo Xiaoyu kept her head down and looked at the ground—the incandescent light from the bathroom was projected onto the corridor, she stood in the light and shadow, while Chen Shi stood in the shadows.

As he spoke, Chen Shi took a step forward, but just as his toes were about to enter the light and shadow, he suddenly took a step back.

"Well?"

Luo Xiaoyu's eyes narrowed, and she immediately looked up!

Almost without hesitation, she swung the silver chain again, twisting her wrist, and in the blink of an eye, the silver chain wrapped around Chen Shi's neck.

"!" Chen Shi's eyes widened, clearly startled.

Before he could speak, Luo Xiaoyu tightened her slender hand, drawing the silver chain into the light and shadow.

Looking down, Chen Shi was nowhere to be seen!

"really!"

Luo Xiaoyu reacted quickly. As soon as she looked up, she saw "Chen Shi" with a ferocious expression, his mouth stretched to his ears, his eyes bulging, and his eyeballs covered with blood vessels.

After confirming that the other party was selling counterfeit goods, Luo Xiaoyu's shyness towards people vanished instantly, replaced by a fierce aura in the face of the supernatural.

With a single pull of her hand, she yanked the silver chain, instantly throwing the person in the mirror to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Xiaoyu stood on one leg, bent her right knee and raised it, and with one hand brushed the red rope at her ankle, the red rope instantly transformed into a red-tasseled spear, the handle of which was jet black with golden patterns, and the tip of the spear flashed with a cold light.

"remove!"

She let out a low growl, turned the tip of the gun, and thrust it directly into the body of the person in the mirror, pinning them firmly to the ground.

"babble--!"

The person in the mirror let out a wail, and their body began to burn rapidly, melting little by little into a pulp.

Luo Xiaoyu moved cleanly and swiftly, her hands twirling as she brought the red-tasseled spear back to her shoulders and the silver chain back to her waist.

And in that pile of minced meat, there was an extra piece of photographic paper.

"Ok?"

Luo Xiaoyu shrugged, and the red-tasseled spear rested steadily on her shoulder, like a balancing scale.

She squatted down, knees bent inward, and picked up the photograph to examine it—the front showed the girl's ordinary smiling face, while the back showed a glaring face wrapped in bandages.

"What do you mean?" Luo Xiaoyu puffed out her cheeks, her face flushed.

Just then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a shadow slowly receding from behind her, raising its hand.

"!"

Luo Xiaoyu reacted extremely quickly, taking a step forward and simultaneously spinning around, gripping the end of the red-tasseled spear and swinging it out.

The spear tip flashed coldly, the metal clanged together with a resounding clang, and the petite body was swayed backward several meters before regaining its footing.

Upon closer inspection, the tall man with a watermelon-shaped haircut and black-rimmed glasses was Hu Lizhang.

He took several steps back, still holding the ruler in his hand.

"That was a quick reaction." Hu Lizhang looked displeased.

"..."

Without wasting words, Luo Xiaoyu immediately adjusted her center of gravity to steady herself, gripped the red-tasseled spear with both hands, and was about to sprint...

Hu Lizhang picked up the ruler and pressed his finger on the markings.

The next second, Luo Xiaoyu rushed out like a gust of wind, but she struck empty air.

"Ok?"

She was taken aback, and upon closer inspection, she discovered that Hu Lizhang had already been standing some distance away.

"When did you create distance?" Luo Xiaoyu was startled, her gaze falling on the ruler: "It's a magical artifact."

Hu Lizhang flipped the ruler over and pressed his fingertip down to the mark.

In the blink of an eye, Luo Xiaoyu was like a chess piece that was picked up and moved, instantly appearing in front of him.

"!"

By the time she came to her senses, the gleaming ruler was already slashing towards her throat.

"Can this ruler be used to freely change the distance between the two parties?"

Luo Xiaoyu reacted quickly, as if her bones had been removed, leaning back and bending over naturally to dodge the ruler while doing a backflip to create distance. Her movements were as graceful as a gymnast.

She spun around and stood still. Seeing that Hu Lizhang was about to control the distance again, she raised her slender hand high, and the silver chain stretched out, instantly turning into a spiral that enveloped her like a ribbon.

Hu Lizhang pressed the scale, and Luo Xiaoyu was forced to switch positions again, now within one meter of him.

However, Luo Xiaoyu had already figured out a way to break the spell. With a flick of her wrist, the silver chains that swirled around her like ribbons instantly spun outwards, sending Hu Lizhang flying.