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

"Oh."

Chen Shi released his hand and looked away.

Su Yining stopped talking, pushed herself up from the ground, and the two of them made a rustling sound as their school uniforms rubbed against each other.

After standing up, she brushed her long hair with her fingertips, letting it fall to the side of her face and cover her ears.

Chen Shi then stood up and patted his knees.

Turning my head, I saw Luo Xiaoyu standing motionless beside me, her hands covering her eyes, but her index and middle fingers were slightly apart, revealing a pair of shy heterochromatic eyes through the gaps between her fingers.

"Well!"

As soon as their eyes met, Luo Xiaoyu immediately closed her fingers, turned around with a "whoosh," and pretended that she hadn't seen anything.

Hey, you've actually been watching the whole time without stopping, haven't you?

However, this kind of plot is indeed too exciting for young girls.

Chen Shi thought for a moment and realized that he didn't know how old Luo Xiaoyu was.

Surely the ferryman can't actually hire child laborers, right?

"Um...right!"

After a moment of silence, Su Yining finally found a topic to discuss:

"Chen Shi, why did you pull me out just now?"

"Because there are two malevolent spirits in this school, a mirror spirit and a sound spirit. The reason Jiang Liu said that the supernatural influence has not spread is because these two malevolent spirits are mutually restraining and influencing each other."

Chen Shi looked around and explained:

"In the choir classroom, we angered both the Mirror Spirit and the Sound Spirit, but what was created was a cage within a mirror, which clearly indicates that the Mirror Spirit is more dangerous. And the fact that it could pull you into the mirror shows that the Mirror Spirit can react with spirits."

He glanced at Luo Xiaoyu:

"So, Luo Xiaoyu and I lured the Sound Spirit to the mirror and let it break the mirror spirit's control."

"I see!"

Su Yining tapped her hand.

Standing to the side, Luo Xiaoyu also showed admiration, clearly not expecting Chen Shi, a first-level ferryman, to react so quickly.

"Now, we need to deal with Ling and Hu Lizhang one by one," Chen Shi pondered.

"By the way, that Hu Lizhang, he's the one who invited me to join the choir. He knew me from my high school days."

Su Yining gritted her teeth and clenched her fists:

"He must know something about my death."

"I understand. I'll use the tuning fork to extract information before killing him."

Chen Shi spoke very calmly—in his mind, there was simply no option to let a beast like Hu Lizhang live.

The evil spirit will be exorcised, but people will also die; no one can escape.

The three gathered and immediately exchanged information, including the rules, photos of plastic surgery, and Hu Lizhang's abilities...

When Su Yining mentioned that her face was not reflected in the mirror, she suddenly raised her hand.

"You may speak, Su Yining." Chen Shi gestured for her to speak.

"But I have facial features in the mirror."

"??"

"Well?"

Chen Shi and Luo Xiaoyu exchanged a glance and pondered:

"You have facial features in the mirror? And there's no mirror spirit..."

Beside her, Luo Xiaoyu scribbled as she flipped through the notebook:

"It might be due to a special spirit."

"That's true. After all, you can freely enter and exit the Spirit Cage, so it's understandable that the evil spirits can't reflect you."

After thinking about it carefully, Chen Shi realized that he had seen Luo Xiaoyu's fake body, and Luo Xiaoyu had seen his, but Su Yining's fake body had never appeared.

It's indeed quite special; it might come in handy at a crucial moment.

"What do we do now?" Su Yining asked, puzzled.

"We need to deal with the Mirror Spirit first. The Mirror Spirit is very cunning; it can travel between different mirrors and teleport through the space behind the mirrors," Chen Shi said.

“But we can’t get into the mirror!” Su Yining pouted.

"Hmm... Oh!" Luo Xiaoyu, who was standing to the side, realized what was happening and her eyes lit up.

"Yes."

Chen Shi smiled slightly and said:

"Since we can't get in, let's force it out."

[School Rule 3: Please do not damage mirrors; keep the mirror surface intact]

“Mirror spirits can teleport through mirrors, but they obviously can’t exist in the mirror forever, otherwise they wouldn’t be in such a hurry to expose themselves and kill us.”

Chen Shi took out a rope and tied it around his arm:

"In that case, let's smash all the mirrors in the Ling Cage, whether they are windows, mirrors, or projections, and block all its paths."

"That way it won't be able to escape!"

Su Yining realized what was happening and immediately frowned:

"However, what is the method of removal?"

Beside her, Luo Xiaoyu looked troubled:

"Well……"

She picked up a pen, wanting to write, but hesitated, clearly having some thoughts in mind but not being sure.

Seeing this, Chen Shi calmly spoke:

"About this..."

He put his arm around Su Yining's shoulder and gently pulled her aside a little.

Behind her, the broken glass window came into view.

Chen Shi noticed it just now...

Inside the mirror cage, all the mirrors, after being smashed, would stick tightly to the wall; although broken, they did not fall off.

But when Su Yining was pulled out of the mirror maze, the glass shattered on the ground.

The three looked closely and saw that behind the broken mirror was a solid earthen wall, as if the entire space was buried underground in an airtight place.

Behind the mirror, on the earthen wall, was a piece of white paper.

Chen Shi picked it off...

[Name: XX]

[Occupation: Online blogger]

Number of visits: A total of 9 facial plastic and reconstructive surgeries.

[Date of visit: Repeated treatment over the past year]

[Diagnosis and Treatment Summary]

The patient suffered from severe appearance anxiety and long-term dissatisfaction with their appearance, undergoing multiple surgeries including comprehensive eye surgery, rhinoplasty, facial fillers, and contouring. Post-surgery, they repeatedly experienced issues such as facial disharmony, soft tissue hyperplasia, and scar hyperplasia, leading to a continuous deterioration of their psychological state and a request for repeated corrective procedures.

[Doctor's Notes]

[Multiple revision surgeries have severely damaged the original facial tissue, resulting in obvious facial deformity. The patient is extremely distressed and has repeatedly stated that they cannot accept their appearance in the mirror. It is recommended that the surgery be stopped immediately and psychological intervention be initiated.]

[Additional Notes]

The patient refused psychological counseling and left the consultation room alone today, exhibiting a manic state.

"A cosmetic surgery report?" Su Yining leaned closer.

"Luo Xiaoyu, can I see that photo?"

Chen Shi reached out to save Luo Xiaoyu. After the death rewind, he didn't deal with the person in the mirror, and therefore didn't get the photo.

But Luo Xiaoyu definitely has it.

"Uh-huh."

Luo Xiaoyu had completely trusted him and handed over the photos.

Chen Shi held the cosmetic surgery report in one hand and the photos of the procedure in the other, and said:

"In the spirit cage, our reflections in the mirror have no faces."

"The purpose of a mirror is to reflect one's own image, but the way to drive away a mirror spirit is to shatter the mirror."

"And these reports and photos."

"Do you understand?"

Chapter 75 You Be My Eyes

"Now, according to the plan, smash all the mirrors in the spirit cage."

In the music classroom, Chen Shi made a plan.

Su Yining nodded, pondering and muttering to herself:

"Three floors, and there are exactly three of us... no, I'm not even considered a person."

She put her hands on her hips and said:

"If we're looking for efficiency, wouldn't it be better if we split up and each person was responsible for one floor? But that's how supporting characters in horror movies die..."

"Dividing us into three groups won't work; there's too much uncertainty."

Chen Shi remained calm, immediately refused, and presented his evidence:

“Senior, you are special. Hu Lizhang obviously wants to keep you at school, and the Mirror Spirit has an additional suppressive effect on the Spirit. It was already very obvious just now. At the very least, Senior, you must not act alone.”

"Okay, whatever you say."

Although Su Yining is usually a bit assertive, she doesn't resist in situations like this and listens when she should.

"However, it is indeed possible to form groups."

As Chen Shi spoke, he looked at Luo Xiaoyu.

From the moment she started talking, Luo Xiaoyu was holding the handbook, tiptoeing as if she had something to say.

Noticing Chen Shi looking at her, Luo Xiaoyu lowered her gaze, then immediately began writing, flipping through her notebook:

“I can take charge of one floor by myself. Those students have all been affected by the Mirror Spirit. I’m afraid that if this drags on too long, it will affect them. The sooner we resolve this, the better.”

Chen Shi thought so too.

Su Yining is special; to be on the safe side, she absolutely cannot go alone.

However, Luo Xiaoyu's strength as a Level 2 Ferryman is beyond doubt.

"Luo Xiaoyu, my senior and I will be in charge of floors 4 and 5, and you can be in charge of floor 3, is that okay?" Chen Shi asked.

"Uh-huh!"

Luo Xiaoyu nodded vigorously while holding the handbook.

"Let this young girl go alone? Is it really okay?" Su Yining asked with some concern.

Although Luo Xiaoyu had tried to get rid of her not long ago, Luo Xiaoyu also played a crucial role in saving her from the mirror maze. Moreover, the girl was kind-hearted by nature, so Su Yining was instinctively a little worried.

"Don't worry, she'll be fine."