Histoires de fantômes

Chapitre 9

I exclaimed, "So amazing?"

"Of course, this is specially made by me; it's a sacred medicine from the demon realm."

"Isn't the Spirit Void Mirror an object of the Heavenly Court? Why does it possess magical power?"

She glared at me and said, "Since this mirror is now in my hands, it's not unreasonable for me to add some mechanisms to it, is it?"

"Cough..." I was so shocked that I couldn't speak, so I just coughed.

She then asked, "Any other questions?"

"And...and...why is Sima Xiao unconscious? Did you do something to him?"

“Didn’t Cheng Lang already tell you the truth?” She looked at me with a smile that I couldn’t decipher.

"Why did you attack him, young lady?"

"I just found him bothering me and getting in my way, so I just left him unconscious for a few days."

"The girl didn't mean to harm him."

"Of course, he will wake up naturally once things are settled here."

"With your words, young lady, I feel relieved." After saying that, I swallowed the pill in one gulp. Instantly, I felt a chill rise from the bottom of my heart, and my limbs felt a little cold, but I returned to normal in no time, and my mind became unusually clear.

She looked at me and smiled, "Now we can see the Spirit Void Mirror."

"Where?"

“Here.” She pointed, and a blue light emanated from the ground, instantly revealing an ancient rhombus-shaped mirror. The mirror was greenish-blue, and carved with flowers, birds, and animals that I had never seen before.

"This is the Spirit Void Mirror. It's so small; it looks like something an ancient woman would use for dressing up."

"That's right, it's Cheng Lang's mother's dressing mirror."

I reached out and touched it, but as soon as my hand touched the mirror, I felt a strong suction force, and my hand could even pass through the mirror.

I quickly withdrew my hand in surprise and asked, "What happened?"

"I told you long ago that this mirror has magic powers and you can't get too close to it, or you'll be sucked in."

"I see, but this mirror is so small, how can we see clearly without getting closer?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Spirit Void Mirror gradually grew larger, finally reaching the height of a person before stopping.

I exclaimed in surprise, "That's really impressive!"

"Of course."

"Why did you help me, young lady?"

"Helping you is helping myself."

I looked at her in surprise, but she said, "Now you just need to think about what you know, and then look in the mirror."

I did as instructed, pondering the truth I desired to know. At first, my reflection appeared in the mirror, but after a short while, the image in the mirror changed…

Perhaps because I took that pill, I knew everything about the scenery and people in the mirror, which gave a reasonable explanation for the strange things that happened to me. In short, what I saw in the Spirit Mirror was like this—

It turns out that Cheng Lang is the young master of the Moon Clan in the Demon Realm. His father is the King of the Moon Clan, and his mother is a celestial fairy. When Cheng Lang was born, a wise old man from the Demon Realm, Mingyun, prophesied that his parents would have two children: one kind and upright, who would become the future King of the Demon Realm, and the other evil and treacherous, who would become a calamity for the Demon Realm. However, they only had one child, Cheng Lang. Everyone thought the wise man's prophecy was wrong, but no one expected that this child would have a dual personality from a young age. By day, he was a little angel loved by everyone, but by night, he became a little devil hated by everyone. This became more and more obvious as he grew older. Until he was eighteen years old, he accidentally drank Huanji's Soul-Separating Tea, and he split in two, becoming two people: one was a flute-playing messenger dressed in white, and the other was a night demon dressed in black, like the night itself...

After reading it, I asked, "Where did his parents go?"

"His parents went into seclusion when he was fifteen, and nobody knows where they are now."

"Do they know anything about Cheng Lang?"

"Even if they know, they'll believe everything that happens is fate, and they won't care."

"It's amazing that there are such parents in the world."

"Never mind that for now. Now that you know the whole story, is there anything else you want to ask?"

"I do have a few questions to ask?"

"Tell me about it."

"Why did you give them the Soul-Separating Tea?"

"Does this have anything to do with what you want to know?"

"It's nothing, I was just curious. If you don't want to answer, there's no need to force you," I chuckled.

“There’s nothing I’m unwilling about. It’s just that I wanted to control him, but I never expected it would turn him into two different people.”

Her tone held a hint of anger, so I didn't dare to press the matter further and changed the subject, asking, "How did the Spirit Void Mirror end up with you?"

"If it's not here, where should it be?"

“I heard Cheng Lang say that this originally belonged to her mother.”

"Hmph, you know quite a lot. Fine, I'll tell you the truth. This mirror was given to me by his mother. I was originally his mother's disciple."

"Ah, I see."

"Do you have any other questions?"

"A part of Cheng Lang is within me, why?"

"This is related to your past life."

"Who was I in my past life? Was I Cheng Lang?"

"No, no, but I can't tell you who you were in your past life."

"Why?"

"This is a secret from heaven."

"Then forget it. Where is the other part of Cheng Lang?"

"After all that asking, this is the key point: his other part is inside Pei Qing's body."

"What? So you really were reincarnated from a corpse."

"What do you know?"

—After Cheng Lang split into two, the kind one always treated the evil one kindly, but the evil one hated the kind one very much. He believed that there could only be one him in this demon realm, not two. So one night, he killed the kind Piper. Fortunately, the Piper had the Moon Clan mark on him and split into two again before he died. One part of his soul entered my body, while the other part entered Pei Qing's body.

I asked, puzzled, "What exactly is going on?"

"Do you know who Pei Qing is?"

"Who is it?"

"She is the physical body that Chu Luyu cultivated in the mortal realm."

"No wonder, they look exactly alike. You must have entered Pei Qing's body."

"Yes, Chu Luyu is the granddaughter of Elder Mingyun. I owe Elder Mingyun a favor, so I am here to protect Cheng Lang in Chu Luyu's place."

"Could it be that Cheng Lang's soul being inside his body would cause harm to the body?"

"It won't harm you, but Chu Luyu is from the Demon Realm. If Cheng Lang's Moon Clan divine power is revived, it will damage her spiritual power."

"So you entered Pei Qing's body, killed her, and then erased everyone's memories of her."

“That’s right, but I didn’t expect the editor-in-chief to put one of her photos in the Buddhist scriptures, which made him think of Pei Qing again. But I’m prepared, he will forget about Pei Qing in three days.”

"So you weren't trying to harm anyone after all."

"Hmph, I don't have that kind of free time right now."

"Where is Pei Qing now?"

"It's in the Ghost Realm."

"What should we do now?"

She looked at me in surprise: "Don't you know?"

Chapter Fifteen: Unity of Souls

I smiled wryly and said, "How would I know?"

She glared at me, then suddenly said, "Cheng Lang, why aren't you showing yourself?"

I was about to speak, but Cheng Lang's voice came out instead: "Hello, Huan Ji."

"I'm fine. Why don't you come out if I don't call you?"

"No, no, how could I dare?"

I thought to myself in surprise, "Didn't you say you would fall into a deep sleep? How come you're awake?"

"This isn't the Demon Realm," he said to me.

Mei Shuixing said, "Alright, Cheng Lang, now you can tell Qu Ming what you need to do next."

"But I want to ask, is another part of my soul really in that little girl's body? Why didn't I sense it before?"

"Do you think I'm lying to you again?"

"No, no, I think your magic power is too high and interfered with my spiritual power."

"Stop talking nonsense and tell Qu Ming what you're going to do next."

“Alright, I’ll tell him.” After he finished speaking, a voice suddenly echoed in my heart: “Now we need to find Pei Qing, to reunite my soul with hers, and make me a complete soul.”

"Hmm, what's the next step?"

"Next, I'll need to use your body."

"My body?"

"Yes, I will possess your body to duel the Night Demon."

"Wait a minute, what about my soul? Should I go to sleep?"

"No, because it's very dangerous, so there can only be one soul in your body. Your soul will leave your body."

"What? How can that be?"