Under the moonlight, the black mist didn’t appear particularly noticeable, yet Shui Miao clearly saw it.
But when the black mist vanished, Shui Miao suddenly realized that it seemed not to be rising outward from the mirror, but rather seeping into the mirror from outside… However, the mirror remained unchanged, showing no difference.
Shui Miao immediately used the mirror to scan the surroundings, but it revealed no impurities or strange entities.
He then turned the mirror toward the unconscious Zhang Shanren and others, but again, the mirror showed no reaction.
It felt as though the mirror had suddenly become useless. Shui Miao then pointed it at himself, yet still saw nothing.
Soon after, Zhang Shanren and the others almost simultaneously regained consciousness.
They were soaked from head to toe, as if just pulled from a river.
Confused and dazed, they couldn’t understand how they had gone from being inside the warehouse to ending up here in an instant.
Shui Miao put the mirror away, and soon, Director Zhang and others arrived by car.
Director Zhang got into Shui Miao’s car, and on the way back to the warehouse, he asked how Shui Miao had found Zhang Shanren and the others. Shui Miao truthfully replied that he had come looking for the mirror after hearing Zhang Shanren’s words, and had just happened to spot them when turning back. If anyone else had said this, Director Zhang would certainly have doubted. But this was Shui Miao speaking, and his own daughter was beside him, so he had no choice but to believe.
Director Zhang asked Shui Miao to show him the mirror.
He turned it over repeatedly in his hands. Indeed, it was nothing more than an ordinary ancient bronze mirror.
With the disappearance of the thousand-year-old copper coffin already bizarre enough, bringing up the mirror would only make things even more suspicious. Director Zhang handed the mirror back to Shui Miao and advised him not to mention it at all, simply stating that he had been sent by the director to search for the missing people.
Moreover, Director Zhang instructed Shui Miao and Zhang Hanya to immediately change out of their police uniforms.
However, Director Zhang knew that even if his superiors didn’t question the fact that he and his daughter had impersonated officers, it would still be difficult to explain his actions.
Arriving at the scene dressed as police officers with his daughter and a stranger was hard to justify.
Fortunately, the issue of the four elderly men carrying away a multi-ton, thousand-year-old copper coffin was equally inexplicable.
The injured special forces and police officers were sent to the hospital.
The special forces captain remained on-site.
Until senior officers arrived, no one was allowed to leave. The special forces would stay inside the factory to look after the three archaeologists, Zhang Shanren, and the others. Director Zhang began interrogating the two outsiders who had instigated the disturbance.
Zhang Hanya was tired and fell asleep inside Shui Miao’s car.
With nothing better to do, Shui Miao stood by the damaged hole in the warehouse, contemplating how the thousand-year-old copper coffin had been transported. Ghosts possessed terrifying power. Under the influence of yin energy, carrying such an immense weight was entirely plausible. Transporting the coffin by water wasn’t impossible—given the thousand-year-old female ghost’s abilities, she could certainly manage that. But where exactly had the copper coffin been taken? If the female ghost disliked appearing in public, why had she been unearthed? These questions left Shui Miao puzzled.
“Hey there, young man, what are you thinking about?”
Suddenly, a voice broke the silence inside the warehouse.
Shui Miao turned around and saw the feng shui master, Cai Enkang. He quickly stood up and smiled in greeting, “Nothing much, just thinking. It’s just so unbelievable that such a huge copper coffin could vanish like that.”
“Indeed! This must be the great feat of shifting stars and moving mountains through yin techniques. Young man, you’re well-versed in feng shui and yin-yang principles—you should be able to guess how the coffin was moved. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have found those four so easily,” Cai Enkang said calmly, smiling with a hint of hidden meaning. “Please, sit down. Let’s chat.”
“…”
Upon hearing these words, Shui Miao’s heart stirred. What exactly was Cai Enkang trying to say?
Cai Enkang was the president of the City Yi Li Association, an expert in feng shui, the eight trigrams, the I Ching, and divination—naturally, nothing mysterious would escape his notice.
Coming to him specifically and saying such words—could he be scheming something?
Thinking this, Shui Miao smiled slightly, “Uncle Cai, I’m still young and only just beginning to understand feng shui. I might have guessed that spirits used yin techniques to move the thousand-year-old coffin. As for running into them by chance, that was just pure luck. If I really had such great abilities, I’d be practically a god, and I’d be stealing your livelihood, Uncle!”
“Haha, I actually hope that the younger generation surpasses the older one, like the Yangtze River’s waves pushing forward. I have no ulterior motives—I just want to be friends. If you’re willing, you could even become a vice-president of my association. I have many friends who are experts in feng shui, Yi studies, and mystical arts. We can gather, drink tea, chat, exchange insights, study feng shui formations, yin-yang techniques, and mysterious arts, promoting the essence of traditional Chinese practices. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”
“Uncle Cai, do you really have so many capable people in your group?”
Shui Miao immediately became interested.
Shui Miao considered himself to have some understanding of yin-yang and feng shui, but he also knew that the world was vast, filled with extraordinary individuals. Only by humbly learning from others and integrating their strengths could he deepen his knowledge and become more skilled.
Originally, Shui Miao had been short on money and wanted to earn more to support his family.
But now, Chen Meiling had expanded the Chen family business significantly, so money was no longer an issue at home. This gave Shui Miao more time to focus on studying feng shui.
“Of course! Why would I lie to you?”
Cai Enkang stood up, handed Shui Miao a business card with both hands, and continued with a smile, “Besides, in our line of work, we meet many people, including many billionaires. We can earn a little extra to support our families. Otherwise, if we’re poor and struggling, we won’t have the peace of mind to study feng shui and yin-yang techniques, hehe…”
Cai Enkang’s meaning was clear—he wanted to recruit Shui Miao, sharing wealth and fortune together.
“Great! Thank you, Uncle Cai.” Shui Miao quickly accepted the card. “But I’m still quite young. Being a vice-president might seem a bit too much…”
“Forget titles like president or vice-president—they’re just empty names. Among us, we’re all brothers, sharing blessings and burdens alike. We seek only freedom, joy, and the thrill of exploring the mysteries of life. As for worldly fame and reputation, we needn’t concern ourselves with them,” Cai Enkang said cheerfully, waving his hand dismissively, then took out his phone and exchanged contact details with Shui Miao.
Shui Miao was genuinely delighted—he hadn’t expected to join such a mysterious and fascinating group.
The thought of working alongside a group of knowledgeable, well-traveled individuals, solving mysteries and uncovering secrets, filled him with excitement.
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