Lu Zhai was about to attack when a black shadow flashed in front of him with extreme speed.
Bang—!
With a hook punch from Duan Chen, it let out a grunt and was sent flying backward, its face contorted in pain. Before it could even get back on its feet, a dark gun barrel was pressed against its forehead. Everything happened in an instant.
Lu Zhai’s face turned pale with fright, and sweat poured down its head. It trembled and begged,
"Great god, spare my life, spare me... I'm just a salted fish, I admit I'm not human, but I haven't harmed any humans. I'm just a lazy salted fish..."
Duan Chen's pupils flashed, revealing a benevolent smile.
"Oh, you're quite capable, let me see... 3 young people on a night run, 2 elderly people out for a stroll, 4 women coming back from night shifts, and even 1 child buying ice cream."
When Duan Chen saw that there was a child among the victims, his killing intent instantly surged, his eyes as cold as knives.
"How cruel can you be? Brother Duan Chen, kill it!" Mi Xue'er stomped her feet in anger, wishing she could do it herself.
Qin Ze's eyes also blazed with indignation. "What a salted fish worse than a beast."
Lu Zhai's pupils trembled, and it knelt on the ground, shaking like a sieve.
How could it have known that the great god in front of it could read minds? Its lies were instantly exposed, and it knew it had no way out.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me! It was the Apostle who forced me! If I don't hand over my heart, I'll die. I had no choice!"
"Apostle? Which Apostle?" Duan Chen narrowed his eyes.
Lu Zhai's eyeballs darted around, wanting to spout nonsense, but it was wary of Duan Chen's eyes and its face sagged like a bitter melon.
"It's Apostle number 03, named Ye Yan... I really only know this much. I don't know anything else. I'm just a small pawn and can't even climb onto the Apostle's leg. Only the Black Robe Envoy has the qualification to know his situation."
Tsk, Ye Yan again.
But that guy was killed by Wu Suowei, so he should be no threat now. That's why Lu Zhai was so arrogant.
"I, I don't want to die yet, great god!" Lu Zhai, seeing Duan Chen fall silent, hastily begged for mercy.
"Alright, then I'll give you a chance."
"No, no... Huh?"
Lu Zhai froze, thinking it had misheard. This cop was too easy to talk to, it was completely flustered.
It cautiously looked at Duan Chen but was startled by the knife-like cold gaze.
"Hand over the magic mirror you use to travel between Mirror City and the mainland, and I won't kill you."
Lu Zhai's face crumpled. "Great god, where would I get a magic mirror? You're clearly trying to kill me. With my status, let alone a magic mirror, I can't even get mirror shards."
"Stop talking nonsense. Without a magic mirror, how did you get to the mainland?"
Duan Chen's finger rested on the trigger, and he raised an eyebrow indifferently. "If you don't tell the truth, you'll die now."
"Don't, don't, don't!! Don't shoot!"
It gritted its teeth and sighed, "There should be a total of five passages for traveling between Mirror City and the mainland. Their locations and formations require precise calculations and deductions from sacrifices. Currently, only three have been successfully opened, and I came through one of them."
Duan Chen's eyes lit up. This was important intelligence.
"Continue."
"One of the passages was destroyed not long ago, and another is in the hands of the Apostle. It's actually very difficult for us, only this last one remains..."
"Location."
Lu Zhai looked at the gun barrel, hesitated for a long time, and asked, "If I tell you, will you let me go, great god?"
"Of course, I'm a senior agent of the Spirit Hunting Guild, can't you trust me? Besides, you have no choice but to trust me now." Duan Chen nodded and promised.
Lu Zhai slumped down like a deflated ball, its shoulders drooping. It said softly, "At a KTV called 'Bai Fu Ye Xuan'."
Bai Fu Ye Xuan! Jia Yunlian's territory.
Duan Chen was slightly surprised. The passage had been right under his nose, and they hadn't noticed. Such hidden capabilities were truly hard to guard against.
He decided to go to Bai Fu Ye Xuan as soon as possible to check. The passage had to be closed quickly.
Duan Chen nodded, seeing that it wasn't lying.
On the side, the little brat, who had eaten enough dried fish, stroked its whiskers, its bright eyes looking at Duan Chen. It blinked, then let out a "meow" and with a push of its hind legs, jumped directly onto Duan Chen's head, looking comfortable.
Duan Chen grabbed the cat's tail that was dangling in front of him, but the little brat agilely dodged.
He finally understood. This stupid cat considered his head its bed...
Seeing that Duan Chen's killing intent had subsided, Lu Zhai breathed a sigh of relief and ventured to say,
"Great god, Mirror City is very dangerous. Even if you know the passage, it's best not to go. The mainland is so good. If it weren't for the Apostle forcing me, I truly wouldn't want to go back."
Duan Chen ignored this mixed sentiment, as his goal had been achieved. Knowing the whereabouts of the magic mirror would allow him to go to Mirror City and find that bastard Gao Tiankai.
"Great god, I, I've handed over the magic mirror. You'll keep your promise and not kill me, right?" Lu Zhai looked at Duan Chen with anticipation.
"Of course, a man's word is his bond, once spoken, it cannot be taken back."
Duan Chen moved the gun away. Before Lu Zhai could rejoice, it saw a sinister, eerie smile on Duan Chen's face, sending a chill down its spine.
"However, I said I wouldn't kill you, but I didn't say I would let you go."
Duan Chen's right pupil revealed a black roulette wheel, which spun at an extremely fast speed.
Click—!
The roulette suddenly stopped, and the imprint on his pupil showed Teacher Liu's ferocious face.
"Replicate · Read and Write — [Eye of Theft]." Duan Chen sneered and snapped his fingers, "Pop!"
"Sequence 030: Domain of the Void... Open."
Whoosh—!
An anomalous energy spread out, enveloping the entire floor. Terrifying white-clothed vengeful spirits poked out their claws from every corner of the room. Lu Zhai's eyes widened in shock.
"Impossible, impossible!! You, how can you, a human, unleash a domain??!! This is a supreme skill only possessed by the highest-ranking Black Robe Envoys of our Sea Demon race!"
Qin Ze and Mi Xue'er were also greatly alarmed. They had suffered enough from the domain and quickly moved closer to Duan Chen. But soon, they noticed the difference.
Duan Chen's Domain of the Void didn't have the heavy smell of seawater. The spiritual pressure flowing onto their bodies actually felt a bit warm. The ghost-faced monsters didn't attack them but locked their targets on Lu Zhai, pouncing on it one after another.
"Teacher Duan's domain is different. Is it because the domain changes according to the summoner?"
"Yes, I replicated Teacher Liu's domain from school, a vertical one, a combination of ghost-faced monsters and a red-clothed bride, but the spiritual energy supporting their existence is mine, so they won't be hostile towards those related to me."
"Meaning, we are safe in Brother Duan Chen's domain?" Mi Xue'er breathed a sigh of relief.
"You can understand it that way, but your next task is—to kill the Sea Demon Lu Zhai." Duan Chen hugged the little brat that was rubbing its head and smiled slightly.
"Whoever gets it first will be my disciple."