Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess

The mirror emitted a cold, eerie glow, clearly reflecting the figures of Jiang Shouzhong and Jiang Yi.

However, the two figures in the mirror exuded a distinct aura of darkness.

The next moment, the Jiang Shouzhong and Jiang Yi from the mirror rushed out, attacking the two of them.

Strangely, no matter what cultivation technique Jiang Shouzhong and Jiang Yi used, the ones from the mirror could also perform them with equal power.

Jiang Shouzhong executed the Eight Extremes Sky-Burning Fist, and the mirrored Jiang Shouzhong countered with the same fiery and fierce fist technique.

For a moment, the shadows of the four intertwined, and fist wind and sword glints flickered.

While dealing with the mirrored version of herself, Jiang Yi gasped lightly and said: "These guys from the mirror are too bizarre; fighting like this is not the way."

"Break the mirror!"

Thinking quickly, Jiang Shouzhong shouted, "I'll hold them off, you take the chance to smash the mirror!"

With that, Jiang Shouzhong summoned the Heavenly Tribulation Divine Armor.

Meanwhile, the mirrored Jiang Shouzhong also summoned the Heavenly Tribulation Divine Armor.

But Jiang Shouzhong, being the one proactively revealing his moves, managed to use his quicker reflexes and preemptive advantage to rush to the front of the mirrored Jiang Yi, blocking her successfully and creating an opening for Jiang Yi to escape.

Jiang Yi darted in front of the mirror, and without hesitation, struck the mirror's surface with her palm.

Crack!

A shocking crack split the surface of the mirror.

Jiang Yi was propelled backward by a powerful force of recoil, somersaulting in the air several times before barely stabilizing her stance.

Upon seeing this, the Heavenly Dog Divine Demon also charged at the mirror, only to be thrown back by the recoil.

However, with this impact, the crack on the mirror further expanded, densely covering the entire mirror surface.

Jiang Yi gritted her silver teeth and struck the mirror again with a punch.

The Heavenly Demon Technique was fully operational.

Crash—

The mirror shattered completely.

Countless sharp fragments shot out in all directions, carried by a massive wave of energy.

Wherever they reached, the air was cut with a "hissing" sound.

Jiang Yi's hairpin was knocked away by the fragments, causing her hair to fly wildly, and her skirts to billow.

She sustained a few small cuts from the mirror fragments on her body.

Just as the mirror shattered, a glaring white light burst forth like a solar explosion.

The light surged across like raging waves.

The entire cave was instantly enveloped by this dazzling white light, as though daylight had descended.

The two mirrored figures entangled with Jiang Shouzhong were swallowed by the white light upon the mirror's shattering, disintegrating into stardust, disappearing on the spot.

Once the white light faded, Jiang Shouzhong put away the Heavenly Tribulation Divine Armor and took a deep breath.

He hurried to Jiang Yi's side, asking with concern: "Are you okay?"

Jiang Yi shook her head gently, looking at the fragments scattered all over the ground, and said with lingering fear: "That demon mirror is indeed sinister."

Jiang Shouzhong pondered: "Maybe what we saw was just an illusion."

"Huh? Gone?"

Jiang Yi looked toward the stone platform, surprised to find that Fu Erbao, who had been unconscious, was nowhere to be seen.

Jiang Shouzhong touched the stone platform, glanced around, and said:

"Perhaps the demon mirror was not killed, but fled with Fu Erbao. However, that might be its weakness. If Fu Erbao is killed, the demon mirror will vanish completely."

"That child..."

Jiang Yi hesitated, recalling Fu Erbao's clever and kind demeanor from before, sighed, "Well, we'll see when the time comes. If the child can be saved, that would be best."

Jiang Shouzhong nodded.

The party left the cave.

The corpses initially inside the cave had all vanished, leaving only the candles still burning.

Stepping out of the cave, the night was as dark as ink.

Jiang Yi raised her eyes and softly asked: "Where to next?"

Jiang Shouzhong slightly raised his head, his gaze wandering in the night sky, and after pondering briefly, he said:

"Head to the Water Moon Manor. I suppose, if the demon mirror is to escape, Demon Sea Mountain might be its first choice, as that is essentially its lair. Now, if we want to uncover the truth behind the former emperor's death, we must find this demon mirror."

"Makes sense." Jiang Yi gently nodded.

...

When they arrived at Demon Sea Mountain, it was already the end of midnight.

To Jiang Shouzhong's surprise, there were people at Demon Sea Mountain at this moment, and upon closer inspection, they were from Mingjing Valley.

These people were busy around the manor, setting up formations.

Various colored array flags fluttered loudly in the night wind.

When Jiang Shouzhong and the others suddenly appeared, these people were startled.

"Who are you?"

A lean elder shouted sharply.

Jiang Shouzhong ignored the elder's question and curiously asked, "What are you doing here?"

The lean elder's gaze paused on Jiang Yi for a moment, a strange glint flashing in his eyes, then he discreetly signaled to the surrounding disciples.

Just as those disciples were about to make a move, an elderly voice suddenly rang out.

"Stop!"

As the crowd parted to both sides, a one-armed elder slowly stepped forward.

The elder's figure was hunched, yet he exuded an aura of authority without anger.

The one-armed elder's eyes were fixed on Jiang Shouzhong, and after a moment, a meaningful smile appeared on his face, "If I'm not mistaken, you should be Mr. Yan's direct disciple, Young Hero Jiang."

Jiang Shouzhong frowned and remained silent.

Logically speaking, the two sides should have a deep enmity. Since the other party recognized him, this kind of politeness seemed strange.

Upon hearing the term "Sword Demon," the people around couldn't help but react.

The one-armed elder smiled, "I am Jiang Chenghai, the Sect Leader of Mingjing Valley. It is truly a rare honor to witness the prowess of Young Hero Jiang today. May I ask, what brings you to Demon Sea Mountain?"

Jiang Shouzhong decided not to beat around the bush and straightforwardly said, "Sect Leader Jiang, we are already enemies, so why put on this act?"

"Enemies?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chenghai was taken aback, "There should be no past grievances between Mingjing Valley and Young Hero Jiang, let alone any conflicts with Mr. Yan."

This left Jiang Shouzhong bewildered.

Judging by the expression, it seemed they didn't know that Jiang Erliang had killed their disciples?

But that shouldn't be the case.

Zhou Zhilin had already gone to report it.

Jiang Shouzhong exchanged a glance with Jiang Yi, then asked, "Sect Leader Jiang, where is your disciple Zhou Zhilin?"

Jiang Chenghai replied, "Zhilin is injured and resting in a room within the manor. Why? Did Young Hero Jiang have a conflict with Zhilin? Could there be some misunderstanding? Zhilin has always been pure-hearted and seldom makes enemies."

Seeing Jiang Chenghai's expression was genuinely not feigned, Jiang Shouzhong was even more puzzled.

Under Jiang Chenghai's guidance, Jiang Shouzhong and his companions went into the inner courtyard of the manor to find Zhou Zhilin.

On the way, Jiang Chenghai said:

"Our sect has a treasure, the Demon Mirror, which went missing, so our sect leader is leading people to search everywhere. Zhilin and his senior brothers and sisters were resting at an inn in the capital city.

Unexpectedly, two days ago, we found Zhilin severely injured at Feiyan Cave and encountered the Demon Mirror. We managed to escape with Zhilin, but many disciples were killed or wounded.

I deduced that this demon might appear at Demon Sea Mountain, so I brought disciples here to set up an ambush. Unfortunately, our sect's secret treasure, the Jade Toad, mysteriously disappeared. Otherwise, we would have a better chance of capturing the Demon Mirror..."

Jade Toad?

Jiang Shouzhong's heart was slightly stirred.

It turned out the Jade Toad he had was a treasure to deal with the Demon Mirror.

But what puzzled Jiang Shouzhong was, according to the Mingjing Valley disciple's words, the Jade Toad was left by Zhou Zhilin at the inn, which was why he went there to retrieve it.

Yet why did the sect leader say the Jade Toad had disappeared?

"By the way, Young Hero Jiang, did you see a mysterious female figure at the foot of the mountain upon arrival?"

Jiang Chenghai suddenly asked.

"Mysterious female figure?"

Jiang Shouzhong was puzzled, "What mysterious female figure?"

Jiang Chenghai lowered his voice, "Before we came to Demon Sea Mountain, there was a troop stationed here, but it was completely slaughtered by a woman.

This woman is bloodthirsty by nature. Young Hero Jiang might not know, but the bandit camps and even the nearby villages were all massacred by this mysterious figure.

We had a brief encounter once, but fortunately, she didn't kill us, which was quite peculiar."

Upon hearing this, a thought arose in Jiang Shouzhong's mind.

Could it be Qingchen?