"What the hell?"

Lu Zheng couldn't help but curse.

Because in the scene from the Cloud Palace Treasure Mirror, the man named Duan Haoran was wearing a hooded sweatshirt, hiding behind a large tree where the streetlights couldn't reach, with his hands in his pockets.

Lu Zheng, with his keen eyes, clearly saw that in his pocket there was a fruit knife, as the handle was already exposed.

"What's wrong?" Lin Wan asked.

Lu Zheng turned the copper mirror and pulled the view back a bit, "Look here. Isn't this Liu Yutong's residence?"

Lin Wan turned her head, her pupils contracted, and she saw another person in the mirror's image, "Oh no, Liu Yutong has appeared!"

"Hmm?"

When Lu Zheng looked again, in the distant view of the Treasure Mirror, he saw Liu Yutong walking slowly from afar, checking messages on her phone as she walked.

At that moment, Duan Haoran also saw Liu Yutong approaching. He put his hands in his pockets and quickly stepped out from behind the tree, speedily closing in on her, right hand already pulling the fruit knife from his pocket, holding it behind his back in a reverse grip.

"What should we do!?"

Lin Wan immediately took out her phone, ready to call Liu Yutong.

"There's no time."

Lu Zheng squinted his eyes, pinched a seal technique in his hand, and used his Qi Observation Technique to locate Duan Haoran based on the cloth scraps in front of him.

Meanwhile, Si Lingxi, sensing Lu Zheng's casting aura, expanded her divine thought and "saw" the actual scene displayed in the mirror.

Si Lingxi's cultivation level was so high that her divine thought covered a vast area, far beyond the reach of mere eyesight. A mere few dozen miles was nothing; she could see if she wished.

Not to mention Si Lingxi, even with Lu Zheng's current cultivation, his divine sense could "see" far beyond.

It's just that they didn't usually need this operation, as a detailed scan over a vast area was meaningless unless they were looking for someone.

The key was to find someone based on a specific aura within range, like this time.

As Lu Zheng identified Duan Haoran's location, Si Lingxi simultaneously "saw" him.

Lu Zheng's abilities weren't enough to cast spells across dozens of miles, so as he was preparing to fly to save her, Si Lingxi stopped him by grabbing his arm, "No need, I'll handle it."

The next moment, an astonishing scene unfolded in the Cloud Palace Treasure Mirror.

Duan Haoran had already rushed out of the bushes, approaching Liu Yutong at high speed.

Liu Yutong heard footsteps and instinctively felt danger. She raised her head and saw Duan Haoran's face hidden under the hood.

Under the streetlight, Liu Yutong saw it clearly: eyes bloodshot, face ferocious!

Overwhelmed by fear, her legs went weak, and she forgot to run.

"Duan...you..."

Within two breaths, Duan Haoran was upon Liu Yutong, raising the almost twenty-centimeter-long fruit knife in his right hand.

"You found another boyfriend!?"

"I..."

Liu Yutong's pupils contracted, her mind franticly telling her body to run, but her body wouldn't obey.

The next moment, the fruit knife swung down heavily.

Then, in Liu Yutong's view, a bizarre red light suddenly flickered on Duan Haoran's body, and then...

"Swish!"

Just as the fruit knife was about to touch Liu Yutong's cheek, Duan Haoran vanished.

Not only did he disappear but the knife in his hand vanished too, leaving only a wisp of breeze and a trace of smoke at the spot where Duan Haoran disappeared, as if he had never been there.

"Ah!!!"

At that moment, Liu Yutong let out a delayed, piercing scream.

Lu Zheng shook his head in silence, "That girl... has a heck of a delayed response."

Lin Wan laughed, "That's the normal reaction for normal people, right? Fear so intense it blanks the mind, only reacting after it's over."

Liu Yutong stopped midway through her scream, paused, looked around blankly, shivered, and hurried home.

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow, looking at Si Lingxi.

Si Lingxi nodded, "She's already forgotten what just happened."

Lu Zheng smiled, giving a thumbs-up, then cut off the Cloud Palace Treasure Mirror's display.

"I never thought that a casual peek would prevent a murder." Lu Zheng clicked his tongue.

Lin Wan nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, "Luckily you were here; I overlooked it. I didn't expect him to follow her home."

Liu Qingyan chuckled, "As long as it's a good outcome."

Lu Zheng nodded, put away the Cloud Palace Treasure Mirror, snapped his fingers, and the fabric scrap in his hand ignited into a blaze, disappearing.

"Come, let's drink a toast to saving a life just now." Lu Zheng raised his glass with a smile.

"Cheers!"

The four women raised their glasses together, clinked, and downed their champagne in one go.

In the cockpit, the pilot watched this scene from afar, eyes filled with envy, "Ugh, damn rich kids!"

...

With a day off tomorrow, Lin Wan could go out to play, and since there were two more paintings in the living room, everyone decided to visit another scenic spot.

"Where should we go?"

"Last time was Huang Mountain, how about watching the sunrise at Mount Tai, the head of the Five Mountains?"

"Then we better leave early tomorrow."

"Is that a problem?"

"Doesn't seem like it..." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"This time, Lu Lang, why don't you do another painting? How about Huaxia ink and wash?" Shen Ying suggested with a smile.

"Let's do it!" Lu Zheng nodded, having developed a liking for painting landscapes.

Lin Wan, whose hometown was in Lu Province, had been to Mount Tai several times, including a climb with Lu Zheng a few years back, "Mount Tai's scenery is nice; I'll be the guide."

"Sounds good!"

...

Not mentioning that Lu Zheng and the others planned to visit Mount Tai the next day, Liu Yutong returned home, greeted her parents, changed clothes, washed up, and resumed her online chat with Gu Tingting in her bedroom.

After finishing, Liu Yutong put down her phone, felt a sudden urge, and couldn't help but stand by the window, looking out.

Under the dim streetlight, the surrounding greenery was pitch black with empty paths.

Liu Yutong stared for a moment, then quickly closed the curtains with a swish.

No more thoughts, off to bed quickly!

...

In the following days, nothing happened on Lu Zheng's side. Liu Qingyan went to Renxin Hall daily, Lin Wan went to work daily, and Lu Zheng spent his days wandering with Si Lingxi and Shen Ying.

In three days, they also visited West Lake, Wuyi Mountain, and Yueyang Tower.

Soon, the Twelve Zodiac Animal Head Bronze Sculptures exhibition arrived in Hai City.

Meanwhile, Duan Haoran's disappearance case reached the Hai City Bureau's desk.