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In a desolate village ten miles outside, an elderly man with white hair trembled as he pointed at the crumbling walls. "This is Fen Yang Village from back in the day. Twenty years ago, over three hundred households lived here. At that time, it was the largest mirror workshop in the Northern Frontier, with every family making a living by crafting bronze mirrors."
Liu Ying dismounted from his horse. "What happened then?"
The old man sighed. "Then... a great fire raged for three days and nights. By the time it was extinguished, those who could escape had fled, and the rest..." He shook his head, sorrow filling his eyes. "The the Yu Family was the most unfortunate; they vanished overnight."
Xu Yuan tightened his grip on the reins. That great fire coincided with the Xu Family's own tragedy, and both had been executed in the same manner—set ablaze under the cover of night, cutting off all escape routes.
"Have you seen this?" Liu Ying produced a bronze mirror.
The old man's pupils dilated. "This... this is not the treasure of the the Yu Family at the town's entrance?" He reached out to touch it but hesitated, pulling back his trembling hand. "This is the clan's heirloom, said to have been passed down since the time of the Great Ancestor."
"The the Yu Family?" Xu Yuan and Liu Ying exchanged glances.
"Yes, the family that made mirrors for Master Xu." The old man lowered his voice. "I heard many perished that night; only the old man and his granddaughter managed to escape. Poor girl, she was only five or six years old..."
"Do you remember what that granddaughter looked like?"
"I remember! I remember!" The old man's eyes lit up. "She was exceptionally beautiful, just like you..." His voice trailed off as he looked at Liu Ying in terror, his face turning pale.
Liu Ying's heart raced. Could it be...?
Suddenly, the sound of hooves echoed from afar. Xu Yuan's expression darkened. "Someone is following us. Li Hu, escort the elder back!"
"Wait!" Liu Ying called out to the old man. "What was that granddaughter's name...?"
An arrow whistled through the air, and the old man gasped as Li Hu yanked him aside. Liu Ying caught sight of a red ribbon tied to the arrowhead, which bore the words "Tianshiying Xiao." Even more alarming was that the arrow's tail was engraved with a strange symbol that closely resembled the patterns on the back of the bronze mirror.
"Go!" Xu Yuan pulled Liu Ying onto his horse. The pursuers were drawing closer, yet no figures were visible—only arrows flying through the air, each marked with the same symbol.
"They don't want us to investigate further," Liu Ying said as he retrieved an astronomical notebook from his saddle. "But these arrows' trajectories..."
"What's wrong?" Xu Yuan asked.
"Look." Liu Ying pointed at where the arrows landed. "According to Tian Shiyuan's orientation, these arrows form a formation! Moreover, each symbol corresponds to a star in Tian Shiyuan."
Before he could finish speaking, a thick fog suddenly enveloped the mountain path ahead. Xu Yuan halted his horse. "Something's off; this fog isn't normal. Typical mountain fog rises from the valley floor, but this one is surging from all directions."
"Wait!" Liu Ying raised the bronze mirror. "Look in the reflection!"
The mirror shimmered faintly, revealing a hidden path. Strangely enough, in its reflection, the fog appeared tinged with a faint red hue.
"Indeed suspicious," Xu Yuan remarked. "This fog is artificially created. And..." He pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket. "This was found on one of the thieves yesterday. Look at this formula."
Liu Ying took a look and couldn't help but gasp, " Fragrant Cold Powder! Isn't this the poison that Su Jinzhi mentioned?"
"Xu Yuan..." Liu Ying suddenly grabbed his hand. "Do you remember what Mr. Yu Ming said? He mentioned that this mirror recognizes its master, and only the bloodline of the the Yu Family can awaken all its mechanisms. Moreover..." Her voice trembled slightly, "Do you know why I could recognize the Star Chart in that cave? Those patterns, I have seen them in my grandfather's Notebook since I was a child."
"So that old man recognized you..." Xu Yuan's words were cut short as a Dark Arrow shot straight for Liu Ying's back!
In a critical moment, a flash of Bai Ying appeared, and with a 'ding', the Dark Arrow was knocked down. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a jade pendant. The ice blue jade was exactly the token that Su Jinzhi always carried with him.
"This is..." Liu Ying recognized it as the jade pendant that Su Jinzhi had worn since childhood, said to be the only relic left to him by his mother.
"Someone is helping us." Xu Yuan looked around. In the thick fog, shadows seemed to flicker, sometimes darting about, sometimes disappearing, but they were indistinct. Only the life-saving jade pendant on the ground emitted a faint glow.
At that moment, the Bronze Mirror suddenly emitted an unusual light. Liu Ying focused her gaze and saw a line of small characters appear on the mirror's surface:
" Three-quarters into the Hour of the Rat, Tianshi Market Camp Howl, to enlighten you. Twenty years in the mirror is destiny, and also Fate."
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