The night over Mirror Lake was three shades deeper than usual.
Gu Qinghuan's leather boots splashed across the damp, slippery bluestone slabs, kicking up a spray of water droplets that shattered into starlight under the moonlight.
She pressed the back of her hand against the Silver Chain at her waist and turned to look at Pi Yanlin, who was lagging half a step behind. "The Xuan'an Bureau received three reports of missing fishermen, and the last eyewitnesses all mentioned that Mirror Lake was glowing with a golden light. Old Wu said three days ago he was coming to investigate clues about the Bronze Mirror..."
Chapter 136