Cheng Shi's maneuver this time certainly wasn't intended to take advantage of the Dragon King.
He couldn't deny that he had indeed entertained that thought, but more importantly, he wanted to save someone.
And the first method he tried was having his own shadow look into the mirror!
Shadow Cheng Shi was now an intelligent lifeform enlightened by Truth. In theory, he should be able to look into a mirror. The cautious Cheng Shi certainly wasn't going to do it himself, so he thought of his shadow first.
In Cheng Shi's subconscious, he didn't consider Shadow Cheng Shi an independent individual. He was more inclined to view it as a "tool" for getting up to all sorts of antics, since it had been born from the Clown Substitute.
So he thought, if what Zhen Xin had said about the rules was correct, then having Shadow Cheng Shi look into the mirror and bring out the Dragon King inside—then using his own talent and Dice to switch their positions—wouldn't that perfectly solve the problem of My Nightmare, Your Dream devouring the Dragon King?
But as it turned out, the plan was somewhat too fanciful.
When Shadow Cheng Shi stood before the mirror, My Nightmare, Your Dream showed no reaction. This meant that either what Zhen Xin had said about the rules was wrong, or shadows couldn't trigger My Nightmare, Your Dream's response. Cheng Shi didn't dare test it himself, so he could only put the mirror away for now and think of another solution after returning.
Over the next few days, Cheng Shi guarded the mirror on the rooftop of the rest area and racked his brains. He wasn't just thinking about how to break the situation—he was also wondering why the Dragon King had been trapped inside this mirror.
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