With the mirror in hand at the Jester Gathering Place, Cheng Shi once again recalled what the Black Dragon King had said:
The Black Dragon King was free.
He had no idea what the Black Dragon King inside the mirror actually was. It could even leave the mirror and wander off.
However, after obtaining the mirror again, Cheng Shi confirmed one thing: with the Black Dragon King's departure, My Nightmare, Your Dream truly could no longer reflect a person's inner desires.
Rather than a mirror, My Nightmare, Your Dream was now more like a door—a door leading both to the Memory Archive and to the Dreamless Mirror.
Cheng Shi gestured at the mirror for a long time. When no reflection appeared, he clicked his tongue regretfully. It had originally been a pretty good "anti-Doctor weapon," but now that the Doctor used No One in Sight, probably no one could discover him.
Cheng Shi did not waste time. He touched the mirror's frame and silently recited the Prayer of Memory, once again ascending to the Memory Archive.
In the vast, empty archive, he shouted without the slightest restraint:
"Great God of Memory, I have boldly come here because I wish to make a deal with you!
"A deal involving the most extraordinary memory of this era.
"I wonder if you might be interested?"
His voice echoed, but no one answered.
Cheng Shi was slightly stunned. He gathered his strength and shouted again, but after a long while, aside from his own echo, the archive remained as quiet as before.
The master of this place seemed to be ignoring the intruder's "arrogance," simply letting him do as he pleased.
What!?
What was going on?
Cheng Shi was dumbfounded.
The last time he came, Memory had practically wanted to arrest every con artist