Journey VII

"Have any of you heard the story of Shadow Reflection?" Lin Xin asked unhurriedly.

"His Highness is being mysterious again." Xiao Yu covered her mouth and giggled.

"Never heard of it." Rong Yan, Qiu Ling, and the others all shook their heads.

Lin Xin smiled faintly and continued.

"Shadow Reflection was said to be about a large standing mirror in a wealthy landowner's home, used for straightening one's clothes and hat. But one night, the landowner woke from sleep and passed by the mirror, only to discover... that it suddenly could no longer reflect people. No matter who stood before it, there was nothing there. Only the clothes they wore could be reflected."

"Hiss... that's a little terrifying..." Qiu Ling imagined the scene.

Waking in the middle of the night, with everything silent, passing a mirror by chance and turning to look—only to see a set of clothes floating in the mirror, with no head and no limbs. Facing oneself. It was like a complete stranger wearing one's own clothes, standing inside the mirror and staring back.

Seeing the two women getting goosebumps, Lin Xin continued.

"Later, a monk came to that household and discovered this strange occurrence. He voluntarily told the landowner's family that this was the legendary Shadow Reflection Stone. So long as one's shadow was reflected in the mirror, one could see one's own future."

"Really?" Qiu Ling asked skeptically.

"What ignorance." The Green-Clothed Man, Fei Pengzi, coldly drove the knife deeper. "The Shadow Reflection Stone has been a legend since ancient times. If you haven't even heard of that, you might as well go back to the countryside and farm."

"What did you say!!??" Qiu Ling's eyes went wide.

"I said you should go back home and grow sweet potatoes. Stupid woman, can you stop interrupting