Ji Yuan certainly remembered that.
It had been on New Year's Day, when he had come to pay Xu Fugui a New Year's visit, only to find the old man heading back to the Water Dragon Sect on business.
At the time, Xu Fugui had said he would bring Ji Yuan something good when he returned from the Water Dragon Sect.
Ji Yuan simply hadn't taken it to heart. In fact, he had forgotten about it for a while. He had never been the sort to pin his hopes on others.
So hearing Xu Fugui bring it up again came as a pleasant surprise.
He hurriedly lowered his gaze.
What Xu Fugui had taken out was—a mirror?!
Its surface was smooth and reflected people with exceptional clarity. The back was made of bronze and looked quite old,
the bronze covered in verdigris.
What was more, he sensed a faintly familiar aura from it.
He immediately took his own Heartguard Mirror out of his storage bag, the one that could both take a beating and dish one out.
"Hm?"
Xu Fugui noticed something unusual too. "Where did you get that? Let me have a look."
"Oh, someone gave it to me." Ji Yuan handed it over with a smile.
"Heh. After you cracked his skull open and made him give it to you, I suppose."
Xu Fugui took it and carefully examined its aura, then raised it for a serious inspection. Only after a long while did he reach a conclusion.
"Both our mirrors are fakes."
"Fakes?"
Ji Yuan asked in surprise, "What do you mean? Even Dharma tools can be fake?"
"Yes. To put it plainly, they're imitations. These two mirrors should both be replicas of a Dharma treasure, though yours has probably been copied from a copy who knows