Chu Mo said nothing, merely watching True Person Youzhen quietly with an expression that plainly asked, "Do you think I believe that?" His stare made the other man somewhat uncomfortable. "Ahem." Looking embarrassed, as though Chu Mo had seen right through him, True Person Youzhen said:
"Fine, I admit the plan sounds a little too idealistic, but it isn't entirely impossible."
He paused and raised one finger. "You only need to hold him off for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, and I'll have a ninety-percent chance of taking the World Boat. I absolutely won't leave you trapped in the danger of a prolonged battle, junior brother."
Chu Mo remained silent.
Seeing how impervious he was to persuasion, True Person Youzhen fell silent for a moment. A complicated expression flickered across his face, somewhere between resignation and resolve.
He raised his hand, gathering spiritual light in his palm, then summoned an object.
It was a round treasure mirror, the size of a palm. Its design was rather unusual: it had neither rim nor frame, only a mirror surface as clear as glass.
"This is my Life-bound Magical Treasure, the [Two-Aspect Treasure Mirror], bound to my very life."
True Person Youzhen held the treasure mirror in his hand and showed it to Chu Mo. "This treasure has been with me for many years, and I've refined it to its pinnacle. All it needs is an Otherworldly Art refined into it, and it can become a true Cave-Truth treasure."
"The Two-Aspect Treasure Mirror can shift between the illusory and the real, making it impossible for enemies to tell one from the other. It works wonders for both trapping and harrying them."
Youzhen offered the treasure mirror a little farther forward, his gaze sincere. "I'm willing to lend you this