The full-length mirror was about three feet wide and nearly two meters tall. Its base was a single block of obsidian, carved all over with tiny figures raising their hands. The little figures looked up toward the mirror, their faces filled with fervor.
On either side of the mirror stood Roman Relief Pillars made of Date-red Red Flower Sandalwood. The base of the left pillar pinned down a Goat-horned Bat-winged Monster, while the base of the right pillar pinned down a naked man and woman tangled together. Two half-length wizard statues emerged from the tops of the pillars, male on the left and female on the right. Both wore pointed hats and held wands. Hollow-carved spells supported the heavy lintel, upon which a line of words had been carved.
Because the sky was too dark and the writing was somewhat blurred, Zheng Qing could not see clearly what it said. He could only vaguely make out words like "water" and "people."
At that moment, all his attention was fixed on the terrifying reflection in the mirror.
He would bet that the monster in the mirror, which had his face, wore his clothes, and had a mouth full of fangs with blood dripping from its lips, did not have a single Copper Coin's worth of connection to him.
"Who is that?!"
The young wizard cried out and took a step back.
The man pressed a hand to his shoulder, stopping him from retreating out of the pavilion. "Just an interesting shadow. Don't mind it... As I said, we're about to enter an interesting world."
Realizing that the frightening image could not scare those outside the mirror, the person inside it showed a trace of annoyance. It pulled up its cloak and threw it over its head. When it revealed itself again,