The mirror Zheng Qing spoke of was naturally not the sort used for dressing and checking one's reflection.
Nor was it the enchanted mirror Dylan owned, the one that shrieked fashion advice at anyone looking into it. The mirror Zheng Qing meant was the Mirror World.
When Maodou reported on the hunt and mentioned that the two demons had vanished into the depths of the Mirror World, the young scholarship student had felt something intensely—time had come.
It was time to bring Zhu Si back from the Mirror World to the real world.
It was time to capture the Faceless Demon and let Jiang Yu put her worries to rest.
When two unrelated threads crossed, that intersection was the key to solving the problem. The so-called "threads of fate intertwining" in the prophecy Mr. Wu had told him about during class must have meant exactly this.
"You're planning to enter the Mirror World?"
Jiang Yu immediately understood what the wizard had left unsaid. Her previously supportive tone wavered slightly, and unease appeared on her face. "The Mirror World is an extremely dangerous place. It isn't an illusion, nor is it reality... Even Registered Wizards risk losing themselves there. For us, going there now is still a little too early."
Unlike wizards from ordinary families, Jiang Yu, as a descendant of the Wizarding Families, knew all too well the dangers of magical taboos such as the Mirror World and the depths of the Starry Sky.
Though her attempt to dissuade Zheng Qing was blunt, it could still be considered tactful.
The fact that she had not pointed at his nose and said, "A first-year student like you entering the Mirror World is just asking to die," was already exceedingly polite.
Zheng Qing rubbed the red cord around his wrist, lowered his