"Tell me what you want! As long as I can give it to you, I'll give you anything!"
"Please, let me leave this place!"
"..."
The mirror image smiled teasingly. "You really would give me anything?"
Xia Shuran nodded firmly. "As long as you don't make me do anything wicked or illegal, I'll give you anything else you want!"
The mirror image wore a half smile. "All right, then. I want your life in the real world."
"Your parents, friends, classmates, and the Senior you like will all belong to me from now on."
"I'll replace you completely and live in the real world as Xia Shuran."
"..."
Xia Shuran froze, but soon recovered and asked, "If you replace me, what identity will I live under when I return to the real world?"
"Oh, you naive little girl."
The mirror image laughed outright. "I was only teasing you just now. How could I possibly let you leave here and return to the real world?"
As she spoke, her gaze grew utterly greedy. "I'll trap you in this mirrored cage forever! You'll never return to the real world for the rest of your life!"
Those bone-chilling words reached Xia Shuran's ears, one sentence after another.
In an instant, they completely shattered her mental defenses, leaving her rooted to the spot, her eyes filled with despair.
But after that brief plunge into despair, the fighting spirit and tenacity forged into her bones by practicing martial arts since childhood suddenly erupted from deep within her.
The despair instantly faded from her eyes, and her timidity and frailty vanished in a heartbeat, replaced by a sudden burst of stubborn, unyielding ferocity.
"You can't trap me!!!"
"You can't!!!"
"I'll get out of this place!!!"
Xia Shuran sprang to her feet and rushed up to the