The Deity Girl suddenly filled the mirror right in his face, making Gu Qing, who was sitting on the bed, jolt in fright.
Xia Shuran beside him was startled too, though it was Gu Qing's sudden violent jolt and cry of "Holy shit!" that startled her.
"What's wrong, Senior?"
Xia Shuran steadied herself and looked at Gu Qing in confusion as she asked.
Gu Qing took a deep breath, his eyes fixed on the Deity Girl in the mirror. Rather than answer his junior schoolmate's question, he asked her:
"Come take a look at the mirror. Do you see anything strange on it?"
"Let me see."
Xia Shuran shifted over until she was almost pressed against Gu Qing's shoulder, looking at the Mirror Demon in his hand with a trace of puzzlement.
Then she saw her face reflected alongside Gu Qing's in the mirror.
The man was handsome and the woman beautiful. They looked very well matched.
"Senior, is there something wrong with this Mirror Demon?"
Xia Shuran looked away from the mirror and tilted her pretty face up slightly toward Gu Qing. "I only saw your face and mine. I didn't notice anything unusual besides that."
Just as I thought.
My junior schoolmate can't see the Deity Girl in the mirror.
No matter where she appears or what form she takes, it seems I'm the only one who can see her.
Gu Qing thought this to himself, then said calmly:
"It's fine. Nothing's wrong. Sit there and play on your phone for a bit. I need to warm up the Magic Mirror. I'll call you when it's ready."
"Roger! Private Ranran standing by!"
Xia Shuran answered playfully.
With that, she shifted back to her original spot so she wouldn't get in the way of Gu Qing warming up the