"The Mirage... came here?!"
Not only Wang Ba, but Yu Wuhen, Yu Yu, Chen Xuan, and the Corpse-Cooking Ghost King also immediately noticed the mountaintop scene reflected in the sky.
Surprise appeared on all their faces.
They had been far away before, and the view had been somewhat blurry. Now, however, the Mirage was reflected in the sky, so close it was practically before their eyes: the patterns on the buildings' eaves, the fitted tiles of the pavilion, the gently swaying leaves in the courtyard, the artificial rockery stained with green moss...
Everything was utterly real. If they stared long enough, they even felt as though a head might poke out of a window at any moment, or as though people were still playing chess and sipping tea in the pavilion. Everything was as ordinary as yesterday, yet silent and still.
Such a peaceful, harmonious scene appearing in the Great Sea Market inexplicably made it seem a little eerie.
"Can the Mirage move, too?"
Recalling the faint streak of light he had seen crossing the sky not long ago, Wang Ba could not help turning curiously to Chen Xuan and the Corpse-Cooking Ghost King to ask.
Chen Xuan and the Corpse-Cooking Ghost King withdrew their gazes, both looking somewhat bewildered at his question.
"Well... we really aren't sure."
They could not help looking up at the reflection in the sky again, but neither could offer an explanation.
Even when Chen Xuan deliberately activated the Double Pupils in his left eye, he could make nothing out.
Wang Ba narrowed his eyes slightly and looked up at the scene in the sky, his thoughts unknown.
Suddenly, he asked:
"Right, you said your avatar was here?"
Chen Xuan paused, then hesitated before turning and looking up at the White Hills before them.
Carefully