Beast Taming: the More the Better-Chapter 777 - 339: The Prank of the Mirror Saint! Illusion and Reality!

Li Shu sat on the ground.

He was not an ordinary person after all; following Su Ping, he had seen quite a bit of the world.

After a brief moment of panic and fear, he quickly regained his composure.

The current situation was indeed as Bai Cang had previously mentioned: he seemed to have entered a world within a mirror, created by the Mirror of Reflection.

Could it be because I mocked this so-called broken mirror, leading the Mirror of Reflection to become angry?

Li Shu didn’t know, but at this moment, it seemed he could only hope for the best and try his luck. From the recent message, Zhao Qingqing and the others had already found the exit. If they really left and he remained here, then he would be in serious trouble.

"Great Mirror, who is playing a joke on me? I am a student of Su Ping Su Cultivator, the number one supporter of Miss Dong! Since you are from the Dong Family, then we’re all family, right? A joke is fine, but I still have things to do..." Li Shu shouted to his surroundings.

The Living Being hidden in the mirror had started this joke, so it must also be paying attention to him.

Li Shu had one good quality: he understood that a wise man knows when to submit. He knew very well when to cower and when to stand firm. Undoubtedly, this was a time to cower.

However, the empty mirror corridors remained deathly silent, with not a single sound emanating.

Just when Li Shu had completely lost hope, waiting to either be discovered by Su Ping and rescued, or perhaps be utterly devoured by this petty Mirror of Reflection, suddenly, footsteps approached from not too far away.

Li Shu’s heart quivered.

Even if it was an enemy, the appearance of a foe that could be seen and touched would be a relief, unlike this current situation, which felt like it was driving him mad.

However, something even more unexpected occurred.

At the end of his gaze, in the direction of the footsteps, the figure that emerged left him stunned.

"Bai Cang? What are you doing here?" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"I should be asking you! Li Shu, how did you get here?"

Indeed, the person who arrived was an astonished Bai Cang.

"Damn it all! What kind of godforsaken place did you create? Get me out of here, now! You just had to make me tour this crappy Reflected World of yours, didn’t you? Once I get out, I’ll make sure you pay for this!" Li Shu was furious, staring at the instigator before him.

However, ’Bai Cang’ merely paused for a moment and then gave a bitter ’smile’.

"Out? If I could get out, don’t you think I would have done so already?"

As these words were uttered, Li Shu’s anger turned to suspicion. "What do you mean? Weren’t you just..."

Before he could finish, his expression changed to one of bewilderment. "You mean to say..."

"Exactly!" ’Bai Cang’ nodded.

"I don’t know what happened. Before, I was trapped in this mirror world. This haunted house-like realm I created seems to have truly attracted a strange and powerful Pet Beast! It trapped me here, but apparently, it also created another, identical version of me to walk around in the real world, using my identity, my abilities, and even my Pet Beast!"

Looking at the ’Bai Cang’ before him, Li Shu suddenly became extremely frightened. This time, he seemed to have finally realized the seriousness of the situation.

He had originally thought it was just some Mirror of Reflection that had heard his disdain for these mirrors and decided to play a joke. But now, it seemed that wasn’t the case at all?

"So, you’re saying that after I entered, it will also create a fake version of me to go into the real world, to interact with Bro Ping, and even my parents?"

"That’s probably the case." ’Bai Cang’ nodded again.

"How could this happen?" Li Shu was momentarily dispirited, but he quickly recovered. "I believe in Bro Ping! He’ll definitely notice something’s wrong! Given our relationship, he’s sure to spot the impostor!"

’Bai Cang’ gave him a strange look. Is this guy hypnotizing himself? It has already toyed with this kid so much, yet he still has such confidence in that little fellow Su Ping?

But, for its own amusement, ’Bai Cang’ shook its head.

"Breeder Su is certainly remarkable. But this isn’t about a monster possessing your body; rather, that monster used a mirror to replicate an exact copy of you! Memory, consciousness, intellect, even soul.

"It’s so perfect that the copy itself—he—doesn’t even know he’s actually a duplicate, a fake! Tell me, do you think anyone else could discover the truth?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shu turned pale.

Then, the ’Bai Cang’ before him continued, "However, during my time trapped here, I haven’t been entirely without findings. I’ve discovered some weaknesses of this mirror world!"

As these words were spoken, the ’Bai Cang’ before him seemed to hold sway over Li Shu’s joy and sorrow. Sure enough, hope flickered anew in the eyes of the deathly pale Li Shu. He looked at ’Bai Cang’:

"Old Bai, if we get out of this, we’ll be brothers through adversity!"

’Bai Cang,’ however, just gave another ’bitter smile’.

"Hear me out first. This method is something I discovered by accident. This mirror world is a completely simulated reality. The monster lurking behind hasn’t killed us directly because it’s slowly absorbing our power. This is also why we can’t summon our Pet Beasts."