Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

Not long after entering Suiyuan, Qi Zhimu and Heita simultaneously heard a mournful shout coming from afar.

"A ghost! Aaaaaaah!"

The two stopped and looked at each other.

"Shall we change course and take a look to the west?" Black Tower suggested.

"We share the same ideas."

……

Not long ago, at another location in Suiyuan.

Unwilling to give up after failing to explore the haunted site, Gui Naifen, along with Xing, whom she met by chance, returned to the place where she had suffered a setback.

Along the way, Gui Naifen dutifully explained the history of Suiyuan's abandonment to Xing, and also took many disturbing photos.

Xing couldn't help but sigh, it really isn't easy for online streamers to make a living.

In such a gloomy place, you have to resist the urge to run away and keep taking pictures like a reporter covering a murder case.

This place does seem like a haunted place, but... where are the ghosts?

After walking around Suiyuan for more than ten minutes, I didn't see any ghosts, but I did see something even more terrifying than ghosts... the judges of the Ten Kings!

Of course, it depends on the person.

Gui Naifen was so frightened that she almost fainted.

The three people in her eyes are:

A fox-woman with a green tail like a will-o'-the-wisp and a thin, frail appearance.

A tall woman with a haunting voice, long hair flowing over her face, who looked like a female ghost.

The remaining one appeared relatively normal on the surface, but the dark chain wrapped around its arm looked exactly like the weapon of the underworld messengers who came to collect souls and claim lives in legends.

But in Xing's eyes, it was someone she knew!

"Miss Crow, what a coincidence, what are you doing here?" Xing looked surprised.

"…Work."

Han Ya hadn't expected to meet Xing here. After briefly introducing Xue Yi and Huo Huo beside her, she skipped the pleasantries and turned her gaze to Gui Naifen, getting straight to the point.

"Tell me, Gui Naifen, what brings you back?"

She brushed her long hair back as she spoke.

Aside from its fair skin and dark circles under its eyes, it looks completely human.

Gui Naifen finally stopped thinking she was a female ghost and spoke awkwardly.

"Uh, it's nothing, it's just that I haven't updated in a while, and I wanted to shoot some footage of ghosts and monsters to use as video material...hehe."

Xueyi frowned: "I told you last time that there are no ghosts on the Immortal Ship. Please do not believe in absurd superstitions. As residents of the Immortal Ship, we should not believe or spread rumors."

Gui Naifen said weakly, "But I clearly saw them. Those guys were glowing with ghostly fire and making strange, creaking laughs. Besides, Su Chang saw them too—"

Xueyi frowned even more deeply.

She spends most of her time away on missions, rarely interacts with people, and is not used to talking too much with outsiders.

"Let me do it." Han Ya gave Xue Yi a knowing look.

To persuade Jiang Xing and Gui Naifen to return, she patiently began to popularize science.

There were no ghosts on the celestial ship, only some alien parasites that had been imprisoned for thousands of years: namely, Suiyang, who had escaped from the Creation Furnace in the Bureau of Works and Buildings.

Currently, Suiyang is hiding everywhere in Suiyuan. Xing and Gui Naifen are wandering around here, which will not only hinder the judge from performing his duties, but may also attract their attention.

After explaining the facts, Han Ya had Huo Huo escort the two away from Suiyuan.

Xing shrugged helplessly at Gui Naifen, and the plan to explore Suiyuan was thus abandoned.

Han Ya and Zhi Mu have a close relationship, and Han Ya is also a judge of the Ten Kings Division. Letting them leave must be out of good intentions.

For Gui Naifen, although there were some regrets, it wasn't without its gains.

Good news, there are no ghosts running around in Suiyuan anymore.

Bad news: an alien parasite, Suiyang, is running rampant everywhere...

An energy life form that can possess another's body—that's even more terrifying, isn't it? It certainly provides a gimmick for discussion.

Huo Huo was seeing her guest off when a sudden gust of wind arose, and a thick fog spread, startling Gui Naifen into screaming.

Turning around, Gui Naifen, who had shouted that there was a ghost, suddenly disappeared...

Huo Huo's legs trembled as she begged Xing to find Gui Naifen.

Xing couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

Although I know that Huo Huo became a judge because of her tail and that she was somewhat powerless to do so, who exactly is the judge of the Ten Kings' Court?

Sigh, even judges are different; there's really no way to deal with her.

Xing had no choice but to search the vicinity, but unexpectedly, Huo Huo behind her also disappeared.

She had seen similar movie plots where the searchers themselves got lost while trying to find the missing person.

Unexpectedly, she will become the protagonist of such a story today.

To make matters worse, after entering a courtyard, the door behind me closed without warning.

"This is... a mirror?"

As his gaze fell upon the large bronze mirror in the center of the courtyard, Xing felt goosebumps rise on his arms.

It looks weird and creepy...

He walked up to the mirror to observe his face and waved hello.

Her movements were mirrored in the mirror, and there seemed to be no problem.

"What a magnificent face, just as I imagined." Xing nodded in satisfaction.

As soon as she turned around, her reflection in the mirror instantly revealed a wicked smile, and Zero Frame pulled her into the mirror world.

The door reopened, and two figures darted in from outside, their eyes scanning both sides.

The two people who arrived here were Qi Zhimu and Heita.

"...I clearly heard Xing's voice just now." Qi Zhimu's gaze sharpened slightly and quickly stopped on the bronze mirror.

something wrong.

Just as he was about to smash the mirror, Black Tower suddenly reached out and stopped him.

"What's wrong?"

"This mirror comes with a little spatial trick; it can teleport people to another subdimensional space."

As a genius in spatial science, Hei Ta easily saw through the essence of things. With great interest, he pulled Qi Zhimu aside and stepped into the bronze mirror without saying a word.

After a slight feeling of weightlessness, the scenery before my eyes changed dramatically.

The two were on a suspended stone platform. Looking around, they saw many other stone platforms that looked similar.

In different corners of each stone platform sits the bronze mirrors that you looked at before entering.

"Oh?"

Upon seeing the scene, Black Tower was surprised, but then smiled.

"Zhimu, don't you feel that this moment is just like that moment before?"

"...A little."

Qi Zhimu knew what Hei Ta meant by "that time and that moment".

The Memory Mist Labyrinth Zone outside the Azure Star is a world created based on the movie "The Mirror".

"I really miss it..."

Images from the past flashed before Black Tower's eyes.

Human Qi Zhimu carried her through difficulties, using his wisdom to solve many mysteries, and escaped at the cost of losing an arm.

The magician Qi Zhimu led her through the levels in a carefree manner. Well... due to her unconscious settings, the magician could not exert much wisdom, and the Mirror Ghost became stronger.

He escaped at the cost of losing both arms, and later reattached the severed arms.

Although the Mirror Demon is an ethereal life form, it is indeed considered a real demon according to the established rules.

In this world where mirrors are everywhere, who knows what kind of ghosts might be out there?

"Honey, I have a good suggestion."

Hei Ta's eyes darted around, his left arm suddenly wrapped around Qi Zhimu's waist, and his right hand gently pinched Qi Zhimu's chin, lifting it slightly.

Seeing her radiant smile, Qi Zhimu knew the answer in his heart.

"Switch identities?"

"As expected of Brother Mu who knows me best, he guessed it right away."

Hei Ta summoned a key-shaped scepter, and then sat down with Qi Zhimu.

"It's a rare opportunity. Now you're a handsome young man protected by a magician. Lady Black Tower's magic is very powerful, you know. You can call me..."

"Madam Magician," Qi Zhimu answered quickly.

"Hold on tight to this magician's waist, let's go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Black Tower felt a warm, strong, broad, and sturdy embrace enveloping his back.

It's a pity that Qi Zhimu is currently in adult form; if he were a teenager...

No no no!

That's going to draw a lot of electricity, Lady Wizard.

However… this did remind her.

Qi Zhimu is not even 120 years old in this life. Let him be a child for a short period of time, like 12 or 13... Uh, that won't work.

She was about fifteen or sixteen years old.

That's about right.

Thinking of this, Black Tower began to coax him into speaking.

"...Brother Mu, how about we try something more exciting?"