Weak in affinity talent? Female ghosts are eager to give hints.

"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!"

"It's so salty!"

"An Lan, what the hell did you give me?!"

Suppressing his nausea, Jiang Lai swallowed the Mermaid's Tears and was about to push An Lan away when An Lan stepped off the Corpse Horse and looked towards the bottom of the carriage!

"Why?"

"Why--?!!"

"Holy crap! That little guy is gone!"

"An Lan! What did you give me?!"

Following An Lan's movements, Jiang Lai's gaze swept across the mirror for a moment before he was shocked to discover—damn it! That "green-hatted dwarf" was gone!

"Hello!"

"Losar!"

"Luo—"

An Lan ignored Jiang Lai and instead looked at the bottom of the vehicle on the deck of the [Corpse Horse].

He remembers it very clearly!

The text message said that Rosang would live in the future, so he must have left Cinderella's castle now—either riding an unassailable Corpse Horse.

Or... are they still at Cinderella Castle...?

He had no idea that Luo Sang had been hiding under the car last time; this time it was just a guess, as usual.

He fears!

I'm afraid that if Luo Sang really comes riding the [Corpse Horse], his emotions will cause trouble!

Can!

The word "Luo" had just been uttered!

"BOOM—!!!"

Suddenly, a burst of fire erupted from under the vehicle, and a magic carpet, roughly the size of a fist, flew rapidly upwards. After the flames engulfed the area beneath the vehicle, the magic carpet slowly expanded, revealing Rossang sitting on it, suspended in mid-air, waving to An Lan!

"grown ups!"

"Hurry up and get on!"

"There's a fire-breathing little green-hatted man hiding in the mirror!"

In my opinion...

Luo Sang looked tense, but An Lan shook her head and tossed the [Mermaid's Tears] to him: "Here! Take this! Drink it!"

"yes!"

Without even thinking, Luo Sang unscrewed the bottle cap and drank it all down, following An Lan's order!

"Glug! Glug!"

A moment later, when Luo Sang looked at the ground again, his previously tense expression suddenly became dazed.

"No..."

"It's gone?"

"Stop being curious... those monsters won't appear as long as your mood is low enough!"

"Now...we're preparing to enter the area behind the [Mirror Ground]!"

"yes!"

After An Lan gave a shout, Luo Sang immediately got off the Magic Carpet, and Jiang Lai hesitated before raising the Candlelight. The group stepped on the mirrors and ventured deeper inside.

"Da da da..."

"Da da da—"

After a series of crisp footsteps, the group continued walking along the refracting mirror and saw for the first time the scene behind the "Mirror Ground".

That is...

A castle made entirely of ice wall sculptures.

The castle's walls, floors, ceilings, and even its design are all covered with a layer of ice. It's not only smooth but also gleaming.

As the three walked toward the castle from afar, they could see their reflections on the castle walls, drawing closer to it.

"Oh my..."

"I never imagined that this castle could reflect light and scenery everywhere..."

"I've been thinking before, what if we skipped the 'boundary' in the 'fairytale world' and went straight into 'Snow White's' castle?"

"Thank goodness...that didn't happen!"

"Otherwise, if we enter the castle before even figuring out the conditions for the dwarves' appearance, we'll probably be chased to death by those dwarves in the mirror!"

Jiang Lai muttered something to himself, feeling rather annoyed.

An Lan remained silent, her face expressionless.

Now, thanks to the Mermaid's Tears, they will indeed no longer encounter the Dwarves.

Can...

Where is the Prince Charming?

What about Snow White?

What are their abilities?

If nothing unexpected happens, the "Prince Charming" is also just an emotional shell, right?

"Be careful..."

"Rosang, activate [Nullify] immediately if anything unusual happens!"

"Understood, sir!"

The three of them maintained the original formation of Luo Sang in front, An Lan in the middle, and Jiang Lai in the back, and walked into the palace!

Surprisingly, the first floor of the palace... consisted of a floor-to-ceiling ice wall, with alternating left, right, front, and back walls, somewhat resembling a man-made maze...

"Holy crap..."

"I get it! That's the tactic!"

"By deliberately designing the house this way... once we're inside, we'll be constantly battling the dwarfs in the mirror. We can't escape, and by the time we find a way out, those dwarfs will have killed us!"

"Depend on!"

"If it weren't for your potion, we'd probably be in big trouble!"

"..."

Jiang Lai's mutterings echoed in her ears, but An Lan ignored him and kept looking ahead.

Ahead, two symmetrical ice walls stood, leaving only a narrow straight path.

Then at the end of the straight road, there is a U-shaped bend.

As the three of them walked through the ice path, they could see their shadows reflected on the ice walls on both sides.

"Da da da—"

No abnormalities...

There seemed to be nothing unusual.

Walking along the ice track until the moment we passed that "U" shaped wall!

An Lan watched as Luo Sang led the way, leaning against the ice wall as he limped away...

Can!

next moment!

On the mirrored surface of the U-shaped wall, after his face was reflected, he was shocked to see that his reflection suddenly grinned at him!

immediately...

This thing actually reached out and pulled me...and crawled into the mirror!!!

"Grass!!!"

He stumbled!

"Wild growth!!!"

After being covered in thick scales, An Lan regained her senses and found herself inside the walls of an ice-sculpted castle!

Yes!

It's inside the wall!

Because at this moment, An Lan could feel that his every word and action was out of control. He could see himself standing between Luo Sang and Jiang Lai outside the wall, head down and silent!

When that person bowed their head, I had no choice but to bow my head too!

seem...

One's every word, action, and movement must follow the external forces at play!

"Damn it..."

"this..."

"What does this mean?!"

"Did I... switch places with my reflection in the mirror?"

"I've become a reflection puppet?!"

"Da da da—"

"Da da da—"

The silent footsteps continued.

An Lan watched as the three quickened their pace, feeling inexplicably anxious!

broken!

A fake version of myself blended into the crowd!

What is he going to do?

Who... is he?!

"Hey! Anlan... don't you think... this is too simple?"

Suddenly!

Jiang Lai, who was at the back of the group, asked An Lan, who was in front of him.

Anlan paused, didn't say a word, and just shook her head.

"Um?"

Jiang Lai doesn't understand...

However, he had seen An Lan like this before, so he simply didn't ask any more questions.

The three of them walked left and right along the ice path until they finally saw a spiral staircase made of ice sculpture!

suddenly!

An Lan, who was in the middle, ran wildly upwards without paying any attention to anything else!

"grown ups?!"

Luo Sang was suddenly pushed aside by "An Lan" and looked at An Lan, who was rushing to the front, in surprise! He didn't dare to think too much and hurriedly followed!

"what?"

"An Lan! Have you gone mad?!"

"Da da da—"

The sound of footsteps rose upwards!

An Lan's figure flashed quickly in the upstairs corridor.

Upstairs, there are rows of ice walls and ice houses. The doors of those ice houses are hidden in the walls; if you don't look carefully, you can't see any gaps between the doors at all!

"Clang!"

Anlan found a door in a corner, pushed it open suddenly, and rushed inside!

(Damn it!)

On the refracted ice wall, the reflection of "An Lan"—that is, the real An Lan—is witnessing a horrifying scene!

There's an ice dressing table in this room, and on the dressing table is an ice-sculpted mirror.

Snow White was looking at herself in the mirror for a while.

"Magic mirror, magic mirror..."

"Who do you think is the most beautiful woman in the world?"

"Of course it's you!"

"My dearest daughter... [Snow White]..."

From across the mirror came a flattering, affectionate female voice.

An Lan ignored all of this because...

He can see it clearly!

Ignoring everything else, my true self actually walked straight into the mirror that depicted Snow White!

"this..."

"What are they trying to do?!"

Before An Lan could even react, he felt himself being pulled by a suction force, flying towards the mirror! After the scene before him rushed backward, he was confronted with—a huge pool of ice!

Inside the pool...

The bodies of the seven dwarfs were frozen solid!

Besides them, there's the corpse of the "Prince Charming," a woman in a magnificent black dress, and now... she's with herself!

"Click click click—"

As soon as my body sank in here, my skin began to freeze rapidly!

As the ice covered her body, An Lan could feel... a strange force pulling at her, tearing her and her body apart!

This feeling is very strange!

The soul and body seem to be separating!

Once the strange sensation completely subsided, An Lan was astonished to find herself standing by the ice pool, able to see her own body still soaking in it!

"I..."

"What's wrong with me?"

"Out-of-body experience?!"

An Lan was stunned!

this...

What the hell is this?!

Before he could hesitate for a moment, a soft, summons-like voice rang out: "Newcomer...come out! You should feel honored to be my subordinate!"

"Wh...what?!"

After the spirit dissipated uncontrollably, An Lan's vision blurred, and she found herself in front of Snow White's makeup mirror!

He stood there, stunned, beside Snow White, who was still putting on makeup. Beside her stood the figures of Prince Charming, the woman in black, and the seven dwarfs.

However, these figures are very ethereal, and they look... like ghosts?

"The new guy..."

"You're quite interesting..."

"Now, I want you... to go and kill your comrades with your own hands!"

"besides..."

"【Prince Charming】...Pick another one. I think that fake one dressed as the 【Lilliputian Prince】is pretty good!...Turn him into a soul puppet too!"

"With you all here, we'll be much more confident in our fight against Cinderella and the Little Mermaid..."

"yes!"

A faint voice echoed, and the phantom of the "Prince Charming" flickered, surging back into the wall!

Anlan...

Then, the uncontrollable form stared and walked towards the outside of the ice wall!