Chapter 246: The Purple Dragon Appears, the True God of the Mirror World

Sometimes, we overlook what’s happening around us, not realizing that these occasional stories are the ordinary joys of life. When we search in our memories, we finally understand that those joys lie in those casual smiles and gestures.
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Finally, Liu Yi regained her freedom as she put down the grilled meat. At that moment, Yu Chenxing acted like a mischievous child, sitting nearby and eating heartily. Seeing her ridiculous behavior, Liu Yi couldn’t help but laugh. What kind of person was she? But it seemed she truly had a childlike demeanor.
Yu Chenxing seemed to notice Liu Yi looking at her. She raised her head and said with her oily little mouth, “What are you looking at? Even when I’m eating, you stare. Why are you laughing? Who told you to laugh?” Yu Chenxing was incredibly domineering yet adorable. Even if Liu Yi smiled, she would ask why. Then she lowered her head to continue eating her grilled meat.
Liu Yi shook her head and said helplessly, “The meat isn’t cooked yet. Be careful, or you might get sick.”
Yu Chenxing ignored Liu Yi’s words. Turning around, she continued eating while saying, “All I know right now is that I’m starving. If I don’t get any more food, I’ll die. This meat smells great; it must be cooked.” With that, she started eating even more eagerly.
Liu Yi replied, “Oh, is that so? Then eat it. At least that way you won’t die. By the way… didn’t you say you wouldn’t eat? Now that I see you eating so fast, did I hear that wrong?” She looked around and then at the little bird seemingly asleep on her shoulder.
Yu Chenxing answered, “What? I already said it was you who tempted me. Who told you to grill food in front of me? To be clear, I’m so hungry that I have no reason to refuse your grilled meat.” She paused, turned around, tore off a piece of meat, and said, “Here, don’t say I didn’t share with you. Since you’re not hungry, eat less.”
Liu Yi took the grilled meat from Yu Chenxing and looked at her face before suddenly laughing. “Look at you! How are you eating? Meat is getting on your nose.” Then, Liu Yi took off her glove and removed the meat bits from Yu Chenxing’s nose, before starting to eat slowly herself.
But that slight movement made Yu Chenxing freeze. Her eyes remained still, as if deep in thought. While eating her own grilled meat, Liu Yi watched Yu Chenxing’s strange behavior and said, “Hey, what’s wrong? Did you eat too much and feel sick?”
Hearing Liu Yi’s voice, Yu Chenxing quickly snapped out of it. Her face turned red, and she shook her head. “No, it’s not my stomach. I got a shock just now. There’s electricity in your hand.” She giggled and then continued eating heartily, no longer showing any signs of anger. It seemed she couldn’t stop smiling while eating. Liu Yi really had no idea what the other person was thinking.

But she quickly realized what was happening and said, “How could that be? I don’t have electricity in my hands at all.” Then, with her free left hand, she touched her face as if to check if her hand had electricity. But Yu Chenxing quickly realized and said, “That might be an illusion. Yes, just an illusion. I’m so hungry that my senses are failing me.” After saying that, she smiled and continued eating. Whether it was an illusion or not, if there had been a third person around, they would have surely noticed. It was just the two of them who were confused.

In just a short while, Yu Chenxing had eaten most of the fat bird. If it hadn’t been for the fact that it was bigger than an ordinary chicken or duck, she probably would have eaten the whole thing. Finally, she said with a satisfied smile, “I’m full. It feels so good.”

Liu Yi watched Yu Chenxing and smiled, saying, “You really can eat a lot! Let’s go now.” After saying that, he threw away the half-eaten roasted meat in his hand, put on gloves, and stood up.

Yu Chenxing also stood up and asked, “Where to?”

Liu Yi looked around and said, “Let’s find a place with water first. Your face is covered in food. If you don’t wash it, you’ll end up with a black face in a while.” Then he started walking forward.

Yu Chenxing glanced at Liu Yi, pouted slightly, but said nothing and followed him.

Later, the two washed themselves by a clear stream nearby. Liu Yi looked at the sun, which was beginning to set, and said, “It’s getting late. I don’t know how far that dragon is from us.” Then he glanced at the little bird flying in front of them.

Yu Chenxing took a big gulp of water, stood up, and said, “Why do you always worry so much? You can’t figure out how far that dragon is from here. Instead of thinking about that, you might as well enjoy the beautiful scenery around us.”

Liu Yi looked at Yu Chenxing. Didn’t she know? There were some things one couldn’t ignore, just like someone who has no appetite to eat. But this girl was definitely not ordinary—she could ignore everything. Then he said, “Alright, let’s keep moving.”

And so, in this strange world, they followed the flying bird and continued forward. With no time limit, they didn’t know how far they had gone. All they knew was that countless trees lay behind them, and after crossing a mountain peak, they arrived in the mountains as the sun was about to set.

The light of the setting sun illuminated the world. The surrounding terrain was basin-shaped, just like the flat land outside. The trees here still bore purple-red flowers. Countless mirrors of various shapes and sizes floated in the air. The wild animals in the forest played happily as the day came to an end. Meanwhile, the little flying bird stopped in front of Liu Yi.

Yu Chenxing looked at the surroundings, took a deep breath of the evening air, closed her eyes, and said, “If only there were just the two of us in this beautiful place to live, it would be great too.”

Liu Yi had no mood to listen to Yu Chenxing’s words. At that moment, the bird stopped, which meant the wild dragon must be nearby. Yet, the area was bowl-shaped with few trees, only some small animals. Even after scanning the surroundings, nothing strange was visible—let alone a dragon hidden in such an open place.

Yu Chenxing opened her eyes and looked at Liu Yi, who seemed oblivious. “Hey, idiot, are you listening to me? What are you looking for?” She then glanced around as well, but there was nothing but emptiness—only petals blown by the wind from time to time.

Liu Yi strengthened his spiritual energy to see as far as possible while saying, “I’m looking for that dragon. Since the bird has stopped here, it means the dragon is nearby.” Without paying attention to Yu Chenxing, he continued walking forward.

Yu Chenxing followed behind and said, “It’s so open here. Even if there were a bug, it would be easy to spot at a glance. I don’t think there’s any dragon here. Oh… right, unless it’s hidden somewhere, like in a cave.”

Liu Yi turned to look at Yu Chenxing, feeling both amused and annoyed. “Haven’t you seen? There are cliffs all around—where could there be a cave?”

Yu Chenxing took a look and said, “You’re really an idiot. There are so many strange mirrors here. Who knows if the dragon is hidden in one of them? Go look. I’m tired; I’ll rest. Tell me if you find it.” Then she actually sat down.

Liu Yi looked at Yu Chenxing, not knowing what to do with her. She was clearly a troublemaker—useless in every way and often holding him back, either hungry or tired. Next time, he definitely wouldn’t take her with him. Just then, Liu Yi’s left hand moved suddenly as he instinctively gripped his sword tighter.

Immediately afterward, Liu Yi used his right hand to pull Yu Chenxing up. Before she could speak, he said, “Be careful—there’s killing intent.” As Liu Yi watched Yu Chenxing, an ominous premonition gathered from all around and centered on them. Gradually, this feeling became real, filled with growing killing intent.

Yu Chenxing’s expression also turned serious as she slowly retreated with Liu Yi. She asked, “Weren’t you here to find the dragon? Why haven’t you found it yet? Instead, you’ve encountered trouble.”

While retreating from the killing intent, Liu Yi looked ahead and replied, “The dragon is trapped by something. If I’m guessing right, this killing intent is meant to stop me from saving it. It’s just… I can’t see it. The area is so open, yet I can’t locate where the killing intent is coming from.”

As Liu Yi spoke, that voice rang out again, “You’ve come. I’ve been waiting for you here for a long time.”

Upon hearing those words, Liu Yi suddenly felt a surge of panic for some reason. Then Yu Chenxing asked, “Who’s talking?” She scanned the surroundings.

Liu Yi looked at Yu Chenxing and asked, “Can you hear this voice?”

Yu Chenxing nodded and said, “Yes, he said he’s waiting for you.”
Liu Yi couldn’t help but think that if the dragon was nearby, it wouldn’t be strange for Yu Chenxing to hear its voice. Yet, for some reason, he had a badpremonition and replied to Yu Chenxing, “That’s the dragon. Be careful in a moment.” After saying that, he looked around.
For some reason, the aura of killing seemed to grow larger and larger. No matter how much Liu Yi tried to back away, he seemed unable to escape it. What was even stranger was that Liu Yi felt as though the killing aura was chasing him—something tangible yet invisible. After thinking about it, Liu Yi asked, “Where are you? I can’t see you.”
What surprised Liu Yi even more was that if the dragon was nearby, then the things guarding it should also be nearby. Especially with such a strong killing aura, it must have been emitted by those things. But why didn’t the dragon warn him? Could there be something else going on?
Then, that voice replied, “Why are you retreating? I’m right in front of you. Soon, you’ll be able to see me.” There was no trace of familiarity in the voice, nor any emotion—just an explanation that was hard to understand.
At that moment, Yu Chenxing stopped in his tracks and said to Liu Yi, “Idiot, stop retreating. Don’t you understand? We’re already surrounded by that killing aura. No matter how we try to back away, we can’t get out. I just don’t understand… why can we only hear the dragon’s voice and no other sounds? I suspect we’ve been tricked.” By now, Yu Chenxing no longer had the innocence of a child; instead, he seemed to think more deeply and clearly than Liu Yi did.
Liu Yi also stopped and asked, “Why do you say that?”
Yu Chenxing looked around as he said, “Don’t you find it strange? Along the way, we’ve been guided here by certain things, including that cave outside. You came in after hearing that voice too. But that voice never appeared. Now that we’ve reached this so-called place, we haven’t seen any other dangers, yet this killing aura appeared at the same time as that voice. We can think of it this way… all of this killing aura comes from that dragon.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Yi quickly shook his head and said, “That’s impossible. How could a dragon want to kill me?”
Yu Chenxing turned to look at Liu Yi and urged, “Idiot, think carefully. Among the divine dragons you’ve tamed before, were there any that submitted willingly?”
Hearing Yu Chenxing’s words, Liu Yi felt a chill in his heart. Yes, the five divine dragons in the sword had all been tamed through life-or-death battles; none had ever submitted willingly. But… why?
Yu Chenxing continued, “I’ve always wondered one thing—why does the mirror have life? Could it be that it’s practiced for thousands of years and absorbed the energy of heaven and earth? That’s impossible. Even since the King of the Underworld entered the Mirror World, it’s only been a few decades. Even if this mirror absorbed the essence of heaven and earth every day, it couldn’t possibly have life or consciousness—at most, it might be slightly extraordinary.”
Liu Yi found Yu Chenxing’s words reasonable, but since Yu Chenxing seemed to have more to say, he asked, “What exactly do you want to say?”

Yu Chenxing continued, “I remember you telling me that this dragon has great power and can create life, like that bird… Although I just said it casually at the time, I always found it strange. Could there be a connection with mirrors? Mirrors… a dragon with creative power? What exactly is going on?” At this moment, Yu Chenxing was clearly no longer that naive little girl; every word she spoke seemed to make sense. Her sharpness of mind and boldness made Liu Yi see her in a new light.

What surprised Liu Yi even more was her last sentence: Mirrors… a dragon with creative power? And this dragon had been leading him here all along. Mirrors couldn’t have life on their own over decades; they were just objects. But if something with creative power gave them life, then they would indeed have life.

A flash of insight struck Liu Yi, and he quickly said to Yu Chenxing, “Are you saying… this mirror world has life, all created by that dragon? And the murderous aura surrounding us now is because that dragon wants to kill me?”

Yu Chenxing nodded and said, “You should always be cautious. It’s already strange that we entered this unfamiliar world, and what’s happening now is even stranger. Initially, the mirrors had no life. So why was a dragon with such great power drawn in? There’s only one explanation: it came in on its own.”

With each word Yu Chenxing spoke, Liu Yi felt more disheartened. He had gone through so much, yet this little girl was more perceptive than him. If things were analyzed this way, then it was all part of a conspiracy. Could it be… it had been waiting for him? If it killed him, it wouldn’t need to bind itself to a sword and could gain eternal freedom.

Just then, that voice came again, but this time it wasn’t addressed to Liu Yi—it was for Yu Chenxing: “You… if you had Liu Yi’s level of cultivation, you would become someone even more terrifying than a demon. It’s a pity you realized too late. I’ll kill you both right here.” With that, as ripples spread through space, all the mirrors began spinning rapidly, pushing those ripples toward the center. After the space twisted, a purple lightning bolt descended from the sky. As it sliced through space, a purplish-red dragon appeared before Liu Yi’s eyes.

The purple dragon circled from the ground into the air, about thirty zhang tall, with a massive body. Its dragon head looked down, its purplish-red scales shining brightly under the sunset, emitting a faint electric buzzing sound around its body. Six vertical streaks of purple lightning ran up and down its body. Its dark green eyes stared at Liu Yi. The distance between them was only a few dozen zhang—seemingly enough for the purple dragon to swallow Liu Yi and Yu Chenxing with a single head tilt.

Liu Yi instinctively stepped back. If judged by its size, this dragon’s power must be greater than that of the Ice Dragon, even like a Dragon Emperor—a dragon with creative power. Looking at the dragon before him, Liu Yi felt utterly overwhelmed, as if it were impossible to defeat it.

At this moment, Yu Chenxing remained extremely calm. She smiled, looked up at the Purple Dragon, and said, “Thank you for the compliment, but what you’re doing is really pointless. You already have so much, yet you still want to kill us two little people. It’s shameful.”

The Purple Dragon’s voice turned gloomy. Without moving its dragon head, it spoke, “You underestimate yourselves. There are just some things you haven’t discovered yet. If I don’t kill you, it will be me who dies. Even if I’ve created a new world now, as long as he exists, I won’t be able to find peace.”

Yu Chenxing looked up at the Purple Dragon above her and shook her head. “You lack confidence. Oh… by the way, talking like this is exhausting. Can’t you create life? Why not create a human body for yourself? It would be more convenient for you to move around.” Although Liu Yi didn’t understand what Yu Chenxing meant by this, she must have her own reasons for acting this way.

The Purple Dragon glanced at Yu Chenxing and replied, “So what? I don’t need that ridiculous body at all.”

Yu Chenxing continued, “I don’t believe it. I just want to see what true creative power is like. I wonder if you possess it.”

The Purple Dragon’s tone turned icy. “You’re doubting me.”

Yu Chenxing replied, “Maybe. Just a little doubt. Oh… you don’t have to pay attention to what a little girl says. You’re quite handsome even at your size.”

The Purple Dragon snapped, “Fine. You won’t cry until you see death. Then I’ll show you whether I have creative power or not. Right now, I’ll appear in physical form.” The moment the Purple Dragon said this, the space around them fluctuated again. Along with those fluctuations, several bolts of lightning flashed across the sky, and at the same time, the Purple Dragon’s body rapidly shrank…

Yu Chenxing’s eyes lit up. It seemed this was exactly what she had been waiting for. She turned to Liu Yi and said, “Idiot, what are you thinking? Run as fast as you can! If you don’t want to end up as barbecue, run quickly…”