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Chapter 111 [Staying up all night to keep safe?] (6600 words)
Chapter 6600 [Staying up all night to keep safe?] ( words)
The mirror world is not infinite.

Because this is a [mirror] world, everything here is a projection of the real world.

The medium is a mirror, or more precisely, a mirror surface, any mirror surface that can reflect images!
Some places may not have mirrors, but there are things that can act as mirrors, such as smooth paint surfaces, or even some floors and stones...

In some places, even if there are no such things, there may be rivers, lakes, and oceans - the water surface can also reflect images.

but!
But not all places in this world have mirrors.

There may really be many places in this world where you really can't find a mirror!
For example, a mine.

For example, the forest.

In a place without a mirror, since there is no projection, there is naturally no mirror world.

Just like, suppose there is a mirror in front of you.

When you stand in front of a mirror, you can see yourself and everything around you - provided that all these things are in front of the mirror.

But suppose you put a stone behind this mirror.

Then, you can't see this stone in the mirror anyway!

If the mirror cannot reflect it, then this stone "does not exist"!
And the world that the mirror cannot reflect, that world, does not "exist"!
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"In addition to the mirror, there is another medium, which is light." The little girl added.

Then, a hint of fear flashed across her eyes, and her body even trembled subconsciously.

"Everything in this mirror world relies on light. In a dark place, even if there is a mirror, it cannot project things from the real world. If it cannot project, then the mirror world does not exist! This situation is very dangerous!"

Chen Yan's heart moved: "What's going on?"

"A dark place with a mirror but no light, or accidentally walking into a place with no mirror at all."

The little girl whispered, "Comparatively speaking, it's just a place without light, which is slightly better. I've experienced it once before."

When I first came here, I went to a remote place at night and slept in an empty room.

But at night, I drew the curtains and turned off the lights in the house.

Although there was a mirror in that room, without the light, all projections stopped, and then that place became pure darkness!"

The girl recalled, her voice filled with fear, "That darkness was completely silent, without a sound, and even if I screamed, it was useless. Not even a sound came out. I couldn't even feel my body. It felt like everything didn't exist. Even my consciousness was slowly disintegrating and disappearing.

The scariest thing was that when I entered that darkness, I lost all sense of the outside world. I couldn't even move myself or escape.

That kind of darkness is like the purest and most complete emptiness.

It was as if I was being slowly devoured by something, devouring my body and my soul.

The process is long – but thankfully it is long!
I thought I was dead!"

Chen Yan immediately asked, "Then how did you escape?"

"I didn't escape, I was just lucky." The little girl sighed, "I didn't die in that experience because later... it was dawn."

As she spoke, the little girl showed a relieved expression on her face: "Later I thought about it carefully, I was really lucky that I didn't die that time.

The first reason was that although the curtains in that room were quite thick, they were not enough to completely block out the sunlight outside. When the sun rose, there was always a little light coming in. If I had unfortunately walked into a room with blackout curtains made of the best material, I might have died.

The second reason is… I slept very late that time. I turned off the lights and went to bed at 3 or 4 in the morning. If I had gone to bed two or three hours earlier, I might not have made it to the sunrise.”

Chen Yan can understand the first reason.

What’s the second one… Can staying up late keep you safe?

"Thirdly...luckily, I just happened to encounter a dark area. If I had accidentally entered an area without mirrors, I would have been dead."

Chen Yan asked, "Have you ever encountered a world without mirrors?"

"Yes, in some desolate wilderness, deep in the mountains, and in places without water. So in the mirror world, don't think you can just run around and fly around. Sometimes, when you're rushing around, if there's a small area without a mirror right in front of you, and you don't have time to stop and dive in, you might actually die!
Also, be careful at night!
Especially at night, never walk into a dark room!
Because what if this room, not only is there no light, but there also happens to be no mirror... that would be a disastrous outcome!"

The little girl sighed softly. "So now, I generally like to live in some open places, like that abandoned car yard. There are so many abandoned cars there, and there are so many glass on them - it's like the place is full of mirrors!

Even at night, there is starlight and moonlight. Even when it is cloudy, you can't see the stars and the moon, but because it is on the edge of the city, there is still a little light, so it doesn't become completely dark.

Even so, I got used to it. At the yard, I would keep some emergency lights and batteries in the trunk of my car, and every night, I would try to keep a light on."

Chen Yan thought about it seriously...If that's the case, then indeed, this mirror world is not as safe as he thought.

In theory, cities are the safest.

Because in the city, there are countless things that can be used as mirrors, and they are available at all angles. They can almost perfectly reflect the entire world.

But once you leave the city, it will be very difficult.

Theoretically, mirrors are only found in places where people live.

But not every square meter of land is inhabited!
Outside the city, there are too many dangerous places, too many to be mirrored. Roads! Farmland! Woods! Hillsides...

These areas where there are no mirrors actually divide the cities.

Even if the little girl had magic to fly, the wilderness, forests, hillsides, farmlands... were all restricted areas that she could not enter.

This means that once she flies out of the city, the area outside the city will be a minefield for her.

"Then how about taking public transportation to leave the port city?" Chen Yan asked.

"I've thought about it, but I don't dare." The girl shook her head. "For example, airplanes? I've carefully studied airplane cabins, and there are too few mirrors inside.

There are also trains, well, what you call high-speed trains, and there are too few mirrors in the carriages.

And…if we pass through a tunnel and the lights in the car are off, or if the window shades are down, blocking the glass and the mirror…I’m doomed!”

Chen Yan frowned and said, "Forget about the plane. As for the high-speed train... even if you encounter a situation like this, such as going through a tunnel, it won't take much time. You were able to endure the darkness in that room that night for so long. Even if you go through a tunnel, you won't die in just one or two minutes."

"I don't dare try!"

The girl shook her head vigorously, her attitude very firm. "I've experienced what it's like to fall into darkness. It's so uncomfortable—you don't understand! You haven't experienced it. That feeling is too terrible and too uncomfortable! I never want to experience that feeling again, not even for a second!"

After a pause, the girl continued with a wry smile, "Besides, what's the point of me leaving this city? To me, there's no one in the whole world. What difference does it make which city I go to?"

It seems... right.

Chen Yan accepted the little girl's statement.

but……

"That was before you knew me. Now that you know me, I have a way to take you away from here." Chen Yan looked into the little girl's eyes and said, "I'm telling you, I'm not from Hong Kong City. I just came here to do something. Now that I'm done, I'll naturally leave.

So, if you want me to continue to help you in the future, such as finding you a place to live, providing you with food, and even providing you with energy reserves... then I have no choice but to ask you to leave the port city with me."

Chen Yan's choice is clear...

It's impossible for him to fly to Hong Kong City every time to provide supplies to this little girl!

The little girl thought seriously for a while and finally nodded.

"I'm willing to go with you, but you have to agree to one condition!"

"what?"

"You can't tell anyone about my existence!"

Chen Yan frowned. "Why? I have fellow cultivators at home. I just need to keep it a secret from ordinary people. If only I and my fellow cultivator know about it, the Heavenly Dao shouldn't notice."

"No, I can't tell you!" The little girl shook her head firmly. "If anyone else knows about my existence besides you, I will leave immediately!"

"What's the reason?" Chen Yan sighed, his tone somewhat helpless.

"Of course I have a reason, but I can't tell you now." The little girl's tone was a little strange when she said this, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Chen Yan was a little deep.

She glanced at Chen Yan's pocket - because there was a talisman in the pocket.

To be precise, it is the "Formless Disaster-Breaking Talisman"!
When Chen Yan was wary of her before, and his hand was hidden in his pocket holding the talisman, the little girl, with her magical powers, had actually seen through it at a glance!

And the runes on this talisman...

She knows him!
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Chu Keqing returned to the Peninsula Hotel that night - she was supposed to continue living in Huang Mingyi's Taoist temple until after the funeral.

But something happened that afternoon... Huang Mingyi's eldest disciple ran back to the dojo.

This guy was in a very bad condition when he ran back, and it seemed that he was sent back by the police.

After returning to the dojo, the eldest disciple seemed to have lost some of his memory and could not explain where he had been during the few days he was missing.

But he insisted that he was kidnapped, and it was probably some magic used by Zhong Hongliang that made him confused.

When he returned, the second and third disciples in the temple immediately turned against each other.

The three people began to fight for the right to speak in the Taoist temple. The second and third brothers obviously joined forces to face the eldest disciple, claiming that the eldest disciple had donated money and ran away before the master's body was cold, and even if he came back now, he was no longer qualified to inherit Huang Mingyi's mantle.

Of course, the eldest disciple refused to admit the crime, but he couldn't explain where he had been.

He did retain some memories, vaguely remembering that he seemed to have found something and clues among Huang Mingyi's belongings. He also said that his master might have been murdered.

As a result, the second and third brothers said that he was crazy - even the police's closing report said that it was an accidental fire.

The Taoist temple was in chaos, but the second and third brothers wanted to ask Chu Keqing to seek justice.

Chu Keqing originally didn't care about the power struggles among Huang Mingyi's disciples. However, considering the eldest disciple's loyalty to Huang Mingyi, she spoke up for him, which ended up getting her into trouble.

The second and third brothers actually turned their attention to Chu Keqing, saying that Chu Keqing was not a member of the Taoist temple. Although she was a fellow disciple of the master in terms of seniority, she was not a member of the Taoist temple after all.

Chu Keqing was of a calm nature and was too lazy to argue with them, so she planned to go back to the hotel to rest first, and then go there when the funeral was held to bury Huang Mingyi. After completing the last procedure, she would leave.

Chu Keqing wasn't angry. She had become a "Purple Elder" in Jinling Prefecture, and how many scenes had she seen? This kind of power struggle was child's play. She simply couldn't be bothered to deal with the dirty business of Huang Mingyi's disciples. In her opinion, after Huang Mingyi's death, the second and third brothers were actually incompetent, and the decline of this Taoist temple was inevitable. These people were fighting over and over, but in the end, it was all for nothing.

The eldest disciple also stated on the spot that he had no interest in inheriting the temple, and that he would leave the temple as soon as his master was buried. He even threw out all the account books of the temple he was in charge of on the spot - they will all be yours from now on, and whoever wants to take over can take it over.

Chu Keqing admired this eldest disciple very much and had already told him that if he was willing, he could go to Jinling Prefecture and join the Yun Sect.

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In fact, the matter in Gangcheng was already settled for Chu Keqing. The inheritance of the founder of the Yun Sect had been recovered, and the murderer who killed Huang Mingyi had been brought to justice. The only thing left was the funeral process of the third senior brother.

So when Chu Keqing returned to the hotel, she was still in a relaxed mood.

She even thought that after returning to the hotel, she could go find this Senior Chen Yan.

The two of them had such an experience in Hong Kong City, especially the experience of fighting side by side in the small building, which invisibly improved their friendship progress a lot.

This is a good opportunity to establish a good relationship with this senior master.

Chu Keqing even thought that after returning to the hotel, she could invite this senior master to have a drink or two in the evening. If the conditions were right, they could also go to the famous old streets of the port city to relax together.

Thirty-three-year-old Chu Keqing is a veteran fan of Hong Kong films.

Brandon Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Causeway Bay, Temple Street...

It would be a nice thing to walk around these places with this powerful senior, shoulder to shoulder, right?
For this reason, she even changed her clothes before returning! She even asked her female assistant Xiao Cai to book a nice late-night restaurant!

Thinking about the night before when Chen Yan and herself were in the small building, and how Chen Yan displayed his supernatural power in the face of his opponent who was pretending to be a ghost, Chu Keqing actually had some vague expectations for tonight deep in her heart.

There was even a kind of joy that had not been felt for many years, the kind of girlish excitement.

Well... this senior, you can be a little bit lustful. How many men are not lustful?

And although the way he looked at her was sometimes not very dignified, but... Chu Keqing was used to it. Over the years, among all the men she had dealings with, was there any man who looked at her secretly with a serious look?

What's more, he has great powers and has done me a favor.

He was away from home, throwing away the halo of "Mr. Zi" and taking on the identity of "Dean".

Deep down in Chu Keqing's heart, it seemed as if there was a girlish feeling that had been suppressed for many years, and it seemed to be stirring faintly.

She even thought, if Senior Chen Yan could join her for a night tour of Hong Kong City tonight...

Then, even if he did something a little bit impolite towards me, I would probably endure it.

Then, just after arriving at the hotel and before getting out of the car, Chu Keqing's cell phone vibrated twice.

When I picked it up, I saw a new WeChat message.

Senior Chen Yan (LSP): I have something to do and have already left Hong Kong. See you in Jinling Mansion.

Chu Keqing: “…………”

Assistant Xiao Cai noticed that when Chu Keqing got off the car, her face looked a little dark!

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When Chu Keqing received the message from Wei Xin, Chen Yan had already crossed the port and arrived in Shenzhen, next to the port city.

The little girl had also been to Shenzhen. The two cities were practically separated by a street, so there weren't any restricted areas.

When passing the port, Chen Yan remembered to send a WeChat message to Chu Keqing to say hello.

Then he got into a taxi.

The driver was a local and was probably used to working at the port. He saw that Chen Yan was a passenger from the north and exchanged a few words with Chen Yan on the way.

However, what the driver didn't know was that on the other side of the world, in the mirror world, in addition to Chen Yan, there was also a little girl sitting in the back seat of his car.

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Chen Yan bought a small suitcase, a few mirrors made of non-glass, organic materials, and a bunch of fluorescent sticks.

After finding a hotel and booking a room, I started to decorate the room.

He removed several mirrors and taped them to the inside of the suitcase with scotch tape, taping every single one!
The next morning, Chen Yan checked out directly, calculated the time, and headed to the high-speed rail station.

In a small suitcase, there are mirrors on every inner wall, so there are no corners.

At the same time, the fluorescent sticks inside can provide lighting.

If it was a little girl, she definitely wouldn't be able to fit into the box.

But... she can switch to her original form Skylark!
Moreover, she only needs to enter the box in the mirror world, and then hide in the box. There are mirrors and light!

As for the real world, even when going through security, anyone who looked would see that the box was empty! It was just a few mirrors and a few glow sticks stuffed in it.

I didn't take a plane because it was inconvenient to open the luggage to check at any time on the plane, and I was afraid of any unexpected situations.

But high-speed rail is different.

The high-speed train ride from Shenzhen to Jinling Prefecture takes eight or nine hours. After Chen Yan got on the train, he put the suitcase in front of him. Every hour, he would open the suitcase to check if the fluorescent stick was still glowing. If it was off, he could always replace it with another one to light it up.

In this way, we took the high-speed rail all the way to Jinling Prefecture.

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"I am back!"

Around ten o'clock in the evening, almost eleven, Chen Yan walked into the villa's gate and put his suitcase on the ground.

Gu Qingyi, who was sitting in the living room watching TV, was wrapped in a blanket, but the blanket was obviously stained with some potato chip crumbs and melon seed shells.

Chen Yan couldn't help but sigh.

Such a pretty girl, this look is simply unbearable.

Gu Qingyi stood up and walked over. Then she looked at the extra suitcase in Chen Yan's hand and tilted her head to look at it. "Is it a gift you bought in Hong Kong? Food? Or clothes?"

Chen Yan looked at his young stepmother in front of him and asked, "Don't you have to spend money to buy gifts? Aren't you afraid that we'll all get sick next month?"

Gu Qingyi curled her lips, muttered something, and turned back to sit on the sofa: "I saw the message you sent when you got off the high-speed train. I ordered dinner for you and it will be delivered soon. It's the dry pot bullfrog you asked for, with spicy and numbing flavors."

As he spoke, Gu Qingyi looked at Chen Yan with some confusion: "But why did you order a portion for four? Your appetite has increased."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "Don't you still have me at home?"

Gu Qingyi shook her head: "I don't like eating bullfrog. Last time you ordered it, I only ate a few bites."

"If you don't eat, I will. I can finish the portion for four by myself." Chen Yan smiled and said, "Maybe I've been nourishing my body with my vitality recently. After my body has become stronger, it seems that I consume a lot of nutrients, and my appetite has also increased."

"Don't eat too much spicy food." Gu Qingyi actually said this.

Chen Yan curled his lips.

Is this the feeling of being a mother again?
Gu Qingyi is actually quite nice, except that she always has to play the role of a stepmother from time to time.

For example, she was concerned about her relationship with Lu Sisi, and she once said that she wanted to give Lu Sisi a good fortune.

On weekdays, people would suddenly say a few words about "elders caring about younger generations".

It looks a bit clumsy, but it makes people feel very interesting - it's the kind of clumsiness that shows that one is obviously not used to it, but still does it very seriously and hard - that kind of clumsiness.

In fact, with Chen Yan’s current physical strength, let alone eating spicy bullfrog.

Even if he took the bottle of chili peppers and poured three or five of them into his mouth, there would be no problem.

Gu Qingyi had already stood up and glanced at Chen Yan: "After you finish eating, remember to put the garbage away at the door. I will take it out tomorrow morning."

"Are you throwing away garbage?" Chen Yan was a little confused.

"What else?" Gu Qingyi looked at Chen Yan with wide eyes: "During the past few days when you were away, did the garbage in the house grow legs and run out every day?"

"...Oh. Okay." Chen Yan nodded.

"Put it at the door. I'll throw it away when I leave tomorrow morning."

"Why did you go out this morning?" Chen Yan was even more confused.

"Go to Qiu Express."

Gu Qingyi replied casually: "I was bored and bought some things online."

Suddenly, Gu Qingyi's eyes flashed, and his lightning-like gaze shot at Chen Yan's face. The sharp gaze made Chen Yan feel a little uncomfortable.

Gu Qingyi walked slowly to Chen Yan's side, stared into his eyes and whispered, "No!"

"What's wrong?"

Gu Qingyi said coldly: "I always feel that you didn't hold your fart well!"

As she spoke, the woman actually moved closer, sticking out her nose like a puppy, and sniffed at Chen Yan's shoulder.

"No, what are you smelling?"

"Let me smell it to see if there's any trace of that woman Chu Keqing on you."

Gu Qingyi didn't smell the scent she had guessed, and her expression softened considerably. She looked at Chen Yan, frowned, and said, "I've seen that woman, Chu Keqing. She may appear cold on the surface, but she's actually very charming at heart. Don't mess around, remember, don't do anything to let Sisi down!"

After saying that, she turned off the TV, stretched her arms, and threw the blanket onto the sofa. The thin autumn clothes stuck to her body, highlighting the girl's slender waist and attractive waist-to-hip ratio.

Then, the twenty-one-year-old young stepmother went upstairs to her room to rest, walking up step by step, each step graceful and elegant.

Chen Yan stared out the window without blinking, trying hard to restrain himself from looking at the back of the 21-year-old stepmother.

No, no! These past few days, my Qi and blood have been surging again!

I'll go back and get some medicine from Lao Deng next door.

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[Don't keep books to yourself, read them every day! You'll kill yourself~]

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(End of this chapter)