The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

I had indeed heard Biaozi mention Song Gua before.

The mirror images created by the Dark Bronze Mirror are absolutely obedient to the spirit of the bronze mirror that created them, and would never harm them.

Just like the Three Laws of Robotics.

But clearly, just as the three laws were ultimately broken, the Dark Bronze Mirror did not expect that after mirroring the bandits, what it got was not a group of loyal puppets, but a bunch of lunatics.

Now, Mirror Ghost claims to be one of its creators. How credible is that?

Looking back, since the appearance of the Mirror Bandits, they have indeed not done anything to harm their own original self or the Bandits organization.

Upon their first encounter, they did not make a move but instead used their mirror image to escape.

When pressed about his identity by the Special Affairs Bureau, he chose to play along rather than reveal his true form.

They traveled south, playing around in various cities, and used a new organizational name instead of wearing mahjong tiles and calling themselves bandits.

The authorities are now indeed distinguishing them from bandits, regarding them as Dark Star forces, aiming only to eliminate them rather than capture them alive, just like dealing with mutant beasts.

Suddenly.

Song Gua saw the mirror image of Ghost Brother's ambiguous smile.

"My God, the Path of Forgetfulness is terrifying!"

Song Gua realized that when he started to think about whether what he said was true or false, and even analyzed those details, he had already fallen into the trap!

The Dao of Sitting in Oblivion is best at this kind of thing, making it impossible for you to distinguish between truth and falsehood!

Who knew that this conversation today wasn't something they'd been playing around with since the moment they were born?

Forget it, forget it.

Song Gua did not want to be led by the nose by the other party.

Don't worry about whether what they say is true or false; just assume it is true, otherwise the conversation can't continue.

"Oh, I see. I thought that only the bronze mirror that materialized you from the mirror world was your creator."

Mirror Ghost Bro crossed his arms and chuckled.

"But you old thief, you should know best how special our original bodies are."

Huo Zi Ge was displeased as Song Gua stood behind him.

"How dare you! Calling someone the bandit leader 'Old Thief' is not something you can do!"

Blood Brother glanced at Fire Brother.

"Hmm? Isn't 'bandit leader' a bit too rustic? I think we should add 'bandit king' instead."

Monkey King rolled his eyes at Blood Brother.

"We haven't even established a country yet, so where would we get a king? We should be called Bandit King Dai!"

Pao Ge gave Hou Ge a disdainful look.

"The bandit king sounds like he's from some monster cave; he's not even as good as the bandit king."

Ghost Bro hid in the crowd, secretly excited.

"Look! My mirror image is having an equal dialogue with that old thief! Monkey King keeps clamoring for rebellion, but look, who's succeeded in rebellion now!"

Song Gua suppressed the many clones protecting their master and laughed.

"It's alright, it's just a form of address. After all, they are your mirror images, so it might just be more natural to call them that."

As he spoke, he turned to look at the mirror image of Ghost Brother.

"Since you can't harm me, that's good. I think our cooperation from now on will be very pleasant."

Mirror Ghost Bro became interested.

"Oh? Cooperation? Could it be that you're paying homage to the Great Liang's Dao of Sitting in Oblivion by joining forces with the Great Qi's Dao of Sitting in Oblivion?"

"Think whatever you want. Didn't you say you were going to go to Xichuan City to take down the Shi family?"

"That's right! Playing with these commoners is getting boring; we need to play with the powerful families and influential forces!"

"The closest and largest city in this area is indeed Xichuan City, but doesn't Xichuan City also have the Ximen family, which is even stronger than the Shi family? Why did you choose the Shi family instead of other powerful families?"

"The Ximen family has more experts than the Shi family, so they're not easy to fool! Besides, many members of the Shi family are officials. Wouldn't it be more interesting to outmaneuver those arrogant and domineering officials? Hahaha!"

"You take the fun from the Shi family, and we'll take the resources. How about that?"

Mirror Ghost Brother paused for a moment, then laughed loudly.

"You old scoundrel, you're still as cunning as ever! Using entertainment as a bargaining chip—well, that depends on how big the entertainment is!"

Song Gua beckoned with his finger, signaling Mirror Ghost to come closer and speak.

After a series of gibberish, Mirror Ghost looked at Song Gua with an expression of utter astonishment.

"As expected of you! That was hilarious!"

"But some of you will die, I..."

"No problem! I'll be the first to sign up, the one who gets beheaded!"

The other bandits in the mirror image, hearing that there was great fun to be had, couldn't wait to get closer, expressing their willingness to be the one who got beheaded, but first they had to know how it was going to work.

Song Gua's lips twitched. These guys were too pure, so pure that he was afraid of them.

"Here's the thing, I actually have a way to revive the brothers who were beheaded in this operation, but it requires precise timing. Also, if I think the situation on the ground does not meet the conditions for using resurrection, I will choose not to act. You need to think carefully about whether you want to cooperate."

Mirror Ghost Brother waved his hand.

"I already said, this is a minor matter! The most important thing is that you guys have to make sure this whole thing is a hit! After all, if it's just something you staged yourself, and nobody believes it, it's no fun!"

"Don't worry, we're all ready, all that's left is for you to get into position."

"Alright! Let's head to Xichuan City now!"

Mirror South Wind glanced at the map and said, "Boss, there are two third-tier cities in between. Aren't we going to bomb the Special Bureau?"

"No more frying! Time is limited! But we have to grab a bite at the food street!"

"Alright!!"

The bandits in the mirror image, some shaking their heads, some baring their teeth and claws, some striking poses, all jumped into the river beside them.

Seeing this, many of the bandits began to imitate their actions and jumped into the river, naturally ending up soaked to the bone.

"Holy crap! Why are the movements the same? I can't mirror image teleport!"

"Idiot! They're mirror people! They're born able to enter mirror worlds, are you new here?!"

"Yeah, that old bastard just laid an egg today, and I haven't even had time to process all the unread messages yet—there are just too many!"

"That makes sense. It seems that Brother Huo's newcomer training course is really necessary. We need to summarize the key points of past events for the newcomers."

The three leaders of the Mirror Bandits, Ghost Brother, South Wind, and Fog Brother, suddenly returned.

Song asked about the divination.

"Are there any other details we need to discuss?"

Mirror Ghost coughed.

"You almost got it for free!"

"What's wrong?"

"You really think we just want to have fun?! Do you think we're idiots?!"

"What else do you want? I feel like you've taken everything you can along the way, so you don't lack anything."

The eye sockets of the Mirror Ghost Brother, where his eyeballs had been gouged out, were already infested with maggots, which he casually brushed away.

"Of course we're missing something. There's something we've wanted to get from you from the very beginning!"

"What?"

"Soul-Devouring Beads! And within the Soul Cultivation Illusion, there are channels to obtain Soul-Devouring Beads, Soul Refining Water, Soul-Stabilizing Talismans, and other soul-related items!"

Song Gua realized he had underestimated the Mirror Bandits.

They are not simply people who only want to have fun and have no other pursuits.

At least, they still have designs on the Dark Artifacts.

"I know what you want the Soul-Devouring Pearl for, but even if you succeed, having the spirit but not the object is useless."

Just like Song Gua grasped the spirit of the dark dagger.

It's just that we have an invisible pet.

"Who says we don't have tools?"

Song Gua's lips twitched.

"You wouldn't pretend to be controllable, then suddenly betray us, ambush the Dark Bronze Mirror's host, and steal the mirror, would you?"

The mirror image of Fog Bro turned into a bunch of question marks.

"Hey! How did you know? You're a real genius!"