Volume 3 Chapter 19: Soul Mirror (Part 2)

  "You asked a good question, if it's that case, the soul form should be its original appearance. Hehe, how about it, is it fun? Want to come and try? Xinyue, you go first, how about it?"

  "No, no, no! Absolutely not!" Xīnyuè subconsciously took a step back and said: "I... my eye bags are a bit deep, it won't look good in the photo, let someone else go first!"

  "No, I don't want to be one either!"

  "Why don't you go first and show everyone?" a girl said.

  "Good!" Yōgi didn't decline either, and she turned the magical mirror towards herself.

  All the girls immediately swarmed up.

  It was strange, at first there was nothing in the mirror, gradually it became a little blurry, and a faint figure appeared. Slowly, slowly, the face of a girl slowly emerged.

  That's unmistakably Yuki's face!

  However, there was something different. In the mirror, Yangji's eyebrows were tightly locked, her small hands supported her chin, as if she was thinking about something, and her eyes were rolling around.

  All the girls widened their eyes and stared at the magic mirror without blinking. Oh my god, it's too amazing!

  Suddenly...

  The girl in the magic mirror suddenly blinked and looked out!

  "Oh no!"

  Everyone was frightened, oh heaven, she's still moving!

  Yongji hastily called out for everyone to be quiet, "Nothing's wrong, don't panic, this magic mirror is a mischievous imp, it loves to cause trouble, just ignore it!"

  "What? This mirror is alive?"

  "This, in theory, is it! However, this guy never speaks, occasionally comes out to stir up trouble," Mei said with a pat on the magic mirror, continuing: "Alright, you've all seen my soul appearance, who's next?"

  "But Yōki, I don't quite get it, isn't the person in the magic mirror identical to you? What can be seen from that?" Xīng Yuè asked doubtfully.

  "Is it exactly like me?" Yuki blinked her eyes and asked slyly.

  Everyone suddenly woke up, no mistake, the mirror's singing girl is obviously more cunning and deeper, does this reflect that her heart is also much heavier than it looks on the surface?

  Yongji looked embarrassed and stuck out her tongue, asking: "Come on, who's next? I'm curious too!"

  The girls fell silent again, thinking that what if the photo turns out to be extremely ugly? Maybe it's better not to try...

  Xīn Yuè wasn't afraid that he would look ugly in the mirror, but he was especially afraid of revealing Qing Chi's appearance, wouldn't that expose everything? So he resolutely didn't dare to be careless!

  "Here I come!" A chubby girl volunteered to be the first, her name was Fuqin. She was relatively quiet and rarely spoke with her classmates, but everyone knew she was a music enthusiast. In a singing competition, she unexpectedly won first prize.

  Fú Qín's face was a bit chubby, and since she didn't like to dress up, the boys often jokingly called her "Highland something dragon".

  Yongji wiped the magic mirror and used it to face Fuqin's face. A white light flashed, and Yongji's image disappeared. The ink mirror turned into a dull gray piece...

  A vague figure can be seen faintly...

  Play the zither!

  But is it still playing the lute?

  Jiǎo Xiù's face was plump but not chubby, with a fair complexion and a hint of redness. The only discernible similarity was the small black mole above her right eye socket. Outside of her face, there were even plum blossoms serving as a foil.

  "Wow! So beautiful!" The crowd exclaimed.

  "Fukin is a kind girl!" Yōki laughed, "This magic mirror even made an exception and decorated the background with fresh flowers for you, it's truly rare!"

  Her face turned bright red as she stroked the zither, but her heart was filled with joy. She thought to herself that if one day she could grow up to be like the girl in the mirror, it would be great. She couldn't help but ask: "Yongji, will I... will I become as beautiful as her someday?"

  The girls suddenly became interested and stretched their ears waiting for Yongji's answer.

  "Yes, that's right! It's completely possible. You see, a person's appearance is half derived from their inner activities. The more radiant and pure one's heart is, the more beautiful their outer appearance will become along with their soul!"

  "Ah, I understand!" Furuqin laughed with a smile that didn't close her mouth, but she didn't know that Yongji's words were actually half true and half false. However, many years later, Furuqin's life of wholeheartedly doing good deeds really did make her dreams come true, creating the legend of an absolutely beautiful music fairy... This is a story for later, let's not talk about it for now...

  With the example of Fuqin, the girls' curiosity was strongly aroused, and they all vied to take pictures.

  Poor Zhimeng almost fainted, the mirror made herself look several times uglier, and the background pattern... actually appeared with countless black wooden abacuses! She was so angry that she bled from all seven orifices and was carried back to the school infirmary.

  Girls look at me, I look at you, and fall into silence again...

  "Hmm! One looks good, one doesn't, and the next one might turn out to be beautiful!" Yōki was fanning the flames on the side, where there are heavy rewards, there must be brave men.

  She hasn't changed much! The her in the mirror still has the same eyes, nose, mouth, eyebrows, hair... oh, sorry, she doesn't have a beard.

  In short, the magic mirror simply presented a photo of Yu Duo as it was, without anything special about it. Yu Duo felt cheated and shouted in anger, glared with her eyes, and stormed off.

  And then...

  The girls all looked at each other, then...

  Everyone narrowed their eyes and looked at the poor little beauty who was secretly hiding behind them.

  Want to escape? Ha! There isn't even a door!!

  A group of girls put their shoulders together, twisted their arms, hugged each other's waists, and covered their chests. Anyway, they finally got the little beauty in front of the sunglasses.

  Xīn yuè xiāng hàn lín liù, xīn li mò mò jiào zāo, zhè xià wán dàn le! Kěndìng chuān bàng le, dàjiā kàn jiàn jìng zhōng de qīng chí huì zěnme shuō ne? Wán le, wán le, sǐ dìng le!

  The magic mirror flashed with white light, suddenly turning completely black, and then...

  Slowly, slowly, the color is a bit... turning red?

  Everyone held their breath and stared at the magic mirror with wide eyes, including Xiang Yue.

  However...

  Oh my god...

  In the magic mirror... unexpectedly... what appeared wasn't a human figure, but a huge, jumping red heart!

  Many girls were puzzled, but heard the magic mirror emit a hoarse voice, "Good beauty little girl... ...can't stand it! I want to kiss!"

  "Boom...." Almost everyone fainted on the ground....

  Yongji sprang up, a loud slap landed on the magic mirror, and he roared: "Be serious for me! Stop losing face for our family! Otherwise, when I get home today, according to the old rules, instant noodles will be waiting for you in boiling water!"

  The magic mirror didn't dare make a sound again, and another white light flashed by. A shadowy image gradually appeared in the mirror...

  At some point, the boys also gathered around, and just like that, they were staring at the magic mirror in three layers inside and out.