Chapter 1176: Chapter 1172: Give Me Some Dignity (Part 2)

Yun Ran reached out and touched her own face. Mm, it was even more delicate and smooth than before, and she couldn’t find the slightest trace of damage.

Ever since she had run into those tiny bugs that couldn’t be seen with the naked eye deep in Death Mountain, Yun Ran had specifically studied them, even flipping through all the books Dragon Spirit had brought back from the Gu God Hall.

She hadn’t expected that the first time she used it now, the Medicine Powder’s effect would actually be this good. Looks like she could make more of it to keep on hand in the future.

Right at this moment, in the utterly silent space, there was suddenly a loud "boom," startling Yun Ran, who had been immersed in admiring herself.

"What was that sound?"

Following the direction of the noise, Yun Ran saw only a white pillar of light. She had no idea where it had sprung from; it connected two completely different spaces out of thin air.

Right after that, countless voices tangled together rang out. Although she couldn’t really hear what they were saying, those voices were very noisy, like a lot of people talking at once.

When Yun Ran tried to listen carefully, those voices became faint and drifting again, as if everything she’d heard earlier had just been an illusion.

This scene immediately made Yun Ran snort in exasperated amusement. Good grief, so they were toying with her!

Yun Ran’s temper flared up at once; she immediately stopped sitting on the ground. She’d only collapsed earlier to pretend she’d been hit, and to take the chance to rest with her eyes closed.

Getting up, she patted the dust off herself, put the Demon Core away, and once again carefully pulled the hood of the black robe over her head.

Whether or not she ran into other people next, her identity could only be that of a Black Robed Person. No one was allowed to link her to the identity of Yun Ran.

The copper mirror had thought that, like before, Yun Ran would put it away properly into the Qiankun Bag.

Inside the Qiankun Bag, it had seen lots and lots of treasures so rare it didn’t even know their names, and that earlier awkwardness due to its lofty status had vanished.

By now, it had gotten very used to being put into the Qiankun Bag.

But Yun Ran directly pinched it in her hand, with no intention of putting it into the Qiankun Bag at all.

This made the copper mirror a little nervous. Under normal circumstances, whenever Yun Ran was holding it in her hand, it meant she needed it to hold the line on its own.

Having experienced the joy of "lying down and winning," the copper mirror’s ambition at this moment was already virtually nonexistent.

Maybe... Yun Ran just forgot, so it might as well remind her.

[Um... it seems like you forgot to put me away...]

Yun Ran: ...

Looking at the copper mirror, whose little scheming thoughts were about to overflow, Yun Ran was speechless. She didn’t know if she was imagining it, but she always felt that anything she raised for a while ended up wanting to slack off.

"We’re still going to need you in a bit. Did you forget that I used the identity of a Black Robed Person to snatch you away before?

Now if I just swagger out like this, even if I’m wearing a black robe, what if people don’t believe my identity?

But if I’m holding you, no one will think I’m a fake, and no one will link me to the identity of Yun Ran.

So you’d better behave and cooperate with me, don’t drag me down, got it!" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

The copper mirror: ...

Heavens above! If it weren’t bound to Yun Ran, it really wanted to spit in her face!

Since when had it become the symbol of Yun Ran’s Black Robed Person identity!!!

Previously, it had cooperated with Yun Ran only because it had no choice—after all, it had been contracted.

But now, to suddenly appear in front of a crowd like this made the copper mirror feel like it was losing face.

Back then, plenty of people had treated it like some divine object, practically worshipping it with three kneels and nine kowtows. Although even then it hadn’t thought much of those people.

Still, looking down on them was very different from this obvious downgrade in status.

Maybe because it knew Yun Ran wasn’t completely unreasonable, the copper mirror decided to properly negotiate with her.

After pausing for a few seconds, a line of words appeared on the mirror’s surface: [Can I refuse?]

Yun Ran gave the copper mirror a rather speechless look and directly asked, "Why?"

If there wasn’t a reasonable explanation, Yun Ran felt her fists could be very convincing.

After dithering for quite a while, the copper mirror finally spoke: [I used to be called the Divine Mirror. A lot of people know you stole me. If I suddenly show up now, being pinched in your hand like this, it really hurts my dignity~]

Yun Ran: ...

It was only because her self-restraint was pretty good; otherwise, she would definitely be cursing up a storm right now.

Could someone please tell her why a mere copper mirror had such a strong sense of vanity?

"Then what do you want!!"

Sensing that Yun Ran was really suppressing her temper, the copper mirror wisely stopped pushing its luck and stated its goal directly.

[In front of outsiders, you should at least treat me a bit more politely—for example, don’t let people know that I don’t have any say when I’m with you.

Best case, let others see that you stole me in order to worship and enshrine me as well, so you can preserve my reputation...]

Seeing the copper mirror straining to squeeze out each word in defense of its own face, for a moment Yun Ran really wanted to just stuff this guy back where it came from.

She also cared a lot about her reputation, but her face was something she earned herself, not something given to her by others!

Fortunately, Yun Ran didn’t say this little truth out loud in the end, giving the copper mirror a bit of face; otherwise, it would definitely kick up a fuss.

Even so, the copper mirror was still a bit unhappy. Hmph, as if other people’s face wasn’t earned by themselves. Back then, its status had been very high too, okay.

If not for Yun Ran, it would still be enjoying supreme treatment right now!

The noisy voices were getting louder and louder, and Yun Ran didn’t want to keep tangling with the copper mirror over these trivial matters, wasting time for nothing.

The copper mirror’s sheen slowly dimmed, making it look rather pitiful.

Yun Ran really didn’t want to look at the copper mirror’s "I’m dying" expression.

In the end, she could only grit her teeth and say, "Fine, I’ll give you this face!"

But having given it face, whether the copper mirror could seize this opportunity was none of her business.

The copper mirror’s surface immediately burst into a new radiance.

At the same time, a big smiling face appeared. Being able to get this promise out of Yun Ran was something well worth showing off.

There was another loud "crash," and this time the sound was much clearer. Yun Ran immediately sped up, heading toward the pillar of light.

The light pillar looked very close, but Yun Ran walked for quite a long distance without touching it in the slightest.

Yun Ran’s expression shifted slightly. She could hear it and see it, yet couldn’t reach it. There was something wrong with this light pillar!