Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
âHow long has the Thousand Mirror World been around?â
Ming Shu thought for a moment. âQuite long.â
Qi Yu: â...â
How long is quite long?
âBaby, you just need to remember one thing. The Thousand Mirror World is the king of all worlds.â
Ming Shu narrowed her eyes. âThis means that you are one of the kings of all worlds. Is it exciting?â
Qi Yu: â...â
No!
She bragged that she was very powerful but in the end, no one knew who she was.
Qi Yu felt that they walked for a long time. There was no turn along the corridor. It was a straight path forward. The pictures on the wall seemed eerie.
Squeakâ
Qi Yu suspected that they might really have to walk till earth and heaven grew old. Suddenly, a huge mouse appeared in front of them.
The mouse was half as tall as a human. It was looking at them.
The huge mouse saw Ming Shu. It squeaked as though it saw something frightening and ran off.
âStop!â
The huge mouse froze. It turned around hesitantly. It placed its claws together and bowed. âLittle ancestor.â
âDonât call me ancestor.â Iâm not the ancestor of a mouse!
Ming Shu pulled Qi Yu over. âWhy did you run when you saw me?â
The huge mouse trembled and kneeled on the ground. âSqueak... little ancestor, what is the matter?â
If I donât call you little ancestor, what should I call you?
Squeak squeak squeak!
Ming Shu asked, âWhy was the Apocalypse Pagoda activated?â
These huge mice were the guards of the Apocalypse Pagoda. There were ten of them, one for each floor.
The mouse placed all four limbs on the ground. âLittle ancestor, I donât know.â
Ming Shu: â...â
Why did you say it so blatantly!
Seriously!
âWe are investigating it too. Little ancestor... you... do you need anything?â Please donât request anything from me. Please donât request anything.
âBring me to the fourth floor.â
â...Squeak squeak squeak!â
âSpeak human language.â
âAll the floors are sealed off...â
âAre you trying to fool me?â
The huge mouse bowed again. It kowtowed. âSqueak squeak squeak...â
âMouse meat is not good, but...â
âSqueak!â
The huge mouse sprung up. âLittle ancestor, follow me.â
âWhat is your name?â
âLittle ancestor, Iâm Little Five.â
âOh, long time no see. Why arenât you dead?â
â...â Squeak! I will not die! Iâm not a normal mouse! Erm... why does it sound wrong... forget it. Little ancestor is so scary.
The huge mouse didnât dare to make a sound. It led Ming Shu and Qi Yu forward. Then, Qi Yu realized that they had turned a corner.
After that, a forked road appeared. One end led to a similar corridor while the other side ended in a staircase going down.
âLittle ancestor, did you come back because something happened to the pagoda?â Little Five asked carefully.
âWhat else? Would I come back to eat your meat? You do seem to have a lot of meat on you.â
â...â
Squeak squeak squeak!
It was not nice to eat!
They didnât walk for long. After they went down the stairs, a luxurious hall appeared in front of their eyes.
Little Five bowed naturally. âLittle ancestor, this is the fourth floor.â
Qi Yu realized that the hall was segregated into two. They were standing on a path in the middle of the hall.
There was someone in the hall.
The person in the hall saw strangers and started walking toward them.
âThere is someone here?â
The person was puzzled. âYou finally decided to appear after bringing me here? What did you do to me?â
Ming Shu looked at him. âA new person?â
People who had stayed here for a long time wouldnât react so violently when they saw a new person.
Little Five stammered, âI think... so.â
The person had been here for quite a while. However, to little ancestor, he... was considered a new person.
âHey! Stop right there!â
Ming Shu walked through the path. The hall behind them didnât disappear.
Qi Yu looked back at the person locked up in the hall. He was banging the transparent protective screen furiously. But, he couldnât hear what the person was saying.
In front of them were similar looking halls. There was a person locked up in each one. They came from all kinds of eras. There were men, women, and even children.
The first few people were agitated when they saw them appeared.
The further they went, the slighter the reaction from these people. Some just raised their heads and glanced at them while others didnât even bother to look at them.
Ming Shu walked at a normal speed. She was looking for something.
She stopped in front of an empty hall.
âWhere is the person here?â
Little Five looked outside the hall. Qi Yu realized that there were carvings outside all the halls.
Little Five replied, âHe is dead.â
âDead?â Death was rare here, but it was possible.
Ming Shu asked, âIs there anyone here who has the ability to go back in time and walk through different worlds?â
Little Five was frightened. It was on its guard. âLittle ancestor, why are you asking me this?â
âDonât worry, I will not do anything. I just want some answers.â
Little Five relaxed. âThis level holds all the people whose ability had something to do with time and space. However, going back in time and walking through worlds... these are rare abilities. There should be two people with this ability ahead.â
âBring me there.â
Little Five hesitated. Under Ming Shuâs gaze, it quickly led the way.
...
The first person was a girl. She sat in the hall casually.
Ming Shu stood outside the hall. The girl looked at her. Then, she shifted her gaze and looked at Qi Yu.
Her eyes lit up. She stood up and rushed outside. âLittle brother, youâre so pretty. Did you get caught too? Sigh, little mouse, can you let him stay opposite my hall. That way, Iâll be able to see him every day. I will be happy even if Iâm locked up here.â
Little Five: â...â
Qi Yu moved behind Ming Shu. He wouldnât like anyone else besides his wife.
Ming Shu glanced at her. âGood mindset.â
The girl smiled. Her eyes were glued to Qi Yu. âI canât go out anyway so I need to find some fun in life.â
After she finished, the girl realized something. Normally, people who got caught would appear in the halls directly. They would not be able to walk outside freely.
Only those big mice had the right to walk outside.
âWhere is the other one?â
âIn the next hall,â Little Five said hurriedly.
The man in the next hall just sat on the floor without moving.
âHey, he will not talk. Who are you?â
The girl shouted.
Ming Shu ignored her. âOnly these two people?â
Little Five replied weakly, âChanging time is a rare ability.â
Also, not everyone who had this ability would come here.
Ming Shu pointed at the man. âIs he always like this?â
Little Five replied, âHo. When he first came, he was not like this. Last time... he became like this after that. Iâm not sure if anyone went in. It was a mess that time so when we realized that he was still here, we didnât look carefully.â
Their mission was to make sure that the people in the pagoda didnât run away.
Ming Shu asked Little Five to check what the exact ability of this person was.
Little Five was in a difficult position. However, it still succumbed in the end.
Very quickly, the results came. This man had the ability to go back in time and walk through the different worlds.
The Apocalypse had these abilities too.