Yan Qing's curiosity was piqued to its limit, but unfortunately, the mirror mischievously disconnected from the internet once again.

"Tch!" Yan Qing couldn't help but want to swear. Was this mirror somehow sentient, deliberately ending things at crucial moments? Holy crap!

Yue Qi was both amused and exasperated by her antics, and couldn't help but reach out and stroke her fluffy hair, laughing as he spoke.

"Do you really need to be so picky about a mirror! Besides—" He pointed towards the last mirror,

"There's another one over there!"

"That's right!" Without saying a word, Yan Qing immediately pulled her towards the last mirror.

Yue Qi suddenly turned around, and the woman in red in the mirror actually had an expression this time—an indescribable joy and anticipation. She was looking directly at Yan Qing.

Yue Qi's expression finally darkened.

The last mirror, with its base adorned with a purple gemstone, exudes a sense of mystery.

If nothing unexpected happens, the short film will continue once Yan Qing stands in front of the mirror.

This time, however, the two waited for quite a while, but the mirror did not change at all.

"Wait, something's not right. Why is this mirror moving so slowly?" Yan Qing's patience ran out, and she started patting the mirror. "Hey, wake up, it's time to get to work!"

Beside her, Yue Qi looked utterly shocked. However, since Yue Qi was standing right behind her, Yan Qing couldn't see his expression.

After tidying up a certain mirror for a long time without any reaction, Yan Qing finally turned around and complained, feeling quite annoyed.

"Yue Qi, this mirror is clearly bullying me!"

Yue Qi's response was to gently pat her hair.

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The fourth floor of the Seven Star Tower.

Wen Jiajia exerted all her strength, almost using up all her trump cards, before she barely managed to pass through the damned gravity space on the third floor and successfully ascend to the fourth floor.

Almost simultaneously with her passed by the old man who looked like he was about to die.

As soon as the two appeared on the fourth floor, Wen Jiajia immediately started complaining.

"Damn it, after all this effort, the fourth floor is completely bare! Are you kidding me?! -- Wait, didn't Yue Qi come up? Where is he?"

The old man seemed much calmer, exuding an air of confidence. He even began leisurely circling the fourth floor, and before long, he noticed something amiss.

"Come here, little girl, look here."

The old man pointed to the location of the fourth-level Heavenly Thunder switch. However, he didn't intend to press it; instead, he clicked his tongue in amazement and said...

"It's actually the ancient heavenly lightning that has been lost for a long time. It seems that the Seven Star Tower has no intention of letting us pass through."

"What do you mean?" Miss Wen was confused.

The old man simply sat down on the ground beside him, and said with a smug look on his face,

"It's simple, just press the switch and you'll know."

"Pah! You old fool, I'm not going to die!" Wen Jiajia was not stupid, of course. The switch in this place was related to heavenly lightning, and she would not risk her life to try it.

So she copied the old man's posture and sat down to the side. As a result, she felt a burning sensation under her buttocks, which made her jump up.

"It's so hot! What is this?!"

The old man was quite frightened by her and quickly stood up. Just in case, he went to check where Wen Jiajia had been sitting, and then he was completely horrified.

"What... what's going on here?! Is it some kind of terrifying Gold-Rank Title Strangeness from legend?"

"Strange?" Wen Jiajia asked curiously. "There are only slight differences in color on the ground, how is that strange?"

"Sigh—" the old man sighed. "You see, the floor over there has obviously been cleaned. However, the strange blood of a Gold Rank titled warrior is naturally corrosive, which is why the colors on the ground are so different. But the difference is so subtle that you can't really see it unless you look closely."

"Oh? Is that so?" Wen Jiajia immediately contacted her strange pets. Although they were suppressed and unable to come out, they had a natural sense of submission to the gold-rank titled strange creatures.

Therefore, Wen Jiajia finally had to admit that a mysterious gold-ranked figure had just been here.

"Here's the problem: that gold-tier title is strange, where did it go?" Since there's blood, there must be someone there!

Miss Wen immediately went on high alert. The gold-tier titles here were strange; it was most likely that old monk from Famen Temple!

In the blink of an eye, she saw the old man squatting down again beside the bloodstains on the floor, muttering to himself while holding something in his hand.

"That's not right. Judging from the amount of bleeding, even a Gold-Rank Titled Monster would be severely injured. In this situation, how could the opponent possibly pass the Heavenly Thunder Barrier? That doesn't make sense!"

The old man's words enlightened Wen Jiajia. Heavenly lightning is the greatest natural enemy of monsters, and even gold-rank titled monsters would find it difficult to escape it.

So she leaned closer and asked, "Grandpa, are you saying that the Gold Rank title is strange, and it's still on the fourth level?"

"It's hard to say—" The old man shook his head, somewhat uncertain. "I can only be sure of one thing: there's no strange aura here. There are only two possibilities for that gold-rank title being strange: one is that he went to the fifth floor, and the other—look here."

The old man picked out a spot on the blood-stained floor, pointed it out to her, and said,

“Here, there are overlapping bloodstains from two people, one of whom is a normal human being.”

“A normal human?” Wen Jiajia’s eyes lit up. “You mean Yue Qi?! He’s strangely matched with a Gold-Rank title?”

"Very likely."

The two fell silent almost simultaneously. Wen Jiajia felt a sense of despair, realizing that Yue Qi's chances of survival were slim. Moreover, she herself couldn't withstand the heavenly lightning of the fourth level, so now there was only one option left.

"I'm staying here, not going anywhere! Anyway, we have the lifeblood of everyone except Yue Qi, so we should be able to hold out for quite a while."

Wen Jiajia was incredibly straightforward, and her thoughts were exactly the same as the old man's. So the two of them put their heads together and decided that if all else failed, they would rob someone to survive first.

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The Seven Star Tower has five floors.

Yan Qing and the other woman had been standing in front of the last mirror for quite a while, but the little movie in the mirror still refused to appear.

Left with no other option, she decided to go elsewhere to try and find a solution. Unfortunately, Yue Qi stopped her.

"Wait a little longer." Yue Qi's expression remained calm, but his pupils were noticeably dilated.

"Oh—" Yan Qing didn't know why he insisted on doing this, but she still cooperated and continued to stand in front of the mirror with him.

A full quarter of an hour passed before she heard Yue Qi's voice.

"Alright, let's go look around somewhere else."

Yan Qing felt as if she had been granted a pardon. She immediately ran to the stairwell leading to the sixth floor to check on the state of the barrier.

"Huh, where's the barrier? It's gone!"