Chapter 153: Mirror in the Dust (Two in One)
Gu Fangchen looked at himself in the mirror. The familiar look gave him goosebumps in an instant.
The moment he met his own gaze in the mirror, many thoughts flashed through his mind, and then it seemed as if there was only a blank, but in the end, all of them turned into two big words -
"Fuck! Shit!"
Gu Fangchen widened his eyes, and the first thought that came to his mind was:
"Oh my god, this isn't right! I've seen what this body looks like, and it's completely different from mine. Otherwise, why would I have disguised myself in the first place?!"
In his previous life, he had a pure and kind appearance, fair and handsome, harmless to people and animals, and he was a good person to everyone who came to him at first sight.
That's why he later used the name "Not a Taoist" as a cover for his pseudonym.
But the original body's appearance was extremely aggressive and handsome, and even Gu Youren had to admit that he had a good appearance.
As the saying goes, an embroidered pillow is like a straw bag... then at least it has to look like an embroidered pillow. If it is just a rotten pillow, it cannot bear this name.
"Wait, wait... Let me think about it, think about it carefully."
Gu Fangchen muttered to himself and calmed himself down first.
First of all, you must make sure that the phenomenon in front of you is not an illusion.
Then he made a few expressions to the face in the mirror. Hmm... it was smooth and natural, without any delay, confirming that this was indeed his appearance reflected in the mirror.
She asked the maid to change the mirror to make sure that the problem was not with one of the mirrors.
The result was that no matter which mirror he looked in, the appearance reflected was that of Gu Fangchen from his previous life.
After that, he thought about it and went to the pond outside the yard. He looked at his reflection in the water.
At this moment, the reflection in the water returned to its original appearance.
"Yes, I saw the reflection in the water in the backyard of the White Horse Temple, and there was no such deviation."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have realized something was wrong only now..."
Gu Fangchen's face was solemn. He stretched out his hand and drew it across the water. Ripples spread out, breaking his appearance and then piecing it back together again.
He has never looked in the mirror since he traveled through time.
All of them are seen from the reflection on the water.
——Now that I think about it, not only is there no mirror in Xiefangyuan, but there is also no mirror in the room in Jiange that has been reserved for him for a long time.
What a fucked up place!
This was already a common thing for the original body, and he had servants to serve him in his daily life. The lack of a mirror would not affect his life at all.
That is why he never doubted his appearance!
Gu Fangchen felt his temples throbbing and tried hard to sort out his thoughts.
He has always been extremely meticulous, which is why he was able to see through the six endings of "Mirror in the Dust". After a little thought, he quickly noticed the problem.
A somewhat strange, yet not strange, question popped up in my mind.
"Why a mirror?"
"Yeah...why a mirror?"
In a trance, Gu Fangchen seemed to have returned to the day when he traveled through time.
At that time, he was full of pride and had just solved the countless branches of the story and reached what he believed to be the only true ending.
But after the ending, he subconsciously felt a little "hesitation".
That was not the satisfaction of actually getting an answer, but instead the plot intertwined in his mind was about to breed a greater confusion.
But when the confusion was about to emerge, it was destroyed by a semi-trailer that suddenly appeared.
For nearly a month afterwards, he was in danger and had no time to think.
Until now.
Gu Fangchen finally remembered the huge confusion that he had not yet gotten rid of.
"'Mirror in the Dust', why is it called 'Mirror in the Dust'?"
This question may seem nonsense, but as we all know, the name of a game, no matter how confusing it is, should ultimately point out the main theme or serve as a clue to guide the plot.
When this game was first released, players generally had two opinions.
The first one is that the so-called "Mirror in the Dust" should refer to a very important and powerful magical weapon that can conquer the world with one's possession.
Just like "Xuan-Yuan Sword".
The second view is that this is expressing the artistic conception of "the world is like the tide and people are like water", and it does not have any particularly specific direction.
But in the later stages, as more and more strategies and gameplay continued to accumulate, players' attention was diverted and they no longer worried about this issue.
I am more inclined to believe that the producer just picked this name randomly, and it just looks a bit high-end.
After all, I searched the entire game but didn’t see a single hair of this so-called “Mirror in the Dust”!
But for Gu Fangchen, this question suddenly became extremely important...
"'Mirror in Dust', 'Mirror in Dust'... Inside and outside the mirror, before and after the time travel, and the sudden disappearance of the heart's blood and the soul in the spirit..."
Gu Fangchen muttered to himself, and couldn't help but twitched his mouth:
"No way, is it because of me that you're called this name?"
It is known that the "Honglu" company is suspected to be the mastermind behind his travel through time, and now, the mirror has become the key information, which means that the name of this game is definitely not "Rolling Your Face on the Keyboard Blindly".
Then, it is really possible, because there was "Gu Fangchen" first, and then there was "Dust Mirror".
His time travel was premeditated.
"If... this Gu Fangchen and I were originally one, then the fact that I feel my soul is complete now is not because I have taken over my original body."
"It was only when the blood of my heart and the spirit of my soul that disappeared at that time returned to this body and this soul that it became whole again."
"But how can they be so sure that I can definitely complete this crappy game?"
"And who exactly is this 'Honglu' company? Taoist Master Heng Chang?"
"It doesn't seem like it... His Tao is supposed to be constant and unchanging, but I'm bringing all the plots with me. I'll just overturn everything and bring endless variables."
"The ending of [Six Dusts Return to the True Self] is to kill Heng Chang and end the entire Wei Dynasty!"
"Or did that discussion of Daoism ruin Daoist Master Heng Chang's brain?"
Gu Fangchen slowly exhaled a breath of foul air and felt a headache.
It's not a physical headache, but a headache I had when I was stuck and couldn't find any clues.
He looked at himself in the pool, got annoyed, and simply buried his face in the cold water.
“Gurgle…”
The cold water flowed over my ears, and the sounds from outside seemed to be blocked by a thin film.
Because so much time has passed, even the original body himself has a vague memory of why he didn't put the mirror there.
But when he thought about it carefully, he could still vaguely remember it.
When Gu Fangchen saw a face in the mirror that didn't belong to her at all, what a huge shock it was to her young heart...
It’s so miserable!
It would be fine if he was just being used by Gu Yuye, but now it seems that from beginning to end, he was just like a rag, being used to wipe things everywhere.
You use it, and I use it too...
etc!
Gu Fangchen suddenly opened his eyes, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.
Someone has made a similar judgment about the original body!
"Chen'er! Chen'er! What are you doing?! Someone come quickly! Xuexiang, help me!"
Gu Fangchen suddenly heard a familiar voice shouting in panic. Before he could say a few words, he started crying. Then someone grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
But the man's strength was pitifully small, and his pair of soft and boneless hands naturally could not shake the body of a sixth-grade peak warrior.
Then, another voice exclaimed:
"Here it comes! Ah! Your Highness!"
Another pair of smaller hands reached out, grabbed his other arm, and pulled him out together.
Hmm... still can't be shaken at all.
“Crash!”
Gu Fangchen was speechless. He came out of the water on his own initiative, raised his head, shook his half-wet hair, let out a long sigh, and turned to look at the two girls, one big and one small.
Ning Caiyong and Xuexiang were both stunned. The three of them stared at each other, feeling extremely awkward.
Outside the courtyard, a servant's voice was heard asking:
"Um...Princess, what happened?"
"No, nothing."
Ning Caiyong immediately regained his composure and said with a stern face:
"Just keep doing your work."
The servant was confused, but still left as he was told.
Meanwhile, Ning Caiyong, realizing he had made a mistake, forced himself to send the servants away, feeling so embarrassed that he almost crawled into the ground.
She has always been weak, but she is strong as a mother. She has always regarded herself as Gu Fangchen's support and would never show her panic in front of Gu Fangchen.
In the past, Gu Fangchen had acted like a spoiled child and even pretended to commit suicide many times in order to achieve his goals.
Although Ning Caiyong spoiled him, he was able to handle these things clearly.
What's more, the Chen'er today is no longer the Chen'er who acted recklessly all day long.
Why would I be so impulsive as to think that Chen'er would do something stupid for no reason...
Caring too much can lead to confusion, but it can be too much.
Ning Caiyong's heart was in turmoil, as if her backbone had unconsciously shifted from her husband to Chen'er...
The thought that something might happen to him made it impossible to think straight.
Xuexiang was startled, blinked her eyes, and said blankly:
"Ah, the prince is not seeking suicide..."
Gu Fangchen looked at the beautiful woman with blushing cheeks, crossed his arms, raised his eyebrows and said:
"Why would I commit suicide? If I die, won't the throne I just snatched be given to that loser Gu Yuandao for nothing?"
Now, he no longer needs to hide his identity.
He spoke even more recklessly and arrogantly, even more exaggerated than before.
If this were said to Gu Yuye in front of him, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood...
However, he said this in order to test Ning Caiyong's attitude.
But after witnessing Gu Yuandao's attack on him with his own eyes, the only good impression Ning Caiyong had in his heart because of Gu Yuandao's original reputation completely disappeared.
Upon hearing this, she just asked Xuexiang to quickly get a towel and said helplessly:
"You kid... you asked for a mirror and suddenly put your head in the water. You really scared me!"
"Ever since you were a kid and refused to look in the mirror, there haven't been any mirrors anywhere you've lived. Why did you suddenly want one again?"
Gu Fangchen grinned:
"It's just a sudden thought. The problem I had as a child seems to be gone now."
"As for the water, it's just that the weather is getting hotter and I want to cool down. I didn't expect to make mother worry. It's my fault."
Ning Caiyong took Xuexiang's towel, asked Gu Fangchen to sit down, and helped Gu Fangchen wipe his wet hair carefully. He was really considerate.
Gu Fangchen sat quietly, appearing very well-behaved.
Xiefang Courtyard was full of flowers, and the petals slowly fell, landing on the shoulders of the two people, creating a quiet and warm atmosphere.
Ning Caiyong also sighed:
"Ever since you turned sixteen, you haven't wanted your mother to take care of your daily life."
Gu Fangchen raised his hand, gently pinched her fingertips, and said with a smile:
"If mom likes it, let mom come over in the future."
Ning Caiyong said angrily:
"How can there be such a thing? It will tire me to death. When you have a princess and concubines in the future, you will naturally let them do these things."
After she finished speaking, she suddenly lowered her eyes, bit her lower lip, put her hand on his shoulder, and gently brushed away a few fallen petals.
Gu Fangchen: “…”
Is it true that urging people to get married has been inevitable throughout history?
Ning Caiyong raised his eyes again and said quietly:
"Your birthday is on the next autumnal equinox, which will be the day of your coming-of-age ceremony. How can you be so rude without anyone around you?"
"Mom has to find some time to help you find a girl of the right age."
Gu Fangchen was stunned.
I didn’t expect...that even their birthdays are the same.
Gu Fangchen died too early in the game, and a lot of information is missing.
If he had noticed so many coincidences earlier, he would definitely not have realized something was wrong until now.
But there is no point in talking after the fact... This information must have been deliberately concealed by the "Honglu" company.
"I'll follow my mother's instructions."
Gu Fangchen raised his hands in surrender, preventing Ning Caiyong from making the next move.
"But my reputation was so bad in the past that I'm afraid it won't be reversed in a short time. I'm afraid no girl would be interested in me."
With the power of the Zhenbei Palace, how could no one have the idea of marrying off their daughter? They were just scared off by Gu Fangchen's reputation as a good-for-nothing and a playboy.
Ning Caiyong reluctantly reached out and tapped his forehead, thinking that with Chen'er's current perspective, it was true that he looked down on others...
…
When Gu Fangchen sent Ning Caiyong away with a bunch of prevarications, it was already getting dark.
He looked at the vast starry sky and murmured:
"Live in confusion, die in shame, and be used as a rag to wipe someone's ass, yet still feel complacent..."
This sentence is exactly what the head of the largest intelligence agency in Wei, "Yang Si" of Yantiansi, said about Gu Fangchen.
In fact, if you think about this sentence carefully now, there is something very wrong.
The first eight words are quite appropriate, but the second sentence does not fit in with Gu Fangchen's performance in the plot.
Instead, it is closer to Gu Fangchen at this moment.
"Eyes and Heavenly Division...it seems like the name is right. I need to find time to go there and see if they really have supernatural powers..."
Gu Fangchen narrowed his eyes.
He sat cross-legged on the bed, took out a few drops of nectar from the "Shen Yun Bottle", and continued to refine it to increase his divine cultivation.
He did not slack off on the way back, and in a short while, he felt that he was approaching the peak of the seventh level.
There was a sudden knock on the door.
Gu Lianxian's voice trembled:
"You...you open the door..."
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P.S.: I will sort out the plot, today it will be two in one, and I will continue to update tomorrow
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