The Demon-Reflecting Mirror

Li Jing truly disliked Sun Wukong...

This was because the monkey was impolite and always enjoyed bossing him around. Most importantly, Li Jing was completely helpless against him; he couldn't win in a fight, yet he couldn't refuse to help when asked, so he simply had to endure it.

It would be strange if he actually liked him.

Moreover, this time, two Wukongs had arrived.

It made his head throb with a massive headache.

Although he didn't know exactly what had happened, he just felt that it was incredibly annoying.

The only thing that allowed Li Jing to feel a glimmer of relief was perhaps the fact that Su Qing had come along as well.

With Su Qing there to suppress Wukong, even if the monkey had the ability to overturn the heavens, he would have to restrain himself...

This was perhaps the prestige of a 'Big Sister.'

"It truly has been a long time, Heavenly King Li," Su Qing said with a beaming smile. "What’s the matter? Seeing your stunned expression, I imagine you must be quite shocked by the two Wukongs, aren't you?"

Heavenly King Li snapped out of it, nodded, and said, "Indeed. One Great Sage is already enough of a handful; with two Great Sages, this Heavenly Court will truly know no peace. However, it is fortunate that you have come, Sovereign. With you here, the Heavenly Court shouldn't be thrown into chaos for the time being. Still, I am indeed a bit curious—why are there two Great Sages? What exactly happened?"

"Hey, you, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li, stop your rambling! Hurry up and take out that Demon-Reflecting Mirror of yours and show this fellow's true form! This guy is definitely a fake!"

"Stay back! You monster, don't you dare spout nonsense. You're the fake one! Once that Demon-Reflecting Mirror comes out, your true form will be revealed. I advise you to flee early. Otherwise, I will surely beat you to death!"

"What a joke! A monster like you transformed into my likeness and still dares to speak so arrogantly? I want to see just how much skill you have in your transformation arts and whether you can fool this Demon-Reflecting Mirror."

"Heh heh, those words should be mine to say! I want to see if a loud-mouthed monster like you can actually deceive the Demon-Reflecting Mirror."

Both monkeys had explosive tempers, and as they spoke, they were about to come to blows again.

Seeing this, Su Qing gave a helpless smile and said, "Alright, that's roughly the situation. So, Heavenly King Li, lend us your Demon-Reflecting Mirror. Let's distinguish which of these two Wukongs is real and which is fake."

"So that's how it is. It wasn't the Great Sage learning a cloning technique?"

"Naturally not," Su Qing shook her head and said. "If that were the case, why would I have followed them here?"

Hearing Su Qing say this, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li also nodded slightly and said, "Since you have spoken, Sovereign, I must naturally lend a hand."

"Great Sages, both of you, look this way!"

As soon as the Heavenly King finished speaking, he took out the Demon-Reflecting Mirror and aimed it at the two Wukongs simultaneously.

Seeing the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li bring out the mirror, the two Wukongs were completely unafraid and looked straight into it.

A beam of golden light shot out from the mirror, enveloping both of them.

The true forms of two figures appeared upon the surface of the mirror!

However, when Li Jing looked at the forms reflected in the Demon-Reflecting Mirror, his gaze froze slightly.

He muttered to himself in disbelief, "Strange, truly strange. Why does this Demon-Reflecting Mirror show two identical figures? No, could it be that my method of using the mirror just now was incorrect?"

With that, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li spoke again, "Great Sages, look at me one more time! Demon-Reflecting Mirror!"

The golden light flashed once more, illuminating the figures of the two Wukongs again.

Yet, the result remained exactly the same as before.

Both produced identical images.

This time, even the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li began to doubt himself.

He murmured under his breath, wondering if something was wrong with his mirror.

Thinking this, he turned the mirror toward his son.

Quickly, the reflection showed his son's lotus body...

Clearly, there was nothing wrong with the Demon-Reflecting Mirror; it was simply that the mirror could not distinguish which of these two was real and which was fake.

"Heavenly King Li, speak up! Who is real and who is fake?"

"Exactly! I want to see what kind of appearance this monster impersonating me actually has!"

The two Wukongs spoke one after the other, and soon they were on the verge of arguing again.

Fortunately, Su Qing gave a light cough, pausing their dispute.

Seeing that the two Wukongs had been 'suppressed' by Su Qing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li finally spoke slowly.

"I am truly sorry. My Demon-Reflecting Mirror also cannot distinguish which of your brothers is real and which is fake, Sovereign!"

Su Qing nodded slightly upon hearing this, not appearing overly surprised.

After all, she knew that unless this fake Wukong went before the Buddha himself, outsiders would absolutely not be able to see through the truth.

Even a treasure like the Demon-Reflecting Mirror was powerless.

Su Qing wasn't surprised, but the two Wukongs were shocked beyond measure.

Then, they began to argue again.

The courtyard suddenly became many times more boisterous.

Su Qing sighed and coughed lightly again, saying, "Heavenly King, there is no need to doubt yourself... Since even I cannot distinguish which of these two monkeys is Wukong, it stands to reason that the Demon-Reflecting Mirror would fail as well."

"However, things will be a bit of a headache from here on."

"If we can't tell the real from the fake, it will be nothing but trouble moving forward."

Hearing this, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li also shook his head helplessly and said, "I am truly sorry, I am powerless to help! Why don't you take them to the Underworld? Back then, the Great Sage caused havoc in the Underworld, leaving a deep impression on the people there. Perhaps they might know who is real and who is fake."

Su Qing nodded and said, "That is indeed an idea! Though I don't know if it will succeed."

"Whether it succeeds or not, one must always give it a try," Li Jing said. "I have already done my best."

Li Jing had indeed done his best.

Given his strength, if even the Demon-Reflecting Mirror couldn't distinguish the two, his naked eyes certainly couldn't.

However, his recommendation to Su Qing wasn't really for her or Wukong's sake.

It was purely so they would leave sooner.

After all, these two Wukongs had only been here for a short while, yet he already felt like he was about to die from the stress.

Because these two Wukongs were simply too noisy.

Staying near them felt like every second lasted a year.

If not for Su Qing acting as a stabilizing force, he suspected that not only would it be noisy, but his home would have been torn down by the two of them fighting.

Su Qing smiled at the place the Heavenly King recommended and said, "That is indeed a method. Well? Do you two want to go and give it a try?"

The two Wukongs glared at each other, the scent of gunpowder between them impossible to hide.

If it weren't for Su Qing watching from the side, they likely would have started fighting long ago...

In fact, they wouldn't have even reached the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li's place this quickly, as they surely would have fought the entire way there.

Hearing her words, the two said in unison, "Let's go!"