494. As Ning Rongrong got a younger brother, the situation gradually became outrageous [Second update]_1

"Uh..."

Gu Rong held the mirror, glancing around at the people nearby somewhat unnaturally.

Although everyone envied him for having this magical mirror, only Gu Rong knew that he had to exchange questions of equal value with the mirror, and the whole process had to be witnessed by others.

According to Lin Yi's description, one had to admit the mirror was truly magical, but its quirky features meant that one could only ask it public questions; private questions... surely couldn't be asked in front of bystanders, and without bystanders, one couldn't ask questions at all...

Gu Rong suddenly felt this was quite problematic.

Lin Yi continued, "The number of inquiries is unlimited, unlimited every day. It only requires the presence of at least one spectator, and apart from restrictions relating to me and the mirror itself, there are no other limitations on what you can ask."

After hearing Lin Yi's explanation, Gu Rong nodded. He looked at the expectant gazes of the people around him, and with a twitch of his mouth said, "Does anyone have something they'd like to know? I'll ask on your behalf, but just a few times, though. After all, every time I have to answer a question in return, it's quite a loss for me..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi clarified, "The mirror doesn't recognize an owner; anyone can ask it questions, and it will question whoever asks."

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd instantly showed looks of surprise.

Chen Xin's expression softened somewhat, and with a chuckle said, "Heh, who wants to give it a try, then? I can lend the mirror for a few minutes!"

"I'll go first and ask a question!"

Right then, a Gua Sha Master raised his hand and shouted, a young man with a serious expression on his face.

He rushed onto the stage, thanked Gu Rong, took the mirror with both hands, and immediately asked, "I want to know what happened at my house yesterday afternoon when I wasn't there?"

"Before using it, please address it as the honorable Adelos."

A lazy male voice came from the Magic Mirror.

The young Gua Sha Master paused and could only repeat with some patience, "Honorable Adelos, may I ask..."

No sooner had the question been posed than a scene appeared on the smooth surface of the mirror, showing a man and a woman fighting on a bed. The young man's face instantly turned ashen, his eyes bloodshot with fury.

Gu Rong: "The woman in the picture... is your wife?"

The young man replied in a deep voice, "Yes, Old Wang from next door really has something going on with her!"

Just then, lines of blood-red text appeared on the mirror, and the lazy male voice read the text aloud:

"Now it's my turn to ask you, how long have you and Old Wang been in love?"

The young man replied gravely, "Five years... He actually fell in love with my wife behind my back, but what about me?! I'm going to settle the score with this pair of dogs right now!"

The young man tossed the mirror to Gu Rong and stormed off angrily.

There was silence for a while.

Wait a minute! That's a bit much!

Qian Renxue scratched her head, feeling like her CPU was about to overheat.

Just then, a rather cold loli voice piped up, "I also have something I'd like to ask."

Miss Ning raised her little hand and then walked up to the stage.

Gu Rong passed the mirror to her, dumbfounded, but reminded her, "Sect Master, are you sure about this? Once you've asked, you'll have to be questioned publicly."

"It doesn't matter." Miss Ning replied calmly, "Honorable Adelos, I'd like to know... in the future, what will change between my relationship with my daughter, Ning Rongrong?"

Adelos: "The relationship between you two will remain strained for many years, but Ning Rongrong will be very affectionate towards her younger brother, who is 16 years her junior."

Miss Ning frowned immediately, "Her mother has been gone for many years, how could she have a younger brother..."

As she spoke, she suddenly fell silent.

Could it be... that it's mine???

Just then, blood-red text appeared on the mirror: "Now it's my turn to question you, do you prefer wearing white silk or black silk?"

Miss Ning frowned, "I said, I don't like this girly stuff!"

"Boom!"

Suddenly, lightning struck down, charring her fair cheek to a sooty black, and her twin pigtails exploded into a frizzy mess.

Gu Rong: "Sect Master!!"

Chen Xin immediately rushed over, taking out a handkerchief to wipe the char off Miss Ning's face, "Are you alright?!"

"Don't touch me!"

Miss Ning pushed Chen Xin away, stomping off the stage with a blackened face and frizzy hair, her expression dark and gloomy.

Without that mirror, she really couldn't imagine that the situation would turn out to be far more serious than she had thought...

Too horrifying.

No, she had to change back into a man!

Lin Yi timed his comment well: "Answering untruthfully will result in punishment, usually in the form of a lightning strike."

Miss Ning: "..."

She indeed had just told a lie, because subconsciously, she knew she liked wearing white silk.

Gu Rong awkwardly held the mirror, and although he did have a question he wanted to ask, it wasn't worth the risk of social suicide to ask such an unnecessary question.

"Anyone else desperately want to know something? A word of friendly advice, it's best if you have an urgent need to know. Otherwise, it's better not to ask or you might face the consequences..."

Who would have thought that just as Gu Rong finished speaking, a "boom" sounded, and he too was struck by lightning!

Lin Yi coughed and said, "The mirror possesses intelligence, it's best not to blatantly disrupt its business."

This is even possible?! Gu Rong opened his mouth, shock written on his blackened face as he exhaled a wisp of white smoke.

After waiting for a long while, and seeing that no one else had questions, it seemed that everyone had become wary of the mirror.

Just as Gu Rong was about to put the mirror away, lightning struck him once more, "boom!"

"Why is this happening…"

Gu Rong's eyes widened as he blew out another puff of charred white smoke from his mouth.

Lin Yi: "You succeeded in offending it, and now it's got an attitude."

Gu Rong: "Damn!"

He immediately put Adelos into the soul tool, as if keeping far away from a plague god.

For his second attack, Gu Rong still used the Air Cannon, which could be made more damaging by controlling the height of the air column. However, three thousand five hundred meters was currently his limit.

And this time, the air column was exactly three thousand five hundred meters tall.

Gu Rong, transformed into air within this column, was omnipresent. He compressed the accumulating power step by step, and almost visible to the naked eye, currents of air swirled violently, like a wind vortex connecting heaven and earth!

The Air Cannon was finally unleashed, and the immense power plummeted down, all of it hammering down on Lin Yi's body!

Even a Hyper Douluo would definitely face a pulverized fate under such an attack.

To be honest, Gu Rong's two martial souls at that moment were almost akin to the Sons of the Plane in the original Douluo story.

One martial soul had the ultimate defense, the other boasted absolute freedom and fierce attack power – it was simply perfect.

Unfortunately, with Lin Yi present, almost everyone here had obtained a template comparable to the Sons of the Plane.

ps. Thanks for following along, I planned to post this around eleven but accidentally released it early with a slip of the hand...