July 14: The Person in the Mirror

[Supernatural, Lovecraftian horror, Infinite flow] After torrential rain washes over Tongque Old Street, hidden currents begin to stir. A fragment of an engraved mirror embedded in Chen Mo's right eye reveals the eerie figure of his friend Zhang Hao in an old dormitory building. The Mirror Demon whispers that this is an omen of disaster to come. Then the mysterious Xuanjian Office appears with a wooden box wrapped in red thread threaded with copper coins, using the whereabouts of Chen Mo's mother, Lin Yun, as bait to persuade him to resolve Zhang Hao's crisis.

As his investigation deepens, Chen Mo discovers that a “skin-changer” from the Xuanjian Office is lurking close by. Behind uncanny objects like bronze mirrors and soul-summoning needles lies the secret of the Lin family's bloodline, born to feed mirrors. The old dormitory building at the teachers' university is like a cursed tombstone, sealing a dangerous ritual that leads to the Myriad Mirrors Cavern. Zhang Hao is caught up in the “Mirror-Summoning Ritual,” where a gatekeeper assembled from countless shards of broken mirrors greedily claims lives. And the mysterious power in Chen Mo's right eye is inextricably linked to the Myriad Mirrors Cavern.

When the soul-summoning needle pierces the darkness, the truth gradually comes to light. The Xuanjian Office's invitation and the records in the Register of Mirror Feeders both tell of the fate Chen Mo bears. But the gatekeeper's warning, “On the thirtieth day of the seventh month, the Mirror Tomb opens,” foretells an even more terrifying crisis. As the world within the mirrors intertwines with reality, can Chen Mo break free from the shackles of fate and uncover the mystery of his mother's disappearance? Can he protect himself and those around him from the darkness as the Mirror Demons run rampant?