Chapter 265: Illusion or Reality?

"Sir, you are truly generous and charitable. On behalf of all the members of the Holy Mirror Sect, I would like to express our gratitude for your generous donation," said the black-robed man, placing his right hand on his left chest and bowing slightly.
The purchasing power of one gold coin is approximately equal to forty-five silver coins, which is why the black-robed man rare showed respect to Lin Heng and the others.
Lin Heng nodded slightly and said with a smile, "I hope the sacred mirror can bless our whole family with peace."
"Definitely."
Lin Heng nodded at the black-robed person and continued to follow behind Abu towards the interior of the main hall.
They passed through the crowds and waited in a long line until it was finally their turn at eight o'clock in the evening. Translated content:
As Lin Heng stared at the tightly closed door, he couldn't help but swallow nervously, and then reached out to push open the palace gate.
There were no other black-robed figures in the palace, nor were there any warriors preparing their weapons.
Just as Lin Heng looked at the various delicacies placed on the dozens of small tables with vermilion red color, his gaze instinctively turned to the sky.
"Oh my goodness..." Lin Heng couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment.
This mirror is indeed huge. Lin Heng reached out and closed the giant mirror, which is about the size of a city wall.
"Hey, have you noticed anything unusual?" Lin Heng glanced at the situation in the hall and then turned his head to ask Aoxue and the others. Translated: "
However, Lin Heng just saw that Aoxue, Yuling Yue'er, and Luo Xia were all walking forward uncontrollably, and then knelt on the cushion, staring blankly at the huge mirror as if there were incomplete flowers inside? Translate the above Chinese into English and keep all @ matches.
Lin Heng looked up at the center of the huge mirror, perplexed. But just as his gaze met the center of the mirror, his heart suddenly shook, fearing that something was about to go wrong.
Lin Heng felt as if he had been injected with an anesthetic, and while he was in a daze, suddenly a sound of whistling erupted in his mind.
"Ah--" Lin Hengda gasped for breath, looking around and realizing that he seemed to be in a large ruin. This place resembled the residence of his father, mother, and younger sister.
"Damn, is this really a dream?" Lin Heng looked around, unable to determine in his heart.
Because everything was just too real, from the exposed steel bars in the air to the countless piles of bones scattered on the ground.
"Damn it..." Lin Heng muttered under his breath as he hastily began searching through the pile of corpses. When he saw his sister's body, it felt as if all his strength had been drained in an instant.
His legs went weak, and he fell to the ground with a thud.
"Damn, damn... this is an illusion..." Lin Heng gritted his teeth and punched himself, but then a real sensation of pain shot through.
"This...this..." Lin Heng was dumbfounded, he looked up at the sky, then lowered his head to look at the ground, whispering, "Could it be...that traveling through time was nothing more than a dream I had?"
……
In Luoxia's consciousness at this moment, she saw countless villains rushing towards Aoxue, each of them wielding sharp weapons.
"Auntie Luo, save me... Auntie Luo, save me..." Aoxue's eyes were red from crying, reaching out towards Luoxia's direction.
Luoxia struggled desperately to get closer to Aoxue, but every time she tried to get up, someone would kick her hard from behind, forcing her to kneel on the ground and unable to approach.
*Puh-*
A steel knife was inserted into the body of Ao Xue, and Xiaolongnu let out a scream of agony.
"No-" Luoxia roared loudly.
……
At this moment, in this empty hall, a figure wrapped in a green veil emerges from behind the giant mirror.
The figure takes a glance at the black mist emerging from the forehead of the four individuals, and murmurs to itself in a slightly puzzled manner, "Why do these four people have so many negative emotions?"
After saying these words, the figure disappeared from the hall and was never seen again.
……
"All of my family is dead, what meaning is there for me to continue living..." Lin Heng held a steel bar in his hand, aiming its sharp tip at himself.
But just as Lin Heng was about to make a move, a howling sound suddenly echoed in his mind.
"Roar-- Lin Heng, have you gone mad? What do you want?" The Husky's roar resounded. Translated content:
Holding a steel bar, Lin Heng tried to hit himself, causing his whole body to tremble. The steel bar slipped from his hand and fell on his foot.
"Ouch, that hurts..." Lin Heng rubbed his foot and his colleague asked, "Hey, are you awake again? Can you analyze the current situation for me?"
The Husky looked around for a while, then closed its eyes and silently pondered. "This is a spell formation specifically designed to trap individuals and absorb negative emotions such as fear, worry, and anger," said the Husky.
“So how can we leave then?”
“There are two methods.”
“I choose the second one!” Lin Heng responded immediately.
Husky said, "Fine then, since you've chosen this host, even if it's foolish, we have to protect them. So, how should we leave, huh?"
"The second method is to awaken the mirror's protective function towards one's life by harming oneself. However, in doing so, there is a high possibility of accidentally injuring oneself."
Lin Heng pondered for a moment. The idea of causing harm to oneself seemed difficult to balance. After all, he had already tried a lighter approach, and although it was painful, it didn't wake him up.
要是全力一击，只怕就要伤筋动骨了，这样实在是不明智。
"What's the first method?" Lin Heng asked decisively.
“第一个办法就是利用自己的精神力对抗，但现在以你的精神力来说很难对抗的过。”
“好了，别废话了，老哈你歇着吧。”
哈士奇此刻站出来说话，早也是身心俱疲了，它知道林恒是个懂得轻重的，不会伤害自己，于是打了个哈切又沉沉的睡去了。
After Lin Heng looked at the now quiet ruins, he slowly closed his eyes and silently used his mental power to confront the environment.
"Crackling sound"
The sound of fragments breaking resonated, and Lin Heng opened his eyes. The dilapidated scene had disappeared, and he was sitting on the sofa in his own home.
"Kekeke--" The sound of the little sister's silver bell-like laughter came from the side. Lin Heng quickly turned his head to look and saw his little sister holding snacks.
Sensing Lin Heng's gaze, the little sister turned her head and looked at Lin Heng, who had a guarded expression, and asked, "Brother, are you awake? Aren't you looking at something? I advise you not to have any ideas about my potato chips. These are the rewards our mom gave me for finishing my homework ahead of time." Translated:
Lin Heng was slightly stunned, and he started to doubt whether what he had just seen was a dream or not.