The moment Shokoya entered the court, a ghostly figure appeared opposite Shokoya, in such a way that if I'd somehow forgotten I was in a cultivation world, I might have mistaken it for a hologram. They were identical in height, build, reach, and even, it looked, the weapon on their person. Their clothes were different, and their face was obscured by a mask much like Lu Bao wore with one difference: their mask was far from plain, with ears and painted whiskers in the style of a cat.