Mortal Mirror

It was evident that the woman was gentle and graceful, poised and generous. If Li Ergou were to see her, he would never believe that this was the Xiao Cui that Yu Tailai spoke of.

The woman approached Yu Tailai and huffed, "Tailai, you know very well that this little guy can't possibly take another step forward, so why encourage him so much? You're not helping him; you're hurting him."

Yu Tailai retorted, "You don't understand this little guy. I, Yu Tailai, have seen countless people, but this kid always manages to exceed my expectations.

Perhaps, under the heavens, there will always be a few who slip through the net.

Forget it, let's not worry about him. Xiao Cui, I must say, this orange juice is really delicious. I shamelessly asked you for a few more bottles. How are you going to reward me?" At that moment, Yu Tailai reverted to his usual lecherous self, pouncing on Xiao Cui.

Li Ergou left the general store, not heading home, but directly to the yamen. Everyone was naturally happy to see Li Ergou, and they all eagerly asked him questions.

Li Ergou didn't hesitate and directly treated everyone to orange juice, causing a joyous uproar.

At the entrance of the county sheriff's office, a man with a frosty face stood. It was the county magistrate, who had just come to handle some affairs. He couldn't quite believe that Li Ergou hadn't been killed by the Fish City people. After all, his elder brother had confidently assured him that he wouldn't let Li Ergou return to Bitterwater County alive.

He didn't know what exactly had happened, but seeing Li Ergou so carefree at this moment naturally filled him with rage. He wished he could pounce on Li Ergou and bite him a few times to vent his hatred.

To his surprise, Li Ergou noticed him. He saw a flash of murderous intent in Li Ergou's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. He glanced coldly at the county magistrate, but didn't acknowledge him, continuing to chat and laugh with everyone.

The county magistrate felt a sudden chill upon seeing Li Ergou's gaze, a sense of fear. He coldly snorted, forcibly composed himself, and stormed off, intending to quickly inquire about what went wrong.

After the county magistrate left, Li Ergou couldn't help but sneer in his heart, "County Magistrate, we were originally minding our own business, yet you insisted on pressing me so hard. Just wait, a gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late. You forced me into a dead end, forcing me to join the Candle Dragon Sect. This revenge, I will have it sooner or later."

After drinking at a restaurant with a large group of brothers, Li Ergou returned to the Bitter Mountain compound near dusk.

It must be said that after having Mei'er and Jing'er, Li Ergou was truly living a blissful life. The two women cleaned him up before letting him go to bed.

The night passed uneventfully. The next morning, Li Ergou woke up early to start cultivating.

Unexpectedly, Mei'er was up even earlier, busying herself with tending to the flowers and plants in the courtyard.

As he cultivated, he couldn't help but stop, sighing as he looked into the distance.

Seeing this, Mei'er couldn't help but ask with concern, "Young Master, what's wrong again? Is there something troubling you? Why not tell Mei'er? Perhaps Mei'er can help you ease your worries."

Li Ergou gave a wry smile and said, "It's nothing major, it's just that my Divine Dao cultivation has stagnated since entering the Foundation Establishment stage. The cultivation speed is extremely slow. On one hand, the spiritual energy in this Bitter Mountain is scarce, and on the other hand, isn't it because I don't have a suitable cultivation technique?

That nameless treasure book can only allow me to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage. After that, there's no technique to cultivate. You can't expect me to create my own technique, I don't have that ability.

The Turtle Breathing Technique is powerful, but it's a martial arts technique. The Ancient Sword Art is powerful, but it's just a sword technique. Alas, your young master has terrible talent, and no one is willing to take me as a disciple. What a pity."

Mei'er blinked and said, "What about the imperial court? You've been promoted to Great Martial Master, can't you cultivate the imperial court's techniques?"

Li Ergou suddenly realized, "That's right, I almost forgot about that. But I can forget about Bitterwater County, I asked and there's no Foundation Establishment stage cultivation technique here.

It seems that this matter will have to be discussed in Fish City."

Mei'er frowned and said, "I once heard Black Granny say that in the neighboring Clear Water County, there is a place called Hundred Mystery Mountain.

When she was young, she heard people say that a stone tablet fell from the sky and landed on the top of the mountain.

Rumor has it that the stone tablet has heavenly writings that no one can understand. Why don't we go there and try our luck? If we can find this book, it might be of great help to your cultivation."

As soon as Li Ergou heard this, he immediately perked up and said, "Really? There's such a place? Then what are we waiting for? Let's set off now."

Mei'er said, "So eager? Shouldn't we prepare?"

"Prepare? Prepare what? Let's just go now."

At that moment, a lazy voice came from the door, "Where are you going again? I heard you two shouting as soon as I woke up."

Mei'er looked at Jing'er at the door and immediately said, "We are going on a long trip to Hundred Mystery Mountain to find the heavenly book."

Jing'er immediately perked up and said, "Heavenly book? Take me with you! You wouldn't want to leave me alone at home, would you?"

Li Ergou said, "We're going on an adventure, not a pleasure trip. Isn't it better for you to stay at home?"

"No, of course not. I want to go too!"

Half an hour later, Li Ergou rode Chicken King, Jing'er rode Black Cat, and Mei'er sat on Black Beard. This time, the Bitter Mountain compound was truly mobilized.

Li Ergou was not only accompanied by Mei'er and Jing'er, but also by the three spirit beasts. It wasn't that these two women insisted on going, and one mount simply couldn't accommodate them. In the end, Li Ergou decided to have one each, so it wouldn't be too crowded.

This was Li Ergou's first time sitting on Chicken King. This guy was huge, with a back that resembled a giant bed, making it very comfortable to sit on.

And it wasn't bumpy at all, very stable.

In fact, bringing these three guys out this time wasn't just to use them as mounts. He didn't know what the situation was at Hundred Mystery Mountain. Having Chicken King and the others would be a great help. No matter what terrifying things existed, Li Ergou wouldn't be afraid.

Hundred Mystery Mountain was six hundred miles away from Bitterwater County. The mountain was incredibly tall, piercing into the clouds, and famous for its steepness and majesty. Li Ergou was wondering all the way if such a place would breed powerful demons.

As they got closer to Hundred Mystery Mountain, they felt more and more something was wrong. Why? Because he found that in such a remote place, there were more and more pedestrians on the road.

Lame monks, ragged Taoists, elegantly dressed scholars, old men riding donkeys backwards, this situation became more and more serious as they got closer to Hundred Mystery Mountain.

When they were only a few miles away from Hundred Mystery, they could see several forks merging into the main road, and there were even more people. Li Ergou was surprised, could it be that these people were all here to find the heavenly book? Wouldn't that be too coincidental?

At that moment, he finally couldn't help but stop a man dressed as a Taoist and ask.

"Fellow Daoist, please stop."