Mortal Mirror

In any case, daring to bully him was the same as opposing him. No matter who it was, he had to go and argue with them. Otherwise, wouldn't he lose face?

Li Ergou didn't immediately ask Dafu to take him there, but instead asked him to call the tree demon over first to understand the situation. After all, knowing yourself and your enemy leads to victory in every battle. He doesn't fight battles he's not sure of winning.

As soon as the tree demon heard Li Ergou's summons, he scurried over. When he saw Li Ergou, he greeted him with unparalleled enthusiasm, as if he had seen a relative: "Brother Ergou, where have you been all this time? I've missed you so much."

Li Ergou chuckled inwardly when he heard this, thinking, 'You little rascal are full of tricks. Miss me? I'd only believe your lies if I were a fool.' You probably think it's better that I don't come, since when I'm not around, you're the absolute boss of this Yellow Maple Valley.

He nodded and said, "Yes, Tree Demon, to be honest, I miss you too. I'm looking for you to ask about my brother being bullied. What's the background of the person who did it? Do you know any inside information?"

The tree demon's eyes widened, and he immediately perked up, saying, "Brother Gou, you've come to the right person. In this Yellow Maple Valley, no one can escape my eyes and ears. I even know which men and women are buried in which graves, and how many mice are in which mouse nests."

Li Ergou curled his lip and said speechlessly, "Get to the point."

The tree demon chuckled and then said, "Oh, I'm used to it, I always go off-topic when I start talking. That guy came here before the new year. He was injured at the time. I had the idea of killing him, but my cultivation is limited, and I was worried that I would try to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to bait it(偷鸡不成蚀把米: suffer a loss in trying to gain an advantage), so I endured it for the time being, just waiting for you to come back. Who would have thought you'd be gone for so long? To be honest, it was so hard waiting for you, such torture."

Li Ergou was truly speechless. This tree demon was really long-winded. He had to say again, "Get to the point. You can leave out the useless stuff for now."

The tree demon rolled his eyes and then said with a smile, "Hey, I'm used to it, I always go off-topic when I start talking. That, as soon as he came, I realized he wasn't up to any good, because he dug the biggest tomb and brought back some animals, living people, dead people, and stuff like that every day. But this guy is very wary, and I don't know what he's doing inside."

Hearing this, Li Ergou didn't know why, but he had a feeling of déjà vu. He frowned slightly and said, "Is he still in that tomb now?"

The tree demon quickly nodded and said, "Yes, that guy hasn't gone out these past few days, he's inside right now."

Li Ergou's eyes flashed, and without hesitation, he waved his hand, and everyone surrounded the tomb. He wanted to see who dared to cause trouble in his territory.

This was a very luxurious tomb on the outside, with a well-preserved tombstone, but a large hole had been dug behind the tomb, and the hole was dark and scary.

Li Ergou frowned slightly. Just as he was about to enter, Gou Jianqiang(狗坚强: Dog Jianqiang, a name) had already rushed in.

Li Ergou smirked, thinking that this guy was still the one to count on when it came to risking his life. He would definitely reward him well when he got back. With Gou Jianqiang(狗坚强: Dog Jianqiang, a name) leading the way, the five ghosts also followed in. Li Ergou didn't hesitate and entered as well. The tree demon was too big, so he could only provide support from the outside.

Entering the cave, the first thing they saw was a huge tomb passage, about ten feet wide, with a large space. Li Ergou told Gou Jianqiang(狗坚强: Dog Jianqiang, a name) and the five ghosts to slow down and not to alert the enemy.

After passing through the tomb passage, a huge stone door appeared in front of them. The door was half-closed, revealing some gaps. Li Ergou heard a crazy voice coming from inside, saying, "Hehe, it's almost done, it's finally going to be done. As long as this time is successful, I can become a great demon king. Then, I won't have to hide anymore."

Hearing this voice, Li Ergou's heart lit up. This voice was very familiar to him. Wasn't this the fox-man, a remnant of the Blood Beast Sect who had escaped back then? So it was this guy causing trouble. He thought it was some amazing figure.

With this thought, he kicked the door open with a fierce kick. With a loud bang, the door was kicked open. Inside the door was a huge stone chamber, with a pile of flames burning in the middle of the chamber. The ground was scattered with many animal and human corpses. The fox-faced man was holding a human body in one hand and the corpse of a giant bear in the other, not knowing what he was going to do.

At this moment, the fox-faced man saw Li Ergou, and his eyes widened. He exclaimed in surprise, "How is it you? How did you know I was here?"

Li Ergou snorted coldly, and the five ghosts and Gou Jianqiang(狗坚强: Dog Jianqiang, a name) came out from behind him.

Dafu said with an angry look, "Monster, you bullied me so badly. This is my master. See how you will leave today."

The fox-faced man's expression changed slightly when he saw this. His eyes rolled in his sockets, and suddenly he raised his head and laughed loudly, saying, "Li Ergou, you were so aggressive in Kushui County, killing many of our brothers. Now you're here again. Today we meet on a narrow road, and we will never die."

As soon as he said this, he raised his hands to the sky, raised his head, and made a strange roar from his mouth. Then, his body began to swell. In a moment, he went from being one person tall to a humanoid fox demon beast about two and a half meters tall. This guy's body was incredibly strong, all with tendon-like muscles.

The fox-faced man's eyes were blood red, and he shouted, "Return my brothers' lives."

Saying that, he pounced on Li Ergou. Li Ergou snorted coldly, thinking, 'You want to compete with me in strength? You're still too young.' Today, I'll show you how powerful I, Li Ergou, am. He reached out and grabbed the fox.

Unexpectedly, when the fox reached a place about ten feet away from him, his legs suddenly exerted force. The huge force directly cracked the hard ground into a foot-deep pit, and the stone slab instantly turned into powder. The fox's body leaped up, and in the blink of an eye, it flew over Li Ergou's head. This guy was as fast as lightning and ran straight out without even turning his head.

Li Ergou was slightly stunned, not expecting this guy to be so cunning. Fight to the death? What a load of crap. It was just to confuse him. He was naturally furious at being tricked like this. A flash of sharpness flashed in his eyes, and he chased after him.

Just as he came outside, he saw the tree demon entangled with that guy. He heard the tree demon shout loudly, "Brother Gou, come quickly, this guy is going to run."

He saw the fox's claws were sharp, scratching the tree demon wildly, tearing off many branches from his body, which made the tree demon feel very distressed.

Li Ergou snorted coldly. Before he could move, Gou Jianqiang(狗坚强: Dog Jianqiang, a name) had already rushed up. The five ghosts were not ambiguous either, and charged forward without fear.

Li Ergou was delighted to see this scene, but the five ghosts were eager to win and had weak cultivation. They were all knocked away with one palm each. Gou Jianqiang(狗坚强: Dog Jianqiang, a name) was still somewhat useful, but unfortunately, he was not strong enough. He was also knocked away by the fox in a few moves.

Li Ergou didn't think much and directly flashed to the fox's body. He pushed out a seemingly slow palm towards the fox, but it was as fast as lightning. The pupils in the fox's eyes shrank, and he said angrily, "Too much."

Then he saw his claws flying, but in an instant, he actually waved more than a hundred times, and countless chaotic claw shadows hit Li Ergou in mid-air. Li Ergou snorted coldly and said, "Petty tricks, you dare to show off in front of an expert, break it for me."

He saw a layer of incomparably solid Gang Qi(罡气: Gang Qi, internal energy) gushing out from his palm, directly shattering the claw shadows in front of him. This palm was extremely fast, not giving the fox any time to react. With a loud bang, the palm hit the fox's chest.