Mortal Mirror

The county sheriff looked at Li Ergou and couldn't help but say, "You little rascal, you're really slippery. Alright, I'll approve this matter. Take my warrant to the armory to get the items.

I'll temporarily approve ten sets of Black Scale Armor and ten Cold Sparrow Blades for you."

Li Ergou was overjoyed upon hearing this. This was the best equipment in the county armory.

Just as Li Ergou was about to leave, the county sheriff said, "Tell you what, this is just a loan, not a gift. You have to return it."

Li Ergou didn't answer, thinking that he would have to return it eventually, but the date was uncertain. It's all public property anyway, the county sheriff wouldn't be so serious, right? Hehe.

He didn't think much about it and went directly to the armory, presented the county sheriff's warrant, and took ten sets of Black Scale Armor and ten Cold Sparrow Blades.

Now that he had the Qiankun bag, he could openly store these things.

Once outside, he directly threw these items into the bronze mirror to replicate them.

This Black Scale Armor was pitch black, and the armor plates were made of a hundred-refined steel mixed with black steel. Each scale was shiny black, enough to withstand the force of an arrow from a thousand-pound heavy bow, with super strong defense.

As for the Cold Sparrow Blade, it was several times better than an ordinary waist saber. The entire blade was made of integrated Red Sparrow Iron and cold steel. The overall length of this blade was four feet, with a straight back and narrow blade, only an inch wide. The back of the blade was black, but the edge was about half an inch wide and blood red, as if there was a layer of red light flowing on it.

Don't underestimate this slender and narrow blade. Its hardness is three times stronger than an ordinary waist saber, easily cutting through the waist sabers of ordinary constables. Moreover, this blade is extremely sharp, capable of cutting hair against the grain.

Not to mention anything else, each of these two items is worth hundreds of taels of gold, and they are priceless. You can't buy them even if you have connections.

After replicating these swords and armor, he could see that the replicated swords and armor had a tiny inch-long red line on them. This was the difference between the replica and the original.

It could be seen that the replicated blade seemed to be even brighter.

Returning to his Chuncao Hall, he hurriedly summoned everyone. Then, he announced the task given by the county sheriff. Everyone was silent upon hearing this, with expressions of resistance. After all, the New Year was coming soon, and no one wanted to do such a dangerous and unrewarding task. Each person's face was practically written with the words "Don't want to do it."

Li Ergou was helpless and could only take out the Black Scale Armor and Cold Sparrow Blade. As soon as these items appeared, everyone eagerly signed up to go.

Li Ergou chuckled to himself, thinking, 'You guys are dreaming. Do you really think that if I give it to you, it's yours?' But he couldn't say this now. He cleared his throat and selected nine people with higher cultivation levels. After all, this matter was relatively tricky and dangerous, and he didn't want everyone to go to their deaths.

In the end, Zhou Da, Silly Ge, Zhang Long, and Lu Yun had to go. He also selected several experienced constables to go with them.

Ten people, ten sets of armor, just right. It had to be said that once this stuff was put on, the momentum immediately appeared. Even Li Ergou felt more energetic.

The group, wearing armor, appeared in the county office, immediately attracting countless envious glances.

Everyone went to the backyard again, and each person selected a Moon Rabbit Horse before setting off.

Chicken Ridge Mountain was south of Chicken Cry Town, a full two hundred miles away from Bitter Water County. Everyone was wondering if these Vermilion Bird Academy people were just bored and had to go to such a remote place.

On the way, Good Guy Da told Li Ergou about the situation of Chicken Ridge Mountain.

It turned out that Chicken Ridge Mountain was really not an ordinary place.

Legend has it that an incredibly powerful demon was born in Chicken Ridge Mountain in the past, wreaking havoc on the world. This demon was so powerful that no one could defeat it. Later, a majestic and strong Chicken Immortal descended from the sky. The Chicken Immortal was incredibly powerful and directly ate the demon in one bite.

To commemorate this victory and to make people remember the Chicken Immortal, this mountain was named Chicken Ridge Mountain.

The Moon Rabbit Horse had strong limbs and was a descendant of the Red Hare Horse, capable of traveling a thousand miles a day.

Although this horse ran fast, people couldn't stand it. Midway, they arrived at Chicken Cry Town and wanted to find a local guide. However, as soon as the locals heard about going to Chicken Cry Mountain, they immediately refused.

They also said that there was a mountain god guarding the mountain, and every plant and tree on Chicken Cry Mountain belonged to the mountain god, and no one dared to touch them.

Li Ergou and others, whether by threats or inducements, still couldn't find anyone willing to be their guide. In the end, everyone had to give up this idea.

In this way, in less than two hours, everyone arrived at the foot of Chicken Cry Mountain.

Chicken Cry Mountain covered an area of more than a hundred miles and had three peaks: Infatuated Woman Peak, Old Man Peak, and Chicken Immortal Peak.

The trees on the mountain were tall and dense. Although it was winter and only bare branches remained, they appeared particularly eerie and terrifying.

Li Ergou sighed in his heart and then said, "Everyone be careful. For safety's sake, let's all stick together."

Good Guy Da said, "That won't work. This mountain is so big. If we all go together, how can we, just a few people, search it all? Why don't we split up into three small teams? If anything happens, use the crisp flute to send out a summons. This way, we can save a lot of time."

Silly Ge also said, "Yeah, the New Year is coming soon. You don't really want to spend the New Year on this big mountain, do you?"

Everyone agreed. After all, there were only two days left until the New Year. It would be faster for everyone to act separately. Moreover, the other party had many people. If they were in the forest, they shouldn't be too difficult to find.

Li Ergou touched the crisp flute at his waist. This thing was made of special beast bones. Within a radius of a hundred miles, as long as a message was sent out, everyone in the team could receive the notification.

This way, they could provide timely support. He pondered for a moment, thinking that the mountain was not big. If anything happened, they could quickly find each other, so there shouldn't be too much of a problem.

To be honest, he was also anxious to go home for the New Year. With this in mind, he nodded and agreed, "Okay, but these horses need to have someone stay behind to guard them. After all, Chicken Cry Mountain doesn't look very peaceful."

Everyone agreed with this point. In the end, it was decided to leave behind the person with the weakest combat power.

Immediately afterwards, everyone split into three small teams. Good Guy Da took Lu Yun and a senior constable, Silly Ge took Zhang Long and a senior constable,

Li Ergou took two senior constables.

The three groups searched in the direction of the three peaks respectively. Although a hundred miles in circumference sounded like not much, throwing three people into this mountain forest was just a drop in the ocean, very small indeed.

The target of Li Ergou's group was the middle peak, Old Man Peak. It could be seen that there were many cypress trees and camphor trees on the mountain. Their branches were numerous and dense. Fortunately, there were no leaves in winter, otherwise, let alone finding people, they would get lost themselves.

What was unexpected was that the higher they went up the mountain, the taller the trees became.

The two people following Li Ergou were called Zhao Si and Qin Liu. They were both senior constables, much more experienced in exploration than Li Ergou.

As they walked up the mountain, they found that there were no traces to track. After walking for hundreds of feet, besides being able to hear the sounds of some strange birds, they rarely saw any wild animals.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Si said hesitantly, "Sir, something is not quite right. There should be many pheasants, rabbits, and the like in such a dense mountain forest with abundant resources. But look, this mountain forest is very quiet and very strange."