Mortal Mirror

Li Ergou cultivated diligently, while the Five Ghosts and Gou Jianqiang absorbed the power of the Netherworld alongside him, which excited them greatly. During the time Li Ergou was away, their cultivation speed had practically stagnated.

Now that Li Ergou had returned, they believed that it wouldn't be long before they made significant progress.

After cultivating for a night, Li Ergou noticed some changes in his Innate Dao Embryo. Although the changes weren't significant, it was still a little stronger than before.

Naturally, this Innate Dao Embryo was extraordinary, and replenishing it wasn't something that could be done in a day.

Putting away the coffin, Li Ergou instructed the Five Ghosts to guard the area well. He then rode Gou Jianqiang and left.

Returning to Orange Mountain, Li Ergou ate breakfast made by Mei'er and then headed towards the Fish City County Office.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance, the constables guarding the gate saw Li Ergou and became extremely excited. They immediately shouted inside, "Brother Ergou is back!"

Li Ergou had indeed become famous this time. Almost everyone in the yamen knew his name, and the fact that the fish monster incident was connected to Bai Su naturally attracted even more attention.

So, his return caused quite a stir, and everyone came out to see him.

Unexpectedly, Li Ergou even spotted some acquaintances who weren't exactly close: Zou Tao and the old constable, as well as the others from when he first arrived in Fish City with Jing'er and encountered those constables at the tea stall outside Fish City. These guys still owed him a thousand taels of silver each.

He looked at them, and they saw him too. A hint of panic flashed in their eyes, and they quickly lowered their heads, not daring to look at Li Ergou again.

Li Ergou chuckled inwardly, thinking, 'If you guys hadn't shown up, I would have almost forgotten about this. I'll have to settle this matter when I have time. You think you can just not repay the money you owe me, Li Ergou? You're dreaming.'

Among the crowd, Zou Tao's eyes were filled with shock, and he couldn't help but tremble. He never dreamed that this Li Ergou was the same Li Ergou he met at the tea stall.

He owed him a thousand taels of silver. He hoped Li Ergou would forget about it. If he had known it was him, he would have been beaten to death before coming out to see him. He really wanted to slap himself.

The old constable's heart was beating fast. He thought that the thousand taels from back then was just a joke, but now, he was afraid he was going to become the joke.

This was too damn dramatic. He never thought that after surviving so many storms, he would capsize in a gutter.

Now, Li Ergou was a popular figure in the county office. He had heard of his name long ago, but he never imagined that this Li Ergou was the Li Ergou from the tea house.

This time, he had made a great contribution, and there were rumors from above that he would definitely be promoted. If he offended him, it would be like dealing with an ant.

How could he fight him? He might as well go home, sell his house and land, and pay back the thousand taels. His gaze just now clearly showed that he recognized him. If he didn't cooperate, who knew how he would be dealt with.

For a moment, he looked at Zou Tao, hating him to death. If it weren't for his itchy hands, he wouldn't have eaten this melon. Damn it, he had to gather his brothers tonight and beat him up.

The other constables also looked worried. They were all in the yamen, so how could they not think of what the old constable was thinking? Thus, they could only resent Zou Tao even more.

Li Ergou greeted the constables at the gate warmly. Then, he heard someone shout loudly from inside the yamen, "Brother Ergou, it really is Ergou! That's great! I missed you so much! You're finally back!"

Chen Bajin was uncharacteristically serious. He immediately hugged Li Ergou. If you didn't know better, you would have thought they were having an affair.

Chen Bajin hugged Li Ergou and said, "You brat, where did you go? Why didn't you tell us?"

Li Ergou chuckled and said, "Isn't it good that I'm back alive? But you, why are you being so sentimental? It's making me a little embarrassed."

Chen Bajin had a carefree personality and didn't care about other people's opinions. He said with a sigh, "Hey, we're all brothers. How could I not miss you?"

Ergou put his arm around his shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Big brother, it's fine if you miss me, but why do you always go to my house to freeload chicken? That's not right."

Chen Bajin's face turned slightly red, and he snorted, "You brat, isn't it because I miss you? I have to say, you're living a heavenly life, with beauties by your side every day and so much good food. No, now that you're back, I have to go over more often.

Roasted chicken and fine wine, it's truly a joy!"

Li Ergou laughed heartily, not knowing what to say. This guy was just too thick-skinned.

Chen Bajin then slapped his forehead and said, "Right, Ergou, hurry up! Lord Bai Su said that as soon as you come back, you should go over immediately. Let's go, let's go quickly."

Then, he whispered to Li Ergou, "You don't know, Bai Su is still very worried about you. Tell me the truth, are you two having an affair?"

Hearing this, Li Ergou couldn't help but recall the time he spent with Bai Su, and he sighed inwardly. Seeing Chen Bajin's lewd and expectant look,

he smiled mischievously and deliberately teased him, saying, "Oh, you guessed it."

Chen Bajin was immediately excited, grabbing Li Ergou's clothes with a hopeless expression and saying, "Tell me this is fake! You already have so many beauties. If you take my goddess too, will you even let me live?"

Li Ergou glanced at him and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Hmph, don't worship me, I'm just a legend."

Chen Bajin was dumbfounded and couldn't help but sigh, "Hey, Ergouzi, you've changed. You're no longer the simple and unadorned Ergouzi."

Li Ergou ignored him, but he thought to himself that Bai Su was anxious to see him, partly to ask about his whereabouts and partly to promote him. After all, she had promised him before.

Thinking of Bai Su, he didn't know why he remembered the scene in the mural. At that time, he didn't feel much, but now that he recalled it, it was really embarrassing.

In any case, the two of them had had intimate contact. He wondered if it would be awkward when they met.

With these thoughts in mind, Li Ergou and Chen Bajin walked towards Bai Su's place together. Along the way, many people greeted Li Ergou. Li Ergou felt that life was triumphant, nothing more than this.

Li Ergou walked inside with a happy face and a stride.

In the corner, several second-rank constables sighed. A man with a high nose and hooked nose, named Lao Jiu, saw this scene and couldn't help but snort coldly, "Just a small constable. These guys just love to suck up to people. Aren't they afraid of being smoked?"

A man with white hair on his temples followed up and said, "There's no way around it. Last time, I heard that this guy saved Lord Bai Su. Looking at it like this, it won't be long before this guy gets rich. It's still early to suck up to him now. If it's too late, it won't work.

I heard that this little guy is very powerful. He became the deputy chief constable of Kushui County at the age of eighteen. That's really amazing."

"Yeah, you might not know, but many people in the county office have been saved by him. Otherwise, look, those second-rank constables and chief constables are all familiar with him. Just watch, maybe it won't be long before this guy climbs over our heads."

The speaker was a very strong middle-aged man, known as Iron Hand God Tu, one of the most powerful among the many second-rank constables. This person's words carried weight. Everyone was quite surprised to hear him evaluate Li Ergou so highly.

This person was usually very arrogant and looked down on everyone. Even some of the chief constables didn't catch his eye.

Li Ergou naturally didn't know about everyone's discussion. At this moment, he had arrived in front of the door of the Plum Blossom Hall where Bai Su was. He raised his hand, wanting to knock on the door, but for some reason, he suddenly felt a little timid.