Mortal Mirror

That mysterious place is the legendary immortal cave of the Fish Dragon River... Fish Cave.

Inside the Fish Cave, there's a whole different world. There, they saw a fruit that looked like a small snake.

They sensed the powerful energy emanating from it and, driven by greed and fueled by hatred, they ate it.

Who knew that after eating the snake fruit, their cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds, but on the third day after returning, they would turn into human-snakes.

If I, as the chief constable of Fish City, hadn't intervened, the Xie family would have executed them long ago. Helpless, to prevent them from attracting even greater danger, I had to imprison them beneath this armory.

Now that the Xie family has been destroyed, it can be considered revenge for us, but the two of them can't return to human form, especially my sister. The snake fruit she ate seemed particularly potent.

Last time, to escape a crisis, she fled from here. After returning, her entire body had become snake-like, and she was constantly hungry. That's why my brother stole the chickens, but he didn't know Orange Mountain was your territory.

But don't worry, I'll compensate you for those chickens at market price. Now that Cai'er has run away, I guess she's gone to find the Fish Cave, hoping to enter it and find a solution.

"Fish Cave? Hasn't she been inside before? Why do you say she can't find it?" Li Ergou asked, puzzled.

Li Tianhai replied, "This Fish Cave is strange. It's a mysterious space. Last time, Cai'er stumbled into it by chance, but when she went back to find that place, she couldn't find the entrance at all. If it weren't for the strange changes happening to her body, she would have thought it was a hallucination."

Li Ergou nodded. Now he finally understood why Li Tianhai sometimes spoke up for him. It turned out they were from the same clan.

With that, he suddenly thought of something and asked him, "Do you know who my grandfather is?"

"Your grandfather's name is Li Mutou. We used to play together when we were kids, but later we left, and I don't know what happened in the village.

So when you came here, I was very happy to hear you were from Wanglong Village. It's just that you're too high-profile and have offended many people behind your back. I helped you block a few times, but unfortunately, there are some people I can't resist.

I didn't expect you to be so powerful. Even the prefect has suffered at your hands. It seems our old Li family has successors. I'm very optimistic about you.

This time, if you can get a rank in the Strongest Constable competition, I can recommend you to Baojing Prefecture. Once you go there, your horizons will widen, and you'll realize that this world is vast, far beyond your imagination."

Hearing these heartfelt words, Li Ergou's heart churned. He really didn't know how much of Li Tianhai's words were true and how much were false.

The reason he asked Li Tianhai who his grandfather was was actually to confirm it again. His grandfather was indeed called Li Mutou, and he died very early. Most people don't even know his name.

So, he could be sure that Li Tianhai was indeed from Wanglong Village. He just didn't expect such a melodramatic thing to happen in the small Wanglong Village.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and finally said, "Alright, Lord Li, let's pretend I didn't see what happened today. Hurry up and find her. I'll take my leave first. As for the chickens, let's just drop it. Don't come bothering me in the future. We're all from the same clan, so there's no need for you to compensate me or anything."

Li Ergou wasn't stupid. The guy had already told him that he had resisted several things for him behind his back. If he didn't express his gratitude, wouldn't he be too stubborn?

Li Tianhai didn't say much, just said, "Alright, I still need to find Cai'er. I'll find a chance to talk to you alone about the rest."

Li Ergou didn't think much about it, said goodbye, and flew away directly.

He thought that if he was dragged along to find someone, it would be hard to refuse. It was better to leave early. He thought to himself, I'm so cunning, hehe.

Watching Li Ergou's back, the male snake-man said, "Brother, I really didn't expect Li Mutou to be able to produce such a grandson. It's really the ancestors showing their power for eighteen generations."

Li Tianhai replied, "This son is no small matter. Don't provoke him again in the future. Today I told him about our relationship because I didn't want him to cause any trouble. Perhaps, in the future, he will become a help to me, considering we are from the same clan."

The male snake-man said, "Brother, can't you ask the brothers from the Candle Dragon Sect to come and save me and Cai'er?"

Li Tianhai shook his head slightly and said, "The people in the Fish City Candle Dragon Sect don't know my identity, and even though I told that lord, he couldn't do anything. Now the only way is to find the Fish Cave. As the saying goes, there must be an antidote within seven steps. There must be a treasure in the Fish Cave that can restrain this thing."

With that, he didn't think much and jumped into the dark hole with the male snake-man, not knowing where the hole led.

Although Li Ergou left, the firefly saw everything. This was also Li Ergou's backup plan. He really wouldn't easily believe anyone's words now, especially those high and mighty adults. You really don't know which of their words are true and which are false.

At this moment, hearing this news through the firefly, his heart was also churning. He didn't expect the energy of the Candle Dragon Sect to be so powerful, having already penetrated to such a high place.

Even Li Tianhai was a member of the Candle Dragon Sect, and the local Candle Dragon Sect didn't even know his identity. With that, he sighed that the Candle Dragon Sect was indeed a force feared by the Great Xia Dynasty.

What's more, according to Li Tianhai's meaning, there were even more powerful figures above. Li Ergou couldn't imagine how powerful the Candle Dragon Sect was.

Retracting the firefly, he couldn't care about much. After all, in the power center of this Fish City, having one more friend meant one more helping hand.

He was also a member of the Candle Dragon Sect, as long as they didn't come looking for his trouble.

When he returned to Orange Mountain, he saw a pillar of light rising from the mountain from afar. Buddhist sounds surrounded the pillar of light, and countless ghosts revolved and flew around the pillar of light. The sky was filled with flying ghosts, making one's scalp tingle.

Li Ergou now knew why Mei'er would say that. This Yinian monk, had he opened the gates of hell? What kind of cultivation technique was this guy practicing, to be so domineering?

This wouldn't do. If this continued, wouldn't Orange Mountain become ghostly and turn into a ghost mountain? This Yinian was really lacking in etiquette and social skills.

He sighed and flew towards Yinian's residence.

Bang bang bang!

Li Ergou knocked on Yinian's door.

"Please come in."

Yinian stopped his practice, and the pillar of light in the sky receded. Countless ghosts, having lost what they were chasing, scattered in all directions.

Li Ergou pushed open the door and saw a halo of Buddha light emerging from Yinian's head, looking like a true Buddha in the darkness.