Mortal Mirror

Li Ergou immediately said, "You flatter me, sir. I have only done my best."

Cao Xiong gently patted Li Ergou's shoulder and said, "Young man, don't be too modest. Strong is strong. You are good. I heard my son mention you, saying you are brothers. I am surprised that my good-for-nothing son can make a brother like you. It is truly his blessing.

Li Ergou, I have high hopes for you. Work hard, and you will surely have a place in Baojing Prefecture sooner or later."

This was a blatant attempt to win him over. Li Ergou didn't know what to say for a moment, whether to thank him or be humble.

Before he could think further, Cao Xiong continued, "Now, the imperial court is encouraging you young people to take on heavy responsibilities. Perform well. If possible, help me train my disappointing son."

Li Ergou immediately said, "Your subordinate understands. Please rest assured, sir. Tie Zhu is my brother, and our bond is like blood. I will definitely help him and he will help me."

"Good, go ahead. Next, let me see an even more brilliant performance from you."

Li Ergou nodded and left. Although he only interacted with Cao Xiong for a short time, Li Ergou sensed many layers of meaning.

After all, having been in the government office for many years, Li Ergou was no longer so foolish.

He felt that Cao Xiong's meaning was very clear, which was to tell him that the future was promising. Moreover, he kept mentioning his son, which clearly meant that he wanted him to remember Cao Tiezhu's kindness, so that everything would look like Li Ergou's promotion in the future, he would definitely remember Cao Tiezhu's favor.

This Cao Xiong is really cunning, planning even for this.

To be honest, Li Ergou is much more slippery now. After all, in the imperial court, a big dyeing vat, no matter who goes in, will be made slippery.

Being honest and dutiful would have meant being eaten until nothing was left.

Coming to the stage, Cao Tiezhu rushed to Li Ergou's side first, and said with a sly smile: "Second Gou brother, look, my father values you, which shows that my brother has good vision.

You must know that my father always said that I am unreliable and that I only find bad friends. This time, look at whether I have proved to him that my brother Cao Tiezhu also has a dragon among men."

Li Ergou was speechless, thinking that you are really a weirdo, and I really don't know what to say.

Although this Cao Tiezhu is a纨绔子弟, Li Ergou asked him a bit, but he is really not like Ma Wendong, a playboy, doing all kinds of evil.

Instead, he donates rice porridge to some poor people every year, and also donates some things to those people. This person's reputation in Baojing Prefecture is still good.

He also heard that this guy had once helped an old lady cross the road and found a girl from Baihua Building for a lonely old man in order to deliberately do good deeds.

Well, although these are all good deeds, are these good deeds a little bad?

Bai Su and Ye Wanwan came to congratulate Li Ergou. Li Tianhai and Meng Xiaoyu also finished the competition and came to congratulate Li Ergou on his victory. In fact, both of them were envious and jealous at the moment.

After all, everyone is from Yucheng. Meng Xiaoyu is a senior deputy chief constable, and Li Tianhai is still the chief constable, but at this moment, the glory of the two has been completely suppressed by Li Ergou, and they are naturally unhappy.

However, seeing that Li Ergou was also personally summoned and encouraged by the Grand Commandant, this matter was not ordinary. He greeted Li Ergou in front of so many people, wasn't this obviously supporting Li Ergou?

To be honest, they felt all kinds of feelings in their hearts.

In any case, it does not affect the two to befriend Li Ergou. This world is a huge makeshift stage, and someone always has to flatter and lick boots.

If you are given a chance and you can't seize it, then it's not someone else's fault. Now Li Ergou's status is low, but it's only a matter of time before a carp jumps over the dragon gate.

Is it still time for the two to curry favor now?

And Li Ergou's loyalty is famous in Yucheng. If he befriends this person, when he crosses the dragon gate, Li Tianhai and Meng Xiaoyu can get some light.

Li Ergou doesn't care what everyone thinks. At this moment, his heart is naturally full of youthful spirit and infinite glory, but he still knows the principle of keeping a low profile.

Old Mantou once said that if a tree stands out in the forest, the wind will destroy it. He should still keep a low profile, otherwise, in this chaotic officialdom, he would not know how to die.

After everyone sighed for a while, Li Ergou did not stay here this time, but left with Bai Su and Ye Wanwan, it was really that everyone was carrying the bridal sedan chair, and Li Ergou couldn't stand being harassed here.

At this moment, at the gate of the city, a tall and handsome man dressed as a scholar and a gentle and beautiful woman dressed in green skirts entered the city side by side.

Looking at the crowded streets, the two of them did not show any surprise or curiosity.

The woman also said softly: "Oh, this is Baojing Prefecture, it looks like nothing more than that. Compared with the capital, it is still much inferior."

"Senior sister, don't compare like this, okay? After all, the capital is where the Human Emperor stays, so it is naturally much bigger than here."

The woman's beautiful eyes flashed and said, "Junior brother, you said, this time countless geniuses are gathering here, will you win the top spot?"

The man hurriedly shook his head and said, "Senior sister, this is embarrassing me. Master let me come out just to see the world."

Who are these two people? It is Lu Changsheng and his senior sister Xia He who have traveled thousands of miles to get here.

Many people from Haoran Academy came here, but Lu Changsheng and his senior sister took the first step. They arrived here after a long journey.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng looked at Xia He and said, "Senior sister, after a long journey, why don't we find a place to rest first?"

Xia He said: "Changsheng, aren't you from this Baojing Prefecture? How far is it from your hometown here?"

Lu Changsheng turned to look into the distance, revealing a look of nostalgia and said: "Very far, very far. This time, after the world's first martial arts competition, I want to go back to my hometown by the way.

I miss my grandma, and my brothers, and a particularly good brother of mine, called Li Ergou, that guy is very special, very special."

"Special, how special is it?"

"Well, how should I say it, although he has a humble background, he is kind-hearted. It's a pity that his bones are not good, otherwise my master would have accepted him as a disciple.

It's a pity, but my brother is particularly loyal. When the time comes, I will introduce him to you, and you will know."

Xia He said disapprovingly: "In the academy, I don't know how many handsome talents I have seen. There are also a lot of people like you said. I don't believe that kid is more outstanding than you."

Lu Changsheng said awkwardly: "This, it's not good to compare, I have my shortcomings, and he has his advantages.

However, there is one thing that I can't compare to him."

"What?"

"He is more resistant to beatings and has a tenacious heart."

Xia He: "..."

Just as the two were muttering, Xia He suddenly pointed to the crowd in front and said: "Hey, Changsheng, look at those two people in front, they are so strange."