Mortal Mirror

Li Ergou activated the communicator and said, "We've discovered monsters here, namely human-faced birds and fox wolves. What's the situation on your side? Over."

The communicator emitted a crackling sound, clearly transmitting the message, but Li Ergou waited for a while without any response, causing his heart to fill with worry.

So he sent it again, but it was the same. He frowned and looked at Zhao Si, saying, "Do you think something might have happened to them?"

Zhao Si shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. After all, if you hadn't been here just now, we might have been in trouble too."

Li Ergou didn't know what to say at the moment, and he was now somewhat regretting separating everyone. All he could do was hope in his heart that nothing had happened to them.

He then put the human-faced bird and Qin Liu's body into his Qiankun bag.

Looking at the bright moonlight in the sky, he couldn't help but make up his mind, "It's too dangerous to spend the night here. We'll continue moving forward."

Zhao Si nodded, not refusing.

The thick snow crunched under their feet.

After walking for a while, Zhao Si suddenly said, "Sir, that fellow seems to still be following us?"

Li Ergou looked back, and a dark shadow instantly hid behind a tree. He snorted and said, "Don't be afraid, just be careful. Find a chance to kill it and avenge Qin Liu."

At this time, they had already climbed halfway up the mountain. The terrain here was gentle. The two of them passed through a dense forest, and to their surprise, a small valley appeared in front of them. The valley emitted a faint golden light, looking from a distance like a piece of gold sprinkled on the earth.

With surprise, the two hurried forward. After entering the valley, they found that the wind inside the valley had suddenly disappeared, and the snow on the ground had completely melted. This place seemed like a small world, exceptionally unique.

Zhao Si pointed to the front and said, "Sir, look, what is that? A golden rice field?"

Li Ergou had already seen that strange place. He and Zhao Si walked over and saw a place that could hold more than an acre, filled with golden rice, looking golden and particularly eye-catching.

Zhao Si's eyes were filled with surprise, and he stepped forward to pick a rice ear to take a look.

Li Ergou quickly stopped him, saying, "Don't."

Zhao Si asked in confusion, "Sir, what's wrong?"

Li Ergou said, "Don't you see that this place is very strange? In the middle of winter, the outside is bitterly cold, but inside it's like spring, and golden rice is growing. Could it be that in this place full of strange goblins, there really is such a blessed land? I find it unbelievable."

After Li Ergou said this, Zhao Si also hesitated.

The two carefully looked around, and then they saw that there was a tree in front that required ten people to encircle. Inside the tree, there was a huge tree hole, with doors and windows on it.

Creak, the door opened.

A snow ape, more than two and a half meters tall, covered in white fluff, walked out of the door. On its shoulder sat an old man with white hair and beard, looking like an immortal.

This person looked at Li Ergou and Zhao Si and chuckled, "Oh, to think we'd have guests from afar! Welcome, welcome!"

Li Ergou looked at the old man and the snow ape, and no matter how he looked at them, he felt that these two guys were very strange. He glanced outside again, and the fox wolf had hidden, its eyes shining with cunning, but it didn't dare to step into this place at all.

At this moment, he understood in his heart that there must be a big reason inside.

He snorted coldly and said, "Who exactly are you? Stop trying to fool me here."

The old man wasn't annoyed by this, but said, "Mountains and rivers have spirits, and I am the mountain god of this mountain."

"Mountain god, is it? Then I ask you, what's going on with this golden rice field?" Li Ergou's heart was always filled with suspicion.

Zhao Si whispered to Li Ergou, "Sir, didn't those townspeople say that there is a mountain god guarding this mountain? It seems like he might be real, so don't contradict him. If the mountain god gets angry, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Li Ergou said, "Don't worry, even if he is a mountain god, we still have to test him." He comforted Zhao Si's emotions, but he was quite disdainful in his heart. In his opinion, what kind of mountain god would allow this mountain of wild animals to become monsters? There must be something fishy going on here.

The mountain god wasn't annoyed upon hearing Li Ergou's question, but slowly said, "This is golden rice, a specialty of Chicken Cry Mountain. Its grains are as bright as gold and contain huge spiritual energy. It is a rare and good thing. Since we have a connection, you can pick a few ears to take back and use, and we won't avoid our fate."

Zhao Si was tempted and looked at Li Ergou, not knowing what he meant.

Li Ergou didn't move, his eyes narrowed slightly.

He then said, "Is that so? Then thank you very much. I wonder if the mountain god can personally take action and pick a few for us."

The mountain god looked at Li Ergou with interest for a moment, and then said, "Boy, you are very different. Ordinary people would be grateful for this, but you actually want me to do it myself."

Li Ergou didn't care at all and said, "Who knows if you, this great god, will harm us, and I don't know who conferred you, this great god."

A trace of sadness flashed in the old man's eyes, and then he said, "To tell you the truth, I am not yet a true god.

It is said that temples have monks, Taoist temples have Taoists, and mountains and rivers have spirits. Those who want to be conferred as righteous gods must be sealed by heaven and earth, and those who come from unorthodox paths must also have an imperial decree. But where can things like me be accommodated in their eyes?

So I want you to see if I look like a god, a real mountain god. Answer me, and if the answer satisfies me, I will give you endless treasures and let you live a life of wealth and glory." The mountain god slowly induced, with a look of expectation in his eyes.

Li Ergou was slightly stunned and suddenly thought of what Old Mantou had told him: after the weasel on the mountain becomes精, it will ask people to讨封. If it asks you whether it is a human or a god, don't answer it.

If you say it is a human, it will not be able to become an immortal and will retaliate against you crazily. If you say it is a god, it will pester you and make you never have peace.

This situation was so familiar, Li Ergou couldn't help but guess whether this guy was a weasel. With this thought, a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

The old man saw Li Ergou's silence and said urgently, "Tell me, do I look like a god, a real mountain god?"

At this moment, Li Ergou was already somewhat certain that this guy must be a weasel, otherwise, it wouldn't be so eager. So, without saying a word, the fish scale sword behind him was unsheathed with a swoosh and shot towards the old man.

At this time, he said, "I think you look like a black donkey whip, a big cock, go to hell!"

The old man was shocked and immediately reached out his hand. A small golden shield was controlled by him and stood in the air, blocking in front of him.

Boom!

The fish scale sword was powerful, and the small shield was blown away. The fish scale sword was also a bit crooked at the moment, brushed past the old man's head, and slashed on the snow ape's shoulder, immediately causing the snow ape to wail in pain. This guy was tall, but he didn't want to be a coward. Under its howling, it turned around and ran away with the old man.

Li Ergou saw that the old man's illusion was broken, and he turned into a silver-white weasel with blood-red light in its eyes, with great unwillingness.

At the same time, Li Ergou and Zhao Si realized that the whole world seemed to have changed. The warm environment once again became bitterly cold, and the scenery in front of them shattered like fragments.

The golden rice field turned into dozens of tombstones collapsed in a chaotic graveyard, and many poisonous scorpions stood there. At this moment, those poisonous scorpions seemed to have just woken up from their confusion and ran around.

The tail hooks of these guys flashed with purple light, and it was clear that their toxicity was extraordinary.

"Illusion, what we just experienced was an illusion! Damn it, it turned out to be a weasel blinding us." Zhao Si's expression was excited, thinking that it was fortunate that he didn't touch those rice ears, which were all transformed from scorpion tails. If he had really touched them, wouldn't he be dead? He was horrified in his heart and even more admired Li Ergou.

Li Ergou couldn't help but sigh. He had long heard of the weasel's illusion, and seeing it today was truly eye-opening. It was so real, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion.

All of this happened in an instant, and the snow ape had just run a few steps away.

Zhao Si didn't hesitate and directly raised his bow and arrow, saying, "Damn old beast, how dare you blind me, go to hell."

As soon as he let go, he heard a buzzing sound, and the arrow shot towards the weasel. The weasel was powerful and took out a pale white bone flute from its arms. It blew it, and a golden light flew out from the hole, hitting the arrow and directly blasting the arrow, which was extremely powerful.

Li Ergou highly suspected that the missing people were related to it, so naturally he wouldn't let it go, and he followed closely behind.

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