Mortal Mirror

Before Li Ergou could even get angry, he saw Jing'er suddenly look at him, her eyes glistening with unshed tears, and heard her say, "Young Master, I wonder if you could take me in for the sake of my sister, Liu Sanniang? I will serve you well. When Young Master Ye passes his examinations and gains fame, I will leave with him."

Li Ergou was truly speechless, thinking, 'You actually believe the words of a scumbag, you really are a hopeless romantic.' He just couldn't understand where such deep affection came from after only half a night together.

How could this woman be so foolish? She believes a few sweet words. There's no saving her.

If she hadn't mentioned Liu Sanniang, Li Ergou wouldn't have taken in a ghost, especially not a foolish one. But when he thought of Liu Sanniang and how she was burned alive, his heart softened.

Although Liu Sanniang didn't ask him to take care of her silly sister, their sisterly bond was extraordinary, and he had benefited from her in any case.

Looking at Jing'er's pleading expression and Ye Zhiqiu's expectant eyes, he felt conflicted.

He could only nod and say, "Fine, I'll do a good deed to the end. But let's make this clear, Ye Zhiqiu, if you pass your examinations, you must take Jing'er away.

If you go back on your word, don't blame me for turning against you. I will find you and I won't let you off easily."

Ye Zhiqiu immediately nodded, patting his chest and saying, "Brother Ergou, don't worry. What kind of person do you think I am?

How could I do such a treacherous thing? Jing'er and I fell in love at first sight, and I will marry her in this life.

But the time isn't right. I promised my mother that I wouldn't return until I passed the examinations, so I must pass to bring glory to my family.

When I achieve success and fame, that will be the moment I marry Jing'er."

He looked at Jing'er and said, "Jing'er, I'm sorry for making you suffer. I hope you can understand me, believe in me, and wait for me."

Jing'er said with deep affection, "Yes, I believe in you. You will definitely succeed. I'll wait for you, until the day you achieve success and fame."

Li Ergou really couldn't stand such a melodramatic scene, so he could only curl his lip and say, "Alright, it's dawn. We should get going."

Guangzhi waved to Li Ergou and said, "Brother Ergou, I'll be waiting for you at Faguang Temple."

Ye Zhiqiu waved and said, "Ergou, please, take good care of Jing'er for me. Jing'er, wait for me. I will definitely achieve success and come back for you."

Jing'er jumped onto the black-bearded goat, and Li Ergou sat behind her. As they left, Li Ergou, with his back to the two of them, waved his hand and said, "Okay, I remember. I will definitely go to Faguang Temple. Ye Zhiqiu, don't you dare abandon her."

Li Ergou left without looking back at the two of them, feeling annoyed. He hadn't checked the auspiciousness of the day when he came out, and he ran into these two, gaining no advantage but instead getting stuck with a burden. You wouldn't be happy about that either, would you?

Guangzhi looked at Li Ergou's back and sighed, "Ergou is a brother worth making. His character is good. His attainment of Buddhist affinity is also inseparable from him. I just don't know when we'll meet again."

Ye Zhiqiu stood there for a long time, and finally, he said with melancholy, "I didn't expect to experience such a sad event so soon after coming out. Fortunately, Ergou is here. Jing'er, wait for me. I will definitely succeed."

He raised his hand, clenched his fist, and his eyes became even more determined.

Guangzhi patted him on the shoulder and said, "That's right. A great man stands tall and naturally seeks a bright future first. With that, why worry about not having a wife? Let's go. You go and fulfill your dreams first, then marry that beauty."

The autumn wind was always a bit cool, swirling the fallen leaves on the ground, flying and flying. Li Ergou raised his hand, clipped a apricot-yellow leaf, and couldn't help but sigh, "I really didn't expect it to be almost New Year so soon. I'll be nineteen after the New Year."

Jing'er slightly opened her small mouth in surprise and said, "You mean, you're only eighteen years old."

Li Ergou nodded and said, "Yes, a man at eighteen is like a flower. I'm exactly eighteen this year."

Jing'er sighed and said, "Then you're really amazing. To become the deputy chief constable of a county at eighteen. The women who want to marry you must be lined up from the east end of the county to the west end."

Li Ergou smiled and said, "It's no use no matter who wants to marry me, because I already have someone I like."

Jing'er turned her beautiful eyes and couldn't help but say, "Listening to your tone, you're either secretly in love with someone, or that person is very far away from you, perhaps someone unattainable."

This time, it was Li Ergou's turn to look at Jing'er in surprise and say, "You're so amazing. You can see through people's hearts with just a few words. Do you have mind-reading abilities?"

After he said this, he felt that something was wrong. If that were the case, this woman wouldn't be foolish enough to believe Ye Zhiqiu's nonsense.

Unexpectedly, Jing'er chuckled and said, "My sister and I have been in contact with countless kinds of men. Seeing more and hearing more, you naturally understand more. That's all."

Li Ergou was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel that Ye Zhiqiu was a scumbag, and this Jing'er might not be a good bird either. Maybe the two of them are all about routines in front of people.

Alas, Old Mantou once said that what you can't look directly at in this world is not the sun, but people's hearts. People's hearts are unpredictable. The old man didn't deceive me.

In this way, Li Ergou remained silent all the way, fearing that he would also be tricked by this Jing'er. Jing'er was very talkative, telling Li Ergou many interesting stories and a few jokes.

She said, a bat deeply loved a sparrow, but was rejected. The bat asked in confusion, why, why is that?

The sparrow said helplessly, "My mother said, it's okay if you're black, but birds that always go out at night are definitely not good birds."

Jing'er laughed heartily after she finished speaking, and Li Ergou couldn't help but laugh as well. In this way, the two of them got along more and more harmoniously along the way. It must be said that this Jing'er is really a person who knows how to get along with others.

A day later, as they got closer and closer to Yu City, there were more and more people on the official road.

You could see a black-bearded goat as big as an ox walking slowly on the road. On its back, there were two figures, a man and a woman. The man looked ordinary, but the more you looked at him, the more pleasing he became.

The woman was very beautiful, wearing a black dress and holding a black parasol. These two were Li Ergou and Jing'er.

Li Ergou saw a tea stall on the road ahead. He was thirsty, so he and Jing'er got off the black-bearded goat and ordered two bowls of tea.

The two had just sat down when they saw a team of people galloping along the official road. After a while, the team stopped. It could be seen that these people were wearing Yu City constable uniforms and should be out on duty.

The group sat down at the table, panting and urging the shopkeeper to bring tea quickly.

At this moment, a constable suddenly looked at Jing'er. His eyes lit up, and he walked over with a smile.