Mortal Mirror

It was evident that the hall was quite impressive, with the floor actually paved with jade. Setting aside everything else, this instantly elevated its class. Li Ergou was astonished, not expecting these city people to be so extravagant.

In Bitterwater County, jade was used for decoration. Many people crafted it into jade bracelets and ornaments. But here, they used it to pave the floor. Li Ergou didn't know what to say for a moment.

After registering in the hall, the waiter immediately handed the gold brick to the accountant in charge of the money. Then, he led Li Ergou and Jing'er to a guest room on the third floor.

The Celestial Abode had a restaurant on the first and second floors, and guest rooms on the third floor. Li Ergou was assigned to the 'Heaven' Suite A, which the waiter told him was the most luxurious room in the Celestial Abode.

Li Ergou naturally didn't care about such things. He let Jing'er go into the room to rest first, as he needed to go out. Jing'er naturally didn't object and went into the room alone.

At that moment, the door next to him suddenly opened, and a person came out. Coincidentally, it was the woman in white he had seen at the entrance. The woman paused slightly when she saw Li Ergou, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Li Ergou suddenly understood. It seemed that the woman probably felt he wouldn't be staying in such a luxurious place. Old Mantou was right; a man relies on his clothes and a horse on its saddle. He really should get himself a good outfit, or else it would be troublesome to enter and exit various places in Fish City in the future.

Why complicate simple matters? Pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger? Forget it, his time was limited, and he didn't have time to play that game.

Li Ergou smiled at the woman and said, "What a coincidence, I'm staying in this room."

At that moment, Jing'er had just entered the room and casually closed the door, just in time to see the woman in white. She politely nodded at the woman and then closed the door.

A trace of understanding flashed in the woman's eyes, as if she instantly understood something. She didn't say anything and turned to leave.

Li Ergou suddenly understood something. This woman must have misunderstood him. However, he wanted to open his mouth to explain but didn't know what to say for a moment.

In the end, Li Ergou could only mutter to himself in frustration and didn't say anything. After a moment, he smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking that they didn't even know each other, so why should he explain? Was he sick in the head?

Without thinking further, he hurried downstairs. At this moment, he wanted to find someone: Chen Bajin. This time in the city, he still wanted to inquire about Chen Bajin's situation before reporting to the yamen.

Leaving the Celestial Abode, Li Ergou went straight to the place where Chen Bajin had left his address. It was almost dusk, so Chen Bajin should be home by now.

As he walked down the street, a little beggar came up to him and handed him a piece of paper. Li Ergou was a little surprised. He took the paper and saw a line of small characters written on it.

"Meet under the old locust tree south of the city." There was no signature. He wanted to ask the little beggar who gave him the note, but he saw the little beggar turn around and run away.

Li Ergou pondered in his heart. He only knew his brothers from Bitterwater County knew he was coming to Fish City, and Chen Bajin was his only good friend in Fish City. This was strange. Who wanted to see him? He didn't know anyone else. Could someone be playing a prank?

Of course not. Perhaps there was another possibility: the waiter saw his wealth and, seeing him casually take out such a large piece of gold, saw him as a fat sheep and planned to kidnap him.

It seemed he had been careless. Old Mantou had long told him a truth: wealth should not be exposed. This thing was good, but it was also a demon that caused trouble.

With this thought, he snorted coldly, tore the paper to shreds, and strode away.

In the darkness, someone saw this scene and was a little confused, not knowing what Li Ergou meant, whether he would go or not. After a moment, Li Ergou walked into the alley, and the person in the darkness became a little anxious.

Fish City was so big, Li Ergou was asking for directions. Chen Bajin's home was really too difficult to find.

Just then, another little beggar ran up to him, handed him a piece of paper, and ran away. Li Ergou looked at it, and it still said, "Meet under the old locust tree south of the city." At this moment, Li Ergou became a little angry.

He wondered who was so persistent. He looked around, wondering if he was being followed, otherwise, he wouldn't be found so easily. These people were simply too much.

If he went to find Chen Bajin in this situation, wouldn't he be implicating him if someone was really causing trouble? With this thought, he became more and more angry.

The flames of anger made him a little annoyed. In the end, he decided to go to the old locust tree south of the city. He wanted to see who was so blind and wanted to plot against him. If someone really wanted to plot against him, he didn't mind letting those people know that a tiger's butt cannot be touched.

South of Fish City, there was an old locust tree as tall as ten zhang, with a circumference that ten people could embrace. Legend had it that this old locust tree was tens of thousands of years old. The tree was tied full of red cloth strips because the people of Fish City believed that the old locust tree had a spirit, and they would come here to pray whenever something happened.

When Li Ergou arrived here, the sun was already setting, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the tree trunk of the old locust tree, plating it with a layer of red light, making it appear strangely eerie.

Li Ergou stood under the tree at this moment, constantly pondering who had invited him.

While he was pondering, he saw two figures walking from a distance. In the setting sun, the two figures were stretched very long, indicating that they were a man and a woman.

The man was dressed in black with a handsome face and a hint of evil spirit in his eyes. The woman was dressed in white robes and was extremely enchanting. Li Ergou had seen these two in Heavenly Dog Town a few years ago. They were the Black and White Shades, who were quite famous in the martial arts world.

Li Ergou let out a soft "huh," wondering if they had invited him or if they were just passing by.

But after a moment, Li Ergou was surprised to see that the two stopped in front of him. He heard the woman's soft voice say, "Li Ergou, we've been waiting for you for a long time."

Li Ergou was slightly surprised, and his heart was churning. He really couldn't figure out why they were waiting for him.

He said with some doubt, "Oh, it's really unexpected. The famous Black and White Shades actually recognize me. But I really can't think of the reason why you're waiting for me. Can you tell me?"

The man in black said, "I didn't expect you to recognize me. That makes things easier. We want to take you to a place. You'll know when you get there. Are you going with us, or do we take you?"

The Black and White Shades, ah. Although Li Ergou had never been in contact with them, he had heard that these two guys killed people without blinking an eye. Going with them would be like courting death.

With this thought, he turned around and ran without saying a word. Just kidding, he wasn't a fool. Only a fool would go with them.