Mortal Mirror

Above Fish City, the glint of swords and shadows flickered incessantly as countless demonic beasts, driven mad, surged one after another, scaling the city walls.

The sounds of battle cries rose on all sides, with blood splattering across the city walls in a ghastly scene.

Li Ergou turned to Zhao Wuji and said, "General Zhao, things seem to be getting more serious. Under normal circumstances, we wouldn't be able to enter the city. We'll have to fight our way in."

Looking at the massive demonic beasts, Zhao Wuji's eyes were filled with disdain as he said, "Just a bunch of chickens and dogs. Even if these demonic beasts are powerful, can they be more ferocious than the barbarians?"

He drew the crimson-red longsword from his waist, and an arrogant aura instantly burst forth from his body. Raising his sword, he turned his head and said to the hundreds of soldiers, "Brothers, follow me and fight our way in! Let the people of Fish City know the might of our Heavenly Sword Pass soldiers!"

He brandished his blade without hesitation, taking the lead in the charge.

This guy didn't waste any time. Li Ergou liked people like that. He also summoned his Fish Scale Sword and closely followed behind.

Zhao Feng and Zhao Ling'er were also not to be outdone, each taking out their own weapons.

Li Ergou observed that Zhao Feng was indeed formidable. His swordsmanship was profound. Before one could see how he moved, his flying sword darted like a spirit snake, cleaving through the demonic beasts in its path.

What amazed him the most was that the flying sword was only the lowest-grade magical artifact.

Zhao Ling'er was no slouch either. The woman's swordsmanship was exquisite. Countless sword flowers danced around her, and the demonic beasts couldn't even get close before being slashed into minced meat. Truly ruthless.

The soldiers led by Zhao Wuji were truly impressive. Hundreds of them moved as if in an unpopulated land, directly slaughtering the attacking demonic beasts, leaving no armor intact. The people on Fish City saw such a fierce team of soldiers and knew that reinforcements had arrived, causing everyone to be extremely excited.

They hurriedly opened the city gates and let everyone into the city, welcoming them warmly.

Li Ergou brought Zhao Wuji to the yamen, which was considered completing his mission. Then, he took Zhao Feng and Zhao Ling'er to Orange Mountain.

It was just that the two were tired from the journey and unwilling to greet officials, so they had agreed with Li Ergou on the road to stay at his Orange Mountain for a while and see what his chickens were like.

When Zhao Feng and Zhao Ling'er saw the mountain full of large chickens, their eyes almost popped out. The two asked Li Ergou in surprise if the things that looked like giant eagles were the chickens he was talking about.

By the time they saw the Chicken King, they didn't know what to say.

Zhao Feng and Zhao Ling'er could be considered knowledgeable, but it was the first time they had seen such a grand scene, and they were even more amazed that Li Ergou was truly not an ordinary person.

To welcome the two, Li Ergou had Meier and Jing'er prepare delicious food for them, and specially slaughtered a first-generation chicken.

Why not kill a second-generation chicken? It was just too big to finish. A first-generation chicken was enough for everyone to have a good meal.

Eating the first-generation chicken and drinking Forget-Worry Wine, Zhao Feng lamented that he hadn't had such a comfortable day in a long time. Although the border was good, it was very hard, and there weren't so many delicious things.

Zhao Ling'er also knew for the first time that food could be so delicious. Don't underestimate her as a girl, but she could eat a lot and was not polite at all. At this moment, she had no girlish restraint, eating meat and drinking wine, having a great time.

After eating and drinking enough, Li Ergou couldn't help but ask about the border affairs. After all, he had never left Fish City and didn't know what the outside world was like.

Speaking of this matter, Zhao Feng finally had a chance to show off and immediately became energetic, talking with the help of alcohol. Zhao Ling'er fell into contemplation, not knowing what she was thinking.

Zhao Feng spoke eloquently, with saliva flying, describing the barbarians outside Heavenly Sword Pass as extremely powerful, which aroused Li Ergou's interest.

At a crucial point, he suddenly looked at Zhao Ling'er and said, "Ling'er, didn't you go deep into the barbarian hinterland? Tell Ergou about the situation inside the barbarian territory."

Li Ergou widened his eyes and said incredulously, "Zhao Ling'er, you are so strong."

Zhao Ling'er glanced at Zhao Feng and said, "You are so nosy."

She clapped her hands, wiped the grease from her hands, and then slowly said, "It's not a big deal. Actually, at that time, it was because I..."

Li Ergou then learned that a team of barbarians had tried to secretly climb over the walls of Heavenly Sword Pass to sneak into the city before the new year. They were discovered by the soldiers on the city walls, and they killed several soldiers. Later, these people were repelled.

Zhao Ling'er couldn't bear it and chased after them single-handedly, chasing for hundreds of miles until she killed them all before returning. On the way, she encountered a blizzard and had to hide in the deep mountains, busying herself for more than a month before returning to the border. She suffered a lot during this time, but anyway, she was a strong woman.

After hearing this, Li Ergou couldn't help but admire Zhao Ling'er. He didn't expect a girl to have such courage. For this reason, he specially toasted Zhao Ling'er.

During the conversation, Li Ergou heard that although these two were about the same age as him, they had achieved great accomplishments in swordsmanship. For a moment, when they talked excitedly, he asked them about his swordsmanship.

Now, he had thoroughly comprehended the first two moves of the Ancient Sword Art, Flowing Cloud Drifting Snow and Meteor Butterfly Slash, and was comprehending the third move. The third move of this Ancient Sword Art is called Heavenly Light Slash.

It is a sword that transforms into light, cleaving the heavens and the earth. This move is different from the previous two moves. It is a move that guarantees victory with one strike. Its power is extremely strong, but it is the most difficult to cultivate.

Li Ergou was not a clever person, and now Yu Tailai had also left, and there was no one to ask for advice, so he had not yet comprehended the essence of this swordsmanship.

Perhaps he felt close to Zhao Feng and Zhao Ling'er, perhaps he had drunk too much alcohol, or perhaps he felt that these two were so young and had such swordsmanship.

Li Ergou discussed it with them when he was in high spirits. This kind of secret move should not be exposed.

However, Li Ergou was not a member of any sect. He had bought the sword manual. He didn't care about leaking it. The most important thing was that he felt that these two had exquisite swordsmanship and had received true teachings from sword masters since childhood. They probably didn't like his sword manual.

Ancient Sword Sect? He only heard Yu Tailai bragging about how powerful this sect was. However, no matter how powerful it was, there was not even a single inheritance disciple. He didn't believe Yu Tailai's nonsense, so he didn't care even more.

With this thought, he explained his confusion.

After listening, Zhao Feng and Zhao Ling'er became excited. These two guys were also quite obsessed with the sword path. Li Ergou trusted them so much, which made them very happy.

The two asked Li Ergou to demonstrate the first two moves to them first, and then asked Li Ergou to take out the Ancient Sword Art for them to study.

It has to be said that these two were indeed extremely insightful.

After reading the Ancient Sword Art, the two nodded and praised, "This swordsmanship is really amazing, but this book only has the first half and not the second half. The true mysteries of its swordplay are still unknown, so it can only be regarded as ordinary."

Based on their knowledge, if they could find the second half of the swordplay, this swordplay would be elevated to a very high level.

Look, look, Li Ergou was truly convinced at this moment. People really can't be compared. These two guys just looked at the sword manual and knew that this book was only the first volume and that there was actually a second volume. Damn Yu Tailai, he gave him so many good things for nothing, but he never told me about this. What a waste of my good intentions.

When we meet again, I must ask him for the second volume and not give him any money, humph, he thought evilly in his heart.

Next, the two began to discuss with Li Ergou the wonderful points and cultivation methods of this move.