Mortal Mirror

The cart was full of cloth, various grains, chickens, ducks, fish, meat, gold, silver, and even ten beautiful girls.

Li Ergou looked at the county magistrate in confusion, wondering what he was up to. He hadn't had time to deal with this guy yet. Did he think he could get away with things by trying to please him?

The county magistrate stepped forward, his face full of flattery, and said, "Lord, oh no, Brother Gou, I knew you were no ordinary person. As the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. I deeply regret what I did before. To show my sincerity, I have prepared some local specialties for you."

Li Ergou sneered inwardly, thinking, 'You think you can bribe me with these things? Do you think I, Li Ergou, have no money? You almost killed me back then. I, Li Ergou, am not someone who can be bought off with a few coins.'

So he said righteously, "County Magistrate, isn't it inappropriate for you to bribe me in public like this? What will others think of me? What will the people think of me?"

Seeing Li Ergou's cold face and hearing his rebuking tone, the county magistrate's heart twitched. He thought, 'Damn you, Li Ergou, if it weren't for my big brother, I would have found someone to kill you.'

'Fine, I'll compromise with you today, but we'll settle the score later when I have the chance.'

So, he gritted his teeth, stuck out his butt, and took out a golden box from his arms. He opened the box, his face smiling like a chrysanthemum, and said, "How could that be? These villagers will only think that you, my lord, have worked hard and deserve it all.

Those things are ordinary. I know you don't care for them. This is a treasure passed down from my ancestors. Please take a look."

Li Ergou was slightly stunned. He saw that inside the box was a bone, round and flawless white, with faint black light emerging.

This object was three inches long and the thickness of an arm. He didn't know what kind of monster this bone came from.

However, he could feel a ghostly power emanating from the bone. This object felt very close to Li Ergou, which made him very strange. But when he thought about it carefully, it might be related to his cultivation of the Burial Sutra. If that's the case, could this bone be from the Netherworld?

He said in slight surprise, "What is this thing?"

The county magistrate immediately said with a flattering expression, "This is a treasure bone passed down from my ancestors. I heard it's from a great demon in the Netherworld, but I don't know exactly what kind of demon.

This object is extremely precious. How could my family be worthy of guarding such a treasure? I offer it to Brother Gou, hoping it will be of some use to you."

Li Ergou glanced at the county magistrate, feeling that he was up to no good. But this thing was really useful to him. He knew that he could now summon the Netherworld to descend, and maybe he had to go to the Netherworld to contract a demon that could be summoned permanently.

Once he could summon demons to fight, his combat power would increase a lot.

Imagine pulling someone into the Netherworld, and he wouldn't even have to take action himself. He could just let those demons deal with him. Even if they couldn't defeat him, they would exhaust his combat power, making the fight much easier. Wouldn't that be awesome?

And this monster bone could help him quickly find powerful monsters. If he was lucky, he could even find the main body of this bone. If it was a powerful monster, he would be set for life.

He thought about the good things, took the bone, and threw it into his Qiankun bag. Then he put on a straight face and deliberately showed a serious expression, saying, "County Magistrate, County Magistrate, don't ever do these things again. We are all colleagues. If there are any misunderstandings or knots that can't be untied,

the past is the past. Don't always dwell on it. We are friends from now on. Be sure to visit me when you come to Yucheng again, so I can do my duty as the host."

Seeing Li Ergou like this, the county magistrate cursed inwardly, 'Shameless bastard!' But he said happily, "Okay, okay, I will definitely go, definitely go. I must say goodbye after escorting you a thousand miles. Brother Gou, take care on your journey."

To be honest, the county magistrate's performance shocked everyone present, because everyone knew about the matter between the two.

What surprised everyone was that this county magistrate was really a talent. He didn't care about face at all and directly licked Li Ergou's boots. It had to be said that this kind of forbearance was not something ordinary people could do.

Li Ergou couldn't help but sigh. Power was really a good thing. It could make those who once despised you, harmed you, or even were your mortal enemies kneel down and lick your boots.

At this moment, Li Ergou's ambition grew even bigger. He wanted to stand higher and see further. The young man's heart was still full of ambition.

After all, he was born a poor child and had experienced endless hardships. Now that he tasted the taste of power, how could he not be tempted? If he was tempted, he would definitely take action.

Of course, Li Ergou thought to himself that no matter how much power he had, he would definitely not forget his original intention. He was still himself.

At this moment, a sentence suddenly came to his mind, which Li Zheng'an had once said: 'You must know that a young man has the ambition to reach the clouds, and once promised to be the best in the world.'

A young man should have the ambition to slay dragons, should have an unyielding and upward heart, and should have the splendor of 'the sea is the shore at the end, and I am the peak when climbing the top of the mountain.'

At that time, he didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, but now, he seemed to understand something and felt something.

It was already a day later when he returned to Yucheng. Li Ergou arranged for Yinian and Xiaoxiao to live on Orange Mountain, because there were many houses on this mountain, and they could choose one themselves.

This monk couldn't stand loneliness either. Without Li Ergou paying attention to him, he went to the mortal world to save people and wandered away.

Xiaoxiao was naturally taken care of by Mei'er and Jing'er, so he didn't have to worry about it.

Li Ergou came to the yamen early in the morning. He found Bai Su and asked what was going on with his deputy chief constable position.

When the two met, Bai Su told Li Ergou that after intense discussions above, his appointment had been made. He was the third deputy chief constable of Yucheng.

However, his deputy chief constable position was nominal. He only had fifty subordinates directly under him. Fortunately, he could be given some power to mobilize the staff of the other two deputy chief constables.

It could be said that it was nominal. Li Ergou had already guessed that the prefect would not be so generous. But it was good to have a title, at least his name was there. Whoever saw him would have to respectfully call him 'Lord'.

In the future, his and Bai Su's identities would be equal. He didn't need to call Bai Su 'Lord' in the yamen anymore.

He could directly call her Bai Su.

Li Ergou was very happy to hear this news and wanted to invite Bai Su to dinner. To Li Ergou's surprise, Bai Su was not polite at all and directly asked to eat chicken.

Li Ergou was naturally happy to arrange it.

Bai Su also told Li Ergou to prepare quickly. In another two months, the Baojing Prefecture's strongest constable competition would begin. If he could get a good name, there would not only be rewards from above, but he might also be able to go further.

The rewards didn't matter, but Li Ergou was very excited to hear that he could advance.

He really wanted to advance too much. For a moment, he inexplicably looked forward to it, but he also understood the principle that there are mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people. In the huge Baojing Prefecture, who knew what kind of monster would appear? After all, there were too many powerful people.

He had to prepare well, so he decided to retreat and improve his cultivation.