Mortal Mirror

Li Erwa entered the house and hurriedly said, "Da Ya, Er Ya, Gou Dan, this is your cousin, you all should call him Big Brother."

The children called out 'Big Brother' somewhat timidly.

Li Ergou nodded slightly, not knowing what to say, but the little girl took a few large meat buns and walked into the house, saying, "Big Sister, Second Sister, Little Brother, eat meat buns, Big Brother bought them."

The children's eyes lit up immediately, and they each grabbed one and devoured it.

Just then, the door opened again, and a dark-faced boy, about the same height as Ergou, with dry, frizzy hair, carrying a bundle of firewood, walked in.

As soon as he entered, he exclaimed in surprise, "What a fragrant smell, Mom, what delicious things did Dad buy back?"

He quickly put down the firewood and walked into the house. When he saw Li Ergou, he hesitated, and after a moment, he carefully said, "Is that Ergou-ge? I...I'm Xiwa."

Xiwa was a year younger than Ergou. He didn't expect that after so many years, he would still recognize him at a glance. This kid used to always follow him around, calling him Ergou-ge, Ergou-ge.

After learning that Ergou had been sold to the landlord's house, he secretly grieved for a long time. Now that he saw Ergou, he was overjoyed, but he was afraid he had mistaken him. After all, the person in front of him didn't look like a poor man's child, so how could he be Ergou-ge?

Ergouzi said, "Xiwa, it really is me."

Xiwa's eyes lit up, and he rushed over and hugged him, crying excitedly, "Ergou-ge, Ergou-ge, it really is you! It really is you! I missed you so much!"

Seeing Xiwa like this, Ergouzi was also very excited. At least, there was still someone who cared about him.

On the other side, Li Erwa and Jinhua talked about how they met Li Ergou, and also frankly told her that the five taels of silver had been given to Ergou, and not to fight him about it anymore.

Jinhua was furious, but seeing that Li Ergou's temperament was extraordinary at the moment, she didn't dare to say much, just telling him that she would settle the score with him later.

The second uncle took out the buns, and everyone shared them. Xiwa was very happy to eat the buns, constantly asking Li Ergou if he had made a fortune, how could he buy so many meat buns, and also asked him how he had been all these years.

Ergouzi didn't hide anything about how he was doing, and told them all about his experiences over the years. Everyone felt that the meat buns in their hands were no longer fragrant after hearing about the suffering he had endured over the years. Xiwa cried miserably, and the other children, understanding a little, also started to cry.

The second uncle was in tears, not expecting Ergouzi to have suffered so much. The second aunt also looked ashamed.

Looking at everyone's expressions, Ergouzi said with a smile, "It's all in the past. Everything will be fine. You see, I've survived. No one will dare to bully me anymore, and they won't be able to bully me."

Xiwa said happily, "That's right, that's right, it's good to be alive. Ergou-ge, you are my role model."

Afterwards, everyone chatted about some family matters, and Li Ergou suddenly remembered something, saying, "Second Uncle, do you know my birth date?"

Li Erwa was slightly stunned, and looked at Jinhua, saying, "You seem to know, right?"

Jinhua was also slightly stunned, and then fell into thought. After a moment, she clapped her hands and said, "I know, I know. I was there when he was born. His birthday is very special. The midwife said at the time that this child is really amazing, he really came out right on time.

I have a very special impression. It should be, Jia Chen year, Jia Chen month, Jia Chen day, Jia Chen hour, because this date is strange and easy to remember, so I remembered it."

Li Ergou was slightly stunned, not expecting his year, month, day, and hour to be the same. It was indeed strange, and also very easy to remember. When he went back, he would tell Grandma Wu, he didn't know what she wanted to know this for, she seemed very anxious.

The family chatted for a while. Looking at the time, Li Ergou knew he had to leave. He had promised to bring Zhu Zhu candied haws, and he didn't know if that girl was anxious.

Now that he had seen his second uncle, dispelled some hatred, and also learned his birth date, it could be considered a wish fulfilled. Perhaps it was because of blood ties, or perhaps because he saw that his second uncle had not embezzled his sister's selling money, the hatred in his heart had completely dissipated.

The second uncle's family sent him out of the house. Li Ergou thought for a while, and took out the remaining loose silver from what he had given to Zhuang Xiaoyao, about six or seven taels, plus the five taels of silver his second uncle had given him, a total of twelve or thirteen taels, and handed it to his second uncle.

An expression of surprise flashed in the second uncle's eyes, and he immediately refused, saying, "What are you doing, Ergou? No, Second Uncle has already let down your big brother, I can't let you down again."

Ergou grabbed the second uncle's hand and put the silver in his hand, saying, "Second Uncle, the past is in the past. I have a way to make money now, so you don't need to worry about me. It's you who should use this money well to make sure your family is fed and clothed. This is all the money I have now. When I earn more money in the future, I'll give you some more."

The second uncle tried to struggle, but how could his strength compare to Ergou's? The second uncle kept crying, saying, "Ergou, Second Uncle...Second Uncle thanks you."

As he said that, he was about to kneel down, but Li Ergou immediately stopped him, saying, "Don't do that, you're going to kill me! No matter what, you are the closest person I have in this world. If...if one day, you have news of my sister, or remember more things, you must tell me."

Li Erwa nodded, saying, "Don't worry, I will."

"Well, if you have any difficulties, go to the Haotian Martial Arts Hall in Tiangou Town to find me."

Xiwa came out at this moment, hugging Ergou and saying, "Ergou-ge, can we still meet again?"

Ergou smiled and said, "Yes, you take care of yourself. When Ergou-ge becomes powerful, I'll take you out of here and let you see the world outside."

Xiwa's eyes widened, and he said in surprise, "Really?" At this moment, the light of hope shining in his eyes was so dazzling.

Li Ergou nodded, saying, "Yes, when has Ergou-ge ever lied to you? When I become successful, I'll take you away from here."

Xiwa clenched his fists tightly, his body trembling with excitement.

Li Ergou waved goodbye to the second uncle's family, and quickly rushed back to Tiangou Town, thinking that Zhu Zhu must be waiting anxiously.

Looking at Li Ergou's back, and then looking at the money in his hand, Li Erwa, this young man, couldn't help but shed tears. He said in his mouth, "Big brother, big brother, Ergou has become successful. Your spirit in heaven must protect him and keep him safe and healthy."

Xiwa thought in his heart, "Ergou-ge, I will definitely wait for you. You must take me out."

Da Ya and Er Ya hurriedly asked Xiwa, "Big brother, who is he? Why don't we know him? Who is the eldest uncle?"

Xiwa couldn't help saying, "His name is Ergou, Er of Erzi, Gou of Goudan, once he..."

At the same time, in the Haotian Martial Arts Hall, Grandma Wu was no longer as weak as before. At this moment, she was sitting in front of the medicine pot, decocting medicine, and saying to Lao Cantou, "Senior Brother, tomorrow is the last day of the ten-year period.

If we still haven't found that person, I plan to take Ergou away."

Lao Cantou was slightly stunned, and then couldn't help but say, "Alas, I know that Ergou is a kind-hearted child, but...alas..."

Grandma Wu naturally knew what Lao Cantou was thinking, and couldn't help saying, "Senior Brother, I know what you mean. Ergou's bones are indeed not good. If the sect is unwilling, I will personally take him in. This child is pitiful, he risked his life for me, I can't ignore him."

Lao Cantou endured for a moment, but still couldn't help but say, "Junior Sister, don't act on impulse. This matter concerns the rise and fall of our sect. Besides, you should know that with Ergou's bones, even if we forcefully take him back, he will be ostracized in the sect. It's better for him to live freely here. Why do you need to be so persistent?

Junior Sister, don't forget, obsession can lead to madness."

Grandma Wu said incomparably sternly, "I don't care!"

Lao Cantou was helpless when he heard this, thinking in his heart that when women become emotional, you can't reason with them at all.

At this moment, he had no choice, but he immediately thought of something, saying, "By the way, during the period when we were not in the martial arts hall, didn't a new kid come to the martial arts hall? We haven't tested him yet, why don't we find him and take a look."

"A new person came, why don't I know?"

Lao Cantou said, "This person came when we left. You have been recuperating since you came back, so how would you know this news? That kid seems to be called Stone. It's better to kill by mistake than to let go, we still have to check him out."

Grandma Wu did not refuse, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "Senior Brother, I know you are anxious, but in any case, I want to give Ergou one last chance. How about this, we wait until the sun goes down. If he doesn't come back before dark, then everything is fate, and we will find that kid to take a look."

Lao Cantou saw that Grandma Wu was in a bad mood and so stubborn, so he could only agree. Anyway, it wasn't a big deal.

Grandma Wu took out her natal sign from her bosom at this moment, and said resolutely in her heart, "Ergou, for you, Grandma will give it my all. This natal sign is extremely precious and can only be used once. If you can rush back before dark, Grandma doesn't care about anything else, I will use it for you, and it will be considered giving you a chance. If you can't come back, perhaps it is God's will, and Grandma can't help it.

I just hope you come back soon."

Li Ergou hurried all the way, and when he returned to Tiangou Town, he was already sweating profusely. Just as he was thinking in his heart that he had finally returned, he saw a tall figure walking towards him.

The man walked and said happily, "Ergou, I finally found you. I just went to the martial arts hall, but you weren't there. I wanted to go back directly, so I came to the market to take a look. I didn't expect you to be here."

Li Ergou asked in confusion, "Changsheng, what are you looking for me for? You seem to be very anxious."

"Hehe, it was Mr. Li who asked me to find you. He is going to lecture me, and he hopes you can listen too, maybe it will be helpful to you."

When Li Ergou heard this, he was happy in his heart. Mr. Li asked him to go, that was looking up to him, he couldn't let people down. As for Zhu Zhu, it could only be later, she was understanding and shouldn't blame him.

In the Li family's courtyard, Zhu Zhu was sitting in a special small cart, looking at the gate with some annoyance. Yesterday, Li Ergou said that today was the market day, and he would buy her some delicious food to eat, but she had been waiting for a long time, and this guy hadn't come yet. It was really too much.

She looked at the door and couldn't help but mutter, "Li Ergou, I'll give you another hour. If you don't come again, I'll really be angry."

Perhaps, Zhu Zhu herself hadn't realized that Li Ergou had become an indispensable existence in her life, as if she would feel bored if she didn't see him for a long time, and she wouldn't even enjoy eating.

Li Ergou walked with Lu Changsheng with heavy thoughts. When he came to the school, Li Zheng'an was giving lessons to the students. Seeing Li Ergou coming, he was very happy and asked him to join in.

Li Ergou never dreamed that he would also attend school. He excitedly found a place to sit down and began to study seriously. To be honest, Ergou's memory was very good now, and he could quickly understand the words the teacher taught, and he could also understand the meaning.

Time passed quickly. After the students were dismissed from school, Li Zheng'an called Ergou and Lu Changsheng together again.

Li Zheng'an said, "Ergou, I called you here because I wanted you to listen to how the early stage of God Path cultivators should cultivate, so that you can understand."

Hearing this, Li Ergou was immediately excited. After all, what Lao Cantou and Wu Shenxian told him was too general, and he had never understood it very well. He wanted to hear how Mr. Li would explain it.

Li Zheng'an didn't waste any time and began to explain in detail: "God Path cultivators, generally speaking, use the Qi outside the body for their own use, so as to control the vitality of heaven and earth.

Specifically, there are eleven major realms for God Path cultivators, namely, Qi Refining Stage, Foundation Building Stage, Golden Core Stage, Nascent Soul, Transformation God, Refining Void, Combination, Tribulation Transcending, Great Ascension, Heavenly Man, and Land Immortal.

Today, let's first understand what the Qi Refining Stage is. The Qi Refining Stage is when cultivators absorb the vitality of heaven and earth and transform it into their own true essence power. This is the foundation for cultivators to use magical powers, fly with swords, and refine magic weapons in the future.

Every breath of cultivators is a perception and acquisition of vitality, and their bodies will resonate with vitality.

As the cultivation deepens, their bodies will become more and more light, as if they can merge with heaven and earth.

Different from the path of martial arts, which requires direct physical contact, cultivators can directly use vitality to lift stones into the air, uproot trees, accelerate running for a short time, fly with the wind, and can also condense elements such as flames and water through vitality for attack and defense.

The main cultivation method of the Qi Refining Stage is to absorb the vitality of heaven and earth and let them run in the meridians, slowly tempering the toughness and strength of the meridians.

When all the meridians are opened, a sea of Qi can be opened up in the dantian area, and this is how Qi Refining is initially successful.

When you refine Qi into a vortex in the dantian, it means that you have completed Qi Refining, so you can freely control the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth.

Martial arts sacrifices one's own innate essence, while our God Path goes against the grain, sacrificing external forces, that is, the vitality of heaven and earth. Therefore, the paths of the two are diametrically opposed, each with its own merits."

Li Ergou was greatly moved by these words and finally understood many things he didn't understand. However, even so, he still couldn't get rid of distracting thoughts.

He wanted to ask Mr. Li, but thinking of Wu Shenxian's instructions, he finally didn't say anything about the nameless technique.

And now that he possessed a martial arts cultivation method, he was no longer so fixated on the path of the gods. Or rather, it was now optional, something he could take or leave. It was just a bit of a pity about his hundred taels of silver, but there was no way Wu the Immortal would refund him. If he had the opportunity, he would still cultivate in the divine path; otherwise, it would be too much of a loss.

And next, Li Zheng'an showed Li Er Gou something even more unbelievable.