Mortal Mirror

Li Ergou looked at Granny Wu and suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowing three times with loud thuds.

He said, "Great kindness needs no thanks, I will remember this favor."

Granny Wu was slightly surprised, looking at this thin and small teenager, she really did not expect him to be so polite at such a young age. She couldn't help but feel admiration in her heart. Perhaps driven by some purpose, she beckoned to Li Ergou, asking him to come to her side.

Although Li Ergou was puzzled, he did not hesitate to come to Granny Wu's side. Granny Wu raised her hand and placed it on his wrist. After a moment, she frowned and couldn't help but say, "What a pity, the natural endowments are too poor."

Then she asked with a glimmer of hope, "What year, month, day, and hour were you born?"

"What year, month, day, and hour!" Li Ergou scratched his head, looking helpless. He lost his mother at three and his father at seven. He was too young at that time, so how would he know these things? Besides, he worked every day at the landlord's house and had no time to care about these useless things.

He didn't understand why Granny Wu was asking about these things, but he did know what year he was born. Out of respect, he could only smile wryly and say, "I only know that I was born in the year of Jia Chen, but I don't know the month, day, or hour."

Hearing the words 'Jia Chen,' Granny Wu's eyes lit up slightly, but hearing that Li Ergou didn't know his month, day, or hour, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

She opened her mouth, as if she had something to say, but in the end, she held back, her voice carrying a hint of gentleness as she said, "Forget it. If you ever know your birthday and time of birth, be sure to tell me."

Although Li Ergou didn't know what Granny Wu meant, he still kept this matter in mind. After all, this was the first request his benefactor had made to him, and he had to remember it.

Seeing Li Ergou nod obediently, Granny Wu was still very satisfied in her heart, but there was still a hint of disappointment in her eyes. She said, "You should go back first. Oh, I might as well give you some advice. If you must be a punching bag, you must work hard to improve your dexterity. Sometimes the eyes can't keep up with the speed, so you can only rely on your heart to perceive."

Although Li Ergou didn't quite understand the meaning of these words, he nodded heavily and left without hesitation.

Not long after Li Ergou left, the door of the pharmacy was pushed open again. An old man with a white beard walked into the pharmacy. This old man was also an old-timer at the martial arts gym. He cleaned the martial arts gym all year round, and people called him... Old Silkworm Head. What a strange name, no one knows why he was called that name.

Seeing Granny Wu lost in thought, Old Silkworm Head couldn't help but whisper, "What's wrong? Is there anything difficult?"

When Granny Wu saw Old Silkworm Head, she shook her head slightly and smiled bitterly, saying, "Alas, I saw that child today. He has a very tenacious character and is very much like me when I was young. He is also very well-behaved. I was moved, but unfortunately, this child's natural endowments are extremely poor. I asked for his birth date, but he only knows his birth year and doesn't remember the month, day, or hour.

Coincidentally, his birth year is actually the year of Jia Chen."

Hearing this, Old Silkworm Head couldn't help but fall into reminiscence.

In a magnificent hall, an old man with white hair and a white beard, with the air of a celestial being, sat cross-legged at the head of the hall with his eyes closed. Standing in front of him were a young man and woman. The man was tall and handsome, and the woman was heroic and incomparably beautiful. At this moment, the old man opened his eyes and said in a majestic voice, "Heavenly Silkworm, Earth Mother, this matter is no small matter. Unfortunately, there is a fog ahead, and even I can't see clearly. However, even so, it concerns the rise and fall of my sect in the future. You must complete the task."

Old Silkworm Head shook his head, pulling his thoughts back. At this moment, he stroked his beard lightly. After a moment, he said, "You and I have been here for nearly nine years, and the ten-year agreement is almost here.

Back then, Old Ancestor Yunxiao risked consuming a hundred years of lifespan to discern the secrets of heaven and deduced that in this martial arts gym, there would appear a person who concerns the rise and fall of my sect.

Therefore, no matter what, we must take him back and cultivate him well.

Back then, the old ancestor told us to wait here for ten years, and within these ten years, this person would definitely appear, so we have this ten-year agreement.

Unfortunately, in these nine years, we have almost asked all the disciples who have come here, but we have not gained anything. Now, seeing that the time is almost up, we still have no clue.

Even so, you must not lose your composure. You must know that we are waiting for the hope of the sect, a person who can bring variables to the sect, who must be a person with extraordinary talent, not a disciple with extremely poor natural endowments.

I know you are anxious, but you must not be swayed by emotions."

Granny Wu sighed and said, "However, the old ancestor never deduced that that person must be a proud son of heaven. I think if that child's birthday and time of birth are all correct, we can't care about so much."

What she said seemed to make some sense. Old Silkworm Head couldn't refute it. Granny Wu was naturally stubborn. Seeing Granny Wu say this, he could only sigh and say, "Wait, I believe that there is providence in the dark. The old ancestor's heavenly secrets are boundless and will definitely not be wrong."

Old Silkworm Head left tactfully, but Granny Wu took out a jade slip from her bosom. This jade slip was emerald green in color, semi-transparent, and no more than an inch wide, about the length of a palm. On it was written a line of birth dates... Year of Jia Chen, Month of Jia Chen, Day of Jia Chen, Hour of Jia Chen.

If others were to see this birth date, they would definitely be shocked. How coincidental would it be for the four pillars to be the same?

After inquiring, Li Ergou found Huang Batian's room after searching for a while. When he opened the door, Huang Batian was eating. Li Ergou's sudden appearance startled him, almost making him think he had seen a ghost.

He stared with wide eyes and said, "Are you a human or a ghost?"

Li Ergou secretly hated Huang Batian's sinister nature. He originally wanted to scare him, but when he thought about his current situation, he might get a beating if he wasn't careful, so he calmed down and said in a somewhat displeased voice, "Of course I'm a human. Young Master, didn't you say that you practice boxing at home as well? Why would someone be so ruthless? If I hadn't been lucky, I would have died long ago."

Huang Batian rolled his eyes and then put on a smiling face and said, "Ergouzi, didn't I say that one must endure hardship to become a superior man? If you want to learn martial arts, you must start from the first step.

Think about it, even this position was something I worked hard to get for you, costing me dozens of taels of silver. But look at me, I don't expect you to repay me or anything.

Where in the world can you find such a good master? Without my arrangements, you wouldn't even be able to find a punching bag position.

You should also take a look at yourself. You're short, you don't have much meat on your body, and you don't have any money. Why would the martial arts gym accept you as a disciple?

In fact, being a punching bag is also a kind of cultivation. Think about it, you can actually grow like a sapling in a humble place, and eventually grow into a towering tree. As long as you're a good punching bag, you can still learn a lot from it.

For example, people like us cultivate ordinary techniques, but Senior Brother Niu, because he has family and is very rich, can cultivate more powerful techniques. You can steal his martial arts by practicing with him.

You practice moves with him every day. As long as you work hard enough, you will eventually dismantle all his moves. When you defeat him, the master will definitely pay attention to you. Maybe he will be happy and accept you as a disciple without even spending money. Do you think it's worth it?

This is also because I have no other choice, so I used this feinting tactic. You must understand my good intentions."

As he said this, Huang Batian put his hands behind his back and sighed to the sky, as if he had suffered a great grievance.

But coupled with his burly physique, Li Ergou felt that something was awkward no matter how he looked at it. Something was wrong, definitely wrong. This person's usual style is domineering and his nature is sinister. He would never explain these things to you so nicely.

Something abnormal must be a demon. He didn't believe Huang Batian's nonsense even more.