Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

It was a dark and windy night, and everything was silent, as if the whole world was swallowed by darkness. Not a single ray of light could penetrate the endless darkness, and only the sound of the wind raged in my ears, like the whisper of a devil, making me shudder.

Outside the mountain temple, two horses that were supposed to be sleeping together were now huddled in a corner, shivering.

Li Zhizhu sat on the ground, his eyes firm and sharp, with an indescribable aura. He waved his hand to disperse the two little ghosts jumping up and down beside him.

His eyes glanced at a corpse not far away.

The cat demon, which was originally full of evil spirit, had now become a corpse. Li Zhi cut its throat with a sword, killing all its life.

Looking at the lifeless body of the cat demon in front of him, the hot blood that had just rushed to Li Zhi slowly faded away. He looked down at his chest and saw that his clothes were torn to pieces by several shocking scratches.

"I didn't expect that the monster's counterattack before death would be so terrifying. I was careless and almost got killed..." Li Zhi looked sad and frightened.

Thinking back to what happened just now, he thought he had won for sure, but unexpectedly, the monster knew that he was doomed to die, so he simply stopped hiding and running away, and was determined to drag Li Zhi down with him.

The cat demon fought desperately and almost exchanged one for one with Li Zhi. If Li Zhi had not driven the two little ghosts to block the cat demon's dying counterattack at the critical moment, the cat demon's claws would have torn not Li Zhi's clothes, but his body.

Li Zhi spread out his palm, revealing five rusty copper coins, which were then tightly grasped in Li Zhi's palm.

The reason why Li Zhi was able to summon the five ghosts directly with the copper coin just now was actually because when it was his turn to guard the second half of the night, he was worried about accidents happening, so he cast a spell in advance to let the five little ghosts enter the copper coin first. Although the sensory connection between Li Zhi and the little ghosts became weaker after entering the copper coin, it also reduced the risk of losing control due to the five ghosts appearing for too long.

This allows him to perfectly solve the problem of the long pre-casting time, and also allows the summoned five ghosts to exist for a longer time.

Li Zhi was extremely impressed by his decision. If it weren't for the help of the five ghosts, he would never have been able to kill the cat demon.

However, he was also quite troubled by the fact that the sensory connection with the little ghost weakened after it entered the copper coin, making it impossible to control the little ghost perfectly.

In fact, when the banshee just appeared, Li Zhi wanted to summon the five ghosts to take the initiative and catch the banshee off guard, but he couldn't call out the five ghosts. Fortunately, the five ghosts were finally called out at the last moment.

This battle made Li Zhi grow a lot. It helped him determine his fighting style and better understand his strengths and weaknesses.

Insufficient combat experience, easily impulsive, and not proficient in swordsmanship, these are the shortcomings summarized by Li Zhi.

The Five Ghosts and the Black Sword are his strengths.

If he could solve the problem of unstable sensory connection after the five ghosts entered the copper coin, Li Zhi would be able to formulate a more perfect fighting method based on the five ghosts.

After thinking for a while, Li Zhi felt that he had rested enough, so he stopped thinking about it. He planned to ask Master Liu after he returned.

Standing up, Li Zhi dusted himself off and walked into the mountain temple.

At this time, Zhang Dongze had already woken up, but he could not move. Although he heard noises outside, he was not sure what they were. He could only hope that Li Zhi could stop it. After Li Zhi's battle with the cat demon ended, there was no more noise outside. Zhang Dongze stared at the entrance of the mountain temple with a nervous face, holding the steel knife tightly in his hand. Although he could not move now and could not cut anyone even with the steel knife, only the steel knife in his hand could bring Zhang Dongze a sense of security.

Zhang Dongze breathed a sigh of relief only when he saw that it was Li Zhi who came in.

"Why did you come in just now if you're not fucking dead!" Zhang Dongze said unhappily.

Li Zhi looked at Zhang Dongze's red eyes and knew that he might have woken up after hearing the sound when the banshee appeared. Until he heard no sound outside, he didn't know whether Li Zhi was dead or alive. He couldn't move and could only wait here. Indeed, this kind of waiting was undoubtedly the most torturous.

Li Zhi chuckled and explained, "I was tired from fighting, so I took a rest outside for a while."

Zhang Dongze could only roll his eyes at Li Zhi's answer but didn't say much. He also saw the torn clothes on Li Zhi's chest. He was also a man of the world back then, so he could naturally see that it was not easy for Li Zhi to deal with the newcomer.

Moreover, he was lying in bed while others were fighting outside, and he didn't have the nerve to say anything sarcastic.

"It's still early, why don't you sleep a little longer?" Li Zhi said, looking at the sky outside.

Zhang Dongze rolled his eyes and said, "How can I sleep like this?"

He paused, then continued, "Why don't we continue on our way? I always feel uneasy in this place."

Li Zhi thought about it and said, "Okay, let's go first. I estimate we can arrive by daybreak."

After saying that, Li Zhi helped Zhang Dongze up, and the two of them left the mountain temple together.

As soon as he left the mountain temple, Zhang Dongze saw the corpse of a monster the size of a calf lying there.

Zhang Dongze's eyes flickered. He didn't expect it to be a monster.

Looking at the monster's corpse, Zhang Dongze said, "It's not appropriate to leave the monster's corpse here. If passers-by see it, it might cause panic. If the government investigates, it might delay our time."

"Haha, is that so? I didn't even think of that. Wait a minute, I'll drag it aside first." Li Zhi scratched his head and said with a smile.

But in fact, Li Zhi deliberately left the monster's corpse here. His purpose was to let Zhang Dongze see it clearly and let him know that he, Li Zhi, is not a weak person. If he wants to say harsh words to him in the future, he must think carefully!

After dragging the monster's corpse aside and covering it with some weeds and dead leaves, Li Zhi and Zhang Dongze left.

Although the two horses were frightened just now, they gradually calmed down after being comforted by Li Zhi and Zhang Dongze, and slowly moved forward carrying Li Zhi and Zhang Dongze.

 …

The early sun rises slowly.

The cool breeze blew on his face, bringing a hint of coolness. Li Zhi shuddered, and the sleepiness and fatigue in his body seemed to be taken away a little by the breeze.

Li Zhi looked back at Zhang Dongze who was behind him, only to see Zhang Dongze sleeping soundly on the horse's back. Fortunately, he was tied up by Li Zhi with a rope, otherwise he would have fallen at least seven or eight times along the way.

Li Zhi stretched, held the horse carrying Zhang Dongze with one hand, and rode back to Pingtian Village.

"Old Huang! Call someone quickly!" Li Zhi shouted as soon as he arrived at He's house.

"Squeak-"

The gate of the He Mansion opened. When the old servant Lao Huang, who was guarding the gate, saw that it was Li Zhi, he quickly stretched his head to look behind Li Zhi. When he saw Zhang Dongze lying on the horse's back, he slapped his thigh and laughed happily.

Li Zhi looked at him with some confusion, and said, "What's wrong with you? Did you win the lottery?"

Old Huang naturally had no idea what it meant to win the lottery, but he couldn't help laughing when he thought about someone losing a hundred bucks to him.

"Alright, alright, stop being so happy. Hurry up and ask someone to carry Brother Zhang in, and call a doctor to check on him." After getting off the horse, Li Zhi stuffed the reins in his hand into Old Huang's hand, and after giving the instructions, he walked straight in.

After staying here for more than a month, Li Zhi has gained some understanding of the He Mansion.

He quickly came to Master Liu's courtyard.

Fang Cheng was the only guard leaning against the gate. The injury he got when he went out with Li Zhi last time had healed. He yawned out of boredom. He glanced at Li Zhi and saw that he had returned. He smiled and greeted him, "Brother Li, you're back!"

Li Zhi responded with a smile.

Fang Cheng said again: "How is it, is it going well this time?"

Li Zhi smiled bitterly and pointed to his clothes that were torn by the cat demon. He said, "Don't mention it. Look."

Fang Cheng widened his eyes and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

"Oh, it's hard to explain. We encountered a monster again... Brother Zhang is even worse off. He will probably be wrapped up like you last time..." Li Zhi waved his hand, walked in, and said, "Let's not talk about it for now. I'm going to report to the immortal master first!"

Fang Cheng was left alone, gasping in shock.