Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

The first ray of sunlight in the early morning passed through layers of clouds and gently fell on the glazed tiles of the imperial palace, reflecting a bright and soft light. A new day came quietly.

Li Zhi stretched slowly in the library, his movement showing the fatigue from a sleepless night.

In order to gain more useful knowledge from the book within this limited time, Li Zhi read the book all night long.

At this moment, although his eyes were a little bloodshot and his face looked a little haggard due to staying up all night, his eyes were full of joy after harvest. After all, this night of hard study really made him gain a lot.

After a while, a sound of light footsteps came from far away. It turned out to be a little eunuch who came to the library with toiletries.

Seeing this, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel curious and asked, "Are there such services in the palace?"

He thought to himself that there were so many rules in the palace. He thought it was good enough to be able to read books in the library, but he didn't expect that someone would send him toiletries.

After hearing what Li Zhi said, the young eunuch first covered her mouth and smiled softly, then explained: "This is what Mr. Qiu specially asked me to bring. He said that you should wash up first, and he will come to see you later."

When Li Zhi heard this, he secretly sighed that Mr. Qiu was such a nice person and he was very kind to him.

Li Zhi hurriedly took the toiletries and washed up briefly.

After washing up, he saw that Mr. Qiu had not come yet, so he thought of taking advantage of this free time to wander around the library.

After all, he was so absorbed in reading books about ghosts and spirits last night that he hadn't had time to take a good look at the rich and diverse collection of books in other categories.

Since he had some time at the moment, Li Zhi started to stroll around the library.

This visit is truly amazing. You won't know until you see it. You will be shocked at first sight. The collection of books in the library of the Yongguo Palace is truly diverse and all-encompassing. There is literally every kind of book there.

Li Zhi was walking between rows of bookshelves, his eyes constantly scanning the shelves. Suddenly, his eyes fixed on a book. When he took a closer look, he found that it was a book that recorded information related to strange stories.

Li Zhi became curious, so he reached out and pulled the book out from the bookshelf and began to read it with interest.

In this book named [Strange Stories], Li Zhi actually saw records about the Great Wei, which made Li Zhi curious.

It only said that it was rumored that the Great Wei once raised a dragon, and this dragon had existed since the founding of the Great Wei.

According to legend, this dragon was a divine beast used by the Wei Dynasty to suppress the country's destiny. The Wei Dynasty also named it the guardian beast of the country and set up a special official position to raise this dragon, named the Dragon-Raising Envoy.

However, as time passed, it seemed that no one knew about this official position anymore, and even the people of Wei had forgotten their former guardian beast.

The author of this "Strange Records" also learned about this history after visiting many people. Therefore, he specially recorded it so that no one would know it in the future.

Turning the pages further, Li Zhi discovered that this "Strange Stories" also recorded some strange and interesting things from various places. Those stories were bizarre and interesting, which made Li Zhi read with great interest and he was deeply attracted to them at once.

The more he read, the more interesting it became. Li Zhi couldn't help but take the book and trotted over to Steward Fu, saying expectantly, "Standard Fu, can I borrow this book?"

Steward Fu was sitting there sorting some books. When he heard what Li Zhi said, he couldn't help but look up, glared at him, and said unhappily, "What do you think this place is? This is the library of the imperial palace. It's already a great favor from His Majesty that he allows you to read books here. But you want to eat and take something with you. How can such a good thing be possible?"

After being scolded by Manager Fu, Li Zhi knew that his request was indeed a bit excessive. How could he dare to say another word? He quickly lowered his head, turned around and ran away in shame.

Not long after, Mr. Qiu finally arrived slowly.

As soon as he entered the library, he saw Li Zhi still reading a book intently, so he smiled and joked, "Let's go, stop reading. Don't delay your visit to the emperor, or it will be bad."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhi came to his senses and quickly put the "Strange Stories" in his hand back to its original bookshelf. Then he hurriedly walked up to Manager Fu and thanked him respectfully.

Afterwards, he followed Mr. Qiu and left the library, heading towards where the emperor was.

Li Zhi followed behind Elder Qiu step by step. After hesitating for a while, he couldn't help but ask, "Elder Qiu, you said that the emperor wants to see us now, what's the matter?"

Mr. Qiu first shook his head gently, but did not stop, and continued to walk forward slowly.

Then, he seemed to have thought of something important and paused slightly. He looked as if he was weighing his words and thinking about how to talk to Li Zhi more appropriately.

After a moment, he slowly said, "Your Majesty has always been majestic and his mind is hard to predict. No matter what the reason is for your Majesty to come to us this time, you must remember to be careful when answering, and don't act rashly. You must think over every word several times in your mind."

When Li Zhi heard this, he immediately looked serious, nodded vigorously, and replied, "I know! Don't worry, Mr. Qiu."

When Mr. Qiu heard Li Zhi's answer, he slowed down his pace a little, looked back at Li Zhi, with an indescribable complexity in his eyes.

His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "Have you ever had any interaction with the emperor before?"

As soon as Mr. Qiu said this, Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Mr. Qiu suddenly asked this.

He quickly reviewed his past experiences in his mind, but after thinking about it, he really couldn't remember having any direct contact with the emperor, so he shook his head truthfully and said, "No."

Mr. Qiu's expression was still as calm as water, but there seemed to be a deeper meaning hidden in his eyes. He lowered his voice slightly and said again: "Think about it again!"

Li Zhi raised his eyes and glanced at Old Qiu. Although Old Qiu looked calm on the surface, Li Zhi could keenly feel the sense of urgency emanating from Old Qiu, as if this issue was of vital importance and concerned something important.

This made Li Zhi frown. He stopped and stood there thinking seriously.

After thinking for a while, a flash of inspiration seemed to come to his mind, and then he hurriedly said: "I remember that my master and I were invited by Lord He to refine elixirs for the emperor..."

When Mr. Qiu heard this, a gleam of brilliance instantly flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't wait to ask, "When did it happen?"

Li Zhi could see that Mr. Qiu was a little strange at the moment. Although he was a little confused, he quickly replied, "It was about four or five years ago."

To be honest, Li Zhi actually has no concept of time. He has been in this world for such a long time, and he is basically on guard for survival every day. He really doesn't pay attention to how much time has passed.

After hearing what Li Zhi said, Mr. Qiu felt as if a huge stone had finally fallen from his heart. He heaved a sigh of relief, and his tense expression relaxed a little. He stared at Li Zhi with burning eyes, and said word by word: "Which is more valuable, the living or the dead?"

The question was asked without any context, but the tone revealed an unquestionable seriousness.

Li Zhi felt something in his heart, and he did not dare to be vague, and hurriedly said in a serious tone: "A living person!"

After hearing Li Zhi's answer, Mr. Qiu nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "Let's go, don't keep the emperor waiting for too long."

After saying that, he turned around and continued walking forward.

Li Zhi, who was following behind, narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Qiu Lao's back...