Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

While Li Zhi was talking to Mingyue, Master Liu and Taoist Master Zhenfeng arrived.

"Meet Master and Uncle."

"Meet Master and Uncle."

Li Zhi and Mingyue bowed quickly.

Immortal Master Liu and Taoist Master Zhenfeng nodded in response.

Taoist Master Zhenfeng didn't waste any words. He pointed to a cushion beside him and said to Li Zhi, "Li Zhi, go sit there."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhi immediately walked over and sat cross-legged on the cushion.

Taoist Master Zhenfeng sat opposite Li Zhi. He spread out his hands and a mirror appeared in his hands.

"Listen carefully. Although this mind-seeing mirror can help people understand their own nature and question their own path, not everyone can succeed in seeking the truth. So you must remember that if it is impossible, you must get out in time. Don't get entangled in it for too long to avoid losing yourself. Otherwise, you will never be able to get out, and even your master can do nothing about it even if he has supernatural powers." Taoist Master Zhenfeng advised.

Li Zhi nodded solemnly. He could hear the solemnity in Taoist Zhenfeng's words, so he naturally did not dare to ignore it.

Taoist Master Zhenfeng raised the mirror in his hand, and suddenly a red light appeared on the mirror.

The red light was running around in the mirror without any regular pattern.

Taoist Master Zhenfeng shouted, "Concentrate your mind and soul, and move forward!"

Li Zhi immediately focused his mind and looked up at the mirror.

The red light in the mirror surged, and Li Zhi felt dazed for a moment. Then, he seemed to have lost all his vitality, and the light in his eyes disappeared.

The mirror was suspended in the air. Taoist Master Zhenfeng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, now we just have to wait for him to come out."

Master Liu looked at Li Zhi, who looked like a corpse, and asked, "How long will it take for him to come out?"

Taoist Master Zhenfeng pondered and said, "I see that this boy is quite worried. I estimate that it will take about a day."

Immortal Master Liu nodded and said, "Then I will stay here for a day."

"You can stay here as long as you want. Mingyue, go prepare some wine and food. I want to have a drink with your uncle." Taoist Master Zhenfeng instructed Mingyue.

Mingyue was very obedient. After hearing what was said, she hurried away.

After Master Liu waited for Mingyue to leave, he glanced at Taoist Master Zhenfeng and said calmly, "Go ahead!"

"What?" Taoist Master Zhenfeng was a little surprised.

Master Liu ignored the awkwardness on Taoist Master Zhenfeng's face and said, "You deliberately sent your disciple away because you wanted to tell me something."

"After all, we are old friends who have known each other for many years. You can see through my thoughts at a glance." Taoist Zhenfeng showed a kind of helplessness with a hint of embarrassment on his face.

Then, he sat up straight, looked at Master Liu with a serious face, and said, "Then I will speak frankly!"

Immortal Master Liu also sat up slightly and nodded.

"You are helping your disciple to understand the truth, but you are planning to rob him!" Taoist Master Zhenfeng's tone was extremely serious and cold, which was completely different from his enthusiastic appearance just now.

Immortal Master Liu listened to Taoist Master Zhenfeng's question. His expression did not change, but he shook his head and said, "This boy is indeed my backup, but I have never thought of snatching away someone else's path."

Immortal Master Liu slowly stood up and said calmly: "Although my immortal path is cut short, my heart is not dead!"

As Master Liu spoke, he walked up to Taoist Master Zhenfeng.

"As long as my heart is not dead, even if the road is blocked, I can still find another way!"

Immortal Master Liu spoke in a loud and clear voice, his voice was calm but it carried an extremely strong sense of pride and confidence.

Taoist Master Zhenfeng was so shocked by the confidence and strength revealed in Master Liu's words that he was speechless for a moment.

After a while, Taoist Master Zhenfeng finally sighed and said, "We have known each other for many years. How could I blame you for someone I just met? I just don't want you to lose your original intention."

"I understand. I'm also a victim of robbery. How could I imitate those people and do robbery! It's just that I don't have much time left now, so I have made a choice on this boy. If I die one day, please help take care of him. Don't let my backup plan go to waste." Master Liu looked at the motionless Li Zhi with a strange look in his eyes.

Taoist Master Zhenfeng heard this, and did not ask what tricks Master Liu had left for Li Zhi. He said to Master Liu, "Don't worry, I will do my best to protect him when the time comes!"

Upon hearing this, Master Liu waved his hand and said, "You just need to help him a little. It's safer to let him walk his own path."

 …

dark.

The endless darkness is like a huge curtain covering everything. Not a single ray of light can penetrate this darkness.

It is like a bottomless pit, with no end in sight, making people feel endless fear and despair. In this darkness, time seems to have lost its meaning.

This darkness is not just a visual obstacle, but more like a force that can corrode the soul.

Li Zhi didn't know how long he had been walking in the darkness. He only felt that the longer he walked in the darkness, the more blurred his memory became.

Suddenly, Li Zhi stepped on empty air and fell down involuntarily.

A dazzling light suddenly lit up, as bright and dazzling as the dawn that breaks through the darkness!

This sudden light spread at an astonishing speed, forming a huge cocoon of light that tightly wrapped Li Zhi inside.

When the light gradually faded, Li Zhi's figure disappeared...

 …

"Wow--"

A baby cry was heard.

Li Fu excitedly took a baby from the midwife's arms.

The newborn baby had delicate skin and tender flesh. Li Fu held his biological son carefully in his arms. However, because he was too excited, he did not notice the baby in his arms. In his opened eyes, there was not a trace of the ignorance and agility that belonged to a child, but only a terrifyingly dull calmness.

Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

The little baby from many years ago has now grown up.

His father Li Fu hoped that he would become an ambitious person in the future, so he named him Li Zhi!

Li Zhi has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and is handsome and extraordinary. However, compared with his handsome and energetic appearance, his eyes seem particularly dull, as if nothing in this world can attract his attention.

"Zhi'er, you are sixteen years old this year. Have you ever thought about what you want to do in the future?" Li Fu asked, looking at his calm son in front of him.

As the helmsman of Li's Trading Company, Li Fu has held power, lived a life of luxury and gained a lot of dignity over the years.

Even though they were his brothers in normal times, they couldn't hide the awe in their eyes when they saw him.

But the young man in front of him, from childhood to adulthood, always looked at him with the same calm and indifferent eyes.

No, not just to him.

This boy is the same to everyone.

Li Fu often boasted to others about his son, saying that he was a calm man with the potential to accomplish great things.

But in fact, he was very distressed. Other children knew how to act like a spoiled child with their parents and ask for this and that, but Li Zhi had never asked him for anything since he was a child.

From childhood to adulthood, Li Zhi always did whatever his parents told him to do. Li Zhi never asked for what he wanted or what he wanted to do.

Although his son was not very smart, he had a photographic memory and was able to draw inferences from one instance. All his teachers praised him as a genius prodigy.

Maybe he is just a heartless person!

Li Fu rubbed his brows and looked at his son who was calm and silent. He continued, "The family business is on the right track, but we are still missing someone in the court. Do you want to serve as an official in the court?"

Li Zhi had a calm expression. He bowed to Li Fu and said, "Father, this is my plan. I will obey it."

Li Zhiqing's cold voice made Li Fu frown again.

Although Li Zhi's actions were respectful and his words were not inappropriate.

But Li Fu did not feel any affection from Li Zhi, or even in the tone of his voice.

Or perhaps it could be said that he could not feel any emotions from Li Zhi as a human being.

Li Fu just looked at Li Zhi, and Li Zhi just stood there.

After a long while, Li Fu waved his hand and said, "Go back. I will arrange for Teacher Chen to come to your home to tutor you. In February, go to the county to take the county exam."

"Yes, I'll take my leave." After Li Zhi bowed, he slowly left the study.

A sigh was heard in the study, and then it fell into deep silence.