Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

The sky is clear and the sun is high.

Suddenly, a breeze blew by, the treetops swayed slightly, and a few birds chirped.

At this time, Li Zhi was standing in front of Master Liu. Although his face was still pale, the panic of the day before was no longer in his eyes.

Immortal Master Liu still had a sinister look on his face. He glanced at Li Zhi coldly and said calmly, "You came to me because you have memorized the Record of Rare Treasures?"

"I have basically memorized them all." Li Zhi said. Under the pressure of life and death, people's potential is undoubtedly huge. In just two days, Li Zhi memorized the rare record of precious medicinal materials by rote.

"Then do you know what it means to use living people as medicinal materials?" Master Liu obviously wanted to test Li Zhi.

"Living people as medicinal materials will have different medicinal effects depending on the person. Men are yang and women are yin. I have looked at the people in the alchemy room. They are all middle-aged men. Middle-aged men have strong yang energy and are most suitable for refining pure yang pills."

Li Zhi sighed inwardly and clenched his fists involuntarily. He really resented the idea of using living people to make elixirs.

"Not bad! You have some talent. It seems that it is a good choice to let you be a Dan child."

Master Liu was very satisfied, and when he looked at Li Zhi, his eyes seemed to hide other meanings.

Seeing the look on Li Zhi's face, Master Liu knew that Li Zhi could not accept the practice of refining elixirs on living people.

Originally, with Master Liu's personality, he was unwilling to say too much to Li Zhi, but now seeing that Li Zhi had indeed memorized the Record of Rare Treasures in a short period of time, he also felt a little bit of admiration for his talent. After all, in this era when most people can hardly read, suddenly there is someone who can read and write and is intelligent, which will indeed make people pay attention to him to some extent.

Not to mention, Master Liu already had other plans in mind.

Then, he continued, "Although middle-aged men have strong yang energy, they are not irreplaceable if we are only refining other ordinary pure yang pills. However, the pills I want to refine now can only be refined with living people as the material."

Li Zhi's mind flashed through some information recorded in the Yizhenlu book, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "The pill is made of human beings, which is most suitable for humans!"

Immortal Master Liu nodded and said, "Although it is possible to use monsters to replace living people to refine pills, the pill's effect will be mixed with monster energy after it is refined. It doesn't matter to ordinary people, but the pills refined this time are not for ordinary people to eat."

"That old man surnamed He? Where does he get the face to do that? He already has one foot halfway into the coffin. Is he still so afraid of death?" Li Zhi spat. He had no good feelings towards this old man He, so he didn't have a good tone now.

Even Master Liu, who had a gloomy face all the time, couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard what Li Zhi said.

Immortal Master Liu shook his head and said, "Although he asked me to refine the elixir, it was not for himself."

"Oh?" Li Zhi was a little confused. He didn't expect that Mr. He would go to so much trouble, actually for other people.

"Could it be that it was made for his son and grandson?" Li Zhi guessed.

Immortal Master Liu waved his hand and said, "Lord He has devoted his life to his country and his king. How could he ask me to refine pills for him just for his own selfish reasons? The only one in Yongguo who is qualified to ask him to do anything is the current emperor."

Yongguo?

It seems that there has never been a country called Yongguo in Chinese history.

Li Zhi's mind was in turmoil. It seemed that the world he traveled to was an imaginary world and not a certain era in his previous memory.

"Your Majesty is a rare and capable monarch. He has been on the throne for more than ten years. He has worked hard to govern the country, appointed wise ministers, suppressed rebellions, reduced taxes and levies, and stabilized the surrounding areas. He has swept away the decline of Yongguo throughout the dynasties... He can be called a saintly monarch."

Immortal Master Liu said, "It's a pity that he fell ill when he led the army to conquer the Kingdom of Chu. His Majesty has been relying on the dragon energy of the country to keep going for years... but now he is at the point where his lamp is running out of oil."

Li Zhi asked, "So that's why the man surnamed He asked you to make the elixir to extend the emperor's life?"

Before Master Liu could respond, Li Zhi continued, "There are many pills that can prolong life, but if you need to use Yang Sheng Qi, then there is only the Yang Fu Pill! So the root of the disease that the Emperor of Yongguo suffered back then was actually caused by the infiltration of some kind of Yin Qi. This time, you not only want to give him a boost and prolong his life, you also want to cure his root of the disease in one fell swoop!"

Immortal Master Liu was surprised and doubtful when he heard this. He never expected that Li Zhi's mind was so quick that he could restore the actual situation just by piecing together some information.

After all, Li Zhi was not born and raised here, and he did not realize the seriousness of the emperor in this era of imperial power, so he could not help but say: "Is it worth sacrificing so many people to save the emperor?"

If other people heard such outrageous words, it would probably cause trouble.

But Master Liu seemed not to have heard it, and simply said, "Do you think that Lord He went to such great lengths with me, and even sacrificed dozens of people, just for the emperor?"

Li Zhi looked at Master Liu in confusion.

"The emperor has no children yet. Once he passes away, Yongguo will be leaderless, and without a legitimate heir, those princes who are unwilling to be lonely will be unable to hold back. Since ancient times, the royal family has no family affection, and they will use any means to get the throne." Master Liu said calmly.

Li Zhi recalled some of the dirty deeds regarding the struggle for power among the royal family that he had seen in history books and film and television dramas. He could also roughly imagine the scene where, after the death of Emperor Yongguo, the princes would fight to the death for the throne.

Since ancient times, there has been no family affection in the royal family, and this is not just talk.

Seeing Li Zhi in deep thought, Master Liu knew that Li Zhi had taken his words to heart, and continued, "By that time, the domestic situation will be turbulent. If neighboring countries take this opportunity to start a war again, then the efforts of Your Majesty over the past ten years will be wasted, and even the people of the entire Yong Kingdom will face the danger of the country being destroyed and their families being ruined."

Li Zhi was not an ignorant person. He knew that what Master Liu said was not alarmist.

Immortal Master Liu glanced at Li Zhi and continued, "In your eyes, using living people to make elixirs is a cruel and evil method, but in our view, as long as the emperor is alive and the country is stable, neighboring countries will not dare to cross the border easily. Millions of people can live in peace and security. This is the true great kindness and righteousness."

"So sacrificing a small number of people to save everyone is the right thing to do?" Li Zhi murmured. At this moment, he could no longer find the words to refute Master Liu.

"Everyone's sense of good and evil is based on their own perception. There is no right or wrong in this matter. Do you know Li Man from Youtian Village?" asked Master Liu.

"Li Man? The kind-hearted Mr. Li who distributed meat in the middle of the night?" Li Zhi had some impression of him.

Immortal Master Liu smiled sinisterly upon hearing this and said, "A kind man? Haha, it is true that the villagers in several nearby villages all praise him as a kind man. Then do you know why the servants in his mansion are so afraid of him?"

Li Zhi didn't know why Master Liu asked this, so he guessed, "Could it be that he is saying one thing in public and another in private?"

"Oh, this kind man Li doesn't have any hobbies. The only thing he likes is drinking in the middle of the night. But when he is drunk, he likes to beat and abuse the servants in his house. If some of the weak ones can't stand his abuse and die, then there will be what these villagers call a great act of charity by distributing meat."

Immortal Master Liu's light words shocked Li Zhi's heart.

"So...so...the meat these villagers have been eating...is human flesh?" Li Zhi asked in disbelief. What Master Liu said shattered his previous views.

Master Liu did not answer this question, or he was too lazy to answer such a question.

Looking at Li Zhi's pale face, Master Liu shook his head and said, "In the eyes of Li Man's servants, Li Man is a demon. But in the eyes of other villagers, Li Man is a kind man praised by everyone."

"What do you think? Should Li Man be considered a good man? Or a bad man?"

“What is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil, is determined by the person, not by the person.”

Immortal Master Liu's words echoed in Li Zhi's mind like thunder.