Super System in the Early Tang Dynasty

The group arrived at a large house. The room was empty, except for a screen that blocked out the view.

The few gray-black mice that had brought the news earlier circled around on the ground, pointing to a certain spot and squeaking. This time, Li Xingzhi understood without Xiao Jin needing to translate.

He walked to where the little mice were standing and stomped his foot hard, "Thump! Thump! Thump!" Hearing the sound, Li Xingzhi knew that the floor underneath was hollow. He looked more closely and found that the floorboards were firmly glued together, making it impossible for there to be a mechanism to open it!

Li Xingzhi gritted his teeth, put all his strength into his feet, and stomped down hard!

Boom! A huge hole suddenly appeared in the ground!

Looking down, by the light shining through the cave entrance, one can see a lot of scattered gold and silver, probably left behind in a hurry.

Li Xingzhi looked down into the tunnel and was extremely excited! He couldn't care less about anything else at that moment, so he jumped to the bottom of the cave and walked forward along the secret passage.

Before long, the road came to an end. As soon as he stepped out of the small door, he saw the familiar altar in front of him.

He was back in the backyard of the Ugly Manor! Li Xingzhi was immediately filled with disappointment! He stared blankly at the exit behind him, lost in thought.

"Squeak! Squeak—"

Suddenly, Li Xingzhi heard the mournful squeaking of a rat.

He turned his head and saw Little Jin standing upright, screeching sharply. The rats that had led the way were already lying on the ground, their flesh mangled and bloody! Judging from their dying state, they were clearly beyond saving! Several large rats beside them, their teeth stained with blood, were the executioner!

Li Xingzhi was stunned by the scene before him, but then he came to his senses and realized what had happened!

He sighed inwardly, looking at Xiao Jin's appearance in front of him, and suddenly felt a little unfamiliar with him!

He had always treated Xiao Jin as a pet to play with Erlang, and even after witnessing the little mouse's various wonders, he hadn't given it much thought. Only now did he realize that the small figure standing before him was a true emperor! A ruthless and decisive emperor!

Although Li Xingzhi obtained the system, he was still the same content, harmless, and nerdy guy. He never thought about changing anything! Although the various magical abilities he gained had gradually brought out the savageness in his bones, he was still just a rabbit that would bite when cornered.

Looking at the situation before him, he felt a growing sense of despondency. Even if he rationally approved of some of the actions, emotionally he still couldn't quite accept them!

Before Li Xingzhi could think further, another group of little mice came along...

Li Xingzhi followed the group of rats into a large study, where he found an empty space under a bookshelf. Looking at the surrounding marks, he realized this was likely the secret passage through which the Ugly father and son had escaped!

He moved the surrounding objects aside, and the tunnel was revealed! With the light streaming in from the entrance, Li Xingzhi saw that there seemed to be no danger inside, so he went straight down.

Li Xingzhi hated the Chou family father and son to the core and couldn't wait to capture them, skin them alive, and tear them apart to vent his anger! Erlang's illness couldn't be delayed either!

Li Xingzhi, with Xiao Jin in tow, quickly moved forward in the cave! The tunnel was quite long and winding, and it didn't seem to be a straight path.

After walking through the cave for a while, feeling that the secret passage was extending downwards, and not knowing how long it was, Li Xingzhi was just about to use his inner strength to move forward quickly when suddenly! His ears twitched, and he seemed to hear the sound of flowing water!

Li Xingzhi had a bad feeling!

He placed Xiao Jin into the cave and then quickly retreated! He hadn't gone far when he saw a torrent of water rushing towards him from a dozen meters behind! The air churned, and a ghostly wail, "Ahhh—," emanated from the small, dark passage, sending chills down his spine! The increasingly clear sound of the water behind him was like the death knell, forcing Li Xingzhi to use all his strength to run forward!

Although he could directly enter the cave to hide, he would likely be in a terrible state afterward! And what if the ghost cave collapsed? He wasn't sure if he could even get out of the cave!

Li Xingzhi ran for his life! Unfortunately, the water came too fast, and soon his clothes were soaked.

"Boom!" Li Xingzhi felt a tremendous shock in both ears! A powerful force slammed into his back! He groaned, feeling a tightness in his chest and abdomen! It felt as if a huge boulder was pressing down on his entire body!

He hadn't expected the surging water to have such power; Pu suffered a great loss as soon as he came into contact with it!

Just as he was about to enter the space, suddenly, a bright light shone before his eyes, his back felt light, and he staggered, only to be pushed directly out of the secret passage!

Before he could even feel relieved, he suddenly felt as if something was blocking his chest and abdomen, and his throat was being choked!

Li Xingzhi struggled to exhale!

"Ugh—" He spat out a mouthful of blood with black lumps, and then felt a sense of relief in his chest, as if a stone had been removed from his body, and he felt instantly refreshed!

He took a deep breath! At that moment, a stench assaulted his nostrils—the stench of the black blood clots he had just vomited! Li Xingzhi took a few steps back, staring at the still-flowing water from the cave entrance before him, cursing the ancestors of the Chou family for eighteen generations in his heart! He felt an intense hatred for the Chou father and son! If they were standing in front of him now, he would absolutely dare to slice their flesh off piece by piece with a knife!

Despite possessing the most wondrous thing in the world and having strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, he keeps getting thwarted here! No one is more frustrated than him!

Unfortunately, he couldn't find the real culprit, so no matter how resentful he was, Li Xingzhi could only swallow his anger.

Just then, Li Xingzhi felt something tug at his trouser leg. He looked down and saw a mouse the size of a cat! He was so frightened that he quickly took a few steps back!

However, after realizing what had happened, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful—he had actually been scared by his little brother's little brother, how pathetic! He cursed himself a few times in his heart!

Seeing the rats gesturing and baring their teeth in front of him, Li Xingzhi finally understood that they were asking about the whereabouts of their king. He looked up and saw thousands upon thousands of rats staring at him menacingly, their eyes gleaming with ill intent, as if they would tear him apart if he didn't give them an explanation!

At this moment, She Da, who had been slacking off, suddenly realized something and slipped off Li Xingzhi's arm, constantly sticking out his scarlet tongue.

Li Xingzhi didn't notice the strange movements of the little creature in his hand. He just looked at those bright little eyes staring at him and couldn't help but feel uneasy! However, he was also a little angry. These little guys didn't seem to take him, their boss's boss, seriously!

When he came to his senses, he couldn't help but laugh at himself for arguing with a bunch of rats!

Li Xingzhi gave a few instructions to Xiao Jin, whom he had summoned, and prepared to have Xiao Jin chase away these annoying gray-skinned little things!

However, he did not realize that this action was exactly the tactic he had always despised most—"crossing the river and then destroying the bridge"!

This time, Little Jin didn't listen to his instructions. It waved its little paws and started chirping and babbling on his hand in a rather urgent tone, as if it was somewhat dissatisfied with its lazy little master.

So they wanted something in return!

Li Xingzhi blushed slightly when he recalled his earlier impatient attempt to shoo people away.

He comforted Xiao Jin and produced several large vats of spiritual spring water. After that, Li Xingzhi had nothing more to do; Xiao Jin took the spiritual spring water and began distributing rewards! Poor thing, the spiritual spring in the cave, after being squandered by Li Xingzhi like this, wouldn't recover in thirty to fifty days.

Looking at the still surging water in the cave, Li Xingzhi felt melancholy again! If they turned Tanzhou City upside down, it wouldn't be difficult to dig out those two bastards. However, let alone that Erlang couldn't wait, there was still a shortcut to Zhongnan Mountain waiting for him, and he didn't want to give up so easily.

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One chapter today~~

Finally, a few words of rambling—if you think I'm rambling too much, you don't have to! I won't be rambling on like this anymore!

I hope no one will say I'm just padding the word count! —Does a loser who can't even get a contract need to pad the word count?!

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This novel is currently at 200,000 words and hasn't been signed yet! Qidian (the author's website) doesn't even want it!

This book has 3045 favorites so far, which isn't a bad result. You know, many books with three or four thousand favorites can be listed on the stock exchange. But I'm still having trouble even getting a contract! It would be a lie to say I'm not a little resentful!

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