Super System in the Early Tang Dynasty

In the early morning after the start of summer, the night watchman had just struck the fifth watch gong. This was the darkest and coldest time of the day! The moon, which was usually bright and high in the sky, had to temporarily cover itself with thick clouds. However, the occasional glimmer of light still showed its presence, leaving a sliver of light in this pitch-black, starless world! A dark shadow flashed across the walls and rooftops of Tanzhou City, heading straight for the northwest corner! The shadow moved with incredible speed, without a sound, like a ghost! Before long, Li Xingzhi stood in front of a relatively spacious courtyard. In the middle of this courtyard was only a dilapidated, drafty old house. He looked inside through the broken wooden wall and saw a person sleeping there, hunched over, curled up in a ball, like an old shrimp under the thin blanket! The whole house was filled with a musty smell, seeping out from the cracks, making Li Xingzhi frown. "Did I come to the wrong place?" Li Xingzhi turned his head and looked at She Da, a question lingering in his mind. She Da, its golden eyes gleaming in the darkness, saw Li Xingzhi's furrowed brow, flicked its tail, and with a push against the ground, instantly reached the well in front of the house. It nodded its head towards the center of the well, as if to tell Li Xingzhi that the tunnel's exit was here. Li Xingzhi walked to the well and looked around. A large bucket sat beside it, and some marks were visible on the dark green moss around the well. He peered into the well; the water was clear, the bottom invisible, but he couldn't discern anything else. Just then, the moon stretched, revealing a gap in the thick cloud cover, and a sliver of moonlight poured down, instantly dispelling the darkness. At that moment, a dazzling golden light shone from the bottom of the water! "Eh—" Li Xingzhi's keen eyes caught this golden glimmer, and without thinking, he jumped into the well. With a dull "thud," the water, under Li Xingzhi's deliberate control, was submerged before it could even splash. The cold water instantly soaked his legs, and he continued to sink! He took a deep breath, rapidly circulating his inner energy to dispel the chill that had seeped into his body, and his previously stiff thighs regained their flexibility. Using the momentum of his descent and the uneven well walls, he quickly reached the bottom. The bottom of the well was wide, and apart from the dark and oppressive atmosphere that was somewhat frightening, there wasn't much else. The small snake, skilled in water, had already reached the bottom and stopped beside Li Xingzhi. Li Xingzhi squinted at the still relatively clear water, and using the still-present moonlight, he quickly found his target. He grasped the heavy, cold, golden metal in his hand, weighed it lightly, examined it again, and breathed a sigh of relief. This piece of gold looked exactly like the one he had seen in the Ugly Mansion; it seemed he hadn't gone to the wrong place this time. "Let's see how you run this time!" Li Xingzhi thought to himself. Since they hadn't gone to the wrong place, things were much easier! The Chou family father and son, dragging a huge pile of gold and silver jewelry, couldn't have gone far, and they would definitely have left some traces. He leaped out of the well and carefully examined the small courtyard… Just then, “creak—”, the dilapidated wooden door was pushed open, making a groan of strain. Li Xingzhi flashed to the outside of the wall, peeking out only slightly through the crack. At this moment, a head appeared inside the wooden door, eyes gleaming, seemingly not the shrew who had been lying on the bed just moments before. Seeing no one outside, he thought he was hallucinating and was about to close the door and go back to sleep. Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, and he saw the water trail left by Li Xingzhi after he emerged from the well! Originally, Li Xingzhi hadn't planned to alert them, but now he had no other choice. With a flick of his hand, the skinny man in the courtyard collapsed, unable to utter the words he was about to shout. This time, Li Xingzhi had learned his lesson and decided to find the giant snake first before attempting to capture it. Otherwise, who knew where that old mudskipper would escape to again! He carefully examined the traces in the courtyard, and all the signs seemed to point to the dilapidated little house in the middle. He opened the door and looked inside. The room was small, run-down, and drafty, hardly a place to hide anyone. "Could it be another burrow? Could I have been a rat in my past life?" Li Xingzhi maliciously speculated. "Snoring—whoosh!" Just then, a snoring sound suddenly rang out from the quiet, small room, startling Li Xingzhi! But he quickly recovered! "It's like finding a needle in a haystack! Damn it, even the heavens want you dead, hehe!" In the dark house, he grinned eerily and walked towards the source of the snoring. Li Xingzhi listened by the bed; the snoring was incredibly loud! He simply threw off the mat and tattered blankets from the bed, and instantly, thunderous snoring came from under the bed. At the same time, various insects outside joined in with their chirping, making the night sky suddenly lively! Now that he had found a place, Li Xingzhi didn't hesitate any longer. He gathered his strength and slammed his fist heavily onto the thick wooden plank. "Boom!" The loud noise woke up everyone still asleep around him. However, those who were already numb and exhausted from the day's toil and hunger only cursed inwardly before falling back into a deep sleep. When Li Xingzhi stood in the cave, the father and son below had already been awakened. The ugly county magistrate looked at Li Xingzhi with a wry smile, "I didn't expect that I still underestimated you!" He had thought that Li Xingzhi would come sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so fast, so fast that he didn't even have time to make any arrangements. Meanwhile, the ugly magistrate's son, standing nearby, was already deathly pale, his legs trembling, and a foul odor emanated from him. The ugly magistrate frowned, his usual doting expression vanishing, and slapped the son across the face! "How could I have given birth to such a worthless wretch!" The ugly magistrate's son clutched his reddened face, looking at his father in disbelief! "Slap! Slap! Slap!" Li Xingzhi clapped his hands, watching the father and son's expressions, feeling a mixture of vengeful excitement and complex emotions. "Too bad! This slap came a little too late!" Li Xingzhi sighed, whether sarcastically or regretfully. "Thump!" Suddenly, the ugly magistrate's face flushed red, and to the astonishment of Li Xingzhi and the ugly magistrate's son, he knelt down. "If you spare my son, my old life is yours!" The ugly magistrate's son, hearing his father's words, blushed, lowered his head, and remained silent. ———————————————————— Chapter One is presented!