Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 225 Winning over

Li Zhi sat on the ground like a puddle of mud, gasping for breath. His heavy breathing was particularly clear in the slightly silent environment.

The two little ghosts who had just dragged him away quickly had now disappeared without a trace, because the Qi in Li Zhi's body had been completely exhausted and there was no longer a trace of strength to drive. The two little ghosts lost the support of Qi and naturally could not stay by his side to help.

Li Zhi's bloodstained face seemed to have a few more traces of indescribable vicissitudes at this moment. He knew very well that this was because his Qi was completely used up, causing serious damage to his foundation.

Even if the Qi is restored later, this kind of damage to the foundation cannot be repaired and is irreversible.

At this moment, his physical condition was extremely bad.

Although Li Zhi knew very well that it was not advisable to stay here for a long time, after all, the fight between him and the man with the broken gun and the man with the rusty knife had made too much noise and would definitely attract the attention of others.

At this moment, the blazing fire in the distance had been put out. According to common sense, the troops patrolling nearby would soon return here. If they found out that he had killed someone here, it would definitely bring more trouble.

But Li Zhi was powerless at the moment. His injuries were extremely serious, with wounds all over his body, some of which were still oozing blood. The piercing pain surged towards him like a tide, wave after wave.

Moreover, in the life-and-death fight with the broken gun and rusty knife just now, he had been constantly overdrawing his body, squeezing out the potential in his body bit by bit, just to find a glimmer of hope in that desperate situation.

Now he is so weak that even a simple action like raising his hands has become extremely difficult. It seems that his arms no longer belong to him and are completely out of control.

Fortunately, there was still the Hundred-Eyed Insect by his side. The Hundred-Eyed Insect had made great contributions in this battle, but surprisingly, it was not seriously injured and became Li Zhi's last resort.

Just as the hundred-eyed insect picked up Li Zhi and was about to take him away quickly to escape from this dangerous place, a voice suddenly rang out in the silent air.

"Excellent! It's really rare for a person to fight against the two evil spirits of Chizhou alone and kill them. It will open my eyes."

The voice sounded neither hurried nor slow, but it revealed an inexplicable sense of oppression.

As the voice fell, a figure slowly walked out of the darkness. At first glance, this person looked like an ordinary old farmer.

However, as soon as he showed up, Li Zhi's pupils shrank, and he couldn't help but feel alert. Because the man in front of him was wearing the unique blue clothes of the Night Tour Division, but the color of the clothes was not very conspicuous in this dim environment.

What shocked Li Zhi even more was that this person was clearly just a mortal, not a cultivator. However, he exuded a bloody aura that seemed to be no less than that of Canqiang and Xiudao. The aura was strong and pungent, as if it came from countless blood and killings.

What's even more strange is that there is an extremely strange demonic aura emanating from him.

It was precisely because of this strange evil spirit that the hundred-eyed insect, which was full of energy just now, lay on the ground and trembled all over, as if it had encountered some terrifying natural enemy and did not dare to move at all.

This made Li Zhi very alert, and he did not look down on this person at all just because he was a mortal.

After all, just now, those two mortals with broken guns and rusty swords almost took Li Zhi's life.

Li Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, do you also want to use my head to exchange for magic from Xiaoyao Mountain?"

The visitor seemed to sense Li Zhi's vigilance. He shook his head slightly, then shrugged his nose as if it was a habitual action, and said slowly: "The magic of Xiaoyao Mountain is indeed good, but the people of the Night Tour Department are not willing to run errands for them just for a spell."

There was a hint of disdain in his words, as if he didn't take Xiaoyao Mountain seriously at all.

Li Zhi frowned, the vigilance in his eyes still remained unchanged. Although this man said so, Li Zhi would not believe what he said so easily.

Seeing that Li Zhi was still on guard against him, the man was not angry. He just smiled and said straight to the point, "My name is Cheng Fengzi. Yeyousi Bing belongs to the earthly branches. You have nowhere to go now. Why don't you come back with me to Yeyousi?"

When Li Zhi heard this, he was stunned for a moment. He had just been guessing in his mind the purpose of this person coming here, but he never expected that this person was here to win him over.

Li Zhi asked uncertainly, "You...you are here to win me over? Don't you know that I'm wanted by Xiaoyao Mountain with a bounty on my head? Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"

Hearing this, Fengzi Cheng sneered. He raised his chin slightly and said, "Xiaoyao Mountain is nothing. In Yongguo, we should respect the Night Tour Division!"

His words were so domineering and full of confidence that Li Zhi couldn't help but be dazed.

Li Zhi came back to his senses, still full of doubts, and couldn't help asking: "If Yeyousi is so powerful, why did you come to me?"

Cheng Fengzi showed a trace of loneliness and sadness on his face. He said, "Do you still remember Fang Jie?"

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then his mind flashed back to the arrogant and confident Fang Jie that he met in Sanyang City. He immediately recalled what Fang Jie had said before, and Li Zhi's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Fang Jie said that he was a Bing earthly branch, could it be that you two are familiar with each other?"

Cheng Fengzi nodded and said in a low voice: "Xiao Jie and I were on the same team, but he died in the line of duty a while ago."

Li Zhi didn't expect that the powerful Fang Jie in the past was actually dead. His expression also showed a complicated look, but he immediately realized something, and he said: "So, you came to me just to let me replace Fang Jie?"

Feng Cheng did not hide anything from Li Zhi. He told the truth, "Yes, there was a big operation in the company a while ago, and many people were killed and injured. Now all the subordinates are short of people, so I have no choice but to run errands and recruit people."

Li Zhi lowered his head and thought for a while. He didn't think that Cheng Fengzi was lying to him. After all, in Li Zhi's current state, it would be easy for Cheng Fengzi to kill him. There was no need to deceive him.

As for what Fengzi Cheng said about the Night Tour Department being short of people and therefore trying to recruit him to the Night Tour Department, Li Zhi also felt that the other party should not be lying. Because there was really no need to tell such a lie.

After thinking for a moment, Li Zhi raised his head, looked at Cheng Fengzi and asked, "Is it so easy to enter the Night Tour Division?"

Fengzi Cheng pointed at the bodies of Canqiang and Rusted Dao and said, "These two are wanted criminals on the record of the department. If you hand in this letter of surrender, it will be enough for you to enter the Night Patrol Department."

"Okay! Then I'll go to Yeyousi with you!" Li Zhi agreed without hesitation.

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While Li Zhi was talking to Cheng Fengzi, on a roof not far away, Gu Wangjing stood there like a statue.

I don't know how long he has been standing on the roof, as if time has stopped for him. Only his focused eyes are always fixed on the position of Li Zhi and Cheng Fengzi below.

After he witnessed Li Zhi following Cheng Fengzi slowly away until their figures completely disappeared from his sight, Gu Wangjing's tense expression finally relaxed a little.

He let out a breath of relief, and the breath slowly dissipated in the cool air.

He lowered his head slightly and muttered to himself, "Since he was taken away by the Night Patrol, that's good. This way, I can report to the envoy."

There was a hint of relief in that tone.

As soon as the words fell, before the echo of the murmurs completely dissipated in the air, Gu Wangjing's figure disappeared from the spot in an instant like a wisp of smoke.

Only the empty roof was left, which looked even colder and lonelier under the moonlight.