Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 412: Black River Blocks the Road

After successfully leaving the State of Yan, Li Zhi and his party did not delay for a moment and continued their journey westward without stopping.

Along the way, they passed through several small countries.

These small countries are much smaller than Yan State, and some are even smaller than Yong State.

These small countries naturally did not dare to be negligent or disrespectful in the face of the Yongguo delegation.

After all, Yongguo, as a national dynasty recognized by the Great Wei and by heaven and earth, cannot be compared with a small country like theirs.

However, their attitudes were somewhat complicated when facing Li Zhi and others.

On the one hand, they welcomed them warmly, but on the other hand, they were secretly worried.

The one hundred murderous soldiers of the Qiongqi Camp in Li Zhi's team made them tremble with fear with fear. In their eyes, these mere one hundred soldiers were enough to start a bloody storm in their own country.

Fortunately, Li Zhi and his companions had no intention of staying for long and were determined to get on with their journey.

If it was not night and we could not go any further, we would stay overnight in the place we passed through. The rest of the time we would ride as fast as we could and pass through quickly.

This also gave those small countries a great relief.

Of course, it wasn’t all smooth sailing along the way.

Along the way, Li Zhi and his companions also encountered several ignorant monsters who attacked them.

However, these monsters were not powerful at all. They were all small-time characters with weak strength. They were no match for Li Zhi and his men and did not pose any substantial threat to them.

Therefore, to Li Zhi and others, these were just minor episodes.

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On this day, the sun was high.

Li Zhi and his companions passed by an abandoned temple. The temple was in a dilapidated state, with peeling walls and several collapsed roofs. It was surrounded by weeds and looked particularly desolate.

Zhang Wenchu saw this and went forward to advise Li Zhi: "There is an abandoned temple here. Why don't we take a break here and cook and eat. We have been eating dry food for several days..."

There was a hint of fatigue in his voice. After all, everyone had been traveling for days and was very tired.

Li Zhi looked up at the sky and estimated the time. It was indeed time to eat.

He nodded, then ordered the team to stop moving forward and make a fire to cook in this deserted temple.

When the soldiers heard the order, they immediately got busy. Some looked for dry firewood, and some set up stoves. For a moment, the area around the deserted temple was filled with the smell of smoke.

While the soldiers were cooking, Li Zhi took out the map and looked at it carefully.

Duan Heng, who was standing by, also stretched his neck curiously and came over to take a look.

Duan Heng asked, "How long will it take to get to Da Wei?"

His eyes were full of anticipation. After all, as the suzerain state, Great Wei held the supreme position in their hearts, and naturally they had an unspeakable yearning for Great Wei.

Li Zhi looked at the map, pointed along the route with his finger, and said, "After passing the river ahead, we will reach the territory of Wei."

When Chen Hua heard this, a delighted smile appeared on his face, and he said, "We are finally going to the Great Wei!"

There was a longing gleam in his eyes, and not only him, but everyone else in the team also looked expectant.

For them, being able to go to the Great Wei is undoubtedly a rare life experience, enough to become a topic of conversation in the future.

There was also a gleam of anticipation in Li Zhi's eyes. He was full of curiosity about the Wei Dynasty that had suppressed this world for more than three thousand years, and he was eager to see the charm of this powerful country.

"I hope nothing unexpected will happen later and we can cross the river smoothly..."

Before Su Liang finished speaking, he felt countless gazes focused on him. Those gazes seemed to carry an invisible pressure that made him feel uncomfortable.

He looked in that direction and was almost frightened by the sight.

He saw pairs of green eyes staring at him.

This made Su Liang feel his legs go weak, and he couldn't help shivering. His face turned pale instantly, and he stammered, "How... How... What happened?"

Zhang Wenchu shook his head helplessly and explained, "Master Su, have you ever heard of the saying that the more you fear something, the more it will come?"

Seeing this, Li Zhi hurried out to smooth things over.

He dispersed the people who were watching, then walked up to Su Liang and said softly, "They are all joking, Lord Su, don't mind it."

Su Liang smiled bitterly and shook his head. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but hesitated for a moment and ultimately did not say anything.

He just bowed to Li Zhi and turned away.

After everyone finished their meal and took a short rest, Li Zhi ordered them to continue moving forward.

Not long after, they arrived at the river that Li Zhi had mentioned earlier.

I saw the river water in front of me was shiny black, as if it had been stained with ink. The water was rushing and roaring, hitting the rocks on the shore and splashing layers of water.

Seeing this, Li Zhi couldn't help feeling uneasy.

He summoned five ghosts, wanting these five little ghosts to go down to the river to test the depth of the water.

However, facing the dark river water, even Li Zhi's five extremely ferocious little ghosts were afraid and did not dare to set foot in it easily.

I saw the five little ghosts shaking their heads repeatedly with huge amplitude, just like rattles.

Seeing this, Li Zhi knew that this river must be hiding something mysterious and was definitely not an ordinary river, as it could make the Five Ghosts so frightened.

Li Zhi lowered his head and thought for a while, then patted Wang beside him and asked, "Can you go down and take a look?"

Unexpectedly, Wang also shook his head violently like the five ghosts, then plunged into the crowd and was unwilling to come out.

At this time, Zhang Wenchu stepped forward and said, "According to the records of the last court delegation, they cut down trees here to make boats, and then sailed over there."

Hearing this, Li Zhi subconsciously looked back at the surrounding environment.

All I saw was a barren and bare land all around. Not to mention big trees, even a small tree could not be seen.

Li Zhi asked in confusion: "Why is there not a single tree? Could it be that they were all cut down?"

Zhang Wenchu speculated: "Maybe it's true."

Li Zhi knew that just waiting was not a solution, so he asked a scout to ride a horse to run far away to see if he could find any trees or boatmen.

After all, in places like this near a river, there are usually boatmen who make a living by ferrying people across rivers.

After receiving the order, the scout immediately whipped his horse and galloped away.

Li Zhi asked the others to rest where they were and wait for news.

At this moment, Li Zhi heard Chen Hua muttering, "It's really because of Lord Su's bad mouth..."

Before Chen Hua could finish his words, he was stopped by Li Zhi with a stern look.

When Su Liang heard this, his expression became even uglier.

Li Zhi knew that Su Liang blamed himself because of Chen Hua's words, and felt that his words had come true, and he felt a little guilty. He walked to Su Liang and comforted him softly: "Master Su, what is coming will come. This has nothing to do with you. Don't worry about what they said."

Su Liang forced a smile, but it was full of bitterness. He sighed heavily, turned around and walked away slowly.

Looking at Su Liang's departing back, Li Zhi felt helpless. He glared at Chen Hua unhappily.

Chen Hua was frightened by Li Zhi's eyes and shrank his neck, muttering softly: "I was telling the truth..."

However, he was still a little afraid of Li Zhi, so he spoke in a low voice so that only he could hear it.