Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 239 Cave

Leizhou has eight cities and seventeen towns.

Among the ten states of Yong State, it is not the largest, but it is definitely not small. For such a state, Li Zhi needs to go around and explore it carefully, which is actually quite tight in terms of schedule.

But there is no way around it. Since the superiors have assigned the task, people like Li Zhi and Cheng Fengzi can only work hard in silence like oxen and horses, willing to work hard and never complain.

So, Li Zhi and Cheng Fengzi first went around Minglei City and its surroundings carefully. After all, Minglei City was the base camp of the Night Tour Division C. If they were discovered, the Fantasy World Tree was planted nearby, and all the members of their C would probably be in trouble.

After Li Zhi and Cheng Fengzi investigated and confirmed that they did not find anything unusual, they did not dare to delay for a moment and hurried to the next scheduled location without stopping.

Next location, Zhaoyang City!

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“Thump…thump…thump…”

“Thump…thump…thump…”

On a road beside a winding pipeline, two horses were galloping, with two people in green clothes sitting steadily on their backs. The dust raised by the horses' hooves fell behind them.

Among these two men, one of them has a face full of wrinkles. The deep and shallow lines make him look like an old farmer who has been through a lot, revealing a sense of vicissitudes and tenacity.

The other one had a head of dry and gray hair, but his face looked quite young. This sharp contrast made people take a few more glances.

These two people are Cheng Fengzi and Li Zhi.

At this moment, they were riding at full speed on the road to Zhaoyang City.

The horses that Cheng Fengzi and Li Zhi rode were specially raised by the Yeyousi, and they were much faster than the pack horses that Li Zhi had bought before.

Although the two of them were riding at a very fast speed, with the two horses galloping on the road like the wind, they did not relax their vigilance at all, and continued to concentrate on exploring and sensing the surrounding atmosphere.

Suddenly, Cheng Fengzi, who was galloping, pulled the reins in his hand with great force, and the reins were instantly tightened. With a loud neigh, the horse raised its front hooves high, and then was stopped abruptly, spinning restlessly in place.

Seeing this, Li Zhi also hurriedly pulled the reins hard to stop his horse. Li Zhi frowned and looked at Cheng Fengzi, and asked, "What's wrong? Uncle Cheng."

Cheng Fengzi frowned and slightly twitched his nose, as if he was trying to catch the slightest smell in the air. Then, he said solemnly, "There is an evil spirit!"

When Li Zhi heard this, his eyes suddenly became alert, and he quickly scanned the surroundings. He saw that there was an ordinary patch of grass on both sides of the pipeline, swaying gently in the breeze, and there was nothing obviously abnormal.

"This way!"

Cheng Fengzi locked his eyes on one direction. He pulled the reins tightly and rode his horse towards that direction.

Li Zhi naturally did not dare to slack off at all and hurriedly followed behind.

Not far away, a lush jungle appeared in front of us. The trees in the jungle were dense and their branches and leaves were intertwined.

Cheng Fengzi came to the edge of the jungle and got off his horse first. He skillfully tied the reins to the trunk of a big tree and tied a strong knot. Then, he walked carefully into the jungle.

Seeing this, Li Zhi followed suit. After getting off his horse swiftly, he followed closely in Cheng Fengzi's footsteps and stepped into the jungle together.

Cheng Fengzi relied on his excellent sense of smell, sniffing as he walked along the way.

Unknowingly, Cheng Fengzi and Li Zhi came to the depths of the jungle. Cheng Fengzi pushed aside the grass in front of them, and saw a cave appeared on the ground before them.

The entrance of the cave was not big, and was covered with moss, faintly emitting a thick and strange smell. Through the entrance, the cave was pitch black, and it was impossible to see clearly what was inside.

"Do you want to go down and take a look?" Li Zhi looked at the cave entrance which was one person wide and asked Cheng Fengzi.

Fengzi Cheng's eyes were fixed on the cave. He answered without thinking, "Since we are here, we must go down and take a look. What have you found?"

Li Zhi's eyes flashed, he understood that Cheng Fengzi was asking him about the mosquito demon. He knew that the existence of the mosquito demon could not be hidden from Cheng Fengzi's abnormal sense of smell.

But Li Zhi shook his head.

It’s not that Li Zhi is unwilling to admit the existence of the Mosquito Demon, but that his Mosquito Demon really didn’t detect anything.

It was pitch black below, and there was an extremely cold demonic aura, which greatly restricted the Mosquito Demon's vision and perception after he went down.

The mosquito demon can provide Li Zhi with extremely convenient vision in such ordinary environments, but in some special places, the mosquito demon cannot play its original role.

For example, the Yansheng City before. For example, this cave right now.

When Cheng Fengzi heard this, his expression remained unchanged. He nodded. He took out a rope from his body and tied one end to a big tree. He said to Li Zhi, "I'll go down and take a look first!"

Then he took the lead and jumped into the cave.

Seeing this, Li Zhi became alert and stared intently at the dark cave, waiting to pick up Cheng Fengzi.

After a while, Li Zhi heard the voice of Cheng Fengzi coming from the cave.

Li Zhi knew that there was no danger below for the time being, so he jumped down as well.

As soon as he entered the cave, a damp and foul smell hit him in the face, making Li Zhi frown.

The depth of this underground cave is not very deep. After Li Zhi put his feet firmly on the ground, he looked around and took stock.

The entire cave was pitch black, with one not being able to see one's hand in front of one's face. The only light was a tinder in Cheng Fengzi's hand.

"Be careful and follow me closely." Fengzi Cheng whispered to Li Zhi, then held up a fire starter and slowly walked towards one direction of the cave.

Li Zhi nodded. He knew that Fengzi Cheng had just taken a rough look at the situation below. He followed Fengzi Cheng closely, watching the movements around him vigilantly.

Sure enough, as Cheng Fengzi walked over, a passage appeared in front of Li Zhi.

Li Zhi followed Cheng Fengzi and walked slowly along the passage. The ground under their feet was a bit sticky. After stepping on it, it took some effort to lift it up.

From time to time, you can hear the sound of dripping water coming from the depths. The sound is particularly clear in this silent cave, adding a bit of eerie atmosphere.

After walking a short distance, the passage suddenly became wider and a larger space appeared.

Fengzi Cheng raised the fire stick high, and with the light, Li Zhi saw some strange things placed in this space. There were some wooden shelves that had been rotten beyond recognition, and it seemed that something had been placed on them before, but now only some fragments were left.

There were also some white bones scattered on the ground, not sure whether they were human bones or animal bones. Under the light of the fire, they looked particularly pale.

Li Zhi's heart tightened and he frowned subconsciously.

At this moment, a sudden gust of cold wind blew from the passage behind Li Zhi and the others, and even the flame on the fire starter in Cheng Fengzi's hand shook violently a few times and almost went out. Cheng Fengzi hurriedly used his hands to protect the flame.

Li Zhi turned around immediately and looked around vigilantly, but it was still pitch black behind him.