Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 228 Village Exploration

Li Zhi followed Cheng Fengzi into Yanling City.

Yanling City was under the jurisdiction of the Night Patrol Division C, so upon entering the city, Fengzi Cheng thought that he had to go to the government office to find out the situation first.

After all, as members of the Night Patrol, their duty is to deal with all kinds of monsters and evil spirits that appear in this area. If they can know in advance where the situation is, they can solve it easily, so that the people in and outside the city can live more safely.

The two of them went straight to the government office and met the prefect.

After a conversation between Fengzi Cheng and the prefect, he actually found out something quite strange.

It turned out that there was a village not far from Yanling City. During this period of time, livestock would be inexplicably eaten every night.

At first, the people in the government office thought that it was the work of some wild beast in the nearby forests. For this reason, the prefect sent some yamen runners to wait, but they waited for several days and did not find any trace of the wild beast.

In the village, the livestock were still being eaten, as if there was something invisible at work in the dark.

After listening to what the prefect said, Fengzi Cheng turned to look at Li Zhi and said to him, "Little Li, let's go over there tonight and take a look. If there really is any evil monster, we can easily get rid of it."

Li Zhi nodded without hesitation when he heard Cheng Fengzi's proposal. After all, handling such incidents was the job of the Night Patrol Division. Now that Li Zhi had joined the Night Patrol Division, he naturally had to take on this responsibility. He replied, "Okay, let's go over there tonight and take a look."

After saying goodbye to the prefect, Fengzi Cheng took Li Zhi to a random place in the city and had a simple meal, just to replenish their energy so that they could deal with any situation that might arise next.

After filling their stomachs, the two men rushed non-stop towards the village that the prefect had mentioned.

At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark, and it was about to be night. Because of the news that there were monsters in this place, the villagers were all scared and hid in their homes early, closing the doors and windows tightly, and no one dared to wander outside.

As a result, the whole village seemed exceptionally quiet. The occasional barking of dogs seemed particularly abrupt in this silent atmosphere, adding a somewhat eerie feeling.

As Cheng Fengzi walked, he slightly shrugged his nose, as if he was carefully smelling some special smell. After a moment, he stopped and turned to Li Zhi and said, "Strange, there is no evil spirit here."

When Li Zhi heard this, he also had some doubts in his heart, but he did not question what Cheng Fengzi said because he knew that Cheng Fengzi had a nickname, called Dog Nose.

Cheng Fengzi's sense of smell is extremely sharp, especially to the smell of monsters. Since he said that he didn't smell any monsters here, it was enough to prove that there were indeed no monsters here.

But since there were no monsters around, what about the livestock being eaten before?

Li Zhi frowned, his heart full of doubts, and he couldn't help muttering to himself: "It's not a monster, could it be that it was really done by a wild beast?"

Unexpectedly, Cheng Fengzi still shook his head slowly, his brows slightly furrowed, his face full of confusion. He said, "But I don't smell any wild animals like bears or tigers."

Hearing this, Li Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly and looked around slowly.

The village was quiet at the moment. Apart from the occasional chirping of insects and barking of dogs, there was no other sound. The dim sky added a somewhat eerie atmosphere to everything.

After inspecting the area, Li Zhi suggested, "Uncle Cheng, why don't we split up and look for it. This way we can cover a wider area and maybe we can find some clues faster."

Fengzi Cheng thought for a moment and felt that Li Zhi's suggestion was reasonable, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it. However, if anyone encounters anything strange, remember to shout loudly so that the other party can rush over to take care of it in time."

So, the two of them split up and slowly dispersed in different directions.

After Li Zhi saw Cheng Fengzi's figure gradually walking away, he carefully released all the mosquito monsters that had been hiding on his body.

This group of mosquito monsters are extremely small and are barely visible in the dim light. They gently vibrate their transparent wings, making a very subtle buzzing sound.

After flying around Li Zhi, these mosquito monsters flew towards all parts of the village.

At this time, Cheng Fengzi, who was walking in the distance, was moving slowly forward while paying attention to the movements around him.

Suddenly, his extremely sensitive nose moved slightly, and a very faint demonic aura faintly penetrated into his nasal cavity. He was immediately startled and instinctively wanted to turn his head to see what was going on.

But at this moment, a thought flashed through his mind, and he stopped the impulse. Then, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a faint smile, and then he continued to walk forward slowly as if nothing had happened.

In fact, Fengzi Cheng had already noticed that there seemed to be some little monsters hidden in Li Zhi. Although the demonic aura of those little monsters was extremely faint, almost non-existent, how could it be hidden from his sensitive sense of smell known as his "dog nose"?

However, Cheng Fengzi knew very well that everyone has their own secrets and trump cards. Since Li Zhi was deliberately hiding these things, he naturally would not be so tactless as to reveal Li Zhi's secrets.

After all, Li Zhi had just joined the Night Tour Division, and they had only been together for a short time, so they still had to slowly get used to each other. So, he pretended to be clueless along the way, and just got along with Li Zhi peacefully.

When Cheng Fengzi noticed that Li Zhi had released these little gadgets, he immediately understood that these little monsters must be some guys who are good at searching and investigating.

With their help, we will be able to find the real reason why livestock were eaten in the village more quickly.

Thinking of this, Cheng Fengzi felt a little relieved, his steps became steadier, and he continued to explore in this quiet village.

The night was like a huge black curtain, slowly covering the entire village. The cool breeze was like an icy tentacle, gently brushing over Cheng Fengzi's body, bringing a chill.

Fengzi Cheng couldn't help but shudder. He shrank his neck and muttered quietly, "I should have brought a pot of wine earlier."

Although he kept muttering to himself, Cheng Fengzi's eyes never relaxed at all.

Those sharp eyes were like two rays of light, carefully scanning every corner of the village, not missing any place where there might be any abnormality.

However, unfortunately, after searching for a while, still nothing was found, and the surroundings were still dead silent.

At this moment, a sudden loud shout broke the silence of the village. The sound echoed in the night sky, sounding particularly loud and urgent.

"Uncle Cheng!"

As soon as the voice sounded, Cheng Fengzi turned around abruptly and ran towards Li Zhi without any hesitation.