Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 27 Experiment, Qinghe Village

"That white shadow must be the reason why I lost control. If I'm not mistaken, it must be the legendary ghost that possessed me!"

Li Zhi felt a chill on his back. If he had not accidentally driven out the evil spirit that had attached itself to him at some unknown time, he would probably never have thought about this in his entire life.

Li Zhi looked at the copper coins again. Although he didn't know why the ghost that had been lurking in his body was so eager to get these copper coins, he knew that the two copper coins being activated at the same time must be an accident.

After all, he couldn't figure out what the point of this ghost going to so much trouble to do all this was, when his entire soul was about to be separated.

Unable to figure it out, Li Zhi simply stopped thinking about it. He got up and picked up the coins one by one.

Looking at the two copper coins that were half-absorbed into the ghost, Li Zhi put them away separately and made up his mind to find an opportunity to bury the two copper coins in different places to prevent the half-absorbed ghost from merging into one. He didn't think that this ghost lurking in him would be a good thing, so he was afraid that it would come out to trouble him again.

Holding the remaining five copper coins in his hand, Li Zhi observed them carefully, but found nothing unusual.

"This copper coin looks insignificant, why is the ghost in such a hurry to get it?" Li Zhi murmured, and then he immediately realized that this copper coin might not be for human use!

Things used by ghosts should naturally be shown to ghosts!

In order to prevent the tragedy from happening again, Li Zhi collected the four copper coins and left only one. He stretched out his hand and drew in the air. After a while, a little ghost with bluish skin broke out of the air.

Li Zhi's mind moved, and he pointed at the copper coin. The little ghost flapped its feet and flew to the copper coin.

Looking at the copper coin, the little ghost seemed to have seen something interesting, and he kept circling around the copper coin.

"Come in!" Seeing this, Li Zhi first took the black sword in his hand, and then pointed at the copper coin again.

The little ghost turned his head and grinned at Li Zhi, then dove headfirst into the copper coins.

After the little ghost entered the copper coin, Li Zhi nervously clenched the black sword in his hand. He was really scared and worried that something unexpected would happen again.

However, nothing changed after the little ghost entered the copper coin, except that the connection between Li Zhi and the little ghost became weaker. Li Zhi frowned and summoned the little ghost in his mind, but the little ghost in the copper coin remained indifferent.

"Humph!"

Li Zhi snorted coldly and tightened his control over the little ghost.

The little ghost reluctantly poked his head out of the copper coin and looked at Li Zhi with a ferocious face.

Li Zhi said angrily: "If you don't come out, I will throw you into the oil pan and fry you again!"

As soon as Li Zhi said this, the little ghost was so scared that it immediately crawled out of the copper coin, and then waited in front of Li Zhi with a flattering look on his face.

After giving the little ghost in front of him a warning glance, Li Zhicai waved his hand and drove the little ghost away.

After the little ghost disappeared, Li Zhi picked up the copper coin again. He had a general idea of the function of the copper coin in his mind. The copper coin might have the function of collecting ghosts.

Li Zhi remembered watching TV dramas in the past, where ghosts could hide in objects such as umbrellas or spirit tablets. This copper coin should also have this function.

Li Zhi was quite excited about this discovery, because although his Five Ghosts Moving Technique was easy to use, the casting time was too long. In an emergency, he simply did not have enough time to cast the spell. If this copper coin could serve as a place to collect ghosts, then could he store the ghosts inside first, and when needed, he could summon them out quickly with a thought? This would perfectly solve the problem of the long casting time.

But don't underestimate this step. At the moment of life and death, your opponent will not be foolish enough to wait for you to cast the spell before fighting with you.

In order to confirm his idea, Li Zhi started a new round of experiments.

He stretched out his hand and drew something, and a little ghost appeared again.

 …

“Chuck…Chuck…Chuck…Chuck…”

The sound of roosters crowing could be heard in the inn.

Li Zhi looked out the window. Before he knew it, a whole night had passed.

Li Zhi's eyes were bloodshot, but the excitement in them became more and more obvious.

After a whole night of sleepless experiments, Li Zhi vaguely figured out the purpose of the copper coin. Although he didn't know if this was really the right way to use it, for Li Zhi this was the best way to use it!

However, the most important point is still missing, which is how to deepen the connection with and control over the little ghost. Because once the little ghost enters the copper coin, the induction between Li Zhi and the little ghost will be severely weakened, and his control over the little ghost will also weaken. As a result, once the little ghost enters the copper coin, it will be difficult for Li Zhi to summon it out.

If this problem is not solved, the copper coin will not be of much use. Li Zhi thought about it for a whole night but couldn't come up with any good solution. Now it was dawn, and thinking of the agreement with Zhang Dongze, Li Zhi could only put these thoughts aside for the time being.

After hastily putting the copper coins, red rope and other things into the package, he opened the door and called the waiter to bring him a basin of water for washing.

The gentle water splashed on his face, flowed down his cheeks and back into the basin. Li Zhi now had a look of relaxation on his face. This was the first time he had such an expression since he came into this world.

Because the worry that had always been in his heart was finally gone.

After his experiment last night, he judged that the two copper coins that absorbed half of the ghost would not attract the attention of other ghosts, and there could only be one ghost in the other copper coins. Although these two copper coins only absorbed half of the ghost, other ghosts could no longer enter. This was good news for Li Zhi. Now that the ghost had been split into two halves by him and each was sealed up, it seemed as if the ghost was sealed and asleep.

Li Zhi guessed that without any other external influence, the ghost would be difficult to wake up. He would then bury it in different places and he would not have to worry about it.

Making plans in his mind, Li Zhi came to the place he had agreed to meet with Zhang Dongze yesterday.

Seeing that Zhang Dongze had not arrived yet, Li Zhi sat down at a small stall nearby, ordered some breakfast, and ate while waiting for Zhang Dongze.

After a while, Zhang Dongze came over with a radiant look on his face.

"Brother Li, you're here really early." Zhang Dongze picked up a bun and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Does Zui Xiang Lou provide breakfast?" Li Zhi joked.

Zhang Dongze smiled and waved his hand, saying, "They do night business."

Zhang Dongze asked Li Zhi again whether he had found anything good at the market yesterday, and Li Zhi just briefly mentioned it.

The two talked for a while, and after eating and drinking, Li Zhicai followed Zhang Dongze to the place where they stored the horses yesterday to pick up the horses.

As soon as they were out of the city, the two mounted their horses and galloped away.

With smoke and dust billowing along the way, the two finally arrived at the village that Master Liu had mentioned - Qinghe Village.

Qinghe Village.

It is a village that is neither big nor small, but the whole village is run through by a river, which divides the village into two areas. This also makes Qinghe Village often laughed at by people from other villages, who say they are the left village and the right village.

As soon as Li Zhi and his companions arrived, they felt that Qinghe Village was extremely lively. Everyone in the village had happy expressions on their faces, as if it was New Year or some other festival. This made Li Zhi and his companions curious, so they stopped a villager and asked him.

After asking, I found out that it was because the wealthy squire of Qinghe Village wanted to build a long bridge to connect the two villages on the left and right.

Since ancient times, building bridges and roads has been a major event and a great act of kindness that benefits the people, not to mention the special village of Qinghe Village. Although they are from the same village, the interception of this river has caused inconvenience in travel. As communication has decreased, the relationship has faded. There has even been a situation where a word from a villager in the left village has changed drastically when it was passed to the right village. As a result, many misunderstandings have occurred, and as time has passed, the relationship between the left and right sides of Qinghe Village has become disharmonious.

Now that the bridge is built and connected to the left and right sides, the barriers between the left and right sides of the village will also disappear.

So this is as much of a joyous day as the Spring Festival for Qinghe Village.

In the festive mood, the villagers were also very enthusiastic towards Li Zhi and the two outsiders, and warmly invited them to attend the ceremony together.

Li Zhi and his friends wanted to refuse by saying they had something to do, but they could not resist the enthusiasm of the villagers. The two people at the back thought that since they had already come here, it would not matter if they stayed a little longer, so they followed the enthusiastic villager to the Qing River.

Qinghe Village is named after this Qinghe River.

According to legend, there is a river god living in Qinghe River. It is with the blessing of this river god that Qinghe Village has good weather and good harvests every year. Although there are some discords in the village because of Qinghe River, these small matters can only be regarded as details in the real people's livelihood.

Because this bridge is going to cross the Qing River, in the villagers' perception, building this bridge above the head of the river god is an act of disrespect and offense to the river god.

This is an absolute taboo for the villagers who rely on the Qinghe River for their livelihood.

Therefore, before building a bridge, you have to offer sacrifices to the river god first. To put it in another way, you have to say hello to the river god and then give him some gifts.

In that case, the river god would not blame the villagers for their offensive behavior.