Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 358 Chen Hua

Nangong Wen was slightly stunned. Obviously, he had never expected Li Zhi to give such a straightforward and trusting answer.

For a moment, his mind was filled with thousands of thoughts.

After a while, he seemed to come back to his senses from a brief daze.

He first glanced at Duan Heng, Zhang Wenchu and Jia Zhen, as if looking for some answer or resonance from their expressions.

Then he fixed his gaze on Li Zhi's eyes.

After a moment, he slowly spoke, his voice steady and firm: "Okay! You trust me, and I trust you! Since you think so highly of me, I will definitely do my best and live up to your trust."

Li Zhi couldn't help but grin when he saw Nangong Wen agreed. At this time, he secretly calculated in his heart that now that Nangong Wen had been dealt with, the only thing missing for the formation of the entire team was the last person.

At this moment, Duan Heng, who had been observing quietly, said, "You specially selected those of us who have participated in the fighting competition. It seems that the last candidate must be no exception."

As soon as Duan Heng finished speaking, the other three people all looked at Li Zhi, their eyes full of curiosity.

Li Zhi met everyone's gazes, nodded slightly, and said affirmatively: "Yes, the members I selected this time have all participated in the fighting competition, and the last one is naturally included in this list."

Seeing the increasingly curious expressions in the eyes of the four people in front of him, Li Zhi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother Duanheng should be very familiar with this person, and Brother Nangong also knows him..."

Li Zhi's words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples. The four of them immediately frowned and racked their brains to figure out who it was.

However, Li Zhi did not intend to give them time to decipher the answer, and he immediately announced the answer. He raised his lips and said, "It's Chen Hua!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhi turned to look at Duan Heng and said sincerely, "I still need Brother Duan Heng to take me to find Chen Hua. He and you are both in the reserve force, so I believe you know where his home is."

Duan Heng nodded upon hearing this and replied, "I know where his home is, but there's no need to go through so much trouble. He must still be in the reserve right now, so we can just go to the reserve first."

Hearing Li Zhi announce the final candidate, Zhang Wenchu narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded thoughtfully, as if he understood the key point behind Li Zhi's selection of the candidate.

When Nangong Wen heard Chen Hua's name, his originally calm eyes suddenly flashed with a strong fighting spirit like a sharp blade.

Recalling the battle with Chen Hua in the competition, the fierce confrontation scene seemed to be right in front of me.

Although it was precisely because of this fierce confrontation with Chen Hua that he consumed a lot of physical strength, he was subsequently besieged by others.

But Nangong Wen not only had no complaints against Chen Hua, but deep down in his heart he was full of admiration for this powerful opponent. In his eyes, being able to fight with such a well-matched person was a rare opportunity and challenge, and also an affirmation of his own strength.

In this way, under the leadership of Duan Heng, the crowd marched towards the reserve location of Yeyousi in a mighty manner.

Like Duan Heng, Chen Hua is a reserve member of the Night Patrol Division, but his family's influence in the capital should not be underestimated.

Duan Heng's uncle Duan Gang is the guardian of the Yeyou Division. He holds a high status and has a certain say and influence in the Yeyou Division.

Chen Hua's father was the Censor-in-Chief, and although his official rank was only seventh grade, the position of Censor had special responsibilities. He was responsible for supervising all officials and rectifying the court order. His power was crucial and his position in the court was quite respected.

Chen Hua had little interest in studying since he was young, but fortunately he had two older brothers who shared the family's expectations for the imperial examination and a career in politics.

Therefore, Chen Hua's father did not force him to succeed by studying and taking the imperial examination.

Chen Hua showed great talent in magic and martial arts.

In view of this, Chen Hua's father decided to let him join the Yeyousi, hoping that he could not only shine in serving the country, but also gain a foothold in the Yeyousi platform and display his talents.

Although Chen Hua's father had high hopes for his youngest son, he was always worried about him.

Although Chen Hua is already in his twenties, has a family and a wife and children of his own, in his father's eyes, he is still a child who needs to be cared for.

Because of this, even though Chen Hua had already reached adulthood, he was still firmly tied to the capital by his father and had little chance to travel far away to gain experience.

Therefore, when Li Zhi suddenly appeared in front of him with Duan Heng and others and invited him to go to Wei together, Chen Hua was excited and thrilled. However, this joy was fleeting. When he thought of his father, Chen Hua instantly became like a deflated ball and became timid.

He knew his father's character and the control he exercised over him, and he was not sure whether his father would agree to him embarking on this journey full of unknowns and challenges.

When Li Zhi and others heard Chen Hua's concerns, they looked at each other in confusion.

They really didn't expect that Chen Hua was already at the age of starting a family and building a career, but still did not have the right to make independent choices on some major matters.

Chen Hua keenly noticed the strange expressions on Li Zhi and the others' faces, and his face instantly flushed, with a mixture of shame and embarrassment.

He gritted his teeth and said with a red face: "I will go home later and talk to my father. I will definitely try my best to convince him!"

Since Chen Hua said so, Li Zhi and the others had no choice but to wait and see how Chen Hua's father would respond.

Li Zhi stepped forward, gently patted Chen Hua on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Don't worry, Chen Hua, you should try your best. After all, this opportunity to go to Wei is very rare. I believe your father is very righteous and understands its importance."

Chen Hua nodded heavily, his eyes revealing firm belief.

Afterwards, everyone agreed to come back tomorrow and then went their separate ways.

After all, they had just learned that they were about to go to Wei, and many preparations had not yet been made.

At this moment, although it is still early, their hearts have already been filled with the upcoming journey, and they can't wait to go back and make adequate preparations to meet this mission in the best condition.

So Li Zhi returned to the inn alone.

Stepping into the room, he slowly sat down on the edge of the bed and fell into deep thought. The candidates he carefully selected this time kept appearing in his mind.

All the members he selected had participated in fighting competitions, and they were either reserve members or newcomers who had just joined the Night Tour Division.

The reason for making such a choice is that Li Zhi knows very well that if there are too many senior people in a team, various different voices will be intertwined, which will often lead to confusion in team decision-making and difficulties in execution, which is not a good thing.

Moreover, the reason why Li Zhi wanted to select candidates from the competition was because he was the champion of this competition. When facing other people, others would subconsciously take him as the priority.

In this way, he controls the team's voice and can order these people around if anything happens.

Although these people are rookie reserves, their strength should not be underestimated.

More importantly, the people selected by Li Zhi all have a fearless and fighting heart.

In his opinion, facing the unknown journey to the Great Wei, there will inevitably be various dangers and challenges. Only with such fearless and courageous team members, he will not have to worry that when danger comes, they will be afraid to fight.

After all, this mission is of great importance. As long as one person in the team retreats or makes a mistake, it is very likely to affect the entire team like a domino effect, leading to the failure of the mission.

This is also the reason why Li Zhi gave up Sun Rou and Wang Zhong, two players who could enter the second stage of the competition, and chose Jia Zhen and Chen Hua.

Although Sun Rou and Wang Zhong are as strong as Jia Zhen and his men, they may even be slightly better in some aspects.

However, during the competition, they did not dare to take the initiative to challenge at the first time, but chose a seemingly smart strategy and waited until the last moment to take action.

In Li Zhi's opinion, although this approach reflects a certain strategy, it lacks the spirit of courage and responsibility, and does not meet his requirements for team members.