Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 302 King Zhou

King Zhou glanced at Li Zhi nonchalantly, then turned his gaze to the little Taoist priest. With a hint of inquiry in his eyes, he asked, "Tianbao, do you know this person?"

The little Taoist chuckled twice, and there seemed to be some other meaning hidden in his laughter. He said, "I do know him..."

When Li Zhi heard this, his eyes flickered slightly, and he thought to himself: Could it be that this little Taoist priest has a photographic memory? He can even remember a small person like him?

The little Taoist priest's words instantly aroused King Zhou's curiosity about Li Zhi. His eyes were fixed on Li Zhi and he slowly asked, "Oh? Who are you?"

Li Zhi lowered his head and said with a stiff face: "I am Li Zhi, a member of the Night Patrol Division C. I am honored to meet His Majesty King Zhou!"

Li Zhi knew that his current situation was quite delicate. If the young Taoist priest insisted on giving him the identity of Xiaoyao Mountain, he might attack him here and there.

If Li Zhi were to face the young master alone, he would not be afraid now. After all, after this period of experience and growth, his strength is a world apart from before.

He is no longer the Li Zhi who was knocked away by the little Taoist priest.

However, Li Zhi was worried that King Zhou would interfere in this matter. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that King Zhou had a close relationship with the Little Heavenly Master. Although Li Zhi was confident that he could deal with the Little Heavenly Master, he was wary of King Zhou's noble status.

Therefore, he decided to reveal his identity as the Night Patrol Officer directly.

As expected, when King Zhou and the little Taoist priest heard Li Zhi say that he was from the Night Patrol, their faces changed slightly.

The smile on the little Taoist's face suddenly became a little unnatural. He tried to adjust his expression and said, "I'm not here to cause trouble to you. I just heard about your experience in Xiaoyao Mountain. I'm quite curious about you and want to make friends with you."

Li Zhi's face remained calm. He lowered his head, and said in a respectful but distant tone, "I am of humble status, and I dare not dream of attaching myself to the Little Heavenly Master!"

The smile on the young Taoist's face froze instantly. He obviously didn't expect Li Zhi to be so disrespectful to him. For a moment, he was at a loss and didn't know how to respond.

Li Zhi naturally knew that rejecting the young Taoist priest at this moment would undoubtedly offend the young Taoist priest's face, which might make the young Taoist priest dissatisfied with him.

But Li Zhi really didn't want to mix with people of noble status like them. The status disparity between the two sides was extremely unequal. To put it nicely, it was making friends, but to put it bluntly, it meant that they wanted Li Zhi to be their dog!

Moreover, although the little Tianshi was the son of the state master and had an extremely noble status, Li Zhi, as a member of the Night Tour Division, did not need to be afraid of him.

As for the King of Zhou, Li Zhi did not take it to heart. After all, he was a member of the Leizhou Night Tour Division, and when the time came, he would just leave the capital and return to Leizhou. Even the King of Zhou could not do anything to Li Zhi.

You know, although the status of a prince is noble, he is also subject to great restrictions. The mere rule that he is not allowed to leave the capital without an imperial edict is enough to tie these princes up to death in the capital.

King Zhou glanced at Li Zhi from the side. Although he still had a smile on his face, there was a hint of imperceptible coldness in that smile. He said, "Tianbao, if she doesn't appreciate your kindness, forget it. Let's go."

The young Taoist priest looked at Li Zhi deeply, then snorted coldly, turned around and strode away.

King Zhou smiled, and there was an elusive meaning in that smile. When he was about to leave, he suddenly seemed to remember something important, stopped, turned around and said to Li Zhi: "Your name is Li Zhi? I remember you. I will take a good look at your skills at the Night Tour Division Championship."

His tone was calm, but there seemed to be an invisible pressure looming over Li Zhi.

Having said that, he swaggered towards the little Taoist priest who was walking away.

Li Zhi frowned and watched them leave, but he kept thinking in his heart.

"Winning the championship?"

Li Zhi murmured.

A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. He had heard this from the deputy chief, and now King Zhou also mentioned it, but Li Zhi had no idea what it was.

Li Zhi thought to himself, could it be that the captain invited him to the capital this time not just to exchange things in the treasury?

However, Li Zhi could only wait for Hong Fan to come back and ask him for the truth.

Li Zhi didn't stay any longer and turned to leave.

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King Zhou, who was walking leisurely in the opposite direction of Li Zhi, turned his head slightly and asked the little Taoist priest beside him: "Tianbao, who is that person? I seem to have heard you say that he is from Xiaoyao Mountain?"

There was a hint of curiosity and inquiry in his eyes, as if he was very interested in Li Zhi's identity.

The young Taoist priest nodded slightly and said calmly, "Yes, this person was indeed from Xiaoyao Mountain before."

"Oh? Then how strong is he?"

King Zhou's curiosity was further aroused, and with a gleam of interest in his eyes, he asked again.

The young Taoist priest frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said with a slightly uncertain tone: "When I first met this person, he couldn't even withstand the power of my palm."

Hearing what the little Taoist priest said, the smile on King Zhou's face became even brighter, with a hint of gloating in that smile. He said, "In that case, I'll tell Duan Heng to treat this guy well at the championship meeting."

The young Taoist priest glanced at King Zhou, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and then he slowly said: "This man could not take a palm before, but later I heard that he committed the act of killing his master in order to learn magic. Now, I dare not say how strong he is..."

King Zhou was stunned for a moment, with a look of surprise on his face. He said in an exaggerated manner: "To learn magic, he actually killed his master? This person is really crazy. I don't know what the emperor's uncle is thinking. He even wants to recruit such a traitor into the Night Tour Department. Is the Night Tour Department now at the point where there is no one available?"

The imperial uncle that King Zhou mentioned is none other than the current emperor’s uncle, now the head of the Night Patrol Division, the chief officer – Zhao Wuji.

Hearing King Zhou's criticism of Zhao Wuji, the young Taoist priest was shocked and quickly shut his mouth.

After all, Zhao Wuji held great power and his status was extremely noble. Not to mention the little Tianshi, even the little Tianshi's father, Zhang Tianshi, did not dare to talk about him behind his back.

If you speak carelessly, it may bring disaster to yourself and the entire Longhu Mountain.

Fortunately, King Zhou just said this casually and did not dwell on this topic too much.

He continued excitedly, "It's okay. Duan Heng is very powerful. It shouldn't be difficult for him to deal with Li Zhi."

Upon hearing this, the young Taoist priest nodded in agreement.

As for Duan Heng, whom King Zhou mentioned, he had also seen him before. Duan Heng's strength was unfathomable, and even he would be frightened if he saw him.

As King Zhou spoke, he became more and more excited. He turned his head and said loudly to his attendant beside him: "Go and invite Duan Heng to my palace. I want to host a banquet for him today."

The follower did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. He responded quickly and left in a hurry.

King Zhou had a smug smile on his face and said to the little Taoist priest, "I can't wait to see Duan Heng deal with that guy. It will definitely be a very exciting show, and I will definitely watch it carefully."

His eyes were gleaming with excitement, as if he had already immersed himself in the joy of the impending victory.