Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 296: Mr. Qiu

Li Zhi followed Hong Fan closely and came to a room that looked very ordinary at first glance.

There was nothing special about the appearance of this room. The walls were made of ordinary bricks and stones, with a single color tone and no gorgeous decoration. The door was also a common wooden door, and the copper lock on the door was slightly mottled, as if silently telling the traces of time.

When they stepped into the room, they saw that the light in the room was a little dim, with only a few weak rays of light struggling to squeeze in through the narrow gaps in the window.

In a corner of the room, sat an old man who looked quite old.

The old man was thin and had a slightly hunched back. He was lying on an ancient table with full concentration, his eyes fixed on the book in front of him, the content of which was unknown. The brush in his hand occasionally moved lightly on the paper, as if he was annotating some important words.

Hearing the slight noise coming from the door, the old man slowly raised his head, glanced at Hong Fan and Li Zhi with cloudy eyes, and asked with his dry lips moving slightly, "What are you doing?"

Seeing this, Hong Fan immediately bent down slightly, leaned forward, and said in a respectful tone: "Mr. Qiu, I am Xiao Hong from the Bing category, and I came to the treasure house to exchange some things."

The old man, whom Hong Fan called Mr. Qiu, narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Hong Fan carefully. There was a hint of doubt and confusion in his eyes at first, as if he was trying hard to recall something.

After a while, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and said with sudden enlightenment: "Oh, I remember, it's Xiao Hong, come in..."

As he spoke, Mr. Qiu slowly stretched out his dry right hand and gently covered the inkstone on his desk. Then, he exerted a little force with his wrist and gently turned it.

There was only a crisp sound of "click" from a mechanism, and the next moment, the seemingly ordinary wall behind Mr. Qiu slowly opened automatically.

The wall moved extremely smoothly, without any noise at all. It was obvious that the design of the mechanism was extremely ingenious.

Hong Fan nodded solemnly to express his gratitude to Mr. Qiu, then walked in first.

Seeing this, Li Zhi hurriedly followed Hong Fan's example, thanked Mr. Qiu respectfully, and prepared to follow in.

However, to his surprise, as soon as he took a step, he was stopped by Mr. Qiu.

I saw that Mr. Qiu had a cane in his hand at some point. He held the cane across the middle and blocked Li Zhi's way steadily. The movement was so swift and neat that it was hard to imagine that an old man could do it.

Li Zhi frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "What does Mr. Qiu mean?"

Old Qiu still squinted his eyes, and looked at Li Zhi closely with a sharp gaze. His hoarse voice slowly rang out, and with an unquestionable tone, he said in a deep voice: "I recognize Xiaohong, but you look strange. Why don't I remember seeing you before?"

Li Zhi subconsciously glanced at Hong Fan who had already entered the treasure house, and a sense of helplessness surged in his heart.

He lowered his head and said to Mr. Qiu sincerely, "I am a new member of the C category. This is my badge."

As he said this, he quickly took off the token from his waist and handed it to Mr. Qiu with both hands.

Elder Qiu took the token, held it in front of his eyes, and looked at it carefully. His cloudy eyes revealed a trace of concentration as he carefully confirmed the authenticity of the token and the authenticity of Li Zhi's identity.

After a while, he slowly handed the token back to Li Zhi, muttering, "It seems that you are not deceiving me, an old man."

Li Zhi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this. He thought to himself, who in the Night Tour Division headquarters would be so bold as to come here to cheat and deceive people? Wouldn't that be courting death?

Elder Qiu ignored Li Zhi's inner thoughts and continued, "Since this is your first time here, I will tell you about the rules of this treasure house."

Li Zhi originally wanted to tell the old man that his captain had already gone in, and if he had any questions, he could just ask his captain.

However, when he saw the old man talking to himself, it was obvious that he would not pay attention to his ideas and suggestions.

In desperation, Li Zhi simply kept silent and stood there quietly, waiting for the old man to continue.

As the old man spoke, he slowly turned around with his cane and walked towards the door that was slowly opening behind him.

He glanced back at Li Zhi who was still standing there, and said, "Come on."

Hearing this, Li Zhi did not dare to slack off at all and hurriedly followed the old man's slightly staggering steps.

Elder Qiu spoke slowly, his voice echoing in the somewhat empty passage: "The things in this treasure house are of course good and of lesser quality. If you want to exchange for better treasures, you will need more contribution points. If you have fewer contribution points, don't be discouraged, you can also exchange for some inferior items to make do."

Li Zhi nodded gently. He naturally understood this principle. After all, everything in the world has its own standard of value measurement, and the treasures in this treasure house are no exception.

Elder Qiu continued to speak slowly, "Our Night Tour Division is responsible for suppressing the evil spirits of Yongguo. After countless years of accumulation, we naturally have a lot of good things. How many contribution points do you have now?"

As he spoke, he tilted his head slightly and looked at Li Zhi with cloudy eyes.

Li Zhi answered, "A little over three hundred."

This was something Li Zhi had carefully checked before coming to the capital. After all, if he didn't even know how many chips he had, how could he dare to come to the capital and face this treasure trove full of unknowns and temptations?

However, Li Zhi was always worried. He didn't know if these 300 contribution points were enough to exchange for items related to the five elements. Because he was worried about exposing the five internal organs he practiced, he didn't dare to ask other people about the five elements, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble and suspicion.

When Mr. Qiu heard Li Zhi's answer, he couldn't help but reveal a trace of surprise on his face, and said, "More than three hundred? So many?"

In his opinion, as a newcomer who had just joined the Night Tour Division, it was indeed not easy to accumulate more than 300 contribution points in such a short time.

This was naturally thanks to Li Zhi's participation and completion of several major missions, such as the Fantasy World Tree incident and the extremely dangerous Illuminati-related missions. The level of harm of these missions was extremely high, and accordingly, the contribution points given were naturally quite generous.

Elder Qiu took another careful look at Li Zhi. His tone seemed to be a little gentler. He slowly said, "I see that your vitality has been damaged. Are you here to exchange for something to replenish your vitality?"

Li Zhi smiled slightly when he heard this and responded, "Let me take a look first. I don't even know what I can exchange for these three hundred yuan."

When Mr. Qiu heard his answer, he nodded in understanding. He knew that everyone who came to the treasure house for the first time would have a strong curiosity about the treasure house, so he didn't say anything more, but just continued to lead the way silently.

Under the guidance of Mr. Qiu, Li Zhi carefully observed the surrounding environment along the way.

He found that although they seemed to be moving forward horizontally, for some reason he always had a subtle feeling that they were slowly moving downwards.

After a while, several forks suddenly appeared on the road in front of Li Zhi.

Seeing this, Mr. Qiu stopped and patiently explained: "Each fork here can lead to a specific place. You can choose any one to enter."

Li Zhi nodded slightly to show that he understood. When he was about to move forward, he found that Mr. Qiu had no intention of following him.

He subconsciously looked back at Old Qiu, who stretched out his hand slightly, motioning Li Zhi to go in by himself, and said, "I will take you here, you go in by yourself. Remember, there are many good things in the treasure house, but you must remember to choose what you need most, and don't be dazzled by the dazzling array of good things."

Li Zhi was slightly stunned, knowing that Mr. Qiu was warning him with good intentions, then a smile appeared on his face, he bowed solemnly to Mr. Qiu and said, "Li Zhi understands, thank you Mr. Qiu for telling me."

Old Qiu nodded with satisfaction, then slowly turned around, leaning on his crutches, and walked out step by step along the way he came.