Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 270: Encountering an Old Friend

Li Zhi just stared at the person who came and was dazed for a moment.

He never expected that he would meet this person so unexpectedly in Zhang Lanfeng's home in Dongjiao City.

The man opposite Li Zhi was also frowning at this moment, his eyes fixed on Li Zhi, with a look of doubt in his eyes.

Li Zhi's current appearance had changed greatly compared to his previous impression of him.

The once tender and green face seemed to have a bit more calmness after experiencing vicissitudes of life, or perhaps it had a more resolute expression that was not there before. This made him suspicious and secretly wonder what Li Zhi had experienced over the years.

After a brief moment of shock, Li Zhi slowly came back to his senses. He opened his mouth slightly and finally said slowly: "Brother Zhang, I didn't expect you to be here too?"

There was a hint of surprise in his voice that was hard to conceal.

Because that person was none other than Zhang Dongze, whom Li Zhi had met at Master He’s house!

When Zhang Dongze heard Li Zhi's words, his eyes flickered, and his eyes were erratic, with a hint of unnaturalness. The expression on his face kept changing, and people could see at a glance that he was not calm at the moment.

Li Zhi didn't expect to meet him here, and the same was true for Zhang Dongze. This sudden encounter was a bit surprising to both of them.

But at this moment, Zhang Dongze's heart was filled with regret.

You know, he had always been thinking about the bounty offered by Xiaoyao Mountain to Li Zhi. That bounty was for capturing and killing Li Zhi in exchange for the inheritance of the magic arts!

If he could defeat Li Zhi and successfully obtain the inheritance of immortal arts, he could also become an immortal like Master Liu.

But now, everything has come to nothing. Even if he could successfully capture and kill Li Zhi now, he would not be able to inherit the magic.

Because he had learned that Xiaoyao Mountain had withdrawn the reward for Li Zhi for some unknown reason.

This meant that the immortal arts that he had longed for were passed down, and all his previous plans had gone to waste. How could he not feel regretful?

You know, in order to track down Li Zhi and capture and kill Li Zhi in exchange for the inheritance of immortal arts, he not only resolutely gave up the well-paid position of guard in Lord He's mansion, but also left without saying goodbye.

For this purpose, he even ruthlessly killed Fang Cheng who tried to stop him.

Now, not only can he not go back to Lord He, but he also has to take a life.

If he could successfully capture and kill Li Zhi in exchange for the inheritance of immortal arts, then these would be trivial matters.

But now Xiaoyao Mountain suddenly withdrew the reward, leaving Zhang Dongze stuck in an awkward position, not knowing what to do.

Thinking back to the past, he once laughed in his heart at Li Zhi for not knowing how to cherish Master Liu, who was his big brother. He gave up a good opportunity to become an immortal and committed such a heinous crime that was unforgivable by heaven.

All of a sudden he became a stray dog, hated by everyone, running around in a miserable state.

Who could have expected that the world is so unpredictable, and now the man who has become a stray dog has inexplicably become himself!

This is really a case of how things change, and no one can escape from the fate!

Zhang Dongze looked Li Zhi up and down.

Then, he casually glanced at Hong Fan beside Li Zhi.

This one glance gave him a slight shock. He thought he had good eyesight, and with just this one glance, he could tell that the person next to Li Zhi was definitely not an ordinary person.

This discovery made Zhang Dongze feel a strong sense of jealousy.

He thought to himself, this kid Li Zhi is so lucky. He has already committed the unforgivable crime of murdering his own teacher, so how can he still hold on to a strong thigh again!

Zhang Dongze pulled the corner of his mouth subconsciously, wanting to show a hearty smile as usual to cover up his inner panic and jealousy. But at this moment, he felt mixed emotions in his heart, and it was really hard to be cheerful.

Helplessly, he could only force out a fake smile and said to Li Zhi: "Yes! What a coincidence!"

Zhang Lanfeng stood aside, with surprise in his eyes. He really didn't expect that his childhood friend actually knew Li Zhi, a man of distinguished status.

This sudden situation made his original speculations about the matter involving his childhood friend even more confusing. For a moment, he really couldn't figure out what had happened to his childhood friend.

Li Zhi turned to Hong Fan and said, "Captain, please go in first. I want to talk to this old friend whom I haven't seen for a long time."

Upon hearing this, Hong Fan glanced at Zhang Dongze, then nodded and asked Zhang Lanfeng to take him into the house.

After Hong Fan and Zhang Lanfeng walked into the house together, the yard suddenly seemed much emptier, with only Li Zhi and Zhang Dongze standing opposite each other.

Li Zhi then slowly asked, "I heard that Lord He has gone to the capital to serve as an important official. Didn't Brother Zhang go with him?"

Li Zhi's words hit Zhang Dongze's sore spot. Zhang Dongze's eyebrows jumped uncontrollably, and a look of embarrassment and anger flashed across his face, but he still forced himself to hold it back.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and then said in a deep voice: "The world is so big, I want to go see it. I have been staying in Lord He's house for a long time, and I always feel a little restrained. I want to go out and explore the world, which is better than staying in that house and doing things according to other people's wishes all day long."

Li Zhi smiled when he heard this, then nodded slightly, without caring whether what Zhang Dongze said was true or not.

Afterwards, Li Zhi chatted with Zhang Dongze about some irrelevant and meaningless gossip. After a few words, Li Zhi lost interest in continuing the conversation. After all, Li Zhi and Zhang Dongze were not close friends.

After a few polite words, Li Zhi ignored Zhang Dongze and walked straight into Zhang Lanfeng's house.

Zhang Dongze watched Li Zhi walk in, and then he stood alone in the yard. His face was uncertain, his eyes kept flickering, and he was hesitating whether to leave here.

At the moment, he was charged with a murder, although Li Zhi and Zhang Lanfeng seemed unaware of it. If he had not met Li Zhi and others, he would have been sure to capture his good childhood friend Zhang Lanfeng.

But now other people were involved. Given Zhang Dongze's usual cautious style of doing things, he really didn't want to put himself in an uncontrollable dangerous situation.

After thinking about it, Zhang Dongze gritted his teeth and finally decided that the best strategy was to retreat.

So he didn't hesitate any more, turned around, and hurriedly left Zhang Lanfeng's house.

Zhang Lanfeng saw Li Zhi coming in the house, but after waiting for a long time, he still didn't see Zhang Dongze. He secretly looked at the door and found that Zhang Dongze was gone.

He immediately understood that his childhood friend Zhang Dongze had left.

After realizing this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and his tense nerves relaxed a little.

Although Zhang Lanfeng was not sure whether Zhang Dongze would come back again, after all, no one could predict it.

But at this moment he had already made up his mind. He thought that after today, when he had settled the matters of Li Zhi and Hong Fan, he would immediately take his wife and children to his father-in-law's house to hide for a while.

In his opinion, only in this way can they temporarily avoid the various troubles and dangers that may arise, and allow the family to have a safe place to go without having to worry all day long.