Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 174 Leaving Hongye Town

Li Zhi carefully stepped down from the roof, his footsteps light as he landed, not daring to make any sound.

He looked nervous, knowing that time was running out. Now that the other party had realized that he might also be blocked here, they would definitely take action.

So Li Zhi didn't dare to delay for a moment, and hurried to the market to buy some dry food. Then he rushed to where they lived without stopping.

When Li Zhi returned to his residence, he saw that the others had packed their luggage, and he heaved a sigh of relief. He hurriedly said, "Let's go! Hurry up!"

Pei Xiucai looked puzzled and asked, "Why is Brother Zhou in such a hurry?"

Li Zhi remained calm and made up an excuse: "There may be new changes at the county government office. If we don't leave quickly, I'm afraid we won't be able to get away later."

When the others heard this, they were all shocked. They finally got to leave, and no one wanted to be forced to stay again.

So, one by one, they hurriedly placed their belongings on the backs of their newly bought pack horses, and then left in a hurry.

Not long after Li Zhi and others left, the three people who had been looking for Li Zhi finally found this place.

However, when they arrived, the place was already deserted.

They stood in the empty yard with disappointment on their faces.

"Damn it!" The burly man was furious and slammed the door hard.

The wooden door could not withstand the blow from the big man, and it was as fragile as paper. There was a loud bang, and the wooden door could not withstand the blow from the big man, and it instantly broke into countless pieces.

The palm power of the big man was like a violent storm, destroying the entire door, and even the door frame was shaking. A loud "bang" woke up the surrounding residents.

Just then, a family nearby heard the loud noise and hurried out to check the situation.

This was the house he rented to Li Zhi and his friends. When they found that the door of their house had been demolished, they were immediately furious.

This family was originally a miser, who liked to take advantage of small bargains on a daily basis. Now that they saw their property was damaged, they were even more relentless and insisted that the big man pay a high price as compensation.

The big man was already full of anger and had nowhere to vent it. Now that he was being harassed by this family, he was even more furious. He wanted to slap this guy into a bloody foam, but he was held tightly by his other two companions.

While they were arguing, Li Zhi and the other three had already left Hongye Town.

Li Zhi looked back at the Hongye Town which had disappeared from his sight, and his tense nerves relaxed a little.

Wang Yang glanced at Li Zhi with doubt in his eyes, but said nothing.

The five people started their journey to Dongzhou again.

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"I built this mountain and planted this tree. If you want to live from now on, leave money to buy the road!"

A bandit holding a machete and with scars all over his face was shouting loudly, his voice as loud as a bell, echoing in the valley.

Behind him stood a hundred or so bandits, mighty and aggressive, but they looked rather shabby, each of them wearing ragged clothes, some wearing worn-out felt hats, and some with dishevelled hair.

They stopped in front of Li Zhi and others, with greed flashing in their eyes.

Pei Xiucai swallowed his saliva involuntarily when he saw the scene in front of him. He gently nudged Xu Zhen beside him and said, "Xu Laosan, don't you always brag about how great you are? Why don't you go up and try..."

Xu Zhen glanced at the group of bandits. His face turned pale. He lowered his voice and said to Pei Xiucai with a trembling voice: "My knife is used to kill monsters, not to kill people..."

Pei Xiucai rolled his eyes and was about to say something when Wang Yang stood up.

Wang Yang was wearing a white robe unique to Shushan, with a sharp sword on his back. He looked at the group of bandits in front of him without any fear on his face.

Although this group of bandits had ferocious and bloodthirsty looks on their faces, one could tell at a glance that they were bandits who had seen blood.

But Wang Yang was not afraid at all. He shouted loudly, "I wonder which sect you are from? I am Wang Yang, and I am familiar with the leaders of Erlong Mountain, Tianfeng Mountain, and Dalang Mountain. Could you please give me some face and let us pass?"

His voice was steady, powerful, and full of confidence. The wind blew gently, lifting the corners of Wang Yang's clothes. He stood there like an unshakable mountain.

However, the leader of the bandits on the opposite side ignored Wang Yang. He spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground and said with disdain: "I don't know what you are talking about. In my territory, you have to listen to me. It's useless even if you know the Jade Emperor!"

His voice was rough and hoarse, full of dominance and arrogance.

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn and tense.

"Puch!"

Suddenly a laugh rang out, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly destroying the tense atmosphere that the bandit leader had originally created.

Everyone looked in the direction of the laughter, and saw Li Zhi covering his mouth with one hand, his face flushed, as if he was trying to hold back his laughter but couldn't. He waved his hands and said, "Sorry, I really can't hold it back..."

Everyone was puzzled. Li Zhi pointed at Wang Yang and said in a slightly teasing tone: "I really thought you were so shameless, but I didn't expect that others would ignore you at all..."

Wang Yang shook his head helplessly after hearing this. He sighed and said, "Since talking doesn't work, I can only use other methods."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhi, Wang Yang and Erniu worked in perfect harmony and instantly jumped up, like three arrows shot from a bow, rushing towards the group of bandits.

For a moment, the flashes of swords and sabers were gleaming.

Wang Yang swung the sword in his hand like the wind, and each sword was fierce and powerful, forcing the bandits in front of him to retreat step by step. He was agile and shuttled between the enemies like a ghost, making it difficult to predict and impossible to defend against.

Li Zhi also held a long sword, and his movements were swift and sharp. Although his swordsmanship was not as good as Wang Yang's, it was simple and swift, and each sword contained endless killing intent, making it impossible for the bandits to stop it.

Erniu, on the other hand, used force to defeat the opponent's cleverness. He brandished the steel knife in his hand and used the sword techniques that Li Zhi had taught him. Every sword move gathered all of Erniu's strength and momentum. The bandits did not dare to resist and chose to avoid his attack.

The three of them worked in perfect harmony, forming an indestructible attack line. The bandits were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties. Their original arrogance was extinguished in an instant, replaced by fear and panic.

In the back, Pei Xing and Xu Zhen were watching seriously, commenting from time to time. Sometimes they said that Wang Yang was not murderous enough, sometimes they said that Li Zhi's swordsmanship was rough, and sometimes they said that Erniu was a reckless man.

They didn't even mention that they were hiding in the back watching the show.