Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 344 Leaving the Palace

Although Li Zhi knew in his heart that the reason why Gao Song was so hostile and wary of him was entirely out of duty.

After all, protecting the prince's safety is of utmost importance and cannot be neglected in the slightest.

If anything happened to the prince, Gao Song, as the prince's close attendant, would definitely be held accountable.

But being stared at so eagerly was really an uncomfortable feeling, and Li Zhi immediately lost the desire to continue teasing the prince.

At that moment, he controlled the magic and gently released the prince from the arm made of mud. After the prince's feet landed firmly on the ground, he slowly dissipated the magic.

As the spell dissipated, the abnormality on the ground gradually returned to normal, as if the magical scene just now had never happened.

The prince was originally very excited by this novel way of playing. He was curiously immersed in the wonderful experience of being held up by the arms extending from the ground. But before he had enough fun, he was put down by Li Zhi. Naturally, he was dissatisfied.

He pouted and muttered, "Play some more, I haven't had enough..."

There was reluctance in his tone, and his little eyes looked at Li Zhi eagerly, as if he was expecting Li Zhi to change his mind and cast some magical spell to let him continue playing.

Li Zhi looked at the prince in front of him. He knew in his heart that although the prince's status was extremely noble, after all, the person in front of him was just a three-year-old child.

If a child of this age lived in an ordinary family, he would probably play carefree every day.

But as a prince, he was destined to be different from ordinary people. Not only were there many complicated rules, but he also had to start learning at a young age.

After thinking for a while, Li Zhi reached into his arms and slowly took out a small wooden knife he had carved.

Because Li Zhi wanted to practice the Soul Sword Sect's techniques, he always carried a number of these small wooden swords that he had carved himself.

Although this wooden sword is small, Li Zhi carved it very delicately. The inscription on it looks like a pattern, covering the entire wooden sword.

Li Zhi handed the wooden sword to the prince and said, "I have something else to do and cannot continue playing with Your Highness. This sword was carved by me. I will give it to Your Highness today. I hope Your Highness will like it."

As soon as the prince saw the wooden sword, his eyes suddenly lit up and he was immediately attracted to it. He didn't care about pestering Li Zhi to continue casting magic.

He simply reached out and threw the wooden sword made of ordinary wood in his hand aside, grabbed the wooden sword given by Li Zhi, and started playing with it lovingly.

Sometimes he held the wooden sword against the sunlight to look at the beautiful inscriptions on it, sometimes he waved it in a very serious manner, laughing from time to time. He looked so happy, it was obvious that he liked this wooden sword very much.

Seeing that the prince liked the wooden sword so much, Li Zhi was relieved and secretly glad that this trick worked. He turned his head to look at Old Qiu and winked at him. The meaning in his eyes was very clear, that is, he wanted to leave here quickly.

After all, he didn't know if the prince would pester him for other things if he got tired of the wooden sword.

Elder Qiu understood what Li Zhi meant. He cleared his throat and said to the prince, "Your Highness, Grand Secretary Li should be here soon. It is inconvenient for me to stay here for long. I will take my leave first. I will come to the East Palace next time I am on duty."

Children are easily attracted by new and interesting things. At this moment, the prince's eyes were full of the exquisite and beautiful wooden sword in his hand, and he didn't pay any attention to what Mr. Qiu said.

He just nodded and said "hmm" casually as a response.

His attention was still entirely on the wooden sword, and he was having a lot of fun immersed in his own little world.

Seeing this, Old Qiu didn't take it seriously. He just smiled and turned to Gao Song and said, "Eunuch Gao, I'll leave first. I'll trouble you to take care of me here."

Gao Song nodded slightly, his face still without any extra expression, and said in a calm tone: "Take care, Mr. Qiu. I have to take care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so I won't see you off. Please forgive me."

Just like that, Li Zhi hurriedly followed behind Mr. Qiu, and the two of them left here in a hurry. Their backs soon disappeared at the end of the corridor of the East Palace, leaving only the prince still playing with the wooden sword in the study with great interest, and Gao Song still guarding beside him.

After Li Zhi and Qiu Lao came out of the East Palace together, neither of them wandered around other places in the palace.

After all, the palace was full of strict rules and regulations, and one had to be cautious in everything they did, so they headed straight for the palace's exit. Not long after, they successfully exited the tall and majestic palace gate.

As soon as he walked out of the palace gate, Li Zhi turned to look at Old Qiu and asked, "Old Qiu, how about I take you to the Night Tour Division first, or do you have other plans?"

After hearing this, Mr. Qiu waved his hand lightly, with a somewhat casual expression on his face, and said, "No need, you can go and do your own thing. I still have some things to deal with here, so I won't bother you."

After hearing what Mr. Qiu said, Li Zhi didn't say anything else. He greeted Mr. Qiu, then turned around and left in another direction.

Li Zhike did not forget that he had already agreed with Hong Fan the day before yesterday that they would go together to meet Master Bao today.

However, Hong Fan usually has no fixed place to live and has never had a fixed accommodation. Li Zhi has no idea where he is hanging around at the moment. If he wants to find him, he doesn't know where to look.

After thinking about it, Li Zhi decided to go back to the inn where he was staying to see if Hong Fan was already waiting for him there.

When Li Zhi returned to the inn and entered the door, he looked around but did not see Hong Fan.

He walked to the counter and asked the waiter about the situation. The waiter scratched his head, thought for a moment, and said, "Sir, Mr. Hong hasn't come here today."

When Li Zhi heard this, he immediately felt relieved and secretly thanked God that Hong Fan had not arrived. Otherwise, if he was not there, he would have been afraid of missing the appointment.

After all, Master Bao is of noble status, and it would be bad if he made people wait for a long time or broke his promise.

Thinking that there was nothing else to do at the moment, he slowly returned to his room in the inn, lay down on the bed, and planned to rest for a while and recuperate.

Unexpectedly, when I lay down, I didn’t know whether it was because I didn’t sleep last night or because I was tense in the palace.

As soon as he relaxed, fatigue came over him like a tide. Li Zhi felt his head getting heavier and heavier, and his eyelids getting heavier. Before he knew it, he fell into a deep sleep.

After a while, the sound of his even breathing could be heard in the room, and he had fallen asleep.