Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 227 Narcissus City

Yongguo, a country that has been established for hundreds of years, has become increasingly powerful under the diligent governance of successive monarchs. Although there were several prodigals among the previous monarchs, under the efforts of the current emperor Zhao Qi, Yongguo is now reborn.

It is also because of this that Yongguo has been able to maintain its legitimate position among several surrounding countries that are eyeing it covetously.

Such a country is certainly not a weak and vulnerable small country.

The territory of Yongguo is vast and stretches for tens of thousands of miles. Ten major states are divided on this vast land.

The ten states are: Youzhou, Zhuzhou, Leizhou, Cangzhou, Mingzhou, Dongzhou, Zhanzhou, Anzhou, Chizhou, and Hanzhou.

They are like stars surrounding the moon, arranged in a staggered layout, closely surrounding the magnificent capital city in the center.

As part of the national structure of Yongguo, the Night Patrol is an extremely important force. Therefore, each of the ten states has a Night Patrol to guard and patrol there.

Li Zhi and his men belonged to the Yeyou Division, and the prefecture they were responsible for guarding was Leizhou.

Leizhou and Youzhou are far apart and the journey is long. Li Zhi followed Cheng Fengzi all the way and traveled non-stop. It took him almost half a month to finally reach the border of Leizhou.

While on the road, Li Zhi's injuries had recovered almost completely. Although his face was still a little pale, it was much better than before, and his eyes gradually became brighter.

Fengzi Cheng slowly exhaled a breath of foul air, turned his head to look at Li Zhi, and said with a smile: "Yanling City is ahead. As long as we pass this city and walk a little further, we will reach Minglei City where our Bing group is located."

Hearing this, Li Zhi nodded slightly.

Then he looked up at the sky and saw that the originally azure sky had gradually been stained with a hint of yellow, and the sun was gradually setting in the west, and was about to sink into the horizon.

Li Zhi couldn't help but say, "Uncle Cheng, it's getting late. Let's go to Yanling City to rest first. It won't be too late to go to Minglei City tomorrow when we have enough rest."

Speaking of which, after spending every day with Cheng Fengzi along the way, Li Zhi has gained a pretty deep understanding of this person.

Cheng Fengzi is a generous and righteous person. Although Li Zhi was wary of him when they first met, as time went by, the vigilance in Li Zhi's heart gradually faded.

Now, Li Zhi has become more familiar and intimate with calling Cheng Fengzi, and it is natural for him to call him Uncle Cheng.

After hearing Li Zhi's suggestion, Cheng Fengzi laughed and responded readily: "Okay, let's rest here for a while. It's also a good opportunity for us to rest after traveling all the way."

After saying that, the two of them quickened their pace and headed towards Yanling City, whose outline was already faintly visible ahead.

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Anzhou, Narcissus City.

As a small town at the westernmost part of Yongguo, although it is also located in the border area, it has a different situation due to its unique geographical location.

To the west of Yongguo is a vast desert that stretches as far as the eye can see.

The desert is full of yellow sand, with a harsh climate, scarce water resources, and extremely harsh living conditions, making it completely unsuitable for human habitation. It is precisely because of this that the border area where Narcissus Town is located has never been disturbed by war.

On weekdays, there would occasionally be some roving horse thieves passing by. They would take advantage of the cover of night to rob passing merchants and travelers, steal some property, and then quickly flee.

Apart from this, there would be some ignorant and short-sighted monsters who would come to cause trouble from time to time, or rob people's livestock, or create some minor chaos in the town, but apart from these, there were no other particularly big dangers.

Moreover, with the Night Patrol stationed here, these monsters cannot cause any trouble, so there has never been any major chaos in Narcissus City.

However, today, this ordinary and quiet little town welcomed three unusual guests.

The three people who came were all wearing the unique blue clothes of the Night Patrol. They all had serious faces and were not smiling. There was a cold and vigilant look in their eyes, as if they were always on guard against something.

Shuixian City is just a small city, not very large, and there is no government office specifically set up for the Night Tour Division to handle affairs. As a result, the three people who came here to investigate the situation went straight to the local government office.

The people in the local government office obviously recognized the three people who came. After all, the Night Patrol Division was quite famous in various places. When some busy clerks in the government office saw the figures of these three people, they greeted them enthusiastically.

Although the three men still had tense faces and stern expressions, they still nodded slightly to the clerks as a response.

The three of them walked hurriedly without stopping and went straight to the prefect's study.

A moment later, the three of them walked out of the study with serious expressions.

Tang Zhiming frowned tightly, with a worried look on his face. He looked at the captain of their team, He Gang, and said solemnly: "Captain, it seems that the news we received is correct. There are indeed traces of a big monster entering and leaving Shuixian City."

He Gang also looked solemn when he heard this. He nodded slowly and said seriously, "Well, if that's the case, we have to investigate it first. We have to find out which monster has visited this place and what its purpose is. We have to prevent this monster from causing trouble in Anzhou, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

Tang Zhiming and Liu Qing beside him heard the captain's instructions and nodded in response, with vigilance in their eyes.

You know, this matter concerns a big demon and is not a trivial matter. They naturally dare not be careless at all.

After all, not long ago, Mingzhou had just been attacked by a great demon, with heavy casualties. If General Meng Bei had not happened to be nearby at the time and led his Sheep Camp to arrive in time, Linjiang City would have been destroyed.

The aftermath of that incident has not yet subsided. I heard that the on-duty personnel of the Night Patrol Division stationed in Mingzhou at that time were charged with dereliction of duty because of this incident. They have been arrested and imprisoned and are still under investigation.

The leader of the Wu clan was extremely anxious when he saw his men being captured. He was trying to find a way to get them back by asking for help from everyone.

But what else could be done? The monster’s attack on the city was too much of a fuss. Not only did Linjiang City and the surrounding villages suffer countless casualties, but in the end it was the military that intervened to save the situation.

This incident was equivalent to a blatant slap in the face of Yeyousi, making Yeyousi lose face in front of other people.

Therefore, under this circumstance, the person who was believed to have brought shame to the Night Patrol Department could only be pushed out to bear the full responsibility for this incident.

With such a precedent in front of them, the night patrol officers of each department are now working with extreme vigilance, fearing that if they are not careful, an incident similar to what happened in Linjiang City will happen again. If that happens, they will be in trouble.

It was for this reason that, even though they had only heard that there were signs of a powerful monster entering and leaving Narcissus City, He Gang and the other two hurried here without delay, not daring to delay for a moment.