Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 145 Asking Huang Shi about something

Li Zhi arrived at the Qu River early in the morning, the place where a river monster was suspected to have appeared and caused trouble five years ago.

The early morning sun shines on the river surface, creating a dazzling halo, like a golden veil gently covering the river.

The river flows slowly, sparkling. Except for the ripples caused by the breeze, the surface of the river is very calm.

When looking at this not-so-big river, Li Zhi became more and more certain that the flood five years ago must have been caused by a monster. How could such a river suddenly have a flood? It was unreasonable.

When approaching the river, Li Zhi suddenly frowned. He noticed that there was a faint demonic aura hidden in the river.

The evil spirit was vague, like a thin thread, but he captured it keenly.

This made Li Zhi suddenly feel doubtful. You know, if there really was a monster causing trouble five years ago and caused the Night Patrol to take action, judging from the Night Patrol's style of doing things, they should not have been lenient and would not have left any survivors.

But why is there still evil spirit here five years later?

Could it be that a new monster had settled here? This thought flashed through Li Zhi's mind.

But he immediately thought of another possibility, perhaps, was this the work of the Stone God?

Li Zhi's eyes lit up. If it was really the work of the Stone God, then this gave Li Zhi a clue to track him down.

So Li Zhi was very excited and he went along the river to search.

Li Zhi's eyes were as sharp as torches, and he carefully observed everything around him.

Whether it was the stones by the river, the unusual movements in the grass, or the faint scent in the air, they all became his target.

Because this is related to whether the Stone God can be found and whether Li Zhi's five internal organs can be complete, it is naturally extremely important.

But after Li Zhi searched around, he found that except for a very faint, almost imperceptible demonic aura around the Qu River, he could not find anything else suspicious.

Although Li Zhi was full of doubts, he was never one to be easily discouraged. He thought to himself: Since there is evil spirit appearing here, there must be a reason for it.

Since there is no discovery at the moment, let's observe for a few more days, so Li Zhi plans to stay here and observe for a few more days.

However, he has important things to do right now.

First, he thought of going to Huangshi to ask about Quhe.

After all, Huang Shibei is a native of Huangni Village and is more familiar with this area. According to him, he also stayed by the Qu River for a day and a night, so he might be able to provide some useful clues.

Furthermore, Li Zhi also needs to prepare some dry food. After all, he plans to stay here for a few days. If he doesn’t prepare these things first, he will inevitably be delayed.

And all the dry food he brought with him was taken away by Huangshi last night without any hesitation, including the dried meat.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi shook his head helplessly, jumped on his horse, and galloped towards the nearby town.

Li Zhi rode his horse and rushed to the nearest town at lightning speed.

Although the town is not big, there are quite a few people coming and going, and it is full of the breath of life.

Li Zhi found a winery in the town and bought a jar of wine. He prepared this for Huang Shi, hoping that Huang Shi would recall some clues that might be useful to Li Zhi because of the wine.

Then Li Zhi went to buy some dried meat. If the dry food was just dry bread, Li Zhi really couldn't get used to it.

When passing by a meat bun shop, Li Zhi suddenly remembered the children adopted by Huang Shi. He subconsciously padded his wallet and bought dozens of meat buns from the shop.

After buying everything he needed, Li Zhi looked at the sky and found that it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon. He did not dare to waste any more time and rode his horse back home, galloping towards Huangni Village.

By the time Li Zhi arrived at the large yard where the children adopted by Huangshi lived, it was already sunset at the hour of You.

When Li Zhi arrived, the children who were playing in the yard looked at him curiously. But when they saw that Li Zhi was a stranger and was riding a horse, they were suddenly frightened and ran to find Huang Shi in panic.

There was only one little boy with a runny nose, who stood there blankly, staring straight at Li Zhi. His face did not show fear like the other children, but rather some curiosity.

The little boy sniffed, then pointed at Li Zhi and shouted, "You are the one hiding behind the tree yesterday!"

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Are you Gou Wa?"

When the little boy heard Li Zhi actually tell him his name, his brows knitted tightly together, his eyes full of confusion. He asked doubtfully: "How do you know my name!"

Li Zhi raised his chin slightly and replied in a pretentious manner: "I know everything about the past and present. There is nothing in the world today that I don't know."

Gou Wa opened his eyes wide and stared at Li Zhi blankly.

Obviously he believed Li Zhi's nonsense. Li Zhi thought he looked funny and was about to tease this naive little boy again when he heard Huang Shi's voice.

"Brother Li, are you here to see me?"

Huang Shi was also somewhat puzzled as to why Li Zhi came to find him. Logically speaking, he had made it clear last night that he was not the person Li Zhi was looking for.

When Li Zhi saw Huang Shi coming, he dismounted. His eyes fell on Huang Shi, and then he reached out and threw a bag of meat buns to Huang Shi, saying, "Give these buns to the children."

Huang Shi subconsciously reached out to catch the bun, and the heavy weight made him slightly stunned.

He gently lifted the oil paper wrapping the buns, and a rich fragrance immediately hit his nose, it was the mouth-watering aroma of meat.

The group of children following Huang Shi were originally hiding behind Huang Shi and looking at Li Zhi curiously. But when they smelled the fragrance, they immediately became like cats seeing fish, their eyes lit up, and they all surrounded Huang Shi.

The children stared at the buns in Huangshi's hand, their little faces full of desire.

Huangshi originally intended to save these meat buns for them to eat tomorrow because they had already eaten today's meal.

Food is hard to come by, and ordinary people like them only have one meal a day.

But in this situation, the children surrounded him tightly, and their eager eyes made him feel helpless. He knew that if he didn't hand over the buns, he would be unable to move forward.

Helplessly, Huangshi could only sigh and start distributing the buns in his hand to the children.

The children cheered and lined up to carefully take the buns that Huangshi handed to them.

Huangshi heaved a sigh of relief only after every child had a meat bun in their hands and was eating it. He quietly packed up the remaining buns and planned to save them for tomorrow.

At this time, Li Zhizheng walked towards him.

Huang Shi glanced at Li Zhi and said, "Brother Li, you haven't told me why you came to see me. You can't be here to buy buns for them, right?"

Li Zhi shook his head slightly, and he said directly: "I do have something to ask you. I want to ask you about what happened five years ago..."

As he said this, he handed him the jar of wine that he had prepared for Huang Shi.

Huang Shi's eyes lit up, and he quickly took it, saying, "Hey, it's just a small matter, Brother Li, just ask whatever you want to ask."

He looked so anxious, as if he was afraid that Li Zhi would change his mind and take back the jar of wine.