Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 544: Meet an old acquaintance again

The mountain wind blew dust over the treetops, carrying the sound of distant horse hooves into the ears of everyone with different thoughts.

The one-eyed man stood up suddenly, and his only remaining right eye suddenly lit up.

In the distance, more than twenty black horses were rushing towards them, crushing the noise. These twenty-odd people were all wearing scarlet cloaks, and the silver sheaths of the scimitars at their waists were shining coldly in the sunlight.

This is the main force of the Blood Knife Stronghold and the personal guard of the stronghold leader!

"Brother! It's Brother!"

The one-eyed man's voice suddenly rose, and his hoarse voice was filled with deliberate flattery.

He deliberately stepped aside to avoid sight and shouted at the oncoming troops, "Brother! This kid is so ignorant that he wants to see your supernatural powers!"

Li Zhi raised his eyebrows when he heard this and tapped lightly on the hilt of the sword with his fingertips.

This one-eyed man is well versed in the art of instigation. When has he ever said such provocative words?

However, Li Zhi was too lazy to argue, because what the one-eyed man said coincided with what Li Zhi was thinking.

Looking forward along the direction where the one-eyed dragon moved sideways.

Li Zhi looked at the newcomers one by one.

This sight made Li Zhi slightly stunned.

What stunned Li Zhi was not the young man in the lead who looked to be only about ten years old, but the middle-aged man who was half a body length behind the young man.

That... turned out to be an old acquaintance of Li Zhi.

The man was dressed in sloppy clothes like a bandit, his face was pale, and there were even many wrinkles on his face. At first glance, he looked nearly ten years older.

When the man's eyes met Li Zhi's, shock appeared in his eyes.

Obviously, he also recognized Li Zhilai.

"Zhang Dongze..."

Li Zhi stared at him and said slowly: "I didn't expect... you would actually become a bandit..."

That’s right, this person was one of Lord He’s guards, Zhang Dongze!

As soon as Li Zhi finished speaking, Zhang Dongze's face turned so gloomy that water could drip out of it.

He gripped the broadsword at his waist, his knuckles turning white from the effort. Before he could open his mouth to refute, the young man in brocade clothes in front of him tilted his head and asked, "Huh? Do you know each other?"

The boy's voice was still childish, yet it was filled with undeniable arrogance. The black horse beneath him snorted, its hooves digging shallow pits in the bluestone.

Facing the young man's question, Zhang Dongze did not dare to be negligent. He bowed and replied, "This person is someone I knew in the past, but... we have never been close friends..."

The young man yawned lazily upon hearing this and said nonchalantly, "Since you're not familiar with them, just kill them all."

This was an understatement, as if he was talking about crushing an ant.

The group of people behind Li Zhi suddenly gasped, and some of them collapsed to the ground with their legs going limp, their faces filled with despair.

"Master of the Great Village!"

Zhang Dongze suddenly looked up, a fierce look flashing in his eyes. "Although I'm not familiar with this man, we have some connection. Can I kill him myself?"

The young man looked nonchalant when he heard this, waved his hand, and said, "Alright, go ahead, and I will lead the charge for you. But don't bring shame to our Blood Knife Village."

A hint of joy flashed in Zhang Dongze's eyes. He dismounted, drew his broadsword from his waist, and walked towards Li Zhi step by step, his murderous intent undisguised.

Li Zhi was very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, so he naturally heard Zhang Dongze's request for a fight. Moreover, when he saw Zhang Dongze's murderous look, Li Zhi was also a little surprised.

Logically speaking, although Li Zhi and Zhang Dongze cannot be considered to be close friends, they also have no hatred towards each other.

Therefore, Li Zhi was somewhat surprised by Zhang Dongze's murderous intent.

However, Li Zhi had no idea that the reason why Zhang Dongze had fallen into the state of banditry was precisely because of him.

Back then, when Zhang Dongze learned that Li Zhi was wanted by Xiaoyao Mountain, in order to get Li Zhi's head in exchange for the inheritance of immortal arts, Zhang Dongze did not hesitate to give up his wealth and glory, and even killed Fang Cheng. He was charged with murder and escape, and is still wanted by the court!

If not, why would he become a bandit?

But, there is a divine will in everything.

He never expected that the immortal method he had been searching for for a long time but had never been able to obtain would come to him after he became a bandit!

Zhang Dongze sighed, his eyes filled with reminiscence, his thoughts drifting away.

 …

At that time, Zhang Dongze relied on his solid martial arts foundation and his ruthless personality, but he often pretended to be heroic.

Therefore, not long after becoming a bandit, he was able to gather a team of dozens of people here, and even established the Blood Knife Stronghold.

It was a rainy night.

Zhang Dongze can still clearly recall the scene at that time, because...that was the moment that changed his destiny.

At that time, he met a young man.

Zhang Dongze had initially considered the young man's fine clothing, recognizing him as the son of a wealthy family. He figured if he abducted him and took him to the mountain stronghold, he could extort a large ransom from his family.

But Zhang Dongze never expected that this seemingly frail boy could actually cast spells!

For Zhang Dongze, this discovery was no less than seeing an oasis in the desert.

Even though the young man was not very proficient in magic, Zhang Dongze could easily defeat him with his excellent martial arts skills.

But for the sake of the magic he had been dreaming of, Zhang Dongze did not do so.

He knew that this was the closest he had ever been to learning magic, and it might also be his only chance to practice magic.

So, under Zhang Dongze's deliberate deception, the young boy, who was not very worldly-wise, was coaxed by Zhang Dongze into losing his way.

In the end, the young man even took over the Blood Knife Village and became the leader.

Even Zhang Dongze had to bow down to the young man.

In exchange, the young man will teach the magic... to Zhang Dongze!

 …

However, the young man's mastery of magic was not very proficient, so when he was teaching magic to Zhang Dongze, he stumbled and it was not smooth.

However, all of this is nothing to Zhang Dongze, who has been pursuing magic and is finally able to fulfill his long-cherished wish!

After Zhang Dongze risked his life and practiced day and night, he finally learned the magic taught to him by the young man!

He finally learned the spell he had always dreamed of!

However, what Zhang Dongze didn't know was that although the young man taught him the magic, he did not tell him the secret of nourishing qi.

You must know that whenever you practice or use magic, you will consume your own Qi.

If there is no method of nourishing Qi to maintain one's own Qi, then every time one practices a spell, every time one uses a spell, the Qi in the body will be lost without any return.

Over time, the Qi in the body will be completely consumed.

It will cause the person who practices magic to suffer from blood depletion, physical weakness, and greatly shortened lifespan.

The boy never mentioned any of this to Zhang Dongze.

And Zhang Dongze never understood...