Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 568 Xiao Ke

"Brother Mu, I didn't expect it would be you."

Li Zhi looked at the familiar figure, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

The man was wearing the Night Patrol's signature green outfit, and still had the strange bronze mask on his face, revealing only a pair of deep eyes. It was none other than Mu Ye, the leader of the Gui clan.

But when Mu Ye stepped closer, Li Zhi frowned.

Because he clearly noticed that although Mu Ye's steps were still steady, there was a subtle sluggishness, and there was a faint smell of blood on his body, which showed that he was obviously injured.

"You are hurt?"

Li Zhi took a step forward, his voice sounding a bit serious.

Li Zhi clearly remembered that day at Longhu Mountain, Mu Ye defeated the Thunder Dharma Image of Longhu Mountain with his own strength, and frightened the group of people from Longhu Mountain who were eyeing him covetously, allowing Li Zhi and his men to go down the mountain safely.

Who could injure such a powerful person?

When Mu Ye heard this, a hint of sadness flashed across his eyes under the mask. He shook his head gently and slowly told him about Gui's recent experiences.

The voice came through the mask, with a hint of metallic coldness.

It turned out that on the night of the palace coup, the Hanzhou Guizu Yamen was also attacked by monsters.

At first, Mu Ye didn't take it seriously, because although there were many monsters, their strength was extremely mediocre. He just thought that the Gui clan had used excessive means when they encircled and suppressed the monsters in Hanzhou some time ago, which led to the remaining monsters to unite and retaliate.

Under his leadership, the Gui members easily repelled and dispersed the attacking demons.

But when cleaning up the scene, Mu Ye discovered that one of his Gui brothers had disappeared.

"At the time, I thought he was abducted by a monster in the melee, so I led my brothers to chase after him."

Mu Ye's voice was extremely low, and his tone was full of annoyance: "We chased them for dozens of miles and killed all the monsters, but we didn't even see the shadow of that brother."

What shocked Mu Ye even more was that when they returned to the yamen, they counted the number of people and found that two more people were missing!

This time, even Mu Ye, who was always calm and composed, lost his patience.

You know, anyone who can get into the Night Patrol is no weakling. Plus, the Gui clan members always operate in groups of three, supporting each other.

Even if they encounter a strong enemy, they will not be killed and abducted without a sound.

There is definitely something strange about such a silent disappearance.

Mu Ye immediately ordered the blockade of the surrounding area and led people to search all night. Finally, one of the missing members was found by a small river outside the city.

But the man was curled up in the grass, his eyes closed, his face as pale as paper. No matter how Mu Ye called out, there was no response. If the man had not been breathing slightly, Mu Ye would have thought he was dead.

Seeing that he couldn't wake him up, Mu Ye planned to pass a wisp of Qi into his body to investigate the situation inside the person and see how serious his injuries were.

But Mu Ye never expected that the wisp of Qi he passed over would be like a spark that ignited a barrel of explosives, instantly detonating the Gui member!

The violent explosion instantly resounded throughout the wilderness, shaking the earth and mountains. The ground within three feet turned over and sank, and fragments of flesh and blood mixed with debris flew everywhere.

Mu Ye, with his inherent strength and quick reflexes, managed to block his vitals at the moment of the explosion. However, he was still blown away by the blast, leaving deep wounds visible to the bone all over his body, and his internal organs were shaken to the point of turmoil.

The other members of the Gui clan present were not spared either and were all injured.

"Aside from the one who was killed on the spot and the two brothers who are missing, four of the remaining people are seriously injured and are still in a coma. It's hard to say whether they can survive."

Mu Ye's voice was filled with suppressed anger.

This made Mu Ye angry. You know, there are only twelve people in each Earthly Branch, and more than half of them were killed in one night.

Li Zhi's heart sank when he heard this. Such a heavy loss was far more serious than he had expected.

Moreover, because the member of the Gui clan who was best at tracking was seriously injured and unconscious in the explosion, Mu Ye was unable to even look for the two missing members or find the mastermind behind the scenes.

It was precisely because of this that Mu Ye sent out an urgent report in a hurry, requesting support from the headquarters.

It was because Li Zhi received Mu Ye's request for support that he came to Hanzhou as his first stop after leaving the capital.

"So, the whereabouts of the two missing persons are still unknown?" Li Zhi asked.

Mu Ye nodded without saying anything, his eyes beneath the mask full of solemnity.

So, Li Zhi turned around, his eyes fell on the person behind him, and asked, "Xiao Ke, do you have any way to find them?"

The person whose name was called took a step forward.

Mu Ye immediately shifted his gaze to this person, but his attire and appearance caught Mu Ye's attention.

I saw that this person had a full beard and a burly figure, but he was wearing a pink female costume embroidered with flowers and birds. A pair of big feet were exposed under the skirt. The bare feet were covered with mud, which looked weird and funny.

Xiao Ke bowed to Li Zhi and Mu Ye. Although he looked rough, his voice was as sharp as a woman's. "Don't worry, Chief Dai, and Commander Mu, don't worry. I'm the best at tracking people down. Leave this to me!"

After that, he looked at Mu Ye and said, "I need to borrow the missing person's personal belongings. The more often I use them, the better."

Mu Ye naturally wouldn't have other people's personal belongings, but as a leader of the Gui clan, he naturally knew the residences of his brothers.

So he said, "I know where they live. Follow me."

The group quickly rushed to the home of one of the missing members and found a pair of old cloth shoes under his bed.

Xiao Ke took the shoes and without delay, he immediately recited an obscure spell. Then, in the puzzled and astonished eyes of everyone, he forced his big feet into the cloth shoes of a huge size.

The strange thing is that although the size difference is huge, after Xiao Ke's feet were completely stuffed into the shoes, there was no abnormality at all. The cloth shoes didn't even deform, as if Xiao Ke's feet were born to be the perfect size for these cloth shoes.

After putting on his shoes, Xiao Ke stood on tiptoe and turned to Li Zhi and the others and said, "Follow me."

Then, he seemed to be out of control and suddenly ran in one direction. His speed was so fast that even his feet seemed to have turned into afterimages.

Li Zhi's eyes flickered. Xiao Ke's method was a bit strange, but he could also see that Xiao Ke must be using some kind of connection between the old personal belongings and their owner to let the old belongings find their owner on their own.

This strange method might really be able to find the two missing people.

After Li Zhi and Mu Ye exchanged a glance, they immediately called out to the others and quickly followed Xiao Ke.