Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 140 Zhang Dongze, Fang Cheng

When the last ray of afterglow disappeared from the capital's skyline, night slowly fell like a black curtain.

The bustling and noisy streets during the day gradually became quiet, with only the occasional sound of the night watchman and the rustling sound of the night wind.

The entire capital city fell into a moment of extreme tranquility.

At this moment, in the watery night, a figure quietly walked out of the city gate.

Although according to the regulations of the capital, people are absolutely not allowed to walk outside at night, and they are not even allowed to enter or leave the city gates.

However, although the regulations do stipulate this, as the saying goes: rules are dead, people are alive.

In this complex world, there are always some people who can ignore these regulations by virtue of their special identities and backgrounds.

For example, the person in front of him has a strong background, so he can ignore the regulations.

He was the servant of the current Minister of Revenue.

The Minister of Revenue is a high-ranking official in the imperial court, holding a high position of power.

Even though he was just a servant in his house, he was not someone a soldier guarding the gate could afford to offend.

After all, he is a third-rank official in front of the prime minister.

The guard at the gate was well aware of this, so after the other party revealed his identity and stuffed a silver ingot into his pocket, the guard quietly let him go.

Zhang Dongze quietly walked out of the gate of the capital city, carrying a long package on his back.

He looked back at the capital city behind him, with a hint of reluctance in his eyes, but it was immediately covered by the greed and excitement flashing in his eyes.

In fact, Zhang Dongze worked in Lord He's house and was treated very well.

He and Fang Cheng and the other four were old men who had followed Lord He for a long time, so Lord He had always been very generous to them.

Especially since Lord He is now a high-ranking official, no matter whether it is other servants in the mansion or other people outside, even some low-ranking officials will greet them with a smile when they see them.

This kind of life is comfortable and stable, which is really good.

If it weren't for the shocking news he heard during the day, Zhang Dongze might have just been working as an ordinary clerk in Lord He's house and lived an ordinary life.

But fate is often so unexpected that he happened to know the news. Perhaps this was really God's will.

Zhang Dongze kept thinking about what the man said during the day.

According to that person, Xiaoyao Mountain had a shocking scandal. A disciple named Li Zhi had brutally killed his master. Now, Xiaoyao Mountain has issued a bounty for Li Zhi. Anyone who captures Li Zhi, regardless of life or death, will be given a magical inheritance!

The inheritance of immortal arts!

How could Zhang Dongze hold back?

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for someone like Zhang Dongze, who is ambitious, eager to gain powerful strength and a respected status.

Moreover, after some painstaking inquiries, Zhang Dongze actually discovered that the Li Zhi who was wanted by Xiaoyao Mountain with a reward was the Li Zhi he knew who had previously assisted Master Liu in refining pills in He Mansion.

This made Zhang Dongze very excited. He felt that all this must be God's will. God wanted him to embark on the path of cultivation and become an immortal who is admired by everyone!

Because if it were someone else, Zhang Dongze might be a little afraid, after all, he is from Xiaoyao Mountain after all.

But if that person was Li Zhi, Zhang Dongze did not think that he would be weaker than him. After all, Li Zhi had only been in Xiaoyao Mountain for about a year.

What can you do in about a year?

A third-rate martial arts master may not be able to compete with a first-rate martial arts master even after ten years of hard training.

So this made Zhang Dongze extremely excited. He seemed to have already seen the scene of himself carrying Li Zhi's head to the top of Xiaoyao Mountain.

In fact, this is also because Zhang Dongze's impression of Li Zhi is still stuck in the He Mansion period at that time, an ordinary person who had just learned a few sword techniques and a spell.

However, he had no way of imagining what Li Zhi had experienced when he was living a comfortable and leisurely life in the He Mansion, so he could not imagine how much Li Zhi had grown now.

However, when Zhang Dongze was preparing to look for Li Zhi with great anticipation, a person suddenly appeared on the road ahead and stood firmly in the middle of the road.

The cold moonlight poured down, covering the earth like a layer of silver gauze.

In the hazy moonlight, a figure stood with a sword in hand.

Zhang Dongze paused abruptly, his eyes narrowed, revealing a dangerous look, and he whispered: "Fang Cheng...what are you doing here?"

Fang Cheng glanced at Zhang Dongze coldly with an arrogant look on his face. He said with a slightly disdainful tone: "Zhang Dongze, do you really think I don't know what you want to do? Ever since you heard about Brother Li during the day, you have been asking about it. Don't you just want to use Brother Li's life to exchange for the magic?"

Zhang Dongze heard this and grinned, but this smile seemed a little gloomy compared to his usual boldness. He stared at Fang Cheng and said word by word: "Yes... and... what?"

Fang Cheng slowly pulled out the steel knife in his hand. The blade reflected the moonlight and flashed with a cold light.

Fang Cheng said softly, "Brother Li saved my life. Now I know you want to cause trouble for him, so I won't allow it!"

"hehe..."

Zhang Dongze lowered his head and sneered, then raised his head, his eyes as ferocious as a hungry wolf at night.

He grabbed the strap of the package on his shoulder and said gloomily, "I haven't been in the underworld for a long time. You don't even know my reputation back then? You're playing with a knife in front of me?"

Zhang Dongze's voice exploded like a thunder in the night sky.

"I am...Randao...Zhang Dongze!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Dongze exerted force on his feet and rushed towards Fang Cheng like a cannonball. At the same time, he threw the package in his hand into the air.

A clattering sound was heard, and steel knives flashing with cold light were flying in the air in disorder as Zhang Dongze moved.

At this time, Fang Cheng on the other side also moved, dragging his steel knife across the ground and approaching Zhang Dongze.

In this silent night, the two of them collided fiercely like meteors.

The sharp sword light flickered in the moonlight. Two figures quickly shuttled and collided in the night. Every collision would spark sparks and make a sharp sound.

After a moment, the sound of fierce fighting stopped abruptly and dead silence filled the surroundings.

The ground was covered with shocking knife marks and bloodstains. In the midst of the mess, there was a figure kneeling on the ground, his body was pierced with sharp steel knives, blood flowed from his wounds along the steel knives and dripped onto the ground.

Covered in blood, he no longer had any life or breath.

The moonlight fell on his body, revealing a pale and lifeless face, yet still with a hint of arrogance.

That person was Fang Cheng!

There seemed to be some reluctance and arrogance in his lifeless eyes, but the flame of his life had been completely extinguished.

And Zhang Dongze has long disappeared...

The night wind blew, bringing with it a hint of coolness and a smell of blood. The moonlight still quietly fell on the earth, illuminating the mess.