Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 161 Departure and subsequent plans

At this point, the matter of the Stone God has finally come to an end.

Li Zhi finally put down the heavy stone in his heart and could leave without any worries.

He looked at Huang Shi, who was excited, and said softly, "Now that things have come to an end, it's time for me to leave."

Huang Shi was slightly stunned, and the joy on his face faded a little. He pondered for a moment, then said: "You are leaving so soon? If you leave... no one will be able to drink with me in the future."

Huangshi's current identity in this area is indeed a bit embarrassing. He is obviously a living person, but he is pushed into the camp of gods.

This made the villagers only have awe and pleading towards Huangshi, and they were simply unable to get along with him like they would ordinary people.

This is also the reason why Huang Shi couldn't help but talk so much to Li Zhi when he met Li Zhi for the first time. He was really too lonely here.

Now, Li Zhi, the only person who could treat him as an ordinary person, was leaving. It would be impossible for Huangshi to say that he didn't feel reluctant at all.

Li Zhi patted Huang Shi's shoulder gently and said in a deep voice: "Why don't you try to be yourself..."

Huang Shi was stunned when he heard this. He looked up at Li Zhi and saw an extremely firm belief in Li Zhi's eyes.

This look made Huangshi's heart ripple. Huangshi had seen this look in another person before.

That person was Huang Shi’s classmate. They also came from humble backgrounds, but the difference was that his friend always had an unwavering determination and kept working hard to move forward.

When Huangshi was still trapped in this small Huangni Village, his classmate had already put on the imperial robes and became the focus of everyone's attention.

At this moment, when Huang Shi looked at Li Zhi, it was as if he saw his classmate from that year.

Huang Shi smiled bitterly, shook his head, and was about to say something.

But he was interrupted by Li Zhi, who said, "I know what you want to say, it's nothing more than how the villagers here are, how the children are. But have you ever thought about it, do you really plan to stay in this Huangni Village for the rest of your life?"

Huangshi opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Li Zhi patted Huang Shi's shoulder again, but this time he patted her with more force. He said, "Think about it carefully. This world is huge. If you live in a small corner, you won't be able to see the beauty of this world."

After Li Zhi finished speaking, he turned and left.

When Li Zhi stepped out of Huangshi's house, his steps suddenly stopped.

He bent down, stretched out his right hand to pick up a stone on the ground, and then carved something neatly on the ground next to Huangshi's house.

After a moment, Li Zhi stood up straight, threw the stone in his hand casually to the side, and left without looking back.

Huang Shi stared blankly at Li Zhi's figure. After a long while, he suddenly came to his senses, and hurried to the place where Li Zhi had just carved and written, and lowered his head to check it carefully.

I saw a line of poetry clearly engraved on the ground.

Flowers fill the lake, wine fills the cup, and freedom is found in the vast expanse of waves.

Looking at the poem on the ground, Huangshi did not move, as if time had stopped at this moment.

After a long time, Huangshi finally woke up as if from a dream. The corners of his mouth rose slightly, and the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter. He stared at the words on the ground and chuckled.

"The poem is not bad, but the handwriting is a bit ugly."

Then, he looked up at the direction where Li Zhi left, and said softly, "Wait a little longer, until those children can take care of themselves, I will go out... and see the world!"

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Li Zhi rode his loyal old friend, the brown horse, slowly along the road.

The sunlight shone on his shoulders, casting a long shadow.

The moment he left Huangni Village, he already had a clear goal for his next trip in his mind.

During Li Zhi's trip to Huangni Village, he successfully obtained the earth energy and refined it, and also broke through the spleen and earth barrier in one fell swoop. This was something that made Li Zhi happy.

However, his dormant heart fire and liver wood did not reawaken with the breakthrough of the spleen and earth barrier, and remained motionless.

This had a significant impact on Li Zhi's mood, which was originally happy because of his great success in spleen and earth.

If the Heart Fire cannot be awakened, the Lung Metal cannot be suppressed. If the Lung Metal cannot be suppressed, the Liver Wood cannot be mobilized. Li Zhi even has to be careful to guard against the Lung Metal, lest it go crazy at any time.

So although Li Zhi's trip seemed to be fruitful, in fact, he only activated the spleen and earth, which did not improve his original situation much.

Because of this, Li Zhi is now in urgent need of finding the fire energy and reactivating the fire in his heart in order to solve this problem.

But Li Zhi had no clues about the other five elements. He knew very few people in this world, and the connections that could provide him with relevant clues were even scarcer. Li Zhi even had to be on guard against them.

After all, when it comes to collecting the five elements' energy, it's easy for people to think of the five internal organs.

Originally, if one wanted to find the five elements of nature, Lou Manlou would be a good choice, because Immortal Master Liu once said that Lou Manlou was extremely keen on collecting all kinds of rare treasures.

Therefore, Li Zhi guessed that Lou Manlou might have other items with the five elements on hand.

However, considering that he had already exchanged a piece of gold-containing stone from Lou Manlou, if he went to find him again, it might make Lou Manlou suspicious.

Li Zhi knew very well that he could not take such a risk.

He had to be vigilant at all times and not let others associate it with the Five Internal Organ Meridians that he was practicing.

Once discovered, it will surely bring endless troubles.

Therefore, Li Zhi repeatedly weighed various possibilities in his mind, and after repeated consideration, he finally made a decision.

He decided to go to the capital!

Li Zhi remembers a saying that goes like this: 90 percent of the world's resources are in the hands of 10 percent of the people.

In Yongguo, these 10% of people are basically high-ranking officials and nobles.

Where are the most dignitaries? Of course, it is the capital city under the feet of the emperor.

The capital city is a place where power and wealth gather. Li Zhi feels that there, he may have a higher chance of finding the fire or water energy that he needs.

The biggest reason why Li Zhi wanted to go to the capital was because Lord He was also in the capital.

But Li Zhi naturally didn't want to hit Mr. He with the bamboo stick.

Although Lord He was able to return to the court and become a first-rank official because of the Fuyang Pill, and Li Zhi also put in a lot of effort in refining the Fuyang Pill, Li Zhi could not do such a thing as repaying a favor.

The reason why he went to find Lord He was simply because Lord He was the only high-ranking official he knew in this world.

Li Zhi believed that if he went to other high-ranking officials whom he had never met before, those people would not even bother with him.

After all, from ancient times to the present, these high-ranking officials have always liked to look down on others.

After all, Mr. He seems to have some acquaintance with him.

As for how to convince Lord He to help him, Li Zhi was not completely sure. He could only pin his hopes on the elixir he refined.

He had refined many elixirs before, and these elixirs were of many types and variety. Li Zhi hoped that one of them could become a bargaining chip to impress Lord He.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi suddenly squeezed the horse's belly and shouted, "Let's go!"

One man and one horse gradually went away...