Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 454 Jumping into the River to Survive

Witnessing this scene, Li Zhi suddenly understood.

This was obviously a revenge carefully planned by Sun Qing.

He threatened the dog's life and forced the old man to do something bad while rowing the boat with them, with the intention of causing Li Zhi and his group to sink their boat and die at the bottom of the river.

Li Zhi gritted his teeth, anger burning in his heart.

He hated himself for being blinded by the success he had experienced recently and being so careless that he left behind the scourge of Sun Qing. If he had killed him regardless of the consequences in Wukou City, this situation would not have happened.

It's really a disaster!

But it’s too late to say anything now. The most important thing at this moment is to get out of the predicament as soon as possible.

Li Zhi once again grabbed the old man lying on the side of the boat, his face ferocious, and roared at him: "Hurry up and fix the boat and take us to the shore immediately!"

But the old man refused to do so, because he knew in his heart that once Li Zhi and his men reached the other side safely, his grandson Gou Yazi would surely be killed by Sun Qing.

The old man was well aware of the cruelty of the Ninth Prince of Wu. His wife was tortured to death by the Ninth Prince. How could the old man be willing to let his only relative die again?

Therefore, the old man burst into tears and cried out: "No, no... If you go over, the dog will die..."

However, the old man's cries could not arouse Li Zhi's sympathy.

No matter what the old man's reason was, since he had already intended to harm Li Zhi, Li Zhi would naturally not show mercy.

Just as the old man finished speaking, a cold light flashed in Li Zhi's hand, and the sharp sword was unsheathed. A sharp sword energy swept across, and the old man's head was instantly separated from his body.

The head, still covered with tears, fell onto the black river water on the boat with a "plop", splashing black water.

Li Zhi's eyes flashed like lightning as he swept over the crowd, seeing fear on everyone's faces. He said in a deep voice, "Don't panic! Quickly find the leak and plug it with something!"

When everyone heard this, they did not dare to slack off and took action one after another.

On the other side of the river, the ninth prince Sun Qing felt a chill in his heart when he saw Li Zhi kill the old man so cleanly and efficiently.

But he was a cruel and brutal person. Li Zhi's actions not only did not make him retreat, but instead completely aroused his cruelty.

He slowly squatted down, his face as gloomy as the sky before a storm. He stared at the dog with a ferocious smile on his face and said, "Did you see that man? He killed your grandfather. When you die, don't forget to turn into a ghost and seek revenge on him!"

The dog's mouth was full of blood, and his face was blue and purple, covered with bruises and blood. It was obvious that he had suffered inhumane torture from Sun Qing before Li Zhi and others arrived.

He struggled desperately and wanted to scream, but no sound came out.

It turned out that his tongue had been cruelly pulled out by Sun Qing long ago.

Sun Qing said this, slowly stood up, and then with a "swish", he drew the sword from his waist.

The next second, his eyes turned red and he stabbed at the dog's head viciously.

With a "puff" sound, the sharp sword pierced through the dog's head.

Immediately afterwards, the dog's lifeless body fell heavily to the ground.

On the other side, Li Zhi and his team were anxiously looking for the leak on the bottom of the boat.

However, in order to save his grandson, the old man had already made up his mind to die, so he was very decisive. The hole in the bottom of the boat could not be repaired at all, leaving no chance for Li Zhi and the others to survive.

Seeing the black river water rising rapidly and reaching the knee level, everyone became more and more panicked.

"How about we swim over..." a civil servant suggested with a trembling voice and sweat on his forehead.

Before Li Zhi had time to think about whether this method was feasible, he heard a shrill scream.

I saw wisps of white smoke coming out of the hands of a soldier from the Qiongqi Camp. Along with the sound of "sizzling", the exposed skin began to rot rapidly, and the flesh and blood were blurred.

Soon after, everyone else whose bodies were immersed in the Black River water experienced the same horrible condition.

Li Zhi himself was not spared. He felt a piercing pain in his feet, as if countless ants were gnawing at them.

However, Li Zhi was surprised to find that the civil servants in the Ministry of Rites were not affected at all.

His mind raced, and he understood instantly: This Black Water River contains a righteous spirit that can specifically restrain evil spirits and negative energies.

People like them who have heavy evil energy in their bodies will naturally be severely eroded by the Black River water.

Those civil servants were well-read in the books of sages. Although they were not necessarily righteous, they did not have any evil spirits, so they were safe and sound.

Feeling the severe pain in his feet, Li Zhi was extremely anxious, but he couldn't think of any solution for a while.

They were now in the middle of the Blackwater River, with nothing around them to rely on except the deadly black water.

Li Zhi and the others can't fly, so what feasible solution is there?

Looking at the black river water gradually rising, Li Zhi knew that he could not delay any longer.

He gritted his teeth and whispered, "We can't go on like this! If we stay on this boat, we'll all die! Instead of waiting to die on this boat, why not jump into the river and see if we can swim across?! Everyone jump in, swim across, and whoever survives will win!"

Duan Heng and the others were tortured by the Black Water River. Although they all knew that the Black Water River was strange, they also knew that the only way to survive was to try their best to swim to the other side.

So, everyone showed determination on their faces and jumped into the Black Water River.

Li Zhi watched as figures jumped into the river one after another without any hesitation. There was no other way to go, so he jumped as well.

With a "splash", his entire body instantly sank into the river.

However, as soon as he entered the water, Li Zhi's face instantly turned as pale as paper.

He was horrified to find that his whole body seemed to be tightly bound by countless invisible ropes and he could not move.

Every inch of his skin could clearly feel the powerful pressure of the Black Water River, trying to swallow him completely.

He wanted to make a paddling motion, but his limbs were out of control, as if they were trapped in a huge block of black ice.

Li Zhi struggled to open his eyes in the river, only to see Duan Heng and the others sinking rapidly, one after another, like dumplings being dropped into the water. He was extremely anxious. Although he had long known that the Black Water River was extremely strange, he had never expected that its dangers were far beyond his imagination.

Li Zhi didn't have time to think about it, and instinctively started to circulate the five internal organs' meridians, trying to use the Qi in his body to resist the erosion of the Black Water River.

However, things went against his wishes. As the Qi in his body circulated, the water of the Black Water River seemed to be pulled by a powerful force, like a surging black tide, rushing towards Li Zhi madly.

This sudden change shocked Li Zhi.

He widened his eyes in horror and wanted to stop the circulation of Qi in his body, but it was too late.

The black water of the Black Water River rushed towards Li Zhi like an angry beast, forming a huge rotating vortex around him.

Under the crazy impact of the river, Li Zhi's consciousness gradually blurred, and he was finally completely submerged in the darkness...

In a trance, Li Zhi seemed to hear hallucinations...

Li Zhi only heard a voice that was extremely familiar and at the same time extremely frightening.

"My dear disciple, you can't die here..."