Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 144 Li Zhi's Conjecture

"So, you adopted these children later?" Li Zhi picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine. Then he narrowed his eyes slightly and asked with some curiosity.

Huang Shi chewed the dried meat slowly and answered vaguely: "Those are poor people. Their family members are gone and they are young. If I leave them alone, I am afraid they will not live long..."

Li Zhi glanced at Huangshi and muttered to himself, this guy really knows how to eat. He only picked the dried meat to eat. The dried meat that Li Zhi took out was eaten up by him, and he didn't even touch the dry noodles next to it!

But he still asked: "Then why are you worshipped as a god by the villagers?"

Huang Shi heard this and a trace of helplessness appeared on his face. He smiled bitterly and said, "After that, floods never occurred again. The villagers spread the rumor that I killed the river god with a knife and frightened Quhe River from flooding. Later, the rumor became more and more outrageous, and it became that I was also a god... Hey, how could I be a god? Later, they even began to secretly worship me..."

Li Zhi raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

Huang Shi continued, "I know they just want to find peace of mind, so I just let them offer the food. I can also use the food they offer to feed the children... After all, the children also need the food to survive. Otherwise, if I rely on myself, it will be difficult for me to take care of the living needs of so many children..."

"So, I did this and became the god of this village for five years..."

Huangshi smiled self-deprecatingly and picked up the wine bowl. The wine rippled slightly in the bowl, reflecting his slightly weathered face.

He shook the wine bowl, a look of loneliness appeared on his face, then he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

Li Zhi looked at Huang Shi with a complicated look in his eyes. He knew where the loneliness on Huang Shi's face came from.

A scholar with a bright future, in order to reassure the villagers and ensure the survival of a dozen helpless children, he not only gave up his studies and his future, but even his freedom.

Instead, he chose to be a so-called god in this small village, which was of no benefit to him at all.

The past five years have not been easy for Huangshi.

In this world full of selfishness and disputes, such selfless dedication and selfless people are rare.

Li Zhi naturally respected such a person. He slowly raised the wine glass and solemnly toasted to Huang Shi.

Seeing Li Zhi's serious expression, Huang Shi waved his hand and put a casual smile on his face.

Then, he suddenly remembered that he and Li Zhi were just meeting for the first time, and he didn't even know Li Zhi's name, but he couldn't help but tell him so much.

Maybe it's because he has never found anyone to talk to, and now there is finally someone he can confide in, so he can't help himself.

Huang Shi shook his head and laughed at himself, secretly lamenting his carelessness. Then he asked Li Zhi, "I have talked so much with you, but I haven't formally exchanged my name with you. I am so careless. I am Huang Shi, may I know your name?"

"My name is Li Zhi..." Li Zhi told the truth.

Huang Shi nodded, and then said: "Since we drank together and exchanged names, we are friends..."

Huang Shi paused and Li Zhi looked up at him, waiting for his next words.

"Since we are friends, then Brother Li, don't be stingy. Hurry up and bring more jerky. We have eaten it all!"

Huang Shi's words made Li Zhi roll his eyes. He felt helpless and amused towards Huang Shi.

But Li Zhi still took out all the dried meat in his package.

Huang Shi picked up a few larger pieces of jerky without hesitation, then smiled at Li Zhi and said, "Save them for the kids to try tomorrow..."

Li Zhi shook his head and smiled bitterly, but did not refuse.

The two chatted for a while, and Huang Shi quietly inquired about Li Zhi's background.

However, Li Zhi just glossed over it. After all, he had just committed such a heinous act as killing his master. Even if he was just trying to save his life, he couldn't say such a thing out loud.

Seeing that Li Zhi was unwilling to elaborate, Huang Shi tactfully did not ask any more questions.

As the two chatted, they finished the small jar of wine without realizing it.

Huangshi's eyes were a little blurry and he looked drunk, so Li Zhi asked Huangshi to leave. Huangshi wanted to keep him, but Li Zhi rejected Huangshi's kindness.

After Li Zhi left, Huang Shi's blurry eyes instantly regained clarity. He lowered his head and murmured, "Although this person is strange and seems to be secretive about his origins, he does not look malicious..."

Huangshi stood up, stretched, yawned, and said to himself: "Forget it, no matter who he is, as long as he has no ill intentions, I have to go to rest, I have to get up early tomorrow..."

Huang Shi wrapped the dried meat he got from Li Zhi with the cloth on the ground, muttering, "I'll soak the dried meat tomorrow and let the children have a taste."

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Li Zhi leaned against a big tree near Huangshi's house. He quietly felt the vision from the mosquito demon and carefully observed Huangshi's every move.

After confirming that Huangshi was really an ordinary person, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if a huge rock hanging in his heart had fallen to the ground.

After leaving Huangshi's home, the confusion and worry on his face disappeared at this moment, replaced by a sense of ease and relief.

After all, in this cruel world, having such a person is a bright light, and Li Zhi couldn't bear to let it go out.

There aren't many good people in this world, but after all, it's better than having no one at all!

Li Zhi lowered his head slightly, his thoughts immersed in what Huang Shi had just said.

Huang Shi's words kept appearing in his mind like pictures.

The flood five years ago was indeed not like a normal natural disaster. When Li Zhi heard what Huang Shi said, he thought it was a river monster.

Since it is a monster causing trouble, the Night Patrol will come to deal with it.

So among what Huangshi said, one point was very similar to what the black-robed man in Hailing City said. That is, the stone god that the black-robed man mentioned was the one wanted by the Night Patrol Department five years ago.

This amazing coincidence made Li Zhi's heart surge with emotion.

If this is the case, then could the flood five years ago that Huangshi mentioned be related to this stone god?

Because according to the information provided by the man in black robe, this stone god seemed to be practicing or refining something, so he could not leave the vicinity. This meant that even if he was wanted by the Night Patrol, he would not leave here easily.

Li Zhi was somewhat excited after vaguely grasping a clue.

Li Zhi had a hunch that by following this clue, he would be able to find the stone god.

I originally thought that Huangshi was not the Stone God, so the line about the Stone God was broken. Unexpectedly, there was a ray of hope after all, and there were still some clues hidden.

Seeing that it was getting late, Li Zhi just found a place and prepared to take a nap to recharge his energy so that he could continue to search for the Stone God tomorrow.