Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 365 A big disaster

Qian Er was extremely anxious and roughly stuffed the baby in his arms into the secret compartment of the manure cart.

In order to prevent the baby from crying and exposing his actions, he hurriedly tore off a piece of rag and stuffed it into the baby's mouth, his movements full of panic and ruthlessness.

After doing all this, he quickly squatted down beside the manure cart, frantically rummaged around with his hands, and took out the smelly, stained old clothes from the secret pocket under the cart.

His fingers trembled and he took great effort to change himself back to the dirty and smelly appearance he had when he entered the city.

After finishing everything, his heart was pounding, he knew there was one final hurdle.

Then he pulled the donkey's reins, pretended to be calm, and walked towards the city gate, but his pace unconsciously quickened, as if there was an evil spirit chasing him.

Coincidentally, Wei Si happened to be passing by during his shift change.

When he saw that Qian Er had just entered the city but was leaving so soon, he couldn't help but feel curious.

He frowned slightly, walked towards Qian Er, and asked, "What's wrong? You just got here, why are you leaving?"

When Qian Er heard the voice, his body stiffened suddenly and his heart instantly rose to his throat.

There was a trace of panic in his eyes, and he avoided looking at Wei Si. He stammered, "I... I... I remembered... I remembered that I had something else to do, so I'll leave first..."

As he spoke, his hands unconsciously tightened on the donkey's reins, and his knuckles turned white from the force.

After hearing this, Wei Si's eyes became more and more confused, and he was about to continue asking questions.

At this moment, a young man in a gorgeous brocade robe shouted Wei Si's name: "Wei Si! What are you still doing? Come here!"

There was an unquestionable command in his voice.

Upon hearing this, Wei Si glanced at Qian Er, hesitated for a moment, and finally gave up asking further questions and hurried towards the young master.

After all, the young man in front of him was someone Wei Si could not afford to offend.

Qian Er looked at Wei Si's departing back, his tense nerves finally relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He did not dare to delay for even a moment, and pulled the donkey's reins hard. The donkey felt the pain, quickened its pace, and walked towards the city gate with the dung cart on its back.

When the other guards at the city gate saw Qian Er's appearance, they all covered their noses and frowned, their eyes full of disgust.

In their eyes, people like Qian Er who collected feces were dirty and smelly, so they avoided them as much as possible and did not bother to ask any more questions.

In this way, Qian Er left Minglei City unimpeded despite everyone's indifference.

After leaving the city, Qian Er did not dare to let his guard down at all.

He rode the dung cart as fast as he could and drove it to a remote abandoned house, a place he had carefully selected in advance. It was surrounded by weeds, the dilapidated walls were crumbling, and there was a dead silence.

Qian Er stopped the manure cart, quickly jumped off, and reached out to take the baby out of the secret compartment.

He looked at the baby in his arms, worried that the baby would suffocate to death.

He reached out to take the rag out of the baby's mouth, but his eyes showed a hint of nervousness. Unexpectedly, the baby did not cry, but just opened his big eyes and looked at Qian Er curiously, with innocence and ignorance in his eyes.

Qian Er looked at the baby, and a smile appeared on his tense face. He grinned and said to the baby: "Be good, and you will bring me wealth and glory later!"

There was greed and a determination in that tone.

It turned out that Qian Er had a plan in mind. He planned to use this half-demon child to exchange wealth and glory from Master Chen.

Qian Er clearly remembered the intense desire in Mr. Chen's eyes when he mentioned this half-demon child, as if a hungry wolf saw its prey.

He firmly believed that as long as he could deliver the child to Master Chen, Master Chen would definitely reward him handsomely.

As for how to find Master Chen, Qian Er had his own plan in mind.

Although Zhang Zhou may not know anything about this, Qian Er got the key clue from Song Feng.

In the process of working for Master Chen, Qian Er also became acquainted with Song Feng. He once heard from Song Feng that the famous Master Chen Kuanda in Hongshan Town was actually Master Chen's servant.

With this clue, Qian Er believed that he would be able to find Master Chen.

Qian Er held the baby tightly in his arms, with greed flashing in his eyes, and strode towards Hongshan Town.

His figure was stretched out in the afterglow of the setting sun, like a black shadow swallowed by desire, gradually disappearing on the road in the distance.

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Hongshan Town, Chen Mansion.

Mr. Chen, who was about to leave, stopped because of a sudden piece of news.

It turned out that his master came quietly from afar.

"master!"

A rare look of reverence emerged on Master Chen's face. He lowered his eyes, bowed slightly, and solemnly performed the disciple's salute to the man in front of him.

The man was wearing a black cloak, and the wide hood cast his face completely in shadow.

His right hand was suspended in the air, and two copper coins flipped and jumped flexibly between his slender fingers, making crisp and pleasant sounds.

As the copper coin turned, the four simple and vigorous characters "Fengdu Life and Death" appeared faintly.

The man nodded slightly, and a deep voice came from the shadows: "It seems that you haven't slacked off recently, which is good."

Master Chen raised his lips in a humble smile and responded respectfully: "My disciple is dull, and I can only hope to make up for my shortcomings with hard work. I dare not slack off in the slightest."

Upon hearing this, the man couldn't help but chuckle, with a hint of relief in his voice: "I heard that you found a strange child?"

Master Chen nodded quickly, his expression showing a hint of excitement: "That's right, Master. I was planning to bring it back for you to personally review."

However, the man slowly shook his head, and his tone suddenly became serious: "You know, because of your behavior, you have already caused a big disaster..."

The man's words made Master Chen feel confused. He frowned slightly, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, and asked respectfully: "Master, may I ask if this disciple has done anything inappropriate?"

Although Master Chen was keenly aware of the seriousness in his master's tone, he did not feel the slightest bit of worry.

In his opinion, with his father's power in Yongguo, there were only a handful of people in the entire Yongguo who could pose a threat to him. Even when facing the master in front of him, he respected his powerful strength instead of being afraid of him.

The confidence for all this comes from his father's tremendous power.

In Yongguo, Master Chen's father was in a high position of power and had a great reputation. His influence was so extensive that almost no one dared to provoke him easily.

The man naturally understood what Master Chen was thinking, and knew that he was not worried about offending anyone or getting into any trouble. But Master Chen's indifference did not mean that he could sit back and do nothing.

This is exactly why he took the trouble to come here from afar.

The man sighed slightly and said slowly: "Take me to see the child first."

Master Chen nodded and said, "Master, please come this way."

After saying this, he led the way in front, with light and steady steps, leading the man through the winding corridors and to a remote room.

When I pushed open the door, the room was dimly lit and filled with an oppressive atmosphere. I saw a little boy tied up heavily on the bed, with thick chains tightly wrapped around his body, restraining him so that he could not move.

The little boy's hands and feet were left with red marks, which were particularly eye-catching in the dim light.

When the little boy heard someone coming in, he looked up in horror, a deep fear flashed in his eyes.

There was helplessness and confusion in his eyes, like a trapped deer.

Due to his late recovery of mental state, at this moment he was like an ignorant one-year-old child. Faced with the situation before him, he didn't even know how to shout for help.

He could only look helplessly at the two people who walked in with his fear-filled eyes.