Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 177 Discovered

Li Zhi and others were woken up by the young monk early in the morning, who said that they would be taken to the cafeteria for lunch.

Li Zhi yawned, and when he finished packing, he walked out of the room and saw Wang Yang had packed up and was waiting for them outside. Li Zhi and Wang Yang looked at each other, and they said nothing tacitly.

The five of them followed the young monk and slowly walked towards the temple cafeteria.

The air in the temple in the early morning is particularly fresh, with a faint scent of grass and wood and lingering Buddhist incense, which makes people relax involuntarily.

As soon as I sat down in the cafeteria, I saw Pu Hui and a group of monks walking in. They had just finished their morning class and were here to eat.

Li Zhigang picked up the bowl and was about to drink some hot porridge to warm his stomach when he saw Pu Hui walking towards them with a smile on her face. Pu Hui put her hands together and greeted them: "Good morning, donors. Did you sleep well last night?"

Li Zhi and Wang Yang nodded somewhat guiltily, while Xu Zhen and Pei Xiucai thanked Pu Hui with gratitude.

After Pu Hui exchanged a few friendly greetings, he said, "Then I will not disturb you from having your meal."

After saying that, he nodded slightly and prepared to turn around and leave.

However, just as Pu Hui passed by Li Zhi and Wang Yang, his face suddenly changed, he stopped, and turned his head sharply to look at Li Zhi and Wang Yang.

Li Zhi and Wang Yang both felt a jolt in their hearts at the same time. Although their expressions remained unchanged, they couldn't help but think: Could he have discovered me?

Pu Hui stared at Li Zhi and Wang Yang intently, with the expression on his face constantly changing.

Seeing this, Li Zhi could only bite the bullet and ask, "Master Puhui, is there anything else?"

Pu Hui opened his mouth to speak, but he seemed to be hesitant about something. Finally, he sighed, and his expression suddenly became a little depressed. He said in a low voice: "Can you please spare me a moment to talk?"

Li Zhi was slightly stunned, then nodded. He turned around and said to the others, "I'll talk to Master Pu Hui, you guys eat first."

When Wang Yang saw this, he also stood up and wanted to follow Li Zhi.

However, Li Zhi stopped him with his eyes. Wang Yang glanced at the look Li Zhi gave him, nodded, then sat down and continued to drink the porridge in the bowl.

Li Zhi followed Pu Hui into a meditation room.

Pu Hui looked at Li Zhi deeply and said straight to the point: "Did you go to the jungle outside the temple last night?"

Li Zhi looked Pu Hui in the eye seriously, and he said slowly, "No one was there last night, and no one saw anything."

Pu Hui frowned, but when he saw the look in Li Zhi's eyes, he understood what Li Zhi meant.

No one has been there, no one has seen it, so no one knows... This is what Li Zhi meant.

Pu Hui bowed solemnly to Li Zhi and said, "Thank you very much, benefactor."

Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "I am just telling the truth. We are going to Dongzhou and are just passing through here. You don't have to mind it."

After giving Pu Hui another reassurance, Li Zhi planned to turn around and leave.

However, just as he took a step forward, he was unexpectedly stopped by Pu Hui.

Li Zhi looked at Pu Hui with confusion.

Pu Hui was most worried about the temple scandal being exposed. However, Li Zhi had already given him a promise and made it clear to him that they were just passing by and would leave soon.

Li Zhi and his men had no intention of interfering in the affairs of Huqi Temple, and the matter ended there. But Pu Hui still stopped him at this time. What on earth was he trying to do? Could it be that he wanted to kill him to silence him?

Li Zhi was frightened by the thought that popped up in his mind. He had encountered too many attacks during this period, which had made him develop a habit of considering killing people to silence them at any time.

Li Zhi shook his head secretly, thinking that he might be a little too sensitive. Then he asked, "Master Puhui, is there anything else?"

Pu Hui's expression kept changing, and he seemed to be struggling with something.

Li Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly, and his doubts grew. Could it be that Pu Hui really wanted to kill people to silence them?

Li Zhi frowned after looking Pu Hui up and down. Pu Hui didn't look like someone who could fight. Li Zhi felt that he could beat several of him just by using his hands and feet.

Suddenly, Pu Hui took a step back, bowed to Li Zhi, and said, "Please help my temple!"

Li Zhi was caught off guard by Pu Hui's sudden action. He stared at Pu Hui in a daze, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

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"Master, it's time to get up."

Qingfeng held the basin of water and looked carefully at Taoist Zhenfeng who was lying on the bed.

Taoist Master Zhenfeng slowly opened his eyes, only to see that his eyes were full of red bloodshot and his face was as pale as paper, as if he had lost his vitality. Compared with the time Li Zhi met him before, he now looked old and haggard, as if he had aged a dozen years in an instant.

Taoist Master Zhenfeng slowly sat up, and Qingfeng hurriedly walked over with a basin of water and said softly, "Master, please wash up."

He placed the basin on the small table beside the bed, then took out a towel, soaked it and handed it to Taoist Master Zhenfeng. Taoist Master Zhenfeng took the towel and wiped his face and hands silently, his movements slow and weak.

Qingfeng stood aside, quietly looking at the haggard Taoist Master Zhenfeng in front of him, feeling very upset. He knew that the master was stimulated by the news that was widely circulated a while ago.

However, Qingfeng sometimes wondered if the Senior Brother Li Zhi he had seen before really committed such an evil act as killing his master. He found it hard to believe that Senior Brother Li Zhi and Senior Uncle Liu had a very harmonious relationship in his memory.

He really couldn't imagine why these things happened suddenly.

Qingfeng could also see that his master, Taoist Zhenfeng, had a close relationship with his uncle Liu.

Because of this, after learning the news of Uncle Liu's death, his master vomited blood three times on the spot. This blow immediately damaged Taoist Zhenfeng's foundation, and he has not yet recovered.

But when his master woke up after three days of coma, he didn't mention anything about revenge. This made Qingfeng a little puzzled and made him realize that something was wrong.

Because Qingfeng knew his master's temper. If he had been like his master before, he would have probably drawn his sword and gone to seek revenge on Senior Brother Li Zhi by now.

After Taoist Zhenfeng had finished washing up, Qingfeng hurried out and came back with a bowl of porridge.

Taoist Master Zhenfeng took the bowl of porridge, he slowly raised his head and looked at Qingfeng.

"What's wrong, Master?" Qingfeng asked softly.

Taoist Master Zhenfeng's expression did not change at all. He said in a hoarse voice, "You have followed me for more than ten years."

Qingfeng nodded and replied, "Yes, when I was less than one year old, my family sent me to Zhenfeng Temple. It has been eleven years now."

Taoist Master Zhenfeng smiled upon hearing this, and that smile was filled with endless emotion: "Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, you are already twelve years old..."

Qingfeng looked at Taoist Master Zhenfeng quietly. He knew that his master must have something to say next.

As expected, he heard Taoist Master Zhenfeng say: "Go out for a walk and find your Senior Brother Li Zhi..."

Qingfeng suddenly raised his head, a look of shock and confusion on his face.