Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 286 Mingyue's Experience

For a person who has grown up in a small world and has never stepped out of the house, he must feel many complex emotions such as fear, yearning and expectation for the vast world outside.

The same is true for the bright moon.

Growing up in Zhenfeng Temple, his range of activities seemed to be bound by an invisible rope and he had never gone beyond three miles around Zhenfeng Temple.

Those three miles were the boundaries of the world he knew when he was young. He was familiar with every blade of grass, every brick and tile in the temple, but he knew very little about the world outside.

Therefore, when Mingyue was ordered by Taoist Master Zhenfeng to leave Zhenfeng Temple, she felt mixed emotions.

He was reluctant to leave Taoist Master Zhenfeng, who had been with him for many years and was like a teacher and a father to him.

There is also an instinctive fear of the unknown outside world.

Of course, deep in my heart, a sense of anticipation for the outside world has quietly emerged.

When Mingyue bravely stepped out of Zhenfeng Temple for the first time and stepped into that vast world, he was instantly shocked by the scene before him.

For the first time, he realized that the world was so prosperous, lively and colorful.

The busy streets, the bustling crowds, the dazzling array of shops, everything was far beyond his previous imagination. At that moment, he finally deeply understood what it meant to be a frog in a well.

But Mingyue did not lose her original intention or become confused by this prosperous world.

He always kept in mind his original intention of leaving Zhenfeng Temple, and was fully aware that he was carrying out his master's instructions.

So, with the help of the mind-seeing mirror given by his master, he embarked on a journey to find Li Zhi.

This mind-seeing mirror has a trace of Li Zhi's aura left in it because Li Zhi had used it before to see into others' minds. With this trace of aura, the mind-seeing mirror can roughly sense Li Zhi's location.

In this way, Mingyue resolutely set out from Mingzhou.

During this long journey, he experienced countless hardships and tribulations.

During this period, he encountered the Chu army that was wreaking havoc in Mingzhou.

At that time, he was even targeted by the scouts of the Chu army and was chased for dozens of miles.

In the process of escaping from death, Mingyue felt what fear and the threat of death were. He ran as fast as he could, the wind whistling in his ears, and the danger chasing him from behind.

If it weren't for the magic taught by Taoist Master Zhenfeng, and the concerns of those scouts who were worried that their own safety would be lost if they were overly exposed, and finally chose to give up the pursuit and retreat in panic, Mingyue would probably have been trapped in a desperate situation and would have found it difficult to escape.

After that, Mingyue witnessed with her own eyes the villages being ruthlessly massacred by the Chu army.

The village was littered with corpses, the ground was dyed red with blood, and countless dead bodies were scattered among the ruins, it was a horrific sight.

Those scenes that were like purgatory on earth deeply hurt Mingyue's eyes and completely shattered his beautiful fantasy of the world.

Only then did he understand that this world was not as pure and peaceful as he had known under the protection of his master, but was full of cruelty and danger, with good and evil intertwined and life and death unpredictable.

I don't know when it started, but Mingyue's originally pure and ignorant heart began to change quietly.

He began to do his best to help those poor people who were displaced and suffering in the war.

Regardless of his own safety, he searched for survivors in the ruins, shared the food and water he carried with him to hungry children and the elderly, and used his own strength to build a temporary shelter for them.

Even those who had already lost all hope in life basically never even said a word of thanks to Mingyue.

But Mingyue still has no regrets, because in his heart, every help is a comfort to his heart, making him feel at ease, as if he has found the value and meaning of his existence in this troubled world.

In this way, Mingyue did his best to help those who needed his help along the way, while continuing to pursue Li Zhi's whereabouts.

However, Mingyue, who was not experienced in the world, could not distinguish between good and evil in people's hearts. He did not know whether the person he was helping was a docile and kind sheep or a wolf with ulterior motives.

Once, Mingyue, out of kindness, bought some food and gave it to people who had been hungry for a long time, and then he was secretly targeted.

This time, Taoist Master Zhenfeng was also worried about Mingyue's life outside, so he sold all the valuable things in the Taoist temple that could be sold, and pawned all the valuable things that could be sold, and exchanged them for money for Mingyue to take with him.

Poor Mingyue is simple-minded and grew up in a Taoist temple. How could she know the principle of not showing off one's wealth?

That night, Mingyue was blocked by a group of people with evil intentions.

If the Mind-Seeing Mirror had not emitted a strange light at the critical moment, temporarily shocking the group of people, Mingyue would probably have encountered a catastrophe and ended up with a tragic end of death and loss of wealth.

However, during that hasty escape, Mingyue unfortunately lost all his money and he fell into trouble again.

Mingyue, who had lost his money, naturally did not dare to run back to Zhenfeng Temple in shame, so he began to learn how to survive by himself.

He began to learn how to catch small animals, and he began to learn how to distinguish which fruits were edible and which were not.

In this way, Mingyue, who had lost all her money, held the mind-seeing mirror in her arms, while learning how to survive, she continued to search for the direction where Li Zhi was.

However, Li Zhi's whereabouts were erratic. When he was fleeing to Dongzhou, he deliberately changed his route many times in order to confuse those who were tracking him.

After being recruited by Cheng Fengzi, Li Zhi rode a fast horse back and forth.

This was a terrible situation for Mingyue, who had been desperately trying to track down Li Zhi. Penniless, he had to travel between several states. The hardships he experienced were self-evident and it was really miserable.

If Li Zhi had not been employed by the Leizhou Night Patrol Division, and his activities were all within the territory of Leizhou, Mingyue would probably not have been able to find Li Zhi so quickly.

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After listening to Mingyue talk about the hardships he had experienced along the way, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart.

He raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect that when he was on the run some time ago, running around and exhausted, there was actually someone who was chasing him unswervingly, and his experience was even more miserable and bumpy.

This made Li Zhi unable to hold back his laughter, and then he shook his head slightly, as if lamenting the fickleness of fate.

He said calmly, "Okay, go to sleep first. I'll talk to the captain tomorrow and arrange for you to stay in Minglei City first. My mission this time has not been completed yet. After the mission is over, I have to go to the capital to deal with some things. It will be inconvenient to bring you with me. You should get familiar with the environment in Minglei City first and wait for me to come back."

Mingyue nodded after hearing this. He said seriously, "Brother, don't worry. Mingyue won't hold you back."

After Mingyue returned to the room alone, as soon as he closed the door, an inexplicable feeling of palpitations suddenly surged into his heart like a surging tide.

The feeling was so strong that it was as if a pair of invisible hands were tightly grasping his heart, making it almost impossible for him to breathe. His face turned pale in an instant, and beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.

Mingyue's heart was full of doubts and uneasiness. It felt like he had lost something extremely important all of a sudden, making him feel extremely frightened and lost.

He frowned tightly, not knowing where this uneasiness came from.

Mingyue suppressed the discomfort in her heart and slowly took out the mind-seeing mirror that she always carried with her from her arms.

When his hand touched the mirror, something strange happened. The mirror was like a calm lake with a stone thrown into it, and tiny ripples appeared. The ripples slowly spread out, flashing a faint light.

"Master... I found Senior Brother Li Zhi, but... what should I do next?"

Mingyue held the heart-penetrating mirror tightly, his eyes revealing a trace of confusion and helplessness. He muttered to himself.