Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 452: Dragon Tamer

Not far from Luoyang City, there lies a mysterious mountain range.

This mountain range was purchased long ago and became private territory.

For a long time, this place has been sparsely visited, and is filled with tranquility and mystery.

Tonight, the moonlight is dim and yellow, and a figure holding a flickering torch is walking towards the mountains with steady steps.

As he approached step by step, his figure gradually merged into the shadows of the mountains and forests.

This person seemed to be very familiar with this forest. He walked lightly on the winding path, as if he was walking on flat ground, as if he was walking in his own backyard.

Soon, he came to a cave.

The entrance to the cave was deep and dark, and ordinary people might be afraid when they saw it, but he did not hesitate at all. He looked calm and walked straight into the cave.

After entering the cave, he turned left and right. The path inside the cave was complicated, but he was familiar with it like the back of his hand.

In the cramped cave, faint panting sounds echoed, as if they were murmurs from another time and space.

However, the visitor seemed to be accustomed to this, and there was no expression on his face.

Soon, he reached the depths of the cave.

In the deepest part of the cave, there is an old and simple altar.

On the altar, tablets are neatly arranged.

The strange thing is that these tablets are all blank, without a single word on them.

He stared at the tablets in front of him, then bent down to pick up a candle beside him, lit it with a torch, and placed it firmly on the candlestick on the altar.

In an instant, the dim candlelight flickered and illuminated his calm and profound face.

Then, he bowed solemnly and piously to the tablet on the altar.

After completing the ceremony, he walked aside with familiarity.

There is a narrow path there.

The path was extremely narrow, and he had to bend down slightly to barely enter sideways.

Walking along the path, the space seemed increasingly narrow and oppressive at first, but as we walked, the view suddenly opened up.

There was a flickering glow in the cave, as if in a dream. But then, waves of angry scolding came one after another, destroying the dreamlike scene in the cave.

"How dare you come here again, you traitorous bastard with no king or father?"

"Get out! Get out of here!"

"You heartless and treacherous people! I was so blind to misjudge you treacherous villains!"

"I command you to release me immediately! Otherwise, I will kill all ten of your clans!"

"Rebellious ministers and traitors should be punished by everyone!"

"Damn it! Your entire clan deserves to die!"

“Ahhhhhhhh!!! Damn it!!”

...

Faced with the overwhelming curses, the man raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile, and habitually reached out to stroke the goatee on his chin.

Before his eyes was a huge, intimidating dragon.

The dragon's body was covered with hard scales that gleamed with cold light, but at this moment, it was tightly bound by chains engraved with strange inscriptions and could not move at all.

What's even more bizarre is that the dragon's head is densely packed with human heads.

These heads have distinct facial features, majestic expressions, and even retain their independent thinking.

At this moment, they were glaring at Lord Ma in front of them and cursing loudly.

If there were someone present who was familiar with the emperors of the Wei Dynasty, he would be shocked to find that these heads looked exactly like the emperors of the Wei Dynasty thousands of years ago.

What is strange is that only the heads of kings from a thousand years ago are in this dragon head, while the heads of kings from nearly a thousand years ago have not appeared.

Perhaps he was tired of the scolding, so Lord Ma reached out and grabbed a chain beside him, pulling it gently.

In an instant, the strange inscription on the chain suddenly lit up, emitting a faint blue light.

The light was like a spark that set the prairie on fire, triggering a chain reaction. Inscriptions quickly lit up along the chain, like a glowing giant python winding its way up.

These lit inscriptions seemed to contain an extremely strange and overbearing power, causing the dragon's body to tremble violently, causing the heads on the dragon's head to shake as well. Then, bursts of shrill screams echoed in the cave.

Only after the heads had become hoarse and had exhausted all the strength to scream did Ma Daren slowly loosen the chains in his hands.

As he moved, the bright inscriptions dimmed instantly, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing that peace and quiet had been restored, Lord Ma's face showed satisfaction. He slowly spoke, "I met an interesting person today. He actually knew that the Great Wei once had the position of Dragon Tamer... Oh, my ancestors did not hesitate to hide their identities, and through the efforts of dozens of generations, they made the Great Wei forget the guardian dragon and the position of Dragon Tamer for thousands of years. I didn't expect that there would still be someone who knew..."

As he spoke, Lord Ma shook his head slightly and continued, "Fortunately, he is just an envoy from a vassal state, so there is nothing to be afraid of..."

Just as Lord Ma was speaking, a head at the very top of the dragon's head, which had kept its eyes closed and had not made a sound since Lord Ma appeared, slowly opened its eyes.

The eyes of this head exuded a heart-pounding aura of majesty. Just a glance was enough to silence Lord Ma, who was talking incessantly.

The head opened its mouth slightly and slowly said, "You... Sima family... what exactly do you want to do?"

Hearing this, Lord Ma, who had been very calm, seemed to be stimulated by something.

His eyes instantly filled with bloodshot, his emotions spiraling out of control. He roared at the head, "What do you want? What else could you want?! My Sima family has dedicated themselves wholeheartedly to the Great Wei, yet what about you? Just because a Taoist priest said our Sima family has the look of a wolf and an eagle, you've erased our achievements and demoted our entire family to the status of dragon keepers! Tell me, you foolish ruler, what should our Sima family do?!"

The head frowned and said in a deep voice: "The Guardian Dragon is the foundation of the Great Wei Kingdom. I have appointed the Sima family as the Dragon Tamers for generations. This is something others only dream of..."

Lord Ma's face was twisted and filled with ferocity. He pointed at the head that towered above him and roared, "Fuck your dreams! You're afraid of being labeled a tyrant who killed meritorious officials, so you don't dare to attack my Sima clan. Instead, you want to use the power of the dragon to suppress my Sima clan! Do you think that my Sima clan is all fools?"

"Although I intend to use the divine dragon to sharpen the edge of your Sima family, I have never had the intention to kill you..."

The head had existed for so long that it was now so weak that it could only speak a few words. He tried to explain in a weak voice.

But Lord Ma refused to listen. He continued to roar, "But you never imagined that our ancestors of the Sima family would actually develop a way to counter this guardian dragon! Now it's no longer the dragon suppressing our Sima clan! It's our Sima clan suppressing the dragon!"

"Do you know how much effort and sacrifice our Sima family has put in to achieve this?!"

Lord Ma's gaze fell on one of the heads and he roared madly, "You just said you would kill my entire clan, but you know what? I'm the only one left in this branch of the Sima family!"

His voice gradually faded, and he murmured softly, "My Sima family... no longer has ten clans for you to exterminate..."

As he spoke, tears streamed from the corners of his eyes. He stared at the heads on the dragon's head with his eyes wide open. His hoarse voice echoed in the cave for a long time...

"Just wait... wait until the day you can no longer hold on... that day will be the day things change!!"