Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 178 Take a Side Mission

"No, I was wondering where you got this half-dead tiger!"

Xu Zhen's face was full of disgust, and one of his hands was still flapping in front of his nose. He hid far away, not knowing whether he was intoxicated by the pungent smell of the tiger or simply worried that the tiger would suddenly jump up and swallow him.

Pei Xiucai was also standing beside Xu Zhen, also with a puzzled look on his face. He frowned and asked, "You don't want to take this tiger to the Dongzhou front, do you?"

After hearing what they said, Li Zhi turned his head helplessly to look at the tiger that Wang Yang was leading like a dog.

Although the tiger in front of him had been washed, its fur was still messy, and the stains accumulated on its body over the years could no longer be completely washed away. It still exuded a disgusting smell.

The tiger looked listless at the moment, without any of the majesty of the king of beasts.

Li Zhi couldn't help but recall the scene at that time.

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"Please, beg the donor to save our temple!"

Monk Puhui bowed deeply to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi looked puzzled. He didn't know what Pu Hui was planning.

Pu Hui did not hide anything from Li Zhi and told him everything that happened that year.

Pu Hui's eyes revealed deep memories and emotions as he spoke slowly.

At that time, after Puhui's master, Monk Zhengyuan, drove away the tiger, he soon heard that the tiger had injured people in other places. Monk Zhengyuan felt extremely guilty, because he knew that if he had not driven the tiger away, the people there would not have suffered such a disaster.

Monk Zhengyuan was a kind-hearted person, and feeling guilty, he took a few of his disciples with him to capture the tiger.

After many hardships, they finally captured the ferocious tiger and brought it back to the temple.

But after bringing the tiger back, they were confused. They had no idea what to do with the tiger.

Can't kill, can't let go.

After much deliberation, everyone still couldn't make up their mind, and finally decided to imprison the tiger.

Monk Zhengyuan felt that he had committed a grave sin, so he imprisoned himself next to the tiger, chanting sutras day and night for those innocent people who died in vain. He also tried to influence the beast with the compassion of Buddhism.

However, this was just Monk Zhengyuan's naive idea. How could a ferocious beast be persuaded so easily?

As Monk Zhengyuan chanted sutras day and night, the tiger finally went crazy, forced a hole in the cage, and then bit Monk Zhengyuan.

With Monk Zhengyuan's skills, it was not easy for the tiger to hurt him. However, Monk Zhengyuan wanted to sacrifice himself to feed the tiger, hoping to influence the tiger.

But his plan went wrong. Fortunately, he came to his senses before he died and realized that if he died and the tiger escaped, it would be like letting the tiger go back to the mountain.

He didn't want the tragedy to happen again, so he used his last breath to stuff the tiger back into the cage, and he also blocked the gap in the cage with his last bit of strength.

Since that day, the tiger has been completely imprisoned. In order to restrict the tiger's movements, the original large cage has been changed to the current small one.

The people at Huqi Temple only provided it with some food every day, and no one dared to approach and provoke the tiger at other times.

The tiger has been imprisoned like this, as if it has become an unspeakable pain and secret in the temple.

The reason why Pu Hui revealed his scars now is that he hopes Li Zhi can help them get rid of this tiger.

"You don't want me to kill the tiger, do you?" Li Zhi asked uncertainly.

Upon hearing this, Pu Hui quickly clasped his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice. He said, "Donor, you have misunderstood. I dare not have such a thought."

"We actually have a plan for where to release this tiger. Over the years, the brothers in the temple have been looking for a suitable place to release it. A while ago, they finally found an uninhabited forest..."

"It's just that... the journey is long, and we don't have the skills of our master back then. We're worried that if the tiger goes crazy on the way, no one will be able to control it. That's why we dare not move easily for the time being."

When Li Zhi heard this, he understood what Pu Hui meant. He pointed at himself and said, "So you plan to let us take this tiger and help you release it?"

Pu Hui showed an embarrassed look on his face, which was a bit awkward and helpless. After all, this kind of thing, just hearing it, felt very dangerous.

He also knew that his request was a bit abrupt, but he really had no other choice. He lowered his head and said, "I did see that the donors all held knives and swords. And you and donor Wang Yang have a long breath, which is the same as my master's in the past, so I had this idea..."

"But don't worry, I will go with you. If the tiger goes crazy and is difficult to stop, I will block it with my body, so that you can seize the opportunity to catch it."

Li Zhi frowned. It was just a tiger, and Li Zhi didn't take it seriously. But he really didn't want to take on this task for no reason.

In his opinion, they had their own itinerary and purpose, and it was not wise to get involved in such trouble without reason.

Just when Li Zhi was about to refuse.

Pu Hui stretched out his hand to stop Li Zhi from speaking. He asked Li Zhi to wait for him in the room, and then he hurried out.

After a while, Pu Hui came back with a box.

The box looked a bit old, but Pu Hui held it tightly in her arms. When she opened the box, she found it was full of silver, which shone faintly in the dim light.

These were all the wealth accumulated by Huqi Temple over the years, and Puhui moved them all here. He looked at Li Zhi expectantly, hoping that the money would impress him.

Unfortunately, Li Zhi is not short of money at the moment, so he will naturally not be bribed by Pu Hui's financial offensive.

But Pu Hui was not willing to give up. He pestered Li Zhi shamelessly, muttering words of request. Later, he rummaged through the boxes and cabinets in a hurry and found a lot of things.

He said it was a collection of his master in the past, and asked Li Zhi to see if he liked it.

Li Zhi was full of helplessness, but when his eyes fell on those items, he unexpectedly found something that interested him.

A piece of lightning-struck jujube wood, and it was of a good age. This made Li Zhi jealous. He was recently carving wooden knives to perform the Soul Knife Sect's methods. So he was a little excited to see these good woods.

Finally, after thinking it over again and again, Li Zhi took the piece of lightning-struck jujube wood and some silver, and just like that, he accepted Pu Hui's mission to deliver the tiger.

Pu Hui also asked to accompany him, and Li Zhi naturally agreed. After all, it was reasonable for someone to supervise him after he took someone else's things.

So, the original team of five people has now become six people...