My System Is Three Thousand Years Early

He simply didn't want to see Li Tongzhen, so young, sending himself to his death.

He grabbed Li Tongzhen's arm and dragged him away.

"Stop courting death, I, Old Zhao, admit that you, kid, are a bit eerie, stronger than I am, and yet show no signs of having trained, truly bizarre."

"But even so, do you see? Any random guard in front of Duke Zhen's Mansion could snuff you out with just a flick of their finger."

Mr. Zhao pulled Li Tongzhen along, walking backward.

This time, unlike before, Li Tongzhen did not stand firm in place; however hard he tried, he couldn't be moved.

This time, he could be moved.

Mr. Zhao sighed with relief.

He walked ahead, and Li Tongzhen walked behind.

On the bustling streets, Mr. Zhao's large hand tightly grasped the young man's hand, like an old ox dragging a stubborn donkey.

"You can rest assured, that Zhu Xicheng himself isn't any good either; he's done plenty of evil deeds. If it weren't for his collusion with the officials and his connections above, we wouldn't dare touch him, and he would have died who knows how many times over."

"Now that you've killed Zhu Xicheng, you can be considered as having eliminated harm for the people, so it's not a big deal, at most you'll squat in jail for a few years..."

Before Mr. Zhao could finish speaking, suddenly, he felt a tremendous force on his arm, and in his palm, it was as if he was holding a wild elephant that broke free from his grasp.

Mr. Zhao swiftly turned around, his face trembling, and his eyes looked back in horror.

His burly figure seemed to suddenly become a lot younger, frightened into submission.

"You little devil! Don't go! Don't do something foolish!"

Mr. Zhao shouted loudly.

However, Li Tongzhen ignored him.

Under the cloak of night, Li Tongzhen was like a wild wolf; he suddenly hugged himself, breaking free from Mr. Zhao's hand, and dashed toward Duke Zhen's Mansion like an arrow.

His figure weaved through the crowd like undulating waves.

Though Mr. Zhao was tall and sturdy, he couldn't catch up for a moment.

The great doors of Duke Zhen's Mansion stood imposingly tall, with massive, majestic stone lions serene and solemn.

Li Tongzhen rushed towards that door, disregardful of all else.

The four guards in front of Duke Zhen's Mansion reacted instantly the moment Li Tongzhen appeared, their eyes focusing on him with a hint of surprise.

"Why is this little beggar back again?"

"Quite fast he is, with no Qi fluctuations around him; doesn't look like he's trained, yet he can burst out with such speed, quite rare indeed."

"Not right, he's not slowing down at all, is he going to force his way through!?"

The four guards' faces changed slightly, quickly blocking the front of Duke Zhen's Mansion, not wanting to hurt the beggar, they loudly berated.

"How bold! Desist your impudence!"

"To crash into Duke Zhen's Mansion, do you no longer value your life!?"

Li Tongzhen, facing the guards, acted as if deaf to their words, his gaze was resolute and decisive as he charged directly toward the four guards.

In the moment he neared the opposition.

Just as the four guards were about to strike.

Li Tongzhen fiercely stomped his foot, leaping over the heads of the guards.

"Hmm?" The four guards were taken aback, lifting their eyes to follow Li Tongzhen's figure.

Immediately afterward, Qi gathered in their palms, reaching out.

Four massive hands, as if descended from the heavens, aimed for Li Tongzhen's body.

Li Tongzhen felt the almost suffocating aura surrounding him.

The strength of the four Duke Zhen's Mansion gatekeeping guards was not something he could aspire to; even so, they were still holding back.

If they hadn't held back their strikes.

Li Tongzhen suspected that he might have already been smashed to death with a single palm strike.

Li Tongzhen's eyes showed despair, but even as the encroaching Qi hands got closer, he did not alter his course.

Eyes closed, he twisted his body and crashed towards Duke Zhen's Mansion's great doors with reckless abandon.

"He's made it through!" Continue your journey on empire

A guard shouted angrily, fear striking him, and he increased the force in his hand, slamming it down hard toward Li Tongzhen.

The four great Qi hands touched Li Tongzhen's body nearly at the same time.

Bang!

A thundering boom echoed.

Li Tongzhen's body hadn't even neared the great doors of Duke Zhen's Mansion before he was forcefully slapped away.

His body flung out like a broken kite, crashing to the ground.

"Cough cough!"

Li Tongzhen's face instantly turned pale, coughing up fresh blood, clearly having sustained serious injuries.

"Don't be too presumptuous! Today is the Princely Heir's grand wedding; we do not wish to ruin the festivity, having already shown much restraint!"

"If you continue this ruckus, we have the right to cut you down!"

The guard's face showed a chill, and he spoke coldly.

At that moment.

Mr. Zhao hurriedly caught up behind Li Tongzhen, arriving at his side, his heart couldn't help but feel a wave of pity looking at the determination of the young boy.

He whispered to Li Tongzhen, advising him.

"Kid, don't be impulsive, you can't change anything."

"The gap in status in these times is even larger than you or I could imagine, even if you do get to see the Town-Nation Duke's Heir, could you make him speak up, to get you the antidote you seek?"

Mr. Zhao's words made sense in every sentence, and he spoke with sincerity.

However, Li Tongzhen seemed as if he hadn't heard at all, as he coughed up blood while forcibly propping his body up.

He wiped his mouth, the blood spreading evenly, staining a layer of crimson on his youthful face.

Subsequently.

Li Tongzhen time and again charged toward the great doors of Duke Zhen's Mansion, as if using his own actions as a response.

Even with little hope.

He had to try his utmost.

By trying, there was still hope for Qingqing, she could still live.

If he didn't try, who knew how much more blood could flow inside Qingqing's body.