Li Zhi prayed in his heart as he walked.

If he didn't catch anything to eat in the trap, he would definitely starve to death here today.

Xiao Lizhi no longer cared about cursing Zhao Chen. At this moment, he was a little dazed.

After finally walking near the trap, the sound of wild beasts wailing came.

Little Li Zhi immediately became energetic.

When I looked closely, I saw a rabbit crashing into a trap.

Li Zhi was overjoyed and reached out and pinched the rabbit's neck tightly.

In Xiao Lizhi's eyes today, what he saw was not a rabbit, but his hope for survival.

Without time to care about anything else, Xiao Lizhi stabbed the rabbit to death with a dagger.

Run back to your shack.

The bonfire in the shack has not yet been extinguished.

Because there was no light on the way back, Xiao Lizhi fell many times and added countless scars before returning to the shack.

Add firewood and the bonfire is prosperous again.

Before she could peel off the skin, she just removed the internal organs, so Li Zhi put the rabbit on a bonfire and roasted it.

Looking at the rabbit meat gradually rising from the bonfire, Li Zhi couldn't help but wipe his eyes.

...

Five days passed in a row.

There are less than 5,000 candidates who stayed in the mountains and forests to participate in the assessment.

A large number of candidates leave the mountains and forests every day and give up their dream of entering Chang'an Military Academy.

Zhao Chen has been here for five days and has never been back.

Even if he showed peace on his face, he could not help but worry about Li Zhi's safety.

After all, Li Zhi is still too young.

Moreover, the kid never learned the wild survival skills he taught him at the beginning.

The situation in the mountains and forests is changing, and no one knows what situation will happen to Li Zhi.

The emperor seemed particularly impatient these two days.

Always paced in front of Zhao Chen.

There were several times when I seemed to want to go to the mountains and forests in person to find Li Zhi’s traces.

After all, even the emperor himself didn't believe that Li Zhi could last for so many days.

Li Zhi has not chosen to give up for so long, afraid that something has happened.

"Zhao Da, Your Majesty looks a little irritable."

"What should you do if something happened to King Jin?" Cheng Chumo said in a low voice, his face full of worry.

If something happened to Li Zhi, the emperor would probably blame Zhao Chen for all the blame.

In Cheng Chumo's opinion, Zhao Chen asked Li Zhi to participate in the assessment.

It's obviously thankless.

Whether Li Zhi will have a future success will have something to do with him, Zhao Chen?

"I can't stand this difficulty, and I deserve it if I die." Zhao Chen said expressionlessly.

Cheng Chumo's expression changed slightly.

If someone who is interested in hearing this, he would think that Zhao Chen was going to kill Li Zhi on purpose.

The sixth day passed, and there were less than two thousand candidates left in the mountains and forests.

But Li Zhi still had no movement.

The emperor could no longer help, so he found a team of hundreds of people and prepared to go to the mountains and forests to find Li Zhi.

But he was stopped by Zhao Chen.

The emperor stared at Zhao Chen with red eyes, his right fist was already white.

"No one is allowed to enter the mountains and forests without my orders. Those who violate the law will be engaged in military law." Zhao Chen looked at the emperor, his eyes still calm like an ancient well.

Li Jing and Niu Jinda were both worried at this moment.

The emperor was going to the mountains and forests to find Li Zhi, but Zhao Chen gave such an order.

Doesn’t this deny the emperor’s decision?

The emperor is always the emperor. Even if you, Zhao Chen, is favored, you should not be so against the emperor's intentions.

"Do you dare to disobey my orders?" Old Li said to Zhao Chen word by word with red eyes.

"This is the assessment site of Chang'an Military Academy. All matters are under my responsibility."

"As long as I am here, your Majesty will not want to bring people into the mountains."

"Duke Li Wei, please go back and rest." Zhao Chen was still expressionless.

He even directly ordered Li Jing to take the emperor back to rest.

Zhao Chen and the emperor had a quarrel, and only Li Jing could speak at the scene.

Li Jing's face was also trembling.

Zhao Chen asked himself to take the emperor back to rest at this time. Wouldn’t that cause trouble for him?

But what can he do?

Watching my son-in-law fight with the emperor?

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, King Jin, will be fine. Your Majesty must have confidence in Zhao Chen and King Jin."

"Go back and rest first." Li Jing persuaded in a low voice.

But he is ready to be criticized by the emperor at any time.

Sure enough, the emperor pushed Li Jing hard and kicked several soldiers one after another to vent his anger.

"Tomorrow, if the Chicun cannot come back tomorrow, see what I will do with you!" The emperor pointed at a circle of people and left furiously.

...

After returning, the emperor was very angry.

I don’t know how many bottles and jars were smashed.

The people who served outside all sweated three liters.

The sixth day flashed, and the last day was the blink of an eye.

There are less than a thousand people left in the mountains and forests at this moment.

The yamen runners and soldiers responsible for the response outside were also very nervous at this moment.

Starting from the sixth day, candidates have died in the mountains and forests.

And on this last day, more bodies of candidates will be found.

Xiao Lizhi slept in his shack. After six days, he had long since disappeared from his panic.

The surface was covered with a thick layer of mud, and the arms were covered with bloodstains of all sizes.

Although there are many wounds, fortunately there is no place that can threaten his life.

Six days passed, and Li Zhi's eyes became much more resolute.

A few pieces of rabbit meat hung outside the shack.

That was something I hadn't finished eating these days, so I put it on the fire and dried it.

Because of his boredom, he even drew on the flat ground in front of him with branches.

Before, I could occasionally hear people's voices in the mountains and forests, but in the past two days, there was no sound at all.

Xiao Lizhi also knew that there were not many people left in the mountains and forests.

Thinking that Zhao Chen outside must have thought that he had died in the mountains and forests, and that when he was alive, he would go out.

The scene that must have shocked Zhao Chen to drop his chin.

Xiao Lizhi felt it was wonderful.

Didn’t Zhao Chen always feel that everything is within his calculations?

He must have never expected that he could go out intact this time.

After leaning in the shack for a while, Xiao Lizhi began to pack up his things.

After staying in the mountains and forests for seven days, he finally knew the importance of food.
To be continued...