Dada, dada, dada......

The night was deep, the crisp sound of horses' hooves drifted over the deserted streets, and a two-wheeled sealed carriage made of fine iron drove quickly over the bluestone pavement.

After being reluctantly restrained, Deputy Lieutenant Tiger and the other three demon slayers left first, while Yue Zheng was taken into a carriage by Xu Liang and another demon slayer wearing a mask and eyebrows and eyes, and headed to the so-called demon slayer hall.

The carriage was simply furnished, only a dim kerosene lamp was burning, and the road was bumpy at the moment, except for the demon slayer who was driving, Xu Liang leaned back against the carriage without saying a word and closed his eyes to recuperate, while Yue Zheng opened the corner of the small window and silently observed the outside.

The carriage drove along the avenue, and there were sparse street lamps along the way, and under the dim light, a patch of low, old-fashioned houses could be faintly seen, and every house was basically pitch black, and there was not much light to be seen.

Yue Zheng retracted his gaze thoughtfully, and inadvertently glanced at the short-barreled muskets on the waists of the two demon slayers opposite:

"Relying on horse-drawn carriages as a means of transportation, electric lights and electricity were not fully widespread, the height and scale of buildings were not worth mentioning, and firearms seemed far behind modern times...... In terms of the level of social development alone, this place is not ancient, but a bit like the modern society during the first industrial revolution. ”

"The strange thing is that the language and writing are basically the same, and even the folk allusions have many similarities, even ......"

Yue Zheng raised the bright silver-white metal shackles on his hand and brought them to his face, and the smooth surface of the shackles faintly reflected a pale, but almost identical face to himself:

"The original owner of this body is also called Yue Zheng, and he looks exactly like me in the other world...... What is this? Another ego in parallel time and space?"

Now that he has experienced the baptism of crossing, the current Yue Zheng has completely calmed down, and in the short period of ten minutes on the carriage, he has received all the memories left by the original owner, and finally he is no longer in a state of black eyes.

The state system called Xinguo is very close to ancient China in some aspects, and even the language, culture, and various allusions seem to be carved out of a mold.

Especially Ah Yue, the original owner whose name and appearance are extremely similar to himself, made Yue Zheng extremely suspicious of whether this was the so-called parallel time and space in science fiction movies, otherwise it would be difficult to explain at all.

"Moreover, it's enough to travel to another self in a parallel time and space......"

Yue Zheng's heart was heavy:

"But this world is still so dangerous and weird, it can be called the ...... horror movie world"

Although the memory of the original owner is like broken glass, not only has it lost its coherence, but also most of it has been missing, but after Yue Zheng's induction and search, he still found some memories that made him feel very frightened:

That is, in this small county town, like the original owner Yue Zheng, suddenly went crazy and lost control in his sleep, and even the situation of body abnormalities is not an exception, but a frequent occurrence!

Seven days ago, in the southeast block, the husband Li San went crazy in the second half of the night, and the roar alarmed the neighborhood, and when the night patrol team arrived first, they found that the husband Li San had died, and the cause of death was...... He choked himself by the throat and strangled himself.

Half a month ago, in the early hours of the morning, at the Jinyuan Inn, a single foot merchant went berserk in his sleep, turned into a monster with blue faces and fangs, broke into other guest rooms, and bit three merchants to death like a beast, and was finally killed on the spot by the demon slayer who rushed to kill him.

Before January, at the time of the third watch, in the northwest block, the butcher Wang Leopard lost control in his sleep. That night, his wife Yu and a pair of children were all dismembered and skinned by Wang Leopard; after the fifth brigade of the night patrol team found that the abnormality arrived, Wang Leopard had even peeled off his own skin, but he still moved freely, and the fifth brigade killed and injured nearly ten people in order to stop the other party, and it was not until the demon exterminator arrived that the unrecognizable Wang Leopard was killed on the spot.

Two months ago, half a year ago, a year ago...... Huaran County is not big, and it has a population of three or four hundred thousand, and the original owner Yue Zheng has only joined the night patrol for two or three years, but there are dozens of such terrifying incidents in which normal people inexplicably lose control, go crazy, and mutate in their sleep!

Such a grotesque and terrible situation undoubtedly made Yue Zheng, a young man who grew up in a peaceful society, feel full of shock.

"The common denominator of these horrific events, including the original owners, is that they are all affected by something in their sleep, which leads to loss of control and madness. ”

The light of the kerosene lamp reflected Yue Zheng's face uncertainly:

"The so-called stuff...... Are they really ghosts? If they are ghosts, why do they attack people in their dreams? How do they make people go crazy and even change their bodies?"

Originally, as a materialist, Yue Zheng had always scoffed at strange forces and feudal superstitions, but first through the grotesqueness of the third eye growing out of the center of his eyebrows, completely washed his cognition, and he now has enough reason to believe that there are really terrible things such as demons and monsters in this world.

Thinking of this, Yue Zheng's gaze couldn't help but fall on Xu Liang, the demon slayer opposite.

Although strange events are frequent in this world, the world has been trying to find a way to deal with it for a long time. According to the fragmented memories of the original owner, a meditation method called the Basic Breathing Method is popular throughout the new country, and long-term practice can strengthen the body, stabilize the spirit, and resist the risk of losing control.

And the so-called demon slayer is the best in the practice of breathing. These groups have undergone special training and cultivation, and have a strong will and skill that far surpasses ordinary people, and it is they who are responsible for dealing with most of the difficult out-of-control incidents.

Including the original owner of the body, his long-term wish has been to be able to join the group of demon slayers, but unfortunately his age and level of breathing methods are not up to the requirements at all, and he has been turned away.

"Basic Breathing..... It feels a bit like the internal strength of martial arts novels, and these demon slayers should be equivalent to martial arts masters. ”

The most profound memory of the original owner is his dedication to the basic breathing method, and Yue Zheng's heart moved:

"Ordinary people can practice, so can I?"

Driven by curiosity in his heart, almost subconsciously, Yue Zheng spontaneously concentrated and adjusted his breathing according to the original owner's skillful practice memory, wanting to try whether the so-called breathing method was effective.

Swish!

However, with Yue Zheng's attempt, the next moment, in his field of vision, a data panel that emitted a glimmer of light suddenly jumped out:

Name: Yue Zheng

Pneumatic power: 1.2

Physique: 1.2

Sensitivity: 1.1

Spirit: 1.3

Skills:

[Primary Breathing Method (Xiaocheng)], Effect: Strength +0.2, Physique +0.2, Agility +0.1, Spirit +0.3

[Remaining Mandate Points]: 9

In the cramped carriage, Yue Zheng's body stiffened suddenly, thinking that he was hallucinating.

Because this panel was familiar to him, it looked a lot like the auxiliary panel in the game he played before the time crossing!