in the edge

Chapter 602 Another Self

When Du Chengfeng and his group walked out of the passage, what appeared before their eyes was a world that had hardly changed.

At least when viewed from high above, the world below our feet has not changed much. The land is still the same land, the mountains and rivers are still the same mountains and rivers, there is the sea to the east and mountains to the west, and nothing seems to have changed.

Even the smell in the air is roughly the same.

But, it's only roughly the same.

"It seems...something is different."

The closer they got to the land, the more those powerful men frowned.

"This place... does Senior Baizu have such great power?"

Obviously, these powerful beings all regarded this world as the creation of the Centipede Star Lord, and even regarded it as a part of the Centipede Star Lord's cave. The fact that he could restore the original world one-to-one with such detail and such earth-shaking power by his own will was beyond their cognition.

As for the Centipede Star Lord, or Du Chengfeng and Wu Zhao, they didn't think about explaining anything at the moment. Anyway, if these powerful people thought so, it would not be a bad thing for them.

What's more, Du Chengfeng and Wu Zhao are still discussing it at the moment.

"Looking for another self in another world, are you sure this method is really feasible?"

Although Du Chengfeng thought this method was quite reliable when he first came in, it was not until he entered this familiar yet unfamiliar world that Du Chengfeng realized that he might have oversimplified the problem.

In this huge world, in this vast sea of ​​people, how easy is it to find another self?
God knows how much of a waste of time this kind of thing is. What's more, people are not fixed in one place and don't move. They run, go out, travel, flee, move, and choose to change places for various reasons.

This greatly increases the difficulty of the search, even more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

"This... you probably haven't experienced it before."

After noticing Du Chengfeng's doubts, Wu Zhao gave his own explanation.

"You also know that there was a period of time before that I became three selves. All three of them had my memories, and all three of them were myself... Although due to different subsequent experiences, the states of the three selves are different, but even so, am I no longer myself?"

"what do you mean……"

Du Chengfeng immediately understood what Wu Zhao wanted to express.

To put it bluntly, there must be a subtle connection between yourself and yourself. Even if the circumstances on both sides are different, as long as you have a sufficient understanding of yourself, you will definitely be able to find where the other self is.

If we talk about understanding himself, then Du Chengfeng does have some understanding of himself. After all, during his continuous practice, he has reflected and examined himself many times, which means that if he really were asked to look for it, he might have some clues.

"But...what should they do?"

Du Chengfeng glanced at the other powerful men.

It was at this time that Du Chengfeng finally had the leisure to count the number of these powerful men. There were a total of five powerful men who came to join him. Although they did not seem to be very impressive, being able to become powerful meant that they must all possess unique skills.

"Why don't you just ask them to look for it, too?"

Having said this, Wu Zhao took over control of the Centipede Star Lord's corpse and looked at the other powerful men.

"Now on this land, I have set up five training targets. They have all transformed into your appearance. Your goal is to find them out... What? This kind of thing has nothing to do with fighting? How can it have nothing to do with fighting? If that extraterritorial demon hides in the crowd and launches a sneak attack on you, will you still be alive?"

"This……"

The five powerful men, who were originally somewhat confused, were stumped by the question, and for a moment they actually felt that this statement seemed to make some sense.

Since it makes sense, just do it. After all, practicing is practicing no matter where you are. What's more, they are currently living under someone else's roof, so how can they not listen to the words of this centipede senior?

"This……"

Watching those powerful men flying away, Du Chengfeng was speechless for a long time.

"You...did you use a similar method when you deceived your people?"

"What is deception? The strong do not need deception."

Hearing Du Chengfeng's sigh, Wu Zhao couldn't help but shake his head.

"The words of the strong are the truth. If you can't find the truth, that's the weak's own problem... It seems that you are still not used to being a strong person, but you have always been like this."

"Are you trying to say that this can be used as a clue to finding another me?"

Du Chengfeng immediately realized the hidden meaning in Wu Zhao's words.

"Can I follow this line of thought and search further down?"

"That's pretty much what it means."

Wu Zhao confirmed Du Chengfeng's judgment.

"But you have to remember to be careful. The powerful ones in heaven will be watching you."

"..."

Du Chengfeng remained silent.

In fact, this is also the most troublesome part. Although Wu Zhao has changed the world now under his operation, it does not mean that the sky above his head has really changed.

The same sky covers different lands. This strange world structure is enough to drive people crazy just by thinking about it.

So Du Chengfeng chose not to think about it, he chose to work first.

Since the identity of the Centipede Star Lord would most likely be noticed, at this moment, Du Chengfeng decided to act separately from Wu Zhao - it just so happened that Wu Zhao could also control the body of the Centipede Star Lord, which could be used as a cover-up.

In order to ensure that everything would go smoothly, Du Chengfeng even left the Demon Sword of Regret to Wu Zhao, so that Wu Zhao would at least have the strength to fight when facing danger.

"This is made from your body? That's amazing... You actually have this ability?"

This is what Wu Zhao said about the Demon Soldier's Regret Sword, especially the last question, which made Du Chengfeng particularly upset.

After all, he, the original source of the materials, didn't even know that he had this level of ability.

However, apart from the Demon Soldier's Sword of Regret, the other two demon weapons were taken away by Du Chengfeng. They were the Confusion Fork made of his tongue, and the Sky-Stepping Boots made of his feet. Although these two things may not be as useful as the Demon Soldier's Sword of Regret in combat, they can allow him to retreat as soon as possible when something goes wrong.

Before winning, one must first consider defeat. Du Chengfeng can be sure that once he is exposed, the one who comes to encircle and suppress him must be the most powerful Wenquxingjun. At the moment, his strength is not enough, and fighting head-on is not a good idea. Or, it can be said that it is because he has found a way to retreat that he can fight without distraction.

"Come on, don't die." Before leaving, Du Chengfeng instructed Wu Zhao.

"But don't be too conspicuous. Remember what our purpose is."

"Don't worry, I know my priorities, and nothing will go wrong on my end."

Wu Zhao said this, looking as if he would definitely not cause any trouble.

If it were in the past, Du Chengfeng might have thought that Wu Zhao would definitely cause some trouble, but this time, Du Chengfeng could feel that Wu Zhao was really cooperating with him seriously - after all, if the two of them were really taken out alone, neither of them could beat Wenquxingjun at the moment, and blindly confronting each other head-on would be simply seeking death.

Therefore, in this situation, helping each other becomes inevitable.

"Anyway, I'm leaving first."

Just as the body of the Centipede Star Lord fell to the ground, the broken sword that was stuck in his neck suddenly turned into another identical one - and the original broken sword, which was Du Chengfeng's body, had already fallen on a pedestrian on the side of the road along with the other two magic weapons.

"Varied……"

The pedestrian who looked like a swordsman obviously hadn't reacted yet, but the hilt of the sword hitting the back of his head had already knocked him unconscious.

Immediately afterwards, the broken sword fell into the arms of the passerby.

"sorry."

With a short sword hidden in his arms, a dagger-like short fork pressed against his spine and a pair of iron boots on his feet, this pedestrian who looked like a swordsman was completely controlled by Du Chengfeng in just an instant.

"I'll give you some compensation later."

Du Chengfeng said this. As the situation was urgent, he could not care less about so many things. Anyway, this time, he was not manipulating this stranger to put himself in danger. He just wanted to find another self in this world.

When he finds his other self, the stranger can leave with his reward.

"So...what would the other me do?"

After regaining his ability to move, Du Chengfeng began to think.

In fact, this matter is not complicated, or it can be said that his own thoughts are easy to guess - after all, if he had not been forced onto this path of fighting by a crisis of life and death, he would probably still want to be an ordinary rich man and live his life in peace.

The number of wealthy men has never been large.

As long as we check one by one, we will have a clue.

"Anyway, look for it first!"

Du Chengfeng has always been a man of action. After knocking out the swordsman who was about to wake up again, Du Chengfeng began his action - first, he roughly drew a line based on the place where he wanted to settle down before, and then he searched for the names of wealthy men in this area towards the south of the Yangtze River.

The search process took him about seven days. Du Chengfeng originally thought that he would have to continue searching, but who would have thought that in just seven days, he actually found some clues.

"You mean, Du Chengfeng's son passed the imperial examination and returned home in glory?"

Du Chengfeng heard the news in Yangzhou. Hearing about another self from other people's mouths always gave him a strange sense of dislocation - not to mention that there was a son involved. How could he have a son?

"This……"

Faced with the sudden kinship, Du Chengfeng was so shocked that he was speechless for a long time.

But the excitement in Yangzhou city right now was not fake. Obviously, everyone was happy that the city had a top scholar - but this made Du Chengfeng even more confused, because he remembered that there was no imperial examination in Southern Chen, let alone the existence of a top scholar.

But immediately, Du Chengfeng realized that this was not Southern Chen.

Unlike the Da Chen that he remembered, which was founded on military power, the dynasty that now rules this land is a dynasty called Lu. The people of Lu use poetry and books to prove their truth. In simple terms, they take the route of mental strength. Their fighting style is more similar to that of old man Ruan Shantao, who relies on firm will to increase their strength.

"But the evil spirit still exists, it's just suppressed by mental strength..."

Recalling the information he had learned in the past few days, Du Chengfeng tried to understand the environment of this world.

He knew about the Three Turbidities. The three sources of power all had their own corresponding negative effects, just like there was no free lunch in the world. If you wanted to get something, you had to pay a price - but the Three Turbidities could suppress each other, which Du Chengfeng had never expected.

Although he had not expected it, he had experienced it. The simplest example was when he relied on his firm will to suppress the influence of evil spirits entering his body. This was the most basic and classic case of using mental strength to suppress evil spirits.

"In this world right now, the evil spirit is suppressed too much by the willpower..."

Just as Du Chengfeng was about to continue thinking, he heard the sound of firecrackers in the distance.

It turned out that the newly crowned number one scholar had returned, with a high position and a fine horse to ride. He was now wearing a red robe and was surrounded by people, looking very handsome and suave.

But Du Chengfeng in the crowd suddenly frowned.

It was just because this newly crowned top scholar, this young man who returned home in glory, this man who everyone called Du Chengfeng's son, clearly did not look like him at all.

"what?"

Du Chengfeng was stunned. He thought of a thousand possibilities, but he could never imagine this situation - he was actually cheated in this world? How could this be possible?

But immediately, Du Chengfeng saw that the young man in the red robe knelt down in front of the two old men not far away.

"Dad! Mom! The child is back!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately began to praise the filial piety of the number one scholar, but Du Chengfeng in the distance frowned more and more - if he was just shocked just now, now he had completely realized that something was wrong.

It was just because he knew the parents that the so-called son of Du Chengfeng was worshipping.

The parents that Du Chengfeng's son worships are not Du Chengfeng.

He was very familiar with those two people; they were clearly Carpenter Li and his wife!

"This……"

Du Chengfeng was stunned for a long while. The scene before him was really too much information. How could his good brother, Carpenter Li, who had helped him in the past, become the father of Du Chengfeng's son?

What on earth happened here? How did this happen?
"I……"

After taking a deep breath, Du Chengfeng walked out of the crowd and walked towards Carpenter Li and his wife.

He must get to the bottom of this matter, otherwise he won't be able to sleep.

(End of this chapter)