My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

Zhang Hao sneered. He'd better see if he had the ability to make him sleep forever!
Zhang Hao launched a swift attack, his dagger flashing like lightning as he stabbed at his opponent's vital point.

Zhang Xiaoming dodged awkwardly, and in just a few seconds, he had already suffered a serious injury.

"This……"

An irresistible feeling of exhaustion welled up from the bottom of my heart and instantly swept over my whole body.

Zhang Hao felt a sense of foreboding. Before he could react, his body collapsed uncontrollably.

After he collapsed, his eyes were closed and his breathing was steady, making him look like he was asleep.

Zhang Xiaoming wiped the blood from his neck, and the blood turned into black mist, repairing the wound. In less than ten seconds, his wounds were completely healed.

Staring at the men lying on the ground, Zhang Xiaoming sneered, "You're still too green to fight me!"

The smile on his face gradually faded, and he muttered to himself, "Is being this ruthless really a good idea? Offending such a powerful Taoist master could get us into serious trouble..."

After a moment of silence, his expression returned to its previous smile, and his voice changed: "How could that be? Brother, you're just being too cautious. With our current strength, there's no need to worry about so much. Besides, I didn't intentionally harm anyone. As long as they can pass the trial, they'll return to normal. If they can't, it only means that they are inherently evil, trapped by their own malice, and they can't blame anyone else!"

The smile on his face faded again. He was silent for a moment, then his voice returned to Zhang Xiaoming's: "I hope so. However, let's keep a low profile. I don't want anything to happen to you. This incident of teaching keyboard warriors a lesson has already caused a big enough stir."

"Alright, I'll listen to you then. Remember to call me if there's any danger, and I'll help you deal with those bad guys. Don't try to be brave by yourself."

After saying that, the smile on his face disappeared, and Zhang Xiaoming returned to his original state.

After restoring everything to its original state, Zhang Xiaoming walked out of the cave and left without looking back.

Zhang Hao, who had fallen into a deep sleep, clearly felt the overwhelming malice. He seemed to be facing a difficult choice.

In a sudden crisis, humanity faces extinction, and he, as the one who can save humanity, has only two choices: one is to sacrifice himself to save humanity, and the other is to watch humanity perish and live alone in this world.

Zhang Hao knew that his choice would determine whether he could regain his senses.

He analyzed Zhang Xiaoming, saying that the man's punishment of keyboard warriors shows his strong hatred of evil.

A person who hates evil must have good intentions deep down. Therefore, he should choose to sacrifice himself to save the world!
Zhang Hao made the decision to sacrifice himself, but he didn't come to his senses.

Suddenly, a person who looked exactly like him appeared before him! Except this person exuded a gloomy aura.

The gloomy-looking "Zhang Hao" scoffed at him disdainfully, "You're as hypocritical as ever! Sacrificing yourself to save others? Do you think you're some kind of savior? Well, ever since you mastered such powerful abilities, you've thought you're not human anymore, you're a god. You see yourself as an omnipotent god, so you're always thinking about doing good deeds. Little do you know how disgusting your actions are!"

Zhang Hao listened to his sarcasm without expression.

To be honest, it's a really strange feeling to watch someone who looks exactly like you mock you.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you feeling guilty because I hit the nail on the head?"

Zhang Hao sighed: "I just think that as an embodiment of malice, it's a bit too weak for you to only be able to say a few sarcastic things to me. Why don't you just attack me directly?"

The man, who had been exuding a gloomy aura, seemed to have been dealt a heavy blow upon hearing these words.

"Do you think I'm weak? No, let me tell you, I'm not weak at all. I can even kill you easily, believe it or not?"

Zhang Hao remained calm: "You're getting impatient, you're getting impatient. I've seen plenty of malice. You yourself were created by attaching yourself to the malice I carry. I know very well what my evil side is like. You can't become powerful just because of my little bit of malice."

Enraged at being exposed, the man tried to attack. However, his attacks were completely ineffective against Zhang Hao. The faster his attacks were, the faster Zhang Hao dodged, as if he were deliberately toying with him.

Zhang Hao chuckled and whispered a reminder: "Really, dealing with demons and monsters every day, I've witnessed countless instances of good and evil, and I know how to control myself. I can even perfectly control my own evil side. You can't possibly hurt me, even if it's been activated by those twins."

The man, exuding a gloomy aura, was raging with impotence. Zhang Hao extended a finger and lightly flicked his forehead. The man vanished in an instant, like a figure formed from sand.

"I'm awake, why aren't you all awake yet?"

Zhang Hao glanced at his sleeping companions and felt speechless. He was certain that Chen Anshui and Han San, as well as Xiao Jinli, were in the same situation as him. The difference was that he was able to wake up quickly, while they were still struggling with their evil thoughts.

It seems their ideological awareness is not high enough, otherwise why haven't they woken up yet?

Zhang Hao plans to incorporate ideological education into their daily work routines after they wake up, so that they won't be unable to wake up again if they encounter similar situations in the future.

Sitting nearby, Zhang Hao, out of curiosity, used his psychic abilities to see how his companions were fighting against the evil thoughts.

First up was the little koi fish. The little koi fish was stunned when it saw the creature in front of it that looked exactly like itself.

"Who are you? How come you look exactly like me?"

Another little koi fish let out a giggling laugh, a very eerie laugh.

"You little fool, do you still want to deny it? I am you!"

The little koi quickly shook its head: "No, no, no! There's only one me in this world, how could there be another me?"

"Fool, you can sense it, can't you? I am actually the embodiment of the evil thoughts in your heart, you could also call me your dark side. Don't you know that your own dark side is actually very terrifying?"

As the other little koi fish spoke, it suddenly blew a breath forward.

As that breath blew through the space, their space transformed into scenes from Little Koi's childhood memories.

On the lake, a beautiful little koi swam carefree. However, she was caught by fishermen.

The little koi, pulled from the water, was placed in an aquarium. The aquarium's environment was initially quite nice, but then it was placed inside a luxury mansion. The mansion's owner was a complete shrewd businessman with a penchant for animal cruelty.

He liked to scoop the fish out of the water, then strangle them to death, and finally smash them into a pile of mangled flesh with a hammer.

The little koi was thus scooped out. Just as the other party was about to torture her to death, the little koi retaliated with magic. A jet of water shot out, leaving a finger-width hole in the wealthy merchant's forehead.

His head was pierced through, and he collapsed to the ground instantly, completely unaware of how he died.

The little koi fish transformed into a human and casually left. She felt absolutely no remorse for killing someone.

Because shortly after she left, a fairy who could save people arrived and rescued that person in time. Therefore, the little koi fish did not feel guilty about it.

This scene flashed before my eyes again, and surprisingly, the little koi didn't say much.

Another little koi blew a breath, making the past scene disappear: "You see, deep down you don't really care about people at all. Deep down you also think that humans can be killed at will. This is your inner self, your dark side. Don't resist, accept me. I will control everything for you, and your future will no longer face any danger. I can calmly face any dark crisis."

Another small koi fish seems to be trying to take control of the small koi fish's body.

The little koi fish felt sad the moment the other person got close.

She almost instinctively dodged the other person, avoiding physical contact.

"I never imagined I was such a devil, but... but that person hurt me first, can't I even fight back to protect myself? Is that a sin? You're so unreasonable..."

The little koi fish began to sob softly, completely unwilling to admit that it was actually a sinful demon.

Zhang Hao was speechless.

Since you've already rejected it, then be decisive and eliminate the other party. That way, you'll wake up. Why are you crying here? You'll never wake up like this!

Unfortunately, Zhang Hao could only watch and couldn't offer any advice.

Fuming with anger, Zhang Hao decided to go and watch the scene of another person's evil struggle.

Chen Anshui kept his eyes tightly closed, seemingly unwilling to face what was happening before him.

However, even after destroying his family and erasing all the painful memories of the past, he still couldn't escape this place.

The person who looked exactly like him chuckled softly: "Stop struggling, let me dominate you. I am your other side, your dark side. You see, although you rejected even more horrific revenge before, deep down you still hate your father and family. That's why you're trapped here time and time again. Even killing them won't help, so why don't you follow your heart?"

Zhang Hao watched as Chen Anshui repeatedly shattered the illusion of family before him, but he still couldn't bring himself to lay a hand on the person who looked exactly like him.

Even hearing the other person's sarcasm, he felt as if his darkest side had been touched, and he struggled painfully: "No, I've let it go... I'm not that kind of person... Shut up, shut up! I've moved on from the shadows, I'm embracing a new life... I'm Luo Shui, not Chen An Shui!"

"You changed your name because you're afraid to face the irrefutable evidence in your own heart. Hahaha! How ridiculous! You can't even let go of what you've got, yet you talk about letting go? Let me control you! I am you! I am the most authentic you!"

Chen Anshui gritted his teeth and refused, but he was still struggling with the decision; neither side could do anything about the other. Especially that guy who seemed to be condensed malice, who kept babbling on and on.

Zhang Hao's eyes hurt from looking at it.

He felt once again why it is said that inner demons are the natural enemy of cultivators.

If one's mindset is not firm enough, it can cause very troublesome problems, such as his current companions.

Zhang Hao shifted his attention again to look at the cold umbrella.

Han San was quite strong, and judging from his usual behavior, there was nothing wrong with him; everything seemed perfectly normal.

However, after arriving here, Zhang Hao discovered that the one with the biggest problem among the three was the Cold Umbrella!
The other two at most engage in verbal sparring, but Han San goes straight into battle, and it's a fight to the death!
Zhang Hao was dumbfounded.

Before the cold umbrella stood a person who looked exactly like him. That person smiled slightly, deftly dodging the cold umbrella's attacks while mercilessly mocking it.

"I told you you can't kill me! With your pathetic skills, how could you possibly compare to me? Give me your body, let me become your master, and I'll show you what a top-tier genius is! Then, you'll never have to worry about being inferior to Zhang Hao again, you'll never have to worry about holding someone back at work, you'll never have to worry about..."

As expected, after giving a series of examples, Han San was greatly provoked by these words, and his attacks became even more terrifying and exaggerated.

"Don't you want to admit that you're actually jealous of Zhang Hao? Jealous that his skills are improving faster than yours, jealous that he's more efficient than you, jealous that he can face any difficulty with ease... You pretend to be friends with him, but in reality, you've long hated him to the core, haven't you?"

Zhang Hao never expected that he would be caught up in the gossip.

He wanted to shout that this was all nonsense! In their daily work, Han San was the most reliable work partner and had never held them back.

As for his increased strength, it was because he had his own opportunity to sign a contract with a deity in exchange for increased power.

Not everyone has this opportunity.

It's like comparing a highly talented student with maxed-out skills to a master who's born with maxed-out skills—isn't that just asking for trouble?

Han San's mood turned extremely bad. He never imagined that his dark side could be so terrifying.

He never usually had such terrifying thoughts! Jealousy was out of the question. He only felt envy for Zhang Hao's abilities. Why… why was his inner self so wretched?
Han San became incredibly irritable, his attacks relentless, and his negative emotions surging wildly within him.

Am I really that kind of despicable person, only capable of jealousy, of secretly cursing others, and unable to bear seeing others do well...?

No, no, no! He's definitely not that kind of person! Absolutely not, absolutely not!
Han San refused to acknowledge this as his dark side.

However, the more they refused, the faster the opponent's strength increased. From being slightly at a disadvantage at the beginning, the two sides can now fight to a draw.

"Admit it, you're jealous, you're dark inside! Accept my dominion, I am the real you!"

"Shut up! You have no right to! I would never be that kind of shady person!"

The cold umbrella seemed to launch attacks tirelessly. (End of Chapter)