Chapter 1: Hero Saves Beauty in Another World

  Under the dark night sky, a quaint and charming garden with twinkling lights, the main gate of the garden is on a street, the houses across the street are all dark and silent, several street lamps stand by the side of the road, flashing dimly with a dull yellow light.

  Chen Jiayao walked quickly on the street, her flat-soled shoes making crisp contact with the stone pavement, producing a sharp "click click" sound - in this quiet night, it sounded especially jarring.

  Street lamps are like a group of clowns, stretching and compressing their shadows, passing them back and forth among themselves.

  The garden was a university - Yenching University, and Chen Jiaoyao was studying inside. As the night wore on, the silence became increasingly frightening, Chen Jiaoyao was a timid girl - it wasn't her first time being out so late alone, but for some reason, this time she felt an intense palpitation that made her involuntarily think of the rumors about ghosts in the abandoned courtyard. This thought intensified her fear, her footsteps quickened, her breathing grew heavier, and the sound of her panting echoed in her ears, alternating with the sound of her footsteps to pound against her heart, adding to the feeling of palpitation. It wasn't until she saw the big gate not far away that this feeling became slightly more bearable.

  Later, she realized the real reason for her palpitations. The roar of a car came from behind her, and her instinctive dodge turned around -

  With a screech, the car suddenly stopped right next to her, and the sharp cry startled her heart into a fierce tremble - With a bang, the rear door opened, and two burly men jumped out, grabbing her arms without warning, one on each side - "Ah!" she cried out instinctively, "You -"

  There was only "you", no next sentence, a handkerchief covered her mouth, she only felt a fragrance on the bridge of her nose, and the whole world fell into darkness.

  Two strong men named Hu San and Zhao Si, the front row of the car was their sworn brothers Zhang Da and Chen Er, the four people in Beiping City had a common nickname: "Beiping Four Tigers".

  "The Four Tigers of Beiping" is a pretty good name, but these four people are actually real rascals who specialize in robbery, kidnapping and extortion. So, among the general population, they are known as "The Four Evils of Beiping".

  Chen Jia-yao's family has been targeted for over two months, with a simple motive: to kidnap and extort money from them. The Chen family owns several shops in Beiping and has a textile mill in Hebei, making them quite wealthy.

  "This chick is not bad," Hu Sancai dazedly pinched Chen Jiayao's face, feeling delicate to the touch, his throat let out a humming sound, and his whole body surged with a hot flow. Whenever he saw beautiful women, he would have this kind of reaction, a very wonderful feeling.

  "Hurry up!" Zhang Da was familiar with his younger brother's temperament and scolded him, shouting.

  Hu San smiled a little, that kind of smile, just about to stuff the girl into the car with Zhao Si, suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky.

  Entering the metal structure's framework, Ouyang Yun didn't think he could still come out alive. Bullshit about crossing over, to put it bluntly, isn't it just sending people to their deaths? This crossing experiment has been done seven times, and seven comrades by his side have disappeared, but who has ever returned?

  Before joining the special training team, Ouyang Yun was very excited and proud, but now only confusion and anger are left.

  The most famous and handsome Zhao Zilong was the first, followed by the most powerful warrior Zhao Jun, then the oldest Huang Lin... Among the seven comrades before, Zhang Jiahui was the most miserable. Although it was a small rumor, Ouyang Yun believed it was true - he didn't even have the chance to disappear, and was directly torn apart by an ultra-strong magnetic field. A good person turned into a pile of powder.

  There were eight people in this group, and now it was finally Ou Yang Yun's turn, who was the youngest.

  At the moment when that beam of light was cast down on his head, he thought: If I were content to be a medic, if I...

  There weren't so many ifs in the world, just like there wasn't a pill for regret - exactly two minutes and more, during this time, Ouyang Yun's thoughts were cut off, just like his body, he lost all feeling, physically and mentally no different from death.

  His body disintegrated into billions of black powder particles and vanished before everyone's eyes.

  "This crowd" refers to the people in front of the computer screen in the laboratory, and among them, a sixty-year-old old man excitedly shouted: "Success!" Then, he took the lead in applauding.

  Two minutes later, billions of disappearing dust particles in front of the crowd recombined into Ouyang Yun, appearing in front of another crowd with a flash of lightning.

  "Another crowd" actually refers to just five people, the Four Tigers of North Ping and Chen Jiayao.

  Compared with the four tigers of Peiping, Chen Chia-yao was undoubtedly lucky; she fainted and did not see this rather eerie scene.

  The four tigers of Beiping were actually luckier than her, after all, not everyone can see this scene. If they lived in the same time and space as Ouyang Yun, if they were trendy enough, they might have shouted: Oh my god! Unfortunately, they were born decades earlier, and those who did too many bad things always had ghosts in their hearts. To make matters worse, this ghost jumped out under the escort of lightning.

  The four tigers of Beiping were once atheists, and they all said in front of the Lord: I'm not even afraid of God, why should I be afraid of you becoming a ghost?

  But now, they all think: Is it that the old heaven is finally angry and sent down heavenly soldiers and generals?

  Hu San was the most lustful and greedy, had done the most evil deeds, and also feared ghosts the most. His legs immediately went soft, and he stuttered: "Ghost, there's a ghost!" Suddenly his eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot.

  Zhao Si also started trembling with fear, his heart tightened into a knot.

  Zhang Da, after all, is the big brother, seeing and knowing a lot, although his heart is also frightened, but he makes a decisive choice, subconsciously pulls out his gun, opens the car door, raises his hand to shoot, and shouts in a fierce tone: "I don't care if you're a god or a ghost, I'm going to take your life!"

  "Bang bang bang" three shots rang out, shattering the quiet night and startling Ouyang Yun who was still thinking "If I..."

  "****?!" Ou Yang Yun was wearing a bulletproof vest, and the three shots to his chest and abdomen only made him retreat two steps. Having participated in the assault team's training base, he had such an idea flashing through his mind, greatly boosting his morale, and he didn't need any regret medicine anymore. He quickly pulled out the gun from the holster tied to his thigh, released the safety catch, and a red line shot out, directly hitting Zhang Da's forehead. He shouted loudly: "Surrender your guns - I won't kill you!"

  Chen Jiayao was awakened by the pain, and Hu San Zhao Si were both stunned unconscious. With no one to support her, she bumped her head on the car and got a lump on her forehead. When she came to, she heard a string of gunfire, jumped in fright, thinking that the person who saved her life must have died, and almost fainted again.

  At this time, Zhang Da and Chen Er also fainted, the infrared rays shot out from Ouyang Yun's pistol were not something they could understand, in their eyes, that was a power that only ghosts and gods possessed, they very sensibly fainted.

  Ouyang Yun felt a bit annoyed when he first saw such a timid "molecule", feeling that the other party did not give him the opportunity to show off his skills. A little later, he felt strange - the car in front of him was a bit weird, very antique, and the clothes of the four people were also strange. Looking at the girl again, she was wearing a costume that had only been seen on TV, with a jacket on top and a long skirt on the bottom. Were these people acting? He looked around, old buildings like the old alleys in Beijing.

  At this time, whistling sounds, running footsteps, and voices came from afar. He remembered his mission and began to suspect that he had already crossed over. Under Chen Jiaoyao's surprised gaze, he approached her, whispered "Don't make a sound," picked her up and slung her over his shoulder, then suddenly sprinted towards the wall on their right. As they drew near, he leaped upwards about half a meter, kicked off the wall with both feet, ascended another half meter, stretched out his left hand to grab onto the eaves, pulled himself up while simultaneously pushing off the ground with one foot, and brought her onto the rooftop. He crouched down slightly, then jumped down.

  Chen Jiayao had never experienced such a thrilling and frightening experience, with screams one after another. Ouyang Yun was afraid she would make a sound, saying "I'm not a bad person." He gently put her on the ground, turned his head and said "You've lost weight." Smiling with a hint of teeth.

  Postmodern humor was beyond Chen Jiayao's comprehension, her face inexplicably flushed with a hint of indignation, thinking to herself: I'm not even fat, she snorted.

  The sound of footsteps outside the courtyard wall grew louder, and the light from flashlights flickered back and forth. Some of the garrison police recognized the Four Tigers of Peiping and suddenly shouted in alarm: "It's the Four Evils of Peiping!"

  "Tied up! Tied up!"

  "Let go of me, damn it!" "You bastards, don't you recognize your grandfather?"

  "Bang!" "Damn it, Beiping Four Dogs, you guys have your day too?"

  ……

  The four tigers of Beiping, along with their vehicle, were taken away by the police and constabulary, and the night gradually returned to its former stillness. Chen Jiayao's eyes had fully adapted to the dark environment, and with the help of the streetlights, she clearly saw the face in front of her. It was a young man with sharp facial features, large and bright eyes, and lips that were slightly curled up, revealing teeth as white as ivory. However, his clothes were somewhat strange, with green and other colors mixed together, and there was a hole on his chest - exactly where bullets had continuously pierced through - yet he seemed to be unharmed?! Was it true that he was invulnerable to knives and guns, just like the legends said? She wanted to ask him, but when she saw him raise a finger to his lips, she swallowed her words and bit her teeth.

  Ouyang Yun looked through the lattice window, listened for a while, and confirmed that everyone outside had left. He sat down with a thud, muttering to himself: "Yanjing University?! How did I not know there was such a school? Did I really travel through time this time?" He stared at the sky with a strange expression on his face.

  Chen Jiayao listened in bewilderment and stood up softly saying: "Thank you."

  Ouyang Yun only then noticed her, remembered his mission, stood up and said: "Sorry, I forgot about you," asked: "Miss, what year is it now?"

  This question is even more bizarre, Chen Jiayao blinked her eyes, carefully looked at his clothes again, and saw the strange bag on his back, thinking: Could he be a wild man who jumped out of some mountain? Has been isolated from the world for many years? Ah, it's possible, otherwise, how could he be immune to swords and guns? She thought so self-righteously, and replied seriously: "The 24th year of the Republic."

  "What year of the Republic is it? Heaven, what's the Gregorian calendar date?" This time, it was Ou Yang Yun's turn to blink.

  "In 1935."

  "1935," this time his eyes didn't blink, started rolling back, and his body began to sway.

  Chen Jiayao was startled and thought he was hurt, feeling a bit anxious: "Hey, you, are you okay?"

  "Thud!" Ouyang Yun fell backward, a very standard backward fall from military training. Then, he sprang up like a carp jumping out of water, startling Chen Jiayao once again. "So, where is this place?"

  Chen Jiayao covered her chest, thinking that this person actually knew the Gregorian calendar, which didn't seem like someone from a secluded utopia. The more she thought about it, the more confused she became, so she simply gave up and said irritably: "What's with you, startling me like that? This is Beiping, we're at Yenching University, I'm studying here."

  Isn't Beiping just Beijing? Great, this time-travel location is not bad - 1935, isn't that the War of Resistance against Japan? Now, has Beijing been occupied by Japanese devils? Ouyang Yun thought to himself, starting to regret not working hard during special training, the cultural class in special training emphasized historical knowledge...

  Chen Jiayao saw that his eyes were fixed, and thought that it was probably late at night. She was a girl alone with a man in her home, and this man was strange everywhere. If he had ulterior motives... She didn't dare to think about it anymore, just wanting to leave as soon as possible, said: "Thank you for saving me, I'll go back to the dormitory." Looked at him, didn't get his response, turned around and wanted to leave, thought that after all, he saved her, she still didn't know his name, stopped and said: "Sir, thank you again for saving me, may I ask your name?"

  Ouyang Yun's mind was a mess - no wonder, he had already made up his mind to sacrifice himself, but now he was still alive and had arrived in this very special era. His heart was filled with mixed emotions, sometimes happy, sometimes worried. When he heard her question, he replied casually: "My name is Ouyang Yun." Suddenly, he remembered the scene from the gathering that night before, what he said after drinking, a heroic passion rose up in his heart, and he asked impulsively: "So now, has Beiping been occupied by the Japanese devils?"

  "Not yet, but..." As soon as the topic was brought up, timid Chen Jiayao suddenly became bold and indignant, like a radical youth, loudly saying: "It's probably imminent, the three northeastern provinces have already fallen, and the central government is passively resisting Japan. Ah, North China is in crisis, China is in crisis! By the way, Mr. Ouyang, thank you again for saving me. My name is Chen Jiayao... if there's anything I can help with in the future, please don't hesitate to look for me..."

  "Northern China is in crisis, China is in crisis," Ouyang Yun looked at the little girl in front of her, who was actually a younger generation than herself. Although the other's expression was very sincere, she couldn't help but feel that these eight words were overly dramatic, and a hint of amusement rose up in her heart.

  "You," Chen Jiayao saw that he didn't speak, plucked up the courage to poke him with her hand and said: "Mr. Ouyang, thank you so much today, I...I'll head back to my dorm first."

  "Oh," Ou Yang Yun curled her lips, a hint of bitter smile escaped, thinking that she had already figured out the era, this mission was considered completed, he said: "Okay, then goodbye."

  "Bye bye?!" Chen Jiayao muttered to herself, feeling a bit puzzled as she walked slowly away.

  She watched her disappear into the darkness, Ouyang Yun looked around to make sure no one was nearby, took off his backpack, first pulled out a flashlight and turned it on, then began rummaging through the bag.

  Before long, he found the "space-time coordinates". The "space-time coordinates" were rod-shaped, about two feet long and five or six centimeters thick. He didn't know what material it was made of, but it felt heavy in his hand. He held one end in each hand, and with a gentle twist, as he had practiced beforehand, he thought to himself that he would be the first person to complete the crossing.

  It sounds beautiful, but unfortunately, the fact and imagination seem to have a little difference. So after he twisted it, he didn't summon the super-strong magnetic field of the time-space shuttle, but simply twisted the "time-space coordinates" into two segments - the broken "time-space coordinates" were connected by a thin iron chain in the middle, which seemed like a pair of nunchucks.

  So it's beautiful if there is no follow-up, leaving only 30% anger and 70% helplessness.

  It's infuriating to be played, and it's laughable because I recall the words of Chen, that old guy with two stars on his epaulets: "Ouyang, I really like you. Ah, let me give you a gift - what kind of gift? You'll find out when you get there. I guarantee you'll like it."

  It turns out that this gift is actually a pair of nunchucks?!

  Not bad, he likes to play with nunchucks, but that's on the premise of no war. In this chaotic world, he doesn't think a pair of nunchucks can rival the Japanese Type 38 rifle.

  "Whoa!" He suddenly had an urge to spit blood, his mouth wide open, and ended up spitting out a big mouthful of saliva!