Why is my journey to the world of anime a strange tale of rules?

Those shapeless things that lingered around fell silent in the blink of an eye, and then there was no sound at all.

Takahashi wasn't too surprised by Hayasaka's display of power, as he had already anticipated it. What he was more interested in was the price Hayasaka would pay for using this object of obsession; if things went badly, it would be best to take it back. However, just as this thought crossed his mind, Takahashi saw Hayasaka step forward and walk alongside him, raising the clapper again and striking it lightly, sending the clear sound carrying around.

This time, not only were the surrounding sounds gone, but all sorts of sounds from a little further away also disappeared. It seemed that the range of the clapper's driving force would gradually expand with each continuous strike.

It seems like I can hear Cat Brother and Tangyuan's voices coming from afar. It looks like they've found their target. I wonder if the two Red Moon level players are facing the villagers or the [Treasure Hunter] players right now.

In front of Gao Hai, a familiar-looking gate, resembling the gate of the "Li Family Compound," had appeared.

Enter through the gate.

Gao Hai discovered that the paper also recreated the three-story main building of the Li family's main clan, as well as the big tree in the courtyard, and even the well. However, compared to the well in the real "Li Family Village" that was completely sealed off, this well looked like it was still in normal use, with paper bricks stacked up and paper buckets hanging down into the well from paper ropes.

His next destination was the shrine in "Li Family Village" that enshrined the mountain god of Xiaoheishan.

Inside the ancestral hall on this side, Gao Hai sensed the presence of the Fox Queen.

squeak-

open the door.

The force that had been pulling them together finally dissipated.

Gao Hai looked up and saw once again the woman with silver hair, a smiling face, and fox ears and a fox tail.

"So, you've finally decided to come over?"

The Fox Queen spoke with a smile, her voice seemingly tinged with a touch of melancholy.

[Hehehe, I've been waiting for quite a while, Li family patriarch.]

Chapter 74: Did you accidentally drop the fox mother or the blood flower mother?

The Li family... patriarch...?

Gao Hai never expected to hear such words from the Fox Queen.

In the eyes of this inhuman and supernatural being, is his current identity the "Li Clan Chief"?

When did I become the patriarch of the Li family...? No, wait, if we're talking about a strict definition of status, perhaps...

He suddenly realized that the reason the fox queen was paying such intense attention to him in this cycle was most likely because he possessed the [Land Deed]. That land deed, a symbol of his obsession, granted him the ability to alter identities, allowing him to bestow or strip others of their villager status. Clearly, under normal circumstances, only the clan chief could use a land deed with such authority. As the actual holder of the land deed, Gao Hai, to some extent, replaced Li Ziyong's original identity, becoming the new clan chief. And obviously, this special identity held extraordinary significance for the fox queen, resulting in him being the focus of her attention from the very beginning.

Is an identity issue really this serious? When I first saw the rules regarding the Liu family's wariness, I thought it was just a matter of faith, or that the Li family had pulled some tricks. But now it seems the situation is far more complicated than I imagined. Is this guy on the blacklist of gods?

So, the key question now is, what does the Fox Queen want to do?

【It's been so long! How long has it been since I've seen anyone from the Li family? Hehe, I thought you would never appear before me again.】

The silver-haired woman is smiling.

She grinned, her movements appearing very gentle, but the teeth she revealed were clearly sharp animal fangs.

Her voluptuous body trembled gently as she swayed, naturally displaying her proud, unadorned figure.

Despite the breathtaking scenery that seemed to embody desire, Gao Hai was completely unable to appreciate it at that moment.

In an instant, he felt an undisguised, intense malice that left him no way out.

If I don't do something quickly, I'll probably face death, or something even more troublesome.

【Wait, are you really the head of the Li family?】

But then, before Gao Hai could speak, the fox woman looked over, frowned, and examined him carefully before speaking with some surprise.

The malice of impending death quickly dissipated, but a strong sense of oppression still lingered over Gao Hai.

Unlike the mountain god, who only knew how to act purely according to the rules, this fox woman tilted her head slightly and carefully examined Gao Hai for a while before her tone became hesitant.

It seems... well, it doesn't seem like it. They really aren't from the Li family.

Although it's incredibly similar, to the point of being indistinguishable from the real thing, a closer look reveals it's not genuine. Heh heh heh, so what was initially seen as prey has turned the tables, and now even the position of clan leader is beyond the Li family's control, leaving them only to be shamefully driven away?

The woman on the platform laughed even more unrestrainedly. Gao Hai could only say that her cheerful tone sounded like that of a living person, not a so-called deity.

Speaking of which, how are the others doing?

While I was forced to come to this place by the Fox Queen's power, did the players from the Fishing Gang and the Historian team successfully deal with the hidden villagers? And what about the treasure hunter players who were speculated to be there? What's the current situation with my clone who entered the ancestral hall before me, and Xiao Ai who followed behind me?

My thinking speed seems to have slowed down considerably.

Some issues that should have been noticed much earlier have only now been addressed.

Click——click——

The chewing sounds became more pronounced, and there was also the sound of something being squeezed and bursting out mixed in.

So pitiful, so incredibly pitiful!

Gao Hai looked up and saw the girl's clone, whose body had been mostly eaten, being held in the hands of the fox queen.

When did you start eating it?

After a moment of confusion, he recalled that it seemed that the other party grabbed it and ate it the instant he entered the room. The whole process was swift and decisive, and he was so enveloped by the fox queen's aura that he did not immediately notice this.

[After paying such a high price, betraying everyone he could betray, and falling to such a despicable level, this is still the result.]

Even though I've witnessed similar things many times, I must say, the Li family is truly pathetic.

However, if we're talking about who's truly pathetic, it's probably the mountain god who protected them. Heh, this is their supposedly unbreakable faith, huh?

A fragrant scent and malicious words lingered around Gao Hai at the same time.

He didn't know when, but the Fox Queen's figure had already appeared beside him. No, that's not right, he had appeared on the high platform where the Fox Queen was sitting, and she reached out and pulled him into her arms, his head resting directly on her snow-white and soft body.

So fragrant...

Even though she knew perfectly well that this wasn't the time to think about such things, she couldn't help but feel immersed in the other person's scent.

You don't need to think about anything.

There's no need to care about anything anymore.

Simply finding peace in this safe haven is enough.

But it's not right.

This shouldn't be the case.

I still have things to do; it's not time to stop here. This seemingly beautiful and alluring fox queen is no safe haven; she's merely a twisted entity within another instance. Even if she appears to be a high-ranking deity, completely different from the monsters, they are essentially the same—just distorted monsters themselves.

Alright, alright, be a good girl, let me protect you.

In the gentle voice, flesh was being torn apart silently.

The fox queen held Gao Hai's arm, which was covered with blood-flower vines, in her mouth, licking and nibbling it gently, before swallowing it whole, skin and flesh.

"Well……"

A violent shock ran through my mind.

Gao Hai's pupils suddenly dilated.

The power of the blood flower is being stripped away.

Since being parasitized, there has been no way to stop the power of the blood flower from spreading little by little. As the fox queen feeds on him, it is gradually peeled away, torn from Gao Hai's flesh and spirit.

"Honey, honey, don't be scared anymore, and it won't hurt anymore."

Just like she was comforting a child, the naked fox queen embraced Gao Hai, lowered her head, tore off his shoulder, and swallowed it.

The power of the blood flower fluctuated even more violently.

At this moment, Gao Hai felt the power emanating from the woman embracing him more clearly, and sensed the peculiar fluctuations contained in each of her licks.

That wasn't just the power of the Fox Queen.

Although he could only sense the existence of this power at a preliminary stage, Gao Hai was certain that it was not something the Fox Queen alone could achieve. This power… this feeling… originated from the earth? From the soil? Or…

During the pause in his thoughts, Gao Hai's body, which was being held, seemed to gradually begin to dissolve.

His arm and half of his cheek began to merge with the fox queen's chest, their skin and flesh growing together directly. Beneath the skin, something was constantly wriggling and spreading within Gao Hai's body, gradually engulfing the part that belonged to Gao Hai.

Stay with me, my dear, my dear.

The fox queen hugged Gao Hai even tighter, and the voice in her ear became infinitely gentle at that moment.

Crunch—Gurgle—

However, another force, stimulated by the Fox Queen, has gradually reacted and begun to become active.

Something started to grow rapidly.

With Gao Hai already exhausted all his strength just resisting the power of the Fox Queen, and unable to spare any more mental energy to suppress it, the Blood Flower Vines, which had already been devoured by more than half, began to go berserk.

……

Don't leave your mother, don't go...

I seemed to hear such a sorrowful sound.

……

To be with Mom forever...

Don't reject your mother...

Mom loves you...

……

As the crimson flowers gradually became active and spread within his body, the increasingly intense sound echoed repeatedly in Gao Hai's consciousness.

You mustn't go that way, good child, you can't go that way, if you go there, you'll never find peace again.

The fox queen's embrace became burning hot.

Gao Hai's head was almost completely pressed into the Fox Queen's chest, and his body was forced to press tightly against the Fox Queen's body under the overwhelming force of the other party. He even felt that the air in his lungs was about to be squeezed out by this force, and he could no longer breathe.

What's going on?

Gao Hai felt dizzy. He tried to struggle, but felt he could barely control his body. The power of the Blood Flower and the power of the Fox Queen began a tug-of-war on Gao Hai's body, while their forces also interacted within his mind, like two giant hands grabbing one of his arms, trying to tear his soul in two.

He could hear the voices from both sides rising and falling in his mind.