Rules of the Unusual: My Yandere Husband Pretends to Be Innocent Online

"Who...are you?"

Just then, Xia Xiaoqin suddenly felt that the man's presence seemed to be closer in the darkness.

Lu Yang reached out and gently brushed aside the girl's loose hair, skillfully tucking it behind her ear.

A familiar voice sounded softly.

"Xiaoqin, it's me, Lu Yang. I've come to save you."

Xia Xiaoqin froze, her fingers feeling the man's cold face, which had somehow regained its life force, carrying the warmth of a living person.

The girl's tone suddenly turned joyful: "Lu Yang, is that you? You're awake? A ghost possessed you just now! Is your body still..."

But the next second, Lu Yang's voice, close to her ear, murmured again and again.

"Xiaoqin, it's me, Lu Yang. I've come to save you."

"Xiaoqin, it's me, Lu Yang. I've come to save you."

The eerie voice repeated itself over and over, and fear, like a leech, spread through the damp darkness.

Xia Xiaoqin raised her head in fear, her fingers icy cold.

But Lu Yang grabbed her hand and gestured for her to raise it and touch it.

"Xiaoqin, it really is me, Lu Yang. If you don't believe me, touch my shoes; they're still hanging on the roof beam."

In the darkness, those familiar leather boots seemed to be hanging on the roof beam, swaying gently.

Xia Xiaoqin finally broke down and pushed the man away violently.

She crawled backward in terror, screaming, "Don't come any closer! What are you?!"

But the tall figure cast a shadow over Xia Xiaoqin.

"Xiaoqin, I scared you."

"I really am Lu Yang, Xiao Qin. Have you forgotten the time we relied on each other in the orphanage?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Xiaoqin froze.

Because she injured her head while fleeing on the day the ghost story occurred, her memory is always hazy.

But the days she spent with Lu Yang in the orphanage, relying on each other for survival, were inexplicably vivid in her memory.

A man's voice rang out slowly and deliberately in the darkness.

"Little Qin, life in the orphanage was always so cold and so long..."

"The orphanage staff never hug us because if they do, we'll ask for more and take up their rest time, so we can only hug each other."

Xia Xiaoqin turned her head in the direction of the sound.

It's sizzling!

The sound of electricity crackling through the air was incredibly eerie.

In the dimly lit bridal chamber, a tall figure approached Xia Xiaoqin, casting a shadow over her, as if something inhuman was about to burst forth from that face, ready to devour the girl completely.

But his long, slender fingers with distinct knuckles touched her red lips with a hint of ambiguity, his fingertips gently caressing them.

"Xiaoqin, you've really broken my heart. A pair of shoes, and you actually doubt that I'm not your lover..."

"If even you are unwilling to believe me, what else do I have?"

The sorrowful voice, as light as a falling feather, softly touched Xia Xiaoqin's heartstrings.

Xia Xiaoqin's body trembled.

Given such a bizarre situation, it would be a lie to say that she was not afraid at all.

But who else besides the real Lu Yang knows about this secret past?

"Lu Yang, I..."

Xia Xiaoqin stiffened and dared not extend her hand.

But Lu Yang suddenly went limp and collapsed onto her.

"Lu Yang!"

Xia Xiaoqin suddenly raised her hand and hugged the man in front of her again.

But in the darkness, "Lu Yang" interrupted her calls, pressing his thin lips to her ear, his voice filled with tenderness and sorrow.

"It's alright, Xiaoqin, I know you're disgusted by how I look now, neither human nor ghost..."

"I'll get used to it."

In an instant, the bond of mutual dependence built over the past decade overcame reason.

Xia Xiaoqin hugged Lu Yang tightly, shaking her head repeatedly: "Lu Yang! How could I despise you! After I went blind, you were the one who led me on the run!"

"I will save you! I will definitely restore you to your original state!"

Chi Chi!

In the darkness, the incense burned out, and the sound of falling ash faintly echoed, as if someone was laughing.

【drop! 】

[Congratulations to player "Xia Xiaoqin" for obtaining the main quest clue "Red Veil," triggering the main quest!]

Main Quest: The Secret of the Lu Family Mansion

[Current Clue: 1/7]

[The "Red Veil" Clue: Oh no! The bride has been thrown into the well! It's said that the bride brought to the Lu family for good luck was not to the liking of the eldest son, and was thrown into the well. But at night, the sound of crying can always be heard coming from the well.]

[Remaining mission time: 119 hours]

[Friendly Reminder: The main quest cannot be exited. Failure will result in immediate death. The next clue points to the direction of the "Deep Well in the Kitchen".]

The voice that suddenly rang in her mind startled Xia Xiaoqin.

Unable to complete the mission, instant death?!

For a fleeting moment, fear flashed in Xia Xiaoqin's eyes.

But in the darkness, the man in the phoenix coronet and wedding robes gently embraced her, his broad figure concealed by the blood-red wedding gown, which also shrouded her body in blood-red shadows.

The whispers, like an illusion, faintly came again.

"Xiaoqin, do you remember the stories from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio that the caregiver told us when we were little?"

"In those Liaozhai stories, whether it's a ghost bride or a painted skin, everything returns to normal when the rooster crows at dawn."

"So finding that rooster, Xia Xiaoqin, is our only way to survive..."

After he finished speaking, the room fell into complete silence.

A cold wind swept by, and Lu Yang slowly fell into the girl's arms.

Suddenly, Xia Xiaoqin stumbled and fell onto the bed with the man.

"Lu Yang! Lu Yang, what's wrong with you?!"

Xia Xiaoqin climbed out of Lu Yang's arms and patted him anxiously.

She didn't know what had happened, so she could only touch Lu Yang with her hand.

But as she touched him, she discovered that Lu Yang's body had become ice-cold, his life force was rapidly fading, and his breathing was becoming weaker and weaker!

"Lu Yang!"

With trembling hands, Xia Xiaoqin incredulously checked Lu Yang's breath again, then pressed her face against his chest to listen.

There was not a sound, not even a breath.

Lu Yang is dead!

"Lu Yang! Lu Yang! No...no...how could this happen?"

Xia Xiaoqin withdrew her hand, her face turning pale, and her eyes immediately reddened.

"Lu Yang, please wake up! Wake up!"

But just then, the sound of paper fluttering came from outside.

The paper figure's shrill voice, carrying a hint of malice, rang out from outside.

"Young Madam, what are you calling me for?"

"Has something happened to the young master? Should we call Grandma Lu over to take a look?"

Xia Xiaoqin was about to shout, but a piece of paper, carried by the cold wind, gently floated into Xia Xiaoqin's hand.

The rules for writing Braille are written very clearly on the slips of paper.

[Lu Family Rules]

[Congratulations on surviving your wedding night! But as the new bride brought into the Lu family to bring good fortune to the eldest young master, learning to abide by the new rules is your only way to survive.]

[1. As a bride who came here to bring good fortune, please ensure that no funeral will occur for the eldest son during this period.]

2. Never anger your in-laws.

3. No matter what happens, please do not show fear. Being proper and dignified is the proper way to be a daughter-in-law of the Lu family.

4. When a new bride walks on the ground, she must wear three-inch embroidered shoes.

Having figured out the first rule, Xia Xiaoqin covered her mouth in disbelief.

She's dead...