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

Hearing that Xia Xiaoqin didn't dare to respond for a long time, outside, the paper figure grinned with scarlet lips and slowly stuck towards the window.

Its bright eyes strained to peer through the crack in the window.

"Young Madam, please say something?"

"You're here tonight to bring good luck, young master, you can't afford to have even the slightest mishap!"

Rumbling--

A strong wind was blowing outside, which blew the door open.

Meanwhile, the figures outside seemed to notice that there was no movement inside the hanging curtains, and they suddenly began to tremble, their smiles twisting in pain.

"Hehe...hehe...Young Madam, you have quite the nerve, letting the Young Master get hurt!"

"The Lu family doesn't want a jinx! They don't want a jinx!"

In the darkness, a pair of paper figures entered the room, painted with bright red rouge, their empty eyes darting around. They raised the scissors in their hands, their expressions ferocious as they stabbed at Xia Xiaoqin, who was sitting upright outside the bed curtains.

Such a terrifying and grotesque scene would probably make any girl scream.

But Xia Xiaoqin's eyes were empty as she raised her hand.

"How dare you disrespect the eldest young master of the Lu family!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the girl followed the sound and suddenly slapped the paper figures with her fan.

In an instant, the light paper figures were sent flying several steps by the fan.

They looked up in disbelief at the girl who was slowly standing up.

The girl, with empty eyes, stood tightly guarding the bedside.

"The young master was tired after his wedding night, so you said he was injured! Aren't you cursing him?"

"Believe it or not, I'll tell the young master's mother! The old lady of the Lu family!"

Xia Xiaoqin was covered in cold sweat, but she resolutely refused to back down an inch.

She believed Lu Yang was not dead!

She absolutely had to survive and find the rooster from Liaozhai!

The paper figures floating in the air stared wide-eyed at each other, but eventually gave up and bent over.

"Young...Young Madam, we were wrong..."

"Grandma Lu sent us so that you can serve tea in the main hall after your wedding night. Please change your clothes quickly so as not to keep the old lady waiting..."

As they spoke, the paper figures presented Xia Xiaoqin with the clothes in both hands.

Xia Xiaoqin touched it and found a long dress and a pair of embroidered shoes with gold thread.

Strangely, a large hole was cut in the front of both embroidered shoes.

"Why are these shoes torn?"

The paper figures grinned upon hearing this, but none of them offered any explanation.

Remembering that the rules required wearing embroidered shoes, Xia Xiaoqin had no choice but to put them on temporarily and cover her skirt with her long dress.

Before leaving, the only thing Xia Xiaoqin could do was lock the door, hoping that no one would break in to check on Lu Yang's condition.

Inside the eerily gloomy mansion, apart from the sound of her own footsteps, there was not a single other sound.

But as soon as you enter the hall, a cacophony of voices comes from all directions.

"Hehe, the new bride is here! The new bride is working so hard today, she has to give the young master a big, fat baby boy."

"Hehe, and he's still a son. But don't let him be like the last one when he was served tea, where the old lady devoured him alive, crushing his marrow while he was still screaming."

Faceless paper effigies stood pale and eerie in the hall, staring at Xia Xiaoqin without a trace of life.

"The two elders are here!"

Accompanied by a shrill and chilling voice, two elderly people dressed in funeral clothes appeared on the seats, sitting upright like painted skins, their appearances eerie.

"Good boy, is the wedding night finally over? You must be exhausted. Let me see you!"

After saying that, the old lady of the Lu family, who looked as pale as a corpse, waved to Xia Xiaoqin first.

But just as Xia Xiaoqin approached her, the old woman's pale face suddenly tore open in the middle, revealing a mouthful of blood-red teeth, and she bit down on Xia Xiaoqin's head.

"Aaaaaah!"

With a scream, the maid serving Old Madam Lu covered her face in terror.

Xia Xiaoqin looked at the other person in confusion, not understanding what was wrong.

"Xiao Hong, what are you yelling about? Do you think I look scary?"

Grandma Lu looked over at Xiao Hong, and the player who was called Xiao Hong was so frightened that her legs went weak and she knelt down on the ground.

"No, madam...no."

But before she could finish speaking, a gaping maw lunged at her head.

Amid the chewing sounds, the female player's feet were lifted into the air and mechanically swayed, and her faint moans ceased completely as her shoes fell to the ground, stained red with gushing blood.

Grandma Lu turned her head, picked up a handkerchief and wiped her mouth. Her gaping mouth exhaled a damp and bloody breath, which was extremely foul.

Throughout, Xia Xiaoqin simply stared blankly ahead, standing obediently in front of the old woman's large mouth, without even a trace of fear in her eyes.

"Not bad... at least you follow the rules, you don't scream all the time, which forces me to eat people every day."

[Lu Family Rules]

No matter what happens, please don't show any fear. Being proper and dignified is what makes a daughter-in-law of the Lu family.

—As a blind person, although she couldn't see it, Xia Xiaoqin roughly guessed what it was.

But she cannot be afraid.

Fear means utter ruin.

Cold sweat trickled down Xia Xiaoqin's forehead. She carefully bowed to Old Madam Lu and slowly retreated to her original position.

But just then, the paper figure that had been slapped by Xia Xiaoqin earlier started rolling its eyes in resentment and shouted out loud.

"Old lady! The new young mistress is unruly, a slut!!!"

"If you don't believe me, ask her to lift her skirt and see if her embroidered shoes are badly damaged!"

Upon hearing this, beneath the blood-red double happiness symbol in the hall, faceless paper figures all turned their heads and looked towards Xia Xiaoqin.

A cold wind howled, and the old lady Lu, who was sitting in the main seat, opened her blood-red mouth and looked at Xia Xiaoqin with a vicious gaze, her voice hoarse.

"How dare you! Our Lu family can never have an unfaithful woman as our daughter-in-law! I knew you were up to something with your skillful performance on your wedding night! Hurry up and lift your skirt so we can see your shoes!"

【alarm!】

You have angered "Grandma Lu". Please take immediate action to avoid death!

[10, 9, 8...]

The system's voice rang in Xia Xiaoqin's mind.

The girl clenched her fists and remained motionless.

"Young mistress, hurry up and verify your identity! Are you really a slut?"

Seeing that Xia Xiaoqin seemed terrified, the tattletale paper figure laughed gleefully, the rouge on its face appearing even more vibrant red under the glow of the bright red lanterns.

However, Xia Xiaoqin gritted her teeth and refused to lift her skirt, instead kneeling down directly.

"Grandma, I can't do it! I'm the eldest son's wife, how can I expose my feet to other men? If I did, I would truly be unfaithful!"

The resounding words made Old Mrs. Lu squint her eyes, and her scarlet lips stretched into a wider grin.

【alarm!】

[Remaining survival time: 7, 6, 5...]

Xia Xiaoqin trembled as she clutched her skirt, but she didn't lift it up.

She's gambling.

Gambling on the Lu family's feudal ethics, whether it's lifting up a skirt or not, is a trap.

After all, a woman's most private place is her feet!

So it doesn't matter whether the embroidered shoes are good or bad, but the moment the feet are exposed, it's all over!

[Remaining survival time: 4, 3, 2...]

The countdown to death stopped in the last second.

Xia Xiaoqin breathed a sigh of relief.

But Old Mrs. Lu gave a sinister laugh.

"You're quite clever! You're a well-behaved daughter-in-law who follows the rules; you saw through the deception at a glance."

"Unfortunately, your disgraceful behavior in the bridal chamber makes me feel you are unworthy to serve me tea, let alone be considered proper and dignified. Die!!!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a stench-filled, hot wind swept over Xia Xiaoqin.

Grandma Lu opened her blood-red maw and bit down on the girl's head.

In that instant, a gust of cold wind began to blow, causing the "囍" (double happiness) characters on the walls of the Lu residence to tremble.

What... what's going on?!

Grandma Lu suddenly took a few steps back in fear, and saw that Xia Xiaoqin had a terrifying aura lingering on her body, drifting in the cold wind.

Such a terrifying aura was something she could never hope to match!

Could it be that person's...?

"Wait... I'll spare you this time..."

The cautious old lady Lu's already pale face became even more bloodless.

She waved her hands repeatedly, indicating that she would let Xia Xiaoqin go this time, but this would not happen again.

Her change caused many of the paper figures in the hall to tremble, as if they were taken aback by Old Madam Lu's soft-heartedness.

"Thank you, Mother..."

Xia Xiaoqin's back was soaked with sweat, and she finally felt relieved.

But then came the sound of paper trembling outside the door, followed by a tense voice.

"Grandma, something terrible has happened! The eldest young master is in trouble!!!"

"Just now, a few maids went to ask the young master if he needed some hot water to wash himself, but he didn't move for a long time, so they rushed into the room and found that he wasn't breathing at all. Please go and check on him..."

Xia Xiaoqin swayed and almost lost her balance.