Rules of the Strange: Starting with the Weird Peppa Pig

She should have a way, right?

Li Fan leaned against the headboard of the silent bed, his eyes slightly closed, and spoke softly.

"Go to sleep. The person you mentioned has appeared. I will wake you up. You have an even more important task tomorrow, so you can't be listless."

Wuyin had indeed been waiting for a long time, but she hadn't appeared yet tonight, and his low mental state made him feel dizzy.

He thought Li Fan was right, nodded, and lay down to sleep.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already slightly bright, and Li Fan was lying on the ground, fast asleep.

...Indeed, one should not trust this person too much.

However, Wuyin has always been a light sleeper. If she had really come last night, even if she had just quietly looked at him, he would have been awakened.

It seems she didn't come last night.

The morning light streamed into the room, and Little Monster lay listlessly in TuTu's cat bed, its head drooping, looking like it wouldn't live more than a few days.

Wuyin crouched down and gently stroked its head with her palm. Her eyes were solemn. Although she was very reluctant, it was, after all, just an NPC in the ghost story game.

Meanwhile, in the Dragon Kingdom's command center outside the screen, Wu Xin was watching her brother's live stream.

Her voice was so soft that only she could hear it.

"It seems my brother is too immersed in the anime's settings..."

The next second, she turned her head to look at the red commander beside her, smiling sweetly.

"Uncle Red Dragon, may I use one of my hint opportunities?"

Commander Red frowned, his gaze falling on the ten-year-old girl in front of him.

Currently, most of the chosen ones in various countries have perished, and Wuyin is the one with the highest exploration progress. Almost no useful information can be found in other countries.

The experts only have one piece of information right now, so wouldn't it be a waste to use the prompts?

Wu Xin noticed the Red Commander's furrowed brows and her gaze suddenly turned serious.

"No one understands my brother better than me. I know what he's thinking. Trust me, Uncle Red Dragon."

The Red Commander pondered for a moment, then finally nodded.

He told Wuxin the key information the experts had discovered—that the cat would turn into Zhang Xiaoli at night—and asked her to pass it on to Wuyin.

After saying that, he handed over the notification headset.

On the other side, Wuyin was stroking the little monster's head when she suddenly heard her sister's familiar voice.

"Silly brother, aren't you too caught up in the anime's premise? What normal cat only eats vegetables?"

Besides, the monsters in ghost stories don't talk like they do in anime, don't you think?

Also, because of your limited perspective at night, you didn't see clearly that the little monster walked into your room, and then the little monster turned into Zhang Xiaoli.

After saying all that in one breath, Wu Xin paused and added a sentence.

"Or rather, Zhang Xiaoli has turned into a little monster."

After 30 seconds, a message appeared indicating that the opportunity had been used up.

The moment the words fell, an eerie silence descended upon the entire ghost story command center.

All the experts looked on with suspicion and uncertainty, each thinking the same question.

Why would a chipless device transmit incorrect information?

This cat named Xiaoguai can only be fed vegetables. Once fed cat food or other things, Zhang Xiaoli will go completely mad and become bizarre, then go berserk and kill the Chosen One.

Commander Red's expression was somewhat grim. He had originally intended to stop the erroneous message being transmitted by Wuxin, but considering that arguing would waste 30 seconds of prompting opportunities, he chose to let her finish speaking.

Fortunately, she also shared the useful information discovered by the experts.

Wu Xin seemed to know what everyone was thinking, and comforted them in a serious voice.

"Don't worry, everyone. My brother definitely knows what to do. This is definitely the right choice."

The experts were still uneasy, but then they thought, this is Wuyin's sister, and the siblings seem to have a good relationship. She wouldn't harm her own brother.

Moreover, if they were to make things difficult for Wuyin's sister, it would be a huge disservice to Wuyin, who risked her life for the Dragon Kingdom in the ghost stories.

Li Fan, who was standing next to Wu Xin, could not hear what Wu Xin was saying. He only saw Wu Yin's hand suddenly stop, and then she seemed to be frozen in place.

He walked over and patted Wuyin on the shoulder. To his surprise, Wuyin turned around and looked at him with a look of delight on her face.

"I see!"

Li Fan was startled. The way Wu Yin had looked at him just now was somewhat ambiguous, and he almost thought he was going to lose his innocence.

"What have you discovered?"

Just as Wuyin opened her mouth to speak, Zhang Xiaoli's voice came from outside the door.

"TuTu, get up quickly, eat breakfast, and get ready for school."

Upon hearing this, he opened the door and went to the bathroom to wash up, leaving Li Fan scratching his head, looking puzzled.

While brushing my teeth in silence, my mind is filled with countless thoughts.

It's true what they say: those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly.

He was misled by the animated concept of "Big Ear TuTu" and forgot the most basic common sense.

How can a cat survive on just vegetables?

That's right! How could a cat only eat vegetables?

It seems like the little monster is only fed by himself, with just one meal of vegetables a day. No wonder it died.

In its current state, it is most likely dehydrated and hypoglycemic, so we must quickly give it some food.

But Wuyin knew in her heart that if she did something that went against Tutu's character, she would definitely lose the little mental energy she had left.

However, judging from the clues provided by Wuxin, the little monster is definitely an important NPC. Saving its life might uncover more secrets about this strange tale.

The second point in the hint is that the little monster will turn into Zhang Xiaoli at night.

Wuyin stroked her chin, and a thought suddenly popped into her head.

If Xiao Guai is Zhang Xiaoli, then who is the person currently staying at Tu Tu's house playing the role of "Zhang Xiaoli"?

He recalled Zhang Xiaoli's every move during the day and finally realized what had felt off before.

Although her personality is exactly the same as Zhang Xiaoli in the animation, she doesn't feel real; it always feels like she's imitating someone else.

For example, when she went to the amusement park that time, she changed clothes in front of the mirror without any human emotional fluctuations. She wasn't vain or irritable. She just tried on a few clothes and then randomly put on one.

Every reaction that followed seemed like a pre-programmed sequence; whenever TuTu did something wrong, it would inevitably make her angry.

When Zhang Xiaoli is in a good mood, she'll just smile even if Tutu makes a small mistake.

But if she's in a bad mood, even if TuTu hasn't done anything, she'll still look unhappy.

Chapter 50 The Vanished Folder

After washing up, Wuyin came to the dining table, where Zhang Xiaoli had already set out a simple breakfast.

The breakfast was light, which was just right for the weak monster.

However, Zhang Xiaoli must not find out that she is feeding Xiaoguai other food.

Violating one's original character setting in front of NPCs is a major taboo in the rules of ghost stories.

He picked up an egg, pretending to peel it, but deliberately let go, and the egg fell to the ground.

The atmosphere fell silent.

When Zhang Xiaoli saw the eggs on the ground, a small flame appeared on her head, and her face became somewhat ferocious.

"Hu Tutu! Why are you so restless even when you're eating?"

"I'm sorry, Mom, I'll take care of it right away."

Wu Yin apologized very quickly; he immediately squatted down, picked up the egg, and walked towards the trash can.

With her back to "Zhang Xiaoli" in front of the trash can, she quickly hid the egg in her sleeve.

Seeing that he sincerely admitted his mistake and took the initiative to make amends, Zhang Xiaoli's anger was extinguished immediately, and she had nothing more to say.

After all, in her pre-programmed routine, getting angry was only a way to discipline TuTu. As long as TuTu obediently admitted his mistake, she had no reason to continue getting angry.

There was still some food left in the bowl that was difficult to hide in one's sleeve, so Wuyin had to eat it all by herself.

Furthermore, if all the food were deliberately spilled, it would definitely arouse Zhang Xiaoli's suspicion.

There's also a glass of warm milk on the table. Feeding the kitten that milk might give it diarrhea.

He picked up the cup, drank it all in one gulp, then poured some water and pretended to take a few sips to clean his mouth.

At this moment, "Zhang Xiaoli" had already cleaned up the dishes that Wuyin had finished eating and turned to go into the kitchen to wash them.

Wuyin seized the opportunity, picked up her water glass, clutched the egg in her sleeve, and quickly slipped back into her room.

Li Fan was still pondering what Wu Yin had just discovered when he saw him return, so he asked again.

Wuyin first poured water into the cat bowl in front of Xiaoguai. Xiaoguai raised its head, looked at Wuyin, and then lowered its head to drink it in big gulps.

Seeing that the little monster was finally willing to drink water, he breathed a sigh of relief and then explained the clues he had discovered to Li Fan.

Li Fan also looked down at the kitten, his eyes filled with curiosity.

"If you are really Zhang Xiaoli, then meow twice."

It was just a silly prank, since the NPCs here couldn't see him or hear him. But to everyone's surprise, the little monster actually raised its head and looked in Li Fan's direction.

Li Fan's heart skipped a beat, and then he heard two meows.

Wu Yin and Li Fan exchanged a glance, both somewhat stunned.

Is it a coincidence or...?

The little monster drank all the water in the bowl in one gulp; it seemed it was really thirsty.

After peeling the egg, Wuyin crushed it and put it in the cat's bowl. The little monster smelled the aroma and immediately buried its head in the food.

Many experts watching from outside the screen felt their hearts clench, all staring intently at the door of the children's room, praying that a furious "Zhang Xiaoli" wouldn't suddenly appear.