Rules of the Strange: Starting with the Weird Peppa Pig

It wasn't until I collected enough eyes that my soul seemed to be released.

But... slowly I found myself becoming somewhat addicted to this feeling, because they... weren't good people.

After reading the note, the group's expressions became somewhat serious, because the note contained far too much information.

After a long silence, Wuyin finally spoke:

"It's clear that all of this was caused by the soul of the Great Cow Mother, and there are a few questions we still need to find the answers to."

First, who exactly does "they" refer to in the first sentence? And who exactly are "them"?

But the note said that Big Cow Girl was constantly collecting eyes, and the place where we saw the most eyes was that mushroom forest, so that mushroom forest might contain many of the eyes that Big Cow Girl had collected.

Wu Xin nodded and said, "The first 'she' is the one with the female radical, but in this village, we only saw one female character, Da Niu Niang."

I think 'they' should refer to other female figures in the village, such as wives and daughters..."

At this moment, Li Fan, who was frowning beside him, suddenly spoke up.

"You say that Big Cow Girl's soul has been released, is it because her soul was trapped at the bottom of the pond for some reason?"

Only when she collected enough eyeballs and had enough mushrooms on the bank to guard the pond could her soul be freed from the pond's constraints.

Could the big cowwoman we met on the first day be that unbound soul?

Furthermore, if that's the case, did she know we entered the pond? Then, where was her soul when we first entered the bottom of the pond?

Upon hearing this, both Wuyin and Wuxin stared at Li Fan.

Li Fan felt a chill run down his spine from being stared at, and he spoke weakly.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my guess? Even if there is, you don't need to stare at me like this."

Wu Xin: "Your prediction is spot on, in fact, it makes perfect sense. I always thought my brother was the smartest person in the world, but now it seems you're going to take his place."

Li Fan scratched his head sheepishly and smiled.

"I just had this idea suddenly pop into my head; I'm nowhere near as brilliant as my older brother."

Wuyin chimed in, "That's an excellent prediction. Now we have two new questions."

The first question is, why was her soul initially trapped at the bottom of the pond? I feel it must be related to the information in the first sentence.

The second question is, when we were at the bottom of the pond, where was her soul? Or was she actually somewhere in the shadows, staring intently at us?

As Wuyin spoke, Li Fan and Wuxin both felt a chill run down their spines and got goosebumps.

Chapter 95 Midnight Crisis

The air was silent for a moment, then Wuyin suddenly thought of another question and looked at Wuxin.

"By the way, your foot..."

Wu Xin casually pulled up her trouser leg, and there were no marks left on her ankle, as if everything she had just experienced under the pond was a dream.

Li Fan said, "How did your leg heal so quickly? Is it because Big Bull Mother's attack seemed like a physical attack, but it was actually a strange attack?"

Wuyin shook her head: "If it's as you say, Wuxin couldn't possibly have been harmed from beginning to end."

But Wu Xin's leg was indeed injured at first, and it had been injured before in the real world, with a recovery speed similar to that of a normal person. Could it be that it awakened some kind of constitution within the ghost stories?

Wu Xin thought about it carefully and said, "I have a guess."

Both of them looked at Wuxin.

"Do you remember when Aunt Niu blew a strange breath at me?"

The eerie aura wasn't completely dispelled; I inhaled some of it, and my ankle didn't hurt as much anymore. I thought I had recovered.

Now that I think about it, could it be because of this eerie aura?

Li Fan asked in surprise, "Can this strange aura actually heal injuries?"

Wuyin stroked his chin: "There are two possibilities."

"The first one is the strange aura that Big Cow Mother blew out at that time, which is slightly different from the usual one. She blew out two different auras in total."

The second possibility is due to the lack of a core itself. However, there's no way to verify this right now; we can't exactly have Big Cow Girl do it again.

As they chatted, they ate some bread and drank some water from the cupboard to replenish their energy, and it was getting late.

After washing up, they prepared to explore again the next day and went to bed one by one.

As night deepened, all three began to breathe evenly. Moonlight streamed into the room through the window, yet it offered no sense of security.

There were no sounds of insects or birds at night, only the creaking of the wind blowing against the old wooden doors of the various wooden houses, which sent chills down one's spine.

Just then, a black shadow suddenly flashed past the window and disappeared.

However, from the outside, one can see that the black shadow has not gone far at all, but is still on the edge of the wall by the window, making it impossible to spot.

Li Fan smacked his lips twice, then reached out and scratched his face where he had been bitten by a mosquito. He turned over and began to breathe softly again, seemingly sleeping soundly.

Seeing this, the dark figure gradually approached the window. Under the moonlight, it seemed as if a layer of skin was gently peeled off, and finally, it passed through the window of the wooden house and entered the room.

It stared intently at the group, a terrifying smile playing on its lips, as it moved forward with light, stealthy steps.

In its hand, reflecting the moonlight, was a sharp metal knife.

It walked to Wuyin's side, raised the knife high, and the moonlight shone on the tip of the knife, reflecting onto Wuyin's eyelids, causing Wuyin's eyelids to twitch slightly.

A flash of cold light appeared, and just as the blade was about to fall, it paused.

Wuyin had already opened her eyes, and there was no sign of sleepiness in them, as if she had never been asleep at all.

He gripped the hilt of the other man's knife tightly with one hand, preventing the knife from falling no matter what.

Wu Yin raised an eyebrow. To his surprise, he couldn't even touch the shadowy figure's body. Instead, the shadow passed right through his hand and gripped the hilt of the knife.

He opened his mouth to wake the two, but the shadowy figure reacted extremely quickly. It decisively dropped the knife, turned into a cloud of smoke, and disappeared into the room.

Wuyin quickly turned on the light, and Li Fan slowly opened his eyes and woke up under the bright light.

But when he saw what was in front of him, all his sleepiness vanished.

Only he and Wuyin remained in the room, while Wuxin, who had been on the bed, had mysteriously disappeared.

Li Fan looked at Wuyin, who was holding a knife in his hand and staring at the empty bed with a deep frown, and quickly stood up and asked.

"Little sister, where did she go?"

"They were taken away by a strange force."

Wuyin almost gritted her teeth as she uttered those words.

Seeing this, Li Fan frowned deeply and remained silent for a while before a "snap" sound rang out.

He slapped himself hard.

"It's all my fault for sleeping so soundly that my little sister got kidnapped. From now on, I won't sleep at night during the ghost story time."

Wuyin sighed, looked at Li Fan, and shook her head.

"It's not your fault."

I noticed this eerie thing the moment it flashed past the window, but I pretended to be asleep so as not to alert it, which gave it the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

"It's all my fault for being too arrogant. Besides, I didn't even see when the strange creature took the core away; there was no way to defend against it."

Hearing Wuyin say this, Li Fan also spoke up anxiously.

"Let's stop blaming this and that for now. You should think quickly about where the supernatural might lead our little sister."

After thinking for a moment, he spoke again.

"Could it be the bottom of the pond? Last time we were able to get down there thanks to my little sister. This time... never mind, if we really get taken there by some weird thing, I'll risk my life to get her back up."

Wuyin patted Li Fan on the shoulder: "I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush."

Li Fan: "Your sister is my sister! How can I not be anxious?"

Wuyin didn't say anything, but he raised the strangely abandoned knife in his hand and examined it carefully.

“Although I couldn’t see what that monster looked like in the dark, don’t you think this knife looks familiar? It’s the knife that monster tried to use to kill me.”

Li Fan also looked at the knife in Wu Yin's hand, and after careful observation, he recalled what he had seen.

"Isn't this... the knife used to cut ostrich meat? I remember it belonged to that merchant, so my little sister was kidnapped by that merchant!?"

Wuyin nodded: "That's most likely the case, so there's no use in you worrying."

If we could find the merchant's residence so easily, we would have left this strange tale long ago.

However, I do have some suspicions that the businessman may have another identity, but I cannot be certain yet.

Li Fan was confused by Wu Yin's last sentence and felt his brain wasn't working properly, so he simply stopped thinking about it and said firmly.

"Big brother, from now on, I'll do whatever you say. We must save our little sister."

Wuyin: "Okay, then you go to sleep first."

Li Fan: "Huh? You're just letting me sleep?"

Wuyin: "Yes, we need to get a good night's sleep now so we'll have enough energy tomorrow."

Even if you are a soul and can truly stay awake forever, you will still feel your soul body getting tired if you don't rest.

And look out the window, there's already a lot of fog, it must be very dangerous.

"Go to sleep first. I have my own reasons."

Chapter 96 Li Fan's Childhood

On the other side, Wu Xin's hands and feet were all tied up and she was placed on the bed. She glared angrily at the person in front of her.

"Let me leave here right now, or my two older brothers will definitely not let you get away with this!"

The person in front of her simply smiled slightly, and then slowly peeled off the outermost layer of skin.

Wu Xin watched as the person in front of her slowly revealed their true colors, her pupils widening in surprise as she spoke.

"It was you."

On the other hand, after this incident, Li Fan lost all interest in sleeping.