Chapter 74 Village Rules: No going out at night

"This village is filled with Rule Ghouls, and the taboos are as numerous as ox hair; no one dares to break them easily—even the stronger Guai Monsters must abide by the village rules here."

Luo Yuerou slowed her pace, lowering her voice slightly. With a grave tone, she slowly recounted the information she had gathered.

Pausing slightly, she changed the subject, a flicker of seriousness flashing in her eyes as she revealed the news Gu Ye was most desperate to know: "There is one more troublesome matter—once you come in, you can't get out. The outskirts of the village seem to be shrouded in some kind of eerie power. Only by breaking through that restriction can we leave this place."

The two walked side by side, and before long, they reached the edge of the village.

Gu Ye looked up at the road extending outside the village. The night was deep, and the surroundings were terrifyingly quiet, save for the starlight pouring down from the sky, scattering bits of broken silver on the ground, making that road appear even more desolate and eerie.

His heart stirred, and he slowly extended his right hand, reaching out towards the direction outside the village.

As soon as his fingertips touched an invisible barrier, a cold and hard sensation came through, as if he had bumped into an unseen wall that didn't budge at all.

"It's an air wall." Luo Yuerou parted her red lips, her voice soft yet filled with unquestionable certainty. Her gaze fell on Gu Ye's hand, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes, "I've tried several times; it's impossible to pass through."

Gu Ye withdrew his hand and looked steadily at Luo Yuerou, "You must have a way, right!"

Luo Yuerou helplessly spread her hands, pouting her small mouth slightly, and shook her head with feigned grievance: "Nope. If I had a way, I would have tried to break through myself long ago. Do you think I'd still be waiting here for you?"

Uh...!

Gu Ye's mouth twitched, and he said helplessly, "You must have arrived hours before me. Do you have any clues?"

Luo Yuerou reined in her playful expression, her brows furrowing slightly. She gently rubbed her fingertips, and after a moment of thought, she slowly spoke, "There should be clues, but I'm not certain. I'll have to go and investigate further tomorrow."

After speaking, she looked up at Gu Ye and added naturally, "Now, it's time for us to go to sleep."

Hearing the word "sleep," Gu Ye was instantly startled. His eyes widened, and his tone was full of surprise: "Sleep?!"

He subconsciously took half a step back, his expression somewhat unnatural.

Luo Yuerou rolled her beautiful fox eyes at him, "What are you thinking? The village rules require everyone to enter their rooms and Lock the doors and windows before 11 o'clock every day."

Hearing this, Gu Ye breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "So that's it."

Luo Yuerou leaned forward, tilting her head to look at him, her eyebrows arching.

A glimmer of mischief flashed in Luo Yuerou's eyes. She leaned forward slightly, tilted her head, raised an eyebrow, and said with a hint of teasing: "What, you're complaining about having a big sister to sleep with?"

"How could that be! It's just that you're too beautiful, and I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself." Gu Ye hurriedly explained, making up an excuse on the spot.

Hearing this, Luo Yuerou looked pleased, a beautiful blush spreading across her face. She cleared her throat twice: "Let's go to where we're staying first!"

She quickened her pace and walked in front of Gu Ye.

If anyone who knew Luo Yuerou found out that this charming queen could actually be shy, they might feel like they'd seen a ghost.

You have to understand, among those who know her, the evaluation of her is that while she looks enchanting and charming, if you ever think she's easy to flirt with, Luo Yuerou will make you taste the sensation of lightning-roasted meat.

Luo Yuerou led Gu Ye through the village, turning left and right until they arrived in a small alley. Standing in front of an adobe house, she reached out and pushed open the dusty door.

"Cough, cough~"

"Cough, cough~"

"Is this the house you found?" Gu Ye stepped into the house. Inside was a medium-sized courtyard with a stone mill in the middle, its wooden handle riddled with wormholes and falling apart.

Perhaps Luo Yuerou misunderstood Gu Ye's meaning, thinking he was showing disdain, and immediately rolled her eyes.

"Be grateful you have a place to stay."

Gu Ye smiled upon hearing this, "Haha!"

"I'm not complaining; I'm just feeling a bit nostalgic about these farm tools."

Luo Yuerou asked curiously, "You recognize these things?"

"Of course, I even know how to use them."

These skills existed deep in Gu Ye's memory. In his past life, he came from a rural background, so how could he not know how to use these familiar farm tools?

It was just that after he went to college and his family renovated the house, these farm tools were abandoned in a corner. He also went out to work and earned money by drawing manga, so he never saw them again.

Hearing this, a glimmer of surprise and curiosity about Gu Ye flashed in Luo Yuerou's eyes. She hadn't expected Gu Ye to know how to use these farm tools from who knows how many eras ago.

Luo Yuerou walked in, closed the door, and applied the Lock. The two walked straight to the Eight Immortals table and sat down.

Gu Ye gently brushed the dust off the table with his fingertips and looked up at Luo Yuerou, asking in a serious tone: "Is the biggest Guai Monster in the village the one who set the village rules?"

"It should be. I've asked people from other federations; some of them entered the village earlier, but in order to dig up useful information, many were schemed against by Guai Monsters and died. It's very hard to find the Guai Monster who set the village rules."

A flicker of contemplation passed between Gu Ye's brows, "Then have they tried to break through the air wall with force?"

Luo Yuerou nodded gently at this, took out a card, transformed it into a mobile phone, and played a video.

Gu Ye looked closely. In the video, a group of people had gathered, attempting to forcefully break out of the village, but the moment their attacks touched the air wall, they passed right through it and struck the road in the distance.

Afterwards, no matter how they attacked, they couldn't touch the air wall, but as long as they walked over, they would still be blocked by it.

"Today is only the first day, so the information we can gather is very limited. Moreover, you must be careful of those Rule Ghouls." Luo Yuerou said with a grave expression, voicing her thoughts.

Gu Ye nodded, raised his wrist to check the time, and asked: "Then, why must we return to our rooms by 11 o'clock at night?"

Luo Yuerou said, "An Examinee from the Lingfeng Zhugang Federation paid the price of an arm to exchange for this information from the pork shop owner. This is a hidden village rule."

"Every night after 11 o'clock, everyone must return to their rooms. Going out is prohibited. As for what will happen, it is unknown."

"Haha~~!" Luo Yuerou seemed to have thought of something and let out an involuntary, delicate laugh.

Gu Ye looked at her, puzzled.

"Do you know how this piece of information became widely spread?"

"That person only told his companion who came with him, but who knew that his companion, for the sake of a woman, unconditionally gave the information to her, and later the information spread."

Hearing this, Gu Ye was speechless. It seems one really shouldn't be a 'simp'.