I am a full-level celestial master, you let me enter the strange talk of rules?

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes answered truthfully: "After staying here for seven days, look at the painting at the entrance, and it will turn into the shape of a door, so you can walk out directly."

Seeing Zhang Yangqing staring at the painting, she asked with some confusion, "Brother, I have this painting in my room too. Is there something wrong with it?"

Zhang Yangqing did not answer, but instead asked, "Look at this painting, isn't it some kind of contract?"

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes paused for a moment, examined the painting carefully, and shook her head: "A contract? This painting doesn't have any energy fluctuations; it just looks strange."

Zhang Yangqing began to recall: "You also signed a seven-day stay agreement with that old man at the door and wrote your name down, right?"

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes nodded: "That's right. When I first arrived here, I found this place very strange, but it could hide my identity. I moved in without even being checked."

She paused, then began to recall the situation: "I remember that day I had just arrived in Yudu and looked for several places that weren't suitable. When I passed by here, I saw the old man at the entrance. He said I could stay there, so I went in. When I registered, he wrote a lot of things in the register, but I didn't pay attention. I only remember that he asked me to sign my name, so I signed it."

She thought for a moment and added, "At that time, I also saw a lucky cat next to me that kept laughing, and its laughter made me feel uncomfortable all over."

Zhang Yangqing nodded and began to analyze: "I have a guess. All of our tenants here have been given a special contract. Writing their names in the register is the beginning of the contract. Staying here for seven days means that all of our tenants will stay with this painting for seven days, which is equivalent to agreeing to something."

"Seven days later, the contract will be finalized, and we will be free to leave. In fact, we are already under the control of the contract."

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes was sweating profusely as she listened.

She subconsciously touched her arm, as if something was crawling on it.

"Brother, are you saying we might have been tricked?"

Zhang Yangqing noticed her unease and waved his hand to comfort her, saying, "I'm just guessing, but there is definitely something wrong with this guesthouse. This area is the only way into the city, and if outsiders want to find a secluded place to rest, this is the best choice. The person who designed this place must have taken this into consideration."

He paused, then continued, "Judging from your current situation, the contract doesn't pose any immediate threat to you. Perhaps this is just a place with special rules, and I'm overthinking it."

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Yangqing continued, "But in the meantime, you need to help me find some things so I can decipher this painting."

Upon hearing that Zhang Yangqing was going to reveal the secret, the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes naturally relaxed a lot.

She nodded: "Okay."

the next day.

Early in the morning, the old man in the suit came to knock on the door.

He looked a little nervous, pushed up his shattered glasses, and said in a low voice, "Master, there's something I'd like to tell you."

Zhang Yangqing opened the door: "What is it?"

The old man in the suit looked around to make sure no one was in the corridor before saying, "Every time I take a break, there are footsteps at the door, very crisp, like two pairs of shoes walking."

Zhang Yangqing frowned: "Two pairs of shoes?"

The old man in the suit nodded: "Yes, not one pair, but two pairs, and it's very strange. I heard the footsteps very clearly, abnormally clearly. Logically speaking, the sounds in the corridor shouldn't be that clear."

Zhang Yangqing remembered a rule.

[Rule 19: If you find a downward staircase with a faint blue light at its depths, suppress your curiosity unless you are wearing self-propelled gray leather shoes.]

Two pairs of shoes walking? The sound is very crisp.
Could this be the "gray leather shoes that walk automatically" mentioned in the rules?
He mentally reviewed the rules, then said to the old man in the suit, "I understand. You can go back now; I'll handle this."

The old man in the suit nodded, then turned and left.

Zhang Yangqing called over the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes and explained the situation.

Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes immediately volunteered, "Big brother, leave this to me."

Zhang Yangqing glanced at her: "Are you confident?"

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes smiled confidently: "Big brother, I'm at least a Celestial Realm cultivator, how could I not catch a few pairs of shoes?"

Zhang Yangqing thought for a moment and didn't stop him: "Okay, go and give it a try."

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes went off with great interest.

She returned to the floor the old man in the suit had mentioned, found an empty room to hide in, and waited for footsteps to be heard.

Sure enough, not long after, crisp footsteps echoed down the corridor.

Da, da, da, da.

Both shoes landed and lifted at the same time, with perfectly synchronized rhythm.

The beautiful woman with almond-shaped eyes held her breath, waiting for the footsteps to approach.

When the voice reached the door, she flung it open and rushed out. The hallway was empty.

Nothing at all.

The footsteps disappeared.

She was unwilling to give up and tried several more times.

They hid behind doors, around corners, and even used energy to seal off the entire corridor.

The result is always the same.

She heard footsteps and rushed out, but there was nothing there.

We can't catch them, we simply can't find them.

She even felt that the shoes were deliberately teasing her, the footsteps disappearing without a trace every time she rushed out.

After a long day of fussing, the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes slunk back to room 722.

Zhang Yangqing was studying the painting on the wall when he heard her return. Without turning his head, he asked, "Didn't catch them?"

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes said somewhat embarrassedly, "Brother, I've tried several times, but I just can't catch it. I clearly heard it, but as soon as I open the door, everything is gone."

Zhang Yangqing put down what he was holding, turned to look at her, and said, "It's simple, just go to room 333 and find the tenant with the eye patch."

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes paused for a moment, then asked, "Looking for him?"

Zhang Yangqing didn't explain, but simply said, "Go ahead, he's my passenger, he'll help you."

Although the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes was puzzled, she did as instructed.

The reason is actually very simple.

Only those who are "invisible" can catch the shoe.

The old man in the suit only heard it when he was resting with his eyes closed; closing one's eyes is also a form of "not seeing".

The strange figure wearing the eye patch is blind; he was born blind, and he is the key to breaking the deadlock.

Bringing these over will definitely be helpful for many passengers.

Otherwise, the chosen ones would have to try to catch it with their eyes closed, which would be very difficult.

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes found the eye patch strange and recounted what had happened.

After listening to the strange story, the blindfolded man didn't ask any questions, but simply nodded.

That evening, he went to that corridor alone.

He stood there, unable to see anything. But he could hear.

Tap, tap, tap, tap!

Footsteps could be heard.

He didn't rush out; he just stood there, waiting.

The footsteps grew closer.

He didn't move.

Footsteps approached him.

He reached out and grabbed it directly.

The shoes began to "appear," struggling in his hands, writhing desperately like two live fish.

But he held on tightly and didn't budge.

That evening, he handed the shoes to Zhang Yangqing, and they were indeed gray leather shoes.

The upper of the shoe is plain, but the sole has fine patterns that resemble some kind of ancient script.

They lay there quietly, motionless, as if the footsteps from last night were just an illusion.

Zhang Yangqing took the shoes, examined them carefully, and murmured, "So that's how it is. These shoes can take you to places that other creatures can't." (End of Chapter)