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

It is raining heavily outside, so the exploration team must be prepared. Raincoats and umbrellas are essential.

It was already very lucky for the chosen one to find the umbrella, but when it came to luck, Jones had never lost.

He found four raincoats, no more, no less.

The four then took food and lighting equipment and left the abandoned mental hospital.

Following the instructions in Zhang Yangqing's text message, Jones approached the vine, which was the mysterious lake.

The level of the lake seems to have risen a lot due to the rain.

Raindrops fell into the lake, causing a reddish splash.

The air is filled with dampness.

What makes people's scalps tingle the most is that the mouth on the huge vine keeps opening and closing in the heavy rain, as if performing a pantomime.

They seemed to want to tell Jones something, but Jones couldn't understand sign language.

Jones and four mentally ill patients approached the lake cautiously. When they were about 50 meters from the lake, his cell phone vibrated and he received some rules.

Shadow Curse Lake Survival Rules:

[Rule 1: Trees that have absorbed the power of the Cursed Lake are very dangerous, please stay away.]

[Rule 2: If there is any lost item near the Curse Lake, you can return it to its owner. This will benefit you, but be sure not to send it to the wrong person.]

[Rule 3: In this area, please do not refuse any child's request, otherwise he will be very angry. ]

[Rule 4: If you want to go out at night, please wear red clothes. ]

[Rule 5: Sometimes, what you see may not be true, but the reflection on the lake is definitely correct. ]

In order to prevent his teammates from breaking the rules, Jones did his usual thing and told other teammates the precautions according to his own understanding.

Jones felt that the most dangerous thing implied by Rule 1 was the tree with a mouth in the center of the lake. At that time, Jones did not know that the name of the tree was "Whispering Cypress".

Just by standing around, they could feel a suffocating sense of oppression.

However, the tree was still a full hundred meters away from the shore, so Jones dared to go some distance forward.

Jones had to go because his main line was at the lake, which was what Rule 2 suggested.

This is not difficult to understand. He only needs to find some "lost items" by the lake and deliver them to the owners. Then the mission will be completed and he can get the information he wants.

As for where the owners of the lost items were, Jones thought of the houses in the distance.

According to the rules, you have to send it correctly. If you send it wrong, you are basically dead.

Jones expressed Rules 1 and 2 according to his own understanding, and simply repeated Rules 3 and 4. However, like Zhang Yangqing, Jones did not mention Rule 5, as he also kept something in reserve.

After the few people became familiar with the rules, they began to search for lost items along the Cursed Lake.

On a gloomy rainy day, Jones, wearing a raincoat and holding a flashlight, carefully checked along the lakeside.

There was a strange atmosphere surrounding the Cursed Lake, and the smell of damp was even stronger.

It’s hard to find things on the periphery, and the ghost story world can’t let Jones have it so easy.

So he could only keep moving closer to the lake where there were no safety measures.

But Jones felt that the closer he got to the lake, the more he felt an inexplicable force suddenly attacking him, as if countless invisible hands were pulling him, trying to drag him into the lake.

At the beginning, Jones was able to grit his teeth and hold on, resisting the interference of this force.

But after a long time, his body began to shake uncontrollably.

When he found a 'lost item' and was about to pick it up, he suddenly felt dizzy, his body was unstable, and he almost fell into the lake.

At this moment, a strong arm suddenly reached out and grabbed his sleeve tightly, preventing him from falling into the lake. Fortunately, the mentally ill security guard was quick-witted, otherwise Jones might have been killed.

In fact, if you look at the big screens of other Chosen Ones, you can tell what the problem is here.

The closer you get to the 'lost item', the stronger the mental interference you can feel, which clearly means there is danger.

So the smart chosen one will look for props nearby, make something similar to a hook, then tie a rope to it and hook up the lost item.

The dumber Chosen Ones would tie themselves to the rope and then tie the other end of the rope to a solid place nearby to avoid being pulled into the lake.

Jones was outrageous. He went straight for it. If his teammates hadn't followed him, he would most likely have fallen into it.

But sometimes, getting help from teammates is also a reflection of strength.

The mentally ill security guard said in a deep voice: "Be careful, there is something strange in this lake, I feel something swimming."

He looked at Jones, as if thinking, it's a good thing I'm here, otherwise you would die sooner or later.

The beautiful designer on Zhang Yangqing's side actually had the same idea, but that was just her wishful thinking. Zhang Yangqing could still live without her.

But Jones really has to rely on these teammates.

Jones felt his heart tighten when he heard this, and felt that something was watching them.

He looked in the direction the mentally ill security guard pointed and saw some vague figures swimming in the lake.

There are certainly dangers in the world of ghost stories, but the mission must be completed.

So the five of them adopted a tug-of-war tactic. Jones tied a rope around his waist and went to the lake to pick up things, while four strong mentally ill patients held the other end of the rope not far away.

Once Jones got it, they pulled back.

It took quite some time to go around the lake, and although Jones was relatively quick with the help of his teammates, it all took just over an hour.

The other chosen ones are exploring here alone and need to rest.

Moreover, it is a dull and dark rainy day, and there is a dark forest around, which makes it seem eerie and scary. They also need to keep an eye out for any danger around them.

Jones skipped a lot of steps.

The 'lost items' he found were not many, only three.

The first thing was a broken arm with a ring on the ring finger.

Jones was a little skeptical whether he could find the owner of the broken arm, but he still took it back. After all, this was a world of ghost stories and there was nothing strange about it.

The second item was a pair of water-logged Bluetooth headphones. The texture of the headphones was very strange, and there were lotus leaf patterns on them. They looked like a "lotus leaf brand", which might be the clue.

It felt like someone falling off while running by a lake.

The third item is a black and white photo frame, which contains what looks like a portrait of an old man.

Jones thought this was the easiest way. He just had to find the old man in the black and white photo frame and give him the portrait.

When these words came out, not only the audience, but even his teammates beside him were shocked.

The mentally ill security guard interrupted Jones and said with a dark face, "This is a portrait of a dead person. People who have portraits are basically dead. Usually, the people who have such things are the descendants of the person in the portrait. Are you sure you want to return it to the person in question?"

Jones: "."

These words made Jones suddenly realize that this seemed to be the truth.

His embarrassed expression seemed to say: I have never died before, so I don’t have any experience, sorry!

The audience all wondered, with his intelligence, how could he have been involved in so many strange stories?
Even Greco couldn't figure it out. Was this guy pretending to be stupid to test his teammates, or was he really stupid?

(End of this chapter)