See the Law of Deception

Chapter 252 Heredity (58)

Just as Lu Jinzhao had expected, over time, the villagers gradually revealed a taboo, but once all the surviving villagers had revealed a taboo, they fell silent.

"The lack of repetition means that the amount of information we can obtain is limited."

Haircuts are not permitted.

You cannot take bus number 44.

[You cannot answer calls from your own number]

Elevators must not be overloaded.

Do not stop the baby from crying.

No photos allowed.

There are quite a few of these harmless taboos, but even among those taboos that are completely useless in the village, there are always some that are extremely tricky. They may not seem like much on their own, but when put together, they can cause huge trouble.

When a red ghostly figure appears in your line of sight, you must look directly at her until blood flows from her eyes.

Don't let your shadow out of your sight for more than thirty seconds.

If someone calls your name, you must answer "I heard you."

These three points gave all the passengers present a headache.

If the first two conditions are met simultaneously, the passenger will inevitably violate one of them, while the third condition directly contradicts the current rule against speaking.

But among the passengers present, Lu Jinzhao was particularly troubled by this.

After all, judging from the literal meaning, neither the first nor the third event is guaranteed to happen; it's likely a matter of luck. And to make matters worse, she also has unexploded misfortune.

Once misfortune strikes, she is 100% certain that she will encounter it.

In addition, there is another point worth noting: **avoid bleeding**.

Like dominoes, once these people break a taboo and get injured, they will immediately break the taboo of "don't bleed".

Lu Jinzhao even felt that among these ever-increasing taboos, there must be even more sinister rules that would allow the dominoes to continue to grow until death.

She looked down and observed her shadow out of the corner of her eye, then selected a 27-second reminder in the watch's timer mode and set it to infinite loop.

The watch vibrates three times every 27 seconds, each vibration lasting one second.

She doesn't just look down at her shadow when the vibration occurs; the vibration alert is just a way to maintain a "lower limit."

Only about ten minutes have passed since they found the villagers and learned about some of the taboos. Lu Jinzhao looked at the state of the others. They had gone from wanting to slaughter the villagers when they first came here, to now knowing the role the villagers played and feeling a little safer here.

It seems that, at least for the time being, until the train arrives, they have no intention of mentioning leaving.

Is staying here a safer option?
Lu typed a line of text today:
I'm preparing to leave; you'd better come with me.

She wanted to leave immediately, but then realized that she couldn't just leave. She had to take all the passengers with her, in case, after she and Tianlei left, as time went by and the taboos grew stronger, someone might try to meet the conditions given by the mission when their life came to an end.

"Why?" Shen Yi asked.

Lu Jinzhao's answer was very simple.

I cannot be certain whether the villagers are truly entirely in our best interests.

The villagers are ghosts at night, part of the village, and the village is reviving.

Can you be sure the villagers, as part of the village, won't suddenly transform into what they are at night?

Although the presence of the villagers seems to have a certain limiting effect on the village, they are ultimately part of the platform and are written in the family genealogy.

Villagers and villages, in a sense, share the same origin and are mutually reinforcing and restraining.

It's not something you can completely trust. These words enlightened the others, and they became less resistant to Lu Jinzhao's suggestion.

As for the other reason, I'll tell you when we get up there.

In fact, Lu Jinzhao had only pointed out the problem earlier, and everyone present had already decided to leave. Now that they heard there was another reason, most of them were quite curious.

After they left the basement and walked out of the courtyard, Lu Jinzhao frankly told the other passengers another reason why she had to leave with them.

It is a state of vigilance.

She needed to make sure there were no more passengers inside after she left.

Just in case, to prevent the taboos from increasing over time and putting those left inside in a life-threatening situation while the villagers have not yet undergone any changes, anything can happen in such a desperate situation.

This naturally includes being so confused as to try things based on the conditions given in the task.

She wanted to prevent a situation where villagers were killed by passengers without her knowledge.

"I understand, I didn't want to do that either," Shen Yi agreed.

The others nodded slightly as well.

If not all passengers had agreed to board, they would likely have had the same concerns.

[Let's head towards the village entrance. It's best if we don't split up.] Luo Yu typed out a message.

A fog suddenly rolled in over the village.

At this time of day, such a thick fog shouldn't be falling normally, but everyone present knew that this was probably part of the village's revival.

The fog was thickening rapidly, and the sky was darkening. Worse still, even the shadows underfoot seemed to be fading, though thankfully they hadn't disappeared and were still easily visible.

The surviving passengers walked very cautiously, constantly observing their surroundings, and every now and then, they would look down to check their shadows for anything unusual.

We were like frightened birds the whole way.

The yellow earth beneath my feet had become somewhat soft without me even realizing it, and it felt less solid when I stepped on it.

As they passed a corner, suddenly, the person walking in front stopped.

Soon, the people following behind her turned around, saw the scene in front of them, and stopped as well.

The country lanes were hardly wide; it would be difficult for two people to walk side by side. And at this moment, shrouded in thick fog, a figure stood on the only road leading to the village entrance.

a woman.

Who's over there?

They wanted to ask questions, but couldn't bring themselves to speak.

The woman, who had been motionless, swayed slightly upon seeing them, seemingly reacting for a moment. Then she strode towards them, her body language radiating joy, and exclaimed, "Great! I've finally found you!"

But as soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

This action allowed the passengers to quickly determine that she was not a villager.

Are they passengers?
That's why he was attacked for speaking.

Lu Jinzhao could also clearly hear the wind chimes around her waist ringing.

The woman's running steps stopped because of the ghost's attack, but the distance between her and Lu Jinzhao had closed, close enough for Lu Jinzhao to see her face clearly.

The moment he saw it clearly, Lu Jinzhao frowned slightly.

is her?

Xiang Liang's teammate, the woman who stood motionless against the wall, as if she were already dead.