Rules of the Strange: Starting with the Weird Peppa Pig

The reason that fat rat keeps reappearing is because it's a product of half reality and half fantasy. It lives in a mental hospital, which is why it's so fat and won't starve. It frequently appears in TuTu's room, so this strange rat occasionally appears in TuTu's mental world. However, killing the rat in the mental world is just TuTu's fantasy of the rat dying. The next time the rat appears, others will think it's resurrected. The healthy brother's personality simply feels the rat is interfering with the mental world, so it kills it every time it appears. This is also why Wuyin Li Fan thought he would see the rat again after leaving the illusion—because the rat is an uncontrollable factor.

7. About ancient trees.

This is the energy body of the rule boss, which specifically seeks out mentally weak people to invade, making them help raise the children so that the boss can gain power. The children in the tree are perfect children, and the tree absorbs this perfect power. After absorbing it, they will return to TuTu's mental world, which is why TuTu's mental illness has not improved.

The article mentions that after the prince became perfect, he was eaten like a ripe fruit, but then an immature prince appeared, and that's why.

Chapter 266 Extra Chapter 2 (Back to Reality)

Honglong was sitting in front of the live stream screen, staring intently at the static display, sighing repeatedly.

The only good news during this period was that when he was preparing to bury Lucas, Lucas actually woke up in the coffin and kept banging on the coffin lid.

This startled him; he thought Lucas had come back to life and wanted to bury him quickly so he could rest in peace.

Only after hearing Lucas's cries for help coming from inside the coffin did they reluctantly open the coffin lid.

Later, after a hospital examination, it was discovered that Lucas's heart was naturally tilted to the right, while his wound was located to the left.

It seems the strange attack on Lucas aimed to kill him with a single blow, but by sheer coincidence, it just missed Lucas's true heart.

Because his injuries were so severe, he was not supposed to survive, but his extraordinary healing talent miraculously restored his body.

However, the fact that he was put into a state of suspended animation beforehand caused so many misunderstandings.

After Lucas came out of the coffin, he said several words of greeting to the Red Dragon. The Red Dragon was not angry at all; on the contrary, he was quite happy.

At least he came back alive.

After Lucas was taken to the hospital, he told Red Dragon about what had happened, and Red Dragon was very worried about it.

But these are things he can't change just by worrying; he can only take it one step at a time.

……

Just as the red dragon was staring idly at the snowy screen, the entire snowy screen suddenly turned off for no reason, leaving only a black display screen.

At the same time, live broadcast screens in the sky around the world collapsed, leaving no trace of their existence.

When the red dragon saw this, his expression froze, and even his heart skipped a beat.

He knew what this meant.

The live stream was shut down either because the ghost story was successful or it failed.

But the live stream has been shut down, and Wuyin hasn't appeared yet, so there's only one possible outcome.

He scratched his head in frustration, feeling utterly dejected.

"Da da da".

Footsteps came from behind, the footsteps were somewhat slow, and it seemed that the owner of the footsteps was very tired.

The red dragon didn't turn around, but waved its hand impatiently.

"Assistant, I'm in a bad mood right now and I don't have time to talk to you about a raise."

I know you've been working hard lately. I'll give you a raise next month. Just let me have some peace and quiet for now.

"Commander Red Dragon."

A very familiar voice entered the red dragon's ears.

Upon hearing the incredibly familiar voice, the red dragon stiffened, and its eyes instantly turned bloodshot.

He pricked up his ears in disbelief, wanting to hear the voice calling him again, because he dared not turn around, fearing that everything that had just happened was just his hallucination.

If he looks back and finds that there is really no one behind him, the disappointment that follows the joy will instantly overwhelm him.

That familiar voice spoke again.

"Red Dragon, has Mr. Lucas been buried?"

"Where is his grave? I want to go and see it."

When Honglong heard that familiar voice again, he dared to turn around and confirm.

The moment he saw Wuyin, tears streamed down his face. He rushed forward, grasped Wuyin's hands, and said with tears in his eyes.

"He hasn't been buried yet; he's waiting for you to come back and see him."

Wuyin raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"If we don't bury it in this weather, won't it all stink?"

“I’ve already seen what he looked like when he was alive, there’s no need to see the body again.”

Upon hearing Wuyin's reply, Honglong realized that what he had just said was inappropriate, and he awkwardly scratched his head.

"No, I mean Lucas isn't dead. He's in the hospital waiting for you to come back and see him."

"Oh~"

Wuyin suddenly realized.

"This kid, he's still alive, he's really lucky."

Honglong noticed Wuxin in Wuyin's arms. A hint of worry flashed in his eyes, but he didn't ask any questions. He simply said...

"Come to my place after you've finished dealing with your business, and I'll take you to see Lucas."

Wuyin nodded, gave a curt "hmm," and turned to leave the Ghost Story Command Center.

Red Dragon stood with his hands behind his back, watching Wuyin's departing figure, his heart filled with complex emotions.

This kid seems to have changed a lot.

What exactly did he experience inside?

……

The next day, at the hospital.

Wuyin and Wuxin, carrying fruit and flowers, followed Honglong to Lucas's ward.

Before they even entered the ward, they heard bursts of wails.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Be gentle, be gentle! You're trying to murder me!"

The three of them pushed open the door, completely bewildered, and saw several nurses holding Lucas down and disinfecting the wound on his chest.

Overnight, everything about the ghost stories disappeared, including the talents of every chosen one.

Lucas was no exception. He could have made a full recovery in a few days with his talent, but now he could only stay in the hospital for treatment.

Fortunately, his talent had healed his wounds to a non-fatal state; he was truly lucky to survive.

When Lucas saw Wuyin and the other two enter, he immediately pretended that nothing had happened and quietly lay on the hospital bed while the nurse disinfected his wounds. However, the fact that his fingers were tightly gripping the bed sheet revealed that he was very afraid of pain.

Hearing Lucas stop talking, the nurse felt the world become quiet again. She quickly disinfected and applied medicine to the wound, then left the ward with the treatment tray.

Silently sat on the edge of Lucas's bed, peeling an apple with a knife.

"You're really lucky, kid. You've survived so many near-death experiences. You're like an unkillable cockroach."

Lucas listened to Wuyin's praise, but it felt like it was no different from insulting him.

"No, can't you describe it in a nicer way?"

He paused, then spoke hesitantly.

"By the way, did Li Fan... reincarnate?"

Upon hearing this question, Wu Xin's expression changed several times before she finally looked at her brother.

Wu Xin's face paled as her brother paused in peeling the apple, almost thinking he was going to peel Lucas instead.

Fortunately, my brother just gave a faint "hmm" and continued peeling the apple, but this time he peeled off most of the flesh.

A moment later, Wuyin handed the peeled apple to Lucas and then left the ward, making an excuse that she had something to do.

He didn't want to explain, nor did he want to recall.

Even though he no longer has any emotions, his body still reacts uncomfortably when he recalls Li Fan's death.

Lucas stared at the apple in his hand, now only the core, and the others in the room stared at each other, none of them knowing what to say.

Wu Xin sighed and explained the situation to both of them.

After hearing this, Lucas lowered his head in shame, realizing he had said the wrong thing.

……

In the days that followed, because Wu Xin was reluctant to let Pa Li leave, and since the villa was big enough, Wu Yin didn't mind Lucas moving in.

So after Lucas was discharged from the hospital, he and Parry moved into the villa permanently.

From then on, the four of them lived a simple and ordinary life.

No one mentions that name anymore.

To be continued...

Chapter 267, Side Story 3 (Revisiting the Ghost Village)

Years later, a playful girl with long black hair and an introverted girl with blonde hair in a bun are standing in the living room.

Wu Xin and Pa Li looked reluctantly at the two middle-aged men in front of them.

Many years have passed, but time still cannot conceal Wuyin's handsomeness and charisma.

"elder brother."

"dad."

"Don't feel lonely at home while we're leaving."

Wu Xin winked playfully. She was already an adult, and her pretty face showed a hint of Wu Yin's features.

Wuyin waved his hand and joked.

"Alright, alright, this is the third time I've heard you say that this morning. I'm sick of hearing it."

"When you two see other handsome guys at school, you really won't remember Lucas and me."