Chapter 55, Family Rules

[Undeterred by Wind and Rain (Captain Zhong Bingxuan)]: Fu Yuchen, where are you? I'll come find you after I've settled things here.

[Undeterred by Wind and Rain (Captain Zhong Bingxuan)]: Linlin, be careful and stay away from that gambler. Don't let him lead you astray.

Zhong Bingxuan was afraid that if she spoke too late, her adorable little cousin would go crazy.

[Undeterred by Rain or Shine (Mascot Zhong Linlin)]: OK, I'll be careful.

[Undeterred by Wind and Rain (Core Member Fu Yucheng)]: I don't know exactly where I was. I was not quite conscious at the time. When I came to, I found myself in an unfamiliar room surrounded by red silk and red lanterns, with the sounds of gongs and drums constantly playing.

[Undeterred by Wind and Rain (Captain Zhong Bingxuan)]: That would be a bit difficult. If there are many people getting married in Aoshida, Fu Yuchen, you'd better pray for yourself. It will be very difficult for us to find your location accurately.

"An'an, Mommy is going out. Be careful at home alone and don't open the door to strangers."

Not long after An's mother returned, she went out again.

Just moments ago, Zhong Bingxuan was trying to find an excuse to slip out the door, but now that Mother An was gone, she had no more scruples and swaggered out the door.

Of course, if it were nighttime when entering the instance, Zhong Bingxuan wouldn't dare to be so reckless and would leave without gathering any information.

It's broad daylight now, and even if the supernatural forces are rampant, they wouldn't dare kill her without her violating the rules of death.

Zhong Bingxuan first checked the peephole and found nothing unusual. She gently opened the door a little and peeked out. She saw the note stuck on her door. She opened the door wider and quickly took the note inside.

In just one minute, Zhong Bingxuan felt a faint pain in her face and a slight smell of blood.

In just one minute, Zhong Bingxuan was attacked without noticing anything unusual around her, which made things rather difficult.

She wasn't going to hide at home and wait to die; that wasn't her style. She should see if there was any way out on the note that would allow her to leave safely.

[The Yun An An Family's Ten Rules: Please abide by them. Those who violate them will bear the consequences.]

[Rule 1: As a loving family, each member needs to do their part, and others should not have any objections to the duties of family members.]

[Rule Two: Children should behave like children and are not allowed to go out alone.]

[Rule Three: A loving family would never do anything to harm another family member. If you, as a child, encounter any trouble, you can always ask your family head for help.]

Rule Four: There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Rule Five: Your neighbor is a helpful person; you can ask him for help if you need anything.

[Rule Six: Reciprocity is a virtue of Chinese culture; ingratitude is despised.]

Zhong Bingxuan was utterly speechless when she saw this family code of conduct.

Based on the previous instance, Zhong Bingxuan should be the youngest child in the family and cannot go out alone. How can she go out to rescue people or explore the instance?

In particular, she also had a first-class mission that required her to go out at night to attend a local event in Oshda.

If her parents are willing to accompany her, that's fine. But if they aren't, her first-class mission will fail immediately, leaving her stranded in this instance to wait for death.

It was even more impossible for her to just barge out. Zhong Bingxuan had only opened the door a little too wide, and before she could even get out, her face was already injured. If she were to walk out, she would be covered in wounds and die from blood loss.

Zhong Bingxuan was stuck at the first step of leaving the house. Unable to find a way out, she had no choice but to use the clue book to find a way out, hoping to find what she wanted.

[Ding! Player Zhong Bingxuan has used the Clue Book and obtained a solution to the death rule.]

If children aren't allowed to go out alone, then you can bring one thing with them, but please be careful...

The remaining text was blurred by ink, and Zhong Bingxuan couldn't make out a single word. It was a bit of a shame. It seemed that the clue book provided limited clues, and she should avoid using it unless absolutely necessary in the future.

The clue book hints to Zhong Bingxuan that taking one item with her when going out can avoid the rule that children will die if they go out.

But what items in the house can be taken out of the house to break the second rule of death?

Zhong Bingxuan looked around and found a dirty Xiong Da doll in the corner of the hall. She picked it up and the Xiong Da doll's description appeared in front of her.

[Bear Plush Toy: I'm a great helper in fighting off kids. As long as I'm here, parents don't need to worry about their children being kidnapped by human traffickers or becoming part of their unscrupulous profit-making chain.]

That's it. Children can't go out alone. If they bring their friends, then it doesn't count as going out alone.

Zhong Bingxuan held the bear doll in her hand, slowly opened the door, leaned out, and then quickly pulled back in. Not feeling any pain from being hurt, she opened the door and went out with peace of mind.

Once everyone was outside, Zhong Bingxuan noticed a key was stuck in the door. This was to prevent any strange entity from using the key to enter her home and cause trouble or set traps to lure her into violating the rules of death after they left.

Zhong Bingxuan took the key out, put it in her pocket, and prepared to leave.

"An'an, why did you come out?"

Zhong Bingxuan hadn't gone far when the door across from her house opened, and an elderly man greeted her kindly.

"Hmm~"

"Austria's been a bit chaotic lately, you'd better not go out."

The old man kindly reminded Zhong Bingxuan, who smiled and waved to him while holding the Xiong Da plush toy, "I'm not afraid. An'an has Xiong Da protecting her, no one can kidnap An'an."

Zhong Bingxuan was disgusted by her own sweet and coquettish words, but the other person clearly didn't feel uncomfortable, which meant that her approach was correct.

Now she's the youngest in the family, so even if she's actually older, she has to act like a child.

"Haha, that's just Grandpa worrying unnecessarily. Grandpa wishes An'an a happy time playing outside."

The old man next door said nice things, but Zhong Bingxuan had long noticed the naked greed in his eyes, as if he wanted to devour her whole.

Zhong Bingxuan believed that if she had taken out the bear doll a moment later, the other party would have pounced on her, torn her body apart, and treated her as food.

This elderly neighbor, clearly harboring malicious intent, is the opposite of the helpful nature described in Rule Five.

It seems there's something wrong with this rule, and Zhong Bingxuan hopes she won't ever be forced to ask her neighbors for help.

Zhong Bingxuan said goodbye to her neighbor grandfather and carried him down the stairs.

As she turned around, a naked and undisguised gaze of greed was fixed on her from behind, and only her neighbor's grandfather was there. Goosebumps rose on her skin.

If this instance weren't so special, Zhong Bingxuan would have wanted to kill the old man next door directly. He was disgusting; he actually wanted to eat her as food.