As the sound grew closer, Hana-hime held her breath.
She took a step forward, her toes touching the tree trunk. Once she had eliminated all the impossibilities, even the most outrageous answer would be the truth. Hua Ji finally found the source of the phone ringing.
It is inside the trunk of the cherry blossom sacred tree.
So the sound was muffled, as if there was something blocking it.
This might not seem like a big deal to most people, but if you were in someone else's shoes, and you heard an unexpected phone ringing, searched the whole house, and finally looked in the mirror, you would find that the sound was coming from your heart.
Doesn't it give you a rather subtle feeling?
This was exactly how Hua Ji felt at that moment. She stiffly turned her head towards Yin Zhu, then mechanically walked back to Yin Zhu and gave him an ugly smile: "Hello, you are very good."
"Have you forgotten Rule Six? I'm doing this for your own good."
Yin Zhu knew that Hua Ji would no longer cause him trouble.
6. There are no electronic products in the ghost realm. If you vaguely hear strange telephone ringing, do not be curious and try to find the source of the sound.
Strictly speaking, this rule is a form of psychological suggestion. Its power only begins to operate slowly after someone mentions relevant keywords, allowing the listener to hear it. This rule is built upon the implicit clauses that create rules—rules cannot be created entirely out of thin air; for example, simply causing everyone to die would be pure dishonesty.
Yin Zhu had vaguely sensed this hidden rule since kindergarten in Sin City.
[1. The rule takes effect as soon as it is discovered.]
2. Rules require a sufficient number of beings to recognize them.
3. Law-abiding citizens are protected by the rules.
4. Violators will be punished according to the rules.
5. Rules cannot be created entirely from nothing; there is no world of rules that is inherently unchangeable.
Perhaps there are hidden rules that she hasn't discovered yet.
In each instance of the strange tales of rules, Yin Zhu constantly studies the writing of the rules and absorbs the creative rules hidden behind them, ensuring that her golden talent will be effective when needed.
Next, we come to the final step.
Yin Zhu pointed to the shrine: "Do you still remember the last two rules of the 'New Rules of the Ghost Realm'? If you do, you can give it a try. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that you won't encounter those strange things again, and that your flowers won't go out of control again, right?"
Seeing Yin Zhu's relaxed smile, Hua Ji tried to force a smile herself.
That guy really figured it out...
Of course she remembers.
[12. When you suspect you are losing your sanity, silently recite "Hundred Ghosts' Heavenly Way" repeatedly in front of the shrine until everything returns to normal.]
[13. Regardless of whose image the King of a Hundred Demons in the shrine represents, you must clearly realize that they are all incarnations of the creators of the "New Rules of the Demon Realm."]
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