bookrebus Chapter 897 The Legend of the Dark River 229
Chapter 897 The Legend of the Dark River 229
Next, we saw the old man's hand, upon touching Li Chu's clothes, instantly retract as if rebounding.
He looked at his blackened fingertips, somewhat incredulous.
"Granddaughter, what's that on you? It's so prickly."
"What? There's nothing on my clothes, but something prickly? Could it be static electricity?"
Li Chu seemed to be feeling better and appeared to be able to think things through.
"Really? Let your classmate and I help you upstairs. Let's go home and see if you feel better?"
"Okay, thank you for your trouble, Grandpa." Li Chu showed a look of trust.
The old man reached out his hand again, this time with more caution.
The electric shock I just experienced was quite unpleasant; it felt like all the bones in my body were numb and I couldn't feel them anymore.
He held onto Li Chu's arm with one hand, and was initially surprised, thinking that what he saw ahead was an illusion.
The next moment, I felt as if all the bones in my body were about to be torn apart.
It seemed that if he didn't remove his hand, he would be torn to pieces into a pile of bone fragments.
"Let go! I can't get my hand off! Ahhh, my body hurts so much!" The old man tried to remove his hand, but found he couldn't.
It panicked, realizing it had fallen into a trap, and looked at Li Chu with anger.
"You're lying to me, you were perfectly fine just now."
"Grandpa, what are you saying?" Li Chu asked, her face full of confusion.
At this moment, the old man realized he could move again and quickly left.
"Hey, Grandpa, where are you going?"
Upon hearing the sound, the old man sped up, as if a ghost were chasing him.
His brisk, swift movements didn't resemble those of an elderly person at all.
"What just happened to it?" Su Changhe asked.
"I don't know, let's go up."
Knowing that she couldn't say certain things, he didn't ask any more questions.
Reaching the top of the stairs, Li Chu sighed as she looked at the layers of stairs.
"What's wrong? Don't want to climb the stairs?" Su Changhe looked at her with a teasing smile.
"Well, sort of."
Although she has good physical strength and doesn't get tired going up there, she's just lazy.
It's been so long since I've climbed five floors every day. The stairs have a kind of magic that makes you want to refuse them, making you instinctively not want to climb them.
She misses elevators, and she misses ancient times or the world of cultivation, where she could fly directly up.
Seeing her like this, Su Changhe chuckled to himself.
He had a sudden thought, and with a playful look in his eyes, he said, "How about you call me 'brother' and I'll carry you up?"
"Brother Su, carry me on your back." Li Chu didn't feel anything was wrong, and there was no sign that she was embarrassed to say it.
Besides, she's only a teenager, what's wrong with calling me "brother"?
"You're shouting so readily?" Su Changhe was surprised, but he did find it pleasant to listen to.
The smile on his lips deepened unconsciously.
"Alright, squat down now, brother." Li Chu understood him; sometimes, she also liked to be called "sister."
Later on, we'll let him call her "sister" too.
Su Changhe smiled, walked up to her and squatted down slightly: "Hehehe, come on up."
Carrying someone up to the fifth floor wasn't tiring. Although he was younger and his internal energy was sealed, Su Changhe's physical strength was still quite good.
Back upstairs, they didn't have time to talk much at this hour, and each went home.
*
That day, Li Chu woke up to find herself in a different place again.
She is now in her early twenties, having just graduated from university and entered the workforce.
This is the second time, so it's not surprising. The previous rules have already been followed, and now it's time for the next stage.
She pulled out a familiar A4 sheet of paper from under her pillow.
Looking at the simplified Chinese characters above, I suddenly realized that others might see a different font.
But I didn't think much of it, looking at the rules (Part 2)
Welcome to the second phase, the world of strange and bizarre rules from "Ode to Joy".
You are currently living in Joyful Song Community, Building 19, 25th floor, apartment 2503. Please remember to follow the rules below.
Rule 1: You must go out at least once a day.
Rule Two: Remember, you must get along well with your upstairs and downstairs neighbors.
Rule 3: If the elevator light suddenly turns red while you are in the elevator, remember to leave immediately.
Rule 4: Remember, no more than five people can be in the elevator at a time.
Rule Five: When in danger, run!!!
Rule Six: If someone asks you a question in the elevator, you cannot ignore it, nor can you give a random answer.
Rule Seven: Remember to be careful with your words and actions!!!
After reading it, Li Chu got up and poured herself a glass of water.
While drinking water, he leaned against the reception desk and looked around at the house he was currently living in.
The house, about 100 square meters, is decorated in an Italian minimalist style for a single person.
The decor features a minimalist color scheme, yet the colors exude sophistication.
Upon finding the phone, unsurprisingly, I found Su Changhe and his group's contact information.
She first sent everyone an emoji.
Then tell everyone where you live and invite them to your home for dinner.
There were quite a few ingredients in the refrigerator, which she had just checked.
These people still know how to chat on their phones in the basics, and if that doesn't work, they can send voice messages.
Having been in school for quite some time, everyone already knows quite a few simplified Chinese characters.
Su Changhe (voiceover): "I'm in room 2502 right next to yours, I'll be right there~"
Su Muyu: Okay, I'm in 2601.
Mu Yumo: I'm in room 1803 downstairs from you, I'll be there in a bit.
Bai Hehuai: I'm at 2802, wait for me to come down.
The others also replied one after another. When they were still at school last time, the group of twenty had already grown to eighteen.
Two more people died in this world of rules.
Li Chu realized that there were nineteen people to eat, and she didn't have enough rice cookers and bowls and chopsticks.
They created a group chat for easier communication and sent a message asking one person to bring a rice cooker and two people to bring bowls and chopsticks.
Fearing there wouldn't be enough to eat, others offered to bring their own food.
They are all former classmates, and they are now communicating and interacting normally. Nothing will happen.
Su Muyu was selecting ingredients; he was already itching to cook again today.
He didn't know that all he would be assigned later were the tasks of washing and chopping vegetables.
Everyone tacitly agreed not to let him cook.
Su Changhe arrived the fastest, bringing over a rice cooker.
Seeing Li Chu washing rice, he followed her example and did the same.
"After dinner, shall we go for a walk, or go for a stroll?"
Li Chu could tell from his eyes that what he was talking about was related to the rules.
"Okay, let's take a walk around the neighborhood."
It seems that both of them have rules about going out.
She also guessed that others were probably the same.
After all, the five main characters live on the 22nd floor, so the rules this time must be related to them.
"We're here, I'm exhausted."
Bai Hehuai, Mu Yumo, and Su Muyu were followed by five or six other people.
Seeing them panting, Su Changhe teased them casually, "Why do you all look so disheveled? Are you feeling weak?"
"You're the one who's weak. I ran down the stairs." After saying that, Bai Hehuai winked at everyone.