Yin Xiu calmly reached out and touched the little girl's hair, and said in a low voice, "Let me watch it first, and then I'll give you a summary."
The little girl frowned reluctantly, looking hesitant.
Wang Guang clenched his fists beside her, silently cheering on the little girl and praying that she would get angry soon!
But after hesitating for a moment, the little girl swayed her body resentfully and reluctantly agreed, "Okay... I'll listen to my brother."
Her resentment, coupled with her awkward movements, even carried a hint of coquettishness.
This excessive docility left the two people beside him dumbfounded. Zhong Mu and Wang Guang couldn't believe that this was the same strange monster that used to be so angry and threatening to kill them in their room, and now it was so docile?
Yin Xiu ignored their astonishment and calmly unfolded the note in his hand.
Mom's second note with the rule:
Honey, when you receive this note, Mommy might not be back in time. From now on, you need to go to Grandma's house in town on your own.
To ensure you arrive at Grandma's house safely, Mom has prepared a new set of rules for you. You don't need to refer to the old rules anymore.
Rule 1: Do not go to any monster's house on the way to Grandma's house.
Rule Two: Clean up Grandma's house and find Grandma's diary.
Rule 3: Go to the basement and get the blue pills you usually take.
Rule 4: You must leave town at night.
Below the text on the black tablet, there is a section of neat and beautiful handwriting, which appears to be written by a different person than the one used for the rules.
[Ya Ya, Mom's good daughter, Mom may not be able to help you much, nor can she stay with you anymore, but Mom hopes that you can leave the town alive and grow up happily even if you live alone.]
You must remember, the medicine you usually take is your favorite color. Please remember that. —Love, Mom
The second set of rules is even simpler than the first set, with only four rules. The goal of each rule is clearly stated, and it seems to guide the little girl on what to do rather than avoiding any dangers.
As for the last paragraph with different fonts...
Yin Xiu repeatedly compared the premise and the final instructions on the note, and it seemed that there were two mothers?
He was studying the note, and Zhong Mu also came over to look. Only Wang Guang wasn't very familiar with the two of them and there was a bit of a distance between them, so he didn't get close, but he couldn't help urging them, "Have you finished reading it yet? If you've finished, let me see it quickly!"
As soon as he urged him on, two pairs of eyes fell on him simultaneously, carrying a hint of threatening ruthlessness.
One was for the little girl, and the other was for Li Mo inside the house.
Wang Guang felt a chill run down his spine from those two gazes and quickly shut his mouth.
"I've finished reading it." Yin Xiu casually folded the last paragraph of instructions, tore it off completely along the crease, and handed it to the little girl. "Here you go, your mother left it for you."
His action startled Wang Guang, who immediately shouted, "What are you doing! Are you trying to kill yourself?! You can't show her this!"
He reached out to grab it, but Zhong Mu kicked him aside, saying, "Get out of the way! Do you need to remind the pros to do things?"
"You!" Wang Guang was so angry that his eyes turned red. He was about to get up and start cursing when he felt a piercing gaze from behind, and he immediately fell silent.
"Hmph!" Zhong Mu snorted arrogantly. Wang Guang had kicked him before, and now he was kicking back, which felt incredibly satisfying.
"Don't worry, that's not a rule, it's a letter her mother left for her." Yin Xiu explained calmly, handing the instructions to the little girl with one hand and the rules to Wang Guang with the other, "These are the rules, see for yourself."
Wang Guang reluctantly got up from the ground, feeling annoyed but not daring to say anything as he was being stared at by two people who exuded an inexplicable sense of danger.
"It really is Mommy's handwriting!" The little girl took the note, happily held it up and twirled it around, then carefully examined it.
Yin Xiu stared at her, deep in thought.
The rules and the concluding instructions were clearly written by two different people. Now, we can confirm from the little girl that the instructions were written by her mother, so the rules were obviously not written by her.
The little girl recognizes her mother's handwriting.
The first rule for surviving in the instance is to not let the little girl see the rules inside the instance, including the note from her mother.
If the little girl had seen the note at first glance and recognized that it wasn't her mother's handwriting, the course of events might have been completely different.
Only the player can discover that the rules weren't left by the mother, and only the player can help the little girl complete the note. This means that the little girl's fate is in the player's hands.
Yin Xiu recalls the rules for clearing the dungeon.
The second rule is that the little girl must complete all the rules on all the slips of paper from her mother, which means she must at least complete the ones that are explicitly stated.
But the first rule is to leave the monster's corpse on the town's altar.
The monster's corpse is clearly the result of death, if the monster refers to the little girl...
Yin Xiu lowered his eyes and stared at the little girl who was carefully reading her mother's instructions. The note from her mother told her to leave the town at night. The rules for passing the level did not mention that she had to leave alive. In other words, her death would not affect passing the level. Even if her body left, it would still count as leaving.
The only thing mentioned was her mother's instruction to keep her alive, but that wasn't part of the rules, and it wasn't something she was required to do.
"It seems the second set of rules is quite simple." Unlike Yin Xiu's long-term worries, Wang Guang breathed a sigh of relief after reading the rules. "It's still a beginner's dungeon after all. It's not as difficult as I imagined."
His relaxed demeanor annoyed Zhong Mu. "Even someone like me, who's entered the dungeon for the first time, knows that the second phase is definitely harder than the first. It was already so brutal before, how could it possibly be easy afterward!"
"I've only experienced the second stage of the dungeon, which is easier than the first! You're a newbie, and you dare to lecture me? If you're so ignorant, then shut up!" Wang Guang cursed and yelled at him.
Zhong Mu hated that Wang Guang would bring up dungeon experience every time he couldn't win an argument, but he really didn't have much dungeon experience. He couldn't refute Wang Guang's words, so he could only stare at him unhappily.
"Have you finished reading?" Yin Xiu never got involved in their disputes; he simply squatted down and asked the little girl.
"I've finished reading it, but... I don't quite understand what Mommy means. Mommy didn't say when she'll be back?" The little girl unfolded the note, looking troubled.
"You'll understand when you grow up." Yin Xiu reached out and took the note from her hand, folded it into a small airplane shape in front of her, and put it into the pocket of her rabbit doll.
"When will I grow up?" the little girl asked happily, completely unguarded around Yin Xiu. She took the note without crying or making a fuss, and was overjoyed to see the airplane.
"You grow a little bit every day, and you'll be all grown up again tomorrow." Yin Xiu coaxed the little girl, then stood up, glanced at the people around him, and beckoned to Li Mo inside the house, "Come here."
Li Mo, who had been called out, finally came out of the house.
He had kept a distance from the others, exuding a slightly eerie aura, but not in a way that made anyone uncomfortable.
When Yin Xiu called him out of the house and made him stand next to Wang Guang and Zhong Mu, the two of them realized something was wrong.
This person's footsteps were steady and stiff, and a chilling, eerie aura emanated from him. More importantly, his face was unsettling; his eyes were dark and devoid of any smile, yet the corners of his mouth were always curved in a forced smile. This insincere smile had a touch of the uncanny valley effect, making one quite uncomfortable.
When he stood next to the two of them, Wang Guang and Zhong Mu appeared somewhat small, not only due to the visual difference in height, but also in their demeanor.
The other person immediately squeezed next to Yin Xiu, forcing Zhong Mu to move aside. He smiled and gazed at Yin Xiu, "What do you need me to do?"
"Take off your coat and give it to me."
"That's all?"
"Um."
Even such a strange person would obey Yin Xiu's every command; this absurd obedience was similar to that of a little girl.
Zhong Mu's expression was somewhat complicated as he looked at the people on either side of Yin Xiu. On one side stood an innocent but murderous little girl in a red dress, and on the other side stood a terrifying and mysterious roommate in black.
The key point is that these two were wary of each other even before Yin Xiu noticed.
Well... how should I put it? The three of them standing together are both dangerous and harmonious.