"Teacher, why not help Li Yinuo and the others?" Qing Chen asked curiously.
He didn't think the teacher was cold-hearted; those people ant little to him.
The young man just couldn't understand, especially since Uncle Li Dong and Li Yinuo seed quite close, close enough to let the latter know about the new inheritance of the Knight.
"Li Yinuo has always been prudent since she was a child. Others might die, but she definitely won't," Uncle Li Dong calmly replied, "So, there's no need to help."
"What if?" Qing Chen asked.
As Uncle Li Dong walked with Qing Chen in the woods, he smiled and said, "You'll understand later that Taboo Land 002 is terrifying to outsiders, but sacred to every Knight."
"Sacred?" Qing Chen puzzled.
"I told you before, no one with the surna Wang is allowed in Taboo Land 061. Do you know why?" Uncle Li Dong asked with a smile.
"Why?" Qing Chen asked.
"I happen to know who died in Taboo Land 061, so I also know his biggest enemy in life had the surna Wang," Uncle Li Dong's smile grew: "That Transcendent's wife was stolen by neighbor Lao Wang."
"Thus, the rules of every Taboo Land are actually related to the Transcendent who died there. Their obsessions in life beco the rules after their death," Qing Chen pondered.
"Yes," Uncle Li Dong nodded, "There are also so bizarre Taboo Lands, like Taboo Land 071. Its area isn't large, but only single persons are allowed to enter. Those with boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, or wives who enter are sure to be attacked."
"Let guess," Qing Chen said, exasperated, "that Transcendent remained single all their life?"
"Hahaha, I don't know that, as the Taboo Land has been around for a long ti, so long that no one knows who the Transcendent that died there is, nor can it be studied," Uncle Li Dong explained. "There's another Taboo Land 093 that's peculiar, initially rumored that only true loves could enter in pairs. At that ti, many couples went there to prove their sincerity.
If they ca out alive, they believed in each other's true love."
"That fascinating?" Qing Chen exclaid.
"Of course not," Uncle Li Dong recalled those amusing tis: "Later, everyone realized that the rule of Taboo Land 093 was made up by a despicable man to deceive girls. Even now, no one quite understands the rules there."
"Despicable n are a curious species," Qing Chen lanted, incredulous that even the rules of Taboo Land could be used to deceive girls.
It must be said; the rules of Taboo Land are like the laws of a world, ignoring appearances and deception, indeed very suitable for proving sothing.
Expert, this despicable man is definitely an expert.
"Teacher, it seems we've gone off topic," Qing Chen said, "weren't we discussing why Taboo Land 002 is sacred to Knights?"
"We said before, Taboo Lands form from the flesh, blood, and bones of the Transcendent after death, nurturing the land with supernatural powers. Which Transcendents do you think contribute to Taboo Land 002? If one rule corresponds to one deceased Transcendent, why are there so many rules here?" Uncle Li Dong asked Qing Chen.
Qing Chen didn't speak.
"Because this is where many Knights are buried," Uncle Li Dong patted Qing Chen's shoulder, "It first appeared because a Knight was buried here."
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Thus, Taboo Land 002 is both the starting place of a Knight's dream and the end of many Knights' lives.
Uncle Li Dong continued, "Before dying, our predecessors reminisced about their lives, all wishing to be buried in a place most important and aningful to them. Everyone thought this place was most suitable. Later, as Taboo Land 002 took shape, more Knights felt it was a good burial site, at least not disturbed by tomb robbers, ensuring that those robbers have no return."
Qing Chen was stunned; he had guessed so reasons behind the establishnt of Taboo Land 002, but he didn't expect that knights were buried throughout the entire area.
That's why it was so expansive, with so many rules.
To outsiders, this was the most dangerous place, but for the knights still alive, it was the tomb of their ancestors.
Uncle Li Dong said, "Xiao Chen, my teacher's teacher is buried here, so I don't want to tell outsiders what rules exist here, because he disliked being disturbed. One day I might also co here, and by then, you also need to keep the secrets for ."
Qing Chen felt lancholy montarily, but then he saw Uncle Li Dong laughing, "Don't worry, people like your teacher aren't going to die anyti soon. In many short stories, people who arrange their affairs often die right after, but your teacher is different; many want to kill , but few can."
At that mont, Uncle Li Dong suddenly crouched down.
Qing Chen watched as he reached out to touch a Mimosa Plant at his foot, only to see that at the mont his fingers touched the Mimosa Plant, its leaves curled up.
He was puzzled, "Teacher, what are you doing?"
The young man always felt that for soone like his teacher to squat down idly playing with a Mimosa Plant implied he was very leisurely.
Uncle Li Dong stood up and said to Qing Chen, "You try touching it."
Qing Chen didn't understand, but he still crouched down, only to find that before his hand could get close, the originally curled delicate leaves suddenly straightened like blades.
Uncle Li Dong plucked a hair from Qing Chen's head and lightly swept it over the Mimosa Plant's leaves, only to see the hair cleanly split in two.
"Why didn't you pluck your own hair?" Qing Chen widened his eyes.
Uncle Li Dong said earnestly, "I'm old, and it's not easy for to grow hair."
"Then why is it safe when you touch it, but not when I do?" Qing Chen didn't understand.
"It's not just touching it," Uncle Li Dong continued, "any other body part would do the sa if it got too close, so part of the danger in Taboo Land cos from the rules, and the other part cos from the plants and animals here becoming bizarre."
Uncle Li Dong went on, "Taking you through Taboo Land is also to teach you a lot. Taboo Land has many rules, and if you want to confirm whether you know all the rules of Taboo Land, then find a Mimosa Plant."
Qing Chen was surprised, "So, if I know all the rules, it will curl up, and if I don't, it turns into a blade?"
"Yes," Uncle Li Dong nodded.
So, Uncle Li Dong knew all the rules in Taboo Land 002.
Qing Chen recalled, "Mimosa Plant is a dispersed, subshrub-like herbaceous plant that can grow up to 1 ter, but it mostly grows in the subtropics of the south; it might be hard to find in the northern Taboo Lands."
Uncle Li Dong shook his head, "No, now at the edge of all Taboo Lands, you can find Mimosa Plants. At least one, or even a cluster."
This thing was like a safety rope within Taboo Land; Uncle Li Dong was continuously searching for a Mimosa Plant. He was checking whether any new rules had erged here after eight years.
Uncle Li Dong earnestly said to Qing Chen, "Few people know the secrets of the Mimosa Plant."
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