Night’s Nomenclature

In Forbidden Land 002…

"Teacher, why didn't we help Li Yinuo?" asked Qing Chen.

He didn't think his teacher was cruel. After all, he didn't really know these people that well.

He was just confused because he thought that Li Shutong and Li Yinuo were quite close, close to the point that Li Shutong even told Li Yinuo about Qing Chen.

"I believe in Li Yinuo. Others may die, but she would never," Li Shutong answered calmly, "So, I don't need to help her."

"But what if she couldn't handle it?" asked Qing Chen.

Li Shutong walked deeper into the forest with Qing Chen. He smiled and said, "You'll soon learn that Forbidden Land 002 might be dangerous to others, but it's sacred to the Knights."

"Sacred?" Qing Chen was confused.

"As I said before, Forbidden Land 082 does not allow anyone whose surname was Wang to enter. Do you know why?" asked Li Shutong with a smile.

"Why?" Qing Chen asked.

"I happen to know who died in Forbidden Land 061, so I also know his biggest foe before his death was surnamed Wang," Li Shutong continued, "His wife left him to marry Wang."

"So, every Forbidden Land's rules have something to do with the superhuman that died there." Qing Chen said.

"Exactly," Li Shutong nodded, "There're some weird ones. For example, Forbidden Land 071 only allows singles to enter. Even those who have a boyfriend or a girlfriend will be attacked upon entering."

"Let me guess," said Qing Chen, feeling a little speechless, "That superhuman was single his whole life?"

"Nah, you will know when you get to learning about the Qing Family's history," said Li Shutong, "The Forbidden Land 093 is also a weird one. It was said that only a pair of true love could enter, so many people went there with companions to see if they truly loves each other."

"Whoa? It's that magical?" exclaimed Qing Chen.

"Of course not," Li Shutong recalled those past events, "It was only later that everyone find out that the rules of this Forbidden Land were made up by a scumbag to deceive girls. People still haven't completely understood the real rules yet."

"Scumbag is a truly magical species," said Qing Chen in awe. How would one even come about thinking to use the rules of a forbidden land to deceive girls?

It has to be said that the rules of the forbidden lands here were like the physics of a world. It could see through everything.

"Teacher, we seem to be a bit off-topic," said Qing Chen, "Aren't we talking about why the Forbidden Land 002 is sacred to Knights?"

"Because this is the burial place of many Knights." Li Shutong patted Qing Chen's shoulder, "It first appeared because a Knight was buried here."

Therefore, Forbidden Land 002 became the place where the dream of Knights began, and also where the lives of many Knights ended.

Li Shutong continued, "When the ancestors recalled their experiences before they died, they all wanted to be buried in a place that was the most important and meaningful to their lives. After thinking about it, it seemed that this was the most suitable place. Later, as Forbidden Land 002 formed more Knights felt that it is a good idea to be buried here, at least their bodies will not be disturbed by others."

Qing Chen was stunned. He had some guesses about the formation of Forbidden Land 002 before, but he didn't expect that this was the burial ground for so many Knights.

That must be why it has such a wide area and so many rules.

For outsiders, this was the most dangerous place, but for the Knights who were still alive, this was the grave of their ancestors.

Li Shutong said, "Qing Chen, my teacher is buried here, so I don't want to tell anyone what the rules are here, because he doesn't like being disturbed. One day, maybe I will end up here myself, and then maybe you will too, so keep it a secret for all of us."

Qing Chen was stunned for a moment, but he saw that Li Shutong smiled, "Don't worry, people like your teacher can't die anytime soon. Many characters in novels would die soon after they're done with their roles in the story, but your teacher is different. There are many people who want to kill me, but very few of them can."

At this time, Li Shutong suddenly squatted down.

Qing Chen watched him reaching out to touch a mimosa plant at his feet. Its leaves immediately curled up the moment the teacher's finger touched it.

He wondered out loud, "Teacher, what are you doing?"

He just thought that his teacher must be bored and wanted to play around with a mimosa plant.

Li Shutong stood up and said to Qing Chen, "Can and touch it."

Though confused, Qing Chen still bent down to touch the mimosa plant. However, before he could touch it, its leaves stiffened up and looked like a piece of blade.

Li Shutong pulled off a hair from Qing Chen's head and lightly brushed it over the mimosa plant. The hair was cleanly cut into two.

"Teacher, why don't you use your hair?" Qing Chen's eyes widened.

Li Shutong said earnestly, "Teacher is getting old, hair is harder to come by for older people."

"Then why is it okay for you to touch it, but not for me?" Qing Chen was puzzled.

"It's not just touching it," Li Shutong said. "Any part of your body approaching it would not be okay as well. Therefore, part of the danger in the forbidden place is due to the rules, and part of the reason is that the plants and animals all have mutated."

Li Shutong continued: "I want to teach you a lot by taking you through the forbidden land once. There are many rules in the forbidden land. If you want to confirm whether you already know all the rules of this forbidden land, then find a mimosa plant."

Qing Chen was surprised, "So, if you know all the rules, it will curl up, and if you haven't understood all the rules, it will become a blade?"

"That's the idea." Li Shutong nodded.

Therefore, Li Shutong knew all the rules in Forbidden Land 002.

Qing Chen recalled, "Mimosa is a loose, subshrub-like herb, that can grow up to 1 meter high, but it mostly grows in the subtropical south. What if you can't find a mimosa plant in the colder Northern area."

Li Shutong shook his head, "No, nowadays, you can find at least one mimosa plant around every Forbidden Land. Even a piece of it would work.

This was like a safety rope for the forbidden place. Li Shutong had been trying to find a mimosa plant just now, just to see if there were any new rules here after eight years of him being away in the prison.

Li Shutong said seriously to Qing Chen, "Very few people know the secret of mimosa."

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