Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 145 Knight Tomb

”Teacher, why not help Li Yinuo and the others?” Qing Chen asked curiously.

He didnʼt think the teacher was cold-hearted; those people meant little to him.

The young man just couldnʼt understand, especially since Uncle Li Dong and Li Yinuo seemed 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 wonʼt,” Uncle Li Dong calmly replied, ”So, thereʼs no need to help.”

”What if?” Qing Chen asked.

As Uncle Li Dong walked with Qing Chen in the woods, he smiled and said, ”Youʼll 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 surname 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 surname Wang,” Uncle Li Dongʼs smile grew: ”That Transcendentʼs 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 become the rules after their death,” Qing Chen pondered.

”Yes,” Uncle Li Dong nodded, ”There are also some bizarre Taboo Lands, like Taboo Land 071. Its area isnʼt large, but only single persons are allowed to enter. Those with boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, or wives who enter are sure to be attacked.”

”Let me guess,” Qing Chen said, exasperated, ”that Transcendent remained single all their life?”

”Hahaha, I donʼt know that, as the Taboo Land has been around for a long time, so long that no one knows who the Transcendent that died there is, nor can it be studied,” Uncle Li Dong explained. ”Thereʼs another Taboo Land 093 thatʼs peculiar, initially rumored that only true loves could enter in pairs. At that time, many couples went there to prove their sincerity.

If they came out alive, they believed in each otherʼs true love.”

”That fascinating?” Qing Chen exclaimed.

”Of course not,” Uncle Li Dong recalled those amusing times: ”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 men are a curious species,” Qing Chen lamented, 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 something.

Expert, this despicable man is definitely an expert.

”Teacher, it seems weʼve gone off topic,” Qing Chen said, ”werenʼt 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 didnʼt speak.

”Because this is where many Knights are buried,” Uncle Li Dong patted Qing Chenʼs 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 Knightʼs dream and the end of many Knightsʼ lives.

Uncle Li Dong continued, ”Before dying, our predecessors reminisced about their lives, all wishing to be buried in a place most important and meaningful 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 some reasons behind the establishment of Taboo Land 002, but he didnʼt expect that knights were buried throughout the entire area.

Thatʼs 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 teacherʼs teacher is buried here, so I donʼt want to tell outsiders what rules exist here, because he disliked being disturbed. One day I might also come here, and by then, you also need to keep the secrets for me.”

Qing Chen felt melancholy momentarily, but then he saw Uncle Li Dong laughing, ”Donʼt worry, people like your teacher arenʼt going to die anytime soon. In many short stories, people who arrange their affairs often die right after, but your teacher is different; many want to kill me, but few can.”

At that moment, 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 moment 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 someone 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 didnʼt 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 Chenʼs head and lightly swept it over the Mimosa Plantʼs leaves, only to see the hair cleanly split in two.

”Why didnʼt you pluck your own hair?” Qing Chen widened his eyes.

Uncle Li Dong said earnestly, ”Iʼm old, and itʼs not easy for me to grow hair.”

”Then why is it safe when you touch it, but not when I do?” Qing Chen didnʼt understand.

”Itʼs not just touching it,” Uncle Li Dong continued, ”any other body part would do the same if it got too close, so part of the danger in Taboo Land comes from the rules, and the other part comes 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 donʼt, 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 meter, 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 emerged here after eight years.

Uncle Li Dong earnestly said to Qing Chen, ”Few people know the secrets of the Mimosa Plant.”