Rule Strange: Urban Legends That Don't Exist

Chapter 331 She ([-])

"What... did you do?"

Chen Yan looked at the bloody knife in her hand, and his mind went blank for a moment!
The thing awakened from her body is killing!
The expression on his face changed from astonishment to frustration, and from frustration to extreme ferocity.

She was frightened by him, and backed away at a loss.

He rushed to room 105 in extreme anger.

When he opened the door, he saw Jack Baldo sitting beside Marina's bed, holding her hand.

"Brother, you are off work!"

Jack Baldo patted his butt in embarrassment and stood up, greeting Chen Yan with an awkward smile.

The ferocity on Chen Yan's face turned into astonishment in an instant, and that astonishment turned into embarrassment in the next moment:
"Ah, yes, after get off work..."

He looked at the girl standing in the hall not far away, with a blank look in his eyes.

She put the blood-stained kitchen knife behind her back, passed Chen Yan along the wall with timid eyes, and walked into the kitchen.

Chen Yan followed in a daze, and saw the live chicken on the chopping board at a glance——

Live chickens that have just been slaughtered and have not been shaved.

That blood...is it actually chicken blood...

"Glutinous rice fruit told me that eating chicken can nourish Marina's body. Before I went out to buy it, the child found the chicken from nowhere...

She also heard what the glutinous rice fruit said. "

Listening to Jack Baldo's explanation, Chen Yan was still at a loss when she saw the girl's red hair that was on fire.

"This child... probably looked like this this morning." Jack Baldo whispered in Chen Yan's ear.

The girl slashed at the chicken, making the sound of metal cutting through bones.

Chen Yan and Jack Baldo came to the hall together, and whispered: "Marlena..."

Jack Baldo's face immediately became strange:
"I originally thought that Marina's condition would be very bad...but unexpectedly, since the child stopped breastfeeding, Marina's aging has stopped!"

Chen Yan's eyes finally relaxed a little: "This is the best news I've heard today."

Jack Baldo also nodded a little excitedly: "I am also very happy..."

He whispered in Chen Yan's ear: "I observed it quietly... Based on the aging conditions of various races I have seen, Marina looks about ten years older.

And that child now looks like he is in his early ten years. "

Chen Yan nodded slightly: "In other words, milk can actually be equivalent to Marina's [life]."

"Marlena fed her with her own life."

He then said firmly: "That girl is a born supernatural being."

Jack Baldo nodded: "I think so, I just don't know what her abilities are."

He went on to say:
"But Marina seems to be very concerned about [the child growing too fast], and because of this she fell into a great panic."

Jake Baldo explained: "So I was really just trying to appease her, not to..."

Chen Yan patted him on the shoulder and interrupted him: "I believe in you."

Fearing that he would not believe it, Chen Yan added another sentence: "Really."

Jack Baldo looked into his eyes, nodded suspiciously, and said, "So... for the time being, are we okay?"

Chen Yan nodded: "Yes, we are fine for now."

The apartment building at 33 Walker Street has never been quieter than it is today.

Except for glutinous rice crackers, the tenants came to the dining table early, and the craftsmanship of the "new chef" exceeded everyone's expectations. The pot of potatoes stewed with chicken and spices was almost the most popular among all the people present in the empire. The most delicious thing ever eaten - the potatoes are even better than the chicken!
While everyone was enjoying the food, Chen Yan couldn't eat it.

Because he recognized that this pot...is the big plate chicken from Tianshenzhou.

This means that the girl still has memories of the past.

Then, her current silence is probably just pretending.

Is it because everyone was present, so she avoided the showdown with me for the time being?
Chen Yan was silent for a moment, and said to Ogami who was biting potatoes: "Are you free tonight?"

Ohgami nodded: "Let's go to Mouse Lane again tonight."

Chen Yan thanked him with eyes and a smile.

Marina, who was sitting opposite Chen Yan, sipped the chicken soup, and kept silent with her mind full of thoughts. Only when she looked at the girl from time to time would there be a gleam of brilliance in her eyes.

There was no fear in her eyes.

She doesn't see girls as monsters, even though she knows there's something else in her.

She is her mother.

After the meal, Marina found Chen Yan and handed him the 20p note.

"This is the rent for these days."

Watching Chen Yan take over the 20p note, she spoke again:

"I know that this money is not enough to repay your kindness to me, but I only have so much now."

Chen Yan watched her hesitate to speak, and at the same time saw the uncontrollable sadness in her eyes.

"That kid... I'm panicking."

Under the dim light of the kerosene lamp, Marina's worried expression combined with the obvious wrinkles on her forehead made Chen Yan feel very uncomfortable.

He understood that what she was terrified of was not the child itself.

"It turned out that when I was in Leprosy Lane, when I had nothing to do, I always thought, how should I raise this child well?"

"I can't give her a good education, and I can't let her have a lot of money... I can't even guarantee her three meals a day. I can only rely on you and Jack."

"After she was born, I realized that it is so difficult to have a child, and it is even more difficult to raise a child... I don't even know how to face her, she seems to know everything... Have you ever drank the soup she cooked?"

Chen Yan nodded silently.

There was a hint of irrepressible pride in her voice.

"That's a delicacy I've never tasted before... Even the Ilyas, who are known for their abundance of delicious food, can't make such delicious food."

The tone of the next sentence was full of disappointment.

"I can't teach a child like that."

She laughed at herself:

"A corner girl who knows nothing, what kind of child will she teach?"

Chen Yan felt very uncomfortable with this sentence, and frowned:

"Please don't say that, I can help you."

Her eyes were bright, looking into Chen Yan's eyes:
"That's why I came looking for you."

"Mr. Chen, you are a good man."

Chen Yan felt that the last two words were extremely harsh.

She grabbed Chen Yan's wrist with her slightly haggard hands.

He subconsciously wanted to dodge, but rationally restrained himself from dodging.

"Mr. Chen, can you teach her for me?"

He looked at the light in her eyes, and remembered the metallic ice blue in the pupils of this child when he was born.

So he nodded heavily:

"It's okay...but you have to make yourself better!"

Marina was extremely happy, and the smile on her face even covered up some of her wrinkles:

"Of course I won't be a drag on her! I've already contacted a handloom factory, and after a few days of recovery, I can go to work and make money!"

Chen Yan forced a smile:
"That's... not bad."

Perhaps because of the short-lived existence in the body of the child in her womb, Chen Yan felt very close to her.

He could even recognize the smell on her body, even though the smell became very strong due to entering the puerperium, he could still recognize that it was Marina's smell.

This feeling is amazing.

"As for the child..."

Chen Yan said seriously:
"I will communicate with her...and give you an answer."

Marina thanked him again, and his answer made Marina feel quite good, even dispelling the psychological shadow caused by the sudden old age.

Marina used to think that she cared about many things, including her appearance, what she ate today, and what kind of life she lived.

After the child was born, everything she had pursued was meaningless, and the child became everything in her eyes.

Even though the child was so...abnormal, she still didn't feel any discomfort, and only worried about the child in her heart.

……

Moments later, the door of the apartment building was opened.

The dusty glutinous rice fruit entered the restaurant with a very bad mood.

Chen Yan had just sent Marina back to the bedroom. When she returned to the hall, she saw Nuomi Guo's worried expression and asked in surprise:
"What's wrong? What's bothering you?"

Glutinous Rice Fruit forced a smile:
"It's about the list."

The smile quickly turned into a frown and worried eyes:
"There is one last... I can't find the right person..."

Chen Yan comforted:
"It doesn't matter, that is to say, there are 5 people with you now, right? That's enough, I just use other people to cover up your identity..."

Speaking of this, a thought suddenly flashed in his head:
"Glutinous rice fruit, how old are you?"

Glutinous rice fruit immediately became vigilant:
"12 years old, what's wrong?"

Chen Yan didn't seem to notice her vigilance at all, and asked again:
"Are the other children around the age of 12?"

Nuomi Guo nodded and took out the five completed lists.

"Yeah, the oldest one was 15, and the youngest was Wolf Reibert next door, who was 11 and a snot-nosed guy who could play with mud."

Chen Yan scratched his head:

"The last list... I'll take care of it."

Nuomi Guo looked at him in surprise, and under his explanation, learned of Marina's commission from him.

"Is that so..."

She said seriously:

"fair enough……

I can't find the reason why she is like this now, which means that her anomalous phenomenon can be solved by the extraordinary system of the empire.

Before coming into contact with Chaofan, it would be better to let her become an educated and normal person than to let her grow savagely and become a monster out of society. "

Chen Yan nodded vigorously, in fact, he also meant the same thing.

Glutinous Rice Fruit said: "After going to school, I will help you look after her."

Before that, the last thing he needs to confirm is her name.

Marina hasn't named her yet, and doesn't know what to name her.

Chen Yan asked Marina directly when she was not paying attention, but she just shook her head blankly.

(End of this chapter)