Seeing the white cat obediently licking its fur, Shen Muyu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she expected, the white cat's attack on her was all related to the rules.
When she parked her car directly in the middle of the road, she violated rule number four, which means she did not obey traffic rules.
Later, it was because she stayed on the roadside for more than five minutes, violating the third rule.
Now she roughly understood how the rules worked. As long as she stayed calm and didn't break the rules, the animals wouldn't attack her.
After the candle blocked that attack for Shen Muyu, a piece of the candle body was missing. After examining the candle, it was found that the burning time was reduced by a full half hour.
Shen Muyu frowned with a pang of heartache. Although she had plenty of candles, she couldn't use them like this. Besides, she didn't know how many stops she would have to make, and how long it would take was completely unpredictable.
Shen Muyu initially drove slowly out of caution, but gradually increased the speed after getting used to it, and soon arrived at the next stop.
This station looks much more luxurious than the previous one; at least there's a shed standing there. Strangely, this station is also called Huze Station, but Shen Muyu can vaguely see the character "General" under the rusty sign.
There was still no one on the platform, and the white cat in the back carriage showed no sign of getting off. Shen Muyu could only sit impatiently in her seat and quietly wait for time to pass.
Just as the ten minutes were about to expire, a person dressed in red and carrying an oil-paper umbrella slowly walked over from a distance. The person held the umbrella very low, completely covering their head, so Shen Muyu could not be entirely sure of the person's gender.
Seeing the strangely behaving person holding the umbrella, Shen Muyu's palms began to sweat as he gripped the steering wheel tightly. Fortunately, just as the person was about to approach the car, Xiao A's voice came, and Shen Muyu immediately released the brakes and left the area.
As Shen Muyu walked forward, she glanced at the person in the rearview mirror. She saw that the person had no intention of following her and simply sat down on a bench on the platform.
Only after the red figure disappeared from sight did Shen Muyu turn his gaze away from the rearview mirror.
However, before Shen Muyu could relax for long, a light rain suddenly began to fall from the sky. When Shen Muyu looked outside, he discovered that the once wide road had turned into a very narrow bridge.
The bridge is probably only big enough for two small cars to drive side by side, and even then, there are concerns about collisions and friction when passing each other.
The bridge is connected by only a thin iron chain on both sides, and below it is a very rapid current. If a car falls in, it will probably be swept away by the water.
Shen Muyu licked her lips, then picked up the bottle of purified water next to her and gulped down two mouthfuls. She felt her heart was about to jump out of her chest, and her eyes felt dizzy looking at the scene in front of her. This feeling only subsided after a few more mouthfuls of water.
Shen Muyu gripped the steering wheel tightly, staring straight ahead. The best way to eliminate fear is to avoid looking at what triggers it!
With the help of reality and self-hypnosis, Shen Muyu indeed felt much better; at least the extremely noticeable heartbeat from before was now much quieter.
However, things did not develop as Shen Muyu had hoped. In an instant, the rain poured down, and the windshield wipers worked hard, barely allowing Shen Muyu to see through a sliver of light.
With a flash of lightning, everything in front of him was suddenly illuminated. Shen Muyu discovered that a car had appeared in front of him. The car looked quite large and obviously could not drive alongside Shen Muyu's car. However, the car did not slow down and instead rushed straight towards him.
At the same time, the white cat in the back of the car was no longer well-behaved. Instead, it jumped onto Shen Muyu's shoulder, and Shen Muyu immediately felt a cold sensation on his shoulder, which restricted his movement.
At this moment, Shen Muyu didn't dare to turn his head to look over. He just subconsciously glanced at the rearview mirror next to him. Unexpectedly, the white cat was also staring at the rearview mirror. Its dark green eyes instantly met Shen Muyu's eyes, and then a smile appeared on the white cat's face.
Shen Muyu had never felt such a chill before; that eerie laugh made her mind go blank.
Fortunately, her remaining rationality pulled her back to reality. She tried to ignore the white cat beside her and focus her attention on the car in front of her.
What happened just now seemed slow, but it happened in the blink of an eye. Unexpectedly, the car opposite appeared not far from Shen Muyu.
For some reason, the scene inside the car opposite suddenly appeared before Shen Muyu's eyes as if magnified by a magnifying glass.
There was no one in the driver's seat, but the person in the passenger seat was none other than the man in red whom they had just met at the platform.
The person in red slowly raised the umbrella, and the next second, the same smile as the white cat appeared on their face.
Shen Muyu felt a chill run down her spine, as if her soul was about to fly out of her body.
"Master!" Little A called out hurriedly after feeling the sudden silence inside the car, where even breathing had stopped.
His soul returned instantly. Shen Muyu clenched his teeth, watched the car getting closer and closer, and firmly closed his eyes, his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly.
A few seconds later, the sound of rain suddenly stopped, and even the chill on her shoulders disappeared. Shen Muyu then opened her eyes and found herself back on the highway. The car was still driving smoothly, but the scenery on both sides had changed, turning into a river that looked somewhat dark.
Shen Muyu took a long breath, gulped down two mouthfuls of purified water, and then focused her attention back on driving.
Just as she expected, everything that had just happened was an illusion, or rather, a test. The man in red and the white cat behind him couldn't attack her directly, but they could use some tricks to force her to break the rules, at which point they could make their move.
If Shen Muyu hadn't been able to resist stepping on the brakes and stopping, she would probably be the one driving right now.
After calming down, Shen Muyu looked to both sides. As expected of the name "Lake Station," she was currently in the middle of a lake. The moonlight shone down, making the entire lake sparkle, which looked quite beautiful.
After a long time, Shen Muyu finally drove out of the lake and found himself surrounded by the same scenery, only now the trees seemed a bit denser.
Driving smoothly, Shen Muyu finally saw the next stop, but a red figure sitting there made him frown. It was the same red-clad person he had just seen.
If it weren't for the rules, Shen Muyu really wanted to drive straight over, but she couldn't, so she had to obediently pull over and stop the car.
Seeing the car stop, the person in red who had been sitting stood up and slowly walked over, and the cat that had been licking its fur behind the car also stopped what it was doing.