Rules of the Strange: I Became a God in a Bizarre World Through Taoist Arts

Xiuyi crawled into the center of the Red Phoenix Soul-Binding Array using both hands and feet.

"Kara—Kara—"

The heavy chains clanged together, producing a teeth-grinding scraping sound.

The originally viscous, dripping blood had dried into cone-shaped blood clots after Xiuyi devoured the infant spirit, and was rhythmically falling downwards.

Pei Jinyu, who was in the middle of the chains, had long since turned into bones over the past hundred years.

Her red dress billowed in the air, making her look like a vengeful ghost coming to claim a life.

A series of dark red lights emanated from Xiuyi's body.

The trajectory of that light resembled that of a long star.

Shen Xingzhuo quickly picked up Pei Xi and placed a talisman in front of him as a protective barrier.

Pei Xi tilted her head, completely puzzled by her mother's actions.

"When a star departs from its destiny, disaster strikes again," Shen Xingzhuo explained, then cautiously observed the situation within the formation.

Beyond the strange tales, upon hearing this, Li Hua immediately began consulting the Complete Book of Mysterious Sects in his hand.

Upon discovering the information, he immediately sent it to the Tianxia Kingdom's celestial dome.

[The long star is a comet, but according to the book, it also has another meaning in the Xuanmen (Taoist) tradition—a broom star. It is usually regarded as an ominous sign.]

Sister Shen said that the long-lived star is separated from one's destiny, and my personal understanding is...

This person's fate is sealed; even a jinx can't hold onto him. This must be what the Taoist tradition calls the end of one's life!

Just after History Guy Li Hua explained his understanding.

In the ghost story, Xiuyi's skin looked as if all the moisture had been drained from her body, resembling a wilted eggplant.

A sweet and bright voice came from behind.

"My love~ you've finally come to be with me?"

Shen Xingzhuo immediately recognized the voice as belonging to Pei Jinyu.

He pressed Pei Xi down and kowtowed three times heavily in the direction of Pei Jinyu.

"Xi'er, when Grandma is done with her work, talk to Grandma."

She held Pei Xi in her arms and gently instructed her.

Pei Xi nodded obediently, pointed her little finger at the withered and emaciated Xiu Yi on the ground, and asked:

"Mother, why would Grandmother want such an ugly thing to keep her company? Won't she have nightmares?"

"Um……"

Shen Xingzhuo was stumped by the question. After thinking for a while, he answered it without compromising the "Tao" of the Guanyin Brocade.

"This is where my grandmother's love found its place."

"She dedicated her entire life to this formation... and to the Pei family."

Grandma needs to be convinced that everything she's done is worthwhile in order to have the motivation to continue.

Pei Xi seemed to understand, but not quite.

"Is Grandma very hard-working?"

Shen Xingzhuo nodded.

"Why didn't Grandmother find someone to replace her? Like a water ghost?"

hiss……

Shen Xingzhuo gasped.

Although the child's words were cruel, they revealed a profound truth.

She was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses. She quickly recited the Mind-Cleansing Mantra three times and activated the skill "Bewitching Mind".

Only then did I feel a sense of clarity in my mind, and reason returned to my body.

I almost got dragged into the ditch.

It's not that Pei Xi's methods of persuasion were particularly clever.

Rather, the line between a child's innocence and cruelty is too blurred, and the two concepts can easily be confused if one is not careful.

"Love is a very complicated thing." Shen Xingzhuo patted Pei Xi's head and said seriously, "When Xi'er grows up, she will understand what love means."

The light in Pei Xi's eyes gradually faded.

grow up?

"I never had the chance to grow up..."

Shen Xingzhuo didn't hear Pei Xi's mutterings clearly; her gaze was completely drawn to Pei Jinyu, who was clinging to Xiuyi.

Pei Jinyu opened her mouth and swallowed Xiuyi's flesh piece by piece.

She chewed and swallowed, and flesh and blood gradually grew on the white bones.

"My lord, from this day forward, we can share the same bed and the same grave, becoming one..."

"very nice……"