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

With each new rule Shen Xingzhuo uttered, she drew one step closer to Madam Pei and the distant light.

Until the last point was mentioned, the exit that once seemed out of reach was now within reach.

Just as she was about to step out of this dark space, a tremendous force from behind abruptly stopped her in her tracks.

It is Madam Pei.

Madam Pei's body and face were covered with horrific scratches.

The marks were left on her body by hands that sprang from all directions.

Madam Pei's shoulder was gripped tightly by that hand.

Shen Xingzhuo glanced at it, then silently placed the dagger into Madam Pei's hand.

The blade gleamed with a cold light.

It also blinded those watching the sky.

From these people's perspective at this moment.

The sky remained pitch black.

But in the very center of the sky, there was an arch-shaped white light.

Everyone quickly guessed what it was.

But they were all puzzled—

Why did Shen Xingzhuo and Madam Pei remain silent when the exit was so close?

[My goodness! This is the first time I've ever seen the chosen one announce the rules of the ghost stories!]

[Sister Shen really set so many firsts! The first time punishing someone! The first time creating a rule!]

"Come on, isn't that all stuff from ghost stories? Shen Xingzhuo just got the combinations right at best. I want to see how she manages to escape with a burden like that."

[After rambling on for so long, you probably couldn't even understand what Sister Shen was saying in Cantonese, right?]

I believe Mrs. Pei will truly wake up this time. Every rule that Sister Shen mentioned made me feel gratified.

[I can attest to just how powerful these "rules" are. I come from a garbage, desolate planet; our civilization is several eras behind the Tianxia Kingdom. I... am actually a woman like Madam Pei. But after seeing Sister Shen's strange tale, I suddenly realized something. She gave me the courage to start over, even to leave the wrong people and live independently!]

A woman's candid confession silenced the previously chaotic barrage of comments.

But then came the encouragement from countless women.

Meanwhile, in the ghost story, Madam Pei, who personally experienced Shen Xingzhuo's "power," was tightly gripping the hilt of her knife.

She was trembling all over, and managed to utter a dry, breathy sound, but couldn't say anything.

Shen Xingzhuo gazed at her quietly.

"If Madam Pei can make a decision this time, she can completely part ways with the past, right?"

She used the phrase "parting ways".

It's because she felt saying goodbye was too gentle.

Ghost tales inherently contain no dignity; otherwise, she wouldn't have personally experienced the inhuman harm that Snow White had suffered in the ghost tale "The Thorn Hotel Sleepless Night."

Therefore, given her inherently vengeful nature, she firmly believed that once Madam Pei came out, she should severely punish and retaliate against that scoundrel Liu Jin.

Suddenly, Madam Pei made a move.

She raised her hand, and despite her trembling hand, she used all her strength to stab her own shoulder!

A series of sharp buzzing sounds emanated from the darkness.

Light surged from in front of them, enveloping their bodies.

They were now standing in the main hall.

Shen Xingzhu squinted, and after a while, he could see everything clearly.

The furnishings in the main hall seem to be different.

The most eye-catching thing is the statue of a god in the very center of the main hall.

The face of the statue disappeared, and even the infant spirits around the statue transformed into fair-skinned children, each sitting sweetly in the statue's lap.

Shen Xingzhuo stared at the statue for a few seconds, then suddenly spoke—