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

Shen Xingzhuo was completely unaware of how shocking her words were.

The three strange creatures beside him, Pei Jinyu, Pei Xi, and Madam Pei, all changed their expressions drastically upon hearing the words "spirit guide".

Madam Pei was the first to react.

"You mean the spirit guide is coming?"

Madam Pei's voice trembled almost imperceptibly.

Shen Xingzhuo assumed she was just asking casually and nodded.

"yes."

"I once read a story in an ancient book—"

Shen Xingzhuo paused, briefly considering his wording.

"Legend has it that on the road to the underworld, there is a person who carries a lantern and walks at the head of the procession of the dead, guiding the spirits."

Her finger pointed to a ghostly fire not far ahead.

The flames burned extremely brightly, yet they did not illuminate the surrounding area at all.

The "crowd" ahead was approaching Shen Xingzhuo and his group, but upon closer inspection, their walking posture was not as strange as usual.

Instead, it moved forward inch by inch, like the ghostly steps in a play.

There was a faint, almost imperceptible figure at the very front of the line.

Shen Xingzhuo slightly curled her lips, seemingly joking, and said, "Isn't this story similar to our current situation?"

Pei Jinyu was shocked. Before she could even ponder why the person before her had met the Spirit Guide, she saw—

Shen Xingzhu smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

Pei Jinyu was stern, and thinking of the protection the person in front of her had given her all along, she clenched her fists tightly.

For the first time, she took the initiative to hold Pei Xi and Madam Pei's hands.

"We'll just listen to her. She's taken such good care of us all this time, and now... the situation is dire, so we'll just listen to her!"

She repeated twice that she should be obedient.

Madam Pei bit her lip and nodded heavily.

In fact, she was even more terrified than Pei Xi.

Throughout her short life, Pei Xi was constantly rebelling against her father.

After Pei Xi and her sisters became one, she became even more fearless.

She has her mother to back her up.

Compared to Pei Jinyu, Madam Pei always considered herself inferior to her.

Her background was not as illustrious as Pei Jinyu's, and she had always been accustomed to putting her husband first.

So even though her husband had always treated her badly and even harshly, she chose to accept it passively.

In the dark tunnel, she had used up all her courage to fight for her daughter.

Therefore, even in calm times, she would inexplicably fall into those terrifying nights.

At this moment, only the pale moonlight illuminated the surroundings.

The eerie will-o'-the-wisps before her eyes seemed to flicker into her body.

It completely engulfed her.

Madam Pei's eyes widened, and Pei Jinyu's words kept repeating in her ears, "We'll just have to obey."

That's right, it's about being obedient.

These two words inexplicably gave her a strange sense of security.

She was obedient her whole life.

It doesn't matter who she listens to...

"No."

Madam Pei shook her head vigorously.

It's very important who she listens to!

When she was still undecided about her own thoughts, listening to Pei Yin was more meaningful than listening to Liu Jin.

Madam Pei gripped Pei Jinyu's hands tightly, having made up her mind.

The three of them focused their attention on Shen Xingzhuo.

Shen Xingzhuo was clearly still pondering the new rules and the current situation.

If there is no lantern bearer on the road, you must run forward immediately upon seeing one!

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