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

"run……"

"Run forward?"

Shen Xingzhu internally observed this rule in his mind, focusing his attention on the six words: "the lantern bearer" and "run forward."

As she looked, the interior scene in her eyes materialized into all the scenes of the Pei mansion she had seen since entering the strange tale of "Guanyin Brocade," and the corresponding rules.

Ultimately, her memories were still rooted in this ancestral hall.

She was covered in cold sweat and looked weak, as if she had just given birth.

The phantom pain in her body instantly swept over her entire body.

She had barely broken out in a cold sweat when she met Pei Jinyu's concerned gaze.

"Are you alright?" Pei Jinyu asked anxiously.

Shen Xingzhu shook his head, took a deep breath, and forcibly suppressed the illusory pain.

"We don't have much time left."

Pei Jinyu gently stroked Shen Xingzhuo's forehead with her cool hand, then pointed to the wisp of will-o'-the-wisp that was getting closer and closer.

Shen Xingzhuo knew she was subtly reminding him to make a decision quickly.

His thoughts quickly returned to rule-based reasoning.

The first thing that appeared in this strange tale was the rule of truth and falsehood. Although it was not mentioned again later, it was still verified that it was consistent with the initial judgment logic.

Therefore, applying the same logic to analyze these nine rules should be feasible.

Shen Xingzhuo's eyes gradually cleared.

"What is false may be true, and what is true may be false; what is nothing may be something, and what is something may be nothing..."

She uttered the line softly, her tone devoid of emotion.

"There's only one straight path between our ancestral hall at home and the ancestral hall on the back hill, right?"

She looked at Pei Jinyu.

"Or perhaps there's a causal relationship between the two ancestral halls?"

If we were to ask who among these women understands the Pei family best, it would undoubtedly be Pei Jinyu.

Startled by the question, Pei Jinyu paused for a moment, then nodded and said:

"I heard from our ancestors that the most important thing after the Pei family moved into their new home was to hire a specialist to find a suitable location and build an ancestral hall for our ancestors."

Later, it seems that it was because our Pei family became imperial merchants.

And just then, someone in the royal family had recently died, so our family's brocade had to be sent out before the scheduled offering day.

At that time, the family did not have enough people to manage the site selection, so they hastily chose an auspicious location in the house for temporary use.

The ancestral hall on the back mountain that exists today was built much later.

In the beginning, it was right where we were just now.

However, prominent families would also typically have an ancestral hall in their residences.

Therefore, both sides regularly offer incense and prayers.

Pei Jinyu thought for a moment, then continued:

"So if you say there is cause and effect, then you could say there is."

After listening, Madam Pei added:

"In previous years, I saw Liu Jin presiding over the sacrificial ceremony... I don't know why, but he couldn't go up to the back mountain."

Madam Pei was lost in her memories.

"Over the years, the road behind the mountain has been blocked for various reasons every time the sacrificial ceremony is held."

Sometimes it's heavy rain on the mountain, sometimes it's mud and rocks.

In short, Liu Jin cannot go up the mountain during the days of the sacrificial ceremony.

"How did he complete the ritual?" Shen Xingzhuo asked.

Pei Xi suddenly raised her little hand.

"I know!"

Shen Xingzhuo looked over.

"I've been taken along by him several times..."

Every year, he would wander down the mountain with a jar. When he realized he couldn't make it up, he would smash the jar at the bottom!

"What's in that jar?"

Pei Xi shook her head blankly.

"I don't recognize it... but it's dark, sticky, and smells terrible!"