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

The golden light emanating from Shen Xingzhuo had not yet dissipated, but it only illuminated a small area around him.

In the darkness, a cold light silently slashed towards the back of Shen Xingzhuo's neck.

Shen Xingzhu dodged to the side.

The cold light brushed past her hair and embedded itself in the ground beside her.

A few strands of black hair drifted to the ground.

Shen Xingzhuo looked over and saw that what was stuck in the ground was actually a carving knife.

The puppet room from the first ghost story flashed rapidly through her mind.

As the golden light faded, half of Shen Xingzhuo's face was shrouded in shadow.

"elder sister."

Why are you avoiding me?

Pei Jinxiu stood a few steps away, her face expressionless.

Shen Xingzhuo watched as the entire blade of the carving knife disappeared into the ground, without responding to Pei Jinxiu's words.

"You want to kill me?" Shen Xingzhuo looked at Pei Jinyu, who was lying on the ground beside him, and asked softly, "Aren't you afraid of hurting your sister?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Jinyu tilted her head, as if she was thinking about something.

"Hahahaha..."

She laughed heartily, then immediately stopped.

"I thought you were more useful than the others, but I didn't expect you to be such a waste!"

Pei Jinxiu's smile vanished completely, replaced by a grim and terrifying burn scar.

"You killed my sister again." She paused. "I want your life. Is there a problem?"

Pei Jinxiu's voice sounded completely innocent, but what she said was chilling.

"So that's how it is."

Shen Xingzhuo looked at Pei Jinxiu knowingly.

"But... before I die, I have one more question."

"explain!"

In Pei Jinxiu's eyes, Shen Xingzhuo was no different from a dead man at this moment.

So she didn't mind clearing up her confusion, letting her become a ghost who understood everything, and then turning her into nourishment for ghost stories.

"When did you recognize me?"

"Um?"

Pei Jinxiu was taken aback, then burst into wild laughter again.

"Of course it's because you're so good to me!"

A look of madness appeared on her face as she rushed forward and tightly embraced Pei Jinyu.

Pei Jinxiu gently stroked Pei Jinyu's hair and pressed her cheek tightly against it.

Feeling the soft, icy touch, her voice also turned cold.

"My sister has never even given me a second glance."

Pei Jinyu glanced sideways at Shen Xingzhuo and covered her mouth with a laugh.

"But you actually said that my sister has never looked down on you!"

"You've ruined my image of my sister! Do you really think you can get away with this?!"

Hearing her answer, Shen Xingzhuo was speechless.

Those who were following the sky shared the same reaction as her.

So... the reason Sister Shen's identity was exposed... is because she's too kind?!

[Oh no, isn't this right? One by one, they've all realized Sister Shen's chosen one status! I feel like I've been fooled!]

[This is terrifying to think about! Why would there be such a thing as a bizarre awakening?]

So what do we do now?

[Now that the chosen one's identity has been revealed, can this strange tale continue?]

……

In ghost stories.

Shen Xingzhuo stood on the opposite side of Pei Jinxiu.

The ground beneath her feet began to crack, the fissures spreading out like a spider web.

Dark red mist surged from every crevice, and countless blood leeches crawled out from the ground, spreading towards Shen Xingzhuo.

The surrounding space turned into dense blackness.

Shen Xingzhuo's breathing quickened, and her heart skipped a beat.

"The concentration of eerie energy is too high; we must finish this quickly!"

"Now that you know the truth, you can die in peace."