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

This isn't the first time that the ghost story has been accompanied by sounds of frustration and exasperation.

The citizens of Tianxia Kingdom had even become somewhat accustomed to these bizarre acts of toying with other people's lives, but in Shen Xingzhuo's eyes, they seemed incredibly "naive."

So naive that we have to argue to see who's better.

But at the end of each episode, the screen is always forcibly split into a different country's sky.

The fact that the people of Tianxia Kingdom were accustomed to the changes in supernatural tales does not mean that people from other countries could accept them instantly.

[Mu Enguo: Oh my God! What's going on?]

[Karenza Federation: I've never seen ghost stories evoke such emotions! Why are they so different towards the Tianxia Kingdom?]

[The Aeseran Empire: No wonder there are always rumors on the Star Network that the chosen ones of the Tianxia Kingdom are different from the legendary ones. Could this be a real-life version of an old-fashioned domineering CEO novel? Are they really going to play with the lives of the rest of us for the sake of a femme fatale?!]

[Tianxia Kingdom: Let's get out of here! @￥@! We were just waiting for this move! Go watch the top-pinned video on the Strange Tales Forum, the Strange Tales Secrets video. If you still think the Strange Tales are "pampering" Sister Shen, we'll give you that pampering back to you intact!]

Since some people questioned Shen Xingzhuo's invincibility in the supernatural tales, some citizens of Tianxia Kingdom spontaneously recorded everything that happened in the sky and made a highlight reel video.

In this video, besides using "strange tale walkthrough tips" as a gimmick, the actual video content is about the various difficulties Shen Xingzhuo faces in the strange tales.

For example, deliberately revealing the rules only after the plot has progressed to its conclusion;

For example, that riddle that only scholars of ancient Chinese characters could barely solve;

For example, there were repeated attacks by supernatural forces and the inexplicable lightning strikes.

Time and again, if it weren't for Shen Xingzhuo's broad knowledge and formidable mastery of mystical arts...

Ordinary people have almost no chance of survival.

The comments from other countries on the screen were quiet for a while.

Finally, another violent outburst occurred.

The citizens of Tianxia Kingdom watched their repentant speeches and all smirked in unison.

Didn't you say you envied Sister Shen for the preferential treatment she received from ghost stories?

They'll go and complain to Sister Shen once she gets out!

Even if they can't actually be moved, it will still scare them so much they won't be able to sleep at night!

……

In ghost stories.

"The ancestor enshrined in the ancestral hall on the back mountain was never the Pei family's ancestor. It was Liu Jin. He used evil magic to bind his 'fate' to the Pei family's fortune. As long as the Pei family survived, he would not die. If the Pei family perished, he would be able to take their place."

"So he doesn't care what happens to the Pei family. What he wants is never the Pei family's wealth, but the Pei family's 'roots'. By draining the Pei family's fortune, he will no longer be a 'son-in-law' who 'marries in,' but will become the Pei family's 'ancestor.'"

Shen Xingzhuo turned to look in the direction of the statue.

"And the Guanyin Brocade—"

She reached into her sleeve and took out a piece of white silk.

"The Guanyin Brocade is not cloth; it is the bloodline of the Pei family's daughter. Pure white represents the purity of the bloodline. Once it is stained with other colors, it means that the bloodline has been polluted and must be burned."

"But burning it won't help. Because the pollution doesn't come from the cloth, it comes from the roots."

She looked at the white silk and gently stroked its surface with her fingertips.

"Liu Jin buried filth under the Pei family's land and enshrined his own idol in the ancestral hall on the back mountain, using the Pei family's daughter's fortune to sustain his life. The Pei family's daughter's bloodline is no longer pure."