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

The time has finally come for the truth to be revealed.

Shen Xingzhuo took a deep breath and nodded.

But just as she was about to speak, the ghost story began again.

Sometimes I feel like you're a monster, just like me.

【Chosen One Shen Xingzhuo, what exactly are you afraid of?】

Its tone held confusion, but more so, amusement.

It was as if as long as Shen Xingzhuo answered this question, he could be classified as one of its kind.

"But it seems that not only is your intuition inaccurate, but you are also unusually narcissistic."

As she spoke, a look of disdain appeared in her eyes.

"You and I are completely different."

Her expression turned cold. "May I begin to explain?"

The ghost story remained silent.

Shen Xingzhuo slowly began, "There are five important characters in this ghost story. They are Pei Jinyu, Shen Guantang, Pei Jinxiu, Pei Xi, and Pei Yin."

No sooner had he finished speaking than those watching the sky from the safe zone raised a questioning voice.

"This doesn't make sense, does it? What about Liu Jin? Isn't there also a mysterious old Taoist priest? And those women who were trapped and died..."

The person who spoke nudged the arm of the person next to them and asked in confusion.

The girl who was touched glanced sideways at the man who spoke, and said helplessly, "Who says that someone who appears a lot is necessarily the main character?"

Her disdainful voice rang out, "That bastard Liu Jin is at best just a tool to advance the plot; he's still a long way from taking human form."

"Uh... I was just asking, you don't have to be so sensitive."

Upon hearing this, the girl glared fiercely at the man.

"Shh!"

"Sister Shen has started her analysis, don't bother me anymore!"

The man reluctantly shut his mouth.

……

Shen Xingzhuo continued his analysis amidst the ghost stories.

"Among these women—"

One couldn't escape, one wanted to come back to save others, one used avoidance to solve problems, and the other harbored a dark hatred for everyone.

"My initial perspective, Pei Yin, was merely an angle from which I, as an outsider, could enter the picture. She is the embodiment of all tragedies."

"Since we've brought her up, I'll start with her."

As Shen Xingzhuo spoke, a semi-transparent light screen appeared in front of her.

It was her task panel, which she hadn't opened in a long time.

The character information above has been almost completely completed.

Even in Pei Jinxiu's column, the favorability rating fluctuated wildly, as if she were on a roller coaster.

Shen Xingzhuo looked over and gave a helpless twitch of her lips.

She raised her hand for a moment, and the screen was completely clean.

Then, Pei Yin's name appeared in the very center.

"Pei Yin's identity is that of the eldest daughter of the Pei family in Jiangnan. This identity appears glamorous on the surface, but in fact, it is from which the tragedy of her life began."

"Her mother was groomed to be the rightful heir of the Pei family, but she failed because of love. This gave her father, an extremely treacherous man, an opportunity to seize power from the Pei family."

"Therefore, Pei Yin's position became extremely awkward."

"She had to be both a tool for her father to express his love and create a charitable facade, and also a tool for him to be constantly on guard against, fearing that one day she would develop her own thoughts and methods and take back the Pei family by virtue of her legitimate status."

"So she became known as a sickly young lady in the eyes of the world. Even going out was restricted."

At this point, Shen Xingzhuo paused for a moment, then answered his own question:

"Perhaps some people here have questions—"

Since Pei Yin was a sheltered young lady who rarely even went out, how did she become pregnant with Pei Xi, and even with Pei Xi's siblings?

Shen Xingzhuo's eyes revealed a deep sense of powerlessness.

"In fact, this is not important to Liu Jin."

"There are many ways to get a woman pregnant. What Liu Jin wants is just the boy born from Pei Yin's belly, the one who can inherit all his will."

"But Liu Jin couldn't make it too obvious, which is why those things that damaged Pei Yin's reputation later happened."

"Giving birth to nine sons and marrying her elder brother—none of these things were things Pei Yin did willingly. She just lacked confidence, knowing that no matter what she did, it would be like a mayfly trying to shake a tree, so she simply went with the flow."