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

Wait! This sachet!!

[Phoenix Breath Incense, looks familiar... what is it again?]

[I remember now! If I'm not mistaken, this is the thing Liu Jin used to control Pei Jinyu, making her willingly fall into his trap and causing her to be trapped in the Red Phoenix Soul-Binding Array for hundreds of years!]

I'm unsure whether I should say anything to Pei Jinxiu's relatives and friends.

So, it was never Pei Jinyu who wronged her, but rather she who wronged Pei Jinyu?

The scenes above are so heartwarming; I can't see how they could possibly cause sisters to turn against each other...

[It can only be said that a person's personality is largely innate. Pei Jinxiu may have been born a bad seed, but she just hid it well.]

I feel so sorry for Pei Jinyu! She, a young girl, endured so much for her younger sister, only to be betrayed and ruined by the sister she cherished most!

[Was there really no one who instigated Pei Jinxiu to make a mistake?]

People sending comments expressed their indignation at Pei Jinyu's plight.

They preferred to believe that Pei Jinxiu had been misled and that's why she did what she did to hurt her sister.

……

On the sky, the tear that had dripped into the shattered image had dried up.

Cracks once again filled the picture, and ultimately, a broken mirror can never be mended.

Pei Jinxiu's head was throbbing with pain because so many memories buried deep within her mind came flooding back in an instant.

"No, that's not it..."

She clutched her head, which felt like it was about to explode, and kept repeating that sentence.

Pei Jinyu's expression was unreadable at this moment.

She lowered her head until Shen Xingzhuo gently placed her hand on her arm.

"She was forced to recall so many things, I'm afraid... you won't get an apology in the future."

She wasn't trying to excuse Pei Jinxiu.

She had been silently observing Pei Jinxiu's state as she unearthed her memories.

The methods used in ghost stories are extremely similar to "soul-searching techniques," both being equally powerful methods.

Therefore, those who fall victim to this spell often end up becoming mentally impaired or insane.

In such a state, whether it's a soul or a ghost, an apology is something they can never do.

Pei Jinyu gave a bitter laugh upon hearing this, "Does it even matter whether she apologizes or not?"

"My ordeal won't disappear because of this," she sighed. "In the end, life is full of regrets, like water flowing eastward forever."

Shen Xingzhuo paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"I don't need to say anything more about Pei Jinxiu's explanation of the truth, do I?"

"The truth is right before your eyes."

On the sky, the shattered images began to fade slowly, as if someone were pulling the colors away bit by bit from the edges. Pei Jinxiu curled up on the ground, breathing rapidly, her eyes unfocused. She was still muttering something, intermittently, like a string about to break.

Pei Jinyu didn't look at her again. She turned to face Shen Xingzhuo, her voice calm as if she had just weathered a storm: "You're right. She won't apologize."

Shen Xingzhuo did not respond.

Pei Jinyu remained silent for a long time, so long that Shen Xingzhuo thought she wouldn't speak again. Then Pei Jinyu said something that surprised everyone: "But I don't need her apology anymore."

She looked up at the sky—she knew people were watching, but she didn't care anymore. "What I've waited so long for, I don't need anymore. What I want isn't for her to admit her mistake. It's for me to be able to move on." With that, she closed her eyes.