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

"Xingzhuo's test results are in; she's fine."

The doctor in the white coat walked into the ward and handed the documents in his hand to Guan Shanyue, who was waiting by the bedside.

"Then why did she faint?"

The doctor pondered for a moment and said, "Although she doesn't have any organic damage, her body has been in a state of constant exhaustion. Xingzhuo didn't have any rest time while in the ghost stories, so naturally she can't recover."

"The most important thing right now is to let her get a good night's sleep for a few days."

Guan Shanyue nodded, "Yes, I will find someone to take care of her."

"No need for that." The doctor waved his hand. "The medical regeneration pod is being prepared. Once Xingzhuo uses the MRC, her recovery efficiency will be greatly improved."

As he spoke, the doctor frowned.

"But I don't know how to restore Xingzhuo's spiritual energy. I can only suggest that you prepare the spiritual spring water and then we can discuss whether to use it after she wakes up."

"Okay, I understand."

The doctor nodded.

"Then I'll leave this place to you for now."

"Um."

After seeing the doctor off, Guan Shanyue turned back to look at Shen Xingzhuo lying on the hospital bed.

After carefully tracing Shen Xingzhuo's features with her eyes, she sat down silently to the side.

"As the difficulty of the ghost stories increases, Xingzhuo's situation will only worsen."

"She's not an interstellar being after all... I wonder if her physical strength can keep up..."

……

In a daze, Shen Xingzhuo opened her eyes.

It was pitch black all around, and she felt as if she were lying in a pool of liquid, her whole body feeling warm.

"Where is this?"

As soon as she finished speaking her question, she saw a ray of light shine in.

As the hatch opened, Assistant Xu's delighted face came into view.

"Don't rush to get up. You're in the medical regeneration pod now, and there are still ten minutes left in this treatment."

"You fell into a coma right after coming out of the ghost story; the doctor said it was due to exhaustion."

"Fortunately, after these two days of sleep, your physical condition has fully recovered."

Shen Xingzhuo nodded knowingly.

"However, we're unsure if the spiritual spring water will benefit your spiritual energy, so we haven't dared to use it without permission. You see..."

Shen Xingzhu waved his hand and said, "No need. I'm almost fully recovered."

She slightly rose to look around. "Isn't Captain Guan here?"

"On the first day, Captain Guan stayed with me the whole time. But..."

Assistant Xu hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Shen Xingzhuo's fingers unconsciously began to calculate, his brows furrowed.

"A single thought leads to annihilation, and all feelings vanish without a trace."

She silently chanted an incantation, using her spiritual energy to envelop herself and Assistant Xu in a completely sealed space.

"You can speak freely now."

"Outsiders can only see us having normal conversations; they can't hear what we're saying."

Assistant Xu nodded in surprise, his tone urgent.

"Shortly after you entered 'Guanyin Brocade,' Qianling and the others followed you into the Ranking Tales. They did a great job and successfully completed the first tale without any major incidents."

But... none of them came back.

When I asked Guan the reason, she said it was because of some strange phenomenon that it was impossible for them to give us that many useful supplies. So they had to wait until Qianling and the others came out of the ghost story at the same time as me before they could settle the rewards.

I didn't think much of it at the time, but after you came out, Qianling and the others were still out of contact.

"Out of contact?" Shen Xingzhuo was somewhat incredulous.

I wanted to ask Assistant Xu why he didn't report to Guan Shanyue, but then I realized what Assistant Xu was worried about.

He was suspicious of Guan Shanyue.

Shen Xingzhuo asked gravely, "What other anomalies have you discovered?"