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

Hua Jiuyue jumped out of the window.

Shen Xingzhuo lay on her back and saw the marks hidden deep in her hair.

It is an inverted "A" shape, with the tip of the A touching the cracked earth.

But before Shen Xingzhu could even trace the mark with his eyes, Hua Jiuyue had already deftly climbed onto the outside of the actual 404 window.

The sound of her landing caught the attention of the firefly.

"boom--"

The firefly's water ball shattered the glass, carrying countless fragments that hurtled towards the two of them.

Hua Jiuyue casually grabbed a mop from the side and blocked the attack in a few swift movements.

"You're really good at it," Shen Xingzhuo praised quietly from behind.

Then she came out, her expression turning sad.

"Firefly, Cloud Sun... why did you abandon me?"

She appeared to be blaming someone, but in reality, she was subtly bypassing the topic of learning in an attempt to extract some useful information.

Sure enough, the four girls opposite them immediately turned pale.

"If Xiaohua hadn't passed by, I would have really died there!"

Shen Xingzhuo wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes and looked at the group accusingly.

"I know you've always thought of me as a burden." She took a deep breath. "I'm going to find the dorm supervisor right now! From now on, I'll live in a dorm all by myself. Even... even if I die, I won't hold you back!"

As she spoke, Shen Xingzhuo rushed to the dormitory door, ready to go out.

It was still firmly tied back to the stool by the vines that Hua Yu had thrown out.

"Can you calm down first! We, we also want some peace and quiet..." Hua Yu seemed to have lost all her strength and slid to the ground.

She clutched her head in anguish and suddenly began to sob.

The other girls also looked uncomfortable.

Liu Ying looked at Shen Xingzhuo and suddenly smiled.

"But why should we save you? Shen Xing, don't you think you're morally blackmailing us?"

She looked angry, but had nowhere to vent her anger.

"You're right. You've been holding us back all along. If it weren't for you, we could have received the gene reward! Yun Yang and Huai Shu could have improved further and wouldn't have been stuck in the lower ranks of the class!"

"They, including me, have been putting up with you all along! What difference would it make if we didn't save you? If you hadn't died..."

Liu Ying suddenly stopped talking.

"We've still endured it for so long, haven't we?"

"Who gives you the right to question me here?"

Tears streamed down Liu Ying's face as she buried her head in Yun Yang's arms, her shoulders trembling uncontrollably.

The room fell silent for a moment.

I've reached the age where I can understand both sides.

Honestly, if my academic performance were associated with being labeled a "loser," I wouldn't be this magnanimous.

But Sister Shen must have her reasons for asking that question.

[That's obviously the case; this brings up the topic of gene rewards, doesn't it? What kind of school is this anyway?]

Shen Xingzhuo in the ghost story also had the same question.

but……

"Gene reward, experimental high school..."

"It feels like it's related to some kind of illegal experiment. But in my time, gene editing shouldn't have been able to control elemental forces..."

What era are we living in now?

Stopping the thought, Shen Xingzhuo nodded gently.

"you're right."

She sat quietly back on her bed, looking utterly dejected.

"Everyone calm down. At worst, I'll take Shen Xing with me for the next few days... Shen Xing." Hua Jiuyue broke the silence.

Shen Xingzhuo frowned, but still gripped her pillow without saying a word.

Liu Ying suddenly looked up and gazed intently at Hua Jiuyue.

"Are you taking her?"

"Xiaohua, don't you hate her the most?"