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

Ghost Stories Space: Girls' Dormitory Water Room

"Bang—"

As soon as Shen Xingzhuo stepped through the teleportation portal, he fell flat on his face due to weightlessness.

The noise startled Hua Jiuyue, who was lost in thought.

"Shen, Shen Xingzhuo? Is that you?"

Hua Jiuyue sat up from the ground in disbelief.

Although her movements were large, she showed no intention of reaching out to help Shen Xingzhuo.

She watched quietly as Shen Xingzhuo struggled on the ground in pain.

At the same time, a sense of imbalance even arose within her.

She originally thought that Shen Xingzhuo was doomed to die once he fell into the rift.

Unexpectedly, Shen Xingzhuo reappeared in front of her in just over ten minutes.

Portal?

How did she manage to survive such a desperate situation?

Hua Jiuyue's expression became distorted due to the imbalance.

But after Shen Xingzhuo rolled over and lay flat, he put on a concerned expression.

Shen Xingzhuo was panting heavily, his eyes blankly staring at the incandescent light bulb on the ceiling.

"Since becoming one of the Chosen Ones, I've experienced almost everything except losing an arm or a leg."

Shen Xingzhuo tried to find a bittersweet moment in his thoughts.

But time was of the essence for her. She stood up abruptly, took out a bottle of interstellar-era healing potion, and swallowed it.

"What are you drinking?" Hua Jiuyue asked, feigning concern.

Shen Xingzhuo casually put the empty bottle back and replied with a smile, "It's the healing potion that our Captain Guan brought me."

Hua Jiuyue's expression became even more complicated.

I shouldn't have asked any further...

But Hua Jiuyue still couldn't resist.

"We're always given new clothes when we enter ghost stories, where... did you get this?"

As Hua Jiuyue finished speaking, Shen Xingzhuo turned to look at her, scrutinizing her with his eyes.

He then tugged at the corner of his lips and said expressionlessly, "It's a secret."

After speaking, Shen Xingzhu shook her wrist, which was stiff due to the residue of the anesthetic.

She walked slowly through the washroom. "Did you notice anything here?"

"Logically, there should be a separate set of rules here, have you seen them?"

Shen Xingzhu stared intently at Hua Jiuyue.

"She... figured it out?"

Hua Jiuyue felt nervous, and her body tensed up.

He laughed awkwardly and said, "I was only thinking about how to get you out of there... so... I didn't pay attention to the rules..."

"Oh?"

Shen Xingzhuo looked at her with a half-smile.

The smile on his face didn't completely disappear until he turned around.

"This is such a hassle."

She could accept that Hua Jiuyue had a different stance than her, but she could not accept that Hua Jiuyue had ulterior motives when they were working together.

Did they disregard the rules?

Shen Xingzhu sneered inwardly.

She didn't just disregard the rules, she clearly—

"Where did you hide the rules?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Jiuyue's face stiffened, and she tried to bluff her way out of it.

But the next second, a blank sheet of paper appeared in Shen Xingzhuo's hand.

"This is the clue I found in the rift." Her expression was cold. "You only have two choices."

"Either you lay out the rules and we can continue to cooperate; or we'll tear things apart and each of us will have to rely on our own abilities."

Shen Xingzhuo raised an eyebrow and looked at Hua Jiuyue.

"I……"

As soon as Hua Jiuyue opened her mouth, Shen Xingzhuo could tell that she was still not giving up, so he raised his hand to interrupt her before she could finish speaking.

"I'll only say one last thing: now is the time for me to gain the upper hand."

Hua Jiuyue froze completely in place.

……

[It's over, my kingdom is in grave danger without a prime minister!!!]

What's wrong with Hua Jiuyue? Why can't she just listen to Shen Xingzhuo?!

[Who knows, if we replaced our chosen one with a dog, our chances of winning would be even greater!]

……

Hua Jiuyue's face turned even paler.

She moved her lips, and as if resigned to her fate, pulled a folded piece of paper from her pocket.

"sorry."

"The rules are here."