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

Hua Jiuyue's scream was quickly swallowed back by her own hands.

She glanced at Shen Xingzhuo and mouthed a silent question: "Did you do this on purpose?"

Shen Xingzhuo was speechless. He leaned closer to Hua Jiuyue and lowered his voice very softly: "But I didn't expect it to be like this either."

The two stood side by side at the dormitory entrance, looking inside.

All four girls in the same dormitory were bleeding from all seven orifices!

Dark red bloodstains spread across their faces like a spiderweb.

Even more strangely, they were all sitting quietly at their respective desks, mechanically turning the pages of the books in front of them.

Shen Xingzhuo narrowed his eyes.

He whispered to Hua Jiuyue, "Let's go in and take a look."

The clock shows 9:30.

Lights out is at 10 PM.

Shen Xingzhuo had a feeling that something unexpected might happen before lights out, so they couldn't stay outside the dormitory any longer.

Hua Jiuyue swallowed nervously.

The two men walked very quietly, afraid of disturbing the four girls who were studying.

Discussions about study-related matters are prohibited in the dormitory.

The rules flashed through Shen Xingzhuo's mind, and she swallowed back the question she was about to ask.

Since I can't ask...

Shen Xingzhu first put the thermos back in its original place, and then sat back down at her desk without making a sound.

When she went to fetch water, she deliberately didn't take the wooden doll from the drawer.

I originally intended to keep a backup plan, but I didn't expect it to come in handy so quickly.

Shen Xingzhu reached into the drawer, pretending to rummage through something.

The fingertips activated their spiritual energy the instant they touched the puppet.

As the interior scene unfolded, the images recorded by the puppet doll instantly flooded into Shen Xingzhuo's mind.

I wonder if it's some kind of weird prank.

The puppet doll saw a scene of crimson mist.

Her perspective at this moment was no different from that of a surveillance camera.

The scene was calm for a moment.

suddenly!

The faces of the four fireflies, covered in blood, were brought close to her eyes.

Shen Xingzhuo paused, his eyes darkening slightly.

"It seems the strange entity has more control over the props than I thought."

The wooden doll was a prop that she had re-refined!

But even so, it was unexpected that they still couldn't completely escape the control of ghost stories!

Therefore, the information recorded by this puppet doll in the future cannot be entirely trusted!

The video continued to "play," but apart from the faint blood mist, everything in the dormitory seemed normal.

This blood mist can be interpreted as mental pollution...

Just as she was about to continue, nine short ringtones suddenly sounded in the video.

At that moment, as if they had received some kind of order, Liu Ying and the others sat down at the desk, just like when they first returned.

"The ringtone is a signal."

The dormitory head is responsible for inspecting the dormitory environment and recording the dormitory rating on the bulletin board daily.

Is this related?

Shen Xingzhuo was completely confused.

Seeing that she also looked puzzled, Hua Jiuyue came closer.

"How's it going? Any leads?"

Shen Xingzhu shook his head.

Her hand suddenly touched Shen Xing's diary.

After a moment's thought, Shen Xingzhuo used it as a cover and turned to a blank page.

He then took out the note he had retrieved from the crack from his pocket.

The standard for everything is cleanliness.

"What does this mean?"

Hua Jiuyue scratched her head in frustration.

Shen Xingzhuo's expression was also grim. "There are no relevant clues yet."

As she spoke, she turned to look at the girls in the dormitory who were moving mechanically.

The minute hand of the wall clock is getting closer and closer to twelve.

"Forget it, let's focus on the present first." Shen Xingzhu patted his palm. "The school has a rule about when lights out, and students are usually required to go to bed after that time."

"And this school has always emphasized meritocracy, and students' behavior is graded and evaluated."

The dormitory rating must not be lower than five points.

"Rules and related rules..."

Shen Xingzhuo drew out a long syllable.

Hua Jiuyue immediately replied, "You mean, besides us having to go to bed on time, they have to too?"

Shen Xingzhuo nodded approvingly.

"After all, it involves the scores of the entire dormitory..." she said helplessly.

"But are we just going to tough it out?" Hua Jiuyue cracked her wrist. "It's not like we can't."

"Wait, wait, wait."

Shen Xingzhuo picked up Liu Ying's thermos.

"If I could drink a glass of hot water before going to sleep, I might be able to sleep more soundly."