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

[The national fortune of Tianxia Kingdom +10 points.]

[The "Ranking Tales" feature in Tianxia Kingdom is now activated! Daily updates of Tales of varying A, B, and C rankings are available, and users can freely choose whether or not to participate in ranking manipulation.]

Shen Xingzhuo was a newcomer, but the people outside the ghost stories went completely crazy!

Because the legend of ranking manipulation means that the Tianxia Kingdom will have an extra chance to obtain national fortune points and resources!

A low sob came from somewhere in the crowd.

They suddenly felt as if they had seen a glimmer of hope again.

"Chart manipulation... the legend of chart manipulation has begun!"

Su Anyu's eyes were red-rimmed, and she suddenly stood up: "Captain Guan! I request to be the first to engage!"

Su Anyu's voice was loud and excited.

He was originally a member of the special forces team personally led by Guan Shanyue, and he had a strong sense of mission in his bones.

Moreover, the difficulty of ranking up the ghost stories is not high, and it will automatically refresh every ten days. At that time, regardless of whether anyone has completed the game or not, the ghost stories will be popped up.

As long as you protect your life points, you won't die.

Su Anyu was eager to try.

Guan Shanyue pressed his palm down, signaling him to calm down. He then blocked the signal from the All-Nation Alliance before speaking: "The All-Nation Alliance proposed in a phone call to restart the inter-nation cooperation project. They hope that our chosen ones can provide their chosen ones with appropriate information for passing the trials."

Su Anyu's eyes widened, and she said indignantly, "Why should we?! They said they'd stop before, indirectly causing Long Qingyue's death. How dare they make such demands on us just because Shen Xingzhuo has a chance to pass the level!"

Guan Shanyue took a deep breath to calm herself down; she was, of course, also angry.

But there is an old saying in the Tianxia Kingdom: "Many hands make light work."

Although Tianxia Kingdom currently holds a slight advantage, they have already experienced the cruelty of countless strange tales. What if…?

Silence fell once again in the command center.

From the corner came Lu Qianling's soft voice, "I think I can agree..."

Upon hearing this, Su Anyu immediately glared at her.

Lu Qianling withdrew her step and continued, "We can propose signing a cooperation agreement so that they can't afford the cost of betraying us."

Su Anyu's fist clenched and unclenched repeatedly, and she nodded silently.

Guan Shanyue looked around at everyone and, after receiving a silent consensus, reconnected the channel.

Her clear, crisp voice resonated throughout the interstellar channel: "Cooperation can resume. The prerequisite is—the signing of the Interstellar Link Agreement."

The other side suddenly fell silent.

The Interstellar Alliance, which originated in the Age of Space Pioneers, is an ultimate contract designed to prevent betrayal by allies. Due to its extreme cascading effect of "all are lost if one is lost," it has almost never been invoked.

Now they're back at the negotiating table. And they have no right to refuse.

"The Tianxia Kingdom," she said, enunciating each word clearly, "will never accept any betrayal."

The representatives of the World Alliance on the other end of the channel turned ashen-faced, but had no choice but to grit their teeth and sign it.

Guan Shanyue concealed the complex emotions in her eyes, showing no intention of wasting this precious off-site opportunity to contact Shen Xingzhuo.

Providing information in moderation is something you should naturally control yourself.

Before Tianxia Kingdom gains an absolute advantage, Guan Shanyue Ning will act like a villain for once.

……

In the ghost stories of this time.

Shen Xingzhuo had determined from the sky that the current time was early Shen Shi, which, converted to a 24-hour system, was around 3:10 PM.

Logically, she should arrive at her brother's room at four o'clock, so leaving now is a bit early.

But the beauty lies in the fact that the beginning of Shen Shi (3-5 PM) is the time of day when Yang energy transitions to Yin energy. During this period, Yang energy begins to recede, while Yin energy gradually becomes stronger.

As for ghost stories, the monsters are probably already unable to suppress their murderous urges.

Just to be on the safe side, Shen Xingzhuo first used the little paper doll's eyes to observe the route to her brother's room.

The road isn't long. Turn left after leaving her room, go down the stairs, and the top of the stairs faces the glass door leading to the garden. Then turn right and walk all the way to the end, where your brother's room is.

After the little paper doll arrived here, it wanted to sneak into its brother's room, but Shen Xingzhuo stopped it and it went off to play in the wild with its little head drooping.

Shen Xingzhuo suppressed her smile, placed the doll on the tray containing the tools, picked up the tray, opened the door, and went out.

On the wall directly opposite her room, there was a huge carved wall mirror.

She could tell that the frame was made of locust wood. So she didn't rush to continue walking, and quietly stared at herself in the mirror for a while.

She looked quite frightening in the mirror; her features were scattered and disjointed, like a melted candle.

After a while, it gradually returned to its proper place.

A cold wind swept through the corridor, and a white paper flower, stained with brownish-red blood, drifted in from who-knows-where, bringing with it a foul, earthy smell.

A blood-red vortex appeared on the mirror.

Shen Xingzhuo in the mirror was wearing a purple dress, with a doll in her arms. The wooden doll tilted its head slightly, and a children's song echoed in the space.

"My little sister carried her doll to the garden to look at the flowers. The doll cried and looked for its mother. 'Mommy, where are you? Why did you leave your doll behind?'"

The doll cried bitterly, but the corners of her mouth remained in a strange upward curve.

Shen Xingzhu frowned almost imperceptibly, but in reality, she had already gotten goosebumps all over her body.

Even though she has seen many ghosts in her daily life, the infant ghost is still the most troublesome for her. She can neither kill it nor coax it.

But she quickly realized what was happening and immediately hugged the doll in the tray to her chest with one hand, just like she did in the mirror.

"Good girl, don't be afraid."

"Look, the doll is right here!"

Shen Xingzhuo's voice was gentle and had a calming power.

The doll in the mirror had been in her arms since it appeared; the doll hadn't been lost.

Therefore, Rule 4 [If you see yourself in the mirror carrying a doll, immediately close your eyes! And silently say, "My sister is so careless, she lost the doll again."] is an abductive rule, which allows you to reason backward from the result.

In other words, the "背" in rule four is pronounced with the fourth tone and means to turn one's back to something.

"Don't turn your back to the doll."

"Back to the front means facing away, so Rule Nine is correct regardless of how the word 'back' is pronounced."

"The little sister carrying the doll mentioned in the introduction must have a deeper meaning."

Shen Xingzhuo calmed the wooden doll down. Her wooden eyelids blinked, and a vortex reappeared on the mirror, with the rules for going out written at the center.

[Your younger sister is a good girl. Please be careful when leaving the room and strictly follow these rules. You will be responsible for any consequences if you violate them.]

[1: Your sister won't waste her brother's hard work. All the decorations in the house were carefully chosen by him, and the number of portraits in the hallway is fixed. Whether there are more or fewer, please return immediately!]

[2: My younger sister is a lady and won't shout. The voltage in our house is unstable; if there's a power outage in the hallway, don't panic. No matter what happens, do not make a sound!]

[3: My sister loves roses. If she sees white roses in the hallway, she must paint them red!]

[4. My younger sister is very well-mannered. If a servant speaks to her, she cannot remain silent, but her response cannot exceed three sentences.]

Shen Xingzhuo's gaze had barely swept over the rules when the words in the mirror disappeared.

There are only five rules this time, but four of them are about disciplining the younger sister.

The younger sister won't waste her brother's efforts; she's a lady and won't yell; she likes roses; and she can talk to the servants in the house.

All he ever did was tell his sister what to do, but he never cared about her feelings.

Shen Xingzhuo was even more looking forward to meeting this brother who always granted his sister's requests.

She snapped out of her thoughts, her heart skipping a beat.

Shen Xingzhuo suddenly felt a cold breath on her neck.

She slowly raised her head and saw a pale face silently appear behind her in the mirror, grinning without a sound.