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

Shen Xingzhuo's eyes darkened slightly.

The magpie's call should be a good omen, but when accompanied by the wet, slimy wriggling sounds of snakes and insects, it seems quite eerie.

Birds feed on insects.

This scene doesn't resemble a wedding procession at all; it looks more like a hunting game!

If you hear magpies calling, immediately close all doors and windows.

But on this bridal sedan chair, the doors and windows had long been replaced with brocade for the wedding decorations.

Where can she go to close the doors and windows?

The face wearing the doll mask moved even closer.

Shen Xingzhu leaned back, trying to create some distance.

In her early years at the temple, her master had already taken her to experience countless novel folk rituals.

The masks used in Nuo opera are far more terrifying than this eerie doll-like face!

She retreated not out of fear, but because the fishy smell was giving her a headache.

"We're about to get married, why are you avoiding me, my wife?"

A clear male voice came from beneath the mask.

Shen Xingzhuo curled her lips into a cold smile and blocked his outstretched hand with a palm strike.

"Since you know we're about to get married, why aren't you waiting in the hall... instead of having the leisure to ambush me halfway here?"

Liu Gounan chuckled lightly, "Isn't it because I'm afraid my wife will run away from the wedding halfway through?"

He reached out to lift Shen Xingzhuo's chin.

Shen Xingzhuo turned her head away from his touch.

Liu Gou's face froze instantly beneath the mask, and he reached out again towards her neck.

"Are you some kind of beast who never learns from a bad memory?"

Shen Xingzhuo adopted a disdainful expression, tilting his head slightly and looking at the person opposite him with contempt.

"Have you already forgotten the beating you got last night?" She cracked her wrists, making a "click-click" sound. "Want me to help you remember again?"

Liu Gounan's movements froze completely.

Shen Xingzhu scoffed and kicked the person out from behind the sedan curtain.

"Stay put in the palace! If any more trouble arises, the marriage is off!"

After saying that, Shen Xingzhuo held the sedan curtain tightly, and no matter how the people outside tried to pull it open, it wouldn't budge an inch.

Only when the noise outside gradually subsided did she sit back down comfortably.

Shen Xingzhuo gently rubbed his palms, lowered his eyes, and tried to connect the clues since he came to the past.

"This Liu scoundrel has repeatedly picked fights with me, and his words imply that Pei Jinyu is fickle..."

However, this contradicts the operating principles of the Red Phoenix Soul-Binding Array.

If Pei Jinyu didn't truly love and cherish him,

This formation won't transfer her luck to this filthy thing...

She was lost in thought.

Ghost tales are not fantastical tales, nor are they stories that can be made up by "people" at will.

Moreover, as someone who came from the "future" to the past, she clearly knew that Pei Jinyu did indeed have such a husband who married into her family.

She shook her head helplessly.

Pei Jinyu's romantic nature isn't entirely without its advantages; at least it confirms that she truly loves this man deeply.

So where does this man's unfounded suspicion come from?

"Achoo!"

The lingering fishy smell in the air made Shen Xingzhu sneeze violently.

Her pupils suddenly dilated as she realized something was wrong!

The Crimson Phoenix Soul-Binding Array used infant spirits as nails to lock Pei Jinyu's soul.

While underground, Shen Xingzhuo used his inner eye to observe, and he saw everything clearly—

Those children lacked innate vital energy, clearly indicating they were forcibly removed from their mothers' wombs before they were even a month old!

Such children, whose fetal breathing is continuous, are considered "the most nourishing treasure" by those who practice heretical doctrines.

Thinking of this, a hint of killing intent flashed in Shen Xingzhuo's eyes.

The hem of her skirt was tightly clutched in her hands, crumpled into a ball.

We must not be impatient, and we must not alert the enemy.

She exhaled a soft breath and refocused her attention on her previous thoughts.

She had previously cooperated with the authorities in handling a similar case.

Ai Jing, the wife of a wealthy man in Yuecheng, has been searching for a way to regain her youthful appearance because her husband has been neglecting her.

Finally, one day, she came to know a woman who truly possessed such abilities.

The woman, who called herself Aunt Yan, warmly offered her a plate of dumplings after she came to her door.

"Eat it, and you will stay beautiful forever at twenty."

Yan Gu's tone of voice was so alluring that Ai Jing couldn't help but listen.

When the dumplings enter the mouth, a strong fishy smell is detected on the tip of the tongue.

Ai Jing felt nauseous, but thinking of her beauty, she forced herself to eat it.

Sure enough, after eating a plate of dumplings, her skin became as white and smooth as a baby's.

She won over her wealthy husband's heart that very night.

After experiencing this success, Ai Jing became completely obsessed.

Where can you find the "filling" for making dumplings so readily available?

So, under Yan Gu's influence, she embarked on a path of breaking the law.

That year, countless wayward girls appeared out of nowhere in Yuecheng.

But no matter how the authorities investigated, these girls all claimed that they were there voluntarily, making it impossible for the case to proceed.

Left with no other option, the authorities turned to Shen Xingzhuo's master for help.

It was during this time that Shen Xingzhu came into contact with this evil practice that used premature placentas as "sacrifices".

She was deeply impressed at the time!

Although the woman named Ai Jing was beautiful, she had a sweet and fishy smell that she couldn't hide!

This is the retribution for using fetuses to perform evil magic!

Even if you gain some benefits in the short term, the aura of evil will remain on your body forever! It will attract even more sinister things that will turn against you and devour you!

Shen Xingzhu rotated her wrist, and the bones made a cracking sound.

When Pei's father first appeared, she smelled that peculiar fishy smell on him!

"But... according to the timeline, that scent only appeared after the Crimson Phoenix Soul-Binding Array took effect."

She narrowed her eyes.

How could Liu Gou-nan have that quality now?