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

Shen Xingzhuo's eyes met Madam Pei's, and a buzzing sound went through his mind.

The fragrance that had once soothed her heart transformed into a spear of attack, constantly piercing her soul.

"I……"

Shen Xingzhuo wanted to blurt out that he was her daughter, Jinyu.

But after uttering just one syllable, his throat felt like it was blocked by a wad of cotton, and he couldn't say anything at all.

The two "Liu Jin"s and Pei Jinxiu, who was escorting the bride, caught up at this moment.

"Mother, even if I marry Jinyu, she will always be your beloved daughter. That will never change."

Upon hearing Madam Pei's question outside, the gentle Liu Jin rushed into the ancestral hall without much thought and gave Shen Xingzhuo, who had been "silent for a long time," what he thought was the correct answer.

"laugh……"

Pei Jinxiu sneered from the side, her eyes full of disdain.

Even Xiuyi (Liu Jin in the frail and delicate version), who shared the same stance as him, silently took a step back.

The second rule for survival in the supernatural tales: Think twice before you act.

I always only followed Sister Shen's live stream on Skynet, and it wasn't until I saw these two that I realized there was a huge storm raging outside my house...

[He's already starting to feel sorry for people from his own country; he must really miss them.]

It's been a long time since I had a class on interstellar geography. Could someone please explain—which star nation produces people with this linear, logical thinking?

[I bet it's the Kingdom of Kep! This is a typical characteristic of silicon-based biological thinking!]

[Silicon-based life forms: Please, we didn't do anything!]

[Although I hate to admit it, he really is (crying bitterly.gif), please, beautiful, kind, and generous Tianxia Kingdom, show us a way to survive (prostrating himself in worship.gif)]

[That's easy, just exploit a bug~]

[I'm all ears!!!]

[The moment you chosen ones die inside, you will sign an agreement to voluntarily submit to the Tianxia Kingdom! With Sister Shen here, I guarantee you'll live a good life from now on!]

Guan Shanyue couldn't help but chuckle as she watched her children speak freely.

"Should we... regulate this?"

The history guy in charge of monitoring and processing the bullet comments put down his copy of "The Complete History" and asked Captain Guan.

Guan Shanyue smiled helplessly, and just as he was about to wave his hand to say no, he saw a starband suddenly turn bright red in the distance.

She was slightly taken aback as the words "Capu Country" were enlarged onto the secondary main screen in front of her.

Seeing this, the history buff adjusted his glasses and joked, "Duke Xiang of Zheng, shirtless and leading a sheep, surrendered to the State of Chu, and thus the State of Zheng survived..."

"Captain Guan, this is a critical moment for the survival of the nation, and we must ask the strong for help."

Guan Shanyue nodded calmly in agreement, a smile playing on his lips.

"Starfire's strength is evident to everyone," she said proudly. "Perhaps this successful surrender of the Cape Kingdom will lay the foundation for Tianxia's future expansion into the interstellar sphere!"

Excitement ignited in Guan Shanyue's eyes.

The signal from the country of Kep was connected.

……

Meanwhile, in the strange tales, a blaze of fire was reflected in Shen Xingzhuo's eyes.

The flames from the incense and candles offered before the memorial tablets leaped to the ground one after another, transforming into a fiery whip that lashed out with elegant flourishes.

"Snapped!"

The whip lashed heavily onto the gentle-looking Liu Jin.

His clothes were instantly burned open by the flames, but upon closer inspection, his skin was only slightly scorched red.

"Are you alright?"

Didn't Guan say before that no country had received a sufficient dose of body-modifying agents?

How come this guy is unharmed after being whipped with a fire whip?

Shen Xingzhu tilted his head, trying to see where he should have been injured.

Just as she was puzzled, she heard a gentle version of Liu Jin's voice in her ear.

"Don't worry about me, my wife~ I'm a silicon-based life form, and I'm not afraid of fire at all~"

"Once this punishment is over, we can hold our wedding ceremony again."

Shen Xingzhuo felt goosebumps instantly. She opened her mouth to curse, but couldn't make a sound because she hadn't answered Madam Pei's question yet.

She clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and then her expression returned to normal.

Flames drew near, and waves of heat washed over us.

Shen Xingzhuo stood tall and straight in the center of the Pei family ancestral hall, exuding an aura of invincibility.

"Replying to Mother!"

"Your daughter enters this ancestral hall as Pei Jinyu!" she declared emphatically, then solemnly bowed to the statue before her. "Your daughter promises you that Jinyu, in this life and for all eternity, will always be a descendant of the Pei family!"

The moment she finished speaking, a hint of tenderness appeared in the eyes of Madam Pei's statue.

"Okay, okay, okay!"

"She truly is the child I've carefully nurtured!"

Madam Pei's tone was very gratified.

Pei Jinxiu looked at her sister with bright eyes and a pleased smile on her face.

"Now that you've passed my test, let's get down to business and get married as soon as possible?"

The mild-mannered Liu Jin spoke again, seemingly out of place.

Although he thought in a linear fashion, he knew that the fiery whip hanging above his head was truly meant to kill him.

Even if he is a silicon-based life form and is not afraid of fire, he is still afraid that the strange tales might suppress him with their rules and completely annihilate him.

He was now only thinking about "being able to survive by getting close to Shen Xingzhuo," and he didn't notice that Xiuyi had retreated even further away, afraid of being implicated by him.

Freed from the constraints of speaking, Shen Xingzhuo no longer had to hold back. After cursing for three minutes, she finally struck at his weak point.

"A counterfeit product that even your own mother wouldn't recognize dares to mention me in a wedding ceremony?"

Under the threat of death, the gentle Liu Jin's face turned ashen.

He moved closer, attempting to use his male strength to force Shen Xingzhuo to submit and cooperate.

But before he could even grab the hem of Shen Xingzhuo's clothes, he saw her raise her right hand and loosely grasp the handle of the fire whip!

Shen Xingzhuo's footwork suddenly changed, and his left foot slammed towards Tian Shu.

Then, the whip's momentum shifted, and the whip's tail, in the form of a snake, struck towards the face of the gentle-looking Liu Jin.

"Thunder roars, divine whip strikes!"

First, strike down the evil spirits; second, slay the demons!

Three whips transform into a gentle breeze!

Shen Xingzhu recited the whip technique with thunderous force, his footwork shifting—

Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng—

Her movements were extremely fast, and the fire whip left afterimages in her hands.

With a series of consecutive strikes, the thunderclouds outside the ancestral hall were drawn in, and a bolt of lightning exploded out in the direction of the whip.

[Rule number four for a bride: During the wedding ceremony, she must win the hearts of everyone present.]

Shen Xingzhuo turned around, full of vigor and confidence.

"A house full of congratulations! Congratulations on your wedding! I wonder if this truly qualifies as a joyous occasion?"