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

Oh? It wasn't all Liu Jin's fault?

The sounds of ghost stories were quite intriguing.

It paused briefly before posing its second question to Shen Xingzhuo.

[Please provide further details on what changes you predicted would occur after returning to the future. Your answer, whether right or wrong, will be recorded and compared after you return to the right path.]

If the overlap rate of the compared results is above 80%, the answer will be considered passed.

If the success rate is below 80%, it is considered that "the future has been altered," and the chosen one has failed this strange tale challenge!

Upon hearing this, Shen Xingzhuo cracked her knuckles.

How many layers of supernatural tales are there now, a buff that guarantees her failure to clear the game?

The first is the butterfly effect, which requires her to go to the past to make changes, but also requires her not to change too much and cause changes in the future—causing the character Pei Yin to disappear.

Therefore, she could only split herself in two: five parts to play Pei Jinyu, three parts to play Pei Yin, and the remaining two parts to be herself.

Constantly shifting between identities, making the choice that best suits the current situation.

The second is to entice her to kill the fake Liu Jin, but if she kills the wrong useful person, even if things don't change in the future, the character of Liu Jin will become her biggest obstacle.

It's even more bizarre than the first time we encountered it.

In this level, she actually killed Liu Jin, who truly belonged to the ghost stories.

This is a risky move, but compared to the unpredictable and bizarre.

Chosen ones from other countries who are only focused on survival are obviously easier to control.

The third thing was that not long ago it asked her what she felt about killing twelve people.

This move is even more vicious!

If Shen Xingzhuo knew the speculations in the comments section at this moment, he would definitely applaud them!

Because the real purpose of this strange tale is to destroy her Dao heart!

but……

Perhaps the supernatural tales misunderstand their Taoist beliefs, and this tactic of killing the enemy by attacking their spirit was not used in the right place.

Their Taoist practice differs from Buddhist practice; slaying demons and monsters is considered accumulating good karma and cultivating merit!

Besides, even if that little maid is dressed up to look human, she is still just a strange creature from a ghost story.

That's why she was able to kill him without any burden.

In fact, even if she were a real human, Shen Xingzhuo could make the same choice without any burden.

The path she cultivates is neither the path of purity nor the path of humanity, but the path of self-attachment!

Hold fast to my convictions and guard the imperfections of Heaven.

This is Shen Xingzhuo's way.

Shen Xingzhuo pressed his palms to relieve the frustration in his heart.

The fourth one is the strange tale that made her guess about possible future changes.

This brings us back to her action of killing Liu Jin, the original character in the ghost story.

This is a risky move, but if used correctly, it can be absolutely brilliant!

Shen Xingzhuo twitched the corner of his mouth.

"The core of the Red Phoenix Soul-Binding Formation is 'willingness'."

"Pei Jinyu was deceived by Liu Jin her whole life, and even after death she was trapped in the formation by him because she truly loved him when she was alive."

"But that 'love' comes with conditions."

"She loved Liu Jin who 'created the chance encounter,' Liu Jin who 'obeyed her every whim after marrying into the family,' and Liu Jin who 'made her think she was valued.'"

"It's not that thing that crawled up from hell."

Shen Xingzhuo's voice was very flat.

"So, if she saw that thing with her own eyes—his face soaked in lime water, his limp, drooping tongue—"

"Can she still love?"

She didn't wait for the ghost story to answer.

"She doesn't love me anymore."

"The formation has been broken."

The red sun outside the window dimmed for a moment.

Shen Xingzhuo looked at the dimming light and suddenly smiled.

"Of course, this is just my guess."

"Maybe when I get back, I'll find everything has changed—Pei Yin is gone, the Pei family is gone, and I don't even know who I am anymore."

She raised her hand and glanced at the butterfly mark on her wrist.

"But so what?"

"I was never Pei Jinyu."

"I am Shen Xingzhuo."

As soon as he finished speaking, the red sun outside the window completely sank below the horizon.

In the darkness, the eerie sounds of ghost stories echoed.

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