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

"Sizzle—!"

The moment the sound of tearing silk rang out, countless black hole rifts were torn open in the void by the blinding red light!

The dark red, thick, fishy liquid poured down on Shen Xingzhuo, along with rotten chunks of flesh infested with maggots, which slammed heavily onto her body.

[Warning: The chosen one failed to make a choice within 30 seconds; the system has determined that the timeout has occurred! The chosen one will now be subject to a timeout penalty!]

[Punishment 1: Random item sealed!]

[The strange props of the Chosen One, Shen Xingzhuo—the wooden doll and the Thorn Key—have been frozen in the new ghost story!]

[The freeze will last until the end of this mystery dungeon.]

[Punishment Two: Forced Fusion of Ghost Stories!]

[The ghost stories "The Happy Life of Nine Babies in One Pregnancy," "Wedding in a Dream," and "Worshiping the Immortals" are being merged...]

[Due to the low difficulty level of the ghost story "The Happy Life of Nine Babies in One Pregnancy," the new ghost story "Guanyin Brocade" is rated SS+ after considering the overall difficulty of all ghost stories.]

[Chosen Ones, please prepare to enter.]

The sounds of the ghost story vanished instantly, for fear that if they were a step too late, Shen Xingzhuo would drag them in for negotiations.

Unlike the previous two times, this time the door to the ghost story was not opened.

The familiar feeling of falling through the air came over me.

Shen Xingzhuo crashed heavily to the ground, a sharp pain shooting through her abdomen.

"Quick! The young lady is about to give birth!"

"Quickly take him to the ancestral hall!"

Shen Xingzhuo felt dizzy and her vision blurred, making everything she saw distorted.

The blurry figures in front of them were in a state of panic.

A sharp, piercing sound suddenly rang out:

"Hurry up! If you miss the auspicious time, the master will chop off your heads!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xingzhuo clearly felt that those people treated him more roughly.

She was violently shoved into a cramped space!

Then, the only ray of light disappeared.

The pain in my body became more and more obvious.

Shen Xingzhu instinctively supported her stomach.

Only then did I realize that because my belly was so big, I couldn't even close my hands under my belly!

Moreover, the texture on my hands is wrong!

It's complicated, rough, and hard!

These don't look like ordinary clothes; they look more like... paper funeral clothes!

The pain made Shen Xingzhuo break out in a cold sweat and unable to concentrate.

"Dog Ghost Stories! &￥%#@￥！ ！ ！ ！ 』

The thought that "One Pregnancy, Nine Babies" had been incorporated into this ghost story made Shen Xingzhuo want to curse inwardly!

Only in this way could she barely maintain her Dao heart.

Shen Xingzhuo felt as if her stomach was about to burst.

I can't help but admire those girls who "dare to be mothers".

But this state of mind didn't last long—

Her five senses are naturally more sensitive than those of ordinary people.

At that moment, I heard the sound of my own flesh tearing!

Something is very, very wrong!

Normally, once you enter a ghost story, the supernatural entity will immediately provide information about the preface to the story.

But not this time!

Instead, they immediately rendered her unable to see or move.

'Ancestral hall...'

Shen Xingzhu recalled what the people around her had said when she first came in.

No!

Who would give birth in an ancestral hall?!

Shen Xingzhuo found it utterly absurd, but then she realized it was just a ghost story…

Forget it, what hope could she possibly have for ghost stories to be "logical"?

"Hurry up and fix those two rotten legs of yours! If you really miss the wedding ceremony, I'll skin you alive!"

The voice was still extremely malicious.

Shen Xingzhu frowned as he listened, but he also caught a key piece of information—the wedding ceremony.

It really is a combination of three ghost stories.

Based on the above information, she wanted to make a bold guess—

Her current identity is that of the eldest daughter of a family, and not only is she six months pregnant, but she also has to go to the ancestral hall to pay homage to some unknown "deity" on the day she gives birth...

Too gloomy! Still too gloomy!

Shen Xingzhu shook his head, trying to suppress the dizziness.

Despite how outrageous this was, she knew in her heart that the sedan chair bearers outside were very fast, and no matter how long the road inside the mansion was, she would soon be taken to the ancestral hall.

But now... we don't know the background, and the rules haven't been established.

If we send them there without making any preparations, it will definitely be fraught with danger.

Shen Xingzhuo tried to ignore the sharp pain in her abdomen, quickly adjusted her breathing, and gently closed her eyes.

"May your mind and eyes be clear, and may you see the true form! So be it!"

The incantation was recited in the mind.

When the mind's eye is opened, illusions are dispelled.

Although there was still some shadow in her vision, it no longer affected her eyesight.

The sedan chair was pitifully small; if her belly had grown even a fraction larger, she wouldn't have been able to fit in it.

Is this all the treatment a young lady receives?

Before she could think any further, the sedan chair stopped.

A pair of scarred hands violently lifted the sedan curtain.

"My beautiful wife~"

A mentally challenged, drooling, and bear-like figure squeezed into the sedan chair and pressed down on her stomach.

"Ugh!"

Shen Xingzhuo couldn't help but cry out in pain!

The person on top of him showed no intention of moving away.

Her brows furrowed instantly, and her hand, hidden beneath the paper garment, gripped the knife.

"Oh dear, young master~~ please don't crush your little sister~"

Shen Xingzhuo looked over and saw an old woman walk out of the ancestral hall and pull away the fool she was carrying.

Her fingers twitched; she could no longer suppress the urge to kill him.

The next second, she was violently pulled out of the sedan chair and dragged into the ancestral hall.

My water broke.

But her belly was too heavy, and she couldn't stand up on her own.

Shen Xingzhuo felt her life being slowly drained away, but no one in the entire ancestral hall seemed to care.

She could only lie on the ground in extreme pain.

From her perspective, she was directly facing the tall white jade statue in the center of the ancestral hall.

If an ordinary person saw this statue, they would surely think it had a kind and benevolent appearance.

But Shen Xingzhuo had his eyes opened at this moment and clearly saw the black aura swirling around the statue.

And... countless infant spirits!

The infants screamed and wriggled around the statue.

Shen Xingzhuo suddenly made eye contact with one of them.

The child then gave a bizarre smile and ripped off his own ear.

"Thump!"

The drums roared, and the suona music followed.

The idiot from before was now standing opposite her.

An aged voice proclaimed in a high voice:

"The auspicious time has arrived—"

"With respect to the pregnant bride and her brother-in-law, this ceremony is concluded—"

"I humbly beseech Your Majesty to use blessings as the needle and karmic entanglements as the thread, so that when flesh and blood weep and are torn apart, you may bestow upon me the brocade of Guanyin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the suona stopped.

A strong wind suddenly rose in the tightly closed ancestral hall.

On both sides of the ancestral hall, the incense in front of the ancestral tablets turned to ashes, which, carried by the wind, ignited the paper clothes on Shen Xingzhuo's body.

Flames roared up.

But Shen Xingzhuo did not feel the burning pain.

The mentally challenged child beside him clapped his hands happily.

"Oh~ That's wonderful~ The fairy goddess has blessed us~"

"My wife will definitely give me several big, healthy sons!"

Every face in the ancestral hall was beaming with joy.

Only Shen Xingzhuo's face remained shrouded in shadows that even the flickering firelight could not penetrate.

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