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

Shen Xingzhuo opened his eyes slightly.

In fact, as soon as she saw the faces of the three scholars, she deduced that there was a causal chain between the three and the Pei family.

But the chain wasn't tainted with death energy, so she didn't have any intention of meddling in it.

After all, in the world of ghost stories, she should prioritize her responsibilities above all else.

However, the three of them did provide important clues.

She then drew out large "silver notes" for them to use to bribe officials in the underworld.

Unexpectedly, this moment of gratitude inadvertently dispelled the three people's jealousy of Liu Jin and activated a new hidden mechanism.

only……

"The Book of Cause and Effect?"

The shock these three words brought her was no less than when she had witnessed her former male chosen one being fortunate enough to gain fertility.

Everyone knows that the judge holds the Book of Life and Death.

But most people forget that the fortunes and misfortunes recorded in the Book of Life and Death are also calculated one by one by cause and effect.

Is this really a reward that ghost stories and supernatural beings can offer?

No matter how I think about it, the logic doesn't seem to make sense.

Shen Xingzhu shook his head, thinking he was overthinking things.

"The ghost stories they brought out... probably aren't genuine, right?" she muttered to herself hesitantly.

Thinking this, Shen Xingzhuo suddenly felt a burning sensation in her heart.

She instinctively raised her hand to touch it, and a transparent page appeared before her eyes.

The pages were as thin as cicada wings, with a faint golden sheen at the edges.

Shen Xingzhuo's gaze fell upon it, and in just one glance, she was completely captivated.

But to those watching the celestial canopy outside the ghost story, her appearance was as if she had suddenly become dazed and her soul had been taken away.

"Seriously? You're really not letting us see it? I thought ghost stories were just stories."

[As expected of Sister Shen, since activating the Destiny, she's activated a new hidden mechanism!]

[Hey! Now that you mention it, I realize I was living such a waste of time! There were clearly hidden mechanisms, yet I'd never heard of them before, even before Sister Shen!!]

[Ahem, I'm not trying to stir things up, but don't you guys think it's a really coincidental thing? After Shen Xingzhuo appeared, hidden mechanisms and all sorts of rewards started appearing. And! Why is her talent projection ability so strong?! There are two of them?!]

Suddenly, a few jarring comments appeared in the live chat.

But the people of Tianxia reacted faster than before.

[Where did this rat-man come from again? Just say it's taboo, why are you deliberately trying to manipulate public opinion?]

【Our Sister Shen is a three-day sorcerer! A formally certified Grand Celestial Master, strength is her basic quality!】

[Besides, the ghost stories didn't even give her any special abilities at the beginning. Your chosen ones at least had SSS-level abilities, why didn't they complain about it being unfair then?]

The comments section was filled with heated arguments.

In the command center, Guan Shanyue stared at the screen, his brows gradually furrowing.

However, it wasn't because of these deliberately provocative remarks, but rather because she recalled some details that her brain had previously ignored—

Before Shen Xingzhuo appeared, the national fortune of Tianxia Kingdom had only 15 points left.

At that time, they were all prepared to die, but they never expected that divine soldiers would descend from the sky and save the fate of the entire Tianxia.

The light of hope brought by escaping death was so strong that it overshadowed those extremely dark and sinister secrets.

Guan Shanyue's fingertips tapped the table unconsciously.

"Tap, tap..."

Those people in the comments are right—

Since the appearance of Xingzhuo, the changes in the ghost stories have become more and more obvious and more frequent.

Hidden mechanics, extra rewards, talent reflection, the Book of Cause and Effect...

Guan Shanyue repeatedly recited the words "cause and effect" in her mind, once again sharing her thoughts with Shen Xingzhuo.

Was it Xingzhuo's overwhelming strength that forced out a side of the supernatural tales that shouldn't have been revealed, or...?

Guan Shanyue clearly realized something, and his eyes suddenly sharpened.

"Or was this deadly predicament only solvable by a cultivator like Shen Xingzhuo from the very beginning?"

Guan Shanyue closed his eyes, trying to suppress the thought.

But once it appears, you can't press it down anymore.

The seemingly nonexistent "special" treatments in ghost stories are so numerous that they cannot be explained by coincidence alone.

Is this going to be good or bad for the country and for Xingzhuo?

She couldn't tell.

……