Rules of the Strange: I Can See Through All the Weird

"Xiao Yu..."

An aged sigh escaped from between his fingers.

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!"

Qian Yu slapped his mouth like a madman, a bloodthirsty smile suddenly appearing on his face.

"Hehehehe... You old codger... Have you forgotten how you died? Do you need me to help you remember, old man?"

He said the last two words as if gritting his teeth.

All eyes were on Qian Yu.

The village chief's eyes widened, and he stretched out his withered, wooden hand, pointing tremblingly at Qian Yu.

"That...that's Qian Yu's deceased father!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Yu looked at the village chief, his face once again showing signs of old age and exhaustion.

He knelt on the ground with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly to the village chief, his forehead bleeding from the blow.

"I'm so sorry, village chief. If I hadn't done what I did, causing Qian Yu to harbor such evil intentions... I've let you all down, I've let the village down... I only beg... I only beg to leave my son with a whole body!"

Qian Yu's expression continued to change, as if he were having a split personality.

His face was covered in blood and mud, and his smile was terrifying, like a demon crawling out of hell.

He lowered his head and muttered to himself.

"Hehehe... I stabbed you once, and you were still trying to persuade me, saying things I didn't want to hear. The second stab, the third stab... all the way to the eighth stab, before you finally couldn't utter a word of accusation..."

With tears in his eyes, the village chief slammed his cane on the ground twice.

"Qian Yu! You...you beast! You killed your father!"

Qian Yu looked up angrily and saw the village chief trembling and his eyes reddening. He then put on a provocative smile.

"I'm a beast? Fine! I am a beast! Only with old beasts can there be young beasts!"

"That old beast set up a formation throughout the village, hid a treasure chest under the statue of the god, and used sacrifices to absorb the luck of others and steal the villagers' faith. After his death, that little beast inherited his mantle and helped himself become a god. What's wrong with that!"

His face twitched incessantly, as if he were trying desperately to control something.

Then, it became a completely different thing.

An old, withered face appeared and overlapped on his face.

"Do you know that I did all of this for you!"

Qian Yu sighed deeply, and after a long while, he continued speaking.

"Your mother died during childbirth, and the illness you had from birth made you weak and sickly. I knelt by the sea for three days and three nights, praying for divine intervention."

He raised his head, looked up at the sky, and reminisced.

"I was the first to see the Mermaid... The Mermaid was willing to use her divine power and lend us the power of faith so that you could grow up safely."

"Eighteen years! Eighteen years will do. I only need to steal chickens and dogs for eighteen years, and my child will grow up safely."

Hearing this, the village chief's large tears fell to the ground and were swallowed by the earth.

Many villagers also shed tears, covering their faces and weeping. Some cried for the story, while others cried because their wishes could not be fulfilled.

Qi Tong touched the tip of her nose; it felt sticky.

"But eighteen years later, you thought I stole the divine power for my own benefit. You harbored evil intentions and thought that these powers could be used for your own purposes. You cruelly murdered me and then fled. You went outside to study under crooked masters and then came back to wreak havoc on the village."

At this point, as if he were ashamed to face the villagers, he slapped himself twice.

"My son! Do you know that I have always been by your side!"

Qian Yu's expression continued to change. He knelt on both knees, covered his head with his hands, and shook his head in pain.

"No...no, that's not how it is!"

"It's you! You're lying!"

The village chief's cane struck the ground heavily, striking Qian Yu's heart.

"You wicked child!! You still show no remorse!"

[Host! Qian Yu's regret level has reached 70%!]

Qi Tong, who had been watching the show, was startled by the sound of "666".

She sat on the ground, looking at her hands, which were covered in blood and sand.

He smiled gently at Xiaoyi.

"You should go back now, Xiaoyi. Thank you for your hard work."

Xiao Yi waved her hand and said generously, "It's okay, just call me if you need anything."

Then it disappeared from the spot.

Qi Tong looked up at the tall statue. Because a large hole had been cut into the base, it looked somewhat tilted and was in danger of collapsing at any moment.

Qi Tong silently moved to the other side of the tilt.

[Host! Qian Yu's regret value is increasing at an alarming rate! It's about to reach its peak!]

Qi Tong looked at Qian Yu and saw Qian Yu slowly stand up, shake his neck, and make a "crackling" sound.

He paused slightly, his gaze fixed on Qi Tong beside the statue, then glanced at the village chief.

He made a hand seal with one hand and kept chanting incantations.

"I swear by my blood, my heart ablaze with ghostly fire, I will exchange my broken body for your evil power!"

After saying that, he stomped his foot heavily on the ground three times.

"Let's die together! Hahahaha!"

Nine cracks appeared in the ground at his feet, gradually widening.

A dark red light shone through the gap, shooting straight towards Qian Yu.

Nine beams of light struck Qian Yu, who screamed in agony as if enduring immense pain.

After a while, he lowered his head and became completely still. The cracks in the ground beneath his feet gradually closed, as if they had never existed.

He looked up again, and a third blood-red eyeball slowly grew from the spot on his forehead where he had just bumped it.

It kept wriggling inside, looking left and right, before finally locking onto Qi Tong.

Qi Tong felt a chill run down her spine.

Dude, shouldn't you have self-destructed when your regret level reached its peak?

Why aren't you following the script?

Qian Yu instantly teleported to the vicinity of the statue, but did not step on it.

Qi Tong keenly noticed that he seemed to be afraid of the idol.

Therefore, no matter how much Qi Tong provoked Qian Yu next to the statue, Qian Yu refused to come any closer.

Qi Tong grinned, and an idea suddenly came to her mind.

"Come on! Everyone, back off! Clear the space in front of the statue; I want to fight him one-on-one!"

Qian Yu, or rather, he was no longer Qian Yu, laughed, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.

His appearance, neither human nor ghost, made everyone uneasy.

The open space was cleared in just two seconds.

Even Lee Kin-yan, who was lying on the ground, tied his shirt around his waist to cover his private parts and stood up.

Qi Tong summoned Xiao Yi again and whispered something in her ear.

The players, villagers, and even Qian Yu all looked at her with puzzled expressions.

Who is she whispering to, covering her mouth with her hand? There's no one in front of her.

Then, Qi Tong used Love Bubble to teleport to the middle of the open space.

He extended his index finger provocatively towards Qian Yu, then curled it up slightly.

"Come here!"