My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 11 Funeral Street

The effect of the Yellow Spring Lamp was triggered again, and the text changed, giving Jiang Xinghuo an unexpected gain.

Moreover, this unexpected gain was obviously not in the original plot. It was because of Huangquan Lantern's special talent that the original plot changed.

"You triggered the scapegoat effect."

"You have returned to the human world."

"You opened your eyes and found yourself standing at the intersection of Funeral Street."

Looking at the text on the screen, Jiang Xinghuo understood the specific function of the scapegoat. It was equivalent to the resurrection point in other games. After death, there was no need to wait for eight hours, and one could be resurrected directly without having to run the map again.

However, Jiang Xinghuo did not rush to continue the game, but checked his gains first.

"Zhishilang, an ancient and powerful man who existed in ancient times, masters the most mysterious law of Zhishi in the world. He knows the past 500 years and the future 500 years, and is familiar with many strange stories and secret histories."

"The relic of Zhishilang, the skin that Zhishilang shed in the underworld, contains the ancient Zhishi Law. Although it has gradually lost its original divinity after a long period of baptism, it still retains a trace of the lingering charm of Zhishi Law."

"Function effect: Zhishilang from Changbai Mountain, wearing pure red silk clothes, can strengthen event branch information and increase the probability of event triggering after merging with one's own blood. Only when you experience more, you will know more."

"Do you choose to use it?"

Jiang Xinghuo didn't think much about it and chose to use it directly.

"You have integrated the fragments of the Law of the World."

"You have mastered part of the laws of the world (0.00001%)."

Seeing the game prompts, Jiang Xinghuo was too tired to complain. Although it was already stated that it was weak, it was a bit too weak. The decimal point was moved five places back.

Jiang Xinghuo had no choice but to continue playing the game.

"You've walked into Funeral Street again."

"The streets were still filled with thick fog, but you learned from your mistakes and discovered the evil creature that had raised the corpse in advance, so you hid in the coffin shop next door and avoided the danger of being bitten to death again."

"You walked into the coffin shop, looked around, and found that there was no one in the house. Did you take the opportunity to explore the coffin shop?"

"You explored the coffin shop and gained quite a lot."

"Shou Shi Pillow (Ordinary Item), a pillow made from the ashes of a dead person. It can provide a resting function, help you sleep and recuperate, and recover from mental fatigue. However, be careful not to get up from sleeping for too long."

"Seven-star coffin nails (excellent item), used by coffin makers to suppress the resurrection of the dead. Blessed by the great monks of the Ten Directions Zen Temple, no matter how fierce the corpse is, it will be easily suppressed by the coffin nails. Then you can do whatever you want."

"Eternal lamp (common item), an oil lamp placed in front of the coffin, made of human oil mixed with kerosene, has the effect of nourishing the heart and mind, and helping the mind to sleep, but be careful not to fall into a long sleep."

"Hunting Dog Food (Excellent Consumable Item), sent to one mountain after another, the dead are sent to the Hungry Dog Mountain, the vicious dogs come out and ask for steamed buns to eat, the beating dog biscuits are made of the dead hair mixed with flour and steamed into small biscuits, after death, they can be resurrected on the spot."

Jiang Xinghuo was quite surprised to see the things he found, especially the last one, dog food, which could revive him on the spot after death. That meant that the next time he died, he would not have to wait eight hours and could continue the game directly.

The only drawback is that dog food is consumable and is gone after one use. It would be great if we could find a few more.

Jiang Xinghuo wanted to continue exploring the coffin shop, but he couldn't trigger any options for a long time.

This is the drawback of text games. Characters can only be controlled through fixed options and cannot be explored freely as they please.

Jiang Xinghuo was also quite curious about what he looked like in that world, but the game world he could see was only lines of ordinary text, which was very limited.

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and walked out of the coffin shop directly. He still had a task to complete.

"You left the coffin shop." "You walked on the smoke-filled funeral street. Not long after, you heard the roar of the coffin maker in the coffin shop behind you. He vowed to find the despicable and shameful thief, cut him into pieces, nail him in a coffin, and bury him in a place where he would never see the light of day."

"You pretended not to hear it, but you quickened your pace."

"Soon, you came to the end of Funeral Street and saw the third-to-last shroud shop."

"But you find that the door of the shroud shop is tightly closed, and you can vaguely hear screams coming from inside. What will you choose?"

Two options, come in and leave.

Jiang Xinghuo thought it was boring, he had already come this far, wasn't it redundant for you to ask these questions?
"You lit the Rooster's Five Drums Soul-Severing Incense and followed what the Rat said. You waited outside the door for a while until there was no movement behind the door. Then you walked forward cautiously."

"You pushed the door open and walked into the shroud shop."

"You found the old tailor in the shroud shop had fainted, and next to him was a bloody corpse whose skin had been completely peeled off. The scissors that the rabies needed were in the old tailor's hands."

"You picked up the scissors."

"Tathagata's talent is triggered."

"You have discovered the true secret behind this pair of scissors."

"You have obtained the body-cleansing scissors."

"The body-cleansing scissors are a tool used exclusively in the body-cleansing rooms of the palace during the reign of the old dynasty. I don't know how many men's blood they have drunk."

"The old tailor was the manager of the body-cleansing house. When the old dynasty fell, he escaped from the imperial city by chance and escaped the reckoning. Afterwards, he brought his body-cleansing scissors to Dragon City, lived in seclusion here in disguise, and saved his life."

"It has been blessed by the law. Although it is very weak, its physical fitness has also been enhanced. Thanks to your Five-Drum Chicken-Crow Soul-Severing Incense, you can stun it. Otherwise, if you were caught by it, you would have seen its skills."

Jiang Xinghuo felt his scalp tingling when he saw this line of text. Although it was in the game, who knew if it would have any impact on reality. If some trouble arose, it would be a disaster!
After getting the scissors for cleaning his body, Jiang Xinghuo went straight back to the alley where he found the rat and found that he was still there.

"You have obtained the scissors for purifying the body. Will you give them to the rat infected with the evil sore to save his life?"

Two options, yes and no.

At this point, Jiang Xinghuo has two choices. He can choose not to give it and hide the scissors himself. In this case, the Rat will die and the plot should also trigger other developments.

but……

Jiang Xinghuo read the description of the pursing scissors and felt that it was unlucky to keep this thing. As a man, why would he need such a dirty thing? He decided to give it to the Rat. Maybe he could get other rewards.

"You gave the scissors to the Rat."

"The Sky Rat used the scissors to remove the Yellow Fairy Evil Sore, and the injuries on its body began to heal. It was very grateful for your help and made a promise to you."

"Seven heroes and five righteous men, a promise worth a thousand gold."

"You helped the Sky Rat today, which is equivalent to helping the Seven Heroes and Five Gallants at the same time. You can put forward any condition, and they will meet your request, even if it means risking their lives. How will you answer him?"

"First, seeing injustice on the road, drawing a sword to help is the duty of chivalry. Why should I thank you?"

"Second, it is better to obey than to be respectful. It would be disrespectful to refuse."

"Be careful, your answer will determine how the Rat will treat you in the future. You cannot change your choice, so please answer carefully."

(End of this chapter)