My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 129: Killing Children and Drowning Infants

"Wang Tianlong (excellent), a mountain and river species that can purify water. Place it in sewage and wait for a while to get a pool of clear water. It is sweet and clear, and has the ability to restore vitality and regulate the five internal organs."

"If we put it in a water tank and place it in the northwest, it will become the Golden Dragon Treasure Guarding Formation, one of the 36 formations of Mount Mao."

After seeing the description in the game text, Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the text and put the goldfish into the Suicune Palace.

With the power of "Shui Taibao" and "Wangtianlong", and the help from the dragon in the Dragon Locking Well, Shuijun Palace has been completely transformed.

It was no longer as lifeless as before. Instead, there were many more mayflies, and even the scope of the water area was gradually expanding. Although it was not very obvious, Jiang Xinghuo could clearly feel it.

And I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Jiang Xinghuo always feels that the body of the mermaid seems to have become different. There seems to be a faint vitality that is slowly taking root and sprouting from her body.

"Can you still be resurrected?"

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the water flow to rotate, and rolled the mermaid's body closer. A green light appeared on his palm, and the power of spring coming back to life surged into the mermaid's body.

However, the vital magic power was like a drop in the ocean. After entering the mermaid's body, it did not cause any waves.

"pity……"

Jiang Xinghuo had expected this, so he was not disappointed. He was just about to take the Water God Palace back into his body when he suddenly saw the goldfish swimming around the Dragon Locking Well.

"Ok?"

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows. This wouldn't do. He would need to keep this Wangtian Dragon, but what if it got swallowed by a dragon?

As a result, he thought about it, and the water suddenly became turbulent. A whirlpool rose up and blocked the Dragon Locking Well, and the goldfish could not get close at all.

Jiang Xinghuo then felt at ease to take back the Water God Palace, then picked up his phone and continued his game.

"You put away the Sky Watching Dragon."

"You set your sights on that crooked tree."

"This tree was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm, and its body was charred like carbon. It should have died, but it survived and grew new green branches."

"You have obtained the Lightning Struck Wood."

"Lightning-struck wood (excellent material). Trees that have survived being struck by lightning are top-quality lightning-struck wood. They can be used as raw materials for forging magical instruments. They have the effect of warding off evil spirits, suppressing evil spirits, and slaying demons."

After obtaining the lightning-struck wood, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the game character and walked to another dilapidated house.

Now this is the only room left to explore.

"You walked into the shabby house on the right. It was also covered with rotten dust, and the furniture was all in tatters."

"You explored the dilapidated house but found nothing. Just when you wanted to leave, your Tathagata's talent was automatically triggered."

"You discovered that there is a mystery behind the threshold of the dilapidated house."

"You picked up the axe next to you and smashed the threshold in two or three strokes. You actually found the skeleton of a baby girl under the threshold!"

"Since ancient times, the custom of drowning infants has always been popular among the people. As soon as the child leaves the mother's womb, he becomes an innocent ghost. Just after coming out of the mother's womb, before he even opens his eyes, he is pushed into a urine bucket and drowned alive."

"Rulers of all dynasties have imposed severe punishments, but they have still not been able to curb the phenomenon of infanticide. At most, it has shifted from being open to being secret."

"There are many reasons for doing so. Some are because the family is poor and cannot afford to raise the child, but most are because they prefer boys to girls."

"Wang Er belongs to the latter."

"Since he embezzled Zhang San's money, his family has been living a good life. The only regret is that he has no son to carry on his family line."

"Wang Er tried many methods, but the wife's belly didn't move. Even the Goddess of Fertility didn't work."

"I finally found a secret recipe for having a baby, but the baby turned out to be a girl. I was so pissed off."

"It just so happened that a wandering Taoist priest passed through Guandong City at this time. After learning about this, he gave Wang Er a bad idea."

"The Taoist priest said that if he wanted to have a son, there was only one way, and that was to drown the baby girl in a urine bucket and bury the body under the threshold."

"If you do this, your wish will come true in half a year." "Wang Er also believed it and drowned his daughter in a urine bucket with his own hands, then dug out the threshold and buried the baby girl under it."

"Strangely enough, half a year later, Wang Er's wife got pregnant again. After ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to a big fat boy."

"As for the baby girl he had buried beneath the threshold, she had long been forgotten."

After reading the description in the game text, Jiang Xinghuo breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Wang Er was a scum and his death was not unjust at all.

Killing children and drowning infants is a complete lack of conscience.

This is the most unethical thing!

"You collected the bones of the baby girl."

"We are going to find a beautiful place for burial."

"But at this moment, you heard footsteps behind you. You stood up and looked back, and it turned out to be an old Taoist priest in a black robe."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have seen through the old Taoist priest's background. It turns out that he was the culprit who ordered Wang Er to kill his son and drown his baby."

"It's called Black Mirage."

"It was originally formed from a mirage spirit in the Lesser Khingan Mountains in Guandong. It is good at the three strange arts of bewitching souls, escaping form, and cooking."

"They often target pregnant women, sneak into their homes late at night, and use sorcery to confuse the pregnant women and their families, making them obey their commands without them noticing."

"Then he will perform a caesarean section to take out the baby and use it to practice evil arts and improve his own cultivation."

"Black Mirage asked you to hand over the remains of the baby girl in exchange for your life. What will you choose next?"

"Should we just give it the skeleton of the baby girl? Or should we give it a try and kill this evildoer?"

There were two options, and Jiang Xinghuo didn't think much about it and directly chose the latter.

"You used the Five Thunder Technique."

"You are under the watchful eye of the Yellow Immortal Patriarch."

"The magical aura you exude has attracted a large number of monsters and demons, and they are heading towards your location."

"You'd better end the fight as soon as possible."

"The battle is ongoing..."

"Ancestor Huang Xian has bestowed his power of protection on Black Mirage temporarily, greatly improving Black Mirage's physical abilities."

"After a somewhat strenuous battle, you finally killed the Black Mirage that was blessed by the Yellow Immortal Ancestor."

"You get, Incense +500."

"At the same time, a dozen coffin makers appeared outside the courtyard, waving coffin nails in their hands and attacking you."

"A flash of lightning passed by."

"You chopped these dozen coffin makers into charcoal, and you gained +150 incense."

There are more than a hundred incense sticks for a dozen talents.

Tsk, increasing the difficulty without increasing the benefits, right?

Jiang Xinghuo complained in his heart, fortunately the power of the Five Thunder Technique was strong enough and he could still cope with it for now.

As for the matter of pressing the threshold, I saw it in a county chronicle from the Qing Dynasty. It is a typical feudal superstition.

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(End of this chapter)