My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 146: Three-foot Confucian Sword

"You gave the Immortal Drunken Brew to the old beggar."

"The old beggar drank heartily. It had been a long time since he had such a good time. You fulfilled his wish today, and he told you his identity."

"You have discovered the believers of Lord Tianguan."

"Lord Tianguan, the top master in the secular world, is a natural enemy of the Forbidden Immortal. The two have been fighting each other for countless years over the Forbidden Law, but unfortunately, neither could do anything to the other in the end."

"The old beggar is a believer of the Heavenly Official. He once worshipped under the Heavenly Official and possesses the power of the Heavenly Official's blessing. Even the curse of the forbidden immortal cannot do anything to them."

"If you want to remove the forbidden curse on your body, the best way is to become a disciple of Tianguanye, just like the old beggar, and become Tianguanye's most loyal believer."

"Then the forbidden curse on you will no longer pose any threat to you."

"Do you want to become a believer of Tianguanye?"

"This old beggar has sensed the aura of the Heavenly Official's Blessing Seal on you. As long as you give the Heavenly Official's Blessing Seal to this old beggar, it will help you become a believer of the Heavenly Official."

As soon as Jiang Xinghuo saw the text, he immediately understood. So, is he waiting for him here?
He originally thought he had met a rare good person, but in the end, he was still after what he had in his hands.

"You rejected the old beggar's invitation."

"The old beggar's attitude towards you also changed immediately. He said that you must accept his invitation. This is all for your own good. If you don't accept, then he will have to do it himself."

"The old beggar attacked you."

Gan!
This is a robbery!

Jiang Xinghuo's heart sank. He didn't dare to take it lightly. He knew he was going to really take action this time. Even if it would attract other evil spirits, he would not give up the Heavenly Official's Blessing Seal.

"You deployed the Water God Palace and the Sad King Temple, and confronted the old beggar. The wind was howling, ashes were everywhere, water dragons were raging, and lightning was raging. You used all your means to try to kill the old beggar on the spot in the shortest possible time!"

"After a fierce battle."

"You killed the old beggar on the spot at the cost of your own serious injuries. The nearby monsters and demons also sensed the Exile's presence and rushed here one after another."

"You are not in a good condition now. If you encounter powerful ghosts, gods, demons or monsters again, you will definitely die. It is best for you to leave here first."

After seeing the game's text prompt, Jiang Xinghuo immediately left the scene, found a deserted place, and then counted his gains.

"You have obtained the Drunken Immortal Gourd."

"The Drunken Immortal Gourd (Ordinary Item), the gourd used by the Drunken Immortal when he was young. Its biggest use is to hold wine. It has been permeated with the smell of wine for many years. Even if you pour water into it now, it can turn into a pot of pretty good wine."

"You have obtained the Heavenly Official's Blessing Curse."

“Heavenly Official’s Blessing Curse (Excellent Item), a protective curse bestowed by Heavenly Official to believers. The wearer will automatically become a Heavenly Official’s believer, possessing the power of Heavenly Official’s blessing and not fearing any curse. However, at the same time, the wearer will become a puppet of Heavenly Official, with life and death all depending on Heavenly Official’s thoughts.”

After reading this description, Jiang Xinghuo secretly felt lucky that he did not become a believer of Tianguanye because of his greed.

"You have obtained the letter of recommendation from the Imperial College's chief academic officer."

"You can take this letter to the Imperial Academy to find the chief priest. As the saying goes, a scholar does not talk about strange things. Perhaps the chief priest can remove the forbidden curse on you."

Jiang Xinghuo's eyes lit up. This was a good thing. With this letter of introduction, he would have a chance to eliminate the forbidden curse on his body.

Otherwise, the forbidden curse is too disgusting and I don’t know when I will die. It is better to eliminate it as soon as possible.

"You chose to go to the Imperial College."

"You took advantage of the darkness of the night to avoid the night watchmen patrolling the streets and quietly came to the south of the city." "You have arrived at the Imperial College."

"You found a dilapidated little shrine under the drum next to you, and you lit up the shrine of the Imperial College."

"When you first entered the Imperial College, you were stopped by an old scholar wearing a tall hat and a wide belt. He wanted to test your calligraphy skills."

"You showed off your skills, splashing ink and leaving a poem. After reading it, Lao Zhijiang frowned slightly, and then nodded slightly."

"Your calligraphy skills are barely passable, but they only have form, not substance, and certainly not meaning. You need to hone your skills more in the future."

Jiang Xinghuo thought that these two tricks were thanks to the half inkstone he found in the Imperial Examination Hall in Guandong City.

Otherwise, it can be said that he is good at calligraphy, but only has one clue left.

"You continue to walk into the Imperial College."

"You met another 'Doctor of Imperial College' who was gaunt and dressed in ancient clothes. He wanted to check out your article."

"Fortunately, you have some literary talent and wrote an eight-part essay. Who would have thought that after the doctor of the Imperial College read the essay, his face became very solemn, and he even grabbed the ruler at his waist and hit you hard."

"You were already seriously injured and had little health left, and now you were punished with a ruler, so you fainted on the spot."

"You are dead."

"..."

Jiang Xinghuo speechlessly opened the inventory, found a small yellow pill, chose to use it, and resurrected next to the shrine in the Imperial College.

Never thought...

"You see the doctor from the Imperial College, he is standing at the gate of the Imperial College, holding a ruler, waiting for you."

What do you mean?
Jiang Xinghuo was stunned. Why wasn't it enough to kill him once? He chased him out and blocked the door to kill him, right? Didn't he just write an eight-part essay? Was it necessary to be so magnanimous?

"When the Imperial College Doctor saw you wake up, he quickly walked up to you and bowed to you. His face was full of guilt. He didn't look down on you at all because of your youth."

"The doctor of the Imperial Academy said that it was because it was too impatient that it accidentally killed you. It felt really bad, so it is willing to give you something as compensation. I hope you can forgive its mistake."

"Do you want to accept the compensation from the Doctor of Imperial College?"

"You forgave the fault of the Imperial College Doctor."

"You have obtained a sword of a gentleman, a classic of a great scholar, a Haoran pill, a cup of enlightenment tea, and a song of righteousness."

"Gentleman Sword (excellent equipment), seven-foot Confucian scholar, three-foot long sword, for the heart of heaven and earth, for the destiny of the people, forged with the aura of righteousness, and sharpened with the will of the people, it can cut off the injustice in the world and bring eternal peace to the world."

"Attention: Only people with a righteous heart can wield the Gentleman Sword. Treacherous people will be attacked by the sword's energy."

"The Great Confucian Classics (common item), after using it, you can gain a deeper understanding of the essence of Confucianism and greatly increase your own talent. The contents recorded in the book are pearls of wisdom, which are absolutely incomparable to the decadent articles such as eight-part essays."

"You used it, the great scholar's classic."

"You have gained a preliminary understanding of the essence of Confucianism."

"Your talent has been enhanced."

(End of this chapter)