My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 188: Visiting the Imperial Examination Hall Again
Jiang Xinghuo chose to go in and explore. Since he had already come here, why would he give up halfway?

"You walked into the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall."

"The old Gongyuan is desolate and dilapidated, gloomy and gloomy, without any trace of life."

"You walk along the deserted path and see many evil beasts curled up in the dark and dirty corners."

"It could be a wild Yanba tiger, a sick yellow fox, a sick dog or a rat, but it doesn't matter because they are only interested in your flesh and blood."

"Will you continue to explore the Imperial Examination Hall? Or will you leave immediately and go somewhere else?
Jiang Xinghuo didn’t think too much about it. After seeing the game text, he directly chose to continue exploring.

According to his understanding of the game, the more dangerous the place is, the greater the reward will be.

The more the game text forbids you to go, the more secrets and treasures are hidden there.

"You walked deeper into the Imperial Court and explored carefully, and found an oil lamp in a compartment in the corner."

"You have obtained it, a lamp for reading at night."

"A candlelight for reading at night (a common item). Lighting this lamp to read at night can greatly improve memory and understanding, and has the magical effect of nourishing the brain."

"You continued to wander around the Imperial Academy, intending to try your luck and get some good stuff, but unexpectedly found an injured and unconscious ghost in a dark and damp corner."

"Gui Zhuang, a monster born in the criminal court, has the ability to consult ghosts and gods. With only a piece of white paper, a pot of sake, and three sticks of incense, he can command ghosts to communicate with gods and know the matters of yin and yang."

"As the saying goes: with an iron mouth and copper teeth, he can speak eloquently and do everything he can to redress the grievances of the people."

"You approached and asked, and the ghost opened his eyes reluctantly and told you the whole story."

"It passed by the Mingzhi Town outside the city a few days ago. Because it stood up for someone, it offended a Guandong pond collector."

"Not wanting the other party to bear a grudge, he found a Yellow Immortal disciple, who not only infected it with the Yellow Immortal's evil sore pus, but also robbed it of all its valuables."

"Although the ghost is full of resentment, there is nothing he can do but wait for death to come."

"If you are willing to rescue it and offer it some incense, it may give you corresponding rewards and gratitude."

"You chose to rescue."

"You used the power of bringing back the dead tree to life, which contained the power of vigorous vitality, and quickly removed the yellow fairy evil sore on the ghost's body."

"The ghost is very grateful for your help. Although you are an exile from the secular world, it is still willing to be your friend."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo was quite surprised. It was rare to meet a friendly face who didn't mind his identity as an exile.

"You have gained a ghost-like bond."

"You can use the power of the ghost to temporarily gain its ghost-questioning talent, but you can only use it once a day."

"You gave it some more incense, and the ghost was even more grateful. There are not many kind people like you in the world. It sincerely hopes that you can get rid of the curse as soon as possible."

"The ghost felt that this was not enough to express its feelings, so it took out two things from its body and gave them to you. These were what it got from the collector."

"You have earned it, collect the whip."

"Shouchi Whip (excellent tool), waving the whip to beat ghosts, all evil spirits retreat, a folk magic tool circulated in the countryside, with gold thread on top and copper coins hanging below, it has the effect of exorcising evil spirits and avoiding evil."

"You have obtained the Deer Horn Bead."

"Deer antler beads (excellent item), made from the antlers of the mythical beast Silly Roe Deer outside the Great Wall, have the effect of blinding people's minds and obscuring their wisdom." "Caution: If you wear this bead for a long time, your mind will gradually degenerate, becoming more and more stupid without knowing it."

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Looking at the text description on the screen, Jiang Xinghuo was stunned for a moment. The world is so big that there are really all kinds of strange things. You can encounter all kinds of weird objects.

"The ghost has left the Imperial Examination Hall. It wants to seek revenge on the man who collected the pond and the yellow-skinned man. It can't just give in like that."

"Besides, before leaving the Imperial Examination Hall, Gui Zhuang left you a map, saying that there are some things there that might interest you. You can go take a look when you have time."

"You have obtained the map of the Paper Town of Hell."

Jiang Xinghuo put the map into his magic bag. He didn't expect that he could get a new map during this trip. It was worth the trip.

"You returned to the Imperial Academy."

"Just when you wanted to continue exploring, you suddenly heard strange noises coming from the salt well next to you."

"You were attracted to check it out, and saw two big black rats with red eyes suddenly jumped out of the well and almost bit your throat. But thanks to this accident, you found a corpse at the bottom of the well."

"Do you want to go down and fish out the body?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought that he was lucky today as he actually triggered two new mission clues in succession. It was really a blessing in disguise.

"You chose to go down the well to retrieve the body, but you didn't notice the silver-ringed venomous snake curled up in the mud at the bottom of the well."

"You were bitten by a poisonous snake."

"You've been poisoned by a coral snake."

"Your immunity to poisons is effective."

"The coral snake venom in your body has been removed."

"You look down into the well and see a lot of poisonous insects and snakes hidden under the thick mud."

"Although the toxins in their bodies can't harm you, it's still a problem for you. What are you going to do next?"

"Will you give up trying to salvage the bodies and go somewhere else? Or will you think of some way to kill those poisonous snakes and insects?"

Looking at the prompt information in the game text, Jiang Xinghuo opened the trick bag and flipped through several pages. His eyes lit up slightly and he found a way to deal with it.

"Musk to ward off evil spirits (common material). There is a strange beast called 'Musk' that lives in the Greater Khingan Range outside the Great Wall. It has a rare treasure called musk... The medicinal fragrance it emits has the magical effect of driving away poisonous insects, rats and ants..."

This thing was obtained from a yellow-skinned monster I killed on the way to Coffin Town.

It has been kept in the magic bag but has never been used. Now it can be used to deal with those poisonous insects and snakes at the bottom of the well.

"You break off a piece of musk in your hand, crush it into powder, and sprinkle it evenly into the well."

"It's not just that the musk is too powerful, but also that the poisonous insects and snakes are too fragile. Not long after the musk was sprinkled, the insects and snakes under the mud at the bottom of the well stopped moving."

"You went deeper into the salt well again, and after a lot of effort, you finally succeeded in salvaging the body."

"You have obtained the body of an old scholar."

"Do you want to activate the special talent of 'Ghost Form' to summon the spirit of this corpse back to ask?"

The typhoon is coming, the rain is heavy, there are thunder and lightning, the water on the street is over the ankles, all transportation is suspended, everyone should be careful, especially in the places where there are whirlpools on the road, the manhole covers must have been washed away
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