My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 218 King Taiping

Looking at the game text on the screen, Jiang Xinghuo didn't think too much about it. There were only two wards anyway, so it didn't matter which one he chose first.

"You chose to explore the ward on the right first."

"You walked through the dark corridor and came to the outside of the ward. The two mottled wooden doors were immovable, as if they were locked from the inside."

"Do you want to use external force to break it open?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation, and the content of the game text changed accordingly.

"You resorted to violence to force open the door of the ward."

"You walked into the ward and found that the furnishings in the room were very simple, with only a large bed and a wooden cabinet against the wall."

"You explored the house and didn't find anything valuable on the surface, so you had to focus your attention on the dusty cabinet."

"But just as you were about to open the cabinet, you suddenly found a strangled yellow fox in a dark and damp corner."

"You have triggered the Great View of Medical Knowledge."

"You carefully examined the body of the yellow-skinned creature and found that it had died in the method of exchanging lives."

"This is a very vicious evil spell, and it is also a curse that will destroy both you and your enemy."

"The caster must first designate a target for the life to be exchanged, and then find a way to make the target suffer extreme torture and die."

"Whatever pain the caster experienced before his death, the chosen target will experience the same pain."

"Moreover, once this evil spell is cast, there is no way to reverse it. Both sides will end up fighting to the death. It's like a maggot attached to one's bones, and there is no way to remove it."

"Even if we find and kill the caster before he dies, the damage done to the chosen person cannot be reversed."

"In the end, the caster will end up with his soul torn apart, with no chance of reincarnation."

"So, unless there is an irreconcilable blood feud, few people would be willing to use this method."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo subconsciously touched his neck, wondering if his power of no taboos could deal with this kind of evil magic.

He and those yellow-skinned fairies are mortal enemies. Many of them, living and dead, have fallen into his hands.

If someone is desperate and wants to use the method of exchanging lives and drags me along, I will be in big trouble! !
Just as Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about this, the game text on the screen changed again.

"Although your power of no taboos cannot completely remove this curse, it can delay the onset of the curse for you."

"As long as you can find the caster and kill him before the curse breaks out completely, you can get rid of the curse of life exchange."

"You have received the gift from the storyteller."

"The Teahouse Storyteller is a religious sect that is completely neutral in the secular world and treats all races equally."

"If someone can gain their favor, they will receive a gift from the storyteller and be able to automatically read keywords when needed, and obtain relevant information from the [Golden Chamber Collection]."

"Your generosity at the Fuchun Teahouse won the favor of the storyteller, and thus you were granted partial access to the Golden Casket's collection of books."

"Attention: You have only obtained primary permissions now. There will be many restrictions when you browse the information. Only by joining the storyteller's faction can you unlock all the permissions to browse the Golden Casket collection."

Looking at the game texts that kept popping up, Jiang Xinghuo was surprised and happy. The money he donated was not wasted at all.

Although it is only basic authority now, it should be enough for now. I can find a way to upgrade the authority level later.

According to the background setting of the folk world, the Golden Box Collection of Books is the supreme treasure of the storytellers.

All storytellers in the secular world can seal the documents and experiences they have ever read into a golden box, and other storytellers can read them.

This is equivalent to the encyclopedia of information in the secular world, and is definitely more valuable than the database of the Public Opinion Bureau. At this time, the game text also began to move forward.

"You looked at the yellow-skinned corpse on the ground, flicked your fingertips, and a crimson lightning fell on the corpse, quickly turning it into ashes."

"What are you going to do next? Are you going to open this wooden cabinet? Or are you going to leave this ward?"

"You chose to open the cabinet door and explore."

"You open the cabinet door and see a decayed corpse. Do you want to explore the body?"

"You held back your nausea and went forward to inspect the body. You discovered that the body was highly decomposed, with a distorted expression and an hourglass-shaped neck. It seemed that it had suffered great pain before death."

"Do you want to touch the body?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose "yes" without hesitation.

According to his current understanding of the underworld, in this world of death, in addition to the existence of ghosts and spirits, there are also many strange native creatures.

They are just like the monsters and demons in the world of the living. They have their own flesh and blood bodies, rather than being ghostly spirits.

"You searched the body and found two small items. You gained something."

"You have earned it, a sterling silver cross."

"Pure silver cross (common item), a common instrument used by believers during mass. It has the function of exorcising evil spirits and calming the soul."

cross?
After reading the text, Jiang Xinghuo was a little surprised. Could it be that this corpse was a missionary in the Western world before his death?
But the text that popped up next denied his idea.

"You have obtained the token of the Taiping Army."

"The Taiping Army's token (common item), a token that symbolizes the identity of the Taiping Army. As long as you hold this token, you can obtain the blessing and protection of the King of Taiping."

The blessing of King Taiping?

Jiang Xinghuo clicked on King Taiping's text out of curiosity, and relevant information popped up immediately.

"The King of Taiping is a vassal who rose to prominence after the fall of the Lord of the Secular World. He monopolizes the Lingnan area. His cultivation is unfathomable, his origins are unknown, and his family background is unknown. He is suspected to be one of the thirteen Dao masters, but there has been no definite news to confirm it."

"But rumors have it that the King of Taiping has a close relationship with the Mass Master and is very likely the Mass Master's illegitimate son."

After reading the description of King Taiping, Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the text of the Taiping Army.

"You have triggered the Golden Casket Collection of Books."

"Keyword automatic recognition..."

"Please wait……"

"Keywords found."

"Some of the keywords involve high-level permissions and cannot be opened to you for the time being. The entries are starting to be re-edited and reassembled..."

"The entry has been edited, please read it."

"After the Dawn Night, religious sects in the secular world have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, and many ambitious people are trying to expand their territory and devour the entire secular world."

"Among them, the more famous ones are the White Lotus Sect, the Great Sun Esoteric Sect, the Holy Spirit Hall, the Ten Directions Zen Forest, the Fuchun Teahouse, the Three No Hall, the Supreme Alliance, the Yin and Yang Bureau, the National Martial Arts Hall, the Yemao Mountain, the Five Poison Sect, the Wizard Association, and the Eight Great Sects of the Jianghu..."

"It can be said that there are thousands of sects and religions, scattered all over the place, and the Taiping Army is one of them..."

(End of this chapter)