My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 224: Visiting the Sanatorium Again

Jiang Xinghuo counted the harvest and found that everything he got was good, especially the fragments of the dragon-raising technique.

The game text states clearly that this thing was stolen by Wu Xingzhe from the water palace of the White Water River God.

This means that the remaining contents may very likely be hidden in the river god’s water palace.

This should also be considered as a clue to the mission of the Baishui River God. As long as the Baishui River God is eliminated, perhaps the subsequent plot options can be triggered and you can go to the River God's Water Palace to explore.

"You have collected the martial artist into the gourd. Where do you plan to go next?"

Jiang Xinghuo did not change his mind and still chose to go to the sanatorium. If he did not explore the folding space behind the mirror, he would always feel like something was missing in his heart.

"You chose to go to the Puci Sanatorium."

"On the way..."

"We are still on the road..."

"Please wait……"

"You have arrived at your destination - Puci Sanatorium."

"You walk into the building, open your magic bag, take out the big muddy stick, and use the [Bawang Spear Throwing Style] again to smash the floor-length mirror into pieces!!"

"You have discovered the world in the palm of Zhu Sui Xing Jun's hand."

"You walk into the compressed and folded space and look at the two stairs going up and down. Which one do you plan to explore first?"

Logically speaking, the upper stairs lead to the ward on the third floor of the sanatorium. Jiang Xinghuo had already explored it before, so he should choose to explore the lower stairs.

However, Jiang Xinghuo chose to go to the third floor again. He wanted to see if there were any changes, in case he could trigger new interactive options.

"You chose the stairs leading to the third floor."

"You came to the third floor with ease. The old wards on both sides seemed to have not changed at all, but you keenly noticed that there was something new in the ward on the left."

The ward on the left?
Jiang Xinghuo flipped through the text records and found that it was the ward where the White Lotus Saint was. Could it be that he missed something?
"You walked into the ward and picked up that thing, and it turned out to be a burial shroud made of human skin."

"You have obtained the Hundred Blessings Shroud."

"A Hundred Blessings Shroud (consumable item), a special creation forged with strange craftsmanship from the underworld, made from specially tanned human skin, and stained with the blood of a hundred blessings using corpse-staining techniques."

"The greatest function of this Hundred Blessings Longevity Clothes is to prolong life. Each blood-colored blessing character on it represents ten days of life."

"As long as you bury it in your family's ancestral tomb, even a terminally ill person can live three more years."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You discovered that this Hundred Blessings Longevity Cloth, in addition to prolonging life, has another function, which is to prevent harm from evil magic."

What a good thing! !
After seeing the description in the game text, Jiang Xinghuo thought he was lucky. If he hadn't been inspired to come up and take a stroll, he would have missed this thing.

Moreover, with this Hundred Blessings Shroud, even without the three soul-calming nails, he doesn't have to worry about the shared live broadcast secretly taking away his lifespan.

Jiang Xinghuo put the shroud into the magic bag and controlled the game character to walk around the third floor for a while, but no new interactive options were triggered.

"You have explored the third floor carefully but found nothing. Do you want to continue exploring?"

Jiang Xinghuo had no choice but to watch the newly popped up game text. Trapped in the text game, his perspective in the game was limited. Without triggering the interactive options, he had no way to take away a mountain of gold even if it was in front of him.

Jiang Xinghuo didn't continue exploring. There was still a lot of time left, so he decided to finish exploring the stairs below first.

"You returned to the first floor lobby."

"Looking at the staircase leading down, you felt a little uneasy, but you didn't choose to retreat. Instead, you walked down the stairs."

"Everywhere you look is darkness, and you can only vaguely see a dark shadow, which seems to be not far in front of you."

"But no matter how fast you walk, the shadow always keeps a considerable distance from you, and you can't see its specific appearance at all."

"You took out the Yellow Springs Lantern from your magic bag, hoping to use the light to see the other person's appearance, but you didn't expect the flame on the lamp to go out after a flicker."

"Do you want to continue going down?"

"If you change your mind now, you might be able to pull back from the brink and get back up there in time."

"You know, the underworld is vast and the roads are all strange and bizarre."

"This staircase appears to be located inside the sanatorium and is a path to the underground secret room, but it may also be connected to other places."

"If you accidentally break into it, even if you are cursed with exile and are not accepted by the world of death, you will be greatly bound and it will be difficult to break free from it."

"Do you want to continue going down?"

Yugi asked twice in a row.

Jiang Xinghuo, however, insisted on going all the way, completely ignoring the warnings in the game text and continued walking down on his own.

"I have to say that you are a natural adventurer. Although there are countless dangers waiting for you ahead, opportunities often accompany dangers. I hope that your luck will be as everlasting as your courage."

"You continue to walk down the stairs, and the shadow follows you closely, keeping a fixed distance from you."

"But when you were halfway there, you looked back and found that the stairs you came from had disappeared, completely swallowed up by the deep darkness."

"Now, it's too late for you to regret. You can only continue walking down and see what is at the end of this staircase."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo was mentally prepared for death. Based on his experience with this game, he never knew when something would come out and take his life.

But to his surprise, the game progressed very smoothly without any setbacks.

This made Jiang Xinghuo feel a little uneasy, just like the wife who usually beats and scolds you, suddenly puts on a little skirt, asks about your well-being, and brings you tea and water. Anyone would be worried.

I'm afraid he is planning some big conspiracy?

"You walked down the stairs for a long time, about ten minutes, and suddenly you found that the black shadow in front of you disappeared without any sign, as if it had never appeared."

"Also, the stairs under your feet have reached the end. What appears in front of you is an iron door covered with various cinnabar talismans, as if suppressing something."

"Do you want to go over and find out?"

Jiang Xinghuo hesitated for a moment, but he had already come this far. If he chose to retreat, wouldn’t all the journey ahead have been in vain?

(End of this chapter)