My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 318: Susha's Whisper
Jiang Xinghuo tried to breathe, and the air in the store became humid due to the slight mist.

But after taking off the Nuo mask of the Rain Master from his face, this feeling immediately disappeared without a trace.

After trying it several times, Jiang Xinghuo put the mask away reluctantly.

It seems that I really need to go to Shaanxi in a few days to get all the masks in the old man’s house. Maybe I can find some other clues.

With books, the day is long; without books, the day is short. A peaceful day passes and in the blink of an eye, it is already the next morning.

Not long after Jiang Xinghuo woke up in the morning, he received a reminder message on his mobile phone.

"After a long journey, you finally arrived at the Salt God Village. Do you want to light up the shrine on the roadside?"

"You have lit up the shrine of the Salt God Village."

"Yan Shen Village is located in the heart of Kanto. Although it is called a village, it is actually a den of bandits. Most of the villagers are gangsters on the road."

"Ye Feilong came from the south of the Yangtze River and built this village on the bank of the Huanglong River. He piled all the treasures he had plundered over the years into the village."

"You can choose to enter the village to explore, but before that, you'd better disguise yourself as a wild flying dragon, otherwise it will be easy to attract attacks from others."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text and slapped his forehead. He almost forgot about this. He quickly clicked on the shrine map and teleported to Longmen City.

"You enter the crisscrossing alleys, where there are a large number of houses scattered and crowded. There is a red door at intervals on the left and right walls."

"You met an old man at the gate of a house. It was squatting at the gate with a sad face."

"You went up to ask, and a few days ago the old man found that the beams in his house were rotten, but because there was no good replacement material, he had never replaced it."

"But the roof beams have been shaking more and more these days. The old man is worried that the house will suddenly collapse and bury him alive, so he can't sleep or eat well."

"If you can help the old man find the right materials, you can obtain the secret book of disguise that was passed down from his ancestors."

Seeing the old man's demands, Jiang Xinghuo seemed thoughtful, and then went to the teahouse for a walk.

According to the storyteller, the best material for making beams is sunken wood, which is not only durable and will not rot for thousands of years, but also has the function of exorcising evil spirits.

Jiang Xinghuo went to the teahouse and walked around the niche shop, and found a user who was selling the sunken wood. The price was a little bit high, though, and it actually required 5000 incense points.

However, in order to obtain the disguise technique passed down by the old man, Jiang Xinghuo gritted his teeth and bought it.

"You have obtained the gloomy wood."

"You gave the dark wood to the old man from the previous dynasty and helped him replace the beams. The old man was very grateful and gave you the secret book of disguise handed down from his ancestors as promised."

"You have obtained the art of disguise."

"Disguise (rare technique), a technique passed down by the ancestors of the previous dynasty. It does not rely on external objects to disguise, but controls one's own muscles and bones to achieve the corresponding camouflage effect."

"Please note that when using this disguise technique, you need to obtain the target's body information, so that you can perfectly disguise yourself as the other person."

Jiang Xinghuo nodded with satisfaction. He had already recorded Ye Feilong's physical information using the Tiangong Instrument, just for today.

"You used the Tiangong Instrument."

"You used the values ​​recorded on the Tiangong Instrument to disguise yourself as a wild flying dragon."

"Duration: 24 hours."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the prompt in the game text, he was immediately teleported back to Yanshen Village through the shrine.

"Do you want to go into the village and explore?"

Two options, yes or no.

Jiang Xinghuo naturally would not choose to refuse, and naturally chose to enter the village to explore.

"Although Yanshen Village is a den of bandits, the village also has its own belief, called the Salt God."

"If anyone dares to go against the will of the Wild Flying Dragon, it will be punished by the Salt God and turned into a lifeless salt statue."

"You can see many salt statues like this outside the village. There are men and women, old and young, woodcutters and fishermen, merchants passing through, and martial artists escorting goods."

"But without exception, they were all cursed by the Salt God and turned into salt statues. Because of this, the wild flying dragon has absolute ruling power in the village, and no one dares to disobey its words."

"You entered the Salt God Village. When the surrounding villagers saw you, they all bowed to you with expressions of fear and respect on their faces."

"You have come to Ye Feilong's residence under the guidance of the villagers. This is the forbidden altar of Yanshen Village. No one can enter without permission unless they have permission from Ye Feilong."

"Do you want to go in and explore?"

"Your disguise may fool other villagers, but it may not fool the Salt God worshipped by Ye Feilong. You may be turned into a salt man by the Salt God as soon as you enter."

"What are you going to do now?"

Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly and decided to go in and give it a try. If he failed, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

“You choose to go in and explore.”

"You pushed the door open and entered the spacious room. You found an altar with a bowl on it. There was salt in the bowl and incense on the salt. The god of salt was worshipped."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have discovered the Salt God Susha."

"Shusha, the god of salt in ancient times, is said to have discovered the existence of salt and spread it to the secular world, allowing everyone to eat salt."

"However, your Tathagata has discovered something unusual. The Salt God statue seems to be filled with a violent aura."

"According to rumors in the secular world, Susha is a goddess with a compassionate heart, which is totally inconsistent with the statue in front of you."

"You have discovered the whispers of the Salt God's dead soul. Do you want to take this whispering information away?"

The game text came to an abrupt end, without any other prompts or instructions, nor did it say what changes would occur after removing this information.

Jiang Xinghuo hesitated for a moment, tried to make a choice, and at the same time prepared himself for death.

"You took away the whispers of the salt god Susha."

"However, your reckless behavior angered the Salt God. Just after you took the information, you suddenly felt a burning pain on your fingertips. A large amount of salt particles precipitated from your body, and the white salt stains spread rapidly like bacteria..."

"But in the blink of an eye, your body was enveloped by the salt sand, turning into a white salt statue. You had no time to resist."

"You are dead."

A death notice came in the game. In reality, Jiang Xinghuo also felt something unusual. Waves of burning pain came over his hands. A large amount of salt appeared on his palms and spread up his arms.

Jiang Xinghuo was startled. A turquoise light lingered around him. With the combined power of Molong A'tai and Ku Mu Fengchun, they managed to stop the spread of the salt.

After more than half an hour, the salt finally gave in and began to disintegrate bit by bit, disappearing like the tide.

Looking at his palms that were stung red by the salt, Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but feel scared. If he hadn't blocked the invasion of salt, would he have turned into a salt statue at this moment, just like the characters in the game?

Where does this Salt God come from? Wasn’t he said to be dead? Why is he still so ferocious?

Jiang Xinghuo paused for a moment, then looked at the prop instructions again, trying to see if he could find the answer from them.

"Whisper of the Salt God Susha: The Salt God Susha once dedicated his entire life to the secular world, striving to create a world without disputes. But he was too optimistic after all, and underestimated the unpredictable human heart. When he was weak, he was severely injured and assassinated by an evil spirit disguised as a Salt God believer, who stole the Salt God's authority, power and body. He could only leave some information before his death, hoping to warn future generations."

"If possible, Susha hopes that you can kill the evil spirit that occupies his body, so that it won't use his body to do evil things. This is also his last wish."

Looking at the text message in the game, Jiang Xinghuo scratched his head and thought that this was not going to be easy. The evil spirit had occupied the body of the Salt God and stolen his power and authority. He was no match for it.

Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about it when he suddenly remembered the God-Binding Talisman he had just obtained.

That is a talisman that can restrain all kinds of monsters and demons. Can it seal up the evil spirit?
Jiang Xinghuo's mind became active, and he immediately activated the scapegoat and resurrected him next to the shrine in Yanshen Village.

"You have come to the forbidden area of ​​Yanshen Village again."

"This time, the Salt God recognized your identity. It recognized that you are an exile cursed by the secular world. Only you who bear the curse of exile will be rejected by death."

"Do you want to use the God Binding Talisman?"

"You took out the God Binding Talisman, and the Salt God's face, which was covered with salt grains, revealed an unconcealable fear."

"It opens its mouth to beg for mercy, begging you to let it go. If you are willing to let it go, it is willing to serve you as its Lord and be commanded by you for eternity."

"Do you want to let the other person go?"

There are two choices, either let this fake salt god go, or use the god-binding talisman to suppress this evil spirit.

Jiang Xinghuo didn't think much about it and directly chose the latter. He used the God-Binding Talisman to suppress this idiot. He didn't want to be bitten back in the future.

"You used the God Binding Talisman."

"The talisman paper emitted a dazzling light and transformed into countless rune chains, which wrapped around the evil figure and continued to compress it until it became the size of a fist."

"You have suppressed the false salt god."

“What are you going to do with this impostor now?
"Would you choose to throw it into the Huanglong River, never to see the light of day again? Or would you choose to burn it to death, leaving it to ashes?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and realized that keeping him would be a nuisance after all. He might escape at any time and it would be troublesome if he came to seek revenge on him.

It is better to burn it with fire, which is quick and easy, and puts an end to it once and for all, without leaving any trouble.

"You ignored the fake Salt God's prayers and threats, set fire to the altar of the Salt God Village with thunder and fire, and threw the fake Salt God into the thunder and fire, causing his soul to fly away."

(End of this chapter)