My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 383 Half-Ghost Village

"You chose to go to the Half-Ghost Village in the Miao Border area of ​​western Hunan."

"But do you plan to leave for this place immediately? Or wait until sunrise?"

"There are many evil spirits haunting the secular world at night, and people traveling at night often encounter accidents and die in the wilderness."

"So, you'd better think twice before acting, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."

The game text gives two options: either wait until sunrise the next day before setting off, or leave Peking under the cover of night.

Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself that all the things that needed to be done had been done and there was no need to stay. It would be better to leave Beiping City as soon as possible to avoid any other trouble.

As for the evil things that appeared at night, Jiang Xinghuo didn't take them too seriously.

As long as it wasn't a big guy with hundreds of years of practice, he believed that the power he currently possessed was enough to deal with it easily.

"You choose to leave for the Half-Ghost Village immediately."

"You have triggered the map of the Half-Ghost Village."

"You left the brewery in the imperial kitchen, walked out of the gate of Beiping City, and followed the route drawn on the map to the Miao area in western Hunan in the secular world."

"On the way..."

"We are still on the road..."

"Beiping City is very far away from the Miao Border in western Hunan. With your current speed, even if you travel day and night, it will take about three days to reach your destination, Bangui Village."

"But if you can afford a donkey cart or a horse, or ride on another mount, the travel time will be greatly shortened."

The game provides ways to speed up travel and save time. Jiang Xinghuo took a quick look at it, then found the God of Joy sedan from his magic bag and clicked to use it.

The only vehicle he has now is this sedan chair.

The Griffin Summoning Card has been burned to ashes by the mad fire. I will have to find a way to upgrade this sedan chair and add more capabilities to it in the future.

"You have used it, the happy sedan chair."

"You choose to continue on your journey."

"The God of Joy sedan has triggered the item's talent: pray to the gods for fate."

"Pray to the gods for fortune and misfortune, and use the spirit to predict good and bad luck. When you travel in the sedan chair of the God of Joy, there is a chance that the effect of predicting good and bad luck will be triggered."

"The fortune and misfortune are being deduced..."

"You have obtained great bad luck."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo felt something was wrong and thought, "I can't be so mean. I'm going to run into those unclean things right after coming out?"

As he was thinking about it, he saw new text pop up in the game.

"At midnight, the yin energy rises, and some things that cannot be seen by the naked eye often choose to appear at this time."

"You encountered the Yin spirit on patrol. Two ghosts carrying mourning sticks were slowly walking towards you. They looked extremely creepy in the night."

"How are you going to deal with these evil things now?"

"You choose to spend money to avoid disaster, and give them some incense money to achieve the effect of calming the situation."

"Why not just kill these little ghosts and the Yin Shen Judge, so that they won't harm other people anymore?"

Jiang Xinghuo didn't think too much about it and directly chose the latter, deciding to kill all these dirty things.

"The acupuncture points on your body sparkled, and two evil spirits, black and white, rushed out, and in an instant they rushed to the patrolling Yin God."

"In just a few moments, the patrolling Yin God and the little ghosts under his seat were all slaughtered by the Black and White Impermanence."

"You have obtained, Incense +1000."

"At this moment, you found a piece of bone among the ashes on the ground. It is constantly flashing with a faint light. Do you want to pick it up?"

"You chose to pick up."

"You have obtained the ivory carving of the Night Wandering God."

"Ivory carving of the Night Wandering God (special prop). The Night Wandering God is a great god recorded in folk beliefs. He is also the god of the night in the secular world. He supervises the good and evil in the world, punishes evil and rewards good. He hides during the day and appears at night."

"This ivory carving was accidentally lost by the Night Wandering God in the secular world. If you integrate it into your body, you will receive the Night Wandering God's blessing (status)."

"Blessing of the Night God (status), after night falls, physical fitness and various abilities can receive a 20% increase bonus."

"Do you want to fuse this ivory carving?"

After reading the description of the game text, Jiang Xinghuo felt that this blessed state was quite cost-effective, as it could greatly enhance his abilities at night.

But before he could make a choice, the game text was suddenly interrupted and new content popped up.

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have seen through the secrets hidden beneath the surface of this ivory carving and the truth behind it."

"This ivory carving was originally a creation that the Night Wanderer deliberately left in the secular world, with the intention of allowing others to find it and integrate it."

"But once someone fuses with this ivory carving, it will become the cauldron anchored by the Night Wandering God, and it can seize the body of the person who fuses with the ivory carving at any time."

After reading this game text, Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but gasp, thinking that it was a close call. If he had chosen to fuse this ivory carving, he would have become a lamb to be slaughtered at will.

He discovered that these old things from ancient times seemed to particularly like playing this trick, and the same was true for the White Lotus Sutra of the Mother of No Birth.

As long as someone practices the scripture, he will become a puppet or cauldron of the other party. His life and death will no longer be in his own hands, and he will be filled with evil from beginning to end.

"Do you want to fuse this ivory carving?"

Looking at the game text on the screen, Jiang Xinghuo chose "no" without hesitation, and then put the ivory carving into his magic bag.

Jiang Xinghuo has already made up his mind that the next time he goes to the ruins of the old secular world, he will throw this ivory carving into the deserted old ruins to prevent it from being obtained by others.

According to the game text, as long as the ivory carvings are fused, it will become the cauldron of the Night Wandering God.

So if a player integrates this thing, wouldn't the Night Wanderer be able to come to Earth indirectly?
What's more, the Night Wanderer might be able to use this thing to locate the exact location of the exile place and go there in person.

Jiang Xinghuo put away the ivory carving and looked down at his phone.

"You continue on your way..."

"Since you used the Xishen sedan chair, the journey was much faster. It is estimated that you will reach the secular Xiangxi area in about 10 hours."

"On the move..."

"Continuing to move forward..."

"..."

The game started to go into semi-idle mode. Jiang Xinghuo put the phone next to the pillow, picked up the remote control and turned on the TV.

Nothing happened overnight, and the next morning, it was seven o'clock.

Jiang Xinghuo took care of everything, had breakfast, washed up, and opened the door to welcome today's customers.

Needless to say, Jiang Xinghuo was busy from morning to afternoon. Although the muscles on his face were almost stiff from smiling, his eyes lit up when he saw the amount of income.

The game had already sent a message prompting him to arrive at the destination, but he had no time to check it during the day. He could only check his phone when he was free.

There was also a small incident during the day. At noon, a courier delivered a package.

Jiang Xinghuo was too busy to check it, so he just took a quick look with his treasure-hunting eyes. After making sure it was not contraband, he signed for it and accepted it.

dusk.

sunset.

Jiang Xinghuo saw off the last wave of guests and rubbed his stiff and sore cheeks.

All visitors come to the door.

When people come to your place to buy something, no matter what the reason is, you cannot treat them coldly. Even if you can't say you make them feel at home, you should at least greet them with a smile.

The attitude must be made clear.

Otherwise, even with the power of those props, business might not be as good as it is now.

After seeing off the guests, Jiang Xinghuo sat on the sofa and opened the express package that had been delivered during the day.

A dozen wooden masks lay quietly in the box.

"As expected..."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the sender's address, he already had some guesses in his mind, and when he saw these masks, he became more certain of his thoughts.

These masks were all sent from Shaanxi, and the style of the masks is also the ancient Nuo style.

It should be the old man from a few days ago. I spent some money to buy the Rain Master Nuo mask from him and agreed to find a chance to visit him and take another look.

Maybe it was because it had been too long, and the old man saw that he had not been there yet, so he packed up the mask and mailed it over.

There was also a piece of paper underneath these express deliveries, with a few words scribbled on it in pencil, which basically meant that part of the items should be sent over first, and the rest would be mailed here when he had time.

Jiang Xinghuo put the paper away and looked at the masks of different shapes again. A divine light flickered in his small pupils, and Tathagata Zang quickly saw through the secrets of these masks.

"Nuo Mask of the God of Grains (Excellent Item), a mask of the God of Grains that can be used to pray for good weather and good harvests. It does not require any magical power to activate, as long as you are sincere, it will work. You can also forcefully activate the power of this mask at the cost of your lifespan."

"Kitchen God Nuo Mask (excellent item), a Nuo mask that can protect the peace of the home. No magic power is needed to activate it, just bow down sincerely."

"The Wind God Nuo Mask (excellent item) can be used as a Nuo Mask to pray for rain in years of drought. It needs to be used in conjunction with the Rain God Nuo Mask to bring about the wind and clouds, and rain will fall from the sky. Only in this way can it exert its greatest power. It does not require any mana to activate it, and it will work as long as you are sincere."

"The Judge Nuo Mask (excellent item) is a Nuo mask that can drive away ghosts and evil spirits, and remove diseases and disasters. However, it can only be worn by people who are possessed by evil spirits. If ordinary people wear it, they will suffer a serious illness at best, or even die at worst."

"........."

More than a dozen Nuo masks each symbolize a different folk god, and each has its own unique appearance, some realistic, some abstract, some rough, and some hideous.

In addition to the most primitive way of exorcising ghosts and warding off evil spirits, it can also pray for good fortune, eliminate diseases and disasters, protect the house and pray for children, and promote business and prosperity...

Jiang Xinghuo looked at these Nuo god masks one by one, and then put them into the storage space so that he could take them out and use them at any time when needed.

Count all your belongings.

Jiang Xinghuo took out his mobile phone from his pocket, opened the game, and checked the game text that popped up on it.

"You have arrived at your destination, the Half-Ghost Village."

"Bangui Village is located in the Miao area of ​​western Hunan in the secular world."

"Since ancient times, the land of Xiangxi has been full of miasma, snakes and insects, wild beasts in the mountains, and strange things."

"At the same time, Xiangxi is also the location of the Five Poison Sect's headquarters. The followers call themselves the Five Saints Sect. They are good at using all kinds of strange poisonous insects. They are even more bizarre and terrifying than all the religions in Southeast Asia."

"It is said that the Master of Ten Thousand Religions in Nanyang once had a fight with the Master of the Five Poison Sect. The two sides started fighting over a disagreement, and a place full of vitality turned into a poisonous swamp. It eventually spread over a thousand miles and became a forbidden place for all living things."

"Bangui Village is located in the Shiwanda Mountains in western Hunan."

"But why this village is called the Half-Ghost Village, and what secrets it hides, few people in the world know."

"The old leader of the Five Poison Sect once went there to explore, but after returning, he kept his trip a secret. No one knows what he found in the village."

"Not long after returning that time, the old leader passed the throne to his eldest disciple, and he went alone to the depths of the Shiwan Mountains and entered the "Old World Ruins" known as the forbidden area, and never came out again."

"Do you want to explore the half-ghost village?"

Jiang Xinghuo took a deep breath, and a light flashed on his palm, and Risui appeared in his hand.

next moment.

Jiang Xinghuo felt that the scene around him began to become unreal and blurry, and he seemed to be thrown into the air.

The folk shop was infinitely stretched and extended behind him until it turned into a black dot and disappeared.

When he steadied himself on the ground again, he had arrived in an unfamiliar place.

He was standing on the mountain road, looking up ahead. In the distance was a dark and silent mountain. It was pitch black, like a giant beast waiting to devour its prey.

There is only a small path that extends from the bottom of the mountain to the top, and the smoke and miasma in the mountains are as hazy as clouds.

There was a setting sun hanging in the sky, illuminating half of the sky red, but it could not illuminate the road under my feet or the mountains in front of me.

Jiang Xinghuo stared at the mountain in front of him, thinking about something. Before going up the mountain, he opened his magic bag and found a willow gourd.

"The willow gourd (common item), a relic of Liu Linglang's body after his death, has the ability to absorb the miasma in the mountains and release it, causing people to sink into a miasma-filled fantasy world without realizing it." (Chapter 186)
He got this item from the Maoshan Sect Altar and it is specially used to deal with all kinds of smoke and miasma.

It's a pity that it has never been of any use. Now it can be used to absorb the miasma in the mountains.

Jiang Xinghuo remembered very clearly that although Risui could project his consciousness into the secular world, it could only be maintained for a long time in the ruins of the old secular world. In today's secular world, it could only last for two hours.

If any problem occurs during this period, causing the consciousness projection to be shattered, then I will have to wait another six hours.

Jiang Xinghuo held a large gourd that was more than half a meter high and walked along the mountain path under his feet towards the depths of the mountains.

But before that, he took out the map of the Half-Ghost Village from his magic bag and took a look at it.

On a piece of yellowed parchment, there were some landmarks of mountains and rivers marked, and a big red cross at a certain location, telling people that there was something there. Also written on it were the three big words "Half-Ghost Village".

In addition, there was a blue light spot on the map, and Jiang Xinghuo knew that should be his location.

And judging from the markings on the map, Bandui Village is located exactly at the end of the mountain road under his feet, which means that as long as he walks to the end of this road, he will reach where he wants to go.

A piece of advice to everyone, don't fucking borrow money in this life, no matter how nice the money sounds when borrowing it, it's just a two-word phrase, otherwise the money will just be wasted. Unless it's a matter of life and death, don't fucking be kind, in a word, it's only for emergency situations, not for poverty relief.

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