My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 392 Hometown
Jiang Xinghuo summoned Xiaoyao Mengdie, and silently, Zhou Ze fell into a deep sleep.

When people enter deep sleep, their minds are most relaxed, and their souls are almost defenseless. Even if they are dreaming, they will not be aware of it at all.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the sleeping Zhou Ze and closed his eyes slightly. Through the innate ability of Xiaoyao Mengdie, he made his consciousness enter Zhou Ze's dream.

This is Xiaoyao Mengdie's unique talent. Not only can he construct illusory dreams, but he also has the ability to influence normal dreams.

In the dream, Zhou Ze was still repeating what happened that night. Jiang Xinghuo did not step forward to interrupt him, but let things continue to develop. He wanted to see what was going on with that assistant.

At this moment, Zhou Ze was the only one in his dream. If it was really as he said, the assistant should appear in his dream soon.

Jiang Xinghuo walked to the workbench, where Zhou Ze was carving a clay head.

This should be the female corpse that Zhou Ze mentioned.

Although the appearance is artificially restored based on the skull model, there are definitely some differences from the real appearance.

But from the facial features, it can be seen that the other person looks quite good. Even in the modern society where there are so many beautiful women, her appearance is still very good.

Jiang Xinghuo stood by and waited quietly, watching Zhou Ze busy with his work while staring at the electronic clock hanging on the wall.

He felt like he was watching a 3D holographic movie. He could clearly see the development of the plot from a close distance without having any influence on the plot.

soon.

Zhou Ze put down the tools in his hand, looked at the clay model on the table, and nodded with satisfaction.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the studio.

Jiang Xinghuo's heart moved. If nothing unexpected happened, the person knocking on the door outside should be the target he was looking for.

really.

Zhou Ze went over and opened the door, and a young woman in a white coat walked in from outside.

Jiang Xinghuo narrowed his eyes, not knowing whether Zhou Ze was not paying attention at the time or was confused, he did not realize that the appearance of this woman was almost exactly the same as the female corpse he restored.

The only difference is that this woman has a teardrop mole at the corner of her eye.

After this woman walked in, just as Zhou Ze had said before, she didn't say anything and didn't react at all, she just stared at him.

At the same time, the dream space began to shake, and water-like ripples appeared in the air.

This is a sign that the dream is about to be shattered.

"So fast?"

Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly, and the free and easy dream butterfly appeared on his fingertips, stabilizing the dream that was about to collapse, and then gave Zhou Ze a dream within a dream.

It seems that Zhou Ze was really frightened. Before anything happened here, he was about to wake up from his dream.

Finally, a ray of Kitchen God fire appeared in Jiang Xinghuo's palm and spread towards the woman.

The Kitchen God's fire is a flame formed by the wishes of thousands of families. It can not only destroy matter that exists in reality, but also has a strong lethality to illusory souls.

It can even be said that the true power of the Kitchen God's Fire can only be exerted when it is directed at the soul.

After all, not everyone can withstand the flame that is fueled by worldly wishes.

If the other party is really some evil thing, this Kitchen God fire can at least test the quality of the other party.

But there is also a possibility, that is, the Kitchen God's fire will not cause any harm to her.

Because this was in Zhou Ze's dream, the only person he could truly reach was Zhou Ze.

If this woman had not entered Zhou Ze's dream, it would have been just an illusion and no problems would have arisen.

In a twinkle, the Kitchen God's fire had engulfed the woman's figure. The golden-red flames were shaped like a coiled dragon, constantly entwining and intertwining.

However, the woman was not hurt at all. Instead, she slowly raised her head and looked at Jiang Xinghuo beside her.

The flames that were entangled with her suddenly gathered together and drilled into her eyes, ears, mouth and nose like little snakes.

"The method of gathering fire in the stove!"

Seeing this scene, Jiang Xinghuo's expression suddenly became solemn. The method used by this woman was clearly the method of gathering fire passed down by the Kitchen God.

Could it be that the other party is also the successor of the Kitchen God?
At this time, the woman also walked over from Zhou Ze, her steps emitting flaming lotus, and her clothes also turned into a bright red wedding dress.

"I have met the Kitchen God."

The woman bowed slightly and performed a Taoist greeting.

Jiang Xinghuo originally thought that the other party wanted to attack, and had secretly performed the Ziwu Thunder Seal, but he did not expect the woman to suddenly do this.

As the saying goes, reach out and don't hit the smiling person.

Jiang Xinghuo didn't sense any hostility from this woman, so it was naturally not a good idea for him to confront her.

"Miss... no need to be so polite."

Jiang Xinghuo stretched out his hand to support him.

"Thank you, Kitchen God."

Hearing the woman's address to him, Jiang Xinghuo felt a little strange and didn't understand why she called him that.

Is it because of the Kitchen God’s fire?
It shouldn’t be! !
He remembered finding the Kitchen God's Fire in the secular world, and the game text explained it very clearly.

This is just a wisp of fire that the Kitchen God forcibly separated from the stoves of thousands of households. It can give others the ability to control fire, but it is not some specific inheritance.

Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about these things when he heard the woman continue to speak:
"I know that the Kitchen God has many doubts in his mind. Tonight at midnight, I would like to ask the Kitchen God to condescend to the place where this gentleman is attending court."

"I will then resolve your doubts, otherwise I am afraid it will cause damage to your spiritual altar."

Hearing the woman's words, Jiang Xinghuo glanced at the sleeping Zhou Ze and nodded.

"I'll take my leave first."

After saying this, the woman’s figure turned into a streak of light and disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo also left Zhou Ze's dream.

This time, there was no woman haunting him in his dream. Zhou Ze slept soundly and did not wake up until around three in the afternoon. Even his energy and spirit had been restored a lot.

"I...I slept for so long?"

Zhou Ze glanced at the time and was greatly surprised.

"Lao Jiang... I... seemed to have dreamt of you, and someone seemed to be calling you... something... Kitchen God..."

Jiang Xinghuo acted as if he was disgusted and said:
"It would be fine if you were a fair-skinned, beautiful, long-legged beauty, but why would a grown man like you dream of me, the Kitchen God? Why don't you just say I'm the Jade Emperor and cure your nightmare directly?"

"It seems that I really slept too much..."

Zhou Ze scratched his head and said with a relaxed smile: "Just treat you as the Jade Emperor. Anyway, I slept well. I will treat you to dinner tonight..."

dusk.

The two found a hot pot restaurant, ate and drank to their heart's content, and then returned to their own homes. After Zhou Ze returned home, he took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and then took the charging phone next to him, ready to deal with the things that had been delayed for the past few days.

I didn't expect that as soon as I turned on the screen, I received a WeChat message. When I opened it, it was a message from a game studio. There was a link address and a digital code with mixed symbols attached below.

“Folk Customs World: You have obtained the public beta qualification for Folk Customs World. Please download the game within 24 hours and enter the activation code to log in. If you fail to log in within 24 hours, you will permanently lose the game qualification.”

"The world of folklore..."

Looking at the message on WeChat, Zhou Ze frowned slightly. He remembered that he seemed to have never added a game manufacturer as a friend.

How is this going?

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the other side.

After leaving the hot pot restaurant, Jiang Xinghuo did not go home directly, but wandered aimlessly on the street.

It's twenty-five past nine.

Zi hour is from 11 o'clock to 1 o'clock in the morning.

There is still more than an hour left.

Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about the woman and had no intention of exploring the secular world, so he simply opened a new map and the game character was heading towards that new map.

It is estimated to take about two days to arrive.

Jiang Xinghuo strolled along the street. Around eleven o'clock, he arrived at the coastal South City District, where the building of the History Museum was located.

It is only about two streets away from the museum where the last folk exhibition was held.

At this time, all the lights inside the museum had been turned off, and only the security booth at the entrance was still on.

Jiang Xinghuo casually performed an invisibility gesture and disappeared into the darkness without alerting anyone. He sneaked into the museum quietly, but the surveillance cameras in the museum did capture some traces.

But the key point is that only the locked mark is shaking, and no one can be seen on the monitor.

The security personnel thought that the surveillance camera was malfunctioning again, and decided to report to the logistics department tomorrow, so they didn't pay much attention to it.

Jiang Xinghuo relied on the invisibility technique to avoid the eyes outside, and then took out a talisman from the magic bag, stuck it on his body, and actually passed through the wall and walked into the building.

This is a talisman specially prepared by Jiang Xinghuo. It is called the Wall-Piercing Talisman. As the name suggests, it is a talisman that can penetrate walls and cannot be blocked by any tangible substance.

After entering the building.

In order to save time, Jiang Xinghuo took out the Anointed One's Crown of Thorns from his magic bag and threw it above his head. His mental power quickly increased and spread to the entire building in an instant.

However, in just a short moment, Jiang Xinghuo found the place where the female corpse was stored, which was in the restoration room on the fifth floor.

It seems that the museum wants to preserve the remains and exhibit them to the public.

This is not a rare thing. Not to mention the mummies in Egypt, there are also the remains of Lady Xin Zhui in China.

Moreover, this well-preserved ancient corpse has great value for history.

Jiang Xinghuo took off the crown of thorns on his head and went to the restoration room on the fifth floor according to his memory.

Take another look at the time.

It’s exactly eleven o’clock!!
At the same time, a ball of fire ignited in the huge room, and the beautiful woman in wedding dress appeared from the flames.

"I respectfully welcome the Kitchen God."

The woman bowed slightly.

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at the flames burning around him, and shook his head and said, "Miss, you may have recognized the wrong person. I am not the Kitchen God."

"No, since the young master is the descendant of the Kitchen God, we, the fire-making women, should naturally serve him as the Kitchen God."

"Moreover, I sensed the aura of the first generation Kitchen God on the young master. That is the power that blesses and protects all living beings in the world."

"So, the young man must be the successor chosen by the Kitchen God. He will become the new Kitchen God in the future and make the kitchen fire burn in every corner of the world!!"

Looking at the fanatical expression on the woman's face, Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but suck his teeth. He could only go with the flow and continue chatting with her to see if he could get any useful information out of her.

Later, he learned from the woman's description the origin of the name Fire Girl and some unknown secrets.

To put it simply, the Fire-Removing Girl is the priestess of the Kitchen God Temple. She is responsible for conveying the Kitchen God's orders on daily basis.

But since some time ago, these fire-extinguishing women found that the Kitchen God no longer gave them orders.

At the beginning, the situation was still okay. There were several female fire-removing elders who presided over the situation and no major chaos occurred.

But as time went on, the situation gradually became out of control, and many fire-relieving women turned to other sects.

Not only did he leak out the inheritance of the Kitchen God's lineage, he also launched a crazy and ruthless massacre of his former comrades who had fought side by side with him.

The disciples of the Kitchen God had no choice but to take the remaining fire-extinguishing women and hide in the small cave opened up by the Kitchen God in order to preserve the last fire.

That small cave is located above the legendary land of exile, and the forces of the secular world cannot affect it at all.

The Kitchen God's lineage thus preserved the last source of fire.

The parents of this fire-relieving woman were the surviving disciples of the Kitchen God, but they were abducted during the Ming Dynasty.

As for why she was buried in the ancient tomb, the woman did not say much, but her face showed a sad expression.

Jiang Xinghuo did not continue to ask, it was nothing more than a sad story like Du Shiniang, so he just asked why she was pestering Zhou Ze.

The woman also expressed her difficulties.

The Fire-Removing Girl had once been blessed by the Kitchen God. Even if she was killed by outsiders, as long as her soul could return to the Kitchen God Temple, she could reshape her body through the Kitchen God's fire.

But she had been asleep for too long and her strength had been almost completely lost. She was unable to return to the small cave on her own.

The first person she saw after waking up was Zhou Ze, so she wanted to use the method of sending dreams to Zhou Ze to send her back to the cave.

Jiang Xinghuo knew what happened next.

Judging from what the woman said, the whole thing was a big misunderstanding, but he always felt that something was wrong.

There are many details that don't match what Zhou Ze said.

In addition, his sharp eyes also sensed a hint of malice in this woman.

"It's a bit interesting..."

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a while and felt that this fire-removing woman must be up to something bad.

But no one knows what she wants to do now, so Jiang Xinghuo is happy to accompany her to continue the show.

"What do you want me to do?"

I can’t take it anymore. My fever has reached over 39 degrees. My head is foggy. I will update it first and I will update it again tomorrow when I am more awake. I have been lying at home for a day and the medicine has not made me feel better...

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