My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 404 Lake Festival
in the living room.

Jiang Xinghuo sat on the sofa, looking at the game text displayed on his mobile phone, and couldn't help but start to ponder it.

Which Taoist master died here?
There are thirteen ancient Taoist masters in the secular world. Jiang Xinghuo has encountered tasks related to them many times in previous plots.

For example, Lord Samsara, Mother of No Birth, King of the Yellow River, Lord of Martial Arts, Pure World Tathagata, Limb Splicer...

However, he had never come across the names of the remaining Dao masters, and he didn't know whether the Dao master who died inside the Ghost Lake was one of the ones he knew.

Of course, there is another possibility.

That means the fortune teller was wrong. In fact, the person who died in the Ghost Lake was not one of the Thirteen Palms.

However, Jiang Xinghuo estimated that this possibility was not very high. The fortune teller was no ordinary person. Since he said with certainty that he was the master of Taoism, then there was a high probability that he really was the master of Taoism.

"What are you going to do next?"

"Will you choose to leave this ghost lake and not wade into this muddy water, or will you insist on going to the depths of the ghost lake to see what secrets are there?"

Jiang Xinghuo took a deep breath. There was no reason to hesitate. The death of the game character would not affect him in any way. He had no reason to give up this map and explore other places.

"You choose to continue exploring."

"You stepped onto the boat. A thin mist floated on the calm lake. You remembered the fortune teller's warning to you. What do you plan to do?"

"1. Row the boat and head deeper into the lake. There is nothing to worry about."

"2. Find a way to anchor the boat along the route it took, so as to avoid getting lost in the lake on the return journey."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the two options given in the game text, his brows thoughtful. He opened the magic bag and searched around, and finally took out a few things he found in the village.

"Do you want to use these props?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes. Although he didn't know how to use those things specifically, as long as he made the choice, the game would automatically handle the rest.

"You took out the bundle of red hemp thread from your magic bag and tied it to the railing of the wooden bridge. As long as the hemp thread is connected to the boat, you can anchor the route the boat has traveled."

"Do you want to leave immediately?"

"You rowed the rotten oars, along the calm lake, towards the depths of the thick fog."

"You triggered the Ghost Lake water map."

"On the way..."

"We are still on the road..."

"Please wait……"

The game entered a semi-idle state. Jiang Xinghuo put his phone on the bed, picked up a cold fried yellow croaker, and put it into his mouth to chew.

In a short while, he had eaten the remaining half plate of fried yellow croaker.

After eating, Jiang Xinghuo washed his hands, then opened his magic bag and found the thorn headband.

The crown of thorns of the anointed one.

Jiang Xinghuo threw the crown of thorns on his head, and his mental power began to radiate outward rapidly.

But this time, Jiang Xinghuo explored and perceived with a purpose. He concentrated most of his mental power in one direction, which was the location of the Beijing Grand Canal in Binhai City.

soon.

Jiang Xinghuo "saw" the scene around the Beijing Grand Canal.

It was already past six in the evening. It gets dark very early in the north in winter. It was almost completely dark at six o'clock, and the temperature dropped sharply. Especially by the canal, the cold wind blew away the moisture as sharp as a knife.

But even in such a bad climate, there were still a lot of people gathered on both sides of the canal, and without exception they were all gamers.

Jiang Xinghuo also saw the staff from the Public Opinion Survey Bureau.

In addition, the girl whose inherited relic was the Great Thunder God was also among the crowd by the river. Lightning arcs kept flashing behind her, faintly forming a wind and thunder image, as if she had just fought with someone.

"It hasn't dispersed yet..."

Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly, took off the thorn ring from his head, then took out the Lingquan gourd and patted it, and the consumed mental strength was instantly restored.

These players have been lingering along the canal since morning. It is impossible to say that they have no purpose.

But he didn't care too much. There were people from the Public Opinion Bureau there. They could activate the effect of the Demon Sealing Array at any time. Even if those players had great abilities, they would be suppressed by the Demon Sealing Array.

Speaking of which, Jiang Xinghuo remembered that he also had a similar prop, named "Township Monument", which was a prop he got from a monster called Daqushen when he was in the Bashu Ghost Workshop.

Moreover, the quality rating of that item is very high. It is a legendary item. Its talent effect is also amazing, and it has the function of "enfeoffment and territorial defense".

To put it simply, it can form a forbidden area, and the strength of everyone in the area will be suppressed.

Only by obtaining the corresponding authority can you exert your strength in the field.

However, there is an embarrassing thing about this prop, which is that it can only be effective in the secular world.

Although it can be used in reality, it does not distinguish between friend and foe. As long as one is within the range of the 'Zhenbei Monument', the magic power in the body will be blocked and suppressed.

So in reality, Jiang Xinghuo seldom uses this prop and almost forgets its existence.

As for those people along the canal, although I don't know what they want to do, based on the current situation, it would be useless even if I go there. I don't even know what they are going to do, so it would be a waste of time.

It is better to complete the task at hand first, and then consider other things.

Jiang Xinghuo put down his phone and waited quietly. After more than half an hour, it was almost seven o'clock and a prompt message came from the game.

"You have arrived at Ghost Lake Ferry."

"You abandon the boat and go ashore. You walk along the path, through a dense forest, and a majestic ancient city appears before your eyes."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have used your innate ability to see through the origin of all things through the Tathagatagarbha, and have uncovered the secrets hidden beneath the surface of this ancient city."

"You have discovered the ancient city of the Yellow River."

"It is said that after becoming the Taoist master, King Huanghe discovered an ancient city in the ruins of the old secular world. He used his great magical powers to move it to the secular world and hid it in an unknown place. It became the Taoist temple where he lived on weekdays."

"However, no one knows whether this rumor is true or not. Some say it is a rumor circulating among the people, while others say it is true..."

The Yellow River King's Dojo? ?
Seeing the hint given in the game text, Jiang Xinghuo's heart moved. Could it be that the Taoist master who died here was the Yellow River King? ?
The more Jiang Xinghuo thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible. If the person who died here was not the Yellow River King, then why didn't the Yellow River King dispose of the body?

It's like if someone died in Zhang San's family, would the other party just ignore it and leave the body in his home?
will not!

Because that's totally illogical!

"Do you want to enter the ancient city to explore?" Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about this in his mind when new game text popped up on the screen.

He had to choose yes. Things had come to this point, and he had no reason to give up the no option.

"You walked into the abandoned ancient city."

"The buildings in the ancient city are not complicated. There are no gorgeous and exquisite patterns. Instead, there are water wave patterns carved everywhere."

"You opened the Tathagata storehouse in your right eye and understood the meaning of those waves and ripples. It turned out to be the diagram of an ancient formation."

"You have obtained the diagram of the Water Wave Cloud Pattern Array."

"Water Wave Cloud Pattern Formation (rare formation), this formation was researched by King Huanghe when he had nothing to do. It has no killing power in itself, but it can attract water and waves, and at certain times, wash the streets and buildings of this ancient city."

Hmm? Jiang Xinghuo read the game text twice. Rare magic was actually used for cleaning. This Yellow River King was really rich.

"Do you want to explore the ancient city?"

Jiang Xinghuo directly chose the yes option and controlled the game character to conduct a careful exploration in the city.

"Exploring..."

"You have obtained the River God's Gallbladder, x5."

"River God Gallbladder (excellent material). The Yellow River King has many river gods under his command. After their death, organs will fall off their bodies. It has the effect of nourishing the liver and protecting the gods. It is most popular among pharmacists."

"Continuing exploration..."

"You have obtained the stomach of Bao Jiang Tong, x7."

"Baojiang Tong's stomach (rare material). The Yellow River King has many water-attributed monsters under his command. One of them is called 'Baojiang Tong', who has the ability to swallow rivers and drink seas. Its stomach also contains various incredible abilities. If it is integrated with one's own organs, one can also master the skills of 'swallowing rivers and drinking seas'."

"Note that there is no upper limit to the number of organs that can be fused. The more organs that are fused, the stronger the abilities that can be mastered."

"Do you want to fuse these stomach sacs?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw this, he nodded repeatedly. He didn't want to turn himself into a big water turtle.

"Continuing to explore..."

"You have obtained the incomplete remains of the River Patrol, x9."

"The corpse of Xunhe'er (excellent material), a water monster under the command of the Yellow River King, has the ability to 'calm the sea and calm the waves'. It can be used as a raw material for refining elixirs, and can also be used as food for other water monsters. It can greatly increase the mana of the eater."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the description of this, he immediately had an idea in his mind. He threw the remains of the bodies directly to the river-controlling boy and the mermaid in the water.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo continued to wander around and explore the city, and most of the materials he found were related to river gods and water ghosts.

As for other things, they have not been discovered yet.

"You continue to explore the ancient city."

"You found a palace in the middle of the ancient city. Although the exterior is somewhat damaged, the gate of the palace is still sealed and closed. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Finally there is a change!

When Jiang Xinghuo saw this, his eyes lit up and he quickly controlled the game character to walk over.

"You found a heavy iron lock on the palace gate. There seems to be some kind of restriction on it. If it is damaged by external forces, the self-destruct device will be activated immediately, and the entire palace will not be able to be preserved."

"Iron lock?"

Jiang Xinghuo chuckled, rummaged through his magic bag and found the Seven Treasures Key.

This prop obtained in the Bashu Ghost House really helped him a lot and saved him a lot of trouble.

"You have cracked the mechanism here and entered successfully."

"You pushed open the door and walked into the palace. You saw that the hall was covered with rotten dust, and it seemed to have been abandoned for a long time."

"You explore deeper into the palace. Since it has been abandoned for too long, only some insignificant relics remain. Where do you choose to explore first?"

The game text gives several options.

Jiang Xinghuo took a quick look and didn't take it too seriously, so he just chose a place at random.

"You reach out to feel for the dusty bookshelf, but something stings you."

Jiang Xinghuo: ...

"You have used the Hundred Insect Detoxification Pills."

"Bai Chong Jie Du Pill, -2."

Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself that he was really unlucky.

He obtained seven detoxification pills from the South Asian wizard. The fortune teller used up three, and he used up two himself. The remaining two could probably last once. If they were all used up, he would probably have to use dog food.

But dog food is different from the scapegoat. After using the scapegoat, you can be resurrected directly on the spot without having to run the map again.

The Dog Food can only be resurrected next to the shrine, which means that he has to run the map again. More importantly, without the black-sailed boat, it is unknown whether he can cross the Ghost Lake.

"You searched in your magic bag and found half a bottle of realgar wine. You poured it on the bookshelf. With a rustling sound, the danger disappeared and you can continue exploring."

"You rummaged around on the bookshelf and found a yellowed, scribbled notebook."

"You have obtained the Ghost Lake Priest's Book."

"Ghost Lake Sacrifice Book (Special Item), this is a note that King Huanghe salvaged from the depths of Ghost Lake. It records in detail the method of offering sacrifices to Ghost Lake. Legend has it that there is a small cave hidden under Ghost Lake, but King Huanghe has repeatedly explored it in the afternoon and found no clues."

Another small cave.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text thoughtfully and put the prop into his magic bag. He would go to Ghost Lake later to take a look, perhaps triggering a new plot.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo explored the hall again, but did not find anything particularly rare.

However, just when he was about to leave the hall, a new interactive option was triggered.

"You were about to leave the hall and explore other places, but suddenly the effect of the treasure-hunting eye was triggered, and you found a secret room behind the shelf against the wall of the hall."

"You went over and moved the shelf away, and found the hidden entrance to the secret room. Do you want to go in and take a look?"

"You chose to enter the secret room. The dusty and rotten smell in the secret room made you feel uncomfortable. You saw a body that had long been dried by the wind. Judging from the clothes on the other person, this person's status in life was quite extraordinary. He should have had a close relationship with the Yellow River King."

"Do you want to touch the body?"

(End of this chapter)