My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 425: Fire Lord City

"You have arrived at the blacksmith shop of Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian. I can vaguely hear the sound of clanging coming from inside. Do you want to go in and explain your purpose?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes. The reason why he came to find the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian was to ask him to forge a suitable magic weapon. If he didn't go in, it would be a waste of his trip.

"You walked into the blacksmith shop. Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian heard the sound and came out of the house. When he saw you again, he was very curious and asked you if you had encountered any difficult problems and why you were so diligent in coming to his shop recently."

"How are you going to deal with the questions from the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian?"

"Will you choose to tell the truth about the matter, or make up an excuse to get away with it?"

There are two options: tell the truth or just deal with it casually.

Jiang Xinghuo hesitated for a moment. Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian was very nice to him. If he chose to be perfunctory in response, it would be a waste of time and effort if he caused the other party to be disgusted.

Ever since he entered the game, he began to tell himself that although this was a word game, the NPCs in the game were real lives, not fixed and rigid programs. They also had their own joys, sorrows, anger, and happiness, as well as their own opinions and ideas about right and wrong.

So, after hesitating for a while, Jiang Xinghuo decided to tell Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian the truth of the matter.

There is no conflict of interest between the two parties, so there is no need to hide it, as that would only cause trouble.

"You briefly explained the whole story. When the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian learned that you had obtained the origin of hell and became the master of the volcanic hell, he was greatly shocked. He never thought that you, an insignificant exile, could become the high and mighty king of the underworld."

Looking at the text, Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself that he, the King of the Underworld, must be the worst among all the kings.

If it weren't for the power of the Golden Law, he would probably still be suffering in the underworld.

Of course, there is no need to explain these in detail to Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian, it is enough for him to know it himself.

"After the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian learned about your purpose, he also fell into deep thought. He began to think about his life's learning and wanted to forge the most perfect magic weapon for you."

"In this way, its name will be remembered forever. Perhaps people will still remember its name thousands of years later."

"Not long after, the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian raised his head. He has already decided what kind of magic weapon to forge for you."

"Legend has it that in ancient times, the ancestor of the Shengong clan, the Lord of Heavenly Works, who later became known as Tiangongye, discovered a set of cruel punishment tools called Paolao while traveling in the land of exile."

"This torture device looks like a hollow brass column with iron rings and iron locks inlaid on it. It can fix the body of the prisoner on the copper column, and then ignite charcoal under the copper column, so that the prisoner will be roasted to death."

"After Master Tiangong returned to the secular world, he improved this set of torture instruments and integrated the Taoist Eight-Gate Golden Lock Formation, making it a set of magical instruments with extremely terrifying lethality."

"However, Master Tiangong felt that this set of magic tools was too cruel, so he destroyed it himself, leaving only the forging drawings, which were hidden in the treasure house of the Forbidden City."

"After the Dawn Night, the treasure pavilion was also emptied, and many items were lost in the world, including the forging blueprint."

"I heard that a few days ago, a mysterious peddler came to the ghost market in Beiping City. He had a lot of hard currency and some imperial treasures. You can try to go over and take a look. Maybe you can find some relevant clues."

"Based on your current situation, the Pao Lao Pillar is the most suitable weapon for you, so you'd better find this blueprint."

Seeing what the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian said, Jiang Xinghuo also had an idea in his mind, but is this ghost market open during the day? ?
Jiang Xinghuo looked up at the sky outside, then looked at the clock hanging on the wall.

Morning, seven o'clock sharp.

Jiang Xinghuo raised his hand to turn off the bedside lamp, got up, put on his clothes, and stretched.

"The ghost market in Peking is only open at night. Please enter the ghost market before midnight. After midnight, the ghost market will be closed again and will not reopen until the hour of the tiger."

Sure enough, we have to wait until night.

Jiang Xinghuo threw your hand on the bedside and went to take care of his personal hygiene.

Needless to say, during the day, although there are not as many customers as when the weather is warm, there are still quite a few coming and going.

Noon.

Jiang Miaozhen called and said that the excavation of the ancient tomb at the bottom of the river would begin tomorrow night. If you have time, you can go over and see what's going on.

Jiang Xinghuo was still a little puzzled as to why they didn't start working in broad daylight but had to wait until dark.

But Jiang Miaozhen said that the gate of the ancient tomb was a little strange and could only be opened when there was a moon at night.

But it's cloudy tonight, so there's no way to do it.

Jiang Xinghuo didn't ask any further questions, but just said that he would be there on time that night.

When he was free during the day, Jiang Xinghuo also wandered around the city of Beiping. He didn't gain anything particularly big, but he did unlock a few new sub-maps.

evening.

After Jiang Xinghuo finished dinner, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket and opened the game.

"You opened your eyes beside the shrine in Peking."

"What are your plans next?"

"Would you choose to wander around the city of Beiping, or would you choose to wait outside the ghost market while it's still light?"

"You choose to wait outside the ghost market."

"On the way, please wait..."

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the game character to go to the Ghost Market. According to the description in the game text, the Ghost Market is to the west of Beiping City, and can be entered after passing an archway.

The reason why this place is called the Ghost Market is not only because there are many things that cannot be seen in the light, but more importantly because of the word "ghost".

Ghost market, ghost market, a market where there are more ghosts than people is called a ghost market.

"You come to the outside of the ghost market and wait quietly in a corner. There are many people waiting around. As long as the sun sets, the entrance to the ghost market will open."

"Half an hour later, the sun finally set in the west, and night gradually enveloped the city of Peking."

"You see those people waiting here also started to move. They took out a white candle as thick as their index finger from their pockets, lit it and started to walk into the archway."

"You grab a person who is about to go in and ask him why he is doing this."

"But this person just looked at you without saying anything, with a faint smile on his face."

As soon as Jiang Xinghuo saw the description in the text, he knew what was going on. They were waiting for him to take money out of his pocket. "You gave a reward of 100 incense sticks."

"The man looked at the incense in his hand and didn't say anything, but the smile on his face faded a little."

Jiang Xinghuo took a look and thought, this is too little, well, I'll just give you some more.

"You gave another 100 incense sticks as a reward."

"But the man still didn't speak, and the smile on his face was gone."

"You gave another 100 incense sticks as a reward."

"This time, the man smiled more often, but you found that his smile was full of greed, as if he wanted to snatch the remaining incense from you. But in the end, somehow, he gave up the idea and turned away with the incense you gave him."

"Do you want to stop him?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself that this was not fair. Not only did he take the money but he didn't do anything about it, he even dared to give him a hard time. Who gave you the courage? Do you really think you are a human being? !
"You chose to stop it."

"You quickly chased after him and held down his shoulder, but he also knew a few tricks. He grabbed your wrist with his backhand and tried to break your arm."

"You got angry, so you swung the man and threw him six or seven meters away, hitting him right on a pillar."

"You step on the other person's chest and ask what's going on."

"The man then realized that he had hit a wall. He saw you as a stranger and thought you were a rookie from another place who came to join in the fun, so he wanted to steal some of your incense. He didn't expect that he would not recognize the great man and offend the master."

"You learned from this person that if you want to enter the ghost market here, you must light a stick of corpse wax, then close your eyes and follow the smell. When the smell disappears, you can open your eyes. If you open your eyes before the smell disappears, you will be lost in the darkness, and no one knows where you will lead."

"Now that you know how to enter the Ghost Market, how do you plan to deal with this greedy guy?"

"Are you going to mercifully let it go, or are you going to send it to hell to atone for its sins?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and finally chose the latter. He decided to kill the man and take the things from him.

"You ignored the man's desperate pleas and crushed his throat. Not only did you get back the incense you gave away, you also gained a lot of extra benefits."

"You lit the corpse oil candle in your hand, closed your eyes and walked behind the archway. The sweet smell lingered at the tip of your nose. You could clearly feel someone whispering in your ear. Do you want to open your eyes to see what it is?"

Jiang Xinghuo read the text forward. The game text said it very clearly. If he opened his eyes before the smell of corpse oil wax dissipated, he would be lost in darkness forever.

If it was during his normal exploration, he wouldn't mind opening his eyes and giving it a try, but now there were more important things to do, so he didn't want to try it recklessly.

"You resisted the attraction of the unknown temptations from the outside world. The whispering voices gradually disappeared, and a woman's sigh was heard."

"At the same time, the smell of corpse oil lingering at the tip of your nose suddenly disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared."

"Do you want to open your eyes?"

This time, Jiang Xinghuo chose to open his eyes. Without the smell of burning corpse oil wax, he should have arrived at the ghost market.

"You opened your eyes and found another archway in front of you, with the same structure as the one you just saw."

"The only difference is that this archway is older and some parts are damaged, so the patterns on it are not very clear."

"Walking through the archway, there is a long, gloomy street. In the darkness, candles are lit with faint lights, illuminating the goods on their stalls. Buyers walking by are also holding candles. It is difficult to see clearly, and I don't know where it leads to."

"Do you want to explore the ghost market? If you change your mind now, you can still leave the ghost market along the same route. Otherwise, you will not be able to leave after midnight."

"You choose to continue exploring."

"You held the corpse oil candle in your hand and walked along the stalls on both sides of the street. You saw a lot of good things, but they were of no use to you."

"You start looking for the mysterious peddler. When you reach the entrance of a remote alley, a rag-and-bone scavenger jumps out with a sack of sundries in his hand. He asks if you want to see his goods, which are of high quality and low price, with a wide variety of items."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw this text, he remembered the scavenger.

His magic bag was still given by the other party, but later the scavenger died from the poison and it was he who collected the body.

"You ask him what good stuff he has, and he immediately takes out a painting from his sack, and the strong smell of soy sauce and tea fills your nose."

"You saw through the scavenger's trick, but you didn't do anything about it. Instead, you bought the sack of fakes."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You found a torn, yellowed piece of paper in the sack of counterfeits. There were many black lines drawn on it. It seemed to be a torn map."

"Moreover, you found that this incomplete map and the map of Vulcan City you have on you happen to have some corresponding parts."

"In addition, there is an intact place name marked on this incomplete map fragment."

"You have obtained the clue to the ruins of Fire Lord City."

"Fire Lord City is a long-abandoned city. During the war between the ghosts and gods, Fire Lord City was destroyed in the chaos of war. Countless citizens in the city were killed or injured. Those who survived by chance fled to other cities, and the city has been abandoned ever since."

"According to folk legends, the history of Fire Lord City is extremely long. This city existed in ancient times and was once occupied by a powerful ghost god named 'Great Fire God'. Unfortunately, after the Dawn Night, the Great Fire God suddenly disappeared mysteriously, otherwise this city would not have been destroyed."

Fire Lord City...

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text thoughtfully.

This Fire Lord City must be closely related to the Fire God City, which can be seen from the names of the two cities. Perhaps this Great Fire God is the descendant of the ancient Yan Emperor.

After finishing things here, I can get some information and then go to the ruins of Fire Lord City.

"You keep going..."

"You found a crowd gathering ahead. Do you want to squeeze over and join in the fun?"

"You walked over and squeezed into the crowd, and found that the owner of this stall looked familiar, as if you had seen him somewhere before."

"You've got it, big man."

(End of this chapter)