My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 460: Temporary Ending
Jiang Xinghuo obtained the method of killing the Red Lantern Fairy from the mob, and bought a pot of water from the Three Rivers and Four Seas from the niche shop.

So, when the game text asked him if he wanted to go to the Lantern Shop, Jiang Xinghuo agreed without hesitation.

"You chose to go to Lantern Shop again."

"On the way, please wait..."

"You have arrived, Lantern House."

"How are you going to get into the Lantern Shop next?"

"Do you choose to break in directly from the main gate, or choose to climb over the wall from the back, or choose another way to enter the square."

There are three options: entering through the main entrance, climbing over the wall, and other methods.

Jiang Xinghuo didn't think too much about it. Just like the previous two times, he chose to climb over the wall from the back to enter the Lantern Shop.

"You used the Wind Scythe Secret Technique to quietly enter the Lantern Shop, and without alerting anyone else, you came to the place where the Red Lantern Fairy lived."

"You hide in the dark and observe your surroundings carefully. There are still many Red Lantern guards standing outside. How do you plan to deal with these minions?"

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a moment, opened the skill panel, and summoned the Xiaoyao Mengdie from the acupoint.

"You summoned the Dreaming Butterfly, whose crystal clear body was hidden in the darkness. It flew silently outside the house and gently bit the neck of each of the Red Lanterns."

"In just a split second, those red lanterns had already lost consciousness, fell to the ground and fell asleep."

"Do you want to go up and knock on the door?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes.

"You walked up to the door, knocked lightly three times, paused for a moment, and then knocked twice more."

"This is the knock code you discovered after observing for a long time. Only if you knock at this frequency will the person behind the door open it."

"Soon after, the door of the house opened from the inside, and the figure of the Red Lantern Fairy appeared behind the door. Do you want to attack it?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation and poured the Three Rivers and Four Seas water in his hand on the Red Lantern Fairy.

“With a crackling sound!”

"There were hoarse screams from behind the gate that were not human. You couldn't tell what was going on inside through two doors, but it sounded like something terrifying."

"Your body, mind and spirit have been severely affected."

"Your health points begin to decrease continuously..."

"Current health: 93%."

Jiang Xinghuo was a little surprised. He didn't expect to lose blood.

And the speed is quite fast, almost a constant speed of 1% per second. If it continues at this rate, the life will be gone in less than two minutes.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at his continuously decreasing health points and thought that this Red Lantern Fairy was quite fierce. It could still affect him even in this state.

However, Jiang Xinghuo had no way to stop this situation and could only watch his blood volume continue to drop.

It kept dropping to 20%.

This state was finally contained, and Jiang Xinghuo took out the Medicine Fairy Gourd from his magic bag, and soon recovered to full health. "You waited at the door for a cup of tea, until there was no big movement behind the door. Do you want to go in and take a look now?"

To be on the safe side, Jiang Xinghuo did not choose to go in immediately, but chose "no" first, and then triggered his talent of seeing through walls to peek at what was behind the door.

"You used your gifted vision to see through walls and found that the Red Lantern Fairy was hiding behind the door with a festering body and a pair of sharp scissors in his hand. If you rush in rashly, you will probably die."

Tsk, he has quite a lot of ideas, but it's a pity that he uses them on himself, so it's all in vain and just a waste of effort.

"You continue to wait outside the door for a while. The Red Lantern Fairy finally couldn't hold on any longer. Its body was corroded by the water of the river and sea, and gradually turned into a pile of dry bones. Now you can go in without worry."

"Do you want to go behind the door and check?"

This time, Jiang Xinghuo chose yes openly, pushed the door open, walked into the house and started exploring.

"You entered the house and saw the remains of the Red Lantern Fairy. Under the tattered clothes, you found a glittering object that seemed to be a small mourning hall. Do you want to pick it up and see what it is?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw this, he thought to himself, he had come here with so much effort just for this mourning hall. He just wanted to see what kind of treasure it was that could bring the dead back to life.

"You walked over and picked up the glittering little mourning hall from the remains of the Red Lantern Fairy. A chill instantly permeated your whole body along your palm."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have obtained the Life-Extending Hall."

"The Life-Extending Spirit Hall (rare item), a unique magical tool made by the ancestors of the Shouchi people in Kanto. As long as you fuse it into your own heart, you can confine the lifespan of other living beings in this spirit hall, thus extending your own life."

"Attention, this is one of the thirteen mourning halls and tombs built by the Shouchi Patriarch. It looks like it can extend a person's life, but in fact, it is a magical tool that the Shouchi Patriarch uses to harvest leeks."

"Anyone who is resurrected from this mourning hall will have their life and death controlled by Patriarch Shouchi. They will be controlled and slaughtered by him without any ability to fight back."

"Do you want to integrate this mourning hall?"

Looking at the description of the game text, Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself that he knew it wouldn't be such a cheap thing. Although relying on this thing could save his life, this life would no longer be in his control. Others could torture him however they wanted. It would be better to just die.

Moreover, this ancestor Shou Chi is obviously not a good person. He not only has means and strength, but also has great ambitions.

Jiang Xinghuo rummaged through his magic bag and pulled out a rare quality item called "Shou Chi Tang".

This was the item he found while exploring Guandong City. According to the game text, it was also one of the thirteen mourning halls forged by Patriarch Shouchi.

According to popular rumors, the reason why Patriarch Shou Chi built these thirteen mourning halls and tombs was so that one day he could detain the thirteen Taoist masters in the secular world. This shows his ambition and strength.

Jiang Xinghuo didn't want to become a puppet of Master Shouchi, and he didn't need this thing anyway, so he simply threw it into his magic bag.

"Do you want to continue exploring here?"

"You chose to continue exploring the house, and finally found a schematic diagram of the soul-catching lamp on the shelf in the house."

"The Soul-Catching Lamp, this is a magical tool made by the Red Lantern Fairy at the request of the Shouchi Patriarch. It can absorb a person's soul silently."

So far, Jiang Xinghuo has almost completed the exploration of Red Light Town and has obtained everything he needs to find.

As for the remaining bits and pieces, he could come back when he had the chance. Anyway, the teleportation point had been opened and he could teleport here at any time.

I started saving up manuscripts, 4,000 per day, and I have to save until the fifth day of the first lunar month before I can return from my hometown.
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(End of this chapter)