My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 509: Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, and Chickens

"You went over and picked up the small box from the flames. Do you want to open it and see what's inside?"

Jiang Xinghuo was just about to choose yes, but before he could react, new game text appeared on the screen.

"You hear footsteps behind you, and a fellow exile appears in front of you, with murderous intent. Your intuition tells you that he has bad intentions and does not seem to want to talk to you."

"You are attacked by the Exile 'Windrunner'. He and you are both from the Exile race. He wants to snatch the box from you. What will you do next?"

"Are you going to give up what you got and beg this Wind Walker to spare your life, or are you going to fight him and decide the winner based on your abilities?"

The game gives two options: either give in and give up the things, or choose to let go and fight.

Jiang Xinghuo would naturally not choose the former. Once something is in his hands, there is no reason for him to give it away just like that.

"You started hunting Wind Walker, but he was clearly no match for you. After just one encounter, he was burned to charcoal by your fire and died unwillingly."

"The exile 'Wind Walker' has died. Your Kitchen God Fire has devoured some power, and your level has been slightly improved, +1."

"You were watched by the altar of the Spirit Tower. By killing your comrade, you gained some forbidden power of joy. Your physical fitness was also slightly improved, +1."

"However, you have also violated the taboo of the Eight Directions Spiritual Tower. Ghost Hunters in the Spiritual Tower are strictly prohibited from killing each other. Every time you kill a Ghost Hunter, you will accumulate a sin value. When the sin value exceeds a certain limit, you will be removed from the Ghost Hunter identity and will be listed on the Ghost Hunter blacklist, becoming a wanted red-name criminal."

"You successfully killed your fellow exile 'Windrunner' and obtained some incense from him. This is a reward for you and a punishment for Windrunner."

"You have obtained, Incense +130."

Tsk, what a disgrace. You don't have the skills, but you still want to kill people and rob. You deserve this fate.

"Do you want to pat down Windrunner's body?"

"You used the Five Ghosts Moving Technique to open Wind Walker's magic bag and moved everything inside to your body."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the extra things in the magic bag. Most of them were inconspicuous rags and scraps, with few valuable things. Jiang Xinghuo rummaged through them, leaving only two things, and returned the rest to Feng Xingzhe.

On the other side, Feng Xingzhe was lying on his bed in the dormitory, looking at the things in the storage bag that were lost and found again. His mood was like riding a roller coaster, ups and downs. Just now, the storage bag suddenly became empty, which scared him so much that he almost fell off the bed.

But in the blink of an eye, all the lost things were back, and he finally felt relieved. He thought there was a bug in the game, but after he counted them carefully, his face turned ugly.

Because he found that he had lost two things, which were rewards for high-difficulty tasks.

……

Jiang Xinghuo got up and went to the refrigerator to pour himself a glass of juice. He then picked up a few pieces of fried crispy meat and threw them into his mouth. Although the meat was already cold, its crispness had not decreased at all.

After returning to the bedroom, Jiang Xinghuo continued to lean on the head of the bed and checked the two things he got from Feng Xingzhe.

As for guilt...it doesn't exist at all.

Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself that he had only taken two things from him and returned the rest, which was already polite enough. After all, it was the other party who attacked him first, so there would be nothing wrong with taking all his things, let alone taking two of his things.

If you are prepared to rob others, then you'd better be prepared to be robbed.

If you can defend yourself against it, that is your ability; if you cannot let it go, that is your fate. It is your destiny to have this happen, and you cannot blame others.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the first thing first.

"Meishan Decree (special item), a key left by the Lord of Meishan. As long as you carry this key with you and go to Meishan in the secular world, you can find the secret cellar left by the Lord of Meishan. There are treasures left by him. Only with this key can you find the entrance to the hidden secret cellar."

A prop that opens a map.

Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the 'Feng Shui Geography Map' of the Feng Shui Master and found the records about Meishan in the secular world. It happened to be located in the Jiangnan area of ​​the secular world, but it was relatively remote and almost close to the Miao area of ​​the secular world.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo looked at another thing.

"The Disaster List of the Underworld (special item), a list of disasters that drifted from the underworld to the living world. It records the information of a ghost from the underworld. Two months ago, for some unknown reason, the ghost escaped from the Yellow Spring in the underworld to the human world. The Lord of the Yellow Spring severely injured the ghost, but still could not catch the escaped ghost. He had to take a wisp of breath from the source of the Yellow Spring and made this list of disasters."

"This list of disasters can guide the holder to find the whereabouts of the ghost and imprison it in the list of disasters. In return, you can put forward a condition to the Lord of the Underworld. As long as it is within the Lord's ability, the Lord of the Underworld will fulfill your wish."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo's heart was beating fast. Lord Huangquan, this should be the master of Huangquan in the underworld, right?
If I could capture the ghost that escaped from the underworld and ask for a mouthful of undried Yellow Spring from it, it wouldn't be a particularly difficult thing.

Well, that’s it.

To cast the Six Paths of Reincarnation Dharma Image, one needs a fresh spring of Yellow Spring. We can take this opportunity to get it from the Lord of Yellow Spring.

Jiang Xinghuo happily put the two things away and thanked Comrade Feng Xingzhe for his outstanding contribution.

Only then did he check the things he found in the blacksmith shop.

"Do you want to open this box?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation. Since the Kitchen God placed this thing here, it must not be an ordinary object. If it was an ordinary thing, there would be no need to hide it so secretly.

"You tore off the talisman seal on the surface of the box and opened this inconspicuous box. Inside was a piece of squirming flesh and blood from an unknown creature."

"You have obtained the flesh and blood of a creature from the City of Origin." "This is a piece of flesh and blood from a creature unique to the City of Origin. It seems to be from the same source as the piece of flesh and blood you already have in your hand, but there are some very slight differences. The two should be from the same race, but they did not fall from the same creature."

The City of Origin again?

Jiang Xinghuo remembered what he found in the secret cave of the Medicine King, including a piece of flesh and blood of an unknown creature from the City of Origin, and a key to the City of Origin.

According to the game, the City of Origin may be the source of worldly history, and it contains countless unknown secrets and treasures.

However, if you want to find the path to the City of Origin, you must find the old storyteller, the former great elder of the City of Origin. Otherwise, you will not be able to enter the City of Origin at all.

Jiang Xinghuo stared at the words on the game screen. It seemed that he had to go to the City of Origin. After he got the map of Ping'an Village and lit up the shrine, he would go to Beiping to start these tasks.

Most of the mission clues he has in his hands now are related to Peking, and it will take some time to deal with them.

Jiang Xinghuo had explored almost all the accessible areas in the Bafang Linglou, except for the last room which was occasionally opened. Jiang Xinghuo didn't quite understand what it meant.

"You came to the corner of the assembly hall. There is a dusty door here. The room behind the door is said to be left by a ghost hunter. The other party was once a veteran of the Eight Directions Spiritual Tower. But since the disaster, these veterans have disappeared without a trace. Some died at the hands of enemies outside, some hid in unknown places, and some entered the old secular ruins under the Eight Directions Spiritual Tower and never came out again."

"This room has been abandoned ever since. However, according to some senior ghost hunters, this door has been opened at certain times. But for some reason, only a few people can see it. Others cannot see it open even if they pass by it."

"And those ghost hunters who see the door open and enter it will more or less get some unexpected gains, which may be magic tools, skills books, or clues to some important secrets."

"You can come to the assembly hall on February 2, March 3, May 5, July 7, September 9, and the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. If you are lucky, you may come across the door open."

Jiang Xinghuo took a look at the dates. The closest one was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which was still more than a month away.

The Chinese New Year is just over half a month away, and Jiang Xinghuo is deciding not to go back to Binhai. How about spending the New Year at home before going back?
But then I thought again, no, if I stay at home for too long, being lazy and eating all day, it will easily draw my mother's wrath. I'd better wait until after the Little New Year to come back, so that I can avoid being scolded for a few days.

At this point, Jiang Xinghuo had almost finished exploring the Eight Directions Spiritual Tower, and he also took a look at the remaining unopened areas.

For example, if one wants to enter the training rooms in the Bafang Linglou to practice, one must pay the price of 300 ghost goblins.

Instead of spending this much time like that, he might as well go back to the martial arts master's martial arts arena, where he can jump around for free and without much effort.

"Where are you planning to go next?"

"Will you choose to stay in the Bafang Spiritual Tower to accept the mission? Or will you leave the Bafang Spiritual Tower and explore outside?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose to leave Bafang Linglou. He wanted to unlock the map of Ping'an Village before the New Year.

According to the notes left by the Kitchen God, Jiang Xinghuo spent most of the next few days on the road, and a small part of the time exploring the maps he found along the way.

Look, today he unlocked a new map.

"There is a three-way intersection in front of you. What choice will you make next?"

"Look up at the three forked roads ahead. The road in the middle leads to where you want to go, Ping'an Village."

"Looking over the fork in the road on the left, it was so foggy that I couldn't see clearly what was on the road. I could only vaguely see a high mountain hidden in the fog at the end of the distant path."

Mountains hidden in the clouds?
Jiang Xinghuo was thoughtful. Could it be that this fork in the road leads to the Wuyin Mountain where the Yinyang Village is located?
Then, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the description of the fork in the road on the right.

"You walk to the intersection of the fork road on the right, stand there and look carefully into the distance. You can only see a dilapidated village. The remaining mud marks on the ground are all traces left by cattle, sheep and other livestock.

"Which path do you plan to take to continue your journey?"

Jiang Xinghuo took a deep breath, thought carefully, and finally decided to choose the road on the right. Ping'an Village was just ahead, and he could explore it sooner or later.

The path on the left most likely leads to Wuyin Mountain. There is no need to rush there to explore. Just take the path on the right first. Go one by one in order and I guarantee you will be able to get there.

"You took the path on the right."

"You walked inside on the cracked yellow soil. Although there were weeds growing on both sides of the road, they had all been eaten by cattle and sheep. It didn't take long before you arrived outside the dilapidated village. There stood a crooked stone tablet with the words 'Lingtai Town' written on it."

"You have arrived at Lingtai Town."

"You found a dim shrine in the weeds outside the village. Do you want to go and light it up?"

"You have lit up the shrine in Lingtai Town."

Well, now that the resurrection point is open, there is nothing to worry about from now on. I can start over again even if I die.

"Do you want to explore Lingtai Town?"

"You walked into a dilapidated village. In the days when the Lord of the World ruled, the villagers made a living by raising cattle, sheep and other livestock. It is said that there is a spiritual platform in the town, which can produce a continuous spring water. People who drink it will be cured of all diseases, and cattle and sheep will be fat and strong. It is precisely because of the existence of the spiritual platform that the cattle and sheep in the town are the most loved by those chefs, and it has also attracted countless gourmets to come and taste the delicious food. As a result, those gourmets were attracted by the taste of beef and mutton, and took root here and never left."

"But for some reason, although people from outside keep coming here and settling down here, Lingtai Town doesn't seem crowded at all. The people in charge of the town are a few evildoers from the Guanglu Temple, named Granny Cow, Grandpa Sheep, Pig Butcher, and Chicken Lady."

"These four inconspicuous monsters occupy the four areas of Lingtai Town, namely the southeast, northwest and northeast. They usually fight with each other, and their subordinates occasionally fight with each other, but generally speaking, they still maintain peace. Where do you plan to go first?"

"Do you plan to go to the chicken lady in the north first? Or do you plan to go to the pig butcher in the south first? Or do you plan to go to the cow lady and the sheep lady first?"

(End of this chapter)