My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 59 The Secret of Lady Hong
"This bloodletting boy came to you and told you a secret. He said that the current Red Embroidery Lady is not the real Red Embroidery Lady. She might just be a substitute."

"The real owner of the wedding dress shop may have died long ago."

Is Hong Xiu Niang dead?
Seeing the text pop up on the screen, Jiang Xinghuo was stunned. What was going on? If Hong Xiu Niang was really dead, then who was Hong Xiu Niang now?

"After you heard what the bloodletting boy said, you were very confused and asked it how it knew."

"The bloodletting boy said that they had signed a contract with Lady Hong Xiu Niang. The content of the contract was that they would release a certain amount of blood every day for the wedding dress workshop to use in dyeing wedding dresses."

"On the contrary, Lady Hong Xiu will give them corresponding compensation, and both parties will get what they need, and it will be entirely voluntary. It will not be like now, where they are kept in captivity and become pure blood slaves."

"Moreover, it found a corpse in the dungeon not long ago. Judging from the body shape, posture and clothing, it is very likely the real Red Embroidery Lady."

"The bloodletting boy led you to a hidden corner of the dungeon. You saw a highly decayed corpse among those withered bones and limbs."

"This corpse is completely different from those bloodletting boys who were squeezed dry. There are terrible poisonous sores all over the body, and there are many hideous scars. It seems that he was tortured when he was alive."

"Tathagata's talent is triggered."

"You found the body of Lady Hongxiu."

"It turns out that the bloodletting boy was not lying. The real Lady Hong Xiu had already died a long time ago, and her body was thrown into a dark corner without sunlight."

"Then the question is, who killed Lady Hong Xiu Niang and took her place openly without anyone noticing?"

"At this time, you saw some glittering objects on the corpse covered with poisonous sores. They must be some treasures."

"Do you want to choose to go forward and touch the corpse?"

"If you choose to touch the corpse, it is best to take antidote first, otherwise the toxins left on the corpse may very likely take your life."

Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself that there was no need to think about it. He was not an NPC in the game, he was an immortal exile. Not to mention that he was immune to all poisons and had the Heavenly Official Seal, most toxins and curses had no effect on him.

To put it another way, even if he was really infected with the toxin, it would be nothing more than a waste of a scapegoat.

"You chose to go forward and touch the body, and after some exploration, you actually found something on the body."

"You have obtained the poisonous blood of Lady Hong Xiu."

"Red Embroidered Lady's Vicious Blood (Excellent Consumable Item). Before she died, Red Embroidered Lady merged her resentment with her blood to create this extremely filthy thing. If you dissolve it in water, it will evaporate automatically with the air. It has extremely strong poisonous and polluting abilities and is one of the most powerful poisons in the world."

"Mrs. Hong Xiu Niang hopes that you can pour this bottle of resentful blood into the dye vat. After it evaporates in the air, all the creatures in the wedding dress shop will die completely, and none of those who betrayed it will survive!"

"You have obtained the Baina Bottle."

"Bai Nan Bottle (Excellent Prop), a prop commissioned by Lady Hong Xiu to the Taoist Master Shengong to create. Its effect is similar to that of the Bai Nan Bag, but the difference is that the Bai Nan Bottle can only hold blood, about 100 kilograms. The blood stored in it will remain in the state before it was placed in it, and will not be affected by time factors."

"Current remaining health: 50 jin."

Jiang Xinghuo took it out and took a look. It was just a palm-sized white porcelain bottle, but it contained 50 kilograms of blood.

"This is a good thing..."

Looking at the white porcelain bottle in his hand, Jiang Xinghuo's heart moved, and he remembered another prop, the spirit tablet of the Hei family fairy. When he was in Longcheng, he killed several disciples of the Chuma fairy family and got this prop from them. As long as he offered blood, he could summon the spirit of Hei Mama. The spirit summoned by 50 kilograms of blood should be very powerful.

Jiang Xinghuo put away the Baina bottle and continued to look at other things.

"You have obtained the bloodletting knife."

"Bloodletting Knife (precious equipment), Red Embroidered Lady's personal weapon, is her wedding gift. It is made of the blood pump heart, a specialty of the mining city, and can be used to bleed. If it is not stopped, it will only take ten seconds to completely drain hundreds of kilograms of blood."

"You have obtained a partial map of the mining city."

"Part of the map of the mining city (common item). The mining city in the northwest of the secular world is mountainous and rocky, and contains all kinds of rare and precious minerals. Red Embroidery Lady's husband is from the mining city. The blood pump heart and this map were left behind by him."

"It's a pity that the two of them parted ways due to their incompatible personalities, but they occasionally exchanged letters. If you have the opportunity to go to the mining city in the future, you can go to Tieshi Lane to find it and explain the whole story."

Looking at the text message that popped up on the screen, Jiang Xinghuo thought that this trip was quite rewarding. Not only did he get several props, but he also expanded the new map of the mining city.

"You found a secret door on the wall next to you. According to the map given to you by the Water Armor Soldier, this secret door leads to the secret room in Master Coffin's mansion."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Should we go directly to Master Guan's mansion? Or should we go back up there first to avenge Lady Hong Xiu?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it for a moment and chose the second option.

Although Coffin Town is not very big, the situation is complicated. As the final boss, Lord Coffin is definitely not that easy to deal with. You have to deal with these wild monsters first to avoid being besieged by them.

"You left the dungeon, and the bloodletting boys left with you. They all went to their own places."

"You walked out of the dungeon and found that the shop was still in chaos. You took advantage of the situation and beat several dyeing boys and fire-burning women to death. Without attracting anyone's attention, you left the wedding dress shop with those bloodletting boys."

"After this incident, the wedding dress shop will not be able to resume production in a short period of time. You'd better wait two days before coming to poison."

However, at this moment, the text on the phone suddenly jumped and new content appeared.

"You have been cursed by the White Water River God."

"You promised the White Water River God that day that you would clean up its mess within seven days and kill all the corpse-recoverers who betrayed it."

"But you broke your promise and forgot about this matter. The White Water River God has extended your time by half a month on top of the seven days, but you still haven't fulfilled its wish."

"The Heavenly Official's Blessing Seal has taken effect and has removed the River God's curse for you."

"You have the blessing of the Heavenly Official in your hands, and the power of no taboos added to you. Most curses have no effect on you, and you can ignore the curse of the White Water River God."

"So are you willing to return to Dragon City and fulfill the last wish of the White Water River God?"

Jiang Xinghuo slapped his head. He had forgotten about this matter a long time ago. He thought that by getting rid of the yellow-skinned man, he had avenged the Baishui River God and had forgotten about the matter of the corpse retriever.

It's no wonder that the Baishui River God was angry. He really had gone too far. He took the benefits but didn't get anything done. Who would be happy about that?

(End of this chapter)