My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 633 Yellow River
While talking.

Jiang Xinghuo and Luo Huan also returned to the valley from which they came.

The battle is declared over.

Most of the players that Long Yinhui sent to besiege Li Jun and others died at the hands of a few people, and the rest were also caught by the Public Opinion Bureau and taken into the car with special handcuffs and shackles.

But Li Jun and his colleagues also paid a heavy price, and their bodies were covered in blood. Fortunately, they had the treatment team from the Public Opinion Survey Bureau, so their lives were not in danger.

"By the way, there's also this!"

Jiang Xinghuo thought of the archer imprisoned in the water prison, and directly pulled him out from the field of heaven, thunder and sea, and threw him in front of Luo Huan and Li Jun.

"He was the one who attacked from a distance with a bow and arrow just now."

Luo Huan and this person seemed to be old acquaintances. After seeing him, a bright smile appeared on his face and he said, "Comrade Hunter King, we can have a good chat this time."

The archer twitched his lips and sighed, "I promise to tell the truth. I will tell you everything I know. Our policy is to treat prisoners well, right?"

"Don't worry, we will act according to the principles."

Luo Huan's smile grew brighter, and he said to the people around him, "Take him down and take good care of him. Give him good food and drink, and treat him well. This year's bonus for us brothers will go to him!!"

"Is his identity important?"

Jiang Xinghuo asked curiously.

"Very important."

Luo Huan nodded and said:
"This guy is the third most important person in the Southwest region of the Dragon Yin Society. He knows more than those minions. More importantly, he is very tactful. We have worked together twice before. There are even rumors that he is an undercover agent sent by the higher-ups to the Dragon Yin Society."

"Have you ever sent undercover agents to the Long Yin Society?"

"Shh, don't say it, don't say it."

Luo Huan put his index finger to his lips and made a gesture of silence.

This is the end of things.

Subsequent on-site processing and other miscellaneous matters will be handled by people from the Public Opinion Survey Bureau.

Jiang Xinghuo and others also returned to the compound.

It was already dawn. After taking a shower, changing into clean clothes and having breakfast, they returned to their respective rooms to have a good rest.

However, when it was noon, Jiang Xinghuo was awakened by the information in the game.

In recent days, due to a lot of things happening in real life, Jiang Xinghuo didn't have much energy to devote to the game. He basically just stayed in the River Temple every day, doing some simple and boring tasks to improve his favorability, and by the way, he also experienced the job of a corpse retriever.

"You were resting in the river temple when you suddenly heard shouting outside. You went out to see that a few tied-up dolls were naughty and accidentally fell into the river. The temple priest of the Goddess of Childbirth Temple couldn't swim and was so anxious that he kept slapping his thigh on the shore. When he saw you come out, he immediately ran over and begged you to go down to the river and fish those tied-up dolls out. Do you want to agree to the request of the temple priest of the Goddess of Childbirth Temple?"

Coming to a mission?

Jiang Xinghuo thought that since he had been woken up anyway, there was no point in continuing to sleep, so he might as well move forward with the new plot, so he immediately chose yes.

"You accepted the request of the temple priest of the Goddess of Childbirth."

"You jumped into the riverbed and quickly found the drowned dolls. But just as you were about to bring them out of the riverbed, you suddenly found a pale, rotten hand stretched out from the mud at the bottom of the river, tightly grasping your ankle, not letting you rescue the dolls at all."

Jiang Xinghuo took a look and thought that there was someone else making trouble. That's great, I'll get it up for you as well!
"You took out the Golden Rooster Spear."

"You stabbed the gun into the mud, and the Yang Qi instantly spread out, picking up a rotten skeleton, carrying the drowned tethered children, and left the riverbed and returned to the shore."

"The fertility temple priest saw you rescue those tied dolls, and hurried over to express his gratitude to you. He was very grateful for your kindness, and took out something from his pocket and wanted to give it to you as a reward and thank you. Do you want to accept his gratitude?"

Normally, Jiang Xinghuo had no reason to reject such a benefit that came to his door, but this time he rejected the other party's kindness.

Just because of this, his fame will gradually spread throughout the entire Daliang city through the mouth of the fertility temple priest.

He discovered this secret by accident.

If he accepted the thank-you gift, it would mean that he was clear with the fertility temple priest, and the other party would not spread the reputation of him and the corpse recovery team in the city.

"You refused the thank-you gift from the temple priest, saying that it was just your duty and no additional reward was needed."

"The temple priest of the Songzi Temple expressed his gratitude again and admired your noble character. By chance, he saw the rotten corpse on the Golden Rooster Spear and was immediately surprised. He said he seemed to have seen this corpse somewhere before."

"However, the drowned dolls are screaming and shrieking around the temple keeper, making it impossible for him to calm down and think. He wants you to go to the Goddess of Childbirth Temple in the north of the city tonight, and then he will discuss this matter with you in detail."

"You have obtained the map of the Temple of the Goddess of Childbirth."

"You can follow the instructions and marks on the map tonight at midnight and go to the Temple of the Goddess of Childbirth to talk to the temple priest."

"After the fertility temple priest finished speaking, he took the dolls away from the river. The paint and dirt that had fallen off the dolls were still on the ground."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the game text thoughtfully, teleported to the niche in the teahouse to buy some things, and then waited for the evening to advance the subsequent plot.

As for the rotten corpse dug out from the bottom of the river, Jiang Xinghuo also took a look at it with Tathagata Zang, and there was nothing too special about it.

"Rotten corpse at the bottom of the river (common material). A rotten corpse that has been buried under the mud for who knows how long. Due to the special environment, the corpse has not completely decayed and still retains many clues."

"Do you want to touch the corpse?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes and planned to see what was on the body first, perhaps he could find some other clues.

"You groped the body."

“You found something, gained something.”

"You have obtained a Yellow River token (common item) and a Yellow River Basin map (incomplete)."

"Yellow River Token (Ordinary Item). When the Yellow River Lord was dredging the Yellow River, he gave each of his river workers a token. This token protects them from underwater evil spirits and demons. It is also said that it can keep them warm underwater and allow them to breathe and walk freely."

"Yellow River Basin Map (Incomplete Prop). The Yellow River has many tributaries. The Yellow River Lord spent countless years exploring all of them. However, many of the ancient tributaries have dried up and are buried under the yellow sand and muddy soil. This drawing shows an ancient Yellow River route."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the description in the game text. He never thought that this corpse could be related to the Yellow River Lord. Could he be the river engineer who helped the Yellow River Lord repair the river? According to the clues found now, the identity of this corpse cannot be determined. The token and the watershed map have been taken away, so it is impossible to directly point to a specific identity.

So, let’s wait until night time to go to the Temple of the Goddess of Childbirth and see what the temple priest has to say.

He is now glad that he did not accept the thank-you gift from the fertility temple, otherwise this plot would probably not have been triggered.

Things here came to an end, and when Jiang Xinghuo was about to quit the game, he saw new game text pop up.

"Exile, you have once again activated the dormant Crimson Corruption Curse."

"You can feel the filthy power rejoicing. Your performance has once again attracted the attention of the Scarlet Corruptor."

"The scarlet corruption curse you cast in the City Lord's Mansion is taking effect..."

"The Scourge believers in the City Lord's Mansion drank the well water and were cursed with scarlet corruption. They were completely corrupted and turned into monsters that were neither human nor ghost."

"You have obtained, Incense +100."

"Incense +130, incense +210, incense +170, incense +320..."

Looking at the prompt messages that keep popping up on the screen.

Jiang Xinghuo was delighted, as he had finally triggered the mission. A few days ago, he had quietly thrown the source of pollution cursed by the scarlet corruption into the well in the City Lord's Mansion.

But so many days have passed and no relevant interaction has been triggered. Jiang Xinghuo thought something might have gone wrong.

I didn't expect that the related plot would be triggered at this time.

The well in the City Lord's Mansion is an independent water vein, so even if the source of scarlet corruption is thrown into the well, it will not affect other citizens.

Only those Scourge followers who drink water will be affected.

The game text continues.

"The Scarlet Corruptor has shown a keen interest in your actions and has enhanced your means of spreading the power of the Scarlet Corruption Curse."

"Now you only need one drop of the blood of the scarlet corrupted person to instantly spread the entire source of pollution to the extreme."

"The Scarlet Corruptor is very happy about your decadence and fall. If you want to completely master this terrifying power, then you should continue to hunt down the monsters and demons in the secular world to show your inner belief and respect for this power."

"When your hands are stained with enough blood of ghosts and gods, you can ignite the dormant scarlet fire in your body. At that time, the Scarlet Corruptor will come to take you in person and teach you everything he has learned throughout his life. He will make you a being feared by everyone in this world and give you power over all other beings in this world."

"You have hunted down the evil spirits (321/10000)."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the numbers given in the game text and couldn't help but gasp. When he triggered this plot in the Shifang Zen Forest, he only killed about thirty monsters.

But now it has increased nearly tenfold, and even the means of spreading the curse has been enhanced by the Scarlet Corruptor.

It seems that the Scarlet Corruptor regards me as a harvester. If I really follow his ideas, I might really meet him one day in the future.

The game text is not finished yet.

New information is still popping up.

And just like last time, the Lord of the Five Grains Cycle sensed that he was using the Scarlet Corruption Curse, so he invited him.

"The Lord of the Five Grains is saddened by your downfall. He feels that you are using the Scarlet Curse to hunt down other monsters. He doesn't know whether you have to do it out of necessity or are truly trapped in the bewitchment of the Scarlet Corruptor."

"But no matter what, he still hopes to meet you as soon as possible. He has a lot to say to you, and there are also some things he wants to entrust to you."

"If you are willing to talk to him, you can go to the sewers of Beiping City to look for him. There is a clone of him hidden there."

"The Beiping City Sewer Map in your hand has been upgraded."

"The complexity of Beiping City's sewer system is even greater than that of the Worry-Free Cave. If you don't have a map to guide you, you'll immediately get lost and encounter all those monsters and demons wandering down there, making it impossible to explore smoothly."

"But he has marked out a detailed route for you. As long as you enter the sewers of Beiping City, the Five Grain Samsara people and the Night Fragrance Man wandering below will take you to the secluded place of the Five Grain Samsara Lord's clone. There is no need to take a detour or pass through those dangerous places."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the content of the game and thought to himself that it seemed that he had to make a trip to Beiping City.

The Lord of the Five Grains Cycle and the Scarlet Corruptor should be in an antagonistic relationship. It just so happened that he also found clues related to the Lord of the Five Grains Cycle in the City of Origin, so he went there and completed these tasks together.

But this matter is not urgent, so there is no need to rush over it now. Let's finish dealing with the things in Daliang City first.

"What are you going to do now?"

"Will you go to the City Lord's Mansion to find out what's going on? Or will you sit back and let those believers of the Calamity fend for themselves?"

The game gave two choices. Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and chose to go to the City Lord's Mansion to investigate.

He was not worried about the safety of those Scourge believers, but was mainly worried that they would run out and hurt other citizens. This Daliang City might be in his pocket in the future, and the citizens in the city would naturally be his subjects. It would be a pity if they died at the hands of those Scarlet Corruptors.

Moreover, he can also take this opportunity to improve his reputation and perhaps increase his recognition.

"You chose to go to the City Lord's Mansion."

"You came to the street outside the City Lord's Mansion and found that those scarlet corrupted people did not leave the street. There were also some Scourge believers who were not affected and were fighting against those scarlet corrupted people."

"But the power of the Scarlet Corruption Curse is not comparable to that of ordinary curses. Even if these Scourge believers have been blessed by the Master, it is still difficult for them to fight against those cursed."

"Do you want to help?"

Jiang Xinghuo fell into deep thought. This matter was caused by him. Should he help them? ?
In other words, I still chose to help. Will the Natural Disaster Sect appreciate it?

Just thought for a moment.

Jiang Xinghuo finally decided to help.

If the Natural Disaster Sect doesn't appreciate it, he will just have to repeat the process again. But if they do, the corpse recovery team won't have to worry about being harassed in the future.

(End of this chapter)