My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 640 Huangliang Village

"Little Yilao's great-grandfather was originally an ordinary night watchman. He went out early and came back late every day to patrol the city. Sometimes he would encounter some unclean things. Although this kind of life made him feel very irritated, he had no other skills to change his fate."

"This kind of life continued until Xiao Yilao's great-grandmother became pregnant. In order to change the fate of his wife and children, his great-grandfather found a way to make money from the ancient relics passed down in the family."

"It is said that as long as you find a moonless and windless night, and then find an ownerless grave in the wilderness, and finally offer sacrifices to it with three animals, you can enter Huangliang Village deep in the underworld."

"At that time, as long as you find the village chief of Huangliang Village and agree to his terms, you will be able to live a life of luxury and wealth, but this method of seeking wealth is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you may lose your life."

"But at that time, Xiao Yilao's great-grandfather had been blinded by his desires and ignored the potential dangers. He finally found a windless and moonless night, prepared the necessary three animals and came to the mass grave in the suburbs, and began to kneel down and worship the grave according to the records in the book."

"The young old man's great-grandfather got what he wanted. He met the guide who led him to Huangliang Village and followed him into the underworld..."

"The little old man doesn't know much about what happened afterwards. He only knows that from that day on, life at home got better and better."

"Not only did we pay off all our foreign debts, we also redeemed our ancestral home that had been bought by someone else and moved in."

"But it was also from this time that their family seemed to have been cursed. The eldest son of each generation would die in infancy, and very few would live past the age of three, and none would grow up to adulthood. Little Yilao's grandfather and father were both second children in their families."

"Moreover, this curse-like weird thing cannot be reversed at all. Even if you take contraceptive measures or avoid having sex, it will still fail due to various accidents."

"Little Yilao's father didn't want this curse to continue, so he invited a very famous fortune teller to deduce what was going on."

"The fortune teller quickly came to a conclusion through divination. He said that the reason their family ended up like this was because they signed a ghost contract with the evil spirits in the underworld and obtained the Yin wealth that did not belong to them. The dead were the rewards collected by the evil spirits in the underworld."

"The father of the young man begged the fortune teller for help and asked how to solve this problem."

"The fortune teller was reluctant to say more at first, but later he couldn't resist the other party's pleading and gave an idea. Whether it will succeed depends entirely on one's luck."

"Little Yi Lao's father also did what the fortune teller said. He first gave away all his wealth and donated it to the poor. Then he burned a paper man to replace Little Yi Lao. Finally, he found a dirty job and used the filthy aura to cover up his popularity."

"If you are lucky enough, you may be able to hide from the evil spirits in the underworld. After the little old man's father did as he was told, the little old man really grew up safely. Although his life became a little more difficult, he was no longer in danger of death."

"I never thought that those evil spirits would target Little Yi Lao again for some reason, and even found Little Yi Lao's whereabouts through your hands. They may take Little Yi Lao to the underworld at any time."

"The little old man begs you to have mercy and save his life. He is willing to tell you some of the secrets he knows."

"The jade lion seal in your hand is indeed an ancestral treasure of its family. It is related to a great secret in the Forbidden City. It was originally buried in the coffin with its father, but was eventually dug out by those evil spirits in the underworld."

"As long as you promise to save its life, it will tell you the details of the secret without reservation."

"The old man said that you are its only savior now. If you just let it go, it will have no chance of survival."

"What choice do you plan to make now?"

"Do you want to agree to the little old man's request and help him stop the evil spirit from the underworld that is seeking his life?"

Jiang Xinghuo read the description of the game text. Although it was just one thing, it actually contained three tasks.

The two tasks on the surface are to rescue the little old man and the secret it mentioned, and secretly there is also a clue about Huangliang Village.

All three tasks are implied in this one thing, so he naturally would not reject it.

Jiang Xinghuo made his choice after only a slight hesitation.

"You chose to agree to the little old man's request, agreed to save his life, and tried to resolve this matter for him completely."

"When the little old man saw that you agreed to its request, he was extremely grateful to you and could not express his gratitude for your kindness."

"You followed the little old man to his home. It was a simple place where he lived alone. Fortunately, the surroundings were quiet enough so there was no need to worry about attracting other people's attention."

There is no follow-up to the game text.

Jiang Xinghuo also put down his phone and prepared to close the door.

The evil spirit from the underworld was just scared away by him, so the chance of it coming to his house immediately is not high. It is more likely to come in the middle of the night when no one is around to take the life of the old man.

But this also made Jiang Xinghuo feel a little strange. The evil spirit from the underworld could obviously come to find Xiao Yilao by himself, so why did he have to ask himself to deliver a letter?

Isn't this a waste of time?
Or does the other party have to do this?
Jiang Xinghuo thought about it for a while but didn't get any clues, so he simply stopped thinking about it. When he caught that ghost thing, he would naturally know what was going on.

Around 7pm.

There was a prompt sound coming from the game.

Jiang Xinghuo hadn't left for the past few hours, fearing that the thing would come and kill the little old man as soon as he left.

I didn't expect that thing to be so impatient that it didn't even want to wait until nightfall and came to the door as soon as it got dark.

"A gust of cold wind appeared outside the door for no apparent reason. The figure of that dirty thing was looming in the cold wind, and his gray eyes were filled with a deadly aura, as if he wanted to come but was hesitant."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You used the vision of Tathagata to observe the old turtle king outside the door, and soon saw through his identity and background."

"You have discovered it, the messenger ghost."

"The messenger ghost is an evil spirit that lives deep in the underworld. Once you receive a letter from someone, you will be anchored by the ghost's yin energy and will never be able to get rid of it."

"The messenger ghost standing outside the threshold means that this matter has nothing to do with you. That is the contract signed by Xiao Yi's ancestors. As long as there are still people in Xiao Yi's family alive, the terms of the contract must be fulfilled."

"As long as you let it take the little old man away from here today, it can give you a very generous reward, and can also take you into Huangliang Village to find the village chief and fulfill one of your wishes."

"What are you going to do next?" "Will you agree to the conditions of the messenger ghost and let it take the little old man away? Or will you protect the little old man and kill the messenger ghost?"

"Pay attention. Your Divine Machine Furnace has sensed the remnants of the Six Heavens Ghost Spirit's Qi on the messenger ghost. The other party should be a ghost slave derived from the Six Heavens Ghost Spirit. The Divine Machine Furnace has a strong critical strike effect on it."

Ok?
Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows and thought what a coincidence, this messenger ghost turned out to be a ghost slave derived from the six heavenly ghosts and gods, so today he could use it to consecrate the Shenji furnace.

"You rejected the messenger ghost's conditions, saying that as long as you are still here, no one can take Little Yila away. If it wants to take Little Yila away, there is only one way, and that is to kill itself."

"After hearing what you said, the messenger ghost knew that it couldn't take the little old man away smoothly, so it rode the dark wind behind it and rushed towards you."

"You have triggered the Xiantian Bagua relic."

"You unleashed the power of the Eight Phases World, releasing endless power of thunder and fire. These powers are the nemesis of evil spirits, and you easily severely injured the messenger ghost."

"But just when you were about to put it into the Divine Machine Furnace and refine it thoroughly with the furnace fire, you discovered that a figure suddenly appeared outside. The other person was holding a lantern in his hand, emitting a faint blue light, and rescued the messenger ghost before you did."

"You have discovered that the yellow beam leads the way."

"The Huangliang Guide, the guide wandering outside the Huangliang Village in the underworld, can lead people with predestined relationships into the Huangliang Village."

"The Huangliang Guide said that he was entrusted by someone to bring you a message. If you want to cancel the contract signed by the little old man's ancestors, go to Huangliang Village and discuss the matter in detail with the village chief. During this period, it can guarantee to temporarily let the little old man go."

"But if you don't go to Huangliang Village within two months, the village chief will come personally to take the life of this little old man."

"After Huangliang the Guide finished saying these words, he disappeared into the gloomy wind with the severely injured Ghost Messenger, leaving only you and Little Old Man in the house, and everything returned to normal."

"Tell the little old man that you will take care of this matter to the end. You will be the one to resolve the contract that its ancestors signed with Huangliang Village."

"I am very grateful to you, little old man. I have no way to repay you for your kindness. I can only tell you some secrets I know."

"You learned the origin of the jade lion seal from the old man, and also learned the royal secret hidden behind the seal."

"According to the young old man, their ancestors were once the personal guards of the royal family and were also loyal subjects who made great contributions. When the Lord of the World was still in the palace, they followed the Lord of the World in his battles and won his trust and favor."

"But later, their ancestors received orders from the Lord of the Secular World to guard a suppressed True Dragon Son. The Jade Lion Seal was the key to enter the dungeon."

"And the imprisoned true dragon is in the basement of their ancestral home. Only the head of the family knows about this matter, and can only tell the next heir when he is dying."

"As for why the True Dragon Son was imprisoned in the dungeon, it is related to a secret within the royal family. It is said that the True Dragon Son's identity is somewhat special and seems to be related to some taboos that cannot be mentioned. Therefore, the Lord of the Secular World suppressed him in an unknown place."

"If you want to know the exact truth, you can go to Xiao Yi's ancestral home and check it out yourself."

"But the little old man doesn't know the exact location, because when he grew up, his family had fallen on hard times, so these things didn't matter to him."

Tsk, this mission was not taken in vain, as it actually involves the royal secrets of the Lord of the Secular World.

Jiang Xinghuo felt somewhat fortunate. If he had been afraid of trouble and had not taken on this seemingly ordinary task, he would have missed this plot.

"What are you going to do next?"

"Will you go to Lao Yanzhi Hutong? Or to the sewers of Beiping City? Or will you go to the ancestral home of the little old man to find out what's going on?"

"Of course, you can also choose to go to the mass grave in the suburbs and head to Huangliang Village in the underworld."

There are four options: Lao Yanzhi Hutong, the sewer, Xiaoyi ancestral home, and Huangliang Village.

Jiang Xinghuo directly chose to go to Xiao Yilao's ancestral home to inquire about it. He would complete the unlocked tasks first and go to other maps later, otherwise it would be too messy.

"You can find out the location of his ancestral home from the young old man, and then rush to the address under the cover of night."

"On the way, please wait..."

"You have arrived at Gold and Silver Alley."

"Jinyin Hutong was once the location of a gold and silver foundry. Later, it became a gathering place for high-ranking officials in the capital. Most of the people who lived here were military commanders who had fought on the battlefield. Therefore, the mansions here were more rugged than those of ordinary civil officials, and their areas were also much larger."

"Do you want to use science to enter the alley to find the ancestral home of the little old man?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation.

"You walked into Jinyin Hutong and found the ancestral home of his family according to what the old man told you."

"The person occupying this mansion is also an important person, a detective from the Beiping City Police Station. There are many policemen guarding inside and outside the mansion. When they saw you wandering at the door, they immediately grabbed the firearms on their backs and were ready to attack you at any time."

"What are you going to do now?"

"Would you choose to force your way in head-on, or sneak in over the wall?"

"Be careful, because this alley had a special purpose in the past, there is no back door. The wall is also built higher than ordinary walls, and there is a mechanical copper bell hanging on it. If you climb over the wall, it will immediately trigger the alarm and attract the patrol officers in the yard."

Jiang Xinghuo thought that this was a bit difficult. There was a mechanism so he couldn't climb over the wall to get in. If he attacked from the front, it would easily alert the other party.

When he was in trouble, new text messages appeared in the game.

"When you were wandering around the house, you suddenly found a familiar figure walking out of the house, and the other person also saw you at this time."

"But the Compassion Jade on your body concealed your face, so it did not recognize your identity..."

(End of this chapter)